44 Vice Principal Albus (1/2)
The next instant he teleported to Luminous Flaming Island, the island under Vice-principal Albus's jurisdiction. Ben didn't get permission or appointment, and he just barged into the class.
Albus was training the new teacher recruits; he was actually the recently promoted as Vice-Principal.
In Natal Dawn school there are only 13 of vice principal, only if one vice-principal dies or leaves or by any other means his post is vacated a new candidate will be elected. Albus took the mantle from Troy, Fran's master who left the school after Celia's death.
Though he has been promoted as vice principal, Albus willingly to charge of training the new recruits as the junior most vice principal.
Moreover, as he had the weakest influence amongst the Vice-Principals Albus was trying to garner these new recruit teachers into his wings to strengthen his authority.
Though there are few recruits with connection inside the school majority of them knew nothing about natal Dawn School so trying brainwash them might work.
Though other Vice-Principals were aware of his petty thoughts they chose to give a blind eye over the issue. So, Albus was trying to portray himself as a strong leader to pick a few followers among the recruits.
The recruits were only taken once in 10 years so he took lot of pains to cover his shallow foundation and tried to lure them into his wings. But all his efforts till date was waste was a mad a bull.
Ben didn't show any respect for Albus he just barged into the class and yelled.
”Cunning old cow I have found a student, he voluntarily accepted the Herculean Muscle Art. So enjoy your last few years as the Vice- Principal, hehehee”
Ben was happily scolding Albus without giving a pinch of respect for Vice Principal in front of the new teachers. In fact, Ben and Albus were old enemies and after the election for Vice Principal the enmity intensified.
Before leaving the Post Troy strongly recommended Ben, moreover Ben was the strongest amongst the candidates thus he was something like a seeded nominee.
But who would have taught Albus would pull such a dirty trick; he schemed and proposed a ban on 'Herculean Muscle Art' to the committee just before the election.
Actually Albus linage was the most affected party due to the accident of Herculean Muscle Art and thus he was in charge of recommending a proper remedy it.
Albus was like a cunning old fox that was biting his time for the appropriate opportunity to strike, and he finally used the vice-principal election.
So he attacked Ben's weakness and used devious schemes, forcing Ben to concede. Ben had to voluntarily withdraw from the election to change the ban on Herculean Muscle Art to a vicious restriction.
Although Ben lost to Albus because of his vicious schemes, no schemes and tricks can prevail over absolute strength. So Ben challenged Albus and defeated Albus fair and square.
Ben was like an enraged bear which tore apart anything on it way, so Albus lost miserably, thus Albus compromised to remove the restriction and resign his post if Ben were to find a student voluntarily take up Herculean Muscle Art and reach Complete mastery (stage 7).
Though Ben knew it was an unfair and could possibly be another trap he still had to rely on Albus to remove the restriction thus he was in fact forced to accept these terms.