“Let’s go,” I said to the driver as I took the last look at the ship sailing through the river toward the Owlspring.
I had booked the whole ship to take them; the cost is slightly expensive, seeing the ship, I had booked, but it will be a comfortable journey for them.
Carla will receive them, once they reach the city.
She had been there for three days and will co back a day after tomorrow. She had been regularly making the trips to the rchant state, overseeing the progress of three brothels, while the city’s business keeps
busy.
Soon, the carriage reached the establishnt, where there were few carriages in front of it.
Loading and unloading stuff, mostly furniture.
Today is the day the girls will make a debut and we are making the changes in the establishnt for it. The seatings aren’t enough to support the new girls. So, instead of adding more chairs and tables, I am changing the whole furniture.
It is expensive, but the establishnt could afford it. Especially now, when more girls will bring more money.
“The girls aren’t happy with smaller shifts,” said Margaux as we entered inside.
Caena had already told
about it; many girls had pleaded with her, to have the establishnt run at maximum capacity or increase the capacity enough so that their hours would remain the sa.
Till yesterday, the girls used to work for nine to twelve hours, but now it would be six hours.
Which is less than half of a normal brothel. Even in the red fragrance next street, the girls work for twelve to sixteen hours, and their workday isn’t consistent.
Everything there is dependent on the demand.
If there is enough demand, they will wake up even a sleeping girl and make her serve patrons. Which is the case for almost all the brothels.
Norman tried to copy the velvet garden, but couldn’t copy them with its originality. If he had, along with the resources and connections he had, the Red Fragrance would have been the best brothel in Greltheaven.
“Six hours are good. It will stop the burnout while giving them ample ti to rest and pursue their interests,” I replied, to which Margaux smiled mirthlessly.
Our hourly rate is high enough that fewer hours won’t affect their lifestyle. Not to ntion, the gifts, which the establishnt doesn’t touch.
“I had told those silly girls that, but the girls are thinking nothing other than money, they will be losing, by working short hours,” she said, with her smile turning mirthful.
Seeing that, I too smiled.
Both of us understood how great the opportunity this is for the girls. If they use their ti wisely, in a few months, they will be able to earn more money in fewer hours.
“How are your studies going? I heard quite good things about you from Mage Aldridge,” I said, and her smile turned small, but more genuine.
“They are going well,” she replied, with joy lighting up in her eyes.
Aldridge rarely praises anyone, but he praised Margaux. She could beco one of the first people to cast the spell and the ti might co sooner than I had imagined.
There is barely any change on the first floor aside from a few art pieces. It is a restaurant; I do not need to make any changes here.
“You can take a leave, you know. Others will be able to handle the work, even if you went out and took a break of a week or two,” I said, and she nearly stopped.
I don’t usually interfere in the personal lives of the girls, but I decided to say the words. In case this is what is holding her back from eting her daughter.
“I know and I will take it soon,” she replied softly.
The second floor has changed completely, from artwork to furniture, everything is different.
It looks good, but I am more impressed with how they have added 35% more sitting, but one could barely notice that. The tables seed the sa size and the space between them seed the sa, despite not being there.
“The designers have done a good job,” said Margaux, sounding as impressed as I am feeling.
We went to the third floor, where big changes happened, before going to the top floor.
There are no changes on the top floor aside from a single painting. I do not plan to change anything; I wouldn’t have even changed the painting, but it is one Margaux brought from Owlspring last week, and it is very good.
Hun!
I was talking with Margaux when I saw Caena coming with Barb. Like earlier, she was looking happy. So much so that it seed like, she was having a hard ti keeping her expressions straight.
I am also happy, to see how everything is going. I hope the debut goes great as well.
…
Caena
I am happy, trendously happy.
Last night, I was able to see the central charm of the grand ritual that I had been imprinting on the establishnt for a year.
The resources I spent just to practice that single charm make my eyes water whenever I think about it and that would have been the tip of the iceberg if the miracle hadn’t happened last night.
The hardest part of the grand ritual I am trying to create is a central charm. It is level above the rest. I thought it might take
months or even years of constant practice before I gained the expertise to craft it.
It was supposed to be yet another practice session, but as I started, I got the feeling that today was different. I took the risk and used the real resources, and to my greatest shock, I had succeeded.
It was pure dumb luck.
The central charm is so difficult that I couldn’t craft it again. I do not have enough skills to do it.
The central piece is the last piece of grand ritual, that had remained. I finished with the rest three and a half weeks ago.
When I first started on grand ritual, I thought it would take years to achieve it, but with a constant supply of resources, practice, and finally permission to tap into the 1% of emotions absorbed by the establishnt had changed everything.
My current average is eleven charms a day, and that is with the responsibilities I have, which gives
a limited ti.
I am going to imprint this piece and complete the grand ritual.
I wish my mother had been here, she would have been proud of .
Creating the charms had been the easiest part of the grand ritual; the hardest way to design it. Unlike the ritual that had been cast on Remus, the grand ritual I created didn’t have a concrete design.
It is more conceptual, and, through it, one needs to design it.
My mother had achieved it when she was twenty-nine years old. Youngest in our coven in thousands of years. I may not compare to her, but if not for her record, I would be the youngest to achieve that in two thousand years.
“It looks good, doesn’t it? It didn’t feel like we have placed more chairs and tables at all,” said Barb and I couldn’t help, but nod.
It had been a few minutes since they had finished, and it looked like, two floors had been transford.
“Let’s look at preparations; it is only three hours before we open,” I said to Barb and both of us moved; there were a lot of things for
to do and I need everything to go perfect today.
I need patrons satisfied and feeling lust, and a plan to wear a dress that leans on the scandalous side.
Since I have beco a madam, I have been choosing to wear clothes on the conservative side, but today is important and I will need to harness more emotions than I had needed to charge the central charm.
I feel like, I didn’t need to wear a scandalous dress and all. More than half of the patrons lust after ; I will get more than enough emotions from them to charge the central charm.
Still, I couldn’t take any risks, especially not today.
Soon, the three hours passed, and there were only ten minutes before the gates opened.
“Are your floors ready?” I asked four people in front of . There is Stavad, Barb, Danielle, and Cath. Ashton is responsible for the restaurant, Barb for the top floor, Danielle for the third, and Cath for the second.
“Yes,” they all answered in unison.
“Take charge of your floor,” I ordered, and they all walked toward their floor, aside from Stavad, who was on his floor.
I looked around and saw the tables were perfectly set and servers were waiting for guests to arrive.
I looked at the clock, before turning to the mirror surface by the door, and saw myself. Eudo had really done a wonderful job and also Elese; the dress I am wearing had been personally made by her.
The gown is shimring black with a deep v-neckline. The sa v form on the back, exposing nearly all my backside.
It is not as scandalous as I used to wear, but pretty close.
My make-up is seductive as well; I had asked Eudo to make it more inviting, and he had done a wonderful job.
Soon, the ten minutes passed, and it was ti to open the gates.
…
“Open the gates,” I said with Reaching Voice, a new skill in my Madam Class. It had a range of three hundred ters; it let my voice reach the person far, without raising my voice.
The only condition is that I need to see them.
The guards heard
and opened the gates. In less than five seconds, the first carriage entered.
I didn’t stay on the first floor and strode upstairs before the gates fully opened.
Four hours have passed since the establishnt opened, and it was full. The gates have been closed once more and there is not a single place, that is empty on all three floors.
The surprising thing is that the establishnt's gates closed a minute earlier than yesterday, despite the number of girls increasing.
“Mr. Koml, I hope you are having a good ti,” I said, walking toward the man in his fifties who had been ogling
secretly. “I am, but if you join , I will have the greatest ti,” he replied suggestively.
To that, I smiled seductively as touched his and harnessed the lust he was feeling for .
“I may not be able to join you, but Hilhan here will do,” I said as the green-haired woman appeared beside .
He turned to Hilhan while I moved to greet other patrons. Harnessing strands of lust from them. Not all felt lust for . So had eyes for those who were sitting next to them, and so didn’t find
their type.
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So didn’t have an interest in the won at all.
Still, more than half of them, are feeling the lust for
and I am harnessing it, before putting it into the charm along with emotions from the establishnt.
I have started since the first guest arrived, and till now, I have harnessed five to six regular charms worth of lust, but the central piece isn’t even half-filled.
I went to the top floor and talked to the patrons and Barb, who is amazing at handling the patrons. Her presence also increased the client's liquor bill, which is great, as the establishnt, earns the most through the liquor.
I stayed on the top floor for a while, before going to Remus.
“It is looking good,” he said, sounding quite pleased.
I didn’t say anything other than smile; there was no need for
to say anything. Everything is clear as day to him, in this little watching room.
“Well, I will be sleeping early; I have a lot of things to do tomorrow before I leave the city,” he said and got up from his chair.
“Good night, Master Silver,” I said, and he smiled before leaving the small room.
I watched him leave before going back to the top floor. I stayed there for a few minutes before walking to the third floor and then the second floor; the floor with the most girls.
The new girls are doing well, and it is not surprising.
Unlike the other girls, this batch of girls had the most comprehensive training yet. They were also the first batch to be completely trained in a circle, with envious facilities.
Unlike us, they didn’t receive their training in cramped spaces, which would beco their place of work every evening.
I looked at all the new girls. Especially the girl in the wheelchair.
I got worried about her when, in the first half an hour, nobody sat at her table. I shouldn’t have been. I should have had more faith in our training and the patrons we serve.
Now she is talking with a handso man in his mid-thirties, and they seem to be having a deep conversation.
He is not the first man, who sat with her.
‘It seed like Remus was right again,’ I thought and moved to greet the guests.
I wanted to keep her third shift because of her condition, which might repel so clients, but Remus put her in the second, our most productive shift.
The first shift is twelve to five in the day, the second is six to twelve in the night, and the third is twelve to six nights to morning.
He was right.
Yes, so patrons left seeing her, and so complained, but it didn’t affect the business. In a few days, they will get used to her and we will have no problems, aside from a few complaints.
Hours passed, and it was two and a half.
The establishnt is still filled. Though not as much as before, from two, the people would start to leave and by five, it would be empty.
“I hope, you had a great ti with us, Mr. Fustalis,” I said to the leaving patron. “I had a great ti, Miss. Caena,” replied the man, with a smile, before leaving, with his friend.
Half an hour passed when suddenly a smile appeared on my face.
“Danielle, I am leaving,” I inford her. Usually, I leave the charge at two and a half am, but I stayed a little late tonight.
I talked to Danielle for a few minutes before taking the elevator to the basent.
Click!
I opened the door and went inside my suit.
I have a suit in the establishnt, and it is the one, I used the most. I live in a circle, barely two days a week; most of my ti is spent here.
I sat down on the chair and closed my eyes for a second, before taking out more charms from my purse.
The center charms.
The charm is different from all the charms; I had created. First, it is the size of my palm, second, it is made wholly of magical material; there is not a single mundane thing in it.
When one looks at it; the first thing they would notice is thirteen gems. There are twelve gems; all of them are different, but each one of them is expensive.
As for the blood-red ruby in the center.
It is not ruby, but a blood gem ford from the master silvers' blood.
All of them are carefully wrapped in delicate and colorful vines, petals, and leaves; they look like a piece of art.
I admired it for a minute, before closing my eyes and concentrating my craft on the ritual.
“Eraente,” I said gently and put the last piece of grand ritual Kama Rakalis in its place.
The charm flared brightly, and I felt the heat on my hand for several seconds, before the sensation disappeared, along with the charm.
“Success,” I said with a smile.
I had so fear that the final piece wouldn’t be clicked, but it did. There seed to be no problem with it.
Hun!
I was happily congratulating myself when suddenly I sensed sothing, and my eyes widened in fear.
“Eslaynde,” I said imdiately, and a realm establishnt appeared in front of .
My eyes imdiately went to the twelve hundred and thirty-two enchantnts. It is very hard to miss those dots.
They are blazing, like an afternoon sun compared to them. The other charms are shining like a star.
There is no change in them.
As for the reason for their blaze, it is quite simple. These freaking enchantnts are sucking the emotions from the core and the core is sucking them from the establishnt.
People produce a lot of emotions, but the establishnt's core absorbs less than 5% of them and can retain, even less than that.
Now the sudden and uncontrolled absorption had started sucking the emotions from it. It is not liking it and in self-preservation; it begins to absorb emotions around the establishnt.
I am shocked. I had not expected this would happen.
It should have slowly accepted the emotions from the core and not so suddenly, but it is doing that, and I couldn’t do anything else.
I am scared for the core.
It is the core of the establishnt and the speed with which the grand ritual absorbs the emotions, making
feel like it might destroy the core, and there is nothing I can do to stop it.
Once the final imprinting started, even Remus wouldn’t be able to stop it.
The only thing I could do here is watch how the core is sucking every stray emotion present in the establishnt.
Minutes passed and the appetite for the grand ritual didn’t seem to have been lessened at all. Instead, it seed to have increased even further, forcing its core to expand its range, till it covered the whole plot of establishnt.
It covered exactly the range that the witch had used to bind Remus to it.
Hun!
I was watching with bated breath when suddenly; I noticed sothing.
“The other charms are also pulling power,” I said as I looked at the other enchantnts.
There are thousands of other charms, and they are also absorbing the emotions. Using the opportunity, that grand ritual had opened for them.
What they are absorbing is much less than the grand ritual, but it is still increasing their power. This ans their effects will also be going to get stronger as well.
A few more minutes passed, and the appetite of the grand ritual increased further, that even the size of the core had started to shrink, while it now expanded its range underground and started to absorb the emotions from the building and soil itself.
They had a lot of emotions stored in them and now this grand ritual absorbing it all.
I only hope it spares the core. If it is consud or destroyed; then everything is over; even the grand ritual, will only work for a few days at most before disappearing.
If the core remains; it can be used in perpetuity. If the establishnt ever turned into a legacy; this grand ritual will show its real power.
Minutes passed, and I genuinely feared that it would be such the core itself, seeing every bit of emotions present in, around, and underground of the establishnt had absorbed; that now only the core had remained.
Hun!
I was thinking that when suddenly, the grand ritual begins to slow down its absorptions before stopping.
Seeing that relief flooded my heart.
The grand ritual had sucked so much emotion that it had reduced the size of the core to the fourth.
Buzz!
I was looking at the core when the grand ritual buzzed, and for a mont, I felt a terror before I realized it wasn’t trying to absorb the emotions again.
No, instead of all the charms seed to be moving toward the central charm, before rging with it. It is happening very fast, and within seconds, all the charms rge into a single point.
The point blazed for a second, giving
another stare before the blaze began to fade and it revealed itself.
A twelve-pointed star made of runes.
Gasp!
A gasp of shock couldn’t help but co out of my mouth as I saw the twelve-pointed star.
The sa star, I had seen in the to of grand ritual.
Though it is more basic than what I had seen in the to. I could still recognize those runes, which felt clear, but when one tried morizing them, they turned hazy.
Only after fully understanding the grand ritual is one able to see those runes in their realm form.
All the enchantnts are dots, but only the grand ritual is in the shape of the star; I could already imagine the things it would be able to do, just seeing it.
I wanted to use it imdiately, but seeing the state of the core, I decided against it.
The size of the core had shrunken by a fourth and I could even see the faint instability in it. It would be a big mistake to stress it further.
It might collapse.
I won't do anything until it stabilizes fully, including imprinting any new charms on it.
I looked at it for a couple of minutes before finally deactivating the spell and returning to the real world.
Unexpected things have happened, but no permanent harm has been done.
However, one thing is clear, I will need to keep an eye on it for any irregularity and check the power of the grand ritual as soon as the core has stabilized.
I never know when I might need to use it.
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