Chapter 129 · PDMT

Chapter 129

“……?”

I slowly withdrew my hand from Matoa’s and asked in disbelief,

“Why would you say something like that? I know my family’s history. We have absolutely nothing to do with the ancient people.”

The Soling family’s history began with an ancestor who had been a fisherman long ago. He invented a net that was difficult to tear and widely shared the method of making it. His invention helped resolve a famine in the empire at the time, earning him the title of baron.

If that ancestor had been a direct descendant of the ancient people, he probably wouldn’t have lived as a fisherman. Besides, there was no mention of the ancient people anywhere in the family’s historical records.

Faced with my firm denial, Matoa spoke seriously.

[Wasn’t it unusually easy for you to learn the ancient language? The same must have been true of your ability to…