There were several people I suspected of being behind the assassination attempt.
The first thing that came to mind among them was Uncle James.
When I, my fatherās only flesh and blood, is gone, Uncle James will be the likely successor to the title.
That alone was enough to motivate my ambitious uncle to assassinate me.
Besides, I sided with the workers in the textile mill strike.
My vindictive uncle might have decided to hurt me.
A few more relatives came to mind to succeed the title, but it was only suspicion.
āI have doubts, but I have no proof. If Sir Hans wakes up, I can ask him about the assassins, butā¦ā¦.ā
I blurred out the end of my sentence. In the end, it meant that there were no leads for now.
āFirst, letās gather the evidence while waiting for Lord Hans to wake up.ā
I nodded at my fatherās words.
I donāt know who was after me, but Iāll find the culprit and make him pay.
Thatās the best I could do to honor those who sacrificedā¦ā¦.
āBy the way, Olivia. Would you like to see this?ā
My father took a letter out of his pocket.
āWhile you were asleep, a man came from the Imperial Palace.ā
When I opened the envelope my father gave me and took out the letter, I was the first to identify the sender.
Aaron Tobias, the Head of the Imperial Wizards.
I slowly read the letter.
It requested that Kian visit the magical power monitoring station at the Imperial Palace as soon as possible.
When I put down the letter, done reading, my father said:
āWhen Kian regained his mana, Imperial Knights were sent to identify him.ā
The guards I saw before I had passed out. Did they report it to the Emperor?
Then I understood what happened.
If you are born a magician in the Empire, you must visit the Imperial Palace to measure your mana.
In other words, it is similar to a birth registration that applies only to wizards.
Knowing that Kian became a wizard, the Emperor sent a man according to the custom.
If Kian didnāt know he was a sorcerer of the prophecy 20 years ago, it was reasonable.
āHave you been to the Imperial Palace?ā
When I asked, Kian replied with a slight nod.
āI couldnāt make my own decision without my masterās permission.ā
Even though he awoke as a wizard and he still called me master.
Now that he had enormous power and could protect himself, there was no reason for me to be his master.
I thought I should let Kian know.
āI think we need to deal with this problem first.ā
The letter from the Imperial family even mentioned my name.
The imperial wizard must have addressed me because Kian was still my slave.
Then my father opened his mouth.
āOlivia, what are you going to do?ā
My fatherās eyes were on Kian. Youāre probably going to ask if Iām going to keep Kian as a slave.
Of course, Iām going to liberate Kian. He wouldnāt want to continue being a slave.
But will you understand my decision to liberate Kian?
When I couldnāt answer quickly, my father smiled kindly and said.
āDo whatever you want, donāt worry about me.ā
Was my father originally like this? He used to be more strict.
I think youāve changed a lot since I almost died.
āWhat, you donāt need my permission.ā
My father stood up with the help of the butler.
āI think Iāve been holding you up too long. Get some rest.ā
After my father and the butler left, I breathed a sigh of relief.
It was fortunate that there were events that went as the original, but other times it didnāt.
In the original work, Kian confronted the Emperor as soon as his powers awoke.
The Emperor did not know that Kian was the sorcerer of the prophecy.
It was because Kian tore the Balthazar Grand Duke, who tried to stuff him, to death.
āThe Grand Duke was the Emperorās brother.ā
The Emperor tried to avenge his brother by killing Kian, but it didnāt go his way.
Even if they mobilized the army and sent powerful men, they could not kill Kian.
I was thinking about the original work for a while when Kian called me.
āMaster, may I bring you some food to eat?ā
After being asleep for a long time, I woke up and felt hungry. So Kianās suggestion was very thoughtful. I smiled and said,
Kianās figure disappeared in an instant.
After a while, a Kian appeared with a tray of food.
There was a delicious smell stimulating the appetite from the warm soup.
āMagic is so convenient.ā
Kian, who answered with a smile, put the soup down in front of me.
āItās hot, so eat slowly, Master.ā
I was going to take a bite of the soup and said to Kian.
āYou must be tired. Go rest.ā
āLet me make sure you eat.ā
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I said it was okay, but Kian stayed with me until I emptied a bowl of soup.
When I see Kianās face looking at me with such a gentle lookā¦ā¦.
It never occurred to me that he could have turned out to be genocidal.
Still, heās the Kian I knew well.
I had no choice but to think so.