Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 299

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 299

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius Episode 299

Baal (4)

The atmosphere froze instantly.

“Killing intent……?”

The head of the collateral line, who had been silent, muttered.

Something chilling swept over them.

Immediately, the atmosphere was overwhelmed.

As far as he knew, the only energy that could overwhelm and freeze the surroundings like this was killing intent. The fact that no mana was felt made it even more certain.

But that was the mutter of someone who knew only one thing and not the other.

“That just now, it wasn’t mana, right?”

“Is it really killing intent? But does killing intent really exist?”

The heads of the collateral lines chattered.

Before Seungwoo came, all the heads of the collateral lines who could be contacted were gathered here to fill the vacant position of the 5th Elder in the main family.

Thanks to that, no matter how small the noise.

Everyone in this place had no choice but to hear their murmuring.

“With so many people, things like this happen,” the 9th Elder, located at the lowest seat, said, twirling a pen with his finger.

“That just now, it was divine power, right?”

The 8th Elder, sitting right next to the 9th Elder, replied.

“Probably it’s the sorcery that the head of the family has mastered. Well, sorcery and divine power have similar roots. It’s safe to say he has mastered divine power.”

“It doesn’t seem like a transaction was made.”

“He revealed the difference in level purely through the process of manifestation.”

The core of spells like sorcery and divine power is transaction.

Usually, a transaction is made in exchange for mana, but in some cases, body parts such as fingers or organs are paid as the price of the transaction to balance the scales.

Because of such cruelty and danger, sorcery was abandoned, and divine power became a unique spell used only by the Cheonho Baekga [Thousand-Eyed White Clan], forgotten by the public.

Looking at it this way, both sorcery and divine power.

It seems like they only have bad points, but.

“At that level, he seems to be superior to the Saintess.”

A sorcerer who has reached a high level can drastically reduce the price of the transaction. Sorcery is basically a high-level spell that requires the weight of the price and the result to be equal on the scale.

However, a skilled sorcerer can intentionally reduce or increase the weight on that scale.

This ability cannot be confirmed externally.

In the case of a sorcerer, the process of comparing the price and the result on the scale before making a transaction to use sorcery is called 「Manifestation」.

How cleanly that manifestation is done and how much the scale is tilted in one’s favor determines the quality of the sorcerer.

In that sense.

“The head of the family was born with the talent to master divine power. No, if he can already overwhelm others just by the process of manifestation, he has already mastered it.”

“Head…… of the family?”

“Hmm? Why are you trailing off there?”

While the two were whispering to each other, the 9th Elder trailed off.

Something strange seemed to be mixed in the conversation.

“Hey, ‘Head of the family’? What’s with that all of a sudden?”

“Oh, my mistake. Would it have been better to call him ‘Head of the Family, Your Excellency’?”

“You……!”

The moment the tone was about to rise from whispering, the 8th Elder put his finger to his lips, signaling to be quiet.

“Be quiet. The head of the family might hear you.”

“……Damn it.”

The 9th Elder covered his face with his hand.

It was frustrating, but the 8th Elder was right.

The head of the family and the 1st Elder were currently talking.

Other elders were also adding a word or two to their conversation, but the main subjects of the conversation were those two. It was fortunate that the head of the family was having a conversation now.

If he were to be questioned for making a sound unrelated to the meeting and even questioned for saying unnecessary things.

‘That day would be the end of my rice bowl [livelihood].’

Protecting his own rice bowl is his motto and the guiding principle that led him to the position of Elder.

He grabbed the 1st Elder’s line as a member of the Elder Council.

In some cases, he also set foot in the 5th Elder’s faction, which used force, and contributed to the ladies’ faction.

The eldest daughter was full of talent in management and politics, and the second daughter had outstanding talent in divine power, making it ideal for playing the role of a bat [playing both sides].

1st Elder, 5th Elder, eldest daughter, second daughter.

Among the four largest forces in the family.

There was not a single place that was not of interest.

The 9th Elder went back and forth between these forces, taking care of his own rice bowl.

Even if he was called a bat, it didn’t matter as long as he could take care of his rice bowl.

However, even the 9th Elder, who had lines with numerous forces, did not get involved with the head of the family.

He was a setting star [a fading power].

The dying fire of burning firewood.

If he had known that the head of the family would become such a great person, he would have tried to get on his good side.

But the 9th Elder did not.

‘……Right now, the 8th Elder’s actions are correct.’

No one in this place called the head of the family ‘Head of the Family, Your Excellency’.

He was an ominous black-haired child, too young, and lacked qualifications. He may have had talent as much as he was called a genius in magic.

He was not someone to be called ‘Your Excellency’ by anyone.

But now the situation has changed.

In a way that no one expected.

“I will purge a large number of servants. There are too many unnecessary people in the house. Technology has advanced these days, so there’s no need to hire so many people. Don’t you think so?”

“……As the head of the family wishes.”

“Oh, and I will also purge a large number of elders. There is one vacant seat among the nine seats. It would be good if exactly six people took off their hats [resigned].”

“Th, that’s something we can’t accept…….”

“Really? Then maybe you’ll have your heads purged instead of being purged from your jobs. You seem confident, don’t you?”

There were a total of 12 people with the right to speak at the general meeting.

The head of the family and his two sisters.

Nine elders.

But one of the elders died, and the head of the family’s sisters were sparing their words.

In fact, there were only nine people participating in the conversation, but even if you consider the weight of the conversation, it was just the head of the family’s one-sided communication.

Communication is supposed to be smooth and unobstructed on both sides.

How can there be such a thing as one-sided communication?

But looking at the conversation between the head of the family and the elders, if there was an obstacle to harmonious communication, the head of the family would remove it all with a threat that was not a threat.

“First, the 4th Elder. Get rid of that guy first.”

“H, Head of the family……! What’s wrong all of a sudden!”

“I also do tax evasion and money laundering, but your method is wrong. Three days ago, I caught you trading money tied to your account due to assassination and drug distribution for cash.”

“Th, that wasn’t me……!”

“Your son did it? Good. Then I’ll send your son along with you.”

Seungwoo snapped his fingers.

Then the door of the conference room opened with a thud.

Bang!

The door of the conference room slammed into the wall.

It was pushed so hard that the mark remained on the wall.

“Baek Eunho.”

“Yes, Head of the Family.”

“Take him away.”

“Understood.”

The head of the family’s sword, Baek Eunho.

He had never been revealed on the surface until now, so people were embarrassed by the sudden appearance of Baek Eunho.

A white and gold uniform.

The clothes Baek Eunho is wearing now were the head of the family’s personal guard’s uniform.

The current head of the family was almost without power, so there was no room for the head of the family’s personal guard to exist.

The last time they saw the personal guard was about 10 years ago.

They had only seen it during the era of the previous head of the family.

The personal guard of that era was incredibly powerful, and those in this place also knew the power and fear of the personal guard well.

“Don’t come! You don’t know what will happen if you come closer!!”

The 4th Elder resisted.

He resisted as much as he could even though Baek Eunho had come.

He had achieved the realm of the Six-Tailed Fox (六尾狐) [a powerful state in their cultivation] with six tails and had the power to resist to some extent.

Moreover, unlike the personal guard of the previous head of the family, Baek Seungwoo’s personal guard was appearing for the first time, so the 4th Elder’s actions were based on the calculation that he could not only resist but also win.

“Shut up and follow me.”

But a personal guard is a personal guard.

There is a reason why such a grand title is attached.

Bang!

Baek Eunho swung the shield he had hanging on his back greatly.

The 4th Elder tried to resist, but all of his resistance was in vain.

If he released mana, it was suppressed, and if he pushed with strength, he was pressured with even greater strength. Baek Eunho, who had monopolized numerous opportunities and filled his lack of talent, immediately struck the 4th Elder’s head with his shield.

The 4th Elder, who had fainted so helplessly, was dragged away by Baek Eunho, who grabbed his feet. People were horrified by the sight.

“In the end, the personal guard has been revived.”

“It seems like the era of the elders is over.”

“The good times are all gone.”

“Why do you look so bad?”

“I was hanging on the 4th Elder’s line. But it seems like it was a rotten rope.”

“Oh, goodbye.”

Buzzing.

People were talking, but no one in this place left their seat.

Because they understood how the situation was unfolding.

Elder? Separation of powers? Peace? Reconciliation?

All of that had been fed to the dogs long ago.

“Next, the 7th Elder. And the 3rd Elder.”

“I will leave on my own two feet.”

“……I don’t want to be dragged out pathetically after fainting in front of so many people either. I will resign on my own and go into seclusion.”

“How about the 6th Elder?”

“I will leave all my assets behind.”

“Good. As expected, having one example makes the conversation easier.”

Baek Eunho returned shortly after the 4th Elder was dragged away.

He looked like he was about to swing his shield at any moment.

Baek Eunho was holding a shield in the back, and Baek Seungwoo was smiling in the front. A situation where they were being pressured with force.

The elders who had some sense realized that their era was over today.

‘I’m ruined.’

‘All my assets will be confiscated.’

‘I hope I can at least save my life.’

The elders are not strong in terms of force.

Instead, their power came from their influence.

Power, wealth, manpower. They had all of these, so they could bow their heads only in this place and sharpen the knife of revenge behind their backs, but.

‘Oppose the head of the family who killed the 5th Elder? I’d rather commit suicide.’

‘He was a natural-born thug. If things go wrong, he might even execute and torture the whole family as an example.’

In the face of overwhelming force, the power of influence is meaningless.

Of course, if the 1st Elder was there, time might have solved it.

The 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th Elders who were dismissed now.

And the deceased 5th Elder.

The influence that the five elders had built while devoting their youth was enormous.

These were not groups with loose bonds that would collapse just because their leader stepped down from the position of Elder. The forces armed with loyalty followed not the position of the commander, but the person himself.

Moreover, if only the 1st Elder was still healthy.

In the future, those groups would have become daggers armed with revenge, held in the hands of the 1st Elder to restore the dismissed elders.

But.

‘If the 1st Elder loses his will to fight, it’s all for nothing.’

‘That old man’s expression is completely dead.’

The 1st Elder, who should have united the elders and continued the power struggle against the head of the family, had closed his mouth.

Cold sweat was dripping from his face.

Drip, drip.

Sweat so profusely that it flowed to the floor.

The 1st Elder, who had fully received Baek Seungwoo’s intense energy from the front, could not shake off that intense energy until the end.

“Hah…… Hah.”

All he could do was pant.