Chapter 409

"Speechless, Miss Clement. Tiger is gone, and your helper doesn't even exist, so... Leon Casmod —wasn't that a lie too?"

"No... no... the captain must be—"

"They will appear at a crucial moment."

The sound came from the entrance of the hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Walker.

Walker was followed by a man and a woman.

"Walker? Didn't you go on patrol? How come you brought back two more—"

Rebecca's gaze bypassed Walker and went to the person behind him.

Immediately, hope and surprise flashed in his gloomy blue eyes.

"Captain... Captain!!"

Some people in the crowd recognized him.

"Leon... Casmod ..."

"Leon? It's Leon! It's him!"

"Leon Casmod! The Empire's strongest Dragon Slayer!"

"..."

Cheers echoed like waves in the Lionheart Society's hall.

Leon then slowly walked up to Rebecca.

Looking at the crazy girl with her eyes full of grievance, Leon reached out and patted her little head.

"Sorry I'm late."

Happy Children's Day!

117. You should give your husband face in public.

If Rebecca hadn't seen her sister-in-law following behind the captain, she would have given Leon a hug right now—

Two more punches.

They didn't come earlier or later, but they just happened to come when the other side was putting a lot of pressure on me.

If you come any later, the main dish for your welcome dinner will be Red Hot Young Girl!

After a brief greeting, Walker stepped forward to explain to the group,

"Me and I ran into Senior Leon while patrolling the outer city of the Empire, and then we secretly led them in."

Rebecca blinked her beautiful big eyes in confusion.

"This is too... a coincidence, isn't it?"

Walker chuckled. "It was quite a coincidence. My senior jumped right down from the tree, which startled both Mel and me."

Rebecca was even more confused and turned to look at Leon.

Why are you in the tree?

"Um... it's a long story."

Should I tell you that it was your sister-in-law who wanted to reminisce about our passionate 'battleground' back then, which is why we ended up in the tree?

Rebecca waved her hand. "Alright, let's get down to business."

She walked over to Leon, her gaze sweeping over the members in the hall, and told Leon what had just happened and what everyone was thinking.

After listening, Leon nodded and patted Rebecca on the shoulder.

"Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me."

Upon hearing this, Rebecca immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether it was during his days fighting in the Dragon Slayer Army or the various crises he experienced recently, whenever Leon said, "Leave it to me," he could always reassure the people around him.

Leon turned his gaze to the Lionheart Society Hall, slowly scanning each member.

Finally, the focus shifted to the troublemaker who had just stirred up the emotions.

The other party also noticed Leon's gaze.

Just five minutes ago, he was arrogantly questioning Rebecca and also questioning whether everything about Leon was actually a lie;

But at this moment, when the person he was questioning was standing right in front of him, he didn't even have the courage to keep looking Leon in the eye.

Under everyone's gaze, Leon took a step forward and slowly walked towards him.

Originally trained to slay dragons, Leon's aura and killing intent were naturally beyond what ordinary people could withstand.

Seeing this, Nacho, standing behind, couldn't help but worry.

"Is he trying to intimidate us? That would only make things worse."

Having served the royal family for many years, Nacho knew the ways of officialdom and the workplace very well.

Even though Leon is the spiritual leader of the Lionheart Society, he is still a newcomer.

Everyone's understanding and knowledge of him is based on what they heard from Tiger and Rebecca a few years ago.

If Leon were to act in a way that contradicts everyone's impression of him, such as by putting on a show of force, it would greatly affect the unity of the Lionheart Society.

In response to Nacho's concerns, the silver-haired beauty who had returned with Leon answered his questions.

"Don't worry, he'll handle it."

Nacho looked at her; her exquisite profile seemed perfectly sculpted.

He frowned slightly. "You are... the Silver Dragon King?!"

Nacho initially thought he was a new member, but upon closer inspection, he almost exclaimed "Holy crap!"

Losweiser didn't respond; she simply crossed her arms and watched Leon perform quietly.

The footsteps stopped, and Leon stood in front of the troublemaker.

He was the one who kept questioning Rebecca and stirring up everyone's emotions.

In fact, such people are not a minority in a large group or organization.

In the past, after Rebecca explained the situation to Leon, this troublemaker would have already been pinned to the ground by Leon as a warning to others.

In the Dragon Slayer Army, there wasn't much time for him to win people over with virtue; might made right.

But the Lionheart Society, after all, an organization built around him, and he could not let down his master and Rebecca's hard work, nor could he let down the people who trusted him.

He and the other person stared at each other in silence.

Leon was significantly taller than this guy, so even when they stared at each other expressionlessly, he could create a strong sense of pressure.

No one around dared to step forward and speak.

"This won't... turn into a fight, will it?"

"If a fight really breaks out, do you think Rachell, this fat chef, has even a one percent chance of winning against the former strongest Dragon Slayer?"

"... That's true."

"..."

Bystanders were discussing the matter, all feeling that the problem would inevitably be resolved by force.

Even without force, with Leon's methods, he would definitely teach Rachell a harsh lesson.

Just when everyone thought so, Leon finally spoke up and asked.

"May I have your name."

The voice was steady and powerful, with no inflection, but it was not in an accusatory tone.

"Ray, Rachell ..."

Upon hearing the name, Leon paused, his thoughts drifting. After a moment, he asked again.

"You once supplied the Empire with fast food for the Dragon Slayer Army, didn't you?"

Rachell was startled. "How did you know?"

Ha, how would I know?

In the entire empire, only your family's boxed lunches don't contain eggplant and carrots.

Of course I know!

However, Leon's ability to remember Rachell's name wasn't entirely due to eggplants and carrots; he could name most people he had ever interacted with.

Take Walker, for example, who just led him in.

Five years ago, when he and Losweiser finished their battle in the forests of the Empire, the Dragon Slayer Squad they encountered was Walker's squad.

Previously, Leon hadn't considered his good memory an advantage, but when Losweiser was imparting her "Leader's Experience" to him, she said that it was a very gratifying thing for subordinates if their superiors could remember their names.

Sure enough, Rachell's expression immediately relaxed when she learned that Leon still remembered her as his cook.

He lowered his eyes and sighed heavily.

This sigh contained guilt and self-blame.

Once his anxiety subsided, Rachell's judgment and cognitive abilities naturally returned to normal.

"The fast food your family provides is very good; I always enjoyed eating it when I was in the Dragon Slayer Army," Leon said.

"What's the use then, Captain Leon..."

What do you mean?

Rachell wiped his face and sighed again.

"Three years ago, the Empire wanted to buy my restaurant. I refused to sell, so they sent people to my door every day to act as thugs. No customers dared to come in to eat, and business got worse day by day."

"In the end, I had no choice but to sell the restaurant my father left me to the Empire."

"I thought the Empire would do business honestly, but who knew... they had their eyes on the location of my shop. On the surface, they were running a restaurant, but behind the scenes they were doing shady things."

"The Empire ruined our family's reputation. My brother went to argue with them and said that he would rather we brothers go back to being cooks than damage the family's reputation."

"But as a result, my brother was arrested and imprisoned, and his fate remains unknown to this day."

"Captain Leon... I was in a hurry just now, otherwise I wouldn't have said such harsh things. I'm really... sorry."

Rachell bowed deeply and offered a sincere apology.

Leon nodded almost imperceptibly; indeed, his approach was correct.

"Lionheart Society grows stronger, its members also increase. With more people, there are more ideas, and with more ideas, arguments are inevitable, which is normal."

Leon placed his hand on Rachell's shoulder and said slowly,

I understand how you feel.

"Don't worry, I'm here now. I'll help you find your brother."

As he spoke, Leon raised his head, glanced around, and raised his voice.

"We will also help everyone, help all of you, and return all the humiliation and injustice you have suffered to this corrupt empire!"

After he finished speaking, there was a brief silence, followed by thunderous applause.

They chanted Leon's name, showing their approval of the leader.

Seeing this, Nacho was both surprised and delighted.

"He was my colleague during the Dragon Slayer Army era, but we didn't see each other often. At that time, my understanding of him was that he was a brute who knew nothing but fighting and wasn't very popular with the ministers in the royal family."

Nacho looked at Leon, who had already become one of the Lionheart Society members, and his back view resembled that of a leader on an inspection tour of the countryside.

"In just a few short years, he has become so intelligent. It's not an exaggeration to say that he's a qualified leader."

Rebecca proudly puffed out her flat chest, moved closer to Losweiser, and took her sister-in-law's hand.

"Of course! Don't you even know who his wife is!"