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Linius looked at Cygnus's direction and shook his head. If the magic tower assigned people to watch and report his every move, then they can't risk it. The tower would know and would use this as an excuse to accuse Ginehart. It was known in the kingdom that even though the tower and Ginehart had no alliance of sorts their relationship was also not good.

For some reason, Ulysses did not want to associate himself with the mages from the tower but was rather accepting of those who hadn't registered yet. He can also close an eye while dealing with those who were close with the Blackwell dukedom but personally he hated them. Mages from the tower tried crossing that line and, in the end, they were injured by the duke thus the tower did not try to make contact with the Ginehart dukedom ever again.

"You don't have to worry because those pesky little rats have left him alone. I don't know how long they will be gone but this is the right time to call him now." Cygnus was not the least bit intimidated. Whether the tower knew that Ezio had a visitor or not, it really didn't matter to him.

"Then, I would bother the headmaster for this matter." Linius looked at the headmaster and gave him a bow for the favor.

"How can you be so sure that Ezio is not being watched now?" He asked first because he knew that it was impossible for those people to leave Ezio alone. And why was the major's brother so sure that those people left?

"Headmaster, although I want to tell you, I am afraid that it won't be of any good for you," Linius answered. "Can you do us this favor and we will make sure that the tower won't know that you are involved."

Aurellius stayed silent for a while. By how they have gone through this length just to meet Ezio, what they were saying must be true. And he was also curious if they really knew each other. "Alright." He called his secretary and told him to call Ezio.

They waited for a little while before the secretary finally came back with a grumpy Ezio but when he saw the people who were waiting for him, his entire demeanor suddenly changed. He thought that he was called again because of some nonsense rumor that was going around the campus.

"You really came," he exclaimed when he saw Cygnus who was sitting in the room. He slowly stepped forward and stood in front of him.

"I always do what I promise," the master smiled. He could already see that the child was going to be an emotional mess. He stood up to let Ezio do whatever he wanted just this time.

When he saw that Cygnus stood up as if waiting for him to make a move, Ezio couldn't help it any longer as he took the initiative and hugged the man. When his uncle died, the only adult person he could rely on was the master. He was cold and uncaring most of the time but it was much better than those people at the magic tower.

They told him that he was an important person for the tower and yet they still did what they did at least even though the master was cruel, he was never cruel to him. He really missed them so much. After that hug, he looked around and saw that the butler was also there. He walked up to him and gave him a hug too.

"I'm glad to see you again Mr. C," he mumbled, then he felt the butler's hand patting his head. It was familiar and comforting.

"I am also glad to see you, young master and you've grown a little bit taller than the last time I saw you." The butler smiled because despite what they heard from Astrophos and the major's cousin, it seemed that Ezio was still the same deep down.

"Yes, and you are still as mechanical as ever but I still like it." Ezio ended the hug and looked at the butler with his usual smile.

The other three people who didn't know the relationship between Ezio and the others were looking at them in surprise. They didn't expect the supposed trouble maker Ezio to be smiling and looking innocent while interacting with Cygnus and the butler.

"How is your stay in the academy?" Cygnus asked after that dramatic meeting. He walked towards the child and looked him over once more.

"Good I guess because no one is bothering me," he simply answered because it was how he felt. "I'm just annoyed by how ridiculous the rumors about me are but with that I am able to live a quiet life here."

"That was definitely an honest answer but I've heard that you've caused quite a commotion that one of the archmages from the tower personally came to settle the matter," Cygnus added with his mischievous grin. He wanted to know why Ezio would go that far and even injure students which was way out of character for him.

"Well, those people deserve it. If they want to get a lady's attention why should they pour out their frustration on me just because the woman they like is following me around." He had a frown on his face that everyone in the room could tell that he was really mad during that incident. "I just returned the attack they sent my way. I didn't even do anything to reduce or increase the power of the attack and yet they were taken down that easily."

The explanation made Cygnus laugh but the other's frown. "Oh, that was good. It's just a bit disappointing that none of them died."

Hearing those words, Linius immediately coughed to get the master's attention. Cygnus heard the major so he turned around and realized that they were not the only people inside the room. He shrugged his shoulders and went back to talking with Ezio.

"They did not die but I'm already satisfied that they learned their lesson and did not come back to bother me." Ezio was a bit bothered by the master's words just like before but he was not lashing out nor telling Cygnus that he was wrong.

"Still soft hearted, I see but at least you've improved and you are not easy to bully now. That's a good improvement." This was enough for Cygnus. The child should not hesitate to fight against his enemy. He will need that in the future but he still has a long way to go.

"Why don't you introduce me to the child, Rigel?" Linius interjected to stop the conversation because he was afraid that if he didn't intervene, they would be hearing more of those disturbing lines.

Cygnus hummed before he returned his gaze on the major. Ezio stood confused because of those foreign words he was hearing. He looked at the major and frowned at him.

"Ah yes I almost forgot, Ezio this is Major Linius Ginehart, my older brother." He pointed at the man who interrupted them. Ezio was frozen on the spot at the introduction.

'Older brother? How can the master have an older brother and why did that man call him Rigel.' These thoughts popped in his mind as he looked at Mr. C for help because he was confused right now.

"Young master Rigel is the major's younger brother and has been living in the Ginehart Dukedom. It is the young master's first time in the capital so when we heard that you are enrolled in the academy, we came to visit you. It must have been difficult for you to believe this because the young master lied for a long time. I hope that you do not resent him because of this." Mr. C bowed his head and waited for Ezio to speak.

Although he didn't know what was happening, he could slightly understand the situation. Later, he will ask the master for an explanation. "Is that so? Why did you lie to me then? Because you are of nobility?"