Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 229

Summer Vacation (4)

It didn’t take long to subdue them both.

One second? Counting time like that was meaningless.

I simply brushed over them once with magic power as calm and vast as the sea.

That alone was enough to make the man faint with his head tilted back. It looked like it would take quite a while to wake him up.

Anyway.

“I didn’t expect you to endure. I thought that man would endure, and you would faint, but it was the exact opposite.”

“Ha, haha, do I look like I’m enduring right now?”

“Your legs are giving out, and you’ve wet yourself, but if your consciousness and mind are intact, you’re enduring just fine. What more could you want?”

The S+ grade of magic power that I achieved.

I had no idea how amazing this realm was.

Even in this world where magic and mystery have advanced to the extreme, there are only a few players who have raised their magic power to the limit of S+. Including me, there are fewer than three in the modern era, and fewer than ten throughout history.

Perhaps, if we only consider the amount of pure magic power.

It would be equivalent to my body before possession.

Of course, the quality of magic power is far purer and cleaner in my original body, but even excluding that, this figure is quite remarkable in its own right.

Unless they were an exceptionally trained powerhouse, they wouldn’t be able to stand against me.

Unfortunately, there are too many powerhouses in this world, but the woman and the man before me were not among them.

“To think such monstrous magic power exists. Are you… even human?”

“Yes, and you asked that inhuman guy for help. Without even hearing my answer, you were thinking of pitting me against that guy.”

“No, I, that’s… actually.”

“You better answer properly. I don’t usually leave loose ends, but I have a fairly lenient personality.”

I can show mercy as much as possible.

As long as the other person doesn’t come back to harm me.

But in cases like now, where there was a possibility that someone other than me would be in danger, even in a situation where the baby could have been hurt if the atmosphere had turned hostile, I’m not generous enough to show mercy.

“You. Why did you hide behind me?”

“I… I felt a strong presence.”

I usually conceal my magic power as much as possible, but if she could sense it, it meant that regardless of her skills, her senses were quite sharp.

She doesn’t seem ordinary.

“What’s your name?”

“O-Olivia.”

“Nationality?”

“F-French.”

“French?”

An entirely unexpected country came up.

For some reason, it didn’t sound like a German accent.

“Yes, I was kidnapped from France to Germany.”

“Kidnapped, really?”

“Yes, really. Please believe me!”

“The German military. The perfectionists of the Leonhardt family wouldn’t let that go unnoticed. Didn’t you think of asking them for help?”

“Because the Leonhardt family kidnapped me.”

“What?”

This is crazy.

Why is it so annoyingly tangled?

‘But the Lion family, which values honor and struggle, wouldn’t kidnap someone without a reason, would they?’

The Nine Heavens Families. The arrogant families that divide and rule the nine realms of the sky are powerful not only because they are families composed of demi-humans.

Innate powers derived from the unique abilities of their race.

Because they are different from humans, they live together, gathering all their traces and techniques, accumulating them over hundreds of years.

And the sense of awe and inclusiveness that embraces people.

Only families with all of these qualities became the Nine Heavens Families. It is said that around 500 years ago, there were other groups of demi-humans besides the nine families, but any group that missed even one of these three things collapsed in the face of human jealousy and time.

“Unbelievable.”

“Well, that’s the usual reaction. Even passersby would say that. Even I, the person involved, am reluctant to explain it.”

“But if that’s the case, isn’t it clear who you should ask for help from other than me? It’s a bit far, but isn’t it nearby?”

“Who?”

“Sirius. If you ask those guys who value harmony for help along with the reason, they will help you without question. So, you can go to the French embassy to report it? If you’re worried about going to the embassy alone, I can accompany you, or you can just go to the embassy alone and report it. I have time for that.”

“No!”

“What do you mean no?”

“If I report myself to the embassy… something terrible will happen!”

What are you talking about?

If you have something you want to explain, please speak properly, including the subject and object. If it weren’t so absurd, I would have thought that our Erzebet could speak more coherently and better.

Could she be making up things that didn’t happen, like some kind of mental illness?

As I felt frustration and anxiety, the woman wiped the cold sweat flowing down her forehead and said.

“Because I’m an international criminal!”

I was about to think, ‘How can a criminal be so confident?’ when I saw something sparkling in her pocket.

It was something in the shape of a heart.

I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

* * *

Inside the dark cave.

Here, where not a single ray of light enters, making it impossible to see properly, was filled with people as dark as the cave itself. I’m not talking about skin color.

I mean their dark inner thoughts.

Beasts who have given up being human and filled themselves with demonic energy instead of magic power.

They, commonly called demons, were huddled together in the cave.

“Then, I will conclude today’s regular report.”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work. Those of you from 「Weird」 and 「Dragon Force」, please assist the nobles who have just awakened yesterday. It’s their first awakening in hundreds of years, so they might be a little short on morning sleep.”

No, the expression ‘huddled together’ might be a bit awkward.

Inside the cave, there was a vast land and sky.

A huge table in the center.

The table was in the shape of a round table, as if everyone was equal, but in this place, there was a clear hierarchy and positional system.

And among them, there was an upper seat. Among the many chairs placed around the round table, the crude wooden chair was the main character.

“Simon-nim [a Korean honorific suffix]. I apologize for bothering you after the meeting, but information has come in from a demon who was scouting outside.”

“Haha, it’s alright. By the way, I’m curious what kind of information you obtained that you reported it. Would you like to recite it?”

“It’s not a very long story. It’s just that France or Germany has received a plan to exhibit a ‘heart’ at an auction or museum.”

The cave was full of demons.

Among them, the most heterogeneous existence was a human. Despite being human, he was moving with the demons, the main enemies of mankind, and one of the demons approached him using honorifics.

“If it’s a heart, there’s only one thing like that in the vicinity.”

It doesn’t really mean a person or a living person’s heart.

Heart is just a simple slang term. It’s a kind of organ that preserves magic power.

Of course, the performance and detailed abilities vary depending on the type, but in Europe, near Germany, the only one being kept was the Flower Heart owned by a certain illegal organization.

“If it’s really 「Anemone’s Heart」… a precious item has been put up for auction.”

“Shall we bring it right away?”

“No. It’s okay.”

It was Anemone’s Heart.

It was an item with considerable power among the many ‘hearts’. The group that had been keeping it for a long time thought it was just junk and left it in the warehouse.

Somehow, it seems to have leaked out.

“But if we have 「Anemone’s Heart」, we can bring the grand plan forward even by one day, right?”

“Hehe, if we have an extra heart, we can complete the monsters or have more audiences with the great nobles on the deserted island…”

We’re a little short on time right now.

Simon, who was a very ordinary human, blurred the last words while gently covering his mouth with his finger.

.

Simon was famous as a fervent follower and mad worshiper of the cult that worshiped the demon nobles like gods.

“Time is already on our side. The deserted island is no longer a deserted island.”

In fact, no one could grasp the principles of his actions. Not even the same humans, nor the demons who had worked by his side for a long time, nor the demon with the intense impression of red hair.

No one could understand him.

“…He’s still a dark-hearted guy.”

He’s not a trustworthy character.

The demons gathered here became demons because they were disgusted by humans, but paradoxically, they had a structure in which power and information were concentrated on one human.

Moreover, in a demon society where all ranks and hierarchies are determined by combat, he can control so many demons like limbs with only the level of a C-class player. It’s unpleasant in many ways.

But his skills are commendable.

“To think you could wake us up much faster than scheduled.”

From the 1st level to the 72nd level.

It was impossible to wake up nobles of high rank from the deep sleep of death, but it was possible to wake up nobles of relatively low rank.

The number was as many as 21.

Although there was only one with the rank of Count.

But the demons who saw the old documents remembered.

The grace of the system existed hundreds of years ago.

At that time, there were also seats for high-rankers and rankers, and it is said that demons with the rank of Count had stronger power than rankers, even if they had abilities specialized in production and treatment rather than combat.

In the case of a belligerent Count, he had the same power as a high-ranker.

In some cases, there were Counts who had the power to clearly kill high-rankers. Although one Count may seem insignificant compared to the 100 high-rankers that exist in the modern era, this was just the beginning.

Although a very small number, each one is said to have power surpassing high-rankers, Marquis [a noble title].

The Dukes [another noble title], who, based on overwhelming force, made the system hundreds of years ago conclude that they should be isolated separately in a space called a deserted island.

Until they open their eyes from their long sleep.

Not much time is left.

“…I’m starting to feel it.”

I could clearly know.

That the awakening of the nobles is happening at a speed far faster than the norm.