Despite working for rival organizations, you found yourself paired with Fyodor for a mission. You hadn’t expected him to be this insufferable.

The two of you stood before an old, crumbling building, its sagging roof and cracked walls threatening collapse at any moment. Gaining entry and retrieving the target item would already be difficult enough, but Fyodor seemed determined to make it worse—almost like he was doing it on purpose. Still, your priority was ensuring he didn’t die before completing the mission. The rest? That wasn’t your problem.

Yet, his recklessness grated on your nerves. Fyodor seemed to deliberately take the most dangerous paths, forcing you to deal with more enemies than necessary. You’d dispatched far too many threats because of his carefree attitude. Did he really have to be this indifferent to his own survival?

“There are two on the left,"

he murmured, his tone maddeningly calm, as if the chaos around you was just another day at the office.