Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 256

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 256

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius 256

Those Who Have Nothing to Lose (1)

“Do you even know whose turf you’re on right now?”

“Why, isn’t it the palace of the great Valkyrie?”

“And you, knowing that, dare to issue a challenge to me?”

Valkyrie and Baek Seungwoo’s war of nerves continued longer than expected.

The tea she was sipping had long gone cold, barely touched.

“A challenge, you say.”

A situation where each of them was clinging to the other’s words.

This time, it was Baek Seungwoo who grabbed onto the word.

“I am merely requesting the rightful compensation for our contract.”

“And I said I’d give it to you in money.”

“You keep trying to lowball me with petty cash. Is that fair?”

“……Didn’t I say I would pay you 800 million dollars over four years?”

With the ongoing conversation, the stakes gradually increased.

800 million dollars over four years. It was by no means a small amount.

She would secretly deposit it into my secret account with her private funds and laundered money, and also give me valuables like jewels and gold. The remaining amount would be sponsored to groups or organizations run by Baek Seungwoo personally through companies held by Valkyrie.

She said she would provide generous support.

“Well, the amount is large, but the petty cash I’m talking about isn’t about that. Money itself doesn’t mean much to me, regardless of the amount.”

But Baek Seungwoo’s reaction was lukewarm.

“The amount that will be deposited into my account this month is about half of that.”

“……400 million dollars?”

“Ah, I misspoke. That’s the total amount coming into about 10 or more accounts, including real-name and nominee accounts.”

Barely two months’ salary. Valkyrie’s offer was not appealing.

Of course, some of the money earned this month would be used for laundering, and some would be used to acquire herbs with more potent venom, but even so, more than 200 million dollars would be steadily accumulated each month.

It was thanks to Baek Eunho’s activities in the shadows.

That guy often underestimates himself, but his skills are top-notch, even if his combat abilities are lacking.

‘The money he earns is significant, but if I can reclaim the businesses that the elders are monopolizing the profits from, the profits that will come into my hands will be hundreds of times greater.’

The Cheonho Baekga is the wealthiest family in the world.

I plan to monopolize all the family’s finances.

The amount of money Valkyrie puts on the negotiating table was petty cash, whether large or small. And from the beginning, I didn’t come here for the money.

“……You. Then what do you want me to do?”

“It’s nothing much. I’m just asking for the guild’s assistance ‘just once’.”

“I took out the money because I didn’t want to hear that.”

“Haha. Even so, isn’t it too much to try to lowball me with money? What kind of contract do we have?”

The contract between Valkyrie and me.

It was a long story that went back almost 10 years.

“Stop. I thought we promised not to bring up that story?”

“It’s not a vow, but a promise, isn’t it? Promises are meant to be broken. Valkyrie was planning to break her promise with me by trying to lowball me with petty cash.”

He mixed words that touched her nerves at every turn.

It was a rough way to talk to an old woman, but the other party was not a petty person who would get angry over such things. Rather, she was a magnanimous person who would remember even such trivial words and pay them back.

“……You impudent fellow. If you ever get hit by a spear and fall from the sky, know that it was my doing.”

“And if Valkyrie is ever found burned to death one day, please assume it was my doing.”

“To not lose a single word to this old woman.”

“Old? I don’t know who you’re talking about. Someone who can easily crush and kill about ten S-class individuals alone is making jokes.”

High Ranker .

A powerhouse who has never fallen out of the top 10 among the 100 High Rankers selected for various reasons. Even when she was over 70 years old, she had the strength to crush and kill ten profligate and vicious S-class mages in their seats with just her grip.

Moreover, her strengths lie in rune magic and swordsmanship.

The person furthest from being old in this family was her.

I’d rather be older.

“What? An old man over 90 isn’t old? Then who is old?”

“……Excuse me? You’re over 90 years old?”

Really?

Her muscles are thicker and more defined than mine?

“Then you didn’t know until now? Information that you could easily find if you just searched my name once?”

“……How could I think of 90 years old when I see a body healthier than mine?”

I naturally thought she was 70-80 years old.

No, how can she be ninety with that body?

‘Wait, does that mean I have a body older than 90 years old?’

I suddenly felt a sense of self-disgust.

Even if a superhuman’s body is less affected by age, I never imagined the level of difference would be this severe.

“Your expression is sour.”

“I just realized that my body is dull.”

“Ha! Physical ability is only secondary to a mage. I only started training my body because I started getting out of breath when using magic as a child. But that’s not the case for you.”

Valkyrie’s eyes turn towards the area near Baek Seungwoo’s heart.

She seemed to be glimpsing the profundity and depth of the magical power coiled there.

“Can you see that?”

“Even without magic eyes, I can see it just by being my age.”

I don’t think she’d be able to see it even if she was ninety.

Valkyrie’s words were just lip service. As you can tell from her appearance, which doesn’t look like her age at all, she was able to escape aging to some extent through profound enlightenment.

In fact, it might be possible to escape age altogether.

She is the leader of the Rune School, which pursues ancient knowledge among the various schools registered with the Magic Society. It is the most traditional school, and due to the nature of runes, which are made up of letters, it was also possible to mass-produce magical items by applying them to objects.

Furthermore, Valkyrie did not stop at being the head of one school, but created her own magic system and rose to become a founder in her own right.

‘If she digests all of her enlightenment, it wouldn’t be difficult to rejuvenate to her 20s. She’s probably just maintaining her old body to remain a grandmother to her grandchildren.’

She doesn’t rejuvenate for the sake of her grandchildren.

If she rejuvenated, she could become healthier, so a mage would naturally choose rejuvenation, but not Valkyrie. Her love for her grandchildren was so famous among the elderly.

So much so that.

‘She came to me to make a binding oath with a young boy the same age as her granddaughter in order to nullify her eldest granddaughter’s engagement.’

The alliance between Cheonho Baekga [Baek family] and Sirius.

The starting point of their harmony began with the friendship of two men with children. The head of Cheonho Baekga and the young master of Sirius were friends.

They would laugh and joke while drinking, saying that it would be nice to have their son and daughter betrothed while they were still in the womb. At the time, Valkyrie, who was the head of the Sirius family, was wary of the guy who was her son’s friend, but he was a very kind man.

After various political calculations, Valkyrie nodded at the engagement of the two families.

The meeting and exchange between the two children who became engaged was quite cute. Untainted purity. In addition, the boy was precocious for his age, but when he was with his granddaughter, he was just a baby of that age.

Lovely children who gave stability to her old heart.

However, dark clouds loomed over the future of Cheonho Baekga.

The death of the head couple. As a result, the young boy became the head of the family, and the elders were constantly looking for opportunities. The two daughters of the deceased couple were lost in grief, and Valkyrie did not stand idly by in such a situation.

─Break off the engagement with my granddaughter. Of course, from your side.

She chose the safety of her family. Although he was a lovely child, he was not important enough to bet the family’s future on.

For Valkyrie, the most important thing was family. Second was the family.

─Instead, there are conditions.

─What conditions? I’ll say in advance, even if you take control of the elders and become a head of the family with strong power, reunification is not allowed. Two people who have already broken off their engagement are connected again. That’s not polite to my granddaughter, and it’s not polite to the family.

─It’s not that, so don’t get ahead of yourself.

─Ge, get ahead of myself?!

─Break up decisively, and I will proceed with the breakup so that the child is not flawed, so swear. That you will grant me any request someday.

A request to grant anything.

It was a condition that she would never accept under normal circumstances, but Valkyrie swore because she felt so sorry for the child who was forcibly becoming an adult.

She would help him with anything just once.

But how could she have known?

That the child would later be called a thug or a tyrant, praised as a new genius on the Internet, and suddenly come to this mansion without any cough and demand an oath so brazenly.

Really. I couldn’t have imagined it at the time.

“There were times like that.”

“Memories…… not really. It’s not a very good time for me, in fact.”

“Yes, that’s right. Seeing you bring up that time, it seems like you’re going to make me keep my oath no matter what.”

I guess I have no choice.

Valkyrie sighed and nodded.

“I will help you with anything. However, it must be a request that does not harm the family.”

“Considering that you said you would grant me anything, there are limitations. Isn’t that a contradiction?”

“You knew I would come out like this, so you came out so firmly, didn’t you? Instead, since it’s an oath I made, I’ll help you even if my reputation falls.”

That was enough.

Although she didn’t receive an unconditional promise, the fact that Valkyrie would help even if she gave up her reputation meant that she would grant everything except for the family’s downfall.

Baek Seungwoo hurriedly put his business into words before her thoughts changed.

“Please investigate all the gardens throughout Europe within two days. It doesn’t matter how big or small. Please let me know the location, number, and photos of the gardens, including those inside public institutions and those cultivated by individuals.”

“……Is that all?”

“Ah, and please give me the authority to travel freely throughout Europe for a week. It would be nice to have transportation and expenses. Ah! I almost forgot this.”

Baek Seungwoo took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

He handed it to Valkyrie.

Valkyrie’s eyes widened as she unfolded the neatly folded paper.

What is this……?

“What…… is this?”

“It’s a piece of paper that lists the famous specialties and attractions throughout Europe. When using the facilities, I would appreciate it if you could give me three, no, four tickets or the authority to enter first without making a separate reservation.”

“……Is that really all?”

“Yes, that’s right. To add a detailed request, I would like the investigation of the garden to begin as soon as possible.”

Valkyrie asked several times as if she had misheard, and she continued to doubt her ears. And after receiving a piece of paper, she even doubted her eyes.

A piece of paper that lists famous foods or buildings throughout Europe.

There were cute pictures drawn on it. It looked like a child had drawn it, reminding parents of the days when they were raising their children.

In fact, it was a picture drawn by Erzebet and the baby with crayons.

From Valkyrie’s point of view, it looked like Baek Seungwoo had drawn it.

She thought he had become a bleak and cruel adult from a precocious child.

To use the request to give up her reputation for such a simple task. Valkyrie, who looked at the picture written on the paper several times, suddenly felt ashamed.

She thought this was a war of words between the heads of each family, but it was not at all. Valkyrie thought to herself.

“……I’ll take a few treasures from the family on the way. And like the oath I made before, I can’t grant you anything, but I’ll grant you up to 5 requests that I can somehow grant alone.”

“Yes? T, thank you.”

“……No. I’ll grant you up to 10 times. That’s about the right amount to make up for breaking off the engagement with my granddaughter.”

“If you do that, I will gratefully accept it, Madam.”

Baek Seungwoo was worried about how to react to Valkyrie’s sudden change of attitude, so he chose to greet her purely.

Even that appearance looked pathetic to Valkyrie.

Baek Seungwoo was just blinking his eyes without understanding what was going on. That appearance tickled Valkyrie’s heart for no reason.

Poor child.

─Hehe, it’s a complete mess. Who would have dared to know that the sharp talks between the representatives of each family would end like this.

Of course, from Tamamo’s point of view, who watched all the scenes from the beginning from a third-person perspective, there was no comedy like this. She laughed, saying that she had been watching an interesting scene from beginning to end.