Three days later, Gilbert returned to the mansion.
After he came back, he didn't have time to rest. Instead, he called for the steward Peter to ask if Rocky had been sent to the Rejuvenation Hall like he had ordered.
Peter didn't care too much about Rocky before. He knew that Rocky had been sent to Esteban's palace in the Ghost Palace, but he didn't know what happened next. So, when Gilbert asked him, he hesitated for a long time. Then, he replied, "That man never returned from the Ghost Palace."
"What? Didn't you tell Esteban that the man was very important and that he must be very careful?" Gilbert looked more solemn than angry as he stared at Peter.
"Well..." Peter hesitated for a moment because he had not been the person that sent Rocky to the Ghost Palace.
"What is his current condition?" Gilbert asked in a raised voice.
"Sir, I don't know!" Peter's face had turned pale.
As Gilbert glared at him, the entire hall was shrouded in a heavy tension.
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in was absorbing the blood. At the same time, black blood, which was caused from the damage to his body, constantly flowed out of him.
Slowly, Rocky could feel his nerves coming back to life. His muscles twitched. However, because he had lost consciousness for so long, it would take him some time to learn how to control his body again.
Two days later, Rocky, who had been unable to speak, uttered his first words.
"Thank you for helping me..." The first sentence was spent thanking Esteban for saving his life.
As soon as Esteban heard those words, his face suddenly darkened. "I thought you were a mute. It turns out that you can speak! Damn! In my Ghost Palace, I'm the only one who is allowed to speak. If you understand, just shut up and don't disturb me while I'm studying medicine!" While speaking, he stuck two more needles into Rocky's skin.
Rocky thought to himself, 'This elder seems very strange. I guess that's understandable. How else would he be so good at medical skills?'