Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 393

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 393

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius 393

What is that? (3)

It was around the time I had just begun teaching Nam Hwa-yeon magic.

As a reward for the teachings and new knowledge I imparted as her mentor, Nam Hwa-yeon taught me “Space Magic.”

“So, the most important thing is establishing an axis. The most important question is, are you good at spatial perception?”

“Is there any magician who isn’t good at spatial perception?”

Magicians must be able to control space.

It’s very basic common sense.

From the process of creating magic to manipulating it so that it only strikes the enemy without hitting allies, magicians must be able to clearly see the entire space around them.

“Huh? That can’t be. How many magicians in the world aren’t like that?”

“Excuse me?”

I frowned at Nam Hwa-yeon’s words.

No, how could there be a magician in the world who can’t even control the space around them? Everyone I know can do that.

The first magicians I experienced, Eve of course.

“Even Isabel and Isis, who are only first-years, are quite good at occupying their surroundings and casting magic.”

“Isn’t it just that those two have skills that are unusually advanced for their age?”

Think about it carefully.

Hearing those words, I realized anew that the magicians around me were all monsters.

Isabel, who established her own domain in the first year, needs no further explanation.

Isis, who survived to the end even in difficult family circumstances—or rather, I’m not sure if I should even use the expression ‘survived’—anyway, she possessed overwhelming skills compared to her peers thanks to that past.

Tamamo is the originator who newly created the discipline of Jujutsu [a martial art using magical energy].

Nam Hwa-yeon, as her title suggests, needs no further explanation.

The only other magician I know is now…

‘Just Eve.’

I only know five magicians.

‘My social circle is really small.’

Even the last one doesn’t exist in this world.

In the end, I had no choice but to acknowledge Nam Hwa-yeon’s words.

“Okay. You’re right.”

I didn’t realize it because all the magicians around me were full of talent.

“It seems most magicians don’t use magic while perceiving space in real-time like I do.”

I spent many years on the battlefield.

Thanks to that, when learning something, I tended to think about how to use that skill or ability on the battlefield.

If I fired a high-powered magic spell, it wouldn’t do if there were allies in its path, right? So, every time I learned magic, I kept running virtual scenarios in my head.

What would happen if I used it this way, what would happen if I used it that way.

I worried every day.

Thanks to that, when using magic, I not only perceived all the changes in the area in real-time as if looking down on the battlefield, but I also tried to keep every situation under my control, like the Buddha’s palm [a metaphor for complete control].

“You know, that sounds really like you’re bragging?”

“Oh, come on, Master.”

Who can’t do this, you say.

“Anyone can do it if they try.”

If you give up sleeping and keep repeating until you succeed, you can do it.

That’s how I trained, after all.

I somehow managed to do it before I fainted from exhaustion.

“Even saying that it can be done with effort will sound like deception.”

“Haha. The people who say that probably aren’t putting in the effort.”

If you have the ability to plan a week’s schedule in minute increments and execute it without a moment’s error, and the mental strength to maintain peak brain condition even after overworking your body and mind for more than a week without sleep.

There’s nothing you can’t do in this world.

If you have those two things, you can do anything.

Talent? That’s just like a shortcut.

A shortcut is meaningless if you don’t have the stamina to cross the road.

“…That’s right. Instead of making excuses about talent and time, the virtue that a magician should have is to eliminate sleep and rest and put in the effort to read even one more book.”

“There are often things in the world that cannot be solved with effort, but this much can be done with effort.”

That’s what the two geniuses said.

A genius who advanced the history of magic by several centuries, Nam Hwa-yeon.

The best blue-chip [highly promising] in the magical academic world, reviving forgotten ancient Jujutsu and researching ways to realize numerous new types of artificial bodies and life extension.

If a passing magician heard their conversation, it was a series of remarks that might make them pull up their magic power and rush in, telling them not to talk nonsense.

Of course, before they even got close, they would be blown away by the magic I reflexively cast.

“Anyway, the conversation has gone off on a tangent.”

“It seems like it’s strayed quite a bit, not just a little.”

“Let’s save the small talk for later. Did you understand everything I taught you?”

“The recognition of surfaces and axes, and how to utilize them. I have fully understood the instantly deployable formulas, the method of moving through space, and calculating it for each individual.”

“Perfect. You understood everything.”

A lecture with content that people without talent cannot understand even after listening to it once.

Understanding that difficult thing after hearing it once is talent. Other magicians will never understand what qualifications the two have to talk about effort, but anyway, that’s how it is.

“I’ve taught you everything I can teach. After that, you have to explore the rest yourself.”

Nam Hwa-yeon taught to the best of her ability.

After that, it’s a matter of one’s own talent and intuition.

If you have enough luck and time, you might become a magician who can freely manipulate space before long.

“I know that space-based magic is incredibly useful, but I don’t have enough time to master this system.”

But the problem was time.

I didn’t know about luck, but I was absolutely short on time.

That’s why I invest all my sleep and rest into research.

“Can’t you just tell me the next content?”

“The next content? Are you trying to enter the advanced stage?”

“The more cards I can use, the better.”

Moreover, “Space Magic” is one of the few cards I can handle.

Even with the same magic, each magician has a different perspective on that magic.

There are as many different perspectives in this world as there are magicians.

Exploring the intuition according to one’s own perspective.

That’s what a magician should do, but if I spend time researching one space magic, I can research more other magic. The efficiency is low compared to the time invested.

So, if possible, I wanted to peek at Nam Hwa-yeon’s perspective.

Her. I wanted to peek at her intuition of looking at “Space Magic.”

“No.”

“…I guess that’s a bit much, isn’t it?”

Not only did she teach me theories that she hadn’t even revealed to the academy yet, but now I’m asking her to teach me the advanced stage. This was like saying I wanted to swallow everything Nam Hwa-yeon had built up until now.

As I scratched my head awkwardly, Nam Hwa-yeon said.

“Ah, it’s not that I don’t want to teach you, it’s because you can’t understand the world I see.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Magic that has reached a certain level contains each magician’s own know-how.”

Among those magics, there are definitely some that you can follow, but there are probably more that you can’t, right?

In particular, Nam Hwa-yeon’s magic would be even more impossible to follow.

“I don’t know how to explain this, and I don’t know how to pass it on to you.”

Even Nam Hwa-yeon, who had mastered all magic, couldn’t explain it in words.

This subsequent advanced course was not based on complex and systematic formulas, but solely on inspiration.

“Is it that much?”

“It’s that much.”

“Then it must be an incredibly powerful ability.”

“Well, I only use this ability for experiments and research. I’ve never used it on monsters or demons separately.”

It’s also dangerous.

After listening to everything Nam Hwa-yeon said, I suddenly had an idea.

The four skills that symbolize her.

The magic of manipulating space was only a part of one of her skills.

The essence of that skill was about space-time. If she could peek beyond space-time, let alone how she manipulated it.

“Master.”

“Why are you calling me?”

“Perhaps…”

Well, I don’t remember what I said after that.

I do remember giving up as soon as I heard it because it was an area I couldn’t follow.

But one thing.

Nam Hwa-yeon’s answer remained in my memory.

“…If I do as you say, it means I have another intention.”

I don’t know what it means, though.

* * *

Seungwoo crossed through space, recalling the lecture Nam Hwa-yeon had given him in the past.

‘Master. I’m using it well, thanks to you.’

I never thought I would use Nam Hwa-yeon’s magic, which perceives and freely manipulates space, to evade the opponent’s attacks.

I survived thanks to you.

“How do I deal with that?”

I’ve learned something as a result of colliding with her several times.

Eve. Whether it’s a long-term or short-term battle, fighting that girl is disadvantageous.

Fighting Eve itself is a meaningless act unless you have the confidence to win.

“Honestly, I think I’ve done everything I can in terms of swordsmanship.”

In fact, there are still many things I haven’t revealed in swordsmanship.

I haven’t revealed realms like intangible swords or mind swords, and I haven’t revealed various swordsmanship techniques. But I’m reluctant to reveal these things because.

‘If I can’t kill her in one go and she learns it… that’s terrible.’

Eve was constantly growing.

Seungwoo could see her growth.

‘When she fought the students, she only used formulaic magic.’

Her textbook-like use of magic, to the point where it was hard to believe she was using top-tier magic, showed that she only had knowledge about magic.

It revealed that she didn’t have the know-how on how to use it.

Eve, who was like that, started to grow when she fought me.

She combined the magic Seungwoo used and the magic she had seen on the spot and deployed it.

And with considerable perfection.

‘If she learns the mind sword, will she try to implement that with magic too?’

That’s something even I can’t do.

Swordsmanship and magic are clearly different.

How can you implement magic with swordsmanship, or swordsmanship with magic?

Moreover, the mind sword is a realm that Seungwoo awakened after many realizations.

I want to think that there is no possibility that Eve will learn the mind sword and somehow implement it, but.

“…The system that started connecting with Eve is the problem.”

The system is a program that allowed humanity to use the Creation [likely referring to a powerful magical artifact or ability].

Maybe. There might be a way to implement the mind sword similarly with magic there. And if Eve learns this.

‘The mind sword is essentially sealed.’

Rather than swinging the mind sword and not being able to catch Eve and having it sealed.

I’d rather aim for a chance to kill her in one shot by aiming for the perfect timing.

“But how do I aim for that timing?”

That’s the problem.

To defeat Eve, I need two attacks that she can’t block. One is an attack to create the perfect timing.

The other is an attack to defeat Eve without missing that timing.

Like this, two.

‘The mind sword is enough for one, but I can’t think of anything suitable for the other.’

Is there anything good?

At that moment, as I was contemplating.

“You’re aiming for an opening?”

“Ah, you’re awake?”

Seungwoo looked at Luna in his arms.

I thought she had fainted in surprise at the moment Eve’s attack was about to hit, but she managed not to faint.

“What is it? That look of admiration?”

“No. I just think you’ve grown since the first time I met you.”

“Of course.”

I can’t help but grow when I’m living this hard.

Seungwoo nodded at Luna’s words.

That’s right. I can’t help but grow when I’m living like this.

“So, is there anything you want to say?”

“Yes.”

“What is it? Feel free to say it.”

“You said you need to create an opening.”

“I did.”

“Do we really need to create that opening ourselves?”

“Huh?”

Luna pointed to the air with her finger.

We were currently positioned diagonally in the gap of the reverse world.

Several huge waves were felt above her finger.

Create an opening with the guys over there.

“Shouldn’t we use that?”

Luna dreamed of fighting poison with poison.