A/N: Finally my exams are over, so I am back to usual updates of mine.
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Jack looked at his hand for a moment.
Then he moved his fingers slowly, testing the strength of the suit.
"The power output is higher," Jack said.
Ethan nodded while watching the data on the monitor.
"That suit boosts your strength and reaction speed," Ethan said. "Even if it's only a basic version."
Jack bent his knees slightly and prepared to move again.
"Speed test," Ethan said through the speaker.
Jack nodded.
He pushed off the ground and dashed across the training room.
This time he moved even faster than before.
A loud sound echoed in the room as his feet hit the floor.
He stopped near the wall and turned back.
"The movement feels smoother," Jack said. "The suit responds quickly."
Ethan checked the readings on the screen.
"Reaction time improved by thirty percent," Ethan said. "Your body and the suit are syncing well."
Jack then looked toward another testing machine in the room.
It was a reinforced punching target made to measure impact force.
"Test strength?" Jack asked.
Ethan nodded.
"Go ahead."
Jack walked toward the machine and raised his fist.
Then he punched it.
A loud boom echoed in the room.
The heavy machine slid backward several meters across the floor.
Numbers quickly appeared on Ethan's screen.
He looked at them and raised his eyebrow slightly.
"That's already higher than your previous combat output," Ethan said.
Jack lowered his arm and looked at the machine.
"Acceptable," he said calmly.
Ethan leaned back in his chair.
"And that's only with a temporary suit," he said.
"When I build your real one, your combat ability will increase even more."
"Thank you," Jack said.
Ethan shrugged.
"Well, you are working under me now, so you can expect things like this. I am kind to my own people," he said. "Anyway, from now on you are one of the chief guards here. There are three others besides you: Deathshot, Storm, and Punisher. Of course, those are just codenames. And then there is also my secretary, Violet."
"You can also choose a codename for yourself," he added.
"I already have one," Jack said. "The Ripper."
Ethan nodded.
"Okay, Jack the Ripper. That actually sounds pretty cool, not going to lie."
Ethan nodded once more.
"Alright. For now, just get used to your new body and the suit," he said.
Jack gave a small nod.
Ethan then left the training room and walked through the mansion halls. After a few minutes, he reached the guard station where the other guards were posted.
Several of them straightened when they saw him.
Ethan looked at them calmly.
"Listen carefully," he said. "From today onward, there will be a new chief guard here."
The guards looked at each other in confusion.
"His name is Jack," Ethan continued. "His codename is The Ripper."
One of the guards raised a hand slightly.
"Sir, what about Punisher?" he asked.
Ethan nodded.
"Punisher is still a chief guard," Ethan said. "Jack will work alongside him. The two of them will manage security here."
The guards nodded.
"Until Punisher returns, Jack will be in charge of the guard unit," Ethan added.
"Right now he is in the training room, and he looks like this," Ethan said, showing them a photo of Jack.
The guards nodded.
"Inform the others, and tell them to go see him so they can recognize the new face," Ethan added.
"Yes, sir," they said.
Ethan nodded and then left.
After he was gone, the other guards looked at each other.
"So the new chief is Jack the Ripper? Damn, that's one hell of a name," one guard said.
"Yeah, I wonder when we'll be strong enough to become chief guards and get cool nicknames like that," another guard said.
A female guard looked in the direction Ethan had left.
"But Ethan is so cool," she said. "I wonder who will be the lucky woman."
"It won't be you, that much I know," another guard said jokingly.
The others laughed, and she glared at them.
The guards soon spread out through the mansion, informing the others about the new chief guard.
Not long after, several guards and staff members began heading toward the training room to see him.
Inside the training room, Jack was still testing his strength.
He had removed the suit and was standing there bare-chested, sweat visible on his skin after the training.
When the first group of guards arrived, they stopped near the entrance.
"That's him?" one guard whispered.
"Yeah… that must be Jack the Ripper," another replied quietly.
More guards arrived soon after.
Among them were a few female staff members who had heard about the new chief guard.
When they saw Jack training, some of them stared in surprise.
"Wow… he looks strong," one of them whispered.
Another woman nodded quietly, watching him lift a heavy training weight with ease.
Jack didn't pay attention to them.
He was focused on testing his body.
He grabbed a heavy metal bar and lifted it slowly, checking how much force he could control.
The weight rose easily.
Gulp!
Seeing Jack lift the weight in slow motion, his muscles clearly visible, caused many of the female guards to gulp.
Meanwhile, some of the male guards looked at him with envy.
"Damn, this guy has both the face and the body. God is truly unfair," one of them muttered.
While they were still peeking at him, someone suddenly walked into the area.
It was Araia.
She immediately noticed the group of guards standing there and staring inside the training room.
She frowned slightly.
"Madam Aria!" the guards said nervously when they saw her.
"What are you all doing here?" she asked sternly. "Go back to your posts."
"Yes, ma'am!" they replied quickly.
The guards immediately scattered and ran back to their positions.
After they left, Aria looked through the glass toward the training room.
Jack was still inside, calmly lifting the heavy metal bar as if it weighed nothing.
She watched him for a moment.
However, unlike the others, she didn't feel any physical attraction toward him.
After all, she was an android.
Emotions like that didn't affect her the same way they did humans.
After observing him briefly, Aria turned around and quietly left the area.