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Chapter 15

"Um, shouldn't we be more serious about this?" Jisung asked his mentor who was jumping around as he duelled with Jisung.

"Nah, you need to loosen up." Lucas said as he hopped on one foot. "Come on, try to beat me!"

This is so weird. Jisung thought as he tried to knock Lucas's sword out of his hands. He had to admit, Lucas was a hard opponent, especially while Jisung was focused on maintaining his balance.

"Okay, that's enough." Lucas said, putting his foot down. Jisung did the same, glancing around him.

Jimin and Mark were duelling like normal while Nari and Yuri were deep in conversation while sitting on the mats. Yuta, the instructor for the day, was closely watching Jimin and Mark, arms crossed over his chest. Jisung sighed as he turned back to his mentor.

"Did I do something wrong?" Jisung asked.

"Yes, you did." Lucas told him. "You're too serious."

"But this is a sword fighting lesson, isn't it supposed to be serious?" Jisung asked.

"Yeah it is. The first time you had it. But it's your third, is it not?" Lucas asked.

"It is." Jisung answered.

"Exactly. You already know how to sword fight, I don't need to teach you that. Now what I do need to teach you is how to be an operative, not a robot." Lucas said.

What is that supposed to mean?

Jisung must have been giving him a confused look as he didn't even need to ask for Lucas to explain.

"You're a robot when you fight. Your moves are all well calculated, too well calculated. You're predictable Jisung. Now on the other hand, a real operative moves with ease. It's like second nature to them. And how do you get there?" Lucas asked him.

"I have no idea." Jisung replied. Lucas too a deep breath.

"You let go, Jisung. You don't think, you just do." Lucas told him.

"Isn't that how you get beat? By not thinking?" Jisung asked. Lucas let out a sigh.

"Jisung, are you even registering anything I'm saying?" Lucas asked. Jisung bit his lip. It was clear that Lucas was getting angry and the last thing anyone should ever do is piss a werewolf off.

Lucky for him, Yuta had called Lucas and Mark over to where he was with Jungwoo. Huh, when did Jungwoo get there?

"Today's you're lucky day. You're all dismissed early." Yuta said as Lucas, Mark, and Jungwoo left the training area.

Guess I'll just ask Chenle what he's up to.

...

"Is this even safe?" Yuta asked as he watched BOSS Team suit up. Mark shot him a glare.

"I mean if they're going to send anyone, it would be BOSS Team." Johnny said, leaning back in his seat. Kun and Ten were watching the shapeshifter while the remaining leaders that aren't part of H.I.D.D.E.N.'s legendary BOSS team were going to be sitting in the command room while they went out.

"Everyone, be careful out there." Taeyong told his agents. "We don't know what to expect."

"You could say that again." Winwin muttered under his breath as he placed his earpiece in. Jaehyun chuckled at his comment.

"Relax, it's just surveillance." Jaehyun told the faerie as he reached past him for his contact lenses.

"Easy for you to say, demon." Winwin shot back, earning an eyeroll from Jaehyun.