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Chapter 8 - A Warlock’s Clean-Up

After Sophia left the apartment accompanied by four of Camille's bodyguards, the platinum-haired woman called upon two of her servants, who had been patiently waiting outside.

Their names were Rina and Rona, two mature women who were twins and who had taken care of Camille ever since she was a baby. They were two of her most trusted servants, and she considered them to be mother figures for her.

Believing that there was no one better to teach Dante about hygiene and fashion in their world, she told them the whole situation, and they agreed to the task.

That entire morning, the two fifty-year-old women taught the warlock how to take a shower, brush his teeth, and all other essential everyday activities.

While the servants had severe expressions on their faces, they were visibly pleased with the warlock's competence. He might not have been from their world, but it only took him one brief explanation to understand anything being taught to him.

They ended their lesson by giving Dante a haircut in the living room. Still, Camille expressed her liking for his slightly long hair, so all the two middle-aged servants did was level it so that it wouldn't look as messy.

During the haircut, Megan left her room freshly woken up, wearing pajama shorts and a cropped, white tank top that showcased her toned midriff.

"Ah, Megan. What do you think?" Camille asked the brunette, pointing at Dante, who was sitting in a chair surrounded by small strands of his hair.

*yawn* "Handsome, I guess… Did Sophie leave breakfast for me?" Megan replied, searching the kitchen for the container that the blonde prepared for her beforehand.

"Handsome she says. That's not bad coming from her," said Camille with a smile on her face, feeling proud of her work.

After Megan ate her food and changed into a more casual outfit, she asked Camille for her real reason for visiting their apartment, knowing that teaching Dante about hygiene wasn't her only objective.

Camille confirmed her thoughts and said that teaching Dante those things in the morning was simply the most efficient way to spend their time while they waited for Sophia to return from her classes.

"I need you guys to move apartments, so I'll be helping you with that today…" explained Camille.

The two women couldn't be tracked anymore after Dante removed the curse from their bodies, but that didn't mean that they didn't know the location of their home.

Camille's idea was to rent another apartment in the same complex for the two women and leave Dante in the old one, knowing that he would be able to fend off any demon that showed up.

The new apartment was on the opposite side of the building, and the two college students didn't have that many things, so moving all of their stuff would be relatively simple.

By noon of that day, Sophia returned from her classes and was surprised at Dante's clean new look. Even though his appearance hadn't changed much, she could still tell the difference.

Before they could start moving their stuff to the new apartment, the blonde prepared lunch for everyone present.

"Oh?" Dante perked up, seeing Sophia turning on the heat of the stove.

"What are you cooking now, Miss Sophia?" he asked, clearly interested in her cooking process.

"It's called spaghetti and meatballs," she replied while seasoning the ground beef.

Of course, the warlock had never heard of such a dish, but seeing the amount of positive energy that emanated from her whenever she was cooking made him believe that Sophia was truly passionate about it.

When Dante tried his first bite, his eyes widened and lit up with excitement, as he didn't think that he could taste something better than the omelet he had had that morning.

It hadn't even been twenty-four hours since he arrived in the new world, but he felt like he was already living quite peacefully.

Once everyone was done eating, Camille's servants packed all of Megan and Sophia's things in boxes and started moving them to the new apartment with Dante's help.

*Phew* "All done!" Camille exclaimed after everything was set up in the new apartment.

The platinum-haired woman gave Dante a smartphone, giving him a brief explanation of how it could be used to communicate with people all over the world.

The warlock compared them to magical artifacts that certain kings used in his past world to communicate during war times, but on Earth, almost everyone had access to these devices.

Camille was glad that Dante was able to pick up on things quickly, as she was afraid at first that he would be similar to a caveman.

She could deduce that Dante's past world wasn't as technologically advanced as Earth was, so she wasn't sure how he would fare with all that new information. Nevertheless, she ended up being pleasantly surprised.

"Hey, Dante. Just to confirm…" the platinum-haired woman said.

"What is it?" he asked as he fiddled his finger on his new smartphone's touch screen.

"You can beat this demon for sure, right?" she asked, feeling a bit guilty at the fact that she was leaving him in the compromised apartment.

The warlock raised his gaze, looking sharper than before, and locked his eyes with the handler.

"If there is anything I know how to kill, it's a demon," he replied, confident and serious.

Camille felt a strange sensation for a brief second, a mix of fear and relief. Still, she smiled at the warlock's conviction. "Then I'll trust you to keep protecting the girls," she muttered lowly so that the two women wouldn't listen.

"Oh, Sophie…" the handler called, making the blonde woman approach them.

"Is it okay if you take Dante to the campus with you? Having him around might be better than the four bodyguards I sent today," she asked, trying her best to convince her.

"Umm, yeah. I- I think I could show him around…" she replied.

The blonde wasn't afraid of spending time with the warlock. Instead, she was simply insecure about her tour-guiding skills.

"I'll be in your care then, Miss Sophia," Dante politely said.

"O-okay! But you can just call me by my name—or Sophie!" she clarified.

After Dante had dinner with the three women, he walked back to his apartment with Camille, who had something she wanted to show him before she left the building.

The handler had ordered her servants to bring a large number of books to Dante's apartment, ranging from world encyclopedias and dictionaries to kid's tales and popular novels.

Noticing the stack of tomes filled with the information that Dante wanted so badly, he thanked Camille wholeheartedly and picked up the first one on the pile.

The woman chuckled. "It was no problem. In case anything happens, you know how to call me, right?" she asked.

Dante nodded. "Yup. Just go on contacts, then scroll to "C" for Camille, and then I press the green button to call…" he explained.

Camille chuckled again, thinking that the warlock was pretty charming when he was trying his best to explain something that she considered so common.

"Let me know how your day at the campus goes tomorrow. See ya'!" she continued, waving goodbye and leaving Dante alone, who was excited to begin reading the pile of books left for him.