Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 807: Noahʼs Realization

ʼItʼs good as long as they are alive.ʼ He thought.

Esme saw how he appeared a lot more relaxed compared to a while ago and couldnʼt help but ask curiously, ”What happened?”

”I just found out they are still alive,” Max said. Since Esme was his woman, he didnʼt intend to hide much from her.

As he expected, a surprised look appeared in her exposed pretty eyes when she heard him and then asked, ”How?”

[Thanks to my bloodline…] Max said this through mental communication before continuing out loud, ”...I have a connection with all of my women. I can sense whether they are alive, and if they are not too far away, I can sense their rough location.”

”...”

Esme was dumbfounded.

While there were some things other than a soul lamp that could tell a personʼs status and even more things that could find them when they werenʼt too far—she had never heard of any bloodline possessing these abilities.

A moment later, she smiled wryly beneath her veil. ʼIf his bloodline can even produce that mystical energy, itʼs nothing strange if it has other… strange abilities. Sigh, I should really stop treating him like an ordinary person.ʼ

Then, she realized and muttered, a blush appearing on her face, which her veil hid, thankfully, ”No wonder you found us without any of us telling you our address.”

Max nodded and then looked at the confused crowd.

”You must have realized by now that you guys do know Belen and Leticia. Itʼs just that your memories of them have been tampered with, but donʼt worry, I will find a way to restore them.”

Everyone naturally became concerned when they heard that their memories were indeed tampered with, but after hearing his words, they calmed down.

”T-Thank you, Max.”

Max became a little surprised because it was Noah who just thanked him. It should be remembered he used to bully and mock him almost as much as Mark and William did. Therefore, Max had never held any familiar feelings toward him,, and he was sure the same was true for him.

So, because of his past deeds, Max reckoned he would be too embarrassed to ever meet his eyes and would never have the courage to speak to him. This, Noah proved when he helped him calm down in the hall when they were mourning their losses. He didnʼt say anything and kept his eyes glued to the ground when he was nearby.

Now, however, he took the initiative to speak? So, Max was naturally surprised.

After a moment, he nodded in acknowledgement. No matter what, he was family, and after going through so much, he had clearly realized his mistakes. So, since he wanted to make amends, Max naturally wouldnʼt be too petty.

Noahʼs tense shoulders immediately relaxed when he saw this. He wanted to apologize for his past actions but felt too ashamed to do so and thus decided to delay doing it.

”Now, tell us what happened.” Esther asked, a hint of worry visible on her usually aloof face.

”Let me first tell you, there is nothing to worry about, so everyone please relax.” He said. He would have used the Nascent Energy to help if he had any left.

His words had the intended effect, as everyone seemed to relax, albeit a little.

Seeing this, he nodded to himself and asked, ”You all know Amara, right?”

Everyone nodded while Annaʼs eyes widened. ”Why isnʼt she with you? What happened to her? Is she alright?”

Max had the urge to facepalm himself.

Did she not hear him say just a moment ago that there was nothing to worry about?

But knowing she was emotionally unstable right now, he nodded reassuringly at her, ”Yes, she is completely fine and is in a safe location.”

This put her worries to rest, but then she frowned, ”Why didnʼt she come with you?”

”Because…” Max swept his gaze across everyone and calmly revealed, ”She is a demon.”

Boom!

The revelation was too stunning and made their eyes go wide in disbelief.

There was absolute silence in the room before Estherʼs voice shattered it, ”Her identity was revealed?”

Max looked at her with a hint of surprise on his face. Even Esme hadnʼt regained her calm yet, but she did and seemed completely unbothered by the fact that Amara was someone from a universally hated race.

”Yes. I returned with her brother, who, unlike her, didnʼt have anything to hide her identity…” He slowly explained what happened, except for the fact that he was forced to give up the Thunder Sword.

After hearing everything, Esther nodded, ”You did right. So what if they are demons? They are already family. No matter what happens, one should never betray or abandon their family.”

As she said this, a deep look of hurt, sadness, anger, and coldness flashed in her eyes.

Anna bit her lip when she heard her, and tears welled up in her eyes. Others stayed silent, knowing what she meant.

Max nodded.

After a while, the mood lightened a little, and Esme asked the more important question.

”What are we going to do now?”

”We will go to the Central Plains.” Max announced, ”This place isnʼt safe to live in right now.”

No one had any objection, and they decided to leave the next day.

They could have left that day itself, but because Max intended to check the Fuller, Martell, and Arasia family estates to see if anyone was left alive and also wanted to help Esme heal a little more and stock up some Nascent Energy for emergency situations, he decided to delay it a bit.

A short while later, he had everyone move to a bigger house in the vicinity and then left for the Fuller family estate with Gene, who requested to come along.

He wanted to refuse her, but Esme also requested it. How could he bear to refuse his lovely woman?

Geneʼs expression was ugly as they moved towards the Fuller estate because the streets, shops, and houses were littered with dried-up corpses.

She already knew this was the result of demons using a sacrificial formation and had even seen a few corpses in the house, the basement of which they teleported to from Nimam City.

However, seeing a few didnʼt nearly have the same effect as seeing this seemingly uncountable number of them.

”How can someone be so cruel?” She muttered to herself.

Max gave her a sidelong glance and one thought appeared in his mind, ʼA sheltered flower.ʼ