Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 210

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 210

Mask to Hide an Ugly Face (5)

My right arm was severed.

I didn’t even register the series of events.

Before I knew it, my arm was flying through the air.

‘Shockwave? Or a blade?’

My eyes quickly scanned the cross-section of the severed arm.

The cut through flesh, muscle, blood vessels, and bone wasn’t clean.

Not a sharp weapon or blade. Not water pressure either.

No signs of burns.

So, it wasn’t fire or lightning.

No signs of frostbite, and he didn’t use a blunt weapon either.

What is it?

How did he sever my arm?

The answer came easily.

Instead of dwelling on it, I prepared for the next attack.

If I kept my eyes on Bang Seok-hoon, it wouldn’t be hard to catch his method of attack.

‘But that would be too late.’

Not that a single misstep would endanger my life.

Since Bang Seok-hoon’s unpredictable attack severed my arm instead of my neck, he would be thoroughly analyzed from now on.

He missed the best moment to kill me.

‘Life is all about timing.’

And at this moment, Bang Seok-hoon missed that timing.

And I seized it.

“He tore my body apart with physical force?”

The distorted mana in the area.

And the landscape with clear signs of shattering like glass.

The way it seemed to bend space itself was truly Bang Seok-hoon’s magic that manipulated space at will. However, [Space Magic] requires very precise settings because the activation conditions and mediums are very demanding.

Bang Seok-hoon set the conditions for handling [Space Magic] as his own two arms.

He set the strength from his hands as the basic framework.

‘The stronger the physical strength, the stronger the power of [Space Magic].’

It was an ability more suited to a martial artist than a mage, but if he maximized his physical abilities with 「Body Enhancement」 and utilized the power of objects well, he could unleash monstrous abilities.

Yes, that’s what got into that bastard’s grasp.

“I see. No wonder the unique wavelength of 「Megingjörð」 [a belt that doubles the wearer’s strength in Norse mythology] suddenly wasn’t detected in the residual mana I left in the display case until just now.”

I scattered mana on every path I took to avoid missing even a single rat. This served as a kind of GPS.

At first, I thought my cognitive abilities had deteriorated because I had consumed too much mana, or that I was confused because too many people’s mana was mixed together.

Still… I thought that a third party might have taken 「Megingjörð」 in advance.

But I didn’t suspect it much because the security was so thorough.

Protecting 「Megingjörð」, which doubles the wearer’s strength, was at a level that could only be penetrated by emitting the maximum output of flame I could release. It was almost like a bunker.

“I didn’t expect you to unlock the security with the eyes and fingers of this house’s owner.”

Plop, eyeballs and a thumb soaked in blood and brain fluid fell from Bang Seok-hoon’s hand. One of the ten people who had escaped.

It was the trace of Choi Joo-seok, the head of the Choi family.

“Did you kill him?”

“Well, he’s probably still breathing.”

“Then I’ll have to finish him off.”

Blood was still dripping from Bang Seok-hoon’s hand.

If the blood hasn’t hardened yet, it means Choi Joo-seok is nearby.

Just in case. I need to finish cleanly.

I never expected Bang Seok-hoon to target Choi Joo-seok.

The scent of angelic dust vibrating from his body. The musty smell, like disgusting mold, meant that his leash was tied to Choi Joo-seok.

But who would have thought a dog would bite its owner?

I was purely impressed.

He’s got the look of a rebel.

“Excellent. I’m honestly impressed.”

“…What, again?”

“As expected of the guy who rummaged through my mind. I didn’t expect you to attempt a mental attack with someone else’s body.”

A thumb with joints bent as if twisted forcibly, and eyeballs with vivid energy, clearly showing traces of being freshly harvested.

An ordinary person might have peed their pants on the spot.

A person with a weak heart might have even fainted.

Of course, Bang Seok-hoon had no intention of doing that at all.

“Huh? Have you never seen a corpse or severed organs? High-ranking people are often associated with shady black markets. I thought you’d have experience.”

“I see. I thought you were trying to launch a mental attack in such a weak way. Using the fragments of slaughtered humans to instill fear in the opponent is a mental attack with a long history. I thought you were always serious about mental attacks.”

“Are you scared of this?”

“Nonsense. Of course, I’ve seen severed intestines and heads often. Probably more than you. More than anything, in my case, there were times when I saw them unwillingly, but I also cut them out myself.”

From a butcher’s point of view, he didn’t hunt the beast cleanly.

Well, he didn’t need to be clean in the first place.

“From what I can see, the highest level of security in this mansion is Choi Joo-seok’s body information. Iris, fingerprint, and voiceprint, right?”

“!!!!”

If he secures those three things from Choi Joo-seok, the Choi family will be in Bang Seok-hoon’s hands.

His motive was obvious.

Bang Seok-hoon, with a haggard face and covered in cold sweat, was addicted to angelic dust. He looked like someone addicted to drugs.

Of course, he was relatively better than them.

He couldn’t be seen as a mage who was thorough in self-management.

“The iris and fingerprint are obvious, and your phone is sticking out of your pocket, probably because you hurriedly put it in there.”

“…Ah.”

“If I take those things from you, all the treasures in this mansion will be in my hands.”

“That can’t happen.”

“Why? Are you fascinated by that disgusting synthetic substance that’s worse than drugs? Do you think you can supplement your lack of talent and ability with angelic dust?”

Becoming a higher-level mage and becoming stronger.

It’s a natural instinct as a mage.

But it’s not worth pursuing by resorting to illegal drugs, or even giving up being human.

Yes, like the man in front of me.

“…Demonization?”

Horns of something non-human grow on his head.

His eyes are red, and I can feel demonic energy filling Bang Seok-hoon’s body instead of mana. When did he change?

I didn’t notice.

Anyway.

Goodness, this isn’t some animal kingdom.

Why are there so many guys giving up on being human?

‘If you were born as a human, live like one.’

I scratched my head.

I couldn’t scratch it properly because I was wearing a mask, but it wasn’t my head that was itchy, it was my heart. My inner thoughts are troubled.

“These horns are definitely eye-catching, right?”

“When did you become a demon?”

“Right now. Actually, I’ve been preparing all along.”

Bang Seok-hoon makes a somewhat sad expression.

It wasn’t an expression that suited someone who would do anything to surpass his limits and become a great mage. I don’t know what that limit is that makes him go this far.

My goal is just to get stronger, so I can’t understand his obsession because my direction is completely different from his.

‘I don’t need to understand.’

Whether he’s a demon or whatever, the moment Bang Seok-hoon crossed the line, he was my enemy.

If he became a demon, there’s only more reason to kill him.

So.

I didn’t hold back anymore.

In the first place, the victory or defeat was decided when his surprise [Space Magic] only managed to sever my arm.

If he was going to aim, he should have aimed for the neck for sure.

Of course, if it was an attack that threatened my life, I would have instinctively avoided it somehow.

Kugugung!

Suddenly, a red flash flickered and shook the floor.

When the flash disappeared and his eyes adjusted to the light, what Bang Seok-hoon saw was a huge crater that seemed to have been created by the flash and his own chest that had been blown open.

Really… the gap is too big.

I’m sure it wasn’t like this even at the entrance ceremony.

Defeated in one blow, he opened his mouth to at least salvage a mental victory.

“A very shallow attack. It only grazed my skin.”

“Is that why a guy who was only grazed by the skin is bleeding so much?”

Several organs disappeared along with his blown-open chest.

The heart was the same.

No matter how great the regeneration of a demon is, if important organs such as the heart or brain disappear completely, it’s the same as dying.

Bang Seok-hoon is about to die.

I, who had no feelings for him, was only worried about whether this incident would lead to a subtle relationship with Nam Hwa-yeon.

I didn’t care what happened to Bang Seok-hoon.

He was neither a good nor a bad person, just an ordinary person with a lot of greed.

“If that last attack was shallow, I’ll send you off for sure with the next attack.”

At least I’ll let you close your eyes comfortably.

Right then, I felt someone looking at me.

It’s not the presence of a beast.

It was a person.

Ziiing!

A faint mechanical sound.

A certain boy I had voluntarily saved at the ball was filming me.

Judging from his demeanor and appearance, he seemed to be a student at the academy, so I had no reason to touch him if he hadn’t committed a crime.

‘The phone video… I’ll leave it alone because it might be useful later.’

Since I’m being filmed anyway, I should at least disguise myself.

Especially the color of the flames.

No more purple flames.

Purple flames are Baek Seung-woo’s symbol.

Then ‘s flames had to burn black and red like black evil.

‘That’s right for the image.’

So, I removed the existing curse on the flame.

I removed the purple curse and intentionally dyed it black.

I mixed in 「Curse of Weakness」 or 「Curse of Bleeding」, which I don’t usually use at all, to make it even darker. The characteristic of these curses is that their color is basically close to jet black.

‘It’s my first time mixing flames and curses like this.’

Usually, my curse is focused on maximizing the firepower of the flames.

But this time, I focused on the curse.

The black-red flames burned Bang Seok-hoon.

Before burning him, I took the phone containing the data analyzing Choi Joo-seok’s voiceprint, Choi Joo-seok’s thumb, and eyeballs and left the scene.

All the spoils were neatly stacked in the space inside the ring.

In the meantime, I turned my head in the direction of the ballroom.

I wanted to check on Lee Ji’s condition, but.

Just then, I heard a siren.

In that chaos, someone managed to contact the police and the association.

They found a large number of bodies in the half-collapsed mansion, and the media did not miss this major issue.

Articles were published that all members of the Choi family, except for Choi Jin-cheol, and powerful figures across the country had died.

And the next day, follow-up reports came out.

The trigger was a video from a student.

A short video of about 10 seconds.

With this alone, the culprit could be identified.

The main culprit of the incident is S-class villain, .

She doesn’t seem to have formed an organization like the demons, and she single-handedly annihilated S-class players and mages. Furthermore, according to the testimony of an academy student who was at the scene at the time, it was a one-sided massacre.

Everyone sensed it.

‘s power was stronger than S-class.

No less than a ranker.

A fox mask wielding black flames.

People were shocked and afraid of the emergence of a new villain.

Meanwhile, the association entered a state of emergency.

When analyzing the evidence found at the scene.

This incident could not only be blamed on . The dead were all subjects who needed observation, and there were circumstances that were ‘presumed’ to have been involved in the crime.

Furthermore, tortured bodies and illegal drugs were found in the basement of the house of Choi Joo-seok, the owner of the house.

If only the circumstances were considered, would become a hidden hero who punished the wicked.

Reward and punishment were principles that had to be observed, but the truth was originally changed according to the taste of the powerful.

In the name of preventing social chaos, the association manipulated the truth.

was still a villain, and the dead were firmly established as victims.

The association did not stop there and immediately raised the risk level of .

They created an atmosphere so that people would never think of him as a hero.

Without even knowing that all those actions were in the direction that wanted.

The world paid attention to the birth of a new great evil.