Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 820: Two Solutions

In one of the rooms on the second floor, Esther, Garima, Rima, Maria, Gene, Ellie, Nyra, and Noah were sitting on the bed, sofas, and chairs, wearing grim expressions on their faces as they stared at Anna and Max.

Anna was clenching the hem of her sleeves as she kept her head down, an apologetic expression apparent on her face.

Sitting beside her, Max looked calm and unbothered. Even if he was worried, he couldnʼt show it on his face as he was the groupʼs backbone and moral support.

”Anna…” Esther broke the silence and called out to her. Anna, however, didnʼt dare to raise her head and meet her gaze.

Esther sighed and stood up from the bed and walked over to her. She then raised Annaʼs head with her hand, forcing her to look into her eyes.

”Iʼm sorry, Aunt Es—” Anna began apologizing, feeling guilty, but Esther interrupted her with a small but proud smile on her usually cold and indifferent face.

”There is nothing to apologize about. What you did was right. If I were in your place, I would have—no, I wouldnʼt have done the same because I donʼt really care about others. But if it was Amelia… she would have definitely done the same. In fact, even if she didnʼt have Max beside her, she would have still spoken up, and if she were strong, would have taken action herself.”

Speaking until here, she sighed.

”I donʼt need to say this, as everyone knows it—your mother was a very kind woman, someone I wholeheartedly respected and wanted to be like. So, seeing you have inherited Ameliaʼs good qualities, I feel happy and proud. You also should feel proud of having done the right thing instead of feeling guilty.”

”But Aunt Esther, I caused trouble for everyone.”

Though Anna felt emotional and happy upon hearing Estherʼs words, she couldnʼt overlook the fact that what she had done had indeed caused trouble.

Esther shook her head and stepped to the side, allowing Anna to see Garima, Rima, and everyone else.

Glancing at them, she asked, ”Do any of them look like they blame you?”

Anna looked at them one by one, and whoever she looked at gave her a smile and an assuring nod—even Nyra and Noah did the same.

”Everyone…” Anna was moved. She didnʼt know what to say, so she just bowed her head toward them and said, ”Iʼm sorry.”

”Tsk! You should say thank you for us being so supportive.” Rima clicked her tongue and playfully scolded her.

”Besides, this big bad boy beside you is the one who escalated things. If anything, you should blame him instead of blaming yourself.”

Anna blushed, feeling like she was a little girl worrying over nothing.

Of course, despite their positive and uncaring attitudes that made her feel like this, she knew this trouble was not just ʼnothingʼ.

Esther went back to sit on the bed beside Garima, Rima, and Maria.

”So, what are we going to do now? Have you thought about something?” Garima asked, looking at Max.

Max glanced at Rima, who gave him a charming smile, before sweeping his gaze across the rest and nodding.

”I have.”

”What is it?”

”There are two solutions, but they depend on the situation.” Max spoke after thinking for a moment.

”First is Esme. She will be perfectly healed in a day or two at max. She is a mid-stage Emperor mage, and since she belonged to a Monarch Rank power, she shouldnʼt have any problem handling a high-stage emperor or multiple mid-stage ones.”

”Of course, as long as Granny regains her peak battle power, mere mid-stage emperors and even a few high-stage emperors wonʼt be her match,” Gene proudly stated.

Garima nodded in understanding and said, ”So, as long as that person doesnʼt bring multiple high-stage emperors or a peak emperor, we should have no problem escaping unscathed.”

”Thatʼs correct.” Max nodded and continued, ”In case the people he gathers are something Esme canʼt handle, weʼll book a room on the third floor and stay there until Wyomin and your master leave the battlefield and return to the Central Plains.”

Garima immediately frowned. ”We canʼt rely on probabilities. Who knows when the master will return? If she doesnʼt return soon, weʼll have exhausted all our mana stones and will be kicked out of the inn.”

Everyone else became concerned upon hearing her and looked at Max, who calmly said, ”If they havenʼt come before our mana stones are all used up, weʼll just leave.”

His words and the nonchalant tone made everyone look at him in wonder.

”What do you mean?” Anna asked.

What if John brought stronger people—people Esme couldnʼt handle—like they had just discussed?

”What I mean is…” With a deep look in his eyes, Max said, ”...Even if he brings a peak emperor, we still would be alright.”

”What do you mean?” Everyone became curious.

Max shook his head. ”Iʼll tell you what I mean a few days later. For now, Iʼm going to upgrade our rooms.”

Saying this, he stood up, took the roomʼs keys from Noah and Esther and left the room.

While Garima and Gene frowned in displeasure because he didnʼt tell them, and Nyra and Noah felt a little uncertain, Rima, Maria, Anna, and even Esther were perfectly calm—though a little curious. Needless to say, they completely believed in Max.

A few seconds later, Max was standing in front of the grey-haired middle-aged man with a smile on his face.

The man kept his focus on the booklet in his hands and acted as if he didnʼt notice him, but when Max knocked on the table and called out to him, he had no choice but to look at him.

Seeing the smile on his face, he couldnʼt help but ask, ”Oh, you can still smile? Youʼve got quite the guts.”

Max raised his brows slightly at his words before asking with a curious look on his face,

”Hm? What do you mean, old sir? Why donʼt you explain a little and broaden my horizon?”

The grey-haired man shook his head and stood up before putting on his professional, expressionless look as he asked, ”So, what can I help you with, dear customer?”

Seeing this, Max knew he wasnʼt willing to tell him anything, which made him shake his head.

What a pity!