Legends of Runeterra

"Okay, it's just a simple defensive curse, and it doesn't consume much energy. If you're really worried, I'll just replenish the jade pendant later."

"Hehe~! Thanks, brother!"

"It doesn't matter whether you thank me or not, but you have to be more careful and not keep getting into the wrong things.

It hasn’t been long since you’ve done something big. For the sake of your uncle Professor Lemire’s heart, don’t be too…”

“I know, I know, Li En, don’t worry, I am going to be the greatest adventurer.

Besides, Amumu is really different this time, he..."

In brief and clear sentences, Ezreal recounted his encounter with Amumu.

In response to this, Amumu, as the younger brother, just stood quietly by the side, staring at Li En with a pair of empty eyes.

"Well, you did the right thing this time. If he had really been deceived by someone with ulterior motives, it would indeed be another big trouble for Shurima, which is now in turmoil."

"Hehe~! Of course, I am..."

Ignoring Ezreal's instinctive self-boasting, Li En walked to one meter in front of Amumu and squatted down so that their eyes were at the same height.

"Hello, Amumu, I'm Li En, nice to meet you."

"Hello...Hello...Li En..."

Looking at the hand stretched out in front of him, Amumu's empty eyes lit up.

Just as he raised his hand wrapped in green bandages, he remembered Ezreal's reminder: "You can talk to people other than him, but don't contact others, otherwise it will cause big trouble for them!"

"It's okay Amumu, Li En won't get hurt!"

Ezreal was stunned for a moment, then immediately spoke up to remind him.

"Ok!"

Amumu nodded, and immediately held Li En's hand.

However, as Amumu and Ezreal watched curiously, nothing happened.

It’s as if...the curse on Amumu doesn’t exist at all.

"Eh? Isn't this right!?"

Ezreal came up with a strange look on his face, and before Li En could speak, he put his hand on Amumu's arm.

"Om~!"

As always, the golden and red flames rose up, and the curse was constantly burned and turned into a black mist that rose up.

"Sure enough, this curse..."

"Boom~!"

"Ouch! Lee En, what are you doing!?"

"I just told you to be alert and not to rely too much on the jade pendant. Now you're doing this to me again, right?"

"Uh...I...I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

Seeing that Li En was serious but actually caring about him, Ezreal did not try to fool him by making jokes, but bowed his head and apologized honestly.

Even the ascended Ne'zuk, who personally forged the 'Ne'zuk Armguards', ended up with only a remnant soul left. How could Ezreal not understand the dangers of this world?

As for why he did this just now, on the one hand, he had already tested the curse on Amumu and found that it only went this far.

On the other hand, Li En himself was right next to him, and Ezreal, feeling safe, subconsciously had nothing to worry about.

"Ezreal, the dangers in this world cannot be completely avoided with just a jade pendant."

Li En said this, loosening Amumu's bandaged hand.

"Got it, Li En. I'll remember it!"

"Well, the reason why the 'curse' cannot be triggered by me is because the difference in power level is too big. It can't affect me at all."

Upon hearing this, Amumu's empty eye sockets lit up and he subconsciously took a step forward.

"Leen...can you...be my...friend?"

"Of course, Amumu, we are friends now."

"Hehe...hehehe..."

A childish, silly laugh sounded, and Amumu became visibly happy.

Of course, if you can't see Amumu, but just hear this laughter in the Shurima tomb, it would be somewhat creepy and terrifying.

"Amumu, since we are friends, are you interested in visiting my home?"

“Really…really!?”

Amumu was so excited that even the stuttering that had caused him to live alone in the ruins for so many years disappeared.

"Of course, if you want."

"Okay! I want to go!"

"Well, but before that, I have to give you an insurance policy to make sure the curse on the bandage won't affect others, okay?"

"Uh-huh!"

Amumu nodded quickly, Li En smiled slightly, raised his right hand and gently placed it on the top of Amumu's head.

"Om~!"

The invisible field condensed around Amumu, and the curse that had accumulated for more than a thousand years was unable to resist and was suppressed by the overbearing power of the "magnetic field rotation".

"Ezreal."

"What's wrong, Lee En?"

"Please touch Amumu again."

"Oh."

Ezreal put his hand on Amumu's shoulder, and nothing happened as Li En expected.

"Wow! The curse is gone already!?"

“It’s not gone, I just suppressed it temporarily inside Amumu.

Come on, you two, it's time to get out of here."

"Great, I can finally go back. I need to take a good bath!"

"..."

Compared to Ezreal's excitement, Amumu looked at Li En quietly, with a hint of curiosity in his empty eye sockets.

"Om~!"

The next moment, a cross-shaped space crack opened and the figures of the three people disappeared into it.

...

"Hoo~!"

Like a breeze blowing, three figures quietly appeared.

"Wuhu, Piltover, I'm finally back...Ah!?"

Ezreal, who was cheering with his arms open, was stunned when he saw the buildings around him.

"This...here is..."

"Uzeris, a port city in northern Shurima."

"Ah!? Li En, didn't you say you were going to bring Amumu to your house as a guest?"

"Yes, the city of Uzeris is also mine. Didn't I tell you before?"

"..."

Ezreal looked at Li En dully, even though he was the most outstanding explorer in Piltover, had ample inheritance left by his parents, and had an uncle who ran a museum.

But at this moment, Ezreal looked at Li En and felt that a thick, invisible barrier had inexplicably appeared between the two of them.

"What's wrong, Ezreal?"

"No...it's okay, I just...suddenly I feel a little uncomfortable..."

"Is it?"

Li En put his hand on Ezreal's shoulder and found nothing wrong after checking.

"You're fine. You may just be a little tired these past few days. Go take a shower and rest. There will be a sumptuous dinner waiting for you later."

"Dinner party? Not that kind of..."

"Don't worry, we are all family."

"Okay, see you later!"

Ezreal nodded and followed the waiter away.

The City Lord's Mansion covers a large area, with both an inner house for the owner to live in and an outer house for entertaining guests.

The waiter who took Ezreal away took him to the outer house that Li En had arranged in advance.