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Leus entered the house, and the first thing he saw was a piece of paper hanging on the wall.

The paper had an image of his backside

'Hmm? What's that'

But before he could go to see it, Viorica came and tightly hugged him

"Leus! Welcome back, it has been so long!"

"Ah, sorry Mom, I had some things to do/"

"We missed you a lot!"

"I missed you too, Mom"

Amethyst and Merlin came out of their rooms and they excitedly greeted Leus.

"Hey! Leus, did you hear the news? Mommy is pregnant"

"Yes, Amethyst, I was told"

She added

"And Daddy will no longer go to the Military! He's staying with us always now"

Leus looked around him

"That's right! By the way, where is he now?"

"He's at work right now"

Leus turned to Viorica and asked

"Which job did he choose?"

"Security supervisor in one of the Mansion's establishments, it's only 6 hours a day and pays well. Thank you Leus!"

"No need"

Merlin approached Leus and pointed at his chest

"This thing is cool"

"You mean the Emblem?" Leus asked while removing it and giving it to Merlin

Merlin took it and inspected it

"If you join the Red Mansion you'll be able to get one too"

Merlin asked with gleaming eyes

"Do you think I can join too?"

"Of course, if you train hard, you will be able to."

Viorica took the Emblem from Merlin's hands

"I can't believe I'm holding this ..."

"Why so?"

"I used to see important people wearing this and giving speeches at festivals and in important places ... I can't believe you now wear one too, Leus!

We are all so proud of you"

Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces made Leus feel proud of himself

'This is pretty good ...'

He replied with a smile

"I wouldn't be able to do anything without all of you"

Then pointed at the piece of paper on the wall

"Also, what's that?"

Viorica turned around then asked in a surprised voice

"You don't know?"

"No ... it kinda looks like me"

Viorica walked and opened a drawer that had about 20 newspapers in it

"What's all that?"

She didn't reply and took out one and gave it to Leus while saying

"Be careful with it"

Leus picked up the newspaper and read,

(The mysterious Purple Star, from the Library's Young Master to The Mansion's Young Lord. Will a new Elite Mage soon emerge?)

'Who took this picture?'

'Must be someone from behind me while I was standing in front of the carriage'

'They really put efforts into this huh ...'

The entire first page was dedicated to Leus' story

A lot was written about him, even testimony from the Crimson Guards

(Years back we got reports that someone was causing a disturbance, we went to investigate and found out that a young kid was playing with Magic.

Who knew that the purple-haired we found at the time would grow up and become a Young Lord?)

Specific information about Leus wasn't written, like his age and personality

(Because of YL. Leus' very discrete nature, we weren't able to learn much about him)

The article ended with a question

(Will the Purple Young Lord ever have an impact on the City?)

'So that's the reason for the attention I was getting huh'

Leus also realized something else

'When that girl was saying that everybody knew my name, she was not taunting me ...'

'Damn. I should apologize the next time I see her'

Viorica's voice interrupted Leus' thoughts

"How do you feel about being famous?"

"... Well, not much I guess ... I just hope that doesn't cause any annoyance"

Viorica pouted

"Hmph, you should be more excited"

"Hehe, sorry Mom"

After speaking with them for a while, Leus went to shower and change.

By the time he was done, Blaze was already home.

"Welcome home, Dad!"

"Leus, you're finally back!"

"Yep ... how are things going for you?"

Blaze replied with a grin

"Better than ever. Saying that things are going well would be an understatement, it's going amazing"

Leus smiled

"That's really good to hear"

"Food is ready everyone! Come to the table"

Viorica and Amethyst brought the plates and put them on the table, then the family sat to eat.

Blaze asked excitedly

"Tell us about the Mansion, how is it there?"

"It's huge! The stairs between floors are probably the same height as our house, the rooms are so big, and there are so many people there"

Merlin didn't like what Leus was saying

"Tell us something more exciting"

Leus scratched his chin

'Well, I spent most of the time in my room ...'

"I met the Duke"

Blaze's eyes opened wide

"Really? Already? I thought it'd take more time"

Viorica asked

"How is he"

Leus replied in a serious, dark tone

"Let's just say that he is a VERY perceptive man ..."

Remembering how Ignatius discovered that he is not a child as soon as he saw him sent shivers down Leus' spine, so he changed the subject.

"You know what else, I saw a silver-haired female there"

Blaze tilted his head

"Silver-Haired? Are you sure it wasn't white?"

"Yeah, I'm sure ... it was silver. And her pupils were vertically slitted, just like cats, I don't even know if she was a human."

Viorica became worried

"Sounds creepy, stay away from her"

Leus laughed

"Well, I'm sure she's not a monster or something"

Then he thought to himself

'Am I tho?'

Blaze changed the subject and said

"Oh Leus, I just remembered.

Felix and Arleen really want to see you and celebrate your new position, when will you be free to meet them?"

"Ahh, not anytime soon. I have MANY things to do, I actually have to go back tomorrow.

Tell them I'm sorry and that they will need to wait a bit, I'll let you know when I'm ready"

Blaze nodded in understanding

"I see, I'll let them know"

Viorica said in an exasperated voice

"You're already leaving tomorrow? You just came back"

Leus wryly smiled

"Sorry Mom, I'm working hard on evolving, and I have no idea how to do it"

Blaze spoke

"If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know"

Leus shook his head

"Thank you, Dad, you already helped me a lot, I'm sure I can figure this out."

'It shouldn't be that hard ...'

After the family ate, they all sat together in the lobby talking about different things, until the topic of Merlin came up

Blaze explained to Leus

"We are not sure exactly how things will go.

Lady Fia said that she's coming this weekend to discuss the details of Merlin going to the Capital's Knight Academy."

Viorica added

"But I'm really worried about him, he will be alone in the Captial, what if something happens to him? How will he get help?"

Leus looked at Merlin and asked

"Do you want to go, Merlin?"

Merlin replied instantly

"Yes, I do, I want to be as strong as you and Dad too!"

Leus nodded and looked at Viorica

"I was told by Fia that Merlin will be treated as a Noble Inferno just like me, he will have at least one Elite Knight as a guard with him.

If you're still worried then you can ask her to make it two guards instead of one.

Or just ask for whatever you want really, if she doesn't agree then I'll see what I can do"

"Really? Are you sure we can ask for a guard?"

"Of course, I'm sure"

Viorica smiled brightly

"This makes it much more relieving ... okay"

Blaze looked at Leus and said

"Thank you Leus, thanks a lot"

"That's not a problem at all"

He turned to look at Merlin and asked

"But when are you going?"

Merlin replied excitedly

"As soon as possible"

"I see ... well, this might be the last time we see each other for a long while, Merlin"

"Really?"

"Yes, I don't know when will I come back home, and you probably won't be here by then. Give me a hug"

Merlin felt a bit shy about giving Leus a hug, he never did that, but he did it anyway and said

"Thank you, Brother"

"Be strong, I'm sure you can make it!"

After that, the family spoke together until night about different things.

Amethyst once again confirmed that she wants to be at home with her parents.

"I also want to be with my new brother or sister!"

Blaze spoke about his new job and how easy it is and how it pays very well.

"The best thing is that I can go back home at night ..."

Viorica spoke about how she would miss both Leus and Merlin all the time

"It'll be very hard without you both, but I want what's best for your future."

Merlin spoke about how excited he was to go to the Capital

"I wonder why is it named Crimson Castle, maybe it has a big Castle, I want to visit it."

Regardless, all of them agreed on forcing Leus to describe the Mansion's interior and furniture and the Duke and everything possible until midnight.

Eventually, it became late and everyone went to sleep in a good mood.

The future looked bright, very bright.