"It's fine, Dad! I have Grandpa John here. He can follow me to Leon's place! With him protecting me, nothing's going to happen!" Roanne said, before turning to look at John with a sweet smile. "Right, Grandpa John?""Um, yeah," John said hesitantly.Angus and Yuri were never in Leon's mansion before and did not know much about the detail, but John knew that Leon was surrounded by women of breath-taking beauty.He had the intention of reporting it to Angus so that Angus could keep Roanne from being too close to Leon.However, Leon offered a precious Sun Pill to John two days ago and helped him reach the Almighty State.Since John was yet to come across the chance to repay the favor, he could not bring himself to say anything negative about Leon.After observing Leon for the past two days, he noticed that Leon was a virtuous man who was not overly intimate with Cynthia, Snow, and Ruth, so John felt that it would be alright for Roanne to move in with them.Instantly, he felt assure
"What?" Leon stood abruptly from shock.He announced that Cynthion Group was looking to recruit martial artists in the Semi-Almighty and Almighty States during the sales drive out of desperation, and did not have high hope that he could get any response.To his pleasant surprise, a martial artist in the Semi-Almighty State responded to the recruitment shortly after the announcement."Mason, where's this old man? Take me to him right now!" Leon asked hastily."Mister Wolf, I've arranged for him to wait in the reception room," Mason said."Good. I'm going to meet him now!" Leon said and darted outside.Iris, Cynthia, and the others stood and followed Leon out of the office....In the reception room, Leon strode in with the others and spotted an old man alongside a young woman in her early twenties.Despite her stunning looks, she was dressed casually and looked away sheepishly as though she was afraid of strangers."Hello, sir. I'm the chairman of Cynthion Group, Leon Wolf! Ho
"What?""The Scarlet Thief of the criminal list?!" Leon was shocked and stood abruptly.He was confused as to why someone would respond to his recruitment so swiftly and came to realize that Henry came to Cynthion Group for protection after being hunted by the Scarlet Thief.The plot twist shocked him, and the others felt the same.Iris and the others lived in the southern region long enough at this point to know about the criminal list.They knew that the eight criminals listed were all vicious killers, but since they were all extremely powerful and were great at hiding, it was challenging to eliminate them even for the Dragon Corps.Since the Scarlet Thief ranked fourth on the list, one could only imagine the extent of his power."Mister Wolf, as far as I'm concerned, the Scarlet Thief has reached the Intermediate Almighty State and he's a ruthless man. I wonder if Cynthion Group is willing to take me in," Henry said sheepishly.He wished for Leon to think everything through
Iris, Cynthia, and the others gasped as they did not expect Leon to take Henry in without hesitation.They immediately pulled Leon aside."Leon, have you gone mad? The Scarlet Thief is only of the eight most notorious criminals. He is a ruthless murderer! Taking Henry it will only cause us trouble!" Snow said."Yeah. Leon, you need to reconsider this!"Iris, Cynthia, and Ruth agreed along.Though they all knew that Leon was resourceful, Leon mainly focused on training with sage art so none of them had a precise understanding of which level Leon was in.They assumed that Leon was in the Emperor State at best and since Henry mentioned that the Scarlet Thief was in the Intermediate Almighty State, they did not think that it would be possible for Leon to stand a chance against the Scarlet Thief.If Leon insisted on taking Henry and in doing so, crossed Scarlet Thief, he would be digging his own grave and they refused to stand idly by while he did so."Snow, Iris, relax! I know what
"Of course! It's settled!" Leon said."Thank you, Mister Wolf. Thank you for taking us in," Henry snapped out of it and bowed at Leon.He tried seeking refuge with a few powerful families in the past, but no one was willing to take him in out of fear of the Scarlet Thief.Not only was Leon not scared of the Scarlet Thief, but he also offered a place to stay for Henry despite the others' protest.Henry felt both moved and grateful.Since Cynthion was a rising enterprise and Leon was a young man who did not come from any ancient lineage of martial artists, Henry did not think that Leon could get rid of the Scarlet Thief. However, Henry learned from the sales drive that Leon was close with the Thompsons and the Hughes; on top of that, the Scarlet Thief was still actively being hunted by the Dragon Corps and would not dare to show himself without reason.Even if Leon could not kill the Scarlet Thief, it would not be overly challenging for him to provide Henry a sanctuary and that was
"The Scarlet Thief did that?! He deserves to be skinned alive for that!" Enraged, Leon slammed his palms against the table, shattering it into pieces.Not only did the Scarlet Thief act on greed to steal the Ultimate Power method he found with others, but he also murdered almost every member of Henry's family.Even as an outsider, Leon was infuriated by the Scarlet Thief's ruthlessness."Yeah. Henry and Sherlyn Yates must've suffered a lot."Iris, Snow, and the others all looked at Henry sympathetically with tears in their eyes."Leon, if it's possible, try your best to help them out," They said.Women tended to be more sentimental; though they were worried for Leon and did not wish for Leon to take Henry in, their view on the matter changed drastically after hearing what happened to Henry and Sherlyn Yates.The four of them were no longer against Leon's decision and wished that Leon could save Henry and Sherlyn Yates from being tormented by the Scarlett Thief any longer."Don'
"Hide your name? That won't be necessary! Don't worry, Henry. Just stay by my side and I'll handle the Scarlet Thief!" Leon said casually."What?! That won't do!" Henry gasped in shock.Realizing that Leon might not have a realistic idea of how powerful the people on the criminal list were, he said hastily, "Mister Wolf, you might not know this, but the Scarlet Thief is formerly referred to as the Single Eye Scarlet Thief and Scarlet Thief is just the short form of that! He's ruthless and vindictive, so he won't spare anyone who gets in his way! If I work for you with my real name, he will hunt you down as well!""Is that so? Don't worry, Henry! I've no concerns about getting involved. My only concern's that the Scarlet Thief might remain in the dark instead of showing his face!" Leon sneered maliciously.It was easier to face an attack that was directed at him when he could see it coming. Since he already took Henry, he would have to eliminate the Scarlet Thief as soon as possible
"I don't need the Dragon Corps to deal with the Scarlet Thief!" Leon scoffed in contempt toward the Scarlet Thief."But," Henry did not know why Leon felt so confident and wanted to say a few more words, but Leon interrupted him right away."That's the end of the discussion! Don't worry, Henry. Just do as I say and I'll resolve this!" Leon deadpanned sternly."But, alright, then." Henry sighed with resignation.Since he already pledged loyalty to Leon, he could not disobey Leon's orders blatantly.Leon sounded so confident that he seemed to have no fear for the Scarlet Thief.Henry's only concern was that Leon would overestimate himself and end up dying at the hands of the Scarlet Thief.Henry did not fear death but did not wish to drag Leon into his mess either.As he was absorbed in his thought, what happened next shook him to his core."Henry, since you've joined Cynthion Group, you are a part of this family and I won't treat you with anything less than whatever I have. I'l