Pacific Ocean, Present day.
Leon suddenly woke up amidst the fly when he heard the announcement of the landing. Although he wasn't a nervous flyer, he couldn't help but wake up like that whenever he took a nap while flying. Resting on his right shoulder, there was an astonishing beautiful redhead… it was Ilyana, and she also was sleeping. Leon scratched his left cheek and then showed an embarrassed smile while looking at Ilyana's belly. She was pregnant and, in a few weeks, she would give birth. It was a strange feeling for Leon, to feel so happy and not even a single bit worried about the future. Feeling like that, Leon couldn't help but wonder if that final battle hadn't been just a weird and crazy dream, but it wasn't… because in Ilyana's belly, Leon could feel Serena's presence.
Just as Leon had expected, when he and his allies attacked the system's creator, the monster tried to take all of them at the same time. However, the power of their energy was much more intense than the monster's attack. Thanks to that, they endured and survived its last trump card. When the monster got hit, several parts of its body exploded, and many others got dismembered. However, things didn't end there. The army of dragons, Leon, and his ally continue to push the monster and cause damage while charging forward at an astonishing speed. Since their energy was affecting everyone, their power became one, and their speed also became equal.
The monster lost control over all its mana, and little by little, the creature shrunk in size. However, before the creature could actually die, they hit the boundaries of the universe than had shrunk in size thanks to the monster. When that happened, the monster's presence begun to disappear, but before that happened, Leon felt a bit of the monster's mana suddenly disappearing from the universe and moving to somewhere. It wasn't much… but it wasn't enough to save the conscience of the monster. Tyrselle tried to take chase, but Leon and Sylas stopped her. They could feel the mana moving to somewhere, probably to another universe, but they couldn't feel what was that that could separate the universes. Fortunately, Tyrselle stopped when she realized that the monster's body was completely destroyed and now was releasing all the mana under its control.
Everything with the sole exception of Leon and his allies had been destroyed, the universe was practically dead, but with so much mana at their disposal, they managed to restore things the way they should be. In fact, they even managed to change a few things. For example, Ilyana forced Leon to reset the time until the day he was born and made her be born on the same day and even become her neighbor… Leon already knew that, but Ilyana was an unrivaled stalker. Twenty-two years have passed since then, and now Leon was on a trip to visit Makoto. No, he was going to visit Ren and Yuki because they are going to marry.
"Why do you look so serious?" Ilyana said in a low voice very close to Leon's right ear in a sweet manner.
Leon opened his eyes widely because of the sudden stimulus. He had some sensitive ears, and Ilyana liked to tease him quite a bit that way. Although that itself wasn't a problem, Leon was quite troubled because he felt like making another kid when Serena wasn't even born.
"I told you to stop that while you are pregnant," Leon sighed to calm down. "Sorry if I woke you up."
"Still thinking of where the creator of the system went?" Ilyana asked, this time showing a serious expression.
"I'm wondering if that thing managed to escape or if something scavenged the remaining's of its soul," Leon replied. "Even that thing had a soul, but just like it said before, it couldn't escape this universe with a low amount of mana."
"You should relax," Ilyana said. "Several years passed since then, and we didn't notice anything weird happening. We are safe."
"I know that we are safe. We can defeat whoever tries to mess with us," Leon said. "But what about life in the other universes? The soul of the creator of the system was scavenged for a reason, and I don't feel like relaxing knowing that something similar that happened to us might happen somewhere else, even somewhere very far away."
Ilyana nodded. That idea was unpleasant to everyone who still has memories of the things that happened before. However, they earned their lives back, and they deserved a break. They have been fighting for dozens of thousands of years, after all.
"Don't worry, I'm not planning to go anywhere," Leon said. "If the people in the other universes are in danger, they should be the ones to protect themselves and protect their reality. I'm just thinking of giving them a hand indirectly."
"If that is the case, then you can count on me," Ilyana said and then kissed Leon's right cheek. "Until Serena and the other eight is with us, I don't want to go anywhere."
It looked like Ilyana didn't discard the idea of looking for possible threats outside the limits of the universe, but Leon did it. However, Ilyana was someone cautious and didn't like to leave possible enemies alone, and maybe she would eventually hunt them. Looking at their wedding rings, Leon decided that he would go with her and clean the other universes if the time comes. Just like she promised to him that she would never leave him anymore, he promised the same to her.
When the airplane landed in Tokyo, Leon began to think that not many things had changed despite the fact that mana was still available to be used. The reason for that was simple. People feared that the use of mana would create an existence like the creator of the system. When Leon and the others restored the universe, they made sure to pass the memories of the last battle to every single sapient beings in the universe. Thanks to that, things have been really peaceful as of late, but here and there, a dumbass appears thinking that they can obtain amazing powers and rule the world, but here and there, Leon also disappears for a couple of minutes and then solves the problem. At least, he only solves that kind of problem on Earth. He didn't want to become a galactic police officer, after all.
"Hey, Leon. Can you hear me?" Darya asked via Telepathy. "You can hear me, right? Aha! I did it! I'm finally strong enough to communicate with you even though we are so far away!"
Leon smiled. While some people were afraid of mana, given that all the universe was almost destroyed, others were still playing with it. However, given that Darya was one of the leaders of her world, it was natural for her to become even stronger. Regardless, Leon communicated with her quite frequently, but this was the first time Darya was the one who started the conversation.
"Well done," Leon said. "It seems you have been training a lot. Despite that, you still are in high spirits. How are you, and is everything fine on Miebos?"
"The same as usual," Darya replied. "Some idiots appear now and then, but they are all small fries. I'm quite bored these days, that is why I have been training Telepathy nonstop. I guess I will train Teleport now. It must be awesome to cross entire galaxies instantly."
Although Leon and the others still had their powers, they didn't feel much the need to use them. It sounded like a waste of time to use airplanes when he could just use Teleport, but then, Leon wouldn't be able to enjoy comfy moments with Ilyana as he had before. Besides, showing off wasn't something he liked to do. That was why the dragons' identity who defeated the creator of the system still was kept a secret. Only a few individuals knew about them.
"How is Donan?" Leon asked.
"The same as usual," Darya replied. "He still can't believe that everyone is back. He also can't believe that you defeated so many monsters. Whenever I bring you up, he looks as pale as a ghost. Still, you don't have to worry. It isn't an excuse, but he became what he became due to the circumstances. You don't have to worry about him."
"That wasn't my intention, but… whatever," Leon shrugged. "Sorry, I need to grab my things. I will talk to you later."
"Still using the old-fashioned methods to move around, huh," Darya said. "You are so weird."
It was weird, but Darya changed quite a bit. It was almost like she was a teenager again, even though she lived for sixty years previously. Then again, it was the right way to take things in order to live a fuller life.
Weirdly enough, when Leon and Ilyana left the airport, they met all their friends. Makoto, Yuki, Ren, Hector, Amanda, Betty, Sasha. Even Tom, Gisela, Lennart, and Sarah were there. Although they fought as allies and enemies in the past, just like Leon asked them, they get rid of those feelings during the last battle. That being said, there still was a feeling of competition between Gisela and Yuki, but nothing too serious. Regardless, unlike Leon, those people had no worries about entering other countries by using Teleport, even though that was illegal.
"Took you long enough," Hector said. "Well, given the speed you lived your previous life, I guess it is only natural that you want to take things slowly."
"It has been a while, right, Leon?" Makoto said and then smiled. "You two look great."
"Only a few months, you also look great, Makoto. For someone is about to become a grandpa." Leon said and then smiled. "By the way, if I remember correctly, you said that your future son-in-law would have to save the world seven times. I'm pretty sure saving the universe a single time must be enough to receive your blessings."
"Don't bring that again, Leon," Ren said after dropping shoulders.
"Don't worry, Ren," Makoto smiled and then touched. "You may not have saved the world seven times, but you stayed at my daughter's side for centuries. You two certainly have my blessing."
"Can you two please stop as if I weren't here?" Yuki looked away, a bit embarrassed.
After laughing for a while, Leon and the others headed to the imperial palace. Makoto was one of the few who didn't participate in the last battle but knew everything that happened. So, he invited Leon and the others pretty much constantly. In current Japan, his family didn't have much political influence, so he had a lot of time in his hand. Aside from training his sword skills, he spent most of his time talking with his old friends.
Leon wasn't very good with stiff rules, so he spent most of his time worried that he might make some sort of mistake during the ceremony on the next day. The Japanese style ceremony was a bit different from the one he had, but fortunately, everything proceeded well, and Leon didn't mess up, even though he was just a guest. At the end of the party, everyone decided to let loose. Leon frowned since a traditional ceremony just happened, but it looked like he wasn't the only one who felt overwhelmed by the previous atmosphere. Although Yuki really looked like a refined princess during the ceremony, at that moment, she and Gisela were making everyone laugh while they were competing to see who can eat more rice balls in five minutes. Leon thought Makoto would feel embarrassed by his daughter's behavior, but he was actually the one who was laughing more.
"Hello, are you busy, Leon?" Crik asked via Telepathy.
"Well, it depends on your notion what it is to be busy," Leon said. "If watching two grown-up women acting like kids isn't be busy, then I am pretty much free. How are you, Crik? How are things on your side?"
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