Mr. C smiled and looked at both of them. He sat straight and waited for a few minutes before he started to speak. The duke was right, it was a matter of the future and his only mission was to tell them the possibilities to let them have time to prepare.
"The master will be traveling together with Sir Aberleign to El Merey. They are going to meet a group called 'Justice of Light', which in retrospect is the master's enemy who came from the other world. They had been after the master for a while now and now they are here." The butler started to explain and this information caught the duke and his wife's attention.
"What will happen now that the child's enemy is here?" Linette sounded worried. The first reaction she had when she heard about the information was to worry about the young man.
"Please expect the worst-case scenario," was the only answer that the butler gave. He did not expound on it either.
He stood up and was about to leave when the duchess stopped him. "Will he be fine?" It was a genuine question so the butler stopped and turned around to look at her.
"He will and I suggest that you think about yourselves first. When the master declares war, there will be no civilians in his eyes," the butler answered. "And I also suggest that you stop thinking of the master as a child. He is already a thousand years old and there's no need to do so for him."
With that, the butler left. He didn't have anything to say. It was up to them to decide what they should do. In the butler's eyes, the resolved problem of the duchy didn't need to be done because this world was about to be destroyed.
He looked back once again at the majestic manor and sighed. Bonds like family and friends were all useless to the master. Although they as his servants consider him a friend or a family, the master didn't think the same. He might look docile but his very blood was a villain. He may look relaxed and would sometimes express some emotions, one wouldn't know if all of those were actually genuine.
The butler returned to the manor and went ahead to prepare for the journey. According to the schedule that Sir Aberleign gave them, they would be leaving three days from now. He would need to talk to Ari before they leave because she might go offline one of these days.
While he was in the kitchen and preparing some meal, Mr. C contacted Ari and the woman appeared. The woman was still the same as she floated in the air. She hovered for a while because the butler was not asking her any questions.
Mr. C placed the last of the cookies that he baked on the plate and finally put his attention on the woman. It was a bit out of character for her to be this silent instead of pestering him what he wanted to know. Ari must have been working hard behind the scenes.
"What is the status of the master?" Mr. C asked. After the master's insanity level hasn't returned to zero, he has been constantly checking up on the master's level.
"Actually, the master's insanity level has increased by five percent. He is now at the thirty percent insanity level." Ari answered with her monotonous mechanical voice.
The butler frowned, now that the master's enemy was here and the dragon was gathering those relevant people from the master's past, it was no wonder that his insanity level was going up. Mr. C's finger started to drum the table after the report. "This is going to be one hell of a destruction. How about the master's memories? Has he tried to access them?"
"No, he hasn't. But there are indications that he might do that one of these days. Once he has full access to what he once sealed, then it is over. I won't be able to do anything once that happens." Ari informed him and also warned him. "This has never happened before."
"Yes, it hasn't but because of the stimuli he received from this world, we can already consider that this world is as good as dead." Mr. C's fingers stopped tapping the table. "There is no need to worry about anything anymore."
They would just let it be and let the master do whatever he wanted. It was no use even though they tried to stop him or have sympathy with the people who were going to die. Their only purpose was to serve the master unconditionally and do his every bidding.
"It is unfortunate but we can't do anything anymore to stop this and there is no point in doing so." He looked at Ari and gave her nod.
The woman understood what the butler was trying to say. Ari disappeared as she went back to her slumber for an update. Mr. C also returned to the master's room to serve him the cookies he baked. After that, he left to check on the bakery before they set forth.
Three days passed by and everything was ready for their trip. Sir Aberleign came to the manor with his carriage bearing the insignia of the Hero Association. The door was even opened for him and after the master entered, the old man followed behind the butler.
Cygnus could sense that Aberleign was not happy with the butler riding with them. But before the door could completely close, a woman jumped inside and grinned at them. Cygnus laughed when he saw it was. He almost forgot that Nina was coming with them.
"I didn't expect that you'll be bringing one more person aside from your butler," Aberleign commented. He thought that the young master was the only one who would join him.
"Oh, that's because Nina is one of my bodyguards and my parents insisted that I bring one more person to protect me. Although they trust your abilities, they would feel more at ease to know that there is one more person protecting me." Cygnus explained so innocently that Aberleign found it difficult to say anything against it.
"I understand," the man answered. Since there was nothing that he could do, they traveled with Mr. C and Nina. He needed to accept them reluctantly and endure the one-week travel with them.
"By the way, this is Nina." Cygnus pointed at the woman who was grinning at them. She even waved at Sir Aberleign which he returned with a small nod. "And my butler is called Mr. C."
Aberleign had no intention of getting to know these people but the young man still introduced them to him. "I am glad to know you. I am Aberleign Sunox, a consultant to the Hero Association."
"It is our pleasure to also meet such a prestigious man." The butler returned the nod. He then gently elbowed the woman beside him.
"Thank you for letting us go with you," Nina answered. She was only forcing herself to smile for the sake of her master even though all she wanted to do at that moment was to frown and glare at Aberleign.
Their journey towards the other kingdom was known to the king and the crown prince who had been watching the young man. When they learned about it, they were curious as to why he wanted to go to El Merey but they didn't know about it. For now, they would let it happen and it was better for him to not be in the kingdom for a while.
The journey to El Merey was uneventful. It was like they were letting them pass without worries which was getting on the master's nerve but he still managed to reign it in. After a week of sitting on the carriage without doing nothing or just reading a book they finally reached the kingdom.
They were immediately granted access inside the kingdom and were even ushered to a mansion where they would stay. Cygnus was impressed at the hospitality they were showing which only shows how they gave importance to this meeting. He looked at Aberleign who was talking with several men in white robes and thought that he was such an important person.
After he talked with those people, Aberleign walked up to them. "We will be meeting the holy knight tomorrow so for now, you can go ahead and explore the capital city." This was enough to get Nina excited as she looked at the master for confirmation.
With nothing to do, Cygnus agreed. They left the manor and were even given a guide to show them around. Since they suggested that they walk, that was what they did. The guide was explaining everything and everywhere they went until they reached a church that was in the center of the city.
It was magnificent and looked so pure with all the natural greens surrounding it. The guide told them that they could enter and Cygnus was glad to oblige. They entered the church and saw that there were many people praying. The guide was secretly observing their reaction and saw that they were showing interest.
