After hearing the name, the woman and the heroes in there couldn't help but gasp. The entire room became silent because none of them expected that the young master from Ginehart would know someone from the Hero Association. After the surprise, they then all looked at him with curiosity.
"Not to be rude, young master but may I ask what your relationship with Hero Noire is?" The woman asked after she too recovered from her shock.
Hero Arcaine Noire was not just someone and the Hero of Light that he called himself was justifiable especially after he came back from defeating a black dragon. At first, no one believed him but after the witness told them everything he saw and when he presented evidence, the doubts from the others died down. Now, he was one of the top heroes of the association and one of the most popular once because aside from looks he also had the skills.
"Oh, he's a friend of mine and he told me that I can come here to look for him anytime. I was just a bit busy these past months that I haven't had the time to come looking for him. Now that I have some free time, I immediately came to see him." Cygnus straightened his back and answered with a bit of smugness on his voice. He looked genuinely proud to call the hero his friend.
"Is that so?" Even though the woman still has her doubts she still managed to smile towards him. "I'll let him know that you are looking for him." The woman looked to the side and gave the other person there a nod.
Cygnus reached out and stopped the woman for a bit. "Oh wait! Please tell him that a friend he met when he killed that dragon is here to see him."
The woman was a bit confused but she still gave the go signal to the servant who will pass the message. When Cygnus saw this, he let go of the woman's hand and thanked her. The woman then pointed him to a vacant table and told him to wait for a bit.
The gazes of the people inside the room followed him until he sat down but none of them were courageous enough to go and talk to him. Cygnus sat down like he owned the place because of how he sat down like a king and looked over them. After that, he looked at the menu that was placed on the table and picked it up.
Based on the reaction of the people in there and that woman, it might take a while before he could meet the man. During that time, he would order first and eat something while waiting. Since he had a lot of money on him right now, he did not hold himself back and ordered everything that caught his eyes.
In the meantime, the servant reached the room where Hero Arcaine was staying whenever he was in the capital. He knocked three times before he was permitted to enter. He bowed his head after entering the room and he did not raise it to look at the man.
"What is it?" Arcaine asked after a few seconds that the servant stood. He was busy polishing his sword when he was suddenly interrupted so there's nothing wrong in punishing the servant a bit.
"A person is in the reception area right now and he is asking to meet you. According to him, he is your friend and that you told him to come see you anytime–" the servant was interrupted when a clang suddenly sounded inside the room. The servant was startled but he did not dare to look up and talk once again.
"Friend! Hah, when did I ever have a friend? He must be someone posing as a friend just to scam me! I've told you already that you shouldn't entertain those kinds of people!" He stood up and walked towards the servant.
He then gripped his collar and raised him from the ground in anger. Ever since he became popular so many people had been coming and claiming that they were his friends only to end up borrowing money from him or using him to boast their status. He was already so sick of it that he specifically instructed the reception not to entertain those kinds of visitors and yet here they were doing it again.
"S-Sir, the-the man told us that he is a friend from when you killed that dragon–" the servant was suddenly on the floor after he said those words. He coughed a few times and massaged his neck that almost broke because of how the hero tightly gripped his collar.
"What?" the hero staggered back. "What did you say?" He couldn't believe that he would hear something about the dragon once again.
"The man said that he was a friend you've met when you killed the dragon." The servant repeated as he pushed himself up and stood again.
"Do you know who that person is? And even if he said those words, why are you entertaining him?" He became even more angry. He had not met any friends during that time and the mayor who became his witness already disappeared.
"That's because he is no ordinary person and we can't afford to offend him," the servant answered. "The person looking for you is the young master of Ginehart, Rigel Maverick Ginehart."
Arcaine was stunned as he froze on the spot where he stood. He couldn't process the information he received at that moment. Why would the young master of Ginehart be looking at him and why does he know about the dragon incident. He couldn't think straight as his mind was running miles thinking about it and recalling what happened during that time.
Ah, yes, he met the General during that time. That must be the reason why the younger Ginehart knew about the dragon incident. There's no need to worry about it. He just needed to act natural and meet the person.
"I will meet him then," Arcaine decided. He sent away the servant as he tidied the place first and made himself presentable before he met his guest.
The servant went back to the reception area after he too fixed himself and combed back his tousled hair. The woman looked at him with pity but she too could do nothing about it. The servant told her that Hero Arcaine would meet the guest.
The woman looked at the direction of the young master and nodded her head. "I will tell him and I will also escort him. Please stay here for a while." The woman stepped away from his post and walked past the servant. She gave him a gentle pat on his shoulder.
Cygnus finished his cup of coffee and half of the sweets he ordered when he saw the woman from reception walking towards him. He took note of the time and saw that thirty minutes already passed. He placed the cup on the table and waited for the woman to come.
"Hero Arcaine has granted you an audience. I will now escort you to his private lounge." The woman still had her smile as she informed him of the news.
Murmurs started to circulate inside the room when they heard the woman confirm that he was permitted to meet the hero. Cygnus gave them a quick glance before he stood and followed the woman. She entered a door beside the reception table and they walked through a corridor that led to a stair.
The woman climbed up and they walked until they reached the second floor where an elevator was waiting for them. Unlike the usual ones that he had seen from the modern world, this one was powered by magic. They entered the elevator and the woman pressed number nine out of the fifteen numbers in there.
