There was no need to be desperate as Noah was just an addition to her forces, not the Joker of her deck.
And despite his immense potential, at the moment he was just a first year, with no influence in the academy.
Kael on the other hand, despite his low rank, was a force to be reckoned with, and as for his popularity... there was no one in the academy who didn't know of Kael.
Commoners had now become his most loyal supporters, with many nobles finding him the epitome of power and prestige that a noble should always be.
But now that Victoria couldn't recruit him, she had to do with whatever leftover pieces she had.
Little did she know that the guy before her was a monster that had yet to awaken.
After his awakening... he wouldn't just be a force to be reckoned with but a calamity to be feared and revered by mortals and gods alike.
Still, that didn't mean that Victoria was underestimating Noah.
She wasn't foolish enough to let him go and become part of some other faction.
