Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 878: Gutsy (Ko-fi Bonus)

Swoosh!

At the same time he moved, he had launched a thunder arrow in the direction of the voice.

Bang!

Ryuu side-stepped. quite easily dodging the arrow which then crashed into a distant rock and punched a fist sized hole in it.

“Woah! Easy man, I’m not an enemy.” Ryuu raised his hands while glancing at the rock, his brows moving up slightly in surprise.

“Nice control you got, impressive.” He said before asking, “But who are you? Why haven’t I seen you bef—Wait!”

While speaking, his eyes suddenly widened in shock, “How come you are just a Four Star mage?!”

Max swept his gaze across the trio and seeing they didn’t seem to have any ill intentions, he lowered his guard because despite the rejuvenation post Law Comprehension which healed most of his wounds and burnt skin, he was drained, both mentally and physically and was in a state where he could afford to keep 100% alert.

Then, while Ryuu stared at him, waiting for a response, he took out a loose, sky-blue robe from his spatial ring and wore it without feeling embarrassed that they had seen him naked.

He then waved his hand and the broken tower and the beast storage bag shot toward him from behind a rock where he had put them before undergoing the lightning torture, not wanting to damage them, though he doubted it would happen since they had stayed completely undamaged in the boiling hot lava earlier.

While he understood that the tower didn’t get damaged because even though it didn’t have any energy left, it was still an artifact more powerful than a Supreme Grade one, how was the beast storage bag fine?

This confusion was natural because this storage bag, unlike the tower, was just an ordinary grade artifact.

After thinking for a while, he got his answer—it was because of the Golden Python inside it.

“Because I have yet to break through to the Five Star.” Max finally gave Ryuu a response which made him stare at him blankly.

After a moment, he muttered under his breath, “So this is how it feels meeting someone more talented than you…”

Slap!

Immediately, Mike rapped the back of his head, saying, “So, you have indeed been looking down on us, Mr. Genius?”

While rubbing his head, Ryuu hurriedly shook his head, “N-No. Why would I look down on my respected senior brother and Elder Sister?”

Even though he said this, he didn’t meet his gaze which made Mike’s lips twitch, “You deserve a good thrashing.” He scowled and slapped his head again.

Max watched their antics, becoming more relaxed. He then looked at Isabelle and asked, “Miss beautiful, do you have something to eat?”

Hearing these words, Mike and Ryuu stared at him as if he was not a human. Then they looked at Isabelle, awaiting her response to his flirting.

However, contrary to what they expected, Isabelle didn’t get angry and calmly waved her hand, producing a silver tray of steaming hot food which she sent floating towards Max.

“Thank you.” Max said, grabbed the tray and began devouring the contents. Most of it was some high grade beast meat, full of energy, just something he needed right now.

Isabelle looked at her companions and seeing them looking at her strangely, she shook her head in exasperation.

Did they think she couldn’t tell when someone was trying to flirt?

Just now, Max was not. He just addressed her that way because he didn’t know her name and wanted to be polite…

’Hm? If he wanted to be polite, he could have called me something else, Milady, or maybe just Miss?’

She mused, narrowing her eyes at Max, who seemed to feel her gaze and raised his head, asking, “Is something wrong, Miss?”

“No, I was just thinking something. Go on, finish your meal. Then we can talk.” She shook her head before glaring at Ryuu and Mike, who hurriedly shifted their gazes away.

Soon, Max finished eating and felt energy returning to his body.

With a wave of his hand, he cleaned the silverware and returned it to Isabelle, “Thank you, Miss. It was delicious.”

Isabelle pursed her lips, thinking, ’Is he trying to flirt again?’

But then she shook her head, ’No. He doesn’t know I was the one who cooked it and besides…’ She stared into his crystal clear sapphire eyes, ’…It doesn’t look like he had any other meaning.’

Storing the dishes away, she asked, “Now, tell us who you are, why you are here and were you the one who made the thunder clouds disappear?”

Max waved his hand and four chairs appeared, “Let’s sit down and talk, shall we?”

’This guy… He really isn’t afraid of us.’ Mike thought, seeing how at ease Max was and couldn’t help but feel some admiration towards him.

If he was in Max’s place, he would have been really uneasy because he would have been way weaker than them, unable to resist if the strangers were to do anything.

Isabelle also looked at him, her eyes flickering. She then nodded and gracefully sat down in the chair Max placed beside her.

After Mike and Ryuu also took their seats, Max also sat down and began speaking, “I was one of the participants in the recent recruitment. I was in the vicinity when a peak King Beast and one who I think was the Elder of the Beast Emperor Hall began fighting. I got caught in crossfire and before I knew it, I had been knocked unconscious.

When I came to, I found that my badge had shattered. I tried to look for other people, but it seemed the 30 days were over and everyone had been sent out and I was left stranded here.

While wandering around, I found this place and began cultivating here. But something seemed to have gone wrong and the lightning bolts began raining down and almost killed me.

Fortunately, I had some life-saving trump cards that helped me survive until the thunder clouds ran out of energy.

I wanted to leave but then I realized the Thunder Mana had become a lot denser here, so I just decided to cultivate… and then I saw you.”

The trio stared at him for a few moments, but Max remained calm and looked at Isabelle with a soft smile on his face.

“For a Four Star mage, you are quite gutsy, man. Anyone else in your position wouldn’t have dared to lie to our face like this.”

Suddenly Ryuu broke the silence and his words made Max raise his brows.

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