Humanity That Never Stopped (5800)

Was that so? Isengard really had managed to see quite a lot.

Ian studied the blond youth before him carefully, wondering what exactly the other had relied on to guess it... Master Gose's words and mannerisms? Or some faint clues the Second Prince had let slip? After all, Mikael had never particularly hidden his identity as Inaga II's alchemical heir. It would not have been strange if Isengard had misunderstood because of that and somehow arrived at the right answer.

Or had Isengard, through his mother's channels—or even his own—noticed flaws in Ian's past formidable combat strength and every little thing he did while they lived together in the Imperial Capital? After all, Ian had not really concealed anything in the South Sea Grand Labyrinth. Anyone would have been puzzled by a First Energy Level as powerful as him.

Though many thoughts passed through his mind, it had all happened in an instant. Ian did not care in the slightest about his identity being exposed before a friend. The main reason he had not taken the initiative to reveal it was because he believed the most suitable time had not yet come.

But if Isengard could reach the conclusion through his own wisdom, then this was undoubtedly the most suitable time.

"Very good."

So, he instead smiled and nodded, answering Isengard's small test. "But that's not all."

As he spoke, Ian took the documents from the somewhat startled Isengard. He sat on the bed, while Isengard instinctively took a seat in a nearby chair, listening as the youth continued with something rather unimaginable. "I am not merely the heir to Inaga II's alchemy—I am even Inaga II's direct heir."

"But! Beyond that..."

"Isengard. I am also the First Knight... I am Hilliard Lexi's heir."

Isengard's eyes widened.

For a moment,