Vincent's Task

On the next day, Alex woke up earlier than usual and then set off to the Magic Tower. The sun wasn't rising and the surrounding was quietly silent. As he strolled outside the residence, the rooster's crow could be heard clearly in the hero's ears. The chilling wind didn’t stop Alex from walking to his destination which was just close by. Alex paced his feet to climb the spiral staircase to the room where Vincent worked.

Arrived upstairs where the inventor’s workplace was located, the hero knocked on the door. “Vincent? Are you there?”

For a while, Alex heard a loud thump from the room followed by some footsteps that came closer to the door. Soon after the rustling key was twisted from the inside, the wooden door creaked open, revealing Vincent who looked like a mess and hadn’t slept for days.

“Oh, Alex!” he uttered suddenly, quickly wiped his dirty hands off, and greeted the hero awkwardly, “I-I’m sorry, I should’ve come to your farewell banquet yesterday but I haven’t finished the ma