Chapter 40: Chapter 41: Academy haan?

Satvik was standing before a majestic building with guards stationed at the gate. The gates were humungous and had beautiful vines running across them from both ends. 

When the guards saw him they bowed their heads and said, "Welcome! Master Satvik."

Satvik nodded and entered through the gate. When he reached the main entrance a maid came rushing toward him.

"Welcome! Master Satvik, I have informed our Lord about your visit. He has asked me to entertain you till then" said the maid while winking.

Satvik sighed. He knew very well what she meant by 'entertain'.

Meera was a woman dressed in a plain dress usually worn by household workers and maids. She was a dusk-skinned middle-aged dark elf, one of many slaves that Satvik has rescued from a slave trader. 

He had used his funds or asked Haldi to purchase them. He further asked Haldi to employ them in some way or another, so that they could survive in this cruel world without being a slave on any other person.

Most of these women were being auctioned as sex slaves and Satvik always had a weak spot for damsels in distress and kids. Slavery was a well-renowned trade in Medini like in any other mediaeval world. 

Human Kingdoms had demihumans and monsters as slaves while demihuman kingdoms dealt with human slavery.

Satvik tried to reason with everyone in the town and after years of struggle, slavery was banned in the town of Doina. With the help of Haldi, he had initiated a slave rescue body in the city itself to rescue as many slaves as possible.

There was another reason behind him saving these people and going far beyond his limits. It was to re-ignite the belief in a 'false god'.

If you save someone from their deepest despair you became their saint. Further, the saint's beliefs become theirs and the saint's god becomes their god. 

It was a very basic logic and very powerful to utilise in the current scenario. Satvik bit by bit had been working on restoring the faith in his pantheon.

Meera was one of them. She was an absolute beauty and had silver hair that reached her waist and had black eyes. She reminded him of a classic beauty from his previous world. 

When she came to know, that Satvik had blown all of his savings of two years just to buy her from auction in order to save her and not to use as a sex slave, she became his total fanatic.

For her Satvik was not below the rank of god if not equal. Satvik hated what kind of problems and treatment she went through just to become like this.

"Hey Meera, I would love to have that special tea of yours," he said with a smile.

"Of course Master!" she said with enthusiasm and beaming with a smile.

Satvik followed her to the guest room and she served him a cup of freshly brewed tea. After taking a sip from the cup, a satisfied sigh escaped his lips.

"Seriously, what do you put in the tea? It always smells and tastes out of this world" questioned Satvik.

"It is my love juices," she said with a poker face.

"Phuuuii" Satvik spat his tea and looked at her with wide eyes.

"I'm joking. But the recipe is a well-guarded secret of my tribe. I'm willing to offer you the secret as a dowry if you are interested" she said coyly while leaning towards him and cleaning his mouth with a napkin.

"No thank you. I'm not interested in marrying you" said Satvik while sipping on his tea.

"Why? Am I that unattractive or is it my slave status? Let me tell you I'm still a virgin" said Meera sheepishly with a downcast gaze.

"Sheesh! First of all, that's too much detail. Secondly, it has nothing to do with your looks or your status. You are not a slave anymore, remember. I'm just too young" said Satvik. 

He has already become used to the idea of being the most eligible bachelor at a young age.

"Oh, that's all? You know that I'm Dark Elf right? I can even wait for a century or two. There's nothing wrong with waiting for the fruit to be ripe for perfect harvest" she said with eyes filled with desire.

Satvik sighed in his heart. She never told what she had to go through during her captivity but Satvik knew something terrible had definitely happened to her which made her like this.

Satvik sometimes wondered if she might transform into a yandere, that's why he avoided her.

"Well-well isn't it Mr. Slave Saint," said a man from the door.

Satvik very well knew who the owner of that voice was without even looking at him.

"Well you are late Mr. Old horse in heat," said Satvik with a smug.

"Your tongue is sharp as ever, hehehehe!" laughed the man.

"Don't you get tired after rounds and rounds, or are you incarnation of lust itself?" taunted Satvik. One look at the man and he already knew why he had to wait.

The man only had a towel wrapped around his waist, while his torso was covered with love bites and kiss marks.

"Naah on the contrary, I feel like I'm getting young every day. It feels like I'm Haldi Vasoo of 20 years ago" he said while gesturing to the maids to leave them alone.

Satvik sighed and shook his head.

"So did you come to any conclusion regarding my disguise?" questioned Satvik.

"I have thought of some, wanna hear about them?" said Haldi.

Satvik nodded.

"First one, how about joining an academy and becoming a student?" said Haldi.

"Nope! I can already imagine my life being ruined by bullies because I won't be having my class unlocked" said Satvik while shaking his head in denial.

"I'm not suggesting you join courses regarding warrior or a mage rather you can join as a researcher, think about it," said Haldi while sipping his tea.

"Hmmm, what does one has to do in 'Researcher's course'?" questioned Satvik.

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"Researcher course is basically for alchemist, scholar and such similar fields. The max you have to do is keep on submitting research papers and thesis" he said.

"Seems like a good alibi, how long is the course?" Satvik asked with interest.

"Hmm, around 3-4 years give or take. Length of the course depends upon the student as well" said Haldi while chewing on biscuits.

"Hey, that's just great. I can stretch the course for 4-5 years minimum" said Satvik.

"I know right? And you already have enough capital to survive without being dependent on your parents" said Haldi after locking lips with one of the girls that had entered with only a bedsheet wrapped around her body.

Satvik glared at him and said, "You're like a monster in heat or what?"

"I'm just too young and too rich, that's all!" said Haldi while winking and continued further.

"You already know that any of these maids will happily oblige in spending nights and days with you. Why don't you give them an opportunity to show their reverence towards you?"

"Sorry, but I will have to reject that. I don't want to exploit the fact that to them I'm like their saviors and that they're willing to offer me everything. Don't think so lowly of me" said Satvik with a poker face.

"*whistle*! Boooooring!" exclaimed Haldi.

"Whatever old coot. Let's not get sidetracked" said Satvik while rolling his eyes.

"Fine! So in research academy, you can take the plea that your class is similar to that of analytics and no-one will suspect that you don't have any class or your status is still locked" Haldi further explained.

"So got any connections to get me in the academy? I'm pretty sure there's nothing like a walk-in interview for admission" said Satvik.

"Of course, I have a connection. I'm a prestigious alumnus of the Medini Academy" said Haldi while patting his puffed-up chest.

"What a cliché name," said Satvik with a mocking expression.

"It might seem like that to you. But it is the most prestigious academy in this whole world" said Haldi and continued.

"The best part is that it is situated in the neutral territory, in the 'No Man's Land' located on the east of both the Kaziranga Kingdom and Baimum Theocracy."

"And, why is it called 'No Man's Land?" questioned Satvik with a raised eyebrow.

"That's because it's the territory of Dragons and they hate other beings to the core" replied Haldi.

"Hmmm" Satvik remembered his last encounter with one and especially its rider.

"Isn't dangerous to operate an academy in such territory?" questioned Satvik.

"Well not really. The Dean of the Academy is quite chummy with the lord of dragons. So they're allowed to run the academy, the condition being either side won't disturb the other" said Haldi.

'Of course, there's an OP Dean as well, who're friends with the minister' thought Satvik.

"Great! Then get me enrolled in 'Researcher's course', I will look for the best occasion to tell this news to my mum," said Satvik while he stood up to leave.

"Wait! I have something else to talk to you about" said Haldi.

"What is it?" asked Satvik while looking at him with scrunched eyes.

"Tch! don't give that look. I heard what Meera was asking of you. Why don't you take her with you? I'm pretty sure she would love the idea and she might come in handy during your hormonal nights," he said while winking.

"Nope! Not at all!"

"You already know my path is filled with troubles. I don't want to endanger her life, she has already suffered enough" said Satvik with a sigh.

"Are you forgetting that she's a busty Dark Elf, these people are the toughest and meanest among the races on their continent? Don't underestimate her" said Haldi and then continued.

"Your average Elf is blessed with marksmanship and magic. However, Dark elves are masters of assassinations. Which makes them many times more dangerous than compared to normal elves."

"One can hardly discover a dark elf hiding in plain sight. Take Meera over there for example, I think she has been here the whole time and we had not even noticed" said Haldi while pointing in the corner of the room.

"What?" Satvik turned his head in the direction Haldi was pointing and he saw Meera standing in the corner looking light a thief caught red-handed.

"When did you find out about her standing there?" questioned Satvik.

"Well just a few moments ago when she lost her concentration. I guess it happened when I mentioned that you should take her with you" said Haldi while taking puffs from his smoke pipe.

Satvik turned his head again and looked at Meera who was for some reason avoiding his gaze and then she ran away from the room.

Satvik was about to chase her but he was stopped by Haldi.

"What are you doing dum-dum? Let me go, she has heard everything" said Satvik while hissing at him.

"Leaver her be. She wouldn't even tell anything to a single soul even if she was to be killed. She is a certified fanatic of yours" said Haldi while shaking his head.

Satvik didn't resist afterward. Then Haldi said, "Think about it kid. She might come in handy."

"But that's just taking advantage of her naive nature," said Satvik.

"Well it's up to you," said Haldi and left for his bedroom.

Satvik didn't pay him any mind and stayed there lost in his thoughts and after a long time, he left for his home.

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