Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 141

Chapter 141

Summer Vacation (5)

In Aether World, there are three full moons, and when these full moons rise, mana fills the land abundantly. This phenomenon is often referred to as ‘Mage’s Day.’

The reason for this has long been magically explained: the Progenitor Mage borrowed the power of mana from the starlight and moonlight above.

“Tomorrow evening, the full moon of Shalirem will rise.”

Tomorrow, Shalirem, the largest and most powerful of the three moons, will be full.

Though it was a bit disappointing that all three moons wouldn’t be full like last time, there wouldn’t be a problem as three people were attempting to connect to the Constellatio Project.

They needed to reach the Moonlight Temple in Kalanthar Canyon before the next evening, but that wasn’t a big issue.

The monsters along the way were only 3-risk level, so they posed no threat to them.

However, it was a bit regrettable.

“Wow, the world sure is vast.”

Stretching her arms, Flame walked barefoot along the white sands of Laplati’s coast.

With no one else around, the vast beach was occupied by only three girls.

“…The boat to pick us up will arrive soon.”

As Flame splashed in the water with her feet, Hong Bi-yeon frowned.

“We still have some time. Let’s relax a bit.”

They weren’t here for a vacation.

While all three liked the sea and wished to stay longer, there was no time for such luxury. There’s nothing as enjoyable as diving into the emerald sea.

But no one complained.

They just gazed silently at the horizon.

“…Oh, right. For field trips like this, we need evidence.”

Flame took something out of her bag, quickly setting up a tripod. Then she mounted a camera on it and called Aiselle and Hong Bi-yeon over.

“Hey, you two. Stop standing around like that and come here.”

“What? What are you…”

“We don’t have time for that.”

“But you’re just standing there doing nothing, looking all posh?”

“Hurry up, come on!”

Flame forcibly pulled them to stand on either side of her, facing the blue sea.

Though they were dressed lightly to pretend they were going on a trip before departure, it was perfect for a commemorative photo.

“I know this isn’t why we came, but there’s nothing wrong with taking pictures anytime, anywhere. They’re memories. Life experiences, so take note.”

Though Flame looked the youngest among them, her advice carried a weight that neither Aiselle nor Hong Bi-yeon could dismiss as a joke.

“Alright, let’s take it.”

One, two, three!

-Click!

A burst of light.

A memory captured forever.

* * *

Crossing the Kalanthar Canyon itself wasn’t too difficult.

About 20-30 years ago, this was a famous spot for treasure hunters because, on the day the Moonlight Temple was first discovered, a treasure of astronomical value was revealed to the world.

It was soon handed over to a museum, and many treasure hunters scoured the Kalanthar Canyon in hopes of striking it rich.

But that was a long time ago.

Since then, no one found another treasure, and the Kalanthar boom quickly died down.

However, this led to a perfect map being created, allowing Flame and her party to navigate the canyon quite comfortably.

The three climbed the mountain in silence.

They had no problem climbing the mountain as they had been consistently training their basic physical strength.

The only issue was the intelligent monsters that attacked them occasionally.

Although they were only 3-risk, they weren’t to be underestimated. Intelligent creatures used tools to hunt strong opponents with weak strength.

Like the ancestors who used stone spears to hunt mammoths.

Spending a night wasn’t a problem either. Whether princess or commoner, they took turns standing watch for three hours each and slept in sleeping bags.

Thus, the next evening arrived.

“We made it.”

Finally, the three girls reached the Moonlight Temple.

The very temple that drew countless treasure hunters to Kalanthar Canyon 30 years ago.

A mysterious staff, ‘Enelina Moonlight,’ was said to hold the power of moonlight in this temple.

But the temple itself was desolate. Though it was as large as an average sports field, it was merely a crumbling ruin with only the altar at the top of the stairs remaining.

“It’s there.”

With each step, dust fell, and the creaking stairs climbed up to the altar, where the girls stood in a triangular formation.

Aiselle carefully raised both hands and sent the ‘Fragment of Constellatio’ to the center.

Arain had already thoroughly explained how to use it.

There was no room for mistakes.

This was the last remaining fragment in the world.

“Are you all ready?”

After confirming Flame and Hong Bi-yeon nodded, Aiselle took a deep breath with a determined expression.

Closing her eyes and focusing her mind on the Fragment of Constellatio, slowly…

Slowly…

The sky began to spin rapidly. It felt like watching stars move quickly in a time-lapse video.

It was an illusion.

‘Are the stars… spinning backward?’

When that thought crossed her mind.

The three girls found themselves walking in a sea of starlight.

As Flame and Hong Bi-yeon tried to back away in surprise, Aiselle urgently motioned them to come to the center.

Recognizing the signal, they gathered and held each other’s hands.
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“Is… this real?”

“…Yes.”

Finally able to speak, Hong Bi-yeon turned her head, gazing at the starlight filling the world.

Each of those lights contained records of the world’s information.

‘Is this really the Constellatio Project?’

There was no time for awe.

Aiselle hurriedly shouted toward the void.

“Show us the ‘End of the World.'”

Whoooosh!

“Ugh!”

“Eek…”

But, as if refusing, the sea of starlight roared, creating a massive wave.

It seemed like it would engulf them, burying them in a wave of information.

Hong Bi-yeon looked at Aiselle with a face asking what was happening. Aiselle urgently repeated what she said last time.

“Baek Yu-seol… Show us all of Baek Yu-seol’s past!”

Suddenly.

The wave that seemed ready to swallow the world sank deep into the ground.

…Boom!

A massive black dragon appeared.

A world in ruins.

Red meteors filled the sky, striking the now-dead land. Amidst it, the black dragon watched the crumbling world.

“W-What is this…?”

“Focus! It’s just an illusion!”

As Flame seemed greatly shaken, Aiselle shouted.

“…I know. I get it, but…

What is that?

Such a question arose in her mind.

This scene undoubtedly showed the ‘End of the World.’

But…

Such a thing never appeared in the original story.

It was only mentioned that the world was being eroded.

Why did such a monster appear?
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She couldn’t comprehend it.

“That person is…”

In the world where everyone had died, Hong Bi-yeon spotted someone.

A man in armor that seemed to hold the moonlight.

…It was the future Baek Yu-seol.

As she watched his back, walking alone toward the black dragon, Aiselle spoke.

“That is… the last scene I saw last time.”

She couldn’t see beyond that due to the lack of mana.

But now, it should be possible.

“Show us more! Show us more of the past!”

What happened after that.

What truly transpired.

Whooosh…!

The world brightened, and…

Suddenly, countless worlds unfolded around them.
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‘Oh…?’

No one could speak.

In all directions, countless worlds were filled with ‘Baek Yu-seol.’

Different versions of Baek Yu-seol in each world.

In one place, Baek Yu-seol sat resting quietly.

In another, Baek Yu-seol was pierced by a spear, dead.

In another, Baek Yu-seol hunted a monster the size of a house.

Countless Baek Yu-seols in countless worlds.

But… they weren’t parallel worlds.

They were all ‘one single’ Baek Yu-seol.

‘Uh…’

Understanding the situation completely, Flame collapsed to the ground.

Look there.

Baek Yu-seol was pierced by a monster’s claw and killed, but in the next moment, he stood again somewhere and moved forward.
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Death.

And, revival.

She knew.

Baek Yu-seol exists here by transcending time.

But…

There was one thing she never considered.

‘How many times has Baek Yu-seol regressed?’

Naturally, she thought he had only turned back time once. The curse of Silver Age November… worked that way.

Just one regression was enough to erase his existence from the world.

But Baek Yu-seol had regressed tens, hundreds, thousands, no, tens of thousands of times.

Dying, reviving, challenging, being forgotten, dying, rushing again, being forgotten, challenging once more.

“This is… unbelievable…”

Aiselle and Hong Bi-yeon, witnessing Baek Yu-seol’s infinite deaths and infinite challenges, couldn’t maintain their sanity.

Covering her mouth with both hands, Aiselle spoke in a trembling voice.

“How many…

Deaths has he experienced?

She couldn’t finish her sentence.

Flame stared blankly at a Baek Yu-seol somewhere.

‘The Heart of the Sleeping Giant.’

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Reaching the buried location at the continent’s end, hunting its guardian, and standing at the peak, facing ‘Spring April of Soft Beans.’

‘The Abyss of Alramanca’

Sinking deep underwater, reaching the legendary place known to be unfindable, and finally facing ‘Red Summer June.’

‘The Whirlpool of Atlantis’

5 km in diameter.

Since the world began, the largest whirlpool appeared, but on that day, everything froze.
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Standing above the frozen whirlpool, facing ‘Blue Winter December,’ Baek Yu-seol was there.

‘Twelve Divine Moons…’

Flame vaguely knew about their existence. The original story mentioned them as legendary beings.

For some reason.

Baek Yu-seol was desperately searching for the Twelve Divine Moons in other timelines, other world lines.

Now just left as legends…

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He had to find them at all costs.

This is not the future.

It’s a story from the past.

‘What’s the reason…?’

Thud!

A sharp pain surged from her chest, and suddenly, all those countless worlds began to fold up.

They had reached the limit of the knowledge they could access.

“No!”

One by one.
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As they all started to disappear into the sea of starlight, Aiselle desperately squeezed out her mana.

The last question allowed to the girls.

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“To save Baek Yu-seol… no, to save the world, tell us what we must do…!”

But the Library of Stars either didn’t hear her or continued to fold up everything.

Was there no more knowledge allowed to them?

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As she thought so.

One world remained, not yet folded.

The very first scene they witnessed… at the end of the world, where the black dragon and Baek Yu-seol faced each other.

“Huh…?”

Something was different.

Unlike before, the black dragon was lying on the ground, bleeding.

‘He… hunted the black dragon…?’

Watching the impossible scene where the being that brought the world’s end was hunted alone, they momentarily locked eyes with Baek Yu-seol.

Shiver!

Standing on the black dragon’s corpse, shaking the blood off his moonlight sword, his eyes held… no emotion, causing their hearts to momentarily stop.

That… was Baek Yu-seol after reaching the final, final point.

After tens of thousands of regressions, having lost all emotions, he stared blankly into the void.

Instinctively.

They followed Baek Yu-seol’s gaze.

Massacre.

The bodies formed mountains, the flowing blood rivers, and all the civilization mankind built up over thousands of years was annihilated. Even the three moons that formed the world’s foundations had fallen to the ground.

…Suddenly.

Baek Yu-seol disappeared.

They knew the reason without needing to say it.

After tens of thousands of regressions, he killed the black dragon, but nothing remained.

‘This life is a failure.’

So, he turned back time again.

Thinking so, he went somewhere to repeat the world again.

“…Ah…”

Aiselle let out a breath as if drained.

Despite all the effort, nothing remained.

Maybe in this world, we are all already dead.

Baek Yu-seol didn’t want that.

Though memories and experiences had become a tangled mess of thread for him, he never abandoned his belief, moving forward.

For a more perfect world, towards a conclusion where everyone could survive, he kept running, even now.

He would keep moving forward.

Whooosh…!

The wind blew.

…A world where nothing remained.

Even the catastrophe that brought the end was hunted, and the protagonist left the world.

As they wondered why it kept showing this, twelve constellations of stars shining so brightly they almost blinded them surged from the black dragon’s corpse and disappeared into the sky.

“What…!”

“Constellations…?”

What on earth were they showing them?

Before finding an answer, the last world they witnessed also dissolved into the sea of starlight.

Immediately.

The three girls all lost consciousness and collapsed.

End of Chapter