“Weyne, Geoffrey and ire, you guys stay here, Fabian said. Tll take Bruce and go give them a hand

    The other team’s captain looked genuinely grateful. “Thanks a lot, Fabian

    Fabian asked, “So, do you guys have a target in mind?

    “We’re aiming for the supply station in Area C. William’s team and Cathy’s team teamed up, and Cathy basically handed Area Cover to William,” the captain exined.

    Weyne raised an eyebrow. “Cathy’s team was the first to im Area C? And she just gave it away? She’s got some guts

    A bunch of girls taking one station is already pushing their luck-and she’s giving it up? Stupid move. He thought

    Knowing Fabian had a thing for Cathy, the team leader quickly added, “We also know about another station-just in case.”

    Fabian cut him off. “No need. We’ll take Area C. Let’s move.”

    The omniscient viewers were getting hyped. “Now this’ll be fun. Aria and her crew are still ying cards.”

    “No kidding. And Aria hasn’t lost a single round, someone added.

    ording to the rules, only the loser rotates out, but Aria had never lost, so she stayed at the table the whole time.

    Eventually, she got bored. “You guys go ahead and y

    The others wanted to switch it up. “Have you ever yed Werewolf?”

    Aria shook her head.

    “What about Who’s the Spy?” another chimed in.

    “I’ve only ever yed board games like Chess and Go,” Aria replied

    Others were speechless for a while.

    “Yeah, there’s no way we can carve pieces for those games,” someone said.

    “Let’s just y Werewolf then.”

    After hearing the rules, Aria was intrigued.

    In this game, no matter what role she got, she’d need to win the others’ trust. It wasn’t just about intelligence anymore.

    They yed for another hour before stopping.

    Cathy stretched. “Man, I wouldn’t mind a team showing up for a fight.”

    Then her eyes lit up as she looked at Aria. “Wanna spar?”

    The others immediately started pping. “Now that’s more like it!”

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    Aria, just as bored, nodded right away.

    The two of them stepped out into the open, and Cathy was the first to strike, fast and sharp.

    Aria blocked, then mirrored her moves in return.

    After a few rounds, everyone started to notice something.

    Aria was picking up Cathy’s techniques as they fought.

    Their fists shed, then they stepped apart.

    Cathy couldn’t help butugh. “Are you copying me?”

    “Trying to learn the Bureau’sbat training while I’m at it,” Aria said frankly. “Saves time.”

    Cathy grinned. “Fine, knock yourself out.”

    In the next round, Aria caught Cathy’s kick, redirected the force, and hit her back-only this time, she changed the target

    zone.

    Cathy almost dropped to one knee. “Did you just modify my move?”

    “That angle works better if you aim for the back of the knee.” Aria replied. “Your moves are too predictable. You can tweak them depending on the situation.”

    Cathy was momentarily stunned, not sure how to react.

    Aria kept fighting using her improvised techniques. Every move was unpredictable.

    Caroline got hyped. “I wanna spar too!”

    One by one, Aria sparred with each of them, pointing out ws in their technique.

    Watching from the outside, Mr. Lewis grew more and more impressed. “That girl’s better suited to teach than I am.”

    the Bureau had always been super strict-not just about recruiting, but also about hiring instructors.

    Most of them were retired agents, meaning their styles were very “by the book.”

    Some had tried teaching newer techniques, but most students found them “dirty” or “dishonorable.”

    After Aria stomped all over them in this year’s evaluation, let’s see if they’re still too proud to learn.

    Mr. Lewis cracked a smile and turned to Tessa. “Ms. Langford, we should thank you for this idea. Brilliant.”

    Tessa smiled back. “I hope you will take the lead.”

    “No problem,” said Mr. Lewis.

    Later that afternoon, Cathy got a call from William.

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