The Price of Playing Dumb
"Harry only spoke a few words in our defense."
"And for that..."
"He was struck down."
Silence followed.
The breeze that had been gently blowing across the battlefield suddenly felt strangely cold.
Leon lowered his head slightly.
His expression revealed almost nothing.
But both Selena and Rias knew him well enough to understand.
Their Teacher...
Was angry.
Truly angry.
Not because someone had challenged him.
Not because another Powerful Sect had offended Celestis Academy.
But because someone had dared harm people under his protection.
Harry had defended his students.
For Leon...
That alone was enough.
A Teacher never forgot kindness shown toward his students.
Nor did he forgive those who abused their strength against the weak.
Leon slowly lifted his head.
"I understand."
Only two words.
Yet an invisible pressure quietly spread from him.
Even the nearby cultivators instinctively stepped aside.
