Eden almost gasped at all the information he had heard. He couldn't help but place a hand over his mouth in shock as he glared.
He couldn't believe it. He just couldn't.
Mr. Hugo was a monster—the opposite of the supportive father figure he had read about. And that was a complete shock.
And also, the idea of Adrian being sick was a bonus shocking news for him. It wasn't mentioned in the novel, and all Eden could say was that the author hadn't gotten to this part yet before he entered the work.
Eden didn't know why Adrian wanted to kill the wizard of EL and meet the Emperor. And from the revelation he just got from these two, he could pretty much have a hint of the reason.
He clearly knew he might not live long because of some terminal illness, and so he wanted to strike a deal or something with the Emperor after bringing the head of the wizard of EL.
His head.
