-Hello ?
I asked waiting for the reply as the static in the phone slowly started to focus letting me hear the person on the other hand.
-Dawn? It seems like you have returned haven't you ? Good timing i am at the academy please come right now i will wait for you in the gate hall
Steward's voice felt urgent but had also that sliver of calmness to it like usual..strange.
I didn't comment on that and just told him that i would come as fast as i could he once mentioned that he wanted to talk to me and i actually needed to do the same.
With the call ending like this i turned towards the others and said.
-It seems like we have to move again...i need to talk to my supervisor actually and because it is in another dimension the slave contract may kill you because of the distance...
My face was a bit apologetic because i only now realized how inconvenient it was to be a slave having to follow a person to stay alive seems just wrong...this potentially could also be very problematic to my work as the girls would need to follow me to the academy everyday...My troubled look seemed to have reminded hestia about something as she said to me.
-Actually...you don't need to take the girls with you...the slave contract or what you're talking about won't kill them just because they are distancing themselves from you...
-ehh ?
-wahh
The girls and me included looked at hestia a bit confused and surprised...i didn't understand what she meant by that nor could anyone else,but at that moment hestia just snorted and used her telepathy to explain it to me in private.
-The clavicula you have has already noted these girls into its sub-pages they aren't official servants like me but they abide to the same rules as i do without the extra privileges of course which is immortality as they can die like any other person,but they also don't share the bad sides as their souls aren't locked inside of the book either.The reason i am explaining this to you is because the slave contract has been already over written by the clavicula itself without hurting them...
I quickly started thinking about the new found information hestia had just provided me with and remembered the incident in the hotel where christina gave me the contract paper and when i signed it the clavicula had reacted to it for a slight moment...at the time i just didn't consider it to be anything and shrugged it off,but now it makes much more sense...
To be honest i never really explored the clavicula any deeper then the storage system and call out mechanic to it i knew that it had a lot of text written into it concerning magic incarnations and other knowledge but these things were all useless to me for someone who had zero talent in magic,you could say that the book had gone into the wrong hands or more to say untalented hands if i had even the slightest talent in magic then i would have considered reading the book,but even now i could just casually read it just for the fun of it,but never got the time to do so because of my current work.
Hearing hestia say such neat and convenient use of the book made me think that i should seriously read the book myself than hear every detail of it from a person who got locked inside of it...
For the moment being i dismissed that thought for a later use and turned towards the girls who had a very confused expression on their faces...they were confused because hestia and i were staring at each others eyes while using the telepathy it wasn't something needed to be done,but i did it reflexively because i was talking to her,the girls were somewhat flushed seeing this wordless exchange of ours thinking that they were interrupting something between us which wasn't the case at all as i quickly denied it and explained to them that the slave contract had been overwritten by hestia...which was a lie.
-Wait,what ?! how can this be ?
-I did ?...oh yes i did
Both hestia and christina reacted at the same time both,then looking at each other in confusion hestia only realized why i said that in a few seconds as she nodded her head and took her role as a miraculous magician which christina by the look of her expression doubted a lot but didn't call up on it as she just let it pass...the others were evenly very amazed and looked at hestia thankful with a gaze full of admiration...
With that story hestia also proceeded on explaining them how it worked and told them that she wasn't able to remove it but change the context of it for more freedom.She basically told them that they no longer needed to follow me around or stay in my radius to be alive which was met with a lot of surprise and shock...
-Alright since this is out-of-the-way,it means that you guys can stay here while i quickly go to my supervisor and discuss somethings with him until then stay here for a while and if you can help it then please stay inside too..its not that i don't want to let you out it's just that i need to settle something before we official go this through,but i assure you it will be alright so until i return do what you want,it won't be that long...
They understood what i meant by that and nodded their heads with a few sounds of agreements and understanding voices only christina seemed still curious about one topic as she stepped forward and asked.
-If i may ask...who is your supervisor and what kind of work do you do ?
The rest also suddenly realized something listening looking at me curiously christina's question wasn't anything important telling them what i do didn't harm anyone as i said.
-I am a bodyguard i actually protect someone and my supervisor is a person called steward he is a mage so to speak...
Christina pondered about my answer and as she did she suddenly looked shocked as she remembered something.
-steward ? Are you talking about the grand magus steward ?
I made a wryly smile as i saw her wide eyes filled with curiosity...for a second i wasn't sure if i should say yes or no and just nodded my head as christina started to put some pieces together in her head as she suddenly exclaimed.
-You work for the greenwood house ? who do you guard actually ?
Christina was now very baffled as she asked me eager to hear the answer as i replied lightly.
-its a girl called cecilia she...
-She is the next house head...
I nodded to her conclusion as she looked at me in a different light all of a sudden...the others in the back had mixed feelings about christina and my conversation some seemed to know about cecilia's family while others didn't seem to have a single clue about what we were talking about...
Anyways the conversation had literally ended here as i told everyone that i needed to leave now they all nodded to me and told me that they will behave according to my wishes and await my return which sounded very cheesy at the moment making me cringe as i nodded to her pacing towards the roof with hestia on my side...at first i wanted to tell her that she should stay too and protect the girls but hestia was quickly to retort as she snorted and said.
-Are you seriously telling me to protect a mage,assassin and other powerful woman against some wanna be killers or bulglars ?
Her question left me a bit hanging as what she said was obviously true...i couldn't imagine a normal person being able to get in here and then try to fight them making me quickly abandon the topic as hestia and i got up towards the roof floor standing on top of the magic circle which would transport us to the academy.
When i looked at the magic circle i felt a slight feeling of nausea while looking at it...hestia noticing my look smiled as she hugged my left arm putting it between her breasts telling me.
-Don't worry you can always lean on me whenever you want...if more...
Hearing hestia's suggestive words which could imply to many different things were enough to shake my head for a little as i parted with her and started to think about the incarnation for the magic circle while replying her.
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-Not now...maybe later...
I muttered the last part which hestia obviously heard.
-There is going to be a later ?
Hestia said a bit excited from my slip of words...damn i am really starting to make myself obvious...
I didn't say anything further and just voiced the incarnation to the magic circle...couldn't the guys who made this thing be a bit non-magic user friendly ? I wondered as the light shone on my vision making me go blank as we were transported to sutopia academy in the gate hall.
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(Cough)
I hustled a cough out of my mouth as i felt the world around me twist and ring...my heartbeat was moving fast calmed quickly as my eyes started to focus once again...
-young master...
Hestia who was by my side quickly came and to give me support...weird why is so strong now ?
I wondered as i felt someone in front of us starting to walk towards us...
-Dawn ? hmm you don't look good seems like the magic circle had you a bit rattled...
-I had seen better steward...
I snorted as i raised my head and looked at the brown-haired butler with a straight back...his eyes were fluid as ever and the calmness and control he radiated from himself was almost awe-inspiring.
Steward my superior or what i call him my "supervisor" of course...seeing such familiar face i felt at ease for a moment getting reminded that i had finally finished my long task with results unknown nonetheless.
Steward who was standing in front of me waited for a bit for me to finish getting back to normal even i could see that he was slightly intrigued,but not because of me it was because of hestia...
-...
She was staring towards steward with a look of complete distrust while not voicing one word holding me tight.Steward himself seeing her look didn't comment on it and just cleared his throat a signal that meant he wanted to ask something...it was a rare habit of his that was functional and appropriate for conversations which i never understood very much.
I took the initiative and quickly started introducing these two.
-Ehm...this is hestia,she doesn't have a surname,so just call her that anyways she also works for me the same as leraje actually they both know each other too...
Steward looked towards her with a careful look not trying to say anything or push on as he just nodded his head without a word towards her.
-Hestia this is steward my supervisor i report to him for my work
Hestia just glanced at me with her right eye immediately looking back at steward...her look was the same still full of distrust showing on her face while looking at steward...she didn't say anything and just nodded her head slightly like he did not saying anything in particular or making any gesture...
-...
Silence enveloped us as everyone stopped talking for a second...
-Alright..with this out of the way dawn ms.hestia may you follow me.I will talk about the topic in hand while we walk towards the lobby you and i have a guest to meet and also i will exempt from todays work out of medical reasons as i can see that you aren't quiet well...but i still fully expect you to attend tomorrows work if i made myself clear ?
-Yes sir
I said while keeping a straight face...i was slightly glad that i didn't have to work today,but not because i was lazy just that i didn't want to let the girls wait in the house all day long talking with steward was also very important to me as i needed to hear his opinion and know how.
With that finished steward turned his back to me and started walking through the corridor while both hestia and i followed him listening to what he was about to say,i was curious who he meant by guest,the situation was unexpected so to say.
-I will sum the last few days in a short sentence,while you were gone one of the major families announced a party at their own villa it was to celebrate the birthday for their eldest son in which they invited many important figures and people to their party and of course madam cecilia was invited as well including her father and mother,the reason i am calling you is because as madam cecilia's bodyguard you are bound to attend the party as well as a security personal for the greenwood family...don't worry the payment will be 6 times that of the normal pay check you receive and that work goes for the night so i expecting you to follow your duties on point dawn.
-Of course
I replied as i started thinking about the major families steward just mentioned.
In my knowledge there are only 3 major mage families known as Greenwood,Silva and the last one called Senjin.
These families are the largest enterprises in the mage world which hold the highest political power in them as they hold one of the highest stocks as well they are also pretty much the real government behind the scene.Each one of these families specialize in different areas of magic the silva being healing magic,the greenwoods in attack magic while the senjin family studies support and defensive magic.
In short these people are basically magic researchers who study different kinds of spells and then sell them to the public with their finished products,of course anyone can research magic and create their own spells,but most of the time these people aren't prepared financially or lack the man power to do their work there even cases where the so called finished "Spell" back fires on them or is defect which makes the 3 major families one of the most promised providers in the mage world.
These things were basically taught to me by steward and were common sense in this world.
As i finished rewinding the information in my brain i started wondering by who steward meant by guest then ? He could have always told me this over the phone or something like that,but why meet personally ?
The wait for the answer wasn't long as steward continued talking.
-you may,wonder why i called you here even thought i could have told you this over the phone...the reason for that is also something involved with the guest we are about to meet...
As we walked through the corridor steward suddenly stopped and turned onto a door leading somewhere...above the entrance was a sign that said "lobby".
Steward stopped talking and opened the door instead walking right through...i glanced at hestia for a moment before walking inside giving her a signal to stop being rude to people which she just snorted at as we entered the room following stewards back hearing a unknown voice.
-Ahh you returned i already wondered if you had not ditched me the moment you said that you were about to meet someone...so this is the boy everyone talks about isn't it ?
I was confused for a moment hearing the voice of a grown man.I turned my head slightly to look at who it was as i heard him stand up from his seat and walking towards us...my eyes met a slender figure with with a black robe showing me of what tier this guy was temporarily shocking me as i understood that the person was a 10th rank mage...i quickly re-approached my look as i fixated my eyes towards his face meeting a very handsome man with black raven hair and dark eyes he had a cheerful smile plastered on his face as our eyes met...i knew who this person was...he was...
-Hello youngster dawn was it ? It is a pleasure to meet you my name is Aiden senjin nice to me meet you.
He said while giving me his hand to shake...for a moment my brain rang for trying to tell me something...i wasn't sure what it wanted to say,but for some reason it felt like i knew him not that i didn't know him before,but i mean it in a familiar kind of way.
I accepted his hand and shook it disregarding the part of my brain that was screaming at me for some reason.
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