Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 9

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius – Episode 9

Academy Gumiho is a Magic Genius 9

Comrade (4)

First, I borrowed the book under my name.

Since the librarian was about to leave work, it was better for me, as an assistant, to borrow it than for a student who had a limit on the number of books they could borrow.

Of course, who would ultimately read this book was still undecided.

“That book. I found it first.”

“Didn’t I grab the book first and borrow it? I’ll read it overnight and lend it to you, so why don’t you just go to bed?”

“No. I’ll read it and lend it to you tomorrow.”

Neither of them was willing to yield.

In my case, I had so many books borrowed already that I didn’t necessarily need to read it today.

However, the memory of what happened a few days ago came to mind, and I didn’t want to lose out.

“That’s our healing professor’s book. You must read it to understand the lecture.”

“Was it required reading for students? Surely, books related to performance evaluations or academics would be kept separately in advance.”

“…It’s not like that. It’s just a book I’m going to read.”

‘Ah, I thought it was a book that you had to read to proceed with the class.’

If that were the case, I would have had no choice but to hand it over, but if not, well… It’s not like I’m trying to get along with her, so I don’t think I need to give in.

“Anyway, isn’t it a book borrowed under my name? Then I should be the one to read it.”

“…If you really want to, return it now. I’ll borrow it instead.”

“It’s already time for the librarian to finish preparing to leave. How are you going to return and borrow it?”

“Ugh… You knew that, and you deliberately borrowed it under your name.”

The girl looked like she had been outsmarted.

I showed off an air of triumph as I watched her. In fact, I didn’t intend to at all, but the 「Empty Fort Strategy」 [a military strategy of appearing weak to deter the enemy] was activated.

She looked up at me with a resentful expression and said.

“…I’ll remember this.”

She took off the coat she was wearing over her school uniform, probably because she was hot, and slung it over her shoulder.

Even though the night breeze was chilly because it was spring, she seemed quite heated. In the process, the name tag on the left side of the girl’s chest came into view.

I was curious, so I tried to read her name.

However, she turned around and walked towards the student dormitory too quickly, so I couldn’t see it clearly.

‘…Maybe it said Seo Yerin.’

Seo Yerin, Seo Yerim. One of the two is certain.

If my eyes are correct, wouldn’t it be Seo Yerin?

I think there was a similar name among the main characters in the original work.

What a coincidence.

“……?”

The same age and name as a main character. She even attends the same academy.

The only difference is the description of her appearance in the original work.

Only then did I realize something was wrong and looked back.

But she had already disappeared.

I spoke, thinking of the worst possible conclusion.

“……Wait a minute.”

Seo Yerin and spear.

These two things point to a certain supporting character.

Why did I miss something so important?

‘…If you think about it carefully, there aren’t many people who would train with a spear at dawn in the first place.’

─Originally, there should be several heroines in the academy genre. I like heroines who are helped by the main character, but I think heroines who can solve problems on their own are also attractive. Hmm, but is a heroine stronger than the main character too much? Oh well, I’m just going to push this setting.

Eve said.

A goddess of war who wields a spear, her long hair fluttering.

Divine Spear, Seo Yerin.

Stronger than the main character in the early part of the novel.

A monster among monsters who carves mountains with a single spear and lightly crushes hordes of monsters in the future. In the story, she is said to be in the top five in the world in terms of pure talent alone.

I was arguing with such a person?

“I’m screwed…….”

Right now, she’s a fresh-faced freshman, but in just one year, she’ll become a player who can easily ignore any active player.

No, even right now, her luck was as good as her skills.

I should have been on friendly terms with such a student, but I was arguing over a book like this.

I must have been crazy, really crazy.

No matter how much I regret it, time has already passed.

I felt sick, so I skipped dinner and read a book. The first book I read was, of course, the light green book.

It’s the book I brought even while arguing with that Seo Yerin.

I hope it was worth it.

“There’s nothing special.”

A typical textbook style with no know-how or advice from the professor himself.

It’s better to just read the textbook.

The main story hasn’t even started yet, but the thing I got while ruining my relationship with one of the main characters was worthless.

I grabbed my head with my hands and despaired.

Really, if I had known this would happen, I should have listened to Eve more about Seo Yerin.

Of course, I couldn’t sleep again today.

How can I sleep in this situation?

* * *

A huge, empty cavity.

There were obvious traces of people around, but there were no living creatures living there.

No, there was only one left.

“Hey, I thought it would be useful. It’s not as good as I thought.”

A man stained with red blood, as if he had taken a shower in flowing blood.

He looked at the jewel in his hand and threw it on the floor, dismissing it.

You could sell it for a high price on the market, but that’s not the man’s concern. It was just unpleasant to have blood all over him.

The blood flowing on his skin and clothes had long since hardened.

‘Ah, it won’t come off even if I wash it. Should I buy a new one?’

“I’m too lazy to buy a new one. Should I raid a nearby store or something?”

That was a good idea.

There’s no need to spend money, and you can take whatever clothes or equipment you want. He thought he should pick up a few gifts while he was raiding, and picked up a bag lying on the floor.

‘I’ll put the gifts in here.’

When he shook the bag, it was full of disposable items such as potions and bombs.

It seems that the owner of this bag really wanted to live. But it’s meaningless because he just killed everyone he could see.

While the potion was breaking and the bomb was falling on the floor.

──Clang!

Something completely different fell.

Something shining with golden light.

“Hmm? What is it? Only this one looks different.”

Out of curiosity, he picked it up and looked at it. It was a small locket. When he pressed a small button, a photo built inside was revealed.

A middle-aged man and woman.

There was a child between them.

“Did he have a child? But whose thing is it?”

The man’s gaze turned to one side of the wall of the cavity.

All kinds of corpses were piled up on the wall.

It was impossible to identify a person’s face from a pile of flesh and bones mixed with humans and monsters.

There may be a middle-aged man or a middle-aged woman in that pile of corpses. Or, the couple may have died side by side.

The couple is one in body. As a couple who promised to be together for a hundred years, they are together forever.

──Clang!

The man threw the locket in his hand.

Artifacts aside. He didn’t need trash like this.

Anyway, he had a lot of spoils to gain today.

While he was picking out the useful ones.

He felt a presence behind him.

A familiar footstep. A familiar breath. A familiar heartbeat.

All the information he gathered pointed to someone the man knew.

“Oh, the horned guy came?”

“…You are always rude.”

“Like that’s something new.”

When the blood-stained man turned his head, there was a man in a suit. On the outside, he was a gentlemanly man, but he had a foreign horn on his head.

It’s not a Halloween costume or an animation cosplay.

That horn is part of the man’s body.

It is a legitimate physical organ that performs physiological functions.

“But can a demon come to a place like this? This is the Nine Tails Guild’s jurisdiction.”

“Of course, all the information has been manipulated. Can you be okay after committing a massacre here? Murder in the S-class guild’s area. It will be difficult to survive.”

“It’s okay. I just have to avoid and run away from everyone I see.”

The two had a nonchalant and eerie conversation.

Demons, murders, words that passersby might be horrified to hear.

Fortunately, the place where the two were was a closed dungeon.

At least no third party could eavesdrop on the conversation.

“But why did you come all the way here? Are you going to ask for a request again this time?”

“Of course. Do you think I would come to meet a lowly mercenary like you for anything else?”

“So, what’s the matter?”

The horned man took out a piece of paper from his chest.

The blood-stained man received the paper and unfolded the contents. The letters were smudged with blood stains on his hands, but there was no problem in understanding it.

Yes, in understanding it.

──Sreung!

The blood-stained man took out a sword from his waist and held it to the horned man’s neck.

A natural movement like flowing water.

“…Are you out of your mind right now?”

The blood-stained man asked.

Unlike before when he was frivolous, his tone was serious and eerie.

“Raid the academy? Even the Seven Stars Academy?”

It was crazy.

It would be better to break into the headquarters of an S-class guild and carry out a terrorist attack.

It’s not easy to raid other academies, but to raid the Seven Stars Academy, which is among the top five in the world, is a request that is not worth thinking about.

0% chance of survival. The senses honed by decades of mercenary activity and contract killing were screaming.

“Hey, do you want to fight me?”

Murderous intent, like fresh blood that had just been shed, enveloped the man’s body.

However, he is also a monster who has turned his back on humanity and is called by the separate name of Demon. He can ignore this level of murderous intent as if it were nothing.

“Haha, don’t worry. The professors at the academy will be going out within a week.”

“…Is that real?”

The professors are the best power of the academy.

Each one is close to being an evil element that must be guarded against, but if they are not there, raiding the academy is worth a try.

“Of course. Have I ever said anything carelessly so far?”

“…What about the guards and upperclassmen? Even if there are no professors, they are enough variables.”

“I’ll lend you monsters. The Lord said not to spare any active support.”

“Lord? That heavy-assed nobleman moved. This seems to be a pretty big deal?”

Still the frivolous tone of the man.

The horned demon endured that tone somehow, but he could not tolerate the rudeness towards the nobles.

This time, the demon emitted a strong murderous intent.

“I don’t expect a vulgar guy to have manners, but if you keep talking so lightly, your life will be cut short soon.”

“Don’t worry. It looks like I still have a lot of life left.”

“Ha! Can we really entrust a big operation to a guy like this…….”

The demon felt a headache coming on.

This frivolous man was always like this.

He seems stupid and incompetent, but he is a mercenary with outstanding abilities that even the great nobles are coveting.

He is not his type, but it is a great undertaking that the Lord himself has ordered. There is no situation in which a private will can ruin the great undertaking.

To end this conversation, the demon made an offer that the man could not refuse.

“If you successfully complete the request, I will give you the reward you have been singing about.”

“What is it?”

“What you want.”

“Okay, deal.”

As the demon was about to leave his seat after this conversation.

The man opened his mouth.

“…Oh, right.”

“What is it? Is there anything you want to say?”

“No, I got the request, but I didn’t hear the exact conditions for success.”

He was blinded by the reward and accepted it first.

He didn’t hear exactly what the request fulfillment condition was.

It’s not just a request to raid the Seven Stars Academy.

“Didn’t I say it?”

“Yeah, you only said raid. You never said the conditions.”

“There are two main conditions.”

The demon spread two fingers.

‘Um, there are fewer conditions than I thought.’

The man thought it wasn’t bad.

“The first is to bring the book from the 1st basement floor of the library.”

“Book? Does any book matter? Then I’ll bring a porn book?”

“It’s a black book. There will be a book made of black leather and black paper. Bring that.”

“And? You said there were two conditions.”

At the man’s words, the demon’s mouth tore open and he gave a bizarre smile.

He seemed to be enjoying it just by imagining it, and his mouth was watering.

“The massacre of the freshmen.”

The demon licked his lips.

“If we crush all the sprouts called the next generation of heroes, it will be quite a sight.”

At the crazy answer, the man suddenly thought.

‘I guess it’s because he’s a demon, he seems crazy.’

“Okay, no going back on your word later.”

Of course, he also thought that he was crazy for accepting the offer without hesitation.