Legends of Runeterra

For the next few days, Li En lived in Gregory's family's wooden cabin like an ordinary traveler.

In addition to telling endless interesting stories, Lee En took out a lot of candies like a magician, making the two sisters Anne and Daisy like to be with him even more.

They followed wherever Li En went, almost like two little tails.

However, separation came as expected.

Early in the morning of the fifth day, at the door of Gregory's cabin.

"Brother Li En, can you please not leave~!"

"Yeah, we will be good and won't sneak candy at night~!"

"Annie, Daisy, Brother Li En has some places to go and people to meet. I will come back to see you when I am done."

Li En took his hands off the sisters' heads and looked at the Gregory couple.

"Mr. Gregory, Mrs. Andes, thank you for your hospitality these days."

"Haha~! Mr. Li En is so polite~!"

"Yes, Mr. Li En, your kindness to our family will be remembered by Lianna and I!"

The couple looked at Li En with grateful smiles on their faces.

"Thanks for your care, I have a gift for you."

As Li En spoke, he took out a box from his arms and handed it to the two of them.

"Mr. Li En, you really don't..."

"Click~!"

Li En opened the box, and the items inside were revealed in front of the two of them.

This is a pair of identical bracelets, made of silver-white metal, carved with exquisite and mysterious patterns, and designed to be freely adjustable in size.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

When the two sisters saw such a shiny and beautiful bracelet, they couldn't help but come forward to take a look.

"Haha~! Annie, Daisy, do you like it?"

“I like it~!”

"Yeah, I like it too!"

"Then I'll give it to you!"

Before the Gregorys could react, Li En put the bracelet on the sisters' wrists.

"Wait, Daisy, Annie! Mr. Li En, this is unacceptable. We have not been able to repay your kindness, but you gave us gifts instead. This is really..."

Lianna exclaimed softly and was about to take the bracelet off their wrists.

"Yes, Mr. Li En, we really can't accept this..."

"Haha~! Mr. Gregory, this pair of bracelets is made of rune steel. Besides being beautiful, it can also prevent magic from getting out of control~!"

Li En spoke slowly and Gregory paused.

"Wait, honey!"

"what?"

"Thank you, Mr. Li En!"

Gregory said this and bowed to Li En with great respect.

"Well, you're welcome. I'll take my leave then."

Li En nodded, glanced at the two sisters who were still fiddling with the bracelets, and turned away without hesitation.

...

In the living room, Gregory watched the two sisters playing, their silver bracelets swinging on their wrists.

"Rune Steel, this is Rune Steel..."

As Gregory, who had once been in the Immortal Fortress, had the honor of seeing this extremely precious metal.

Especially when he discovered that Annie's talent was out of control, he tried every possible way to obtain it in order to suppress the out-of-control magic.

However, even if he spent all his assets, he could not buy even a little bit of metal, but now Li En easily gave it away in the form of a bracelet.

Moreover, judging from the color that is almost the same as silver, the rune steel used to make the bracelet is of extremely high purity.

"Shua~!"

Gregory stood up suddenly and strode to the door.

"Where are you going, dear?"

By the time Lianna noticed and called out, Gregory had already run out into the yard.

...

Walking slowly along the country path as if taking a stroll, Li En admired the scenery all around.

“Tick, tick, tick…”

Hearing the hurried footsteps coming from behind him, Li En's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Hoohoo! Wait! Please wait a moment, Master Li En!"

"Eh? Mr. Gregory, why are you here?"

Looking at Gregory, who stopped in front of him, holding his knees and breathing heavily, Li En showed some confusion on his face.

"Master Li... Li En... I... I am willing..."

"what?"

"puff"

"Ahem~! Please accept Annie!"

Gregory knelt down in front of Li En and pleaded respectfully.

"Well...you should get up first."

"Master Li En, I am too arrogant. You can punish me however you want. Please accept Annie as your disciple!"

Gregory didn't dare to disobey Li En at all. He stood up and continued to plead with Li En.

"Okay, let's go back first."

"Yes, Master Li En!"

...

"Gregory you...Mr. Li En!?"

"I am your guest again, Mrs. Andes."

"Welcome, welcome! Mr. Li En, please come in!"

Seeing Li En, Lianna's original dissatisfaction instantly turned into a smile, and she invited him in.

Anne and Daisy in the living room saw Li En and rushed over with cheers, hugging his thighs on the left and right.

After coaxing the two sisters back to the room, Gregory sat opposite Li En.

Placing the refreshments on the table, Lianna sat next to her husband and looked across at Li En.

"Mr. Li En, it's great that you can come back and stay for a while!"

"Haha~! Mrs. Andes, actually I came back this time because Mr. Gregory invited me to accept Anne as my disciple."

"what?"

Lianna looked at her husband with a puzzled look.

"My dear, it is!"

“Swish~!”

Li En raised his hand, and red arcs of electricity jumped between his fingers.

"As you can see, I am a mage! And I saw Annie's talent, so I intend to take her as my apprentice."

Seeing this, Lianna nodded slightly, then stopped asking questions and left everything to her husband.

"Then Mr. Li En, what we are going to do next..."

“Don’t do anything, Mr. Gregory.

But before I officially accept Annie as my disciple, there is one more truth from the past that I want you to witness with your own eyes."

"The past? The truth?"

"Well, Mrs. Andes, please bring Annie out, and then you and Daisy stay in the room, okay?"

Lianna subconsciously glanced at her husband, and when she saw Gregory nod, she immediately stood up and walked towards the room.

"Click~!"

The door was closed, and Anne, holding Tibbs, stood at the door of the room.

After glancing at the two people in the living room, under Gregory's gaze, Anne took her short legs and ran to Li En's side with a "click-click" and sat down.

"Brother Li En~!"

"Well, Annie is so good."

Facing Annie who was approaching him, Li En rubbed her little head.

"Hehe~!"

Annie yawned, rubbed her eyes, then hugged Tibbers and Li En's arms and slowly fell asleep.

"Lord Li En..."

"Don't worry, Annie just fell asleep."

Gregory felt a little relieved as he looked at Anne's steady breathing.

Li En pulled his arm away from Anne's arms and took away her Tibbers.

Putting the little bear on the table, Li En looked at Gregory.

"Come over to me, Mr. Gregory."

"Yes, Master Li En!"

When Gregory stood side by side with him, Li En raised his right hand.

"Hoo~!"

An invisible barrier spread out, covering the small living room.

"Mr. Gregory, are you ready to uncover the truth of that year?"

"Hoo~!"

Gregory took a few deep breaths and then looked at Li En.

"My lord, I'm ready!"

"Very good, then, close your eyes and relax~!"

"Yes!"

Gregory closed his eyes and felt Lee En's hand on his shoulder.

"Hmm~!"

A cold yet hot feeling ran up my shoulders and into my eyes.

"Okay, now, open your eyes."

"Mr. Li En, this..."

Gregory blinked and didn't feel any changes. Just as he was about to ask Li En, he was attracted by the scene on the side.

For some reason, Tibers on the table had changed his appearance. The brown velvet was covered with dark red cracks that looked like lava, and hot flames were rising all over his body.

An almost transparent and extremely broken shadow enveloped Tibers, and the raging flames were firmly locked in his body.

Gregory looked at the face with closed eyes and full of pain, and tears instantly blurred his vision.

With lips that couldn't stop trembling, she called out the name she had been thinking about day and night in a trembling voice.

"A... Amorine..."