Ian's Slightly Bad Side (6900)

Miles found it hard to imagine that after fleeing the Awak Domain as a refugee, he had arrived in a new territory, displayed psionic power, and unexpectedly earned the local lord's attention.

And this lord was the kindhearted man who had helped him before. He had even invited Miles into a mysterious research project, making him an important member of the rising faith organization known as the Spirit-Veneration Church.

After coming to the Southern Ridge, I, who used to be plagued by terrible luck, actually turned my fortunes around. Not only did I make like-minded friends, I found meaning in my work. And now, I even hold an indispensable position at the Xiahui Territory Psionic Research Laboratory.

As for my duties...

I was being researched.

Ever since Miles had manifested psionic power in the Black Swamp in order to save a fellow worker, he had become the darling of the local pioneer settlement—the settlement leaders had been beaming with joy, since their evaluation would surely receive top marks now. The other pioneers had gained something to boast about too. After all, their district had a psionic user. Did the other districts?

For Miles himself, becoming a research subject in Xiahui Territory was actually quite comfortable.

He had not left the pioneer settlement. Most days, he still worked alongside everyone else, opening up the wilderness as usual. But sometimes, people from the laboratory would take him to Xiahui Territory for various measurements. On those occasions, Miles would buy local specialties and tools that were hard to find in the settlement for his fellow workers and companions. This had quietly made him the most respected person in the entire settlement aside from its person in charge.

The research process was not particularly painful. At most, several beams of light swept back and