"Sounds nice, 'the three great families'... But the Shaniat family has always been nothing more than the most loyal dog of the Apocalypse family...
The Shaniat family motto is to spend our entire lives protecting the pope and everything belonging to the Apocalypse family...
I nearly thought we were still in some feudal, dark medieval age. Who would have imagined that a family would educate its descendants with the kind of motto that treats them as servants?"
"..."
Eleanor's smile faded.
"But education is education. It's like a seal branded into the depths of our souls. We will never betray the Apocalypse family.
To other people, perhaps Destiny is a faith, a church, or something formed by countless citizens.
But to the people of the Shaniat family, Destiny... is the Apocalypse family.
For someone like me, even if I truly defected to your side, would you dare use me?"
The interrogation room fell silent.
Kiki had never expected the three great families of Destiny to conceal such a secret.
"What about Anna? She's a Shaniat too."
"She's different..."
Eleanor's expression was calm.
"She was born into the Shaniat family, yet still held on to herself. That's why our lives ended up so different. She could easily betray Destiny and defect to Eden.
"But I... would rather sully my own name and join the Military Statistics Bureau than leave Destiny.
"We received the same education, yet my cousin is clearly far more rebellious than I am... Xu Qi, some people are born willing to accept their fate.
"And some people... are born walking the path of resistance. People like them don't care about what others say. They only do what they believe is right.
"I admire people like that, but I could never become one of them. Xu Qi, do you