Ian was standing in front of a prison cell. As he grabbed the keys to the cell, he told Corner that he'd be going inside.
"Y-young master!"
Corner hurriedly came and squeezed himself in between Ian and the Cell door.
"What's wrong?"
Ian took a step back and asked.
"That's too dangerous! Please let me go in first."
Corner pleaded. Seeing his earnest expression, Ian wondered what was wrong. Something about Corner was definitely off and Ian could feel it.
The only problem was he couldn't exactly put his finger on what exactly had gone wrong. So he let things continue for now and handed the keys over to Corner.
"Go on.."
Corner looked relived as he took the keys from Ian's hand. He then carefully unlocked the door and opened the door for Ian, after checking for himself th
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."
As Vel, Neil and Venom looked at Ian with horror in their face, Ian raised an eyebrow in confusion.He hadn't done anything but scare them for a second so he couldn't understand why they were making such horrified expressions while looking at him."Are you guys okay?"He actually felt concerned after noticing how pale the trio looked. As he began to check their overall health status, he soon realised that they had many wounds and blood spots all over their body.Since Neil had gone through many interrogation, and Vel and Venom got beaten up personally by Ian and Rianne, all three of them were in a pretty bad state."Hey.. "He signalled for Corner to come close."Are their mana being restricted right now?"Ian asked a question that had been bothering him for a while now.
"Brother.. ""You're not in your bed, young master..""Are you really saying you don't overwork...""While working with a fatigued body even right now?"Ash, Arthur, Adel and Steve, they all looked at Ian with an expression of annoyance and worry. The very fact that Ian seemed to think so lowly of himself and not give a damn about his own health was making them feel uncomfortable.The other's were staying silent but their feelings weren't much different from theirs either. Everyone was worried about Ian."What...are you guys doing here?"Ian asked. Since he had sneaking came out of his room after sending Ash on an errand, he thought that he'd have a little more time in his hand. But the reality was different."We came here after realising that you weren't in your room.""Shouldn't you be in bed right now?"Questions after questions poured towards Ian and he had no way of getting out of the situat
"and.."The chief healer tried to continue."There's more?"Ian raised an eyebrow."Yes.. more of.. I'm not exactly sure what.. "He replied in a confused voice."You don't know?"Miller asked. The confusing conversation between Ian, the chief healer and Miller left everyone inside the room confused and curious.The chief healer was one of the most skilled person in the entire kingdom. The only reason he wasn't setting up his own association or institute and instead serving the Dicarious family was due to gratitude.Miller was someone who could easily be hailed as a hero, and was actually hailed as one of the greatest person's in not only the kingdom but the entire continent.And in his lifetime, the number of people he has saved, rescued or helpe
Miller and Olivia came into Ian's room late at night. Accompanying them were the healers and medics of the mansion.When Ian wondered about their reason for arrival, Miller expressed his worries about Ian's health and requested that he let them do a thorough checkup on him.Ian came to know that the original Adrian hated doctors and healers and would hardly ever agree to getting treated by them."It's fine. You can go ahead."Ian gave his permission and the chief of the healing team came forward. Ian saw the familiar face and recalled the first time he opened his eyes to this world.'Feels a little nostalgic.'So much time had already passed. Noah had no one back then. The only thing he could count on was his knowledge about this world.And now, he was surrounded by people. To the extent that he barely had an
"and.." The chief healer tried to continue. "There's more?" Ian raised an eyebrow. "Yes.. more of.. I'm not exactly sure what.. " He replied in a confused voice. "You don't know?" Miller asked. The confusing conversation between Ian, the chief healer and Miller left everyone inside the room confused and curious. The chief healer was one of the most skilled person in the entire kingdom. The only reason he wasn't setting up his own association or institute and instead serving the Dicarious family was due to gratitude. Miller was someone who could easily be hailed as a hero, and was actually hailed as one of the greatest person's in not only the kingdom but the entire continent. And in his lifetime, the number of people he has sav
"These are...""Your familiars.. hmm..""Oh my! Are they the kids that came out of those eggs?!"As Miller and the chief healer contemplated over the situation, Olivia looked surprised and happy to see the three kids.She came forward and started observing them with eyes full of curiosity and sparkle. Seeing how eager she was while observing them, Ian gave them the signal to approach Olivia.Canis, who was lazily resting in Ian's arm, raised his head and looked back towards Olivia after receiving Ian's signal. Although he was the least active and calmest member of the trio, he was also the one with the most maturity."You can touch them."As Canis offered his head forward, Ian gave Olivia the signal she was waiting for. As she saw how Canis closed his eyes, she couldn't help but place her hands on his head.
"I came out to take a walk. It's stuffy inside."Ian said while stretching. He was feeling stiff after staying inside the underground prison for a long time."You were taking a walk?"Seeing Corner's constipated expression, Ash frowned and asked again."That's right."Ian moved slightly and blocked Corner from their view. That guy was too bad at lying so Ian took it upon himself to cover for him."What about you guys? All of you together, did something happen?"Ian asked as he started walking once again. He had to go back to his bedroom before the people in front of him made even a bigger fuss."Nothing happened.""It was a coincidence."Arthur and Ash replied simultaneously. Seeing the villain hero pair in such sync, Ian had a weird feeling in his stom