Only Wisdom Awakened - Chapter 95

Chapter 95: The dean’s call
During the course of the next few days, the first pages of the most important American newspapers were covered with the face and statement of the academy’s dean.

As the story she told grew in fame, the people began to doubt her words, and request proof about what she told.

As a confirmation for the power of the Academy, the parents asked the dean to let the teachers show it.

And they requested an… unusual show.

Holding a letter in her hands, the dean gritted her teeth.

The letter was shred to pieces under her angered fingers, as she stood up.

“Fuck!”

She screamed, loud enough for jackson next door to hear her.

He almost fell off the chair from the surprise.

‘What to do now?! My reputation will crumble if I were to dip out, but I can’t just send them to their deaths.. fuck!”

‘Do they have any possibility of coming out alive?

Even with Caleb.. I don’t think much.

This really is the worst possible outcome, I probably won’t even be able to keep my seat as the dean if I fail this time.

Is there really no other option?’

Grabbing her hair from the desperation, she almost couldn’t think straight.

But even in that moment, a spark of hope was living on in her mind, there was someone who could help her, she just.. didn’t know to what extent.

That someone’s name was really familiar.

Hans Richter.

“I do not even know whether he’s as powerful as I think, but even if he is slightly weaker, working with Caleb they could possibly make it out alive.

He’s officially a four star mage, since his injuries made his rank drop by two.

But if my guess is right, then his injuries are just a facade, the students always speak about his incredible skill and spells, I’m sure of it, if he isn’t a tier six, then he must at least be a top tier-5.

With him holding the same power as an A-rank, plus Jackson being an A-rank, and Caleb having the same power as an S-rank.. if they work together they might do it..”

There was only one problem left:

If Hans had gone to such lengths in order to hide his strength, then he wouldn’t have simply shown it in front of the whole country.

There had to be something worth enough for him to make a move, and thinking about what to gift him was her job.

She really hesitated when making the choice, but after a careful evaluation of the pros and cons, she decided on something to give him as a commission.

‘It is really priceless… but I guess I won’t ever be able to use it, the only person who’s able to do anything with it is nowhere to be found anyway.

With his connections in the night market I’m sure he’ll make a better use of it.

And with this, I’ll also be able to guess whether he’s part of that association or not’

Hans was quietly practising his lotus meditation, when his peace was interrupted by the ringing of his phone.

He got up to turn it on silent mode, but managed to catch a glimpse of the message that arrived before doing so.

He expected a normal message from the teacher group or the communications chat, but it was a private message, and the sender was no other than a person saved as [dean].

Not really imaginative, but that wasn’t Hans’s strong point anyway.

‘Huh? The dean? What does she want from me?’

Curious, Hans read the message that was composed of with a simple:

‘Meet me in my office in an hour’

He frowned, afraid of having done something bad.

And even after sitting down once again, he simply couldn’t concentrate, thinking they had found out about him defeating the attacker.

‘I haven’t done anything wrong anyway, why are they calling for me? Are they going to expel me?

…wait, that might actually be a good thing.

I’ll be able to get out of here faster, and I’ll clear as many gates as possible.

I would like to travel the world now that Aiden has settled here, but if I were to do that I’ll leave my parents alone here in America, I would like to avoid that.

If I get out there’s also a problem of how to enter the gates, after all I’m not in a guild.

What to do? I’m not really the type to work under someone.

Should I just create my own? Or maybe rob someone else’s? That also wouldn’t be too bad, wait! I could…..

Hans continued thinking about what he would’ve done, and in a flash, almost an hour passed by, and he was now walking towards the dean office.

‘How troublesome, what if they ask me to hand over all the killed awakened possession? He didn’t really have much.

He fought with his body so he didn’t have a weapon, and as for magic clothing well…. He went around with his shirt ripped off, so I’m sure they’ll understand there’s nothing I can give them.’

Finally arriving in front of the white door, Hans raised his hand, and held out his middle finger’s knuckle.

“Knock knock”

“Come inside”

Said a voice from the other side.

He opened the door and saw the beautiful woman on her chair, behind a large desk, filled with documents and work objects.

Her uncertain attitude was gone, only a proud and authoritative facade remained.

“May I know what I’ve been called here for?”

Asked Hans while sitting right in front of her, in one of the two seats on the other side of the table.

“Hans Richter, you have worked with me for quite a long time, and I assume you would be up for lending a hand to a colleague in dire need of assistance”

“What is this all about?”

Asked Hans before agreeing and getting tangled up in his own words without even knowing the situation.

The woman smiled, but the act contained more annoyance than happiness.

“I’m sure you’ve heard it on tv or read it in the newspapers, but I announced you all as strong enough to protect this place”

“Mh Mh”

Nodded Hans.

“Well, it seems that some people do not trust my words, and have decided to put them to the test”

“And how would they do that?”

“They asked for a clearance of a gate done solely by the teachers without my help”

“And? I’m sure you haven’t called me here just to tell me this”

“The situation is… a bit special.

Before starting let me say this:

I know that you are hiding your true strength.”

Hans didn’t even try to hide it, and just continued with their discussion.

Even if his skill {mystic insight} told him the woman was lying, implying that she was just testing whether or not Hans was really hiding his strength, he didn’t really care about her discovering the truth.

The only reason he hid his powers was to avoid getting attacked by Emma once again, so even if someone like the dean became aware of them it didn’t really matter to him.

Also, she seemed to have called for something that required his abilities, so if he could save some lives with those power instead of hiding them it wouldn’t have been such a bad thing.

Seeing that Hans didn’t react, she confirmed her hypothesis.

“Then I’ll tell you in advance, they asked for the teachers to clear the infamous gate break that has been opened in the middle of Greenland for almost a year now”

“You can’t be serious right now” interrupted Hans quite worried.

“Yes, unfortunately I’m serious.

What they asked us is to let you clear the ‘improbable gate’ gate break”

“Damn it”

Said Hans watching the ceiling.

What was the ‘improbable gate’ for the dean to ask Hans for assistance and for Hans to react like that?

It was a gate break, to be more precise, it had been a gate break for about a year.

The rank of the gate wasn’t that high, but there were many factors that made it almost impossible for it to be cleared.

“And when should this happen?”

Asked Hans.

“We have four months, the Academy will be closed for a month, and then the three months of summer vacation”

“Only four months huh?

Well… what does that have to do with me?”

“I am here to ask you, are you willing to help us clear it?

I know that fighting outside a dungeon means completely revealing your strength, but i really can’t rely on anyone else.

I have of course, prepared an equal reward for you..

She took out two golden scales from one of her drawers, and placed them on the table.

They were shiny, and kept inside a costly container, similar to those that hold jewelry and watches.

Hans lost no time, and observed the items with his {mystic insight}

[item name: golden dragon scales

Item rank: epic (middle)

Item description: the only scales left after the self destruction of the SS-rank boss: golden dragon.

Properties: high mana concentration and conductivity.

(Crafting material)]