It is difficult to imagine what emotions Dr. Elock felt when he decided to confess his past to his daughter. However, within the pages of this research notebook, his words sound less like a sincere confession and more like a form of penance.

Unlike those who follow a deity and confess to an intangible god, Alice’s father chose to confess everything directly to his own daughter.

Everything that was too painful to remember.

"At the beginning of the "Divinity" project, the Astralis Empire initially attempted to recruit the "Reverse Entropy Bearers" for research through peaceful means, offering promises of safety and goodwill. Thus, several bearers placed their trust in the guarantees of the imperial court and were easily turned into test subjects without any resistance.

However, it didn’t take long for the researchers, under pressure from the royal family and the great dukes, to completely abandon any semblance of ethics. From that moment on, an endless series of atrocities began to unfold.

Even I must admit that the unrestricted investments from the upper echelons of the Astralis Empire yielded results.

Although the academics failed to obtain any "divine power," they did manage to invent a device capable of imprisoning "Spirits": the "Idealist Limiter." Thus, the Reverse Entropy Bearers lost their freedom.

And amidst this abominable process, I… Andal Seraphio, was the original creator of the "Idealist Limiter"!"

"…………"

The dark blue ink was deeply embedded in the paper.

Alice could imagine how much her father suffered while writing these words.

But his confession did not end there. At the bottom of the page, he continued:

"As a young man, I dedicated all my efforts to researching Spirit containment. My goal was not to serve the imperial court faithfully, but rather… love.

In the imperial laboratory, I met an angel.

I fell in love with Elyria, a "Reverse Entropy Bearer."

Yes, under the cold white lights of the experiment table, I fell in love with that delicate and vibrant young woman.

My love for her was deep and sincere. Even though she never once looked at me. After all, to her, I was nothing more than a scientist serving those who imprisoned her. My devotion to her never wavered.

I studied idealist technology to keep her by my side forever. I tried to talk to her, hoping she would accept my presence.

I didn’t care about the Seraphio family’s rules, which forbade marriage with commoners. Nor did I care that she was merely a test subject. But she never accepted me. To her, I was nothing more than a murderer serving the empire..."

His handwriting began to grow messy and irregular, and the tear stains on the page revealed the anguish Elock felt as he wrote it all down. It seemed he had already lost sight of the fact that he was revealing the truth to his daughter.

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"My insane desire blinded me. On one desperate night, after drinking countless bottles of alcohol, I made the decision I would regret for the rest of my life.

Under the cover of darkness, I broke into the cell where Elyria was imprisoned and… took advantage of her while her "Spirit" was still contained by my "Idealist Limiter." I violated her. I violated the angel I loved most and committed an unforgivable crime. My God, why did I do this?! I will never be able to forgive myself!"

The page was covered in tear marks. Alice could imagine her father crying as he wrote those words.

Now, sitting alone in the cold train carriage, reading her father’s final letter, Alice felt nothing but an indescribable shock.

Despite her young age, she had already taken biology classes at school and understood very well what those words meant.

She knew the monstrous weight of the words "violation" and "crime." But she could never have imagined that her father, the gentle and elegant man she had always admired, was capable of committing something so monstrous.

Even seeing the words printed in black and white in the notebook, she still felt as if none of it was real.

"This… this can't be true! How… how could Father…? Then… then how did my mother die? Could it be that… I am the result of a horrible crime?"

Desperate, Alice quickly turned the page of the diary, anxiously searching for any justification. She didn’t know exactly what she was feeling at that moment, but she simply couldn’t accept the words written by Dr. Elock.

However, in the diary, there was only confession, without any justification…

"I committed a terrible sin. And because of my crime, Elyria became pregnant. But no matter how much I begged, she refused to accept the child. Until… three months after that night… poor Elyria used the necklace I gave her to take her own life.

It was all my fault! For a long time, I thought about following her and ending my own life, escaping the torment of remorse.

But I couldn’t. I had a child to protect.

I became a father… Alice, Elyria was your mother. I used the most advanced technology to ensure your survival, but I could not save poor Elyria.

There is no doubt that I was responsible for the death of the woman I loved. But even so, I needed to raise you. Because that was my responsibility as a father!

I couldn’t stay at the Research Institute, as that place was not suitable for raising a child. Nor could I return home, because the elders of my family would have "eliminated" a baby that "stained noble blood," just as they had done with my third sister.

So, I found a well-known identity trafficker called "Lantern" and bought the identity of "Dr. Elock." Then, I staged a fire to fake my death. Thus, I abandoned my identity as Andal and began living as Elock."

"…………"

Clearly, Andal—now Dr. Elock—abandoned his life as a noble and tried to live a peaceful existence, raising Alice as a form of atonement. For eleven years, he lived under a false identity without being discovered.

However, in the end, he could not hide forever.

The imperial court found his whereabouts. Although they did not know that Alice was a Reverse Entropy Bearer, for some unknown reason, the royal family decided to bypass the noble judiciary and ordered a direct assassination.

Thus, his journey of sins and redemption came to a cruel and sudden end.

In Elock’s notebook, only the first four pages contained messages for his daughter. From the fifth page onward, there was only a disordered sequence of numbers.

Alice had no idea what those numbers meant.

However, on the last written page, beyond the profound confession, her father left his final words for her.

After all, more than a man seeking redemption, Elock was still a father who cared for his daughter.

"Alice, you may not yet be able to understand everything I have written. But as my daughter, you have the right to know the tragic story of this failed father. Do not weep for my death.

As someone who carries so many sins, any cruel fate that has befallen me was deserved.

But you… you must survive alongside Nisha!

Avoid the empire’s main forces.

Do not trust anyone blindly.

In the cold, dress warmly.

Do not be picky with food—eat fruit.

Do not mind the stares of others.

And when the time comes, do not hesitate.

Listen to your own heart and follow the path you wish to take!"