Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 41

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 41

There is No Good Team in the World (1)

“…Why does it have to be you in front of me?”

“Isn’t that what I want to say? Why does someone like you come into my sight?”

I felt a headache coming on.

I ended up meeting a student I absolutely didn’t want to meet.

Isabelle Sirius, one of the main character’s heroines.

‘Baek Seung-woo’s former fiancée.’

In the original story, when Baek Seung-woo appeared as a simple extra, she is a heroine who gets involved with the main character while creating conflict.

She isn’t just a heroine who needs protection; she also provides various kinds of assistance to the main character, leveraging her excellent magical skills.

Among her assets, the most impressive is the power of her family.

‘The Sirius family, as indicated by her surname, is one of the Nine Great Clans, like us.’

The Sirius family occupies a prominent position among the Nine Great Clans.

Named after the star Sirius, the family originated there and established itself in England, where it dominates the country.

Isabelle holds the position of the eldest daughter in the Sirius family.

‘In fact, considering their positions, an engagement wasn’t likely.’

Like Baek Seung-woo in his days as the young lord, Isabelle also possessed the qualifications of a legitimate successor as the eldest daughter.

Even though she has a younger brother who is two years younger.

If she were chosen as the successor, the engagement would clearly be a major obstacle.

It’s not as if they’re simply taking in a daughter-in-law or son-in-law from each family.

What if the husband and wife were each the heads of the Nine Great Clans?

If that happened, the balance of power that the nine families have been maintaining through constant adjustments might be broken.

Perhaps because of that, they broke off the engagement several years ago, citing verbal abuse and assault as the reasons.

“Anyway, it’s been a while. You look radiant.”

“Ha, are you making fun of me now? If you thought I would be groaning like a girl suffering from a fever since I broke off the engagement with you, you’re greatly mistaken.”

“I didn’t go that far.”

I don’t know the full story between Baek Seung-woo and Isabelle.

All I know about her is that she is a capable magician and my former fiancée.

Because of that, I want to continue the conversation using the best possible words, but it’s not as easy as I thought.

Her reactions were all sharp.

“…By the way, why did you come here?”

“I’m a student. Of course, it’s natural to come and check out the faculty, isn’t it? You don’t think I came to see you, do you?”

“If not, then it’s fine.”

It’s so hard to have a conversation.

A person who knows the past Baek Seung-woo that I don’t know.

Isn’t she even one of Baek Seung-woo’s victims?

So, I thought that just as I feel uncomfortable with her, she would also feel uncomfortable with me.

Every time the conversation stalled, she spoke to me.

“You, what criteria will you use to select students? You’re not thinking of just taking the remaining students like a scavenger, are you?”

“Well, according to the composition of the attack team…”

“Do you have the capacity to teach them all at the same time?”

“I’ll just have to keep trying until I can.”

“Ha, that shamelessness is still the same.”

The conversation doesn’t stop.

I had a question about her continuous questions.

Does she have any interest in me?

No, that can’t be.

No matter how I think about it, a fiancée who broke off the engagement with bad feelings wouldn’t have such feelings.

I wanted her to go her own way, so I answered with all my heart.

“So, how many seats are left now?”

“I’ve chosen 4 people. Now, all that’s left is a student who can handle the role of commander and a magician who will provide fire support from the rear.”

“Aren’t the conditions too strict?”

As she said, only difficult positions remained.

The head who will be in charge of the team’s command and the caster who will be in charge of the team’s firepower and destructive power. Nothing is unimportant.

Especially the head is a headache.

No matter how good the hardware is, if the software is mediocre, will the hardware function properly?

I can teach tactics and command, but there are also things I can’t teach.

Especially charisma and courage.

“What are you thinking about now?”

“…I’m worried because there’s no one to take on the role of commander. No matter how good the body is, if the head is lacking, the body will suffer.”

“Well, the ability of the leader is important in a group of teams or units.”

I want to take command myself.

I’m not a student, but an assistant.

I’m even a teacher who has to teach them.

My role is only advice. If I interfere more than that, it will not be teaching.

“…Then, shall I do it?”

“What?”

I looked at Isabelle with a surprised look.

Then, she turned her head to the side as if she didn’t want to make eye contact with me.

What, did she really have feelings for me?

For a moment, several scenarios flashed through my head.

A tragic love relationship that is broken off due to the adults of both families with tears in their eyes.

Or, they braced themselves for each other, but suddenly they face each other and tremble.

“Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t want you to be the head.”

“…Okay, thank you.”

“Don’t say disgusting things. I just don’t want an unverified person to be above my head.”

Ah, that’s not it.

Well, no matter how much this is a world in a novel, I am not the center of this world.

I’m just one of the many extra villains, but with strangely good specs.

I braced myself again.

Okay, let’s think about it carefully.

Generally speaking, there is no fiancée who will serve under her former fiancé.

Especially if it’s a relationship that was broken off due to the fiancée’s verbal abuse and assault.

So why did Isabelle want to be under me?

The more I think about it, the more I realize that information is lacking.

Not only the relationship between Isabelle and Baek Seung-woo, but also information about Isabelle herself.

‘Could there be a hidden story between the two?’

Eve never told me the detailed settings.

She did mention the minor disputes that occurred between them, but at the time, I didn’t take it seriously and forgot about it a long time ago.

…Ah, I can’t do it.

There is too little information.

I have no choice. I have no choice but to carefully extract information from the conversation.

“And that goes for you too. I don’t think you’re a plausible teacher.”

“So. Are you not going to take my teachings either?”

“No matter how much I hate you, that’s not a reason for me to reject the Seven Stars curriculum.”

It seems that she has a solid personality, unlike her attitude towards me.

That means Baek Seung-woo did something bad to her.

Really, taking responsibility for a fault I didn’t commit is more annoying than I thought.

And the cold eyes of people.

I wish I had committed it.

Why should I receive karma that I don’t even know about?

‘At this rate, it won’t be easy to get information.’

If she becomes a student studying under me anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to get information.

I should focus on the conversation with Isabelle now.

“I will take your teachings. Of course, if the contents are poor, I will study alone after school, so keep that in mind.”

“Okay, I’ll prepare things that you can acknowledge.”

I nodded in agreement with her words.

Even if she didn’t say that, I’m planning to teach her rigorously.

In order to get information from Isabelle, I need to maintain my relationship with her for as long as possible.

The knowledge contained in my experience and know-how will surely greatly contribute to her leadership skills.

Then, even if she hates me, she won’t be able to get away from me easily.

In the meantime, I have to gather all the information I can get from her.

Starting with the trivial things that happened between Isabelle and Baek Seung-woo.

Her tendencies, and information about the Sirius family.

Furthermore, it would be great if I could hear stories about Baek Seung-woo when he was young.

Because the story about Baek Seung-woo is valuable information that I can’t get from the time I possessed this body. I desperately needed information because I didn’t read the novel and only vaguely remembered Eve’s mention.

Because of that, I tried to maintain a good conversation with her as much as possible.

“…Ha, how can you try so hard to not miss a single word?”

“I hope you see that as my charm.”

“…”

Of course, sometimes too much effort ruins things.

Isabelle, who judged that she shouldn’t exchange any more words, turned her head.

She moved her steps to the group with the other students.

Then, the stuffy atmosphere disappeared, and I felt like I could breathe.

I took a deep breath and scanned the audience.

‘Who are the remaining magicians?’

There were no outstanding students left.

All the professors in charge of magic, especially the geniuses, were all under Nam Hwa-yeon.

Well, can I just pick the caster position roughly?

It’s a bit disappointing, but I couldn’t see any talent that caught my eye.

The good thing is that Isabelle, who is in charge of the head, has a talent that is absolutely not inferior to the first graders in magic.

In that case, since she takes on the role of head and caster at the same time, even if Isabelle’s burden increases, the caster’s burden will decrease.

If I teach that part in a crash course, it will work out somehow.

That’s what I was thinking.

“…What?”

I felt a chill as I approached the group of students.

It’s not because of the cold eyes of the students looking at me.

Rather, it felt like opening a window in the middle of winter.

No, it’s not just a feeling.

The closer I got, the colder my body became.

It’s strange.

Even I, whose blood vessels are blocked by yang energy and have a high body temperature, felt cold.

Ha, when I breathed out, white smoke came out.

Abnormal temperature.

At the center of it was a girl.

‘Could that child be…?’

There was no one around the girl.

Other students avoided her side, saying it was cold.

I thought she was the source of this chill.

Because, even in this cold temperature, she was standing as if nothing was wrong.

Rather, she seemed to be familiar with this chill.

Suddenly curious, I tried to reach out to her while talking to her.

‘…It’s cold.’

My hand was tingling just by approaching.

It’s not like static electricity.

It’s similar to the sensation you feel before getting frostbite in the cold winter.

Maybe if I get closer than this, I’ll feel the pain of my flesh being cut.

I don’t know if it’s a characteristic or a constitution.

It’s definitely an interesting ability.

I said with curiosity.

“Can you introduce yourself?”

“Isis Walker. I have no family and no friends. My specialty is freezing anything. I guess my strength is also freezing. Do you have any other questions?”

“…Which cadet are you from?”

Why is her tone so stiff?

Not only is her body cold, but she was a cold girl in many ways.

Looking at the felt magic power or momentum, she seems to have skills and potential.

I think I know why other professors or assistants didn’t take her first.

Talent is important in teaching students, but what’s more important than that is how far the student can digest the teachings.

This is related to personality issues and mindset.

Even if the other person wants to learn, it is difficult to teach easily if there is a problem with the most basic communication.

Well, in my case, I think it would be fun first.

“Do you have a position in mind? So, what is your role?”

“My role is clear. It’s to freeze the enemy’s ankles and pour ice from a distance.”

“Oh… So, can I take it as meaning a magician [a magic user specializing in ranged attacks]?”