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-I see...

Steward said a bit lost for words as he heard the end of my story...he held his chin appraisingly as he started thinking about the problem in hand i had told him relatively about the events that happened in the last few days when i was gone,the details i revealed were very vague and steward knew that too,but didn't question it as it didn't have anything to do with him,i only told him that a person had a request for me to rescue someone which i did,but while i was doing that i encountered a few people who had the slave contract itched into their soul,i wanted to know if slaves in general were allowed or not..

After a few minutes steward finishing deducing the situation and answered me.

-slavery spells are very serious business as holding someone against their will is a crime on its own slavery spells forces people to do things without a second choice if anyone finds out about it then you are going to get most likely convicted by the laws...

I flinched momentarily hearing him say it like this wanting to somehow rebuke,but got stopped as steward raised his palm telling me to calm down.

-remember i said "holding people against their will" slavery spells in their own aren't forbidden spells,but are very hard to remove as the risk of getting killed while removing it is very high and can minimally end with the death of both the caster and the casted,so far what i heard from your story it seems like these people you are talking about are following you in their own free will with their own circumstances surrounding you as a pillar of their own support i assume...and on the topic mages can't figure out who has a slave mark since the spell itself is hidden in the soul of the person making it untraceable even for the best supernatural being so i am not worried about you getting convicted since all of them are staying with you through their own will

Steward finished up his explanation by emptying the cup of tea in his hand,his words gave me some heavy reassurances as i felt that a large bulk of weight was lifted from my shoulders i could now think a bit more clearer about the situation such as our current living conditions which weren't bad,but rather decent my weekly income was also very good,but still...i don't think the girls would like to spend my money and instead search for jobs to this in particular i had a idea which i also wanted to consult with steward,looking into his eyes i asked him.

-Steward the first floor in the house can i reopen it and make a shop?

My question was met with a raised eyebrow as steward place empty cup of tea down thinking for a little.

-Actually that idea is pretty decent i understand where you want to go with this and yes opening the shop again is no problem i can even give you the official papers next week at monday,but question is what kind of shop do you want to make ?

I answered without hesitation smiling for a bit.

-A repair shop actually...

My answer was met with a raised eyebrow making steward ponder for about it for a few minutes until he gave his own suggestion.

-well that could be feasible and the house also has a workshop,but i don't know about the idea in general how about you start with something more easier like a coffee shop or you could combine these two ideas a coffee shop and in the sideline you could also get requests commissioned by other people,i take it that most of the people talk about have engineering knowledge ?

I nodded my head in agreement,6 of the girls had professions about general engineering be it in the magic area or normal area all 6 of them had the same basic and advanced knowledge.On the dinner table i even asked them how the fridge works and they were able to answer me very well even thought i couldn't understand half of the things they said i understood that they weren't lying or making things up which seemed proof enough to me.Since then i figured that i would make a repair and pawn shop,but thinking about it having a coffee shop and a repair shop combined sounds much better as it would give everyone an opportunity to actually work...the layout of the shop was also very big easily able to hold about 40 to 50 people inside...hmm.

Thinking about the plan in general i thought that it was a good idea so i agreed to stewards suggestion and told him that i would make a repair and coffee shop,in the end he also acknowledged the idea and told me that he will have the material,devices and furniture fully equipped by tomorrow he also gave me a few pointers about management in general and asked me if anyone in this group had a leadership position...on that my thoughts drifted over to christina even thought she wasn't a manager she was still a very good leader and everyone else didn't have such qualities which i explained to steward who said that giving her the position was fine then since leadership is better then knowledge in itself,she will be able to grow into the job which wasn't a problem he said...

-If you have the mindset to able to do the job then its no problem even i wasn't originally a butler i grew into the job actually...

Steward said as he sipped his second round of tea,hearing this i was honestly a bit surprised because i always thought that steward was trained to be a butler,but it turns out he only became a butler after he took the job ? His way of acting skills and other mannerism wouldn't make you think of his as someone who had only a few years experience...no thats wrong maybe he just started early ?

The question in itself was so interesting because steward was really a mysterious there is not much i know about it him,but at the same time i know a lot about him such as he is a grand magus a title bestowed to those who had reached the highest point of magic in this world and era meaning he is actually a black robe mage a 10th tier even thought he has such a high title he doesn't use it at all and prefer's to introduce himself as the head butler from the greenwood house which makes countless people underestimate him since they never really recognize steward at first...maybe this is also a reason why he doesn't use his title professionally speak at least.

(Ring Ring Ring)

While i was thinking about those things i noticed that stewards phone was ringing,at first i thought it was mine because of the similar ring tone but realized that it wasn't case because it came from stewards breast pocket...after a few seconds steward answered the phone and had a small conversation with someone agreeing to go somewhere ending the call with that.

-It seems like this is all the time we have today dawn...i have to go and organize some things before the party,since you aren't working today you can go home now...

-yes,thank you by the way..

-No,problem

With that said steward and i both got up from our seats and prepared to leave hestia also got up sighing faintly as i could see a boring strike of light flash through her eyes...this must have been the longest time that she had to stay quiet.

Steward left first with a small goodbye he opened the door and left towards the gate hall to somewhere hestia and i still stood inside of the lobby.

-that guy is too cunning and sly he doesn't even show much of himself...he holds too many secrets i don't like him...

Hestia said narrowing her eyes thinking.

Seeing her act like this made me sigh for a second.

-It can't be helped its his work and the kind of person who he is,but i won't deny that he can be looked at as a bit rude sometimes,but that is just how he acts in front of everyone regardless if they are bad or not he acts calm and profession he also helped me when we met the first time and holding a few secrets isn't bad everyone has one or two things they don't want to talk about...

Hestia looked at me in particular when i finished the sentence...he gaze was complicated it was a mix of accusation and regret which was odd in itself as we stared at each other for a few more seconds ending up with hestia look away already seeing too many colors in my eyes...

-Thought so

I said comically making hestia ease up for a moment which lead her to smile for another second as we left the lobby...i wasn't going to go home just yet.

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-Wow look at her...

-is she some kind of new teacher ? damn those thighs...

-kyaa look at that boy next to that beauty he so smoking hot ! i bet you that they are dating who are they actually ?

-No clue...but they aren't teacher nor student since they don't wear the uniform but,still the guy is sure handsome...its a shame that he is already taken...not like i can compete with that bust she has...

Hestia smiled very cheerfully as she heard the gossip from the students around us,she was walking behind me with a very leisurely manner as we made our way towards the exit...i was trying to pace a bit faster so i wouldn't hear the words of the students next to us any longer...hestia on the other hand seemed to have a lot of fun listening to them with her supernatural hearing not like me...for some people its their gift while for others its a curse.

While we continued walking towards the exit i noticed in the corner of my eye that a small gang of upperclassmen were standing next to their class entrance..one of them noticed our approach the commotion that came with it as they started talking amongs themselves laughing at each other and then looking back at here...oh boy really ?

I didn't show the amount of annoyance on my face as i saw the small group of upperclassman guys walking into our direction with a pretty obvious look of lewdness in their eyes as they ogled hestia on my back from head to toe especially her thighs and breasts.

Hestia had long since noticed these guys and didn't as much as look at them showing a very grumpy and annoyed expression which i wanted to hide.

After a few seconds the group finally stood in front of us holding their smiles in their mouths and looking at us as if we were their next breakfast...the guy in the middle started approaching us...he had a very clear air of arrogance around him his attire was also top notch lined with gold and his looks very decently good handsome even as he purely looked at hestia disregarding my existence to the fullest as he was about to speak..

-Hey girl do you...

(PANG !)

Poor guy never got the chance to finish his sentence as he was smalled to the left side from a unknown invisible force hitting the white wall and getting knocked out entirely with his mouth open...it took a few seconds for the other guys to realize what had just happened to erase the stupid grins on their mouth as they looked at me and hestia..

-Can't you see that you are blocking the way you stupid mongrels,are your brains as dead as your feet ? MOVE

Hestia's face had already changed into a wide feral grin as she controlled her powers into her voice invoking some kind of commending power that made the guys do as she said...or simply put they were scared witless when they saw their friend go out so easily without getting the chance to ask anything...either way it can be called a "Power" naturally..

I took a small glance towards the knocked out upperclassman and checked if he was injured or not,hestia's work was pretty good she didn't leave a obvious injury and just rattled him close enough to let him experience some pain...but still.

I looked at the cheerful smiling hestia as we were about to leave the premise of the build,she noticed my gaze and made a small confused face looking at me directly with a playful smile on her face.

-You could have just told them that at the beginning was it really necessary to slam that guy ?

Hearing my question hestia just snorted and said.

-yes, i could have but that wouldn't teach them anything they even made the mistake of thinking us as weak even thought their lives could have ended right their without them knowing,in my opinion i helped them rather then harm them you know !

Hestia said righterous about her decision...i didn't really mind this incident since they didn't know who we were but pissing off someone we don't know can bite us back in the future...i wanted rebuke but stopped myself as hestia wouldn't follow this rule...she was a free spirit a bird in the sky not in a cage.

-Where are we going ? i thought we would finally meet your sister ! i was itching on having her all on my own !

Her declaration was slightly disturbing making me want to hide my sister from her...but i ignored it and said.

-We are going to a library...i need to talk to a friend..

Hestia was very surprised for a moment as she muttered.

-So..you do have friends huh...

I am not gonna lie...those words offended me greatly.

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