Supreme Magus - Chapter 424

Chapter 424






The following morning, Lieutenant Kamila Yehval was fixing her hair in a bun before going to work, when she received a call on her communication amulet .

'I hope it's not Lith again . Last night we ended up talking until it was really late . I don't like clingy guys much . ' The smile on her face disappeared as soon as she saw whose rune was blinking .

"Has something happened to Zinya? Is she all right?"

"Good morning to you too, dear . Your sister is fine . Can't a mother just want to hear from her daughter?" The voice was sweet and caring as Kamila remembered it . Yet she knew it was just a pretense .

After she had escaped from the marriage her family had arranged for her by joining the army, Kamila had cut all ties with them . The last time she had heard from her mother, Kima, was when she had been promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant .

Kima had aimed to exploit her daughter's authority to solve some problems with the local constables . The family hadn't taken her refusal well . The only reason they had exchanged contact runes was that Kamila was worried about her sister .

Zinya's husband wasn't a bad man, but he was cold and uncaring toward her . Their marriage was just a business deal . He considered her nothing more than a trophy wife .

"What do you want this time, mother?" Kamila's voice was cold and detached, but her hands started shaking . She stung her hand with the hairpin a few times before giving up on her hair until the call was over .

"We haven't talked in months . Can't you call me 'mom' at least?"





"What do you want this time, Kima?" Her voice became even colder while stressing her mother's first name .

"Nothing . I just heard that there is this mage courting you and I was worried about you . You know how those monsters are . They think that they can take whatever they want because of their powers . It's awful like some people treat others like objects . "

'People like you . ' Kamila thought with anger .

"Don't worry, he's very kind . I'm sorry, but I'm late for work . If there's nothing else…" She said trying to end the conversation quickly .

"Oh, my sweet child, you're so naïve . Of course he is kind . He has yet to get what he wants . Despite your age, you are still a beautiful woman . You need to play your cards right . "

Kima's allegations of Kamila being dumb and old made her unable to talk back . Kima took her daughter's silence as her cue to continue .

"Young men are hot headed enough to do anything to reach their goals . If you really want to waste your time with someone who will surely dump you for a younger and richer girl, you could at least get something in return .

"A few dimensional items could be of great help for the family business . They would not only allow us to cut transportation fee expenses, but would also prevent our most delicate products from being stolen or damaged . You just…"

"You are dead to me . " Kamila cut her short . "When you fail, because you will, don't knock on my door because it will remain shut . You are no longer part of this family . These are the words with which father decided to part ways with me . "






"He didn't mean…"

"He sure did, just like you kindly reminded me when I refused to endanger my career to fix your mess . I'm not part of your family and I'm happier this way . Unless something happens to Zinya, don't call me ever again . "

She hung up the call and noticed that her favorite hairpin was ruined . Her hand was still clenched around it so hard that it was trembling . The thin metal pin was bent and deformed . Kamila threw it in the garbage bin before taking a deep breath to calm herself .

"They may be your parents, but they are not your family . " She said to herself at the mirror . "You didn't let them ruin your life, do not let them ruin your day either . "

Kamila fixed her bun with the second best hairpin she had and left for work .

***

Returning to Belius proved to be annoying for Lith . Not only did he had to Warp around to get a decent number of flowers for the mixed bouquet, but he also had to take everything out of his pocket dimension before the customs .

Belius's arrays blocked dimensional magic, which meant he had to carry everything by hand .





'I feel like an idiot walking with flowers in one hand and a box of sweets in the other one . ' Lith thought .

'Why did you put the camellia in the middle of the bouquet?' Solus asked .

'Because it's either my back up plan in case I screw something up or my forget-me-not if everything goes well . '

Lith arrived early at the appointed place to scout it and check the menu . This time he managed to avoid making faces, yet the head waiter admonished him .

"I'm sorry, sir, but it's not allowed to bring food inside the restaurant . " His words and his face didn't match . He looked annoyed, staring at Lith's foreign features with ill concealed spite .

"Look, I would gladly put everything inside my dimensional amulet . Too bad it doesn't work in here . " Lith didn't like the man's attitude and was quickly running out of patience .

"Do you really own one?" The man's demeanor turned amiable abruptly . Dimensional items were the mark of big spenders .

"More than one actually . " Lith smiled while his Skinwalker armor shapeshifted into his Ranger uniform . "I'm Great Mage and Ranger Lith Verhen . I would really appreciate if you kept the box in a safe place for me . "

He said the last part with a snarl, to make it sound threatening . Yet the man didn't seem to notice . His full attention was focused on the badge confirming Lith's identity and the newly appointed Great Mage insignia below it .

"It's an honor to have the destroyer of Kaduria in our establishment!" The head waiter took the box of sweets from Lith's hands like it was a jewel and carried it over to the kitchen .

"Would you like to change your table? One of those near the bandstand just opened up . "

"Can you please repeat the offer once my date arrives? Make it sound casual . " Lith nodded as his uniform turned into a black suit with a white shirt .

"Of course!" The man said while looking at Lith like he was a huge sack of gold .

Lith tipped the man a few silver pieces as a thank you and to make sure nothing would happen to his stuff . His heart bled one drop for each coin, yet he soldiered up .

Kamila arrived earlier again, wearing a long coat over a red silk shirt and black pants . "Thank you so much! I've never seen so many different flowers at once . " She sniffed them one by one .

The head waiter checked the reservation before asking Kamila if she wanted to switch tables .

"Does it cost extra?" She looked at Lith, who became beet red from the embarrassment .

"We'll take it, thanks!"

The head waiter led them to one of the best tables in the room .

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