Family Time

Leus slept for many hours that night and got up late.

After freshening up, he went to the lobby and found Viorica there

"Hey Mom"

"Leus, Hey! Your Dad told me that you came back late, What were you doing outside?"

"Ah just random things, I met some ... interesting people"

"Really? Who?"

"There was some girl who had a problem so I went to her house"

"Huh?"

Viorica was puzzled, So he took a pause for a few seconds, But then she continued in a different tone

"You went to a girl's house?"

Leus became flustered by that change

"Yeah .. no, I mean - Yes.

Listen, Her father was sick and I wanted to see if I could help him"

"What's her name?"

"Meli"

Viorica came closer and asked with excitement

"So what happened with, you know, Meli?"

'Why is she emphasizing her name'

"Nothing happened, I helped her father and left"

"That's it?"

"Yeah"

Viorica looked at Leus skeptically and then asked

"How does she look? Is she pretty? Do you like her?"

"It's ... Not like that, I just helped her, She's just young"

Viorica tilted her head

"Young? How young?"

Hearing that someone was young from Leus didn't make sense

"I don't know exactly .. Maybe 17 or 19, Something like that"

"That's ... Much older than you"

It took Leus a moment to process what he heard

"Yeah ... Actually, That's right. Anyway, Where is Dad?"

Viorica wanted to talk more about Meli but she didn't want to bother Leus she just thought

'I'll ask Blaze to have some guy talk with him later'

And she replied Leus

"He went outside for some work, He should be back by the night"

Leus nodded

"What about Amethyst and Merlin?"

"They're playing outside"

"Alright I'll go and see them"

"Food will be ready soon, tell them to be prepared to come inside to eat!"

Leus nodded and went outside

When Amethyst saw Leus she quickly noticed the dagger and pointed at it

"What is this? Show me"

'Oh right, I forgot about it ... Mother was too busy thinking about romance and didn't even notice it'

"It's dangerous, Be careful"

Leus saw Blaze give Amethyst and Merlin his sword to check it out before, so he gave them the dagger

'As long as I'm supervising there's nothing wrong, And even if someone gets cut I'll just heal the wound.'

Amethyst and Merlin checked the dagger and said that it looked expensive and fancy, Unlike their father's which was simple and bland

Leus agreed with their opinion

'Ya, I didn't concentrate much about it, but it seems that this dagger brings a lot of attention ... Well, I paid my entire fortune on it.'

Leus took the dagger and wrapped it back around his leg but he then remembered something

'That's right! I paid my entire fortune, I'm broke'

Leus thought about taking some missions from the Guild, but he quickly decided against it for two reasons.

'One, Father told me not to go out of the city unless I get his permission or Arno's.

Two, Even if I get, I made a deal with Scar that I'd be there to train him, I don't want to break my promise.'

'Well, I don't really need money right now'

'I'll keep it somewhere in the back of my mind, I can probably earn 3-4 silver coins in a week if necessity arises'

Leus spent some time with Amethyst and Merlin, And soon after, Viorica called them inside for lunch.

Leus went inside and had lunch with his family.

After that, he had nothing to do, so he spent the day doing random things or just playing with Merlin and Amethyst.

Amethyst enjoyed playing chase with her brothers, and in the last few weeks, Merlin found a new hobby, He enjoyed playing with wooden swords against Blaze, But since Leus was almost never home he didn't ask him, But today he did.

'He's a bit clumsy'

Was Leus' evaluation

'Perhaps if he trains more he'll stop tripping on his own feet'

Time passed quickly and night came, And Blaze came back home.

Both Leus and Blaze had some things that they wanted to discuss, so after everyone had dinner, Blaze spoke with Viorica for some time and then went with Leus to the garden

Blaze pointed at Leus' dagger and asked

"So, Leus, How exactly did you end up with this dagger?"

Leus described his encounter with the shop owner and how he offered him the Obsidian Dagger.

Leus also mentioned how many merchants on stalls or booths avoided offering him their goods for no reason, After Leus was done talking Blaze began laughing

"You bought that For 3 Silver and 5 Bronze coins?"

Leus pointed at the strap wrapped around his leg

"Yeah, With the Leg Strap"

Blaze inwardly facepalmed, he pointed at Leus' Emblem and said

"Leus, let me explain about this emblem.

I've mentioned its significant value before, but it seems you didn't fully understand it. The emblem gives off an impression that you could be the Young Master of a noble family.

This leads some merchants to hesitate in offering their goods, thinking that it might be seen as offensive. However, on the flip side, it also motivates certain merchants to present their most valuable symbolic items, like this dagger."

"Is .... The dagger bad?"

Blaze hooks his head

"It's not bad, But normally, people would get a normal dagger for 6-8 Bronze coins with an extra one bronze coin for the strap, You paid almost 5 times more.

Sure, It looks fancy, But that's it, it's not worth all this"

That's when it sank into Leus' mind

'I got scammed'

Leus became sulky so Blaze tried to cheer him up

"It's alright Leus, You're still learning, But why do you even need a dagger?"

"Ah, I just thought it'd be cool, you have one, So I wanted one like you"

Blaze patted Leus' head

"On the bright side, you now have a fancy dagger, It's fine.

Just be careful, This Emblem affects how people treat you."

Leus sighed

'I can just take it off, But it means a lot to me, It shows how far Arno went for me, I don't want to remove it'

Blaze noticed his dilemma and decided to change the subject

"How was your day?"