I Became A Flashing Genius At The Magic Academy - Chapter 552
In fact, even though she had the guts to face Hoe Gong Si Wol, if she were to start a proper fight, she probably wouldn’t be able to win.
However, Baek Yu Seol had noticed something to some extent.
Hoe Gong Si Wol. Even though he possessed formidable power, he never killed or harmed anyone.
Even if he did cause harm, it was only to the extent of sealing Scarlett or incapacitating Rudrick, and he never did anything that would prevent them from standing up again.
This time was no different.
If he had really coveted the fragment of the Reverse Side of the World that Toa Re Gron had brought, he could have attacked when Toa Re Gron was at his best.
If he had done that, he would have been able to get his hands on a larger amount of the Reverse Side of the World.
But he waited until a fight had broken out and everyone was exhausted, and then he tried to sneakily steal the fragment of the Reverse Side of the World.
There was a reason for that.
Some circumstance prevented Hoe Gong Si Wol from interfering with the flow of the world.
Baek Yu Seol had a vague idea of what that reason was.
‘He can’t interfere with history.’
Despite possessing such formidable power, Hoe Gong Si Wol couldn’t directly intervene.
Why was that?
That was when Baek Yu Seol recalled a restriction that had been placed on the Twelve Divine Generals.
‘Never interfere with the history of the world.’
Hoe Gong Si Wol seemed to be free to move and act as he pleased, but that wasn’t actually the case.
He had used some kind of trickery to come out of the world and use his powers, but there were definitely limits to that.
‘I need to figure out what those limits are today.’
Hoe Gong Si Wol could never kill anyone who was present here.
Rudrick, Scarlett, Hong Bi Yeon.
Every single one of them was a figure who would have a major impact on the history of the world.
As if her prediction had been correct, Hoe Gong Si Wol’s expression turned cold, and even after his body had fully recovered, he didn’t attack right away.
The reason for that was simple.
‘Because Adolbeit’s ship is watching this place from behind.’
If there was no one watching, he would be able to fight without killing anyone.
But what if there were so many eyes watching?
What if the people of the world witnessed Hoe Gong Si Wol attacking none other than Princess Hong Bi Yeon?
*……The restriction that the First Origin Mage placed on you will be activated.’
In other words.
To summarize this situation.
“That means I can beat you up one-sidedly.”
“……Baek Yu Seol.”
Hoe Gong Si Wol’s expression hardened into a grimace that showed how truly displeased he was.
He wanted to fold space and run away right now, but that wasn’t easy anymore.
Not only was Rudrick watching him with eyes that were blazing fiercely, able to interfere with spatial movement, but Baek Yu Seol was also able to cut through space.
There weren’t many options left for Hoe Gong Si Wol here.
Since there wasn’t much of a choice that Hoe Gong Si Wol could make here.
“Give it to me. The fragment of the Reverse World.”
She had no choice but to listen to what Baek Yu Seol demanded.
…Of course, if she broke the constraint of the Ancestral Wizard, it might be possible to fight.
However, Hoe Gong Si Wol couldn’t afford the aftermath that would follow.
‘The moment you break the constraint, the sealing array of the Ancestral Wizard will be activated.’
She’d probably be able to kill one of those four, but the loss would be too great.
The ‘Day of Destiny’ was approaching soon, and if she made a mistake, she might end up with an immobile body until then.
‘You know. About the constraint placed on the Twelve Zodiacs, and me.’
To what extent?
She didn’t know that.
However, she judged that while spending time with the other Twelve Zodiacs, she would have analyzed and calculated the constraint placed on her.
Because she was none other than Baek Yu Seol.
Even if she had done it, it wouldn’t be strange.
…In fact, Baek Yu Seol didn’t know when or how Hoe Gong Si Wol’s constraint would be activated.
However, she knew how the constraint would be placed.
‘What happens if you break the constraint of the Ancestral Wizard?’
‘Hmm, you just…stop.’
‘Like a doll. You won’t be able to speak, act, or think.’
‘That’s why we couldn’t just go out into the world until now.’
Since the Twelve Zodiacs told her directly, there was no lie.
Hoe Gong Si Wol was definitely afraid of that constraint.
Thanks to that, Baek Yu Seol was able to act with confidence.
“If you leave the fragment of the Reverse World here obediently, I’ll give you a good condition too.”
“A condition?”
“Yes. Let’s make a deal. You don’t want to just come here and have the fragment taken away from you, do you?”
Judging from the fact that she didn’t deny it, it seemed like she intended to listen to the condition.
Baek Yu Seol quickly continued speaking.
“If you obediently step back this time…the next time you and I meet again in a confrontation like this, I’ll step back obediently once too.”
At that, Hoe Gong Si Wol twisted her lips.
It seemed like she didn’t understand Baek Yu Seol’s condition.
“If I’m after your lover’s life the moment you and I meet again, will you still step back obediently?”
When Hoe Gong Si Wol spoke to her like that while gesturing toward Hong Bi Yeon, her gaze shook greatly. It wasn’t because she had been targeted by the Twelve Zodiacs, but because his choice of words was quite sensitive.
“Even if such a situation were to arise…”
Baek Yu Seol glanced at Hong Bi Yeon’s side profile for a moment and stopped speaking. It was because she was looking down with her cheeks slightly flushed.
Did I go too far? Even if I did, in this situation, I had no choice but to answer like this.
“It’s a condition. I will step back obediently. We won’t need a separate contract for our agreement, will we?”
“It’s a condition. I’ll step down quietly. Our agreement doesn’t require a separate contract, does it?”
Toa Regron slowly opened his closed eyes and looked at Scarlett’s face, which he had longed to see.
“No need. Our promise is engraved as a commandment. If the same situation arises again, you will have no choice but to back down quietly.”
“Of course.”
Hoe Gong Siwol slowly sent the fragments of the Reverse World to Baek Yu-seol.
Baek Yu-seol accepted it, clenched it tightly with both hands, and nodded.
“I promised. The next time we meet, I will definitely.”
“……Yes.”
It was certain that Baek Yu-seol had something up her sleeve, but even Hoe Gong Siwol could not know what it was.
‘Anyway, I can control when and where we meet.’
As Hoe Gong Siwol, who could move freely through space, if it was not the timing he wanted, he did not have to show up.
If he did, it would be possible to remove Baek Yu-seol’s power at the most important moment.
“You will regret today’s promise.”
As Hoe Gong Siwol disappeared into the gray space, Scarlett let out a big sigh of relief.
“Whew! I thought I was going to die of nervousness. Even if my original power returned, I would never dare to fight that bastard.”
“Me too. I lost big last time, so I didn’t want to fight again. Baek Yu-seol. Did you know that Hoe Gong Siwol wouldn’t attack us?”
At Ludrick’s question, Baek Yu-seol scratched her cheek and looked at Hong Bi-yeon.
She had turned her head away earlier, so she couldn’t see her expression.
It was clear that she was feeling bad, but she didn’t know why.
“Yes, well… I knew.”
“Then what is that promise? If Hoe Gong Siwol appears when you really need your power, everything could be ruined. Are you okay with that?”
“It won’t happen, so it’s okay.”
“It won’t happen? You underestimate yourself too much.”
“That’s not what I mean.”
Baek Yu-seol shook her head, meaning that she could not explain any further.
“I have a plan.”
“……I don’t know what the plan is, but I hope everything goes as expected.”
While Ludrick and Baek Yu-seol were talking, Scarlett hurriedly flew into the gap in the thunderstorm that had been blown away.
“Toa! Are you okay?”
The condition of Toa Regron, who was hurriedly found, was much worse than before.
His body was almost white, and it was impossible to explain it simply as pale skin.
‘Soul deprivation…!’
A phenomenon that occurs only in great magicians whose souls are badly damaged as well as their bodies.
If your soul is damaged that much, you may experience something even more terrible than just dying.
It would be impossible to go to the afterlife, which may or may not exist, and if there is such a thing as reincarnation, it would be difficult.
She didn’t know if there was an afterlife or reincarnation, but Scarlett’s expression turned pale because she knew that the wound on her soul was very bad.
“You, why on earth…
“Master…”
Toa Legron slowly opened his previously closed eyes and looked at Scarlett’s face, which he had longed to see.
However, his gaze was fleeting, and Toa Legron, who was unable to even look at anything, closed his eyes again.
“I really wanted to show you to my teacher as well, but unfortunately, it’s too late.”
Those were his last words.
In the end, Toa Legron’s strength left his arms without finishing what he wanted to say to his teacher.
“Why did you fight while hurting even your own soul…
Scarlett asked him her last question, but Toa Legron could no longer answer.
At first, she thought she would scold him.
Even if her power couldn’t reach him, she would borrow the power of Ludrick and Baek Yu-seol.
Sometimes, she even thought of killing him with her own hands.
Because he was a traitor.
Because he had turned his back on the magical world and dared to use black magic that borrowed power from the other world.
How many people had he sacrificed in return?
That’s why Scarlett wanted to meet Toa Legron and ask him.
‘Why did you do that?’
Now she couldn’t hear it.
Scarlett looked blankly at Toa Legron’s body, which was turning into a grayish white powder.
Those who sell their souls to another world are not even allowed to leave their bodies in this world after death.
They just get broken down into atoms and scattered somewhere.
“Perhaps.”
It was Baek Yu-seol’s voice that followed.
“Scarlett, it must have been for you.”
“The reason you learned black magic and even risked your own soul. It was all to protect you, your teacher.”
“…That idiot. I didn’t want it that much. I could protect my own body.”
Even as she said that, Scarlett felt a sense of self-loathing. It was true that she hadn’t made much effort since she was released from the seal, so she hadn’t regained much of her strength.
Perhaps to others, now that Scarlett, who had the title of Witch Queen, had lost her power, it would be the most opportune time to try to take her life.
She had known it vaguely, but she had been complacent.
Perhaps it was because she now had people to protect her and a place to belong.
…Until the disciple who would sell his soul to the other world to protect me appeared, I would have continued to think so complacently.
‘I can’t go on like this.’
If this continues, she might lose another precious person.
Scarlett clenched her fists and stood up.
‘…I have to go back to my old self as soon as possible.’
Her prime.
The only person who had put all the wizards in the world in terror and was on the verge of truly ruling the world, the Witch Queen Scarlett.
It was time to go back.
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