Chapter 238: Ch 238: New Assignment- Part 1

Everyone was looking at him when he tried to head back to his room. Their eyes were piercing, and Noah felt like a specimen under observation as he continued to walk through the crowd.

There were times when he was sure that he would be attacked by someone and end up dead, but luckily, none of that happened to him.

His back hit the wall of the garden where Daniel and Alan lived, and he let out a sigh of relief.

Finally, he felt a little safer.

...

Meanwhile, while Noah had finally made it to his room, the others were not happy with his presence or the way they were being treated.

Talk of nepotism began to gain momentum, and everywhere, people talked about only one thing—the mysterious new hire who was receiving unwarranted support from the head researcher.

It was such a hot topic that even the heads of other departments heard about it and called an emergency meeting to discuss Noah.

The head of the combat unit gritted his teeth as he looked at the reports on his table, then slammed his fist against it.

His esper aura caused the table to almost break apart, but the head of the intelligence department held it together with his own power.

The two had a rivalry going on, which made them look at each other with sour expressions. However, they both knew better than to fight openly in a public setting like this.

So they kept their composure and instead turned their attention towards the matter at hand.

"Hey, since no one else seems to want to speak, I will start. And I will say that I don’t like that newbie. How can he be assigned to the labs every day? He’s just a B-ranked guide. He should be out in the field like the rest of the B-ranks."

The head of the combat unit spoke with a sour expression on his face. It felt unfair to him that while some people were out fighting with their lives on the line, others were getting a cushy job, sitting back in comfort.

Honestly, he knew that it was not the kid’s fault. He had simply been recommended for the position by Esper Alan and Guide Daniel, and as a result, he was in a strange position where he needed to be looked after but also not harmed.

Assigning him to the labs was the safest way to ensure that those two did not lose control.

But that did not mean he felt nothing about it. His own personal guide kept pointing out how unfair the situation was, which was causing others to become agitated for no reason.

"Well, even if we want to assign him somewhere else, what can we even do? The orders for his duty assignments came from Dean Reese. So unless you want to go against him, I would advise you not to do anything stupid."

The head of the intelligence department advised the others.

It was not that he liked them or wanted them to treat someone better than the rest, but he was simply looking out for himself by doing this.

Noah was someone the head researcher had his eyes on. That meant he was likely special and needed to be preserved. That was why he was not being sent out into the field.

But these fools were too caught up in their sense of ’injustice’ to understand this, and they were making plans to send Noah out.

He did not care if these people fell from grace. In fact, he would welcome it with open arms.

But he refused to be dragged down with them because of their own foolishness. He wanted to live a long and fruitful life under the Dean’s favour.

"Tsk, so you have no pride of your own? How dare you turn a blind eye to the injustice that is happening? That kid has the head researcher fooled. I won’t stand for this."

Another department head spoke up, talking about justice and fairness.

At this point, it was clear that they had all made up their minds and that this discussion was useless. So the head of the intelligence department decided to sit this one out and report to the Dean about what was happening.

Even if everyone else was going to get into trouble, he refused to be dragged into it.

"Head of the assignment unit, what do you think? Can you rewrite Guide Noah’s orders and send him into the field tomorrow?"

The head of the combat unit looked at the timid guide sitting at the head of the table. The head of the assignment unit flinched when everyone turned to look at him, and he quickly pulled up his timetable to take a look.

"I... this is not something that is in my hands. The Dean personally—"

"But this is under your command, right? So can you change it? Don’t tell me that you don’t want to. Do you want to see this injustice continue any longer?"

The head of the combat unit asked in an angry voice, making the head of the assignment unit flinch even harder.

He had to make a decision about whom he wanted to obey, and no matter how he looked at it, obeying the Dean seemed like the right choice.

"I still cannot change the schedule set by the Dean. If you want it changed, please talk to him."

With that, the matter was settled... or was it?

The head of the assignment unit had made his position clear, but the others were not going to obey him. They were already making plans in their minds to get around him and make the changes they wanted. There was no need to involve him in the situation anyway.

The head of the intelligence department noticed this and let out a sigh. He decided to pass a note to the head of the assignment unit about what was happening. Whether the other man followed his advice or not was up to him. He had already done his civic duty by trying to warn the other department head.