Mage Manual-Chapter 585 - 475: The Root of All Evil

"Both mother and daughter are the same..."

Upon hearing Liss mutter, Hanna raised her eyebrows, "You can talk about me, but don’t lump me and Qinna together in your discussions. I hate it when people say she and I are mother and daughter... Humph, I’ll forgive you this time for Ash’s sake, but if you do it again, I’m going to spank you."

What do you mean ’for Ash’s sake’? You say it as if you two are close!

Liss defiantly lifted her head but seeing the fierce look in Hanna’s eyes, she subconsciously covered her rear and hid behind Ash murmuring softly, "Well, that makes you the pervert!"

"Yeah, I’m a pervert, I crave Ash." Hanna affectionately held Ash’s hand, but as soon as she noticed Harvey looking over, she immediately straightened up, "So what?"

Liss was furious, shaking Ash’s body she exclaimed, "Dad, look at her, look at her!"

"Cough, cough," Ash cleared his throat, his mouth curving into a gleeful arc, "Please, don’t fight over me—"

"Don’t get too happy just yet." Hanna stared at Ash, "Before, you could say it was the Gospel smearing your name, recklessly weaving your future, but this list clearly states that Qinna took an interest in you while we were passing through Vatican Mura... In the few encounters we had, I didn’t see any special interaction between you and Qinna, and she’s not someone who likes to hide her interests. Whenever she likes something, she can’t wait to show it off..."

Everyone recalled Hanna asking Ash to feed her and thought if not for Harvey’s supervision then, the Purple Moth might already have been sitting on the Cult Leader’s lap—Hanna is definitely Qinna’s real daughter.

"...If she were interested in you, she would’ve already had some intimate contact with you." Hanna gazed intently at Ash, "So, what exactly happened between you two?"

"Miss, you know me, I was gaming all that time." Ash earnestly said, "Back then, I was too busy playing Extreme Cutting Carp and had no time to flirt with Qinna. She is a Holy Sanctuary Mage; she could kill me with a slap!"

"I can vouch for that." Harvey suddenly spoke, "During that period, Ash was indeed always gaming, and back then, Senheiser had plenty of people interested in him. If he just wanted to fool around, he wouldn’t have pursued Qinna, who is far superior in strength."

"Senheiser had a lot of people interested in you...?" Hanna fixed her glance on Ash.

"Anyone associated with Senheiser is not a good person!" Liss called out from behind Ash.

Though it wasn’t very clear, it at least shifted everyone’s attention. Ash looked gratefully at Harvey, "That’s my good friend for you, Harvey. I’ll leave my mortal remains to you! Igula, learn something from him. That’s what friends are for—helping each other—"

"So," Harvey leisurely said, "The crucial moment when Ash got involved with Qinna was actually at the Belladett Manor."

"Oh?"

"That time Alice saw with her own eyes Ash pretending to stumble and falling into the water with Qinna, where they embraced and entwined for quite a while. After Qinna surfaced, she even licked Ash’s face. Since she was controlled by Igula at that time and had lost all her power, she couldn’t resist. Indeed, it was the perfect opportunity for Ash to take advantage of the situation..."

"I’ve decided to be cremated after I die and thrown into the sea, not leaving you even a bit of ash." Ash said through gritted teeth and then turned to explain to Liss and Hanna, "Harvey is talking nonsense that even ghosts wouldn’t believe, don’t take him seriously!"

Harvey: "But these were the secrets the ghosts told me..."

Hanna asked expressionlessly, "Did you fall into the water?"

"(′Д`) This..."

Liss asked, "Did you embrace Qinna Auntie in the water?"

"(′Д`) This..."

Hanna asked, "Did Qinna lick your face?"

"(′Д`) This..."

Liss asked, "Did you ever think of sleeping with Qinna Auntie—"

"Wow, ’Villain List’ updated the next name!" Ash excitedly flipped open the Gospel Book.

Hanna and Liss scoffed, yet they didn’t pursue the matter further. In reality, they didn’t think Ash intentionally flirted with Qinna. Putting aside whether Ash had the capability, largely it was because of Qinna’s temperament, similar to that of an ill-tempered stray cat; the more you approach her, the more she despises you. Conversely, if it’s something she can’t have, she becomes even more determined to chase it.

Although the future list weaved a story of Qinna being taken advantage by Ash, firstly, it was fabricated, and secondly, it’s indeed possible for a wild cat to turn into a house cat. They even suspected that the future woven by the Gospel was of Qinna trying to conquer Ash, but for some reason, Ash turned the tables, thus creating the scenario described in the list.

The culprit was definitely Qinna; Ash was innocent!

On this point, Liss and Hanna reached an absolute consensus.

"Hey?" Ash noticed the newly ranked culprit, unable to help but laugh, "Igula, you really are a great sinner, causing others to be listed."

’Villain List No. 7: Golden Canary’

’Crime: Anfeier Belladett failing to conquer Igula Bokin missed the beautiful ending of ’Rusted Crow and Golden Canary Flying Together’, leading to Igula successfully controlling Belladett Manor’s central system, dominantly invading the joint task force, and thus almost causing the capture of Ash and others who consequently escaped this calamity.’

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