Mr. Carter returned to the room where he was staying late at night that day, as it was close to where he was training his new apprentices.
When he returned, his sister was reading and looking out at the city from the sa window as usual.
"You're back. Anything new?" she asked, looking up to see him.
He smiled.
"Lots of new and interesting things. I got a person who could be as good as you." He replied.
That caused so shock in her, so much so that she couldn't react.
She understood perfectly well that her older brother, although he was more powerful than her, had her on a higher rung. He cared for her, not because she needed him, but because he was afraid that soone malicious would find out about her amazing talent. It's because he knew she was the hope for all of his family's plans to be completed.
Even when he ets all the great talents in this world, none have made him think they are on her level.
So the fact that he had said that was kind of amazing.
Mr. Carter smiled to see her like that. He understood why she couldn't react, so he went forward and sat down next to her.
"Maybe in intelligence, he can surpass you, but I don't think he can do it in actual talent, as his intelligence is so superior that his body can't keep up with him. Sothing similar happened to him, similar to what happened to you back then, when you started, but he did it without even knowing about the Sorcerer System."
"Ah? Is there really soone like that here?"
"Yes." He nodded. "I've seen him; he's one of my new apprentices. His na is Klaus, and his eyes are similar to yours, but..."
"What did you say his na was?" she asked, reacting unnaturally.
Her brother cocked his head slightly at that sudden reaction but answered. "His na is Klaus."
"Purple eyes, bright?" She asked quickly, taking her brother by surprise once again.
"Do you know him?" he asked.
She smiled softly after hearing him. 'It can't be a mistake. There is no one with eyes like him in this world.'
The smile didn't fade for a mont. "Next ti you go, I'll go with you!" She spoke. Sohow, the expressionless woman who gave little interest in things, in general, was showing a strange excitent on her face.
She had always been arrogant, but not to the point of being annoying. Her arrogance lay in her own talent and status; she didn't hold people back with her talent, and she usually didn't care about anyone but her family. She had always been expressionless towards outsiders, even becoming cold-blooded when she must kill.
That was why her brother had never seen her like she did now. It seed so strange to him that now he was the one who didn't know how to react.
'Am I dreaming?' he thought.
And that's when she noticed her mistake and cleared her throat. "Cough, cough..." She even averted her gaze a little.
"Weren't you planning on telling sothing about your new apprentice?" she asked, giving him a sidelong glance.
Her brother looked at her strangely, narrowing his eyes a little, but he eventually sighed.
"Do you know him? You don't get many chances to et people, let alone one that's so far away. Is he from the capital?" he asked.
She shook her head. "No, I t him in the Cursed World."
"Cursed World? When?"
"Recently, when I was going through my Second Bath. Rember I told you I taught soone? That's him. Looks like he got strong and made it out of his first bath."
"Wait..." He put a hand to his head to think straight before looking at his sister. "You're telling that less than 1 month ago, he was just getting through his first bath?" he asked.
She nodded. "Yeah, when I t him, he didn't even know he couldn't eat cursed beasts in there, and he was running from guards in a city. Besides, he hadn't even reached Adaptation. How strong is he now? Has he managed to advance?" she asked.
"Impossible..." He exclaid quietly.
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'How did he escalate so fast? Did he advance so much in his understanding and positive energy in less than 1 month? Hey, hey... That's an absurd talent. Is that even possible?' Sohow, he felt his head hurt.
He already knew Klaus was amazing, but suddenly, and without expecting it, he realized he was even more amazing. He realized that what he thought was only a small part of what was behind it.
"Brother, are you listening to ?"
"Ah, I'm sorry. I was just thinking, what were you telling ? I didn't expect two such talented people to be in this world and to know each other, is it really as you say?" he asked.
She nodded. "That's right. So, when is the next ti you'll be going?"
"...It's going to be 3 or 4 training sessions; we agreed to et once a week."
She nodded softly. "I understand. Then let know when you're going, and I'll co with you."
Although they both had their own things to think about, they both agreed without saying much more.
...
The next day, Klaus and Carion t at the organization.
They had plans to go on several important missions, so Klaus was not Etherleaf the previous night. Even so, when they entered the organization, they received a different ssage.
A person stood behind them and said a few things to them before disappearing, causing them both to stare at each other.
"Nithim?" Klaus asked, and Carion nodded.
"Apparently, it's an important mission. Normally, they wouldn't risk coming to the organization."
"I see. It looks like we should go."
"That place isn't too far from here. Co on, I have my car nearby."
Soon, they were both traveling at high speed down the road before stopping in front of a small, fancy bar.
Two people were standing at the entrance, serving as security guards. When they both reached them, the guards spoke softly.
"Second floor, last room."
Carion led the way to the specified location, but upon entering, he was shocked.
"It's you, Miss Vinanne." At that mont, he realized the importance of this mission. Klaus didn't understand; he simply saw a familiar face, but to Carion, this was strange.
Sua Vinanne never goes out to give a mission, after all, she can't be seen being part of Nithim Twice. That is unless the mission is of higher importance.
But if it is, why award it to them? Who are rookies?
'Maybe more mbers are coming?' Carion thought.
Sua and Klaus greeted each other with a glance. She was drinking tea quietly and smiling.
"You're adapting well, eh, kid. Looks like you even managed to hire a person from the Carter Capital to teach you." She said, looking at Klaus.
He shrugged his shoulders. "I must take advantage of the money you throw at , though this ti, it looks like I'll get it for free."
"Haha, well, many things tend to co free to you, don't they? I hope you'll adapt well too because now you have an important mission. You'll be the leader and can only have one other partner."
Klaus' gaze did not leave Sua's face. "Although I don't know much about the organization, I feel that this mission is very important. Why not hand it over to soone of great strength?"
She shrugged. "I trust you."
"Haha, if trust is broken during a mission, lives will be in danger and a failed mission. It will give your organization a bad reputation, and even 2 of your mbers might die. If you are objective, you will know how to choose wisely and not on a whim."
Sua Vinanne frowned slightly, staring at him.
Carion had been holding his heart in his throat ever since he heard him speak to Miss Sua like that, but this was the opportunity to shut him up. "Klaus, don't disrespect her..."
"No, it's okay. That's what made choose him. He's not disrespecting ." She said towards Carion.
He was surprised, but at her word, nothing he could do.
She then spoke again. "It seems you not only have intelligence, you also have guts."
"It just doesn't make sense that you want to send us on such an important mission."
"Are you afraid?"
"I don't know that word."
"Then?"
The clash of looks between the two made Sua realize what was happening. 'Despite accepting my contracts, you still don't trust , huh? Well, that makes sense.' She smiled.
"Don't worry, it's just an assassination mission. It's not as important as you think. I ca here because I wanted to deliver so things to you. Don't be so defensive; it's not like you."
Klaus smiled a little. "Well, we're here now, and I just wanted to annoy you a bit. Who do you want us to kill?" he asked.
She then put so papers on the table. These papers said the na, place where they were, and so on of the objective people.
Carion frowned at the sight of it. "Are these the Fallen Leaf assassins?" he asked in shock.
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