The world was shaken by the incident where a young superhuman from Wassenberg massacred Conrad's people and burned the land.
Eleven-year-old Revan had never been to Conrad before, but was arrested there on charges of conducting illegal experiments.
"Please show mercy to the child! Revan didn't know anything!"
Professor Miller Schnell, the adoptive father who took in the orphaned Revan and gave him the surname Schnell, did not even plead his innocence.
"The child is innocent! He's just on the faculty list because of our greed!"
“Please show mercy!”
All the professors who were like parents were like that.
Even though they themselves are not guilty.
They all had bloodshot eyes and only wanted to ask for Revan's mercy.
What the hell is this illegal experimentation? Professors aren't the type to do that.
I don't even know what it is, so why am I being held here?
Why don't professors tell them strongly that we are not guilty?
Although he was young, Revan vaguely guessed the reason.
It must be because the great Duke of Wassenberg had his say in this trial.
Because his son committed a massacre.
To tries to justify his madness by claiming that he accidentally killed people while investigating illegal experiments.
If Wassenberg had decided to blame the innocent, he had no choice but to cover it up.
That's the power of the name 'Wassenberg' in this empire.
“...Miller Schnell, Anna Schnell. The nine defendants are sentenced to death by hanging.”
Revan's vision became blurred with despair.
“Revan Schnell, the defendant, taking into account his age and other circumstances, is sentenced to 11 years in prison in Abyssinia.”
But despite the desperate verdict, the nine professors continued to cry and bow their heads in gratitude.
They're glad that at least Revan survived.
“I’m sorry, Revan... I’m really... sorry...”
His adoptive mother, Professor Anna Schnell, hugged little Revan and apologized repeatedly.
What on earth are you sorry about?
They took in the orphaned Revan. Recognizing his genius, they educated him. They provided him with a good home, warm meals, and much affection. They even gave him the title of professor at a young age, allowing him to pursue his research to the fullest.
It was a favor that he couldn't repay even if he spent his whole life doing it.
It became impossible to repay it while alive.
All the professors who had cared for him like loving adoptive parents and family members bowed their heads like criminals and were lined up and headed to the execution ground.
That was the last time Revan saw him.
One day, he was suddenly struck by an unbearable misfortune that left him without even a tear.
However.
"Sob."
It was only when he arrived at the prison camp on a remote island to pay for a crime he did not commit that Revan began to cry.
The mastermind behind all this.
A young devil, dressed in a prison uniform like his, with his hands tied, standing with an indifferent expression.
It wasn't until the moment Revan first met Ryan.
“You devil bastard!!!”
Having lost everything, there was nothing to fear. Revan cried and ran towards Ryan.
“Me too, kill me! You devil bastard! Killing people is easy for you!!!”
“...”
Only then did Ryan's eyes, looking down at the sobbing Revan, begin to show emotion.
What the heck? You killed all those poor people and sent my innocent parents to the gallows.
Come now.
Why are you making such a reproachful face?
"...Sorry."
First meeting. Those first words.
"Sorry."
Ryan said so.
'I get it now.'
It was only then that I realized the true nature of the sense of unease I had felt from Revan.
'I thought something was strange.'
Before the return, why did Revan attack our family?
Just because you're close with Ryan, you did something that could have killed you to help him?
'That's ridiculous.'
Of course, Revan also had a reason to seek revenge. He wanted to avenge the unjust deaths of his adoptive parents and professors.
'It wasn't an unjust death, you know.'
Although Revan doesn't know, there was definitely an experiment.
At that time, Revan was eleven years old.
Even though he was young, he was a genius, and he was old enough to know how horrible human experimentation was... I thought that Revan was also guilty.
But.
'He was completely excluded from the experiment.'
It seemed that the academy professors did not allow even young Revan to participate in inhumane experiments.
So, while Revan doesn't know anything, he still believes that the professors are innocent.
'Yes, then the route is decided.'
I said, getting up vigorously.
“I’ll help you! Frying in the fires of hell.”
“...?”
Revan blinked. Ryan, as if he knew I'd say something like that, threw himself back on the bed and chuckled.
“Brother, do you find this funny...?”
“Oh, that’s funny. Look at that little thing. Anyone can tell that it’s my daughter.”
“No, seriously...!”
“Brother!”
I cut off Revan's words, bravely placed my hand on my heart, and began to appeal.
“I am the eleventh child of the Duke of Wassenberg, and was raised at Windsor Castle, a place where the Duke’s illegitimate children are raised separately, until I was kicked out of the house.”
Revan just blinked, perhaps because he felt my words were out of the blue.
"Children at Windsor Castle receive a rigorous, high-quality higher education from a young age. I've never failed a regular exam in politics, economics, society, culture, or general knowledge. I can tell you that I'm far more intelligent than the average twelve-year-old."
"No..."
"That's not all. I've seen and heard much. For example, the identities of those with superpowers my brother wants to fry in the fires of hell, their weaknesses, and the secrets of their families..."
I added, folding my fingers one by one.
Of course, I wouldn't tell children that. Most of the information I know came from my time as the head of the family before returning.
'What do I know?'
The source of the information doesn't matter. What matters is whether it's true or false, and how useful it is.
Even if they doubted me, who knows so much, they had no way or reason to dig into it.
“Take me with you! You won’t regret it!”
“Hey~~!!”
Clap clap clap.
Revan glanced at Ryan, who was clapping and cheering.
“She speaks well, doesn’t she? She’s my daughter.”
“...”
Revan looked back at me and sighed.
“I’m sorry, baby. Even if you found out, how much would it cost...?”
"Please take me with you. Then I'll slowly prove to you how useful my information is, how much I know. First, may I say something?"
I took a deep breath before making that bombshell statement and opened my mouth seriously.
“Twelve years ago, the Academy professors actually conducted an experiment in Conrad.”
“...”
“...”
Silence fell. Revan's eyes narrowed, and Ryan's laughter suddenly stopped.
“What does that mean?”
After a long time, Revan spoke.
“I’ve never been to a place called Conrad.”
"I know the truth about that day 12 years ago. But if you don't want to hear it, I won't tell you."
Revan's gaze wavered. He seemed to instinctively sense something he didn't know about.
'You'll be shocked if you know the truth. You might not want to hear it...'
The silence continued, and I waited patiently for Revan's choice.
“You come out here.”
Ryan, sensing something strange, tried to take me out as if to cover my mouth.
"For a moment."
But Revan stopped him.
“What kind of experiment was it?”
“Hey, it was years ago. Why are you bringing it up now?”
Ryan stopped him.
“She wasn’t even born then. She must have just heard it all, so what can we believe?”
"No, brother. Step aside. I can listen and decide."
Revan asked, pushing Ryan back onto the bed after blocking their way.
“What kind of experiment was it?”
“It’s a human experiment that attempted to turn ordinary people into people with supernatural powers.”
I said immediately. Revan's eyes widened.
The tyranny of those with supernatural powers, monopolizing their powers and growing stronger day by day.
Experiments in transplanting supernatural powers began to combat them.
“Those professors set up a secret experimental base in Conrad.”
The idea was to create a means to counter Wassenberg.
If the experiment is successful and ordinary people can also acquire this ability, our family will no longer have a monopoly on power.
So my father located the experimental base and took it down.
Without leaving a trace.
In an attempt to conceal the fact that they had attempted an experiment, they killed unrelated residents and burned the land to prevent word from leaking out.
"At that experimental base, they secretly conducted experiments to implant special abilities. They gathered only children whom they judged to have a high success rate."
At those words, Revan's mouth fell open in surprise. His body trembled, and his breath came out raggedly through his parted lips.
"If the experiment was successful, Wassenberg wouldn't be able to monopolize this ability. That's why, twelve years ago, on that day, Duke Wassenberg blew up Conrad."
Eleven-year-old Revan had never been to Conrad before, but was arrested there on charges of conducting illegal experiments.
"Please show mercy to the child! Revan didn't know anything!"
Professor Miller Schnell, the adoptive father who took in the orphaned Revan and gave him the surname Schnell, did not even plead his innocence.
"The child is innocent! He's just on the faculty list because of our greed!"
“Please show mercy!”
All the professors who were like parents were like that.
Even though they themselves are not guilty.
They all had bloodshot eyes and only wanted to ask for Revan's mercy.
What the hell is this illegal experimentation? Professors aren't the type to do that.
I don't even know what it is, so why am I being held here?
Why don't professors tell them strongly that we are not guilty?
Although he was young, Revan vaguely guessed the reason.
It must be because the great Duke of Wassenberg had his say in this trial.
Because his son committed a massacre.
To tries to justify his madness by claiming that he accidentally killed people while investigating illegal experiments.
If Wassenberg had decided to blame the innocent, he had no choice but to cover it up.
That's the power of the name 'Wassenberg' in this empire.
“...Miller Schnell, Anna Schnell. The nine defendants are sentenced to death by hanging.”
Revan's vision became blurred with despair.
“Revan Schnell, the defendant, taking into account his age and other circumstances, is sentenced to 11 years in prison in Abyssinia.”
But despite the desperate verdict, the nine professors continued to cry and bow their heads in gratitude.
They're glad that at least Revan survived.
“I’m sorry, Revan... I’m really... sorry...”
His adoptive mother, Professor Anna Schnell, hugged little Revan and apologized repeatedly.
What on earth are you sorry about?
They took in the orphaned Revan. Recognizing his genius, they educated him. They provided him with a good home, warm meals, and much affection. They even gave him the title of professor at a young age, allowing him to pursue his research to the fullest.
It was a favor that he couldn't repay even if he spent his whole life doing it.
It became impossible to repay it while alive.
All the professors who had cared for him like loving adoptive parents and family members bowed their heads like criminals and were lined up and headed to the execution ground.
That was the last time Revan saw him.
One day, he was suddenly struck by an unbearable misfortune that left him without even a tear.
However.
"Sob."
It was only when he arrived at the prison camp on a remote island to pay for a crime he did not commit that Revan began to cry.
The mastermind behind all this.
A young devil, dressed in a prison uniform like his, with his hands tied, standing with an indifferent expression.
It wasn't until the moment Revan first met Ryan.
“You devil bastard!!!”
Having lost everything, there was nothing to fear. Revan cried and ran towards Ryan.
“Me too, kill me! You devil bastard! Killing people is easy for you!!!”
“...”
Only then did Ryan's eyes, looking down at the sobbing Revan, begin to show emotion.
What the heck? You killed all those poor people and sent my innocent parents to the gallows.
Come now.
Why are you making such a reproachful face?
"...Sorry."
First meeting. Those first words.
"Sorry."
Ryan said so.
***
'I get it now.'
It was only then that I realized the true nature of the sense of unease I had felt from Revan.
'I thought something was strange.'
Before the return, why did Revan attack our family?
Just because you're close with Ryan, you did something that could have killed you to help him?
'That's ridiculous.'
Of course, Revan also had a reason to seek revenge. He wanted to avenge the unjust deaths of his adoptive parents and professors.
'It wasn't an unjust death, you know.'
Although Revan doesn't know, there was definitely an experiment.
At that time, Revan was eleven years old.
Even though he was young, he was a genius, and he was old enough to know how horrible human experimentation was... I thought that Revan was also guilty.
But.
'He was completely excluded from the experiment.'
It seemed that the academy professors did not allow even young Revan to participate in inhumane experiments.
So, while Revan doesn't know anything, he still believes that the professors are innocent.
'Yes, then the route is decided.'
I said, getting up vigorously.
“I’ll help you! Frying in the fires of hell.”
“...?”
Revan blinked. Ryan, as if he knew I'd say something like that, threw himself back on the bed and chuckled.
“Brother, do you find this funny...?”
“Oh, that’s funny. Look at that little thing. Anyone can tell that it’s my daughter.”
“No, seriously...!”
“Brother!”
I cut off Revan's words, bravely placed my hand on my heart, and began to appeal.
“I am the eleventh child of the Duke of Wassenberg, and was raised at Windsor Castle, a place where the Duke’s illegitimate children are raised separately, until I was kicked out of the house.”
Revan just blinked, perhaps because he felt my words were out of the blue.
"Children at Windsor Castle receive a rigorous, high-quality higher education from a young age. I've never failed a regular exam in politics, economics, society, culture, or general knowledge. I can tell you that I'm far more intelligent than the average twelve-year-old."
"No..."
"That's not all. I've seen and heard much. For example, the identities of those with superpowers my brother wants to fry in the fires of hell, their weaknesses, and the secrets of their families..."
I added, folding my fingers one by one.
Of course, I wouldn't tell children that. Most of the information I know came from my time as the head of the family before returning.
'What do I know?'
The source of the information doesn't matter. What matters is whether it's true or false, and how useful it is.
Even if they doubted me, who knows so much, they had no way or reason to dig into it.
“Take me with you! You won’t regret it!”
“Hey~~!!”
Clap clap clap.
Revan glanced at Ryan, who was clapping and cheering.
“She speaks well, doesn’t she? She’s my daughter.”
“...”
Revan looked back at me and sighed.
“I’m sorry, baby. Even if you found out, how much would it cost...?”
"Please take me with you. Then I'll slowly prove to you how useful my information is, how much I know. First, may I say something?"
I took a deep breath before making that bombshell statement and opened my mouth seriously.
“Twelve years ago, the Academy professors actually conducted an experiment in Conrad.”
“...”
“...”
Silence fell. Revan's eyes narrowed, and Ryan's laughter suddenly stopped.
“What does that mean?”
After a long time, Revan spoke.
“I’ve never been to a place called Conrad.”
"I know the truth about that day 12 years ago. But if you don't want to hear it, I won't tell you."
Revan's gaze wavered. He seemed to instinctively sense something he didn't know about.
'You'll be shocked if you know the truth. You might not want to hear it...'
The silence continued, and I waited patiently for Revan's choice.
“You come out here.”
Ryan, sensing something strange, tried to take me out as if to cover my mouth.
"For a moment."
But Revan stopped him.
“What kind of experiment was it?”
“Hey, it was years ago. Why are you bringing it up now?”
Ryan stopped him.
“She wasn’t even born then. She must have just heard it all, so what can we believe?”
"No, brother. Step aside. I can listen and decide."
Revan asked, pushing Ryan back onto the bed after blocking their way.
“What kind of experiment was it?”
“It’s a human experiment that attempted to turn ordinary people into people with supernatural powers.”
I said immediately. Revan's eyes widened.
The tyranny of those with supernatural powers, monopolizing their powers and growing stronger day by day.
Experiments in transplanting supernatural powers began to combat them.
“Those professors set up a secret experimental base in Conrad.”
The idea was to create a means to counter Wassenberg.
If the experiment is successful and ordinary people can also acquire this ability, our family will no longer have a monopoly on power.
So my father located the experimental base and took it down.
Without leaving a trace.
In an attempt to conceal the fact that they had attempted an experiment, they killed unrelated residents and burned the land to prevent word from leaking out.
"At that experimental base, they secretly conducted experiments to implant special abilities. They gathered only children whom they judged to have a high success rate."
At those words, Revan's mouth fell open in surprise. His body trembled, and his breath came out raggedly through his parted lips.
"If the experiment was successful, Wassenberg wouldn't be able to monopolize this ability. That's why, twelve years ago, on that day, Duke Wassenberg blew up Conrad."
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