Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 401

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 401

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius Episode 401

Toward the End (1)

I never intended to stay in this world for long.

However, unexpected incidents and accidents kept holding me back.

And now, the biggest accident of all my experiences has appeared.

I looked up at the sky.

Crack, crack, crack.

A fissure opened in the sky.

It looked as if the clouds had been split exactly in half.

“So, it’s finally coming.”

The presences struggling to cross over from the gap in the world.

Of those presences, only two remained.

I was sure there were about three left, but if only two presences are felt, then the remaining one is obvious.

‘That massive presence can’t be hidden, and more than anything, considerable knowledge and energy are needed to cross the gap in the world.’

One of the three remaining Calamities must have been sacrificed.

They are not altruistic creatures who volunteer to sacrifice themselves. Inevitably, the defeated one became an energy source to open the dimension while still alive.

If that’s the case, then the remaining two are naturally the strongest Calamities.

Two names came to my mind.

“Odin and Adam.”

In terms of pure force, there were no Calamities that could keep up with them.

Of course, the reason why Calamities are truly difficult opponents isn’t just because of their power, but Odin and Adam also satisfied that aspect.

Authority.

Different from pure force.

The ability to create unpredictable variables.

Calamities, each possessing authority based on their sins, were not opponents that could be defeated simply by being strong.

“I wish the others had survived instead.”

It was a wish I couldn’t even expect.

Odin and Adam were not opponents you could easily face while trying to block their authority.

Both of them were ridiculously strong.

Authority and force. Both elements had to be blocked simultaneously.

‘That won’t work, will it?’

I calculated the odds of winning.

Well, this isn’t going to work.

I can’t see any possibility of facing both of them at the same time.

─You’re saying that?

‘Should I explain in detail?’

Let’s see, to start with the easy-to-understand force.

‘First of all, both of them have surpassed the Wall in terms of individual power.’

─The Wall?

‘I mean, they’re right below me.’

There are no Calamities stronger than me in terms of force.

That was obvious.

Even if it’s just individual power, it has to be strong to kill them all.

‘Odin wields a spear. Adam wields a staff.’

─I understand the spear, but the staff?

‘A snake-shaped staff. He often swung it to block my sword, but when he was on the defensive, that staff would turn into a black snake and join the attack.’

A black snake.

A weapon befitting the name Adam.

‘The size of the snake also varied depending on the situation.’

When fighting in close combat, the staff touching the sword would extend in the form of a living snake, aiming at me with its filthy fangs.

Even though it had the shape of a snake, its essence was that of a staff.

Even if I struck it hard with my sword, it didn’t seem to feel any pain.

‘If you create distance from that strangeness, the snake becomes gigantic.’

When the sword and staff met, the end of the staff would extend to target the opponent.

Conversely, if he switched to a long-range tactic, the staff would turn into a house-sized snake and try to swallow me with its huge maw.

─Can’t you just cut it?

‘It’s easier said than done.’

─Honestly, with your level, large monsters are less threatening and easier to deal with because there’s a larger area to hit.

When you become overwhelmingly strong, the size of the opponent doesn’t matter.

Big or small, killing them is the same.

In that respect, Tamamo’s statement that the larger the opponent, the easier it is to deal with because there are more places to cut with the sword is not wrong.

‘Half right, half wrong.’

─What?

That is, if you overlook the fact that the opponent is a Calamity.

A Calamity is on a different level from ordinary monsters.

Their simple physical abilities are equal to or greater than the top-ranked 1st Class monsters.

As if that weren’t enough, they are adorned with all sorts of authorities and special abilities.

A large, easy-to-hit target?

That logic doesn’t apply to Calamities, at least.

─You mean… attacks don’t work well?

‘That’s why it cost so much money in the world I was in.’

Old memories resurfaced.

The seven Calamities that appeared all over the world.

There were only three ways to inflict damage on them.

The first was to reach the level of Simgeom [a master swordsman] like me.

To unleash attacks that render the Calamity’s unique defense and authority meaningless.

The second was to throw money at the problem.

To buy up a ridiculous amount of magic stones, engrave Eve’s magic on each one, and explode them whole, which could inflict some damage.

The problem was money and labor.

The money to buy the magic stones could be squeezed out of each country under the pretext of world peace, but there were only a few skilled people in the world who could engrave the magic designed by Eve into small magic stones.

Thanks to that, the labor and wages were enormous.

The last, third method was the easiest.

The method I least wanted to choose, and wouldn’t recommend to anyone.

I erased that method from my mind and launched a flare into the air.

Bang!

The flare that soared into the sky burst and scattered.

The scattered flames disappeared in an instant.

The way the flames spread in all directions looked as if they had hit a wall.

I think I know what’s going on.

‘They’re almost here.’

Odin and Adam. The two Calamities sharing the same initial sound have reached the vicinity of the dimension. Perhaps because they used a good sacrifice to cross the dimension, the power I feel is almost comparable to the original.

They crossed the dimension without any loss.

“Killing them isn’t the problem.”

I recalled my past battles with Odin and Adam.

1 win, 0 losses. In life-or-death battles, I had never lost to them even once. Whether they were Calamities or gods, I impartially made them the rust of my sword, but the problem is the aftermath.

‘Can the others hold out until then?’

Facing all seven Calamities at the same time was insane, but I could somehow kill two of them.

Even if they were the strongest of the Calamities, Odin and Adam.

If I had enough time, they wouldn’t be difficult opponents.

I broke Odin’s army and spear with just one sword, and I cut off Adam’s head. Now, a small flame flickered in my left hand that had done all that.

Swordmage.

Powerful magic was added to my hand, which was already strong enough when wielding a sword.

Killing them itself wasn’t a difficult task.

The problem is the others besides me.

‘Odin’s army and Adam’s apple tree.’

These two elements complicated my mind.

Both were authorities specialized in slaughter.

‘The students haven’t escaped yet.’

That’s natural.

There are three conditions for escaping the Reverse World.

Complete it perfectly, partially meet the clear conditions, or use the escape button developed by Seven Stars Academy.

There are as many as three methods.

The problem is that there are no signs of a perfect clear, and this isn’t a dungeon under the jurisdiction of the Academy, so the students didn’t bring the escape button.

Even if they had brought it, it wouldn’t have worked.

‘Should I take measures to help the students escape somehow?’

If they meet the partial conditions before the Calamities descend on this land.

I don’t know exactly what those partial conditions are, but one thing I can be sure of is that it’s deeply related to the Magic Tower. Eve can’t be caught easily.

If I catch Adam, I’ll somehow see a clue.

If I can’t see it, I can just kill him.

‘He’s deeply connected to this world.’

If I kill Adam, there will be an immediate reaction.

Then I have to find Adam.

‘Where would Adam be?’

I don’t think he’d be in a regular shopping district or building.

Most of the houses in the city were medieval-style brick buildings.

Those kinds of buildings would easily collapse with just a few clashes between me and Eve.

In fact, hundreds of buildings collapsed in that way.

‘The Magic Tower is now a leaning tower that’s only going to collapse, so is the remaining area the business district? Oh, there’s also the hunter-related area.’

Is it because it’s the only city in this world?

The land is wider than I thought.

In the case of the business district, it’s a place where many companies are concentrated, and in some cases, there were some buildings similar to modern architecture.

Very occasionally, there were futuristic buildings, but most of those buildings were supported by the Magic Tower.

If it’s Adam from the Magic Tower.

It wouldn’t be strange for him to be hiding in such a place.

‘Eve doesn’t have him.’

She had been holding onto Adam all along, but for some reason, Adam and Eve were separated.

And quite far apart.

Otherwise, Eve, who had put up such a strong barrier for Adam when fighting the students, wouldn’t have destroyed everything around her so much when she was chasing me.

“First, I need to expand the search range widely.”

That was the best I could do.

I spread my magic power widely.

I wasn’t using a great [Detection Magic], but scattering the magic power itself in all directions. A considerable amount of magic power escaped from my body, but I could quickly recover this amount of magic power.

Widely, more evenly.

I spread a lot of magic power.

‘Scan it all at once.’

I reached out my hand.

The scattered magic powers came with my hand.

In that way, targeting the entire city.

I gathered the scattered magic power again.

Swish, swish, swish.

Small grains of sand were visible to people’s eyes.

The blue sand was actually transparent magic power that shouldn’t have been visible in the first place.

Because I had spread it so widely and in such large quantities, when I gathered all that magic power again, it looked as if blue sand grains were adorning the sky and being sucked into my hand.

“It’s a beautiful sight. Your magic power manipulation is increasingly deviating from humanity.”

A familiar voice was heard from behind the building I was standing in front of.

─It wasn’t me who said that.

Tamamo shook her hands.

I know. It wasn’t you who said that.

“What’s going on here? It’s dangerous, so hurry up and get ready to leave with the kids.”

“Why would I?”

A confident tone.

I turned around.

Radiant blonde hair that looked like melted gold, clear blue eyes that seemed to contain a clear lake reflecting sunlight. A woman who has now completely shed her girlishness.

Isabelle spoke to me.

“We already ran into each other. Let’s catch up later.”

“I don’t want to. Why would I?”

“Because this place is dangerous.”

“What about you?”

Isabelle said to me.

“…I’m strong, so I’m okay.”

It was an undeniable fact.

I am strong. Overwhelmingly so.

Isabelle nodded and agreed.

“Yeah, you were strong before, but you’ve become incredibly strong.”

But you know what?

Isabelle looked into my eyes.

“We’ve also become incredibly strong.”

If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you.

With those words, Isabelle disappeared from my sight.

It was a mirage using light. I was late to notice.

Her magic level has really improved a lot.

‘At that level… they won’t be attacked by the Valkyries and the apple tree.’

I eventually gave up on sending the students out.

Anyway, I couldn’t find Adam even if I searched this wide area.

As if he had evaporated. He disappeared from this world.

All I could do in this situation was to trust the students.

And that trust was rewarded before long.

Clang, clang, clang!

The presence of a Calamity finally descending from the sky.

It wasn’t Odin and Adam who came, but the army of angels that Odin commands.

One of the Valkyries has descended on this land.

“Hmph, a low-level world.”

The power of a Valkyrie that exists between a Ranker and a High Ranker [power levels in this world].

The students stepped forward against such a Valkyrie.

“H-How can humans, especially young and weak humans, do this?!”

“Wow, there are actually people who say these kinds of things?”

“Wasn’t Isabelle like this during the first semester? An aura of a noble person was radiating from her.”

“I thought I would die if I spoke to her carelessly back then.”

“…You guys. Hey, let’s go outside and settle this.”

“…By the way, she’s weaker than I thought. If we do well, we might be able to catch them all.”

“Oh? I tore it off by mistake.”

“No, my, my wings! My wings!”

“Ah, sorry.”

Somewhat overwhelmingly.