Unwanted Attention

"Hey, Kid, what are you doing?" A voice interrupted Leus from behind ...

Leus didn't feel anyone approaching, so the voice really took him by surprise ...

That made him lose his focus, thus, he lost control over the two fireballs he was playing with.

Luckily, the fireballs were directed at the sky, so no damage happened.

Annoyed, Leus turned around and looked in the direction of the voice ...

Two men were standing, both had red hair and red eyes, and both of them were fully armored ...

However, their armor was Crimson in color, unlike the armor of the Library's guards which was blue.

Leus looked at the two men suspiciously and unconsciously took a step back ...

He tried to keep his composure and spoke in a neutral tone

"Who are you?"

The first idea that came to his mind when he saw armored men was that something might have happened to his father, but he didn't let the worry show on his face ...

One of the men spoke

"We are Crimson Guards. Can you tell us what were you doing just now?"

Leus tilted his head

"Crimson Guards? What's that?"

When the other man heard that, he spoke with disdain

"Tch ... You don't know the Crimson Guards? What do they teach kids these days" He said with an eye roll.

The first man waved his hands and hushed the other man, then asked Leus again

"Kid, why don't you just tell us what were you doing?"

Leus contemplated what he should say for a few seconds, but eventually

'I mean ... they already saw me'

'There's no point in denying anything'

Helpless, he replied

"I was training on magic"

That confirmed the men's suspicions, so they nodded and asked

"Training with Magic, huh? Kid, What's your name?"

Leus crossed his arms

'This is getting troublesome'

"I'm Leus, Leus Inferno"

When they heard his name, the two men started whispering to each other

*A descendant of the Inferno family, huh? But his hair isn't red*

*No wonder he knows magic already. How old do you think he is?*

He eyed Leus up and down then replied

*I don't know. Maybe 6 or 7?*

The other man scratched his chin in thought and murmured

*Is it even possible for children to start training at this age? As far as I'm aware, nobles start at 10*

Leus was unable to hear what they were talking about, so he got bored

'I don't have the whole day'

He interrupted them

"What are you doing here? What do you want?"

His words brought them back to the situation, and one of them replied

"Right, Ahem ... Call your father, we need to speak to an adult"

"My father isn't here, he's in the Strife Zone"

That piqued the man's interest

"Is that so? What's his name and rank?"

"His name is Blaze, Blaze Inferno, and he's an Elite Knight"

The man nodded

"I see ... Well then, call your mother"

Leus sighed

'Guess it can't be helped'

"Okay"

Resigned, Leus went inside to call Viorica while both the men waited in the yard ...

"Blaze really got lucky with this offspring" One of them said

The other one agreed

"Indeed, he might exceed his father"

"Not only that, as a magician too ... Fascinating"

After a couple of minutes, Leus went back outside with Viorica ...

She spoke to the men in a polite tone

"Hello, is everything okay?"

Viorica's mindset was simple; she thought of all knights as the same

'These people must be Blaze's colleagues'

Also, she was already expecting this encounter ...

One of the Crimson Guards' spoke

"Hello, Ma'am. We came here to discuss something important"

She nodded

"Okay, I'm listening"

The man looked at Leus for a couple of seconds and then said

"It seems that your son has been causing some troubles lately"

Viorica wryly smiled

"I'm really sorry about that. He said he won't do it again."

She pushed Leus forward slowly

"As you can see, he is inexperienced, please teach him"

The Crimson Guard walked towards Leus and kneeled to match his eye level

"Listen, Kid, just because you can do some fancy tricks, it doesn't mean you can wake up the entire neighborhood with your spells"

Leus tilted his head in confusion for a moment, then his eyes widened in realization ...

'Ahhh .. This is about the fireball!'

When Leus understood the situation, he calmed down and replied in a serious tone

"I understand. I'm sorry, I'll be careful next time"

The Guard nodded

"Good kid"

Then he looked at Viorica

"Well ... it is an Inferno household, and it also seems that it has just been an honest mistake, so we will let it slide."

He turned to Leus

"However, if we get more complaints, we'll have to fine you"

Viorica replied with a beaming smile

"Thank you, Good Sir!"

Her smile was so bright that it almost made the man dizzy, so he quickly averted his gaze

"Ah, don't mention it"

He reminded Leus before turning around

"Be careful next time, kid"

But before leaving, the other man complained

"Teach the child about The Crimson Guards, Ma'am. How come he doesn't know about us already? Tch"

After that, the guards left, and only Leus and Viorica remained in the yard ...

Leus turned around and looked at Viorica

"Did you know that they'd come?"

She replied like it was the most natural thing in the world

"Of course! You created a big fuss yesterday!"

"Really? I didn't know it was that serious ... Why didn't you say me, Mom?"

"Blaze always says that children have to learn that their actions have consequences, also, it's important for you to interact with people on your own"

Leus nodded

"Alright, anyway, I'm sorry for the trouble. I'll be careful"

Viorica patted his head

"It's okay, no problem, Leus."

Before going back inside, she taught Leus about the Crimson Guards

"The Crimson Guards are the guards of the city. They're usually stationed near the city walls or patrolling the city."

Leus nodded

'So they're like the police in my old world'

The instant Leus got this thought, he felt a wave of apathy wash over him, and he completely lost interest in the idea ...

He looked at Viorica and replied

"Okay Mom, thanks"

She gave him a thumbs-up and then went back inside ...

Leus was once again alone in the yard

'Hmm, I didn't know my fireball would bring all this attention, but whatever'

'It doesn't matter'

His eyes gleamed for a moment

'Let's get back to training ...'

For another week, he kept experimenting with fireballs, and as always, he made sure to consume his entire Mana Pool to make it grow bigger ...

And he continued ...

While things continued as normal in Blaze's household, an interesting rumor spread among the Duchy's Elite Knights ...

'A purple-haired kid is training on Magic'

'Perhaps ... a new Elite Mage will emerge in a couple of years ...'