Mage Manual

Chapter 1728: Chapter 1279: Only Four Brides

Like everyone else, Vishi still wore the fully fitted pure white lace wedding dress, but her expression now resembled someone wearing a torture device. Nervously hugging her arms, she stood dumbly in front of the room door, neither leaving nor approaching, gazing down at her toes like a student being punished to stand.

"Vishi?" Ash asked tentatively.

Hearing Ash’s voice, Vishi trembled, turned around facing the wall, changing from standing punishment to wall-facing punishment.

"Go ahead." Weiser pushed Ash, teasingly saying, "All evil must be brought to justice. The villain won’t surrender easily; use your righteousness to crush her evil!"

Ash gave Weiser a helpless look and really went over. This scene was quite subtle; after all, Ash was in bare attire, while Vishi was in six divine attire as the Elf Bride. The equipment difference was too stark, and Diya could hardly take her eyes off them.

Meanwhile, Sonia was watching Weiser.

It was only now that she vaguely realized Weiser was helping Vishi. They all knew Ash and Vishi were separated by a thick barrier named worldview, and tonight, the night of transformation, was the best opportunity to break this barrier. If they missed this chance, they might not break it until the end.

Thinking it over, Weiser’s previous series of teasing Vishi, aside from being mischievous, was actually more about helping Vishi integrate into the group of friends. If Weiser hadn’t deliberately provoked Vishi, making her argue and squabble with them, the Sword Witch would never have considered Vishi a friend, at most a companion.

In life-and-death situations, fighting shoulder to shoulder makes someone a companion, whereas getting along well in daily life makes someone a friend.

But in the group, the one who should hate Vishi the most is Weiser, yet Weiser didn’t take revenge and even actively helped her. The reason is clearly only one.

Sonia leaned close to Weiser and gently said, "Are you taking yourself as his mother, to dote on him like this?"

"Now that you mention it..." Weiser pondered, "If he calls me ’Silver Lamp Mom,’ it seems quite interesting... After all, Divine Beings can’t have children, so it makes sense for him to give me a child... plus, I also want to call him baby."

"Hey!"

"I understand what you mean." Weiser blinked, "But he said I’m his treasure! I thought only I considered him a treasure!"

Sonia sighed helplessly, "I’m increasingly suspecting Ash might be a Meiwa..."

"Moreover," Weiser lowered her eyelids and said softly, "Don’t you think this both pleases Ash and retaliates against Vishi?"

Sonia started, suddenly comprehending the deeper meaning in Weiser’s words.

At this moment, Ash brought Vishi back. The Elf Bride was still very tense, speaking not a word, not meeting eyes, letting Ash move her around, displaying a reluctantly resigned posture. Ash lay beside her watching her for a while, then kissed her forehead, smiling, "If you’re not ready yet, then let’s sleep."

Vishi finally glanced at him, and after a moment softly said, "I’ve been ready for a long time... but are you ready?"

"What you mean by ready and what I mean by ready, is it the same thing?"

"Of course, from the first day you locked me up, I was prepared to flatter and survive." Vishi snorted, her tension gradually fading, restoring the proud and rebellious character of the Ghost Prophet: "Even without a Miracle, I am confident that through intimate contact I can counter your control, but you’ve been denying me the opportunity."

She suddenly straddled Ash, staring into his eyes directly: "Once you let your guard down and reveal a flaw, I will definitely dominate you to unlock my chains. Then with no chains to bind me, I will make you pay for what you’ve done! No one can enslave the Ghost Prophet, no one!"

"You’re making me a bit scared."

"Humph, scared, aren’t you." Vishi raised her head: "So it’s not me, but you who’s unprepared—"

"I’m scared you’ll leave me."

Ash reached out to hold Vishi in his arms, cheek touching cheek as he asked, "Are you scared too?"

"I’m scared of you?" Vishi laughed angrily, "Ash you think I would be scared of you?"

"You’re scared of yourself." Ash said, "You’re afraid that you won’t be like yourself anymore."

Vishi’s body stiffened, mumbling, "...Not at all."

"Just like how you refused my help and insisted on completing the Six-winged Trial alone, you’re afraid that if our relationship goes another step further, you won’t be the uninhibited Ghost Prophet you once were, but will become my Demon Maid." Ash said, "But usually, you’re not so concerned about things, the only difference is... you put on the wedding dress, you wore the wedding ring."

"Compared to the invisible ruby chains." He lifted Vishi’s left hand, "This visible chain scares you more, doesn’t it?"

Vishi watched him quietly without speaking, her eyes gradually filling with tears, lips pursed tight, looking aggrieved as if begging him to stop.

But Ash didn’t spare this demon who was only soft apart from her dignity, continuing to say, "Were you waiting for me to propose the option of a transaction?"

"If I’m the one bullying you, then you can continue to evade the issue, not bear the responsibility, continue to deceive yourself... what you fear most isn’t the chain on your finger, but that you’ve betrayed your thousands-year-old ideals and failed your past suffering."

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.

Sonia and Diya both held their breath, not daring to break the tranquility of this scene. Even Weiser was stunned. She hadn’t expected Ash to seize the opportunity for a fierce attack... is this level suppression brought about by upgrading three levels in one night?