Chapter 117 Team Zero (1/2)

The well-dressed new group was standing at attention politely, each bowing a bit upon seeing Kyle and Kay at the front, smiling at them. If one was to observe closely, each person in the new group had an accessory: a small black onyx studs with the initials 'KS' in silver.

Some had it as cuff links, some as an earring on one ear*, and some as a ring. 'KS' stood for Kyle/Kay Smith, their bosses.

Though they had been recruited by MIB, they were placed under the Smith Twins when the twins were 9 years old. Initially, they had been indignant for they were teens at that time and felt that they were given babysitting duties. It didn't take long for the Smith Twins to smash that naive thought. Now, they were fiercely loyal to the Smith Twins, and the accessories were their pledge to them.

If Kyle and his group made a majestic entrance, this group was made a striking entrance. The impact wasn't any less.

”Ah, Zero,” Kyle said as he walked up to the first guy in front, ”On the dot, as usual.”

Everyone watched as Kyle shook hands with the leader of the group, who had short platinum blonde hair and a slight tattoo could be seen peeking from the collar of his shirt on his neck.

Kyle turned towards Charles, who was right beside him, ”This is CEO Charles, whom you'll be helping during this time. CEO Charles, this is Zero Kiryu, the leader at the moment.”

Charles was curious. At the moment? What did Kyle mean by that?

Nonetheless, he smiled as she shook Zero's hand firmly.

”This team rotates its leaders for each mission,” Kyle answered to his unspoken question, ”Hence, the Team is referred to as according to who is the leader at the moment.”

Then Kyle smiled, ”It also gives people the impression that I have six different Teams under me.”

”Zero, these are Muhammad Ali, Xing Han and Samuel,” Kyle continued.

”It's an honour to finally meet the Elite Five members,” Zero said with a small bow.

Xing Han grinned, waving his hand in front of his face while saying, ”The Elite Five is old news. I wonder if that title will be stuck with us forever.”

”As long as we're still together, it's only natural that it will remain,” Sam pointed out.

All of them nodded, not really minding it.

Kyle then introduced the rest of the team members. Gesturing to the three in front, Kyle said, ”Please also meet Lucka, Alex, and Edward.”

Then, towards the last two members who were at the side, Kyle continued, ”This is Akira Kiryu, and this is Akira Yume. We call them Akira and Yume.”

Charles blinked as he looked at the team behind Kyle. His head was spinning at this new development. When Kyle had mentioned Team Zero, he thought it would be young men or women in their mid-20s. Instead, this group looked like they were 18 or so?

Was there suddenly an abundance of young geniuses? The fact of the matter was, there had always been this pool of untapped workforce. The education system relied too much on people who were book smart and there were even those whose families were too poor for bright kids to continue schooling. Those who fell through the cracks often ended up in gangs or low paying jobs.

Kyle, on the other hand, had long started searching for such kids with potential. They were identified, then groomed by MIB before being allocated to their respective jobs. Most ended up within MIB, but the group in front of him were the first - and only, for now, - team that worked for him under his true name.

They didn't know that the Smith Twins were the true leaders behind MIB though. That revelation would be for another time.

For now, Charles was still gawking at the two groups in front of them.

The first group was the Powerful Dragons. The second group was the Crouching Tigers? They didn't have an oppressive type of aura like Kyle's. Theirs was more of the 'don't-mess-with-me' type. Kyle's aura made one feel like they were little ants who needed to bow whenever he looked at them whereas this team made one feel like they were approachable elites but one that should not be played with.

The worst thing? Okay, so there were many shocking things right now - their age, their capabilities ... but what Charles also felt was that both groups were so striking looking. It was like watching a fashion model shoot where all the good-looking models were huddled together in a group. It was so blinding!

Charles sighed.

”I'll be leaving now,” Kyle said to Zero, ”I've done the first purge. CEO Charles will show you where you can set-up and stay for the next month.”

First purge? Charles began wondering if Kyle was going to be doing more and shuddered.

”Yes, Sir,” said Zero politely.

”Remember dinner,” Kyle stressed, looking at Zero straight in the eye.

Zero sighed, nodded and said, ”Affirmative, Sir. 2000 hours at Ching Palace.”

Kyle smiled and shook Charles' hand. As did the other Elite Five.

”I leave Team Zero in your care, CEO Charles. I will be back tomorrow at 8 am.”