Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 193

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 193

Slave Market (3)

Two hours before the grand market opened.

A place where people are bought and sold.

The stench of things that weren’t quite human permeated the air.

It was as terrible as the mana of the fiends.

Fortunately, I was wearing a mask.

If I hadn’t, my face, contorted with disgust, would have been plain for all to see.

“It’s not exactly to my taste, but I can’t deny the quality of the merchandise.”

As befitting a market with the illicit label of ‘slave,’ all the goods being sold here were thoroughly inspected. It’s strangely meticulous in certain aspects.

‘Well, that’s probably why it’s called a slave market, with all its shady implications.’

I didn’t want to dwell on such sordid things.

However, I had to admit what was undeniable.

[The title, 「Heir of the Vampire」, reacts.]

[You have discovered a legacy of the vampires!]

[Outputs ‘Sub-Quest: 「Heir of the Vampire (1)」’.]

[Sub-Quest: Heir of the Vampire (1)]

[Description: Whether by chance or fate, you have found more than two legacies of the vampires. With this, you have earned the first qualification to become the heir of the ancient vampire race. Of course, it is only a qualification, and you must overcome many obstacles to truly become the heir.]

[Clear Condition: Monopolize the legacies faster than any other potential heirs.]

[Success Reward: Each time you monopolize a legacy, you will get closer to ‘Race: Vampire’, ‘Sub-Quest: Heir of the Vampire (2)’]

The goods here.

The quality is really good.

‘Is this a treasure trove…?!’

I decided to change my thinking a bit.

Aside from the innocent children, the adults who committed crimes and were abandoned by society, and the miscellaneous trash, couldn’t be considered human.

They are monsters blinded by greed and money.

Trash that distances itself from others and cannot integrate into society.

Humans are human because they form relationships and interact with others. Those who have abandoned their humanity in this way are no different from monsters or fiends.

So, even if I kill and plunder their possessions,

I wouldn’t feel any guilt.

A bloodbath of non-humans was about to begin tonight.

* * *

I strolled through the market wearing a mask.

I started securing the items I needed to buy first.

“Welcome! We have many pretty children.”

“This is an herb brought from a faraway land. I’ll give you a chance to sample it, so take a sniff!”

There were so many useless things.

I had no intention of buying them if I could help it.

But even if I planned to kill them all and take their stuff, things don’t always go as planned.

Important or valuable items could be burned and destroyed along with them during my attack.

If the monsters in the market went on a rampage, it would be a disaster.

So, it was too burdensome to plunder right now in many ways.

That’s why I bought them with laundered money.

“One million won. This precious thing is one million won….”

“Um, Master?”

“Unbelievable. This is one million won.”

One million won.

It was ambiguous to call it a small amount.

It’s subtle to call it a lot of money.

At least it wasn’t a lot of money for me, and I bought the item I wanted with this money. Yes, I didn’t engage in fierce competition through a heated auction.

I bought it at the price the seller wanted so easily.

[Hul Veron’s Poison Herb.]

A poison herb specialized for assassination.

It cannot be used in its living leaf state because it requires a special process, but its toxicity is so potent that even an S-class player can easily be killed, so it is mostly sold in processed powder form.

I’ve eaten the powder, but I haven’t been able to find the poison herb even after searching everywhere.

To think I could get that precious thing for 1 million won.

‘I can go home and boil it with other poisons, right?’

It was perfect for me, who had a level of poison resistance above a certain level.

If I split Hul Veron’s leaves into several strands and mix them with different poisons, they will each become deadly poisons that will give me resistance.

I can have about 100 kinds of resistance with this.

“Here’s 1 million won.”

“Oh, young man. Or, is it a young lady? To buy this herb without even sampling it, you have a lot of guts. Good! I’ll give you one more leaf as a special service!”

“…Thank you.”

To give thanks to an old man who does business in this godforsaken market.

I wanted to kill him and take it, but I couldn’t cause unnecessary trouble.

Yes, let’s think of it as the price for getting a good item.

I entrusted the two carefully stored leaves to Baek Eun-ho.

His role now is my attendant.

It would look much more natural for Baek Eun-ho to carry the items than for me to carry them.

It’s definitely not because I’m too lazy to carry them myself.

“This grandfather clock is…?”

“Ah, me! Please buy me! I’m sure I’ll be helpful!”

“You like this big clock so much? Give me 20 million won.”

“No, it’s clearly written on the price tag that it’s 7 million won, what kind of rip-off is this…!”

“Here’s 20 million won in cash. Okay? Yul, take it.”

“Oh, thank you!”

I bought so many other things as well.

From small pocket watches to large grandfather clocks, most of them were miscellaneous goods.

I couldn’t help it.

This place is not a place to sell weapons or equipment, but a marketplace.

Most of the items sold were miscellaneous items.

However, they were so uniquely miscellaneous that I had to buy them.

[Three or more legacies have been identified. Outputs linked quest, 「Heir of the Vampire (2)」.]

For example, the dagger I just bought.

A rusty old dagger with no special abilities, magic, or authority.

If you exclude the fact that it seemed old, 500,000 won was a waste.

[Sub-Quest: Heir of the Vampire (2)]

[Description: Coincidence has become a clear inevitability, and inevitability has become fate. You have found more than three legacies of the vampires. With this, you have earned the second qualification to become the heir of the ancient vampire race. But don’t be arrogant. You are not the only heir, so overcome many obstacles and monopolize all the legacies alone.]

[Clear Condition: Monopolize the legacies faster than any other potential heirs.]

[Success Reward: Each time you monopolize a legacy, you will get closer to ‘Race: Vampire’, ‘Sub-Quest: Heir of the Vampire (3)’]

But this changes the story.

It was a jackpot.

[You have accepted the sub-quest, 「Heir of the Vampire (2)」.]

[You have acquired ‘Olfactory Sense’.]

[As a reward for accepting the quest, you will be able to recognize the same 「Heir of the Vampire」 in the future!]

The dagger was a legacy of the vampires.

Among them, it was the ability to handle blood.

That’s not the same as 「Blood Absorption」.

It was quite different from that.

「Tyrant Lord (暴虐君主)」[A title denoting a vampire lord of immense power and cruelty]

Grade: A

Description: It is one of the legacies of the old race, the vampires. Its effectiveness should have been reduced by several stages due to the ravages of time, but because it is the legacy of the vampire lord among many vampires, it has only fallen by one stage even after enduring a long time.

The vampire lord, who had no mercy for other races or even his own clan, did not allow anyone to approach him, and his existence alone was enough to have the same power as a country.

Therefore, in ancient times, he was called the One-Man Lord or the Tyrant Lord. The ability contains a lot of the aesthetics of him as a lord.

*Ashawk

Blood crushes.

*Aritz

Blood carves fear.

*Hamas

Blood grabs and tears.

This is the first time I’ve seen such concise detailed abilities.

So much so that the description of the skill is much longer than the details of the ability. I know it’s an ability that uses blood as a medium, but I don’t know what it means to crush or tear.

Does it mean blood becomes a weapon?

Whatever the skill is, I have no doubt that it will be worth the A grade. A grade is the second strongest skill that a player can obtain.

It will be useful.

Besides, there were at least 10 more items of this level.

Of course, the items whose true value was revealed were endlessly expensive, but there were also several items that required special conditions to be met, like 「Tyrant Lord」.

For reference, the latter could be obtained for around 1 million won each.

“Wow, I’m getting ready so cheaply before entering the dungeon.”

“Um… Master. You’ve already spent 100 million won?”

“100 million is cheap.”

“…Okay. Anyway, the wealth we have now is a kind of game money that can only be used while we are in this world.”

Game money.

That’s right.

All the wealth I have belongs to ‘Baek Seung-woo’.

I know it well.

If the day comes when I return, I can’t take this money with me.

So, it doesn’t matter if I use it recklessly.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been acting with that mindset, but thanks to that, my economic sense has been distorted and ruined while living in this world.

Now even 1 million won feels like pocket change.

100 million is cheap.

“Let’s use it as we please.”

“…That’s only applicable when we can return to the original world.”

“Hmm? What did you say?”

“No, it’s nothing. By the way, Yul, is there really a talented person here? No one catches my eye.”

Baek Yul.

That was the alias I gave Baek Eun-ho.

I gave him a simple name because I couldn’t use my real name in this dangerous place. It didn’t have any particular meaning.

But he liked it more than I thought when I gave it to him.

He liked it so much that I thought my naming sense was better than I thought.

“According to the description in the novel, he is supposed to be here at this time. But that’s right. Maybe he won’t catch your eye, Master. Of course, if it’s you, Master, you can give even a fool enough teachings to wear the mask of a genius, but this is not an easy world. I don’t know if it’s worth investing your time to teach him directly.”

“I’ll judge that myself. You go find that kid.”

That’s the original reason we came here.

The plunder of illegal goods and the liberation of the slave market were secondary purposes.

As we wandered around, we found him.

The guy Baek Eun-ho was talking about.

A child trapped in a cage, living as if dead.

His red eyes were attractive, but his empty pupils were quite different from my jewel-like eyes. It was as if he had mixed my eyes and Nam Hwa-yeon’s eyes appropriately.

A look that didn’t seem ordinary.

And from that child.

[The title, 「Heir of the Vampire」, reacts.]

[Olfactory Sense is expanded.]

Sniff.

A piercing smell of blood.
A fishy smell. But the smell, which was somewhat like wine, made me unknowingly grab the child’s hand.

[Searching the opponent. The target does not have the title, 「Heir of the Vampire」!]

[Searching for other commonalities.]

[Discovery successful!]

[‘Title, 「Descendant of the Vampire」 and ‘Race: Quarter Vampire’ were found from the target.]

Yes, it’s this child.

The talent I was looking for.

It was this guy.

“Why don’t you become my disciple?”

I instinctively sensed it.

He was a different type of talent than Isabel, Seong Yeon-hwa, and Seo Ye-rin.

He had the talent to be equal to or even greater than them in certain fields.

And that talent is what I need right now.

‘His eyes and small hands resemble that child.’

My first disciple who died 7 years ago.

I haven’t taken in any disciples since then.

I had planned to teach Seo Ye-rin swordsmanship and make her my successor, but there was a clear distance to call her my beloved disciple in the true sense.

But the child trapped in the cage is different.

This child had the same talent as that guy who died.