A Deal

It was then Leon realised he probably did come off a bit intimidating. Maybe it would be better to speak in a kinder tone, at least to a little girl.

Awkwardly scratching his head, Leon asked again but this time in a much gentler tone.

"Umm...Please Lucy"

Perhaps Lucy could sense the change in the tone of Leon's voice, but the nervousness on her face reduced considerably.

Slowly, Lucy stretched out her wrist with a grey crystal embedded into it.

Instantly a familiar panel shot out for display.

[Lucy Breyer]

-Race: Human

-Innate Trait: Keen Intuition

-Class: None

-Profession: none

-Title: None

- Status

Strength: 4.95

Constitution: 6.4

Agility: 4.9

Perception: 13.6

Mana: 3/5

Seeing this, Leon nodded.

Lucy had indeed awakened a hidden attribute:

Mana

If we get down into specifics, mana was not really a hidden attribute. It had just been termed that because most humans rarely awaken mana naturally, so it doesn't show up on the attribute panel.

In reality, the mana attribute is quite easy to unlock. All that is needed is for someone to gain a skill of any class and the mana attribute will awaken.

Leon knew that Lucy would awaken the mana attribute. He just didn't know how high her mana would be.

The reason was because mana was a very specific thing and could vary even between two identical twins.

Lucy had awakened a starting of 5 mana points, which was quite average for a human.

Next, Leon reached into his pockets and retrieved something.

<<Lesser mana Potion (common)>>

A consumable item that restores for a total of 15 mana points upon total consumption.

Leon reached out and handed it to Lucy.

"As you can see from the description, this is a mana potion and can be used to restore the mana you use once you've cast a spell

When you see that your man is running low, you can take it. But only take it in sips. The potion is enough to refill your man three times over, so don't waste it." explained Leon

But before the potion touched Lucy's hand, Leon pulled back and asked with a smile,

"How about we make a deal from here?"

As Lucy heard this, she just looked at Leon with a confused gaze.

"Let me explain," said Leon

"I'll give you the mana potion so you can cast more heals. But from here on out, you can only heal who I say. In addition, I'll be getting myself healed for free."

Hearing some shady dealings going on, Lucas quickly stepped in .

"You really have no shame! You're trying to scam a little girl!"

Unfortunately for Lucas, Leon wasn't in the mood to play his little game and sneered as he pushed him to the side

"Can you let me finish speaking?" Said Leon in annoyance

"In return for your efforts, I'll let you have an increased proportion of my rewards for providing the heals?"

As Lucy heard this, she went into thought.

Although Lucy was young and she didn't speak much, this didn't mean she was dumb.

She was at least as smart as if not smarter than Lucas when it came to matters other than combat.

Besides, ever since coming to <Haven>, when it came to making deals, Lucy could practically be called the queen.

She was simply uncontested and all because of one simple fact.

<Keen intuition>

Because of this innate trait, Lucy would always have an inclination on the best choice for her to make.

She couldn't quite explain it.

It was like an invisible hand that always pushed her in the right direction.

Lucy only hesitated for a moment before she nodded her head.

"I- I agree to your deal," said Lucy softly

Getting his confirmation, Leon handed out his potion towards Lucy.

But before he could reach out, a concerned voice interrupted.

"Lucy are you sure? You know this guy's a suspicious looking person. For all we know, this could be a scam."

Hearing this, Leon's face twitched in annoyance.

'This kid! Didn't he know he was still here!'

If it wasn't for the fact he was a little boy, Leon could have slapped him where he stood!

But even with Leon's unpleasant look, Lucas carried on explaining his worries to his sister until his sister spoke out.

"No Lucas, you don't understand. My intuition I telling me to trust this deal."

As soon as Lucas heard this, he froze.

Lucas stared into Lucy's unusually firm blue eyes and sighed.

It was Lucy's intuition that had led the pair so far and it hadn't failed them yet.

It wouldn't hurt to trust it once again.

"Okay Lucy, I'll trust you once again."

As Lucy heard this, a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Thank you brother! You're the best!"

As Lucy spoke, she jumped up to give her brother a hug.

Instantly, the cold glare on Lucas's face faded into a silly grin.

But this only lasted for a second before his cold expression flickered back on.

They were now in a place where they could lose their lives at any moment.

He had the responsibility of protecting his sister to the very end!

As these thoughts were racing through Lucas's mind, Leon had begun to look around, making sure that everyone was prepared.

It was then that he noticed a major problem:

Jessica.

It was okay that she had a bow, but her only close range weapon was a dagger.

Using a bow at such a close range required an immense amount of skill. Leon couldn't be sure she had that skill.

He wasn't here to play games, liabilities couldn't be taken with him.

Walking towards her, Leon spoke

"Jessica, I believe you aren't foolish. Using a bow in such close quarters requires an immense amount of skill-"

"Well, it's a good thing that it's me then," replied Jessica confidently

"You don't have to worry about me using this thing," said Jessica as she tapped her trusty bow.