Grand Return System

Spoiling Disciples with Love and Care

Selena and Rias froze.

Both of them stared at Leon.

Then their eyes moved toward the inner armors in his hands.

Then they looked back at him.

"Ah... again?"

The words escaped their mouths at almost the exact same time.

For the first time, the two women looked genuinely suspicious of their Teacher.

Was he... crazy today?

He had already given them treasures.

Now he was giving them even more.

One after another.

Without hesitation.

Without the slightest trace of reluctance.

He handed out precious treasures as casually as other people might hand someone a piece of candy.

Selena and Rias exchanged a helpless glance.

Selena’s blue eyes carried a faint sense of disbelief.

Rias’s lips twitched slightly.

Their Teacher really was different from ordinary people.

If an outsider happened to witness this scene, they would probably be so jealous that their eyes would turn red.

Magic treasures that countless cultivators would risk their lives to obtain were being handed over by Leon without even a second thought.

And yet, neither woman truly considered refusing him.

There were some things that didn’t need to be said repeatedly.

If they thanked Leon every single time he gave them something, eventually those words would lose their meaning.

They would rather remember everything he had done for them.

They would keep it quietly in their hearts.

That was enough.

Rias was the first to accept the scorching inner armor.

The moment her fingers touched it, a comfortable warmth spread through her palm.

Her eyebrows lifted slightly.

It wasn’t hot.

It didn’t burn.

Instead, the warmth felt strangely familiar.

Almost as if the armor itself recognized the Inferno Lotus Art circulating within her body.

Rias’s red eyes brightened.

She understood immediately.

Leon hadn’t chosen this armor randomly.

He had deliberately picked something that suited her.

A small smile appeared on her lips.

Without wasting any time, she put it on.

The inner armor settled perfectly beneath her layered red robes.

There was no discomfort.

No restriction in movement.

The moment it completely covered her body, the warmth began spreading inward.

It traveled along her meridians before slowly gathering around her core.

It felt like a quiet flame had taken residence inside her.

Rias closed her eyes for a moment and breathed out softly.

"Perfect..."

She could already imagine how much of a difference this armor would make in battle.

It wasn’t merely another defensive treasure.

It complemented her cultivation.

That alone made it extremely valuable.

Selena, meanwhile, accepted the other inner armor.

The instant her fingertips touched its surface, a faint chill passed through her hand.

Her long silver-white hair fluttered gently.

Selena blinked.

The armor was cold.

Extremely cold.

Yet instead of feeling uncomfortable, she found herself strangely at ease.

Her Divine Ice Bones responded almost instinctively to it.

The cold seeped into her body without causing pain.

Instead, it brought a familiar sense of clarity.

Selena carefully held the armor for another moment before a soft smile appeared on her face.

She understood why Leon had chosen this one for her as well.

He had thought about them.

Not simply about giving them treasures.

He had considered what suited them.

That realization made her heart warm despite the icy armor in her hands.

For a moment, neither woman spoke.

There was something almost surreal about everything that had happened.

They had entered the Martial Emperor Tomb prepared to risk their lives.

They had fought dangerous enemies.

They had walked through places where death could appear without warning.

Every step had carried danger.

Every treasure they had obtained had come at a price.

They had believed those treasures would be the greatest gains of their journey.

But now...

Her Teacher had casually given her another treasure after she returned.

Selena couldn’t help feeling that perhaps her journey into the Martial Emperor Tomb had been unnecessary.

If she had simply stayed at the Amethyst Summit Division, perhaps Leon would have given her treasures anyway.

The thought made her feel both amused and helpless.

Where could she find a Teacher like this?

Someone who cared about his students so deeply.

Someone who never made her feel like an outsider.

Someone who had been there when she had nobody else to rely on.

Selena lowered her eyes.

A quiet warmth spread through her chest.

She remembered the past.

The days when she had been alone.

The days when she had not known where she belonged.

The days when she had desperately wanted someone to stand beside her.

And then Leon had appeared.

He had never asked her to repay him.

He had simply accepted her.

Protected her.

Guided her.

And when the world became cold, he had been the person who offered her the warmest embrace.

Her fingers tightened slightly around the inner armor.

She said nothing.

There were some feelings that words could not properly carry.

At this moment, Selena simply felt fortunate.

Fortunate that she had chosen Leon.

Fortunate that she had become his student.

Fortunate that, in this vast world of cultivation where countless people fought for treasures and power, she had found someone who genuinely treated her as family.

She was speechless.

Leon looked at the two women.

Both had accepted the treasures.

Neither intended to return them.

His lips slowly curved upward.

The "trapping children" journey had finally reached its end.

At least for today.

The Grand Return System had already been generous to him.

Now there was no reason to continue forcing the matter.

Leon stretched slightly and looked toward the distant Academy Premises.

The morning light had already climbed higher into the sky.

Golden sunlight spilled through the leaves.

A gentle breeze passed through the trees, carrying the faint fragrance of flowers from somewhere farther down the mountain.

The peaceful atmosphere was almost the complete opposite of the danger they had faced inside the Martial Emperor Tomb.

Leon looked at Selena and Rias.

"Alright! There’s still some time. Go out for a walk and buy a few beautiful clothes. I will allow you to rest for a day today. Go wherever you want to play."