Jacob's eyes narrowed when he heard Percy's unexpected conjecture. Seeing Rudolph's reaction, he knew there was some truth in Percy's speculation.
"Why did he consider this possibility?" Jacob asked.
"Percy didn't just investigate the others, but he also secretly poked around the temple, and then he discovered that there were similar cases of Sebastian Edgar's children dying mysteriously.
"Percy found it quite strange that no one had ever investigated them or those cases were buried as if someone didn't want anyone to touch them. Furthermore, Percy only managed to get his hands on this information because he secretly snuck into his father's library and discovered a secret compartment with the help of his eyes.
"But he was too afraid to confront his father about it because this matter was directly related to the Pope, and he knew that if this involved some kind of secret of the Pope, he wouldn't be able to live long whether he had his technique or not.
"At first, he also had doubts, but when the investigation suddenly stopped, he started to believe that Sebastian Edgar had been behind Adolph's disappearance. Only Sebastian Edgar had the power to stop the investigation and completely cover up this incident.
"But no matter what kind of conclusion he had reached, he knew it was meaningless as long as he didn't have the power to confront Sebastian Edgar. If he had opened his mouth, he would've been dead.
"That's why he pinned his hopes on Rudolph, and he wanted him to become the next Pope before revealing this to Rudolph, so he could bring his brother justice and punish Sebastian if he was the one behind Adolph's death!" Autarch stated emotionlessly.
Realization dawned on Jacob as he understood Percy's reason for suspecting Sebastian since even he found it strange.
'What could be the purpose of all those children dying? And why only the children of the Pope? Furthermore, when I reincarnated in this body, its condition was terrible. If I hadn't reincarnated, then the owner of this body had already died under Decker's cruel experiment.
'It also didn't make sense that he didn't completely kill Adolph and instead sent him all the way to the common plains and sold him as a slave. This matter seems far more complicated than I had thought, and all these complications lead to Sebastian Edgar, the father of Adolph.
'Whatever the reason, I should feel grateful since without Adolph reaching his situation and dying, I might not have been reincarnated into this body and died that day.
'But it doesn't mean I'm not interested in the inheritance of the Faery Humans since they had a variant of Eyes of Judge. Although it is quite weak and a diluted version of Eyes of Judge, I might learn something new and use the Eyes of Judge better.'
Jacob didn't show any anger towards Sabastian since he wasn't Adolph, who had already died. He never considered himself Adolph because he was only Jacob. In fact, he might even thank the guy who made Adolph die for giving him a chance to chase after Immortality.
Furthermore, the situation in which he was reincarnated was far from cordial. If he hadn't lucked out with Decker's meaningless experiment and gotten the qualification to become Cursed Immortality's inheritor, he knew there was no escape from Decker, and he would've died meaninglessly.
His perspective of the family might have been different if he had received the parental care and love that he never knew, especially after the incident with his mother.
Nonetheless, he couldn't help but think about the Old Priest who had taken care of him in his youth when he heard that Percy had a somewhat similar mindset.
Jacob sighed with a hint of regret as he looked at Percy. 'You're just born in the wrong world, and if you want to help others, you don't need a lifeless statue's acknowledgment. Why do people like you all believe in someone else?'
Jacob wondered with a hint of melancholy as a hazy face flashed past his mind before his eyes returned to being icy cold.
He then looked towards Rudolph, who started to shake when he sensed Jacob's predator-like eyes locked on him. A foreboding feeling gripped his heart.
"I could easily tell you know something about your brother's disappearance, and I can even sense that you have a hand in it. So, I'll give you two choices: spill out everything I want to know, and I'll spare you any pain. Or resist, and I'll make sure you know what true pain is!
"Oh, and don't even consider that someone is coming to save you because everyone in this place is under my control, and I have all the time I need to torture you until your fragile mind breaks. I can tell you have never experienced any suffering in your life, so I'll be happy to indulge you if you're really curious!" Jacob's words were laced with a sadistic touch.
Rudolph shuddered even more as sweat flowed all over his body. He felt as if Jacob was a bloodthirsty demon who wanted to unleash hellish suffering on him. Just as Jacob said, he had never experienced any hardship, and he hated pain. Seeing how ruthlessly and overwhelmingly powerful Jacob was, he knew there was no escape.
Furthermore, with how interested Jacob was in the topic of Adolph, he started to believe that this person wasn't just taking his appearance, but he might be the real Adolph who had somehow escaped his doom and crawled out from hell a vengeful demon to take revenge for what happened to.
"Since you didn't want to speak, I'll take it as you choose the second option..." Jacob coolly stated as a dark killing intent suddenly burst out of his body.
This was the final straw that breaks the camel's back as Rudolph could feel the accumulated killing intent from Jacob that he had never seen, and he even thought that he was the devil himself, just how many people he had killed?
He finally snapped out of his thoughts, quickly waved his hands, and dreadfully said, "Wa- wa-wait! I yield! I'll tell you everything you want to know as long as you spare me!"
Jacob's killing intent finally vanished as his lips rose slightly. He nodded in satisfaction before ordering Autarch, "Leave and keep everything in order until I have finished 'catching up' with my 'brother'!"