Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 190

Chapter 190
T h is w a s c o p i e d from k i n g mtl . o r g

Everything Frozen (3)

A thousand years have passed since Lisbond lost its role as a port city, and now no one calls this place a port anymore.

There’s a saying that Lisbond’s specialties are dungeons and monsters, as the place was full of adventurers seeking to strike it rich overnight. However, even so, “dungeons” were not something easily discovered.

That’s why the news that Baek Yu-seol had discovered a dungeon was enough to perk up the ears of adventurers.

“Did you hear? They say a dungeon was discovered after a while.”

“Is it the first one since White Scadia some time ago?”

“There’s been a drought of dungeons lately…”

“But can we trust that the discoverer is a student?”

“Haven’t you heard? They say he’s a cadet from Stella.”

“Oh, then it must be reliable.”

Perhaps thanks to the Stella uniform greatly increasing the credibility of his words, they say over 50 adventurers expressed interest in participating in the dungeon raid overnight.

However, there was one thing even Baek Yu-seol hadn’t expected at all.

“Baek Yu-seol, you say?”

“Yeah, that’s right. Lisbond Port is right around here.”

The 13th Extermination Unit of the Tower of the New Moon.

The news had reached the ears of Unit Leader Kaen and Hyeijin as well.

“I hear other famous adventurers are also sneaking glances, curious about this kid Baek Yu-seol.”

The name Baek Yu-seol was now quite well-known, so his actions stimulated people’s curiosity.

“Are you going to apply? I’m not really…”

Hyeijin’s specialty was illusion magic.

Having been trained to deal with Dark Mages and magicians, she knew how to handle destructive magic, but still felt reluctant.

But when had Kaen ever been considerate of Hyeijin?

“We’re going.”

“Ehhh~ I don’t want to…”

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This wasn’t just a matter of curiosity. They had encountered Baek Yu-seol a few times before, but had never properly seen his true abilities.

So if they could use this opportunity to gauge Baek Yu-seol’s real skills while exploring the dungeon… it didn’t seem like a bad deal.

‘He’s someone we need to keep an eye on…’

Kaen intended to dig deeper into the existence of Baek Yu-seol, who even the Tower Master of the New Moon was paying attention to.

In fact, Kaen wasn’t the only one with such thoughts.

While some people who heard the name Baek Yu-seol only showed slight interest, saying “Oh, that famous student?”, there were also those who wanted to see his skills for themselves.

“What is this…”

As a result, Baek Yu-seol was unable to hide his bewilderment as he read through the unexpectedly luxurious applications.

Far more skilled individuals had applied than he had anticipated.

And above all, there were a few applications that stood out, so blatantly revealing their intentions that he could only laugh.

‘Why did this guy come…’

Kaen, leader of the 13th Extermination Unit.

He showed an audacious attitude, not writing anything in his self-introduction as if he would kill if not accepted, but Baek Yu-seol had no choice but to accept him.

In addition to receiving applications from quite renowned magic warriors and mercenaries, the number easily exceeded twenty.

And on the day of departure for the dungeon exploration.

The party members, seeing each other’s faces for the first time, looked at one another with expressions that said “Oh, you came too?”

They seemed to be familiar with each other’s faces, having been around in this field for a long time.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Baek Yu-seol, the party leader.”

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Though he felt a bit pressured since they were all veteran adventurers, Baek Yu-seol ultimately decided to be at ease, recognizing that he was contractually their superior.

“Hey, young party leader. By the way, is it true that there’s a dungeon?”

“Of course. Did you apply without even believing that?”

“Well, it looked interesting.”

“Haha…”

There were quite a few eccentric party members.

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“The dungeon really exists. Well, if it doesn’t… I guess I’ll be beaten to death.”

As Baek Yu-seol glanced over the party members while speaking, some of them burst into laughter.

After all, if he had lied to gather such veterans, he wouldn’t get away unscathed even if he was a Stella student.

“The dungeon really exists. And it will probably be quite an interesting experience for you all.”

“That’s mighty curious… I’ve thoroughly combed this area for 10 years, but there wasn’t any sign of a new dungeon popping up.”

“Well, isn’t that how dungeons are? There are even cases where people wake up to find a dungeon entrance suddenly appeared in their bedroom.”

“That’s true.”

Since dungeon entrances were discovered so irregularly in this world, it was quite convenient to make such excuses.

And in fact…

Baek Yu-seol had not yet discovered the dungeon entrance. If asked whether he had done a preliminary survey, he would answer that he could not.

Because another condition was needed for the dungeon entrance to open.

Kuuuuu…!

At the thunderous roar coming from somewhere, all the party members looked up at the sky. Five massive combat airships bearing the flag of the Adolevit royal family had just taken off into the sky.

Their destination was… none other than the massive frozen whirlpool from a thousand years ago and the “Black Cross” eternally sleeping between it.
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‘Looks like they’ve started moving.’

It was no coincidence that the dungeon exploration was scheduled for the same day as Adolevit’s departure.

The moment they disturb the spirit of the Pirate King, Black Bellize, and the ice incarnation is resurrected… only then will the dungeon entrance open.

“Let’s go.”

I led the party members towards the frozen sea.

In fact, launching airships at Leviang’s Coast was nothing short of madness, as even magical equipment would freeze solid. Only the Adolevit royal family could do it by recklessly pouring in an absurd budget.

Our party moved on foot.

To be honest, I could craft magical sleds that could run on the ice if I pulled some budget, but that would be too risky.

You never know when a monster might pop out from under the frozen sea.

“My goodness… They must have poured in an enormous amount of money.”

“Looks like the royal family is really determined this time.”

“I wish I knew why they’re doing this…”

The party members casually chatted while easily dealing with ice giants and monsters popping out of the sea. The airships flying high in the sky were quite a spectacle.

I also pretended to fight by drawing my sword. Of course, I rarely had to step forward.

You might think veteran adventurers would use cold weapons, but to survive for so long in this field, learning specialized magic was essential, so everyone here was a fairly skilled magician.

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This means they can easily take care of enemies with magic without me having to rush in and swing my sword.

“By the way, for a kid, the party leader has planned the route quite well.”

“That’s right.”

“Looking at how he packed only the essentials without any vanity in his equipment… seems quite serious.”

“Huh. I guess geniuses really do exist. It took me about 3 years under my previous party leader to come up with a route like this.”

The frozen sea of Leviang’s Coast was itself a monster’s lair and a maze, so planning a route to the dungeon was quite a brain-teasing task.

Of course, Baek Yu-seol didn’t possess such extraordinary ability.

He had simply wandered this path several times in his attempts to try the dungeon.

“This way.”

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“Ohhh…”

“Looks dangerous.”

“There’s a dungeon entrance in a place like this?”

The place we arrived at was a massive, sharply cut crevasse.

The party members tensed up as they looked at the endlessly falling ice cliff.

“Was there originally a place like this…?”
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There probably wasn’t. This terrain likely formed for the first time just now.

[You have discovered the entrance leading to the dungeon ‘Frozen World’.]

This dungeon will be a very unique and mysterious place that adventurers have never experienced before.

Instead of the usual monsters, spirits will appear.

And at the final destination of this dungeon… there exists the forbidden space that human bodies must never set foot in – the ‘World of Ice Spirits’.

“I hope no one’s thinking of backing out now that we’ve come this far?”

“No way! I’d kill you if you told me to back out. I’m actually starting to get excited.”

“Whew… It’s been a while since I’ve embarked on such an adventure.”

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“My goodness. If I’d known it would be this fun, I would’ve properly repaired my staff before coming.”

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“You haven’t repaired that staff for 10 years?”

As expected, the adventurers showed quite excited reactions. Baek Yu-seol couldn’t hide his satisfaction seeing their responses.

‘That’s right, enjoy it more.’

While they eagerly rushed ahead to beat up spirits, Baek Yu-seol planned to just hang back and eat popcorn.

It was truly regrettable for the adventurers who came to see his skills…

But from the beginning, Baek Yu-seol had no intention of even taking out his staff during this dungeon exploration.

In the skies above Leviang’s Coast.

Hong Bi-yeon quietly gazed down at the ground below while facing the chilly wind blowing in.

Though the airship’s magic barrier blocked most of the cold wind, it was inevitable that a minimal amount of air seeped through to hit her cheeks.

Wooooo…

In the distance, an unidentified howling sound came from the Black Cross.

It was certainly not an auditory hallucination.

It was recorded in history that this sound had been consistently heard whenever approaching this area. Though no one knew the true identity of that howl, most people had their guesses.

That it was the Pirate King who fell asleep long ago, warning them not to come any closer…

As the airship gradually advanced towards the Black Cross, her heart pounded faster.

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t nervous.

But this was something that had to be done.

“Princess Hong Bi-yeon.”

Slowly turning around, she saw Queen Hong Seriu approaching with three priestesses. She also had a rather tense expression.

Perhaps it was because she had to break the promise of her ancestors in her generation.

She probably wasn’t feeling comfortable either.

“Yes.”

“It’s time to start preparing yourself.”

After saying that, Hong Seriu looked off into the distance and said:

“…No matter what happens, don’t worry. I will take care of everything.”

“Yes. I believe in you.”

They said this while not looking each other in the eye.

Neither Hong Seriu nor Hong Bi-yeon.

Because they didn’t trust each other.

But even so, Hong Bi-yeon was able to feel at ease. Though she couldn’t trust the queen, she knew well that someone she could truly believe in was moving quickly somewhere even now.

He’s probably fighting an unknown battle in a place just as suffocating and dangerous as mine.

Thanks to that.

‘…I will definitely be able to do this.’

Hong Bi-yeon was able to steel her resolve.

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