Chapter 739: Two Intruders - Part 1
It had been quite some time since Leon last dealt with a member of the Temple of Twilight.
Their most recent encounter was when he confronted Guren inside Astra’s dimension of consciousness and the Forest of Eternal Silence.
Since then, the man had vanished without a trace and hadn’t been seen again.
Even so, Leon was certain he had returned to the Temple of Twilight’s headquarters and was secretly preparing an unexpected master plan.
"Do you think he can track your whereabouts?" Leon asked calmly.
Ruri was quiet for a moment before slowly shaking her head. "I don’t think so. I used my father’s secret weapons to shake him off—but I can’t say for sure. There’s a chance he left some kind of mark on me before we got separated."
Leon was impressed by her analysis. Despite looking like a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl, her way of thinking was far more mature—and that was quite surprising.
"Maybe her real age is over fifty?" Leon wondered.
Yesterday, Miranda had mentioned that the average lifespan of the Spirit race used to be around three hundred years. But because of the blood curse left by the Evil God, their age now rarely exceeded one hundred.
It wasn’t impossible that she appeared to be a child while her actual age was far beyond his.
Despite suspecting as much, Leon wasn’t foolish enough to ask directly. Not only would that be rude and inappropriate, but their relationship wasn’t close enough for such questions. Maybe one day, if he got to know her better, he’d bring it up.
He stared at the large leaf in front of him—cleaner than his own face.