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

Episode 181 Chapter 41: Unreal(5)

Unreal (5)

Even though an insurmountable monster had appeared, Flame's daily life hadn't changed. Instead, she continued to strive and work hard in her own way.

Unable to make her magic stronger, she learned how to combine it, and she formed a science team to analyze the monster's patterns and appearance to identify weaknesses.

She no longer thought about a normal life. This was her life now: killing the monsters that began to appear continuously to protect the world.

"...Miss Flame?"

"Ah."

"You seemed to have dozed off for a moment. We've arrived. Shall we begin the operation?"

"Yes, please proceed immediately."

Traveling around the world, Flame constantly hunted monsters. She achieved some results. Even the formidable monsters could be defeated with the help of science, making it possible to hunt them more efficiently and quickly.

She didn't forget to provide some of her magic to scientific institutions for research. For the advancement of the world, she was willing to disclose her magic.

However, research on magic made no progress at all. Even the world's top scientists, donning glasses and diving into the research, couldn't comprehend it at all.

It was as if the world was saying that magic belonged solely to Flame.

Thus, she worked even harder, cutting down on sleep to fight and fight again.

And so... a year passed.

Two days ago, a monster appeared in Vilnius, Lithuania.The ecosystem is being destroyed by a herd of monster bulls occupying the Tibetan Plateau...The monster that appeared in Peru's Colca Valley has the ability to manipulate the climate, causing abnormal temperatures worldwide...A monster that appeared in Moscow, Russia, is spewing lava. The city center has already been devastated...

No matter how hard she tried, no matter how much she pushed herself to the limit.

What couldn't be done, couldn't be done.

The idea of a single person protecting the entire world was something that could only happen in movies.

When she realized that her efforts were in vain, an overwhelming sense of emptiness overcame her.

"Miss Flame? Are you alright?"

"...Yes. What's the next destination?"

"Please decide. Currently, monsters have appeared in fifteen locations."

It became routine for monsters to appear in double-digit numbers simultaneously. She only had one body and could only save one place.

The remaining locations would be abandoned based on her decision right here.

So, she had to choose as efficiently as possible.

She had to select the places where the monsters could be defeated, even if it meant reducing the cities to rubble with missiles, and the places where that wasn't possible, to save them.

She was getting more and more exhausted.

Why did that phrase suddenly come to mind?

'You must choose death yourself.'

She hurriedly shook her head.

'No. That can't be right.'

She didn't want to give up this life.

She was still happy.

Saving the world while bearing everyone's expectations was her duty.

If she continued to work hard like this, she would surely bring peace to the world.