Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

They thought Isaac wanted them to kill their former leader, so they rushed over and stomped on the poor guy who was already lying on the ground. Some even secretly stabbed him a few times.

This display of force frightened Isaac so much that he hid behind Levy.

After they dealt with the man, they stood in front of Isaac and said, "From now on, you're our new boss."

Isaac: ? ?

Levi had already foreseen the outcome and stepped forward with a fierce expression.

"Do you bastards know what happens when you mess with him? He used to be the second-in-command of a South American gang, with hundreds of men under his command!"

Isaac: ? ? ?

"!!" The group of thugs were so frightened that they couldn't even move.

They didn't even consider why a child who was clearly only twelve years old was the second-in-command; his previous display of fighting prowess had already rendered them incapable of thinking.

Moreover, with that level of fighting ability, it would be a waste of his talent to be a gangster.

"So...may I ask who you are?"

“Me?” Levi pondered for a moment and then grabbed Isaac’s arm. “Of course, he’s my girlfriend.”

"what?"

Isaac's face flushed red, and he asked in a low voice, "Levy... this..."

“If you want to get through this difficult time, listen to me first,” Levi whispered in his ear.

They were speaking in Chinese, and very softly. The group of thugs didn't hear them clearly and, thinking they were flirting, immediately started apologizing.

"We were blind before!"

“Good to know.” Levi said, pointing outside the alley. “Your current boss wants to rent DVDs from Best Buy, and we’re a little hungry…”

"We'll get on it right away!"

After saying that, the group of thugs ran out of the alley without looking back, without even asking Isaac what disc he wanted to rent.

Levi breathed a sigh of relief when everyone left, and looked at Isaac beside her to find that his face was still red.

“Um…Revy,” Isaac said shyly, touching his fingertips together, “Girlfriend is a bit too fast…I’m still in elementary school, we should start as friends first…”

“…This is a plan.” Levi helplessly covered her head.

Actually, there was a hint of her using someone else's power to intimidate others when she said that.

“To survive in this place, someone like you, with your weak expression, is like a fat sheep in a wolf's den,” Revy said. “You need to show them your ruthless side to intimidate them.”

"A ruthless side?" Isaac tilted his head, not understanding the meaning.

"Make a fierce face at me."

"This one……"

Isaac didn't make any fierce expressions, but the situation forced him to try.

He put on what he thought was a very fierce expression.

"Awoo!"

Snapped!

Levi delivered a chop to Isaac's head.

"I can't even look at this anymore. I told you to make a fierce face, not a cute one."

"Even if you say that..." Isaac covered his head, on the verge of tears.

His expression seemed to be telling others, 'Come and bully him!'

"Oh, shit!"

Levi was at a loss for words.

She had clearly demonstrated impressive fighting prowess before, and the bloodthirsty look in her eyes when she was beating people had even sent chills down her spine. How come she's suddenly turned into that harmless ghost again?

She also understood that Isaac was not one of her kind.

One is an ordinary child from a wealthy family, while the other is someone who grew up in a slum and had to fight with rabid dogs for food to survive. Their paths crossed by chance.

"You should leave here as soon as possible; you don't belong in the slums," Revy said, preparing to leave.

"Levy!"

"what?"

"Um..." Isaac said somewhat awkwardly, "Can we be friends?"

"what?"

"I don't have many friends, and people at school always bully me," Isaac laughed sheepishly. "But I really want a friend, so can you be my friend?"

“What nonsense are you talking about? You and I are from completely different worlds.” Levi deliberately used a fierce tone, but Isaac did not back down this time.

After staring at him for a while, Levi sighed helplessly and extended her hand.

Isaac then beamed with joy.

In the cold wind, the two children held hands.

Chapter 470: Friends and Family

As expected, the group of thugs who had slipped away didn't return; they were just looking for an opportunity to escape. In the end, Levi had no choice but to personally take Isaac to the nearby Best Mart.

No wonder it dares to open a store in a slum; the cashier is blocked by a huge bulletproof glass.

Using the money she had stolen from Isaac, Levi rented three DVDs for him and then pulled Isaac out of the store.

"You shouldn't come here anymore; this place isn't suitable for you."

“How could I do that? I still need to return the disc,” Isaac said with a smile. “Besides, aren’t we friends? There’s nothing wrong with me visiting a friend, is there?”

"Tsk, do you want to get beaten up by a bunch of thugs like you did today?"

"Do not want to."

“That’s like a good kid staying at home,” Revy said, annoyed.

Isaac hesitated for a moment.

What happened today still had a great impact on him, and he was no longer as fearless about the slums as before.

However, he still said, "I will come again tomorrow."

"Did you get your brain damaged?"

“No, but shouldn’t we spend our precious weekends out with friends?” Isaac laughed.

The smile was so innocent that it made Revy, who had lived in darkness since childhood, frown.

"I don't have anything to play with you."

“Then let me take you out of the slums to have a look,” Isaac invited. “I know where there’s an arcade.”

"..."

Seeing Isaac's unwavering persistence, Levi sighed.

In the end, they agreed to come and meet tomorrow.

"Okay, let's meet at the Besta store tomorrow."

"Great!" Isaac exclaimed.

Seeing the happy Isaac in front of her, Levi couldn't help but smile.

Perhaps it was because she had lived in the dark slums for too long that everyone around her was hostile to her, and she would instinctively feel a sense of joy when she saw someone who was kind to her.

As they were about to part, Isaac suddenly remembered something and took a gold tooth out of his pocket. It was the gold tooth from the mouth of the leader of the gang of thugs, which Isaac had taken after breaking all his other teeth.

"Why did I bring out such disgusting stuff?" Isaac said with some disgust, looking for a nearby trash can.

“If you don’t want it, I’ll get rid of it for you.” Levi quickly snatched the gold tooth from Isaac’s hand.

This thing could fetch a good price.

“Oh, then you can take care of it for me.” Isaac didn’t suspect anything, and after confirming the meeting point, he left the slum. “I’m going home now, goodbye Levi.”

Watching Isaac walk away, Levi murmured:

"Home? Are those places really that good?"

-

When I got home, it was almost six o'clock. But my parents, as they had said before, had not yet returned.

"Isaac, you're back?"

Chika immediately went to greet Isaac when she saw him return.

She saw Isaac carrying a bag of CDs and wearing a big smile on his face.

"In a good mood?"

"Yes!" Isaac said happily, "I made a friend today."

"Really? Congratulations!" Chinatsu was also very happy to hear that Isaac had a friend. "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"It's a girl."

"!"

Chika instantly became alert.

"What did you say!?"

"She's a girl, what's wrong with her?" Isaac looked at Chika, puzzled.

"You got a girlfriend in just one day?"

"What are you talking about!" Isaac's face turned as red as if it had been roasted on fire. "I'm only in elementary school, how could I possibly have a girlfriend?"

"I thought so too." Chika finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Erica came out of the room and saw Isaac there, saying, "You're a little late coming back today?"

"Ah, because I stayed out late with my friends," Isaac chuckled dryly.