The Mech Lord

"Stop joking around! Do you think it's funny?" The old farmer glared at Leo. He definitely wasn't finding it funny at all.

"I am serious.." Leo really felt tired explaining it to the old man, but it wasn't like he couldn't understand it. To be honest, he still felt that this was a ridiculous idea. But, [Parasite Heart Technique] was indeed no joke.

"Why? Just give me one reason?" He looked at Leo, and Leo really had no idea what to say. He definitely wasn't going to let out his secret, and aside from that, there was nothing else that he could tell about it. There was nothing good about this creature.

"It's….cute?" Leo could only force a smile on his face knowing how ridiculous his own words were. If this wasn't bullsh*t, he didn't know what was. And, as expected, the old farmer just stood there giving Leo a deadly glare.

"..."

The silence remained, none of them were willing to back down. But, since Leo knew how ridiculous his own words were, he finally couldn't bear the shame any longer. He knew that the old man probably wouldn't let him leave until he gave him a valid reason.

"Fine, I actually don't want a pet." Leo looked at the old man as his expression changed into that of a serious one.

This change surprised both the old farmer and Aiden who had no idea what this was all about.

[What the hell are you talking about-nya?]

"You know I am a Yellow Ranker.." Leo continued, "But, I don't plan on staying the same. I want to break through the limit. So, I don't think I have enough time to put on raising a beast."

The Old farmer frowned. He understood what Leo meant now. But, Silvers were an Aristocrat family now, won't his actions cause trouble for his family? After all, if even the Aristocrats began to abandon traditions like this, then what about the rest?

"Have you talked about this with your father?" He couldn't help, but ask.

"I will do it soon," Leo replied.

Well, it made sense. If his family allowed him to do as he wished, he wouldn't be here to select a pet.

"Are you sure about it?" The old farmer once again asked, and Leo nodded.

"Fine," The old farmer sighed, and then continued, "You can take it, and if you ever have a change of mind, then you are welcome."

"How much do I need to pay for th-"

"You don't need to pay for it. It wasn't even listed as one of our Beasts, you can just say that you caught it from the wild." The old man cut him off, and then waved his hand.

Leo thanked him, and before leaving, he made sure to ask the Old farmer to keep it a secret. The man was definitely someone who could be trusted, if not, there was no way Edgar would have sent him here.

….

"You didn't find the one you were looking for?" Amelia was a bit disappointed when Leo returned empty handed. She was looking forward to seeing a little one, but there was nothing she could do now. Even Nyanden always ignored her. The little kitten would only allow Leo and Viona to touch it. Aside from that, if anyone had the audacity, then it's claws were ready to make a mess of their face.

Obviously, Aaron and Edgar didn't try to pounce on the cat like Amelia did.

"What are you looking for exactly?" Vanessa suddenly asked. She was on the table as well.

"Umn..I don't know. I actually just didn't feel the connection." Leo didn't give out a particular name. They were not normal people after all, who knew if they would find the beast that he spoke of.

"That is very vague.." Aaron shook his head, "But, it's not like I can't understand.."

Viona nodded as well.

No one seemed to put any kind of pressure on Leo for it.

…

"It went well-nya," Aiden sighed in relief.

"Well, for now at least." Leo nodded as he sat on the couch reading the Inheritance book.

Time slowly passed, and after an hour or so, Leo finally got up.

"Let's give it a try.."

"You already have a grasp on the technique-nya?" Aiden asked in surprise.

"Well, I have Arthur to lead me, there shouldn't be any problem with him leading." Leo smiled. Even last time, Arthur had led Leo in learning the Niverian Kicking Arts.

Leo took out a box which was kept underneath his bed. And, inside it was the Arora Leech.

"Gulp!"

Just the thought of allowing it to burrow into his body gave Leo chills. But, he knew that he had to do it. There was no turning back now.

"Just man up! You are already Lv 9, we are almost there-nya!!" Aiden encouraged him. It was true, Leo had indeed hit Lv 9 after the recent events. The progress was ridiculous.

Aiden began to feel that something was definitely wrong with this guy. Common sense wasn't applicable to him anymore. How much time has it been?

It has been less than three months!!

And, this guy went from Lv 1 to 9.

Bullsh*t!

Aiden spent years doing that!!

This just didn't make sense.

When they asked Arthur about it, he only had one thing to say.

How could the person who chosen to be the Inheritor of my Creator's Legacy be so simple?

Leo was indeed a bit flattered by it, but he would have loved some detailed explanation on that. Unfortunately, there wasn't any.

"I am about to begin." Leo suddenly announced he took his shirt off, and gritted his teeth before letting the Leech bite onto his chest.

[Let your Arora energy flow towards it. Guide it towards the core of your body.]

Even though it was called Parasite Heart, it didn't essentially mean a heart. It was only called so, because just like a heart, the parasites would pump Arora energy throughout the body in the time of need.

The Leech slowly began burrowing it's way into Leo's body, and he slowly guided it towards his core using his energy while bearing the pain. When it finally settled onto the designated place, Leo calmed down and continued to feed it his energy.

"How much could this thing eat?" Leo's face began to turn pale, and sweat dripped down his forehead as time continued to tick. But, there was no sign of this guy stopping.

Luckily, a minute later, the thing finally stopped when Leo had less than 50% of his energy left.

'Such a tiny little thing, and it has such an appetite..' He really was surprised.

[Hurry, up and begin to gather your energy. If it changed its mind, and began to crave for more energy. Then it would be troublesome. If it doesn't find Arora energy, it would begin to eat your body.]

Leo immediately felt a chill rising up his spine.

It was true, the two of them had just come into contact. They still hadn't established a mutual relationship yet to understand their position clearly. It was going to take time for the Leech to understand that following Leo's direction would be in its benefit for the long term.

"How was it-nya?" Aiden asked in excitement when Leo finally relaxed.

"It went well for now," Leo said with a smile, "It is only at Lv 1, and still could consume half of my energy. If it can level up then..."

Leo finally began to feel excited.

He could already fight against people above his Level if they were Yellow rankers. To be honest, he felt that he was equivalent to a green ranker on the same level.

After all, he had fought Billy last time, and even though both didn't go all out, Leo knew that he would have lost. Initially, he didn't think like that, but now he no longer dared to overestimate himself.

Hell, even Morpheous lost to him because he had underestimated him. Not to mention, he wanted to use the skill that he hadn't taken proper control of. Secondly, he didn't even use the main skill of an Elite which was the ability to form a barrier using Arora energy.

'If I assume that this Leech could increase my current capacity from 100 to 200, then I might be able to even compare to Red Rankers on the same level.' Leo muttered inwardly.

But, he had to take note of one thing. This was only in the current case. If Leo's level increased, then his overall pool of energy would increase. This would mean that the Leech at Lv 1 would no longer be able to provide Leo with 50% more energy.

To make it simple, lets assume just how much Arora energy could this Leech suck off from some in Lv 50 or 60? It wouldn't even be 1%.. Hence, he would need to Level up the Leech as well otherwise it would become useless to him in future.