Astro looked at the master only to see that his eyes were closed and he did not voice out any disagreement so he deemed that it was okay to tell the major who Ari was. It was also better so that when those whatever state ever happened again, Ari can share the information to both of them.
"Ari is someone that the master tasked to gather information for him." He pointed to the side and slowly a woman started to appear.
Linius thought that nothing right now would be able to surprise him but this one was out of his expectation. Ari was like a ghost and when the man tried to touch her, his hands passed through her and yet she has no reaction.
"This is Ari. She is helping with gathering information about the tower because she could store several pieces of information inside of her," the mage explained. "She could also spy on the enemies if needed because she appears invisible even without magic."
The major was in awe at what he heard. From what he had seen, she was not a human nor a ghost. Ari was not someone from their world and her abilities were beyond his imagination.
"Has she been caught while spying? Is that all she could do?" He asked two questions at the same time to fully assess what the woman can do.
"No, because I have an invisibility function that can hide my presence and my body. I can also inflict damage on enemies if the master desires so. There are more because I am equipped with several functions for the master's convenience." It was Ari who answered the question.
She said all of these without any change in her expression and fluctuation in her voice. She was stiff and was acting like a marionette. Linius leaned on his seat and crossed his hands on his chest as his thoughts went into overdrive.
"You are overthinking everything and besides, Ari is bound to listen to all of my commands." Cygnus opened his eyes, "She is not someone who can be used by anyone because she has her own thoughts and yes, she was the one who was giving me information."
At that, Linius ceased his thoughts. Everything has now become a little bit clear but there were still murky parts of it but they can always ask the butler. He can give them the answers if needed and besides the master must have been too lazy to tell them anything.
They reached the manor and saw that the butler was already waiting for them. Tea and pastries from Vergessen were already prepared for them at the lounge area. The master's eyes lit up when he saw those treats waiting for him.
He wasn't able to have those in the tower because all they were doing was studying and training which had become boring for him. If not for the exam, he would have died of boredom and now that the Magus Maximus was his master, his plan could now smoothly proceed.
Back at the Magic Tower, the elders were once again gathered even though there was not a call for meeting that was issued. They were there to discuss Rigel, who had become a hot topic amongst them. His irregularity was an uncommon occurrence in the continent and if they should really keep him in the tower.
"He is already a disciple of the Magus Maximus so there's nothing we could do about it and I'm sure that he has a reason as to why he accepted Rigel Ginehart as his disciple." One of the elders interrupted. It was already decided so he did not understand why they were still talking about it.
"I have things to do and there's no point in us arguing about what we should do with Rigel. Let the Magus Maximus handle him," Celes stood up from his seat and left the room.
They were only arguing because none of them were chosen as Rigel's master. They were envious because he got to have a talented disciple. Those elders were conceited and had a lot of pride so none of them wanted to confess that they wanted a disciple like Rigel, now they were even fussing about it.
Celes was followed by the other elder who suggested that they leave everything to the Magus and all the elders who found the idea of meeting over a small matter also left. Now there were only three elders left in the room and these elders share this common thought.
At the magic academy, the news of how the exam went was already circulating around the campus. Everyone was talking about it and their eyes would always find William in the crowd. Rigel winning the exam already became a news that could impress everyone but him being accepted as the Magus's disciple was on a whole different level.
"Tsk, that cousin of mine is really going all out at the magic tower. I didn't even expect that the duke would permit him to enter that place." William mumbled while they were walking towards their next class.
"But isn't that great news? It means that Ginehart already has a great magic user!" Vinya couldn't help but frown so she tried to lift up the man's mood.
"I'm not sure if that can be called good news. The family might receive scorn for being a hypocrite. Ginehart already declared that they won't have anything to do with the Magic Tower and its mages and now, Uncle Ulysses's own son joined the tower," William sighed.
He did not know what his cousin was thinking. In fact, he did not know what the people at the main family were thinking. The branch family would surely be having a good time because of this news. They will use this incident to question the duke's integrity.
"Why should it be a worry? Rigel won and even became the only disciple of the Magus Maximus, isn't that enough to deter those people from opening their mouths?" Ezio wasn't liking what he was hearing.
He was happy because the master was already in the tower and then he would hear something like that. They don't understand that the master actually has a plan as to why he was there in the first place. Once he returned to the tower he could go and see the master more often.
"Openly but I'm sure that in secret their envy and scorn will only grow. Although my uncle can suppress them for now, we don't know in the future especially because Lindon's family is becoming bolder." William couldn't help but frown at the memory of that man.
"Who is that?" Ezio stopped walking and turned around to face William.
"He is a son from one of the branch families. If we do it by ranking, he is from the family just below the main family. And because he was in a position which made him a friend of the crown prince, their family was able to build connections with other people of nobility." William still had his head down as he said those words.
"That would have no effect on them or whatsoever," Ezio's voice was firm. He had no doubts about his master's ability.
"Why are you sure?" William raised his head in surprise as he looked at the man.
"Gut feeling," Ezio turned around and continued to walk. There was nothing he should worry about.
That night, Cygnus was with Mr. C in one of the balconies of the manor. He was resting from the events earlier that day while he hummed.
"I received a message from Ari that you almost lost control. What happened master?" The butler stood on the side.
Cygnus stopped humming as he stared at the sky. "I already told Ari to take care of it."
His vague answer rendered the butler silent for a while before he spoke again. "Master, let's finish your plan of destroying the Magic Tower then leave this world. We could go to another world where we can live peacefully as you wanted."
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