Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 39
Chapter 39
Mock Monster Battle (2)
[Episode 5]
[Mock Monster Battle]
The Mock Monster Battle began. While the thought of meeting a medium-sized monster made Baek Yu-seol slightly nervous, he reminded himself that they were just illusions and tried to calm his mind.
Aiselle followed him slowly, her steps seemingly weighed down by melancholy. But choosing a destination was the priority, so Baek Yu-seol spoke first.
“First, we need to decide what monster to target. I’ll make the decision, are you okay with that?”
Nod. When Aiselle nodded in agreement, Baek Yu-seol continued.
“Since I have no attributes and you handle ice and lightning, it would be best to choose something that aligns with those attributes…”
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Typically, a 1-class mage could handle a 1-risk monster alone.
Three 1-class mages could break through a 1-risk ‘Persona Gate,’ and five 1-class mages could take on a 1-risk ‘medium-sized monster.’
But that was just the general case.
With the right ‘attribute,’ ‘experience,’ and ‘environmental factors,’ it was possible to defeat monsters several levels higher alone.
For instance, one mage from the Dark Mage Extermination Squad with only 3-class abilities once defeated a 7-risk Dark Mage alone in the Aether World.
The combination of favorable attributes, experience, and environmental factors made it possible.
So considering Aiselle’s attributes, heading to the swamp was the right choice. She might handle lightning, but that was secondary; her main skill was ice.
If they went to the Sea of Ice, their attributes would cancel each other out, and fire would be strong against ice.
“So, are we heading to the swamp?”
Aiselle asked reluctantly.
Choosing the right attribute would make it much easier for them to handle a 3-risk medium-sized monster together.
But Aiselle was aiming for the ‘opposite attribute’ bonus. Defeating a monster with an attribute disadvantage would earn them extra points.
“Well, whatever I choose, you’ll probably like it.”
Aiselle seemed confused but didn’t question further.
The reason Baek Yu-seol teamed up with Aiselle wasn’t to earn points for himself but to help her score high.
In the original story, due to Hong Bi-yeon and her faction’s interference, Aiselle couldn’t even practice properly and had to take the performance evaluation alone, resulting in the worst score.
Failing the Mock Monster Battle, one of the most important subjects, meant she couldn’t get the scholarship. To make up for the lack of money, she had to do part-time jobs, facing all sorts of humiliation and scorn.
Her mental state was shaken during this period, causing her magical achievements to regress rather than progress.
If this were the original romance novel, a secondary male character might have helped her recover, but unfortunately, due to Flame’s presence, Aiselle didn’t receive any help and was pushed to her limits.
That was not good. When her mind and body were shaken, some helper was always by her side.
But everything got twisted when Flame and Baek Yu-seol intervened.
Hae Wonryang showed a strong interest in Flame, and Ma Yuseong seemed to want to befriend Baek Yu-seol.
Despite their twisted personalities, Ma Yuseong and Hae Wonryang could be warm and supportive to those they loved.
Without their help, Aiselle would eventually walk the path of destruction.
Alone, in solitude.
Facing the cold night of winter.
Her magic would freeze over, just like her, forever.
So he extended a hand to Aiselle. He couldn’t leave her as she was.
Aiselle had the natural talent to become the ‘Empress of Winter.’ If she could use that power against the Dark Mages, they would be one step closer to a happy ending.
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‘I didn’t intend to get this involved…’
But spending time with her, he couldn’t help but feel a bit protective and ended up helping her more and more.
A long silence.
As they entered the Canyon of Flames, enduring the heated winds and walking quietly,
Aiselle suddenly spoke.
“…Excuse me.”
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“What? Is it tough?”
Smoke billowed here and there, and sparks flew from the ground. The canyon’s structure was intentionally difficult to train physical endurance, making it tough for Aiselle. He asked out of concern, but it seemed that wasn’t important to her.
“No, I just… I have something I’m curious about.”
“What is it?”
“Well…”
She hesitated, then closed her eyes tightly and blurted out her question.
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“Why did you choose me as your teammate?”
“Huh?”
“You could have picked someone else as your teammate…”
“Hmm…”
Baek Yu-seol remained silent, and Aiselle grew more anxious.
Why did he choose her?
Hong Bi-yeon’s harsh words earlier kept bothering her.
There were many other more talented mages…
“You’re right, there are many great mages.”
Finally, Baek Yu-seol spoke.
“In terms of firepower, no one can match Hong Bi-yeon. For utility and control, Flame is outstanding.”
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He spoke calmly, but Aiselle’s expression darkened more and more.
“Ma Yuseong is the strongest in the first year, and Shin Hwalyeon, who can crush single targets, or Adalen, who handles curses, would also be a good match for me.”
“Then why…”
Why did you choose me as your teammate?
Before she could finish, Baek Yu-seol interrupted.
“But.”
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He didn’t even look at her face as he spoke nonchalantly.
“After considering the options, teaming up with you seemed the best.”
“What?”
“That’s why I asked you to team up with me. No big reason.”
“No, that’s…”
What on earth does that mean?
Out of countless other geniuses, teaming up with her seemed better?
‘He’s just saying that, isn’t he?’
It must be. With Baek Yu-seol’s skill, he could hunt monsters with anyone.
‘What kind of monster does he want to hunt that he needs me…?’
This Mock Monster Battle practice usually involved a team of six facing a single medium-sized monster. Most students did that. The top elite students would aim for ‘special monsters.’
Realizing this, Aiselle suddenly looked up.
“Are you planning to hunt a large-sized special monster…?”
She asked with hopeful eyes, but unfortunately, he wasn’t an elite student who could hunt such monsters.
However, as a player, he could take a different approach.
“No. We’ll hunt medium-sized monsters.”
“I see…”
Seeing Aiselle’s disheartened look, Baek Yu-seol grinned mischievously.
“But we’ll hunt five of them at once.”
“…What?”
Aiselle stopped in her tracks.
She looked at Baek Yu-seol in disbelief, as if he were joking, but he wasn’t.
“What do you mean…?”
“Why not? You want to score points, right? This is a sure way.”
“…Don’t you know that overdoing it can ruin everything? If we fail to hunt all five medium-sized monsters, we won’t get any points.”
“Then we just need to hunt all five, right?”
“That’s easier said than done!”
The previously subdued Aiselle suddenly burst out in anger. But Baek Yu-seol laughed it off.
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“It’s actually easy.”
“Ugh…”
Aiselle sighed deeply, but Baek Yu-seol was confident. Hunting five medium-sized monsters wasn’t that hard.
Among the gamers who played Aether World, some liked unique challenges, and there were hardcore players who didn’t overlook even minor episodes.
They first tried to ‘simultaneously hunt two medium-sized monsters.’
But in the early stages of the episode, even if they raised secondary characters, their stats and items were poor, so their attempts repeatedly failed.
Even controlling overpowered characters like Flame and Ma Yuseong, it was judged impossible to hunt two medium-sized monsters with 3-class bodies.
One day, another hardcore player watching their attempts succeeded in hunting two medium-sized monsters.
Using a ‘very unique strategy.’ After that strategy was revealed, many hardcore players analyzed and modified it to suit their needs, eventually succeeding in simultaneously hunting nine medium-sized monsters.
Baek Yu-seol had stored that information in his glasses, so if he wanted, he could also hunt nine monsters. But it was a hassle and required teaming up with certain students, so he settled for five monsters.
In other words, hunting five monsters was easy when he could hunt nine.
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“Five monsters… Five monsters…”
Unaware of this, Aiselle could only groan.
“Alright, let’s choose the first monster.”
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Meanwhile, Hong Bi-yeon wandered the Sea of Ice with Ma Yuseong.
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“Not that one. It’s an ice attribute.”
In the Sea of Ice, there were two types of medium-sized monsters: ice-type and water-type.
Ice-types were weak against fire.
But water-types were strong against fire.
For that reason, Hong Bi-yeon insisted on water attribute monsters.
“Do we really have to choose the opposite attribute?”
“Yes. Baek Yu-seol will definitely choose the opposite attribute, so I can’t lose to him.”
She tried to think of the kind of monster Baek Yu-seol and Aiselle would hunt.
Baek Yu-seol had no attributes. If anything, his attribute was physical, as he handled blades.
Monsters with hard exoskeletons that resisted blades would be Baek Yu-seol’s opposite attribute, and for Aiselle’s ice attribute, fire was the opposite. The only monster that came to mind was the ‘Fire Stonewalker.’
“I don’t think Yu-seol would make such a boring choice.”
“Hmph, you don’t know Baek Yu-seol. By the way, what’s your main attribute? You handle three attributes, but you must have a main one.”
“Hmm…”
Ma Yuseong handled earth, lightning, and fire. But he had a ‘true main attribute’ he kept hidden; the others were secondary.
Since he couldn’t reveal that, he chose the attribute he was most confident in.
“I think it’s earth.”
“‘Think’? Don’t you know your own main attribute?”
“Sorry.”
“Whatever. If it’s earth… you’re weak in aerial combat. But you can also handle lightning, so you won’t get bonus points for aerial combat.”
She glared at him in frustration.
“Why do you handle so many useless attributes?”
“I learned them as a hobby…”
Who in the world learns three attributes as a hobby? Clearly, Ma Yuseong was not normal.
After that, Hong Bi-yeon’s team wandered for a long time looking for the right monster. They spent more time searching than practicing.
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Then, they accidentally witnessed other students fleeing in terror.
“Whoa! What’s that doing here?”
“Yikes, it scared me even though I know it’s fake.”
“Let’s head back.”
Noticing the students’ unusual reactions, Hong Bi-yeon curiously approached the area.
“Oh, that’s…”
Ma Yuseong’s eyes sparkled with interest.
The monster had a sleek, hard shell like a mollusk, with a slimy substance flowing over it.
It had two wings like fish fins, allowing it to fly, and it had four limbs and a head resembling a fish, giving it a bizarre appearance.
Hong Bi-yeon remembered reading about this monster in the bestiary.
Once intelligent and numerous, these creatures ruled the seas, but they lost their intellect due to a curse centuries ago, becoming mere monsters.
“Aquatic Reptilia… Specifically, the ‘Sea Reptilia’ with a hard exoskeleton.”
In other words, it was a water attribute and an aerial type monster.
Its water attribute made it immune to lightning, the typical weakness of aerial types, making it the opposite attribute to all of Ma Yuseong’s abilities.
Hong Bi-yeon quietly glanced at Ma Yuseong. When he nodded, she smiled.
Though the monster’s difficulty level was high and it was the opposite attribute, making the hunt tough and challenging…
It would be worth it.
“You’re not scared, right? I don’t intend to lose to that commoner.”
“Neither do I.”
Despite having nothing in common, people often find solidarity in dislike rather than fondness.
They could unite in their shared desire to crush someone.
End of Chapter
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LilyAllucard
A Bi Yeon é tão.. como posso dizer sem ofender a coitada ? As vzs ela se deixa levar mt pela questão de ter que ser sempre a melhor e faz idiotices