As Karsa and the others made their way to the palace,
Malcom was forcibly telling Karsa about the Zatopia Duchy's plan to instigate a civil war between the king, nobles, and those persecuted by the Black Fingers, and a counter-war between the Black Fingers organization and those persecuted by nobles and the king.
He knew that all the persecuted individuals had been persecuted by people hired by the Zatopia Duchy.
Rosa was bewildered and shocked when Karsa spoke up, saying, "It seems you knew something, Rosa."
Rosa paused for a moment and then said, "Actually, do you remember the time you saved me from bandits? ... Actually, I was returning from a month-long journey around the kingdom, tracing the trail of the Martoni family..."
Karsa was puzzled. "Martoni?"
Rosa replied, "Yes, the Martoni are a formerly noble family who were brought down on false charges by Duke Groe... The son of a third duke of Duke Groe wanted to marry a third daughterof The Martoni family,
but because they refused, the Duchy of Grue fabricated false evidence to accuse them of treason, and that's exactly what happened...
Every member of the Martoni family was killed except for two brothers who escaped...
As for the former head of the family, John Martoni, he had actually been a royal advisor before the massacre, and the two brothers were spared to save his reputation."
Lang Yu spoke up.
"And what does this have to do with that?"
Rosa replied irritably.
"Because this isn't a new incident. After investigating, I found that fabricated incidents are frequently repeated to ignite hatred and conflict, and behind them are always either nobles or the Black Fingers organization... Except for the Martoni incident, there was no clear mastermind behind it."
Lang Yu spoke up.
"Isn't it obvious that the Duchy of Grue is behind it?"
Rosa replied irritably and seriously.
"No, not at all, and I think Master Malcom knows exactly why this happened..."
Karsa looked at Malcom as if to force him to speak. Malcom, fearing Karsa's gaze, spoke.
"In reality, for Zatopia to execute her plan, she needed to prepare the other party who would create enmity, namely the Black Fingers, of course... So, Zatopia brainwashed a third son of the Duchy of Grue by forcing him to fall in love with a third daughter of the Martoni... And that's what happened. The Martoni family was wiped out on a false charge... leaving two brothers to escape: Nolkane and Bulkan..."
Rosa was shocked and cried out, "Wait, do you mean?!"
Malcom continued under Karsa's sharp gaze, "Yes, Bulkan, the one who used to wander around with Karsa ... And now that we've created two brothers who harbor enmity towards other nobles, we wanted to develop and train them, making them stronger to be the foundation of the Black Fingers organization...
We brainwashed Nolkan and gave him strengthening drugs to boost his power, even though they have side effects like severe headaches and memory loss or confusion."
Rosa screamed, scolding Malcom, "If you destroy someone's family, brainwash them, convince them they're doing something right, and kill hundreds of people over the years ! .... but what about Bulkan? Why did you leave him alone?"
Malcom continued seriously, "We tried to do the same thing to him, but we were stopped by an S-rank Hunter from the Hunters' Guild... the same person who trained Bulkan and gave him the A-rank..."
Rosa gritted her teeth in anger and said, "Why the Martoni family in particular?"
Malcolm replied sadly, "Because they are the family that, 4,000 years ago, was the first duchy of the great Gargon Empire, which ruled the Central contenet ... But .... honestly, even though I still feel loyal to the Duchy of Zatopia... Nolkan, throughout the years I raised him, was very kind and never killed anyone.
He gave all his money, which amounted to millions of coins, to those in need. That's why the Black Fingers organization seemed like an organization A doer of good... He was like a son to me..."
Rosa spoke sadly, "What about my mother? What's her story? I know she's the second daughter of the Duchy of Zatopia, which is why, in my search for the mastermind behind what's happening in the kingdom, I always avoided the name Zatopia... But..."
Tears welled in Rosa's eyes. Malcom spoke, "In reality, a young lady married Winson to gain control of the Duchy of Bamira internally. She gave birth to you, Rosa, and Anthony, and supported you both wholeheartedly so that her sons would become great and useful people for the duchy, thus strengthening her control... But Lady Camilla encountered an obstacle: the first wife..."
At this, Lang became furious and unleashed a powerful aura... but it was suppressed and extinguished in an instant by a glance from Karsa...
Malcom sighed and continued, "Lady Camilla saw that Lang's sister, Yu, the first wife, was very beloved by Winson, as were his sons, especially the first son , who reached oldmaster at the age of 18. So, Lady Camilla poisoned the first wife's food and succeeded, leading to the first wife's death after a month-long, painful illness..."
Lang Yu's tears began to flow, even though he already knew this, but it was too painful to have it confirmed for him...
As for Rosa, she was sad and confused by her mother's evil deeds.
Malcom continued seriously, "And then Camilla fabricated false accusations against the first son, claiming he was dealing with the Kingdom of Ren, a vampire kingdom and a major enemy of the southern kingdoms...
This led to the first son being expelled from the Bamira family, but he took his two-year-old sister with him, fearing Camilla might do something to her..."
Rosa spoke, wiping away her tears, saying, "I don't remember them... but... after a long search, I found out who they were and how terrible the person who caused their expulsion was... but that person was my mother..."
Lang Yu spoke sadly, tears streaming down his face, "I failed as a brother and I failed as an uncle..."
Karsa spoke in a kind tone as he led them. "What happened, happened. A person lives in the moment, not in the past. If you want to be better, plant a seed that will bring you joy and do something to help those around you... Eliana, that girl over there, is Bulkan's daughter... Even though Bulkan's family was wiped out, he trained, then traveled, then married and had a beautiful daughter...
Even though his daughter disappeared and his wife died, he remained smiling, believing that a better future awaited him."
Malcom spoke with a smile. "It seems that Bulkan is truly a great person..."
Rosa spoke. "But how did he lose..." "His daughter and how she ended up beside his brother,"
Malcom said."After hearing what you said, I think I understand what happened.
After taking Nolkan under my wing, I searched for Bulkan, but I was intercepted by the hunter who raised him...
So I gave up and told Nolkan that his brother had died during the extermination...
And I forgot about it myself, but suddenly, after many years, RedPig, one of the Seven Masters, came to us and presented Eliana to Nolkan, saying that she was Bulkan's daughter and that he had rescued her after finding her unconscious beside her dead father, Bulkan...
Red Pig did that to appear as someone who had helped the boss in order to get some reward...
But the boss was furious and forced him to bring Bulkan's body or he would kill him the next time he saw him...
So Red Pig avoided seeing the boss again since he had been lying... But that bastard deserves to die. I'm sure he's the one who kidnapped Bulkan's daughter and killed his wife..."
Everyone fell silent after a long discussion that revealed hidden truths and exposed secrets and the past And the current reality...
They are not far from reaching the palace...
.........................
In the palace itself,
Wensun is still kneeling on the ground.
Nolkhan approaches him and places a sword against his neck, saying,
"Any last words, Violet Shooting Star?"
Wensun laughs heartily and says,
"Ha! Violet Shooting Star?... Do you know that a shooting star always means a great meteor is coming!"
Nolkhan is bewildered and says,
"What are you talking about? Are you crazy?!"
A great red sword appears behind Nolkhan's head, soaked with intense crimson!
Nolkane looked behind him and tried with great difficulty to block him, but he was flung far away by a powerful blow.
A fat figure spoke from behind the dust, "Hahaha! I didn't expect a Purple Meteor to lose to a man in his thirties! Looks like a kingdom is really falling, hahaha!"
Winson said, "You've gotten fat, my... son."
Then Conson, the Bad Boy, captain of the Red Star Pirates, appeared, wielding a giant sword covered in a crimson aura. "Hahaha! And you too, old man! Does that thousand old hag Camila feed you a lot?!"
Name: Conson Bamira
Race: Human
Captain of the Red Star Pirates and firstborn son of the Bamira family
Level: OldMaster, 7 stars