Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Item Presentation (8)

The White Castle, King’s Aide Office.

Oranha, the representative of the Elf King, received a mission completion report over the phone.

“We’ve successfully placed the Orb of Souls on Baek Yu-seol’s body. Barring any unforeseen variables, he will carry it with him for the next month.”

Hearing Zeliel’s voice over the phone, Oranha’s lips curled up slightly.

“Is that so? Well done. I’ll make sure to fulfill our promise soon.”

“Thank you. I had a pleasant experience, thanks to you.”

“Dismissed.”

Click!

Ending the call, Oranha clasped his hands and rested his chin on them.

Things were progressing more smoothly than expected. If Baek Yu-seol carried the Orb of Souls for an entire month, his identity as the ‘Spirit Slayer’ would be revealed soon enough.

The next step was to present this definitive evidence to Flowerseorin.

For that, a ‘stage’ was needed. There was also a need to raise expectations among the audience who would be invited to the stage.

“I’ll be away for a while, so do not tidy up.”

After giving a brief instruction to his secretary, Oranha headed to the depths of the Primordial Mountains.

This place was entirely cut off from mana, making phone calls impossible. Therefore, he had to deliver the message in person.

A small ancient castle hidden in the foliage.

This castle, which looked like a tree, a rock, or even a waterfall, was used exclusively as a hideout for the Elf King, Flowerseorin.

Entering the castle, Oranha ascended the spiral staircase to the top.

The knight guarding Flowerseorin’s seclusion bowed upon seeing Oranha and stepped aside.

Clearing his throat, Oranha knocked on the door.

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-…What is it?

Her voice came from inside. Just hearing it caused a gentle ripple in his chest.

“Your Majesty, Aide Oranha here. I have come with urgent news.”

-Oh, Oranha.

The distant voice grew nearer and soon pressed right against the door. Flowerseorin was breathing just beyond the thin wall.

-What is it?

“I know that you’ve been searching for a certain criminal for a very long time.”

-Oh… I see.

“And today, I believe I have found that criminal.”

-…Wait, what do you mean?

Flowerseorin’s voice grew urgent.

-Who is it? Quickly, tell me!

“Please calm yourself, Your Majesty. I don’t have concrete evidence yet. But rest assured, I’ve had him carry the ‘Orb of Souls.’”

…

If he carried the Orb of Souls, it was now truly certain.

In a month, the truth would inevitably come to light.

Moreover, if Oranha, whom Flowerseorin trusted, mentioned this case in person, it meant he was certain.

“One month. Just wait exactly one month. On that day, I will present you with the detested Spirit Slayer.”

-…Very well.

Her voice, strained as if forcibly holding back emotion. Oranha, having listened to her voice for a long time, could tell.

‘She is wavering.’

The emotional turbulence was palpable even here. The ironclad emotions were now turbulent, meaning a significant gap was forming.

Exploiting that gap would be an easy task.

-Thank you… Thank you so much, Oranha. I didn’t realize you cared this much…

“Your Majesty’s affairs are as important as my own. I am willing to stake my soul on anything related to you.”

-Without you, I don’t know what would have happened to me…

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As anticipated, Oranha’s lips curled up slightly as he listened to Flowerseorin’s trembling voice.

Though occupying her heart was still a distant and challenging goal… presenting her with the Spirit Slayer would be the first step.

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After class, returning to the S-Class classroom, Flame replayed the magic screen she borrowed from a friend.

Watching it again and again, it was undoubtedly a presentation filled with Earth’s knowledge.

As she watched in silence, a few students in the S-Class classroom moved about. After waiting a bit…

*yawn*

Finally, Baek Yu-seol, whom she had been waiting for, appeared. He naturally sat next to Flame to rest, but this time he hesitated for a moment as if something was off.

He had noticed what Flame was watching.

A moment of silence. The awkward atmosphere created by Baek Yu-seol only deepened Flame’s suspicions.
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“Uh… you’re watching that?”

In the end, Baek Yu-seol spoke first.

Scratching his cheek awkwardly, he continued.

“So, um… how was the presentation?”

What should she say? Thinking for a moment, Flame gave a very ordinary response.

“It was cool.”

It was her last desperate attempt to give him no hints about her thoughts. Baek Yu-seol, seemingly unsatisfied with her answer, scratched his cheek and asked again.

“Did you like it?”

…What?

It was a strange question, causing her to narrow her eyes.

“Why are you asking?”

“Uh… just, well, you usually like that kind of thing.”

“What are you talking about? Why would I…”

Trying to quickly dismiss it, Flame suddenly paused and closed her mouth.

‘…Like that kind of thing?’

It was true. She really liked the presentations of the ‘Half-Eaten Apple’ CEO.

However…

Since being reborn in this world, she had never mentioned anything about Earth.

She had kept it secret all this time and would continue to do so.

Being from another world was a secret she would carry to her grave.

‘Then, how did he know…?’

Especially since she had never mentioned anything about Earth to Baek Yu-seol.

Thump, thump.

Flame’s heart began to race as her thoughts spread in all directions.

Since there was no magic in this world capable of reading minds, there was only one possibility.

‘Baek Yu-seol has met me before.’

If they had met before… it wouldn’t be the past.

*…He must have met my future self.’
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Why hadn’t she thought of that possibility before?

‘Baek Yu-seol was an extra in the original rofan but turned back time and came here.’

In the simple and straightforward premise.

‘In the story of the original rofan before Baek Yu-seol turned back time, Flame herself was also there.’

She wasn’t considering that fact at all.

In other words, the point at which Baek Yu-seol first returned was after Flame had already possessed this world.

Only then did all the previously unresolved little questions become clear.

‘Why did Baek Yu-seol, an unimportant character in the original rofan, suddenly appear and return?’

He had seen the future me.

He knew about me from the beginning.

But… even that didn’t completely erase her doubts.

‘How did he find out my secret?’

Even if Baek Yu-seol had met her future self, she wouldn’t easily talk about Earth.

…Unless there was one possibility.

‘Did I… tell him directly?’

The fact that she was from Earth, a possessor, was a secret she intended to take to the grave. Even if she had someone she could trust with her life, she had vowed never to reveal this secret.
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But.

What if.

If there was someone so precious that she wanted to share everything with?

What if there was someone she wanted to confide in and be comforted by, sharing the secrets she had kept hidden all this time… wouldn’t she tell him?

‘I’m actually from another world.’

And if that precious person was Baek Yu-seol.

This would explain the current situation.

‘No, this is too much speculation.’

Flame lowered her head slightly, trying not to make eye contact with Baek Yu-seol, and asked.

“…Mister.”
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“Yeah.”

“Were we… well, did we know each other long before this year, before we entered this school?”

He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

“Something like that.”

That’s the correct answer.

As her thoughts became clearer, Flame’s heart burned with excitement. She tried her best to hide her excitement and forced herself to ask another question.

“…Then, what was our relationship back then?”

The most crucial question, and the one that would confirm her suspicions. If Baek Yu-seol’s definitive answer came…

“We weren’t anything.”

“…What?”

What did he say?

Lifting her head and accidentally making eye contact with Baek Yu-seol, Flame asked in a bewildered voice.

“We weren’t… anything?”

“Yeah.”

However, seeing his bitter smile, she immediately realized.

‘A lie.’

For some reason, Baek Yu-seol was lying right now.

‘Why?’

He must already know all my secrets. If he could perfectly recreate a presentation from a company on Earth, I must have told him everything, including my secrets and things I liked, in detail.

…Perhaps, I even told him about being a ‘rofan possessor.’
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Then.

If we had cared for each other in the past… why not reveal it now?

Why didn’t he?

In the first place.

‘Why did Baek Yu-seol return?’

Initially, she thought it was simply because he loved Aiselle.

But as time went by, she realized it wasn’t just that.

He had intervened in the lives of major characters like Aiselle, Hong Bi-yeon, Alterisha, Hae Wonryang, Ma Yuseong, and many others, significantly changing them, which would greatly impact the future.

Knowing how miserable and disastrous their futures were in the original rofan, she could clearly see this.

‘If he had another reason for returning…’

Baek Yu-seol had shown great interest in her from their first meeting. He had tried to intervene when she was choosing a staff, doing various things to catch her attention.

Eventually, she had confronted him and tried to uncover his secret.

‘Let’s keep 50% of our secrets from each other.’

He had kept his distance, pushing her away to prevent her from getting closer.

Thinking back, she remembered asking him, ‘Don’t you have someone you like?’ and he had answered, ‘No.’

At the time, she had assumed he loved Aiselle and had asked the question thoughtlessly, but if he had taken it another way and distanced himself from her…

At that moment.

‘Wait.’
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Flame was filled with chills.

She knew Baek Yu-seol had made great efforts for her.

But for him to deliberately keep his distance… it must mean there was a reason.

‘What happens to me in the future?’

Finally, she began to grasp the situation.

Why Baek Yu-seol had built a wall in their relationship and refused to get closer.

‘All for my sake…?’
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Although she couldn’t remember anything about him, he must reminisce and miss her, yet still keep his distance and endure it.

Thinking about it that way, she let out a helpless laugh.

“Ha, haha.”

“What’s so funny?”

“…It’s nothing. I just feel very sorry.”

After saying that, Flame quickly left her seat. She couldn’t bear to face him any longer.

“Hey, wait!”
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Baek Yu-seol watched her run out of the classroom with a bewildered look.

“What’s going on…?”

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