After ironing out the details, Lawrence and Tristan agreed to reach out to the members of the Hero Party, as well as the other Wanderers whom Thirteen had specified.
All of them would then be sent to the Leventis Family Residence three months from now, giving them enough time to spend with their family, as well as handle everything they need to before starting their training camp.
Thirteen also had a few things he needed to take care of, which he preferred to settle before he started training others.
He needed Gerald to forge armor for Camazotz, using the Scales of the Majin King, giving the Death Bat his confidence back.
This was a good opportunity to allow Gerald to try his luck and craft a Mythical or Legendary Equipment using the body parts of a Majin King.
Thirteen also needed to start his Boltron Project, which would become another one of his Trump Cards in a few years.
Erica, who had hastily left the barracks in fear that Thirteen would drag her to his family’s residence, headed straight to her home to see her parents.
She was happy that she wouldn’t have to see Thirteen again for three months and vowed to use her remaining time to prepare her mind and body for the hellish training that she would later go through.
It wasn’t only her who felt thankful that they still had a few months before they met with Thirteen.
Roland, Joshua, Mildred, and Diana were also not too keen on a second round of training under Thirteen’s guidance.
Only Derek seemed excited, and it might be partly due to the fact that he had a huge crush on Shasha.
Thirteen was tempted to cross the swordsman’s name from the list, but he decided to keep the latter because he had performed well during this expedition.
Just as Thirteen was about to enter the gate of his house, he saw a little girl running in his direction with her arms spread wide.
“Bwadaah!”
Rhia, who was told that her brother was about to go home, waited patiently near the gate for his arrival.
Thirteen, whose Soul Core was still in recovery, felt his heart melt as soon as he saw his little sister running in his direction.
The System of Cannon Fodders was weak against children. Maybe because from his point of view, they were innocent and must be protected.
He didn’t hesitate to crouch down and catch Rhia, who had jumped into his embrace and spun her around, making her giggle.
“Have you been a good girl when I was away?” Thirteen asked before kissing Rhia’s chubby cheeks.
“Yes!” Rhia replied and returned Thirteen’s kisses.
While the two were having their reunion, Thirteen felt someone hug his back, making him smile.
“Welcome back, Brother,” Remi said.
“It’s good to be back, Remi,” Thirteen replied. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too, Brother.” Remi smiled happily because her brother returned earlier than expected.
Back then, she had waited for six whole years before she was able to see him again.
This made Remi feel anxious. She was worried that the same thing would happen, and she wouldn’t be able to see her brother again for another six years.
Fortunately, her fears didn’t come to pass, making her sigh in relief.
Soon, more of Thirteen’s family members went to greet him, and before he knew it, his entire family had surrounded him in a group hug, making him feel things he had never felt before. After spending many years as a human, Thirteen had learned what Familial Love was.
Back then, he didn’t really treat his family members as family.
At that time, he thought of them as mere tools that would become his stepping stones to achieve his goals.
But he no longer thought that way.
For their sake, he would fight or kill anyone who wished to harm them.
He wouldn’t even bat an eye even if the entire world became his enemy as long as the people important to him would be safe.
“Rhia, pull Pop’s beard,” Thirteen ordered. “It’s ticklish.”
Rhia giggled and playfully tugged on Gerald’s beard, making everyone chuckle.
“Let’s go inside,” Alessia stated. “We can’t just stand here all day.”
Thirteen nodded and pulled Rhia into his arms, carrying her, and entered the house, feeling at peace after a long, and harsh journey.
The first thing he did was to take a bath so that he could take a nap until dinner.
But, just as he climbed onto his bed, he heard a knock on his door.
“Come in,” Thirteen said.
The door opened and he saw Rhia and Remi, who had come to visit him.
When the little girl saw her brother on the bed, she didn’t hesitate to climb on it as well and
laid beside him.
“Brother, are you going to take a nap?” Remi asked.
“Yes,” Thirteen replied. ƒrēewebnovel.com
“Then, can Rhia and I take a nap with you?”
“Of course.”
Rhia curled up on Thirteen’s chest and closed her eyes while sucking on her thumb. The teenage boy hugged the little girl and held her close like a small pillow.
Remi, on the other hand, hugged Thirteen from behind, treating him as her hug pillow.
It didn’t take long for the three of them to fall asleep together.
Alessia, who was peeking from the door, smiled and looked behind her giving everyone a thumbs up.
She then closed the door and headed downstairs with her husband, Mikhail, and Shasha.
They had just stepped into the living room when they heard a knock on the door, which made Alessia and Gerald exchange a glance with each other.
Just as they expected, the members of the Leventis Family came to visit when they heard that Thirteen had returned to his family’s residence.
Arthur, Callista, Michael, and Hanz were invited inside the living room, where they were offered refreshments.
“Where is that no-good grandson of mine?” Arthur asked as soon as he sat on the couch.
“He’s sleeping with Rhia and Remi,” Gerald answered. “He looks very tired, so we plan to only wake him up when it’s time for dinner.”
“I see.” Arthur nodded in understanding.
Although he called Thirteen his no-good grandson, the boy actually brought in a lot of resources from the Rigel Continent to their family.
Michael, who had been assigned to satisfy the demands of the Earth Dragons, had also performed well during Thirteen’s absence and had formed a harmonious relationship with
them.
He wasn’t aware that after the Earth Dragons had fought alongside Thirteen against the Ancient Eight-Headed Serpent, the three of them admired Zion more and were now hell-bent
on having a good relationship with him.
In fact, the Earth Dragons were now a bit tempted to switch sides, no longer wanting to continue working for their Master who would descend into the Rigel Continent when the right
time came.
“Old man, why have you come looking for my son?” Gerald asked.
Although his relationship with his father had been better compared to what it was several
years ago, he had no intention of accepting Arthur’s invitation to be reinstated to the Leventis
Family.
The reason for his rejection was very simple.
He believed that after a few years, with the help of his son, Zion, his family would become the Main Branch of the Leventis Family.
The mere thought of making that goal a reality was enough to make Gerald refuse any and all kinds of invitations from Arthur, who had no idea what the Father and Son pair was planning
to do.
If he only knew that Zion and Gerald planned to usurp him and the Main Branch of the Leventis Family, he would not hesitate to give the two of them a good slap and force them to
wake up to reality.