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"Is that all of them?"
"Hoo, the crusaders were tougher than I expected."
Nubes asked, wiping sweat from his forehead with his thick arm.
"But isn't it hot in here? Summer was ages ago. Is it because it's a building blessed by God?"
Latia pointed to the vertical shaft that Davian had descended.
"God's blessing, my foot. I think Davian's playing with fire down there again."
Only then did Nubes reach out towards the vertical shaft.
"Ah, so the heat's coming from here. I was wondering why it was so hot. The hole looks really deep, Davian must be really angry."
Thud, thump.
Suddenly, the ground shook.
The thick stone pillars supporting the ceiling swayed.
Cracks appeared in the building, and small stone fragments fell.
Bonita tapped the floor with her foot and said,
"It seems to be shaking from below."
"Davian must be breaking something."
Ting.
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[Quest 'Complete Destruction of the Bloodline Laboratory' Completed]
Reward: 40K Mana Points (x2)
A new event will occur due to a conversation with Priest Nicola Jorge.
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Ting.
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[Hidden Event: Finding the Roots]
Investigate the Divine Bloodline mentioned by Priest Nicola Jorge.
Visit your father, Edward Naone.
Reward: Confirm the Secret of the Naone Family
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A blazing underground space.
Davian, who had completely destroyed the bloodline laboratory, tilted his head.
It was a hidden event he had never seen before.
'Confirm the Secret of the Naone Family?'
The Naone County, located in the southwestern outskirts of the Pax Continent.
It maintains a sizable private army to protect the local people from the plundering of the Ossid Continent.
Davian, who was mostly tied up at the academy or doing quests, only knew that much, having only visited his family three times.
'Did my father and family have some kind of secret?'
Suddenly.
A small lump of doubt that had been residing in one corner of his mind resurfaced.
During the Edward Naone County Rescue Quest.
The Black Dragon Insaneness had said this while looking at his father, Edward.
"The human who created Davian. Why are you captured here?"
His father had been poisoned and unable to resist properly, and was captured at the Marino Empire spy organization base X-11.
Insaneness had looked at his father with an expression that he couldn't understand at all.
Even then, Davian had thought, 'I've heard my father is pretty good, but not to the point where Insaneness would react like that.'
Davian's mind became complicated.
An event popped up to investigate the Divine Bloodline that the crazy priest who used children as test subjects had been spouting.
And the Naone family, which he had never been interested in, was said to have some kind of secret hidden.
'Does that mean I'm really some kind of Divine Bloodline? Does that mean the Naone family was a family that has been carrying on the Divine Bloodline?'
In the 4th life in the game 'Elton Academy'.
Since the starting point was inside the carriage heading to the academy, Davian had no memory of his family.
It was literally a 'I opened my eyes and I'm in a carriage, what do you want me to do?' situation.
He was busy keeping up with classes and clearing quests.
But because of the uncomfortable memory of the time he visited the Naone family once in his 2nd playthrough, Davian didn't go home often.
Everyone welcomed Davian, but Davian didn't know anyone in that kind of situation.
'Anyway, there's a secret in the family.'
There's nothing he can figure out alone by worrying about it here.
He has no choice but to visit the Naone family according to the hidden event's instructions.
Davian picked up a piece of stone with telekinesis.
Whoosh.
He threw it high up into the air.
Nothing happened even though it passed through the center of the vertical shaft.
It seems that the operation of the machinery has stopped after destroying both the laboratory and the underground facility.
Whirr.
A cool breeze blew under Davian's feet.
Davian's body, floating in the air, began to rise quickly above the vertical shaft.
The incident at the cathedral was resolved more easily than expected.
The faculty of Elton Academy, the royal family, and the kingdom's First Duke's family were all on Davian's side.
In particular, because the king himself sent the royal guards to thoroughly investigate the cathedral according to Davian's words.
No one could hold Davian responsible for what happened at the cathedral.
As a result of the investigation, it was revealed in detail that some priests of the Carlton sect had been plotting heinous acts.
A large-scale search for those involved was carried out, and the positions of the two sects within the cathedral were reversed in an instant.
The Merlin sect, which had barely maintained its existence while being persecuted by the Carlton sect, became the main sect worshiping the god Deus.
A whopping 300 priests were found to be involved in this incident and were handed over to the royal court.
"I don't know how you knew in advance this time and turned the cathedral upside down so noisily. You've worked hard, Davian Naone."
A huge incident where children who participated in the theology camp were imprisoned and their flesh and bones were interwoven to create test subjects.
The extent of the damage was difficult to even estimate.
President Hugo Molton called Davian to the president's office and directly listened to the story of the incident.
"No. I'm sorry for getting the academy involved in such a complicated matter again."
It's an empty compliment.
What am I supposed to do when a quest pops up?
"No. You stopped the children from being sacrificed further. You also alleviated the suffering of the children who had already become test subjects."
"Yes. It was terrible."
Hugo Molton sighed deeply.
"The Divine Bloodline……. I've heard of such a thing, but to make young children test subjects with such ridiculous things. How can a priest who serves God do such a thing."
"Is the extent of the damage being confirmed?"
"We are identifying the children who were sent to the theology camp and became priests for all citizens."
"It looked like it was over hundreds at least."
Hugo Molton slowly shook his head.
"It's a tragic thing. How fortunate that you are here, Davian. You were able to prevent greater sacrifice. You said you were going to visit your family this weekend?"
"Welcome, Davian."
"Welcome, my son."
Davian's parents always greeted Davian kindly as usual.
Pride overflowed from his father's expression, and love for his son was felt in his mother's expression.
But Davian has no memory of these two.
"I came to ask you something."
"You've come at a good time. You must be tired from the long journey, let's have dinner first."
"I came by warp magic circle."
Mother Catherine Naone looked at County Edward Naone.
"Honey, don't you think our Davian has changed so much since going to the academy?"
"That's true. Who would have known that the guy who was always locked up in the study reading books would come back as the strongest student in Elton Academy."
"No, not that. Before going to the academy, he was a warmer son than he is now."
"That's because Davian is doing great things. Think about the incidents Davian has experienced and resolved so far."
Catherine Naone's gaze turned back to Davian.
"Still, this mother is a little sad."
Edward Naone scolded.
"Don't give the guy who came after a long time unnecessary burdens, let's go eat."
"Let's do that. Let's go, my son. I told them to prepare a lot of your favorite foods."
"Thank you, Mother. What about my brothers?"
They are my brothers, even though I only know their names and faces.
Still, I should ask how they are doing.
County Edward Naone replied.
"A group of Ossid Continent robbers appeared in the northwest port, so yesterday they went there with the private army. I don't think they will be able to come back today. It will take three or four days to completely chase them away."
When we arrived at the dining room.
All kinds of different foods were placed on the long table.
'Which of these foods did I like?'
After sitting down, I picked up the food from the largest plate nearby and moved it to my front plate.
"Our son still likes goose dishes?"
Fortunately, I seem to have guessed correctly.
This is why I didn't come home often because it was uncomfortable.
Unknown people who consider me family.
After finishing the meal.
County Edward Naone's personal study.
"So, you have something to ask? Is that why you came home?"
"Yes."
"Ask away."
"What is the size of our family's private army?"
County Edward Naone tilted his head.
"You never had any interest in that even when you were young. Are you interested now? Davian, you are someone who will graduate from the academy and do bigger things, so leave the work here to this father and your brothers."
"I'm just curious."
"I think it's about 3,000 in total."
A considerable scale.
However, I think it's possible since the county alone covers such a wide coastline.
It's a big number, but not something special.
"Are there any other forces besides that?"
"Why are you asking? Is it because our family is not participating in that Davian alliance?"
It has nothing to do with the Davian alliance.
It's also an instruction from the hidden event.
It's also my personal curiosity.
At that time.
"Or……. Did you hear something somewhere?"
Davian's eyes shone sharply.
'There's something there.'
If this person in front of me is my father.
If he is at least not an enemy.
There is no need to try to talk around and continue the conversation.
"I heard at the cathedral that there is something called Divine Bloodline."
County Edward Naone's eyebrows twitched very finely.
A movement so subtle that others would not have noticed it.
However, Davian, whose senses were maximized, was able to fully read his father's change in expression.
'He's definitely flustered, but he managed to control his expression.'
Of course, Davian caught it.
It was a very subtle change in expression that would not have been caught by ordinary people.
"Divine Bloodline……. Davian. May I ask you something?"
"Yes."
"I clearly had something I asked of Mons when I attached him as your attendant."
"What did you ask of Mons?"
"Yes. It was to report to me immediately if you lost your past memories."
Davian tilted his head.
Report if I lose my memories?
What does this mean?
"But Mons said that such a thing never happened. However, he only said that your personality has changed a lot and that you actually had tremendous talent in magic and swordsmanship."
Attendant Mons.
Real name Mondres Laon.
Now the last survivor of the Laon Duke's family, who was branded as a traitor and destroyed.
'You're not even a real attendant, but you kept your promise to me. Mons.'
The day I was cleaning up the bandit group as soon as I arrived in Elton City.
He has kept my instruction to not tell anyone about my changes for the time being until now.
"But to be honest, there are more than one or two strange things. So I'm going to ask you directly today."
Gulp.
Davian swallowed his saliva without realizing it.
"Davian. While you were away from home, was there a moment when you lost all your past memories?"
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