I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 176 Chapter 40: The 7th Main Tower (7)

The 7th Main Tower (7)

...The darkness emerging from the full-length mirror engulfed Flame, dragging her in completely.

The event happened so suddenly and swiftly that no one present could react properly.

"Uh, uh..."

Eisel stared blankly at the full-length mirror. Professor Chekiren also seemed too flustered to even think about using magic, and Anella just collapsed to the ground.

"What is this...?"

It was incomprehensible.

Flame had always been confident and assertive, flawlessly overcoming countless incidents and adversities up until now.

This time as well...

I thought she would succeed.

I believed that just like before, no matter how powerful and threatening the black mage appeared, if we stood our ground and fought bravely, we could overcome it.

But to see her getting engulfed so helplessly...

"Ah..."

Thud!

Eisel slumped to the ground, dropping her staff.

She was too young to properly process the experience of losing someone she had fought alongside with all her might.

'What went wrong?'

She tried to recall what might have been the mistake, but she couldn't figure anything out.

And unfortunately,

The girls had done nothing wrong. If they had fought according to plan, they surely would have won.

If there was one issue...

...it was that Flame was a "child of the stars."

"Ha, haha!"

Finally, Chekiren burst into maniacal laughter.

He thought it was a life-or-death crisis when the full-length mirror was attacked, but to think that the master would step in and devour the opponent directly!

"Truly... what a surprise."

Perhaps the name Stella wasn't just for show. Despite being just a first-year student, she had momentarily startled him, a black mage and a professor of magic. She deserved praise.

"But in the end, it turned out this way, didn't it?"

Whoosh!

Dark red flames began to surge. Flowing with Chekiren's anger, the crimson waves started to engulf the entire area threateningly.

"Now that the most annoying one is gone, let's finish this."

The more the opponent resisted, the harder it was to subdue them without killing. But now, with Flame, the major threat, gone, it would be very easy.

Professor Chekiren spread his hands to conjure the most splendid and beautiful flames.

The magic prepared for the final act was none other than the crimson flames of the Adolveit royal family.

"...Huh?"

But something felt off.

Unlike other flames, the Adolebit flames were characterized by their peaceful beauty, not their passionate or threatening nature.

However, the flames Chekiren conjured now were just plain, ordinary red flames.

'Wait, this isn't right...!'