Mika woke up as usual the next day and did his daily workouts before coming down to have breakfast with his family.
After his mother and father went off to work,he approached the gardener at the back of the lawn and exchanged pleasantaries with him.
While talking to him,Mika intentionally patted his shoulder and used his skill to analyse him.
But contrary to his speculation,the gardener was completely innocent and was just a normal human being.But,he found out something interesting as well.
Apparently,the gardener has a class!
And according to what his profession is,it was called [Gardener].But he didn't have any combat or magical skills and all other skills were mediocre at best,except the element Neutral spells.Nothing was exceptionally noteworthy.
But that was not what fasinated Mika.It was the fact that even, common mana-less civillians can get classes.
Mika speculated that the acquisition of a class mostly depended upon the profession a person choose after they became an adult,that is after 15 years of age,but he wasn't sure per say.
And yes!The age when a person is considered an adult in this world is 15 years of age!
'Man! I was watching pok*mon when I was 15,but here, people start working towards what they want to be in life....
Or get married as well', thought Mika.
After talking to the gardener for some time,Mika came back to the mansion and strodded towards the pantry room to find Rebecca,only to see her stuffing strawberry cupcakes inside her mouth.
Mika peeked through the pantry door and watched how a squirrel dressed in a maid outfit was pushing in lots of cupcakes down her throat.
'Wow...this sight is heavenly but alas I can't express myself or else I might have went in and poked her cheeks.'
"Heum...."Mika entered the room while clearing his throat.
"Ah!.."
Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Rebecca became stunned as she turned around,only to find her self proclaimed child looking at her with his now signature, expressionless face.
However ,even after realising that Mika had found her stuffing cupcakes,she didn't shreik or try to explain herself.
She elegantly kept the dish containing the cupcakes on the pantry storage and locked its door.
Adjusting her glasses with a sigh,she turned around with her usual stiff expression asked,"Is there something you need,young Master?"
"No...but I'd like to ask you some questions.Are you free?"
"Absolutely,Young Master,let's go sit in the drawing room",said Rebecca while nodding her head before walking towards the other end of the pantry room.
Opening the door beside the dining room, Rebecca entered, followed by Mika.
Mika strodded inside the drawing room and sat down on an comfy sofa as Rebbeca hurried back to the pantry room and brought forth a tea pot full of tea.
While brewing the tealeaves,Rebecca glanced at Mika through the corner of her eyes before serving him the tea in golden white ornamental tea cups adrorned with rubies, showing off the immense wealth the Doecere Smithy had.
After checking out his cup ,Mika proceeded take a whiff of the sweet smell of the tea leaves.
Just as the smell entered his nostrils,he started reminiscing about the Darjeeling tea he used to have back in his world.
'Ah ,that hits the spot.But it really tastes like Darjeeling tea.Do they have it here?'
Mika then looked up towards the maid sitting opposite to him and asked,"Rebecca,from where do there tea leaves come?.These really smell good"
"It comes from the Elven Domain.Specifically the Northeastern parts of it,closer to the outskirts of the Eragor forests. "
"It is quite popular among the Noble circle due to its sweet and savoury favour,not to mention it's aroma is quite nice as well.But it's actually really expensive and normal people can't buy them directly as the Elves monopolize on its marketing."
"By the way,how much does it cost?"asked Mika while taking a sip.
"500 gold coins per tea bag, Young Master"
'What!...it's super expensive and 500 gold coins...
'Its five million in Earth's currency!'
And from what Mika had read about the currency of this world,it was pretty basic and straightforward.
'100 copper coins was equal to 1 silver coin.100 silver coins was equal to 1 gold coin and 100 gold was equal to 1 platinum coin.'
'But this is universal only over the human,Demi human and half breed domains of the world of ITHRA except for the quirky Elves and Dwarves who only accepted currency in there own Elven coins made of a special material called 'Galad' and the Dwarven coins made of Mythril, respectively.
'And here in the human domain...even 5 gold coins could make a normal family live a peaceful life for a year!And me,a mana less scion of a wealthy household is drinking tea of value of more than 100 times of it.'thought Mika while he stopped sipping his tea.
'And for some reason ,I don't feel like drinking tea anymore', thought Mika as he kept the tea cup on the table.
Looking up he saw Rebecca elegantly sipping on her tea while crossing her legs and sitting like a proper lady.
She looked exactly like a portrait of a text book example of a Victorian maid and the bright sunrays which fell on her luscious hair tied into a bun ,just added more fuel to this beautiful scenery.
However,bits of strawberry cupcake stuck on her cheek just, didn't ruin the feel but didn't improve it either.
Realising that Mika was looking at her ,Rebecca put down her cup and said while fluttering her long eyelashes,"What do you want to know,Young Master?"
"Tell me Rebecca ,do I look weird,I mean with my white hair?",asked Mika.
Rebecca closed her eyes and kept quite for a while before looking straight into his eyes and said,"You don't look weird,infact whith the white hair and your expressionless face,you look more sacred and holy rather than vile."
"I won't be shocked if you would go to the pope and claim that you are a saint sent by Goddess ITHRA herself and he accepted it.To that extent is the holiness you exclude"
"However ,you do look weird.As both your mother and father don't have white hair.Infact,before your accident,you had blonde hair with blackish tinges at the ends and even after you woke up you had to them,albeit small.
"It's only after the procedure that you started having white hair which can also be regarded as a side effect of it"
"So don't think about it.You look good.Infact ,you look handsome.If you get more handsome than you truly are, then girls are going to fall for you as soon as you step inside the academy "teased Rebbeca with a slight grin on her rosy lips.
Mika was taken aback by her statement but due to his expressionless face,Rebecca didn't see him getting embarrassed.
"Heum.."clearing his throat,Mika sat up and continued,"Next question.How does a profession get alloted to a person and can the normal population without Enlightenment or mana,aquire a job without a Body Art.?
Hearing no response for her previous statement,Rebecca sighed and said,
"For your first question.A person doesn't get alloted a profession,rather it's the person that chooses their job"
"You might not know this young master ,but I also have a profession.Its called a Rogue."
"But it's not because I reached Enlightenment through a Body Art.Its because I chose to be a Rogue."
"I used weapons befitting of a Rogue.I used tactics befitting a Rogue.My fighting syle comprises of precision and stealth,That is why I claim the profession of a Rogue."
"As for how I came to know that I had become a Rogue,it's because of a phenomenon called the 'Calling'"
"It is similar to enlightenment but yet,it's different.The only difference being that the Enlightenment is only experienced by people who have the talent and capability to awaken mana and construct a mana pool."
"However, the 'Calling'is experienced by every single being of this world as to what they will do or specialize in life.Even dragons are not exemplary to this rule"
"Not all people can awaken mana and it's only 2% of the entire human population.However,it's common knowledge that mana is everwhere.Its whether you can feel it or not.Thats what it matters'
'And most of the humans are either simple people devoid of feeling mana or are proficient in other Non magical combat like Swordsman,Fencer, Duelist etc. "
"So to summerize it, I awakened mana by performing body arts to improve my physique,had a mana heart implanted,experienced the Enlightenment to circulate mana and then the 'Calling' to aquire a profession."
"What normal mana less people do is just bypass the first, second and third step and experience the Calling to aquire Non-combat jobs like Scholar,Gardener, Shopkeeper, ecetera mostly by repetative practice of that specific profession."
"However,you can change your profession anytime midway as well."
"Huuu...I hope it answers both your first and second question, Young Master?",said Rebbeca after concluding her long speech of info dumping.
Mika nodded his head after hearing her explanation before speaking again.
"Okay..last question, today is the when ..'you know what is arriving'. "
"Do I need to know about anything?",asked Mika
Realising what Mika implied by the term,'You know what', Rebecca's eyes constricted as she said,
"Be careful,Young Master"
"There have been instances where the 'thing' has somehow bypassed the seal and betrayed the owner.So be careful not to let it roam around freely and keep it under control.Thats all",said Rebbeca.
Mika nodded his head after hearing her warning.
"I will keep that in mind ",said Mika while picking up his tea cup and finishing up his tea.
Rebbeca also picked up her cup and sipped on her tea before she found her young master getting up from his seat.
"Eh?..you don't have anymore questions?"
"No Reb,and if I sit down and continue chatting with you,I might take away your time.You have other things to do as well,right. "
Rebecca wanted to refute his words but the she looked at the huge wall clock,
"God!...it's already half past 11.I have so much more work to do!",thought Rebbeca.
Mika just casually strode towards the door of the drawing room as he walked away.
However,he halted in his tracks and turned towards Rebecca and said,
"Oh.Rebecca.I have some problems seeing things and Mother told me to inform you of some prescription glasses to buy,so would you buy it for me?"
"Yes, ofcourse, Young Master",said Rebecca while nodding her head.
Mika then turned around to walk outside the room but then again he peeked inside the room and said,"oh I almost forgot to say that...."
"Those cupcakes really looked tasty.Please bring a plate to my room now , Rebecca" said Mika before rushing out of the room and slaming the door with a thud.
Thud!
Rebecca just looked at the door with a stunned expression on her usual stoic face as a red hue came upon her rosy cheeks.
'He saw me stealing those!"thought Rebecca.
Feeling embarassed,Rebecca held her cheeks with a flushed expression but as soon her hand fell on her cheek and piece of the strawberry cupcake stuck on her finger.
Looking up at the piece stuck,Rebecca expression flushed even more as she thought.
'This was stuck all this time on my face.....why didn't he tell me....'
'He saw everything! Didn't he!,thought Rebecca with a face as red as a fully ripened tomato while burrying her face inside the sofa.
***
The tranquil moonlight shone through the wet forests of the valley as a luxurious carriage phased through the lush greenery,while pulling another carriage filled with cargo.
Clip! clop! Splash!
Clip! clop! Splash!
The clipclop sound of the carriage as well as the cackling of the wheels amidst the splashing sound of the raindrops echoed through hrough the dark of the night,pulled by two muscular and white stallions as they passed throught the forest only to stop infront of a large and majestic gate.
"HALT!",a loud shout echoed from one of the watch towers.
"State your purpose and provide the nesscessary documents regarding your arrival"
"Present your nesscessities at the window beside the tower"
Hearing the voice full of authority,a lone man came down from the carriage as he handed over the reigns of the horses to the fellow coach man beside him,wearing a luxurious black suit underneath a black trench coat with its Hood on.
Rummaging through his obsidian black suitcase,he pulled out some papers and walked towards the window beside the large gate and knocked on it.
Knock!
Knock!
A small metal window slid down as a gruff looking guard lit up the magic lamp beside himand peered through the dew on the window.
However, as soon as the man brought the magic lamp close to the man's face,one could see a young man was standing wearing a luxurious suit,albeit with an anxious expression on his face.
He was the same human male who was inside that dimly lit cage!
Standing infront of the window the man thought,
"Man!...I hate this job!Those two orcs just had to get themselves killed for trying to r*pe that elf chick!
'Thank God ,I didn't try something funny!.....', thought the man as he tried peeking inside the window.
Looking at the stack of papers ,the gruff guard ordered,"Stand at a distance of 5 meters from the window and hand me those papers."
The man just smiled anxiously and completely obliged to the gruff man's order.
Handing off the papers,the man asked with a wry smile,"Rainy day, isn't it?"
The gruff man snached those papers off his hands and started checking them.
Wearing his gold rimmed glasses he thoroughly checked those papers, squinting his eyebrows before taking up the stamp pad and stamping on it.
An insignia of a Majestic Golden Wyvern was printed on the stack of papers.
Handing the papers back to the man,he said in a heavy tone.
"Yes,it is.Now take your carriage and move towards the Gate.Show this insignia to the guards stationed inside and follow their procedures. "
Clack!
Just after handing over the papers, the window instantly shut down followed by the sound of a closing latch.
But as soon as the gruff guard closed the window ,the man in the black trench coat heaved a sigh of relief.
Sigh...
'That was tough! Now all that's left is the checkpoint inside.....Huh'
Strodding back to the carriage ,the man gave a slight nod to his partner before walking past him, just to stop infront of the cargo latched behind.
Removing the long cloth over the cargo, the man took out a red coloured potion bottle before casually throwing it inside one of the pots.
Seeing that the bottle went inside the pot without a single sound made,the man whispered,
"Drink it bitch.Don't wanna get caught,do we?knock twice if you drank up"
Knock!
Knock!
Hearing the sound of the knocks coming from the pots,the man took out a magic torch light and tried seeing inside the pot.
Seeing that the pot was empty,the man snickered in an evil tone,
"Rejoice slave! Your gonna get sold!"
"Gone are the days of swimming in Cumshots!Now it's time for your to get knocked up ,hehe"
Noticing the sound of hushed sniffels ,the man grinned as he put the cloth back up and came back to the carriage driver.
Lighting up a cigar, he boarded the carriage and ordered,"Move...."
The coachman beside him nodded and pulled the reigns of the carriage followed by the neighing of the stallions and the clipclops as the carriage slowly moved towards the large gate amidst the drizzle of raindrops.
***