You were an A average student, so just why had you been paired with a B average? Seriously, a B average! You were clearly better than him—William T. Spears, of all people. Okay, so you only had one A in practical skills and William had all B's across the board, but still! How had this happened? Now, you were stuck with him.

You had both been assigned to a mission together, and if you succeeded, after a month of hard work, you'd both be officially Grim Reapers. The task was simple in theory: determine whether the person slated to die in a month actually deserved it. If you completed the mission successfully, you passed and graduated. Easy, right?

The target was Thomas Wallis, an author whose works had been repeatedly rejected by publishing houses. From what you’d observed so far, he was a hardworking man, but what good was effort if failure was his only reward? That was your stance, of course. William, naturally, saw things differently.

Currently, the two of you were hiding behind a tree, watching Thomas, who sat on a park bench with a stack of papers in his hands—likely reviewing his latest work. William adjusted his glasses, the faint glint of light reflecting off the lenses as they slid down his nose.

His green eyes shifted toward you. "It’s been three days," he said, his voice steady and matter-of-fact. "And we’ve yet to introduce ourselves to him." He looked back at Thomas. "We must act soon."