None of them had expected the world to be like this.
They were just trying to eat breakfast—
smelled blood, went in to avoid wrongly accusing an innocent—
turns out, nope. Not innocent.
Weird behavior. Two sentences of talking and she practically self-destructed on cue.
Yeah. High-risk hybrid, one step from turning into a Dead Servant.
They were already in a bad mood, and you decide to pop out?
If they didn't vent on her, were they supposed to gently talk her down?
After they finished, they felt refreshed.
And then more trouble arrived.
Yu Jin stared at the stunned guy in the doorway, then at the woman on the floor.
Conclusion:
They'd barged into someone else's hunting ground.
"Stop, stop—we've got a problem!" Yu Jin grabbed the other three before they could kick again.
They looked at him—then followed his eyes outside.
Instantly, they reached the same conclusion.
Star shot them a look: time to run.
They nodded subtly.
But right then, a mass of footsteps thundered closer.
Before they could react, the entrance was sealed.
A squad of people with real weapons surrounded the shop, staring in.
Seeing the familiar insignia on their uniforms, Yu Jin felt the headache coming back.
He sent a quick "prepare to run" in the chat.
His body tensed, ready to smash through a wall—
then the gun barrels lowered.
A young man at the front asked steadily:
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
…Didn't your old principal tell you who we are?
The four thought that silently.
Then the Doctor got a spark in his eyes and opened the chat.
[College Student]: "Wait—maybe only a few of them know about us?"
[College Student]: "Yesterday we got chased because Yu Jin got close to someone Cassell values."
[College Student]: "They might be locking information down. Either they didn't tell everyone, or they haven't told everyone yet."
[Programmer]: "It's possible."
[College Student]: "I've got a bold idea!"
[College Student]: "Maybe we can still complete the task."
The Doctor stepped up like a kid who'd found his people, eyes shining with excitement.
"I knew it! This world really does have someone who can handle these things."
"Otherwise the order here would've collapsed long ago."
"Are you some government agency?"
"Or some organization hidden in the dark that nobody knows about?"
"I… can I join you? I'm not as strong as my friends, but I'll devote everything to the organization!"
He was pure chuuni energy at maximum output.
The squad outside looked at each other.
Normally they'd wipe memories and send intruders back to ordinary lives.
But this intruder was clearly one of their kind.
The leader walked into the diner.
"Let's talk about that later. Right now, we need to deal with the… dangerous figure you've subdued."
His tone was… odd.
Because in this situation, who was really the dangerous one? Hard to say.
His people moved quickly. In moments, the nearly-berserk boss lady was bound and hauled away.
Once that was done, the leader turned to the four very well-behaved "visitors."
"…Mind finding somewhere to talk?"
Not long after, in a café, the four sat across from the young leader.
"First time meeting you. You can call me Leo."
"Ashen."
"Merlin."
"Adam."
"Black Tower."
Listening to names that sounded nothing like real ones, Leo just sipped his coffee without pressing.
"Tell me. What's your situation?"
The Doctor drew a deep breath. It was now or never.
He scanned the room, then asked carefully:
"Superpowers, right?"
Leo's hand paused mid-sip.
Superpowers? Buddy, we're dragon-blooded hybrids.
The Doctor kept going.
"A few days ago, me and my friends started getting stronger and stronger. Most importantly—this."
He pointed at his eyes.
Golden eyes.
Leo looked at Yu Jin, Star, and Kevin.
"You too?"
They nodded like baby birds pecking grain.
Leo fell silent.
In reality, he was listening to signals in his earpiece.
Though he was the president of the Lionheart Society, he was still a student. Things like this should be handled by professionals.
But these four were special.
Their bloodline might be seriously high.
The helpless high-risk hybrid they'd stomped into the floor was the best proof.
After receiving whatever was said in his earpiece, Leo looked up.
"One question. I hope you can answer."
Doctor: "Ask."
"What brought you four together?"
"…Probably fate." Kevin—"Merlin"—answered.
Leo turned to him.
"You might not believe this," Kevin scratched the back of his head. "We met because of a group chat."
"A few days ago, we didn't even know each other."
"But now we're together, dodging dangers that could happen at any time."
"Our changes might mean we can't blend into normal people anymore," Yu Jin added softly.
"If we stay in one place too long, sooner or later someone will catch and study us."
"We don't want that. We don't want to be locked in some lab cage."
Star crossed her arms, a relieved smile on her face.
"So the four of us are doing a team trip—traveling the world together."
Leo looked at them—four people, each with their own shade of tension and resolve—then spoke slowly:
"Interested in learning about Cassell College?"
"Plan successful!" x4
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