Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 853: Recruitment - First Test

A few moments later, Rima oriented herself and then put her mouth next to Ellie’s ear.

’Hm?’ Max furrowed his brows and extended his hand to pull Rima back.

Unlike them, Ellie was just an ordinary person, therefore, it would take her a lot more to neutralize the side effects of teleportation. And because the mana had yet to strengthen her mind, any try to help her would most likely harm her.

While Nascent Energy could help her without causing her any harm, he unfortunately had none left and he didn’t want to try using his bloodline energy on her because it wasn’t as calm and gentle as his Nascent Energy and could harm her. This was why he was just simply waiting for her to recover on her own.

But Rima was trying to help her with her sound magic... a very dangerous move. Even a slight mistake could fry Ellie’s brain.

However, before he could grab Rima and pull her back, he noticed Ellie’s complexion visibly improving and the murkiness in her eyes lessening.

Surprised, he hesitated for a moment before lowering his hand. Since Rima was doing it without consulting with him, it meant she was confident in herself. Since this was the case, he also decided to believe her. Still though, his worried gaze remained glued to Ellie’s face.

Seconds ticked by and a few minutes later, Ellie’s had completely recovered and Rima pulled back. Only then did Max sigh in relief and relax. But then he felt Rima’s gaze burning into him and smiled bitterly.

When he looked at her, sure enough, she was staring at him with narrowed eyes and asked, ”Did you think... I was being reckless... like you?”

”No,” Max immediately shook his head and gently circled his hands around her willowy waist, pulling her against him and with a smile on his face, he said, ”I was just a little worried because I didn’t know you could control your sound magic so well.”

”Hmph!” Rima snorted, clearly not buying his excuse.

Ellie looked at them in confusion, not understanding why her elder sister was suddenly angry with Max. Then, she sensibly... averted her gaze and acted like she hadn’t seen anything.

Max, who had instinctively looked toward her for help, became speechless. ’This little...’

Taking a breath, he said, ”Alright, I’m sorry, my love. I should have believed in you.”

”Of course, you should have.” Rima grunted before saying, ”I’ll forgive you if you promise to make it up to me.”

”Sure, I promise. What do you want me to do?” Max asked,

A hint of blush adorned her cheeks and she averted her gaze before whispering in a voice that only he could hear, ”I want you to make love to me before you do it with Ellie.”

The corner of Max’s lips curled up hearing her demand which made Rima, who was peeking at him from the corner of her eyes, redden in embarrassment.

Then, she started getting angry but just before she could open her sweet lips and say something, Max tapped her nose and nodded. ”Alright.”

Rima blushed and then scoffed, trying to appear nonchalant about it but her reddened cheeks and satisfied smile was unmistakable.

Max chuckled inwardly, finding her adorable.

Now that he had physically recovered completely, he had already planned to find some alone time with Rima and gain some Nascent Energy which he wanted to use in healing his dantian if possible and also remove Ellie’s curse.

The taboo feeling of having both a mother and daughter had already made him desire Ellie, but after spending and enjoying the last three days in her company, he found her youthful vibrant energy and innocence that was somehow different from Maria and Lily’s innocence quite refreshing and felt himself wanting to make her his woman more than ever.

Moreover, knowing once he removed her curse she would be able to cultivate and become a mage which would give her some ability to defend herself and also strengthen her pure yin energy, he no longer wanted to delay matters with her.

Shua!

Right then, a peculiar sensation washed over him, causing his blood to go cold. It felt as if some powerful beast was eyeing him.

As he turned to the source of the sensation, he realized the previously bustling city had become completely silent and everyone was staring in the same direction as him.

Near the centre of the city, three figures dressed in black robes were hovering in the air. Immediately, he realized they were the source of the feeling he felt or more precisely, it was the white-haired old man who was flanked by a middle-aged man and a young woman.

The old swept his gaze across the city, his murky eyes lightening up occasionally. Once he was done and everyone’s gaze was focused on him, his lips moved and everyone heard his voice ring near their ears.

”This old man welcomes everyone on behalf of the Beast Emperor Hall. I wish you young people luck and hope you manage to join my Emperor Hall.”

As his words fell, he showed a small, genial and encouraging smile. Then his figure abruptly disappeared.

The duo left behind showed no surprise and the middle-aged man glanced at the young lady, who seemed just a few years older than Rima and Max.

The young lady nodded and said, her voice cold rumbling across the sky, ”You have 2 minutes. All those who aren’t here to participate in the recruitment of the Beast Emperor Hall, leave the city.”

Immediately, those who were accompanying others wished them luck and bade them farewell before leaving the city.

After two minutes, a little more than half of the people were left in the city.

The young lady, expressionless, took out a fist-sized golden bell and announced, ”Now, you’ll be undergoing the first test. Anyone who can’t stay on their feet for at least 10 minutes will be eliminated. You have ten seconds, put away your companion beasts and prepare yourselves.”

Max furrowed his brows looking at the bell. ’This test targets our mind, wills?’

There wasn’t enough time to contemplate, so he glanced at Rima, ”Do your best.”

Rima curled her lips and smiled mischievously, ”You too, but don’t force yourself too much. After all, I can always take you with me as my servant.”

”...”

Max was speechless. ”You really want me to fail, don’t you?” He asked,

”Of course... not.” Rima chuckled, causing Max to shake his head.

Tong~

Right then, a heavy bell tong sounded and Max and Rima, just like everyone else, felt their minds rumble.