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

Episode 179 Chapter 41: Unreal (3)

Unreal (3)

Honestly speaking, when I saw Flame being completely engulfed by the full-body mirror, I was utterly shocked.

Shocked?

No, really. I had a thousand thoughts racing through my mind.

At first, I kept my distance, but as we attended the same school, experienced various events and incidents, and shared secrets, it seemed we gradually became quite close.

When I saw Flame being swallowed by the full-body mirror, I...

Yeah.

I despaired.

To the point of wanting to give up everything.

It felt like I was endlessly falling into an abyss of helplessness.

Even the cheat item called the Sentient Glasses didn't explain how to save Flame who was trapped in the full-body mirror.

But then, it was none other than the "Constellation Project" that extended a hand of salvation to me.

"Baek Yuseol, we would like to assign you a special mission."

"Jump into the full-body mirror and make Flame realize 'reality'."

"What...

As usual, the Constellation Project was extremely unkind, skipping all the detailed explanations.

To summarize briefly, they said the world inside the full-body mirror operates solely for Flame's 'happiness'.

A perfect world where any desire can be fulfilled without pain, trials, worries, or efforts, and everyone would praise you without you doing anything...

Such a perfect world.

But, as such worlds usually are, once completely engulfed in happiness, you can never return to reality.

True death in the literal sense.

(TS: author casually dropping a banger statement)

Losing your body and self entirely as your mind collapses.

"...Make her realize reality, huh."

So,

I fell into 'Flame's World.'

It was a familiar place.

The acrid smell of exhaust fumes, the gloomy sky, the forest of tall grey buildings, and the noisy, bustling modern people.

My hometown, Earth.

For a while, I couldn't move, standing there blankly as if nailed to the spot.

The first thought that came to mind was to visit my home.

It's pointless.

I had no family left, and I wasn't even sure if this world was real or fake.

"Stay strong, Baek Yuseol."

I had no choice but to resolve myself. Though I felt weak coming back to my hometown, my task was clear.

To make the foolish Flame come to her senses. I couldn't afford to lose my own mind before that.

Though there was no guidebook and no one to advise me, I somehow came up with a method.

At first, to make Flame realize the unreality, I suddenly intervened in an incident.

"Actually, you wanted this."

Appearing coolly with sunglasses, like a 90s action movie hero, and carrying a motorcycle, I tried to run away.