Inside the party hall.
Ian was trying hard not to fall asleep. An hour or so had passed already. The noble kids were all on the ground a bit far away from him and Rianne.
Their hands were tied up and were under constant observation of the five criminals. Rianne was currently right beside Ian since they decided that only one person was enough to keep an eye on both of them.
'And it obviously had to be that bastard.'
Vel was guarding them while the other three were in charge of the other noble kids. As for Venom, she was eating.
That's right. She was eating. All the high quality foods prepared by the royal family was simply wasting away on top of the tables so she decided to have some for herself.
"Whoa... Isn't that her fifth bowl?"
Ian couldn't help but exclaim as he kept watching her stuff her mouth. She was definitely
As Ian was learning about useless information, Miller and the others on the other side of the capital looked like they were finally done taking care of everything."Master, it looks like that was the last batch of them."Corner said as he hit someone's neck with the back of the sword, making them fall flat on the ground.There were piled up enemy bodies everywhere around them, many of them still alive and unable to move. They were to be taken in as prisoners, interrogated, judged and then sentenced a befitting punishment."We're also done with our sides."The two prince's replied simultaneously. Although victory was within their grip, none of them looked happy or comfortable. They all had a restless aura surrounding them."What about the Princess and the special force?"Corner asked. Since their teams weren't able to find them
"So it's true that he saved them?""What's his identity?""Is he from a powerful beast tribe?""Looks like a cat..."Everyone suddenly became curious about Louis' identity and started asking him various questions. He wasn't intimidated but rather shy since he never faced so many people by himself or became their centre of attention."Pipe down everyone.. He's no stranger.. In fact, he's one of us.."Arthur finally broke the news to everyone."What do you mean?""One of us? How?"They all waited for an answer enthusiastically. Even Miller was curious about the identity of this mysterious boy. But a few people already knew. Among them were Corner, Albert and two of Ian's close knights who always hung around him."This guy is under young master Adrian's direct c
A battle between Venom and Ian was about to take place. With Vel outside the scenario, the nobles who were too focused on the fire didn't have the time to see what was happening behind them.Clang!The two swords clashed against each other and Venom was surprised by the amount of force Ian had injected into his sword. It was just a simple strike, one without any mana or other properties.She managed to successfully block the attack and move two steps behind. Ian attacked once again giving her no time to counterattack, like that, they parried on sword for a while, testing each others skills and strength.And soon, both party came to a conclusion. For venom, she was shocked at how skilled Ian was in practical fights unlike nobles who only used the sword for show.But she also knew Ian's weakness, she knew that he was unable to use mana since his attribute hadn't a
Ian decided to come out after Rianne was done changing her clothes. But when the trio came out, the hall room was a total mess with all the noble kids freaking out everywhere.The fire had spread to an unimaginable degree covering almost all sides of the building. Ian wondered how they'd be able to get out at this rate when he suddenly sensed something.People. A huge number of them. Knight. Frightened cries of the horses."Father's here."He knew instinctively that Miller and the others had finally returned after gaining their victory against the kidnappers and rescuing the Princess."PIPE DOWN EVERYONE!"Ian shouted at the top of his lungs, gathering the attention of everyone present. All of them were kids who had just witnessed Ian gaining an overwhelming victory against their enemies.So the moment they realised that Ian hadn't run away by himself, which they initially thought after not being able to find him anywhere, they
"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.
"Umm.. You won't fit.."Ian spoke with a troubled voice."I'll manage.."Albert insisted with a scary smile."I'm telling you, it's too small for both of you.."Ian was practically on the verge of tears."Young master won't have to worry about that.. We can adjust..""No why are you even here in the first place?!"Ian shouted back in frustration. He wanted to take a nice little nap with the kids when these two fully grown adults barged into his bedroom and decided that they'll spend the night there."My bed wasn't made to accommodate knights and princes!""The Duke gave his permission though..""And I'm not a knight anymore.."They both had a weirdly persuasive tone in their voice as they rejected Ian's rejectio
"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
"Umm.. What do you mean by 'acted normal'...?"Albert, who had no idea about Ian's memory loss excuse, couldn't get the hang of it, the conversation between Ian and his parents, and asked back in curiosity.He wondered what they meant, why Ian would need to act normal and what was going on with the whole situation overall."Hmm...""Ahem.."The hesitant expression on Ian's parents made Albert even more confused. They kept staring at Ian as if they were waiting for him to guide them or give them permission of some sort. They looked fairly uncomfortable and at the same time eager to say something."You can tell him. I don't mind."Ian focused on the steak in front of him and spoke in a casual manner. He didn't want to lie so he passed the ball onto his parents who looked like they were eager to share some big secret with t