Chapter 12 – The Emperor's Secret
As the four Dukes were talking—
Another presence entered.
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"Talking without me?"
A friendly voice sounded.
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The Dukes turned.
Standing there was Frederick von Ace, the Emperor of Aeternum.
He looked relaxed, almost casual, nothing like the image of a strict ruler.
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"Frey," Alexander said as they greeted him.
"We were just talking about Igna."
"He got angry and went to the garden to cool off."
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Frederick raised a brow.
"He can get angry?"
Then he smiled slightly.
"I think that means he had recovered from your the accident by now."
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Alexander looked at him with slight annoyance.
"You're saying that?"
"You're the one who gave him that lab."
"He got interested because of you."
"And he also picked up your hobby of blowing things up."
His expression darkened slightly.
"Last time, he almost died."
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Frederick scratched his cheek lightly.
"Come on… I thought he was someone like me."
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Alistair frowned.
"…Don't tell me you mean transmigrated?"
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Leopold's expression turned serious.
"Don't joke about that, Frey."
"Igna isn't acting like you."
"He's still himself."
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Frederick didn't reply immediately.
Instead—
He took something out.
A small, rectangular object.
Smooth surface.
Dark screen.
Strange design.
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Yes—
It was a mobile phone.
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"Do you know what this is?" Frederick asked.
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All four Dukes looked at it.
Then at each other.
And shook their heads.
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Laurence stepped forward slightly.
"…What is it?"
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Frederick smiled faintly.
"It's called a mobile phone."
"A communication device from my old world."
He turned it slightly in his hand.
"In my world, almost everyone had one."
"It could do many things—maps, photos, videos, games…"
"A lot more than just communication."
He sighed slightly.
"I was trying to recreate it here."
"But we don't have the same technology."
"So we use magic to replace it."
He smiled wryly.
"And sometimes… we can't control it."
"Then—boom."
He added " when Igna Frist saw it, he said a mobile, i was shocked that he recognise it"
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Alexander crossed his arms.
"Did you remember your past life through dreams?"
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Frederick shook his head.
"No."
"I transmigrated."
"I came here with my memories intact."
He then looked at Alexander.
"But your son…"
"He's different."
"He's reincarnated."
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The atmosphere shifted slightly.
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"Reincarnation is normal," Frederick continued.
"People move from one life to another."
"All people forget everything, the past, there family,there loved one ."
"Some… remember through dreams."
He paused.
"I think Igna is recovering his past memories that way."
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Alexander frowned slightly.
"But he said those dreams stopped after he woke up from the coma."
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Silence.
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At that moment—
Footsteps.
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Ignes returned.
He looked at all of them standing together.
Their attention was clearly on him.
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"…Why are you all looking at me?"