Chapter 38 I Want To Announce Something

Two days ago, something expected happened. The little lie William told to Lang was discovered by Berry's uncle.

When Lang realised that William lied to him, he was instantly enraged. He searched the entire academy upside down looking for William without a single trace found of the latter.

Such results made the image of William far worse than any porter would have and pushed many unsightly suspicions in the heads of the higher ups of Berry's clan. The next day, a huge number of posters were hung all over the academy with a detailed sketch of William's appearance and a handsome reward for anyone telling the clan about his whereabouts.

Just when these posters were spread all over the academy, another person saw them and felt instant rage. She was the forger's master, Ellina.

Since William left her, Ellina took the few arrowheads he made and went to see the forging headmaster. The old man was busy with his work, but when he listened to Ellina's unbelievable story and examined the arrowheads, he was given an instant delight.

It wasn't a surprise for the old man to agree on the deal Ellina struck with William. When he also knew about his true status inside the academy, just a mere porter, he decided to bestow an honorary title inside the department as a genius forging disciple.

He even considered taking William as his direct disciple, to soon drop this thought under Ellina's persistence.

William already stated it clearly, he had a master, and a formidable one as well. Trying to give him such a position might greatly help him inside the academy, but it might also cause unneeded trouble with his master.

So, Ellina kept waiting for William's return. William promised her to convince his master and bring a list of new ways of forging that would change the entire forging future in the academy.

One had to know that just from the few tricks William showed to Ellina, many applications were birthed out of these. The headmaster himself led a team of experienced masters to work on all the possible applications of such revolutionary ideas.

Even the flying knives were mimicked and gave an enlightenment to these masters, not to mention shocking them as well.

So, when Ellina saw the posters all over the academy and read their content, she didn't hesitate to go back to ask for the headmaster's help.

The old man felt how weird it was. The timing gave him lots of doubt, but he didn't jump to conclusions and went to see Berry's father first.

After all, the headmaster was from the same generation as Berry's grandfather. And that made him a senior to Berry's father.

Knowing about traitors wasn't a rare knowledge solely limited to William. Any formidable master in this world was well aware of their existence. Yet few traitors got linked with their dirty deeds.

Just when the forging department found such a genius, such opportunity, such a thing happened. The old man didn't believe this was a mere coincidence, but he also knew that the Long clan wasn't, under any means, a dirty clan.

Just when he went to visit the clan, another thing happened. Berry woke up!

Her waking up came as a pleasant surprise to everyone. When the old man of the forging department reached the Long clan's residence in a place close to the academy, he noticed the cheers and the celebratory atmosphere there.

But inside the main mansion of the clan patriarch, things weren't that good.

"Father! He is my friend!!" When the old man arrived at the main hall, he found Berry shouting in rage, with tears running from her two eyes.

In front of her were the big names of the Long clan, led by her father and even her grandfather was present.

Seeing the old man of the Long clan present here, the forging department headmaster withdrew his intended performance to use his seniority over Berry's father and replaced it with utmost humbleness.

"Excuse me, the forging department headmaster is here to pay his respect to the honourable patriarch."

Just before any of the old men in the hall could say anything, the forging department headmaster stepped in, speaking with a strong tone, and yet a humble attitude.

If Berry's father was the only one here, he wouldn't show any humbleness at all. But her grandfather was present. With such a formidable master here, one who was renowned worldwide, the old man had to lower his head a bit and greet that unreachable peak.

"Little brother Sang, it's been a long time since we last met… What pleasant surprise brought you here to my little clan?" the grandfather, with bald head and wrinkled face, yet with bright fiery red eyes brimming with strength and life, said in greeting to Sang.

On the side, Berry's father gave her a silent signal from his eyes. In fact, the intense reaction from this precious girl made everyone here shocked.

They were already celebrating her safety, but she was now crying. How could they not feel such shock and even depressed and puzzled?

Yet before any of them would get to know the bottom of this, the forging headmaster, Sang, came in and entered the main hall.

"I'm here for the posters you hung all over the academy," Sang knew it wouldn't be easy to get what he came for with the presence of that old patriarch.

"That porter called William?" Berry's grandfather frowned a bit before giving his adorable and beloved granddaughter a side glance. "Do you happen to know anything about him?"

Sang knew he couldn't beat around the bush with such formidable spirit master in front of him. He knew Berry's grandfather attitude and personality quite well and playing tricks or using talk games wasn't something favourable for this monster.

So, if Sang wanted to save William, he had to speak up directly and use an excuse that even Berry's grandfather wouldn't be able to refuse.

"I came here today to announce something," Sang stopped almost ten metres away from Berry's grandfather and others, "this kid, William, is from now on an honourable disciple in my department. Coming at him means coming at me."