Suho stared at the ringing phone for a moment.
Why is he calling?
Does he have something to say?
After a brief hesitation, he picked up.
"Yes, senior."
"Hey, rookie. Busy?""Not at all. Just relaxing at home. What's the matter?"
"Not much. You're starting your Special Division training tomorrow, right? Just wanted to give you a heads-up.""Ah, thank you. I should have called you first to check in, though..."
"So, I hear you got perfect scores in all your Gate Division evaluations?""Yes, that's correct."
"If you manage the same in the Special Division, you'll be the first and youngest in Association history to achieve that. Quite the feat, huh?""That's what I’ve heard."
"You punk, shouldn’t you be more excited about this? This is a big deal.""Haha... Sorry about that."
"Nothing to apologize for. Anyway, I called because... I'll be overseeing your Special Division evaluation myself.""Really? You're doing it personally?"
Pi Seong-yeol, taking the lead?
Why?
Sure, Suho was a promising junior, but was there really a need for someone of Pi’s status to take such an active role?
The answer came quickly enough.
"That’s right. And get this: I’m combining the evaluations for the Special Operations Department and the Special Investigations Department into one."The Special Division was split into two departments:
Special Investigations Department: Focused on handling crimes involving players.Special Operations Department: Dealt with everything else—dangerous, specialized tasks no one else could manage.Naturally, the Special Operations Department had more authority. Though their work was broadly defined as "everything else," it encompassed high-stakes missions no other department could handle.
“Combining evaluations for both departments?”
“It’s not like the Association President would object.”
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