Strongest Warlock - Wizard World Irregular

Chapter 759: The Safest Place In The Shire Continent [Part 1]

Three days after Ethan left the world of the painting…

The young man looked at the two ladies, who were hugging him on the bed with an affectionate gaze.

Lilian and Lilith, whose turn it was to sleep beside him, were sleeping peacefully. They had missed him terribly and, since his return, his lovers had decided to have a rotation of who would sleep beside him every night.

However, it wasn't only his lovers who would have a turn to be with him.

Joanne had also become very worried when her brother suddenly disappeared without any warning.

Although she was used to being alone in the past, it all changed when they were sent to the Magdar Kingdom.

Since the young lady had gotten used to sleeping with her best friend, Princess Ramona, she would feel like being with someone at least once or twice a week.

There was even a time when Joanne had asked Hecate if she could sleep inside her room, while her brother was missing.

Of course, Hecate agreed, but with two conditions.

Joanne would not comment about the paintings inside her room, and she would not tell anyone about it.

At first, Joanne didn't understand what her new friend was talking about.

But, after she entered the Saintess' Room, she understood instantly why she set those two conditions.

There was a two-meter tall painting that was hanging on the wall of Hecate's room, and it was none other than Ethan without his top on.

This was the thing that Ramona had asked him to do when he was posing for a photograph for the Temple of the Tidebringer.

Since Hecate was the Saintess, she had taken this picture from the temple, with the excuse that she needed to worship their Lord, even if she was far away.

Naturally, the Elders of the Order of the Tidebringer didn't have any problems with it. On the contrary, they were extremely happy that their Saintess was very devoted to their cause.

Even so, Joanne kept her word, and even felt that her brother was always with her because Ethan was smiling in the painting as if telling anyone who saw it that everything was going to be fine.

That was the mood that the painting was showing, and it also lifted Joanne's spirit, making her less anxious about her brother's disappearance.

Ethan lightly planted a kiss on Lilian's cheek, making sure to not wake her up. He did the same to Lilith before going back to the thoughts inside of his head.

He had already shared with her the knowledge he gained from the Painting of Enlightenment how to utilize the full power of the Legacy of the Rivers and Lakes.

This method of transfer was done inside Lilian's Sea of Consciousness through intimate means, allowing her to grasp everything in one round of lovemaking.

But, just like always, Lilian passed out after just one round, allowing Lilith to get Ethan's full attention afterwards.

Now, both of his lovers were sleeping peacefully due to exhaustion.

Lilian's body and mind were exhausted due to the Information transfer, while Lilith was exhausted because of their many rounds of lovemaking.

'There is also the issue with Nicole,' Ethan thought.

He had only shared the reason for his disappearance with his lovers, and not with his best friend.

Truth be told, Ethan also wanted to tell her what happened inside the Painting, but he was hesitating due to three reasons.

First, he didn't want to give Nicole false hope. Telling her that he had found a way to make her not feel cold again was one thing, but he was unable to do it because Nicole might not like to have her Legacy removed.

Unlike the Nicole in the painting, the real Nicole wished to have power.

He had a feeling that even if it eventually killed her, Nicole wouldn't want to let go of the power that allowed him to fulfill the goal she had set for herself.

Also, even on the rare chance that she actually agreed to let him help her, he couldn't because of the threat of the Progenitors.

This was why Ethan didn't want to give Nicole false hope because, right now, he didn't feel ready to face the true powerhouses of the world.

His fight against Erra's Avatar was still vivid in his memory.

That was merely an Avatar, and he had to do everything in his power to survive.

If he met the real deal then wouldn't he just be dying a dog's death?

Ethan knew that he currently didn't have the power to protect himself against these powerful beings.

This was why he kept what happened inside the painting a secret from Nicole, and asked his lovers to not tell her anything about it.

But, he couldn't escape her forever. In fact, Nicole had asked him yesterday that if he was free, he should help her warm herself up.

Ethan didn't agree right away because everything that had happened in the painting was still fresh to him.

However, knowing that his best friend was suffering made him agree to her request.

'I just hope my body doesn't betray me at the crucial moment,' Ethan sighed internally.

Since he had already seen and experienced things inside the painting, it was impossible to unsee and erase from his memory what had happened.

Even now, he could still vividly remember how wonderful it felt to embrace her.

But, this was a line that Ethan didn't want to cross.

(A/N: Huhuhu, sorry children.)

At least not now.

As the darkness of the night slowly lightened up, Ethan remained awake as he waited for his lovers to wake up.

Today was the start of the weekend, so there was no problem if they overslept, and he also had no pressing matters to address at the moment.

But, just as he was thinking of taking the rest of the day easy, he sensed a presence inside his room, which made him frown.

Ethan slowly propped himself up in a sitting position, making sure to not wake up the two sleeping ladies beside him.

'Oh? You can feel my presence now?' The Chesmire Cat appeared on top of the table with a smile. 'It seems that you've grown a little bit stronger inside the Painting of enlightenment.'