Bab 363: A Game in which Nobody Hurts - I

Ansel possessed a deeper understanding of Ravenna than anyone else. 

He comprehended her necessity for absolute rationality, the sufficient detachment beneath that rationality, the obsession hidden behind this detachment, and the incomprehensible anomalies that this obsession signified. 

Moreover… he was aware of the truth, that lay concealed beneath all external appearances.

Although Eileen had passed away, his legacy strangely remained intact, barely untouched by the greedy predators that lurked within the capital. 

He bequeathed the Ziegler Manor to Ravenna, along with a fortune vast enough to last ten lifetimes. The alchemical heritage, however, was entrusted to his most faithful student, Hendrik, serving as the foundational resource for the construction of the Tower of Babel.