Mage Manual

Chapter 1725: Chapter 1276: The Witch’s Feelings

Pop! As soon as the bottle cap was opened, the well-shaken champagne immediately bubbled up into white foam, transforming into a gentle stream that slid down the bottle wall and dripped onto the sheets.

Ash poured three glasses of champagne, handed one to the Witch, and then took the other two back to bed, handing one to the Sword Maiden.

Just as he was passing by the Witch, he suddenly bent down as if struck by electricity, his eyelashes trembling slightly, lips pressed tightly, finally returning to his position a moment later, blushing as he stared at the Witch. The Witch’s face still tinged with redness, eyebrows arched, looking triumphant, lifted her swan-like neck and drank champagne.

This is bad. The Witch used to be all talk and no bite, but now she’s awakened to a new stage, and Ash has to suffer two bites just passing by her.

"Mm~~ah!" Diya drank her champagne in one go, suddenly saying to Ash, "Slap my thigh!"

Ash directly slapped her butt, couldn’t help but laugh, "You aren’t dreaming."

"It’s real!" The Witch sat up, clenching her fists as if she’d won a platinum trophy, "I really did it! The experience is even better than imagined! And I don’t have to fear the Sword Maiden’s wrath! Ash, how can you be so calm? Don’t you get what this concept means?"

"You say that..." Ash sat up too, pondering, "You two should hit me too, but don’t..."

Slap! Slap!

"...the face." Ash obediently lay back, his face incredulous, "It’s really not a dream at all."

Sonia withdrew her hand, her mouth twitching slightly, thinking these two really surprise with their synchronized thoughts. Looking back, when Diya was acting in the Kingdom of Stars with her, though quite childish, she was still a Legendary Mage with wisdom and tactics. But ever since Ash returned, her intelligence followed Ash’s, quickly plummeting to that of a six-year-old.

"Tomorrow I’ll contact Hanna, pretend to unintentionally tell her the news... No, maybe I’ll video chat with her now, Sword Maiden don’t appear, Ash just hold me normally... Hmm, merely holding feels lacking in impact, perhaps Ash should be below? Above? Behind? Or in front?"

Even Ash couldn’t hold back, "Do I really need to be in the shot?"

"Of course, don’t you want everyone to envy your treasures?" The Witch put her hands on her hips, "Don’t you want everyone to know how beautiful your lover is? Sword Maiden, don’t you want everyone to know Ash is your man!"

The two suddenly felt the Witch made sense, but Ash quickly realized, "But it’s too much for Hanna to know such private details!"

"Mm, mm..." Diya considered, "But without such private details, it’s hard to boast, after all, Hanna’s achievements are already quite impressive, she even has the unique achievement of a first kiss..."

Sonia was a bit amused, "Do you really have to boast?"

"Understandable." Ash said, "Like a very difficult trophy in a game, you get it and your friends don’t, anyone would think ’Hey, how do you know I achieved that?’"

Sonia’s mouth twitched, giving him a playful slap, "You’re quite proud, aren’t you, this multiplayer strategy game!"

Ash continued, "Actually, with Hanna’s wisdom, I think just sending her a few boxes of Puffs, she should understand."

"That’s a good idea, I’m going with it! Heavy rewards from this Empress!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Watching them so joyful, Sonia couldn’t help but laugh too, so when Ash reached out to hug her, she didn’t resist much. As Ash embraced both the Sword Maiden and the Witch, he and Diya simultaneously exhaled deeply, exchanging excited looks.

’Ash, you did it!’

’I really did, holding both with the Sword Maiden not getting angry, what defines a Miracle, this is a Miracle!’

"Right!" Diya suddenly remembered something, touching her belly, "Are we both likely to conceive a child?"

"Not very likely." Ash had consulted Death Mad previously, "Though Demigods do have reproductive ability, the probability is extremely low, also demanding high standards on both sides, including same level of Void Wings, soul body, Life Level, even the Magic Realm."

Sonia was curious, "Why does the Magic Realm also matter?"

"Because different Magic factions mean different worldviews, even if they’re close lovers daily, at the minutest cell level, worldview difference causes incompatibility in reproductive cells, hence only same faction, same realm Demigods can possibly have offspring."

"But," he shifted his tone, "I actually don’t have a main faction, plus you two share your Magic Experience with me, so we shouldn’t have faction-based reproductive isolation. Now the only issue is how much Void Wings affects me, therefore conceiving a child isn’t impossible but very unlikely."

"Oh—" Diya sighed, "I really want to have a baby with the Sword Maiden..."

How does this air of ambiguity seem filled with a tinge of citrus—Ash wondered, "Didn’t you say before you’re still a child and haven’t played enough, why suddenly changed your mind?"

"Did I say that?"

"You laughed with Weiser at Vishi before!"

"I forgot," Diya clung tightly to Ash, naturally entwining her legs, "I do want to play longer, but the thought of having a baby with Ash feels not bad."

"Then why do you insist on including me?" Sonia said with a smile, "It’s not like a restroom trip, why need company?"

Diya was taken aback, lowered her head, pondered for quite a while, and very uncertainly said, "Shouldn’t good things be shared with friends?"

Almost causing Ash and Sonia to spit out their champagne.

"Another reason might be," Diya whispered, "If the Sword Maiden and I have such a close Fate, maybe the Sword Maiden can then recognize my affection..."

Sonia’s body froze, staring blankly at the Witch, her expression not changing much, but her grip on Ash gradually tightened.

Just when Ash thought his life would end here, the Sword Maiden reached out and rubbed the Witch’s head.

"I’ve recognized you long ago." She softly said, "I just hoped you all would give up Ash, or Ash could give up on you..."

"We’re all the same." The Witch immediately retorted, "Though I’m happy for you guys, if Ash chooses only me over you, I’d definitely be happier! So, Sword Maiden, is there even a little bit..."

"There is." Sonia smiled, "I did feel a little bit happy for you just now."

Diya’s expression immediately turned sweet as if she ate a big bite of ice cream, nodding delightedly, her eyes brimming with tears, sweetly smiling, "That’s great!"

That’s when Ash realized Diya informing Hanna wasn’t just for bragging... For Diya, her closest friends are Sonia and Hanna, she actually hopes her love will receive their Blessing, despite Hanna and Sonia being her rivals.

Just like a child achieving good grades, both wanting to boast and to receive approval.