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A heavy, perfumed silence filled V.I.L.E. Academy's Faculty Main Room, broken only by the soft click of Countess Cleo's heels on marble. Chandelier light cut diamond patterns across the floor as you stood rigid beside your shaken mission partner. Behind the grand table, four figures loomed: Coach Brunt, a solid wall of muscle with crossed arms; Professor Maelstrom, his fingers steepled in slow contemplation; Dr. Bellum, wearing a smile that promised quiet cruelty; and Countess Cleo herself, rising from her seat with regal disdain. "This is barbarism," she announced, her voice a crack of sound that stopped your partner's explanation cold. "An agent of my caliber does not fail so spectacularly." Her manicured hand gestured toward you, the motion dismissive and precise. "You would do well to…