The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

Rose nodded, opened her notebook, and began writing furiously.

After giving a few more instructions, Ryan and Tracy opened the door and went out.

Both of them had frosty expressions and clenched their fists simultaneously.

Their destination was the Lancy family's manor.

Anger made the magic within him run wild.

No one could have imagined that the Lancy family would conduct such a heinous experiment.

Each living, breathing person is squeezed and extracted into a nutrient solution...

And then there's Yvette, who provided the technology...

Regardless of her true identity, or whether she was the mastermind behind the Scarlet Eyes incident, she has become an object of elimination for both the Vatican and Ryan personally.

What they found most unacceptable about the report was that the students of the college had actually attacked them.

The five missing students from Norma's class had actually been turned into nutrient solution by Yvette long ago.

For a long time, there were no student injuries or deaths at the magic academy.

Despite the presence of mentors and covert patrols, casualties still occurred...

It's already foreseeable what impact this will have on the magic academy.

That damned bastard!

She's... doomed.

Chapter 124 Standoff [No. 1 on the April New Book Chart, 1/7]

Inside the Lancy family's estate.

Ghosn sat in the living room, leisurely sipping his black tea, while Bane sat opposite him, and the two chatted idly.

Bane kept probing Ghosn, asking about Yvette's whereabouts, but Ghosn remained vague.

This attitude made Bane uncomfortable.

However, he didn't say much more.

Time passed by second by second in this strange balance.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, the door was pushed open.

Ryan and Tracy, dressed in the robes of the Basmah Church, appeared at the entrance of the manor.

Bane was somewhat surprised, because Ryan was considered one of his protégés and had always greeted him when he came before. Why was he coming so suddenly this time, and dressed so formally?

“Mr. Ryan, why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I could have prepared a meal for you.”

However, Ryan's purpose in coming here this time was not Bane.

"Mr. Ghosn, I have something I'd like to discuss with you. Do you have a moment now?"

Ghosn seemed to have anticipated the appearance of the Vatican; after glancing at them, he continued calmly turning the pages of his book as if nothing had happened.

"They just barged into a nobleman's manor without even saying hello. It seems that the Church of Bysma has become too prestigious in recent years, resulting in a lack of etiquette."

"If etiquette doesn't keep up with strength, it's destined to produce a bunch of barbarians who only know how to fight."

"I think the current High Priest needs to strengthen the quality management of the members of the Holy See."

"What do you say?"

Ryan didn't argue with him, but walked over and sat down in front of him.

Some time ago, Ryan had heard about Ghosn from Victor. He was eloquent, a very talkative and quick-witted guy.

However, Ryan most enjoys sparring with these self-proclaimed wise guys.

"The Vatican has a complete system for etiquette. It dictates what kind of etiquette to use with whomever you are dealing with."

"The Vatican will show the greatest tolerance and kindness to those who are law-abiding and friendly. But for those who violate human morality and kill innocent people for their own selfish desires, the Vatican will make them experience what it means to be worse than dead."

"So, Mr. Ghosn, you don't need to feel sorry about this."

Bane, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

Ryan's meaning was quite clear: did he already possess evidence of the Lancy family's experiments?!

When did it happen?!

Ghosn remained calm: "I see."

"However, I will not accept accusations without evidence."

"As you know, the Lancy family's current status in Anseth City makes many people envious of us. Therefore, some people will deliberately fabricate evidence to frame us in order to destroy the Lancy family."

"I think the people of the Vatican will be able to discern the truth."

Tracy was so angry at Ghosn's words that her hands were shaking.

That bastard is clearly just being stubborn!

They don't appear for no reason; their presence means the evidence has been finalized.

Tracy suppressed her anger, a cold smile playing on her lips.

Ryan gently patted the back of her hand to soothe her emotions, speaking in a calm tone.

“Mr. Ghosn, you are absolutely right.”

"The Vatican naturally requires evidence when it comes to its work."

"That's why I wanted to talk to you."

"Regarding Yvette, her experiments, and the people who funded them."

Bane was completely panicked.

His forehead was covered in sweat.

But Ghosn remained calm, and Bane couldn't understand why he could be so composed!

Ghosn put down his book, looked up at Ryan, and said, "I will cooperate."

"In that case, I'll get straight to the point."

“I think Mr. Ghosn also knows that the Vatican will not interfere with normal experiments exploring the mysteries of magic and life. On the contrary, the Vatican encourages such things.”

"Correspondingly, the Vatican's attitude toward experiments involving human lives and forbidden magic centered on sacrifice is very clear: they must be eradicated."

"As far as I know, there is a very secret laboratory underground in the ancient city of Moss."

"The core of the experiment is to use living people as raw materials to make nutrient solution and use it to nourish the combination of iris and sandworm."

"This kind of experiment requires a lot of funding. At present, looking at the entire city of Moss, and even the Anseth City area, only the Lancy family has such financial resources."

"Is there anything you want to say?"

Ghosn held his hands in front of him, his expression unchanged.

He wondered, who had leaked the information?

Yvette, or was she his retainer?

"Indeed, we have funded some experiments. However, we fund too many different kinds of people, including those with special abilities in magic, scientific research, and even those with special talents in certain fields."

"In this way, we can ensure that they have more funds to improve their abilities so that they can contribute to the entire Duchy of Ferrante in the future."

"However, due to the large number of people involved, we have not thoroughly investigated what these individuals have done behind the scenes."

"If, as you say, someone is using the funds we provided to conduct some forbidden experiments... I believe the person truly responsible should be the person in charge of the experiment. Our Lancy family is merely guilty of negligence in supervision."

Ghosn is indeed the same Ghosn.

The answer was flawless.

Since Ryan has already gone this far, it means he does indeed have enough evidence.

At this point, if you insist that you don't know, you will only give the other party an opening to exploit.

The best way is to admit it first, but admit that you have funded many people, and Yvette is just one of them.

By absolving himself of responsibility, he also revealed that his purpose in doing these things was actually for the sake of the Duchy of Ferrante.

Now we're raising a banner of justice on our side.

In this way, even if someone has made a mistake, they won't end up being purged.

However, his idea was exactly what Ryan had anticipated.

"You're right."

"If that's all there is to it, the Lancy family will at most be accused of negligence in supervision."

"But what if the Lancy family themselves are the biggest beneficiaries of the experiment, and Mr. Ghosn, you were the one who planned and organized this experiment?"

“There is a locked box in your room.”

"Can you tell me what's in that box?"

This intelligence was naturally provided by Ziel, who had been lurking in the Lansie family manor for many days.

She not only knew exactly where the lab reports were hidden, but she also made a record of all of them.

For Ziel, the Lancy family manor held no secrets.

Ghosn was clearly somewhat shaken.

The fact that even that place was known indicates two things.

Either there's a traitor in this manor.

Or, someone infiltrated the manor a long time ago.

Fortunately, when I returned from the lab, I burned those lab reports.

After all, he had already obtained enough information, and the safest thing to do with that information was to keep it in his mind.

As for that box, it now only contains some miscellaneous experimental data.