181 DISOBEYING THE EMPEROR

"THAT better be important, Isaak Viotto."

Isaak could tell that his brother, Emperor Rino, was pissed.

[Well, who wouldn't be? I sneaked into his chamber in an ungodly hour and knocked out his shadow knights.]

Hence, Isaak got straight to the point.

"There were people like me and Runa already."

"What?"

The emperor looked shocked.

[Was I too straightforward?]

"It seems like an epidemic," Isaak explained in a grim voice. "And the disease is turning the patients into something like me and Runa."

Emperor Rino shut his eyes tight while pinching the bridge of his nose. "Give me the complete details, Isaak."