A Senior's Taunt

"Oh, I see.", Leo said as he heard Fen talking about what the doctor had said.

"So what is this about?", Fen asked.

"Um, well, I somehow managed to run away with you all from the beast that was attacking you and brought you back to the academy. That's all…", Leo explained.

"What do you mean 'that's all'? The beast was so powerful! How did you run away from it so easily?", Fen asked.

"Yeah! It was so strong! It's almost impossible to defeat such a strong beast!", Shen added, his mouth full of congee.

Leo shrugged. "Well, I didn't defeat it but ran away from it to be exact…."

"Have you guys forgotten how strong and intelligent Leo is? Of course, hundreds of such beasts wouldn't even come close to his feet!" Duan said, defending Leo.

To be precise, he wasn't just defending but completely exaggerating the story - a bad habit of his.

Leo stared at him with almost no emotions on his face.

"But-"