Just another criminal (Professor Arc)

**"Just another criminal"** is the sixth chapter of *Professor Arc* published on 2015 February 24 before *Awkward circumstances* and after *White Lies*

## Synopsis

Jaune Arc is walking through Vale to a diner to order a latte and find Roman Torchwick so he can unlock his aura. Roman oblidges and offers less than legal training by Neopolitan. After bribing Neo to engage via chocolate wafer cones, Neo starts training Jaune.

As Jaune is slammed down to the floor, Jaune notes Neo's general fighting style, including applications of high heels, favoring kicks, and limiting her opponent's reaction time to prevent counterattacks. As a result, Jaune did not bother drawing his sword, prompting him to block and deflect rather than go on the aggressive. After defeating Jaune in less than 10 seconds, Roman tells Neo to take a break since he will teach Jaune some strategies for success. After teaching Jaune subversive tactics, Roman wished him good luck as Jaune left to return to Beacon as another contact walked down the stairs to meet Roman.

Cinder Fall enters to inform Roman that he is not being paid to sit around, rather he is being paid to acquire Dust. After noting the damage on his shoes, Roman elaborates that they are working to collect Dust, but are unable to do so in the middle of the day on a weekend due to the logisitical challenges of visibility. Upon inquiry on the previous meeting, Roman states he was meeting one of his Beacon contacts. Cinder states she found him interesting due to him not turning away from her gaze. Cinder leaves and Roman informs Neo to work Jaune to the bone to better handle the dangerous woman.

After the diner meeting, Jaune heads to Tukson's bookshop to purchase approximately 20 books on psychology in preparation for his student counselor position. He encounters Blake Belladonna and engages in a brief discussion regarding his tactics and strategy for reading on subjects ranging from trauma to general psychology to Faunus. Blake takes an interest in his interest in the Faunus, stating that there are not many people willing to help the Faunus.

Glynda Goodwitch picks up Jaune after he is done shopping and inquires how Headmaster Ozpin convinced Jaune to take up the position. Jaune elaborates that he selected the position because he was given examples of people to help and rarely received much himself. Glynda looks through some of the books and is flustered by one, but Jaune does not question since he is tired.

Blake is pleasantly surprised because she got the next volume of *Ninjas of Love* and that Beacon is progressive with Bartholomew Oobleck and Jaune supporting the Faunus. She notes that Ruby Rose may have been correct in her initial assessment and that she will show him respect to see how far he was willing to go. After returning to the dorm, Yang Xiao Long inquires if she has the latest in explicit material to Weiss Schnee and Ruby's interest, to which Blake responds it is not explicit material, mentally believing it is priceless relic. Weiss reads the cover and reveals it is not the book Blake thought it was, to which she expresses distress since Jaune has *Ninjas of Love*.