Familiar features

"Gentlemen, you should all know the situation now, right? I have complete loyalty to Marley, but the rulers of Marley do not trust me." Ebson with a regretful expression.

The expressions on the faces of the people in front of Ebson varied. Bill turned his head away and smoked, Litt had an indifferent expression, Ivanor simply didn't listen to Ebson at all, sticking to Aili and talking to her. Aili had a bitter face, trying to get rid of the clingy Ivanor while trying to listen carefully to what Ebson was saying.

Bazel squinted, seemingly listening attentively, while Newt kept his head down the entire time, making his face obscured.

"Therefore, Marley chills me to the bone, not only to me, but also to you, the warriors who fight for them. Marley is cruel and ruthless." Ebson was still speaking passionately.

Litt couldn't help but interrupt, "Alright, Doctor, just say what you want to say. Since we're here, we know what we're doing."

Ebson was interrupted, but he wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled slightly, a barely perceptible arc of red electricity flashing in his eyes. "Although I am also Marleyan, I am different from others. I have never believed that Eldians are descendants of demons."

In my view, the Eldians, with their wondrous bloodline, are a gift from heaven to humanity, angels leading us toward a future of evolution! Therefore, my goal is to lead you, to guide humanity toward a new future, a future where the Eldians will no longer be seen as demons, but as angels bringing new life to humankind!

As Ebson spoke, he turned his gaze to Litt, "Wars between humans will also disappear. No more small countries will be destroyed because of the greed of large countries." Upon hearing this, Litt clenched his fist. Litt was originally a prince of a small country called Sumer, but simply because his country was located near a mine, the greedy Marley found an excuse to destroy it, and his entire family was brutally murdered in a concentration camp.

The Marleyan's pretext was simply that the Litt family had a trace of Eldia blood, which led them to falsely accuse Sumer of colluding with the Eldia Restorationists within Marley.

Therefore, Litt harbored a deep-seated hatred for Marley.

Ebson continued, "And no one will die of hunger anymore..." Bazel's expression changed, his face showing a hint of sadness. He had a past he didn't want to recall, because his gluttony had caused him to eat the last of his family's food supplies, forcing his father to go out begging for food on a snowy night, only to freeze to death in the Alley.

However, Ebson's words did not move Ivanor at all, because she was only half Eldians. She had lived in a country in the Far East for more than ten years. Before Ebson found her, she did not even know that she had Eldia blood. Her drunken father had no feelings for her and sold her for ten gold coins.

Listening to Ebson's high-sounding words, Newt, with his head down, had a twisted expression. It was all because of him, because of his selfishness, that he had ruined his wife.

Aili listened to Ebson's words, she grew increasingly astonished. His words were full of information, and Ebson's actions suggested that he had more to do than she expected. Of course, Aili had heard some of Ebson's past misdeeds from Yago before, so she didn't believe that Ebson would be as upright as he claimed.

Ebson's brainwashing attempt seemed to have little effect, judging from the expressions on everyone's faces. However, Ebson smirked; he didn't care whether these people were sincere or not—they were all just tools to him.

"Doctor, how is my wife?" Newt finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward to question Ebson.

Ebson frowned slightly, then relaxed, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Newt, Anna is recovering very well."

Newt looked up, a little color returning to his pale face. He didn't say anything, only managing to squeeze out three words through gritted teeth, "That's good..." But as he turned to leave, his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves, veins bulging.

"Still lying to me! Ebson, I won't let you get away with this!" Newt's eyes flashed with fury.

Yago stood listlessly by the window, seemingly lost in thought. After a long while, Yago sat down at his desk and aimlessly rummaged through the drawers.

"What is this!?" Yago suddenly froze, his eyes instantly becoming blank, as if a current had suddenly passed through his brain, and his whole body trembled.

Looking at the Photograph in his hand, Yago could hardly believe his eyes. One of the Photograph showed a pair of handsome young twin brothers, who were serious and wearing suits.

The other Photograph showed two handsome young men smiling brightly. One of them was wearing glasses, but Yago would never forget that face—it was Ebson!

What alarmed Yago was that the man next to Ebson was also one of the twin brothers in another Photograph, but unlike the one in the Photograph with his brother, he was dressed in a formal suit and had a serious expression.

In this Photograph with Ebson, the man's suit is loose, but he looks very happy, familiarly holding Ebson's shoulder, while Ebson looks rather reserved.

"Who is this person?" Yago murmured, his eyes somewhat unfocused, because the man's features were so familiar, as if he were looking in a mirror.

"Norman...?"