"Well... how should I put this? You were very lucky," Tony said with a strange look. "At the most desperate point in your life, you met a very benevolent master."
"But speaking of which, is becoming Gaius's servant really that easy?"
"No, it isn't easy." Seemingly reminded of something, Geer shuddered. "I was just an ordinary man on the verge of death, and a follower of the God of Light at that. Whether in status or ability, I couldn't compare to my master's other servants..."
"Wait!" Nick Fury's expression turned serious as he immediately interrupted. "You said other servants? How many servants does Gaius have?"
"That..." Geer smiled and shook his head. "That is not something I can disclose."
"Fury, don't make things difficult for him. That definitely isn't something he can casually reveal."
"Even if he did tell us, Fury might not believe him," Banner quietly added.
Nick Fury's face twitched, leaving him speechless.
"Then how did you become his servant?"
Geer took a deep breath and said solemnly, "My master tested me with a Compass of Repentance. Only after enduring countless instances of despair did I become his servant."
The moment he finished speaking, everyone's eyes once again turned in unison toward Aaron.
"Again?" Aaron looked close to tears. "Come on, everyone.
I do have a compass, but it's Gaius's Treasure-Seeking Compass. It has absolutely nothing to do with a Compass of Repentance."
"It just seems like too much of a coincidence." Coulson chuckled awkwardly. "He's a Gaius, and you're a Gaius. He's a mage, and you're an alchemist. He has a compass, and you have a compass..."
"But I'm not him. Haven't you all repeatedly confirmed that?" Aaron said awkwardly. Then, as if something had suddenly occurred to him, he said, "I get it. A parallel universe.