CH738 Dark Scholar Star II
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Alex's eyes flashed.
'Indeed... the resemblance is there.'
The Duke paused, seemingly reconsidering whatever he had intended to say next. In the end, he simply shook his head.
Then he looked at Alex with a solemn expression.
"Can you truly help him?"
"Yes and no," Alex replied.
The Duke frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"I assume you are already aware of the curse afflicting him?" Alex asked.
"I am," the Duke nodded. "The Curse of the Twilight Adjudicators. It is something he inherited from his mother."
"Well, I can remove that curse," Alex said. "However, it appears to me that he suffers from another affliction as well—the Curse of the Dark Scholar Star."
"Dark Scholar Star?" the Duke repeated.
"Rather than a curse in the conventional sense, it is more accurate to describe it as a form of destiny," Alex explained. "Those born beneath this star are blessed with unparalleled intellect, yet they often suffer from tragically short lifespans.
