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

Episode 187 Chapter 42: Isolation (5)

Isolation (5)

The underground of the Frost Palace.

In this secretive and hidden dark space, accessible only to the direct royal family of Adolveit, the sound of footsteps echoed widely.

Clack!

At both ends of the endlessly long corridor, flames burst to life.

As she walked down the corridor, Queen Hong Se Ryoo of Adolveit revealed herself. With each step she took, the torches on either side of the hallway ignited.

She tried to walk as leisurely as possible, but her steps betrayed her anxiousness.

Finally, she reached the end of the corridor, where a massive altar stood.

Women dressed in pure white nun robes bowed their heads to the queen without saying a word.

Rustle—

A court official quietly approached the queen and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the flames of the Fire Spirit Flower are growing more intense."

"...It appears so."

At the top of the altar steps was a large jade cup, and inside it grew a single flower.

The "Fire Spirit Flower."

A legendary treasure said to hold the slumbering 'Fire Incarnate' and an heirloom passed down through the Adolveit family for generations.

Only the royal family had the right to handle it, but no one had ever been able to fully control its power.

Those who accepted the Fire Spirit Flower immediately lost all magic and self, becoming consumed by its flames.

The only one who had ever controlled the Fire Spirit Flower properly was Adolveit, the first disciple of the founding wizard.

"It seems mixed blood cannot handle it."

Hong Se Ryoo snapped her fingers.

A silver staff materialized in the air and landed in her hand.

Whoosh!

As Hong Se Ryoo approached, the Fire Spirit Flower resisted by flaring up violently. She suppressed its flames with difficulty, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Since the day Adolveit inherited the Fire Spirit Flower into the family, its flames had grown increasingly violent.

Every king was tasked with suppressing the Fire Spirit Flower upon ascending to the throne, but...

"It's reached its limit in my generation."

The flames could no longer be controlled. Perhaps a 9th-class mage skilled in fire could handle it, but her level hadn't reached that far yet.

However, there might be one solution.

"The coast of Levian."

A place where the Ice Incarnate lay dormant, trapping the region in eternal winter.

The previous kings had warned never to disturb the coast of Levian, and no one had ever disobeyed, but now the limit had been reached.

If the power of the Fire Spirit Flower couldn't be suppressed any longer, an unprecedented catastrophe might occur.

Wiping the cold sweat from her brow, Hong Se Ryu withdrew her hand from the Fire Spirit Flower.

"It's impossible with my power."

Seeking answers from the Ice Incarnate was essential.

"I haven't made a wrong choice."

This was the only way, and she resolved to trust her own judgment firmly.