Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 266

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 266

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius 266

Beginning of the Semester (1)

The vacation was over.

The time to commit to training felt too short, and the time to enjoy resting was far too short as well. The new semester was fast approaching.

Now, tomorrow morning, I have to go back to work at the academy.

“……This is a headache.”

“I told you to take care of it in advance.”

“Do you want me to remind you whose fault this is?”

Seungwoo had returned home immediately.

Taking a plane was problematic because of Baek Hyun-ah’s ID, but after reaching the realm of the Great Magician, forging an ID was a piece of cake.

He easily deceived the magic detection device at the airport and the inspector’s naked eye.

However, even becoming a Great Magician couldn’t fix the screw-ups of the guy downstairs.

“The laundering of money was discovered by the 2nd Elder? Why that crazy old man famous for being a money grubber?”

“……I will work harder.”

“Yes, you have to fix this mess before I go to work tomorrow.”

“……I’ll work hard to launder the money by today.”

The basement inside the house.

Baek Eun-ho hurriedly tapped away on his cell phone, laundering the money.

He laundered the money little by little by mobilizing every means and method available, such as shell companies, intermediaries, and even contacts in the underworld. Seungwoo, who was watching him with cold eyes, sighed and rubbed his forehead.

‘To think the 2nd Elder would catch my tail while I was away.’

It’s not like he really caught my tail. It’s a metaphor.

However, it was a very effective metaphor for foxes like us.

For a fox, the tail is its dignity itself.

Being caught by the tail was like being caught by dignity, or something even more significant.

In this case, the 2nd Elder discovered the money laundering.

‘The money laundering itself is not a problem. From the 1st Elder to the 9th Elder, everyone does it, so it won’t be revealed publicly. But the problem is the amount.’

Being caught laundering money is generally tolerated.

It wasn’t harmful to be caught since the 2nd Elder also launders money from time to time.

The real problem was that he was caught laundering tens of billions of won [approximately millions of US dollars].

‘If it’s the 2nd Elder, who is crazy about money, he will suspect the source of my money and find its root before long.’

Some of the sources of this money were Seungwoo’s bank account and cash, but most of it was funds raised through product sales and plunder.

The failed products made by Gu Yaja. The money earned by selling flashy but useless knives on the market accounted for 30% of the amount being laundered.

The remaining 70% was outright plunder.

Stealing and laundering other people’s money.

I don’t just steal from anyone.

I only coveted the property of those who had been killed while working as a Mae-gu [a type of assassin or mercenary].

The money accumulated by mobilizing those two methods is not just tens of billions. It has reached a huge astronomical unit.

“The amount caught by the 2nd Elder is about 20 billion won. It’s not a small amount, but it’s not a big number compared to the total amount. The problem is that if the 2nd Elder, who is crazy about money and gold, estimates and tries to explore the scale of the unwashed assets by any means.”

“I, I’m sorry……!”

“Actually, you don’t have to be sorry. The problem was that old man’s competence, rather than you being caught.”

The elders of the Cheonho Baekga [Thousand-Fox Baek Clan] are mostly competent.

You cannot become an elder just by internal traditions and power struggles within the family.

Only talent matters. Whether it’s brains or brawn, you must have innate talent to be given the opportunity to become an elder.

The position you can sit in after seizing that opportunity and overcoming various trials is the Elder.

‘The 2nd Elder had a bright eye and mind for money among those elders. The family head’s property, which nominally exists in the family. Except for mansions and treasure houses, money is the most important thing.’

The business is conducted under the name of the family.

Hospitals, drugs, equipment, etc. All businesses are touched by his hands and influence.

In addition to that, I heard that there are businesses that are secretly promoted under the names of others and companies that are secretly operated.

“A crazy old hag obsessed with money.”

It was the most suitable title for the 2nd Elder.

“From the moment that guy took a little interest in us, money laundering was going to be caught sooner or later. It’s just that your mistake slightly advanced the timing.”

“……Shall I bang my head on the floor?”

“Don’t talk nonsense and keep laundering money. I have a headache trying to come up with countermeasures.”

“Yes.”

What should I do?

An organization that had been neglected because it had no proper use suddenly came to Seungwoo’s mind as he was thinking about a good idea.

“……Shall I use the special forces?”

S-class guild operated by the elders of Cheonho Baekga, Ninetails.

There was a group that had been half-neglected because they had prepared a special forces unit to gradually eat away at the inside of the guild, but they were short on time.

If I use this well.

‘Money laundering or whatever, I think I can kick out the 2nd Elder altogether?’

Internal politics and family fights were not my specialty.

If they are pulled down from above, they can be dragged into the arena, which is my specialty.

“Hey, Eunho. What’s the situation with the special forces now?”

“Special forces……? Ah, are you talking about that of the Ninetails Guild? Since there are no official members, it is virtually a non-existent group, but since the head of the family directly manages the group…….”

“Summarize it in three short lines.”

He showed three fingers to Baek Eun-ho, whose words were getting longer and longer.

“First, the nine tails, the top executives of the guild, want to get rid of the special forces, but they can’t get rid of them recklessly because the head of the family is the representative, so they are racking their brains.”

“……It’s still long. Compress it more.”

“……Second, the special forces are currently a group that only exists in name, but their authority is so strong that people who want to join are piled up like mountains. Third, the newcomers that other groups are eyeing also want to join the special forces and build up achievements, so the higher-ups are burning out.”

“…….”

Seungwoo reviewed Baek Eun-ho’s three-line summary.

Well, it’s still long, but.

“Good job. Excellent.”

“Haha, it was hard to summarize. I think it’s much easier to launder 100 million won than to do this.”

“Yes, you explained it briefly for you.”

It was a short summary for Baek Eun-ho, who exceeds 100 pages every time he writes a report.

It was worth listening to the summary of the guy who used hundreds of sheets of paper when summarizing the contents of the novel he read.

Seungwoo, who gestured for him to go and finish his work, returned to his room. He let the sound of the children and Baek Hyun-ah running around and talking on the first floor flow through one ear and began to concretize the plan in his head.

“Who should I use first?”

The family members flashed through my head.

After skimming through ‘Baek Seungwoo’s’ memories and recalling people’s names and personalities, I decided that it would be best to contact my sister first.

Sister or younger sister. I think my sister would be better.

She has such a cold personality that it seems like not a drop of blood would come out even if she was stabbed with a thorn, but when I recall my memories, her past self, smiling brightly, flickers.

“I feel a little sorry for contacting my family, whom I haven’t contacted for more than half a year, under the pretext of a plan, but I can’t help it.”

Even if I feel a little sorry for my sister.

I have no intention of being swayed by the Elder.

I’d rather assassinate him than be swayed.

……Yes, assassination.

That would be good.

“There’s nothing like a dagger for assassination. Especially a blind dagger.”

I set up a plan that was becoming clearer and clearer and added to it.

After sitting in a chair and rolling a pen for about 2 hours, I completed the plan perfectly.

Seungwoo stared at the documents he had written.

A document containing all the details of the plan.

This paper even contained solutions to unexpected situations that might occur in the middle. There was no need to leave this behind, so I burned it with fire and sent it flying in the wind.

‘If it’s the 2nd Elder, who has a meticulous personality, he may have put people around Baek Eun-ho and me. There is no one in my senses, so they must be very far away.’

For example.

A position where you can receive documents that have turned to ashes and are scattered in the wind.

It will be in such a place.

Hehe, Seungwoo covered his mouth with his hand and smiled.

“When I think about it, I’ve been watching them for too long.”

Ninetails Guild and Cheonho Baekga.

I’ve neglected the two groups for a long time.

Well, from the perspective of the two groups, I’m like a thorn in their side, but it’s time to reverse the relationship.

“I have to make them realize who the real owner is.”

I’m going to overturn the existing order this time.

Of course, I have to attend the opening ceremony first.

I don’t want to be scolded by my teacher for no reason.

I didn’t want to be scolded at this age.

Especially if it’s my mentor who taught me magic.

“I’m looking forward to seeing her reaction. Will those unfocused eyes be startled? Or will she look at me with a calm look, saying she expected it?”

I started to look forward to tomorrow because of the documents blown away by the wind and the opening ceremony.

Who will bite the tail first?

* * *

Whoosh!

A strong wind blew.

Papers the size of fingerprints fly in all directions on the wind.

One of those many papers landed on the hand of an ordinary-looking man.

“…….”

A person who looks extremely ordinary.

However, his actions were somewhat different.

Usually, when paper lands on your hand, you shake it off.

However, the man stared intently at the paper.

Then, he emitted a blue light from his palm. The man was a magician.

The paper floated in the air due to the magic power he emitted.

It wasn’t to prevent it from being blown away by the wind again, but to check what was written on the paper.

Paper cut into many pieces. Moreover, it was paper that had been burned, so it was difficult to know what the original content was, but I could vaguely see what letters were written on this paper.

Let’s see.

“……!”

The eyes of the man who read the letters went up.

He tries his best to maintain his composure, but he can’t perfectly hide his expression.

A face full of shock.

The man picked up his cell phone with a stiff expression that seemed to feel even fear.

Ringing! Ringing!

─Hello.

“It’s a big deal.”

─……I know you’re in a hurry, but say which organization you belong to first. Tell me your name and mission.

“Area 9. 21st watch. I think I found some information.”

─What? Area 9 has already achieved results?!”

The man was having a phone call using his own password.

His appearance clearly revealed a sense of alienation to the passing citizens, but rather, because of the clearly visible sense of alienation, it seemed like he was studying acting. Or a crazy person.

It must be one of the two.

Anyway, the man who was on the phone received instructions from the person on the other end of the phone.

─What form was the information in?

“Paper. It was burnt paper. It has been treated with magical power, so it is difficult to interpret, but the name of the Elder came out in the sentence.”

─I see. There is a possibility that it is false information, but it may be really helpful information, so collect all the paper.

“……All of it? Is there no support?”

─No. Area 9 is an area where people have been withdrawn since two days ago. It will take time and distance to send people from other areas, so hurry up and carry out the order.

Click! Click!

The phone was hung up.

The man looked up at the sky and recited at the unilateral order.

“……Damn it.”

I’m screwed.

Judging from the circumstances, the paper was burned and scattered in all directions.

Not a single document exists in perfect condition.

But how the hell am I supposed to collect them all?

“……I have to do what I’m told.”

However, the man is a rookie.

It was his fate to do what he was told from above.