The event continue raging on. Doesn't seem like it will end anytime soon.
While I'm stuck down here having to clean the splatting mess.
Some more recognising face enter my vision.
Particulary the person that talking to the leader at the moment. He was one of abyssal depth members that I spot bowing earlier.
He doesn't posses any curse from my perspective yet it clear he holding power comparable to one.
How do I know? Simple. Magic act very different from curse, as much as there is similarity to them, there is also a lof of differences. One of the ovious one, is the fact that magic and curse most of the time act like a water and oil.
It doesn't mix together.
Creating this almost visible wave that separate the two. Like a fine line that separate the oceans from each other.
Although he isn't particulary hold interest to me, his name is worthy enough to be remember.
But I can't said the same for that person.
Glaring from a far, Mori is deeply eyeing the movement of certain individual closing in on Miss Arlen position
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Her eyes stay fix to the darkness of the night outside.
Hiding the fact that her finger has been tapping on the table infront of her.
While her other arm, shouldering her distance look.
A clear troublesome behaviour of her might not be catch easily.
But it was quick to be break as unwanted guest approaching her.
"It been a while since we meet, miss Arlen".
Hearing the voice her tapping finger turn still. She seems a bit unwanted to meet the eye of that person. But our of politeness and camaraderie they had, she finally force herself to turn.
A small sigh left her mouth before she call the name of that person.
"Mobius".
Her crimson X pupil turn fix apon the person.
With the lenght that barely stand above the table she sitting on,
And old figure with white hair, and wrinkle skin had come to greet her.
Holding a staff and wearing a reading lenses the old man, give a somewhat gentle smile.
But cursing flame expression remain unchanged from the moment she bat her eyes on him.
"How is the House of Rose? I heard it been lively lately".
The way she stare at the old man, it clear the two isn't in great term.
Mobius speak in somewhat displease manner.
"Ohh don't get too heated up miss Arlen, I am but an old man waiting for my time to arrive. I'm sure everything is going well in the House of Rose"
She finally open her mouth, in a way that she almost bewilder by his statement.
"If that appearance of yours, can fool people that easily, you would have gotten away with everything you had ever do... Mobius".
The old man left a chuckle before continuing.
"You seems trouble. Has the information I provided found any use to you".
She reluctant to said it but it indeed has come much handier than what she had initially expected.
"... Yes.. it did.. much to my suprise, I manage to find what I'm looking for with that information"
"Then... that's a great news, the kidnapped child is aspecially unique. In which you had come to cherish many of them"
She isn't showing it at the moment but there is a clear hatred in her eyes.
".. have you come to term of my proposal?"
It not something that she would ever bring up in their conversation. He already knew the clear answer to the proposal. Yet his persistence know no bound.
So this time she decide it time for her to strike back.
Turning away this time, her eyes fix on the silver plate infront of her.
"Putting those aside, how is your expedition teams going?"
Those word certainly strike a nerve as the wrinkle on the old man deepen.
"I heard a rumor, that your team got a major break throught on the latest expedition.. ohh, of course I do not know the detail, but from knowing you, failure isn't exactly your thing"
The old man stay in place clearing holding in his emotion, yet a creeping smile follow.
"You know me way to well, Miss Arlen."
A clear satisfied look is on cursing flame expression.
The old man took his staff and turn to the side looking at the rest of the ballroom.
" I was hoping to meet Cierge today, but it seems she had left early, dealing with her trivial matter. We have a lot to discuss about, mainly about her meddling in my business".
She raise her eyebrow, before turning her head to the window once more.
"ohh?.. that is none of my concern now".
She was hoping their conversation end there but Mobius seems like he had something else to said.
"Speaking of rumor, there is one, that been gaining in popularity... and it might gain your attention, Miss Arlen"
She sit motionless staring the darkness outside, showing little to no interest.
"Someone had take quite the interest in you lately."
She speak briefly.
"Then that person is ludicrous or an idiot who doesn't know his place l"
And just like that the two went on their own business.
***
Nothing much really happend after, as the grand event come to a curtain call.
Tonight I gain a lot more insight that what I had expected.
Completely exhausted from the cleaning after, I lay motionless on my bed.
This time the morning ray had come to greet me.
I think the next step is pretty ovious, in order to get closer to miss Arlen, I must do it.
May it not align with my usual interest, it the only way.
"Time to climb the ranking it seem"
And my goal is the sit of abyssal depth member.