Hidden Agents and Suitable Talents

Buzz!

The teleportation formation buzzed, and the old man walked out of it before placing twelve boxes in front of me.

"Thank you for your troubles, Grandmaster," I said to the old man, and twelve boxes disappeared inside. We stayed in comfortable silence for fifteen minutes before I brought back twelve boxes and handed them to him.

He nodded and walked back into the teleportation formation and disappeared from the conference room.

It had been nearly an hour since I came to the conference room, and aside from having small meetings with Grandmaster Charline and mister law, I had been alone. 

Teacher usually comes to meet me by this time to discuss things, but she did not, though she was present; I could see her on the screen as she was preparing a big pool of solutions for fifty people to dip inside.

I am not worried; she will come back.