42 Trouble comes knocking (1/2)

KNOCK KNOCK**

The door knocks interrupted Leon's training as he opened his eyes.

”Come in.”

”Boss, we have trouble!” Manager Doug came in urgent news. Leon signaled for him to wait with his hands.

Leon had already gotten up. His movements in addition to manager Doug's loud voice roused Aria awake.

”What time is it?” Aria yawned, while rubbing her eyes and exposing part of her fairylike face. A trace of lightning briefly flashed by in her eyes. A slight blush was still present on her face that would suggest that she had a very pleasant dream during her short hour nap. She was only half-awake and had not realized that words have been articulated correctly, while asking.

Leon silently admired her as if he was seeing a rare creature. Sensing the energy fluctuation inside her, he already knew that she had finished awakening. But as for people awakening during their nap, she was probably the first.

”About 8PM.” Leon smiled as her rubbed a trace of saliva from her cheeks. His action made her blood boil, painting her cheeks red from blushing. She was now fully awake and realized that not only had she fallen asleep, she had been clinging onto Leon and drooling on him! How embarrassing was that!? She really wanted to find a hole to hide in.

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She was good at hiding her emotions but for some reason it couldn't be hidden when she's in front of Leon. She tried to put on her usual cold face, but the blush was plain as day.

”Congratulations on awakening. Now you have the power to protect yourself from regular thugs. There's no need for you hide your fa-”

The hands brushing the hair covering her face away froze when he saw the cold eyes stared at him with blushed cheeks. The combination of the two made her expression appear as that of anger.

”Never mind. You can keep hiding it if you don't like.” He covered her face back with both hands before scratching his head in confusion. He wasn't sure why she looked so angry.

”Pft hahaha.” Aria find it hard to maintain facade and broke into laughter under his antics. Her voice rang out like pleasant chimes that left them spellbound. Her laughter made him even more confused.

”Boss is a dragon among men. Only someone like miss Aria is worthy of Boss.” Manager Doug gulped and started bootlicking. He didn't find it humiliating at all that a 40-year old man like himself had to bootlick a young man under 20. The underworld was governed by the strong. Whoever had the bigger fist, had the bigger say.

”Enough. What are the troubles? Speak.”

”The other neighboring gangs have caught wind of gang's diminishing influence and begun encroaching upon our territory. Arlo and Gower had went to handle the situation, but they were sent back with heavy injuries.”

Leon expression darkened at the news. Humanity face threats from the outside, while being corrupted from within. He had not went to find trouble with the other gangs, yet they have came knocking on his doors for trouble. Since they have chosen to walk through the path to hell, he will help send them on the way. He did not fear the noble houses backing the two adjacent gangs. He might have hesitated if he was still an early stage tempered body, but he was already a middle stage tempered body and deemed himself to have sufficient strength to stand tall in the capital.

He would do the kingdom a favor by ridding the tumor plaguing the capital. Only when they are united from within, would they be able to stand strong against outside threats.

Aria was sensible enough not to interrupt the serious talk and only snuggled next to Leon quietly like a little kitten. She had never been in a relationship and had no precedent to define her relationship with Leon. They had just slept on the same bed in each others arms.

'Are we lovers now?' Aria thought childishly.