Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 224

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 224

Magic and Mystery (4)

The lectures that continued until the summer vacation ended with favorable reviews.

Having no particular attachment to the lectures, I didn’t offer any comments or greetings and shed the title of temporary professor.

Finally, I’m back to being an assistant.

Whew, I even sighed in relief.

“You look very refreshed.”

“Of course. I’ve finally escaped the responsibility I was forced to take on.”

“The students still seem to want your lectures.”

I certainly put a lot of effort into preparing the lectures.

Thanks to that, my image has improved considerably among some people, and it has become an opportunity for the majority to become interested in my lecturing skills and knowledge.

But I didn’t want to take on lectures again.

“Don’t say such terrible things.”

“Why? You did well.”

“I need to learn the Master’s magic right now, so where do I have time to waste on lectures?”

“Didn’t you receive research funds, a research location, and research time in the name of lectures? And you’re still reacting like that?”

“The research funds were so small that I didn’t spend a penny. It was good to be assigned a research location and get time to conduct research under the pretext of preparing lectures instead of my daily work, but it’s a bit of a waste of time…….”

Spending two hours every time I lecture is a bit much.

Two hours out of 24 hours a day is a very large proportion. Some people may waste those two hours, but it is a very precious time for me.

A time sufficient to read three books and organize the knowledge within.

It was a waste to waste this every time for no reason.

Of course, it would be meaningful if the overall level of students improved as a result of this lecture, but I don’t think the average skill of students can be improved with just one lecture like this.

It’s not easy to get stronger quickly.

If you want to save time in the process of getting stronger, you must lose something corresponding to it.

That can be one or two.

In my case, when I was training in swordsmanship, I gave up my childhood memories, happiness, and youth. I reached the limit of the sword while sacrificing all of that, but I lost something more valuable than precious people.

Now I am researching magic.

I lost my health and lifespan.

And I will continue to lose many things in the future.

Because I have no intention of stopping to get stronger quickly.

‘That’s why I won’t be swayed by the title of professor anymore.’

Once is enough for this kind of experience.

When I strongly expressed such will, Nam Hwa-yeon stared at me intently.

“Even though the students are in the mood to ask for it again? You’re cold-hearted.”

“Their reaction is none of my business. I didn’t come to the academy with the goal of becoming an educator in the first place, so I don’t have any particular feelings.”

“Your reaction is cold. How can you be a good teacher like that?”

“I’m not a teacher, but an assistant. The titles of temporary professor or temporary teacher are ultimately only short-term.”

“Then shall I promote you to professor altogether?”

“You’re saying scary things. Absolutely not.”

In the first place, ‘Baek Seung-woo’ did not want to work at the academy but was pushed out of the family’s competition structure. In fact, it was a measure close to demotion or exile.

It is wrong from the point when the head of the family, who will manage the family’s affairs, lives as an assistant at the very bottom of this workplace.

And this summer vacation.

I was going to cut off that wrong tangle like a flash of lightning during this one month.

* * *

The academy was full of energy.

It was an energy that had never existed before.

At least Isabel, a freshman, felt that way.

“This is what it feels like the day before vacation.”

Since all the lectures are over today, there was nothing special to do from now on.

There are no classes on the day of vacation.

If they only listen to the principal’s speech, the students will be freed from the shackles of academics.

After that, students will do various activities during the vacation period. Some students will train at the academy, broaden their horizons through travel, or accumulate experience through practical training.

So how will the teaching assistants spend their time?

‘They’ll manage well on their own.’

Suddenly, Seung-woo’s badly injured appearance came to mind, but she shook her head desperately.

She always saw his lectures in the front row, and he looked very healthy.

Of course, it is not right to judge by appearance alone, but it was not Isabel’s concern. The two are not in any relationship.

The only connection that existed, the relationship between teacher and student, was also about to end. The curriculum of forming a group and passing on their skills or abilities to the students was a short test process introduced only in the first semester.

If summer vacation starts, Seung-woo will no longer be Isabel’s teacher. For some reason, that fact felt heavy.

“Why am I like this.”

My heart is heavy.

She says she doesn’t know why, but Isabel knew the cause. It was a sensation she had felt for half her life, so she couldn’t forget it.

However, she hadn’t felt it recently, so this sensation felt unfamiliar for a moment.

Bittersweet.

An ironic feeling of feeling love and hate at the same time.

However, the feeling that leaned heavily towards love made Isabel hurt.

“……I won’t see you for a month.”

“Isabel?”

“Ah, I’ll be right there.”

A voice calling Isabel, who was lost in thought for a moment.

Seo Ye-rin, who has become a close friend who cannot be without after a difficult journey and training, called her.

Other friends besides her were also waiting for Isabel. When I think about it, they were talking about what to do during summer vacation.

“What are you guys going to do during vacation? You’re not just going to be training, are you?”

“I think I’ll just be training.”

Seo Ye-rin answered Lee Ji’s question.

A child who does not receive much expectation or attention from her family.

Even though she is at an age where she still needs the care of her parents and guardians, there was no one in her house to take her out to play because of the harsh family motto that she had to grow up on her own.

So naturally, she has no choice but to train.

Seo Ye-rin’s friends had no intention of leaving her alone.

“Then Ye-rin can go anywhere.”

“Is it okay to be abroad for a whole month?”

“Yeah, it’s okay. Well, I have plenty of time.”

“Then Ye-rin is definitely coming along.”

Next was Seong Yeon-hwa.

She was fiddling with the sword at her waist and carefully opened her mouth.

“Actually…… I really want to be with you, but I decided to go back to my hometown during vacation. My family is a bit strict.”

Her family is strict.

It was an atmosphere that didn’t suit Seong Yeon-hwa, who had a laid-back and bright personality.

“Really? I can’t help that your family is strict, but can’t you take some time off for about a week?”

“Ah! A week is okay. After all, I don’t train at home every day!”

“Then that’s it for Yeon-hwa, and what about Isis?”

“Yeah, I’m fine anytime.”

“You don’t have to go back home like Ye-rin?”

A beauty with white hair and a cool impression, Isis.

Unlike other female students of the same age, she had a mature appearance that caught the attention of not only male students but also 2nd and 3rd graders.

Maybe it’s because she lived abroad. Or maybe it’s just because her personality is unique, but her appearance of preparing things assuming the worst in any situation seemed like a fourth dimension.

Her friends, who watched her closely during the last semester, were even impressed by her thorough preparation.

And because of that personality, I thought she would be thoroughly prepared and prepared to meet her family during vacation. I don’t know what it means to say that she is available at any time.

“I don’t have parents.”

“……Ah.”

“Hey, Lee Ji. What are you doing.”

“No, that’s not what I meant…… I, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

“I’m okay. I’m not particularly hurt. It’s a common thing anyway.”

“Was that a common thing?”

“It was common where I was born and raised.”

Everyone lost their words.

I don’t know what to say in this situation.

Lee Ji had no choice but to step up and skip the order.

Next was Noh Yu-ra’s turn.

“Okay, then it’s Yu-ra’s turn.”

“Huh? Is it my turn? Why at this timing?”

“What does timing matter, right? So, do you have anything special to do during vacation?”

“It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but I think I’ll be going on a trip with my mom and dad for about a week. I haven’t decided exactly where to go, but it’s confirmed that I’m going to play.”

“Then what about the remaining 3 weeks?”

“Then I have plenty of time.”

“Then we just need to match your time with Yeon-hwa’s.”

“Huh? What about you?”

Yu-ra asked Lee Ji.

“I’m available anytime?”

“Don’t you have a part-time job? You’ve been busy because of that until now.”

Lee Ji had no time on weekends to earn money.

I thought she wouldn’t have enough time even during vacation, but an unexpected answer came out.

“You guys know I have debt, right?”

“Ah, that was at the ball that was held last time……!”

“Shh! Yeon-hwa, your voice is too loud. It’s not a good memory, so there’s no reason to say it out loud.”

“S, sorry!”

“It’s okay. I don’t have any particular feelings. Rather, I feel relieved that all the guys who deceived my parents and made me sit on a pile of debt are dead.”

Lee Ji had a relieved expression on her face.

It wasn’t just an expression that came out because the person she had a grudge against died.

She had an expression on her face that something that had been a stumbling block in her life had been removed.

“Is that enough?”

“The debt is gone too. Who was it back then? Was it [likely a pseudonym or code name]? That person killed every member of the Choi family without missing a single one, and there were so many illegal things in the businesses they ran that my family’s debt disappeared.”

“That’s good news, but the money you’ve earned so far…….”

“Well, the mansion burned down and all the Choi family members died on the spot, so there’s no way to get it back. But instead, I earned money in other ways.”

Swoosh, Lee Ji took out her cell phone from her pocket.

What appeared on the screen of her cell phone were several photos. It was also taken very detailed and precisely.

And that was the chalkboard photo of Baek Seung-woo that has been a hot topic these days.

“Huh? You bought this too? I bought it too.”

“You too? Me too.”

“Did Isabel also purchase that photo because she is a wizard?”

“I already wrote everything down.”

The photos were sold at an expensive price of 20,000 won for all 10 photos.

Of course, it’s enough if the person who bought it shares it, but because of the ripple effect of the rumors, the demand was so high that the person who sold it made a big profit.

And in the context of the current conversation.

“You…… by any chance?”

“Hehe, I didn’t know that just taking pictures and leaving because I didn’t have time would come back like this. I guess everyone thinks it’s a clear way to get stronger, so the demand is huge.”

“How did you sell it?”

“I sold it online. There might be a guy who receives my photos and sells them at a cheaper price. I sold it to hundreds of people at the same time. But even if I sold it like that, the emails kept coming.”

As a result of selling photos to approximately thousands of students.

Lee Ji. He became the pillar and bedrock of the family.

No more money could tie Lee Ji down.

Now he was free.