Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 4

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius 4

Became a Problem Child Fox (4)

Unexpected words caught me off guard.

Instead of giving the students the right to ask questions, she’s throwing questions at me?

Without any prior consultation?

My head was a mess, but it was a good thing in a way.

It was a definite opportunity to ask about the questions and flashes of inspiration I had while watching her lecture. I jumped up from my seat.

“Regarding the [Flowing Multitude of Stars] you mentioned earlier, is its form absolutely unchangeable once it’s complete?”

Most of the students whispered at my question.

“Who is that assistant?”

“He’s damn good-looking.”

“What good is being handsome? His questions are so lame.”

“God is fair after all. He gave knowledge to me, and looks to that guy.”

“You’re just ugly, and that assistant is really handsome. But shouldn’t assistants be good at studying? Why is he asking about what the professor just explained?”

It’s a natural reaction.

Nam Hwa-yeon had already stated in the lecture that the form of [Flowing Multitude of Stars] does not change once it is completed. Asking a question when the answer has already been given is something only someone who wasn’t paying attention would do.

Most of the students laughed at my question, and the rest didn’t show any interest. Only Nam Hwa-yeon on the platform was seriously answering my question.

“Well, even the [Flowing Multitude of Stars] would lose its shape in the face of vast magic or a distortion field. The same goes for when the spell degrades over time. But our assistant wouldn’t have asked with that intention, would he?”

Hoo-hoo, Nam Hwa-yeon laughed and played with her slender fingers again, floating several stars in the air.

The [Flowing Multitude of Stars], which maintains its shape by using the attractive force between rotating and revolving components, reappeared.

A magical spell so beautiful that the students admired it without realizing it.

Seeing that figure again, I became even more convinced.

“What if we change the units?”

“The units?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I was suggesting modifying the structural unit that makes up the spell.

When I suggested modifying that part, interest suddenly flashed across Nam Hwa-yeon’s face. She manipulated the spheres floating in the air, reduced them to a size that could fit in one hand, and brought them to me.

Meaning, try it if you can.

I don’t know how to handle it perfectly, but I have a vague idea.

I used the 「Double Helix」 I got today.

Woo-woo-woong────!!

When I put my hand on it, the stars that had been shining blue turned dark red. The brilliant colored magic was gone, and the spheres were dyed with my magic.

At this moment, I felt that the units that make up the structure of magic were changing into a double helix.

Soon, the moment the blue star was completely dyed dark red, the sphere in the very center devoured the other spheres gluttonously.

The moment the students were surprised by the sight, the sphere that had swallowed all the spheres soon emitted a bright light with its own power.

───!

A sphere shining like the sun.

But that was its limit, and the magic burst and scattered around.

“Ah…….”

I swallowed a groan at the sight.

Too bad. If I had added a little more, it would have worked as I thought.

Some of the students seemed to have the same thought, and some of them showed regret. Still, most of them took my failure for granted.

I looked up at Nam Hwa-yeon.

It was to see her reaction.

But she has a satisfied expression for someone who failed.

“Well, now that we’re done with the questions, that’s it for today’s lecture.”

That’s how the lecture ended successfully.

There were still many students who were taking notes in their seats, but Nam Hwa-yeon left without looking back. As an assistant, I followed her.

When I opened the front door, I saw people in suits.

Judging from the fact that Bang Seok-hoon was standing next to them, they were definitely assistants. They bowed to the professor and then bowed to me.

What’s wrong with them?

“We have received news that Assistant Bang Seok-hoon treated you carelessly. We are really sorry.”

“We will thoroughly manage things to prevent this from happening again in the future.”

The assistants bowed to me repeatedly and used honorifics.

I wondered what was going on and turned my head to Nam Hwa-yeon, but she took a step back with a smile.

It indicated that she had no intention of intervening.

I wondered what was going on and looked at the assistants in suits again.

I could feel Bang Seok-hoon’s shoulders trembling. He didn’t seem to like this situation very much.

Of course, the other assistants seemed to feel the same way.

It wasn’t obvious on their faces, but they looked quite uncomfortable.

At that moment, Bang Seok-hoon stood up.

“Senior! Why do we have to apologize?!”

His words were valid.

It’s not common for a senior to apologize to a junior.

However, the other assistants’ eyes were cold.

“Hey, you stay still.”

“I told you not to touch one of the new juniors last time…….”

They sighed and hit Bang Seok-hoon in the back of the head, forcing him to bow.

It seems that they are seniors above Bang Seok-hoon. Are they head assistants?

But why are those people apologizing to me and using honorifics?

At that moment when I had doubts, Nam Hwa-yeon, who had been standing by, intervened.

She pointed behind my back and said.

“That tail, people who live in this country should recognize it.”

“Tail?”

Following her finger, I saw a fluffy black fox tail in my sight.

Not knowing how to read the atmosphere, the tail was wagging as if it felt good.

“Is this worth that much…….”

“Oh, don’t you even realize it as the head of the family? I don’t know if you’re pretending to be stupid because it’s so realistic, or if you’re really that clueless.”

I know that this tail symbolizes Baek Seung-woo’s family.

I also know that his family is at the level of dominating Korea, but I didn’t know that it would affect the Seven Stars Academy.

Or is there something special about Baek Seung-woo himself?

When I thought about it, an old conversation came to my mind.

─Hey, Seung-woo. How about this setting?

─What?

─The setting that you are the head of a noble family, and all sorts of scandals follow you.

─Even if I say I don’t like it, you’re not going to change it.

─Of course.

Originally, Baek Seung-woo’s initial setting was the head of an aristocratic family.

Baek Seung-woo, who is famous as a troublemaker but is also called a promising star, is thoroughly defeated by the main character.

Thus, creating catharsis [a release of emotional tension] is the reason for this body’s existence.

In order to induce that catharsis, all sorts of rumors are circulating about me.

Although the source is unknown, such as coveting livers because I’m a fox, or that he used abusive language and violence against his fiancée and broke off the engagement because he was displeased.

Armed with various notoriety and solid backing.

……I know how those people feel now.

“…….”

Nam Hwa-yeon clapped her hands to draw attention to the increasingly awkward atmosphere.

We looked at her at the same time.

“Now it’s almost time for the other classrooms to finish their lectures. Let’s call it a day today and sort out the rights and wrongs tomorrow.”

The assistants agreed to the professor’s suggestion.

Bang Seok-hoon was muttering, as if he was chewing on words he wanted to say. In the end, they reluctantly left.

I was about to chase after Nam Hwa-yeon, but I was left alone in the hallway when she said I could go to the dormitory now.

“……Where is this?”

I got lost in the lab, and I got lost in the lecture building, which was bigger than that, for about an hour. Fortunately, I learned how to view the academy’s internal map on my phone from a kind security guard, so I was able to get out quickly.

I borrowed a few books from the library before going, and I was barely able to get to the dormitory.

But is the dormitory that big?

“…….”

I was staring blankly at the dormitory building when I frowned without realizing it.

Even if it’s in a novel, there’s a limit.

How can the assistant dormitory look like a penthouse?

* * *

Nam Hwa-yeon, who returned to the 1st Research Lab, snapped her fingers.

Then all the dust in the room went into the trash can. The coffee pot boiled water on its own and served hot coffee.

Sss. Sip.

The coffee that had just been brewed was hot, but a fragrant scent rose. Nam Hwa-yeon savored the scent and picked up the document on the desk with her other hand.

“……It’s really strange.”

A piece of paper that is no different from other documents on the desk. However, the back was filled with various letters and symbols.

I can read the letters, but it’s difficult to know what the symbols on the back mean.

I can decipher it, but it’s the level of content that I don’t want to bother with.

But the man who wrote this acquired the skill in front of her, only with the realization that he wrote and organized here.

“It’s new, but the content is simple. At the same time, it has its own depth. It’s really contradictory.”

Originally, he wouldn’t have been able to acquire the skill, let alone sit in the assistant’s seat with his level of knowledge.

But the man acquired the skill as if to show off. Perhaps it was thanks to his low level of knowledge that he was able to analyze the lecture script from a different perspective.

“……Whatever it is, it’s an interesting thing.”

Nam Hwa-yeon was curious about it, so she took the new assistant who had just joined to the lecture. Originally, she would have brought the head assistant or a veteran assistant, but she wanted to see how he would react.

And the result was successful.

Seung-woo was concentrating on her lecture as if he were a student listening to the lecture.

Through that, Nam Hwa-yeon was able to infer his approximate level. [Flowing Multitude of Stars] is not in the regular curriculum, but it is a difficulty that 2nd and 3rd graders would learn.

Seeing that he doesn’t even know that, Seung-woo’s level of knowledge is probably the same as a student. Maybe even lower.

But he had talent.

“A talent for intuiting the principles of magic with intuition alone and creating skills with his own inspiration…….”

It’s a rare talent.

The same level of talent as the great wizards of the world or herself, who was praised as a genius wizard since she was a student, or perhaps even more.

It is the best specimen that makes a wizard’s curiosity arise naturally.

It seems that the research progress will be slow for the time being, so I will have less stress. It won’t be boring to have him next to me.

“As expected, even if it rots, it’s the blood of the Cheonho Baekga family [Thousand-Fox Baek Family]. No, is he the head of the family?”

Until a few years ago, there was a great family that dominated Korea.

A family that was born with fox tails and ears, and wielded absolute power and authority based on its unique divine power and medical knowledge.

However, the great family, Cheonho Baekga, has been stagnant since the head and his wife died in an accident 5 years ago.

I heard rumors that the young son inherited the family when the head and his wife died in an accident. After that, there was a lot of conflict with the elders and other siblings.

I didn’t expect him to be exiled here.

When I first saw Seung-woo, even Nam Hwa-yeon, who doesn’t have much emotional ups and downs, was surprised.

“As expected, even if it collapses, that bloodline doesn’t go anywhere.”

No, maybe he was hiding it while acting like a fox.

Whatever it is, it’s interesting.

Nam Hwa-yeon laughed and drank her coffee.