Legends of Runeterra

Along the way, seeing Li En's hurried appearance, the nobles who had originally recognized his identity temporarily gave up the idea of ​​approaching and making friends with him.

Soon, Li En found Catalina quietly gazing into the distance on a terrace extending out from a remote corner.

Today, she is still dressed in black leather armor, and the breeze under the night sky gently blows her hair.

The girl was beautiful, but this outfit was obviously out of tune with the atmosphere of the dinner party. Combined with all the previous situations, a bad guess suddenly came to Li En's mind.

Catalina's already bad mood became even worse when she noticed the gaze not far away was too presumptuous.

A hint of murderous intent was released, and Katarina looked back with a frosty face.

"Huh!? Lee En!"

The murderous intent vanished, and the cold expression on his face instantly melted away. When he saw the young man in a formal suit, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

But it soon disappeared, replaced by joy, uneasiness, and a bit of confusion.

"Good evening, Katerina!"

"Good evening!"

Li En came to Catalina with a smile. The narrow terrace made the two of them very close. Catalina subconsciously took a half step back and her face became expressionless.

His heart moved slightly, but Li En's expression did not change at all.

"When I first returned home, Lady Hilda found me an arcane magic teacher. I studied there for several days, and only let me go last night!"

"Oh! Really? Magical knowledge is extremely valuable. You must study hard!"

Catalina praised him in a flat voice, and she felt better.

It turned out that Li En was not not looking for her, but was kept by the teacher.

"Of course, I've been studying day and night these past few days. If you don't believe me, just look at my face. It's all because of all the late nights studying!"

Catalina glanced over when she heard this and saw that Li En's face did look a little bad.

"It sounds like that's the case. Can I call you Mage in advance?"

"Come on, I haven't even entered yet!"

Li En scratched his hair in distress, his neatly styled hair looked a little messy.

He confided to Katarina the complexity and depth of arcane knowledge and accused his teacher of being too strict.

As Li En spoke, the image of the empire's top aristocrats shattered, and what appeared in front of Catalina was just a handsome young man who was very distressed because the courses were too difficult and the teachers were too strict.

The inexplicable gap between the two disappeared after Li En's confession, and a smile appeared on Catalina's lips.

After Li En finished complaining, Catalina said softly: "I believe in you, Li En, you can definitely learn it! Come on!"

Seeing the girl finally return to her previous state, Li En finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course, with your encouragement, I will persevere no matter how difficult it is!"

He quietly took a step towards Catalina, and their shoulders lightly touched each other. Catalina's body trembled, but in the end she did not retreat.

"Oh right! I didn't go to the hall for the ceremony today. How did Li En know I was here? And how did he know I was here?"

Li En, who was about to hold the other person's hand, was stunned and a drop of cold sweat appeared on his temple.

"This...I..."

"Tell me the truth, don't lie to me!"

Catalina narrowed her eyes slightly. Li En's mind raced when he saw this. He probably guessed the girl's situation, and finally chose to tell the truth.

"Cassiopeia told me!"

"really!"

Li En said the answer that he had already guessed. Catalina's eyes darkened and she slowly fell back into the state when they first met.

"Is that so... Well... you've been here for so long, you should go back and be with her. Thank you for chatting with me!"

Catalina walked directly to the terrace fence and spoke slowly with her back to Li En.

Seeing this, Li En didn't waste any words and went straight up.

"But the person I want to see is you!"

Katerina gripped the railing.

"Why are you doing this? Everything was fine in the Kalila Plains! If I did something wrong, you can just tell me!"

"Leon! Stop it! Cassiopeia is the one you're engaged to!"

"But..."

"No buts. I have lost my father's respect now. The family has decided to do its best to help you two! I am just a low-level assassin who failed on my first mission!"

Catalina's shoulders trembled slightly, and she cried, "Father has also started to support Cassiopeia. There is no possibility between us anymore! I regret it so much. It was clearly our engagement in the beginning, but I rejected it myself! I am so useless. I can't even give up this relationship!"

"I don't care about that. A girl stayed up all night for seven days and nights for me and was even in a desperate situation! How could I not care about her?"

Li En slowly walked behind Katarina and held her in his arms.

"That day, when I saw the mud and blood on the girl's body and her tired but determined eyes, I knew that the most precious thing in my life had appeared!"

"So, please don't ignore me like this, okay? No matter how the family's marriage is arranged, I just want to..."

Before Li En could finish his words, Catalina turned around in his arms and pressed her soft lips against his.

"Well!"

All of Catalina's passionate emotions melted into her actions.

After a long time, the two separated slightly.

Li En looked at the tears on the beautiful face in his arms and kissed them gently. A hint of bitterness bloomed on the tip of his tongue, interweaving with the previous sweetness.

Catalina, who had dropped everything, took the initiative and kissed him again.

...

Catalina leaned comfortably in Li En's arms like a kitten, and the two of them looked at the lights in the distance.

Suddenly, Catalina asked softly, "Li En, what is your goal?"

"Hmm? Why do you ask that?"

"Curious! My goal at first was to become an assassin that my father and family would be proud of, but now..."

"now what?"

"I won't tell you! Okay, tell me your story!"

"For me, it's probably 'peace of mind'!"

"'Peace of mind'? What kind of goal is that? You're not talking nonsense!"

Katerina looked up in confusion.

"Well, actually, I'll be with you forever!"

"Hmph! Glib!"

Hearing this, Li En kissed her forehead, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

In fact, Li En was not talking nonsense. As he stayed in Rune Continent for a longer time, Li En's mentality began to change slowly.

At the beginning, it didn't matter. It was a life I picked up for free, just like starting a game. It was not a loss to do this.

But as he met more and more people and established more and more connections, Li En cherished this life more and more.

But Runeterra is not a peaceful and harmonious place. Viego is ready to make a move, Mordekaiser is eyeing covetously, and Fiddlesticks is wandering the world, not to mention the Void, a precious thing that even the Star Gods find a headache.

With all the hidden threats, Li En would not be naive enough to put his hopes on others.

In order to protect his loved ones from these disasters, he must gain enough strength.

Now, on the eve of the first war between Noxus and Ionia, Lien already has a plan.

Piltover and Zaun, it's time to give them a little Noxian shock.