Another week had passed, and Leon and Emily continued their strength and combat training, noting improvements in their fitness and endurance. It looks like Morrison didn’t make a mistake when he advised them to include the training sessions in their daily routine.Morrison on the other hand tries to visit as often as possible because he also has his own business and life away from this secluded place. Although, Leon and Emily don’t know the full details about his life outside, they don’t bother to ask about it since they know they can trust the man. Morrison just wanted the best for them and they knew that he was a harmless person.“The professor told me that he saw a lot of improvements in you. I am proud of what you have become so far, Emily,” Leon complimented her with a smile.Emily smiled back at him. She was happy with her improvements too. “Oh, really? Thank you for telling me, Leon. I also noticed the changes in my body since I started working out. I feel like I was physicall
It had now been almost three weeks since they started their training sessions, and Leon and Emily were going strong with their established morning strength and combat training, introducing new exercises and techniques.“Wow, you are incredibly strong now, Emily. I think if we spar again, the outcome will still be the same. You will probably win against me again,” Leon is trying to light up the mood because they had been in serious training sessions these past few days when Morrison was here to supervise them.When Emily remembers what happened during their previous sparring, her cheeks get hot and she feels shy. That was the time when their bodies were so close to one another while their eyes were glued. It made her heart race so she was getting shy when she remembered it.“I think it would be better if we do solo shadowboxing instead. Honestly, the sparring session makes me feel awkward,” she admitted with a bit of shyness.Leon noticed that she couldn’t look straight into his eyes.
Leon and Emily are in the middle of their morning breakfast when they hear a knock on the door.“Don’t worry, I am sure it was the Professor,” said Leon. He knows that Emily might panic again, thinking an enemy might come into the cottage.“I know, don’t worry about me,” Emily simply replied with a smile and she nodded, signaling him to open the door.His guess was right because it was Morrison who arrived with a serious expression on his face. It looks like he brought an upcoming bad news with him based on how serious he was.“Good morning, Professor. What brought you here this time?” asked Leon with a smile on his face.However, Morrison’s facial expression didn’t change. He stared at Leon with straight eyebrows which made him startled.“Can I talk to Leon alone?” he asked for permission. He wanted to have a man-to-man talk with him because he would be dropping an important matter that needed to be discussed as soon as possible.“Sure, you can both talk. I will just continue my bre
Emily had gone back to Sarah’s room to rest while Leon went back to the study area. The woman kept apologizing for what she had done but Leon told her it was fine.“I’m sorry for making you wait, Professor,” Leon apologized to the man for the interruption that just happened a while back.“It’s okay. I hope it won’t happen again in the future. Have you talked to Emily about it?” asked Morrison with a serious voice.“She was baffled when I saw her. I think she was also confused, let’s just give her some time to settle down,” Leon advised.Morrison just nodded because he knew that they were not finished discussing the urgent matter yet.“As I was saying earlier, anyone who felt that any ring was in wrong hands could collect these stones one by one, and then they could raise their case for why they felt the caretaker of the ring wasn’t reliable,” said Morrison as he continues explaining about it.Leon was left in awe, realizing how risky it can be if someone uses his weakness as the new p
Meanwhile, Morrison reaches into the folds of his jacket, pulling a manuscript, which turns out to be a rough map.“Instead of promising me through words, we need to take action. We can’t start finding the magical stones without concrete planning,” said Morrison with a serious face.“I understand. Is that a map you are holding?” asked Leon and he tried to peak on what Morrison was holding.He handed the map to Leon who looked a bit stunned. “I have spent the last month tracking down the location of each stone, and I have managed to obtain it with great difficulty. Here is the map that I used for it,” he stated.Leon was relieved knowing that the man had done almost half his job. Now, it won’t be difficult for her to find the stones, at least having the map with him will be a great help in his mission.“That’s good to know. I am impressed with what you have done. I can understand your absence now because you are probably busy dealing with these kinds of stuff, right?” Leon complimented
Emily is occupied because she wants to make dinner for Leon before he leaves for his mission. She also prepared everything that he might need on his trip.Although she didn’t expect that they would be separating this early, she tried her best to understand his situation. Perhaps, this is an important matter for him that he needs to prioritize at any cost. The things that she has heard through Leon and Morrison’s conversation earlier have started to sink into her mind.“Are you sure you will be leaving this evening? Can’t you wait until the sunrise tomorrow?” asked Emily with a worried voice.She saw Leon wearing his shoes and jacket and seemed ready to leave the cottage. “Sorry, but I can’t wait another day. I need to leave this evening no matter what happens,” Leon replied seriously.“At least, eat first before you leave. The dinner is ready,” Emily offered. However, Leon just shook his head and said; “No need, I’m in a hurry. Thanks for being thoughtful, though.”He was about to o
Leon was in deep thought until he finally remembered his mentor’s words: “The blood running in your veins was enough to unlock many doors for you.”His eyes widened as he tried to process the information that Morrison gave him. The man’s words are so deep that he needs to dive in before he can dwell and understand its meaning.“What does it mean, Professor?” he mumbled to himself. He wishes that Morrison would appear in front of him again but he was not on the verge of life and death yet. So he must figure out it on his own.At that time when the man told him these exact words, he assumed it was only related to the other people in society but today, he was grasping deeper to find out what was the real meaning behind those words from his mentor.As he stared at the snakes, he felt a little strange because when he was young, these creatures were he despised the most. He was afraid of snakes since he was a child but at this time, he feels like he was able to tame them.“If the Professor
Leon stood up there with his eyes wide open as he anticipated a magical event that was about to occur in this place.He was right because as the tree was binding with the stone, a green aura formed around Leon, and he felt a strange pull before the force field went slack again.“What the hell just happened? Why am I feeling something weird in my body?” Leon was so confused.After the green aura surrounding him was gone, he felt incredibly strong as if he suddenly became more powerful than his previous self.In return, Leon gains a superpower: the ability to communicate with animals. However, even though he also felt that something changed within himself, he was not fully aware of the superpower he just obtained with the help of the forest stone.Since he was able to present the stone in the ancient tree, he gained a superpower in return. So this was what his mentor was talking about when he said that he could only become more powerful than Lord Rosenberg once he collected all the magi