Realization dawned on Charlie as he said, "Dad, is it possible that the Dragon Corps is upset with us because of Asmodeus? Do you think that they are doing this to give us a warning?" "Asmodeus?" The Southern Boss sobered when he came to realize that since he was the one who ordered Asmodeus to attack the Thompsons and the Dragon Corps had managed to track Asmodeus down, it was likely that the Dragon Corps was aware of the partnership between the Southern Boss and Asmodeus.Asmodeus was one of the top eight criminals on the criminal list, and the Southern Boss's partnership with him had provoked the Dragon Corps. Hence, it was natural to assume that the Dragon Corps captured the Black Gorilla and closed down one of the Spears' properties as a warning to the Southern Boss."That's right. That must be it! I guess they are after me because of Asmodeus..." the Southern Boss muttered darkly.He had been worried that the Dragon Corps might have decided to eliminate him, but felt relieve
Meanwhile, by the time Leon arrived home from the Dragon Corps base, it was already in the evening, and both Cynthia and Ruth had returned from work.Together with Snow and Iris, the four were sitting in the living room while they waited for Leon to return.Leon had gone to the Thompsons Mansion to treat Roanne and invite the Thompsons to be shareholders of Elegante Group, but he had not been home since he left, and they were worried.Shortly after, they heard a car approaching and realized Leon was back.He parked his car and strode into the living room."Leon, what took you so long?"The four women immediately stood from their seats to welcome him."Oh. Something happened with the Thompsons and it took me quite some time to settle it..." Leon proceeded to explain how Asmodeus captured Roanne.To prevent them from worrying, he simply mentioned that he saved Roanne with the help of other martial artists from the Dragon Corps and did not tell the truth about him facing Asmodeus
"I see! Leon, are you after Roanne? Why else would you coax her into joining Elegante Group instead of asking other members of the Thompsons to join?" Ruth started yelling once she found out that Roanne was a beautiful woman, as she was certain that Leon had an ulterior motive."I told you that Ro asked to join. I didn't coax her into doing anything!" Leon said with resignation."Ro? You are giving her a cute nickname and you still insist on saying that you aren't after her? Who are you trying to fool?" Ruth pointed at Leon."I…" Leon was annoyed, and to prevent Ruth from bothering him, he changed the subject swiftly. "Snow, I think Yuri is into you. You might want to consider dating him!"Yuri had been enticed by Snow's beauty from the first time he saw her, and Leon noticed that Yuri spent a lot of time staring at Snow. It was only his guess that Yuri had developed feelings for Snow, but he had no way to prove if he was right."Yeah. Mister Thompson acts differently around Snow.
"Snow, I agree with Leon, actually. Mister Thompson seems to like you and you can always try going on a date with him," Iris joined the conversation when she saw Leon struggling."Are you two ganging up on me? If that's how you see it, why didn't you consider dating Anson Collins when he clearly liked you and was constantly trying to pursue you?" Snow questioned impatiently."I love Leon, not Anson. Of course, I can't accept him!" Iris rolled her eyes."It's the same for me! You can't make others do something that you can't accept yourself," Snow retorted mercilessly."Same? Are you saying that you like Leon as well?"Both Ruth and Cynthia gasped."Damn it! Who would like him?!" Snow blushed and corrected them. "I am saying that I don't like Mister Thompson. I don't have any feelings for him, so why should I even try going on a date with him? Just stop trying to talk me into it! It won't work!""I see!" Iris and the other two finally realized what she meant."Snow, why would yo
After training for four hours, Leon was the first to stop and open his eyes.Seeing how Iris and the others were still training with their eyes closed, he thought of the Cuff of Doom and took it out to inspect it closely.Activating the Cuff of Doom was easy and could be done by releasing one's spiritual or true energy. However, making an offering to the cuff seemed to be a more complicated process.With the information he inherited from his ancestors and his knowledge of martial arts, Leon soon figured out the mechanism of the cuff, which worked similarly to storing one's Potential Energy Forces, which he learned from Master Haslewood.Both would cause loss to one's core energy in the process of extracting their true or spiritual energy and transferring it to an object; however, the process of doing so to the Cuff of Doom was fundamentally different in a way.What Master Haslewood did was store his energy in jadeite, and since a piece of jadeite was not a weapon, the energy store
"What should I do? Are you telling me that the infamous Cuff of Doom has no use to me at all?" Leon's expression darkened as his heart sank.The Cuff of Doom could store strikes of energy that would be useful in battles when facing enemies in the Almighty State or below, and it would be useful for Leon because he was still at a rather low level of power. However, it would be extremely challenging to store a strike within a short period of time."Hang on! I have the Spiritual Pearl!" Leon glanced at the Spiritual Pearl that was floating in the air, and an idea formed in his mind.He borrowed the energy from the Spiritual Pearl to minimize the loss of his core energy when he was storing his Potential Energy Forces for Iris and the others.Leon realized that he could do the same and utilize the Spiritual Pearl to shorten the time needed to store strikes of energy into the Cuff of Doom.Without hesitation, he raised his arm, and the Spiritual Pearl immediately darted toward him before
Iris and the others were confused by Leon's action and ceased their training, before opening their eyes."Leon, what are you doing?" Iris asked curiously."I..." Leon opened his mouth to explain, only to be interrupted by Cynthia."Leon, what's that crimson bracelet on your hand? The color looks kind of creepy..." Cynthia pointed at the Cuff of Doom."Yeah, it looks creepy..." The others agreed along."Um..." Leon froze and came to a realization of something important.The Cuff of Doom was in the shade of crimson red, and its color was a unique feature, so any martial artist would be able to recognize it with one look. Hence, others would be able to guess that Loen was the one who killed Asmodeus and took the Cuff of Doom from him if Leon used the Cuff against his enemy in the future, which would cause him more trouble than gain."Leon, what are you thinking about? Why aren't you saying anything?"The four were confused when Leon remained quiet."Oh... It's nothing. Indeed, th
"What brought you here, Mister Martell?" Patrick asked."I'm here about my marriage proposal to Miss Young again, Elder Scammells... This Angel's Fruit will be my gift to the Scammells and I hope that you can accept my proposal on her behalf..." Charlie said before placing the delicate box that contained the Angel's Fruit before Patrick.Iris and Damian had visited Charlie asking for the Angel's Fruit, which led him to believe that the fruit held meaning to the Scammells, so he was hoping that he could convince Patrick to agree to the marriage by using the Angel's Fruit as an offering."Well... Mister Martell, you know what happened the last time. Iris is in love with Leon and nothing I say can convince her otherwise. My hands are tied!" Patrick said hesitantly.Ever since he learned that Leon was seeing multiple women at a time, he desperately wanted Iris to leave Leon and marry Charlie instead, but Iris would not agree to it, and Patrick was rendered helpless."I don't think so!