Mage Manual-Chapter 1445 - 1054: Master and Maid

Ash tilted the corners of his lips up slightly and glanced at her, "Have you noticed your skirt is too short?"

Vishi instinctively covered her skirt hem and took a step back, then heard Ash’s laughter.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, just noticed you’ve become quite... well-behaved since coming down." Ash laughed, "Good, keep it up."

After coming to the basement, Ash sharply noticed that Vishi no longer teased him, but earnestly completed her tasks without crossing any lines, so Ash sincerely praised her—this was all he expected from Vishi.

However, Vishi lowered her head, biting her lip furiously, her face feeling as if it was burning hot.

If you had used ’cute,’ I’d accept it, but saying I’m ’well-behaved’ is too insulting for me as a Ghost Prophet!? I only feel there’s no other audience here, so I’m not bothered to create a show effect, not because I’m really scared you’ll do something to me in the basement!

Damn it, a Ghost Prophet cannot admit defeat, nor can they be seen through when bluffing. Absolutely cannot let him build a psychological advantage, otherwise, it’ll be hard to deceive him in the future!

Vishi decisively sat down in front of Ash, legs neatly together, gently placing his head on her elastic thighs.

"Harvey lies in a coffin, not lying on the ground," Vishi said nonchalantly, "You need to replicate the real scene as much as possible to better experience his feelings."

Ash looked at her helplessly, but his sight was blocked by the tight maid corset, and he said irritably, "Can’t you maintain it a bit longer?"

"I don’t know what Master is talking about~" Vishi said cheerfully, "The maid has always been like this."

Ash regretted being too cheeky earlier and saying it out loud.

He stopped talking, quietly pondering Harvey’s frame of mind at the time. The basement became quiet, so quiet there were only the sounds of two breaths and heartbeats, as the Master laid on the maid’s lap pillow, seeking the Necromancer’s last words.

After a while, Vishi also started feeling bored, somewhat regretting wasting time with Ash. Heaven knows how long Ash will take to find Harvey’s message before sleeping, what if it’s a praise for Hagen Dazs, then it might not be known for a lifetime.

Vishi thought about it, her fingers gently massaging Ash’s temples. Ash paused because Vishi was looking down, this time he could finally meet the maid’s gaze, asking with his eyes what she was doing.

"Anyway, idleness is idleness." Vishi said casually, "You guess yours, I’ll massage mine, and in case your affinity for me greatly increases?"

Ash: "Do you think saying it out loud will still have an effect?"

"Hard to say for others, but you miss two men dearly." Vishi also found it funny, "I’ve never seen a mage like you... If it were someone else, they wouldn’t have the thought of finding ’missing friends’."

"Because I know if I disappeared, they’d definitely break into Hell to find me." Ash showed a little smile, "It would be interesting if the roles were swapped, they’d find only I’m missing and regret every day for not treating me better in the past..."

"Your taste is really strange." Vishi said, "But you actually believe someone would stop at nothing to save you..."

"Childish?"

"No." Vishi said calmly, "I think it’s nice... But I don’t have such desires."

Ash looked at her, thought for a moment, "If one day you disappeared..."

"Hmm?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"...If it wouldn’t take much effort to save you, and I still have the ability to bind your actions, I might save you."

"You want so much to be my Master?" Vishi chuckled softly, "Has anyone ever told you your comfort skills are terrible?"

"...Yes." Ash felt a bit upset, "I wasn’t trying to comfort you anyway, your hardened heart is much more resilient than mine, the one needing counseling is me who can’t figure out the clues... What on earth did Harvey write!"

"People who are unafraid of pain can let wounds heal on their own, but if treatment is available, who would refuse?" Vishi laughed, "At least I wouldn’t refuse, so... Ash, you’ve gained a little bit of affinity here! When I become the Supreme of Magic, I’ll treat you a little better."

"Thank you very much."

"Even if you can’t figure it out, don’t be anxious, the clues are here, the more impatient you are, the harder it is to concentrate." Vishi gently pressed Ash’s head, "Don’t rush, I’ll stay with you."

Ash was stunned, looking at Vishi blankly. Vishi curled her lips, her eyes smiling, full of mischief, "I told you your affinity for me would greatly increase, right?"

"Tsk." Ash clicked his tongue, continuing to write in the void.

"Actually, now I believe Level Six of Hell truly exists." Vishi said, "Recalling my past experiences, I found a huge loophole."

"What loophole?"

"Before I ascended to Demigod, no Demigod came to the Mortal World to catch me; after ascending to Demigod, I haven’t returned to the Mortal World even once." Vishi said, "It’s unreasonable."

Ash blinked, suddenly enlightened, "That’s right, because without Level Six of Hell, Demigods can stay in the Mortal World. Like you, such a loudmouth, other Demigods would definitely resent you, wouldn’t let you grow; and after becoming a Demigod, you wouldn’t miss the chance to exploit the Mortal World, you’d heavily squeeze it."