Supreme Magus novel Chapter 331

Ever since his return home, Lith received countless invitations from noble households that wanted to get to know him or introduce their daughters to him. Most of them came from outside the County of Lustria.

Luckily it was winter, so the fireplace was usually lit. Fire was a great helper in sorting Lith’s mail.

"I still can’t believe we have a family name." Elina was radiant with joy. Her life seemed to have turned into a fairy tale ever since Lith’s birth. Things were always getting better. If only Lith shared even one tenth of her happiness, Elina would consider her life perfect.

"One awarded by the Crown at that. I wonder if your brother will use it. He makes me worry so much." She sighed.

"Aran is too little to care about a name." Lith replied. "Also, he is perfectly fine. I checked on him a minute ago."

"I meant Trion!" Elina snorted. Her oldest son seemed to have disappeared years ago, yet Lith didn’t care. It was another sour note in Elina’s life.

’Don’t you dare ask "Who?".’ Solus reprimanded him in advance. If left unchecked, Lith was capable of ruining everyone’s mood.

Rena now used both her husband’s and her own family name. Her father in law had insisted she and his nephew both keep the Verhen name. Zekell was proud, not stupid. Bearing a mage’s name was like having an army.

Like Lith, Tista had managed to enroll at White Griffon thanks to performing Silverwing’s Hexagram. Her core was still bright green, but thanks to Lith’s teaching, her skills were top notch.

Lith’s house had been constantly renovated and now looked like a merchant’s home. At least from the outside. On the inside it was almost as good as modern house on Earth. The only thing it lacked was internet.

With his mastery of the magic crystals, Lith had provided the house with thermal insulation, central heating, running water, and even two fully equipped bathrooms. It was so comfortable that Rena and her husband had moved back to her family home for the winter.

Running hot water and two healers was something even most nobles couldn’t afford.

"Don’t worry, little brother. I’m sure you’ll find another girlfriend." Tista stamped a kiss on his cheek. Her attempt only made Lith snarl. Ever since Tista had started seriously practicing magic, her impurities had slowly but steadily moved towards her core.

To make things worse, she seemed to become more gorgeous by the day.

’Between her Awakening and her beauty, Tista will make me kill so many people that the Griffon Kingdom will miss Balkor dearly.’ Lith thought.

He left the house, going for a stroll in the Trawn woods. As always, he passed by Selia’s house first. Lith was still hoping that the huntress would return one day.

Walking was one of the few things that calmed him down. Lith always hoped some magical beast would attack him, giving him the opportunity to vent out his rage. Alas, so far even the surviving Kings of the woods had kept their distance.

So far.

Lith smelled something odd, just a split second before something hit the spot where he was standing with the strength of a freight train. Lith dodged it easily, leaving only an after image to greet the impact.

"You!" Lith was surprised. He would have never expected to meet him so near his own house.

"We meet again, fresh meat." Phillard the Kroxy (AN: crocodile type magical beast) greeted Lith with a snarl, before attacking him again in a frenzy.

The two had met during the academy’s second exam. Phillard looked like a humanoid alligator. He stood on two legs reaching 2.5 metres (8’2") in height.

He wore a belt from which several trinkets hung while he wielded a double headed ax and a hammer ax in his hands.

Phillard swung his weapons in an X shape, not giving Lith the space to dodge to the sides. Lith stepped forward instead, arriving right under the Kroxy’s massive torso and punched him in the stomach with enough strength to lift him from the ground.

That and the Plague Arrow Lith released at point blank inflicted upon the beast enough damage to send him into the berserk rage typical of a wounded Kroxy. Phillard attempted to bite Lith’s head off, catching only air.

"Why should I care?" Lith asked. _{ƒrēewebnovel.com}