Chapter 19: Master Zhun

Alex smiled and nodded, "Yes ma'am." He said as he walked towards the bathroom. Hana shook her head and walked to the bedroom, getting his clothes. A few minutes later, Alex walked out of the bathroom and to the bedroom. A towel around this hip. As soon as he entered the bedroom, Alex was met with a scream, "Kya!"

It was Hana, she kept Alex's clothes ready and was just about to head out of the room but instead, nearly bumped into a half-naked Alex. Hana looked towards Alex and ran out of the room, her face red. Alex looks towards Hana with a confused expression but he just shrugged it. 'Women are weird.'

Alex quickly got to wearing the suit. A few moments later, Alex walked to Hana, who was waiting in the living room. Hana looked at Alex and smiled, "It suits you."

Alex was in a black suit, with a white shirt and a dark grey tie. The suit fitted him perfectly, showing off his muscles but it was still loose enough for him to run around easily. Alex, with his new clean hair cut, looked like a suit model. He smiled and replied, "Thank you, Hana. You really have a good choice when it comes to buying things like these."

Hana nodded, "Well, thank you. But let's talk about that later. For now, let's concentrate on the main thing at hand. Since you're ready, let's just go downstairs." Hana said as she walked to the door.

Alex followed behind. As the two entered the elevator, Alex looked towards Hana, "Who will be there… I mean what type of people and what rank?"

Hana looked to the ground to think, "Well, you're showed some fast evolution when it came to your awakened powers so I must say that quite a few people will come. Most people who come there are high ranks. The lower ranks have no authority to decide on things like this so only high ranks will appear."

Alex nodded, he felt some pressure but he knew that if he continued to level up, Alex would be as powerful or even more powerful than the S ranks. The skill outburst gave Alex that hope as he knew that if he could use a skill that would allow him to reach a certain higher rank, It would also mean that Alex could read that rank on his own as he continued to rank up.'

Alex seemed to remember something and quickly looked towards his stats.

[Alex- Obscure Vigilante]

[Level- 8]

[health- 42]

[Mana- 38]

"I knew it." Alex verbally said. Hana looked towards Alex with a weird gaze and said, "You know what?"

Alex looked at Hana and smiled, "Uh, I also thought that there would be higher ranked individuals there, just thinking out loud."

Hana nodded, "Very high ranking indeed. The awakened have a huge meeting today after they examine you. It might be related to what you saw so you may be called in it. I don't genuinely care though. Those people can do whatever they want. If you ask me, I'd say except for some, everyone in there is a scumbag." Hana looked a bit angry when she talked about it.

Alex nodded and followed behind her when the elevator doors opened.

As soon as Alex walked out of the elevator, he was met with the gaze of two receptionist, Rachel and another one who he hadn't seen before. The two of them had their eyes on Alex like a hungry pack of wolves.

Alex smiled and said bye to them, they replied back quickly.

"Well, I won't be driving today. Both of us in the back seat". Hana said as she opened the doors of a black car. Alex looked towards the car and smiled, "This feels eerily similar to a previous situation… I wonder if history will repeat itself."

Hana shook her head, "There will not be any tests. And don't say that. If history were to repeat itself… Well, then we would have another mind-controlled awakened. That would be the worst possible scenario."

Alex awkwardly laughed and said, "Well, It's not like it will happen. I was just talking about yesterday, I followed you into this car and then you took me to the facility. Now that I remember, yesterday was a chaotic day."

Hana nodded, "It was. Now don't stall. Get in the car." She seemed a bit impatient.

As Alex entered the car, Hana said, "I just want to get this over with. I really don't like the people there. It always feels like something is off. This feeling has gotten stronger in recent days as well, I don't feel comfortable around them. So I just suggest that we just go there, examine you, attend the meeting and just leave."

Alex nodded in agreement. He didn't have any reason to stay there for long anyway.

After a 20 minute drive, they arrived in front of a huge building. A big sign was to hunt in front of it."AB"

Alex looked at the sign and asked, "What does AB mean?"

Hana said as she got out of the car," It means Awakened Bureau. It's a pretty bad name but that's what happens when dumb powerful men gather and try to call the shots. Money, women, and power. That is all that they need to be happy." Hana seemed really annoyed thinking of going inside of the building.

Alex smiled and said, "Then we just get in quickly and finish our work. Plus, I am a bit excited to hear what the man has to say about my powers. I'm still confused about it."

Hana nodded, "Let's enter."

Inside the building, 4 men and 2 women stood.

They all looked towards the wall of the room. A few seconds later, the so-called walls started to fold in and create a doorway. Out of that doorway came an old man. He had a tall figure, but a lean body. His face was filled with wrinkles and he had a long mustache that he played with every few moments. Just by looking at the man, one could say that he was a wise and powerful person. He might have looked thin and weak but his eyes were filled with fire.

The men and women who were waiting for the man to exit all bowed. They all seemed to respect him very much.

As soon as the man exited, he spoke, " I don't need you all to bow. I'm just here to do my job. Tell me, where are that Lass Hana and the new one that she is taking care of."

One of the men looked towards the old man. He had long flowing blond hair and a chiseled jaw. At this moment, the man's face was filled with slight annoyance, "Master Zhun!"

The old man was Master Zhun, the appraiser who could look into people's powers.

He looked towards the blond man and smile, "Little Gold. I've known you since you were a child. I can tell you one thing. I still favor Hana, she should be the one. No one else. But leave that for now. The appraising shall start in a few seconds."

As soon as Master Zhun spoke, The doors of the room opened. Hana entered the room, followed by Alex

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No one:

Me: I require power stones.

I shall head out now.