Chapter 228 - Passed With Flying Colors

Yes, the dean had a higher position when compared to the principal. So it was obvious who was the head and who had to manage everything properly.

The old lady realized what useless things the principal had done.

She was quite angry and ordered them to find Rex and bring him back.

Regardless, she was soon going back to take care of all the mess that had been created.

The thing was, the dean really wasn't aware of what had happened. That was because she was invited by a king to attend some meetings. Since she hid her identity, no one knew who she really was.

Yes, even in the entire Academy, only the tears are aware of who she is and they are asked to keep their mouths shut about her.

Because she would play an important part in examining other students later.

In any case, she is quite strong, even stronger than Alex. But oh well, due to her old age, she sometimes forgets a few things – but that is very rare.

After she returned, she found that Alaia didn't want to go to Academy. Therefore, she asked the teachers about what had happened and all of them kept their mouths shut.

While the principal did want to tell what had happened, he was afraid of the aftermath. Due to that, he said an entirely different reason and just started that – 'I don't know. Perhaps she got into some fight.'

Other than this, they didn't say anything else.

The grandma was sure that something else might have happened because Alaia isn't someone who would get involved in a fight.

The grandma was the one who raised her so obviously she knew about someone who was like her own daughter.

But yes, she was indeed worried.

One night, when Alaia was sleeping, she snuck into her room only to find out that her legs were completely destroyed. 

Well, she was bleeding as well and the blood that had coagulated seemed to be too dirty. Her face was safe so she only showed her face always due to which the grandma thought that she was alright.

Of course, now she realized what the real reason was. 

Since she was out for the meeting and other stuff for a month, she realized this only after another ten days after returning.

She was soon going to take action, but thought about waiting until the next event – Rex's exam was over because just when she was thinking about finding out the truth, a letter from Alex arrived.

She did call various doctors and healers secretly and had them examine her in the night, but all they could do was just shake their heads.

The dean was pretty angry and sad at the same time. How would a mother feel when her child is hurt?

The dean felt much worse. She had even stopped eating properly. But yes, she was much sadder because Alaia kept attempting suicide and never even talked about what had happened to her.

But when she saw Rex, she was astonished.

'An unfamiliar face…'

'Capable of using mana blanket to cover himself from rain…'

'Having a scroll of paper which looks like a result paper…'

'And so much look-alike like the young Alex.'

'He is definitely Rex.', she had concluded this right away.

Yes, she wasn't exactly going to approach him or anything since she thought that he really couldn't pass even simple tests, but when she looked at his dead eyes and his disappointed expression, her chest tightened up.

She knew about all the rumors about him so she thought that all of those could be true. His leaving home and then returning might also place a lot of burdens.

That is because, many will be ready to criticize him while others will directly mock his parents – the King and Queen.

Hence, she walked forward and grabbed his hand, and thus a series of events occurred.

In any case, she realized that Rex was a different form of a beast. She said to herself, 'If Alex was considered a genius, then he would probably be genius among the geniuses.'

She smirked, 'We will meet soon, Rex.'

After this, she returned inside and walked towards Alaia to talk and think on other matters. She really wanted Alaia to resume attending the Academy.

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'Well, should I really quit and go away or should I go back and ask them to give me another chance?', Rex thought as he kept walking towards the last gate.

'Dad will be really disappointed in me…', he thought.

'Maybe I should really go and ask them…'

After thinking this, he was about to turn back when suddenly a man grabbed his right hand.

"Huh?"

Rex seemed surprised because he couldn't sense the said person either.

'Just what has happened to me? Why am I failing to-', before he could complete the question in his mind, he realized that the barrier that was up kept the mana down due to which his senses had been dulled as well?

Yes, he could sense anyone weaker than Dan, but anyone stronger than he would get away from his sensing. If only he focused could he find them?

'This is dangerous, I should think of a solution for this problem…', he thought.

He looked at the person who grabbed his hand. 

A man wearing white clothes and some spectacles. He had a piercing on his lips which made him look like a gangster or something since his face wasn't handsome but scary.

"Yes? How may I help you?", Rex asked.

The man said, "Pardon my rudeness, but please follow me."

"Alright.", Rex nodded and agreed without even thinking for a split second.

He is literally the strongest human alive so what was there to think about? He could go wherever he wanted while being fearless. But yes, the barrier did make him a bit itchy and irritated him a bit.

Rex then quietly followed him to the Academy.

"Um, mister, why are we back at the academy?", Rex asked.

"That, sir principal will tell you.", the man said while sweating a bit.

Rex seemed confused but he continued walking. He went back inside but this time, he didn't require to head towards the office. The principal was literally standing just outside the Gate.

Through the gate, some students were walking out. A lot of time had already passed and most of the students were going to some restaurant or other places since their classes were over. Needless to say, a lot of maids, butlers, princes, and princesses passed by Rex.

Since the scary person was walking in front of Rex, most of them turned their gazes away and mostly looked at the ground while passing by.

However, those who dared to take a sneak peek, found Rex right behind him.

'Who-'

'Who is that?', many of the princesses were instantly charmed after noticing him.

Obviously, one of them was the girl Reily.

She seemed fearless and just glared back at the scary teacher, but when she noticed Rex, her entire body felt warm all of a sudden. She could hear the bells ringing at her wedding. Was Rex that handsome? Yes, he was extremely handsome!

Regardless, Rex continued to walk and met up with the principal. He was indeed the man who was sitting behind the walls and was watching Rex and his behavior.

He then walked closer to Rex and then grabbed his shoulders. Right after that, he asked, "If you had seen through us, then why didn't you mention?"

He seemed somewhat anxious instead of being angry.

The moment he touched Rex, he was able to analyze how much power the principal had exactly.

'I see…'

'He is indeed worthy enough to be a principal…'

The reason why he thought this was because the amount of power that he contained was at least three times more than Alex!

Yes, that's very true, he was that strong. Alex was one of the main figures out there, but these old geezers were by no means less. They were extraordinarily strong and ridiculously powerful too. If they did make their appearance, it would cause havoc and precisely because of that, they remain inside and teach children to make a better generation.

In any case, Rex said, "Ah, I didn't think that was part of the test…"

Rex explained everything that he thought earlier and after listening to that, the principal then asked, "Hmm…"

"Then does that mean you had also sensed the people that were following you throughout the city from the moment you entered?"

"Ah!"

"Those people were also part of the test?"

"Ahem…"

"Yes, I did.", Rex said in a soft tone.

The principal then did realize that he had made a mistake earlier.

He immediately said, "You should have said that too! Or at least, you should have given some signs showing that you had detected them!"

"You pass…"

"You pass with flying colors!", right after he said that, he asked Rex to come to his office room to talk about other things regarding his marks, ranks, classroom, and dorms where he would be staying.