Supreme Magus novel Chapter 959

Chapter 959 Different Games Part 1

Kallion Nuragor had been Phloria’s boyfriend for a while, and after Lith had publicly humiliated him, the young man had trained his body as well as his magic without ever taking a single day of rest.

"Mage Nuragor, what a pleasant surprise. I’m curious to understand the role you played in Velan’s little charade." Jirni welcomed him with a simple nod of her head, without even bothering to stand up.

"It’s Great Mage Nuragor to you, Lady Ernas." Kallion clenched his fist so hard that his knuckles turned white.

He held his rage back only because he knew that from that distance, despite the difference in their build, height, and age, Jirni could hand his ass to him with only one hand. Attacking Jirni would only give her a plausible excuse to kill him.

One year of training was nothing compared to a lifetime on the field.

"Great Mage?" She giggled like an airheaded noble dame. "Kallion must have done a pretty good job if you spent the gold necessary to buy a two bits mage like him such title."

All about Jirni from her tempo to her tone of voice was studied to provoke her opponents. Both Velan and Kallion knew it, but only the former had the cold blood to remain unfazed by her disrespectful words.

Being called a talentless mage that needed to bribe his way into the Mage Association brought him seconds away from attacking her, but Velan beat him to the punch, sending him flying with a wave of his hand.

"Forgive him. Youth makes people slaves of their instincts to the point of being stupid." Velan sighed while keeping his left forefinger raised and Kallion nailed to the wall to save his life.

"For stupid he is stupid. How did he help you, exactly?" Jirni giggled again, taking another sip of her tea.

"Disgruntled daughters need to vent with someone about their meddling parents." Velan chuckled, making Jirni’s smile disappear. "Boyfriends make an excellent shoulder to lean on. You wouldn’t believe how many things a young woman is willing to share, especially during pillow talk."

"Moreover, you are underestimating Kallion. After your birthday party, he worked hard as if he had to prove the whole Mogar wrong, achieving such feats that it only took me a few good words here and a bit of gold there to make him into a Great Mage. Can you say the same about your daughters or your good-for-nothing sons?"

"No, because everything my children got, they achieved it on their own." Jirni restored her poker face while her brain spun at top gear to understand all the innuendos of their conversation.

"Force my hand and it will not just be your daughter’s career at stake, but also her reputation, along with that of the Ernas Household." Velan said.

"If you really have such power over me, why there’s no rumor going around, yet?" Jirni asked.

"Consider it a gesture of goodwill. We can still settle our scores peacefully." Velan emptied his cup and magically refilled it.

"Interesting. You invested all this time and resources just to show off your influence over the Royal Court. I must assume you’re about to ask me a heavy ransom." Jirni didn’t bother asking what he wanted. She was sure Velan would tell her of his own will.