Clap clap clap"Wow. That was impressive!""You improved so much since the last time, man! I'm jealous.""That was great. I couldn't find any opening the whole time."The junior knights and the seniors, including Corner himself, all praised Arthur as he showed off his progress. It looked like a scene from a novel where the protagonist was being acknowledged by his colleagues or peers.'Really. So novel like..'Ian, who was resting his chin on his palm, sighed as he watched the main character bask in glory. He was literally shining, well, it was the sun, but anyway! Ian liked scenes like these where Arthur got the recognition that he deserved. But now that it was happening in real life-'So cringey..'He could feel goosebumps rising on his arm as he tried not to think like that. And since he had no intention of ruining the moment for Art, he kept silent throughout the whole time, erasing his presence li

"Why am I so busy?"Ian wondered as he sat down on his bed. He wasn't the protagonist. And the impact his character had on the original storyline also wasn't something so significant that it'd change the storyline. All that made him come to the realisation that he was working too hard."I should take a break!"He stilled his will as he sprang up on his feet. All he had been doing since he came to this world was set the platform here and there for the protagonists benefit. He didn't even travel anywhere outside the duchy because he had too much to do."Outside the Duchy..."Ian mumbled as he tried to recall the novel's settings. There was indeed many beautiful places described in the novel. Although those places will soon turn into battle ground, that didn't mean Ian didn't have a chance. He still had his chance of travelling those places.Ian grabbed his pen and paper and sat down in his table. As he recalled all those important arcs, he not

"I'm done!"Ian said as he kept the last pile of clothes inside his storage ring. The amount of clothes and food, medicine, potion and other travel necessities Rob prepared within a single day was astronomical. Ian almost dropped his jaw when he entered him study and saw the huge pile."Is there anything else you need, young master?"Rob asked as he fixed his glasses. Ian looked at him with a judging look as he placed a lemon candy in his mouth, trying to stop himself from swearing. "You do realise I'm only going there for a week, right?""Ahem! This is what the Duchess ordered. You can talk to her if you're unsatisfied.""Ahhh.. Now that I think about it, I'll probably need that much." Ian said as he went back to his seat. He looked outside, which was already dark. The moon was very bright as it was just the day after the full moon. It was almost time for him to leave. "Well then

"Are you sure you'll be okay, son?"Olivia asked as she fixed Ian's collar. It was morning, and time for Ian's departure. He was wearing a plain white shirt and a maroon jacket on top, and black skinny pants. He wanted his attire to be as comfortable as possible.Ash was also wearing similar style clothing and a blue jacket instead. Since he had grown taller and gained some weight, he looked very charismatic in those clothes.'Almost as handsome as me.'Ian thought as he looked at the kid next to him. He wondered why he could find so many similarities between himself and Ash lately, but then he realised he was the one raising that kid. It was obvious they'd look similar, like father and son.Although others would call them brothers, to Ian, Ash was more like a son than a brother. He was too old to have a younger brother that young."Of course, mother. It's something I want to do so I'll be fine."Olivia was full of worries when the ac

"Whoops! Sorry. Bad joke." Ian said as he got in a defensive position. He gave himself an internal slap on the cheek as he started grinning again. "Anyways, gramps. When can I meet her?" "Her?" "I'm talking about grandma! I wanna meet her." "Oho! Yea yea.. Come here in the morning tomorrow. I'll ask her to make some of her special breakfast for you!" "It's a deal then!" The other's looked on as Ian made friends with the people in town one by one. Corner was quite surprised to see this friendly side of Ian that wasn't seen very often in the past. He wondered if he should be grateful for the fact that Ian lost his memories. But a question also arose alongside that thought. 'Just what kind of memory was he carrying all on his own that made him turn out like that?'  He wanted to ask. But he also