Aron had no idea that it was just the beginning of his misfortune. The same play repeated once they got out of Greenville Academy and into an apparels shop to buy a dress for himself. "I think it's good enough, Julia. Let's book this one." Said the boy after his tenth try.
"Hmm.. okay. Let's book this for now. Later we can come again if you need extra pair." Like hell, he was coming with her a second time here. He neatly folded his earlier robes only having the girl dump them in the rubbish trunk. "What did you do, Julia? Those were very recent purchases. One wash and they should have been good as new."
What's worse, those were brought for him by Mrs. Yana. Even if they were destroyed, he was going to keep them as souvenirs. "No need. Let's go, I know a place where we can have some good time haha.." Aron kept staring at the trash box while being reluctantly pulled away by the cheerful girl, with her arms locked onto his.
A short walk later, the boy raised his head to look at the high-rise building in front of him. "Ahem.. Ms. Julia, I am only left with 270 more silver coins. Are you sure that can cover our expenses at this place?"
"That you should have worried about before asking me out huh.." Aron can only smile bitterly, recalling that it wasn't actually him who proposed this idea. She dragged him inside. "It's okay, I will cover it for you today. Just pay me back when you have the money."
Aron let her bring him to the fifth floor. Compared to the lower floors this one was on a different level in luxury. The tables were set wide apart, giving the customer enough private space. He can see a multitude of men and women around, each one dressed in exuberant clothes. Many ladies had their hair done in extraordinary patterns.
The men too looked equally magnificent with large gemstone rings in their fingers. What surprised him was that a few of them even had some amount of make-up done to their face. No one turned their heads to look at them, clearly, they were too busy discussing their own affairs.
But it wasn't the same for long. Once Julia chose the table and sat down, a few of the eyes began scanning her. The next minute, Aron watched in amazement as a few people got up from their seats, respectfully approaching them. "My good lady, can you confirm if you are Ms. Julia from the Rutherford family?" One of the men who stood in front of the others asked.
"Yes, that will be me." Julia answered with her usual unenthusiastic voice. This tone seems to be reserved for the people she was not close with. "Ohh.. pardon my ignorance, young lady. This subordinate has a weak memory. Please accept my greetings on behalf of the Judas family."
One by one the men and women began offering their greetings to the girl, who returned them with proper courtesy. Regardless, her responses were concise, making it amply clear that this was her private time and they should all go back.
"Wow.. you are like a celebrity around here haha.." "huh.. none of them are here for me, rather for the family name attached." "Hehe.. even then, it must feel good to have some many people at your call. So your name is Julia Rutherford. Hmm.. it's quite exorbitant."
"Haha.. yes, even I think so. Anyhow, let's order something to eat. I am starving." Aron can't agree more after the people from earlier wasted so much of their time. One look at the menu and the boy struggled to even pronounce the names to the maid on waiting, leading her to chuckle in response.
"Let me help you, young master." The lady bent down over the table to explain every dish to the boy. In doing so a large portion of her cleavages was presented right beside the boy, evidently making it hard for the naive boy to focus on the menu.
"It won't be necessary, I will order. Bring these.." Julia pulled the menu away from the duo, iterating a few names of the dishes, promptly sending the maid away. "Do you really have to act like a perv, wherever you go?"
"Cough..!" Aron scratched the back of his head, realizing that he had been caught peeping at the maids bust. "ahem.. it's nothing like that. It was impossible to avoid.. she was right on my face." He decided to take some pages from the old man of the Necromancy Store's book of shamelessness. Answering with the same suaveness.
"Impossible to avoid.. my foot.. I know all about it. Stop messing around. Else you are bringing me here tomorrow as well." That threat was enough for the boy to sit straight in attention, not letting his eyes wander away from the table.
Julia broke into a peal of laughter. "You dork.. are you that afraid of bringing me out?" Aron pecked his head like a chicken, making the girl laugh even harder. Yet, when she asked him the reason, he refused to answer no matter what.
Before she can press him any further, the maid was back, this time with piping hot dishes in her hand. While presenting them over the clothed tabletop, she didn't forget to pass on some suggestive glances towards the handsome boy.
Nonetheless, Aron didn't even look at the woman, keeping his eyes trained strictly on the food. He can't afford to bring this rich girl out again, neither monetarily nor mentally. Julia smirked finding the lady serving the dish get increasingly frustrated at her futile attempts at charming the boy.
"Huff.." Aron heard an audible snort behind his back, probably from the maid who had just taken her to leave. "Try this first.. you will love it." Julia passed him one of the smoking dishes, excitedly awaiting his reaction. He stuck his knives in the tender meat and it cut through that like butter. The scent emanating from the grilled meat had already caused him to salivate.
'Heck.. I might as well enjoy this if I am going to pay for it.' Throwing the concerns to the back of his mind, he placed the piece of tender meat on his tongue. *Mhh* Aron felt a current run through his body, originating from his mouth. All his taste buds had been sent in overdrive, squirming in pleasure.
"Hehe.. never had something like this in your life, did you, slave boy?" Aron took some time properly chewing on his bite before swallowing it. He can only shake his head in embarrassment. This food was totally divine. It had easily trumped even the meal he had at Julia's hostel mess.
"It's profound beast meat. Their body is nourished by mana, that's the reason they taste so delicious. Sometimes we get this in our dorms as well, but never of this quality." Julia did the explaining while biting on her own piece. "Mhhh.. reminds me of home."
For a moment Aron didn't want to think about the price of these meals. The girl he brought was happy and that's what matters the most. Also, whatever price they might quote, it will be very much worth it for this experience.
"Home? Aren't you home already? Or your clan doesn't reside in the capital?" He brought in a topic to discuss while both of them relished the food. "Yeah, it is. But I rarely go back. Firstly, the academy barely lets you be so free to return home. Secondly, I don't enjoy my home as much."
Aron decided not to probe the matter too much. He had seen the girl will be mostly tight-lipped about her family. Whatever be the case, it's not his place to discuss that with her. Hence, he let her decide what she wanted to talk about. Within a few minutes, they were enjoying their time without any care in the world. Laughing at each other's jokes and poking fun at one another.
Unbeknownst to them, a woman in one corner had her eyes trained on them. What was surprising was that her eyes were stuck on the boy and not the girl like the rest of the people around. "So I was telling, Ms. Lucy.. Ahem.. is there something you would like me to order for you, Miss?"
The gorgeous woman dressed in a glittering green dress looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. Her red lips tugged into a wide smile before standing up. "Please pardon me, Mr. Clive. I don't feel like eating, anymore. Let's do this some other day, shall we?"
The man ahead of her was reluctant but agreed once the lady awarded him with a kiss on his cheeks. "You can leave. I will return too. Just need to take a leak." She winked charmingly, causing the man to blush. He watched the woman walk over to the washroom with her big swaying buttocks, hugged tightly by her single-piece clothing.
The woman named Lucy found herself staring at her own reflection in the mirror. "Hehehe.. where were you hiding, little one? This vitality.. mhhh.. it's causing me to convulse.. ahha.. haha.." Her arms hugged her hourglass-shaped figure, her skin shivering in excitement.
Looking back in the mirror, one can see her glowing red eyes dilate. Taking out her lipstick, she gave some extra finishing touches to her make-up. Next, she undid her bun, letting her thick dark brown hair fall over her shoulders, trying to give herself a haggard look.
Outside the restroom, night had fallen over but the young couple was still engaged in fervent talk. That's when Aron noticed a woman walking over to them with uneasy steps. Anyone can tell that she had too much wine and was now finding it difficult to navigate her way around.
Alarm bells rang in Aron's mind and he focused his attention back on the meal. Everything about this woman was spelling trouble. From her extremely sexy body to her enchanting face, nothing was ordinary. Alas.. man poses and god disposes. "Ahh..!!" Somehow managing to cross over the rest of the distance, the lady ended up collapsing right next to the boy.
Instinctively, he held out his hands to catch the lady midway, saving her from landing face-first on the floor. "Ahh.. mmhh.. I.. mhh.. so sorry.. cough..!!" A thick stench of alcohol wafted over his face. Yet, the boy stood still, helping the lady get back on her feet. There was only one person in the entire hall who was not appreciating this kind gesture from the young man.
Julia can't help but be suspicious even in this seemingly ordinary situation. Maybe she was feeling threatened by the enchanting figure of the mature woman. "Ahhh..!!" As Aron had expected the lady fell back in his embrace after her attempts at picking herself up failed miserably.
"It's okay, ma'am. You can rest here for a while. Once you feel a little better, I will drop you outside. What do you say?" For a moment even the woman was taken aback by his sincere gaze. She had done everything to expose a large portion of her upper tits, combining that with her hot figure, she was quite confident of her charms.
Either this guy was so naive that he totally fell for her trick or he was a monk who had probably touched a lady first time in his life. "Thank you.. little brother.." She didn't resist, letting the boy hold her into the chair beside him. "Here.. have some water. It will help."
Julia humphed, not liking the development one bit. Still, she was not so mean to send a fragile lady away when she was in such a drunk condition. Aron watched the lady chug the water in one gulp. Only now did he notice that she was sleepily holding onto his arms on her chest. Possibly she was thinking that of her refuge, unwilling to let it go.
Aron can only pass on a wry smile to the girl opposite to him. "Huh.. you sure I am the only 'fairy of good fortune' you got?" He was thoroughly embarrassed. How was this his fault at any rate? He didn't even bother looking at the woman until she almost landed on the floor.
Aron had no idea that it was just the beginning of his misfortune. The same play repeated once they got out of Greenville Academy and into an apparels shop to buy a dress for himself. "I think it's good enough, Julia. Let's book this one." Said the boy after his tenth try.
"Hmm.. okay. Let's book this for now. Later we can come again if you need extra pair." Like hell, he was coming with her a second time here. He neatly folded his earlier robes only having the girl dump them in the rubbish trunk. "What did you do, Julia? Those were very recent purchases. One wash and they should have been good as new."
What's worse, those were brought for him by Mrs. Yana. Even if they were destroyed, he was going to keep them as souvenirs. "No need. Let's go, I know a place where we can have some good time haha.." Aron kept staring at the trash box while being reluctantly pulled away by the cheerful girl, with her arms locked onto his.
A short walk later, the boy raised his head to look at the high-rise building in front of him. "Ahem.. Ms. Julia, I am only left with 270 more silver coins. Are you sure that can cover our expenses at this place?"
"That you should have worried about before asking me out huh.." Aron can only smile bitterly, recalling that it wasn't actually him who proposed this idea. She dragged him inside. "It's okay, I will cover it for you today. Just pay me back when you have the money."
Aron let her bring him to the fifth floor. Compared to the lower floors this one was on a different level in luxury. The tables were set wide apart, giving the customer enough private space. He can see a multitude of men and women around, each one dressed in exuberant clothes. Many ladies had their hair done in extraordinary patterns.
The men too looked equally magnificent with large gemstone rings in their fingers. What surprised him was that a few of them even had some amount of make-up done to their face. No one turned their heads to look at them, clearly, they were too busy discussing their own affairs.
But it wasn't the same for long. Once Julia chose the table and sat down, a few of the eyes began scanning her. The next minute, Aron watched in amazement as a few people got up from their seats, respectfully approaching them. "My good lady, can you confirm if you are Ms. Julia from the Rutherford family?" One of the men who stood in front of the others asked.
"Yes, that will be me." Julia answered with her usual unenthusiastic voice. This tone seems to be reserved for the people she was not close with. "Ohh.. pardon my ignorance, young lady. This subordinate has a weak memory. Please accept my greetings on behalf of the Judas family."
One by one the men and women began offering their greetings to the girl, who returned them with proper courtesy. Regardless, her responses were concise, making it amply clear that this was her private time and they should all go back.
"Wow.. you are like a celebrity around here haha.." "huh.. none of them are here for me, rather for the family name attached." "Hehe.. even then, it must feel good to have some many people at your call. So your name is Julia Rutherford. Hmm.. it's quite exorbitant."
"Haha.. yes, even I think so. Anyhow, let's order something to eat. I am starving." Aron can't agree more after the people from earlier wasted so much of their time. One look at the menu and the boy struggled to even pronounce the names to the maid on waiting, leading her to chuckle in response.
"Let me help you, young master." The lady bent down over the table to explain every dish to the boy. In doing so a large portion of her cleavages was presented right beside the boy, evidently making it hard for the naive boy to focus on the menu.
"It won't be necessary, I will order. Bring these.." Julia pulled the menu away from the duo, iterating a few names of the dishes, promptly sending the maid away. "Do you really have to act like a perv, wherever you go?"
"Cough..!" Aron scratched the back of his head, realizing that he had been caught peeping at the maids bust. "ahem.. it's nothing like that. It was impossible to avoid.. she was right on my face." He decided to take some pages from the old man of the Necromancy Store's book of shamelessness. Answering with the same suaveness.
"Impossible to avoid.. my foot.. I know all about it. Stop messing around. Else you are bringing me here tomorrow as well." That threat was enough for the boy to sit straight in attention, not letting his eyes wander away from the table.
Julia broke into a peal of laughter. "You dork.. are you that afraid of bringing me out?" Aron pecked his head like a chicken, making the girl laugh even harder. Yet, when she asked him the reason, he refused to answer no matter what.
Before she can press him any further, the maid was back, this time with piping hot dishes in her hand. While presenting them over the clothed tabletop, she didn't forget to pass on some suggestive glances towards the handsome boy.
Nonetheless, Aron didn't even look at the woman, keeping his eyes trained strictly on the food. He can't afford to bring this rich girl out again, neither monetarily nor mentally. Julia smirked finding the lady serving the dish get increasingly frustrated at her futile attempts at charming the boy.
"Huff.." Aron heard an audible snort behind his back, probably from the maid who had just taken her to leave. "Try this first.. you will love it." Julia passed him one of the smoking dishes, excitedly awaiting his reaction. He stuck his knives in the tender meat and it cut through that like butter. The scent emanating from the grilled meat had already caused him to salivate.
'Heck.. I might as well enjoy this if I am going to pay for it.' Throwing the concerns to the back of his mind, he placed the piece of tender meat on his tongue. *Mhh* Aron felt a current run through his body, originating from his mouth. All his taste buds had been sent in overdrive, squirming in pleasure.
"Hehe.. never had something like this in your life, did you, slave boy?" Aron took some time properly chewing on his bite before swallowing it. He can only shake his head in embarrassment. This food was totally divine. It had easily trumped even the meal he had at Julia's hostel mess.
"It's profound beast meat. Their body is nourished by mana, that's the reason they taste so delicious. Sometimes we get this in our dorms as well, but never of this quality." Julia did the explaining while biting on her own piece. "Mhhh.. reminds me of home."
For a moment Aron didn't want to think about the price of these meals. The girl he brought was happy and that's what matters the most. Also, whatever price they might quote, it will be very much worth it for this experience.
"Home? Aren't you home already? Or your clan doesn't reside in the capital?" He brought in a topic to discuss while both of them relished the food. "Yeah, it is. But I rarely go back. Firstly, the academy barely lets you be so free to return home. Secondly, I don't enjoy my home as much."
Aron decided not to probe the matter too much. He had seen the girl will be mostly tight-lipped about her family. Whatever be the case, it's not his place to discuss that with her. Hence, he let her decide what she wanted to talk about. Within a few minutes, they were enjoying their time without any care in the world. Laughing at each other's jokes and poking fun at one another.
Unbeknownst to them, a woman in one corner had her eyes trained on them. What was surprising was that her eyes were stuck on the boy and not the girl like the rest of the people around. "So I was telling, Ms. Lucy.. Ahem.. is there something you would like me to order for you, Miss?"
The gorgeous woman dressed in a glittering green dress looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. Her red lips tugged into a wide smile before standing up. "Please pardon me, Mr. Clive. I don't feel like eating, anymore. Let's do this some other day, shall we?"
The man ahead of her was reluctant but agreed once the lady awarded him with a kiss on his cheeks. "You can leave. I will return too. Just need to take a leak." She winked charmingly, causing the man to blush. He watched the woman walk over to the washroom with her big swaying buttocks, hugged tightly by her single-piece clothing.
The woman named Lucy found herself staring at her own reflection in the mirror. "Hehehe.. where were you hiding, little one? This vitality.. mhhh.. it's causing me to convulse.. ahha.. haha.." Her arms hugged her hourglass-shaped figure, her skin shivering in excitement.
Looking back in the mirror, one can see her glowing red eyes dilate. Taking out her lipstick, she gave some extra finishing touches to her make-up. Next, she undid her bun, letting her thick dark brown hair fall over her shoulders, trying to give herself a haggard look.
Outside the restroom, night had fallen over but the young couple was still engaged in fervent talk. That's when Aron noticed a woman walking over to them with uneasy steps. Anyone can tell that she had too much wine and was now finding it difficult to navigate her way around.
Alarm bells rang in Aron's mind and he focused his attention back on the meal. Everything about this woman was spelling trouble. From her extremely sexy body to her enchanting face, nothing was ordinary. Alas.. man poses and god disposes. "Ahh..!!" Somehow managing to cross over the rest of the distance, the lady ended up collapsing right next to the boy.
Instinctively, he held out his hands to catch the lady midway, saving her from landing face-first on the floor. "Ahh.. mmhh.. I.. mhh.. so sorry.. cough..!!" A thick stench of alcohol wafted over his face. Yet, the boy stood still, helping the lady get back on her feet. There was only one person in the entire hall who was not appreciating this kind gesture from the young man.
Julia can't help but be suspicious even in this seemingly ordinary situation. Maybe she was feeling threatened by the enchanting figure of the mature woman. "Ahhh..!!" As Aron had expected the lady fell back in his embrace after her attempts at picking herself up failed miserably.
"It's okay, ma'am. You can rest here for a while. Once you feel a little better, I will drop you outside. What do you say?" For a moment even the woman was taken aback by his sincere gaze. She had done everything to expose a large portion of her upper tits, combining that with her hot figure, she was quite confident of her charms.
Either this guy was so naive that he totally fell for her trick or he was a monk who had probably touched a lady first time in his life. "Thank you.. little brother.." She didn't resist, letting the boy hold her into the chair beside him. "Here.. have some water. It will help."
Julia humphed, not liking the development one bit. Still, she was not so mean to send a fragile lady away when she was in such a drunk condition. Aron watched the lady chug the water in one gulp. Only now did he notice that she was sleepily holding onto his arms on her chest. Possibly she was thinking that of her refuge, unwilling to let it go.
Aron can only pass on a wry smile to the girl opposite to him. "Huh.. you sure I am the only 'fairy of good fortune' you got?" He was thoroughly embarrassed. How was this his fault at any rate? He didn't even bother looking at the woman until she almost landed on the floor.
