"Aaaand you're bleeding.. once again.. young master.."   Corner was the first one to notice the wound on Ian's legs as he commented. He was tired of seeing Ian get injured every single time. He was worried that one day something serious might happen at this rate.   'Fak.. I forgot to change my pants..'   'That's why you're an idiot.'   Ian couldn't retort. He had used so many potions and yet managed to forget that he had blood stains and cuts on his pants.    "Young master's leg was heavily bleeding earlier. And since he was worried about the other nobles, he couldn't even immediately use his power to defend himself.."   "So he intentionally.."   "Received that wound..?"   Tens of glares were directed towards Ian as Rianne tried to explain to them how hard Ian worked to save the others.   

"ugh... can't.. breathe.."   Ian's peaceful sleep came to an end at the suffocating pressure he was getting from all sides.    As he slowly opened his eyes, he finally knew why.   'I told them it'd be uncomfortable...'   Ian removed Canis from his chest, then untangled Eli from his leg and finally Jet, she wasn't on top of him like the other's, thankfully.    'Come back.'   He summoned them in and let them sleep a bit longer right next to his heart.    "These four..."   On his left, Ash, then right next to him, Arthur, on his right, Damon and then next to him Albert, all four of them were stuck closely to each other and clinging to Ian.    'I'll let them sleep a bit longer.'   Ian quietly got off the bath and went to the washroom to take a shower. He was pr

Ian wanted to draw lots and select a specific date when he can celebrate all of their birthdays together. As he proposed the idea of a joint birthday celebration, all of the kids looked at him with excitement in their eyes. They all had vague ideas about birthdays and party's but had no practical experience. 'Whats even worse, many of them probably don't even know their own birthdays..' Ian knew what life was like for orphans. Since him and his brother had to live that life for decades. And he also knew how precious these little things were to someone like that. "So what numbers shall we pick for the draw?" "That's up to you. Here. I'll give you the papers. Art. Help me sort these out, will ya?" "......." "Hm?" As Ian turned around after receiving no immediate reply, he could see that Arthur was actually nowhere to be seen. He hadn't brought Arthur with him in the first place. "I'll help." Louis, Ash and a few other beast and people, including Lucas and Henry, came forwar

"Young master. Can I come in?" Someone knocked on the door. Ian flicked his finger and opened the door. "What is it?" Ian asked without even moving his gaze from the book in his lap. He already knew who it was by their voice.  "The prisoners are awake." "Alright. Bring those two and the previous one in a different cell." "As you wish, young master. But umm.. will you go down there by yourself?" Ian planned on giving some special people a visit today so the preparation was going on. Ian closed the book in his hand and looked up to Corner from him comfortable seat.  "Yes. I need to see them for myself." "But it'll be dangerous by yourself. At least let me be by your side." Corner looked determined about something as he requested.  'Hmm.. I gue

In a hallway filled with silence, Ian munched on what seemed like his seventh piece of chocolate.  And by chocolate, yes, they were actually chocolates made with cocoa beans. Ian had instructed the chefs to find fruits that looked similar to cocoa and tasted bitter.  After he gave them a short example on how it should be made, the talented chefs in the mansion managed to easily figure out the rest.  "I should put these items in our menu, right?" Ian asked Corner, who also had a bar of chocolate in his hand. He was reluctant to eat it in the beginning, but once he got a taste of it, Corner's worldview changed.  He swore to never reject a food offered by Ian again.  "Menu?" Corner looked puzzled on what Ian was talking about.  "The restaurants I'm opening in the capital."