Legends of Runeterra

Noticing the situation here, a group of fearless pioneers looked over curiously.

They were all very familiar with Captain Garen, but it was the first time they saw the person who came with His Royal Highness the Prince.

He had black hair and black eyes, a well-proportioned figure, and the best appearance they had ever seen. He was simply the perfect aristocratic appearance.

And it was such a man who had to fight hand-to-hand with the captain of the Fearless Pioneer.

For a moment, even the fearless pioneers fighting in the sand pit stopped and watched.

"Be prepared. After this competition, the black fist marks on your face will prevent you from seeing outsiders for a while!"

"Oh? Really? Since you said so, I don't mind leaving you with unforgettable memories."

"Humph! I admit that your swordsmanship is strong, but this is hand-to-hand combat, which is very different from wielding a sword!"

"Haha~! Stop talking nonsense and get started!"

"Be careful!"

Garen let out a light shout, then raised his hands to his chest, lowered his body slightly, and pressed towards Li En, who was half a head lower than him.

"Bang~!"

A sound like muffled thunder was heard, and the slender hands met with Garen's broad palms.

Contrary to the expectations of all the Fearless Pioneers, Li En firmly held up Garen's arm.

Only Jarvan and Quinn were present, watching this scene as a matter of course.

"Alas! I hope you don't lose too badly, Garen..."

Jarvan sighed in his heart.

"Yes, there is some strength, but not much."

"Hehe~! This has just begun, I'm going to exert my strength now!"

Garen snorted coldly, then began to slowly exert force with both hands.

The muscles on the forearm, which was over 40 centimeters in diameter, were tightening little by little like steel wire.

“Crack! Crack!”

The rough leather gloves used for training made bursts of wailing under Garen's tremendous strength.

The thick threads used to sew the joints also broke one by one.

However, under this force, Garen felt that what he was holding was not a human palm, but a piece of rune steel forged into the shape of a palm.

"How is this possible..."

Looking at Li En's dark eyes, Garen felt a trace of shock in his heart, and then quickly increased his strength to the maximum.

“Swish~!”

The rough leather gloves shattered directly, and the back of the hand fell off, leaving only the palms of the two people.

Without any advantage in strength, Garen didn't hesitate at all and raised his knee to hit Li En's chest.

"Bang~!"

"Humph!"

The two knees collided and Galen groaned.

While Garen was in pain, Li Ensong dived close to him and hit Garen directly in the ribs with an elbow.

"Shua~!"

Garen rolled over and barely avoided the attack.

After he stood up, he felt a chill between his ribs. He touched it and found that the clothes there had been cut open by the airflow brought by Li En.

"Wow~!"

In this brief confrontation, the fearless pioneers naturally saw the trick and let out low cries.

"That's a good reaction, Galen."

"I'm surprised that you have such great power!"

"Haha~! My life is a little different from yours. If I don't fight, I will die."

"I understand."

Garen nodded slightly, then tore up the torn linen sweatshirt and threw it out of the field.

"Even though I know your experience, I still challenged you. I apologize for my arrogance and thank you for giving me the opportunity."

"So...are we still competing?"

"Of course! Next time I will compete with you with the most serious attitude!"

"Since you're so serious, it shouldn't be a problem if I accidentally hit you too hard, right?"

"It's okay, if you can do it!"

Galen raised his chin slightly and spoke with confidence.

...

"Garen, Galen, are you okay?

Li En, Garen clearly opened his eyes, but he didn't reply to me, is he really okay? "

"He just hasn't come back to his senses yet. Jarvan, wait a moment and let his brain reboot."

"'Reboot'? Like those little gadgets they sell in Piltover?"

“Although the metaphor is inappropriate, it is correct.”

The blurry vision slowly became clear, and Garen looked at the two people in front of him, who were Li En and Jarvan.

"Hi~!"

Garen gasped as he felt the pain of his muscles tearing apart.

"Look, it's good now!"

"Galen, you're awake, what time is it?"

"Uh... Jarvan... what happened? Where are we?"

Ignoring the three fingers raised by Jarvan, Garen's face, which was twisted by pain, was full of confusion.

"We're in the medical department."

"Medical department? Why are you here? I feel like... I'm being attacked!?"

"Have you forgotten? You were competing with Li En, and he... unilaterally suppressed you for a while, and then you got hit in the chin and fainted."

As Jarvan explained, scenes emerged in Garen's mind, making him fall silent.

"Uh...Galen..."

"Don't worry, I'm fine Jarvan."

Garen raised his head and looked at Li En.

"Li En, can we talk?"

"can."

Li En nodded, and the two of them looked at Jarvan beside them in tacit understanding.

He was slightly stunned and pointed his right index finger at himself.

"Then I'll go?"

"Thank you, Jarvan. I'll call you when I'm ready."

"alright."

Since his good brother Garen said so, Jarvan had no choice but to stand up and slowly walk out the door.

"Click~!"

The door is closed.

Li En looked directly into Garen's eyes, and the two of them didn't speak for a long while.

Finally, Galen couldn't bear it anymore.

"Leen...what is your relationship with...Lacus now?"

"Good friends, huh?"

"Good friends..."

Galen nodded slightly.

"So...did she say anything to you?"

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"It's the kind of thing that...is relatively secret, not many people know about it, and it bothers her a lot."

Garen considered it and tried not to tell anyone about the 'demon infection'.

In case Li En doesn't know now, he doesn't want this matter to spread further and increase the risk to Lux.

"Well... there is one thing."

"Ah!? Lacus is my only sister, please tell me, Li En!"

"Well... you can, but... you probably don't want to hear it."

"No! I want to hear it, please tell me!"

"Okay, that's what you said!"

Facing Li En's gaze, Garen endured the pain and nodded vigorously.

"Lux told me that when she was six years old, her brother wet the bed, but he pushed the blame on her. During that time, her parents and aunt kept teasing her about this matter, which made her very distressed.

Even now when I think about it..."

"and many more!"

Garen, wrapped in bandages, almost jumped up from the bed and pounced on Li En, but Li En had anticipated it and dodged to the side.

"Plop~!"

"Ouch~!"

"Bang~!"

Jarvan pushed open the door, and what came into his sight was Garen lying on the ground and Li En beside him.

"What happened? You guys were chatting, but you started fighting again?"

"No, I just wanted to get up and move around, right, Li En?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Li En said this, reaching out to help Garen up from the ground.

"Okay, so you guys are done talking?"

"Not yet, please wait a moment, Jarvan."

"Okay, don't do it!"

"Of course!"

Garen glanced at the two of them. Although he didn't know what had happened, there was indeed no tense atmosphere between them. Then he gently closed the door.