I was surprised, as she was acting all friendly all of a sudden, but with my current persona, I should smile and return her handshake.
"Call me Leon; I'm the leader of the Masked Brigade. I'm not from any family and of humble birth."
As I replied, Yulia tilted her head, her long red hair swinging down to her sides.
"Really? Don't you have the Seimei bloodline?"
My heart skipped a beat when she mentioned this. I tried faking a calm appearance as I asked.
"What do you mean? I don't know anything about having such a bloodline."
She let go of my hand and stared at it, saying, "That's weird."
"You do have Seimei blood; I can't be mistaken about it since I'm a Seimei too. I can feel the special wavelength of our bloodline from you."
When she mentioned this, the three girls quickly became alert. Depending on how she proceeds, a fight may ensue in the next instant.
Why do MCs of action novels always survive encounters against a powerful opponent?