Seeing that I did not respond or have any questions, Mr. Jonas continued, "Before you took him in as your attendant, his acade points was a asly 49,800. This is quite low if you compare it to your first attendant since they arrived in this acade and started working at the sa ti. If you think in that sense, that was his total points even after working for 5 years."
When I heard about his total points, I felt a plethora of emotions in a span of a few seconds though my face did not show any of it. I felt surprised, confused, regret, pity and even amazent one after the other.
I felt surprised and confused at how low his points were compared to Ioannis who also has the sa tenure of service in the acade. I felt pity too in a sense that Arthur seems to have given up on the idea of being a free man a long ti ago and simply did the bare minimum in his work just so that he won’t be tagged as lazy.
Amidst those feelings, I also felt regret as to why I challenged him to earn points enough to free himself by the ti I graduate from the acade since that would be quite a hurdle to get through if he starts from 49,800 points only. Lastly, I feel amazed towards my first husband as well since his total points were astonishingly high compared to other attendants.
Arthur has been with for several months now. Though I made a bet with him about his freedom, I did help him out as much as I can too. I gave him daily tasks in the house so he can get daily points and allowed him to take classes and even apply for certifications in hopes to lighten the pressure on him. Whenever I am not in the acade, he only has to maintain the cleanliness of the villa but the rest of the ti, he can take as many acade tasks as possible so he can rack up more points.
I eagerly asked Mr. Jonas, "Umm... You said he started at 49,800 during the ti that I took him in as an attendant to replace Ioannis, correct? That has been several months ago. What I am trying to ask is, how much is his acade points as of now?"
Mr. Jonas then gave a cryptic smile and then replied, "That is the most interesting part. As of now, he has 195,900. He earned almost 150,000 acade points in less than half a year. I guess you did sothing to ignite his drive to work hard and be freed."
It was my turn to give my own version of a cryptic smile to Mr. Jonas. I do not have any intention of revealing any details of the bet that I made with Arthur with anyone. That would stay known to only , Ioannis and Arthur.
Understanding that I won’t be speaking anything about my techniques in making my attendants earn more points or work harder in general, Mr. Jonas changed the topic and asked if I have decided on the courses I would be taking for the upcoming sester.
I gave a him a list of the subjects that I have finally decided on taking which I wrote on a piece of paper he gave earlier. All of them are more of like "hobby" type classes if you read through them since I have completed all the mandatory ones by the ti I completed my 3rd sester in my first year.
As Mr. Jonas looked into the list of subjects, he quickly looked up and asked with one of his eyebrows raised, "Are you sure about this list of courses? This list is... How should I say it... These classes are totally incongruent or maybe unrelated with each other."
I chuckled at his comnts and answered teasingly, "You should get used to how I choose subjects since my enrollnt for the next sester after this one should follow the sa degree of incongruence for sure."
If you look at my list, the classes are way more specific or specialized but I believe they are still quite related to my previous classes and certifications. The classes include two which are related to farming which were on horticulture and animal science (livestock), one class in aromachology (study of making perfus and scents), one course on candle making which is an application of the previous subject, two courses in clothes making which covered textile science (making cloth) and fashion design (designing and creating clothes) and though quite late, courses on hand to hand combat, as well as use of weapons and combat magic.
When I read it again, I understood better why Mr. Jonas thinks they are all incongruent with each other. I have knowledge in all professions but the only way to explain my knowledge of everything is to take even basic courses about them here in the acade so here I am, taking a hodgepodge of unrelated courses to back up the knowledge that I have had in my head from the start.
After enrolling to all the courses that I felt like taking for this sester, I went out of the student affairs office to drop by the attendant’s hall. I am planning to inquire if I could take in another attendant since I want Arthur to focus on getting to that 300,000 acade point goal that he has set on himself by the ti I graduate.
I reached the door of the attendants’ hall in just a few minutes. I knocked politely and as usual, the first person that I saw when I ca in was Mr. Greg. He looked stunned of my visit and also a little confused since I have only ever co to this place twice since I started studying here. He imdiately stood up and ushered to the receiving area for guests.
He hurriedly took out so snacks and refreshnts just like how Mr. Jonas has welcod . This is miles away from how we treated each other during the first ti we t when I ca to take Ioannis. Now, we were cordial enough to share so snacks together while sitting down, talking about random things. I’m quite happy how the relationship has improved so far.
Once we have settled into our seats, I asked if it was possible to have another attendant. He quickly asked if I have any issues with Arthur which confused at first. I then realized that he may be thinking that I was asking for a replacent and not an additional one.
I hurriedly clarified that I will still keep Arthur but I would need another one for personal reasons. As if enlightened, he asked, "Oh. Was it because of the construction of the annex next to your villa? How many attendants do you think you need to maintain the place? I am sure we can make an exemption and give you more than one."
The more Mr. Greg spoke, the more I couldn’t understand what he was saying for so reason. My brain started to automatically focus on the parts that was most confusing to .
Construction? Annex? Next to my villa?
What is he even talking about? When did these things happen?
Seeing that I have not responded even if he has asked a series of questions, Mr. Greg stared at my face which I am sure was more of blank than surprised. That is when he realized that I must have no idea at all about what he was saying.
He carefully asked, "Were you not advised about that annex being built right next to your villa? It was constructed quite quickly. It was already finished within a month which was quite impressive."
I tried to keep my calm and focused on clarifying the details instead, "Did you just say that an annex, a whole building, was added next to my villa while I was away? It was hurriedly constructed before the date I was back?"
Mr. Greg simply nodded his head to answer both of my questions. He then gave a nervous smile as if he made a mistake about telling about it.
I smiled back and thanked Mr. Greg for letting know about it though he still looked a bit nervous due to my reaction to the news. I did not choose an attendant for now due to the more urgent issue at hand but I promised him that I will co back before the sester starts to finish all the paperwork and take my pick of an attendant or attendants depending on the situation. I excused myself and hurriedly went out of the attendants’ hall to go back to where the headmaster was.
I need answers and any possible ways to mitigate this issue. I may not be able to have them destroy that building but I atleast have to know who is so important that the acade built a whole new building just to house this person and why does that structure have to be constructed right beside my ho. They even did it though they know I would never approve of it.
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