Mage Manual-Chapter 1430 - 1043: It’s a Sure Thing!

As the bell of the teaching building rang, the students who had finished their afternoon classes filed out. Some opened high-end umbrellas with fox-head golden handles, some directly drove off in sports cars, some wore luxurious and stylish winter clothes. The first winter Jiale City has encountered in a thousand years can also become a stage for students to show off and compete.

Walking in the bustling stream of students, Ash and Sonia did not attract anyone’s attention. The Spirit Miracle that Dedarose cast on them made even a Holy Sanctuary Mage subconsciously ignore their presence when they were silent.

Ash looked at the Light Screen and suddenly asked: "Is there any fun place in your hometown?"

"Hmm?" Sonia looked at him like he was an idiot, "Did you forget my childhood was spent watching dramas?"

Ash scratched his head: "Then... what do you think we should buy to bring along?"

Sonia took a sip of milk tea, "Better not go."

"I’ll tell you what I want. There’s no need for you to guess to please me." She pouted, "If it weren’t for having to come to Jiale City, I actually wouldn’t want to go back to Sword Flower either."

"But don’t you want to receive the blessings from friends and family?" Ash said, "Anyway, it won’t take a lot of time to go back and forth..."

"Where did you hear that I want blessings?"

"In a dream."

Ash knew it was over as soon as he spoke. Sonia tilted her head and looked at him with a smirk, the ruby glow flashing in her eyes: "Did you remember the details of the dream?"

Confessing he recalled the dream with Sonia is nothing, but it would mean Ash should confess his dreams with other operatives too—that he’d rather fight the Supreme Star in the Starry Sky now.

"I remembered," Ash said firmly, using his fingers to gesture, "but just a little bit!"

Sonia squinted her eyes, the corners of her mouth curving slightly, her gaze dangerous like a hunting mother leopard. Ash was drenched in sweat under her gaze, but his eyes instinctively focused on her lips biting the straw.

Noticing what he was looking at, Sonia blushed, the tense atmosphere dissipating. "Alright then," she snorted.

Ash exhaled a breath of white air and quickly changed the topic: "Anyway, if I am to elope with Auntie’s daughter, I should at least say hello, right?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"I’m not being eloped by you." Sonia said decisively, "I just believe being with you is more likely to achieve the rank of Divine Lord! I don’t want to be an Angel. Since Dazzling Star has no space for me to continue to rise, I didn’t want to stay here even without you. You should remember this—I will never be anyone’s second fiddle, not Divine Lord, not you!"

"Mm-hmm-mm." Ash brushed the snowflake from her nose, "So no matter what, I will take you away and not leave you behind."

"Stop it." Sonia glared and pushed his hand away, "Also, not meeting mom... might be better for her."

"She must be under close surveillance. The more I show my care for her, the more dangerous she is. This current moderate distance is just right. Meeting her will only make her worry."

"Besides, as I said, I’m going to return to that town gloriously!" Sonia proudly raised her chin, "Now sneaking back, what does that count as?"

"When I go back, everyone except mom should kneel to me!"

Indeed, still a super vengeful Sword Maiden... Ash nodded, "Then let’s not go for now, but I won’t let us be exiled for too long."

He teasingly looked at Sword Maiden: "Someday you must introduce me to your mom, there’s no escape."

Got caught... Sonia blinked. Introducing her boyfriend to friends and family are two completely different concepts. Introducing to friends can earn blessings and envy, but introducing to mom will bring tearful advice and pressure to have children. Thinking of that scene makes Sonia awkward enough to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with her toes.

But she would never admit it: "Don’t talk about family blessings, you haven’t even earned my friends’ blessings."

"What!" Ash was shocked: "I even treated them to milk tea, and they still won’t speak nicely of me?"

"Did you think I was lying when I said it’s hard to get along?" Sonia pursed her lips, then suddenly a serious expression shouted his name: "Ash!"

"What?" Ash trembled, thinking there was an emergency, and immediately went into combat readiness.

"Nothing, just wanted to call out your name." Sonia said with satisfaction, holding her milk tea, walking forward briskly, her sheepskin boots seemingly going to jump on the slippery snowy ground, like a bouncing little deer.

Ash watched the swaying red high ponytail, his mood also fluttering, his lips curling up as he breathed out white air.

He never forgot he owed Sword Maiden a date; this return to Sword Flower is a plan he’s prepared for a long time, just persuading the Witch, Silver Lamp, and Vishi not to follow took quite some effort. He admitted he was somewhat biased this time, but he always wanted to stroll around Sword Maiden’s favorite campus... See Sword Maiden’s familiar scenery... As if this could exchange each other’s past.

Ash isn’t someone who likes travel, not in reality nor in Void Realm landscapes. But he’s happy while visiting Sword Flower, not only because Sword Maiden is by his side, but because he liked this place long ago.

In the mist-heavy Sea of Knowledge, the chatter of the red-haired girl was the only solace amidst the cult leader’s fears in Shattered Lake Prison and Blood Moon Judgement. Back then, they didn’t understand their feelings, nor the entwining fate ahead, but simply because this was Sonia’s second home, it also became Ash’s longed-for haven.

Jiale City’s first winter in a thousand years is very cold, the wind snow ceaseless, this isn’t Ash’s favorite season, but because of Sword Maiden, he liked Jiale City, so now he also likes winter.

Ash quickly caught up and held Sword Maiden’s free left hand.

Sonia glanced at him, her fingers interlocking with his until their fingers were tightly clasped, her steps light as she walked forward.

*

The silver luxury sedan parked under the shade had a bit of frost and snow on the front glass, and it was empty inside.

"Where’s Felix?" Sonia looked at the ground, but there were many people who walked this path, and the footprints were already chaotic.

Ash guessed: "Probably went to say goodbye, right?"

They were sitting in Felix’s car when they entered Sword Flower University, actually unnecessary, just wanted to give Felix a chance to return as well. Now she’s not in the car, maybe she went to find old friends.

Sonia secretly asked Felix if she wanted to leave the Four Pillars God Sect, after all, she wasn’t on the suspect list, but Felix just shook her head and silently stayed in the team.

Sonia took the Miracle Bracelet off Ash’s hand and dialed a contact number, after a while shook her head: "No answer, she’s in Do Not Disturb mode."

"Let’s go find her together." Ash suggested, "But she should be back soon."

"Let’s search separately. I’ll go this way, you go that way." Sonia shook her head: "Together is too inefficient."

Ash shook his hand held with Sonia’s: "I mean we stroll a bit more, wait for her to come back herself..."

"What if an accident happens? She’s not like us, not the type to suddenly be unreachable." Sonia still shook her head, grumbling: "If only the Witch were here..."

They want the Witch to provide information services at all times without the Witch disturbing their date, but there’s no such good thing. It’s awkward; Ash’s Miracles cover healing, defense, attack, movement, Sonia focuses on the attack domain, both are typical Combat Mages, so when it comes to Prophecy, psychology, soul, and other non-combat daily matters, they are completely clueless.

But Sonia was right, Ash began to worry too, and they immediately separated to search for traces of Felix.

Though the small episode happened, it didn’t dampen Ash’s mood. Apart from dating, he exceeded by completing the Death Mad’s side Task: "Don’t make them angry."

Not mentioning others, now he not only made Sword Maiden not angry, but pushed Sword Maiden’s happiness to the highest. If this were a game, special CG might have been unlocked!

Now Sword Maiden definitely wouldn’t lean towards Death Mad, it’s stable!