Mage Manual-Chapter 1433 - 1044: I Have No Home

"Compared to them, you’re already considered pretty docile."

Felix glanced at him, snorted, and said, "What about you? Are you thinking of opening a harem with all Demigod Mages?"

Ash’s face darkened: "I haven’t even mentioned you, yet you’re still ungrateful."

"You’re only taking the Sword Maiden out on a date today, the witches are quite upset about it." Felix raised her eyebrows and asked, "Have you thought about how to make it up to them when you go back?"

"Well..."

"Haven’t you noticed they’re quite unhappy with Lena? Lena’s beauty rivals theirs, she’s always ready to devote herself to you, looks exactly like the Splendid Maiden of Fireflies, a touch of the Gods of Four Pillars, and is dangerous in every sense. Although you’ve repeatedly emphasized you have no other intentions, they still inevitably think you have ulterior motives."

"I’m just not sure how to deal with her yet." Ash said, frustrated: "I can’t let her go, don’t want to kill her, can only keep her around for now."

"The key isn’t Lena, it’s you." Felix said: "They have no sense of security with you at all. Nobody knows if you’ll suddenly fall for someone else, not just out of curiosity... suddenly falling for another woman and fighting desperately for her, who could handle that?"

"They’re subtly resisting the Sword Maiden, have you thought about how to solve it?"

"The witches keep saying they want to go to Gospel, have you thought about how to deal with it?"

"Everyone thinks you’re always sneaking peeks at us when we bathe, is it true?"

"No!" Ash, being scolded into nearly curling up, immediately raised his head and said: "Demigod vision senses are very sensitive, if I were peeking, I’d definitely be caught!"

"What’s with this experience as if you’ve peeked before..."

With disdain, Felix glanced at him, propped her chin up and said: "In any case, take care of your own business first, scumbag."

"Did I remember wrong?" Ash looked at her: "But I recall you previously addressed us as Observatory, Sword Seat, Magic Seat..."

"Bad mood today, can’t I take a break?"

"Huh?" Ash blinked, "You just fiercely scolded Duke Vosloda, discarded the Vosloda name, completely severed ties with the past, shouldn’t you feel refreshed? Why the bad mood?"

Felix hugged her knees: "How did a nuisance like you manage to deceive so many girls?"

Ash lightly laughed and said: "Although the Sword Maiden decided early on, when it came time to say goodbye, her heart was still reluctant. Saying goodbye to the past isn’t easy, whether you like it or hate it, it’s part of your life. Without the past, you wouldn’t have the present you. How can it be so simple to pack it all up and throw it away?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"There are always people and things you have to reconcile with, because without them, your life wouldn’t be possible. But the way of reconciliation is something we must decide for ourselves. In the words of the Sword Maiden, ’You must be as upset as I am for it to count as an apology.’"

Ash can see that Felix doesn’t really hate her brother. Even if she speaks harshly, her willingness to talk with Demi is already an attitude. She knows who truly cares for her from the heart.

She just doesn’t want to accept arrangements from Demi, even benevolent ones... because she’s had enough of ’I’m doing this for your own good’ arrangements. She wants to leave Vosloda, leave Jiale City, and if rebelling against the Starry Sky was out of rebellion, then this time she simply wants to take control of her own life.

Felix was silent for a moment, slowly raising her head to look at him, and sighed helplessly.

"Did anyone ever tell you, your consolation skills are terrible?"

"...Yes."

"And you even quoted your lover’s words and insisted on specifying the source... Are you writing a thesis? You make me feel like you’re flaunting your romance."

"Is that so?" Ash blinked, "I totally didn’t consider those details!"

"That’s why you’re such a scumbag..." Felix shook the drink in her hand: "It’s one thing to buy ice to console someone, but you also bought soda? Couldn’t you buy a bottle of wine at least?"

"But aren’t you going to drive?"

With an expression like looking at an idiot, Felix said: "I’m about to go on the run with you guys, and you’re worried about me driving drunk?"

She pouted: "I am a Holy Sanctuary Mage, a Poison Skill Holy Sanctuary. As long as I don’t want to be drunk, I can drink spirits like water."

"Besides... my alcohol tolerance has always been good." Felix glanced at him, "Didn’t you know?"

"How would I know..." Ash scratched his head and stood up, "Alright, I’ll go buy it, but you’ll have to let me drive afterward—"

As soon as Ash turned around, he felt a gentle lean against his back.

"Don’t turn around."

"Don’t look back."

"I don’t need comfort from someone like you."

"I have no home anymore..."

On the other corner, Sonia leaned against the cold wall, holding a cup of no longer warm milk tea. The sky had dimmed, the streetlights hadn’t come on yet. At the edge of shadow and dark, the red-haired girl bit the straw, wondering what she was thinking.