'A monster that can defeat the main character? Now that's interesting..'Ian was thinking to himself while trying to remember the monsters and demons mentioned in the novel.He thought that it might've been possible for Arthur to make a mistake and confuse a demon with a monster. It was a possible scenario for a strong demon to temporarily defeat Arthur. But for a monster to do that, it sounded ridiculous even to Ian. While Arthur's teammates were freaked out and worrying about Arthur, who was practically covered in blood, Ian could only watch from the side and wonder what he should do next. He wanted to go out and take a look, but being in charge of the barrier was turning out to be more restrictive than he imagined. "You alright now?"Ian thought up an idea immediately though. He approached Arthur and stretched out an arm to help him stand up. After drinking the highest grade potion that Ian handed him a while ago, most of Arthur's injuries were almost healed. From the look of i

Ian stepped forward and hugged Rio like he was meeting a long lost friend after a long time. Since most people there were creeped out by his presence or at least on guard, it was a scene that came as a total shock. Even people with moderate amount of mana could detect Rio's origins and his nature. So there was no way that Ian, the person most sensitive to mana didn't know. It was also one of the reason's why none of his teammates were showing hostility or negative reactions. If Ian was okay with it, then so were they. And the way he hugged him so tightly with such a happy expression really left no room for discussion. It was a presence Ian very much welcomed. So his teammates decided to do the same as well. Of course, none of them could understand what they were speaking about since it sounded like a different language. It was a language that not even Arthur had any idea about. Monster-tongue, the language of the monsters. "Seriously.. I never thought I'd get to meet you again,

"I followed your scent."Rio said casually, munching on the snack in his hand. "My scent...?"Ian asked back, a little baffled. He almost felt an instinctive need to sniff himself at that moment; which he didn't, thanks to his godly self-restrain.Unlike Ian's huge reaction, Rio seemed pretty unbothered. He made it sound like not a big deal. He simply nodded his head and confirmed Ian's doubt, even adding some extra information along the way. "Yup.""It's very sweet."Rio added, taking a big bite out of the candy apple he was holding in his hand, confusing Ian even more. 'Which one is he talking about exactly?''Ian thought to himself.'Better left unknown.'The Phoenix shared a portion of his knowledge he collected from thousands of years of living a peaceful life. Ian, after a long time, found something in common between himself and the Phoenix as he nodded his head in agreement. "So.. What are you doing here? I mean, how did you- ah.. this is really hard to put in words.."Ian

Arthur was the protagonist of the novel. The world circled around him. As he travelled through life following his predestined path, he managed to create a separate path for himself thanks to Ian's intervention.The mere presence of Ian changed the course of his destiny and gave him the power of choice. Living his life while switching between his destined path and the new one that Ian gave him, he was now at a stage where he could finally get involved in Ian's life. And this was all thanks to Miller and Olivia. The two of them were part of the reason why Arthur was here, and how Arthur was able to come this far. "-we want you back.""This also includes your parents, the Duke and the Duchess."Arthur said those words while trying to convince Ian to go back home. And just as he had expected, there was a visible ripple in Ian's emotion the moment those two people were mentioned. "Fa-... The Duke.. ? And Duchess?"Ian asked, his lips slightly trembling. The feelings he had hidden deep i

After Ian's fateful encounter with Rio, Arthur and the rest, he decided to stay there in Erza's village for a while and help the villagers out. Rianne and the rest of her group members also wanted to stay and help him out but Ian refused. He learned that they were there for business and asked them to not mind him and continue their journey.Rianne had a look of disappointment at those words. But she didn't voice any complain or argue back. At least to her, it was pretty clear that Ian was avoiding her; or at least trying to do so. It made sense. "Well then.. I guess this is goodbye?"She said those words while mounting her ride. Her interest in Ian was clear and so was her reluctance to leave him behind. Ian wasn't a child either. He was aware of the interest he was getting from her. Although he couldn't understand why she would feel that way after so long while she ignored the original Ian so strongly. But feelings were just like that. They couldn't be explained, neither could th