System Activated: Soldier's Returned

Chapter 7: Acceptance and Rejection

A female teacher stood beside them; she wore a black dress and black stockings, making her curves visible. All eyes of the opposite sex would always be on her.

The female teacher wore black-rimmed glasses that almost covered half of her face and carried books in her hands. She pushed up her glasses and said, "Mrs Tilaar, is there a misunderstanding between you and Bruce? From what I see, it seems like Bruce is quite well-behaved."

"Behaved well enough? Huh, Miss Christine, you are still too young to understand this. Some students may seem well-behaved in front of the teacher, but they will show their true colours outside. A good student is a student with good academic grades," Martha said.

There was a glimmer of jealousy as Martha looked at the young teacher. Meanwhile, Bradford couldn't stop stealing glances at the young teacher.

Her name was Zara Christine, and she was the Applied Mathematics teacher in the Defence Administration class. Although she was new to education, she had already become popular among male students. Moreover, that woman was a former officer.

She was famous for her alluring curves and looks that could rival a model. Most of the teaching staff and students even dubbed her a goddess. The officers in her class regretted that she was now only a permanent teacher.

"Then, let's go to the Defence Administration Class and see for ourselves." Bradford led the two of them to the class. They were surprised that the class behaved obediently during their lunch break.

"Mr Waylen, what about the theme of the issue of national defence in this article?"

"Mr Waylen, how would you explain the strategy taken by our neighbouring country last month?"

The three of them walked up to the classroom door, but none of the students noticed their presence. A student was teaching confidently, and he filled the blackboard behind him with many sentences.

"That boy will get what's coming to him!" said Martha, instantly incensed. Less than thirty minutes had passed since she left the classroom, and Bruce had already dared to take his place.

However, listening to him teach dumbfounded the three of them. War Strategy was different from other subjects, as understanding required a high level of knowledge. To understand the explanations of the topic, one had to understand the officers' code of conduct first.

So, Bradford and Zara could have spent more time understanding what Bruce was teaching. At that moment, they seemed to be under the illusion that the student standing in front of the blackboard was not a high school student but a teacher.

"Mrs Tilaar, your student has such high expertise in war strategy that he can teach himself."

Hearing what Bradford said, Martha felt even angrier. She had to admit that Bruce's class was much more interesting than hers, which was also why she was mad at the boy. Not only did she feel humiliated, but she also felt ashamed.

"Mr Sebastian, this is Bruce, the one I was telling you about," Martha said grimly.

Bradford quickly understood the situation, and he cleared his throat awkwardly. "Miss Christine, please ask Bruce to come out. "

"Sure." Zara seemed to be jolted back to reality. She had only listened to Bruce teach for less than a minute, but she felt she was back in her senior year.

Calmly, she walked into the classroom. "Bruce, I need you to come out for a moment. Mr Sebastian is looking for you."

The students noticed Miss Christine's presence and were eager to see her.

"Wait a moment. I still have to explain the answer to this question to my classmates." Bruce didn't even look out of the classroom and directly answered his classmate's question.

Bradford's expression instantly became gloomy upon hearing that answer. The good impression he had towards Bruce was shattered at that moment.

"It seems like he does have an attitude problem."

"It's like I said. See, he's so arrogant just because he thinks he's smarter than everyone else," Martha said.

Zara felt a little awkward. She looked at Bradford with a look that hinted at an apology. After a few minutes, Bruce finally put down his chalk.

"That's all for today. I hope you can remember everything I said. It may all come up in the test."

"Huh, the test is still a while away. How can he talk as if he knows what comes up later?" Martha snorted.

Bruce walked over to Zara with a smile. "Miss Christine, what's wrong?"

He winked one eye slowly at Zara. Zara glared at him irritably before escorting him out of the classroom.

"Are you the one called Bruce Waylen?" Bradford asked seriously.

"Exactly, sir."

"I heard from Mrs Tilaar that you dared to contradict her in class. Is that true?"

Bruce glanced at Martha, who had a satisfied smile on her face. Bruce laughed. "I'm sorry, but I don't understand what is meant by arguing with the teacher in class. If you consider me answering a question as arguing, then it is true that I am arguing with her."

Bradford was stunned for a moment. He looked at Martha in confusion.

Martha's eyes flickered slightly. "T-that's nonsense. Don't you think it's not wrong for you to be late for class?"

"Mrs Tilaar, didn't I apologise to you for being late for class? I'm sure there are times when teachers are late for class too. You can see my attendance record. This is the first time I've been late for class this semester. No, not only this semester but also for the last three years!"

He continued, "Mrs Tilaar, as a teacher, you accuse me of saying nonsense when you know whether what I say is true or not. Everyone inside knows what happened in class earlier. Should I ask them to tell Mr Sebastian the truth?"

There was a flash of curiosity in Zara's eyes when she saw how confident Bruce was.

"All right. Now let me ask you. Who authorised you to stand on that podium and pretend to be a teacher?" Martha changed the subject.

Bruce shrugged with a smile. "Mrs Tilaar, you left class early without giving us a proper reason when we had to review the material for the test. Why can't I offer to help them when I can? I'm sure you and Mr Sebastian have heard everything I've said inside, and if there are any mistakes, you can point them out."

At this moment, they felt like the world had stopped. Zara was a little surprised by this handsome young man. She wondered to herself, "What happened to him?"

"By the way, Mrs Tilaar, I have a question for you. As a teacher, is it appropriate for you to walk out of class without giving a clear reason?" Bruce asked.

Martha didn't know what to say. She was silent because she realised her angry behaviour was inappropriate for a teacher.

"Let's not talk about that. Bruce, I heard that you beat up someone at the entrance of the school. Is that true?" Bradford changed the subject quickly.

Bruce smiled and nodded. "It's true. However, I only hit him because he asked me to. As officer-to-be, we are always required to fulfil wishes, right?"

"That's impossible. Why would anyone want to ask you to hit him?" Martha added. Right now, she wanted to accuse Bruce of anything.