"Ughhh…"
The painful groans of the guys as they finally began to stir was nothing but music to my ears.
"Son, did you really have to go that hard?" Father appeared beside me, accompanied by Shulvan, Raiden, and his grandfather.
"Hard? I didn't even do anything." I shrugged. "Besides, old man, if it were you, you'd have done way worse."
"Not to you kids."
"Sure, but to that old grouch you will."
"Oh, definitely."
"Then why all this talk?"
"Because I need proof so Sera can see that I'm being responsible."
"Ughh… godfather, don't even bother. Everyone already knows what you're really like." Leo groaned, appearing before us after pulling himself out of the mountain.
"Little Leo, you're picking up this little brat's bad habit now, aren't you?"
"Give it up, old man," Malachi drawled, trying to straighten his staff. "We've barely known you past a few days and we can already tell you're just as bad as that annoying bastard over there."
