The fate worse than death.

Once Mrs Akabane walked out, the people in his class had started to talk to eachover.

of course, they would want to start establishing social powers with them standing at the top.

The boy decided to stay calm to all the people that approached him.

he did respond every now and then but showed a keen disinterest in whatever bullshit topic they had gotten to talk about.

something he was keen about, was seeing the records.

at the start of the year, the people in the year could see each overs stats. however, they only do this once. It's to stop people from tying about how strong they are.

the boy clicked his tongue, before searching through the list of potential people he could take on.

the people had no access to the team galactic marketplace, so it was no wonder some of them blindly brought pokemon that seemed the strongest.

some of them had pokemon which was out of the realm of a usual starter pokemon due to this fact.

seeing that even the levels were displayed, the boy's smile turned into a frown.

they must of have had thousands of ways to get his pokemon strength, but that gives him a feeling of uncertainly.

he didn't want to be monitored if his pokemon grow too quickly.

most of the people here had pokemon ranging from level 7 to at best level 9.

silence filled the room as everyone collectidly turned their heads towards Eli, who was sitting in the corner and not connecting eyes with the crowd of teenagers staring at him.

people's attempts of getting closer to him quarrelled when a strong and bulky man quickly entered the room.

his eyes scanned the eyes of the people that weren't sitting down and scolded them

"Sit down!" His hoarse and dry voice echoed through the classroom, causing the class to quickly and obediently go into their seats.

a deathly silence filled the room as the sound of the fly buzzing in the room quickly was the only source of the sound.

his appearance was intimidating, yes, but his atmosphere was certainly scarer.

Eli looked at the man's skin.

hints of red could be seen siphoning through the man's out layer of skin and was floating towards the boy, who absorbed it.

no-one else in the classroom saw the phenomenon except him, causing Eli to frown.

indeed, his reserves were growing at a slow rate. what had caused this? the intense killing aura the teacher permitted or the anger?

further research was needed.

the boy looked upon his classmates.

the strongest, (Except him) was a girl who had a Zubat and a Shinx she brought off the market. the shinx was lv 8, while the Zubat was lv 9.

the boy quickly lost interest in Shinx and quickly moved on in the list.

"Oh?" The boy's eyes fell upon a person who had a Level 7 fletchling.

indeed, it was certainly one of the best flying type pokemon. strong speed and great hitting power, the boy couldn't help but show some interest

the teachers ear-piercing voice once more resounded in the classroom

"Now, when you grunts learn to be stronger, you will be expected to temporary or, in some cases, permanently go behind enemy lines." The teacher's voice caused the students to nod

"Which is why , it's important to learn the act of espionage, but also counter-espionage."

Although faintly, Eli could see a figure rapidly approaching a student that wasn't paying attention

the teacher clicked his fingers, and a Keckleon could be seen with its claws at the student's arm

"Mr Armstrong, please pay attention to my class." The teacher scolded the boy that had looked like had seen a ghost.

"Although it is true that the academy does not provide any EXTRA materials, it's not the case in this class." the teacher said "Today a package containing the materials for this class shall be sent via your personal maid. losing or destroying the property will result in a fine of GP, do you understand?"

The teacher went over the fundamentals of espionage before holding up a pill

"You should all know what this is."

Silence filled the room.

"One in the chamber, or this pill." The teacher muttered, "Do you understand?"

the boy understood what the teacher meant.

"You need to slot it in your upper right jaw." The teachers energetic tone quickly became a saddened one "The capsule is harmless to swallow, but if you bite into it, the poison would act in a few seconds." The teacher's eyes quickly became dead. "You may be thinking, why do this? if the alliance captures you, you will be a fate worse than death. my wife and three children were hung drawn and quartered like animals in front of my eyes." He shivered up "I was a coward. I didnt bite down the poison." He stuttered on his next words "This is why... you need to bite down, or death will be the last of your concerns. do you understand?"

The boy's eyes showed a lack of sympathy. his teacher knew that espionage involves risks, yet he still did it. at best, it was propaganda. at worst, it was his sob story meant to make the class pity him.

the Kekeleon had disappeared from the boy's sight, before appearing at the side of the teacher

"Your next few weeks are certainly going to be a hellish one." The teacher groaned. "Anyway back to clas-"

A red alarm blared through the hallways of the academy, causing the teacher to have a dignified expression

"They're coming." His expression turned sour when he looked towards the class.

"Report yourself to outside the school. you will receive further instructions there."