Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 278

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 278

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius Episode 278

Bait (3)

I sold the medicine to a man who wanted money.

He probably tried to copy my medicine.

But I have more money than I can handle, so it doesn’t bother me.

—Is that okay?

“What do you mean?”

—I’m talking about that nouveau riche [new money] guy. I know there’s no way he can analyze the ingredients of the medicine in just a month, but what if he analyzes it and mass-produces it? You’re always worried about money, aren’t you?

“Money? Right now, the thing I have the most of is money.”

What is she even talking about?

Seungwoo and Tamamo had the same thought at the same time.

The focus of the conversation didn’t match. Seungwoo, who was reflecting on her words, belatedly realized the intention of her words.

“Worried about money. That’s because I don’t have enough laundered money. I have a lot of money that I can use in the shadows.”

Mercenaries, assassins, drug dealers.

Money earned by shaking down those who have no choice but to stay in the shadows.

In order to use their money in the light, a considerable amount of time and effort was required. That effort was why I was worried about money.

The money itself was so abundant that it was overflowing.

—Then wasn’t this the perfect opportunity to get a lot of money that you can use in the light?

“…Are you asking on purpose?”

—Asking what?

“It doesn’t make sense that the person who’s always behind me is asking about my plan so late.”

The person who knew Seungwoo’s plan best was Tamamo.

She always protected Seungwoo’s back and looked at the world beyond him together.

What each other is thinking.

They know each other best.

After learning jujutsu [a Japanese martial art] and facing various groups of people, Seungwoo and Tamamo’s inner intimacy had increased considerably.

That’s why it didn’t make sense for her to ask such a question.

“Looks like you were really attached to the medicine?”

—Well… it would be nice if you made a lot of money with it. Wouldn’t it?

“Yeah, it’s good to make a lot of money. Injectable prosthetics are worth it.”

It’s good to have a lot of money.

A lot of money. Piles of gold and silver treasures. Golden power is as powerful as military power in human society, so it is natural to be greedy.

But the injectable prosthetic is.

It had a value that could aim for power beyond golden power.

“But anyone who only finds monetary value in this thing is an amateur.”

Things that can change the times have value beyond money.

The steam engine did, and so did the internet.

—Do you want something beyond honor?

“I’m not interested in honor.”

What Seungwoo wanted was a kind of power that was hard to replace with golden power alone.

The reason why he sold something that could be sold at a high price for a cheap price of 100,000 won [approximately $75 USD] was a form of power that was hard to replace 100% with golden power and military power alone.

It was to seize power.

“My goal has always been the same. To put everything in the family under my feet.”

Just one power.

I’ve been growing the business with only that in mind.

If you seize that, golden power and military power will come in on their own.

“The game is set, so all that’s left is to watch how long the guys can dance on my palm.”

Now Seungwoo had nothing to do.

All that’s left is to watch the situation on the board that will run on its own, and when the time is right, harvest the sprouts that have sprouted from the seeds he sowed.

* * *

The injectable prosthetics produced every month.

The owners of that groundbreaking invention were reported to the world through the media.

As expected, two were used for sick people. Injectable prosthetics, the drug was invented to heal people.

It was only natural for patients to use it.

But only one person was different.

“I will not use this medicine. My goal is to thoroughly analyze the ingredients of the medicine, mass-produce it, and allow everyone to enjoy the benefits of this groundbreaking invention!”

I want to make money.

No, I want to use it for the future of everyone in the world.

That was the statement of the person who received the third injectable prosthetic from Seungwoo.

A drug that can save dying people is not used for patients, but for research.

The public was repulsed by the statement.

That’s because they saw people dying right away.

However, with continued propaganda and public opinion manipulation, different opinions began to sprout among the people.

For example, if only four items are produced per month anyway, wouldn’t it be better to research mass production?

An excessively positive public opinion of the nouveau riche’s remarks.

It wasn’t entirely bad public opinion, so people reluctantly nodded.

Yeah, rather than saving one person right away. It might be better to research how to save as many people as possible.

Such public opinion subtly eroded the public.

However, people with dying families were not swayed by public opinion.

They appealed.

Please give me just half. Since not all research is likely to succeed from the start, please donate it to someone who can be saved.

Just half.

People with people who are about to die appealed to emotions and sensibilities rather than reason. In response, the nouveau riche young man opened his mouth.

“I am also well aware of the sadness of those who pass away on the sickbed. I took my current position after my father passed away. But everyone, please take a broad view. Which is more desirable, saving 4 people a month or saving hundreds of millions of people in the future?”

Take a broad view.

Yes, if you look at the distant future, the nouveau riche young man was right.

Now the public nodded, saying that his words were right.

Of course, there were sporadic talks.

‘But what about the people who are dying right now?’

Broad-minded? Distant future?

Everything is good.

But if my family is dying right now, who in the world wouldn’t want to save them?

As has been the case so far, public opinion has once again presented an answer.

“Nine Tail Guild. I heard that they made a deal with Baek Seungwoo to take one of the four medicines produced every month. Isn’t that abuse of power?”

“It’s an S-class guild. How many casualties would there be from fighting all kinds of monsters?”

“What are you talking about? Don’t you know who the guild leader of the Nine Tail Guild is? He’s from a collateral line of the Cheonho Baekga family.”

“…Huh?!”

The first topic on the chopping block was the nouveau riche who obtained the third injectable prosthetic, but the next topic was the organization that obtained the fourth injectable prosthetic.

It was the Nine Tail Guild.

“Shouldn’t we suspect a collusive relationship?”

“Why?”

“Why! The guild leader is from a collateral line, and Baek Seungwoo, who made the medicine, is the head of the Cheonho Baekga family. How can there be no collusive relationship and corruption between people from the same family?”

At first, there was a lack of information, so all sorts of speculations went back and forth.

However, as the information became clearer and the circumstances revealing the relationship between the two were revealed, public opinion began to take on a clearer form.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Haven’t you seen that video?”

“What video?”

“A video of them confronting each other and almost fighting. You can find it right away if you search for it.”

The guild leader of Nine Tail and Baek Seungwoo.

They are from the same family, but they maintain the worst relationship.

No, to be exact, the entire Cheonho Baekga family was opposed to Baek Seungwoo.

The media participated in this interesting gossip. The media conducted interviews with people who had worked at the mansion.

As a result, everyone learned that Seungwoo was a lone duck, alienated from Cheonho Baekga.

Of course, the atrocities and past that Seungwoo committed in the process popped out, but that wasn’t important to the current public opinion.

Baek Seungwoo was a genius magician who provided medical technology and clues to life extension, and the public was lenient with geniuses.

The public directly closed their eyes to some mistakes.

On the other hand, the guild was in a different position.

They hadn’t done anything as great as Seungwoo’s development, but they were receiving that precious medicine every month. In the eyes of the people, it was unpleasant to see them receiving injectable prosthetics every month without doing anything great.

“No, it’s the largest S-class guild in the country and is competing for the top 1 or 2 in the world in terms of military power. If the talent belonging to such a place is the best in the world. Why are you talking about how precious it is to have some medicine prepared for such people?”

“Haven’t you seen that article? There have been 0 deaths in Nine Tail in the last 5 years.”

“None at all?”

“Yeah, the last time someone died in Nine Tail was 14 years ago.”

“Then… are you saying that they are receiving medicine even though they don’t need it right now?”

Before he knew it, there was a lot of negative public opinion towards Nine Tail.

The best in Korea, the strongest in the world.

The Nine Tail Guild, which had been promoting short slogans around the world, fell into a quagmire. The reason was a small medicine that was not even the size of a hand.

“Is this even possible?!”

A dazzling office.

Bang!

The desk in the pure white office, which was decorated with all sorts of expensive items, collapsed.

The collapsed desk did not leave any shape.

What was once a desk became bread crumbs.

The particles were that fine.

It was possible to roughly infer the power of the person who slammed the desk with his fist. Breaking something is very easy for superhumans, but in order to break it so evenly, a lot of trial and error and realization was required.

What’s more, the desk that had become powder was a desk made of specially processed wood.

It was an item that even a C-class player could hardly scratch even if they attacked with all their might.

The one who broke such a thing was a person who had been heating up the media recently.

In a negative direction.

“To think it would turn out like this with just one contract!”

Bang!

A chair was destroyed with one punch.

Bang!

When he rolled the floor with his foot, the floor was dented.

Bang!

The wall burst like paper with three punches.

The man, who had no way to hold back his anger and control himself, released magic power along with his anger. Then, a terrifying energy flowed down the building.

The place where he is now was the headquarters of the S-class guild, Nine Tail.

Inside the building were members of the guild, all of whom were players of considerable level.

New recruits and office workers are at least B-class. Ordinary combatants are A-class.

The core members and executives of the guild were all S-class.

However, even they could not help but tremble at the ominous energy flowing down from the office on the roof of the building.

B-class players had no choice but to endure, but soon they all fainted.

Half of the A-class had already fainted, and the rest were on the verge of collapsing.

The S-class overcame the energy. Not just enduring, but resisting and confronting. However, they couldn’t stop their limbs from instinctively trembling.

No matter how hard they tried to calm down.

The body keeps sending signals.

The person who can kill you is nearby, so hurry up and run away.

S-class players brainwashed themselves, saying that wasn’t the case.

They told themselves that their guild leader would never kill guild members, but it was impossible to hide the feeling of ‘maybe…?’ from the murderous intent that had taken over the building.

They were just waiting for this moment to pass.

However, the media was burning even more, and the guild leader’s anger, which had taken over the building, was growing bigger and bigger.

Such murderous intent eventually exploded on a certain day.

“Hello. Long time no see?”

“…Lord.”

Baek Seungwoo came to the guild headquarters.