Strongest Mage with the Lust system - Chapter 805 - 805: Slightly Selfish
When Max returned, his brows furrowed because Amara looked downcast and the rims of her eyes were red from crying. A few droplets of tears could still be seen clinging to her eyelashes.
He glanced at Ashroth with a questioning look.
Ashroth calmly shook his head. “There is nothing for you to worry about.”
Max’s frown deepened. How could he not worry when something was clearly bothering his woman?
Just as he was about to ask Amara, however, she looked at him, intense emotions roiling in her eyes. He also felt them through his bloodline sense, but currently the most intense one was her desire to be left alone.
Max walked over to her and gently hugged her to comfort her.
After a while, Amara calmed down slightly and said, “My Lord, I would like to rest here while big brother and you spar.”
“Alright,” Max nodded. Amara turned around and entered a room.
Max took a breath, shaking his head. From her emotions, he figured out she was worried and anxious about something.
As they left the house and moved toward the town’s garden, Ashroth suddenly started speaking, “Because our mother passed away when Amara was just a child, and our father was always busy, she didn’t have anyone to teach her things and make her ready to face the world. Aunt Beille did her part, but she was rarely home, so it didn’t really make a difference.”
Max silently listened, knowing it was a concerned big brother speaking for his sister.
“While I did my best to teach her everything I could, I was still young and had limited knowledge. Then, because we were isolated in our family, she couldn’t make any good friends either.”
Ashroth paused and looked at him. “I’m telling you all this to let you know that even though she appears strong from the outside, she is very vulnerable on the inside. When it comes to the people she loves, she tends to become overly emotional and act recklessly, just like she did earlier in the elf city.”
Smiling wryly, he continued, “She should have gone to you when she saw me getting captured, but instead she exposed herself by getting all worried.
So, to make sure she doesn’t do anything like that again, I made her promise me and also told her that hostile people might find me in the upcoming days and I might end up dead and that at that time, she shouldn’t panic and expose her again.”
“I see,” Max nodded in understanding.
While Amara had [Mask of Terra] to conceal her identity, Ashroth didn’t have anything. If they traveled to the capital city, the chances were they would encounter humans, elves, and people of other races who should be out on the hunt for demons right now. When that happened, Ashroth would surely die.
‘I wish I had bought another Mask of Terra!’ He sighed.
From the moment he left Ninam City with them, he had been racking his mind to find a way to keep Ashroth safe, but aside from keeping him somewhere hidden, he found no other way.
Unfortunately, Ashroth clearly wasn’t willing to stay hidden in one place because he wanted to find a way to return to the demon continent as soon as possible.
As for why? It was because when Beille informed him of the sacrifice, she had also told him to return to the demon continent as soon as possible.
They soon arrived at the garden and stood facing each other.
Max slowly stretched his muscles and started circulating his mana. Ashroth also got ready, his blood boiling in excitement.
“Show me just how much stronger you are than me!” He shouted as his wings flourished, and he shot toward him like a cannonball.
Boom!
A resolute and grim light flickered in Max’s gaze as he suddenly released his aura, mana, and bloodline energy.
Thump!
Ashroth’s heart skipped a beat, feeling his presence skyrocketing, and when he saw the look in his eyes, a premonition arose in his heart, dousing his excitement.
“Wait! Let’s not—” He began shouting, but it was already too late, as Max was already upon him, his fist crashing toward his chest.
Bang!
An extremely severe pain shot through his body, and this was the last sensation he felt before everything blanked out.
Shua!
Max gently stopped the unconscious guy from crashing into the ground.
“Though I understand your resolve, I can’t let you die and make my woman sad.” Max muttered and then hefted him on his shoulder and left the place.
The chances of Ashroth leaving the human continent alive were nearly zero. Even if he was extremely lucky and returned to the demon continent safely, he knew he wouldn’t be able to convince his father, Orlan, to leave the continent.
Why was Max so sure about this?
It was because Orlan was the Bloodwing tribe’s leader first before he was Ashroth’s and Amara’s father—which the fact that he imprisoned his son and almost abandoned his daughter clearly showed. The fact that he secretly took care of them was another matter altogether.
So, even if Orlan agreed to leave the continent, convincing the whole tribe would be too difficult, and without them, he wouldn’t leave, making Ashroth’s efforts useless. Then if Beille was right and something like a grand sacrifice took place, he would die alongside them.
Since his death was certain, Max decided to be a little selfish and forcefully keep him here.
‘Too bad I couldn’t test myself.’
…
When he returned to the house, Amara got worried when she saw Ashroth unconscious.
“What happened?”
“Calm down. He is alright.” Max calmly said and slowly told her everything.
Amara felt complicated after hearing everything—she didn’t want Ashroth to go on a one-way trip, but she didn’t want her father to die either.
Max stayed silent, letting her resolve her feelings.
Almost an hour later, she took a deep breath, hardened her heart, and said, “Let’s keep big brother here.”
Max nodded, and seeing she was feeling guilty and sad for her father, he said, “Don’t worry, I will try to find a way to contact your father if possible.”
His words gave Amara hope and helped her relax.
