"I guess he really is the disciple of the lord." Fyu said as he looked at the Blessings of Tear.

Of course, Fyu wasn't serious while he was trying to feel Desire. However, just the fact that Fyu couldn't feel Desire even though he was just casually 'feeling' was amazing.

After all, Fyu was strong. And if Desire could 'casually' hide from Fyu, that means Desire could hide from most people.

That was why Fyu was impressed. After all, this was the first time that Fyu got to know about Desire.

Although he didn't know anything about how much time Desire had been under Lionel, Fyu knew that Desire was still weak.

Being weak and still able to hide from Fyu was an achievement no ordinary man could achieve.

Well, Desire wouldn't become Lionel's disciple if he were an ordinary man, and Fyu knew that as well.

"Hmm?" Fyu hummed as he turned his head towards another direction.

This was the first time that Fyu took off his eyes from the waterfalls.

However, there was a legitimate reason for it.

And that was because...

"The lord's coming back."

Fyu could feel Lionel coming back, but that was not all that Fyu could feel.

"There's someone with him?" Fyu said as he tilted his head.

Fyu knew that this place was the Lion's Forest, a place that very few people know.

And the Lion's Forest was a very special place to the Lion King, Lionel.

That was why it was weird for Lionel to bring someone with him here.

At least, that was the case for Fyu, as he knew his lord well as Fyu had spent almost half of his life serving Lionel.

"Hmm...I have no right to judge the lord's decision." Fyu said as he disappeared!

There was only one thing he should do from now, and that was...

"I must greet the lord as soon as he steps in!" Fyu said as he traveled between the shadows of the night.

And it was only a matter of time until Fyu meets Lionel with his unknown guest.

****

Right after he went to greet his lord, Fyu was currently kneeling down on the ground with his head lowered.

"My lord." Fyu said as he spoke to the man in front.

Of course, the man in front was Lionel, who came to stop here because he felt that Fyu came here to greet him.

Well, this was the entrance to the Lion's Forest, and Lionel didn't want to mess things up as well.

As Desire's body had the effects of Open, Lionel entering after being away for some time might affect Desire.

Although Lionel knew that the effects of the Open already ended, it wouldn't hurt to be careful.

After all, Lionel also wasn't sure about it. Desire was his first and last disciple, and that was why Lionel was still somehow walking around with a blindfold.

As Lionel was the first person to perfect the Refreshing Technique, he was sure about himself.

However, as Desire was the first person, besides Lionel, to practice the Refreshing Technique, Lionel didn't want to risk it.

After all, Desire is Desire. Lionel is Lionel. They were different people and Lionel was fully aware of that fact.

And the effects of the Refreshing could be different for other people.

It was then that Lionel finally spoke as he looked around the Lion's Forest.

"Nothing happened?"

Lionel could feel that the forest was still the same ever since he left.

Of course, Lionel couldn't just judge on his feeling alone, and that was why he asked Fyu.

However, it seems that Lionel didn't have to worry about such things as Fyu spoke.

"Yes, my lord."

"The...little lord has been building his foundation for quite some time now."

"There has been no disturbance to his practice."

Fyu said without missing a single beat. Of course, he spoke while having his head lowered.

That was why Fyu couldn't see the other man who was right beside Lionel.

This man was so old that he looked like a bag of wrinkles. Of course, this man was the Phantom Hands, Aimon!

Aimon then spoke as he looked at Lionel.

"You made him build his foundation before calling me?"

"Aren't you too rash for that action?"

"Even I am not sure about the success rate of my technique, yet you put another factor in the table?"

And when Lionel heard that, he just turned his head to look at Aimon.

And then, he laughed! Lionel laughed as if he were crazy.

"Kuhahahhaha!"

"Don't worry about that!"

"You will succeed if it were meant to succeed. Besides, my disciple is special. You know that, right? That means it is meant to succeed!"

"So, don't worry about it!"

"Kuhahahaha!"

Lionel said as if he were glad that Aimon even asked that question. It seems that he was overly proud of his disciple being special.

Well, all masters would be proud about his or her disciple. No master would take in disciple just to disdain them.

The reason why masters took in a disciple is so that they could make them powerful, make them continue the master's legacy, and resonate throughout the world.

And that was the same case even for Lionel.

Of course, Aimon knew that as well, which is why he was having a hard time adjusting to it.

After all, Aimon knew how Lionel hated disciples. He hated to teach, and he hated seeing the other clan master's disciples.

They were overly arrogant, and their position was just given to them by their masters!

That was why Lionel didn't want a disciple. And seeing Lionel brag about his disciple now...was just shocking for Aimon.

"Hah. I get it. I get it." Aimon said as he shook his head.

"So, where is he? Have you told him about what we would do?"

There was only one reason why Aimon was here, and that was because he agreed.

He agreed to do the Divine Sharpness of Ghost Needles on Desire!

He agreed to make Desire limitless!

"Have you told him that he...will experience pain greater than death?"