Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 160

Chapter 160

Orb of Souls (4)

Eltemon prepared a special reception room for Flowerseorin. It was a space where sunlight couldn’t penetrate, and a barrier was created to prevent her curse from leaking out.

After arranging for her guards and closest aides to wait in the adjacent room, she entered the reception room with Baek Yu-seol.

It wasn’t a large room, but it had a cozy and warm atmosphere. Flowerseorin sat Baek Yu-seol in front of her, pondering how to start the conversation.

No matter how she looked at it, a normal human boy wouldn’t be able to open his mouth first in front of the Elf King, so she thought she should take the lead.

But the boy seemed unbothered.

“Would you like some coffee? Or maybe green tea?”

Seeing him fiddling with the coffee pot, seriously contemplating whether to add sugar first or the shot, made her feel a bit bewildered.

She wasn’t annoyed. It was just a curious feeling.

“I’ll… have green tea.”

“No, I’ve already made two cups of coffee.”

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“…Then I’ll have coffee.”

“By the way, it’s iced coffee.”

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She frowned at this since she hated iced coffee the most, but she wasn’t the type to coldly reject something already prepared.

“Here you go.”

Baek Yu-seol chuckled as he handed her the iced coffee.

Of course, he knew she disliked iced coffee. However, this was one of the best methods to attract her interest, even in the original game.

Usually, in dating simulation games, you increase favorability by gifting things the other person likes.

But in Aether World Online, interestingly, you could increase favorability by doing something the other person disliked, then making up for it with a better act later.

Though Baek Yu-seol wasn’t aiming to date Flowerseorin by raising her favorability, he thought it was the best way to open her heart and start a conversation.

Flowerseorin, who was glancing at Baek Yu-seol sipping his iced coffee, felt a familiar scent coming from him.

Spirit Leafanel’s aura?

Of course, there was that.

But more importantly…

“…I smell the same curse from you as I do from myself.”

“Yes, that should be correct.”

Indeed.

The hellish ‘scent of the curse’ that had forced Flowerseorin to live hidden in the deepest parts was also emanating from Baek Yu-seol.

But something was strange.

Baek Yu-seol walked around openly, yet no one seemed to fall for him and die from lovesickness.

“Have you… overcome that curse?”

Hearing this question, Baek Yu-seol realized his guess was correct.
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‘She doesn’t even know she was blessed by Red Spring March.’

There wasn’t much recorded about Flowerseorin in the Bulbul Glasses.

So he had to deduce several things himself, one of which was that Flowerseorin had no memory of Red Spring March.

“Well, if overcoming it counts, then yes…”

“Is that… really true? How… Please, teach me!”

Her trembling hands clasped tightly, and her desperate request made her look very pitiful, but in truth, Baek Yu-seol hadn’t overcome the curse himself.

Red Spring March’s power was too overwhelming when she initially blessed Flowerseorin, likely failing to control it.

Thus, Flowerseorin received an excessive amount of power, which resulted in her gaining a curse-like enchantment ability.

But when Baek Yu-seol was blessed, Red Spring March was already weakened, so he didn’t receive much of the enchantment power.

He simply became mentally stronger and gained some ability to read others’ emotions.

“There is a way.”

“…Really?”

He wasn’t entirely sure.

He only knew that it might be possible to counteract the curse using Red Spring March’s blessing.

Even the Bulbul Glasses recorded it ambiguously, without a clear method.

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In the original game, most scenes resolving the curse were skipped.

Despite this uncertainty, he spoke confidently because he was sure.

If he utilized Red Spring March’s blessing properly, he could somehow break the curse.

Although Flowerseorin was a minor character in the original game, she was a character close to absolute good, and her abilities were too great to leave her as she was.

There was no guarantee that Flame would save her like in the original game, so he had to try solving it himself.

An ordinary student would rarely get the opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation with the Elf King. Therefore, he had to make the most of this chance to get significant progress.

“If you don’t mind, could you take off that mask?”

“That’s…”

Flowerseorin hesitated, but they both knew.

Her curse had no effect on Baek Yu-seol.

-…

Recalling their previous encounter when she was unmasked, Flowerseorin slowly touched her face. She removed the veil, the magically protected mask, and the additional masks.

Even in the sweltering summer, she wore multiple layers of masks so thick that it seemed unbearable.

As soon as she removed them all, her snow-white hair, resembling the snowflakes of the Mardiff Mountains, flowed down her neck.

Her hair was so white it looked like someone had spilled milk.

Her golden eyes, resembling the North Star, emitted their own light. Just looking at them made one feel like they were being drawn in.

Her beauty was too excessive for any intelligent being to accept.

However, her face, which had to be hidden from the world due to the [Lovesickness] curse, was now revealed.

Baek Yu-seol stood there, breathless.

“…I guess the curse is still…”

Seeing Baek Yu-seol’s reaction, Flowerseorin thought it was impossible to escape the curse’s influence and hastily reached for the mask, but he raised his hand to stop her.

“No, the curse seems fine.”

“…Really?”

Even her cautious question was beautiful.

“Yes. Truly.”

There was almost no curse influence. But that didn’t matter; her face had such a black-hole-like charm that it was problematic.

With that face coupled with the [Lovesickness] curse, it was classified as an S-rank “mass-killing cheat ability” in the original game.

Just by standing with her face exposed, people would fall in love and die one after another.
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What was more terrifying was that her appearance was still in a “neutral state.”

In the neutral state, an elf doesn’t show distinct gender characteristics in the shoulders, chest, waist, or hips.

Even in this nearly asexual state, she had this level of allure. If she later followed the original game and fell for Flame, transforming into a male…

It was quite frightening.

Even ordinary men might fall for her in such a scenario.

“As I expected.”

Flowerseorin, who had her eyes wide open at Baek Yu-seol’s sudden remark, watched as he pretended to have predicted everything with a serious expression.

“I ventured into the Space of the Divine Beast and met one of the Twelve Divine Moons, Red Spring March. She personally granted me her blessing.”

“Oh… I see…”

“Moreover, Your Majesty also exuded the same aura as I did. This means… Your Majesty also received Red Spring March’s blessing.”

“…What?”

Seeing Flowerseorin’s completely unanticipated reaction was quite painful. The solution to her curse might have been closer than she thought.

“The method is simple. Red Spring March needs to retrieve the blessing she gave Your Majesty… or, if that’s not possible, she should share it with someone like me who already has the blessing.”

“…I see. Since you’ve already found a way to overcome this curse.”

That’s not it.

But he intertwined his fingers and rested his chin, pretending he knew everything.

It looked impressive.

“Ah…”

Flowerseorin’s fingertips trembled slightly, and her eyes wavered significantly.

Those were eyes that found hope.

Though it wasn’t apparent here, Flowerseorin’s heart must have been pounding wildly.

If what this boy in front of her said was true…

She could finally lift her face proudly and step outside.

She wouldn’t have to relieve her frustration by secretly wandering the forest at dawn anymore.

She could walk proudly in the center of the city, freely converse with people, exchange genuine emotions through eye contact, and be loved by everyone without any shame.

She could live as a normal person.

“I really want to lift this curse soon.”

“I think so too. If you wish, we can go right now.”

“No, that won’t do.”

“…What?”

Baek Yu-seol was a bit taken aback, not expecting her to refuse here.

“That would be just fulfilling my personal desire. I didn’t come here for that reason. I wanted to properly apologize for the wrongs done to you… and if there’s time, talk about my old friend.”

“Ah.”

Of course.

She wouldn’t have arranged this meeting just to ask about breaking the curse.
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In that regard, she was quite admirable.

Even with a curse that had tormented her for hundreds of years, she wanted to follow proper procedures rather than rushing to break it.

If it were Baek Yu-seol, he might have dropped everything else and rushed to lift the curse immediately.

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Flowerseorin looked at the clock on the wall and smiled softly.

There was no rush.
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After all… the living proof of someone who overcame the same curse was right in front of her.

With a boy who possessed the method to break the curse right in front of her, there was no need to hurry.

She would surely regret not cherishing this moment later.

So, for now, she decided to enjoy her tea time with him leisurely.

…She still disliked iced coffee, though.

But with Baek Yu-seol, she thought she might be able to enjoy its taste somewhat.

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The adjacent room to the reception room served as a waiting room for aides while their masters conversed inside.

As Flowerseorin entered the reception room, her best magic knights were supposed to keep strict watch outside as they guarded her.

However, Flowerseorin sent them all away.

While unmasking herself inside, her curse might leak out and affect them.

Thus, there should have been no one in the waiting room.

But one person remained.

Oranha was still there, waiting for Flowerseorin.

Tap, tap.

He tapped his thigh with his fingers, counting time.

Even after a long time had passed, they showed no sign of coming out.

It made him quite jealous and frustrated, but he endured it.

It was impossible for the Elf King to suddenly fall for a teenage boy.

Her Majesty had commanded him to leave.

But he didn’t listen.

A man who obediently leaves when a woman tells him to has no charm.

Having gone through several relationships as disguises, Oranha prided himself on his knowledge of romance.

When Flowerseorin finished her private conversation with Baek Yu-seol and came out, he planned to sincerely apologize and discuss how to proceed with future plans.

He intended to prove his competence once again and make her trust and rely on him.

After all, Flowerseorin couldn’t freely roam outside due to her ‘curse.’

‘Your Majesty. You… can’t do anything without me.’

Even if he made a mistake, she ultimately had to rely on him for everything.

That was their predetermined fate.

Thinking this, Oranha endured the agonizing wait.

Finally, as evening fell and the sun completely set.

Click!

The door opened, and they walked out.

“Your Majesty!”

Oranha stood up with a bright face to greet the king.

But then.

In the middle of getting up, his body froze.

‘What?’

His queen… had taken off her mask.

That familiar but distant beautiful face he had only seen in dreams. She was smiling brightly at the boy, but her expression hardened when she saw him.

‘Why?’

It was a curious thing.

Even with Flowerseorin’s face right in front of him, another question began to swell in his mind.

‘Why did Her Majesty show her unmasked face, which she hadn’t shown even to me, to a mere human?’

As jealousy filled his head, he unknowingly stepped toward her.

“Your Majesty, why…”

Why did you show that beautiful face and smile to a human, not even to me?

As he extended his hand with these questions, Flowerseorin stepped back, wary.

“…Don’t come any closer.”

Flowerseorin spoke, taking a step back.

“…Ah.”

As Oranha, shocked, stopped his steps.

Thud!

The world tilted, and he collapsed to the floor.

Darkness covered his vision.

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No longer…

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He could think of nothing.

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