"You, the evil god Kerdales, have legitimate businesses here, in the capital of the Eastern Kingdom, and even your own affiliated super laboratory at one of the top universities here?"
At that moment, when Lu PingAn heard Big Cat stammer out the truth, even he was somewhat shocked.
Most high-level Life-types had their own "laboratories," "farmlands," and "breeding bases." Big Cat had once had her own Taming Garden within the Courtyard, but beings of her caliber routinely maintained several hideouts. They would never put all their eggs in one basket, so they definitely needed a large research area of their own.
After all, the Courtyard had limited capacity. It could not be filled with junk, and its contents had to remain confidential, so she naturally needed private spaces to store her experimental subjects.
Lu PingAn had asked before, but she had only given vague answers. This was probably her true nest egg. To avoid provoking her too badly, Lu PingAn had not pressed her too hard back then.
Of course, if he had foolishly walked into a demigod's laboratory back then, he would probably have died to its security systems before obtaining any results.
"This is the heart of the Eastern Kingdom. What is so strange about me having a laboratory here? I earned my doctorate through my academic ability."
"Uh, not by 'replacing' someone else's life?"
"...You, y-you!"
The long-unseen "rage disconnect" happened again. No matter what Lu PingAn said, there was no response from the other side.
However, judging from the fury fed back to him, it seemed those academic achievements and that identity had indeed been earned by her personally.
"Let's go. Let's take a look at your old home..."
Six hours later, when Lu PingAn arrived at one of the Eastern Kingdom's most renowned institutions, the