Chapter 128: The Story Suddenly Takes a Serious Turn

Chapter 128: The Story Suddenly Takes a Serious Turn

I hypothesized that the kidnapper was trying to protect that boy.

It might sound strange, but if I could get answers to a few questions, everyone would understand what was happening here.

Back to the present, while everyone was still showing confusion, I casually turned to Papet-san.

“Papet-san, could you answer a few questions for me?”

“Ah… yes, what is it?”

Papet-san’s voice shifted to slight panic, unable to comprehend why I would suddenly ask such a thing.

“Well… let’s see, first, what’s Marito’s favorite food?”

“Um… favorite food… it’s…”

“Yes?”

At that point, I saw Papet-san’s face go blank before contorting as if struggling to think about it.

“Right… food… but why are you suddenly asking this?”

“You don’t even know your own son’s preferences?”

“Well… that… I…”

Papet seemed surprised but still couldn’t provide an answer to my first question.

“Alright then, I’ll ask something else.”

I changed topics, starting with the boy’s least favorite foods, his hobbies, and then his birthday. But Papet couldn’t answer any of these questions. These were things any father would know at least something about, but all I received from Papet-san were silence and headshakes.

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Conversely, the deeper I probed into these matters, the worse Papet’s complexion became, his forehead drenched in sweat.

Everyone else was silently listening to our question-and-answer session, gradually showing signs of astonishment.

“He’s my son… so why? I don’t know his preferences. His dislikes? His birthday??? I don’t know. Why? I don’t know… Even though I’m the boy’s father…”

Papet-san was increasingly losing his composure.

To end this, I delivered the conclusion to everything.

“So, is Marito your son?”

Hearing this question, Papet’s eyes suddenly widened, and as if reaching his limit, he clutched his head and began screaming.

“Gahhhhhhh………my son…..son……I am…..”

Papet continued screaming incoherently and repetitively. But suddenly it stopped.

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And one final declaration…

“Marito…..son……”

With that, Papet collapsed, his eyes rolled back like those of a dead person. At least from my perception, this uncle had merely fainted from a mental breakdown.

Though I hadn’t expected him to become so agitated that he’d faint. But at least I had what I needed to draw my conclusion. With a bitter smile at realizing the situation too late, I turned to Papet’s “son,” Marito.

“From your ‘father’s’ words, we can conclude that he has no son. So tell us the truth, who are you?”

My statement plunged everyone into silence before Rand was the first to realize it.

“Um… Kanna… could it be…”

I just nodded at Rand.

“What do you mean?”

Though Faima still hadn’t grasped the situation, Rand quickly stepped in front of her.

“In other words, the root cause, the source of everything we’ve experienced since coming here is this person wearing the ‘shell’ called Marito.”

I declared boldly while pointing at the supposedly 12-year-old boy standing before us. Suddenly, a terrifying magical presence emerged, something I had never felt before. It seemed that in just an instant, the boy’s danger level had multiplied several times.

“So you’ve figured it out, have you?”

The tone hadn’t changed much, but the atmosphere around us seemed to become suffocating after those words. The final wolf had shed its sheep’s clothing to reveal its true form.

Looking at that still-childish face now revealing its malicious, cunning nature, I couldn’t help but feel chills run down my spine.