Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 216

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 216

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius 216

Human Body Magic (1)

The Board of Directors.

They were the backbone of Chilseong Academy.

Of course, the professors were responsible for teaching the students and promoting the academy, but the Board of Directors was a group of practical sponsors who supported them with tuition and research funds.

Their ranks changed slightly depending on the amount of capital invested in the construction and operation of this massive academy.

“I, I am an elder of the Board of Directors. I have been a member of the Board for decades…!”

In that sense, the hysterical old man was an elder who had helped with both the construction and operation of the academy. The fact that the other members, except for the chairman, didn’t give the old man a disapproving look was proof of this.

Perhaps they could agree with the old man’s thoughts.

But his behavior was out of line.

They were just watching the atmosphere without saying anything.

In the meantime, the chairman and the old man were having a heated conversation.

More accurately, only the old man was heated.

“Think back to how much financial support I gave you when you were planning this academy. Several buildings inside the site were built with my money. Do you even know how much I’ve paid in tuition and research fees every year?”

“Yes, you invested quite a bit.”

“Then why are you doing this to me? You’re about to lose the biggest investor.”

“The biggest investor?”

Ha, the chairman let out a laugh as if he was dumbfounded and closed his eyes.

That old man. He knew that he was a self-righteous maverick who didn’t pay much attention to anyone except himself, but he didn’t know he was this uninterested. The chairman felt a great headache.

The biggest investor in the academy?

The amount of money that went into purchasing this huge site, creating numerous environments within the site, and building large and magnificent buildings is astronomical.

And the majority of that amount was invested by none other than…

“Hey, Byungman. If you follow that logic, the man you’re arguing with is the real owner of this academy.”

“…What?”

“If you’re going to treat him like a big investor, shouldn’t the position of chairman of this academy go to the person with the most shares?”

The chairman was a former high-ranker [a powerful and influential individual].

He had a lot of money, connections, and fame, but it was impossible to build the current academy he had envisioned with these things.

He was short on budget.

Even if he estimated it conservatively, it was more than 30% short, and if he estimated it to the maximum, it was 50% short. Just when he was about to decide to build the academy on a smaller scale than originally planned, there was a family that readily invested a large sum of money in him.

The amount far exceeded his 50% shortage.

In return, they wanted a stake in Chilseong Academy.

Exactly 51% of the shares.

It was such a large stake that the tail was wagging the dog [a situation where a smaller or less important entity controls a larger one], but they told the chairman.

That they would not wield the stake recklessly.

There was no credibility in those words, but the chairman somehow trusted them. The people who signed the contract were a couple.

They were a Baek couple, and their 모습 [Korean word for appearance or figure] was so harmonious and warm that the chairman signed the contract without realizing it. He thought that such a couple would never wield 51% of the shares recklessly.

Chilseong Academy was built with such enormous capital.

The academy, named after the seven stars of the Big Dipper, eventually became one of the world’s leading educational institutions. With that reputation and performance, other companies and families were now begging them to accept their investments.

Hoping for some crumbs.

The chairman sneered at the sight. Even the couple who owned the largest stake in this academy didn’t want any vested interests.

It was ridiculous to see the latecomers being greedy.

Although the old man in front of him was not a latecomer, he was not as good as the young man he was confronting.

Baek Seungwoo. He was the person who had been transferred the shares of the academy from the young couple. He was called a head of household without any vested interests, but the chairman knew.

That the couple had transferred all their rights to their son just before their death.

“More than half of Chilseong Academy’s capital comes from the Cheonho Baek family.”

So, as chairman, he had no choice but to favor Baek Seungwoo more than the old man.

If he wanted to, he could replace the chairman’s position.

“So, shut up.”

He had no intention of clinging to the chairman’s position with his aging body.

But the chairman suddenly felt like seeing him. Baek Seungwoo, who owns the most shares in the academy.

That’s what he thought after seeing his performance in the Otherworld last time.

If he takes the position of chairman based on his shares, or even if he doesn’t, what kind of wind will he bring to the academy based on those many shares?

He was starting to look forward to it.

The young couple was as fluffy and cozy as a fox’s tail.

But the young fox was cunning and so darkly stained that his inner thoughts could not be seen, which stimulated the chairman’s curiosity.

“Both of you, stop there.”

“What?! How dare a young punk order me around…!”

“I will.”

Baek Seungwoo’s words cut off their conversation.

The old man didn’t calm down, but the chairman followed his words.

He was curious to see what Baek Seungwoo would say.

In fact, there were only a limited number of things that could be said in this situation. Most likely a deal. And a deal that was set up with conditions that were unconditionally favorable to him.

“If you don’t have faith in my lecture, then prove it with results.”

“That’s right. But I’ll set a condition.”

“What are the gains and losses?”

As soon as the word ‘condition’ came out, he reflexively calculated the gains and losses.

He was indeed worthy of being the head of a family with one of the world’s leading fortunes.

“However, it shouldn’t be too grandiose.”

“Then… let’s go with the Forbidden Library.”

“You bastard! Do you even know what the Forbidden Library means here? Just a few years ago, dozens of people went crazy or were injured! There are only a few professors who can freely access the Forbidden Library. Because of that, even the Board of Directors has a hard time accessing the Forbidden Library, so what kind of accident do you think a brat like you will cause in the Forbidden Library!”

He knows. That’s why he brought it up.

Whenever there is a desired deal, it is customary to call for something bigger and higher than what you want. That’s the only way to get to the level you want.

“Then just one book.”

“…Ah.”

Reading just one book in the Forbidden Library.

No, since he didn’t use the word ‘reading’, it can be interpreted as taking a book altogether.

This seems like something that can only be known after a little more in-depth conversation.

But whatever the case, one book from the Forbidden Library.

To be honest, it’s not a simple condition, but it’s not an impossible or difficult condition either. There were no terrifying magics in the Forbidden Library that would give you transcendent powers or summon creatures from other dimensions.

It’s just that dangerous magic and books describing the contents were put into the Forbidden Library. Depending on the era, books about religion and values may also be in the Forbidden Library.

Access to the Forbidden Library itself is impossible, but one book is fine.

That’s why most of the executives belonging to the Board of Directors seemed to be nodding.

It wasn’t a strange condition, and it was a request that could be granted. Of course, that’s only possible if Baek Seungwoo proves that he has a lecture level that matches it.

The penalty in that case can be set by the old man as he pleases.

Of course, he can’t make him suffer a big loss.

It was a business that the old man had nothing to lose.

If Baek Seungwoo’s lecture is successful, he can just give him a book from the academy’s Forbidden Library, and if the lecture fails, the old man can inflict losses as he pleases. A deal that is natural to accept.

If he complains about this, it’s not a problem of ignorance or a light personality, but a real problem with his character.

And he was.

“I am absolutely opposed.”

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The chairman and the old man.

Both are old men whose lives to live are shorter than the lives they have lived.

‘Maybe the chairman will live longer.’

The clear outline of muscles protruding over his shirt.

It was definitely not a small shirt, but the chairman’s current 모습 looked like he was forcibly wearing clothes that didn’t fit him. The shirt was the largest size that could be easily found on the market, but it was not enough to handle the chairman’s muscles.

‘He looks like he’ll live for another 200 years.’

I thought, looking at his overwhelming physique.

Stimulate the chairman, but never want to be his enemy.

His old body was a symbol of the experience that time supports.

He has accumulated as much experience as his old body.

The chairman. He was a high-ranker of the previous generation.

His achievements were still brilliant, but his weakened strength along with his faded muscles made him a ranker. As time passed, he was demoted from a ranker to a simple S-class player.

But look at that body.

How dare you call it faded muscles when you see a body full of muscles. It’s not a grand name like practical compression muscles.

The chairman’s burly body seemed capable of showing destructive power immediately if he had enough magic and sense.

And that’s probably true.

‘On the other hand, the old man’s body is small. Judging from his weak magic and spirit, he’s not a skilled person who hides his skills. Is he just a weak old man?’

That old man was blocking my way.

The more I talked to him, the more annoyed I became.

Before I knew it, the focus in my head was on him.

Gains?

Of course, it’s important.

But right now, what’s more important than the gains is the fact that that stupid and ignorant guy dared to insult my lecture plan. I worked really hard on it.

It was a plan that anyone who has studied magic would have to admit.

To insult me with such a plan.

‘Humans are truly unpredictable animals.’

Based on the countless people in the world, it seems like you can make statistics and predict them through this.

But in reality, it is humans who rush in strange directions that cannot be foreseen. At its base was human madness.

You can predict everything in the world, but you cannot predict human madness. The sudden and aggressive madness like an angry bull was not an emotion suitable for an intelligent human.

But because we are human.

There are times when we pay attention to emotional judgments rather than rational judgments.

People call this madness.

“I can never admit it. A greenhorn like you giving a lecture. And it’s not even easy, it’s magic related to life or the human body.”

“That’s funny.”

“It’s hard to even react now. That hopeless bastard.”

“Then shall we weigh our lives or something comparable?”

“…What?”

So madness is not strange.

It is natural that humans cannot be predicted.

Personal preferences and emotions are extremely subjective, so there are various tendencies. And I am the kind of person who cannot let it go when someone insults me.

“Ah, by the way, keep that in mind.”

I can tolerate it if insulting me is helpful in a big way.

But if it’s not computationally profitable, or if it’s not worth it.

I ruthlessly bite the other person’s neck.

“Whether you like it or not, I will definitely push this deal through.”

I hold a sword, act like a hero, and dedicate myself to this hopeless world only for myself.

I hold a sword to protect myself and my family, I act like a ridiculous hero to commemorate the spirits of my dead comrades, and I try to save this world to get a satisfactory death at the end.

Not to save that old man.

I am now and always extremely self-centered.

So even if the other person doesn’t want it.

I will definitely make a deal.

Now that I have made this resolution, the old man will accept the deal. If he wants to see his grandchildren playing at home with a healthy body and a sound mind.