I said wifes!!

As the storm left, we finally started to eat as the chefs came with a mountain of food for me and the others.

"Ooh!! This is incredible! It tastes so good!" Valerie said in complete surprise. "I never tought something could taste this good while looking so simple!"

"It's just pancakes. Have you never eaten that? Is the family not letting you eat correctly?" I asked as pancakes were very simple to have and make.

"No, It's something we've never eaten. It's not because were treated badly. It's just that since there is a lot of servants, there is less work which means we have more time for us before working. Because of that, Madame Skylar offers money for us to buy our own ingredients to cook for our selves instead. She said, that that way we could be more satisfied with what we ate as we could chose what we wanted to eat instead of eating what was chosen by the chef that would have been assigned to the servants area. The only problem, there is almost no one who knows how to cook. A lot of people aren't great cooks." Emma said as the other two girls nodded in approval of what she said.

I suppose it was a great idea, but it doesn't work well right now as nobody knows how to even cook. Maybe if chefs gives everyone advice it could actually work. Not like teach you everything as it would ruin the use of their job, but little advices could be great for everyone. Or we could still implement chefs that would cook for the servants.

"Well, a lot of people would prefer getting advices instead of having chefs cooking for us. You see, the remaining money that was supplied for us from the duchess would be for us to keep. So it increases our earnings by a great amount."

"Eh, you guys are greedy. huh?" I said with a smirk replying to what Valerie just said. "Not like I care though. So I'll try talking to mom about that. It would help a lot of people and increase their work efficiency. Since they don't eat correctly I assume that a lot of people doesn't have a huge amount of energy."

"You are right, a lot of servants are really tired after working for the entire day. Just imagine if we had the same working hours as other noble houses. A lot of servants would have quit. So I thank you for helping us." Emma bowed to show her gratitude.

"What do you mean us?"

"Well, we are servants too so we have the same problems as them." Valerie answered instead of Emma.

"What do you mean servants? You guys are my wifes now so you don't have the same problem as them. You'll be eating here from now on and don't even need to reside in the servants quarters anymore."

"Mistresses." Emma answered.

"Wifes."

"Mistresses." Valerie answered too.

"I don't care! you girls are my wifes I said so!"

"Mistresses!" Alice answered.

"E-even you too Alice?" I said as I felt them staring at me.

. . . 

"A-alright! Fine, you are mistresses! Now eat or else it will get cold! I said without being able to handle the pressure they were giving me." 'This will be great in the future. I can't even win in an argument contest already.' I thought discouraged.

While eating, we talked a lot. It wasn't anything interesting almost everything was small talk, but it felt great to talk with people that I love other than my mother. I thought they would rant about their jobs to me, but they didn't. I guess mom treat them right. 

After having eaten my breakfast, I separated from the three. Even though I said they were my wifes, they still wanted to continue to work as servants. They even said that they would continue to live with the other servants. The only thing they accepted was to eat in the dinning room with me every morning. They said that it would affect my image or whatever if servants saw me with the three of them. It's not like I care about that, but I respect their choice. 

I was wandering in the mansion without any goal at all. I was bored and didn't know what to do. I already did my training for the morning and my meditation too. While walking, I suddenly remembered something that I had completely forgotten. 'I have to leave the mansion starting tomorrow! Also, wasn't I supposed to meet a certain bodyguard? Mother said that she would appoint a bodyguard to me if I'm not wrong. Maybe I should go ask her about that. I thought as I changed my direction and started to walk in the direction of her office where she always is.

. . .

"Toc Toc" Knocking sound could be heard behind the door as I knocked on it.

"You can enter." 

I opened the door and immediately, my eyes widened. What a beauty!! The moment I entered, I saw a red haired girl with deep yellow eyes that looked like it was glistening. I was completely enchanted by her eyes. her long crimson hair that flowed down until it reached her waist, looked stunning. it looked as smooth as Valerie's I really wanted to touch it, but I refrained myself from doing so.

"Oh! Jack! I was just talking about you! What great timing! This is Anastasia the bodyguard that will accompany you for the trip outside the territory and also when you will attend the academy. Anastasia, This is Jack my son. This will be the person that you will have to protect with your life. 

Looking straight at me, she widened her eyes too. But, it only lasted a slight second as she bowed and introduced herself to me. "It's nice to meet you young master Jack! I am Anastasia your new body guard! I will protect you with my life on the line if need be!" She said almost screaming.

"You won't have to worry about getting hurt, she is a 4th circle mage. So even if anyone tries to assassinate you I doubt they would send an assassin that would be able to rival her. And as you can see, she takes her job really seriously."

"Yes I can see that." I said as I looked at the glistening girl that was in a 90 degrees bow. 'Hearing that she was a 4th circle mage, I wanted to try something. Does my Lust hunger skill work the same as if it would on weaker mages or non mages? That was a question that really daunted me.' and so I approached her to test it.

Touching her shoulder with my hand as she continued to bow in a 90 degrees angle, I felt the familiar feeling of mana seeping trough my body. "It's nice to meet you. I have high hope for you." I answered as I let my mana go trough her body."

"Don't worry! I won't ever disappoint you!! But, may I ask what you just did? You tried to send mana into my body right? But, your mana can't enter my body young master. You are far too weak for it too be able to enter my body. May I dare ask why you tried to do so?"

My forehead twitched. "Oh, that? I tested you. I wanted to see if you were at least a little competent. you know, it would be really disappointing if a 1st circle mage was able to enter his mana in your body without you knowing. But, I can see that you are at least this competent."

Of course I am! I wouldn't have been chosen as your bodyguard if I wasn't deemed strong enough! And I wouldn't have accepted the job if I didn't think I could protect you correctly either!

'No reaction at all. I see that my hypothesis is correct. the stronger the person is the harder it will be for my skill to work. And the weaker the person is the stronger the skill is. But, there is one remaining thing for me to know. does my skill gets stronger when I also get stronger? That will have to wait though as I can't grow stronger that fast, but one day, I will know the answer for sure.'

"I see. I am happy to know that." I answered to her fervent attitude. 

"Alright, as you now are both acquainted with each other, you can go Anastasia. I need to talk with my son privately."

"Yes, Ma'am!!" She said as she got up from her bow to bow again to my mom this time. My mom nodded to acknowledge her and she immediately left the room closing the door carefully.

I looked at my mom curious to know what she wanted to talk about. Noticing that she crossed her legs, I had the feeling that it was serious.

"I know what you just did wasn't to test her. that mana wasn't normal. it isn't the same mana that mages uses to launch spells or what battle mages uses to coat themselves with. The aura, feeling and smell wasn't the same. So what was it?"

"W-what?"