After covering some more distance, Arjun initiated the conversation, "I really didn't expect that you would almost wipe out the entire group in your first attempt."
Surya replied, "Is that so?"
Arjun immediately added, "I don't mean that I don't trust your abilities. You completed the battle room in three to four months, which is a great feat in my eyes."
Surya said, "Really?"
Arjun responded, "Yeah. I was able to clear only 90% of it even after two to three years." (When he didn't take any help from AI.)
As they were conversing with each other, they reached home.
When Surya went to open the door, he found that it was already unlocked.
So he alerted Arjun, saying, "Stay back. Someone's opened the lock. They might be inside."
Arjun replied, "You're overthinking. If anyone can open your room's door other than you, it would be Muthu."
Saying this, he entered the home and found Muthu cleaning the floor with a vacuum cleaner.
"Hello, Muthu uncle, how are you?" Arjun greeted as soon as he saw Muthu.
As he was about to hug him, Muthu said, "Not now. I'm a little dirty after cleaning the house."
Arjun ignored Muthu's words and said, "Oh, it's okay," and hugged him. Turning towards Surya, he asked, "And you, Surya, sorry Krishnan, why don't you clean your room daily?"
Surya responded, "I clean it daily. Today I forgot because of that mission."
Arjun asked Muthu, "How is Hari? And where is he now?"
Muthu replied, "He's in school now. I'll bring him later."
Muthu intervened, saying, "Leave it for now. Both of you go freshen up first. I've brought lunch for both of you."
Arjun said, "Thank you, uncle," and immediately went to freshen up.
Meanwhile, Surya, feeling a bit awkward, said, "Thank you for everything."
He then added, "Give it to me. I'll take care of the rest."
Muthu said, "You're already tired. I'll take care of this. Go and eat after freshening up."
Surya nodded in agreement.
While they were eating lunch, Muthu asked Arjun, "How long will you stay here?"
Arjun replied, "Roughly 15 to 40 days. It depends on the work I have to do."
Arjun added, "By the way, have you received the delivery of those items?"
Muthu replied, "I received them this morning."
Curious about the topic of conversation, Surya asked, "What are you talking about?"
Arjun smiled and said, "We're talking about your new partner, Surya. Don't worry, you'll understand once she arrives."
Upon hearing the word "she," Surya asked, "She? A girl will join me?"
Arjun replied, "Yes, a girl. And don't have any expectations. She's here for work purposes only."
Surya replied, "Yeah, I know," feeling a bit awkward.
Arjun said, "Are you underestimating her because she's a girl? Let me clarify something from the beginning. She is more powerful than you in every aspect."
Surya replied, "No, I'm not underestimating her." However, Surya was a bit surprised after hearing Arjun's words, wondering just how strong she could be.
Arjun then asked, "By the way, are you going to meet them this evening?"
Surya asked, "Who do you mean?"
Arjun said, "I'm talking about the Bear group leaders."
Surya simply replied, "Yeah."
Arjun then became serious suddenly and said, "Today, one of the Bear guys was present near that junkyard. It seemed like he was observing us."
"I didn't do anything because you are on good terms with 'The Bears' group, and I don't want to break that," Arjun explained.
"When you go and meet them today, tell them clearly not to follow us again. I'm not going to spare him next time," Arjun instructed.
"If they ask about me, tell them that I work under you. Understood?", Arjun added.
Surya nodded and said, "Ok."
Continuing in the same serious tone, Arjun added, "And also bring me some food for tonight from there."
Surya thought Arjun was going to say something more serious, but those words surprised him, so he exclaimed, "What!"
Arjun chuckled and said, "Haha, and one more thing, if they ask you to bring me there, just say that I'm shy or something like that."
Surya replied, "Ok," in agreement.
After lunch, Muthu told them, "Go and rest for a while."
Arjun cleaned his hands and went directly to the bedroom to rest, while Surya helped Muthu with cleaning the dishes.
After some time, Muthu left the home, saying, "I'll come tomorrow morning."
As he was saying goodbye to Arjun, Arjun said, "Uncle, bring Hari with you tomorrow."
To which Muthu replied, "Ok."
When Surya entered the bedroom, he saw Arjun resting on the bed, so he decided to sleep on the sofa.
Seeing Surya leave, Arjun asked him, "Where are you going?"
To which Surya responded, "You rest here, I'm going to rest in the hall."
Arjun said, "You know, I'm not a girl. The bed is quite large. In my college days, my friends and I would have slept together even on a smaller bed than this. So come and rest here."
Surya thought for a moment and decided to rest on the bed.
In the evening, Surya left for 'The Dragon's Palace' restaurant to meet with the three brothers.
Seeing Surya leave the room, Arjun, who was eating ice cream while watching television, said, "Don't forget to bring me food. If you forget, I'll have to sleep with an empty stomach today."
Surya said, "Ok," and left the home after saying goodbye to him.
To which Arjun jokingly said, "Am I your girlfriend? Why are you saying bye to me?"
Upon hearing that Surya got annoyed and said "I am going to kill you today."
Arjun said with a smile, "Really?"
After that, Surya left home and arrived at 'The Dragon's Palace', which was again filled with customers.
Seeing Surya, all three brothers smiled, as they already knew what had happened, thanks to that informant which Arjun had mentioned.
As Surya approached the kitchen where Aarav was preparing food, Aarav handed him a bowl and instructed, "Serve it on bench number 5."
Surya understood the gesture, so he took the bowl and replied, "Yes, sir."
After every customer left the restaurant, the atmosphere quieted down.
Aarav went into the storeroom and brought out a bottle of champagne to celebrate Surya's victory.
With a blast from opening the champagne, Aarav exclaimed, "Today, we're going to have a feast!"
Everyone smiled upon hearing his words.
After they drank the champagne, Aarav entered the kitchen and said, "Today, I'm going to prepare all my best dishes for you, my friend."
To which Surya replied, "Thank you."
As Aarav was preparing food, Yash asked Surya, "Have you got a new member, Surya?"
To which Surya replied, "Yeah, he handles technical stuff. Today, when I was in a critical position, I asked him to come and help me."
He explained everything as Arjun had instructed him.
Surya then added, "One more thing. Today I spared your informant because of you guys, but next time, I might not show any mercy to him."
Upon hearing that, everyone there became serious. Meanwhile, Aarav said with a smile, "Don't worry, we will not repeat the same mistake again."
After preparing the food, Aarav served it to everyone.
While they were eating, Aarav asked Surya, "Why don't you join us? We can even help you achieve your revenge."
After hearing those words, not only Surya but also Yash and Kabir were surprised by Aarav's statement. The atmosphere suddenly became tense around them.