What are the special agents?
Just like AI T, they were characters in the BE KIND TO GET RICH system created by the Mastermind to help the players achieve their missions. According to AI T, the player have to find them during the game. The physical training special agent was one of them.
The physical training special agent has a responsibility to help the player to boost their stamina and agility during the game. Its main mission was to train their self-defense skills as an asset to face the opponents.
Trevor was quite surprised by the fact that his physical trainer was someone as unpredictable as Amanda Claire. It was not about the gender, but the fact that the girl was much younger than him. Not to mention they had met many times before and he saw no sign of it at all.
So, why now?
'We waited till you are ready mentally and physically, sir. Thanks to the gym routine, your body becomes stronger than before. You have also seen her abilities with your own eyes. I can say she has the most outstanding self defence skills from the people you know,' said AI T in response to his confusion.
'Is she?' He was still full of doubts.
'She is -- based on my observation. I think it was also the reason why she stayed around you these three years. Because she was waiting to fulfill her task in this system.'
'But wait... then, do you mean... she is not a human?' Trevor was still confused.
'She is, sir. It's just that she's not the same as the others. Just like you, she also experienced an incident that almost caused her losing life in the past, but she was saved by Mastermind. She might as well have a chip implanted in her head.'
Another day with a mindblowing fact from the so-called Mastermind. Trevor was so curious about what that person looked like. He wanted to meet him personally and maybe learn more about him. He must be a mad genius to invent all of this.
'Did she know me as the player all along?' Trevor shifted to another question.
'Yes, she did, sir. Just like I said earlier, her reason for living next to your old apartment is probably to wait for you to recognize her.'
Trevor really couldn't stop being astounded.
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"It took you a while to find me. I thought you would notice it right away during the fire incident," said Amanda Claire when they were alone in one corner of the studio.
"Yeah, I don't get it either." Trevor still felt awkward. Moreover, he was indeed quite frightened by how fierce and tough this girl was. "But did you know from the start that I was the player? Even before I gained my consciousness about two months ago?"
"Of course. That's my job. Because I am always the first special agent that has to be found by the players. I am the one who will guide them to take risky missions," said the girl again. She was still in her usual demeanor as if she had no emotion.
Trevor just nodded as he silently watched her. It was still unbelievable to him to think they both had chips implanted in their heads.
"I heard that you've been working hard lately. I can see that your shape is better than before." Amanda spoke again. "I hope you have trained your stamina and speed as well. Because you were really bad during the fire rescue mission."
"O-Oh...." Trevor was nervous to hear that. "O-Of course I've gotten better. I definitely won't let you down."
"We will see later."
Amanda flicked the button on the side of the watch she was wearing. The shape was almost the same as the navigator watch that Trevor used, but the design looked different.
"Besides the one I helped you with, it turns out that you have done a mission with another $10,000 reward recently. This is quite surprising," said the woman shortly.
"Yes, I caught a pickpocket who was about to run away," he said proudly.
"But you were injured pretty badly? Even though he's just an amateur criminal with bad speed?" The girl criticized him quickly.
"About that--"
"You still need to practice. From now on, take your time every day from six to nine in the morning."
Trevor glared slightly. "Every morning?"
"Why? You are jobless, though. What is the problem?" The girl interrupted him again. "Now I am here, you don't need to spend any more time to go to the fitness center. I am the one who will handle all of that instead. You don't need to come here as well. Your training will be different from the people here."
"But I already paid the registration fee--"
"For more details, we will talk about it later. I will visit your new apartment. As for now, you can keep doing the mission because you will need a lot of money in the future, especially to buy the necessaries during the training."
"What necessaries, though?"
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'By adding the $1,000 rewards just now, your current balance is $31,273, sir. I think that's a sufficient amount to buy some of the fitness equipment suggested by the physical training special agent.'
Trevor took a deep breath. Just a few minutes ago, he was busy carrying out some missions. He needed to rest for a while before chasing the dollars again.
"How ironic. In the past, it was quite a large amount for an office worker like me, but now I feel that it's not enough to support all my needs in this system. I have to keep working as hard as I can because the money only stays in the blink of eye in my pocket, " said the man as he leaned back in the driver's seat of his new car.
'Because it's still the beginning, sir. You are also still working on the mission with the lowest rewards. Everything will be better when you get level up,' AI T comforted him again.
"Well, I Agree." Trevor nodded while looking straight ahead. His vision now felt normal after temporarily turning off the navigator watch. "But do you think everything will be okay? I mean between her and me?"
'What do you mean by that, sir?' asked AI T.
"I felt that we didn't click. Unlike Ted, she was so difficult to talk to. I also felt that she didn't like me at all." Trevor chuckled. "You know, right? Regardless of how she knew me when I was still her filth neighbor, she should already know that I am the player. I am not that dirty or shabby. But why is she still so cold to me?"
'I'm sure it's only a matter of time, sir. I think you guys will get used to it the more you get involved with each other.'
Trevor nodded. "Hopefully. I want everything will go well between me and her."
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