Joao looked at him and sighed. "I'm not as good as you think, Mr. Lucius."
"I don't think you're any good, to tell you the truth," Lucius replied with a chuckle.
Joao turned to look at him, confused. "Then why did you choose me?"
Lucius stared at him intently. "Do you think I've always been this good?"
"You're a genius, Mr. Lucius," Joao replied with complete confidence.
Lucius laughed derisively. "I don't think you know that my last name is Asturias, Joao. Lucius Asturias, the black sheep of the family. For 18 years, I was considered the city's greatest disgrace. I'm sure that at some point, even you made fun of my incompetence."
"Well…" Joao tried to interject, but Lucius wouldn't let him.
"I'm well aware of my own reputation. Even after being named a Rising Star by the system, not much has changed. I'm still an F-Rank piece of trash, and even the system acknowledges that."
"But…"
