Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 155

Sometimes, people feel despair.

When they lose something precious.

When they are separated from a loved one forever.

And so on.

There are as many forms of despair as there are people in the world.

And these various forms may not be universal to others.

Part of the emotion of despair.

Since emotions are relative, the despair of others may not mean much to me.

But very rarely.

There exists something that embodies the concept of despair itself.

Something that everyone would nod their heads at and agree *is* despair.

In my case, I have witnessed such things seven times in my life.

And the students, at this moment.

Had expressions of facing a despair that they could not put into words for the first time in their lives.

I told you to hurry up.

* * *

The giant sea serpent, Jormungandr.

I couldn’t understand why this guy suddenly popped out in a place like this. I didn’t *want* to understand.

What I *was* curious about, though.

‘Why is a sea serpent crawling out of the harsh snowy fields of the North *without* a sea?’

The location was very strange.

The world outside the novel.

The Jormungandr I witnessed there rose from the salty sea, boasting a massive body larger than the ocean.

A giant thing awakens from the sea.

The very moment it looked down with vertically split pupils from a height high enough to dominate the airspace.

The shock I received at that time was not easily forgotten.

But the guy in front of me was slightly smaller than the Jormungandr back then.

There was no sea, which could be called his home ground.

Everything was full of strangeness.

‘I don’t know what’s going on.’

I can’t understand all the details.

I keep thinking, but I don’t want to understand.

What *is* clear is that I have to evacuate with these kids.

That was all.

“Run away.”

“Yes? But the children…….”

“Okay, this should do it.”

The students lost their will to fight the moment they saw the giant snake.

Even in the midst of that, they were trying to take care of the young children.

But in a situation where they didn’t know what the snake would do, the students were too inexperienced to take care of the young children.

I had no choice but to take care of them.

Because I promised.

「Telekinesis」

An intangible energy embraced the children.

The children were startled by the sudden contact and the floating sensation of their bodies rising into the air and were about to scream.

Of course, 「Telekinesis」 also blocked the children’s mouths, so Jormungandr wouldn’t turn his head towards us because of the screams.

─Aren’t you going to use that flame you usually use? Your proficiency seems much higher with that.

─That Dalgie is stupid, snakes like us are sensitive to heat. On land full of snow, there’s nothing as noticeable as a person’s body temperature. If you light a flame, of course, our attention will be drawn to us, right?

Orochi is right.

Maybe it’s because he was a mythical snake that reached the 1st or 2nd tier before becoming a sword. He certainly knew a lot about the physiology of snakes.

But Jormungandr had one unique ability.

‘Most snake-type monsters. The higher they are, and the denser the magic they possess, the more powerful magic eyes they have.’

It’s on a different level than my 「Yoma Eye」 [an eye that captures the flow of magic and souls].

The eye that captures the flow of magic and souls without distinguishing between Yo and Ma is good to use as a supplementary role.

It is difficult to use the magic eye itself as the main means, such as the 「Petrifying Eye」 that turns the opponent into stone, or the 「Divinity Eye」 that performs divine feats and is close to the heavens.

‘In my case, I awakened .’

Clairvoyance.

Commonly known as the Eye of Heaven.

The eye like the sky that looks down on all things requires considerable magic and mental strength just to capture the scenery in the pupil.

The worst fuel efficiency compared to 「Yoma Eye」, 「Petrifying Eye」, and 「Divinity Eye」, which are organized as skills.

It’s not easy to use.

But I am grateful for the fact that I have this ability.

Anyway, why did I bring up this story?

“It seems like your eyes are getting used to it.”

“……Yes?”

“Now he’s coming. Everyone hold your breath and breathe through your skin.”

“What the hell are you talking about……?!”

“Shh.”

With a conversation that wasn’t like a conversation, we didn’t make any noise.

We didn’t even make the slightest sound of breathing.

To be exact, we couldn’t.

Because I blocked their noses and mouths with 「Telekinesis」.

It was a natural thing to do.

‘You crazy! Are you telling me not to breathe and die?!!’

In that situation, Lee Ji felt his blood flow slowing down little by little and his brain gradually hardening.

He wanted to say something, but his mouth was blocked.

Whenever he tried to express his discomfort with his body, an intangible energy restrained his limbs. Was the teacher trying to kill him?

Just when he thought that.

‘……Huh?’

He suddenly realized that he didn’t die even though he wasn’t breathing in through his nose and mouth.

It was definitely full of discomfort compared to breathing through the nose.

But it wasn’t to the point where he would die or his actions would become sluggish.

We were breathing through our skin, just like the teacher had briefly said.

Does this make sense?

[Don’t talk. Don’t move rashly. He distinguishes objects by heat, but he is more sensitive to hearing than sight.]

‘!!!!’

The teacher’s voice suddenly heard.

The sweet voice heard in the midst of silence had the power to surprise and make you turn around.

Whether the other friends were the same, someone turned around with a flushed face. Then, what came into view was Baek Seung-woo, who had his mouth sealed like them.

What, how did he talk without even moving his lips?

Is it ventriloquism?

[It’s not ventriloquism. It’s similar to telecommunication magic and telepathic transmission…….]

This doesn’t use the vocal cords.

It doesn’t manipulate special wavelengths using the medium of air.

Just like the system.

It was a one-way communication method of planting my will in the brain.

[We will get out of this underground first. Be careful with your feet and walk without making a sound.]

At those words, Isabel and Isis were about to spread magic near their feet to reduce the sound.

But I stopped them before they used magic.

[Don’t use magic to silence the sound. He is extremely sensitive to hearing, so if there is a faint space where the sound is not reflected, he will react sensitively to it.]

There are several types of magic to silence sound.

There is a way to block the hole itself where the sound comes out, like I did.

There is also a way to build an intangible barrier so that the sound does not escape to the outside, like they were trying to do.

In addition, there are various methods such as using wavelengths.

But the method they were trying to use was one of the worst things to do in this situation.

‘I almost messed up if I was even a little late.’

Spreading a wall where sound does not escape.

At first glance, it seems like the best choice.

But it only gives a sense of incongruity to martial artists with extremely developed senses or players who are sensitive to sound.

Sound is supposed to be reflected.

If the sound is not reflected only in a specific area, it is easy to think that there is something there.

It’s like advertising that I’m here.

‘We’ll get caught someday, but we still have to avoid it as much as possible until then.’

There is no time to waste like this.

So I tried to leave in a hurry.

Clang──!

A sound that should never be heard.

The sound of metal being pulled was heard.

Surprised, I turned my head, and there I saw a brother and sister with small chains tied to their ankles.

……Damn it, I should have looked more closely before acting.

I messed up because I thought I had to hurry.

“Now you can just talk.”

“Heugh……! It’s a little awkward to breathe suddenly…….”

“I, is it okay to suddenly talk like this……?”

“Yes, it doesn’t matter anyway.”

Look over there.

A giant snake that can cover the mountain range, including this mansion, is staring at us accurately, isn’t it?

“Once his eyes are on you, it’s better not to think about running away.”

Most animals that live in the sea have a strong obsession with food.

In that vast ocean, they have to subdue weaker prey than themselves to consume it without any problems.

Because they can continue their lives.

That giant sea serpent also puts his heart into even small prey, not befitting his appearance.

* * *

Hurriedly cut the chains and leave.

Seung-woo also grabbed the chains tied to the siblings’ feet with only that thought in mind.

But it’s quite heavy.

The material of the chain was not made of heavy metal.

Just an ordinary iron chain.

Nothing more, nothing less.

It’s not that he feels the weight more because his physical condition is not good.

It felt like he was holding onto a weight beyond what he could see.

And that feeling soon became a reality.

Clang, clang.

He shook the chain in his hand.

Then, beyond the hole in the ceiling.

The barrier surrounding the city shook.

At first, I thought it was a coincidence.

‘That barrier is a great magic that maintains the temperature in the city. It can’t be connected to such a chain.’

It was a very reasonable thought.

The core of the great magic that surrounds the entire city cannot be this chain.

That was very normal and reasonable.

But how can a world heading for a predetermined destruction be normal?

“……Damn it.”

It was a curse that I seemed to have on my lips now.

I wanted to maintain my composure as much as possible.

But I was fed up with the repeated variables.

Ah, yeah.

Let’s just cut it.

‘I’m too lazy now.’

Seung-woo looked at the sky as if asking for an answer. Then he nodded and raised his sword.

At the same time, a flash of pure white light without any delay.

The dream and desire of swordsmen.

The manifestation of Sword Qi [a form of energy cultivation].

“!!!!!!”

Seong Yeon-hwa, who was watching the scene, was startled.

It wasn’t the first time she had seen Sword Qi.

She is a young genius heading towards the realm.

Sword Qi was not a distant realm for Seong Yeon-hwa, who skillfully wielded Sword Energy.

Even the family’s bodyguards and her father, the head of the family, knew how to handle Sword Qi.

But.

‘I don’t know if anyone can handle it as skillfully as that……?’

Even the geniuses and experts of Chinese [martial arts world] could count on their fingers the number of people who could use such pure and stable Sword Qi. It was such an amazing realm.

That’s why she barely swallowed her shock at the fact that her teacher was a martial artist who had reached such a realm.

Ah, that’s right.

Did he say it’s okay to just talk now?

Seong Yeon-hwa vomited out her shock as it was.

The other students’ reactions were similar.

Lee Ji and Seo Ye-rin, who handled weapons, did not have as much insight as Seong Yeon-hwa, but they vaguely felt how great the light inherent in the sword was.

Isabel and Isis, who wielded magic, were fascinated by the pure and immaculate magic power that Sword Qi boasted.

The young children and Noh Yu-ra, who didn’t know what it was, just stared blankly, saying it was pretty.

The pure white Sword Energy of the Sword Saint had such magic.

The very moment everyone’s eyes were caught by the sword.

「Severance(切)」[Cutting]

The sword was swung down towards the chain as it was.

After that, the chain collapsed so futilely that it was hard to believe that it was the core of the great magic that surrounded the entire city.

This was partly due to the power of the extremely pure Sword Qi.

But the power of the swordsmanship focused on cutting something was effectively demonstrated.

Clang!!!

The chain became a simple piece of iron with several fragments.

Starting with the clear sound of the iron falling to the floor.

That’s how the spring in the North ended futilely.

The heavy snow and cold that had been protecting the residents from the north wind and snow covered the city.

Instantly, a chill that made you feel like your bones were aching.

With this, the winter in the North will be eternal.

“Th, Teacher, what is this……?”

“The magic that maintained the warmth of the city has been cut off. So cleanly and perfectly that I can’t even think of restoring it.”

I can’t believe he did that with just one sword.

By the way, when did he learn the sword to that extent?

Lee Ji said to Isabel, who was chattering, with a bewildered expression.

“Isn’t that not important right now?”

“What? Do you think it makes sense that I don’t know the skills of my former fiancé…… hmm, teacher? Besides, I’m the leader of this group. It’s my role to understand the objective skills of the teacher, including you.”

“……Ah, okay.”

I didn’t ask that much.

Lee Ji decided not to dig his own grave.

Because what’s more important now is to escape from that monster.

“Ugh, it’s creepy.”

The giant snake is only looking at us with its pupils.

He is not taking any actions such as licking his lips.

This must be the best moment to escape.

“Teacher, let’s run away now!!”

“……This gap?”

“Yes, that monster seems to be fascinated by the white light like us. Isn’t it best to run away quickly?”

There was no answer to that question.

There was only a man staring blankly at the sky.

Just as Lee Ji was about to open his mouth in a serious and solemn atmosphere.

Seung-woo answered.

“……I don’t know.”

Fascinated by the light.

I don’t know if he honed his revenge for the brilliance of the Sword Qi that killed him in his previous life, or if he felt a instinctive threat.

He wouldn’t be the type to stay still even after seeing the energy in my sword.

As if to prove my thoughts.

The sea serpent, who hadn’t even blinked an eye, slowly brought his mouth towards me, marking the end.

……Looking at it this close, it’s really disgusting.