Celes once again looked at the young man with a smile. He was relieved that Rigel was not like his father nor his brother. Now that he joined the Magic Tower, the duke of Ginehart will now think twice before picking a fight with them.
"Thank you for coming and becoming a member of the Magic Tower," Celes offered his hand so Cygnus shook it. After that and after checking if he was alright, they finally left the tower.
Once they got home, they met with Linius who was waiting for them. He knew of the plan so instead of going to the barracks he chose to stay and wait for the result of the master's business with the tower.
"Have you been waiting for us to return?" Cygnus raised a brow at the person who was sitting on the manor's lounge.
"Lisbon is currently taking care of everything there right now so I have free time," Linius answered. There was no use even if he lied because the master would definitely know.
"Since you are already ready to hear the news, I'll tell you. I am now officially a part of the Magic Tower," Cygnus smirked. "We can now proceed with the next step to our plan."
Since the master already gave his go signal, Linius should also prepare already for what's to happen in the future. "I understand." There was much he needed to do and the investigation of the incident at the ball was not coming to an end.
The next few days, Cygnus focused on preparing himself to enter the tower, even though he really had nothing to prepare for but he needed to make a show for it so that no one would suspect him. During this time, the elders had gone into one more meeting where they talked about their new recruit.
This time, Astrophos also returned to the capital only to hear that the master had joined the tower. He had been out and was gathering information that he did not expect that so much already happened during the time that he was away.
He did not waste time and went to the manor where he silently slipped in and found the master inside the library. He revealed himself and waited for the master to acknowledge his presence. Cygnus took his time before he finally recognized the person's appearance.
"It's been more than a month," Cygnus spoke without raising his head from what he was reading. He continued to flip the pages of the book as he waited for the mage to answer.
"Yes, and within those days that I was gone, it seems that the master decided to do something crazy again," Astrophos answered without flinching at the cold welcome he got.
"Crazy? It's not a bad idea though. Now that I can enter the tower whenever I want, I can also do whatever I like in that place." The master laughed at the mage's remark and found him funny even though the aura around him was not the same as before.
"Can I enter the tower with you then? Not as Astrophos but one of your aides." Cygnus stopped reading when he heard this request from the man.
He did not hear the usual scolding the man was giving him when he did something reckless and now he was even willing to go with him in a place where his identity might endanger him. He was an indecisive person which piqued Cygnus's interest, now he seemed to have changed.
"You've become boring. Where's the Astrophos who always gets frustrated whenever I do something outrageous or out of the line? Don't tell me you'll be like this forever?" The master stood up from the couch where he was sitting.
He walked up to the man and yet all he saw was his blank eyes. He waved his hands and yet the person was unresponsive. Cygnus shook his head and went back to where he was sitting.
He leaned on the couch and draped his hand on the back of his seat as he faced the man with a formal look on his face. "Why would you want to join me in entering the tower again? Aren't you afraid that your identity will be exposed?"
The man maintained his silence for a while before he answered him, "I hope that you can help me with that. I have something I must do inside the tower."
Cygnus did not fail to observe the man ever since he entered the room. "You look like you've seen some horrifying things. Is it related to the tower?"
Astrophos did not want to think about it and would rather forget about it but every time he closed his eyes the images would always flash in his mind. He started to investigate the matter after he heard of rumors about it while wandering around the usual place where he got information.
What he found during those days when he was gone, was something no human should have done. The Magic Tower he respected with all his heart and admired since he was a child was capable of doing something inhumane.
Cygnus saw that the man was unwilling to talk. He sighed and relaxed his posture while sitting, "I'll arrange for it then and I'll give you a suitable disguise that you can use. Anyways. Mr. C needs to stay outside to oversee my Vergessen."
The mage looked at the master and was grateful that he did not ask. It was not like him to be this passive but he might be giving him some consideration even though all he did in the past was contradict all of his actions.
"You got that right, so you should not make me angry from now on or else I'll hand you to the tower myself," Cygnus sneered after hearing the man's thoughts. He was indeed being considerate of the man but for some other reasons.
Now that Astrophos had developed hatred for the tower, it would be easier for him to use him against that organization. His work inside the tower will also become easy because right now he has a trusted aide by his side.
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will fully repay you this dept I have." Astrophos bowed his head and for some reason, Cygnus could feel that the person was clearly being sincere.
It was different from those times where he could still sense mistrust and wariness from the man. He could also feel the fear whenever Cygnus showed his powers in front of him. That sincerity actually made the master shiver. He really did not like people who were being sincere.
"Alright enough of this, you can go because I'm getting uncomfortable with this new personality of yours." The master waved his hands several times and had a sour face while looking at the man so Astrophos bid him goodbye and left.
Mr. C appeared from nowhere and approached the master who was shaking his head and shoulders after the mage left. "Do you need some tea to warm you up?" He then asked.
"I'm glad that his eyes were opened but the change is really drastic. I didn't even force him to make a contract with me like what I did with the major and yet I feel like if I had offered it to him a while ago, he would not hesitate to accept it." Cygnus shook his head and instead leaned again on the couch. "Is it really that shocking to learn that the tower is involved with human experimentation? It happens all the time though."
"You have to understand that Sir Astrophos respects and is loyal to the tower then he suddenly discovers that the tower where he dedicates his life is actually a place of horror, he will definitely experience a shock." Mr. C observed the master and all he could see was him nodding his head as if he had understood what he had said.
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