# 47
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Well, this is really good food.
Although I ate it under threat, it was delicious.
Since it is free of poison, I should eat it.
While Euthias was watching me eat the soup, he spoke again:
“Miss Kay, isn’t there something you wish for?”
“For now, I wish I could go back to where I was.”
Iotias laughed at my words, and began to draw circles with his finger on the wine glass in front of him and muttered:
“I want more power.”
Iotias' gaze shook as he looked at me.
And at the moment they were about to talk again:
Doo doo doo doo!
The building began to shake violently, making a loud sound.
Is this an earthquake?
Dust fell from the ceiling, and the books arranged in the library along the wall shook.
“You have arrived then.”
As soon as Iotias smiled and spoke, part of the wall shattered, leaving a large hole.
“Iotias...!”
Dabin left that gap with long strides, her voice trembling with anger, while a terrifying red aura was emitting from her.
“Oh, Miss Dabin, you're a little late. Your skill isn't what it used to be.”
Iotias said provocatively.
What a crazy person! If Dabin's anger increases while she is in this state, she may completely destroy this building.
I really wanted to shut the damned mouth of Iotias.
“You… want to die, don’t you?”
My body trembled at Dabin's chilling voice.
But Iotias simply laughed.
“Please have a seat. The tower cook has made an effort because you and Miss Kay will be eating here.”
But Dabin remained silent.
It was clear that her anger had reached its peak.
Iotias, Dabin might kill you now.
Iotias looked at Dabin calmly, then continued his speech as if nothing had happened:
“Miss Dabin, even if the Emperor is on your side, it does not mean that everyone in the empire thinks the same way.”
With his last words, Dabin's aura suddenly disappeared.
She approached the table with a sullen face, sat down forcefully, and then shouted in the face of Iotias:
“What do you mean by that?”
Iotias frowned as if his ear hurt:
“What do I mean? I mean there are a lot of people who don’t like seeing the Hilderius family have all this power.”
Dabin hit the table with her fist after hearing what he said.
“Do you think I don’t know that there are dozens more like them? Stop going around and around and tell me who you mean this time.”
Iotias shrugged his shoulders and replied:
“That is the person that Miss Duchess fears.”
Dabin's eyes shook slightly.
“He seems to be preparing for something, but I don't know what exactly. Hmm... since Mr. Lloyd goes to the palace so often, Ask him when you come home.”
“Tch, you call this information?”
Dabin sneered, but Iotias smiled and continued:
“Aren’t you curious as to why there was no first place winner in the wizard exam this time?”
At that moment, I felt Dabin's gaze on me.
As soon as our eyes met, she shook her head desperately and pressed her forehead as if she had a headache.
“You hid Kai's power.”
I was astonished by Dabin's words and asked Iotias:
“You hid my power? What do you mean by that?”
Iotias replied with a smile:
“Miss Kay, do you really think that your level is just that of an advanced healer?”
Of course, at one time, I was proud that my skill was no less than that of the high priest, because I had great power. For the evil that destroyed this world.
However, living with the Hilderius twins made me feel that my strength was not a big deal.
Moreover, when I see different people in the capital, I feel that there are those who are more skilled than me in treatment.
For example, that old priest who healed my body with his sacred power when I was affected by his powerful mana after... Eat “dragon bone” soup.
Although he looked a bit crazy, his skills were amazing.
So, when I only got the certificate of success, I thought I was just a frog in a small well.
But this scoundrel Iotias says he has hidden my power.
“Wow, you were really thinking like that. Is that called humility? I liked it better.”
The corners of Iotias's mouth rose as he had a crazy look in his eyes.
What a strange man, how he admires illogical things.
“Stop staring at her and answer my question.”
Dabin spoke dryly, and Iotias laughed lightly:
“Imagine the Hilderius family hiring one of the few elite healers in the empire. “You think that person will leave Kay alone? I don’t want any more competitors.”
Dabin's face hardened even more after hearing Iotias's answer.
Who is that person? In this world where the evil Eveliana has disappeared, who is the person that Dabin fears?
No matter how much I try to remember the novel I read ten years ago, I only remember the major events, but the details... I completely forgot about it.
“So, shall we finish our food? It will get cold.”
Iotias grabbed the knife and began to cut the steak in front of him, and blood flowed abundantly from the meat.
Do you eat raw meat...?
"I like my meat rare. I specifically asked the cook about that. Miss Kay, do you like rare meat too?"
This was not the level of maturity I know. My appetite was completely suppressed as he put the blood-dripping meat into his mouth with a satisfied face.
I shook my head vigorously with disgust on my face.
I want to go home quickly, Dabin.
I sent a distress signal, but...
“Huh, let’s eat first and then think.”
It seemed that Dabin did not understand my request, and she started eating the food on the table.
All I had to do was wait stupidly for lunch to finish.
That long lunch was over. As soon as he finished, Iotias ordered us to leave quickly.
“I enjoyed lunch. The tower meeting will start soon, so I should go. Come back in peace.”
Bug!
He closed the door forcefully after leaving quickly.
I remained in shock.
'Wh...what is this?'
We felt like we were kicked out in the blink of an eye.
What kind of human being is this man?
While I was looking at the door in amazement,
Dabin spoke:
“Let's go, Kai. This madman is always like this.”
Her reaction seemed like this happened all the time.
I looked around, and this tower was standing alone on a desolate plain, with nothing around it.
“But, where are we? It doesn’t look like we’re in the capital.”
“This is the space of Tower Square. I myself do not know its exact location. It is a place that cannot be entered or left without transfer files.” “Made in the Tower.”
So, this means that only the wealthy can use the tower? It was a world that the poor could not even dream of.
Dabin searched her magic space and took out a scroll.
“To Hilderius’ Palace.”
The view of the barren plain faded and changed, revealing the palace of the Duke of Hilderius.
“I survived.”
Just seeing the familiar place, my tension went away.
I want to go to my room and rest.
While I was about to enter the palace, Dabin spoke with a serious face:
“Kay, be careful of Iotias. He is a dangerous man.”
Even without her saying it, I was fully aware of his step.
He is someone who has the audacity to kidnap me despite the presence of Dabin by my side.
“Should I buy self-defense tools?”
I wonder, is there pepper spray or an electric shock device in this world? Or something similar...?
Dabin replied with hesitant expressions:
“Self-defense tools… well. The problem is whether they will work on Iotias, but let’s think about it together.”
Iotias was born into a great family, possessed great power, and received a lot of love and attention as a blessing since... His birth.
The prognosticators praised his strength, and his parents rejoiced in that strength.
Those were a few happy days in his short childhood.
As he grew older, he was able to use his great power despite his young age, just as the prognosticators said.
Everyone in the house loved him and considered him the pride of the family.
All that remained was for the family to become greater.
But, that happy childhood ended there.
Because there were many who feared the prosperity of his large family.
This is how the tragedy began.
Eutias's parents were brutally murdered before his eyes in a devastating accident.
After that, his family members who loved him lost their lives one by one.
Thus, a noble family collapsed in the blink of an eye.
All that's left is a little boy.
The only heir of the great family:
Iotias.
The child lost everything and was thrown into the streets.
He spent the rest of his childhood in the alleys of the streets.
Dirty, full of cold, hunger and violence.
This place was daily hell.
He saw people brutally dying before his eyes every day.
He could have been that person at any moment.
There was not the love, attention and happiness that he received from his family in abundance.
Staying alive was difficult.
He used all means and methods to escape.
Thus, those days turned the little boy into a devil.
The child who grew up in the streets begging for food has learned how to read human hearts well.
And he knew how to exploit them.
For him, humans were just tools and nothing more. Nothing was impossible.
Although he possessed great power, he still longed for a force that no one could defeat.
“I will put everyone in this world at my feet.”
Thus the ambition of Jotias' life began to silently take shape.