Chapter 139
“Are the stories all true or not? Answer me!”
“Well… I expect the stories to be all true… no . They are all true, my lord . ”
The stories were more of a shock to the royals and leaders of each nation .
They had known Ian to be a great mage for a long time .
They saw and heard things as well, and many sources where they received their information .
No one, however, expected Ian to be this big of a deal . No one definitely had expected Ian to be able to control the legendary dragon .
Hector Coldwood let out a soft chuckle . Being the emperor and absolute leader of the Coldwood Kingdom, he was showing the biggest reaction in response to his servant’s report regarding Ian .
“Perhaps he could be a dragon himself? Or even better – a god?”
“My apologies, my lord . ”
Hector had had his suspicions of Ian, so he had done some investigating that had gone on for a few months .
The conclusion was that all the rumors were true .
Every rumor and story were perfectly true and nothing to be mistaken for .
“And on top of that… the brat’s got his eyes on me, huh?” Hector muttered .
“…” His servant didn’t reply .
“Who is he that my life should be in his hands…?”
“My, my lord . Please calm yourself-“
“AAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!” Hector let out a scream and threw over a table .
A shattering noise echoed all around the throne room .
“My lord!” The servant cried out .
“OUT!”
“My lord, you have to calm-“
Hector pulled out a sword and pointed it at the servant who had made the report regarding Ian .
“Didn’t you hear me? Get . Out . ” He continued calmly in a low voice . “Do you think lowly of me? Just like that brat does?”
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“N-no sir! Of course not, my lord!”
“Then get out . Don’t stand there looking at me like that . Get out!”
“At . . at your command, your Majesty!”
With that, the servant immediately headed for the exit, fearing for his life .
“Dang it . DANG IT!!” Hector screamed and groaned as if he were in pain .
Hector couldn’t understand .
How did it lead to this? Where did it go wrong? How can he change things?
“What… . What does he want me to do?”
Hector had been living a life of success, until he had made that one mistake of trying to start a war . Little had he known that one decision would bite him back .
He was now caught in the hands of the ‘monster’ that comes every thousand years- and he hadn’t expected himself to end up in the claws of such a monster .
“Grrrrggghh…!” Hector, the emperor of Coldwood, of blood and iron, was being driven mad by the second .
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A few days before the new year had dawned, Terry Greenriver was presenting Ian with an award .
He wanted to present Ian with the title as the nation’s hero, which he so deserved .
Ian, however, had refused the title .
“I am honored, my Lord . But I cannot receive such a title like this . ”
Emperor Terry Greenriver was in awe .
“Why? How? Pardon me for saying this Ian, but you have never refused a gift like this . You actually enjoy being presented with awards and gifts . That’s what made you likable all the more . You’re quite honest . ” The emperor said half-jokingly .
The emperor had his reasons for making such comments . Ian never refused a prize that came his way .
The same Ian who had never turned something down, even out of politeness, was refusing to be titled the nation’s hero . No doubt there was a reason for Ian to do so .
“There’s no particular reason for me doing so, my lord . ”
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Ian simply had conscience, as surprising as it may be .
This entire incident was Ian’s fault . After all, the dragon soldiers had attacked in the first place for the purpose of looking for Ian .
‘If I had not been here to begin with…’ Ian thought . Nothing would have happened if he hadn’t been around . How then, could he simply take the title as the nation’s hero?
‘Even if it is for me, I can’t take the title . ’
As a matter of fact, he was in a position of feeling guilty to the people of Greenriver for the rest of his life . However, he couldn’t bring himself to tell the emperor . Ian needed some other excuse .
“You like me for being honest, so may I be honest for refusing this title you now present me? I may sound a little arrogant . ”
“Being arrogant is one of your charms . And you have the right to be arrogant . What is it you want to tell me?”
The emperor was quite unique in his own way . Most people would be careful around Ian once they got to know Ian’s abilities, but the emperor never changed how he treated Ian .
“There’s no point in receiving land and riches as a gift . I know that eventually, all of that would be returned to the empire through the Page Organization that’s run by the Princess and my mother . Rather than you going through the trouble of distributing prizes, wouldn’t it be less of a trouble for me to receive thanks from you personally here in the palace?
Ian didn’t need land .
Ian had no need for riches, either . He had plenty of that .