4-10: Verbal Onslaught (4/4)

4-10: Verbal Onslaught (4/4)

I see. Soul Transfer allows a person to continue on existing without the body, but that also means to say that if the memories arent also copied onto the soul, ones ego wont necessarily be retained. Moreover, once the soul begins to degrade, even that will reach its limit, and the recollection of trivial things would prove impossible.

That was the issue that plagued Johann now. Not only was Soul Transfer difficult, the immortality achieved through it was also defective for it possessed a fatal flaw, especially so for someone like him who treasured his daughter to the point of depravity.

I know, I know! But even then, it should have lasted for sixty years. I was certain that with that much time, I would have been able to find a way, and yet

Fool. How many people do you think have aspired to bring back the dead? If achieving it in such a short period were feasible, then it wouldnt have been something that even the gods themselves deemed futile.

Was he overly confident, or did he merely underestimate the difficulty of the task at hand? Regardless, Shinichi dismissed his efforts.

I suppose that too is simply another example of human foolishness. Well, in a world where the idea of cloning is barely there, I do have to hand it to you for being able to create a genetically similar body even with your half-assed efforts Well, thats all you managed to accomplish, though.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Cloning You mean a perfect replica? Ah, so thats why Johann attacked us? He needed a woman that has inherited the royal blood to prepare a suitable body for Grand Aunt Wait!

Princess?

Dont tell me!

As Lilisha muttered to herself, she suddenly looked at the maids. Some of them were puzzled, while others were nervously looking at Shinichi.

She had known those faces for as long as she could remember, but when she looked at them again with a certain suspicion, a chill ran up her back.

There was an impossible familiarity in those faces.

Why would you even want to resurrect the princess?

Meanwhile, Shinichi wasnt done trashing the old man just yet. With a look of exasperation, he cast a disdainful look at him, as if to imply that he didnt even have the right to desire such a thing.

What was that?

A fearful cry escaped from his lips, and he looked at the girl at the end of his sight as though to seek forgiveness, but the girl just looked at him with exasperation.

Shinichi is even more merciless than usual, huh.

All he did was get her to let down her hair and change her appearance a little, and yet

No one said it out loud, but Johann had clearly mistaken Stella for Princess Filia. That was made clear by his eyes, expression, voice, and above all else, his words.

No, its not true! Please, dont look at me like that! I I just wanted for you to Ahh Please dont look at me like that Smile for me as you always do I beg you At least just once more Dont look at me like that Forgive me, please Forgive me

Johanns eyes trembled, his complexion turning paler than white, and with a trembling voice, he pleaded and sobbed fearfully. It was actually enough to pity the old fool.

The Princess Filia before him did not resemble one bit that of a daughter looking at her father.

Hey, Stella, wont you at least smile at him once? Lilisha said.

I refuse, Stella said.

It was unclear why she refused, but rather than smile at Johann, she looked at him with displeasure. That was an unusual expression for her to make given that her face was often void of expressions.

However, that shouldnt come as a surprise considering how much this man had brought her and her sisters suffering.

AHHHHHHHH!!!

But for Johann, who saw her as Filia, the result of such an expression was all too easy to imagine, and in the next moment, a cry that sounded as though the world had ended filled the place.

Johann collapsed with a limp, his eyes vacant as he repeated begged for forgiveness from his daughter.

Shinichi watched all of that in silence as he looked down on him with cold eyes.