"So? How much?"
"Your father sold her for one silver. But she's been here for 5 months and ate alot. Give me 2 silvers and I will sell her back."
Kai smiles.
Her sister ate alot?
She is already thin when she left and now she is already a bone and skin.
"Okay."
But she can't really say anything at this moment. Buying her back before she pay these people back.
She went outside.
"Sister, prepare your clothes. I will leave for a while and get you back----Why are you crying?"
Lena is crying.
Her hand is sticky.
"I ate everything. I am sorry. Brothers and sister....I ate all the food." She said wiping her eyes with her sleeves.
"It's fine. You hurry and pack your things. I will leave and bring you back."
".....Do you have money?"
"I will create one."
***
A refined old man walk into the medicine shop.
"I want to talk to the manager."
"Esteemed guest. What would you want to say to the manager?"
The old man look at the man who is smiling in front of him.
Magi sighs.
She doesn't have alot of magic to retain the disguised for too long.
"I am extremely busy. Tell him I have a thousand year old ginseng. If he doesn't want to buy It I will sell it to somewhere else."
"A thousa--"
The people on the store look up and their eyes shows amazement and also distrust.
The man is also torn.
Magi doesn't have much time so she turns around.
She hates people who can't decide base on the urgencies.
"Wait! Esteemed guest. I am this store manager."
Magi looks back.
"How much can you offer?"
"I need to see it first."
"You can inspect it but only in a place I can see. I hate people who steal from me."
The manager nods and make him follow the manager.
She easily tossed a thousand year old ginseng.
Actually she was saving it for herself.
But the situation is not very favorable. Even though she have abalone and they will cost enough to buy back Lena how about her other siblings?
"This is a winter Pinia. It only grows in--"
"Less talk. How much?"
"This is invaluable."
"So you are not buying?"
"No. No. Our boss needs this ginseng and it suddenly shows up. I am deli--"
"Less talk."
"Uh. This is usually priceless but I can't offer too extravagant. How about 2 thousand gold."
"I only wish to be paid in silver or copper."
"Okay. Do you agree in my price then?"
"Yes. I need the money now. I don't want you doing other arrangements."
"I understand. I will talk to my men. They will prepare the money immediately."
"How long?"
"What?"
"How long is immediately?"
Manager Adrian is shock.
They said old people are very stingy and also has a lot of impatience. Must be real.
He smiles.
He left to handle it immediately. When he gets back only 10 minutes has passed.
He hand over a ring.
"In this ring is a ten thousand silvers and a million copper coins."
"A ring?"
He raised a brow. After touching it she felt the separate spatial space inside. It is very small but all the money inside fits perfectly. She immediately transfer all the money in her space and only left a 20 silver coins inside and hundred copper coins.
"Good enough." She said and stood up.
"Esteemed guest, would you grace me your name?"
"Why? I don't have other thousand year old ginseng with me. I am not that rich." She scowl.
"No. I believe that we will see each other in the future again."
"Magi."
"I see. I wish to see Sir Magi again in the near future."
"Hmm.."
She left without a trace that made the Adrian and the hidden guards paused. They finally able to react after a huge shock but the man disappears already.
"Too much talk. Too much magic has been wasted." She clicked her tongue.
Resentment can be seen in her eyes.
***
When she came back she saw her sister waiting outside.
Lena runs to her.
"Do you have money? Are you certain we can leave?"
"Yes."
Lena sigh.
But then her brows knits.
"Maybe you should go and get brother first. Do not mind me. Another month is not long."
Magi shakes her head and went to see the restaurant owner.
After the owner gets the money she takes the written paper that her sister is sold.
"I think I am the one who lost in this deal. Take your sister back. She is not even useful, eats alot and a nuisance." The owner said angrily.
Magi looks at him and after she said a few ancient lines.
The restaurant collapse.
"What--what happened?" Shock. Lena is scared. There are no customers but the owner and his family. The restaurant suddenly collapse. Maybe they are dead?
"Sister, let's go." She said uncaring about the commotion. People runs to rescue the people in the debris.
Lena is very scared and then she came and hugs Kai.
"If Kai didn't came I am also going to be burried in that place. Thank you."
Lena cried.
"Do not dally. We have to go to brother Bernard and Serge. It is nearer."
"Will we able to take them back?"
"If it comes to forcing I believe I have the ability to gain what I want." Magi said. She even let go of a ginseng that may increase her magic source. If money can't help her then magic can.
She is not afraid as long as there is a way to get more magic.
"Brothers!" Lena hurriedly see Bernard coughing blood.
Serge also run to him.
"What are you doing resting in this time? So lazy! I am feeding you so worked!" A fat woman said and angrily shouted.
Serge forced to stand up.
"Brother." Lena hugs him.
"Lena, you are here again? Go back before your master gets mad." Serge said and push Lena a bit.
"Brother." Kai steps forward.
"Kai?" Serge and Bernard lost color.
"Did they finally sell you too?"
"I said work! You bastar--*cough, *cough, *cough, *cough, What....*Cough, *cough,"
The fat woman started coughing and coughing. Her coughing become harder and forceful.
"What happen to you?" The fat man also come forward.
"I *cough *cough *cough."
"Call a doctor. Hurry inside. You fool. What did you do again?"
"Don't *cough *cough *cough."
"Servants, hurry!"
"Excuse me." Kai steps forward. "I am here to buy my brothers back."
"Who?" The fat man squint his eyes. He let the servants to help his wife inside.
"Are you talking about those useless boys? They are here along time but they are so useless."
Serge and Bernard can only look away.
When they heard their sister said that she wants to buy them back they are happy but also not very hopeful.
The boss uses them as if they are grown men and feed them spoiled food. It is a surprise they are even alive right now. But Serge been coughing blood lately. The boss thinks he is sick. He suddenly increase his work to let him work more before he died. It is sad but Serge wish that Bernard will not be inflicted.
A/N:
Haist
Rats upstairs are noisy.
Lols
Peace