Supreme Magus novel Chapter 558

"I read about you, lad. You are an overachiever." The Baron said.

"In life, especially in marriage, you have to slack off from time to time, or your missus will set the bar higher and higher. Sometimes it’s better to let people down, or they will start taking miracles for granted.

"As for me, I’m plenty satisfied with you solving the crisis without even one of my men dying or my city getting breached. Honestly, I never believed a single Ranger could take on so many monsters alone and I was ready to spend winter in a constant battle of attrition with them.

"The army will only hear praise about you from me. I know there isn’t much to see here in Jambel, but feel free to come back here with your girlfriend once spring arrives. You’ll always be welcome here."

At those words, Iriel became even paler than she already was and left the table with an excuse. Neither Lith nor the Baron missed how she was all dressed up and had been trying to work up enough courage to speak with Lith for a while.

’Seems the Baron did a thorough job while researching me.’ Lith thought.

’He’s a strong and smart man. He saved me the bother of turning down his daughter and if he keeps his word, my merits will not be affected too much by the lab’s destruction.’

"Thanks, Baron. Kamila is a real explorer. She loves visiting new places, but I usually drag her down. I travel so much that as soon as I get leave the only thing I want to do is sit down and relax." Lith said.

His reply was the last nail in the coffin for Iriel’s naïve dream of finding a knight in shining armor. She audibly broke into tears and ran away.

’Of all the nerve!’ Solus blurted out at his blatant lie.

’What relax? You don’t even sleep at night unless I force you to do so. The only reasons you spend so much time with Kamila is for the ’benefits’ and because you’re afraid that if you treat her like you did Phloria, she’ll leave you too.’

Solus’s words stung hard. If it was up to Lith, he would spend almost all of his free time inside the tower conducting experiments, setting everything else aside for later.

Only after Phloria broke up with him did he realize that although they had lived together, practiced together, and trained together during their time at the White Griffon, they had actually spent little time together. _{freёwebnovel.com}

He had been so focused on his work that he had neglected his girlfriend, his friends, and even his family. But whereas his relatives could accept him growing distant with time and wanting space, Phloria became tired of all his silences, absences, and being always a low priority in his life.

She had given up on the hope he would open up first, then on attempting to become a bigger part of his life, and finally on their relationship.

’I wonder how she put up with me for so long.’ Lith thought.

’You’re right Solus, but where would I be if I didn’t work so hard? I’ve made sacrifices to build a better future for myself. Everything comes at a price, even happiness.’

’You spent your first life loveless until you died alone. I’m not saying what you did was wrong, just that finding someone special is a small miracle. You should treasure such a person, instead of hoping to find another one once she gets tired of your antics.’ Solus thought.

Lith mulled over her words all the way to Zantia, his next destination.