"Yow, we got to go now, Leo!" Alfred said as he bid farewell along with Michael, Adrian, Angelo, and Raffy.

Anna was again missing because she told Alfred when he went to fetch her that she was going to be busy trying to understand how business works, so she didn't have the time to come.

"Bye, Leo, see you in school next week!" Justine said as he bid farewell along with Carlos and the Savage Foxes faction.

"We need to go too, Young Master. Don't worry about General Kevin and Van, I'll tell them that you felt a little bit sad because they didn't come to celebrate with you this time, hahaha!" Butler Xiao said as he bid farewell along with Fatty Ben.

Leo really appreciated what they had just done this time. It might just be an ordinary birthday celebration for them. But for him, it was like one of his shackles from 10 years ago was broken.

Finally, after a very, very long time, he could now slowly walk again closer towards the only light that has long been shimmering in his dark road ahead, seemingly as if it's also the only thing accompanying him in such a lonely place.

"By the way, where are Elizabeth, Angel, and Veronica?" Leo can't help but ask. The moment he had arrived, the 3 girls were actually not around. It was impossible that they will miss such an occasion, right? So, he became curious where they were right this moment for them to actually miss such a joyous occasion.

"Unfortunately, Elizabeth was called by the Snow Noble Household for some important thing, I think it's about her 18th birthday. This afternoon, Angel left too, after she received Madam Silva's gift for no explanation at all. And lastly, Veronica was unexpectedly dragged away by Princess Tiana to her palace. I heard that it was because the princess was bored due to Karl suddenly leaving for a mission today, so she dragged Veronica to accompany her lonely palace." Cassandra explained.

Leo just nodded his head in understanding. There was really an important reason why they were not around. At the same time, though, he also suddenly became curious as to why Angel and Karlos left to do something on the same day.

Although Angel and Karlos were not in the same organization, nor knew each other very well, he could somewhat feel that what the two left for was in some kind of connection. He wasn't really sure, but he thinks that it is somewhat related to the Black organization.

Though, he quickly shook his head to dismiss such an idea. As long as what they were doing wasn't something that will threaten his life or cause his secrets to be found out, then he will not dive deeper into that.

Since the party was already over, Leo soon after left Alicia and Eric to clean up the backyard as he went upstairs to take his night bath and to finally sleep.

Today was really tiring. He was practically running, hiding, killing, fighting, dodging, and lastly, carrying a lot of his harvest, all day long.

Even though he was a Mage, he was still a normal person. And although his physics was also somewhat above a normal person, what he had just done was really energy-consuming, especially since that was his first time using Magic spells in doing some of his movements.

Arriving in his room, Leo immediately noticed a familiar presence around.

*Bang! *Bang! *Bang!

*Whoosh!"

The room's door suddenly close due to a strong wind pressure that pushed it, the window seemingly closed on its own too, and the lamp in the room was suddenly put off.

"Come out, I know you're around here!" Leo said as he looks left and right, while his right hand unconsciously moved towards the location of his hidden dagger.

However, a delicate hand suddenly went to stop his hand followed along with a sweet scent of perfume.

Soon after, a really familiar mature female voice sounded right beside Leo's ear, "Seems like my favorite student's perception had fallen down. How come you can't recognize your own Master anymore? Is it perhaps, since you're living your life in peace for a long time, hence your skills had regressed?"

Leo quickly turns around to face this woman. But then, along with his turn, the figure also followed along, causing it to remain stuck close to his rear.

"Perhaps, I should take you away from this place once again and train you? Throw you into the deep pits of darkness and force you to survive for a few months while killing all those people with you in order to survive, again. No one can hide in the darkness around you before. Why did it suddenly change? Or maybe it was my skill that had improved?" The mature female voice quickly followed up.

"Master, stop playing games, you should already be aware that my skill didn't regress, it is you yourself that had improved!" Leo quickly defended.

Hearing Leo's reason, the figure immediately vanished behind Leo as it then appeared on the top of his bed soon after.

The figure was of a mature woman. Although her age was a bit mature, specifically 37 years old, her overall looks were still the same as what she was when she was still young. Her body was still perfectly molded, her buttocks were still round, her breast was still big, and her beautiful face was still as beautiful as ever. Her hair still seems flawlessly straight too, and its length was now enough to cover her buttocks from behind.

Although this woman's beauty seems perfect, a diagonal scar could actually be seen that connects both opposite edges of her beautiful face, seemingly tainting this beautiful vase with a single crack as its flaw.

It might sound a bit of pity for a beautiful woman to have a scar that somewhat destroyed her beauty. But actually, with her capability, she could have removed it anytime she wants. Unknown to almost everyone though, the thing called as a flaw by the majority that knew  was actually the only single memento left in her still-missing husband. The scar was the only remembrance that she knew of would allow the wife and the husband to recognize one another.

That is if ever Fate allows them to meet once again.

"Hahaha, indeed! This time, my cultivation had really leveled up after all these years!" The mature woman excitedly said.

"What level is Master this time?" Leo proudly asked. His Master was already very powerful, but now she had actually become more powerful again. And it had only been a few years that they hadn't met each other, too.

"Um, I think I just successfully made my 7th Galaxy. So, I'm now an official 7 Galaxy Mage, hahaha!" The woman said as she motioned for Leo to come and sit beside her, which he quickly followed.

"Forget about my cultivation. I'm actually not here to share my new achievement with you, but to remind you that this time the Mischievous Lion organization would now be making the final last stroke to finally claim its Lion's Den. Your 2 senior brothers had already taken action in taking over all the 3 South Fortresses from the far Southern region. So, I suggest you quicken your takeover of the capital Silver city, or else they will eventually replace your position as the future President of the organization!"

"Not only that, the Black organization seems to already feel afraid right this moment as we speak of. They are already making desperate measures to defend their organization, so be sure to always be careful about the bite from that organization full of lunatics. Also, I just found out that the President of the Black organization has been promoted to the same level of cultivation with the King of Silver Kingdom now, and that he is a really powerful Puppet Mage, too. If he catches you, even I wouldn't be able to save you anymore once you become one of his puppets!"

"Always remember my warning to stay safe! You should know already, I saved you not because I want to make you my tool, but because I want you to become my son!" The woman suddenly vanished. Like a wind, she came, like a wind she goes.

(Author's note: I was actually intending to use "but because I want you to become my Heir" in this line. However, Leo's Master is also acting as his step-mother, hence I decided to use 'Son' instead of 'Heir'. Anyways, whichever word I used, it would still have the same purpose; Leo was taken in his Master's wing in order to inherit everything she has.)

"Yes, Master!" Leo said as he bowed his head a little towards the now open window of his room.

Outside, the moment Leo's Master vanished through the window of the room, the moon was immediately seen soon after by him.

This time around though, the moon was unusually big, and no clouds could also be seen to cover the sky, showing completely the sky full of beautiful stars.

The sky right this night was really calm. In fact, it was too calm, unlike how it had always been...

"It seems like this is the calm before the storm!" Leo can't help but said as he slowly closed the window.

Turning around his head, Leo quickly saw a small box with an ugly wrapping on the top of his study table as he can't help but rated in his mind, "Her cultivation may have risen to become much more powerful, but her sense of creativity still remained the same, hahaha!"

That woman was Leo's Master. The President of the Mischievous Lion organization, and also the one who had saved him and became his step-mother later on.

Leo's Master is also labeled as the Queen Lion of all the members of the Mischievous Lion organization. Her gender as a female isn't something to underestimate her about. Once she shows her real strength, even the King of the Silver Kingdom wouldn't be enough to fight her. Even if the Head of Black organization in Silver Kingdom joined the fight, it wouldn't still be enough to stop her power that easily.

Until this present moment though, Leo still doesn't have any idea about the real name of his Master, the only name he knew was the old members of Mischievous Lion organization's way of calling her as Queen Lion.

However, no matter what, knowing her real name or not, she would always remain as his Master and also his only remaining parent.

"Don't worry Master, as your only child in this cruel world, I will never die, and hence caused you to feel the same sadness like what I had felt after my birth parents and older brother died..." Leo said as he walked towards the gift with an ugly wrapper.