Shade removed his hand from the wall, straightened up, raised his head, and once again looked at the entire sprawling family tree from its very beginning:
"The first generation had one person, the second had two, the third had three, all the way to six people in the sixth generation. This seemingly ordinary ancient and mad family that multiplied here ultimately left behind these roots whose fate remains unknown. And every root has the potential to produce even more descendants. It really is thought-provoking. If the Edwardzes' lifespans were normal, then..."
He suddenly asked in his heart:
"What were the Core Ling Runes of the two Follen Brothers on the Opera House rooftop last time?"
Space, immortality, twins.
"What have you thought of now?"
Seeing that Shade had once again stopped halfway through speaking, Apothecary Miss asked again. Shade shook his head again, visibly irritating the Sorceress:
"I've noticed that you don't seem very interested in the Elixir of Immortality researched by the Edwardz Family. Instead, you seem interested in Edwardz's descendants. If possible, could you tell me what exactly you're trying to do?"
"That I can explain—my mentor found a letter from the Edwardz Family dating back a century. It contained an important ritual symbol, and that symbol is related to my mentor's secret research. My mentor asked me to investigate the Edwardz Family and discover the meaning of that ritual symbol."
"To have such a young Sixth Ring Arcanist as a student, your mentor must either be very beautiful or very powerful."
"Or both."
Shade smiled, then looked at Apothecary Miss and asked tentatively:
"Are you interested in that ritual symbol?"
"I am, but I'm not a member of the Edwardz Family."
Apothecary Miss said, then added sarcastically:
"Still, I'm rather surprised that you claim not to be