Amid cheers of the audience, Azzy and Leah left the field, leaving behind two unconscious musicians.
Docie and Blaire were the runner-ups five years ago and as they came back stronger, everyone expected them to win but this poor married couple didn't get to showcase their whole strength as they underestimated Azzy and Leah and made a wrong approach.
Azzy and Leah showed the world that they didn't get to top-16 by being lucky. It was through their own skills that they achieved it.
A few months ago, when the Twilight team won the Champions League, only the top academies and some organizations had shown interest but now, all the top organizations were interested to recruit Azzy. Some of the ancient organizations now even planned to steal him from WAMO during the next few weeks when he will be free until the other batches will be finished.
Unfortunately for them, Azzy never had any intention to join any organization. He joined WAMO only for Gideon. He promised to join the Special Forces of Northern Qudour only to acquire the ancient Buddhist techniques.
So, he didn't take it much serious when Leah warned him. He also refused the security provided by Camelot's Royal knights and a rank-8 General, stating that he will be either at home or at the academy.
Leah also knew that Izora Crescent and Vesyrn Garcia were also living with him. Not to mention, there's his foster mother, Affea Snieca.
And at school, there are rank-7 robots and a legendary realm expert to protect him.
So, she wasn't worried that something unfortunate can happen to him under their watch.
But, in reality, he will be protected by a Super Android who is strong enough to protect him from anyone under the Demigod realm.
After parting ways with her, Azzy returned to Aclein City, not wanting to disturb Claire's concentration by staying by her side.
As he planned to surprise his family, he didn't inform any of them and just quietly returned home.
But, little did he expect that a surprise is waiting for him as soon as he entered the mansion.
"Oh, Hey Rael," A greeting with a smile from an unexpected person greatly surprised him.
"Estella?" Azzy stopped right at the entrance and took a good look at everyone in the room. Along with a few mysterious experts in suits (bodyguards), Estella Moon paid a visit in advance.
"Azzy, you are home." Affea got up from her seat and walked towards him.
As Azzy hugged her, she congratulated him on his achievements in the world league. In response, he glanced at the doll-looking girl and complained, "I wish you have heard this news from me. All my surprise had gone to waste."
"Oops, sorry about that," Estella apologized right away, although letting out a grin as if she made a silly mistake, "Anyway, congratulations and also thank you for filling my absence and taking the team to top-8."
"My friends are strong enough to win the match even if both of us are absent." Azzy shrugged his shoulders, stating it as if it is the most obvious thing.
While Estella respects Azzy's opinion, she didn't like to admit defeat that easily. She countered him using her own logic, "Of course, they might have reached top-16 through collective efforts but it gets impossible from now onwards with just them alone. You know that."
"It's not like they are aiming to become champions. Top-8 in the world is already an accomplished task. And from here on, I will be there for the team." Azzy stated his resolution before asking about her intentions to visit his house, "So, I'm assuming that you aren't here just to congratulate me in person. Is it?"
If she had come alone, he would have assumed that but the fact that there are guards around her indicates that it is something else. For some reason, he remembered Leah's visit to his home during the annual holidays.
Just as he suspected, Estella was indeed for another purpose. She took out a letter of invitation and handed it to Azzy, "The Moon Clan invites you to the upcoming Lunar Festival held at Clan village. The invitation is from our Matriarch. With the invitation, you can bring two people along with you whether they are bodyguards, friends, family members, or mere acquaintances. It doesn't matter who they are but you will be responsible for their actions. So, just be careful when picking and when you do that, make sure…"
"Woah, wait for a second." Azzy interrupted her as she was getting carried on with her explanation. When she stopped, he asked, "When did I say that I accept your invitation in the first place? I'm tired from all those battles and returned home to rest and spend time with my family, not to go on a tour to a foreign country."
Maybe, Estella had already expected that reaction from him. She replied right away, "But, your family is also invited. Auntie has also accepted it."
Azzy turned his head towards Affea who nodded in confirmation. After a brief silence, he slowly said, "I'll think about it."
"I'll look forward to your arrival," Estella let out a pleasant smile, and very soon, she left the place, stating that she has to invite others in person.
Once she was gone, Azzy stared at his foster mother, "Aunt, why did you accept it?"
Affea helplessly smiled, "what could I do in this situation? I'm still indebted to Scarlet Moon for her help at Graena City when we were ambushed by my brother's subordinates. I had to accept it unless there's a genuine reason."
Azzy sealed up his soul orb and then, let out a sigh as he sat, "I don't like to visit the places filled with those people from hidden clans, Aunt Affea. I had enough trouble last time."
Affea stared at him and blinked a few times in silence before she said, "then, don't go. It's not bad to run away from a problem when you can't face it. If you want to save your pride, then, you can always prepare a good excuse like having an important mission from WAMO or visiting Special Forces HQ or visiting that childhood friend of yours or going to Arcana world to improve soul power. As long as you think, reasons can be created. There's still a week left anyway."
"Ah! That's it," Azzy's eyes lit up as he got the idea. Why lie when he can make it true. "Thanks, Aunt. You are the best."
After having a satisfactory lunch, Azzy went to his room and collapsed on his bed with a smile, "Ah, no matter how luxurious that hotel room is, sleeping at home is the best."
He quickly fell asleep and woke up during dinner time. He had a shower and then had dinner with his family members except for Izora who was with the team for their safety. Since her husband is there to protect Azzy, she could do her instructor job without any worries.
However, Azzy was a little bit guilty toward his parents. They were just married and should be on a honeymoon trip but were stuck with him all because his identity was leaked to Pierre Garcia and possibly the clan head Qridus Garcia.
Either way, he can't do much about it other than try to become strong enough to reject their protection.
Of course, there's another reason for him to become strong. The upcoming battles in the senior division will be a lot tougher than before.
Azzy doesn't want to go to the wild zone to improve his soul power at the moment. So, that leaves him to work out three things. First, improve the level of the Invincible Divine body. So far, he has yet to start any training.
For the moment, his body was at the 7th tier. It used to be 6th tier when he received the knowledge of the technique but later automatically broke through to the next level when he absorbed huge amounts of plasma energy.
Azzy's current aim is to make a breakthrough to the 8th tier. He doesn't know how long it takes but he should try his best, right?
Anyway, coming to the second thing that he needed to improve, is his mastery of sealing techniques. From time to time, Barton had given him advice but now, he felt like he needed strong lessons.
And the third thing is to train with Ruby as much as he can. He wanted to master the soul skills. At present, he can only unleash three of the six. So, he felt like mastering six would give him an edge in the battle. As for Vajra, the black lightning wolf is a mutated celestial grade Arcana and is nothing to be worried about.
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