"An assassin can waver in the face of death, while that boy won't even flinch if you order him to kill anyone in this universe. Does that ring a bell in your head?"
"That means he can help me level up?"
The silver man choked. "Daughter, I didn't send him to you for that," he said, shaking his head. "You have to know when to use him."
"Don't worry, Dad. I'll become the greatest player in the universe."
"My princess, what I meant to say is that in the face of dogs, you have to use other dogs and let them bite their own flesh."
"Dad, even though I'm silly, I have you. Nobody would even dream of attacking me, and wasting that boy is too pitiful."
A voice interrupted. "Sir, your orders have arrived."
"Tell them to wait."
"Okay, sir."
"Alright, my princess, it's time for me to check the credibility of that boy."
"Dad, can I come?"
"Hmm."
***
In an open courtyard, a 9-year-old boy with blue eyes calmly observed the scenario.
"Sam, come here."
Turning toward the voice's origin, Sam moved toward the target.
"Are you that boy?"
Sam just nodded and asked, "Did you buy me?"
"Hmm," the silver man said, bringing his daughter before Sam. "Your only job is to protect her and follow her orders."
"Yes, sir."
"How's he, my princess?"
Calmly observing the boy, who was her age, she asked a silly question. "Do you know how to fight?"
Innocently, Sam blinked his eyes and appeared behind the girl, aiming for her neck with his index finger.
"Miss, I'll wait for your orders," he said, calmly returning to his original position as though nothing had happened.
The girl stood stupefied, her tiny brain unable to comprehend what had just happened.
She curiously blinked at her father, her face seemingly asking, Dad, isn't he stronger than me even though I'm bigger than him?
The silver man chuckled. "He is different."
"Dad, you misunderstood. He's way stronger than my friend's bodyguard."
"Of course, they're far weaker than him—ah," the silver man groaned. "Okay, okay, this isn't the time for that."
Glancing at Sam, he asked, "Are you injured?"
"Hmm."
"Okay, go and take a rest. From tomorrow, your work begins."
"Ramesh!"
"Yes, sir."
"Go and check out his room."
***
"Brother, what do you think?"
"I don't know, but one thing is certain: we have to carry out this task, or…"
The group of boys understood the seriousness of the situation. Among them, one boy with curly hair couldn't hold himself back. "What's there to be so serious about? They don't need our lives, okay?"
A boy with fair skin sighed. "Nobody's being serious. It's just that…"
Another boy with dark skin patted the fair boy's shoulder. "No need to make excuses. Your body's tense too."
"Okay, you've got 5 minutes to prepare for the raid," the leader of the group spoke.
...
"Want to join their team?"
"Sorry, Miss. I'm not allowed to let you out of my sight."
"Okay, okay. No need to be so serious. Oops! We've talked for so long, but I didn't even ask about you."
"You can ask anything."
"Since you've allowed me, I'll ask: Sam, what are your favorite movies?"
"Movies? What is that? Is that some kind of beast?"
The girl turned her head sharply. "You really don't know?" she asked, incredulous.
"Busy all this time, so maybe I don't know."
"Maybe? You're saying maybe?"
Calming her heaving chest, she took a deep breath. "Okay, okay. No need to be so tense." Moving forward, she added, "Be ready. We're going on a raid."
"Okay, Miss."