Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Chapter 168 Leo and Salia

Leo and Salia were both orphans, but in Leo's case, his mother died of an epidemic shortly after he was born, and no one knows who his father is.

In short, his paternity is completely unknown.

Although Leo has the potential to be a magic swordsman, his mother is not good at magic. Therefore, it can be inferred that Leo's potential, especially magic power, should be inherited from his father.

"One day, a girl from our village suddenly ran away from home, and when she came back, she was pregnant. The whole village was shocked. I was young at that time, and I didn't know how to react when I heard that a girl of my age was pregnant."

According to Sergio, Leo's mother was very popular in the village. Although many boys confessed their love to her, she rejected them all in the end.

Perhaps because he had experienced so many such situations, Sergio himself did not have the courage to confess. But he was indeed interested like everyone else and was troubled by his wavering mood.

"I was so young back then." Sergio said this and nodded with emotion.

"Who is the father? In the end, you still don't know?" Sergio nodded in response to Xu Zhen's question.

"I just heard some rumors that she had a one-night stand with a human man. I've heard that story many times. Every time the young people in the village hear it, they sigh. Of course, I am no exception."

"So the one who gave birth to him is my father?"

“Yes. Although he was born much earlier than expected, he is a very healthy baby. The adults in the village are very happy.”

However, not everything went smoothly. Not long after Leo was born, the elf village was hit by an epidemic.

Because the childbirth process consumed a lot of physical energy, Leo's mother was unable to resist the epidemic. As a result, Leo not only lost his mother, but also had no idea who his father was.

"To this day, no one knows who my father is. He has always remained silent and unwilling to reveal any information. It is said that he is a man who is good at magic, but this cannot be used as any evidence."

As he spoke, Sergio fell into deep memories. Xu Zhen looked at him with a hint of doubt on his face.

"Maybe he's worried that if he tells the truth, the villagers will come after him?"

“… maybe.”

Sergio smiled bitterly and thought this idea was very likely.

“By the way, Leo has never been infected by the epidemic. When everyone was struggling, he was still laughing. When the former patriarch saw him, he thought of one thing. This child will definitely become a strong man.”

The epidemic finally ended, and the former patriarch made a suggestion: give up looking for Leo's father, and let the people of the village raise him together and let him grow up healthily.

Everyone in the village, including Sergio, agreed with the suggestion.

As expected, Leo grew up to be a magical swordsman with extraordinary talent. He overcame the difficult training and became an outstanding adventurer, traveling around the world.

Moreover, he never got seriously ill, on the contrary, he was always full of energy. Leo's deeds spread all over the continent, and the Elf Village became a place for adventurers and soldiers to learn magic. It seems that Leo is spreading the charm of the Elf Village everywhere.

For a small village that has always lived a simple life, the sudden bustle has overwhelmed people. Visitors need to be treated accordingly, which has become the norm.

Despite this, people adapted to the change. They found that a training ground had been built in a corner of the village, and adventurers and soldiers from the capital were coming and going as if it were commonplace, and the villagers were used to it.

It was no longer uncommon for caravans to visit by horse-drawn carriages, and the village had developed into a prosperous village. However, it was Leo who created all this, but he rarely returned to the village.

"We've all heard that he's active somewhere, so at least everyone thinks he's still alive. I just took over the position of elder from the previous leader, and I was busy with a pile of documents in my hands, when I suddenly heard a cheerful "I'm back" echoing throughout the village."

When he walked outside, he saw a stronger and more grown up young man standing there. This was Leo's first time back in the village in years. But it wasn't just Leo that Sergio noticed.

"I thought he had returned after a long absence, but I didn't expect that he had returned with his wife. And he was surrounded by several monsters. When I learned that the girl... Salia was a monster user, I was also very surprised."

According to Leo's explanation, he met Salia in the Kingdom of Shuter.

She lives a carefree life, doesn't like to interact with people, is introverted and doesn't talk much. She never smiles even to herself, but always smiles brightly to monsters without any reservation.

This made Leo feel extremely frustrated. He gradually longed to make Salia smile. Forgetting that he was on the way to the capital of Shuter for warrior training, Leo seemed determined to half-force Salia to go with him.

After hearing what Sergio said, Latti and Courtney both smiled bitterly.

“…A bit like the master.”

"Yes. Including the talent of a monster user, Xu Zhen must be like his mother."

After hearing this, Xu Zhen tilted his head in disbelief: "Is that so?"

"Yes."

“It’s true!”

After being asserted by Latti and Courtney, although Xu Zhen was hard to accept, he still chose to accept it temporarily.

"Shall we continue? This is how they met, gradually became lovers, and finally got married. However, what happened in between, even I don't know."

Like Leo's mother, the people around them seem to keep their affairs firmly secret. Sergio feels strangely happy to learn some of the characteristics he inherited from his mother.

So Leo and Salia acted as an adventurer couple and eventually gave birth to a boy.

The boy was named Malki and was said to be very healthy like Leo, and to be as popular with monsters as his mother.

However, Courtney was quite interested in the previous question: "But according to what is said now, to be honest, the reason why Xu Zhen was summoned to another world doesn't seem to be the same, don't you think...?"

“I thought so too. Are there any other reasons?”

After Courtney asked, Lati followed up with another question. Sergio's expression became serious: "There is indeed a reason. However, the love of parents for their children is too deep, which leads to some troublesome situations, so to speak."

"Hmm? What does this mean?" Xu Zhen asked. Sergio looked at him and clenched his teeth. "The initial opportunity was...Xu Zhen's natural talent."

After Sergio finished speaking, Courtney and the monsters all looked at Xu Zhen. Xu Zhen was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and his mouth opened wide.

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Xu Zhen was born with the potential to be a monster user. This fact was discovered when he was one year old. Surprisingly, a giant dragon took the initiative to approach Xu Zhen and play with him.

Even though the dragon was tamed by humans, the scene still surprised everyone.

"As expected of my son." Salia said happily with a big smile on his face. Leo smiled bitterly, as if to imply that "blood is thicker than water".

Although he did not have the strength of muscles, he had the talent to make even vicious monsters obedient. Such rumors gradually spread to other countries, and soon some nobles began to plan to use Xu Zhen as their tool to improve their status.

"Of course, we firmly opposed it. No matter how they tried to bribe us or threaten us with power, we would not agree. However, one day, the young Xu Zhen was kidnapped. And the criminal turned out to be someone from the village."