Of course, the information within the cube also contained a detailed manual and explanation about the Frostfire Legacy itself. However, it was buried somewhere within the thousands of files, making it hard for Aster to find at the moment.
Still, sooner or later, he would learn of this function. As such, Crysta wanted to ensure their safety first, avoiding the worst-case scenario.
Their plot failed, and Aster getting angry at them was his right. However, at the very least, she wanted one of them to survive—even if it wasn't her.
Aster stared at Crysta, her eyes not wavering in the slightest. Straight, pure, and without an ounce of deception in them. "... Alright. I accept your loyalty and will forgive you. How about you, Pyra?"
The Ice Spirit had already sworn fealty to Aster; however, the Fire Spirit looked like she was still not convinced.
After a while, she frowned while pointing at Aster with her fiery finger.
"Aster Mistral! For now, I will swear loyalty to you and follow your commands, but if you ever try to harm my sister..." Her flames started to expand, making the air extremely hot. "Then I swear I will use all of my essence to bring you down!????"
"..."
Aster could somehow understand her point. Being a bit rebellious still was quite a downside, but she did swear loyalty, so he was satisfied.
"Alright. I can't promise I wouldn't do so, but if I ever try to abuse any of you two's powers, becoming something that's no longer human, then..." Aster took a deep breath and declared. "Kill me."
"..."
The two were surprised at his sudden words. After all, his first promise was already more than enough to satisfy them; adding this one was practically going the extra mile!
"As you wish, Master.❄"
After a while of hesitation, Crysta bowed her head, pinching the edge of her dress gracefully. Pyra simply harrumphed, as if not taking Aster's words seriously.
Of course, he wasn't a pushover. The reason he added that last part was simple.
"So Mother and Father were the ones who started the age of Mana..."
He wasn't sure how they did it, as there were no records regarding that part, but all data were pointing at the two of them as the "Origin of Mana."
"And dungeons came a decade after the descent of the Mana World."
Dungeons: mystic places that allow one access to a separate plane. Inside it were not only dangerous monsters, but countless treasures were also waiting for someone to claim them.
However, one part of it made Aster frown. It was information regarding the specifics of the dungeon, particularly, the way to "destroy" it.
"Dungeon Core..."
All dungeons have this at its deepest point—other than the special group of the starting dungeons called the "God's Thirteen Dungeons," which don't have one.
The closest dungeon to the laboratory, currently known as Orinfeld's Dungeon, was a part of God's Thirteen Dungeons and was known by a different name in the past. "Goddess Rana's Dungeon?"
Aster was quite knowledgeable in terms of gods in various mythologies, but he had never heard of anyone called Goddess Rana before.
"It must be a goddess from a different world, then," He concluded, not bothering to think deeper.
*BEEEP!*
Just as he was halfway through the information he was reading, his phone rang after 24 hours of silence. Checking it, a message came from Magnus saying that his confinement period was over.
Checking the time, it was just around 3 p.m., so there was still some time.
"Then, just as planned!"
Aster stood up, gathered his battle gear, and changed, before heading out the door, Argus tagging along behind him. "It's time to visit the 5th floor once more!"