"Don't shoot!"
The situation in the room changed instantly. Lister reached out to stop them, but Darent and Ethan pulled out their guns. What was most incomprehensible to Lister and Jerry, who was a bystander, was that Chikalia and Eugenie next to them also pulled out their pistols at the same time. A total of four guns were aimed at the old man's head.
"Don't shoot!" Hitzfeld emphasized again, "The fact that this ritual has lasted for so many years means that he has a high level of awareness of his current identity... There's no need for this! Put the gun down!"
But others did not listen to her at first.
They stared at Old Barr, making sure he had no intention of hurting Duke further, and then they slowly put their hands down.
"That's... that's how you treat your master..."
Old Bal witnessed everything. His face was pale, his heart was dead, and he was shaking his head and trembling.
"Point a gun at me..."
"Treat me like a prisoner...like a baby..."
"They built towering walls and fortress-like manors and locked me in..."
"And deceived me, hid everything from me..."
“Do you still have any dignity and honor as a Guardian? Ah——???”
"Sorry to interrupt."
A voice interrupted unceremoniously.
It's Eugenie.
He pursed his lips, holding a revolver at an angle in both hands, and his sharp eyes met old Bal's violent red eyes, and he was not inferior in momentum at all.
"Your accusations against them were wrong from the beginning."
He spoke to Old Barr word by word.
"Do you think you have the right to say such things?"
Old Barr's tone was grim, and his emotions were on the verge of exploding.
He is now like a powder keg. Any slight disturbance may detonate him and make him completely crazy.
"This is the internal affairs of the Hu Tengmu family. No matter what, it is not your turn as an outsider—"
"I'm not an outsider."
Eugenie interrupted him again.
"My name is Eugenie Copperfield."
"I have the same last name as the boy in Hu Tengmu's fairy tale."
"I have inherited the extraordinary magic power from the Hu Tengmu tree demon that has been passed down for hundreds of years."
"I am the one that Gran and Noan should truly be loyal to. Only by being with me can they use the power they have been given."
"I am the next generation heir of the Copperfield family."
"I am the real master of Green Town!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
After the last sentence was shouted, the whole room fell into silence.
This time, not only Liszt and Jerry had their eyes wide open.
Even Ethan and Darent looked shocked, hardly able to believe what they heard.
A few seconds ago, they thought they had completely understood the case after the girl's advice.
Decades ago, Pim Baines and Tina Baines came to Green Town for their ulterior motives.
Greed came from Tina's ability. She was very keenly aware that the young lord, who was still an underage at the time, was not as pure as he appeared to be.
They discovered that beneath the human body of Bal-Gallant was a huge, almost violent power.
So they deliberately built a house near the shed in order to get closer to him and explore the secrets hidden in him.
But the Guardians were keeping a close eye on Baal, and it was difficult for them to find any opportunities.
Perhaps it was this level of defense that made them realize that it was impossible to take Baal away, so they turned to other ideas.
If you can't take away Bal-Glarant's people, then take away his bones and blood.
This is not difficult to guess, because the distance between the shed and the Baines family is too close, and Bal is in his teens, full of vigor and vitality.
Like many children of this age, he finds it difficult to resist certain erotic temptations.
After they succeeded, they continued to stay in the town.
This requires Tina Baines to give birth to the child. Only then can it be confirmed that "there is no mistake".
However, their plan seemed a bit superficial in the eyes of the two major guardian families, and the reason why they did not take action against them was because of the lack of real evidence.
However, with the birth of the child, the whole situation changed.
Although the Baines couple confirmed that they had succeeded, Duke's father, Borini Gran, also saw evidence of the conspiracy between the two.
That was the child himself - the existence of Jack Baines was proof of sin!
So the rest of the story is the same as what they heard.
The Baines family was trapped in their hut and burned to death.
This was the work of the Guardian family, because they could not tolerate anyone coveting the sacred bloodline of Gralant - even if it was contaminated by a curse!
but……
But what had they just heard?
Eugenie Copperfield is the one who inherited the power of the tree demon.
He is the master of Gran and Nuoan.
He is the master of this town!
"This..." Liszt opened his mouth wide and looked at Eugenie and then at old Bal.
He felt like his worldview had been turned upside down.
The Copperfield family is the heir to the town.
The Granat family -
Even Bar-Glarant—
Is it possible——
he is--
"..."
"..."
"..."
In the quiet atmosphere, the fear in the room was quietly fermenting again.
Liszt was retreating.
Darent was retreating.
Ethan was backing away.
They all clenched their weapons in their hands, staring at Old Bal with suspicion and shock, and constantly increasing the distance between themselves and him.
In this situation, Hitzfeld had to put his right hand under his armpit.
Even though she had considered from the beginning that things might turn out this way.
Even though she and Tonks had instructed him in advance to evacuate all guests and staff in the hotel and make sure there was no one else in the building except them.
Although she was sure that Eugenie had rushed back just to deal with this situation.
But, how to say it.
After all, this involves the legendary evil monster...
The real fire dragon...
"Pfft!"
With a dull thud, Duke Gran fell to the ground, holding his neck and breathing in big gulps of air.
"Is it true?"
Old Barr looked down at him, his face devoid of any emotion.
“Yes…it’s true.”
The man on the ground nodded vigorously.
"When did it start?"
"At the beginning, it was..."
"Then why did you separate... Didn't the separation start in the middle?"
"I'll answer for him." Eugenie stepped forward, "Because my ancestors are tired of this cycle."
"Every once in a while, maybe a hundred years, maybe fifty years... you will die, turn into an egg, and be reborn again."
"You don't have any memories after reincarnation. This is the seal that the Hu Teng Dryad and the Unicorn put on you."
"My ancestors believed that this seal was both strong and fragile, because no one knew how long a peace built on lies could last."
"They want to tell you the truth. Either you regain your ferocity and turn into a beast again, and be completely destroyed by Sarah's power, or you can truly understand everything and continue to live like this."
"But this suggestion was rejected." He looked at Duke who was lying on the ground. "Although Glen and Nuoan are loyal, they obviously do not agree with this approach."
"And the decisive factor in this conflict was the Sara royal family and the Mechanical Sun Goddess Cult."
The young man curled his lips in sarcasm.
"Yes, I can understand. After all, from that perspective, they certainly won't allow the beast to know what it is...allowing such an element that could get out of control at any time to exist in the territory."
"So Copperfield left Green Town."
"Only Gran and Nuoan are left to continue to maintain this lie."
"..."
"..."
"Gudu~!"
The sound of Liszt swallowing his saliva sounded so obvious at this moment.
"Is it true?"
Old Barr's eyes were dull and he continued to ask Duke with his head down.
Duke was no longer able to say anything. He could only nod, and he wanted to bury his head in the floor.
"is that true?"
Old Bar looked at Chikalia again.
Chikalia suddenly felt a terrible pressure looming over him, as if he was being stared at closely by a hideous giant monster, and the shadow of death was imminent.
But he still insisted on withstanding the pressure and nodded slowly and firmly.
"what……"
Old Barr grinned and gave a dry laugh.
"So that's it."
"Talent, great strength."
"The grudge against the fire dragon."
"It turns out that everything is a lie! It's all deception!!!"
boom!
