Gudako sat inside Da Vinci's Office with Gudao and Mashu. They had been there for 3 hours. Da Vinci and Doctor Romani were in the other room with the 'A-team" as they were dubbed. Gudako had proposed that they should eavesdrop on them. Gudao, of course, shot that down. Didn't want to give them a bad first impression he claimed.
She wished something would happen. Anything to distract her from the anxiety she felt. These elite masters were experts. They had trained for years. Yet here came along two newbies with no experience whatsoever, and snatched the job that had belonged to them. A part of Gudako knew that was the least of their problems. They had just woken up and had been told the whole world was dead. They probably didn't care about who did what job. But she was still nervous. What if they didn't like them? She did want to work together with the other masters but would they be willing to work together with someone as weak as them? Magus had their pride from what she knew
"Maybe you should be the one to talk, Guda" she finally said
Gudao gave her a concerned look
"Stop worrying, I'm sure their nice people. Mashu seems to have a favorable impression for most of them. And I trust her judgment" he smiled at Mashu who was beside him
That was great and all but just because they were friends with Mashu didn't mean they would be cool with them. At the very least she hoped they would tolerate each other.
The door opened and Doctor Romani walked in he looked stressed out. And why wouldn't he be? He had just got done telling 7 people that the world they knew was gone due to the inventor of magecraft himself. Day Vinci was still with them checking up on their health after being frozen for a year
"Well I've caught them up on the situation. Now i think i should tell you about them before you meet them"
Mashu frowned
"Are you okay Doctor? I thought you'd be more glad that we have more masters helping us in saving human history"
Romani nodded
"I'm just tired Mashu. I've also been trying to find out how they got unthawed. Even Day Vinci couldn't do that without g there lives and yet…."
He shook his head
"We can get to that later, right now well give you a snippet of the A team and their personalities, I have a feeling that you'll get along swellingly "
"Kadoc stop pacing, it's getting annoying," Beryl said to the silver-haired boy
Kadoc couldn't stop. He also couldn't understand how everyone was so calm
"What's the matter with all of you didn't you hear? Everyone on the planet is gone and we're on the brink of total extinction"
"And? You're simpering and fidgeting isn't going to be any help" Hinako remarked engrossed in her novel
Kadoc wanted to scream. Why was she still reading in this situation? Didn't she care
"I don't think any of you understand how dire this situation is, we've been gone for a whole year, Lev tried to kill us, the director is dead-'
Wodime flinched.. Which surprised Kadoc a bit. He always seemed to be calm and on top of everything
"And to add on top of it, the ones who weren't in the blast vicinity are third-tier mages even worse than me. Yet they somehow managed to make it through four singularities"
Kadoc knew he was being ridiculous. He should be grateful that humanity managed to survive thanks to their efforts, But he couldn't help but feel something was stolen from him. The singularities were his one chance at proving himself and yet…. At the same time, Kadoc couldn't help but despise himself for thinking that way
"It's interesting," Pepe said while looking through the files Doctor Romani had given them.
"As Kadoc said these two don't appear to be anything special.. Their mana is low, magical circuits are weak and they appear to have no magical crest they come from no mage family. I wonder if Mashu was carrying them throughout the singularities"
Ophelia smiled
"I'm glad Mash was fine at least, and she seems to be on friendly terms with them. So they must have something that makes them special"
Kadoc hadn't really interacted with Mashu that much. Yet the few times he did, he found out that she was like a puppet. No goals or ideals of her own. He was surprised she had the capability to make friends
"I'm actually excited to meet the people who made a real girl out of our Mashu" Beryl said with one of his unsettling smirks
Although Kadoc liked Beryl sometimes he frightened him.
"Wodime, do you want to say something? You haven't said a word" Pepe asked
Wodime was the leader of Team-A. He was supposed to lead them on their rayshifts and Kadoc held him in high esteem. He was one of the best mages of this generation, chosen heir to Animupshere himself. Yet he didn't act snooty like those clock tower wizards. Not did he talk down to him. Never once had he made Kadoc feel as if he was beneath him. And he was grateful for that
"From what the Doctor and Da Vicni have told us. They seem like regular mages who happen to be in the wrong, or right, place at the right time. I've looked through there fights in the previous four singularities. Although they might not look it they do have the strengths that got them this far. The brother. Fujimaru Gudao, is an excellent tactic. The way he plans and distributes his servant according to their strengths is remarkable. Especially for someone who had no prior magus training. The sister Gudako, is gifted with high physical strength. She can go head-on head with some low-level lifeforms to an extent."
He looked over the file
"It does surprise me that there nobodies which is also the one thing i find suspicious. If we look at it from a neutral standpoint. They happened to sign up for the master's program and got accepted. Without any backing or references. Even qualified mages needed a letter of recommendation to be accepted in the program"
He shook his head
"But in the end, there is no questioning that they did manage to fix the past 4 singularities. That deserves our cooperation at the very least"
Daybiit stood up. To be completely honest Kadoc had forgotten he was there. He had this uncanny ability to blend in with the background.
"Where are you going Daybit? Were supposed to be meeting the rookies" Pepe asked him
"I'm taking a look around. You don't need me here to meet them" and saying that he exited the room
"Well the plan was for all of us to meet them" Pepe sighed
"Let him be. You know how he is." Wodime advised Pepe
"All of you might have unresolved feelings but show some decency at the very least" Wodime looked around the room. Kadoc felt that was directed mostly towards him
There was a bunch of murmurs and yes's from around the room
"I can tolerate them, doesn't mean I have to like them," Kadoc thought to himself bitterly