Legendary Traveler: By Earning Progress Points I will Become Supreme!-Chapter 179 : The Thurston Family (1)

With a silence hanging in the air after Aoni's proclamation, Lea couldn't decide between scolding her youngest son or bawling her eyes out. Maybe if it were the first time she'd heard something similar from one of her children, the latter would have been her decisive action, but alas, that wasn't the case.

But right when she was about to say something to her youngest son, three people appeared in the room.

"I specifically remember saying the same thing a few years ago, Mom; since I'm a traveler now, I can help you and Dad with expenses for the younger ones." A voice familiar to Aoni caused the lad to abruptly turn to the side because he suddenly felt a presence extremely close to his body.

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But having a presence nearby wasn't what triggered a reaction from him; instead, it was the imminent threat of danger that caused Aoni to bring his arms up and guard his head while waiting for the impact.

"Oh hooo, looks like this knucklehead little brother of ours got some life experience after all," a second voice teasingly chimed in.

"Well, you know how it goes, spend a month on the other side, fight some monsters, get some experience; the fact he came back in one piece is more than enough for me," a third voice stated as two arms snaked around Aoni's neck from behind in a tender sign of affection.

"Clarissa, how many times have you been scolded for spoiling little Aoni," Lea, having seen this coming a mile away, sighed while palming her face.

"Come on, Mom, look at him; he was frightened stiff by Ant's sudden attack just now; he needs the adoration and cuddles of his big sister…." Clarissa mused with a bit of weakness in her tone.

"Hahhh, shit, Ant really, attacking me out of the blue, also Hi Charlotte, and you…" Slipping his fingers under his eldest sister Clarissa's arms, Aoni pushed up and freed himself from her evil clutches.

"Clara, why must you always hang on me like some kind of monkey." Although Aoni's words said one thing, his body language and facial expressions told another story altogether because he was extremely happy to see them.

Standing behind him were the three other Travelers in his family apart from their Dad, and with a quick glance, it was easy to tell they were all related; after all, they shared not only the same Ash-Blond hair as their Father but also the same Gemlike Emerald eyes as their mother.

First, the eldest son, Anthony, nickname: Ant, Attribute: Pyro, was a lanky man who, although built like a swimmer and stood as the tallest in the family, around six feet 5 inches, was clearly a Mage of some sort due to his distinguished set of robes.

However, if those long crimson robes were peeled away, you'd find that nearly every inch of skin, apart from that of his face, was painted in elaborate and intricate markings, known as Conduit Tattoos.

Not only did these tattoos aid Anthony in manipulating his Energia, but they also recharged and converted it into a usable resource for his spells.

Standing off to the side and wearing a teasing smile was his second oldest sister, Charlotte, nicknamed Char. Attribute: Noir. Much like their Mom, Charlotte was petite, standing around five foot four inches with hair that practically reached her ankles.

Compared to their older brother, Charlotte wasn't dressed in some kind of fancy clothing, nope, just a simple black crop top and blue skinny jeans, yet even though they weren't expensive, they easily clung to her body, accentuating her genetically given beauty.

And last…was the young woman, who had been a thorn in Aoni's side from the moment he was born.

Clarissa, nicknamed Clara, his eldest and most doting sister. Attribute: Aero. In contrast to the middle sister, Clarissa was built more like their Dad, standing tall with a bit of muscle, making her look like a female MMA fighter; however, that didn't mean she wasn't pretty.

If anything, Clara was the perfect combination of all the best aspects of both their parents, Built like a brick shithouse yet pretty enough to be a model.

Her hair was cut rather short, in a pixie style, since, in her words, "How am I supposed to fight with hair in my eyes," presently she was the least dressed, wearing something akin to a female version of Aoni's workout clothes, aka, a Sports bra and spandex shorts.

"Woahhh, someone's got some fight in 'em! Guys, guys, Look, AONI ACTUALLY REMOVED MY ARMS ON HIS OWN!" Suddenly yelling in excitement, Aoni felt a wave of anxiety wash over him as he knew what was coming next.

"Hey, how bout we spar and get a good workout in before Archie and Dad get here?" Clara chirped and practically exploded at the seams with excitement.

"How bout no," stretching out his arm and palming Clara's face, Aoni no longer paid attention to his annoying big sister and looked at Anthony.

"Could you please tell me what you meant by what you said earlier? Am I missing something here? Are we in a severe amount of debt? Are loansharks kicking at the door? Given the fact that all three of you have Territories of your own, if you really wanted to help the family, why haven't you?"

"Aoni, before I answer that, let me ask you a question: having known about our territories and even summons for years now and having obtained the knowledge of how difficult life is in Genovia firsthand, how much money do you think each of us earned upon returning the first time?"

Ignoring his younger brother's hostile gaze, Anthony sat down beside Lea and crossed his arms over his chest while looking back at Aoni.

"This…I don't know; Char is in an open prairie, so raising creatures or growing food shouldn't be too difficult, and I'm sure there are abundant natural resources around. Clara is close to a large city, and even if she has a woodland terrain, wood and other building materials are always in demand; as for you…you would be the only person that I always wondered about because you ended up near an oasis town in a desert country.

"27,299 for me, 58,000 for Clara, and lastly, 19,000 for Char, so with that knowledge as a basis, how much do you really think our territories could bring in, especially since all of us obtained Combat Attributes?"