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.

assessment at Vanguard Agency officially began. The YQ and TCL labs had merged,

first,

just like the one her mother, Karen,

month meticulously restoring it to its former

her mother working diligently as she approached the

path her

followed by a group of

been orienting his

nodded in acknowledgment, her eyes catching an unfinished experimental report on

replicate that 3D biological printer, but

Holden and his team had been

the report and said, "These numbers are correct, but you've got the direction mixed up. Give it

up. They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne had seen the solution

Admiration was an understatement.

fanatics, and seeing Vivienne's expertise, they eagerly surrounded her

asked, "Who's handling

Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore silver-rimmed glasses with a naive yet

sized him up, feeling an odd sense of

recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy

report. Each word was

impressed by

once I've figured them

looked at it and scribbled a series of numbers.

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

"How

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

to medicine. We're all used

of someone, though that person was not

spoke, Percival

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