Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 354

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 354

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius 354

Seven Calamities (4)

Nam Hwa-yeon was able to find Seung-woo’s trail without much difficulty.

She found three women living in a small cabin.

Two were young girls, and one was a mature woman who bore a striking resemblance to Seung-woo. Staring intently, Nam Hwa-yeon quickly realized her identity.

“Doppelganger.”

A person with a similar appearance to Seung-woo.

However, it seemed that to counteract the doppelganger characteristic—’one of the two must die upon contact with the original’—everything about her was the opposite of Seung-woo.

The black, silky hair had become flowing white hair.

The body, which was weaker compared to his enlightened self, was now toned and athletic.

And the gender had changed from male to female. She observed that the doppelganger was caring for the children, and Nam Hwa-yeon understood their relationship while looking at the three of them.

“A family.”

Looking closely, they were all of different races.

The infant appeared human, but the magical energy emanating from its small coughs and breaths was subtle yet clearly that of a transcendent being. The energy emanating from the older girl was that of a vampire.

Even a Vampire Lord.

She was emitting the same aura as the leader of a race.

Although still weak, her potential as a ruler was evident.

“He was your disciple. You wanted to protect them.”

The disciple with innate talent who uniquely threatened her own abilities.

The shock Seung-woo gave her was significant. Always feeling a sense of inadequacy and thirst in her relationships due to her transcendent innate talent, she filled that void by taking in a disciple who grew day by day.

“That rascal.”

That disciple suddenly disappeared.

So, she looked for his whereabouts, only to find out he was hiding something like this.

“Was I that untrustworthy?”

“I really raised my disciple wrong.”

Knock knock.

Nam Hwa-yeon, who let out a hearty laugh, knocked on the door of the cabin.

*Well, if they are children you wanted to protect even while keeping it a secret from me, now that you’re gone, it is only right that I protect them.*

That happened a week ago.

“If you’re awake, hurry up and wash. Breakfast is getting cold.”

Mornings had dawned. Small footsteps were heard from the upper floor of the two-story cabin. Nam Hwa-yeon, who was making breakfast by manipulating all the kitchen utensils with a flick of her finger in the first-floor kitchen, said.

Two girls answered her.

“……Okay.”

“……Ba.”

Erzebet came down the stairs with her younger sister in her arms.

Perhaps because of her quarter-vampire nature, she was particularly unwell in the morning. Erzebet yawned repeatedly and rubbed her eyes with one hand. She looked very tired.

She looked precarious to anyone who saw her.

However, she never fell on the stairs.

“Baek-ah. Are you sleepy?”

“Ugh.”

“Yes, you’re sleepy. But you still have to eat breakfast.”

It was a family that hadn’t been formed long ago.

But was it because they were family? Unlike when she woke up alone in the morning, Erzebet, holding her younger sister in her arms, never fell after holding her sister.

Even if she fell, Baek-ah hid in her arms like a grub.

Her appearance is just like a human baby. In reality, Baek-ah, who has the blood of a dragon, has much better durability and stamina than Erzebet.

“How did I end up becoming a nanny?”

What she felt at their first meeting was curiosity.

What did Seung-woo see in these children that he took them in himself?

To resolve that question, the children, whom she faced directly at a close distance, were emitting such an ominous aura that she suddenly felt that she had to protect them as well.

Surprised, Nam Hwa-yeon performed astrology even though it was bright daylight with not a single star visible. She read the heavens to understand the fate intertwined with the children.

What she learned was that in the near future, the two children would cause enormous casualties. However, that fate was considerably blurred by Seung-woo taking in the children. It would be good if the heavenly energy passed by as it is, but the situation became ambiguous as Seung-woo disappeared.

‘At the same time as Seung-woo disappeared, the flow of heavenly energy became slightly strange.’

Someone interfered with the predetermined fate.

And the culprit would try to use the children for massacre.

Having read that far, Nam Hwa-yeon could not stand idly by.

Nam Hwa-yeon, who had wanted to remain a bystander for the rest of her life, decided to stay in the cabin, promising to protect the children until her disciple returned.

As such, a boring daily life continued.

Rumble rumble!

The wooden cabin began to shake.

“Kids!”

“Hurry and hide in the basement.”

Nam Hwa-yeon and Baek Hyeon-ah evacuated the children.

A cold hostility settled on their faces.

The cabin was just an ordinary villa made of wood, but this was also a work built by Seung-woo. Given Seung-woo’s personality of preparing excessively for everything, there was no possibility that the cabin was an ordinary villa.

“Hide in the bomb shelter, activate the magic blocking circuit, and spend some time reading a book for a while.”

Including the air defense system.

Seung-woo’s cabin, which incorporated so much technology.

Unlike its wooden exterior, magic that controls the wind speed in the area was engraved on the nearby land, so the fact that the cabin was shaking so much meant…

Crack!

It meant the intrusion of a third party.

A giant hand tore down the wall of the cabin.

The logs fell away in an instant. Each log was engraved with high-level magic, making it more solid than any barrier in the world, but Baek Hyeon-ah quickly drew her sword at the sight of it collapsing so easily.

“Where are the vampire and the dragon!”

A voice was heard at the same time as breaking the wall.

As expected, the target was Erzebet and Baek-ah. It was the children.

Nam Hwa-yeon confirmed this.

Tak!

She flicked her finger as she usually did when using magic.

She, who had been in charge of washing dishes in this cabin for a week, flicked her fingers like this whenever she did miscellaneous housework.

A not-so-great hand gesture.

Thanks to that, Baek Hyeon-ah’s reaction was slightly delayed.

Sreung!

By the time she drew her sword and rushed to attack the opponent’s blind spot,

The intruder’s upper body had already been blown away as if melted by a powerful ray. The opponent’s upper body didn’t even leave a trace. The remaining lower body.

Thud—!!!

It fell to the floor with a tremendous crash.

“Uh, uh…?”

“Even with just the lower body, it’s quite large. If the upper body were still attached, it would easily be a giant over 5 meters tall. Judging by the intense magical energy, it must be a demon, and a noble with a high rank at that.”

“What did you do in that short amount of time?”

Baek Hyeon-ah stared at Nam Hwa-yeon with a look of disbelief.

She had spent the past week with Nam Hwa-yeon. At first, it was awkward, but after confirming from Seungwoo’s memories that Nam Hwa-yeon was not evil, Baek Hyeon-ah tried her best to please her.

The title of Demon King.

It would be a great help in protecting the children.

But on the other hand, she had doubts.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never seen her properly use magic before.’

In Seungwoo’s memories, Nam Hwa-yeon was more of a scholar who sought knowledge and pursued truth than a powerful superhuman.

Having shared that image, Baek Hyeon-ah never imagined that Nam Hwa-yeon would be this strong. With just a flick of her finger.

“…Count.”

She had annihilated a demon with the title of Count and the authority that came with it.

Truly a Demon King. It wasn’t a title she received in vain.

As Baek Hyeon-ah was about to express her gratitude with admiration.

“Don’t let your guard down.”

“……!”

No sooner had Nam Hwa-yeon finished speaking than dozens of presences were detected.

“It’s just beginning.”

Although the presences were far away, the energy that made her skin tingle was all comparable to that of nobles. First, she needed to quickly reduce their numbers.

Pazzzzzzzzzzt─!!!

The white sword in Baek Hyeon-ah’s hand emitted lightning.

Golden lightning. Baek Hyeon-ah, who perfectly controlled it, swung her sword mightily.

Then, a wave of lightning surged greatly.

Kugugugugung─!!!

The wave of lightning electrocuted and burned everything it touched.

The demons touched by the wave were either electrocuted and had their ankles tied, or, in the case of demons with low durability, died on the spot. But as expected of nobles.

Thud.

A demon who leaped into the air with a single jump avoided the wave of lightning.

And succeeded in breaking through the ceiling of the cabin and invading.

“Find the vampire and the dragon.”

The demon who stepped into the cabin said.

Finding the two monsters. That was the order received by about half of the demons present. And the order received by the remaining half of the demons was.

“Once the mission is complete, immediately assist the Second Team in annihilating the Seven Stars Academy.”

The annihilation of the academy.

* * *

Meanwhile, in the nameless world.

The system opened its mouth towards me.

“I wonder what happened to them?”

“What?”

What is it talking about now?

Something happened in that world?

It’s not even a time when a big event should be happening?

‘Ah, right.’

Come to think of it, it wasn’t that strange.

This world had long deviated from the path of the novel.

It was natural for things I couldn’t predict to happen. But with the system watching me now, what could happen in that world?

‘Has the factional strife between the old elders and the new elders grown?’

No, that’s not it.

The old elders with tradition and power.

The new elders who have the support of the current head of the family, me.

If the two were to fight in earnest, the old elders would overwhelmingly win.

The difference in foundation is significant, but the difference in military power is also significant for the head of the old elders.

‘Within the family, no one can beat the First Elder except me.’

His tail, called the First Elder or the Great Elder, has eight tails. The members of the family cannot match him in terms of force.

But one fortunate thing is that, both in the novel and in Eve’s story, the Great Elder doesn’t like to step forward.

As you already know, the world that has deviated from the fixed path of the novel no longer flows as I know it, but after investigating separately, the Great Elder’s tendencies were not much different from what I knew.

So, it’s not something that happened because of the conflict between the old elders and the new elders.

Then.

‘The collapse of the Cheonho Group?’

This is also something that cannot happen considering the status of the Cheonho Baekga [Cheonho Baekga is likely referring to a powerful and influential family or clan].

Then the answer is.

“Demons.”

I had thought that the final boss would be among the demons until now.

But if the final boss is these seven.

Demons to fill the gaps in the middle of the story.

Where would their use be?

“Academy.”

“You’ve already reached that conclusion!”

Eureka!

The system made a fuss and sounded a fanfare.

Then, a real electronic fanfare sound was heard in the air.

I glared at him for that unpleasant sound for a moment.

“…Ha.”

A laugh escaped at the sight of the guy really liking it.

This guy is really funny.

“Do you think my people would be defeated by mere demons?”

I believe.

In my people. In my children. In my students.

At least, I didn’t pass on my vision and invest precious time teaching them one by one so that they would be helplessly defeated by mere demons.

So. I don’t feel worried at all.

Mind Sword.

A clear belief.

A firm conviction that does not waver even a little became a sword.

The sword moved towards the system without ever wavering.