Chapter 109: A unexpected surprise to Leo (1/2)

Arriving outside the Sword and Magic, Leo suddenly saw Richton opposite to him, leaving the shop called Black Magic as the latter somewhat looks like a person who just went through a battle that lasted for a few weeks.

Richton's body at this moment was exhausted. Actually, not because he was tutored physically, but because Caynis's way of torture was by tormenting him mentally and spiritually. The one being attacked was his Spirit, which automatically also attacks both his body and mind at the same time.

Because Caynis was a Mage, he wasn't someone with a strong physical body. Hence, his torturing method was always by using his Magic to attack the Mage's Spirit. But this way of torturing was really tormenting. It's even a lot worse compared to torturing someone physically, especially towards a Mage.

The Spirit of a Mage was the most important part of their existence. Any damages inflicted to the Spirit would be tens of times or hundreds of times more damaging compared to purely physical or mental attack.

Fortunately, Richton was only being tormented. So, Caynis Spirit Magic assault was only meant to make him feel the pain of being attacked in the Spirit, hence causing no actual damages to his Spirit at all. If it wasn't only a torment though, then his life as a Mage would be no better than being over.

After all, the way for a Mage to cultivate was by using their Spirit. Making their Spirit absorb the Pure Mana in a Mana stone, or nourishing their Spirit by using resources or cultivation technique in order for their power as a Mage to increase.

”What the heck had happened to this guy. Is the Black Magic shop perhaps a hidden brothel or something of the likes?” Leo can't help but said before quickly getting into the public carriage that he had just hailed.

Just like all this time, the large Mana stone that Leo had was now put in a brown sack. Hence, no one could see anymore what was inside, unlike the net bags which were the same as using plastic.

Even if someone from the Black organization saw Leo, they would only suspect that the sack was a sack full of gold and silver coins, since he had just obviously sold the Magical Beast that he had hunted in a mission to the Sword and Magic.

.....

After less than 30 minutes of travel in a public carriage, Leo finally arrived at the villa.

Curiously, the villa this time was a lot brighter compared to the usual moment Leo would arrive. Hence, he quickly went inside to check the situation as to why the 4 girls had livened up the place today.

The moment Leo goes inside, though, he was immediately greeted by everyone from the Mischievous Lion faction and the Savage Foxes faction with party poppers and a birthday cake with a candle on top while being put up in front of him by Cassandra.

”Happy Birthday!” Cassandra said with a smile.

”Brother, why didn't you inform us about the date of your birthday? We could have prepared something much more grander than this time!” Alfred said as he put his hand on Leo's shoulder.

”Here is my gift to you!” Justine said as he put forward a beautifully wrapped box in front of Leo.

”Mine!” Carlos said.

”Here's mine, too!” Michael said.

”.....” The others from the Mischievous Lion faction and the Savage Foxes faction also gave their gifts one at a time.

Leo was feeling nostalgic while he stared at the smiling faces of his friends as he can't help but thought in his mind, ”How many years had it been since the last time I experienced something like this? I think it was when I was still 7 years old or something, right...?”

It has indeed been a very long time since Leo experienced something like this. His birthday being celebrated by the people he knew or was only acquainted with his friends and family was something he had long forgotten.

To be honest, such joyous occasion such as a birthday celebration had long been buried in the deepest part of his mind, with him having no actual plans of ever pulling it out once again.

Actually, after the death of his parents and brother, a birthday celebration or any joyous occasion would only make him feel uncomfortable.

Often times, Butler Xiao, General Kevin, Fatty Ben, Van, and the others from Heart city, would plan to surprise him in the past. But, every time they do, he would just skip it and tell them to just continue the celebration themselves since he would always feel a sense of longing for his parents and his older brother every time he sees something like this.

After all, his birthday has always been celebrated with his parents and older brother's complete presence. But, ever since they died, such joyous occasions seem like incomplete or lacking for him. It just breaks his heart further into pieces. So, he tends to avoid it as it may unexpectedly cause him the last piece for his entire being to finally crumble and fall.

Unexpectedly, though, someone had actually dared to pull it out once again.

And although he, all the time, felt that sense of incomplete and lacking. This time however was really different.

It was like his parents and older brother, despite already gone, seem to fade away in the background once again, but were then quickly replaced by such happy and joyous new people.