"It was Mom who was useless. If Mom had been more capable and become a Formal Wizard, you would have been descended from a Formal Wizard."
"Mom..."
Hain looked at Keli, not knowing how to comfort her.
Even at a time like this, Keli was still worrying about his safety, leaving Hain with a bitter feeling in his heart.
Keli coughed lightly twice and said, "Hain, help me pack my things. I'm going to meet someone."
"Now that everyone has turned their backs on me, if I want someone to look after you for the rest of your life, I need to find you a qualified patron."
"Mom, rest for two days before you go."
Hain hurriedly tried to dissuade her.
Keli shook her head. "There is no time to wait. My condition will only worsen day by day. If I wait any longer, I won't have any leverage left for a deal."
Hain said, "Mom, who do you want to see? I'll personally invite them over."
"Leo..."
Keli said, "The one I want to see is Leo. You can't possibly invite him here."
Leo's private room.
Leo sized up the guest before him, calmly taking a sip of blood-pressure-lowering tea without preparing any for the person before him.
Keli coughed lightly twice and said, "A guest has come, yet you haven't prepared tea for me. Leo, that is not how one treats guests."
"When friends come, I make tea. When enemies come, I take up a gun."
Leo said, "I believe our relationship falls into the latter category."
Hearing this, Keli gave a bitter smile. "That is true. Given how irreconcilable our relationship is, those words really weren't appropriate."
"Since that's the case, I'll get straight to the point."
"Leo, I want to make a deal with you."
Leo