The five families

Kai and Victor got along well although Kai had to take his guest to the guestroom in his arms because he fell asleep. Kai left him there and went to take a bath. When he finished he wanted to finish his work but is weary of entering his space with an outsider in the house.

Kai had bought a special ink that day after having dinner with Victor in town. It is so he can avoid being implicated with curses or slave marks again.

The spell he found in the library is very powerful and can be imbued in artifacts or in a tattoo. This way it will react and counter any curse directed at you even in an unconscious state.

Kai has decided on a place to make the tattoo and the problem was the fact that a tattoo would just heal because of his body type so he had to spend days making the most powerful recipe for the ink that even the immortals use after reaching highest levels in cultivation.

Tonight Kai will allow his robot to do the job because who can be more professional than them? The language is very delicate so it must be precise. The anti curse tattoo is located on Kai's left chest. It took a few hours but Kai pumped it full of his spirit energy to activate it around 3 in the morning.

And as promised, it didn't heal. Instead the lines swirl around mixing and finally turned bright golden. Then they deemed but were still in a golden color. Now even if someone tried to figure out what the runes say they won't be able to read it.

This way Kai can be safe from those pesky slavers. Strength is not always the way to deal with flies like the oppressors especially when Kai is trying to live a low profile life.

Kai fell asleep after his last worry about this world is finally put behind him. Now he can rest assured.

In the morning nanny made breakfast but Victor hasn't woken up yet. Lai had to go in to check his status but the guy is in the bathroom. "Victor, breakfast is almost cold."

"I am coming." Kai realized that operating a shower might have been difficult. But before he can finish that thought, Victor came out wearing the clothes Kai had put aside for him.

"What is this material?" Victor asked. Nobles and high merchants like to use silk and other rare materials than a strong material like jean.

"It called jean. I knew you would look good in whichever outfit you choose." Kai had left three outfits for him.

Victor chose a pair of open sandals, pair of jeans and a silk blue shirt with red rose patterns near the buttons.

"These shoes are comfortable and breezy on the toes." Victor is an eccentric guy. You expect one thing from him, he will do something out of the laid down path. That shirt shows part of the chest like the handsome knight in a romantic novel. So seductive.

"Come on." Kai took him to enjoy breakfast.

"Is this how you normally live?" Victor asked seeing the full table.

"I suppose. What do you normally do?"

"I mostly have to keep appearances as a successful merchant. But I sell information and the most valuable customers are aware of this." Victor told Kai something that interest Kai.

"Information. I want information, can you help me access to a library with valuable books about this world?" Kai asked.

"Why?"

"Like I said, I know nothing about anything at all." Kai said in response.

"How much time to do need?" It would problematic if he needs to read many books at once.

"A few hours? Maybe one hour depending on the size of the library." Kai is aware that nobles hold knowledge as a form of keeping power for themselves and keep the commoners ignorant.

"Alright. I am going to meet a grand duchess in three weeks, you should come." Victor said this mostly because he wants to travel with Kai.

"What is the price?" Kai asked because he doesn't want to be unable to pay.

"We are friends. Besides, what can you afford? What if I want a bed similar to the one I slept on?"

"Done."

"One of those fridges and a tv." Victor pushed his luck wven further.

"Done and done." Kai smiled.

"Are you sure you are not from the Ziphia kingdom?"

Kai smiled "I am sure."

"What about beer? I want a steady supply of beer." He is thinking about selling it. That kind of drink, the brutes in the capital will relish it, especially during hot seasons.

"Forget beer. Try this. It is called cola. This I can allow you to sell because its market is guaranteed."

As soon as Victor saw the drink in the glass he stood up in excitement. "You have cola? This can only be found in Wallace nation. They keep the secret of it manufacturing process closely guarded."

"Ah? Then forget it. I don't want to be assassinated in my sleep." Kai sounded dejected.

"What! No, I will sell it for you all you have to do is sit back and count the money. I don't like those Wallace people. Always raising the prices of items out of the blue just because we couldn't make it ourselves." Victor grumbled.

"What else do they sell exclusively?" Kainasked with interest.

"Medicine. They say this cola recipe came out of an alchemist lab by mistake."

"What medicine are we talking about?"

"Healing medicine mostly otherwise they wouldn't be so brazen about it. No country or merchant family is willing to offend the people who make life saving medicine." Victor explained.

"If they find out I can make this cola then wouldn't they try something like refusing to sell medicine to the kingdom?" Kai asked.

"They would, isn't it exciting?" Victor said with a laugh.

"I don't want to start something that will result in many people losing their lives." Kai frowned.

"They have something I really want so I am looking for ways to reduce their prestige a bit. Show them they are not that special. Help me with this Kai. I can make you very rich." Victor said to Kai with a serious tone.

"Let's finish eating."

They went out after eating where they saw the children have been made to go and jog around the land. Their training had been going on for a few weeks now. But the ones who only came in yesterday are having a hard time keeping up.

"What is this? I thought all they have to do is be children?" Victor asked when he saw the commotion.

"This is what children do where I come from." Kai responded.

"Why?" Victor asked perplexed.

"The world is not safe. Take a look at how they live. They would be devoured the moment they left this comfortable environment I have made for them. They need to at least be able to run for their lives out there." Kai explained.

"That is thoughtful. Most orphanages don't offer such training." Victor admitted

"This is not most places." Kai said proudly.

The two of them bonded while observing the territory under Kai's management. Kai hopes that the children can reach the first level of the body cultivation so they will then introduce aura into their bodies. From then on, their path will be very easy.

The universal body cultivation that Kai makes them cultivate is a basic body cleansing technique that will wash away all the impurities in your body one cell at a time. This will allow anyone the opportunity to build an unshakable foundation for whatever technique they decide to use to gain strength.

They are children who might have a talent for magic but a strong body foundation is a must. Kai will consider testing them after they have reached the first level of the body cultivation, he will then divide them at that time accordingly. But they will all have to do the body cultivation routine every day even if they are mages.

"What is that strong medicinal smell they each exude?" Victor asked.

"It is something to flush their system and allow them better results from training."

"It sounds like you are turning them into your own little army." Victor has suspicious eyes at this moment.

"I have no need for an army. If I am to look after children, then I will do so properly." Kai said simply.

"The five families would be so upset if they found out you taking peasants and turning them stronger. They might go after you like how they go after the magic tower and the church." Victor chuckled.

"Five families?"

"You know there are two human nations almost as big as each other followed by other small to medium sized nations?" Victor asked.

"Yes."

"These powerful nations are mostly founded by one of the five families or someone affiliated with them." Victor explained.

"When the demons invaded this world, a dying Fae race gifted the weak humans five fruits of immunity. These fruits allows whoever eats it to be immune to any magic attack. But they also have side effects. Each person manifested a magic power and that magic power has been passed down in their bloodline ever since."

"They can not be harmed by magic but they have magic?" Kai asked perplexed.

"Yes. They learn magic much easier than most and their bodies are almost to the extent of a blessed one but of course not quite. They wanted to divide the world into five equal parts and lead humanity this way but then organizations such as the church and the tower of magic sprang up taking most talented peasants and leaving them with the less remarkable aura nights to defend against the monsters and demons."

"Because of this sudden lack of talent they ended up fighting each other for whatever talented people remained after the church has recruited and brainwashed some powerful aura nights calling them the holy swords and the mages which they call the saints and Saintes."

"The magic tower is even more ruthless going into towns and even the academy which all five families built for the purpose of nurturing talents to pick and recruit their own citizens right from under their noses." Victor laughed.

"You enjoy this?" Kao asked seeing his apparent happiness.

"Human politics always makes me laugh. The demon politics is bloody and without mercy while humans glare at each other cutely and make nasty comments using polite speech. Don't you find it laughable?" Victor defends.

"I don't care much for politics." Kai admitted.

"So these fruits made them learn magic quickly, have strong bodies and that immune to magic attacks. That's it?" Kai turned back to topic.

"Each bloodline has one ability if they awaken the bloodline. This kingdom's grand duchess was said to have the bloodline of the Dawn royal bloodline from the Ethon empire. T

hey have the power to see into the past the present and the future." Victor said.

"That is a dangerous ability." Kai comments.

"Yes. Which is why I was surprised that she called for me to come and present her with the dress she will wear at her upcoming wedding."

"A dress?" Kai asked.

"Yeah this is why I am also confused because I haven't sold any dresses in the past. This is why I am confused." Victor shrugged.

"I don't want to see some shady future seeing lady. I'll sit this trip out." Kai complained. He doesn't want to kill some lady because she saw something he would rather keep to himself.

"What's the next power from the fruit?" Kai asked with curiosity.

"The Bhalomi's power of creation. As long as they have enough magic they can create anything out of thin air."

"That is frightening. If I ware them, I would have a close relationship with the people from that technology country." Kai said.

"They have been forbidden to create gold " Victor said as he walked back to the sixth floor.

"It makes sense they can cripple an economy in a week." Kai agreed.

"I want to watch tv again. Why can't I sell it?"

"Because I don't have creation magic and I didn't make it." Kai said helplessly. Victor wants to sell all his things.

Kai left Victor and went to check if the children are settled well. He saw a young boy with a lot of scars on his arm. Kai stood in front of the boy who is 12 years. "Do you want to get rid of them?"

"Huh?" The boy is scared to see him suddenly.

"The scars, do you want them gone?" The boy looked down. It seems he was beaten a lot where he was staying before. Kai called all the children to look at him since it is lunch time they are all in the hall.

"If you have scars that you want gone, there is a way to do it. I have such medicine and the nannies will give you for free if you ask them for it but you need to reach second level of the body cultivation technique."

"This is to give you the opportunity to start your lives afresh and make new memories. Just focus on learning the skills that are being taught to you so you can be an independent adult in the future."

Kai took his seat and ate together with the children although many are crying by now probably because of his speech.

This world is mostly about his retirement. But if there is a situation where it is not inconvenient for him to help he will help. It will also be a waste if he had so many books but won't teach anything to someone else.

He left a space ring with the pills that will heal old injuries including scars. "If you have old injuries they will heal after you take that medicine so don't worry. It is okay to look into our past in order to learn from it but we don't have to carry scars that will change our moods when we or others look at them. Especially girls. Your confidence shouldn't be trampled on by an injury that has already healed. Boys, it is okay to have a few scars but some were given with malice and such memories will only hold you back. Besides, the medicine will not remain free forever." Kai wants to encourage them so they can work hard and take the pills soon.

He saw these children do not trust him or his intentions but Kai is not even going to bother with this because he is the one giving not the other way around. They will decide to take his help or not.

Kai soon left the kids in their excitement. When he entered his home, Victor seems to be waiting for him. Pulling Kai to fall on the couch with him, he kissed him deeply.

"What are you doing again?" Kai asked but didn't move away from Victor instead he kissed him back harder, deepening the kiss. His hands pulled him even closer towards his own body wanting to blend their bodies together. When they separated, they are both needy.

"Why did you do that?" Victor asked dazed.

"You mess with the bull, you get the horns." Kai said looking at the puffy lips in front of him.

"I have actual horns." Victor exclaimed

"The point is you keep testing me like this, I will not let you go next time. I will explore all that can be explored in your body and I won't be gentle." Kai narrowed his eyes dangerously.

"Do you promise?" Victor seems to be turned on by the prospect. His red eyes are deep and reptile like Kai feel a pull that made him want to do something, tilting his head he looked at Victor curiously.

"Is that magic?"

"Demonic power. You shouldn't be able to resist me at this point." Victor said looking Kai curiously.

"There is no need for you to bewitch me with any spell Victor. I can surrender my body to you if you wish. But in return, you will have to make me feel good too." Kai whispered in his ear. Moving some hair out of the way Kai kissed Victor's neck.

Not aware of the tiny electric jolts that accompanies every kiss. This made the lustful demon buckle at his knees. He has never wanted someone so bad. But...

"I want you Kai." He said breathlessly

"I want you just as much." Kiss said between kisses.

"Kai...Ugh We can't..." Victor jumped away from Kai. This is the first time he as ever liked someone and he just realized that even if Kai dies one day, he can not die by his hand.

"Then what are we doing?" Kai asked in frustration.

"I should have exercised restraint but I am not used to not doing what I want." He answered honestly.

Kai's eyes cleared up in an instant. "I see. I need a cold shower." He went to cool himself down.

"I have to go back now. Can I interest you in a visit?" Victor asked awkwardly when Kai came back from a bath.

"I'll walk with you." Kai got out after pretending to fetch the horse this way they can enjoy the view.

"You don't seem upset." Victor said suddenly.

"Because you seduced me or that you stopped seducing me?" Kai asked.

"I don't know...."

"That's why I decided to not be upset. I can't make up my mind." Kai admitted.

"Does that mean you forgive me? Is it possible to be friends?" Victor asked Kai.

"Sure. We can be friends." Kai agreed. This is the first man he has ever kissed and...fondled. It is okay if it doesn't go anywhere.

"That was easier than I thought. Don't worry, I will gift you a gorgeous and an obedient slave." Victor proclaimed.

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