127 Chapter 126 (1/2)
Leon slept for three days straight, so when he woke up, he was starving. Luckily, it was time for breakfast, and he could smell Amanda's home cooking. In the kitchen, Leon saw Amanda and Maya eating.
”Morning,” Leon said.
”The hero is finally awake,” Amanda smiled. ”You slept like a rock the past few days that we could hear your snore from all over the house.”
”I don't snore... probably,” Leon patted Maya's head. ”Where is everybody?”
”They are cleaning the city,” Amanda answered. ”The number of demons and monsters is too high; if we leave them alone, the smell will cause diseases.”
”Do we have enough hands for that?” Leon asked.
”Yes, fifty soldiers from New York came to help us,” Amanda said. ”You asked for their help, right? Anyway, we have another problem.”
”What problem?” Leon frowned.
”Some survivors are questioning why you didn't help us earlier,” Amanda explained. ”The power of those two rings is unbelievable, so they thought they could avoid a lot of deaths if you had stayed with us. Some people recognized from the first time you came and then know that you are my brother.”
”That equipment I got from William, Sanchez, and Alisson,” Leon said. ” If I had those before I would have let them in your hands.”
”I know that, and that is why I explained that you left the Angelic Bow and the Grim Reaper Scythe when they heard that they calmed down a little since thanks to those we managed to buy a lot of time. Although I said that we have a problem, this situation should solve itself. The survivors are only upset because everyone lost some friends.”
”I see… how many civilians died?” Leon asked.
”Only seven, the fact that you are also the reason that most people here can use earth manipulation is helping to calm down the nerves,” Amanda explained. ”Thanks to that kind of magic, people managed to create underground shelters under their homes. That is why we avoided a catastrophe.”
”That's good, but that makes me wonder why you two didn't create one under your home,” Leon said. ”Sasha had a hard time against the dark slimes.”
”We should have done that, but in the last months, we didn't have time,” Amanda said. ”Anyway, brother… can I ask why did you let the directors in that situation? We can't feed them, and we barely managed to give them water.”
”That is more than enough; those guys are lucky to be alive,” Leon said. ”They used two of my friends as hostages, and they also blinded one of them. I had a tough time controlling myself not to kill them while I was traveling.