Chapter 410: Mystery (2/2)
She seemed to be around thirty and was extremely beautiful, with a gentle appearance.
In that split second, Marvin felt an indescribable heartache.
As if someone used a hammer to beat on his heart.
Marvin didn't need the Great Duke to tell him who the person in the coffin was.
”He hasn't come to see her for a very long time.”
A silhouette mysteriously appeared near them, walking pitifully beside the crystal coffin.
”Sir Owl!” Marvin's body shook.
Shadow Thief Owl nodded.
He ignored Marvin and continued looking at the woman in the crystal coffin with a gaze full of affection.
To be honest, how could people feel good about a wretched old man looking at a beautiful woman like that...
But Marvin only felt sadness and pain.
He was a bit convinced by the Great Duke's words.
Perhaps his own grandfather had truly been swallowed by the Devil. Or maybe both sides had already fused.
Regardless, how could he forget the wife that he loved so much?
”This is… My grandmother?”
Marvin quietly looked at the woman in the crystal coffin.
”She is still alive,” the Great Duke said suddenly.
...
Back in the toasty guest reception room, the atmosphere was still cold.
After seeing his grandmother's crystal coffin, Marvin had a lot more faith in the Great Duke.
For Sorcerers, that bloodline reaction couldn't be faked.
The Great Duke didn't need to deceive him, let alone with Shadow Thief Owl as a witness.
”Her name is Jade,” Owl began.
”Ever since she became like that, Diross entrusted Sir Duke with her protection and began crazily looking for a way to restore her lifeforce.”
”Diross was a genius, but when on the verge of despair, it is also very easy to become a lunatic.”
”He used to come here every year to see her. In fact, I always hid to watch him.”
”He would put a Thousand Paper Crane made of ice on her crystal coffin. It would only last three minutes before disappearing into the sky. Haha… I hadn't expected that his attainment in Origami was far above mine at the time.”
Resting near the warm fireplace, Owl took a large mouthful of wine and his expression blurred. ”But he hasn't appeared for many years.”
”Later, Sir Duke told me that he couldn't sense Diross' soul imprint anymore.”
”When I heard that, I sneakily went to White River Valley without your father or uncle knowing. I discovered something strange. He went to Hell but took neither the Archdevil's head nor Ancestor's Mystery with him. Instead, he set them aside for his direct descendants.”
”But regardless, your grandfather already passed away. I know you might have met him, but that him…”
Saying this, Shadow Thief Owl seemed puzzled as to how to finish his sentence. ”Might not necessarily be the real him...”
Marvin was silent.
He was also very puzzled. If his grandfather was truly bewitched by the Archdevil to do some crazy things, then why wouldn't he release the Archdevil's head?
Everything was a mystery.
The main thing was that Marvin was now aware that his grandfather might really have an issue.
He hesitated, before ultimately taking out the Hell Corps Contract and that potion.
If it was only his grandfather's brother who he had never met before, he wouldn't be this trusting.
But Shadow Thief Owl was completely different.
This guy had saved his life. Marvin was willing to believe in him.
The Great Duke examined the two things solemnly, carefully inspecting them for a moment before revealing a suspicious expression. ”There is nothing wrong with these two things. There is no loophole.”
”This potion can help you break through your current Sorcerer rank without any side-effects. As for the Hell Corps Contract, there isn't an issue with how it would work either.”
He returned those two items to Marvin without the slightest hint of greed.
The three people were confused.
Apparently, Diross had nothing bad planned for Marvin.
Or was he plotting something bigger?
They wanted to go to Hell now, but unfortunately, with the current situation, experts couldn't afford to move freely from their land.
Besides Shadow Thief Owl being relatively free, Marvin still had White River Valley behind him, and the Great Duke had the reputable Lavis Dukedom whose bloodline had been passed down for generations!
Too many were depending on them so they couldn't act casually.
...
”In fact, I already knew about the Archdevil's head in White River Valley.
”But I didn't want to destroy it.”
After a while, they broke free from the mysterious matter of Marvin's grandfather and began to talk about another topic.
”Later on, there were some issues with Lavis' Dukedom's inheritance, so I had no choice but to dispatch Daniela to look for you in White River Valley.”
”We need the Archdevil's head. To be precise, we need to use an ancient method to withdraw something from his head.
”Like it was for our ancestors, there might be danger there.”
”But before we discuss this, I want to ask you. Do you wish to marry the most precious pearl of the Lavis Dukedom, your younger cousin Daniela?”
The Great Duke's gaze focused on Marvin as he muttered, ”She is a very talented child, and so are you. Your descendants would have unimaginable power.”
”Answer me, Marvin. This is an important question.”