"Son?"
Miller entered the room with an urgent expression as he looked for Ian.
"Son! What happened? How's your mother?"
"Father.. you're finally here."
Ian saw Miller as a savior as he stood up from his seat. He felt like he could finally breathe within that suffocating atmosphere.
"What happened? How's your mother?"
He said as he checked on Olivia. He was being very careful as he checked on her, clearly showing his care for her.
"You guys can leave now. Be on standby."
Seeing Ian dismiss the doctor's, healers and even the servants, including Rob, emptying the whole room. Miller looked at him with a confused expression but didn't object, wanting to know what Ian was up to.
Only when the room was completely empty, with no person in it's vicinity did Ian look at Miller. He had to tell him the
"This brat! He wants to take my energy?Seriously?!I didn't even have my breakfast yet! I'm hungry, you brat!"Ian complained as he tried to free his arm from Ash's grip. He could tell exactly what Ash was trying to do and even confirmed his hypothesis when he saw the black mist appearing around Ash's wrist.Ian put some strength into his legs and arm as he tried to break free but right then, Ash opened his eyes a bit more as he looked at him."Brother.. I'm hungry..."His eyes were shining golden as he said those words with a pitiful expression. Ian knew Ash wasn't in control of himself when he saw those reptilian golden eyes.'So unfair...'But since it was Ash nonetheless, he couldn't say no anymore.'Can't let the kid starve now, can I?'He tried t
When Ian left the mansion, he only took two people with him. Arthur and Louis. It was a risky pair and his identity as Noah had risk of being found out, but this is something he needed. One was the protagonist, the centre of this world. Simply having him by Ian's side would make Ian a part of the original timeline. It would also increase his chances of finding a cure. Another was Louis, a character who wasn't supposed to exist. Someone who defied the reality of the novel. Similarly, he increased the chances of things that are not related to the novel to occur. 'Although it's all about probability, but this should work.' Ian decided to go to the buddhist temple first. His plan was to visit the temple of each gods and have a conversation with them. At least one of them is bound to know something about the cure. "I'm sorry.
"We should start preparing for the journey."Ian said as he finally sat down. Miller also nodded his head in agreement.Any kind of journey required preparation. And more so if it was a journey that included ocean and a sick patient."Rob should be able to finish everything before they bring the confirmation news."Miller said as he looked at Rob, waiting for his agreement."Of course. I'll start the preparation right away."He bowed and left."What about Ash?"Ian flinched slightly as Miller suddenly brought up Ash's name into the conversation."He's in my room."Ian didn't want too much of Miller's attention to shift on Ash so his answer was short and precise. He knew Miller meant no harm to Ash but he also knew how humans were.
Knock knock.Ian woke up to the familiar knocking sound on his door. Even without asking, he knew it was Rob."Come in."He wondered what happened for Rob to wake him up so early in the morning as he looked at Rob for an answer."The people duke to confirm the location of the island sent are back. He's asking for you.""Really?! Okay! I'll be there ina second."Ian sprang up from bed, washed his face and put on a simple outfit before hurriedly running off to Miller's room."Father! I'm here."He said as he entered the room, not even waiting for Miller's response. It was fine since that's how things worked in the Dicarious family. There was no formality between parent and child.As Ian entered the room, a few people dressed in black, bowed and paid their respects to Ian.&n
'15 seconds. That's your limit.'Warned the one behind the voice inside Ian's head. Since he knew Ian's capabilities more than anyone else, he also knew Ian's limit better than anyone."Fifteen seconds.""What are you talking about, young master?"Asked Corner as he prepared his mana to help the Duke put up a shield again."You have fifteen seconds to put up your shields. Or we all die, is what I meant."Ian said as he chuckled. It was a serious situation, but for some reason, he wasn't feeling rushed or cornered either. It was as if he had confidence in something or someone unknown to secure his protection."We're ready."Miller said as he put up a huge shield. Many more layers were added to it as he was speaking. Only ten seconds had passed after Ian's warning, but they were already done with their
The ship was left behind as Ian, his parents and a few selected knights made their way inside the island.They landed on a nearby shore and decided to look for traces of civilization.Olivia was being carried by Jet as she kept floating on the air right beside Ian. After Jet made a round around the nearby area, she came and information Ian of her discovery."Is that so?""Did you figure something out, son?"Miller asked Ian who was talking to Jet. He looked like he had a clue as to where they should go."Yeah. It looks like there was road like structures up north.""North? Then we should depart right away. It won't do good if we still can't find any traces of humans by the end of the day.They started walking along the beach towards the north of the island as Jet flew ahead of them. She was acting as
"Can you help us out a bit... Uh...?"Ian realised he still didn't know that man's name yet."Sorry. I still don't know your name..""Rio. Just call me Rio. What type of help do you need?"His answers were short and to the point. Ian liked it that way as well since he didn't need to waste time on useless chatters."We're here to look for an antidote for my mother. So we need some directions from a local."Ian said as he glanced at Olivia who was being protected by the guards behind him."Poison? What type?"Ian hesitated for a moment, pondering ocer whether he should be honest or not."Dark mana poisoning.""Whistle~ that's a tough one."Ian could feel a trace of amusement from the guys tone as he whistled. But he was relieved to hear tha
Inside the village.Ian was surprised to find that the people's language here wasn't that different compared to theirs. Most of them were able to communicate with the townsfolk easily.And after talking to them, they managed to find a place to stay for the night as well. When Ian, Corner and two other knights, very obviously, Steve and Adel, went out to get dinner, they spoke to the server of the restaurant for a good while and managed to find out quite a bit of information."So there are three famous doctors in your town?"Ian asked the waiter as he took a sip of the wine made by the locals. It was more delicious than he thought and he was already on his third cup.Ian memorised the three places mentioned by the server and decided to visit them first thing in the morning. He wanted to go right now but it was too late and he didn't want the doctors to feel