Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 254

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – 254

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius 254

A Half-baked Copy (4)

“He’s already gone.”

One of the four people staying in the room had disappeared.

Did I wake up late?

With a hopeful thought, I looked out the window.

The sun was still rising.

In a normal household, it would be time for breakfast, but Baek Hyeon-ah scanned her surroundings while lying down with the children. Was she a restless sleeper, or were all three of them restless sleepers?

Baek Hyeon-ah, who was definitely sleeping at the edge of the bed, found herself lying in the very center when she opened her eyes.

The other children were clinging to either of her shoulders.

“I want to get up and check, but they’re all sleeping so soundly that it’s impossible to wake them. What should I do?”

Baek Hyeon-ah really wanted to confirm if he had left this early in the morning, but she was just a nanny. She understood her role perfectly.

Making sure the children slept well was more important than satisfying her curiosity. She knew that in her head.

But her body was restless, wanting to get up quickly.

“Ugh…….”

“Ah, sorry.”

Every time she moved, the children’s heads and bodies would twitch slightly, preventing her from moving any further.

Well, what could she do? This was the reason for her existence, as given by the owner.

‘If I had known this would happen, I shouldn’t have brought it up.’

Last night. No, not even last night.

She shouldn’t have brought up the conversation from just a few hours ago. She never imagined that he would take that conversation and run out in less than half a day.

‘He’s not reckless, so he must have a place in mind to go out at this hour. The fact that he left without sleeping means it’s that urgent.’

Baek Hyeon-ah knew Baek Seung-woo well.

To others, it might seem like she was a virtuous wife who understood her husband’s heart, but she had seen Baek Seung-woo’s memories and experiences.

Decades of time. She had been with him through his eyes.

As a result, Baek Hyeon-ah was able to understand his way of thinking and goals.

He doesn’t move carelessly. Whatever he does, he sets the stage to his advantage before acting.

The fact that such a person moved early in the morning without even a day’s preparation was proof that the situation was critical.

“……I hope nothing bad happens.”

Right now, Baek Seung-woo was her owner.

This meant more than just a master-servant relationship; it meant that she needed Baek Seung-woo to survive. The doppelganger could live without him.

However, ‘Baek Hyeon-ah,’ the white-haired woman, could not maintain her current form for long without the magic power that he regularly supplied. She quite liked her current self.

It was a life spent imitating others.

Whether a mere skill, neither a living thing nor an object, had the right to talk about life was debatable, but if she had a life.

She was now feeling alive for the first time.

Not living in someone else’s form, instead of someone else.

It was the first time she was living adorned with things made solely for her, from the human body to her name.

“If possible, I want to live as ‘Baek Hyeon-ah’ for as long as possible.”

She didn’t know what would unfold in the future.

She might come to hate being ‘Baek Hyeon-ah,’ or she might really like it. What was certain was that unlike the life she had lived imitating the names, appearances, memories, and experiences of others.

The life as ‘Baek Hyeon-ah,’ prepared solely for herself.

Unlike living as a half-baked copy, replicating the memories and experiences of others, she would have to pioneer it with her own strength.

That fact made Baek Hyeon-ah feel both excited and scared.

First.

“Kids. It’s past 9 o’clock now, so can you please wake up? My arm hurts…….”

Let’s start by getting out of this bed.

My arm is so numb that it hurts like crazy.

* * *

I ran from the morning.

The destination was England. The key wasn’t in England, but to access the place where it was, I needed the help of an acquaintance in England.

So, I decided to cross the country.

ID and passport?

I left all that in the room.

The only things I took were the clothes I was wearing and the ring where numerous items were stored. Even then, I left almost all the defensive items with Baek Hyeon-ah.

Saying I left them with her, it would be more accurate to say I left them by her head while she was sleeping, but anyway, I crossed the country almost empty-handed.

The problem was.

“Should I go by land? Or cross the sea?”

The difference was in the method of travel.

Going through the Netherlands or Belgium and taking a boat was the land route, versus simply crossing the sea from Germany.

Among the two options, I prioritized speed and ran without hesitation. Across the sea.

Splash, splash, splash!

The sound of water splashing against the surface.

The sound was so loud and so frequent that the villagers living near the harbor looked out the window even while eating breakfast.

Then, they saw a black object moving on the sea.

“What is it? A dolphin?”

“Huh, really. Have you ever seen a dolphin that fast in your life? I’ve lived in this village for over 70 years, but I’ve never seen a fish that fast. Maybe it’s one of those, uh, drone machines flying around?”

“Well, it is as fast as those machines that young people fly these days.”

“Maybe a broadcasting company came out to film something. Come on, let’s eat. The soup will get cold.”

People didn’t think much of seeing something quickly crossing the sea. They couldn’t even imagine that it was a person trying to cross the border. After all, it was moving at a speed far faster than even players known for their speed.

Who could treat that as a person?

Moving at such a fast speed, I crossed the border and soon arrived in England. Morning had long passed, but I could arrive before lunch started. Arriving at the port in England, I massaged my legs.

My legs and body ached like crazy.

‘It’s not easy to run after so long. I used magic to create engines to assist my movement in between, but this is not a good thing to do either.’

I crossed the border and crossed the sea with my bare body without the help of machines.

In the process, my legs were slightly damaged. But now I could control the load on my body as I pleased.

It meant that even if it was damaged, I could control the level of damage.

I had to invest more than 70% of my magic power, but I no longer had to worry about 「Sun Meridian Severance」. After resting for about 10 minutes at the port, I started moving again.

The time I had left was so short that I didn’t know how much I had.

The destination was far from here.

How long had I been running?

The moment my breath was ragged, my magic power was running low, and my body and head were exhausted, a huge golden palace came into view.

Finally, the primary destination. I arrived at the acquaintance’s house.

“Who is it?”

“This is a space where unauthorized people cannot enter. If you have received an invitation, please show proof of it.”

There were two guards in front of the palace.

Both were S-class powerhouses. But the two of them were startled when they saw me.

They didn’t seem to recognize me by my face. They just seemed surprised by the deep and vast aura of magic power that I was emitting disorderly in all directions, as I hadn’t properly managed my magic power after running for hours.

In fact, the guards didn’t step back, but they were sweating or swallowing hard enough to be heard.

Their nervousness was clearly evident.

I said to them.

“Invitation? I didn’t receive any.”

“Th, then you cannot enter. Even if you have such great magic power like you, you cannot enter without permission……!”

“But is this okay instead?”

Swish. Something that wasn’t visible until just now began to appear.

It was a black furry tail. A tail that looked like a fox’s suddenly appeared.

“!!!!”

Did he hide it with magic?

Or was he hiding it somewhere on his body?

Just as the guards’ heads were spinning.

Thud!

Someone hit them on the back of the head and appeared.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. You’ve grown up so well. Young master. No, you’re now the head of a group.”

“H, Head Butler?!”

“I’ll escort you inside. The mistress is also waiting.”

The old man in a suit.

Like the saying that he aged really well, the butler, who showed off a dignified charm despite the passage of time, greeted me. It was a face I remembered.

He was the butler of this family and the de facto second-in-command.

The guards couldn’t even open their mouths at his appearance and didn’t stop me anymore. No, they didn’t stop me for the sake of their jobs.

So, I followed his guidance and moved to the highest point of the palace.

This was this palace.

The main base of the Sirius family.

“Since you’ve come to this palace after a long time, Miss Isabel will be happy. She happens to be researching magic on the 5th floor. I think it would be good to show your face before you go.”

“I’ll take care of that myself. Thank you for escorting me here.”

I spat out words of gratitude to the head butler, and those words implied that he should leave quickly so we could talk alone.

Having worked as the butler of this palace for a long time, he immediately understood my words and left with a greeting.

Thump, thump, thump, right after confirming that his footsteps could be heard from here to the bottom.

I opened the huge door and went inside. What was there was a white-haired old woman. Sitting behind a window where sunlight poured in, all the halo looked like lighting for her.

She was the head of Sirius, in an equal position to me.

A warrior who pacified this country and surrounding countries with a spear and magic.

Valkyrie.

“It’s been a while. Valkyrie.”

“Ha! That kid who never joked, unlike his age, has now become an adult. So, why did you come to my house? Didn’t we make a treaty not to interfere with each other during our lives?”

“It’s nothing much. I just have something to say to the pillar of this land.”

I took a comfortable position.

As if I were the owner of this room, I leaned back on the backrest and sipped tea. Valkyrie’s face gradually shook at the sight.

It seemed she didn’t like my posture very much.

“You said you have something to say? Your posture is poor for that, is that the posture of someone asking for a favor? That little lady and little gentleman raised their child wrong.”

Little lady and little gentleman.

That was the name Valkyrie called ‘Baek Seung-woo’s parents.

“You’re right. Because my parents passed away early, I didn’t receive proper home education.”

“……Are you trying to argue with me right now?”

Her expression turned fierce, and my expression began to smile.

“No? If I was going to argue, I would have contacted you instead of meeting in person.”

The reason I came here was simply.

“I came to fulfill a promise that was made more than 10 years ago.”

“!!!!”

Among the contents written in the diary.

Because I got the information that one of the greatest heroes would unconditionally be able to help me.

The grandmother in front of me is a hero representing all of Europe.

And what I want is the status that has.

Even if she faces the head of a country, as long as she faces them in Europe, she occupies an absolute position of power in any moment. Valkyrie is a hero of England, a hero of Europe.

In the present, she symbolizes Europe.

Europe itself.

But her palace.

At least in her room, located at the highest of the numerous rooms inside.

I was the one in charge.

“I kept my promise a long time ago, so now it’s your turn to keep it.”