章節 37: Slave Traders Visited the Teashop
Because of the incident with the slave traders and the possibility that those involved in the slave trading might recognize their former captives, Sigmund tampered with the energy signatures of those who were enslaved to make them unrecognizable by the slave traders including the men under Markito Lora. Furthermore, he manipulated the consciousness of those slave traders so they would not have exact memories of the appearances of those slave items under their captivity before.
When Sigmund realized this kind of power with the aid of Darwin, he surmised that he could even play with fate. But the possible repercussions if he abused that kind of power would be something he would not want to encounter yet. He knew about the law of equivalent exchange within the scope of the Cosmic law of compensation.
However, he found the merits of rescuing and saving those people who were previously enslaved to be worth more than the repercussions. To negate the effect of karma from doing one bad deed, one must perform many good deeds in his lifetime. Also, in mathematics, on the rules of integer, multiplying a negative multiplier with a negative multiplicand resulted in a positive product.
When Sigmund thought of a logical approach behind his decision, he came up with a process in which the stealing of the slaves in the black market from the slave traders was offset when the intention of those who stole those slaves was positive. In certain cases, it could be deemed a heroic act.
Moreover, those involved with the approval of slave trading were receiving gifts. The slave traders, however, had their memories removed so they would not anymore recover the memory of the appearances of those they used to sell in slave trading. That was retribution from a punisher who possessed the god power.
Was it harsh?
It might not be so as remembering it would lead to the multiplication of bad deeds. And so he needed to offset it by committing positive deeds with positive results.
However, the culprits were still alive and could repeat more nefarious deeds. Letting those offenders escape might lead to unfavorable aftermath.
Speaking of the culprits, the slave traders Rocco and Mortino decided to try the new tea shop nearest to where the large fort was constructed. They were mulling over their big problem because the items they should have sold disappeared from their grasp. They could not even remember the faces of those captives. Even the records were obliterated.
"Arghhh!!! What do we do now? How are we going to inform… What is his name again?" The short, obnoxious Rocco covered his face with his two hands, showing frustration at the demented memory he was experiencing.
"Jiro told me it was Lord Rainier but I could not even remember that guy's face. Are we being played by witches here? Is it because of our bad deeds, stealing people to sell in other territories that we are now experiencing this retribution? Ughh!!! This is frustrating!" The large, pot-bellied Mortino slammed the table too hard. But despite this strength and effort, the table remained unscathed.
"Gentlemen, we don't allow violence inside our tea shop. So, I advise you to stop it." Rocco glanced at the tall, handsome man with trimmed brown hair and golden eyes. He was briefly astonished by the presence without him noticing it.
"You, pretty boy…!" Rocco was about to say nasty things when he stopped after noticing the glint in the eyes, which made him suddenly feel restless and fearful. As he saw the sharp glint, his mouth somehow could not form any word.
"I am Barry, the manager of this tea shop. To help you chill, I bring you these two bottles of ginger ale. This would help in calming you down." As Barry said this, the shop's guests didn't notice the quirk formed at one side of the mouth of their server.
Rocco and Mortino were speechless. Their minds suddenly became hazy. Their only thought was to drink what was served to them.
"I will have someone serve you our delicacies. Hopefully, you enjoy your stay inside our tea shop." Without waiting for any response, Barry departed from the table area, letting those two stooges settle their problems.
"Uhm…" Rocco reacted.
"What was that?" Mortino asked. He was mortified.
"I suddenly feel sluggish though. Let me have a drink of this." Rocco chugged on the bottle until he downed all its content. "That was refreshing!"
All of a sudden, they heard a gentle voice near their table.
"Excuse me, gentlemen! Here is a slice of our delicacy here that you can share, compliments from our manager."
Awestruck, Mortino immediately changed his attitude and facial expression as he attempted to flirt upon seeing the attractive server. "What is your name, Miss?"
"I am Mina. If you have something to ask, you may approach any of us and my colleagues."
"Are you new here?" Rocco inquired as he felt something amiss.
"Yes, sir. By the way, I am needed at the counter as we have many customers to serve. Enjoy your cake, gentleman. I hope you like it." Mina immediately exited from their periphery as she hurriedly proceeded to the kitchen area.
Once she went to the door inside the kitchen area, she heaved a long sigh as she exclaimed, "They're here!"
"Who's here?"
It had been three days since their rescue from the slave traders. The day after, they were assigned to work in the tea shop. Five males and five females at mage level 1 were tasked to help in the operation of the tea shop under Barry.
Inside the kitchen, there were two females and a male currently preparing the orders of their customers.
"The slave traders!"
"Did they recognize you?"
"No." Mina closed her eyes as her back was still leaning at the door. "Haist!"
"Then, you don't have to worry. Master said that the memories of the slave traders have been erased."
"Then, what about the others?"
"Then, they have to deal with the Master."
Suddenly, Mina stumbled down as she noticed the kitchen door swung towards her.
"Joey, what the hell!" Mina's face became disheveled from the accident. She immediately stood up, fuming as she sent a death gaze at her colleague.
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