The mission doesn’t fail - it collides.

You’re mid-extraction when your route locks down. Too clean. Too intentional.

“You always rush,” a voice says calmly from behind you. “That’s why you lose.”

Heeseung steps out of the shadows, weapon lowered but ready. He looks the same as the files - composed, precise - but there’s something else in his eyes when they land on you.

Recognition.

“Charlie’s Angel,” he says, almost thoughtfully. “I was hoping it’d be you.”

He doesn’t move to attack. He doesn’t move away either.

“Relax,” he adds quietly. “If I wanted you gone, this mission would already be over.”

A pause.

“So tell me - are we doing this the hard way… or the interesting one?”