Seeing Varian walking down the stairs into the living room, Sarah asked with a nervous expression.
Varian sat beside her on the sofa and held her hand. "Totally fine."
"…Last night, you woke up." Sia, who was sitting across them, tapped her lips with her index finger and said.
"…" Varian tilted his head and tried to think of an answer.
'I went to the toilet' wouldn't work since at his level, his body uses aura and absorbs every bit of food.
Since he was a body awakener on top of that, he could even eat stones and iron nails and digest them without a problem.
"…I was thinking whether I should go or not go." With a deep sigh, Varian confessed.
Sarah and Sia looked at him with a troubled expression. It seemed like they already knew what he was thinking.
Sia stood up and clapped her hands. "Earth's planetoid and level 7 problems, right? It's been a while since I fought than Enigma, let's gooo!"
"I'm on verge of reaching level 7…I guess I'll take a retreat. Good luck." Sarah said with a strained smile.
She had forgotten about the level disparity between them due to the vacation and Varian's promise, but once it was brought up, she was self-conscious of her own weakness.
Regardless of her own feelings, she too supported Varian going to the planetoids.
Looking at their unanimous support, Varian opened his mouth in surprise before shaking his head. "I'm not going."
Sarah and Sia were both dumbfounded by his response.
Was this really Varian?
"…Why not? Even though you put on a normal face, you're feeling guilty for what happened to Vin, right?" Sia asked.
"I can't even put on a normal face, eh." Varian chuckled bitterly.
"Your expression was perfect, but…I could feel it." Sia shook her head.
"I don't want to go before I can be a bit more assured about you two." Varian sighed and explained his fears about them facing the same thing he faced with Charles.
"…"
"…"
Sia took a deep breath and stopped her mind from imagining killing Julius.
Sarah clutched Varian's hand tightly as images of her father flashed in her mind.
But surprisingly, the two were in better condition than he expected.
"…I'm fine, I don't think I'll go on a rampage if I see Julius. If it really happens, I'll ask Enigma to stop me." Sia said as she patted her chest.
"I…due to his powers, I won't even go near Kreo. Approaching a psychic sovereign is stupidity." Sarah patted his hand.
Varian leaned back into the sofa and sighed. "I'm relieved, but I don't know, I'm still worried."
"Fool. I'm stronger than you and Enigma can also teleport if I face any danger. Why are you still worried?" Sia asked with a chuckle.
"…Hard to digest, but makes sense," Varian mumbled and turned his head to the side.
Sarah.
She had a normal expression on her face. But her lips were trembling slightly.
'She's blaming herself for being weak again…' Varian knew what she was thinking. 'But if she does get stronger, at least level 7, I can be more assured. But even for her, it'd take a month or more, how do I accelerate this…ah!'
Varian suddenly clapped and said. "Sia, the blood potion."
"N-Now?" Sia was startled.
"Yeah. How long does it take?"
"…An hour?"
"Let's start." Varian stood and walked to one of the rooms on the upper floor.
Sia was perplexed at first, but after a moment, she nodded in realization and followed him.
"Blood potion? What's that?" Sarah asked in confusion.
"Surprise. Wait for a while." Varian shouted and the room's door slammed shut.
"…"
Sarah sat silently as she wondered what was happening. 'Potion…blood potion.'
The first thing that struck her mind was Sia's potion.
Sia explained to her the effects of the potion already. Taking the potion twice was ineffective.
'…In the beginning, he also said he'll take care of my level.' Sarah didn't know how but she believed him without any questions.
For the serious things, Varian wouldn't lie.
As her thoughts wandered, Sarah noticed Varians stagger out of the room with a pale face.