"Wakey wakey"

"Uhhh, are we there yet."

"Yes

I rubbed my eyes as Veronica gently woke me up. We conversed throughout the journey. I learned a couple of things about her. Her full name is Veronica Razum or Nica which I started calling her.

At first, being a luxury carriage was amazing. We got the best food and great comfort. But over time the novelty wore off and it started getting boring.

There were no video games to pass the time and so I mostly slept. I did try to play poker with a group of SUITE agents but I lost miserably. My poker face was nothing to the trained assassins. It was also the first time I had played so I didn't know what my hand was worth most of the time.

From the outside of the window, I could see the city coming into view. It was a big city similar to La Empresa. As it was dark, the lights were on and they illuminated the city.

We soon entered the station, and the first thing I noticed was the cold. It never got this cold in Califordia and it never even snowed. Because of this, I didn't have a jacket.

Thankfully, Nica was prepared a gave me one that she had. As I was putting my jacket on, I noticed that her sleeves were bare and she was just wearing a simple black dress.

"With a just bit of mana, cold like this won't bother you."

I really want to start learning how to use mana as fast as possible. It was extremely convenient.

The city we arrived in was called New Blackwell, Agni. The vibe of this city was different. Compared to La Empresa, which very was active and bright, New Blackwell was calmer and serene. It was picturesque. The city was integrated with the natural fauna in a very beautiful way.

I wanted to take a tour around the city, but we had to get to headquarters. I would have enough time later anyways. We then walked from the train station to a government office. This was a testing facility to examine a person's potential.

We walked into an elevator where Veronica scanned a card and it started descending even though there were no buttons below ground. This building also doubles as one of the entrances to SUITE headquarters.

The doors opened to a small subway. After waiting for a couple of minutes, a sleek metallic train arrived.

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It was nothing compared to the steam train we had before and this one ran on electricity instead. We got on we got transported directly to headquarters. This underground system was a mini railway network exclusively for SUITE. It even extends to nearby cities in Agni.

When we got off, agents were walking a mingling around. I was told that we are located directly beneath the Moria Estate.

I followed Veronica who was leading me to my room and on the way, someone called out to us.

"Hey Nica, why didn't you give me your report?"

The man in front of us looked like he was in his late twenties. He had jet-black hair and had serious look. He had brown eyes and a handsome face. He spoke in a disapproving tone as if disciplining a child.

But to me, he wasn't that impressive and didn't have the necessary status to talk to Veronica like that.

"Hey... you can't speak to..."

But I was cut off by Veronica.

"That's Umbra Moria, the head of the SUITE and my mentor."

"Wait what?"

I trusted my senses as they had never failed me before. But all I got from him was that he was an ordinary man.

"I couldn't be called the world's greatest assassin if an F rank could see through my strength."

Umbra Moria laughed heartily.

"You must be Julius Argenti. Nica informed me of your arrival earlier. You are just as impressive as she says. To be able to see through Nica's power is an extraordinary feat. Though this is also mostly a result of Nica not being used to her rank. You need to step up your training and control your strength as an A rank."

Veronica sighed dejectedly.

"Wait, aren't you like 80 years old? Why do you look so young?"

"I am an SS rank, we have a much longer life and only age when we get closer to the end of our lifespan."

That makes sense. The stronger you are, the more mana you have, meaning your life force is much greater.

"Teach, you didn't come all this way to scold me, did you? You wanted to meet Jules right?"

"Ahhh, guilty as charged. I couldn't wait till tomorrow, no... it's past midnight, to see the kid that caught your interest. My granddaughter soon might have someone who could rival her."

'Am I that talented?'

After Vision bought me, I thought I was talented, but not so much that an SS rank would take an interest in me.

"We'll test your talent and attributes tomorrow, get used to this place, this is where you going to be staying for the foreseeable future."

After leaving me with that message, Nica showed me to my room. It was like a 5-star hotel room with a queen-sized bed and fancy bathroom.

"You better work hard Jules. You got the one of best rooms because you are talented, but other recruits will be vying for the top spots. If your performance drops and you cannot keep up, expect to be thrown into a worse room. Wake up at 8 and come to Training Room 10. We'll test you there."

"How do I get to Training Room 10?"

"There's a map in your room. Or you could ask any of the agents here."

With that, I closed the door. These past few weeks have been so surreal. My life has gone through so many twists and turns with me just coasting along, being dragged through the current.

Now, my life has finally stabilized. This is where I will become strong enough to fight against the current. Even though keeping this room is a great motivator to train, my true motivation is my revenge on Carl Ramirez. I will surpass all the recruits here.

With those thoughts finishing it was best to get some shut-eye as it was nearly 1 am and I had to wake up at 8.