Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1051 - 109: The Counterfeit Isaac

Chapter 1051: Chapter 109: The Counterfeit Isaac

Having confirmed the true identity of "Drest Flamelle,"

Annan’s brow furrowed even more.

Last October, Drest Flamell had announced the invention of "heat transfer technology."

This date was highly sensitive for Annan.

For it was around the time when the old Annan had died and the new Annan was born.

A short while before that was when "Stone Father" had awakened Nicholas II and implanted the family memory in him.

"Drest" translated meant "to erase its light" or "the lightless one." Coincidentally, Isaac was very skilled in manipulating and researching the domain of "light," and Annan himself possessed the Radiant Element; the name itself seemed to imply something.

The Winter Hands had also failed to collect any information about this person.

So, Annan could assume... perhaps he was not even alive. Or at least, he was not an "immortal" who had lived from over a hundred years ago to the present.

If he had not been dormant this entire time, only to be awakened recently.

Then he was probably similar to a "thoughtform" like Nicholas II or quite simply, someone whose soul had been preserved but only resurrected now due to delays.

Regardless, Yawen was surely directly or indirectly involved!

The Earl Flamell, who now appeared to be middle-aged, made a lot of sense—because even the dying Isaac Flamel had been middle-aged.

It was just that, due to Hugo’s aesthetic sense, the body he used appeared younger.

Comparing him to Isaac,

Drest’s appearance was in fact closer to Isaac Flamel’s when he was the Tower Master over a hundred years ago—perhaps even identical, without a single change!

"—Wait, I’ve figured it out!"

Annan suddenly stopped in his tracks, his hand gripping the "Third Siren" tightly as understanding flashed across his face.

He blurted out, "I know why King Dennisiowa believed him! Because he came to him under your—"

—under your banner!

Annan stopped there mid-sentence.

It wasn’t that he wanted to leave any suspense.

Mainly, it was because he saw that Uguisu’s complexion had turned pale in an instant, the whole person starting to tremble... Annan immediately stopped out of sympathy.

As a Transcendent detective, his rank was neither low nor high.

Since he had met Duke Annan, he had to report such a level of information accurately—every word Annan said, Uguisu had to record. If his superior asked or requested him to compile a report, coming up with an "I’m sorry I forgot" excuse would not suffice.

Although Uguisu had intentionally avoided eavesdropping on Isaac during the recording—this at least ensured he wouldn’t be directly called back by his superiors to stop tracking "Venomhand."

But if Annan shared important information afterwards, as a detective, he still had to report it according to procedure.

If he heard something that needed to be reported but remained silent when debriefing... then he would never pass the inspection and would probably be asked for a memory search.

If the information Annan was about to reveal was critical, a secret not meant for a "nobody" of his level to know,

then even if he wasn’t silenced, his memory would be thoroughly searched and deleted.

But precise deletion of memories required at least a silver-grade Soul Reaping wizard. And if done poorly, some memory fragments might remain... which would be very unsafe and carry additional risks.

—And Annan’s previous statement had clearly touched upon the secrets of Earl Flamell and the King.

If Annan truly spoke his speculations aloud... perhaps "Uguisu" would cease to exist altogether before long.

Annan realized all this in an instant and stopped himself just in time at the most crucial moment—it was difficult, but he managed to spare the life of the thrush. This way, the thrush could act as if it hadn’t heard those words.

Although Annan didn’t finish speaking, Isaac, who had already made some guesses, still understood Annan’s meaning:

That "Drest Flamell," because he bore an almost identical resemblance to Isaac when he had died years ago.

And the history of Nicholas had been erased by the gods.

In other words, Isaac was recorded in the official histories as having died a natural death, with no record of assassination.

So, he could completely pretend to be the real Isaac—and that he had never died.

Because he had an artificial body, he could even turn the situation to his advantage by saying, "I am an artificial person created with the body of Isaac Flamel, to continue his existence. You might as well consider me as the Isaac Flamel of the ’Jade Record’."

It sounded very modest, and it was all the truth.

But outsiders hearing it would surely misunderstand.

And this would also explain why he didn’t possess Transcendent powers and why he was still alive after more than a hundred years.

Because this may not be the "original doll"... It was also possible that the dolls were passing on their legacy, creating a new doll each time one perished. And since he was just a doll, the absence of a Transcendent soul was only to be expected.

"However, he really does have memories. If his memories weren’t erased by ’Them’," Isaac said in the vaguest tone possible. "He doesn’t have ’his’ memories, but he has the memories of ’his’ mentor. So maybe he can do... those kinds of things. He knows many secrets, which would also make it easier for him to pass verification."

Isaac’s statement was filled with too many "he"s and was incredibly ambiguous.

Isaac knew that this way, although Annan would understand, the thrush would not.

It was just perfect.

The riddle-like conversation had even put the recently calmed thrush back on edge, making him hesitate with thoughts of "Should I leave again for a while?"

He was very clear about what the two were doing. And for that, he was somewhat touched by their kindness.

Such good-hearted adults...

Annan nodded, "In that case, I plan to call all my people over—ah, don’t worry, Thrush. You can listen to this, and you can speak of it freely."

"Oh, really?"

Thrush, who had just blanched again in an instant, nodded stiffly.

"The first Dennisiowa Technological Exhibition will start in half a month. So I’ll assemble them within a week... After all, it takes some time to enter the country. I also arranged some people in Dennisiowa previously... Now it seems, it’s time to put them into action."

Under the nearly panicked gaze of Thrush, Annan unhesitatingly voiced some of what appeared to be "words that shouldn’t be known."

Then he turned his head, giving Thrush a friendly smile, "Don’t be afraid, Mr. Thrush.

"After this affair, you might still be unable to track ’Venomhand.’ But I’ll try my best to keep you alive. And before that.

"Let us help you directly deal with ’Venomhand.’"

Annan came to a halt at the crossroads, looking back at Isaac and whispered, "Do you know the Prophet’s spells... or should we find someone to help? I think he might know something, we should bring him out."

"I know a little. Let me handle it."

Isaac squinted his eyes, "This is, after all, the place of my origin..."

The next moment, a suffocating aura instantly seized the heart of Thrush, who was watching from the side.

He gaped in shock towards Isaac’s back.

That, that is—

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