Mage Manual-Chapter 1436 - 1047: Felix Is Scared

Yes, Vishi is definitely just like a Youmo.

She is a demigod who has lived for three thousand years, three thousand years, enough for the sea to turn into fields, civilization to weather into rubble, and the current calendar is only at the year 1669; the years she has walked through are twice the epoch.

Time is the strongest force, so the mages who can resist time, their wills are more unbreakable than reinforced concrete pillars. Even if they are from different timelines, their personalities cannot drastically change, at most they experience different things, but their essence remains the same.

But even if Vishi can unlock all her traits, it happens that her traits are the type Ash least wants to see!

Although it sounds bad, if he had to pick one out of four operators to die, Ash would undoubtedly choose Vishi. Moreover, even without this choice, he would definitely have to take Vishi with him to die in the future.

In Ash’s mind, Vishi is on the same level as study materials, they must be completely cleaned up before dying, and must not be left as a scourge in the world.

However, Youmo turns out to be the most cowardly one in the final quintet!

Death Mad, Black Demon, and Lord of Mirrors have different tendencies, but they all pursue more efficient ways to kill enemies. While Youmo only has [Cruelty] to enhance attack, [Frenzied Desire] is more about growth, and [Immortal] is entirely for survival.

Whether Youmo or Vishi, they both uphold the same dark will:

Survive!

Survive by any means necessary! Live humbly! Even if it means becoming food waste to survive!

And also don’t fear death, every life must be lived to the fullest, striving to pursue strength. If there is no hope, then decisively perish on the road of dreams, wait for the soul to decay, and start the next life, even if it may lead to complete annihilation!

Forbearance, waiting, persistence!

Even if I lose everything, I am willing to start over, until... I reach the pinnacle!

Looking at the [Immortal] trait, Ash thought that the only good thing about the world’s destruction might be ensuring that Vishi cannot resurrect. If Vishi truly becomes the Supreme of Magic one day, then the apocalypse may not be a bad choice for people at that time.

In front of Vishi, death is not an excuse for defiance.

However, there is no need to worry now, the ruby chain is probably an artifact of Supreme Magic level, Vishi cannot unlock it until she reaches the Divine Lord rank. And right now if we can’t resolve the crisis with the World Snake, everyone is doomed, naturally eliminating the concern of Vishi’s threat.

After overcoming the current challenge, we’ll think about how to deal with this Demon then... Ash glanced at Vishi’s bonds that rose to level 4, his expression somewhat complicated, silently closing the growth report.

He opened "Operator Search", but found no new search activities, perhaps there will never be, because the final quintet only prepared four operators for him. However, Ash remembered that there seemed to be roles like ’Bewitching Girl’, ’Purple Grudge Shadow Concubine’, ’Blood Hidden Empress’, and ’Ya Sha Jin’ in the search activities.

He initially only confirmed that ’Ya Sha Jin’ was Tamasi, but after being pulled into the Thought Domain by Rose, he probably guessed who the first three corresponded to.

Could it be possible to bring them into the team in the future? Is the final quintet this despicable?

Thinking of the scene where everyone gathers together, Ash shivered from the cold, couldn’t help but hold the girl in his arms tighter. Sonia glanced at the storefronts outside, and suddenly said, "I’m going to the convenience store to buy something, park by the side."

"I’ll go too." Felix also said.

Ash obediently closed his mouth, somebody had to stay when parking by the roadside, "Buy me some milk coffee."

Felix followed Sonia into the brightly lit convenience store, turning towards the snack shelf, her fingers skimming over boxes of beautifully printed tempting snacks. Moments later, she picked up a basket to fill with snacks, heading to the counter to queue for checkout.

She stood behind Sonia in line, and after Sonia finished checking out, she waited beside her, glancing at the four cans of milk coffee in Felix’s basket. All the customers in the store followed their every move with their eyes until they reluctantly pulled their gazes back when they got in the car.

Felix felt a strange unease as she pressed the accelerator.

She thought the Sword Maiden might have something to say to her... just before, when she and Ash took two steps and ran into the Sword Maiden at the corner, she wasn’t naive enough to think that was a coincidence.

Warning, threat, insult, even violence, she was mentally prepared, but received no deserved punishment. Yes, she was hoping for punishment, it would be best if the Sword Maiden could beat some sense into her.

But no, there was nothing.

The attitude of the Sword Maiden hadn’t changed at all, as if she hadn’t seen anything.

Although this was the best outcome for Felix, it made her more anxious. She understood Sonia Sevi, Sonia summoned the first Technique Spirit during their battle, she knew this Village Girl wouldn’t just grin and bear it.

Backing down equated to being cowardly, yielding equated to admitting defeat; in school, Sonia never accepted any losses, because that was the survival credo she adhered to; she had to scare off every coveter to ensure no one dared to bully her.

But a backing-down Sonia didn’t make Felix feel she could bully her, instead making her feel like she was the one in danger of being killed.

Felix grew more and more uneasy, and finally, couldn’t help but say, "Sorry."

"Hm?" Ash and Sonia looked over simultaneously.

"Earlier, when I was in a bad mood, I addressed you by name directly," Felix said through the rearview mirror watching Sonia’s expression, "It was my attitude that was wrong."

"It’s okay, you just said goodbye to your family; it’s natural for emotions to be unstable." Ash laughed, "You still have time to change your mind in these few days; becoming the Duke’s sister is much more comfortable than wandering the ends of the earth."

"No, I won’t go back." Felix said resolutely, "I still want... to follow you all."

"Suit yourself." Ash paused, then reached to embrace Sonia, "But if we run into danger, we will protect you."

At this moment, Sonia raised her eyebrows and met Felix’s gaze through the rearview mirror. Three seconds later, when Sonia finally turned her eyes back to the movie on the light screen, Felix’s tense body finally relaxed, her heart still pounding; from holding her breath earlier, her face was tinged with anoxia-induced red malaise, feeling like narrowly escaping from death, more nervous than when the starry sky shattered earlier.

The high-end silver car slowly drove into a villa, Ash got out, conveniently picking up the shopping bags, Sonia suddenly pulled his wrist, took something from the bag and stuffed it into her pocket.

"Something to eat?"

"Kind of." Sonia said casually.

Ash wasn’t very interested in snacks, so he didn’t press on; as he walked inside the house, the door opened, and a little girl with white hair and dressed in white plush winter clothes jumped up and clung to him, "You’re back!"

"Ah, Master’s back~" A maid followed and took the shopping bags from his hand, smiling, "I thought you planned on staying overnight at a couple’s hotel~"

"The Witch would flip the entire Jiale City over then." Silver Lamp descended from the second floor, said leisurely, "And so would I."

"How was the date?" Diya asked.

"Very good!" Ash laughed, "Except Felix was a bit sad, Sword Maiden and I were both happy!"

"I want a date too!" Diya puffed her cheeks, "If you don’t date me, I’ll have a personality shift!"

"If Sword Maiden and Witch both have it..." Weiser mused, "I might not avoid having some negative emotions too..."

"I want one too. For such a precious date, I demand to cash in on it, it’s not too much right?" Vishi tilted her head to look at him, the corners of her mouth slightly turned up, a look of certainty on her face: "Ash, you wouldn’t want my personality to shift towards Youmo, would you!?"

Ash looked at the maid, his gaze as subtle as if looking at a fool.

Felix watched this scene unfold before her, suddenly understanding why the Sword Maiden didn’t seem to mind her—compared to them, Felix didn’t even qualify as a threat; at most she was a touch of wind and frost.

She turned her head and found that Sword Maiden was still by the car, fiddling with something in her hand. Realizing Felix’s gaze, Sonia put the item into her pocket and walked into the villa with a calm expression.

Felix blinked.

If she wasn’t mistaken, what Sonia was holding just now... was a pack of cigarettes?