ACCR Chapter 1 Interview

FAY 437,2nd Month, Day 7, 8:55 AM

'Chin up! Straighten your back! Make your face impassive!'

'Bakung! Narrowing your eyes doesn't translate into impassiveness. Your expression must be the natural you without any emotion displayed upon it!'

Even the words, an echo of memory from my mother couldn't entirely chase away the butterflies fluttering within my stomach. I had nailed her instructions to a tee, but my steel core was blatantly giving my entire demeanor away because of its erratic pulsing, which was affecting the streams of spiritual energy within me, making them turbulent enough that some of my spiritual energy was leaking from my pores.

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The reason for all this was simply a single thing, I wasn't here for merely a job, but also some form of protection. I had done my research extensively, through every avenue I could use.

Those that had had stellar reputations had either refused, or revealed that there was more to them that meets the eye.

One Venerable had even hinted at the possibility of marriage! Disgust had rippled through me the moment he had even offered.