Inside a detached house at No. 9 Hyacinth Street, Constant City.
Valentinus leaned over his desk, reading a psychology book while jotting down notes.
He was under thirty, with neat black hair and calm brown eyes. There was nothing particularly memorable about his features, yet he possessed a temperament that made him unforgettable at first sight.
Only three years ago, he had been an ordinary public school teacher, living a tight life whose end he could see at a glance. But by a chance opportunity, he had joined an organization called the Psychology Alchemists. Now, not only did he own the detached house he had once dreamed of, but he had also become a Sequence 7 Beyonder.
At this level, he was already considered Mid-Sequence in the present day. Even within the Constant City branch of the organization, he was among the middle-to-upper ranks.
And the reason he had advanced so quickly was entirely because he had earned that lord's favor and been granted the corresponding Beyonder materials.
Of course, it also had much to do with his meticulous logical thinking. In less than half a year, he had independently summarized the Acting Method.
At a recent organizational gathering, he had accepted a task issued by that lord: to turn a local factory owner and his business partner, a merchant engaged in international trade, against each other.
After accepting the task, Valentinus had investigated them and learned that not only were the factory owner and merchant close friends, but the factory owner's only daughter was also engaged to the merchant's eldest son...
It could be said that, barring accidents, their ties would only grow closer until the two families became one.
Therefore, in order to complete the task, Valentinus had employed certain methods. Exploiting the young man's lack of experience,