Evenus Household [2]

"To be clear, I am not happy with this arrangement." 

Getting on the carriage, I made sure to express my disappointment and outrage toward the situation as Leon sat beside me, his expression a lot more relaxed than it had been a few moments ago. 

".....That's fine." 

He said, crossing his arms and leaning his head against the wooden back of the carriage. 

"You'll understand once we get there. It'll be something that you'll thank me for later." 

"...." 

At that, I didn't say anything. 

He was probably right. No, he was right. It was just that... I was exhausted. I wanted to spend the following two months just focusing on myself. 

As Atlas said, I had been neglecting my [Curse] magic a lot. 

...I couldn't afford to waste time not improving it. 

Although I had won the tournament and was the best, the enemies that I had to deal with were a lot more powerful than the opponents that I faced.