Since receiving an invitation to the Seberes monastery mansion, I had thought that I might get information about my biological father. However, I never dreamed of seeing his face so soon. The face of my biological father, whom I saw for the first time since birth, was just unfamiliar. ‘Does he resemble… me?’ I don’t know. Perhaps it was because his eyes were closed, or maybe it was because I couldn’t fully grasp the concept of having a biological father. The Seberes Duke, whom I had only heard rumors about, didn’t feel real being right in front of me. ‘The rumor about him being in a coma was true.’ Even though he was presumably alive, lying in a glass coffin made it strangely eerie. Thump, thump. I calmed my heart, which was pounding harder than usual, and then turned to Felix Hiklmaier, who was observing me.

“Why did you summon me here?”

Unless I knew the man’s intentions, I shouldn’t reveal any clues.

My biological father is not Ferdia Duke but Seberes Duke, and the fact that I know this is all.

Felix smiled bitterly and gazed at his half-uncle in the glass coffin.

“Well, the rumors have already spread far and wide, and the head of the Seberes family is currently absent.”

“Why did you feel the need to inform me, an outsider, of that fact?”

There’s a difference between rumors spreading and confirming the truth with one’s own eyes.

Rumors are just rumors, but confirming them visually carries a different weight.

What if, after I leave the mansion, I decide to reveal that Seberes Duke is sleeping in a glass coffin? Felix shrugged nonchalantly, as if my concerns were baseless.

“It doesn’t matter since the rumors have already spread. Besides, the head of the Seberes family is currently absent.”

“Why would you deliberately call Lady Ferdia in front of an unconscious person?”

“Well…”

I tried my own speculation.

‘Surely he knows that I am the biological daughter of Seberes Duke? In that case! Maybe! Is Felix, this man, the only legitimate heir, trying to eliminate me to devour the Seberes family…?!’

Stepping back sneakily from Felix, I raised my head.

“I don’t know.”

When you can’t be sure of anything, ignorance is the answer.

Felix, who was looking down at Seberes Duke, raised his head to look at me.

His red pupils sank as if in contemplation, and soon his lips parted.

“Please, Lady Ferdia. Please wake up my half-uncle.”

“…What?”

What is he talking about?

He’s asking me to wake up Seberes Duke.

Unable to utter a word due to the absurd request, I just pursed my lips. Felix, as if he expected my reaction, calmly continued.

“Half-uncle fell into a coma while opposing one of the resurrected Seven Deadly Sins.”

Resurrected Seven Deadly Sins?

Tch, Greed, who was in my arms, reacted to those words.

“…”

I blocked the fox’s mouth, making sure I couldn’t say anything.

Fortunately, Felix didn’t seem to pay much attention to my strange behavior.
“I understand that Duke Seberes fell into a coma under such circumstances, but what does that have to do with me?”

“Well, that was about 20 years ago… I was so young at the time that I don’t remember well.”

“…”

“At that time, when the head of the family fell into a coma, the Seberes family was in chaos. Then, Ishutar, the incarnation of Issu and a prophet, came and prophesied. He said that someday the savior of the world would awaken the head of the family. And then, he disappeared without a trace.”

“So, you’re saying that I am that savior?”

“Yes.”

Felix answered decisively without a hint of hesitation.

To think that I might be the only one who can awaken Duke Seberes.

My head throbbed at the sudden overwhelming task.

I sighed deeply, pressing on my temples.

“Isn’t there a possibility of a misunderstanding? I can’t possibly awaken someone in a coma.”

From the beginning, I considered the events at the Issutar Spring as a mere coincidence.

It must have been a simple incident that occurred due to contact with sin.

In contrast to me, Felix’s thoughts were firm.

“Long or short, you only know after giving it a try, right? Of course, I’m confident that Lady can awaken the half-uncle.”

“What is the basis for your confidence?”

“If I just say I know when I see it… Well, you won’t believe it.”

Unintentionally, I seemed to have worn a blatantly sour expression. Felix raised his arms, smiling awkwardly.

“I’m also a Seberes, so I can use abilities.”

Being part of the Seberes lineage, the ability would naturally manifest as the family blood flowed.

However, in the social circles, the abilities of the branch families were not well-known, especially considering that the abilities of the main lineage were mostly highlighted.

Moreover, I had no idea about the abilities of Viscount Hiklmaier, who had been abroad until now.

“What ability is it that you are so sure about?”

“I can see the color of the soul. It’s not very useful, though.”

The color of the soul?

Certainly, it was an ability that couldn’t be directly used in combat or support. But what did that have to do with my ability to awaken Duke Seberes?