Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3624

"Gods, I hate it when you're always right." Tista whined, slumping on her bed while hiding her face behind her hands.

"I knew it!" Solus said. "Is it because his real body is that of a huge snake? Is the other snake too big? Does it look weir-"

"It's not that!" Tista was so embarrassed that her whole body turned red due to the flames burning within. "I meant that you were right when you pointed out how poorly I've worded it. I just need a job. We both do."

"We? Who's we?" Solus asked in confusion. "I do have a job."

"Bodya and I. Who else?" Tista snarled. "Give me a second. I need to calm down or I'll die of embarrassment."

She needed many long, slow breaths to regain her cool. When she resumed to talk, only her face and fingers were still red.

"Let me start this over." Tista inhaled deeply. "Solus, I need your help to find a job for Bodya and me. It doesn't need to be the same job."

"Wait, I'm not following you. What's the matter? Why do you guys suddenly need money?" Solus asked in confusion.

"Because, except for the time I worked as a mercenary after graduating from the White Griffon, I never earned much." Tista replied. "I was too busy practicing my powers as an Awakened first and as a hybrid later to worry about saving money.

"Especially with Lith earning so well and having tower. As for Bodya, he never needed to work because he was the emissary for his family on Garlen. He had an entire bloodline backing him and all the funds he needed.

"Now, however, we would like to live on our own, but we have no resources. I'm Lith's older sister. You have no idea how embarrassing it is at my age to still need his money for everything.

"Bodya, instead, has gone from riches to rags right after his family disowned him. If not for our hospitality, he would live in the wilds and hunt for his meals. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing shameful in that.

"Just that it's humiliating for him to rely on my money whenever we go on a date, and in turn it's humiliating for me to depend on Lith's money. On top of that, what if someday I want to start a family?

"We are not the Ernas. Mom and Dad don't have a country home to gift me and a noble title to pin on me to finance my lifestyle."

"I see your point." Solus nodded. "I'll use my connections and see what I can find. In the meantime, you can work as a Healer at the White Griffon."

"I'm already doing that." Tista sighed. "Marth is helping me as he can, but my name complicates things a lot."

"What do you mean?" Solus asked.

"That if not for Lith, I could easily find rich clients and get some minor title by earning merits with the Association." Tista replied. "Yet everyone knows I'm his sister, and you have no idea how many times I've been called by people who had no need for a Healer.

"People who requested my services just to get my contact rune. They think that if they pay me well enough, I'll introduce them to Lith or that by involving me in a mission, he will follow.

"Bodya has the same problem in the Awakened community. The only difference is that they use him to get to me."

"Good gods, Tista. I'm so sorry." Solus held her friend's hands. "Why didn't you tell us? I never heard anything about this."

"And what could you do?" Tista shrugged. "Besides, this is my problem. I wanted to solve it on my own like an adult, not rely on Lith like a little girl. I'm coming to you because I'm out of options."