Chapter 5: Achievement Wey No Gree

As I see Chief Uche face like person wey lose hope,

The look wey he give me dey like wetin old people dey show when dem see pikin misbehave—mixture of pain and confusion. I just bone face, but inside my mind, I dey laugh say I don move one step near my goal.

I happy for inside.

If to say system fit see my mind, e for know say na jubilation dey my heart. E remain small make I call my guys make dem pop wine for me.

To remove chief wey dey talk anyhow — e mean say I don near to lose the kingdom.

E no easy to sack chief for this kain tradition, but as I do am, I sure say palace go shake small. Na sign say I dey on track.

Ding——

My ear just ring. The system voice drop like generator start for inside my head.

System ring for my head:

[System detect say Chief of Traditions Uche don dey manipulate big exam for years.]

[Poor scholars no get hope, everybody don lose morale.]

[Host unlock achievement: 'Reform the Kingdom Exam', reputation +50.]

I see the message flash for my eye. Na wah. I open mouth, dey wonder.

Na my own turn to shock.

I nearly shout. Na so my plan backfire? This one pass Nollywood twist o.

I think tire before I gree understand.

I dey replay all the chief do. E be like film for my mind. I begin reason say, so all this kneeling and tears na acting? Or na real pain?

I just grumble for my mind in pidgin: 'Na so my mumu plan dey turn to better thing? God abeg!'

I touch my chest, dey pray small prayer inside heart. If na me go dey help bad people unintentionally, na so my plan go spoil o.

So Chief Uche no be loyal chief at all,

I dey try connect the dots. All the elders wey dey support am for court, dem dey benefit from wahala too?

na bad belle person wey dey do anyhow?

I bite my tongue. Na so dem dey hide for palace, dey run package for exam? Omo, system dey see what eye no dey see.