Sorry for the very late upload, I have not been very keen on writing lately. Part of it is because I have no idea what to write, but mostly because I've been addicted with Genshin Impact. Hope you guys like this short chapter that I wrote to help kickstart the process again. Bye.

Ch. 10 Brawns and Brains

From the last few months of teaching Bereto had learned the hardships of a teacher. Finding new materials to teach, papers to grade, faculty businesses, and other fascinating things that have occupied his time in the Monastery. Though nothing came close to being the worst unlike one thing, supplementary classes. Bereto thought that people would learn in the same pace if given the exact same materials and generally acceptable teaching methods. He had never been so wrong in his life. Even so, he steeled himself and learned from the experiences that were pushed to him. Now the classes get easier and easier to teach with every passing week and the students who leave the wanted list for supplementary classes increase significantly. Except for one.

The blue-haired squirt scratched his head at his disbelief as to how his strategy was insufficient, "but Professor, if our forces were smaller than the enemy than we need to be stronger! 1 man should at least be able to fight 10 enemy soldiers!"

With black bags under his eyes and dry eyes which were long overdue to some resting Bereto held up a finger to Caspar and covered his tired face with the other, "but the fact remains that our forces and the enemy forces have similar fighting prowess, only difference is the number of men on each side, then what should you do?"

Caspar furrowed his eyebrows, "now that's dumb! Then we should have trained harder so that our men have superior skills in battle against the enemy, that way we can't lose!"

Bereto's eyes twitched at the same argument Caspar had been giving him for the last 2 hours. He couldn't fathom as to how this student had returned to the same conclusion over and over again even though he was told that the correct answer was not that one. Sothis floated around Bereto, laying on air and crossing her leg on top of the other. She was looking at the bewildered student who thought it would be better to bring better troops, which was not wrong but it was not a situation that can be changed.

"Oh my, this little sheep is very confused. He's got the vigor of a warrior but sadly his little head is quite confused."

"Okay, this is BATTLE STRATEGY class, not WAR STRATEGY or any OTHER kind of strategy. Now let me repeat the premise one more time Caspar, an army commander had found out from a scout that the enemy troops outnumber them by a large margin, they didn't pinpoint how many, supplies were still good and plenty, it was a mountainous area with some creeks and thick woods, there is a thigh-deep river separating the commander's area from the enemies. Now this is important, the enemy doesn't know our positions. In this situation what should the commander do?"

They both froze in their place before Caspar backed down to his chair to think deeply.

"If I were the commander…"

Bereto had his focus all on this answer, it was all or nothing.

"If I were the commander," Caspar tapped his chin.

"Yes, if you were the commander what would you do in this situation?"

Bereto urged the boy to answer.

"If I were the commander I would've brought more troops," Bereto wanted this nightmare to end. He went back to his desk and packed his books. Sothis shood her head in a show of sympathy for her tired host.

"W-was that correct Professor?" Caspar asked him in hopes of being free from supplementary lessons at last.

"See you tomorrow after class Caspar"