Chapter 2118: Chaos

In her human form, Mel definitely looked more mature than Tourmaline.

Another obvious difference between the two was that Mel had a far more voluptuous figure.

Perhaps influenced by the celebratory atmosphere of the banquet, Sein had also drunk quite a bit that night.

Feeling the heat radiating from Mel’s body, he tugged lightly at the collar of his magic robe as a similar heat began stirring within him.

“It’s nothing,” Mel slurred as her eyes remained fixed intently on Sein.

Under that gaze, the heat stirring within him only grew stronger. Sein eventually stood up and went looking for Jessica.

In a certain sense, the power of Lustfire was closely related to some of the profound principles of life laws.

After all, at its very root, Lustfire was tied to the instinct of reproduction and the continuation of life itself.

Jessica, however, seemed to be in the worst condition of anyone in the banquet hall.

She lay sprawled across the floor in a daze, her magic robe already soaked through. There was also a mysterious puddle between her legs.

Sein was not particularly surprised by the sight.

Jessica only maintained the dignified bearing of a Rank Four mage and noble tower master in front of outsiders.

In front of Sein, however... The last time the two had experimented together, they had even tried a rather unusual “master and slave” arrangement.

Jessica had been the one to suggest it.

Of course, that had also been part of the experiment. Sein discovered that under those particular circumstances, Jessica’s Lustfire was more than thirty percent stronger than usual, with seemingly even more room to intensify.

Although Jessica’s personality could be rather peculiar at times, there was no denying that she was beautiful, especially her long, slender legs.

Among all the women Sein had encountered, perhaps only the Spider Queen had prettier legs than Jessica.

Unfortunately, Sein had never had the opportunity to touch or feel them.

Paying no mind to Jessica’s disheveled state and the strange scent on her, Sein stepped forward and lifted the dazed Rank Four female mage into his arms.

Beneath her verdant green magical robe, her long, pale legs swayed lightly as he carried her.

Already somewhat lightheaded from the spirit wine, Sein felt the strange heat within him intensify yet again.

Under normal circumstances, rational mages should not have been so easily swayed by such primal physical impulses.

This was especially true for someone like Sein, who had already lived for more than ten thousand years.

At his age, there were very few things in life he had not experienced. He was no longer a youngster in his teens or twenties who had only just set foot on the path of magical exploration.

At their level, they should have been pursuing the truth instead of anything else.

Sein’s current condition could probably only be attributed to his years of body tempering.

After all, knights of Magus World were the ones with the strongest needs in this regard.

Considering that Sein’s constitution now surpassed even that of an average Rank Five knight, it was only natural that those needs remained just as strong.

Although he nearly lost control for a moment, Sein managed to restrain himself in the end.

Carrying the thoroughly soaked Jessica in his arms, he made his way back toward Mel.

It was only on the way to the secluded corner where Mel was sitting that Sein finally managed to rouse Jessica from her drunken stupor.

Jessica did not seem particularly bothered by the dampness clinging to her skin. Given her somewhat... strange preference in things, she might even have been enjoying it.

Moreover, being held in Sein’s arms and surrounded by his strong masculine scent caused Jessica’s cheeks to flush even deeper.

In truth, the Lustfire within her had already begun to stir. If not for the others still in the banquet hall, and if she and Sein had been alone in his laboratory instead, Jessica probably would have abandoned all restraint by now.

Come to think of it, Sein had been extremely busy throughout the centuries since returning to Magus World. Whenever he had spare time, he usually spent it with Reina, Leena, and the others.

Jessica, meanwhile, spent most of her time far away at the Divine Tower of Green Flame. Aside from that one occasion during the divine tower academy war, when she had managed to visit Sein’s laboratory and spend some private time with him, the two had hardly been intimate since.

For someone who specialized in the Lustfire Law, Jessica’s desires were naturally far stronger than those of a female knight like Reina.

Of course, when it came to stamina, even ten Jessicas put together probably would not be able to compete with Reina.

Female mages like Jessica were probably the perfect example of someone who was terrible at the game but still loved playing.

Sein had long realized that Jessica’s excessive desires were abnormal, and he certainly did not have the time to indulge her all the time.

Because of that, he had specifically developed a potion for her that could temporarily suppress the effects of Lustfire. He called it the Ice God Potion[1].

Just as Jessica was wondering whether she should take one, since the Lustfire within her was becoming increasingly difficult to control, Sein noticed that she had finally regained her senses.

Without missing a beat, he immediately asked for her opinion on a certain lifeology topic he had just been discussing with Mel.

Jessica was still a proper Rank Four mage, after all. She had not completely lost herself to desire, much less become some kind of lust demon.

The moment Sein brought up an important topic related to the mysteries of truth, Jessica’s attention was quickly drawn away. Before long, she had nearly forgotten about the Lustfire burning within her and became fully immersed in the discussion with Sein and Mel.

A birthday celebration for a peak Rank Five grand mage naturally involved more than something as mundane as drinking.

Seeing Sein, Mel, and Jessica gathered in one corner of the hall discussing magic actually gave the banquet a strangely peaceful atmosphere.

Perhaps because she had also drunk quite a bit, Jessica, who normally concealed much of her true personality in front of outsiders, gradually began letting her guard down around Mel.

When the discussion returned to the vague lifeology principles Mel had mentioned earlier, Jessica could tell that Mel was deliberately holding back certain details because of her clan’s rules against revealing core knowledge to outsiders.

After thinking for a moment, Jessica casually suggested, “If you can’t explain it outright, why don’t you and Sein just give it a try?”

Jessica was certainly bold.

Then again, back when she had first struggled with the power of Lustfire, that was exactly how she and Sein had approached many of their experiments.

But Mel was obviously not Jessica. Although dragons were inherently lustful by nature, Mel was still an inexperienced maiden.

Sein remembered that back when they were conducting experiments in Divine Descendants World, he had once asked her about the profound truths of lifeology and reproduction. At the time, Mel’s face had turned as red as a tomato.

This time, back in Magus World, Sein had no idea through what channels Mel had discreetly obtained the very knowledge from her clan that interested him most.

“And this really isn’t something Mel should be handling. When I have some free time, I’ll personally visit the Dragon Warlock Clan on the West Coast myself and discuss it with them. I’m sure I’m not the first in the Magus Civilization to seek guidance from the Dragon Warlock Clan on the profound principles of life laws,” Sein mused.

“Suit yourselves,” Jessica replied.

Paying no attention to her soaking-wet robe, the female mage, whose mind was gradually clearing, sat down in front of Sein and casually crossed one leg over the other.

Mel, seated on Sein’s other side, glanced enviously at Jessica’s beautiful legs. If only her own legs were that long.

Unfortunately, because Mel had awakened a deeper level of the Dragon Warlock Clan’s bloodline, her physical growth was much slower than that of ordinary Dragon Warlocks.

Jessica instinctively reached for the Immortal Realm wine jar sitting on the table beside her.

Coincidentally, it was the very same one Mel had just drunk from. Jessica did not seem to care about that at all.

What she did not know was that the red liquid inside happened to be one of the few special aphrodisiacs Tourmaline had brought back, courtesy of that unruly bunch of friends around Black Oblivion.

Mel, as a Rank Four Dragon Warlock, could still rely on her powerful constitution to withstand the strange effects of the wine. But Jessica, a Rank Four female mage with a comparatively frail constitution, stood little chance of doing the same.

Earlier, it had only taken a few glasses of ordinary spirit wine for Scarlet to drink her under the table.

And now, she had just downed in one gulp a liquid that even Mel was struggling to handle.

Jessica had simply been too thirsty.

Sein was still pondering the profound principles of lifeology that he had just discussed with the two of them when he suddenly noticed a change in Mel’s expression.

Just as he was wondering what was wrong, a violent surge of emotional power suddenly erupted from Jessica beside him. In an instant, it spread outward, forming what seemed like a domain.

A vast surge of Lustfire Law energy swept across the top-floor hall of the divine tower.

By then, nearly everyone present, Sein included, had already drunk quite heavily and was slow to react.

As a result, when the Lustfire energy washed over the hall, none of them managed to dispel its influence immediately.

Normally, this kind of law power was not considered harmful, nor did it pose any real threat to one’s physical well-being.

Even so, Sein, who still retained some clarity, began thinking about how to dispel this domain of unusual law power.

Before he could act, however, Jessica, the very source of the domain around them, had already thrown herself into his arms.

A moment later, Mel moved closer from behind him as well.

Already somewhat tipsy himself, Sein gave up resisting the moment Jessica’s tongue locked with his.

After spending the past few centuries buried beneath one experiment after another, perhaps he really did deserve a break.

Besides, Jessica had raised an interesting point earlier. Since Mel could not openly explain some of the profound secrets concerning the life laws passed down through her clan, Sein could always find out through actions.

With his thoughts already muddled by the influence of Lustfire, Sein could no longer be bothered to think too deeply about it.

The commotion that began in one corner of the hall gradually spread outward, with Jessica and Mel at its center.

Before long, the entire birthday celebration had descended into chaos.

Mages had always lived disciplined lives governed by reason and restraint. But every once in a while, perhaps a little disorder was not such a bad thing.

After all, if life consisted of nothing but endless experiments and research, even the pursuit of truth could become terribly monotonous.

Still, amidst all the chaos, there was someone who had no business remaining there.

Leena, who had been plied with drink much earlier, somehow managed to get back on her feet.

With two souls residing within her, her tolerance was effectively twice that of an ordinary mage. More importantly, aside from Sein, she was the only person present who had reached Rank Five.

Leena walked over to Sein’s apprentice, Catherine, and gently patted her flushed cheek.

“You should return to your quarters first, kid. It’d be best if you forgot everything you saw here tonight.”

Catherine immediately snapped back to her senses and quickly nodded.

Under Leena’s escort, she quickly fled the area engulfed by the Lustfire Law.

1. Translator’s Note: I was gonna name it Frosty Embrace Potion, but then I remembered this is Sein’s product... Of course it’s gonna have a boring-ass name lol. ☜