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

Episode 196 Chapter 44: Everything Has Melted Away(1)

Everything Has Melted Away (1)

A whole day has passed since the two disasters struck the port of Lisbonde and the entire Adolveit region.

No one is unaware of the fact that the vengeful spirit of the Pirate King, awakened off the coast of Levian, and the rampaging royal treasure, the Fire Spirit Flower, almost wiped out the entire country.

This was the first stain on the life of the 8th class mage and Queen of Adolveit, Hong Se-Ryu, who had lived her life without failure.

And... people also knew.

They knew that the one who perfectly covered Hong Se-Ryu's mistake was none other than the third princess, Hong Bi-Yeon.

She controlled the uncontrollable Fire Spirit Flower after Adolveit, quelled its rampage, and even used its power to defeat the Pirate King's vengeful spirit!

Could there be a more dramatic turnaround story than this?

"...I said I didn't defeat him."

Not only the media in Adolveit, but globally, Hong Bi-Yeon's name spread widely.

It was understandable since a mere seventeen-year-old girl had managed to stop the calamity caused by the Avatars of Ice and Fire simultaneously.

Amid all this, the fact that Queen Hong Se-Ryu did nothing made the comparison even more striking.

Hong Bi-Yeon liked the praise and adulation directed at her. She truly enjoyed being revered by others.

However, Hong Bi-Yeon felt it was unfair that Baek Yuseul, the real person who defeated the Pirate King, received no spotlight.

Few witnessed Baek Yuseul splitting the clouds, riding the aurora, and defeating the Pirate King in a single strike. It was just known as a single lightning strike.

So Hong Bi-Yeon desperately tried to inform others of Baek Yuseul's achievements, but no one believed her.

Who would believe that a high school boy, found unconscious without any injuries, had actually defeated the Pirate King in a single strike?

...It was absurd enough that a seventeen-year-old girl had done such things.

"Princess, would you like to be discharged?"

At the Lisbonde Port University Hospital, the attending physician asked cautiously. Hong Bi-Yeon was physically fine and could be discharged immediately.

"...Well."

She hesitated for a moment.

She could return to the palace right away, but she chose not to.

"No, I'll do it later when I feel like it."

"Uhm, alright."

The hospital at Lisbonde Port had a very systematic setup. It had to be since this city was a sanctuary for adventurers who often got injured while exploring dungeons or hunting monsters.

However, even so, the presence of a royal directly admitted, made the doctors visibly uncomfortable.

Of course, Hong Bi-Yeon didn't care about others' discomfort at all.

She was selfish.

"Princess... what should we do about the reporters waiting outside?"

Hong Bi-Yeon slightly lifted the curtain to look outside.

Indeed, a huge crowd was bustling in front of the hospital.

The royal knights were blocking them, so no one could easily approach, but it was enough to disrupt the hospital's functioning.