Most shockingly, Miss Lia was lying weakly in his arms.

Perhaps the light at the stairwell was too dim, making it difficult for her to see clearly at first.

In addition, only their backs were visible, with most of their front obscured by the trench coat.

She didn't immediately realize that Miss Leah was being held in this man's arms.

But now, she sees it all clearly.

Miss Lia collapsed weakly into his arms, as if she had fainted.

For a moment, she instinctively thought that Miss Leah had been kidnapped.

Standing there, a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.

Mixed with fear and excitement, she almost blurted out:

"You...you...what have you done to Miss Leah, meow..."

"Head of the Victor family."

She had barely finished speaking when Leon beside her bowed to the man.

The kitten's eyes widened in disbelief.

For a moment, I was at a loss.

Wait, who?

Head of the Victor family?

She stood there, stunned, her mind racing through those words, her brain going completely blank.

In the end, the black cat could only watch helplessly as the man walked up to the two of them.

The man lowered his head, looking calmly at Leon with a detached and indifferent gaze, his voice as still as water:

"I didn't expect you to still remember me."

Leon didn't look up, and spoke in the same calm tone.

“Miss Liya, haven’t we been waiting for you for ten years?”

At this point, Viktor paused for a moment before speaking again.

"Get up, there's no need to bow to me."

"I am no longer the head of the family."

Hearing this, Leon slowly straightened up again.

But he still did not look directly at Viktor, instead keeping his head down in respect.

“Miss Lia said that as long as you come back, you will always be the head of this family.”

"Is that so? Then I really do owe you a lot."

Victor lowered his head and looked at the unconscious Lia in his arms.

Perhaps she had been accumulating too much fatigue, and the moment she saw him, she released all her emotions completely.

She didn't last long before slowly losing consciousness amidst her cathartic sobs.

And when Victor touched Lydia, he could sense it.

Liya's vital signs are indeed not good.

She was like a candle flickering in the wind, barely clinging to life.

It's hard to imagine what Leah has gone through over the past ten years.

Viktor glanced at the two men before him, his voice calm and measured:

"She's back, you can all go and rest now."

The black cat-like demi-human beside him, still confused, couldn't help but ask upon hearing this:

"Meow? Miss Naria..."

"I will take her back to get some rest."

He glanced at the catgirl who was still looking bewildered.

Then, a flame suddenly rose up beneath his feet.

Under the catgirl's shocked gaze, the flames appeared as tiny specks of light.

In the blink of an eye, he and Lia in his arms were entwined together.

call--

The flames vanished, and Victor and Lydia disappeared along with them.

The black cat-like demi-human was completely dumbfounded as it watched the flames turn to ashes.

"Meow meow meow!?"

She arrived at the Clavner's house after Victor had left.

She had never met Viktor before.

Although she arrived late, everyone in the family knew about it.

This family once had a legendary mage as its head.

Of course, that's no longer the case.

Because six months ago, Miss Lia took over the position of head of the family.

Although she didn't like being called the head of the family, her status was undeniable.

And now, if she hadn't misheard Lady Leon's words...

That handsome human who casually cast a super cool spell just now, is that the head of the Victor family?

What...what...what?!

Hasn't the head of the Victor family been dead for ten years?!

What on earth is going on, meow?

Leon, standing beside her, glanced at her, her voice calm and indifferent:

"Don't reveal what happened today unless Miss Lia and Patriarch Victor speak to you personally."

As an elf, she was naturally able to recognize humans through the essence of life.

Combined with the previous descriptions of the Black Cat Ajin.

Crimson armor, Gwen's fiancé, and even capable of fighting Gwen to a standstill.

Only Victor fits all three criteria.

It was these three points that convinced Miss Lia to rush out without hesitation.

And Viktor's magic just now made her completely certain.

The man from earlier could only be the head of the Victor family.

But why did it take ten years for them to come back?

Leon didn't know, and she didn't need to know.

At least this is a good thing.

"Miss Lia's wait was not in vain."

She looked forward to seeing Miss Leah's long-lost smile again.