Updated Leona Facts Part 100: Jamil (pt3)
Jamil starts to reevaluate his opinion of Leona in Tartarus, admitting that he is impressed: “He's got more than magical talent, too. He also has a vast breadth of knowledge and calm judgment…Leona’s magic really is incredible. It’s so potent and efficient. And I thought I could protect this guy?”
In their second battle with the ice titan Jamil finally allows Leona to lead the fight without argument, and later thanks him, admitting that he has been arrogant.
Having realized what it is that Leona was trying to teach him Jamil says, “I've always judged those around me as stupid, incompetent, lazy, or just plain good-for-nothing,” (Leona: “Wonder who that last one was aimed at”), and when Leona asks if he sees himself more clearly now Jamil says, “Yes. I haven't even caught up to my peers. Which means…I have more room to grow than anyone else, right?” (Leona: “Hahaha! Listen to you!” - Jamil: “Heh. Didn’t you say shamelessness was a strength?”)
Leona again teases Jamil, ordering him to find food, refusing plain water, and demanding a bed. Once Leona starts preparing orders for when they return to school Jamil finally interrupts, possibly catching on to Leona’s sense of humor, and saying, “I’m not about to accept a life spent attending to someone else. I never have, and I never will!”
Jamil and Leona's overlap in Book 6 comes up in Book 7 when, watching Jamil battle through darkness to reach Malleus, Leona asks if he is not running off on his own again.
When Jamil explains that he is delegating certain fights to Kalim Leona says, " Considering the way you kept spinning your wheels on the Island of Woe, that's some impressive progress."
Jamil responds, "It's called personal growth," saying that he will show Leona what he can really do.
