Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 120

Chapter 120

The Korokoro Tribe’s Village (3)
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Stella Academy Main Tower 1, Vice-Principal’s Office.

Vice-Principal Aki Haydn gazed out the window.

He appeared to be calmly waiting for something, yet the restless movement of his clasped fingers betrayed his unease.

However, his expression was serene, as if he wanted to accept the situation with composure.

After a brief wait, someone knocked on the door of the vice-principal’s office.

“Come in.”

He didn’t even check who it was, but he expected their arrival.

It was Professor Laydin of New Moon Studies.

Laydin walked in calmly and bowed to Aki Haydn.

“Professor Laydin. You’re here.”

“Yes. The Bishop has a message for you, so I came to deliver it.”

“I see.”

As Aki Haydn nodded indifferently, dark mana suddenly emanated from Laydin’s body, filling the vice-principal’s office with an aura of darkness.
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Creak-Bang!

The door shut, and everything outside the window was completely submerged in darkness.

‘Isolated Space’

In that instant, the vice-principal’s office became part of a fourth dimension, no longer located within Stella Academy.

This dimension magic was so advanced that even Eltemon Eltrine, who handled space magic, couldn’t detect it.

“…Aki Haydn.”

“Ugh…!!”

Laydin called his name in a chilling voice, grabbing Aki Haydn’s neck with his right hand. The energy from a sub-dimension seeped out from Laydin’s fingers, slowly choking Aki Haydn.

“How many times must I tell you not to do unnecessary things before you understand?”

Laydin’s eyes glowed red, making him look like an entirely different person.

Indeed, the body of ‘Bishop of the Moonshadow Church’ had possessed him.

“To mess with the heir of the Tower of the Full Moon and the descendant of the Dark Mage King… What were you thinking?”

“Th-they are… dangerous…”

“You’re out of your mind. You’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest. The Master of the Full Moon Tower is in seclusion for training, and the Dark Mage King has been in a long rest period after suffering a critical injury from Eltemon fifty years ago. They wouldn’t have moved if left alone! Do you even realize how foolish you’ve been?”

“Before they grow… stronger in the future… we must… kill them…!”

Thud! Boom!

When Aki Haydn tried to speak with difficulty, the bishop flung his body against the wall.

“You’re saying you stirred up a hornet’s nest out of fear of some brats? Aki Haydn, is that really true? I can’t believe it.”

“Cough! Huff… They have monstrous potential… Within ten years, they will surely become a deadly threat to the Moonshadow Church…”

“Ha, goodness… Aki Haydn, have you gone soft because of your involvement with humans?”

Squeeze!

The bishop stepped on Aki Haydn’s right arm, shaking his head in disdain.

But Aki Haydn didn’t respond. If the bishop didn’t believe him, there was nothing he could do.

Regardless, the action was already in motion.

‘Although my position is shaky now, and the Moonshadow Church’s location exposed…’

The heir of the Tower of the Full Moon, Hae Wonryang.

The descendant of the Dark Mage King, Ma Yuseong.

And… Baek Yu-seol.

With these three potential threats to the Moonshadow Church gathering and going on an outing, how could they not be touched?

‘This action will undoubtedly benefit the future of the Moonshadow Church.’

Thinking this, Aki Haydn resolved to endure the current pain.

“However, there’s one problem.”

The bishop clicked his tongue in regret and said,

“Is there any guarantee this mission will succeed?”

“…What do you mean?”

“Sure, those fledglings might be a future threat. So you plan to eliminate the risk in advance… but why are you so sure this mission will succeed?”

“It will succeed. I have entrusted the task to Azmick of the Costalin family and Calavin, the ‘Magic Connoisseur.’”

Azmick and Calavin were quite renowned even among the Dark Mages. They had slaughtered numerous mages, securing their infamous reputation.

They even had a record of killing several magic warriors from the ‘Tower of the New Moon.’ They couldn’t possibly fail at assassinating mere first-year students of Stella.

“Foolish. You are the one who overestimated those fledglings, Aki Haydn. But why haven’t you realized that?”

“That’s…”

“Those fledglings are full of variables. One of them is even beyond the reach of the leader’s insight. With these three gathered… do you think things will go as planned?”

Realizing his mistake too late, Aki Haydn felt regret, but the damage was done.

“You’ve poked a sleeping tiger’s nose with a beehive. Tsk, if you weren’t the vice-principal of Stella, you’d have been offered as a sacrifice long ago for such a blunder…”

The bishop chuckled and turned away.

“Just shut up and pray to our god. Hoping no variables arise.”

With a short laugh, the bishop in Laydin’s form disappeared, leaving Aki Haydn to bow his head.

‘I hope all three die without any trouble…’

Once we boarded the last car of Tozmik Ho, there wasn’t much else to do. All we had to do was wait patiently until the dungeon entrance arrived.

With my head resting against the window, I slackened my body and absent-mindedly reviewed the dungeon strategy.

With just three people, there would certainly be difficult parts, but if we spent two days straight, it would be tight, but still possible to clear.

Silence settled.

We weren’t the type to engage in chit-chat, so each of us was left to our own time.

But even in this private time, we couldn’t feel at ease.

Zap!

An unsettling prickling sensation from front and back kept irritating us. I wasn’t the only one who felt it; Ma Yuseong and Hae Wonryang also looked uncomfortable.

Probably… the paparazzi Instructor Lee Han-wol mentioned were following us.

“Hey, students. Isn’t this my seat?”

“Yes?”

While we were trying to ignore it and remain seated quietly, someone approached and spoke.

“This is my seat. Move over.”

I was puzzled and started to check the ticket, but Hae Wonryang stopped me.

“It’s just nonsense. Ignore it.”

“Uh…?”
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“Rubbish? You little brat, your manners are awful. Hey, come out here. What? Not coming out?!”

The man shouted, but Hae Wonryang and Ma Yuseong didn’t respond.

Hae Wonryang even opened a book and began to read, while Ma Yuseong closed his eyes.

“You bastards, ignoring an adult when he’s speaking? Hey, come out here! Come out!”

The man shouted angrily, but eventually left in a huff when no one responded.

As I watched the man walk away, Hae Wonryang, without lifting his eyes from his book, said,

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“They’re trying to provoke us into reacting so they can take pictures. They know we’re from Stella, but those cowards don’t dare lay a hand on us.”

“Oh… so that’s what it was?”

Come to think of it, I’d heard of similar cases on Earth. Paparazzi would provoke movie stars into reacting violently, then capture it on camera to report.
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Experiencing it firsthand was quite novel, though certainly unpleasant.

“No matter how much of a country bumpkin you are, you’re now a member of Stella S-Class. Don’t react to such pathetic tricks. It lowers Stella’s dignity.”

“Ah yes… I guess so.”

His manner of speaking was something else.

After the man left, no one else dared approach.

They probably thought we were just students and underestimated us, but realized their tricks wouldn’t work and were contemplating other methods.

Or, they might be regular paparazzi trying to catch us off guard.

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Hmm…

Paparazzi use specialized cameras hidden in their bags or collars. They meticulously conceal them with mana to avoid detection.

However, my Intuition could sense even such concealed mana, so identifying their positions and numbers wasn’t difficult.

It was infuriating to let them go unpunished, so I was pondering how to retaliate…

Shudder!

Suddenly, a chill ran through my entire body, all my hairs standing on end. I instinctively realized I had shot to my feet.

‘What is this…?’

With a creaky neck, I managed to turn and attempted to speak to Hae Wonryang and Ma Yuseong… but they too had grasped something, their faces tense as they drew their wands.

Gulp.

Swallowing hard, I also reached for my waist.

It felt like a massive… wave resembling a mountain was heading towards us.

Instinct told me.

‘We’ll die.’

We must not confront it head-on.

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The aura was even more intense than when I faced Maizen Tiren’s Dark Mana.

Screeching…

A horrifying sound, like nails on a chalkboard, emanated from the door connecting to the next train car.

Then, with a clatter, the door fell forward.

Revealing two figures.

“Oh my, our cute little Stella friends are here?”

They didn’t hide their red eyes, exuding a menacing aura.

[Azmick Costalin]

[Calavin]

Their names appeared through the Bulbul Glasses. They were “Dark Mages” I had heard of. Not main characters, but mid-level bosses appearing much later in the story.

‘Of all people…

Since my actions had long diverged from the ‘original work,’ I wasn’t too surprised that different events occurred.

But the problem was their difficulty.

Azmick Costalin.

Known for her bloodline magic, Cross Spell, which uses enchanted nails for magic, and as the last survivor of the ‘Costalin’ family.

While her magic line was effectively cut off after becoming a Dark Mage, combining her superior physical abilities as a Dark Mage with the Cross Spell resulted in tremendous synergy.

Calavin.

Lacking distinctive features, he nullified all opponent’s magic with beast-like combat sense and abilities, enjoying cannibalism—a savage Dark Mage.

Though simplistic, he was a physical powerhouse, making him a formidable and dangerous enemy for magic warriors.

Without exchanging signals, Ma Yuseong, Hae Wonryang, and I subtly retreated.

‘Eek…!’

‘What is this…!’

The paparazzi hiding and filming us were so terrified they didn’t even dare to peek out.

…Except for one.

‘S-scoop!’

One crazy paparazzo was openly filming Azmick and Calavin, who were revealing their red eyes and emitting killing intent as Dark Mages.

Those Dark Mages were among the few notorious ones whose faces were publicly known in the magical society.

That level of dedication… I had to acknowledge their professionalism.

“By the way, Baek Yu-seol… I heard you’re very smart? So, is there a way out of this situation?”

Azmick spoke to me, raising her nails. One of her black nails gleamed.

Slash!

Rumble!

“Argh?!”

The train’s ceiling was torn off, and a paparazzo near us shrieked. The power that could tear through steel like paper.

Indeed, it was the Cross Spell.

“Hmm? Is there a way out of my grasp? Can your brain overcome this overwhelming power? I’m curious. Tell me!”

As she shouted, we had no choice but to keep retreating.

“Why, scared? Haha, in the end, you’re no different? Too bad~ That brain is now going to be Calavin’s meal.”

“…Baek Yu-seol, wasn’t it? You have an unusual constitution.”

Calavin, who could smell mana, sniffed curiously, perhaps encountering my Mana Leakage Syndrome for the first time.

“I wasn’t expecting much from this meal… but you’ll be quite a delicacy. Be good, and I’ll eat you painlessly.”

He was even crazier than Azmick.

Thud! As we retreated, we were blocked by a wall. I could feel the emergency exit handle pressing against my back.

Meanwhile, Azmick and Calavin were leisurely approaching. With no place left to run, they saw us as cornered prey.

But.

I wasn’t retreating for no reason.
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Checking the time with the Bulbul Glasses, I finally smiled.

“Hey, guys. Do you trust me?”

I whispered to Hae Wonryang and Ma Yuseong. One looked at me like I was crazy, and the other stared in confusion.

But it didn’t matter how they reacted.

“Just shut up and trust me.”

Shouting this, I threw open the rear door of the train with all my strength.

Thud!

I linked arms with Ma Yuseong and Hae Wonryang and jumped backward.

“Ugh! You crazy…!”

“Huh, huh?”

They tried to shout something as they naturally fell with me, but it was too late.

“Insane!”

“Unbelievable! Are you suggesting aerial combat?!”

Azmick and Calavin belatedly leaped from the train, rushing towards us with terrifying momentum…

[You have discovered the entrance to an unknown dungeon.]

But it was too late.

We had already thrown ourselves into the space created by the third rift. No matter how skilled the Dark Mages were, they couldn’t follow us here.

Whoosh…!

“Huh, huh…? What, what is this!”

“Damn it, what the hell…!”

Azmick and Calavin shouted in dismay as they watched us disappear into the warped space.

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Facing their astonished expressions, I raised my middle finger.

‘Eat this.’

Finally, the spatial fissure closed completely.

[You have entered the dungeon, ‘The Korokoro Tribe’s Village!’]

We safely entered the dungeon, according to my perfect plan.

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