Chapter 144: VOL 2 - 89: On the same wavelength.
"Hahaha, that's good. So, what did you do?" Upon hearing the cheerful reply from the pair of troublemakers of the Order, the director couldn't help but ask in an amused tone, letting out a laugh.
"Not much, we just visited several interesting places in space and ended up in the Auroria system, where we went down to take a look. Oh, and Erik hired his first assistants." Sigrún responded with a calm smile, but her last words immediately drew everyone's attention, especially Adrián's.
"Erik finally hired assistants?"
Adrián asked with interest, since one of the concerns among the councils of the alchemy and artificery regulatory institutes was the fact that Erik still had no assistants. After all, they had already granted him an extension, and yet there was no sign that he was actively looking for assistants, which caused them great discomfort and put them in a rather complicated position.
Although the young man's talent was overwhelming and his achievements even more impressive—so neither of the two institutes wanted to find themselves in the situation of having to revoke his license—they simply couldn't keep bending the rules for him, as that would only create more problems down the road. Therefore, they were hoping that this monstrous young man could at least do what was required regarding his assistants; everything else was manageable.
"In reality, they're more like prospects for future assistants, but they're cute kids, fufu."
The one who answered was Eleonora, who couldn't help but laugh softly when she saw Adrián's expression. He could only sigh wearily, thinking that if he were the master of such a talented young man, things wouldn't have turned out like this; that pair of troublemakers were far too lenient. But he quickly pulled himself together and asked seriously.
"When does Erik plan to hire real assistants, then? The councils already gave him an extension to avoid losing his licenses, but if he continues like this, it'll be inevitable for him to lose them."
"Don't worry about that. Erik is going to submit a request to the regulatory institutes so they can issue a summons in his name as soon as we get back, since he can't delay any longer." Sigrún commented playfully, causing Adrián to feel as though a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He smiled with satisfaction and added.
"That's the best. It's alr—"
Adrián stopped speaking halfway when a crystal tablet appeared in his hand. Reading something on it made his expression turn ironic. He turned to look at Eleonora and Sigrún.