Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 804: Siblings

Max smiled seeing her confused expression and asked, ”Remember I took out my communication crystal right before we left the city just now?”

”Yes, but you put it away without using it.” Amara said.

He had indeed taken it out and seemed to have fallen in deep thought while holding it as if deciding whether he should contact someone or not, but after a short while, he had shaken his head, looking helpless, and put it away.

”I did use it.” Max said, ”I contacted Ryan and asked him to send my family to the Royal Capital secretly using the teleportation formation the city lordʼs mansion surely has. He agreed.”

Amaraʼs eyes widened in surprise, and she excitedly grabbed his hand. ”Thatʼs amazing, my lord. Since the teleportation formation is in the city lordʼs mansion, and with you out of the city and those bastards having gained what they wanted from you, no one would be monitoring the mansion, making it easier for him to send them away without anyone noticing.”

Tch!

Ashroth clicked his tongue seeing this and looked away, muttering to himself, ”Whatʼs so amazing about it? I would have done the same if I were in his place.”

A genuine smile appeared on Maxʼs face when he sensed how relieved she became after hearing him. This told him she had become close to his family and was even treating them like her own.

ʼItʼs good,ʼ He thought. Then he heard Ashroth and sensed his envy and irritation.

Smiling teasingly, he wrapped his arm around Amaraʼs slender waist.

Boom!

Immediately, Ashrothʼs irritation skyrocketed.

”What are we doing here then? Letʼs go to the Capital and find your family.” He said, starting to walk out of the house.

Amara looked at him in surprise and confusion, not understanding why he suddenly seemed to be in a hurry.

Max felt he had teased him enough and subtly removed his hand from Amaraʼs waist before calling out to him, ”We canʼt rush things too much. After what your people have done, no previously established rules will be followed. If some king or emperor saw you, they wouldnʼt hesitate to kill you.”

Ashrothʼs steps paused. He then heaved a deep breath and turned around, and seeing his little sister was out of his clutches made him relax further.

”You are right. Itʼll be too risky to travel haphazardly.” He nodded, walking over to him. Then, he stopped just two meters away from him, and looking into his eyes with a serious look on his face, he asked,

”Do you think only my people were involved in the sacrifice?”

Max stared at him before shaking his head calmly, ”Does what I think make any difference?”

Ashroth nodded, ”You are my little sisterʼs man which makes you family. So, yeah, what you think matters.”

Amara could feel the tension rising between them, but this didnʼt make her uneasy; instead, she felt happy because currently they were behaving like… brothers?

”Since thatʼs the case… I donʼt think it was only your people responsible, but my people too. And maybe other races were involved too.” Max said,

Ashrothʼs blood-red eyes glinted, ”So, you also think…”

”Yeah.” Max interrupted, ”This war was never about the demon race conquering a part of the human continent, but it would be better if we didnʼt talk about it before we are strong enough to make any difference in the grand scheme of things.”

Ashroth nodded, while their conversation shook Amaraʼs heart. She wanted to ask what they were talking about, but since Max already said they shouldnʼt talk about it yet, she stayed silent.

”So, what are we going to do now?” Ashroth asked. Since all of his tribe members were now dead and his aunt, Beille, had gone off the radar after informing him about the sacrifice, he had nowhere to go.

That was why he planned to stay with and protect his precious little sister even though she didnʼt really need it with Max beside her.

Max understood this and had no problem with his staying with them.

”Well, right now I want to test my strength. So, why donʼt you become my sparring partner for a while?” Max said, noting he had also improved and reached the Four Star, high stage.

The scene of him slaying one Five Star demon after another on the battlefield flashed in Ashrothʼs mind when he heard him, and… his eyes flashed with excitement and battle spirit.

”Sure,” He agreed. Then suddenly his brows shot up, and he asked with a surprised look plastered on his face, ”You… have reached the Four Star peak?”

”Yeah,” Max casually said before leaving the house to scout the area to make sure there was no one in the vicinity.

Amara, seeing her big brotherʼs expression, felt proud, and with a playful smile on her face, she asked, ”What surprised you so much, big brother?”

”He was at Four Star High Stage just yesterday, but now he is already—” He suddenly stopped speaking when he saw her expression.

”Whatʼs with that look?” He asked,

Amara smiled mischievously, ”Itʼs just that you always appear calm and collected, unfazed by everything, so itʼs refreshing to see you so shaken up.”

Ashrothʼs brows twitched upon hearing this, and then he suddenly appeared in front of her and pulled her ear. ”You little brat! You think you have grown big enough to make fun of me, huh?”

”Ouch! Ah, stop it, big brother. My ear hurts.” Amara let out pained whimpers while her eyes became teary, which made Ashroth stop. But when he saw her giggle, he realized she had fooled him, causing him to smile wryly.

After a while, his expression became grave as he said, ”Little Amara, there is something I need you to promise me.”

Amara also grew serious and asked, ”What?”

”Promise me that no matter what happens, you wonʼt act recklessly and risk your life foolishly like you did when they caught me.”

”I… Big Brother, at that time…” Amara started to explain herself when Ashroth harshly interrupted her.

”Promise me!”

Amara flinched and bit her lip. ”I… I promise… Iʼll try my best to not make any reckless decisions.”

”Good,” Ashroth nodded in satisfaction.

”Now, listen carefully…”