Chapter 304.1
Eugene grew silent, prompting Alber to ask her, “Is there more you want to know?”
The younger woman shook her head to return her focus. “Sorry,” she said. “I haven’t even asked half of the things I wanted to. I’m just so curious about so many things.”
Alber chuckled. “You’re still curious?” she asked. “It must have been hard having to suppress your curiosity all this time.”
She wondered how a child like this could be her descendant; she was so interested about everything. When she entered the dream, she didn’t know what to expect. Alber thought that it would be enough to have Anika Jin listen to what she had to say, but this was completely unexpected.
The young woman wasn’t just trying to understand everything, it seemed like she had already been trying to uncover the truth for quite a while. She had asked things that Alber had to actually think about before she could answer. She was to know that she was giving away information that seemed to be useful.
“What if you start with the questions you think are most important?” she prompted. “We don’t have a lot of time, but I do want to tell you things that make sense for you to know.”
Eugene nodded. She considered all the thoughts that were rushing through her mind. Ever since she came into this world, her values had shifted. The moment she jumped into that dark hole, the old Eugene who would have sacrificed everything for her family had disappeared: she was determined to put herself first this time.
So, she said, “I want to learn magic.”
“Magic?”