Chapter 532 - Five Bandit Groups (1)

"Isn't the deadline tomorrow?" Auron asked. What happened if one of them came tomorrow? Should Auron wait until tomorrow?

The headmaster suddenly remembered, "Oh, I forgot! I thought the deadline is today. Thanks for your reminder. Then, let me started the explanation!"

When the headmaster was about to explain, a knock was heard on the door. Then, from outside, his secretary said, "Headmaster, representatives from the military's intelligence corps has arrived."

"Let them in!" The headmaster said. Not long after, the door opened, and three people were seen.

At the front was a woman who Auron recognized as the headmaster's secretary. Behind her, there were another two people. It was a man and a woman. It seemed both the man and woman were the same age as Auron.

"Come... Come... Come... Have a sit." The headmaster kindly invited them inside.

The man and woman sat down beside Auron. Both of them looked at Auron and smiled. Auron replied with a smile as well.

Auron joined the intelligence corps not too long ago. Moreover, during his stayed there, he never worked together with another person from the intelligence corps. So, Auron didn't know the identity of the man and woman. Even though Auron didn't know the two newcomers, Auron's first impression of the man and woman was okay.

"My name is Leon," The man said.

"My name is Charlotte. Nice to meet you." The woman said.

"Hello, you guys came to the right. I was about to explain the mission to Smiling Wizard here." The headmaster said.

Both Leon and Charlotte looked at Auron, who introduced himself to them, "Hello, my name is Smiling Wizard."

"Well, then. Let us start!" When the headmaster said this, Leon's, Charlotte's, and Auron's attention went back to him.

"As a military academy, our mission is to give a training preparation for our students here. So, when they enter the military, they already knew the basic knowledge and what to do in a dangerous situation."

"All of this time, we just gave our students a lesson about the general military. And, now, we wanted to expand that knowledge to other things, including the intelligence corps. And, that was why we hired you guys." The headmaster explained the mission's background.

"As we haven't created any curriculum yet, we wanted to give the student an introduction first. So, we opened applications for those who were willing to experience this."

"And, we gathered 15 students in total. These 15 students would be divided into 5 groups. So, each of you would teach 3 students about the intelligence corps."

Auron frowned. It was a teaching mission. Although Auron had learned the introductory lesson after joining the intelligence corps, Auron didn't like teaching others. 

In real life, Auron was brilliant in academics. Mathematics was one of the subjects that he excelled in. There was a time that his classmate asked him to teach mathematics to his brother. The result was Auron got so stressed out and angry. He wanted to punch his classmate's brother, but he successfully held that urge. After that incident, Auron never taught other people anymore. 

And, right now, Auron had to teach the student here. Auron was about to say something when the headmaster continued.

"Don't imagine that you would teach your student inside a class. We want this lesson to be as effective as possible. And, to make this effective, we believe the real experience is the best choice."

"We have selected 5 local weak bandits groups. Each of your team will be gathering information about your assigned bandit group. Then, you will bring back the information here."

"We have prepared 100 elite soldiers for each group here. You would bring the soldiers to eradicate the bandit group. Your mission's success rate would be scored by the elite soldiers' injury and casualty."

"As for the mission, you can guide them, but you cannot interfere in any of the mission if it is not a dangerous situation."

"But, of course, if your student is in danger because of lack of guidance, it will reduce your score."

"That is the general gist of the mission. Any question?" The headmaster asked back.

Auron was silent and tried to process the information. He was wavering on whether he should decline the mission and asked for a replacement. This mission was not suitable for him.

When Auron was pondering, Leon and Charlotte already asked many questions to the headmaster. How was the student's level? What was the student's background? Would they get time to know the student? Could they pick the student? And many other questions related to the mission.

The headmaster gladly answered all of Leon's and Charlotte's question. This was what an intelligence corps' officer should do, gathered as much information as possible.

The headmaster was so busy answering the questions that he didn't realize Auron was silent throughout the time.

After five minutes, the questions died down, and there were no more questions asked. The headmaster closed the conversation, "If you have no more question, then let us ended this here. We will meet again two days later."

Leon and Charlotte stood up and saluted towards the headmaster before leaving. Meanwhile, Auron stood up late and was about to leave when the headmaster called him.

The headmaster realized something strange about Auron. So, he called him.

"What happened?" The headmaster asked Auron.

Auron began explaining to the headmaster about his worries and about his teaching skill. In the end, he asked the headmaster's opinions.

The headmaster smiled. Auron was one of his proud students. Then, he began to pour out his past teaching experience: his obstacle and the moment he was proud to be a teacher.

The headmaster shared his experience longer than when he discussed the mission with Auron. After about 1 hour of sharing, the headmaster said, "You know about Alice, right?"

"You have been into one of Alice's class. Do you think she is suitable to be a teacher?"

Auron was surprised. But, he began to ponder what the headmaster had said about Alice.