Legends of Runeterra

Atreus paused in his movement of fanning himself with his shield and turned his head hesitantly.

"Sorry... ahem~... Iura..."

Having almost lost all of his 'Star Power', the tall warrior couldn't stop coughing.

"I...I don't know how this happened..."

"Okay, if you don't want my house to burn down, get out of my way!"

Iula picked up the bucket of water beside him and poured it directly into the oven.

This time Atreus was very agile, using his shield to nimbly dodge the splashing water without hitting anything in the kitchen.

"Stab~!"

When water and fire meet, thick steam and smoke come out of the oven.

Iula coughed, put down the bucket and opened the kitchen window to let the smoke and vapor dissipate as quickly as possible.

Atreus stood aside with an embarrassed look on his face. After being stunned for a moment, he raised his shield and quickly waved it towards the open window.

“Hoo~Hoo~Hoo~!”

The howling wind quickly blew away the choking smoke, and soon, except for a wisp of smoke coming out of the oven from time to time, the air in the entire kitchen was refreshed.

"Alright, alright, stop it, are you going to fan me until I catch a cold?"

After being glared at by Iula, Atreus quickly stopped what he was doing and stood there obediently like a child who had made a mistake.

Iula ignored Atreus and hurried to check the condition of the oven.

"Really, ever since we met, your bread-baking skills have been terrible..."

Iula rummaged through the inside of the oven, which had been cooled down by pouring water, and soon found a black, unidentified object from the mess.

"Dang Cang~!"

Iula placed the pitch-black unidentified object on a clay plate, making a sound like stones hitting each other.

At the sound, Atreus's face looked even more guilty.

"Well, let's taste your masterpiece together, Mr. Baker Atreus."

"..."

"I'm sorry Iula, I...I saw you guys weren't up yet, so..."

Atreus scratched his beard and looked at the ground beside him.

“Okay, I understand what you mean, but if you want to help me, Atreus, maybe you can help out in areas other than the kitchen.

For example, next spring, maybe you can help me plow the soil. After all, even if it's you, you can't let the soil catch fire, right?"

"Uh... Of course not, don't worry, Iura!"

Looking at Atreus's silly look, Iula speechlessly wanted to raise her hand to touch her forehead, but suddenly she remembered the coal dust on her hand and stopped immediately.

"Okay, now go help me wake up the two little ones, and leave the cooking to me!"

"Ok, no problem."

Atreus nodded and walked out of the kitchen.

From a distance, Iura could vaguely hear Atreus mumbling a few words.

Knowing this good friend well, she knew without a doubt that the other party had not given up the idea of ​​cooking.

After all, when I first met Atreus, he often said that besides being a warrior, what he wanted to do most was to be a baker and bake a variety of fresh and delicious breads every day.

...

After breakfast, little Tomis took out a small wooden sword from somewhere and ran quickly to Atreus.

"Uncle Atreus, you must be a very strong warrior, right? Could you please teach me swordsmanship?"

"Uh... swordsmanship..."

Atreus said, his eyes falling on Iula who was clearing the table not far away.

"There's nothing to do today, Atreus, so just take Tang Tang to exercise his digestion."

"Okay, come on little one, let's go out to the yard."

"Yeah, thanks Uncle Atreus!"

Following behind the little guy and looking at his excited back, Atreus smiled.

Perhaps because of the howling cold wind last night, the sky today is exceptionally clear and bright.

The sun hangs high in the blue sky, and the warm sunlight shines down, causing the body to instinctively feel lazy after a big meal.

However, the next moment, Atreus's gaze was fixed on one spot and he did not move. The slight smile on his lips also disappeared.

At the top of the mountain, a figure wearing a golden and red skirt and armor was standing quietly.

No introduction was needed. At the first glance, Atreus understood the other party's true identity - the Sun Star Spirit.

“Boom boom! Boom boom!”

His heartbeat began to speed up, and the blood rushed rapidly in his body. In less than a tenth of a second, Atreus' body entered a combat state.

Just when Atreus was determined to fight to the death, the figure on the top of the mountain looked at him from afar, nodded slightly, and then disappeared.

"Uncle Atreus, Uncle Atreus!"

"Um!?"

The childish voice startled Atreus awake. He looked down and saw little Tomis pulling at the corner of his clothes with a curious look on his face.

"Uncle Atreus, how was my swordsmanship just now?"

"Well, this... is pretty good, but I think there is still room for improvement!"

Thinking of what Li En, who had saved him before, said, combined with the current situation, Atreus's uneasiness subsided a little.

He stretched out his hand, and clever little Thomas immediately understood and handed him the wooden sword.

"Alright!"

Even though he was holding an extremely inappropriate little wooden sword, Atreus's aura suddenly changed, his previous silly temperament disappeared, replaced by a majestic posture like a sharp spear and a sturdy giant shield.

Little Tomis' eyes lit up and he stared closely at the dancing wooden sword.

In the kitchen, Iula and Hanni also looked through the window at the figure in the yard.

...

"Li En, Atreus has indeed come to Ms. Iura's farm!"

"Yes, I understand, Leona. Thank you for taking care of them during this period of time."

"Nothing, I've been looking for those bugs for a while now, so it's easy for me to look after them."

'Well, what's going on now?'

"We have captured about ten groups similar to the one in the alley that day. Now the tribe is much safer."

'That's good, it won't be long before they never come back again.'

"You're going to attack Narimaj? How about Diana and I come over?"

"Okay, I'll let you know when the time comes."

'Well, no problem, I... it's broken, the old guy is here again, I'm leaving first! '

Before Li En could reply, Leona took the initiative to end the contact.

"Li En, actually this time Taliyah has another thing she wants you to do..."

"Kasha!"

"What's wrong, Taliyah?"

"My..."

Facing Kassadin's gaze, Taliyah showed a hint of shyness on her face.

If Kassa and her daughter had not reminded them, Taliyah and the others would have plunged headfirst into the void creatures' nest.

In addition to the care the two of them had given her along the way, how could Taliyah have the nerve to ask Li En for help again at this moment?