There was actually very little that could be translated from the damaged notebook. Most of its contents were impossible to interpret because the writing was disjointed, but even the portions that could be translated were enough to serve as crucial clues.
As the Data Terminal deciphered the remaining parts of the notebook, Hao Ren was finally able to piece together a rough picture of what had happened back then.
Only part of Pierre's investigation had been accurate. The truth was actually far removed from the investigation conducted by the Supernatural Detective.
This "family" had not fallen into such dire straits—in fact, judging from the notebook's contents, they had not been exiled aristocrats from the French Revolution at all. They truly possessed formidable power, but they were not some noble family. The notebook did not record the specifics, but it was certain that of the many challenges the family had faced back then, none involved pressure from worldly forces. There had been only one reason for their entire family to move here: they had come at the request of Fernand—Hercules—to help him.
This mysterious family seemed to have known Hercules for a very long time. They understood the identity of this descendant of Olympus inside and out, and they also knew about the divine artifact Hercules carried with him. However, they seemed to have no interest in the treasure. The family had come here for only one reason: Hercules had suffered a backlash from some kind of "Unspeakable Darkness," and they had come to help suppress it.
And when Hercules ultimately lost control of himself, they would kill and suppress him.
The Dark Power that had turned against its master seemed to have originated from the divine artifact Hercules carried.
Fragments of text were reconstructed one after another, and the Data