3rd Ranked Academy.
"We need to give him more. We shouldn’t invite just him, but his entire group. I’m doubting that he will leave without his group."
"No way. He might ask an exorbitant price for it!"
"This is too much."
"Call the investors."
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4th Ranked Academy.
"We should just kill him at this point. A dead genius is no genius. If we can eliminate him, it is sure a bad blow, but no one will have him at that point."
"But we don’t know about the stance of Hana Skylark and the academy."
"I think it’s better to wait and see. Other people are going to approach him as well, so it’s going to be chaotic. At the very least, we still have one or two days to think this through."
"It’s because you are so indecisive that we are ranked 4th now."
"We need to be decisive. Are we going to let them produce even more geniuses, especially this time? We are dealing with a genius who might be able to surpass Tier 8."
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The top academies in the country were discussing their stance on Clovis’ potential.
Unlike them, the 1st ranked academy seemed to have made a decision.
"Is there anyone objecting to my decision?" The principal asked.
"I can understand that the benefits are extremely good, even for us. However, the term is only one year… Are you sure about this?"
The principal simply stated, "He will be reaching Tier 3 in one month. I don’t have any proof to back up that claim, but if he is lying, we can always retract our offers next year."
"I see. If he is not lying… No, if his talent blooms even more, we might have to pay even more."
"Do you know how far he can reach within the next ten years, Principal?"
"I don’t know." The principal shook his head. The teacher mentioned ’ten years’ because the academy was actually a place for students at the age of 16 to 25 years old.
The students had to graduate by reaching Tier 5 or drop out if they failed to do so by the time they reached 26 years old.
That was why one year was quite an exorbitant price for a ten-year education.
Still, the principal said, "I’m assuming that he is planning to reach Tier 5 within five years. No, he might even reach that level before he turns 20 years old. When that happens…" The people gulped down.
Normally, people in the range of 19 to 22 years old would be moved to the senior class because they were expected to reach Tier 3 or even Tier 4.
If Clovis would rush his progress but still maintain the same quality, this one year term might not be too excessive.
One of the investors suddenly said, "If he is truly able to reach Tier 3 in one month while maintaining his skills, I’ll sponsor 50% of next year’s offer!"
"If anyone is still objecting, I don’t mind personally opening my savings." The principal sighed. "Don’t forget that behind him is Hana Skylark. She is also capable of fully sponsoring him. The fact that he is open to our offer means that he doesn’t want to be reliant solely on Hana Skylark."
It was probably the reason why one of the investors even dared to sponsor half of the resources they were going to offer one year later.
Clovis would become terrifying and independent enough to not be controlled by anything. He chose to help Clovis break free from his reliance on Hana Skylark, not realizing that their relationship was much deeper than that.
The principal looked at all the members, who didn’t say anything for the last couple of minutes.
He said, "If there is no more objection, then we’ll conclude today’s meeting. Tomorrow morning, I’ll talk to him."
They all nodded their heads in agreement.
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While the academies were reaching their conclusions one by one, Hana was actually having a conversation with her grandfather.
"So for what reason did you come to me? It’s rare for you to not be able to handle your own problem." He asked with a serious expression. If Hana had to resort to asking for his help, it meant the situation had become extremely serious.
Hana took a deep breath and said, "I’m planning to take a gamble, one that might even destroy our companies if I put the bet on the wrong side."
He raised his eyebrows before understanding what kind of gamble she was talking about. "I see. Is he worth it? I’m not talking about his potential as a Tier 9, but his character."
Hana sighed. "I don’t know either. At a time, he is like a kid who doesn’t know much. At another time, he is so calm as if everything has gone according to his plan. At some point, I don’t even know what kind of person he is. However, I can say one thing for sure… He is reliable.
The proof is his teammates."
Her grandfather smiled. "In that case, why haven’t you made a decision yet?"
"That’s…" Hana hesitated as she looked into her grandfather.
"If you are worried about me and the companies I have built up, you don’t have to. Do you know what I have learned during my time as a business? The risk is there to be taken. Some choose to ignore it or completely avoid it, which results in them not being able to rise. If you want it, grab it. For me, it’s better to be known as a failure than a coward."
"On other perspectives, it can be said that losing everything means to be a loser, and avoiding such a thing can be said to be a wise decision." Hana shook her head.
"In that case, leave him. Cut off contact with him and go on your way."
Hana dropped her jaws to the ground, definitely not being able to do it.
Her grandfather simply said, "Now you know your answer. Then again, why don’t you become… ehm, what is the terminology again? It wasn’t popular during my time… Sugar… Sugar something. Ah! Yes, why don’t you just become his sugar mommy?!"
"What?!"