Aftermath POV1

After Phoenix and his men disappeared, everyone simultaneously looked at Leus.

Felix, Scar, Bones, Kyle, Maxton, and everyone else. All eyes were on Leus.

Leus looked around him in confusion

"Hmm? Is everything okay?"

Felix nodded

"What now? Young Master"

Leus inwardly sighed

'Why is he still calling me that in front of everyone here? ... It's so embarrassing'

As for the others:

After everything that happened today, and on top of it, hearing an armored knight call Leus "Young Master" seriously begged the question.

'Who is Leus?'

He clearly isn't just a normal magician, no normal person has an armored knight as an escort, right?

Scar already knew that Leus' family name was Inferno, so this, in particular, didn't surprise him.

But no one else knew that, everyone became curious and started to speculate.

'Maybe he's from a really rich family'

'Maybe he's a noble'

'Maybe the man who came just now is his father'

And so on.

But no one asked.

Ultimately, it didn't matter who Leus was, to them, He was The Purple Saint.

Knowing his identity would satisfy their curiosity, nothing more than that.

Leus looked at Felix and replied

"I have nothing in mind, if you want to leave you can leave"

Felix shook his head and politely said

"I can't do that. My order is to remain with you until you go back to the Library."

"Don't you want to go home or something?"

"That's irrelevant, I will remain with you until you go to the Library."

Since Felix was unyielding against leaving, Leus stopped asking him to do that, but he had something else more important to ask him

"Just call me Leus, okay?"

Felix was reluctant so he didn't reply

"Come on, I've known you long enough. In return, I'll call you just Felix instead of Guardian Felix, how is that?"

Felix still didn't reply, but he seemed to be contemplating it, so Leus didn't say anything.

After a couple of seconds, Felix replied

"Only outside my main shift"

"Sure, that's better than nothing, Felix."

Leus was satisfied by the result of this conversation.

He looked at Scar and wanted to say something, but then noticed that there were still many, many men behind Scar.

He thought for a second then decided

"GUYS!"

Leus called loudly

"We just won a tough battle! This night is a party"

The men raised their knives and swords high and cheered, and within seconds, the atmosphere became lively and spirited.

Leus looked at Kyle and saw Maxton sticking dangerously close to him

'Oh right, this guy exists'

"Kyle, get us enough drinks! Maxton, help him!"

Kyle and Maxton nodded vigorously and disappeared somewhere.

Bones looked at the men and said

"Let's meet in the Base guys!"

The men cheered again and turned around towards the Base.

The place slowly became empty of people, except Leus and the three surrounding him.

"Felix, I'll spend the night here then go home in the morning, take Dad, and go to the Library. Is that okay with you?"

"Yes, Youn- Ahem, yes"

"Felix, loosen up, this strictness isn't going to fit well in the party."

"Don't worry, I'll remain outside"

Leus furrowed his brows

"And why would you do that? Stop being lame and join us"

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Of course, you must try Scar's amazing drink"

Upon hearing that, Bones' face twisted in disgust, and both Leus and Scar chuckled about it

"Let's go"

After Scar said that, the four of them walked towards the Base.

When they reached, they saw Kyle and Maxton preparing a lot of metal pots and firewood, and slowly the place was becoming full of people.

Leus walked and filled the pots with Water, added ice cubes to some, and left some to boil.

'Magic is pretty useful.'

As time passed, all of Leus' gang members gathered, and Leus recognized many faces.

'The Sharp Fang, that Protector I forgot his name and others...'

Felix had many questions regarding the entire place, but he didn't ask anything.

Leus was sitting beside Felix, and in front of him, Scar and Bones were there, they were sitting around a campfire and talking.

Kyle and Maxton were constantly serving them drinks.

Leus asked Scar in a teasing tone

"How are things going with Meli?"

"Things are going pretty good, I recently befriended her father too"

"When are you going to take things further? You know? Engage or something"

"I currently don't have much time because I'm training a lot."

"Oh right, Phoenix said you'll evolve soon"

Scar nodded

"I've been feeling it for a while, it's pretty close"

Leus was able to see Scar's Aura, but he couldn't understand what made him about to evolve soon or anything

' ... I can tell that he's a strong Soldier, but I don't see anything that indicates his evolution'

Naturally, such things existed, Leus was just not experienced enough to notice it, and his perception wasn't that keen yet.

After a while of talking, Leus turned to Felix and asked

"Felix, you've been quiet since you joined us, why don't you tell us about yourself?"

Felix scratched his neck in embarrassment

"I don't have any interesting things to talk about"

Bones quickly asked

"How about you tell us your opinion of that drink? You drank only one glass and the second has been in your hand for an hour"

"Oh? Well, it's certainly ... special in its own way."

He smiled wryly and added

"After getting used to fancy stuff in the city's restaurants, it's hard to appreciate such flavors"

Everyone laughed hearing that.

Leus asked

"Are you telling us that you dislike it in a polite way?"

Felix smiled and didn't reply

Scar asked him

"How's life in the city now... I've not left the Slums for a long while"

"Well, honestly, I'm mostly either at work or at home.

Sometimes I visit restaurants, but my wife, Arleen, is pregnant, so I rarely leave the house nowadays."

Leus quickly joined

"Oooh? Congrats! I will talk to Master about giving you a vacation of sorts"

He scratched his chin in thought

"Hmm? What do people do in these circumstances? I have no idea, but I'll tell the Master to be easy on you."

Felix smiled

"Thanks, I truly appreciate that."

During the party, most of the people spoke about today's incident and how they viewed it, they called it

(The Battle of The Giants)

A fight between a man who creates blades out of thin air and another who can swing his sword faster than their eyes can see.

Although Kasai lost, no one mocked him, the fact that he survived for a couple of seconds was impressive to them.

On the other side, Felix's relationship with Leus strengthened.

Felix felt good about the way Leus treated him, and he now views Leus as more than just a person he works for.

Hours passed quickly, and dawn came.

By that time, most of the people were already gone and only very few remained.

Leus decided to call it a night and go home

'There's a lot to talk about with Dad and Arno...'

So he said goodbye to his friends and Maxton then left the Slums with Felix.

'It was indeed an eventful day, Right?'