Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 246

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 246

Doppelganger (1)

He was born a human of humble origins and lived through both feudalism and revolution. It was a distant past now, found only in history books, but he could still remember the flames he had witnessed as a young man.

The rebels who overthrew the corrupt nobles and took their place.

From their perspective, it might have been a revolution, but to the existing powers, it was undoubtedly a rebellion.

And he, who had watched it all from the bottom as a man of lowly status, also considered it a rebellion. It wasn’t that he particularly envied those who had ousted the corrupt nobles.

It was simply that their future actions and trajectory were no different from those of the corrupt nobles they had replaced. They collected heavy taxes and didn’t give a second thought to the well-being of those beneath them.

In the end, all that changed was the surname of the person in power.

The lowly people at the bottom were still struggling, and the revolution that everyone had believed would change their difficult lives ultimately became a revolution for them alone.

Watching this, ■■■ realized.

The only way to change his situation was through rebellion!

The nobles who were now feasting on wine and meat had been of humble origins like himself just a few years ago.

Unlike the nobles with their noble blood, their birth was their sin.

But that noble blood could be acquired later in life. The method was none other than rebellion. Bringing down those above him to the bottom where he was and taking their place was the only way to overcome his humble origins.

So, ■■■ killed a noble.

Fortunately, he had a talent for fighting.

He killed the vassals and knights of the nobles. And so, he became a Baron.

He killed a Baron and became a Viscount.

He eliminated a Count and became a Count.

He burned a Marquis and became a Marquis.

He pushed aside a Duke and became a Duke.

He stabbed a Grand Duke and became a Grand Duke.

He killed the Emperor and became an Emperor.

■■■, bearing the highest crown.

In his lifetime, he experienced every rank and title in the human world. Yet, his ambition.

The desire to stand in a higher position did not disappear.

As a result, ■■■ stepped down from the throne and joined the society of demons, who were in conflict with humans even in those days. Demons were physically far superior to humans.

He thought.

If he were to be called a noble among the demons, each of whom was a powerful warrior, wouldn’t that be the most prestigious noble of all?

The deliberation was short, and the choice was even shorter.

He abandoned his humanity and gained horns and demonic energy.

To prove his discarded humanity, he ruthlessly plundered and massacred the people. But even after doing so much, it took him hundreds of years to rise to the rank of Viscount.

A very long time.

However, as much as that long time, his skills and senses were honed, and like wine that becomes richer with time, he was able to engage in skillful combat.

But, you see.

I, who had trained so hard.

I, who had abandoned my real name, went by the name “Rebellion,” and became “Vepar.”

Why on earth!

‘Can’t I hit him even once?!’

From the beginning, “Vepar” had been unable to hit his opponent.

It wasn’t that Baek Seungwoo was particularly fast. Rather, he was faster.

There was a significant gap between Baek Seungwoo and “Vepar”‘s speed.

The gap was so large that it was difficult to even make an analogy.

An absolute difference that couldn’t be compared to animals like turtles or rabbits. In concrete figures, it was at least a fivefold difference.

Agility C+.

Although it was a gathering of promising talents and geniuses, Baek Seungwoo’s physical abilities were only one grade higher than the average C grade of the first-year students at Chilseong Academy.

It sounded good to say it was one grade higher than average.

Considering that mages and supporters didn’t need to run as fast as warriors, their agility was relatively low.

It was an absurdly low figure.

Slightly faster than the standard for adult males in their twenties.

That was the speed of Baek Seungwoo’s footsteps.

But, you see.

“Don’t just scurry away! Fight me head-on!”

“If you want to fight head-on, then match my pace. You can’t even land a hit, so what’s with all the talk about being fair and square? The demons you killed will be laughing at you in hell.”

“You son of a bitch!”

“A fox does belong to the canine family, after all.”

The wonder of deflecting attacks while exchanging jokes.

That wonder was repeating itself.

This should never be happening.

Agility of S grade or higher. Perhaps even the highest grade that the system can display, S+.

No matter how much he closed the distance with that agility, he couldn’t inflict any damage.

Even when he went into Baek Seungwoo’s range, even at the risk of being hit, he was only bounced back, suffering painful blows himself.

He couldn’t inflict any damage, nor could he find any openings.

At this rate, I’m going to lose.

Without achieving his desires, he would end up like the corpses whose necks he had cut through rebellion.

He imagined the worst possible future, one that he should never even imagine, even if he was anxious.

That’s how much his confidence in victory had fallen.

And that confidence soon.

Crack!

Shattered along with the sound of a joint breaking.

The source of the sound was the opponent’s leg. As he pondered what the sound he had heard was, he soon realized the cause of the sound.

Baek Seungwoo was injured.

“Vepar” was furious at that fact.

“Just now, all alone! You moved too violently and hurt yourself! You dodged all my attacks, and yet you hurt yourself?!”

The guy was hurt.

A sound that shouldn’t have come from his leg had come. A clear critical hit that didn’t need to be confirmed. He couldn’t run anymore.

Baek Seungwoo would definitely be limited in performing the same movements as before.

That was definitely good news, but.

Why on earth?!

Why did it have to be now?!

“You dodged all my attacks! How can you get hurt by something like that?!”

It wasn’t that he had attacked and inflicted a critical hit on Baek Seungwoo.

It was just that the durability of his bones had reached its limit and they had broken.

Some might think that “Vepar”‘s fierce attacks had driven his opponent into a corner, allowing him to inflict such a critical hit, but he had not attacked with this intention.

This was neither luck nor skill. It was nothing.

It was merely a coincidence that had turned out positively for him.

That’s why “Vepar” was furious.

“I can’t accept this! Run again. That’s the only way I can catch you, you rat, and kill you! That’s the only way it will have meaning!”

His pride.

He couldn’t accept the fact that he had suffered a critical hit due to chance rather than his attack.

And that fact was nothing short of a boon for Baek Seungwoo.

He had found a way to effectively stimulate and provoke the guy.

* * *

Ouch, my leg hurts.

The pain was bearable if I just endured it, but the problem was that if the injury exceeded a certain level, something terrible might happen. As you can tell from the surprisingly loud sound, the bone was damaged quite a bit.

I used the expression ‘quite a bit,’ but.

In fact, it was very damaged.

Well, I was so excited about the idea that I could freely control the curse that had been binding my body until now that I moved too violently.

‘It’s all thanks to that friend, but I need to be careful. I was too excited after learning from his diary that I could control the “Solar Meridian Severance” [a technique that manipulates the body’s energy flow]. Let’s calm down a bit.’

Normally, I should have started with rehabilitation and then run little by little.

Thanks to using it to the limit, boasting nimble movements with the maximum reaction speed my body could produce, I became crippled again.

At least this time, it was a cripple that could be healed.

‘It’s better to be a little careful.’

There’s no need to get hurt any more than this.

I glanced around, confirming that the flow of the area was going in the direction I wanted, and then opened my mouth.

“If you want to fight fair and square, fine. Even if I’m the one who hurt his leg from moving too violently, it’s not difficult for me to kill you in this place.”

In this place.

If you were quick-witted, you should have sensed something ominous at this point, but the excited “Vepar” didn’t hear it.

So, I sprayed the scent.

A scent that makes people move in the direction you want.

A strong smell of powder vibrated from all directions and penetrated “Vepar.”

The demon hiding behind him also coughed, seemingly having inhaled the scent to his heart’s content, and appeared.

It was an unfamiliar face.

But as I understood and imitated his ability to secretly move and subtly release the scent in my direction, I realized who he was.

He was “Vine.”

Like the other guys, he was a noble-class demon.

The scent spread everywhere, and then horror dawned on the faces of “Vepar” and “Vine,” who finally realized what I had done.

As a side note, they were surprised not by the fact that I had lured them to this place, but by the fact that I had used different abilities.

Copied abilities?

Even two of them?

“Vepar” asked back at the sight that he couldn’t understand with common sense.

“T, that was something even a Duke couldn’t do……!”

“Vepar” and “Vine.”

Both have more than one ability, but each ability was a power linked to their name. If they were pushed out of their position and lost their name, or if they moved up to a higher rank and changed their name, the ability would naturally change to correspond to that name.

That was common sense that hadn’t changed for hundreds of years, but.

The masked magician in front of them was using abilities even though he wasn’t a demon, violating very obvious common sense.

Their expressions gradually distorted.

Of course, from my point of view, it was hilarious.

What’s so difficult about that?

Well, it might be difficult for other people.

But it’s not difficult for me at all.

“You also have two abilities, the ability to control the sea and the ability to rot wounds. Am I not allowed to do that? How petty.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about right now. Don’t you know that?!”

“Why, do you want to know?”

“……How on earth is that possible?”

How did I do it?

It’s nothing special.

“Because this body is a genius.”

“Vine,” who was watching the scene of him brazenly using his abilities in front of his eyes, raising his own talent, collapsed, and “Vepar” was furious, saying that this world was unfair.

They regarded Baek Seungwoo as some kind of monster, but.

He didn’t particularly value his own talents.

His talent was in all martial arts, including swordsmanship, and.

The talent to copy magic or mysteries as his own, ignoring the principles and conditions, just by witnessing them, was literally.

It was thanks to the genius of ‘this body.’

He who is now gone.

At least to me, he was like a tree that gave generously.

Both wealth and talent.

Especially the diary he left me in the mental world.

That gave me great inspiration and suggested a way to return my crippled body to relatively normal.

He really gave me a lot and left. The “Solar Meridian Severance,” too.

He gave me poison and medicine, well done.