Fulilian: Becomes a disciple of Celia at the beginning

At the beginning of the story, a brother and sister whose parents died young grew up together.

My brother has an extremely high talent for magic, unrivaled in his entire era.

The younger sister is kind and lively, and she stays by her brother's side, spending every difficult night with him as he develops new magic theories.

In the end, my brother's research was a great success.

The [Andrel-Fine Theory], named after the brother and sister, created several extremely powerful [Boundary Magic] based on the principle of irreversibility, which is famous throughout the continent.

However, in the countless days and nights of companionship, in addition to this "good result", the brother and sister also produced "bad results" that were not accepted by the world.

After all, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. While the elder brother who had been elected as the clan leader was away to quell the war among the demons, someone later exposed this family scandal.

He also hinted that he had solid evidence to prove this matter.

A few months later, my brother returned victorious.

Because he led his troops to defeat the demon army that threatened the safety of the [Kingdom] at the border, he was personally appointed as the [Grand Duke of Andrel] by the king as a reward.

But when the triumphant brother returned to his family, the first thing he heard was the news that his sister had committed suicide to prove the rumors were false.

When my sister died, the war between humans and demons had just begun, and no one could predict the final outcome.

If her brother were defeated in the war, in order to prevent the tribe from using this scandal to force her brother to abdicate and be punished, the sister would end the scandal at the source in her own way.

The brother learned all this from a farewell letter when he was sorting out his sister's belongings.

Afterwards, despite the anxiety of the clan members, the elder brother did not make trouble about the incident, but remained silent and played the role of a qualified aristocratic clan leader.

The enthronement of the Grand Duke and the impressive military achievements ushered in the so-called "Golden Age" for the Xiuen Family.

The tribesmen took advantage of the favorable conditions and seized the opportunity to rapidly expand their family.

The foundation that enabled the Xiuen Family to become the leader among the nobles in the Royal Capital in the future was laid at that time.

Everything in the family was thriving, and the fact that the younger sister committed suicide to prove her integrity was soon forgotten.

Apart from the fact that my brother, the clan leader, never remarried in his life, which was talked about a lot, nothing else had changed.

In the end, my brother died of old age.

The position of the next patriarch of the [Xiun Family] was taken back by the original main branch of the family because his elder brother, Grand Duke Andrell, had no children.

It seems that nothing has changed.

In addition to his brother and sister burning themselves, they pushed the [Xiun Family] into the "Golden Age".

It was not until the new patriarch went to the secret room that only the patriarch could enter to get the [Ring of Inheritance] according to custom that he discovered the three "surprises" left for him by his "brother".

The [Inheritance Ring] that symbolizes the orthodox status of the Xiuen family's aristocracy was sealed.

The Andrer-Finet Theory that created the family's golden age was deleted, leaving only the Andrer-Finet part in the world.

And a detailed investigation into the death of her sister, Finai.

The [Inheritance Ring] sealed by the complete magic theory cannot be unlocked by the incomplete [Andrel Style] part.

The investigation report on Finai's death detailed the investigations his brother had conducted on every suspicious person in the family over the years.

The investigation went smoothly. The person who caused the rumors and Nafi's death was only a long-mouthed servant in the family, not the main branch of the family as he suspected.

Under torture, the servant quickly admitted his guilt and that the so-called concrete evidence he mentioned was just a lie he had fabricated at random.

It was probably because of this that Grand Duke Andrel, his "brother", chose to silently play the role of the family patriarch until his death.

[Four]

The story ends here.

Hafka put down the letter in his hand and said to the old man in front of him.

"Grandpa, I'm not Grand Duke Andrel."

"Yes, Grandpa knows."

The old man answered slowly and took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, which the monks had strictly forbidden him to smoke.

After taking out a cigarette and lighting it, the old man handed it to his grandson opposite him.

As the tar mixed with nicotine rushed to the nerve center, the old man's sluggish thoughts became smooth again.

"You and Sora's father are my most beloved sons."

"So, you and Sora have become my most beloved grandchildren among my younger generations."

"I have fulfilled the obligations of a grandfather. I brought you and Sola to our ancestral home in the countryside, protecting you from bullying by the other clans. I found renowned teachers to train you, making you outstanding noble children. I also secured your parents' inheritance and shared the family's profits, ensuring that even if you squandered your wealth, it would still provide for your expenses for several lifetimes."

"But I am still the patriarch of the Xiuen Family. Even if the probability of something happening is very small, I must nip it in the bud."

"Grandpa, I'm not Grand Duke Andrell." Hafka repeated his previous words.

"Yes, Grandpa knows." The old man replied again with the same words as before.

As the cigarette in his hand burned out, the old man took out another one from the box and lit it for himself.

"Child, you may know that you have an excellent talent in practicing this theory, but you probably don't know to what extent it is good."

"To what extent?"

"If we add together the magicians of our race who have practiced the [Andrel Theory] throughout history, and the magicians of foreign races who have been specially approved to practice it, only one in ten can master two or more types of transformations; only one in a thousand can master three or more; and those above that are even rarer."

"And currently, we know that you are the only one who can master all the variations of the [Andrer Theory], besides the ancestor who created it."

"Your talent is in no way inferior to that ancestor."

The old man smoked one cigarette after another, stopped coughing while speaking, and unconsciously spoke more.

"Child, don't blame grandpa."

"As the clan leader, I can't take the entire clan on a gamble. I can't gamble that they won't do anything to your sister after you become the clan leader. I can't gamble that you, the theoretical successor, will choose to endure and keep silent after something happens, just like Grand Duke Andrell did."

"Just like how even as the patriarch of my family, when faced with the true cause of death of my beloved son, I could only choose to believe the investigation results."

“Some things cannot be gambled on.”

Hafka imitated his grandfather, took out a cigarette from the box that the old man placed on the table, and lit it for himself.

As the misty smoke gradually rose, Hafka nodded to the old man.

"Grandpa, I understand."

"I heard that the mythical great magician Celia announced a few days ago that she would be recruiting disciples through examinations."

"Grandson, give it a try. Whether you succeed or not, you will follow in the footsteps of that great magician, roaming the continent in pursuit of the true meaning of magic."

The old man smiled at this moment and put out the cigarette in his hand.

"Good boy, grandpa won't treat you badly in terms of money."

【Fives】

"Ancestors, ancestors."

"Tell me, why do you and your sister have such feelings for each other?"

"And after my sister's death, why not put an end to all this and save me, your descendant, from the same pain?"

"Oh, I forgot."

"It seems that you, ancestor, really have no descendants. Strictly speaking, I am not your descendant."

In a field full of flowers, Hafka was holding a bottle of good wine and was muttering to himself while watering a blank wooden sign.

The place under Hafka's feet was the cenotaph secretly set up by his ancestor, Grand Duke Andrell.

Unlike the bodies buried separately in the family cemetery, the brother and sister's clothes were buried together in this field.

Hafka was very sure of this because he actually dug down into the grave.

There were indeed two sets of clothes in the tomb that had been weathered to almost the same degree and were buried together.

The secret tomb was found thanks to Hafka's learning of all the knowledge of his ancestors and integrating it all.

Only in this way can we vaguely realize the existence of a grand unified theoretical model.

Only when trying to explore this model, one unexpectedly discovered that the answers to the exercises left by the ancestors in each magic book can be combined into a map.

The place that the map points to is here.

The place where Grand Duke Andrel and his sister were buried together, as well as several messages left for his descendants to learn his true teachings.

The information was deeply engraved on the stone, so even after thousands of years, it can still be vaguely recognized.

[Andrel's model of grand unification, which I named the Finai model after my sister]

The complete Andrelle-Fine theory has not been lost. It is proof that my sister and I existed together. It should not be completely lost. The only complete copy was given to the great magician Celia by me. This elven magician will surely be able to carry our existence into the future.

[I never believed that [suicide letter] was left by Finai! Never!!]

My poor and kind sister, even if she were to die, would never leave behind anything like this! To avoid causing me grief, she would clumsily erase everything related to herself.

"Did an outsider orchestrate all of this, trying to provoke me into a rift with the family? Or is it the original main branch of the family who's taking a gamble? Or perhaps, are the other branches of the family trying to provoke me into destroying the main branch?"

[I can't tell, I really can't tell. There are clues pointing to everyone, and evidence of any force can be found.]

[Perhaps using the results of their investigation to regard the family servant as the culprit of everything is the best option.]

[Some things cannot be gambled on. I can’t afford the consequences of making the wrong choice.]

"Yeah, I can't afford the gamble."

Hafka, who had found the tomb long before his secret conversation with his grandfather, pieced together this perhaps "complete" story through information from two sources.

Is it true that there is no problem with the letter that my grandfather showed me after it was transcribed repeatedly by several generations of clan leaders? Are there really no guiding modifications to the original version?

Or did the ancestor really leave that letter?

Is this tomb beneath my feet truly a cenotaph set up by my ancestors? Am I really the only one in history who has cultivated all the transformations?

They are all too coincidental, so coincidental that it seems like they are deliberately guiding myself.

Who can tell that the [Inheritance Ring] now worn on my uncle's hand is fake, and the [Inheritance Ring] that I vaguely see is the real one?

Maybe they are all true; or maybe they are all false.

But whether it is true or false, is there really a need for me to gamble?

"Some things cannot be gambled on. I can't afford the consequences of making the wrong choice."