Chapter 119
"Ugh… my head hurts." Max muttered as his blurry vision slowly cleared. He held his head, which was spinning for a few seconds, before it finally calmed down, allowing him to see where he was.
Turns out, he was back in his room, lying on his bed with the sheets pulled over him. Glancing to the side, he froze when he saw a face leaning in close, causing him to yelp loudly and shoot upright.
"Are you okay, sire?" Jim asked in deep concern, his tone shaky as he leaned toward Max, who was still calming his wildly beating heart.
"Do… don't call me that again." Max scolded, glaring at the E–ranked hunter who stared at him with genuine concern. "I'm fine."
"That's such a relief, considering the fact that you slept for an entire day. The doctors said it was because of the poison you were injected with.