Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 123

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 123

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius Episode 123

City and Vagrant (3)

Eports Baron’s private office.

The office, which should have been empty, was filled with people.

But if you look closely, there are devil’s horns on their heads.

How could beings with those on their heads be human?

As a result, there were two distinct groups in the office, divided by an invisible line.

“Um… Baron, who are these people?”

“Commander of the Knights, you arrived a day later than expected, so the introduction was delayed. But I’ll introduce them now. They are partners I acquired two days ago.”

“Partners, you say?”

Partners are those who do the same business.

Those who engage in the same type of business.

But can we really say they are ‘the same’ as us?

“It seems the Commander of the Knights of the barony is confused. I understand. In this land where understanding of demons is lacking, that’s understandable.”

“Oh, Simon, you’re so good with words.”

“……Crazy bitch and crazy bastard. Their chemistry is disgustingly good. I’m going crazy wanting to get away from this nauseating livestock smell.”

A black-haired clergyman.

A woman wearing a peacock mask, with jewels and gold adorning the long horn on her forehead.

A red-haired man who clearly showed that everything was annoying and bothersome.

The same aura was felt from the three.

A sticky, dark aura.

It was like that of a monster threatening the people, and the moment Thermia faced them, she felt an unbearable revulsion. Just as she was about to draw her shield and sword.

Thermia stopped when Eports Baron raised his hand, controlling her.

Although disgusting, it wasn’t to the point where she couldn’t suppress it.

Rather, her loyalty to Eports Baron, who had raised her since childhood, was greater.

Thermia’s 「Loyalty to the King and Love for the Country」 was not an empty phrase.

She would do anything for the king and the country.

That was the virtue of a knight and the significance of her being the Commander of the Knights.

“It seems you are finally ready to listen. Thank you, Baron.”

“It’s nothing. Aren’t we now comrades on the same boat?”

Comrades on the same boat.

Whether they both really think of each other that way, no one knows.

What was clear was that the baron, the owner of this land, and a demon with great power had joined hands.

Of course.

“Oh my, this bug is so cute.”

“What are you doing?”

“I was just touching a plump purple bug. Hmm, I remember seeing this somewhere?”

“You guys! The Baron is speaking. What kind of manners is that?!”

Not everyone thought so.

Behind Simon, two demons were not very interested in the conversation.

Their purpose was amusement and slaughter.

And awakening their fellow nobles.

Simon takes care of all other miscellaneous tasks.

That attitude of theirs was not something that Thermia, the baron’s knight commander, would look kindly upon.

“Female livestock……. What did you just say? Manners?”

“That’s right! Show some manners! The person in front of you is Eports Baron, who has been entrusted with all the authority of the North from the great sun of the Empire.”

“He’s just a noble of livestock. We, who have been truly chosen by the world, are on a different level.”

“You guys……!”

Eventually, the conversation turned into an argument, which soon turned into a battle of wills between Thermia and the demons.

Mana and demonic energy collided in the air, probing each other’s realm and reaction speed.

Due to this, a force that seemed as if the ceiling would collapse and the roof would be pierced created a repulsive force against each other, at that very moment.

“!!!”

“……What was that just now?”

The peacock-masked woman and the red-haired man rose from their seats.

As soon as the man got up, he tried to figure out what had happened, but the peacock-masked woman felt fear the moment she got up.

How long has it been since I felt this fear?

A chilling and sharp sensation pricking at her neck.

It was a feeling she had experienced countless times when she lived as an untouchable in the human race.

But after being armed with demonic energy, horns, and tough skin, and reborn with wisdom and schemes, it was rare enough to count on her fingers.

“Did, did a B■ [likely referring to a high-ranking demon or entity] even come……?!”

“Don’t mention that guy’s name. You can’t even pronounce it properly, and how could a guy who is receiving the greatest sanctions and interference from the system have already risen?”

“Th, that’s right…… the Peacock couldn’t have risen already.”

“How foolish. It’s something you can figure out if you think about it a little. That’s why you shouldn’t associate with bird-brains.”

The baron frowned at their conversation.

What on earth were they talking about that they were chattering only between themselves in front of him?

The part where the pronunciation seemed to break for a moment was also bothering him.

He didn’t like it very much.

It was an aura in a realm that he, as a human, could not feel.

“What exactly are you talking about?”

“You don’t need to know, you lowly thing.”

The demon’s firm answer.

The baron tensed up for a moment at that sight, and the peacock began to relax little by little.

That’s right, how could he, who holds the title of Peacock, come to this place?

They themselves barely rose from their graves thanks to the help of a human named Simon. Moreover, their awakening is not perfectly refreshing.

There was still a ‘sleepiness’ remaining in their bodies.

The sleep and sealing of all noble-class demons are shackles placed by the system. Even though Simon broke those shackles, the traces of the system were still tormenting them like a brand.

Even the two who were half-awakened from the seal were in this state.

How could a Peacock, who has stronger power and receives stronger sanctions,

Moreover, how could someone whose seal is not even half-released be here?

Just as the peacock was feeling relieved.

“How dare these things in my territory……!”

“!!!!!”

“Is this the energy coming from a lowly thing……?”

The baron kicked off his luxurious chair and rose from his seat.

He couldn’t tolerate any more rudeness.

Because he had been so lenient with these things. They think they are unconditionally superior.

In fact, the red-haired demon snorted, and the demon wearing the peacock mask paid no attention to the baron.

Because they didn’t feel any value from the baron’s soft, untrained flesh.

However, at this moment, the two revised their assessment of the baron.

“Th, this is a human……? I, I, it can’t be……”

“Hey…… Eports, was it? There was a reason why you were a noble despite being born as livestock.”

The fragment of energy felt from him was.

At least a baron-class demon in a complete state.

If this is not the end, it was an energy that could rival a count-class demon or a ranker who could single-handedly destroy a city. Perhaps even a marquis-class demon.

The woman, terrified, sat down and began to tremble, and the man, shaking his head from side to side with his head steeped in elitism, had no choice but to admit it.

There was a reason why the religious livestock Simon had joined hands with such a guy on equal terms.

And this energy must be part of that reason.

Even though he was a man who treated humans like livestock, he had no choice but to acknowledge the results shown to him like this. He is not a man foolish enough to simply deny what is in front of him.

He despises and looks down on them, but he does not ignore them.

‘Even though livestock is still livestock, I can’t help but acknowledge this guy. At least he is definitely stronger than I am now.’

No matter how many times he thought about it, he was inferior to Eports Baron.

But wait.

Was the pressure that I and that crazy bitch felt really from that human?

“I definitely felt the presence of another livestock…….”

He dragged out the end of his words and scanned all around, but nothing came into view.

All that came into his sight were two humans and a beast that had only become a monster far away on the ceiling.

It was definitely a different kind of energy.

Then, am I really mistaken?

“……Perhaps it’s because I haven’t had rehabilitation after waking up from a long sleep, so my senses have rusted.”

“Then, would you like to try some rehabilitation?”

“Ho, let’s hear it. If it’s a good idea, I’ll gladly play along with your scheme.”

“Scheme? That’s too much. But well, if you help me, I’ll be happy to tell you.”

Simon and the red-haired man continued their plotting, exchanging various conversations.

And that conversation between the two.

Chirp─!

A small purple bug was eavesdropping, transmitting information to the outside.

* * *

“…….”

The purple bug stolen from Yuma, a female-form demon.

Its power was the external sense connected to the life force plundering of humans and the owner’s five senses.

Unless the original owner is killed, the power continues to be maintained.

─Can you tell me what those horned things are talking about? I can’t hear it.

“……Can’t you hear it?”

─It’s an external sense connected to your five senses, so there’s no way I can hear it.

“It’s just a conspiracy.”

─Still, can’t you tell me?

I have to answer her according to the contract.

But for the answer to that question, this alone is enough.

“Is there any need to say it? It’s just an extremely demon-like conversation.”

The final destination of demons is ultimately the slaughter of humans.

Their existence alone is the enemy of humans.

So, their goal is.

─Then it’s either massacre…… or sacrifice. Are they going to sacrifice all the souls tied to this land?

“You know it well. But there is not enough evidence right now. There is a possibility that the conversation of those guys, conveyed through the bug, is false.”

─But at this point, the most likely thing for those things to do is to kill people…….

“There is no objection. Whatever the process, those demons will even kill the humans, including the baron who is cooperating with them. That’s for sure.”

Whatever the case, it is clear that the baron and his family are suspicious.

So, if the demons kill them, one less thing to worry about.

─Isn’t that a good thing?

“How could it be good.”

But the principle of how the world works is equivalent exchange.

If something goes, something comes.

“The baron and his family must not die. Unless I know how this world ends, it will be a big problem if an outsider twists the scenario more than necessary.”

─And?

That’s not all.

“The baron is the most knowledgeable about the outside world in this land. It’s natural since he is a noble. In order to see the end of this world and accomplish the goal, I must catch him.”

─What’s next?

“Torture and interrogation.”

─Aren’t you going to stop people from dying?”

Tamamo, who asks the man who carries the noble cause of saving people as if it were natural, had doubts.

But soon, seeing Seungwoo’s expression, she realized.

“……I don’t know.”

─You…… no way.

“They are already dead anyway. Even if they die again, this is just a reproduction of an old history.”

An expression of extreme displeasure.

Even with any mask on, his hands were trembling at the death of tens of thousands of people.

Seungwoo’s pupils were desperately shaking.

─……Are you okay?

“I don’t know.”

Guilt.

He was feeling guilty right now.

Tamamo was feeling confused now because he was a man who was far from such emotions. Then what on earth…… Ah, that’s right.

That wasn’t guilt.

It was just imitating guilt.

Then what is that emotion…….

……What is it?

Seungwoo is sometimes pathetic, sometimes bold.

Sometimes cruel, sometimes generous, sometimes distant.

Even she, who has a hundred faces, identities, and histories, could not fully understand him. Still, judging from the experience accumulated over thousands of years, there was a common ground between Seungwoo and Tamamo.

Mask.

The way he hides his inner thoughts, makes up lies, and paints over them with doubts is similar to her.

However, if there is a slight difference, Tamamo’s basic framework for constructing the mask is similar to ‘arrogant woman’, while Seungwoo’s estimated mask had an excessive number of colorful masks.

“I forgot what kind of expression I should make in this situation.”

As if he were a crazy person who had lost his mind.

They were extremely defensive and twisted masks.