Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 53

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 53

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius 53

Teacher (3)

“…….”

“……Are you perhaps having a headache?”

Isis and Isabel wore dumbfounded expressions at my words.

Giving immediate feedback after observing someone else’s magic is something a magician with extensive knowledge can and should do for their juniors or students.

However, they probably never imagined that an assistant instructor not much older than them, especially one as notorious as me, would say such a thing.

‘Magicians have zero trust in me.’

Lee Ji and Isabel, and Seong Yeon-hwa, had clearly seen me handle the spear, so they acknowledged me to some extent.

But these two, walking a different path from martial arts, harbored doubts about my abilities.

Well, it’s understandable.

Muhak [a martial arts philosophy] is said to have myriad paths converging to one, so there are bound to be commonalities.

Magic is a bit different.

Teaching magic, which can range from hundreds to tens of thousands depending on the school, major, and specialization, is not an easy task.

Especially since Isis and Isabel were showing talent in ice and light magic, respectively. Both were quite different from my own talents.

My main focus is fire magic, with telekinesis, incantation, and curses as side studies.

None of them overlapped with her.

A typical professor would have already given up.

However, there’s no problem in teaching them.

That’s thanks to my trait, 「Magical Divinity」.

“When you cast magic, I will give you immediate feedback.”

“Is that possible? Only Professor Nam Hwa-yeon, or at least Professor Emilia, would be able to do that.”

“It’s somewhat subjective, but I can find flaws. Don’t underestimate me too much.”

I waved my hand, telling them to cast their magic already.

At this, Isis and Isabel gave me suspicious looks.

However, they had nothing more to say, so they simply took their stances and began to gather mana.

Azure, fierce mana and pure, snow-white mana enveloped each of them.

The first to release mana was Isis, with her azure mana.

Swish, as she extended her hand, formulas began to fill the circular frame, drawing characters and formations.

As these characters filled the circle, an intense north wind swept through and struck the training room.

The north wind was immediately broken down by the magic hanging on the wall, but a cool air lingered in the training room.

I see what the problem is.

‘……She can’t control it at all.’

I felt it when I saw her at the bottom of the valley before, but Isis couldn’t properly control her chill.

Thanks to the uncontrollable chill, the power and scale of her ice magic are high, but detailed control is out of the question.

In contrast, this one.

“How is it? Is there anything more to add here?”

“……Are you controlling even the most minute photons?”

“Seeing you recognize that at a glance, it seems you weren’t just bluffing? Still, you won’t be able to find any flaws in my magic that Grandmother has worked on. No, there won’t be any flaws in the first place.”

As soon as Isis’s magic ended, Isabel snapped her fingers.

With just that, several circles intersected in the air, and various lights poured out from each circle.

The lights split into several branches and illuminated the floor.

The lights that touched the floor mixed colors and became intense lasers or salt, boasting various effects.

A magic that induces various effects by combining the colors of light.

‘Amazing…….’

To be precise, is she handling the three primary colors of light?

Or is she handling the primary colors themselves?

Whether it’s the former or the latter, it’s definitely not my specialty.

I’ve read many magic books so far, but there was nowhere that Isabel’s formulas about light and color were written.

Is this also the talent of the main character?

I couldn’t help but be amazed.

Clearly, the power of her magic is weaker than mine, but that’s because Isabel’s magic focuses on harmony and perfection rather than destruction or killing.

Perhaps, it’s better than my 「Pyrokinesis」?

Certainly, with this level, it’s understandable that my words might sound absurd.

Isabel’s attitude and actions were not arrogance, but a natural response.

Still, with my talent, I should be able to spot flaws.

[The talent of 「Magical Divinity」 is analyzing the trait ‘North Wind and Cold Snow’.]

[The talent of 「Magical Divinity」 is analyzing the skill ‘Sea of Photons (S)’.]

[It is expected to take a considerable amount of time! Current progress 0.7%…….]

It seemed difficult with talent alone, so I opened my eyes as well.

[Fully opening 「Yoma Eye」 to assist 「Magical Divinity」.]

[The 「Ten Mile Eye」 built into 「Yoma Eye」 observes various results and derives conclusions.]

[Progress has greatly increased!]

[Current progress 27.9…… 43.2%…… 74.1%.]

[Successfully analyzed each trait and skill!]

Did it take about 5 minutes?

It progressed quickly, but it put a lot of strain on my body.

The blood vessels in my eyes burst and became bloodshot, and my nose felt raw and about to bleed. Besides that, my body was complaining of fatigue in various places.

I seem to have overdone it.

But I’ve done the analysis, so I can correct them based on this.

By the way, I realized while analyzing, I didn’t know Isabel’s magic efficiency was this high.

“Is this the difference between a main character and an extra?”

Isabel’s talent and skill, beyond being a simple main character and called a heroine, overwhelmed other magicians of her age.

Isis isn’t far behind, but it doesn’t seem easy to close the gap between them.

In my opinion, Isis’s magic is specialized for large-scale slaughter.

When six positions form a team, a magician with powerful magic like her can be spotlighted enough. Conversely, I couldn’t think of any other uses.

But Isabel is different.

She was able to do large-scale magic like Isis, as well as detailed and precise processes. Both are geniuses, but.

It’s just that Isabel’s magical talent and skill are too outstanding.

‘This is troublesome. The caster position in our group is Isis, not Isabel.’

Well, if I keep teaching, it will work out.

I had such thoughts and added to Isis’s magic.

“Isis, it seems like controlling ice freely is your priority. Can’t you fully control your trait?”

“I’ll try deploying it to the minimum.”

She floated the same formulas in the air as before.

Again, a frost wind swept against the training room wall.

It’s definitely weaker than before, but.

“How is it, is this enough?”

She froze the area and looked back at me, saying.

“Can’t you reduce the scale of the magic a little more?”

“Reduce the scale, I understand. I’ll try.”

Not lowering the power of the magic, but reducing the scale.

That was the first task I gave Isis.

Perhaps she felt something from my words, she started to concentrate hard.

Now the problem is this one.

“…….”

“Why are you staring like that? There’s no way there’s anything to point out in my magic that Grandmother has worked on.”

“No, there is.”

There are flaws in her magic too.

I can say that for sure.

But I don’t know yet where and how the problem is.

I told Isabel to give me time, and that day’s class ended like that.

* * *

Four days since the full-scale training began.

After finishing the lecture preparation and work in the morning, I would check the students’ training results in the afternoon and correct their postures and techniques in turn.

When that was over, I would read papers or magic books at night, and in the early morning, I would conduct magic training alone in the training room.

“Oh, my back. At this rate, my body will be ruined…….”

A schedule that barely allowed for rest, let alone sleep and meals.

I was taking the minimum physiological activities so as not to interfere with my work, but there was no way to deal with the fatigue that was gradually accumulating in my body.

“……Still, I’m getting used to it little by little.”

The time it took to create Nam Hwa-yeon’s lecture script became faster.

The efficiency of other overall work processing also increased.

Teaching the students is also slowly getting on track, and they are doing well on their own. Looking at it this way, it’s all good things, but.

There was a danger of collapsing at any moment.

My mental strength is enough to withstand all-nighters, but the problem is my paper-like body.

With a terminally ill body, I’m doing overtime and extra work every day, so it would be strange if I didn’t collapse.

I wonder if 「Weak Constitution and Delayed Growth」 will create resistance to overtime and fatigue. But the real big problem was something else.

“No matter how used I get to the pain, it’s difficult because my concentration is disturbed.”

I could endure the fatigue.

But even if I endured the pain, it was hard because my concentration was greatly disturbed.

The pain of blood vessels gradually heating up and ripening due to 「Solar Meridian Incision」.

The sensation of cremation and incineration gradually pulling at my lifeline was not pleasant.

For an ordinary person, the pain that would have made them roll on the floor and scream in agony tormented me irregularly every day.

The only fortunate thing was that this pain didn’t affect my lifespan.

‘Anyway, my lifespan has already been shortened as much as it can be.’

There were too few days left for my lifespan to be shortened by the extent to which my body was gradually ripening. I don’t know if I should consider this fortunate, but.

It’s definitely fortunate that it won’t get shorter than my remaining lifespan now.

“……I can’t concentrate on reading because of the pain.”

It was ambiguous to administer painkillers.

Because those things are bound to develop resistance someday.

I felt the pain eating away at my body and closed my eyes.

I wonder if there’s a good way.

‘I’m reluctant to use drugs because of resistance, should I rather look for skills or hidden pieces?’

I came up with various ideas, but I couldn’t think of any practical ideas right away. Ah, I wish I was back in the days when I was half-crippled on a sickbed.

At that time, I was really on the verge of death, so I didn’t do anything.

Should I rather study oriental medicine or herbs?

At that time, when I couldn’t think of any good ideas.

……Wait a minute.

“Herbs……?”

A thought suddenly came to mind.

Yes, why didn’t I think of that?

Herbs. More precisely, there were poisonous herbs.

My 「Weak Constitution and Delayed Growth」, and 「Body of Hundred Poisons」 incorporated into it, analyzes all kinds of poisons and creates resistance and antibodies to them.

If I use this well, I can aim for pain relief and even awakening effects by using herbs with strong medicinal effects that are treated as poison, along with resistance to various poisons.

“……Ordinary poisonous herbs won’t do.”

I need a level of poisonous herb that an ordinary person would have to be prepared to die just by bringing it to their mouth.

Like medicine, if it’s too much, it becomes poison.

Poisonous herbs that boast very potent medicinal effects.

In my memory, there are only a few places that handle such things.

There happened to be one outside the base.

As my thoughts reached that point, I immediately prepared to go out.

‘I hope I don’t run into our kids on the way.’

I thought so as I put on my shoes.

Since I wasn’t heading to a place where I could enter with dignity, I couldn’t help but feel naturally intimidated.

But when this happens, I always meet them outside.

I had such a feeling.