The knights were practicing diligently following their daily schedule when they heard a commotion from the front. Out of curiosity, they stopped their training and focused on the source of the commotion. Surprisingly, it was because of their young master who had suddenly arrived at the training grounds. Many were wondering why the young master was here for this time or what he was scheming. Other's shuddered at the thought of being his prey once again. Ian had a history of bullying the knights whenever he was frustrated or bored. It wasn't anything that physically harmed them, but at the end of his bullying, the target or victim in this case, would have to take a long break to recover from the psychological trauma. Some even grew resistance against mental attacks due to his bullying. "Heeey everyone! What's up?" Ian shouted in a loud voice greeting the knights. All of them got chills down their spine hearing his excited voice. Some in the back even clasped their hands and started
"Young master, what are you going to do next?"Corner asked as he followed Ian."I need to talk to father about something. You'll be going there too, right? We can go together.""Yes. That's right. ""Young master. ""Yeah?""These are for you. I kept them separately.""Oh!"Ian turned around hearing Arthur's voice but he didn't expect him to take out an apple out of nowhere and give it to him. Ian actually wanted to have a bite when he watched Ash eat them before. But after meeting the knights, he had completely forgotten about them. He took the apple from Arthur's hand and stared at the gigantic apple in his hand.'It's funny how they look the same as my worlds.'There was a time Noah couldn't even tolerate the sight of someone eating apple in his past life. He thought he'd be traumatized for life after surviving on only apples for a month. It was hard getting food in a world full of zombies. "Did they all disappear?" Ian murmured as he looked at the apple in his hand. Not only did
Inside the mansion, all the beastmen were gathered at one place at Corner's order. They all looked uncomfortably at each other and the guards as they stood quietly. Many of them were unconsciously searching for something as they looked around. A guard informed Corner when everyone had arrived. This 'everyone' naturally didn't include the kids Ian had took in from the sewer. They were still in the process of resting and healing. Corner walked at the center of the crowd. When he saw their listlessness, he felt like he knew what they were searching for. "The young master is in the garden right now. He has sent a video communication device along with a mage as he had promised before." Derek came out from the back as he was mentioned. Corner continued since there were no reply from anyone which he had expected. "The young master also gave his permission to meet with your family or dear one's if they ever came to visit you here. " The hall suddenly buzzed when another one of Ian's unexp
After changing into a plain set of clothes, Ian snuck out of the mansion quietly. The guards were either half asleep or not talented enough to notice his presence so he didn't get caught. "Haaaah" Ian inhaled and exhaled deeply as he took in the cold morning air. It was refreshing and the scenery was beautiful. He went out from the back gate and started walking alongside the road. While he was busy enjoying the view of the wild flowers and the chirping sounds of the birds, he unconsciously started walking towards the river. After fifteen minutes of walking like that, the river was finally in sight. "Huh? Why did I come here? Wasn't I walking along the road?" Ian tilted his head in confusion as he looked at the river. The water in the river looked like liquid gold as the morning sunlight shone on it. The trees nearby also had a golden shimmer to them as the glittered beautifully. The world looked like it was made of gold. It was mesmerising. Ian took a few steps forward as he th
After another hour or so, Ian was finally done learning the basics of the basic etiquettes of this world. He looked like a human skeleton with one foot at the grave when Rob left. "Are you okay?" Ash peeked at his face before he asked. "It's difficult... Why are the high societies so complicated?" 'Who would've thought 'The weather is kind of hot today' meant I was making them uncomfortable and that I should take my leave??? Who the fuck came up with these stupid lines?!' "Aren't you also a noble?" "Haha.. Right, ain't I?" Ian plopped down on the bed as he answered. It was silent for a long time before small footsteps could be heard as someone carefully came near the bed. Ian raised his head to look at Ash who was standing in front of him. "Do you need something?" "Here." "?" Ian looked at the hand stretched in front of him. He was holding a lemon tart in his hand. "For me?" A vigorous nod was the reply to his question. He took the tart from Ash's hand and took a bite
Soon, it was the day of the birthday banquet. Since Ian was going to use a teleportation portal to go there, he was in no hurry. After Rob finished his lecture for the day, he gave Ian a stack of paper before he left. "Hm? What's this?" Ian picked them up as he asked. "The duke has asked me to give them to you. These contain a list of the important figures that'll be attending todays party and some detail about them." "Is that so? Okay. Tell father I said thanks. You can leave now." Ian placed them on the table and turned to look at Ash. He was sitting on the sofa with a children's book in his hand. He was frowning deeply as if he were facing a severe problem. "Hey. I told you to ask for my help if there was something you couldn't understand." Ian walked up to him and sat beside him. He was teaching Ash how to read and write after discovering he had a great memory and sharp brain. Just in two days, he managed to memorise the alphabet and could recognize simple words. "Mm. This
Ian was still confused and bewildered by the fact that prince Albert, his favourite character in the novel shared the same facial structure as El, his deceased brother. Memories buried deep inside were trying to resurface, ignoring all will of their master as Ian clenched his fist tightly. He wanted to act rationally, and to do that, he needed to find a reason, a reason to calm his mind, to distruct him. And to his fortune, that reason quickly presented himself behind him. "Pfft. Is that so? You're fine even after such a huge fall?" "Young master Adrian's persistence really is no joke. We all should learn from him." "I thought so as well. Pfft." Ian looked at the bunch of noble kids behind him with an irritated expression. He was in no mind to entertain them right now but they did indeed serve as a distraction. Seeing Ian keeping silent, the other's thought that they had successfully angered him and that he'd snap at any moment now. "Young master Adrian?" Ian was about to answ
As Ian frowned looking at the nobles shamelessly, his knights also had angry expressions on their faces, for completely different reason, of course. "Young master, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" "Tch! These shameless nobles! No one except our young master came forward to help the prince when he was in trouble earlier! Now look at them flattering the prince when the trouble is over!" "Tch tch! Shameless indeed!" The trio were throwing insult towards the nobles from behind Ian as Arthur approached them from the crowds. "Young master. I did as you said and tried my best to protect the prince." Ian's eyebrows twitched at the word 'my best' as he looked at Arthur. 'Smart bastard. Well it's true that he did save him to some extent. And things did turn out for the best in the end so it's fine. But what am I gonna do with this twisted timeline now?' Ian was thinking about what to do next when a loud noise ran