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The black lightning made the crowd gasp and the elders too shocked. A magic user who can use three elements at the same time was rare but to use black lightning, it was only seen in books. This was indeed the best way to call out the Magus Maximus.

Booming voice came from the direction of where the elders were watching. It was imposing even though it was only his voice they heard. The people were already in awe, because they knew that the owner of the voice was the esteemed Magus Maximus.

"You are so bold to ask for me to become your master," the voice said.

Cygnus closed his palms and extinguished the lightning in his hands. "Bold? Isn't this the privilege of the strongest after the exam?" His voice did not waver and instead it was as steady as the calm ocean.

"Strongest? Don't get conceited just because you can manifest a black lightning," the voice showed no impatience or anger at all.

He did not answer though and within seconds, the black lightning manifested once again and without hesitation, Cygnus threw the lightning towards the viewing deck of the elders. The black ball of lightning hit an invisible wall and caused no damage at all but this did not matter for the master. He has a much more interesting surprise.

Cygnus showed a grin as he slowly raised his hand and snapped. A lightning in the shape of a spear fell down with so much force that it pierced through the invisible wall. The lightning spear hit the floor of the deck and with another snap, a mixture of black and red lightning dispersed and destroyed the walls and ceiling of the deck.

Several figures jumped out of the now destroyed structure. Most of them were covering their faces, except for Celes. They looked at the rubble with frowns on their faces but none of them spoke.

"So, what do you think of it?" He did not look at any of the people who came out of the rubble. His gaze was focused forward.

"Acceptable," the Magus Maximus appeared from behind the dust and stepped forward. His body was protected by an invisible shield against the dirt and the dust.

Cygnus laughed, "Acceptable! How befitting of someone who never appreciates anyone." He covered his mouth and looked at the man with his narrowed eyes. "Then are you going to accept me?"

The Magus Maximus narrowed his eyes behind his mask as he remained silent. He knew that the young man was challenging him and yet he was not offended. He had observed him from the very beginning and there was something in him that made him curious.

"Alright then, let's see what you can do." This answer shocked the whole arena.

Those words were equivalent to him accepting him as his disciple because he was giving Cygnus a chance to prove himself. The crowd was in chaos because no one would expect that the Magus Maximus would actually accept him.

"I'll be looking forward to it then," Cygnus was casually answering the man like he was just someone he met on the side of the road.

The Magus Maximus disappeared followed by the other elders. Celes approached the master and chuckled. He then patted his shoulders as he laughed.

"You are really someone unpredictable that even the Magus Maximus even took you in. You did a great job on that!" Celes gave the man thumbs up with a grin on his face.

"That's my hidden talent," Cygnus gladly accepted his compliment. He grinned and gave the elder a thumbs-up.

Celes was not used to this kind of Rigel but it was better than him acting crazy. After a few more words, the elder said goodbye and left. The host was still looking at him like he was some kind of a monster. He then congratulated him once again before he left.

Linius and Astro met him just outside the arena. The major walked up to him and buttoned the jacket he gave him a while ago. Cygnus was in a good mood that the grin on his face his not disappear. That day, Cygnus was nicknamed as the crazy top disciple amongst the mages and magic users that were training there.

Astro and the major did not say any word, not until they left the arena and were inside the carriage. After the exam, all magic users that were still under training were given a three-day break. So, without asking for the master's permission, he was dragged inside the carriage bound to the Ginehart Manor.

"What happened out there?" Linius finally asked. He couldn't ignore what happened because at that moment, the master became a different person.

"Oh, it was just a mishap on my part but it turned out well, so there should be no problems." The master shrugged his shoulders. It was just a slight slip, nothing to worry about.

If not for that technique, the fight wouldn't turn out like that and he would have finished it flawlessly. Now that he was thinking calmly, he would let Ari investigate that book where Celestine learned that technique. After confirming the contents of the book, he would destroy it and treat it as a bad joke.

For some reason, Linius did not believe his excuse. He was withholding some information from them which was already normal but at times it was becoming frustrating because they were like filling the missing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. How could they move according to his plan when he was not telling them everything.

"Insanity State, what does that mean?" This time it was Astro who asked the question. Ari had been referring to this term when that happened.

He was busy collecting information when he suddenly saw that Ari suddenly stopped working. After a while, a warning written in their language flashed through the air. Astro was surprised when he saw that appearing then Ari suddenly spoke which gave him a fright.

Ari's mechanical voice echoed in the room as it kept on repeating that the master fell into insanity. She was repeating that if the master reached the 50% mark, they would be seeing blood. At that, Astro sprang into action and left the room where they were but before that he made sure that they did not leave any traces.

He ran through the winding hallways until he reached the viewing deck where the major was. He could already hear the murmurs of worry and confusion from the crowd. Then he heard Arie in his mind telling him that the master's insanity state had reached 30%.

Linius, who looked confused, also focused his attention on the master. Cygnus sighed after he heard the question because he needed to explain it to them again. It was a pain to tell them about it and he had no patience for that.

They maintained their silence because they wanted the man to tell them. Cygnus started to rub his forehead and sighed several times before he finally gave in and told them. All he needed to do was tell them the basics.

"That's basically a warning. If I ever reach the craziest state, you should run for yourself. You don't want to face me during my berserk state and more so in my chaotic state." This was the only explanation he gave them.

After that, no matter how Astro wanted to clearly understand what these states are, the master would brush him off. He was not in the mood to answer any of their questions. Because the master firmly refused to speak, Astro finally gave up.

This time, it was Linius who looked more confused so instead of turning to the master he asked Astro instead. "Who is Ari?" He had been wondering who it was ever since he heard that name but the master refused to tell him.