Chapter 3: Cutting Ties
I put a hand on my reddened cheek looking amazed at my girlfriend.
"Sa... Sana?"
"What's wrong with you? Why are you like this? You're nothing like what you were before, When we started dating you were more cool, more capable, how did you beco like this?!"
Everyone was looking at with different gazes, Lilith couldn't hide her anger, Morgiana seed satisfied, Erick laughed openly and Marie, her head turned towards the window, trembled. What had to be done for sothing so simple...
"I... Sorry..."
"You disgust ... If I knew you would turn like this... I would never..."
"Asking to date you just because I was an Avatar? Yeah, probably."
She froze for a second, and another small laugh from Marie sounded in the back. Leon stood up abruptly.
"Don't talk to her like that!"
"Here cos Ero-sama."
"How could you act like that after all she's done for you? I expected you to take it with more maturity but now you're going too far."
" Really? Don't you think you're the one going too far right now? It's between two people dating, so do you mind staying out of it?
The expression on Leon's face took a turn at 180, my companions looked at annoyed, except for Marie who stifled her bursts of laughter by placing her stuffed animal on her face. He got up and walked towards , but stopped when Liliana intervened.
"Sir Leon, if you do anything violent towards your teammate, I will have to reconsider my decision to join you."
He observed the young girl, looking terribly bored, and turned his gaze to another person.
"I didn't think of wasting my energy on this trash, I have better priorities. Do you believe now, Sana?"
She shook her head in answer and walked away from and stopped behind Leon who whispered inaudible words to her.
"You're not wrong, When I t you, you were so different, you were more mature... But now you're just the shadow of yourself."
"But... What about our love for each other? We can always work it out even if I'm not on your team..."
"We're breaking up. I can't go out with you anymore, I forgave you when I found out you cheated on , but now I can't take it anymore."
"Cheated?" I was surprised.
Leon hugged her as she cried intently, all the while looking at with a hateful look, but sohow I could see a faint flash of mockery. Morgiana muttered an insult, Erick smiled and Lilith shuddered in frustration. I could very easily understand everyone's emotions and therefore this situation was horribly easy to understand.
Leon loved Sana ever since she and Lilith joined us, but no matter what he tried, Sana only cared about and indirectly confessed to several tis after our missions. I finally accepted it and we have been dating ever since, but after a while, a certain pattern appeared.
Leon was the best fighter on our team, taking on a DPS and tank role, while I was the lackluster little debuff. All people's attention went to Leon and soon Sana urged to try harder to catch up with Leon. My response to her insistence was the beginning of her behavior change "I don't need this."
I just smiled at her, seeing her hugging Leon so warmly.
"You shouldn't cry, you got what you wanted after all, right, Sana?"
Leon stood up to , looking haughty.
"From now on, she's under my care, I don't allow you to talk to her or any girl on this team."
"... My condolences, Erick."
"You shit!"
Erick took his dagger and rushed at but Leon, with a wave of his hand, stopped him, knowing Liliana's reaction.
"It's enough, you won't soil this team anymore. Now take your money and disappear."
"Yeah, keep an eye on the village, the day we'll be a world-recognized team, we won't have ti to take care of that backwater." Erick added with a disgusting smile.
I looked at my other teammates and put a hand on Liliana's shoulder. She turned to , visibly saddened by my situation.
"It's OK, I don't want to give the wrong impression of your new teammates, I'll be leaving now then. Sorry to show you that scene."
She just sighed and let her guard down. I smiled and turned to everyone.
"Lilith, it looks like we'll have to settle our little war another ti."
She wanted to say sothing but just looked away, still shaking. I managed to see a drop fall from her eyes.
"Morgiana, good luck becoming the strongest. You don't need my help for that."
" For what? Have I already asked for your help?
"And I hope you won't. Sana, before being honest with others, you should be honest with yourself. It's also a way to get stronger."
She didn't answer but hugged Leon who wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Leon, if you really want to be the best team in the world, you should also invite Hope, or is it mandatory to be a woman to join the team?"
"Huh? What are you even saying? You can't have 2 heroes on the sa team as a starter, that's all!"
"Who decided that? You know well, it's useless, but good luck in building your harem guild. Oh, that reminds of Erick."
"Say sothing stupid and I'll kill you."
"I already said your na. You should have hit by now, it's the only ti in your life you could touch and get away with it."
"Fuck you, you idiot! Leon, I swear to kill him if he doesn't leave now!"
"Dora, that's enough!"
"Fine, fine, talk about a husband defending his wife, geez."
I took the bag and prepared to leave, but as I stood in the doorway, soone pulled up. I turned around, recognizing Marie's frail grip.
"So? Did that bring tears to your eyes too?"
"Your acting was too bad, Idiora, you wouldn't even make a mother cry."
"It's because I'm a good son, but you still moved, I technically win."
She made a slight noise with her mouth before handing the stuffed animal she had been holding all this ti.
" Eh? Are you leaving with Chubastic?
"It's Mr.Chub, Idiora, take him with you, no excuses."
I took the toy in one hand, the bag of pebbles in the other, but sohow this stuffed animal felt heavier. Marie was a puppeteer, as such, she used her magic to create stuffed animals that she used in battle, Chubastic was her very first creation, the one she never used, and she gave it to .
"Take good care of it, it will be my replacent to accompany you, don't you dare lose it." Wise words from the youngest among us.
"... You trust too much. But I will take responsibility."
We smiled at each other and I left, as I turned my back, I didn't see the change of expression on her face. We knew each other for a very long ti, and probably better than anyone else in our group. She was the last one to join our team.
After a while, we beca very close, but our aspirations diverged. Only she knew the real aning of my departure.
Leon sighed in satisfaction and patted her head.
"It's for the best, he was holding you back..."
She abruptly pushed his hand away, he was shocked for a mont by this new facial expression in the young girl, her eyes shining with tears and the tip of her nose rosy.
"Don't ever touch again. I'm only following you because of the team, don't get too cocky."
She went to a room behind. Leon sighed, not really annoyed.
"That's one of the reasons we had to deal with him quickly, he's simple-minded and knows how to play with girls, he just tried that with you too Liliana, I hope Marie gets the hang of it soon."
"Yeah, I heard he sotis goes to her room at night, what a creep." Erick added.
"Could you stop with that? What are you even trying to do?"
An angry Lilith rushed out of the place, soon followed by Sana. Morgiana, after slowly closing the door, turned to Leon and Erick.
"Listen, boys, I know how you feel about him but let's get this straight, I only had a problem with him not trying to evolve, but your little ga of bad boy playing with girls is getting boring. Soone who never showed interest in won even when they were around naked probably wouldn't do sothing like that."
"It's just your opinion, you can't deny that he often sleeps in Marie's room. Putting him out was also a way to keep Marie and Sana on the team. In the end, the bad guy is ejected."
Morgiana and Leon stared at each other under Liliana's troubled gaze. anwhile, in the village, I continued my walk aimlessly, Whenever I passed a group of people, they stopped talking and looked at , intrigued by my face.
I passed near a trader, usually irritable, but this one was deviating from my path when he saw pass. Finally, a farr in front of her stall called out to .
"Hey son, if you're so happy, why don't you buy sothing?"
I looked at her, with the biggest smile I've ever put on my face, and answered in a voice, quivering with euphoria.
"Fine, give whatever you want for this money."
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