Lucian fixed his eyeglasses and stared at the face of his nephew. "Quit it. I have no time to play games with you," he said pertaining to Kayne's insane request.
When Koiren mentioned Lucian's cooperation in finding Rigel, Kayne pestered him to set a date to meet up with Lucian, saying that the deal won't start unless he knows his position on it. Four days after he tailed Daniel, Lucian came to Yothopyia Institute to negotiate with him.
"Then there's nothing to do here. I'll talk to my grandfather and go to the misty roads, myself."
Lucian sighed. He let Kayne storm out of the room like a neglected kid. Koiren, who had only watched them earlier, took a seat and gave a folder to him.
"These are 'Fang's' recent activities. They deny any relationship to the Towel incidents and —"
Lucian waved his hand to cut off Koiren. "I am reading," he said and fixed his eyeglasses that's slowly sliding again.
"Why don't you change your item?," Koiren suggested when he saw Lucian doing the same thing over and over again.
"I like this guy's nasty attitude. It is the only thing that makes me less perfect."
Koiren mouthed "ha," in disbelief and rolled his eyes. He believes that he's the only one with too much confidence but here's Lucian saying that he's perfect too and he's witnessing it right now spilling from his mouth.
After reviewing the files sent to him, Lucian rose up from his seat. He went outside to the Headmaster's office and coincidentally bumped into Nathaira that's on her way to submit the instructor's reports to the headmaster's desk.
"Sir Lucian?"
Lucian looked at Nathaira. Seeing her carry the pile of folders makes him feel sorry for her. Gentleman as he is, he used his gravity domain to control the weight of the items and make it lighter for her to carry.
"T-thanks, " Nathaira said with her face turning into a tomato.
Just in time to break the embarrassment on Nathaira's face, Koiren opened the office's door.
Nathaira quickly moved on her feet and entered the room, making Koiren question the things that happened on that single minute he hesitated to go with or not with Lucian.
"Where are you going now?," Koiren asked. He's already tired running and chasing around Kayne but it seems like the act of running away runs in Regulus' blood. What if Rigel just simply ran away too?
He shook his head and erased the idea that something like that happened. The professor is responsible for his actions and he won't leave Kayne like that just to play dead.
Rigel stopped walking in front of Professor Rigel's dorm and knocked.
No one answered.
He knocked again and still, no one responded to his courtesy.
"This brat," he said, fuming. He knows that Kayne is inside the room but he dared to ignore him.
Without much effort, Lucian broke the door's handle and lock, and forcibly opened it. "Brat!," He shouted in rage.
They were welcomed by Kayne that's still dripping wet from the bath. He looked at Koiren with a disgusted face and blankly stared at Lucian.
"Granduncle, how are you going to compensate me for the door?," he asked after seeing the door tormented by Lucian's brute strength.
"You can fix it, yourself."
"Aren't you getting something wrong? I know that I will fix it myself but how will you pay me for fixing something that you broke?"
"H-hey! Can't you put on some clothes first before arguing?" Koiren said, pointing at Kayne's naked body. He's bothered by the fact that the pretty boy is so shameless to welcome his guests in that state.
"How much?" Lucian retorted as if Koiren's suggestion was just a passing air to them. He's planning to show this Kayne kid who should be the one to boss around.
"This much." Kayne showed his hand and sized up Lucian with his index finger and thumb.
Thinking that Kayne was pertaining to a stack of gold, Lucian agreed on it. Even if it is a stack of golden cards, that much is still not a problem for him to provide.
"So, will you let me use a binding scroll?" Kayne asked. Even without Lucian's approval, he's already rummaging in a drawer that was hidden behind a mirror, courtesy to Rigel's odd choices.
Kayne took out a binding scroll. It is a contract that binds two parties according to their agreement. If not met, the contractor dies from an unknown death.
He used his blood and Lucian did the same. He bit his finger and dropped his blood on it.
"This scroll binds the contractor, Lucian Regulus, to the requestor, Kayne Fenriz Regulus on the following condition: He will pay Kayne 'this much' after Kayne finishes fixing the door's lock." Kayne does the same thing he did earlier when he said this much that does not bother Lucian.
After Kayne burned the scroll with the word "akara" that confirms the end of stating the contract terms, Lucian smiled and took off his glasses.
"Now, fix it. I'll give you all the money you want," he said so proudly.
Kayne smirked and walked over the opened door. A passing maid even shrieked at his naked appearance. In a few seconds, the door was fixed. He closed it carefully and turned to Lucian.
"Granduncle, I'll be taking my payment now."
"You two...are really serious." Koiren remarked. He can't get over the fact that Kayne burned a binding scroll for a simple agreement and Lucian participated on it willingly.
"So, how much is it that you want?," Lucian repeated, Koiren ignored once again like a breeze in between two mountains.
"This much," he used his fingers again to size up Lucian. "I want Lucian Regulus."
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