Chapter 213 James, the schemer!

Chapter 213 James, the schemer!

Silver Mansion, Master's office.

"It's not about being able to protect or not, you gave your best, that's what matters the most..." (James)

James took out a 'cigar' from his pocket, lit it, and smoked it to his heart's content, then he glanced at Lia's depressed face with a frown.

"B-but... I-I just stood there and, I was not even able to help in that battle at all..." (Lia)

"Being able to identify your own weakness, that's already a huge step forward, you don't have to stress yourself that much..." (James)

James got up and walked towards the window, he released the smoke from his mouth and said in a solemn voice.

"Being an awakener is a risky profession, every veteran awakener knows the risks that this profession brings..." (James)

"Your life can end the very next day in this kind of profession, I have seen so many of my comrades die an untimely death that I can't even keep a record of how many of them I have seen dying..." (James)

"Those who chose to walk the path of an awakener.... They must always be ready to accept the sudden arrival of death too... otherwise all that will be regret and guilt..." (James)

James looked back at Lia and leaned his back against the wall.

"You must be thinking that if it was 'Rio' in place of 'Zach', then you would have been powerless to save him, right?" (James)

James's words seemed to hit the exact target, Lia immediately raised her head and stared at James as if she was surprised that he knew about her inner thoughts.

"It's not that surprising... I had similar thoughts when I used to go on dungeon raids along with your mother..." (James)

"Whenever a comrade used to die, I used to stress over the fact, 'What if it was her?', you have the exact same thoughts now..." (James)

James closed his eyes as if he were remembering those past memories.

"These doubts are extremely common, they appear in the minds of all those who want to protect their loved ones..." (James)

"And the tragic thing is, there is no way to get rid of these thoughts..." (James)

James stared into Lia's eyes and said in a calm tone.

"As long as you care about their safety, these thoughts will never go away, and thus you will have to learn how to 'co-exist' with these thoughts without burdening yourself too much..." (James)

"You mean to say, that I will need to always be ready for 'death of my loved ones'?" (Lia)

"No no, What I am trying to say is, you must never give up the 'struggle' to protect and live, but you must also prepare yourself for the 'unexpected' situations too..." (James)

"That's the way of an awakener... those who get swept by emotions won't last long in this field... " (James)

"Those who choose to raid dungeons must also be ready for the 'side-effects' that this career brings..." (James) Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

"I-i understand..." (Lia)

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Looking at the troubled look on Lia's face, James simply shook his head and said.

"No need to hurry, you have a long path ahead, you will understand these things eventually... it took me years to get over your mother's death after all..." (James)

Lia nodded her head at James's words.

James used the hologram device on his work table to show the pictures captured by the satellites.

"Even with the satellites, there were no images captured due to the space-time barriers cast by that demon... this information has been provided by the alliance to all S-rank or above level individuals..." (James)

A serious look appeared on James's face and he said in a solemn tone.

"Idiot, I am not worrying about your safety, I am worried that your little boyfriend will end up killing that elven prince for messing with you... that will create a great amount of conflict..." (James)

"Uh... that..., i-I understand..." (Lia)

Lia knew that James's words were quite feasible.

Except for Alverto, it would be difficult for even an S-ranker to stop Rio from killing someone if he really made up his mind.

"I-I don't think he is that violent of a guy though..." (Lia)

"Hmm, yeah, Rio is quite a calm-minded kid in my opinion, but I am giving this advice just in case things end up going the wrong way..." (James)

Lia simply shook her head, she knew Rio quite well, and he wouldn't really go to such lengths in her opinion. (She didn't count the fact that he can go to any lengths for her...)

"Also, I have heard that the Elf princess is quite a beauty... be careful, otherwise your little boyfriend will be stolen away by someone else, hehe..." (James)

"No way!" (Lia)

Lia got up from her chair and shouted in disbelief. Her eyes glared at James angrily.

"H-he won't leave me like that!" (Lia)

"Cough! I am just being hypothetical, no need to get so worked up over it..." (James)

'Heh, so this tactic worked in the end...' (James)

James has been waiting for this moment. He said all those things before because he was setting the stage for this one sentence.

(This was his plan to get Lia out of her depression from Zach's death... he used Lia's feelings as a way to boost her spirits...)

Oblivious to James's schemes, Lia took the book given by James and rushed towards her personal maid's room for 'love advice', with a serious and determined look on her face.

Seeing the disappearing figure of Lia, James smiled as he knew that his plan to get her out of depression had succeeded.

"Don't forget to get plenty of rest!" (James)

"Okay!" (Lia)

Lia went away in a hurry and James shook his head with a smile on his face.

"Children these days... sigh~" (James)

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Author's Notes.

Yo! It's your beloved author here! It turns out James is also a good tactician...

Question of the day.

Do think Rio will 'kill' if someone messed with Lia?

1. Yes (Bro is too cold-blooded in this matter...)

2. No (He is calm, he will plot against the other party instead...)

3. Other (Tell me in the comments.)

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