Blood & Vows Test of Loyalty

Test of Loyalty

[Leon’s Private Residence – 2:13 AM]

(Rin's phone rings. He answers.)

Rin

Kuroda.

Leon

Two hours in and you’re already slacking?

Rin

You’re still alive. That means I’m working.

Leon

I don’t pay you to sit around.

Rin

You don’t pay me to entertain you, either.

Leon

Bold. I like that.

Leon

Get to the north wing. Now.

(Call ends.)

[North Wing – Hallway]

(Rin steps inside. Leon is waiting, arms crossed, watching.)

Leon

Fast response time.

Rin

Next time, try screaming. It’s more authentic.

(Leon smirks.)

Leon

Funny. Let’s test something.

(Leon nods. A shadow moves behind Rin—an attacker.)

(Gun clicks. Rin moves before the trigger is pulled. In a second, the attacker is on the floor, arm twisted at a brutal angle.)

Rin

Sloppy.

(He presses harder, making the man groan.)

Rin

That was your test?

Leon

More like a warm-up.

Rin

Want him dead?

Leon

Mm. Not yet. He might be useful.

(Rin lets go. The attacker gasps for air, curling up in pain.)

Leon

Efficient. But next time, don’t just react. Read the room.

Rin

Next time, use someone better. This one was predictable.

(Leon laughs under his breath.)

Leon

I might enjoy keeping you around.

Rin

That’s not why I’m here.

Leon

No?

(Leon steps closer, his voice dropping.)

Leon

Then tell me, Kuroda… what are you here for?

Rin

To keep you breathing. Nothing else.

(Leon smirks)

Leon

We’ll see.

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