Chapter 101: Personal Missions
The following day, Charles woke up around 6 A.M, took a long bath in cold water, and wore a tight-fitting, calf-length black frock coat and a red double-breasted waistcoat. After that, he took the black cane, held the handle in his right hand, and walked out of the bedroom.
Then, he went downstairs, moved to the reception hall, sat down on the chesterfield sofa, and waited for those kids to wake up. Thankfully, they didn't take too much time and soon walked out of their rooms around 7 A.M.
"Go and get ready. Today, I will assign your daily duties." He said in an indifferent tone.
"Yes, Teacher," All of them said in unison and soon return to get ready.
Thirty minutes later, Titus and Noel walked out of the bedroom on the right side of the reception hall and soon arrived in front of Charles. Both wore velvet jackets with corresponding breeches, buttoned boots and looked good as new.
Yesterday, Charles took them to a dress shop after purchasing necessary things for the house and brought these new dresses for these kids. He knew that they didn't have any good clothes, so he didn't hesitate to spend money on their clothing.
Charles glanced at Titus for a moment and then spoke,
"Titus, you have to awake during the night and sleep during the daytime from tomorrow. And, your sleeping time should be no more than seven hours. Sleep is the first enemy for every assassin, so you must control your own sleep at all times."
A startling expression appeared on Titus's face, and soon he nodded his head in confusion.
"Next is about your training. From today onwards, I will teach you about physical exercise, extra assassin skills, disguising tricks, and so on. A thief or an assassin must learn to deceive others, otherwise; you will get caught easily." Charles continued to explain about few things and soon stopped as he saw Jessie and Rhea walked out of the bedroom from the left side. Jessie wore a long blue dress with flue sleeves, while Rhea wore a button-down white shirt and cardigan with navy blue pants.
"I will give you an explanation about it later." Charles paused and soon asked while glancing at everyone's facial expression.
"Who is good at cooking?"
"We all know how to cook, Teacher," Titus said in a solemn tone.
'Oh? That's a good thing.' He nodded inwardly and soon spoke while organizing his thoughts.
"Jessie and Titus will be responsible for cooking during the first 15 days. Meanwhile, Rhea's and Noel's job is to clean the house and buy groceries from the nearby shops. Once this schedule ends, Rhea and Noel will take over Jessie's and Titus's jobs while those two will take over yours. For the next six months, you guys should follow these schedules and do your work properly."
"What about you, Teacher?" Noel asked in a serious tone and soon froze as he met with glares from every direction.
On the other hand, Charles let out a fake cough and asked while waving his hand.
"I'm an old guy. Do you think it is appropriate for an old man to do these types of works?"
A silence filled the hall, and soon all of them nodded their heads in unison.
"Next is about your personal missions. I already gave one mission to Noel, so he is out of this list." Charles paused for a moment, raised his cane, pointed the heel at Jessie, and added.
"You are a [learner] class Mystic. From now on, your job is to make a detailed map and learn all the houses' numbers and locations in Chester City. Hmm, when going to the Mystic Borough and Slum Borough, you must be very careful. Wait, take Titus with you when going to those two places, so you don't have to worry about your safety. You must finish this job in five months."
'Well, I wouldn't be surprised if she completed this mission in 4 months, though. Her [Fast memory] skill sure will be useful in many ways.' Charles muttered inwardly and soon moved his gaze towards Rhea.
"Rhea, although you became a student of the Tower of Elements, you still have to do this personal mission. Your job is to create three spell models within the next five months. Even top most students will find it difficult to complete this task, but you must do it. If not-" He purposefully paused for a moment and asked in a cold tone.
"I think you know the consequence, right?"
"Yes, Teacher." Rhea instantly nodded her head and replied while clenching her fists tighter.
A pleased smile appeared on Charles's wrinkled face as he nodded his head and shifted his gaze towards Titus.
"Titus, your personal mission is to become a Rank-2 assassin in five months. No, you must do it." Charles said in a steady tone as he moved the cane and stood up with its support. He then glanced at the outside yard through the opened steel door and spoke.
"Rhea, Jessie, and Titus, you three will be coming with me to the tower of Elements." He stopped for a moment to organize his thoughts and then added.
"Noel, you can go to the market street and buy groceries from there. Hmm, also buy a few wooden short swords and daggers for practice lessons. Jessie, give him some money."
Nodding her head, Jessie instantly took two gold coins from her pouch and gave them to Noel.
"Don't lose it." She added with a stern look on her face. She knew that Noel was always careless about keeping money and got worried inside.
In the meantime, a smile appeared on Noel's chubby face.
"I won't lose it." He said before he went to the kitchen and took the grocery bag. After that, he put those two gold coins into his pocket and soon walked out of the house.
Watching his action, Charles felt amused.
'He is the only naïve kid in this group. But that naïve character is what I needed most.' He nodded inwardly and soon walked out of the room.
Meanwhile, Jessie locked the house door with an iron key before they went towards the Tower of Elements.
Twenty minutes later, the group arrived in front of the Tower of Elements and soon walked in.
Once they entered the first layer, Charles glanced around the surroundings and soon moved his gaze towards their right side. Then, he zeroed his focus on the lone table and noticed Rebecca was seated on her seat and seemed to be conversing with someone in a red robe.
"Let's go." He said while moving ahead, excluding the crowd of blue-robed mages using his cane, and soon went towards the direction where the lone table was located. Although those blue-robed mages got angry at the old man's rude behavior, they restrained themselves from acting impulsively and watched him and the kids in confusion and puzzlement.
At that moment, Rebecca also noticed their arrival, so she quickly stood up from her seat and greeted Charles with a bow. Her action surprised not only the person who sat on the opposite chair but also the blue-robed mages!
Although Rebecca was just an apprentice mage, everyone knew that she would not give this much respect to a mere Rank-2 mage. So, they got more curious about the real identity of the white-haired old man.
At that moment, they subconsciously thought of a possibility and soon nodded their heads in understanding.
Meanwhile, Charles arrived in front of the lone table, tapped the cane on the tiled floor twice, and asked in an old voice,
"Shall we do the registration now?"
