Legends of Runeterra

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

The freshly baked bread has a crispy crust that makes a crisp sound when chewed, and the original wheat aroma and light sweetness fill the tip of the tongue.

"Wow~!"

"Toast with salty milk tea, this breakfast will keep you full all morning."

Leona poured steaming milk tea from the kettle and placed the cup in front of Li En with a smile.

"Thank you, Ms. Leona."

"Call me Leona, Mr. Li En. Without your help, my people would have suffered last night."

“Okay Leona, you can just call me Li En.

It was just a small favor last night, no need to be so polite."

"Haha~! Then I won't be polite. To be honest, since I became a 'Star Spirit', the attitude of the tribesmen towards me since last night has made me very...very uncomfortable!"

Leona picked up the teacup and took a big sip of milk tea, then swallowed the bread she was chewing, a look of distress on her face.

"I just received a 'gift'. I haven't changed into a different person. I am still me..."

"Don't worry. I'm sure everyone is a little uncomfortable for a while, but things will return to normal as we get along slowly."

"Yeah, I think so too. As long as that old-fashioned old man Ocas doesn't bring up any rules from ancient books, it will be fine.

The Sun Cult has not seen any 'Star Spirits' for hundreds of years. I don't want to be treated like an antique from hundreds of years ago, sitting in the temple and being worshipped all day long..."

As if she thought of that scene, Leona couldn't help but frowned slightly and her body shivered slightly.

"Uh... Sorry, I said too much, Li En..."

"It's okay, as long as you don't mind, I'm willing to listen to your thoughts."

"Hehe~! Thank you, Li En. You are just as I felt, a good person!"

Leona looked at Li En and gave her a genuine smile.

Obviously at first glance she looked like the "Goddess of the Sun" descending, but after just a short time together, Li En found that Leona was so natural that she was a little dull.

Perhaps only with such a character can Leona remain friends with Diana, who is discovering heresy, in an environment like the Solari Sect.

"By the way, Leona, can I still gain this ability to sense good and evil by becoming a 'Star Spirit'?"

“Of course not, although my extraordinary senses can easily tell the lies of ordinary people, but Li En, you are very powerful and I can’t sense it.

And you are the benefactor of our Fiery Sun Sect, I will never do this."

"So it's just a hunch?"

"Yeah, that's right, my intuition has never been wrong!"

Leona said as she straightened her back with a proud and confident look on her face.

I just suddenly thought of something, and my original confidence immediately lost some confidence.

Seeing this, Li En guessed the reason after a little thought.

When dealing with someone with Leona's personality, being straightforward can actually win her favor, so he asked directly.

"Leona, are you thinking of your good friend Diana?"

"...Um...Li En, Diana is obviously not that kind of person, but last night she..."

"Instead of wondering why not ask her in person?"

"Leen, do you know where she is!?"

"I guess it has been a while since you obtained the 'Power of the Stars'?"

"Well, yes, we received the 'Gift' last night."

"That's right. When we fought last night, I left a tracking device on her, but she hasn't discovered it yet."

"Great, Li En, let's go now!"

"Crack~!"

Grabbing Li En's wrist, Leona stood up excitedly.

"and many more!"

"Sorry, Li En, I'm rude."

Leona quickly let go of Li En's wrist.

"It doesn't matter. If it's not for this reason, why would I care about these things?"

"What about you, Li En?"

"You all became 'Star Spirits' at about the same time, but you came back one after the other. I think you had an argument at the top of Mount Targon, or even... fought each other, right?"

As Li En spoke, Leona's golden-red eyes widened involuntarily.

"Li En, you... you were right there at the time!? No, Li En, could it be that you were..."

"stop!"

Li En immediately raised his hand to interrupt Leona's increasingly outrageous speculation.

"First of all, I'm not there, and secondly, I'm not one of those beings that are detached from the world."

"Then Li En, how did you know that Diana and I had a fight, and you blocked Diana's destruction so punctually?"

Leona stared at Li En with her golden-red eyes and asked the key question at the right time.

If you ask this question right after you meet someone, it will turn the meeting into an ungrateful "interrogation".

Obviously, as the most outstanding believer trained by the Cult of the Sun, Leona is not really a "naive person", but has her own unique thinking and communication methods.

If I had to use one word to describe him, "wise yet foolish" would undoubtedly be the most appropriate word to describe his character.

At this moment, if Li En did not answer this question, although a fight would not break out directly, he would most likely be sent out of the Fiery Sun Sect as a matter of course after a formal thank you.

In response to this, Li En was not nervous at all. His dark eyes looked directly into Leona's eyes, with a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's simple. It's because of 'her' guidance."

As Li En spoke, he turned his right hand and raised it, and a faint "crescent moon emblem" appeared in his palm.

Unlike the 'moon', this emblem gives people a sense of incomparable kindness and tolerance.

"This is..."

Seeing Leona's expression of sudden realization, it was obvious that she understood the meaning behind this emblem.

Suddenly, in Li En's perception, Leona's last bit of vigilance towards him disappeared.

"I see. Thank you, Li En. Please forgive my disrespect!"

Leona said this, bowing slightly and preparing to salute Li En.

"Hoo~!"

An invisible force field holds Leona up.

"That's not necessary, Leona. You still have your people to take care of. Maintaining basic vigilance is a quality that one should have when living in this world, isn't it?"

The golden-red eyes stared straight at Li En, and a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Leona's mouth.

"Yeah! Thank you, Li En."

"You're welcome. Well, let's discuss Diana's matter."

"Can't we just go find her directly?"

"You just had a fight, and something like that happened last night. What do you think Diana would think if she saw you?"

"Uh...well...actually Diana and I..."

Leona really wanted to say it was no problem, but under Li En's calm and gentle gaze, she couldn't help but lie.