Park Seo extended six bottles of Mana Water toward Aniket and asked,
"How did you manage to rank up your ability so quickly?"
Instead of answering, Aniket said,
"You made your team feel weak so they would rely on you more."
Park Seo smiled and replied,
"They were starting to lose fear and ignore my commands from the beginning. I had to remind them who the real leader is."
Aniket asked,
"What was that boy''s name again… yeah, Akira. What are you planning to do with him?"
Park Seo smirked and said,
"Nothing. But if he tries anything else, he''ll pay for it."
Then, with a more serious tone, Park Seo asked,
"Can I ask you a question? Your potential rank isn''t Bronze, is it?
When I grabbed your gun, your eyes stared at me as if you were ready to react to every move I made, even though I had activated all my speed buffs.
How? A Bronze-ranked person shouldn''t be able to do that."
Aniket picked up an apple from nearby and said,
"Would you like an apple?"
Park Seo, sounding disappointed, replied,
"If you don''t want to answer my question, fine. I''ll take my leave."
As he started to walk away, Aniket said from behind,
"If you ever want to make a deal in the future, let me know. He''s definitely going to regret it."
With that, Aniket began eating the apple.
Meanwhile, Victoria was sitting in a room, staring at a screen displaying someone''s stats. It wasn''t anyone else''s—it was Aniket''s.
Aniket''s Status:
Strength: 29
Agility: 34
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Defense: 8.3
Intelligence: Mid
Recovery: 6.2
Potential: Bronze
Mana: 406
Ability Rank: E+
Victoria thought to herself with a serious expression,
"His growth rate is unbelievably fast. Despite being ranked Bronze, his stats are skyrocketing.
Even Platinum-ranked potential heroes haven''t managed to gain more than 20 stat points in this amount of time, but his growth is unreal."
Just then, someone called from behind,
"Did you summon me?"
Victoria turned and saw Xavier. She said,
"So you''re this hero''s training instructor. Can you tell me something about him?"
Xavier, drenched in sweat, replied,
"He hasn''t trained at all. He spends all day lazing around. Other than his ability, he doesn''t have any notable talent.
And controlling him is nearly impossible. I don''t think he''ll amount to much in the future."
Victoria, with a cold tone, responded,
"He''s about to reach Rank D. His stat growth speed rivals even Nameless. His Intelligence is at Mid, and with his weapon, he can easily destroy a B-rank shield ability."
"And you''re saying he''s completely useless? Do your job carefully. Under no circumstances should we leave such a powerful hero free like this."
After he left—
Victoria said, "This boy is destined to rule the battlefield in the future."
In the evening—
Aniket, swearing, muttered, "You dog''s a****... parking in Suesu." Then, clutching his head, he added, "I shouldn''t have trusted that a****."
As Aniket stormed off, he noticed two people talking nearby. The moment they saw him, they panicked and hurried away.
Aniket muttered, "Great, now everyone thinks I''m a gangster because of him. I''m not that bad, but in people''s eyes, I''ve become the villain. Perfect!"
"That jerk hid the fact that he was using me to defame me for promoting his group.
Next time I catch him, I''ll shove something so far up his ass that it''ll come out of his mouth, and I''ll roast him like a coin kebab over lava."
Just then, his attention turned to a tree where two people were standing. Aniket said, "These lovebirds can''t help but start wherever they feel like."
He shouted, "Hey, you two, what are you doing over there?"
A beautiful girl turned around and snapped, "Get lost and let us enjoy our private time."
Aniket''s gaze shifted to the guy standing behind her, and he yelled, "You…"
Aniket was in shock because standing there was Avinash. He thought to himself, Shame on you, Aniket! This double battery has a girlfriend, and you''re still single.
With pain in his heart, tears in his eyes, and shock on his face, Aniket walked away.
Avinash, whose face was now red with embarrassment, said, "Saira, are you sure about this? The security has gotten tighter than ever."
Saira, with a cold expression, replied, "If you don''t want to come, then don''t. I can do this alone anyway."
Avinash thought for a moment and said, "Fine. We''ll go there tonight. But what about the soldiers?
After the last theft, the danger has increased even more."
At night
Both meet in the garden. Avinash asks, "What''s in your hand? Is it Mana Water?"
Saira replies in a cold tone, "No, it''s chloroform—to knock out the soldiers."
Avinash says, "Really? Do you think it''ll work on them? And how are you planning to use it?"
Saira responds, "A single drop can knock out even an elephant, so why not humans? Even if they''re super strong. I traded Mana Water for it."
And she recalls how—
Aniket had said, "Here''s your bottle of chloroform. Be careful—it''s extremely strong. Just one drop, and even an elephant will faint. But what are you planning to do with it?"
Saira replied, "I need it for self-defense."
Aniket warned her, "Remember, this has been specially made stronger because of your request. If you accidentally use 2–4 drops more on someone, they might not wake up for a week. So, be careful."
Then he added, "By the way, what do you see in that dumb-ass fool anyway?"
Saira asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Aniket reminded her, "That guy double battery. What was his name again? Oh yeah, Avinash."
Saira, getting angry, said, "Mind your own business," and started to leave.
As she walked away, Aniket shouted from behind, "At least tell me what you like about him!"
Coming back to the present—
Saira cuts her hand with a knife, letting her blood float in the air before mixing it into the bottle.
The chloroform''s color began turning slightly red.
Avinash, confused, asks, "What are you doing?"
Saira replies, "Stay back, or you''ll faint. I''m trying to use this blood control to knock out the guards."
Avinash says, "So you''re mixing your blood with the chloroform so that you can control it through blood control and knock the guards out?"
From a distance, Fake God yawns and says, "Hurry up already."
Pig Bank asks, "Are you sure these people will succeed?"
Fake God replies, "Absolutely not. They''re 100% going to get caught."
"Because this time, Vampire Princess Isabella is here. The scent of blood might already have revealed their location to her."