The only sound inside the room was from the projection they were watching a while ago. He was still in the process of figuring out and accepting what he just heard and saw. It was not easy for someone like him who had abided by the books to admit something beyond his comprehension.
"Those people, who are they?" His body finally relaxed so Cygnus could finally remove the binding spell he casted on him.
"They are people who have been hunting me ever since I could recall. I don't really know why they are after me but they've tried to kill me so many times but every time they do so, they fail." Cygnus shrugged his shoulders and took a step back.
He turned around and returned to his seat where he continued to stare at Isaiah which only made him more uncomfortable. He closed his eyes and moved his head to the side to look at other things aside from the master. He was afraid that the hidden bloody eyes behind his usually black would haunt him every night.
"And what is my relation to them?" He wanted to know why he would think of him as a weapon he could use against his enemies.
"That's because you are like them. They are the only people who I can't read their minds." Cygnus did not hesitate to answer his question. He was even relaxed while doing so which made Isaiah frown and doubt him once again.
"Why are you answering all of my questions? Aren't you afraid that I will tell all of these to Duke Blackwell and Ginehart?" Isaiah also found himself walking back to the seat he left after his sudden panic.
Cygnus laughed, "You won't. Besides, nobody would believe you. If there would be someone who would believe you, then those people are certainly crazy." Cygnus waved his hands in the air then snapped it.
Once the servants from those houses were done with burning the documents, they returned to their work like nothing happened. With the help of Ari, Mr. C was able to scan the documents and store it with Ari. After that, a gate appeared at the master's room and the butler came out.
He slightly raised his brow when he noticed the atmosphere inside the room. The master was his usual self but the other two with him were somewhat different. He gave his master a look that asked 'what happened?'. Cygnus shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.
Ari also appeared out of nowhere which shocked the other two again. This was both their first time to see the woman and they were at a loss on how to describe her. Ari gazed at the both of them rather coldly before proceeding to report to the master. Based on the scanned documents, she reconstructed that data and made it into a file that the master could easily read.
Cygnus extended his hand towards the woman. The files that Ari just reconstructed, she gave to the master. Cygnus tapped on the file to expand it then he started to swipe from left to right while reading what was in those files. He would occasionally tilt his head to the side and frown but there were also times that he would grin and even scoff until he finished the entire document.
"What a bunch of nonsense. It is amusing that they could come up with that kind of a stupid plan. But I like the part where they were experimenting on those evil spirits. They might have a stash of some malevolent spirits in their territory." Cygnus expressed his interest as he looked at his butler. "Why don't you try and visit their secret rooms or house or dungeon or whatever it is and report to me."
"I understand. I will come back by dinner time." Mr. C bowed and entered the still opened gate to do his master's command.
"Now that my loyal butler is gone," his gaze went to Ari, "what did you tell him last time that caused him to come rushing to that mining site?"
Ari remained silent for a while, an indication that she was a bit unwilling to tell him the reason behind it. Cygnus was in a good mood though so he patiently waited for the woman to answer. He was speaking like there were no other people in the room that could learn of this information.
"Are you going to tell me now? Or should you wait for me to reach the limit of my patience and shut you down. I might as well reset you at the same time." The heavy threat behind his voice made the inside of the room a little bit dark which made Ezio and Isaiah uncomfortable.
"Your insanity status reached 50% that I needed to inform Mr. C about it." Ari finally answered because she knew that any threats that came from the master would go through with it.
"Is that so?" The master rested his elbows on the arm of the chair he was sitting and rested his chin on his fist. "Then that must be the reason why I was so excited to fight that wraith and I even enjoyed it."
This matter did not bother him as much as it made Ari and Mr. C sprung into action. They must have thought that he would go overboard because of how high the percentage had gone. But he did not feel anything unusual when it happened. It was his usual feeling whenever he wanted to destroy something.
"So, what's my insanity status right now?" Cygnus asked after a while of thinking. He looked at the woman who was hesitating again. "Have you gained some human emotions? Why are you always hesitating?"
Ari was forced to tell him, "Your insanity status is at 25% right now. Ever since the incident at the magic tower, your insanity status hasn't decreased or returned to zero."
"Hmm, that's new. That must be the effect of regaining those memories." He mumbled to himself without looking at anything in particular. He just had his head bowed slightly. "Well, that doesn't really matter."
He looked up and saw the confused looks from the young ones. They were looking back and forth from Ari and to him. Cygnus chuckled and shook his head. The matter of his insanity level had been pushed back in his mind. It was more amusing for him to focus on what was in front of him right now than to think about other unnecessary things.
"This is Ari, an artificial AI I found in one of those places that I have visited. She's not human so don't be deceived and most of the time she works to store and analyze information from all the worlds where we have been." Cygnus introduced the woman who right now had silver hair that was floating in the air. "She's still learning, so she's a bit incapable of distinguishing or performing any emotions right now."
Ezio and Isaiah nodded even though they did not understand any word he had said. Since the master has no other commands, Ari decided to disappear and let them be. She was leaving the responsibility of explaining everything to the master who chose to reveal her identity and his secrets.
"Is it really okay for us to know too much information from you, master?" Ezio asked with a tinge of worry in his voice. He was glad that his knowledge about the man increased but at the same time he was worried because he was willingly divulging all of this without caution.
"I told you already that it is fine because only those people whom I deemed worthy will know of this information." Cygnus frowned because of the unnecessary worry they were showing. He sighed and massaged his forehead. "Why don't you just go and leave, there's nothing more you could do here." He pointed at the door and waved his hand for them to leave.
They had no choice but to get up and leave the room. Ezio took the lead because he knew a little bit of the master's temper. Isaiah followed closely behind but he chose to remain silent because based on the reaction of Ezio, he too had only known those facts a while ago. They both needed the time to sort out their thoughts.
"Those kids are really something," Ignius who suddenly appeared commented. He had been eavesdropping and observing but he did not show himself because they might be too shocked.
"Yes, they are." Cygnus could only agree before leaning back on his seat. He looked at the dragon who seemed to be awfully cheerful when he was still in the middle of a mission. "How was the mission you were supposed to be doing?"
"You don't have to worry about it. I've already marked those people and are currently observing them to see if they participated in that event," the dragon answered. He leaned his body to the side until he was falling but instead of landing on the floor he landed in the air as if there was an invisible cushion that caught his body. "These people had a certain influence in society so they've used their time well."
"But that's about to come to an end," Cygnus clapped his hands and grinned.
