’She knows about my soul status, too? She kept calling master. Everything about her keeps getting stranger and stranger. First that person from my dream, and now her...’
Leon let out a slow sigh and looked toward Sol. "I don’t know either."
"You don’t?" Sol narrowed his eyes slightly, as if trying to figure out whether Leon was genuinely clueless or simply hiding sothing.
Leon shook his head calmly.
"Well, if you say so." Sol shrugged. "It’s not like I can keep pestering the person who saved my life."
Sohow, Sol had beco unusually open around Leon. The way he talked, joked, and casually asked questions felt less like two strangers and more like old friends reminiscing together.
Just then...
Knock! Knock!
Sol glanced toward the door and imdiately stood up. "She’s here."
Leon frowned slightly. "Who?"
"My sister. She wants to talk to you." Sol turned toward the entrance. "You can co in, sis."
The door slowly opened, and Emily stepped inside.
Leon looked toward the door. The mont he saw her, Leon’s heart skipped a bit.
Emily wasn’t wearing her combat attire this ti. Instead, she wore a soft, elegant dress that enhanced her beauty and graceful deanor even more. Her long brunette hair fell smoothly over her shoulders like flowing silk, framing her delicate face perfectly. Her deep blue eyes looked calr than usual.
The warm light of the room reflected gently against her fair skin, making her look almost unreal for a mont.
"How are you feeling?" Emily asked as she walked toward them and sat down gracefully in the chair.
For a mont, Leon forgot to respond. His eyes remained fixed on her. ’She’s breathtaking... but not in the dangerous way this ti,’ Leon thought inwardly.
"Ahem. Ahem." Sol’s exaggerated cough imdiately snapped Leon back to reality.
Leon cleared his throat awkwardly. "I’m feeling fine. But... where exactly am I right now?"
"At our ho, of course," Sol replied casually.
Leon blinked. "You an... in Daselvia?"
Emily nodded softly.
"What about the others?"
"Your friend Noah. That girl from his group, I can’t quite rember her na and the two knights who were trapped inside the tower. They all escaped the hidden realm with us." This ti, Emily answered first.
"Are they here too?" Leon asked.
Emily shook her head. "No. All of us were transported back to the places from where we were originally dragged into the gate."
Leon frowned slightly. "Then how did I end up here?"
Sol scratched the back of his head. "Well... I was carrying you at the ti. That’s probably why."
"I see." Leon slowly touched his face. "Wait... what about the mask?"
"Oh, that?" Sol suddenly looked excited. "I removed it to check whether you had any injuries. But bro, I was seriously shocked. The mont I took off the mask, your entire outfit changed too. Where do people even buy cool stuff like that?" His eyes sparkled with curiosity.
Leon hesitated for a second. "I just got lucky and received a—"
"A gift?" Emily finished the sentence for him with a soft chuckle.
Her laughter was light and pleasant, echoing gently through the room like the cheerful chirping of a bird.
Both Leon and Sol froze. Though, for completely different reasons.
’No. I need to leave this place as soon as possible... or I might actually fall for her. Why is her smile so cute?’ Leon thought inwardly.
anwhile, Sol was having an entirely different crisis. ’Did she just laugh? Sis can actually laugh like that? Then why is this the first ti I’m seeing it?’
Leon looked away awkwardly, clearly a little flustered. "Yeah... sothing like that."
"Alright. Whatever you say." Emily nodded calmly, though the faint smile on her lips still remained.
Sol’s gaze moved back and forth between the two of them several tis.
Then Leon suddenly rembered sothing important. "I need to return to my country as soon as possible. Can you help arrange that?"
"Of course," Emily replied imdiately.
Leon hesitated for a mont before continuing. "But... I don’t really have anything with right now. No passport or identification docunts and..." He stopped midway, wondering whether he should continue.
"And?" Emily tilted her head slightly.
Leon scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I’m also broke at the mont."
’Not just at the mont. Completely broke,’ Leon corrected inwardly with a bitter smile.
’I need to earn money as quickly as possible and repay them later. But first, I need to go back. I’ve been away for too long already. Jenny is probably worrying herself to death. My finals are coming up too...’ His eyes narrowed slightly. ’And more importantly... now that I have power, I need to officially register as a hunter.’ His fist unconsciously tightened.
"You don’t need to worry about any of that," Sol said casually. "We have our own private jet."
Leon blinked. "Private jet?" Then he quickly cald down again. ’Well... why am I even surprised? This is the Fleming family after all.’
Leon let out a slow breath. "Then I’ll definitely owe you one."
"Nope." Sol imdiately shook his head. "If anything, we’re the ones indebted to you. Honestly, even this isn’t enough repaynt. So stop worrying about it, focus on recovering first, and leave whenever you feel ready."
Leon stayed silent for a mont before speaking again. "There’s one more thing I want to ask."
Both Emily and Sol looked at him attentively.
"Can you keep everything that happened inside the hidden realm a secret? Especially about my sword."
Emily frowned slightly. "Why?"
Leon exhaled slowly. "Because right now, I’m basically only a D-Class knight. Or equivalent to one. If news about that sword spreads, people will start targeting ."
His expression turned serious. "I’m not strong enough yet to protect it... or myself from the kind of trouble it could bring."
Emily and Sol exchanged a glance. Then Emily nodded without hesitation. "That won’t be a problem."
Leon looked genuinely surprised. ’They agreed that easily?’
"I wish I could ask the others to stay quiet, too," Leon muttered. "Those two knights from the tower don’t know much about . But Noah and that girl from his group might accidentally reveal sothing."
"You don’t need to worry about that either," Emily said with a faint smile.
Leon looked confused. "What do you an?"
Sol suddenly let out a dry laugh. "Buddy... let’s just say your serpent friend was very convincing."
"But..." Emily suddenly started again. "You are clearly not just a D-Class knight, are you?"
Emily finally asked what she had been waiting for desperately.
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