Mage Manual-Chapter 1294 - 941: Revoking Ash’s Right to Speak

Ash blinked his eyes, meeting the gazes of Freyja, Tamasi, Hanna, Diya, and Sonia.

He could actually explain, because some promises were not made for love, and they understood this in their hearts. But Ash didn’t think they were unreasonable, because the promises mattered less than the fact that they had indeed exchanged lives with Ash.

Ash met them during their times of stormy weather, walked with them under the umbrella for a while, but had to leave due to unexpected events, leaving them alone in the rain. Perhaps their skies have cleared, yet without an umbrella, even warm sunlight can moisten one’s eyes.

Those moments overlooked by Ash became unforgettable heartbeats for them. So seeing their anxious, uneasy, expectant, or determined eyes, Ash couldn’t refuse their feelings.

Because they had also walked with Ash through stormy times.

The essence of love is giving, possessiveness, sensitivity, and confusion, with side effects like clinginess, jealousy, suspicion, and inexplicability. They were like this, and so was Ash.

But if he had to give an answer now...

Ash glanced at Diya, then Hanna, then Freyja, Tamasi, and finally his gaze fell on Sonia.

His eyes were clear and bright, and he lightly parted his lips: "I—"

"Take action!"

With Hanna’s command, everyone moved!

Freyja’s pupils turned into pink hearts, and the air seemed filled with the scent of cherry blossoms, a gentle spiritual wave silently swept the entire scene!

"Heart Enchantment Aura"!

Hanna covered Ash’s mouth and pinned him to the ground, binding him while he was dazed by the spiritual waves, while Diya and Tamasi both acted to block Sonia’s sharp sword!

"What are you doing?"

"Don’t hurt Ash!"

Filly and the others couldn’t stay still seeing them fight, mainly thinking, if you’re going to fight, fine, but don’t splatter blood on me, and hitting Ash first, what’s that about? If you can’t have him, no one can?

"Wait, ladies, or should I say future queens, please hear me out," Vishi quickly intervened, "I really don’t mind you throwing Master into the trash, but my primary directive is to protect him, and I can’t just sit by and watch you hurt him, not even with a smile."

"Don’t worry." Hanna finished binding Ash, looked down at her black silk stockings, thought for a moment, then bit off her satin ribbon gloves, bundled them up, and stuffed them into Ash’s mouth, "We just don’t want Ash to speak."

Just then, Ash finally snapped out of the Heart Enchantment Aura’s impact, staring in shock at Hanna who had ruthlessly attacked him, instantly remembering the early days in the Kingdom of Gospel. Hanna gently tapped his nose and smiled, "This time I won’t sell you off."

She turned to Vishi, "Maid lady, can you temporarily control your master, make sure he doesn’t speak or move recklessly?"

"This might be the most wonderful command I’ve ever heard in my maid career." Vishi happily accepted, dragging Ash to the side, and Filly and Nia exchanged a glance and sneaked over.

Sonia also stopped her actions, suddenly laughed, "Are you all so afraid of me?"

Diya, Freyja, and Tamasi couldn’t help but blush slightly. Diya aside, Freyja knew in her heart she wasn’t Ash’s first choice, and Tamasi had just reacted to Hanna’s command to attack Sonia—why she thought Sonia was the enemy, the Black Crow didn’t dwell on it either.

But they almost instantly reached a consensus: they must not let Ash make a decision!

"Not afraid." Hanna said leisurely, "What are we afraid of? Afraid Ash will abandon us for you? But it doesn’t matter how he chooses, as we are neither content nor resigned."

"Sword Maiden, you said earlier that Ash’s attitude towards you is that he’d rather have an affair than give you up—does that mean we wouldn’t dare have affairs too?" The Purple Moth smiled faintly, "You should know Ash’s nature, his heart is shattered into pieces, each piece likes only one person, and he can’t reject his lover’s love ... Meiwa?"

"Mmm-mmm!" Ash mumbled indistinctly, Vishi sat on his back, curiously asked, "Master, don’t tell me you want to deny it?"

"Mmm..."

"You say it wasn’t intentional? But isn’t that scarier? If it were intentional, it wouldn’t just be women falling victim to your charms!"

Sonia pondered for a moment, also had to nod, "He indeed is a fickle, unfaithful man."

"Mmm..." Ash looked aggrieved, Filly came over to pat his head.

"So regarding the decision of whom Ash should choose, Ash doesn’t have any say," Hanna spread her hands, "forcing him to choose and hurt someone will only make him sad. You know if he’s guilty, sneaking around will be easier for him."

Freyja immediately found her reason to fight, "I can’t bear for Ash to be sad!"

"Our matters, we’ll decide ourselves," Hanna said, "unless we thoroughly give up, Sword Maiden, you’ll never get the ending you want."

Tamasi, though still unsure of her own feelings, knew what she should do now, "I will never give up, nor will I leave Ash!"

"Sword Maiden,"

The Witch stood between them, her expression quite complex, her hair color slightly displaced, "If it were you, I actually... used to dream about us living together. You are my favorite friend, my closest companion, I thought we’d eventually become the best sisters—"

"Witch, even if we exclude your youngest sister, you still have three other sisters!" Sonia teased, "Didn’t you brag about the four of you keeping Ash bedridden from play?"

Ash’s eyes widened, Vishi patted his shoulder, "I remember the Witch is the Empress of Evangelism? Wanting to be the Empress’s male consort, indeed demands more effort, good luck Master!"

Diya’s expression unchanged, "Just kidding, once I separate the sisters, I’ll forbid them from entering the Imperial Palace."

"Your hair’s getting all dirty, reach a consensus with your sisters first before saying that!" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Sonia snorted, scanning the four of them, suddenly chuckled, "Why do you all hold such animosity towards me? Don’t you want to have a lover all to yourself? Or is it—"

"That you’ve realized, if anyone can have all of Ash’s love, it would undoubtedly be me."

Hanna’s expression slightly hardened, Tamasi gripped her trident shield, Freyja bit her lip, even Diya couldn’t refute. Whether in diary copies or daily conduct, they all saw Ash’s deep love for Sonia.

That’s why they targeted the Sword Maiden so much, though Ash currently still had an issue refusing affection, Sonia could indeed most likely change Ash’s philandering ways!

A focused and deeply loving Ash would be lovely, but if he doesn’t belong to them, then he might as well remain philandering!

And they all believed they could change Ash’s philandering, unwilling to relinquish the main healer’s role to Sonia!

"However, since you all care about Ash, I naturally care about his feelings too."

Sonia’s sword tip scraped the ground, producing a grating sound, "It’s indeed unnecessary to let him decide, I will make you understand the gap between us, by then you’ll naturally give up."

"The gap?" Hanna raised her eyebrows, "In terms of mage level, Her Majesty is also a Legendary Mage like you; in terms of appearance, Freyja gradually approaches Ash’s most beautiful image; in terms of background, Tamasi is Lord Senluo’s inheritor."

"In terms of achievement, I’m Ash’s first kiss," Hanna touched her lips, "aside from Ash maybe preferring you, you’re not much different from us—"

"It’s power."

Sonia raised her long sword, aligning the blade with her eyes, the ruby eyes flashing cold brilliance on the sword’s edge:

"Do you think your biggest obstacle is Ash loving me? No, it’s me loving him!"

Sonia stepped forward, behind her emerged an endless purple mist, forming into a fierce, armored purple Fierce Cat. The cat let out a silent howl, imbuing Sonia’s sharp blade with a chaotic purplish-red sword light!

Extinguish the Wailing Dragon!