Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 370

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 370

Clue (5)

I introduced the Magic Tower to the students.

“This is where the researchers of the Magic Tower eat and sleep.”

Down to the smallest detail.

How many restrooms there are, where the people of the Magic Tower sleep and rest.

I told them everything, even information that didn’t need to be shared.

“Um, was it necessary to tell outsiders that information?”

“Well.”

“No, it’s not that I doubt Mr. Soo.”

Wait a minute.

I raised my hand to cut off the words of the junior researcher who was talking to me.

“I’m not Mr. Soo, but Senior Researcher Soo.”

“Ah, even though you’ve written several papers that have tilted the Magic Tower… there’s a clear distinction in rank and experience…!”

“Senior Researcher Soo.”

“Besides, since your name is Soo, the pronunciation is weird too…”

“Junior Researcher, please listen to me.”

You’re a new researcher, aren’t you?

I wanted to say that, but the man in front of me was a new researcher and this year’s top researcher.

There was even a rumor that even the Magic Tower Lord had been defeated in a battle of wits with the Senior Researcher and had trudged down to the basement of the Magic Tower.

Whether the rumor was true or not, if such a rumor was circulating, his skills must be guaranteed. At least, it was clear that he was in a different position than a junior researcher like himself.

“…Yes, Senior Researcher Soo.”

The junior researcher thought as he spoke.

‘That title really doesn’t suit him.’

“The one thing I want to say is about the security of the Magic Tower.”

“Security. A very important matter.”

“Among the many regulations of the Magic Tower, the regulations regarding excluding and torturing intruders were clearly stated, but how to treat guests was not clearly stated. So, there’s nothing wrong with what Senior Researcher Soo shows the guests, but.”

“But what?”

I echoed the other person’s words.

“Does that mean there are no problematic regulations, but you’re worried?”

“Yes, to be honest… I’m a little worried.”

“Ah, then don’t worry!”

I’ll take responsibility if anything happens!

With those words, I pushed him away.

Since I said that I would take responsibility in case of emergency, he, who was only a junior researcher, couldn’t say anything more.

There were no problems with the regulations, and the person in charge had asserted that they would take responsibility in case of emergency, so the position of the Senior Researcher was too high to say anything more just because a junior researcher was uneasy.

In the end, he left, and I showed the students around the Magic Tower, explaining everything.

I explained it so kindly that.

‘Even if they sneaked in, stole hidden information, and left, they wouldn’t get caught.’

I showed them everything, whether it existed or not.

After spending two hours explaining the Magic Tower, I set out to escort the students out of the Magic Tower. It’s okay for guests to look around the Magic Tower, but nothing else can or should be done.

If they want to do something here, well.

They’ll sneak in at dawn and do it themselves.

“Well, you can leave now.”

“You said your title was Senior Researcher, right? Thank you so much for the tour today.”

“No, I’m the one who’s grateful. Other seniors have welcomed guests more than once, but I’m the only one who hasn’t had that experience because I’m new.”

“Oh, really?”

No, that never happened.

The Magic Tower is the highest authority in the center of this city, do you think there will be other tourists like you?

Even if there are, there will be very few.

“Then goodbye, everyone.”

“Researcher, may I ask you one question before I go?”

“Yes, you may.”

“I heard that there is a basement in the Magic Tower, but I’m wondering why you showed us the upper floors, even the bedrooms and restrooms, but not the basement.”

A sharp voice.

It was a question from a blonde, charming girl.

“Well, I don’t know much about the basement because it’s the Tower Lord’s domain.”

But one thing I can say for sure is.

“I know that the basement of the tower is the main body of the Magic Tower.”

“The main body of the tower?”

“What did you think of the tower that I showed you?”

When I answered the question with a question, the students’ faces were filled with embarrassment.

It looked like they were wondering why I was suddenly asking such a question.

Iji stepped up to my question.

“Why are you asking such a question…?”

“It’s not just that I want to hear your evaluation of the Magic Tower that I guided you through today as a guide, but rather to answer your questions. Most of the researchers in the Magic Tower are like this.”

The Magic Tower is a world of scholars.

If you want to know something, you only approach it with questions and solve it.

The same goes for questions.

If you ask a researcher at the Magic Tower a question, they will answer that question with a question.

It’s up to the individual to realize that.

“So, here’s the question. What did you think of the Magic Tower you saw?”

“…A gathering of people who purely pursue knowledge.”

“At first, I thought it would be a rigid and cold atmosphere because they said it was the center of the city, but as expected, the Magic Tower was a lively place where people live.”

“I think it’s like heaven for magicians like us.”

“Honestly, just so-so? Except for pursuing knowledge, I don’t really know what kind of group it exists for.”

Everyone had different answers.

No student had yet reached the core.

But there was one student who didn’t answer my question.

“The Magic Tower is the center of the city. Then administrative processing is also the role of the Magic Tower, but there were only facilities for research on the upper floors.”

“That’s correct.”

Isabelle got the right answer.

It’s commendable that she got the right answer, but there was no reward.

It’s a shame.

Not giving rewards to smart students.

“Goodbye.”

I sent the students away.

I smiled slightly as I saw them off.

“But if it’s those kids.”

They’ll take the reward on their own.

* * *

Time passed, and it was dawn.

Tonight, the lights of the researchers who did not stop researching in every room of the Magic Tower became lighthouses, illuminating the darkened city.

Wiiiiiiiiing─!!!!!

If it hadn’t been for the eardrum-splitting siren, I would have continued my research like the other researchers. I didn’t realize that time had already passed like this because I was focusing only on research while resting because my body wasn’t feeling well.

“It’s already 3 a.m.”

“It’s an ambiguous time. Most people are slowly falling into a deep sleep, but for researchers like you, it’s too early to fall asleep.”

“You’re my assistant and researcher too.”

Luna entered my room in response to the siren.

She, who had been waiting in the next room while sleeping, was wearing a white gown and non-prescription glasses.

“I’m not a researcher. I can’t even understand the first page of the thesis you wrote.”

“That’s a bit harsh. Aren’t you a royal? If someone like you can’t even understand this, didn’t you even receive basic education?”

“There is no country that treats such a thesis as basic education. If there were, magic and technology would have advanced so much that they would have developed into a civilization that hunts and colonizes planets in other dimensions. But there aren’t any, right? So, here, have some tea.”

Thud.

I was focusing only on research, but when my mind returned to reality due to the loud siren, Luna handed me a warm cup of tea.

“I’ll enjoy it.”

“Yes, be careful because it’s hot…! Why are you holding the teacup like that!”

Gulp, gulp.

I grabbed the teacup like a liquor cup and drank the hot tea in one gulp.

As a fire magician who mainly dealt with fire magic, my unique fire resistance did not disappear even when my magic circuit was broken.

“Not bad.”

“Ah, aren’t you in pain? The tea was very hot.”

“This much doesn’t hurt much.”

How many times have I touched something hotter than this?

The fire of the Red Knight was tens of times hotter than tea.

Others may have to cool it down a bit before eating it, but from my point of view, it’s not that painful of a temperature. I drank all the tea and got up from my seat.

“What kind of tea is this?”

“It’s probably a black tea. It was stored with magic, but because it’s been dried for too long, only the scent remains and the shape is almost gone. But since I’m a High Elf, I can guess the approximate plant species.”

“Okay. Anyway, it’s black tea.”

If it’s black tea, it must have some caffeine in it.

“Not bad.”

“The scent of the tea? I think the scent is too weak and crude to enjoy tea ceremony [a traditional ritual involving the preparation and presentation of tea]. But well, it seems better than the state of this world.”

“I’m not talking about the scent of tea, I’m talking about the ingredients. Black tea contains caffeine. You know, the ingredient that makes you stay awake.”

“Of course, I know.”

“I’m saying this because tonight seems like it will be a particularly long one.”

I got up from my seat and moved my feet.

While the researchers at the Magic Tower, startled by the siren, were hurrying out of the tower, a very small number of people moved in the opposite direction from the exit.

Their faces were different from the expressions of other people.

If the fleeing researchers moved while taking all their research results and intermediate processes, the researchers with stiff expressions had a solemn determination like warriors going out to fight.

─Anyone can see that they’re suspicious.

‘But no one can notice the fact that they are suspicious while the siren is ringing like it’s tearing their eardrums and all the lights in the Magic Tower are flashing red.’

People are not animals that are so interested in others.

Their own safety and precious things are more important. The facial expressions of people they are not close to are not important at all.

Stumble, stumble.

We followed the researchers with firm determination, going against the fleeing researchers, a few steps behind without a sound, and we were soon able to face a small space.

Ding!

With a cheerful bell sound, the small space opened wide.

Instead of the loud siren, there was a classic piece of music.

Instead of the flashing red light, there was a cozy and warm yellow light shining down. The space was a very small elevator that could move about three people.

“Aha.”

I know now.

“That elevator was the way to the basement.”

“Who is it!”

“I’ve been looking for the stairs until now, and I couldn’t find them, so I was seriously thinking about drilling a hole in the floor. If you had something like this, why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

As soon as I finished speaking, something burst like a watermelon.

I passed the researchers who had made way and boarded the elevator.

The moment I tried to press the button to move, I noticed that the only button was pointing down.

As expected, the elevator was a means of moving to the basement.

“Lucky me.”

“…I think the people whose heads just exploded would think they were unlucky.”

“I can’t help it.”

It’s their fault that those guys stood in front of me with the stench of blood.

“Did those people do anything that wrong? To the point where their heads exploded in an instant without even leaving a will?”

“Do you know what a human butcher is?”

“No. It’s my first time hearing about it.”

As expected, she’s a princess.