She glanced at Soren's retreating figure, knowing full well her recent tie in combat was just a stroke of luck.

Soren was still nursing an old injury, not yet back in top form.

Percival approached with the detached professionalism of a captain, addressing Anna, "A month from now will be the final assessment. Pass that, and I'll arrange for you to start interning in the lab while carrying out missions."

Anna saluted smartly. "Yes, sir. I won't let you or Vivienne down."

Vivienne watched her with a hint of amusement. The girl was a quick study.

While Leopold drove Vivienne and Percival back to their estate, Anna was left at the Vanguard Agency's training camp to hone her skills.

On the way, Leopold queried, "Vivienne, do you think Anna's got what it takes? The Agency's training isn't for the faint of heart."

Despite Anna's draw with Soren, he was worried.

"If you made it through, she will too," Vivienne replied nonchalantly, leaning on Percival's shoulder.

Percival nodded in agreement, "Right, makes sense."

Leopold glanced in the rear-view mirror, catching the couple's affectionate display, and asked belatedly, "Hang on. What do you mean 'if I made it through'? I'm way better than Anna, okay?" Vivienne lifted her gaze lazily, "She's nineteen. How old are you?"

Leopold fell silent.

Alright, he asked for it. He should just shut up!

With a snap, he pulled down the visor.

Out of sight, out of mind, right?

A month later.

Vanguard Agency officially began. The YQ and TCL labs had merged, keeping the YQ lab's

the lab first, taking

like the one her

had spent the past month meticulously restoring

could almost see her mother working diligently as she approached

path her mother had once

Holden emerged from within, followed by

had been orienting his

in acknowledgment, her eyes catching an

saying, "We've been trying to replicate that 3D biological printer,

lab's month of operation, Holden and his team had been busy with experiments and

spotted several errors on the report and said, "These numbers are

lit up. They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne had

Admiration was an understatement.

fanatics, and seeing Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her with reports from their own

brief discussion, Vivienne asked, "Who's handling the potion

young man holding a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he

up, feeling

his name is Rex. He's a recent hire. Young, yes, but

his half-finished report. Each word was

impressed by his

report back to the director once I've figured them out," Rex said, marking a question on the

it and scribbled a series of numbers. "Try

numbers for a moment, his eyes brightening. "Yes,

said, "How long

Rex replied casually, clutching the report as he headed to his

to medicine.

bothered. However, Rex's dedication reminded her of someone,

spoke, Percival entered,

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