The boy's expression stiffened at that. "Am I to understand that Professor Romanka adopted her in order to use her as a 'test subject'?"
Alice hesitated before answering, "Not entirely."
"Not entirely?"
"Well, Professor Romanka never had his own children. And he was the one who discovered Natalia in the welfare home. So he adopted her as his daughter. Later, he became so obsessed with his field of study that he wanted to conquer it. So he used Natalia as a test subject."
The boy's expression turned icy. "Don't you think that's cruel?"
