Card Apprentice Daily Log

Date- 30 Mar 2321

Time- 11:12

Location- Sky Blossom City, Fine Gold Tower, Penthouse Office

”So, Boss, how did it go? Did that little boy fall for your charm?” Cindy, sitting across Dianaʼs office desk, asked with expectation, but the mischief in her eyes gave her real purpose away.

”Youʼre right here and heard the complete conversation, yet you dare to ask? It seems I have been too lenient with you.” How could Diana not know the sarcastic reason behind her Secretaryʼs innocent question?

”Boss, I was trying to cheer you up.” Cindy hurriedly answered in her defense.

”Cheer me up with what? By mocking me? Arenʼt you just asking for a beating?” Diana yelled in annoyance but did not punish Cindy because Cindyʼs shenanigans are what keep her entertained in her hectic Chair Woman life.

”On a much more serious note, seeing how the boy responded to your questions and tricks, I donʼt think that the southern emperor is using him as a puppet. He may really be the ringleader.” Cindy finally spoke the honest thoughts in her mind.

”So you want me to believe that a 17-year-old managed to win over the up-tight Boy Scout Captain Ben? You knew he dared to refuse the General of the southern watch to fulfill his ideas. A person capable of that just submitted to a high schooler… is that even believable?” Diana did not think that Old Ben submitted to Wyatt. Instead, she thought Old Ben submitted to the Southern emperor. And she also seemed to suspect that all of Wyattʼs actions were directed by the direction of the southern emperor. She appears to be underestimating Wyattʼs capabilities because of his young age.

”You ask that even after you have seen first hand what that boy is capable of?” Cindyʼs thoughts were the same as Dianaʼs, but after hearing the conversation between her boss and the high schooler, her opinion changed. She thought that there was more to that boy than what meets the eye. She started to recount the achievements of a high schooler and realized that this boy could not be treated with the norms. He was a freaking monstrous genius she had ever seen.

”He is a terrific card creationist, a good researcher, and had above-norm prowess for his realm, but that doesnʼt explain his recent action. You and I both know the origin and foundation of the Circle. Do you think a boy like him would survive till now if not for the hands of his puppeteer, the southern emperor? ” Diana did not understand how a weak high schooler was able to survive despite being on the Circleʼs hit list.

Diana was right, but she did not realize that the original Dalton Wyatt did die. However, unfortunately for the Circle, while the boyʼs corpse was still warm, it was occupied by a transmigrating soul. And gave birth to a person with no destiny. A person who has to forge his density with his blood and sweet.

”Doesnʼt that sound far-fetched even for you? What makes you think that an orphan boy from a third-rate city will have contact with the ruler of the South? And what reason does the southern emperor have to use the boy as a puppet? If she wanted to, she could oppose the circle directly. Nobody is stopping her from doing so. And knowing her nature, that sounds more likely.” Cindy thought Diana was just reaching for something that was not there.

”...” Cindyʼs array of questions threw Diana deeper into a rabbit hole. Dianaʼs brows narrowed, trying to make a reason for things bothering her.

”You know what I think?” Cindy asked Diana, bringing her back from her deep reflection.

”What?” Diana welcomed any advice offered by Cindy. That is the reason why she made Cindy her secretary.

”I think you cannot get over the fact that you lost to a teenager in a conversation.” Cindy chose to use less insulting words as she knew how much her Boss hated losing.

”Now thatʼs Bullshit.” Diana slammed the office desk in front of her in great annoyance. Annoyance, not rage, because she knew Cindy was right.

”Believe whatever you want. I was just putting my opinion out there.” Cindy knew when to walk away, and thatʼs how she managed to be the Secretary of such a moody person for more than a decade.

”Well, keep your opinion for yourself.” Diana knew she should say this to her most trusted employee, but she ended up saying it.

”Sure, Boss. And what about the verbal agreement with master Wyatt earlier? Do you want me to prepare the relevant documents? Or will you not meet him today?” Cindy, as an understanding secretary, changed the topic so as to ease the awkwardness of her boss.

”I will meet him today. Prepare the documents. Puppet or not, Wyatt is our ladder to the Southern Emperor. He thinks I am after the silver milk powder, but I am actually jist using him to get under the Southern Emperorʼs umbrella.

The Circleʼs ceremony is nearing. As the past has proven, no recruit can escape it. Itʼs either fully submitting to the Circle of death. There are only these two choices for those of us trained to be the hunting dogs of the Circle.

But I will break that and create a third option. I will control my destiny.” Diana did not seem to care about the silver milk powder. All she was worried about was escaping the clutches of the Circle. Even if it meant she had to part with Fine good, the sapling she nurtured using her blood and sweet.

”Understood, but to give Matter Wyatt 51% of the Fine Gold shares, we will require the shares in your sisterʼs hands. Who is going to tell her that?” Cindy knew what kept her boss awake at night and what kept her pushing to build such an empire.

”I will talk to her”

”No need, she is already here.”

”Sister, I have returned victorious. I have successfully acquired the Brown pharmaceuticals.”

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