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

Episode 177 Chapter 41: Unreal (1)

Unreal (1)

In the waves of thought where even light and time lose direction, Flame walked endlessly forward.

As if someone pressed the power button on a TV, Flame's consciousness, which had been completely blacked out, returned.

"Ah."

She stumbled. She stopped walking and quickly looked around.

Noisy.

Honk honk!

The noise and the stale smell.

Gray buildings rising high into the sky, cars spewing exhaust, people, and students moving toward their daily routines.

"Oh..."

Thud!

"Move! I'm in a hurry."

An office worker bumped into Flame's shoulder as he passed by, reminding her that she was carrying a bag.

"This is..."

[Ilwol High School, Class 3-7, Flame]

It was a name tag.

"Oh, right."

Only then did she remember.

I am Flame, a third-year high school student at Ilwol High School in Seoul. Wasn't I on my way to school right now?

"Oh my."

I must have spaced out for a moment. I stayed up almost all night studying again, so my head is all over the place.

What a fantastical dream.

"...But, what was that dream about?"

Dreams usually fade away the more you try to remember them after waking up, and now, I can't recall anything at all.

"Whatever."

She shook off the memory of the dream world and took out her smartphone. She opened the bus route application and saw that the bus was arriving in 5 minutes.

"...The controls feel a bit awkward."

Why does it feel so unfamiliar to handle my smartphone? As she stood at the bus stop, tapping her phone and tilting her head in confusion, someone suddenly hugged her from the side.

"Hey, Flame, why have you been ignoring my messages all day?"

"Huh? Oh?"

It was an unexpected hug for her, but the other person seemed familiar with the situation.

The girl with long black hair was Han Choyeon.

Despite her serene and gentle appearance, she had a very mischievous personality. She had been Flame's closest friend since they met in their first year.

"You're on your phone now. What are you looking at? YouTube? Gosh, when did you start watching videos of the Muscle Boy Band? You always acted like you had no interest in celebrities."

"I wasn't watching it! It just came up in the YouTube algorithm..."

"Come on, don't lie. Do you think I don't know? I can tell you watch their variety shows all the time."

"I told you, I didn't subscribe, and I don't even watch the live broadcasts! I just click on it out of curiosity when it shows up!"

Words that felt both strange and familiar tumbled out of her mouth.

"Really? I thought you only watched English and math lectures on YouTube. Turns out you're human after all."

"I told you, it's not true..."