Magus was standing outside when Anthony went for him.
Anthony was surprised to see him there. “Why are you here?”
Magus was staring at a car that was parked not far away. He withdrew his gaze and glanced at Anthony. “Nothing.”
Anthony looked at him. “I need a favor!”
“Go ahead!”
Right then, Anthony took his phone out and sent him a photo right away. Then, he walked toward Magus and said, “I want a face just like this person's.”
Magus took out his phone when he heard the notification alert from his pocket. He felt a little unanticipated. “A kid?”
Anthony stepped toward Magus and said, “Magus, could you speculate her grown-up look based on this?”
Magus looked at him, knitting his eyebrows. “What do you mean?”
Anthony collected his thoughts and looked at him. “Here's the thing... This child was gone when he was little. Hence, I want an enlarged version of this face with an age-progressed appearance that is not too different from him. Get it?”
Magus nodded while listening. “Got it! You want a grown-up version of this face.”
“Exactly!” Anthony exclaimed, looking at him. “Can you do that?”
Magus pondered while looking at the photo, then after a moment, he said, “To be honest, I've never done this before.”
Anthony's forehead creased with concern.
Before Anthony said anything, Magus continued, “However, I can try. My mentor once told me that people's facial features may change as they grow, but their bone structures remain. Therefore, if I could capture the characteristics of this person and then enlarge it, it should be fine!”
Anthony was not fully comprehending what he heard, but it seemed to make sense to him. Therefore, he nodded. “Yeah, you can try!”
“When do you need it?” Magus asked.
Anthony paused for a while, then replied, “It came without warning, and it's quite urgent...”
“How about tomorrow?”
Anthony said, “I need it tonight!”
Magus frowned. “That's indeed very urgent!”
“Well then...” Anthony stared brazenly into his eyes.
Magus glanced at the time. “It's still early now. I think I can make it. I'll give it to you tonight!”
Anthony was wide-eyed with excitement. “For real?”
Magus nodded.
“Thank you!” Anthony said.
Magus replied, “Don't mention it. It's my job!”
Magus seemed much better than before, both mentally and physically. In addition, he was not as guarded as before and had spoken more.
“Then I'll drop by again tonight!” Anthony said before he left.
Magus nodded.
As Anthony was about to walk away, he suddenly stopped and asked, “Magus, aren't you going to ask me what is this for?”
Magus shook his head. “It doesn't matter. All I know is that you have your limits. Since I've decided to join you, I won't question you!”
Anthony looked at Magus and paused for a moment. He could not help but admire the characteristics of that genuine person with a pure heart.
Then, Anthony said, “I really can't say much about it to you, but I can tell you, I'm not using it for evil purposes. I'm using it to save people!”
Magus nodded at him.
“Anyway, thank you!” Anthony said.
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