Legends of Runeterra

"Brother Li En, who is she?"

"This is Berea, a friend of Brother Li En!"

Li En said this, raising his hand to cover Annie's eyes.

"Annie, please close your eyes first. The scene here is not suitable for you to watch."

"Oh, okay, Brother Li En!"

Although she had no idea about the bloody scene, Annie still lay back in Li En's arms obediently.

"Woooooooooooooo~! Li En~!"

Berea gently hugged one of Li En's arms.

"What's wrong, Berea? I don't think any of these bandits are alive. Why are you crying?"

"Woo~! Li En... I... I just realized that I find their blood disgusting and I can't drink it at all!

Li En, do you think I am going to die?"

"Don't worry, let me see first!"

"Oh!"

Li En pinched Berea's little face and pretended to look at her carefully.

Then he separated another strand of energy to explore the condition inside Berea's body.

"Well...this..."

"Woo~! What's wrong, Li En? What's the problem!?"

Seeing Li En frowning and mumbling in a low voice, Berea hugged Li En's arm tightly and asked anxiously.

"Berea, you are... a little too healthy now!"

"what!?"

"Don't think too much. The reason why you feel disgusted by ordinary people's blood is probably because you have been drinking my blood recently. In comparison, your body naturally cannot accept that garbage!"

“Huh! This… is how it is~!”

Berea breathed a sigh of relief and immediately relaxed.

"and..."

"And what!?"

"It seems that because you absorbed a large amount of high-quality blood, your body began to evolve spontaneously!"

As Li En spoke, he gently tapped the area below Berea's collarbone with his left index finger.

"Feel it carefully, is there some different fluctuations?"

"Hmm...it seems...a little bit!"

"Well, that means your body is nurturing a new 'heart'. Once it takes shape, your strength will be greatly enhanced.

According to the current situation, Berea, you do not completely need blood to maintain your physical activities, high-energy crystals will also do."

"Really? Improve your strength!? That's great, Li En, thank you, this is all thanks to you~!"

Berea threw herself into Li En's arms. The tiny Annie couldn't take up all the space, so Berea squeezed in easily.

"Haha~! Berea, we are 'good friends'!"

"Yeah, good friends!"

Holding Li En tightly, Berea took the initiative to mobilize energy to nourish the new organ, and was looking forward to the day when her strength would be enhanced.

Of course, how could the lovely Berea have any bad intentions? She would only defeat Li En severely.

After that, Berea will keep Li En by her side forever, treating him as a "blood bag" to release her bloodthirsty desires, and let Li En accompany her until the end of her life.

Rubbing Berea's little head, Li En slowly calmed down the resonance caused by his active summoning of the 'seed' in Berea's body.

The new organs are real, the improved strength is real, and getting rid of the limitation of only being able to suck blood is real.

But the only difference is that when Berea has nurtured the 'seed' into shape, she can no longer refuse any of Li En's requests, even asking her to commit suicide.

Anne, curled up on Li En's right chest, hugged Tibers. Anne didn't like this guy who affected her monopoly on brother Li En's arms.

...

On the way back to the Immortal Fortress, Li En observed that the areas along the way were becoming increasingly chaotic.

It is foreseeable that before Swain can completely control Noxus, he first needs to pacify the ambitious people in various territories of the empire.

Otherwise, this vast ancient empire will fall into great chaos.

Due to Li En's special nature, Swain and LeBlanc tacitly agreed not to arrange for him to do anything for the time being, and Li En was very happy to see this situation.

Even if he quelled these rebellions, or even became the emperor of Noxus, it would be of no value to Li En.

In this world where the upper limit of supernatural power has already exceeded the planet, it is meaningless even if the quality of Noxian army soldiers is Noxian per capita.

In order to achieve his goal of living a peaceful life with his loved ones, Li En must use his golden finger to the fullest while taking certain risks.

Ruling a mortal kingdom is just a waste of time.

If he is not strong enough, when Modkaiser returns to the material world, what will greet Li En is that he will be smashed to pieces by the sledgehammer of "Nightfall" and become a beautiful brick for the "Emperor of Dust" to build the underworld.

...

With Anne and Berea, the three of them rode in a carriage all the way back to Reyes Manor.

"Lady Hilda, I'm back!"

"Well, did you have fun this time?"

"Of course, and I also accepted a disciple!"

Li En said this, looking down at Annie who was hiding behind him, hugging his thighs.

"Come, Anne, say hello to Lady Hilda."

"Hello, Lady Hilda. My name is Anne Andes!"

"Hello, little Annie, you are such a good kid~!"

Looking at Hilda's friendly smile, Annie slowly walked out from behind Li En. Hilda's eyes were instantly locked on the teddy bear that the other person was holding.

"This is..."

"This is a little bear my mom made for me. It's called Tibbers!"

"Tibbers? A nice name."

"Hehe~!"

Anne puffed out her chest, looking proud.

Hilda looked at Li En and blinked gently.

"Annie, go outside and have some snacks first. Brother Li En will come out and take you to your new room later, okay?"

"Okay! Goodbye, Lady Hilda~!"

Led by the maid, Anne left the study on her short legs.

"Hilda..."

Li En was halfway through his words when his mouth was covered by something soft.

After a long while, the two separated.

"Huh! Li En, that Annie is a little unusual!"

"Yes, that's why I accepted her as my disciple!"

"Hmm? Are you serious? You're not planning to..."

Hilda looked at Li En with a dazed look in her eyes, but Li En knew that she was not referring to matters between men and women, but to those bloody and horrible black magic.

"Of course not, Lady Hilda!"

Holding Hilda tightly in his arms, Li En looked straight into her eyes.

"I am well aware of Anne's peculiarities. This state of affairs between humans and 'demons' is unprecedented.

Those dark magics may not be able to uncover this secret, and they may hurt her!"

"So... you really intend to accept him as your disciple?"

"Yes, Annie is my disciple, and I will never let anyone hurt her!"

Facing Li En's gaze, Hilda gradually smiled.

"I understand!"

He is just a former defeated opponent, so let Li En play however he likes!

Leblanc didn't feel the slightest bit of dissatisfaction.

Rather, she felt happy at this moment because she had added another bond with Li En.

Katarina, Cassiopeia, Riven...and that little guy outside.

The more people Li En cares about, the more likely it is that when 'He' returns, these people will turn into an invisible net, forcing Li En to face them directly.

Thinking of this, Hilda leaned forward again.