Cael continued teaching Sakura while he dabbled with his new magecraft and created a Magecraft system unique to him due to his evolution.
This went on for the next year
In the Riverside Mansion,
A woman lay down on the bed, she watched the young man in front of her.
"I can cure you to perfect health"
Cael said while he caressed Breanna's hand. Breanna's husband Alex is in the room but Cael didn't care.
"Haha, stop it. I know what I'm doing, *Cough* do you think I don't have ways to prolong my life?"
Breanna laughed it off, her face is pale and her body is showing signs of decaying.
She's already above 50 years old and she aged a lot, unlike last year.
Cael already saw Signs of this across the year and wanted to help her but she declined.
"...You are the only friend I have, you know" Cael expressed his thoughts.
"So, you never loved me?"
*Cough* *Cough*
"It's difficult to express it but I can tell, you are the only friend I have till now. Others are just business partners"
"I knew you were *Cough* not completely emotionless, what about *Cough* the journey you told me about?"
"I don't plan to go there yet, I'm not brave enough to face death like you"
"Stop flirting with me in front of my husband.*Cough*, I brought this onto myself and I accepted it. Besides, which Magus will go out like me enjoying her life with everything that can make them happy like a good husband and a handsome friend"
Breanna winked at Cael.
"Any final requests?"
He asked his first friend that is going to die in a few more minutes.
"There is one. Can you make sure that my body won't decompose for a long time"
Alex interrupted at this moment "Breanna, you don't have to do th-"
"No, you deserve this, Alex. We love each other. You are still the only man in my heart Alex. I can in the least, gift you my dead body"
Breanna interrupted and expressed her feelings. She and Alex are not meant for each other, they both realized it too late. Their initial arranged marriage turned love marriage became a disaster yet they worked it out somehow.
Alex understood her needs and stood by them, she understood his needs and want to at least do this.
It's not easy to find a Magus who is emotional and understanding.
Their twisted relationship is the better outcome one can get as a magus-born.
"Consider it done" Cael replied.
"I can rest in peace knowing that. Cael, could you give us a moment"
"Sure"
He left the room allowing Alex and Breanna to have their final moments.
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After some time, Alex came out and began to smoke.
"I take it she's no more" Cael said while looking at Alex whose face is Stoic but Cael could sense many emotions.
'Love is a powerful source, I will study emotions and feelings in the future' He thought.
"Yes, do your thing" Alex's emotionless voice sounded in the room.
"I just have one thing to ask, didn't you feel anything when I was having sex with her? Didn't you think of ways to kill me? What I have done is morally incorrect from a general perspective"
Cael asked, he find it odd that Alex is cool with everything. No matter how much of an understanding the couple has, Alex deeply loves his wife.
"You just use her for what you need, despite calling her your friend. She has needs that I can't fulfill, but she can find elsewhere if I allow it. So, I didn't have any emotional reaction to the decisions she took with my consent"
Alex's words are sharp and he continued
"I can understand why you feel that way though, why you are confused about my behavior"
"I have studied your background, You are a genius, but alone in life without bonds. I sacrificed for my wife, putting my ego aside. As a self-interested robot, you can't comprehend love and will be confused by this."
His words are filled with no ill intent as if he's stating a fact and Cael could sense it.
"Everything is a transaction in this world"
Alex threw the cigarette butt into bin ".... It's not my business anyway but you have to love to understand. Do your thing and leave"
Cael stopped the rotting of Breanna's corpse as her final gift.
In the workshop, Cael contemplated Alex's words.
"Love... Can I love someone in this world, It's not like I hate everyone in this world but .... All I see are potential killers who will kill me if they find my secrets or some alternate future where I will be killed by them if I choose wrong decision"
He played the Fate VN game and was still aware of the bad endings Shirou had to face if he chose the wrong decision.
In One ending, Illya turned Shirou into a puppet, his sister, a family member who is aware that Shirou is her brother did that in anger. In another bad end, Saber killed him for an unknown cause. In happy endings, he had happy lives with them.
Cael didn't like these types of relationships where everything can change with just a thought or wrong choice of actions and words. He wants someone absolutely loyal to him and won't betray him no matter the choice/Timeline but then, his love won't be 'human with free will' anymore. So, it's impossible.
"Yes, that's it. I can't trust anyone in this world. The notion of Love will only breed disaster, however, I have to agree, will and Emotions are potent power, Arash's willpower and emotions are potent enough to win against Rhongomyniad, there are other factors involved still, Emotions are extremely valuable..."
He went back to his research, still, the words of Alex laid in his mind, they are not degrading him but a contemplation of whether Bonds and emotions are valuable enough for him in a world where everything is possible.
He went to the clock tower occasionally these years to submit his research on Beauty magecraft and patented it. So, others can use it for a price. It's not like his beauty magecraft is unique either, anyone can use it.
Unlike the first time, it's very detailed.
His research has gained a tremendous reputation in the Department of Creation whose goal is to 'Create of the most beautiful person'.
Cael's beauty magecraft is a huge leap for them and so, combined with his Ethereal beauty which gained him many fangirls, He gained the monikers,
'Angelic Magus' and 'Beauty Magus'.
Cael didn't mind the reputation, it increased his rank to Pride which gave him more free time. He just has to teach Art classes and the basics of Magecraft.
It's a rank that cannot be obtained by anyone without a strong Magus family background but his magecraft research impressed the new Lord of the department which allowed him to raise in rank.
Department of Creation is also a lot better compared to others as they accept modern technology and trends.
Today, he once again arrived at Clocktower.
While he's walking through the corridor, he saw someone unexpected.
'Waver? It's my first time seeing him in real-time. He always appears in clock tower updates. he's making waves with his teaching skills'
Waver stopped and spoke with Cael "Is there something on my face?"
"Nothing, It's my first time seeing you in real-time, Lord Elmolli"
"Likewise, It's my first time meeting you, Mr. Arsya"
"See you later, I guess"
Cael left not wanting to speak with him anymore. He doesn't like this place much, Clock tower is a dangerous place for a person like him who holds a reality marble, Magecraft is close to Magic and many other secrets.
Reality marble is enough for Mages to dissect him but the temptation of magic is even more dangerous.
It's not that he can't deal with them, if anything he can destroy 99.98% of the Clocktower.
The other 0.02% are the actual threats he can't do anything about.
It is the 2000 Year-old Director whose magecraft is synonymous with Magic and Second Magician, they are the ones capable of defeating him.
Still, he can escape them and stay in his reality marble for eternity and project himself into the physical world occasionally but that wouldn't be a desirable life.
"What a hectic life"
After teaching his class, Cael slept in his office on the table. Not because he's tired or anything, he simply won't do anything here. He does all his experiments in his home.
A man in a butler's suit approached Cael.
"Mr. Arsya?"
"I'm listening~"
The man showed a displeased expression and Cael can see it even though he was facing the table but he didn't care.
"Lord Inorai requests to meet you"
"Right, I'm coming"
Cael followed the butler, 'So, this Inorai must be the new Lord of the Department of Creation recently appointed. She is the main reason why I have reached the rank of pride easily, it's not surprising that she wants to meet me'
'Lords' are the 'deans' of departments in Clocktower. There are 12 lords in total, they are rulers of modern magecraft.
Still, that doesn't mean anything to Cael. He's more worried about his peaceful life getting disturbed.
He can already sense the trouble ahead that is coming.