I Became A Flashing Genius At The Magic Academy-Chapter 231: The Beginning of the Academy’s New Term (6)

If Baek Yu-Seol from back then saw his current self, striving desperately for something, what would he think?

"You’re right."

After dryly stating this, Baek Yu-Seol resumed eating his porridge, while Edna licked her candy-stained lips and spoke casually.

“You really should take it easy sometimes.”

"Next time, if anything happens, I'll help out a bit. Okay? Stop trying to do everything by yourself."

Baek Yu-Seol just smiled at her words.

Whether it was a positive or negative smile, Edna couldn’t tell, and it frustrated her.

Seeing that he didn't give a clear affirmation, it was probably closer to a refusal.

But why?

Was there a reason he couldn’t accept her help?

'Is it because of our relationship before the regression?'

In another timeline that she didn’t know about, Baek Yu-Seol must have gone through countless incidents with another Edna.

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Although she didn’t want to think about it, maybe during that time... She got severely hurt or even died?

Or perhaps her involvement in an incident led to a catastrophic outcome.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for him to refuse all help and handle everything alone.

… That must be it.

Edna wanted to believe that.

———

A week had passed since the start of the school term.

It was time for practical training to begin in earnest.

Baek Yu-Seol, who had spent the first week lying in his dormitory bed, finally had to start attending classes.

‘This is exhausting...’

Even after resting for a week, the fatigue didn’t go away. It wasn’t just because of engraving the dimensional pocket in his soul but also due to the many hardships he endured throughout the summer vacation.

As the tension finally released after running non-stop, the accumulated fatigue was hitting him all at once.

“From now on, you will train to find the 'hiding places of dark mages.'”

Instructor Lee Han-wol explained to the Class S students gathered in the transformed Stella Dome. It was now a dense forest.

“Dark mages hide all over the world, creating lairs that are difficult for us mages to find. If they hide, we must train to find them.”

Among the mandatory subjects in the first semester was 'Dark Mage Psychology.'

Why do dark mages act the way they do?

How should we fight them?

Where do they hide?

After studying these countless theories for half a year, it was time to put them to use.

There were many factions among the mages. Among them were those who, rejected by the magical world, walked the path of dark magic...

Notable examples included dark mages, necromancers, witches, and curse mages.

Unlike typical dark mages who made direct contracts with the otherworld, those individuals accepted dark mana but had no direct connection to the otherworld.

Because of this, they were irregular beings rejected by both the magical world and the dark mages.

“Currently, witches are known to be completely extinct, and most necromancers have also hidden and vanished, so there’s no need to train for them. However, twelve years ago, a witch's lair thought to be completely gone was discovered, causing a commotion.”

Though it happened when the students were only five years old, the incident was so famous that everyone nodded in acknowledgment.

Despite their small numbers, witches were extremely dangerous.

Ordinary mages couldn’t even hope to face them, leading to the formation of special hunting teams just for witch hunts.

Witches had disappeared from the world several decades ago, and it was thought to be safe now... Until a witch's lair was suddenly discovered.

“Thus, the magical community concluded that a very few witches must still be hiding somewhere in the world.”

Therefore, magical academies continued to include stories about witches in their curriculum.

No one knew when or where someone might encounter a witch.

"While classes from F to A will form their own teams, you will work individually. Moreover, you will aim for the lairs of special dark mages, not the usual ones."

Lee Han-wol didn’t mention witches for no reason. As expected for the Class S, they would be tasked with finding the lairs of special dark mages.

“The results of this practical training will be reflected in your performance evaluations, so do your best. That’s all.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lee Han-wol’s figure became blurry and then disappeared.

Silence quickly fell over the forest.

The Class S students glanced at each other, and without a word, began to scatter in all directions.

Mayuseong looked at the forest with interest before following Haewonryang, who had started first.

Upon meeting each other’s gaze, Eisel and Hong Bi-Yeon were startled and quickly turned away, heading into the forest in opposite directions.

Poong Ha-rang stayed behind until the end, observing the students’ movements.

There was no benefit to overlapping routes, and he planned to remember the positions of the fastest students to decide his own search line.

He glanced in the direction where Edna was standing.

"Hmm..."

She seemed to be deep in thought and just stared at the forest.