Chapter 258: 009: Choice

Good news brings good moods, good moods lead to excitement, and excitement stimulates the subcutaneous tissues of the brain to secrete dopamine, thereby causing infected body cells to divide (Please, merciful editor, let this through).

And thus—

(Twenty thousand words omitted below).

Seven days later… not after seven days.

Lynch Mansion, bedroom.

The chaotic room bore traces of a battlefield after the clash. There were handprints pressed into the desk, and even long scratch marks left by fingernails. One could still faintly catch the lingering scent of a young girl…

Torn clothing pieces scattered everywhere like snowflakes in a storm, making the entire room a scene of utter disarray.

The unattainable goddess, it turned out, could be just like any ordinary maiden.

…

On the collapsed bed.

Lynch leaned against the wall, his whole body steaming, his heavy breathing reverberating softly in the room.

Avery lay sprawled across his chest, her snow-white skin tinged with stubborn patches of rosy flush. Her hair was damp, as though she had just emerged from a bath.

She panted as she painted a vivid picture of the future in her mind to Lynch.

“Uncle Calvin really is on my side.”

“Now all the steps have been smoothed out. All that’s left is for you to advance to Mid-level Wizard, and then we can hold the official wedding.”

“And after marriage, we’ll belong to one another.”

“For the next hundred years, or even a thousand, I’ll stay by your side on this long and arduous Wizard’s Road. Together, we’ll search for that legendary truth and eternity.”

Here, she paused briefly, lifting her head to gaze at Lynch. Her eyes glimmered with affection, like rippling autumn waters.

She smiled and said, “No, whether we find truth and eternity no longer matters to me.”

“Having you by my side—that’s my truth and eternity.”

Her tone brimmed with happiness, “Now we’re just waiting for you to advance to Mid-level Wizard. Tell me if you need any resources; with your talent, I’m confident it’ll be a piece of cake.”

Lynch: “……..”

Watching Avery, who was utterly immersed in her excitement, Lynch didn’t know what to say.

These Wizard Families… their schemes are endless. Who knows which cunning old fox came up with such nauseating tactics—cheating even their own people, fooling them and then celebrating as if they’ve profited. They’re like people who sell you off and expect you to thank them for it.

If Lynch hadn’t known that the so-called Deep Meditation Law was completely unusable, another person might have foolishly devoted themselves to cultivating it—ten, twenty, even a hundred years of wasted time.

When the time comes, they wouldn’t just lose time; they’d also be hit with a casual comment like, “The opportunity was given; you just failed to seize it yourself.”

Even Avery herself might come to doubt whether she had truly put in enough effort, eventually growing disappointed in herself for seeing no results, leaving behind a stereotypical lesson—”See? This is just how useless Muggles are when all they do is coast on others.”

’To keep me, this so-called Muggle, outside their gates and prevent me from tainting their noble bloodline, they’ve truly gone to great lengths.’

Scorn flashing across his mind, Lynch interrupted Avery’s reverie: “Avery!”

Avery stopped speaking, “What?”

Lynch hesitated for a moment before saying, “If I were to say I planned on living somewhere else, would you be willing to come with me?”

He had no intention of telling Avery the truth. After all, would telling her solve the problem? If it could solve the problem, there wouldn’t even be one in the first place. And if it couldn’t, then what would be the point of confession?

Avery responded, “Where to? For a trip? Wait until I wrap up my current tasks, and I’ll accompany you. Where do you want to go?”

Lynch shook his head, “I’m not talking about a trip. I mean moving to other parts of this world, to other Witch Domains—leaving the Ancient Ruins and heading to another environment to grow.”

Over time, three factors had kept him in this Witch Domain: one, his previous weakness and lack of self-preservation abilities, while this area provided relative stability; two, comfort—the cultivation resources here required little effort on his part, especially after being together with Avery—

Since being with Avery, Lynch hadn’t had to worry about Magic Stones. On average, Avery would hand over hundreds of thousands of Magic Stones to him every month. This was the reason Lynch could continually use the Time Hut.

The third, and most important reason, was that this was Lynch’s hometown—his birthplace—which held emotional ties.

But now, with his advancement as a wizard and reaching the Second Tier, he was not invincible, but his power of self-preservation was no longer in question.

Additionally, the resources required for cultivation at the Second Tier exceeded what Avery’s authority could provide.

The emotional ties to his hometown had also faded as one by one, his relatives and friends passed away. Lynch could no longer find a convincing reason to stay…

No…

There was still one reason tethering him here, preventing him from leaving.

Lynch cupped Avery’s face with one hand, gazing deeply into her eyes: “The world is so big, don’t you want to go out and see it?”

Avery froze, her expression uncertain: “I…”

Well, the answer was already clear.

That wasn’t surprising.

Here, she was a noble princess, standing atop the masses, but if she left here, she would be just a beautiful witch, nothing more. Moreover, her family, her loved ones, and her ties were all here.

Forcing her to choose between herself and him—it was pointless and cruel.

Lynch smirked, “I was joking.”

Avery breathed a sigh of relief, playfully punching his chest, “You scared me.”

She snuggled back into Lynch’s chest, speaking slowly, “Lynch, let me tell you, this world is vast, vast beyond imagination. Never think that just because you’ve advanced to wizardhood, you can be arrogant. Wizards mean nothing in this world.”

“This world is cruel—brutal, full of cunning calculations. If you can’t feel it, it’s only because you’re protected by the rules here. Understand?”

Lynch distractedly nodded, “Mm.”

From the very beginning, Lynch had known this relationship was a mistake. That’s why, when faced with Avery’s burning passion, he had hesitated so much. It wasn’t because he was slow or obtuse—it was because he genuinely saw the scope of the issue.

Knowing it was a trap, why had he still stepped into it in the end?

Maybe it was…

The lips, the curves, the long, flawless legs!

Shaking his head, Lynch stopped overthinking. Since the problem was unsolvable, continuing to ponder it would only add to his frustration. Better to channel his energy into where it truly mattered. Even if tomorrow was the end of the world—

He’d live for today.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

“This.”

“No, wait—mmph…”

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