( Sophia's POV )
The treatment that the students gave Sophia post the death of Principal Liam went from that of indifference to that of open hostility.
Sophia had not wished for the death of Principal Liam, however, for the majority of the students, she became one of the chief villains resulting in his death.
Interactions with her were never pleasant for most students, however, they turned openly hostile post the death of Principal Liam as university life turned into a living hell for her.
On one hand, Perseus had stopped responding to her letter when she did finally respond to him after months and on the other, everyone, with the sole exception of Rocky and Buhara, treated her coldly within the university, making her feel alone and on the edge.
Gone was the charm of a Champion.
Gone was the treatment akin to that of a princess.
As even those who worshiped Olympian Gods and were extremely respectful of Sophia before, ignored her now.
"Get away from me, murderous bitch"
"Principal Liam was better than any Olympian God.... You better watch your back in your sleep bitch, I might just off you-"
"There's nothing special about you anyways.... And I will prove it by defeating you in the swordsmanship class.... You're not Rocky and you're not as good as you think"
This was how Sophia was greeted everywhere she went and sadly the new Principal Maven did nothing to stop it.
"Good job Mark.... You and your team have worked hard..... Also pass the message on to Freddy that we are coming to save him alongside Riva.
That although he sacrificed himself for the guild, we haven't forgotten about him" Karna said, as he stood up from his desk and began pacing around his room.
"This is it Karna.... That brat Perseus is in disarray. His empire is crumbling. We need to launch a floor raid before he can recover.
It's now or never" Neatwit said, as he reminded Karna that the current situation seemed optimal for the Elites to launch an attack on floor21, although it was two months before their expected raid time.
"I know it's the optimal time... infact as tragic as Liam's death is, I won't lie that it excited me deeply, knowing that we can now capitalize on what he started and finish the damn job.
However, there are real lives at stake here Neatwit.... I can't throw the guild into a war we are not ready for" Karna said, as he reminded Neatwit that a decision as big as launching a floor raid could not be taken in haste.
"It's exactly because there are lives involved that I'm suggesting this Karna, I'm not a moron.
If we attack later when they are more prepared, it's going to cost us more lives.... This is genuinely our best chance" Neatwit countered, as Karna fell into deep contemplation listening to the vice guildmaster's logic.
His words did make sense and with the head scout having confirmed that Riva was indeed being held there, they no longer had any reason to hesitate in launching this raid.
After thinking about it for a while, Karna eventually nodded his head as he said "Fine.... Write a letter to Rocky and inform him that we are going to launch a floor raid in exactly 24 days from now, as soon as the 30 day cooldown period for floor21 ends.
Tell him to be prepared..."
"What am I your secretary/ wife? Tell Amelia to write it for you.... Huh" Neatwit snapped back as he found jobs like writing letters beneath himself and his post.