Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

"Your real family?" Reign mused aloud.

He remembered hearing that her master had killed her parents, but those were her adoptive one, not her biological family.

Celine hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Yeah, I got curious about what Master told me. I went back to the place we used to live and found some files there."

She reached under her clothing and pulled out a folded sheet of paper.

Reign took the paper from her and opened it, his fingers brushing against the edges as he flattened it out.

His eyes moved quickly over the words, taking in the information.

At first, his face stayed calm, but as he kept reading, his eyebrows drew together, and his eyes grew wide with surprise.

"Your real parents are from Summit City!" he exclaimed, his voice filled with surprise. As he kept reading, everything started to make sense.

He finally understood why she looked so much like Cyril.

Celine, seeing his strong reaction, asked,

"Do you know anything about Summit City?"

He paused for a moment, unsure whether to tell the truth or not.

But when he saw her pitiful face, he made up his mind and decided to be honest.

I used to live there... before it was destroyed by the Corrupteds," he admitted.

Celine's face went pale at his words. Unlike Tier 3 cities, which kept up with the latest news in the region, Tier 4 cities often had old or missing information. She had no idea that Summit City had been destroyed long ago.

If he was telling the truth, then it was highly likely that her real parents were already dead.

"I was planning to go there to look for any information about them. But now that I know it's been destroyed… I don't know what to do." Her eyes welled up with tears, and her voice sounded very sad.

Reign looked at her and asked, "Why bother? Your parents abandoned you, right? You should be angry with them."

Celine's eyes widened a bit. He was just too blunt and didn't filter his words at all.

But she didn't really like this side of him.

At least he wasn't like other men who pretended to be nice but had bad intentions.

Celine was very pretty and had faced a lot of harassment. If she weren't so strong, many men might have tried to take advantage of her.

This is why her personality was different from Cyril's, who was raised in a rich and wealthy family.

"It's not that simple," she said, her voice shaking as she gripped the edge of her seat.

"Even if they weren't there for me, they're still my family."

She looked down, nervously twisting her sleeve. "I need to find out what happened to them. I want to know why they left me."

Her eyes were full of sadness as she took a deep breath to calm herself. Then she looked at Reign, trying to control her tears.

"You have a family too right ? I'm sure if you're in my position , you would also search for your parents if you have the chance" she added.

"Not really," he shook his head. "If I met my father, I'm pretty sure we'd end up fighting each other, and my half-siblings would probably try to kill me first."

Celine's eyes widened in surprise, and she felt guilty. Her face softened with a mix of sympathy and regret as she realized how thoughtless her comments had been.

She looked at him, feeling deeply sorry for bringing up something so painful and for making him revisit those tough memories.

'What's with her look?' Reign wondered to himself. He really didn't care about his father anymore; he was just speaking his mind. Explore new worlds at empire

"I'm sorry," she apologized softly. "I didn't mean to bring up something so painful. I didn't realize your situation..."

Reign raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised by the change in her tone.

He shrugged, his expression unreadable. "It is what it is," he muttered, trying to brush off the conversation.

Celine nodded, feeling a bit awkward.

As the train rumbled steadily along the tracks, her expression grew more thoughtful.

She looked down at the floor, lost in thought.

"I—I wonder if I can find someone who survived Summit City," she murmured, more to herself than to him.

"I don't know about your mother, but I'm pretty sure your father is dead."

Celine's head snapped around to face him, her eyes wide with surprise. "What? How do you know that?"

Reign clicked his tongue, realizing he had slipped up. He hadn't meant to reveal that.

He quickly added, "Uh, don't mind me. I was just speaking nonsense."

Reign forced a casual shrug, hoping to deflect any further questions.

Her eyebrows furrowed. She could tell that he wasn't being fully honest, but she decided not to push him.

Instead, she chose to keep quiet, her curiosity bubbling inside her but knowing better than to press for answers.

She figured she'd find out more on her own once they reached Green Valley.

Celine let out a strained laugh, trying to lighten the mood.

"I knew it. I'm really stressed out. I can't believe I'm talking to you about such personal stuff. I must be losing my mind," she said sarcastically.

Reign noticed a hint of sadness in her voice, and it made him concerned.

"Hey," he said, trying to offer some comfort, "what if you have a big sister? That might make things a bit better."

"A sister?" Celine asked, her eyes lighting up with curiosity.

She thought about it for a moment, and then a smile spread across her face.

"That would be so nice. I'd really like having a big sister." She smiled, thinking that he was just trying to cheer her up.

Reign nodded, his mind racing.

It was a strange idea, especially since he knew how vulnerable Celine and Cyril made him feel.

Letting them met was like adding poison to a glass of toxic water—he wasn't satisfied with just a little and was tempted to pour in more.

He sighed, shaking his head in frustration.

'Why am I doing this? Did I lose all my brain cells?' he wondered.