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

Episode 238 Chapter 49: Witch(5)

Witch (5)

Late at night.

When Flame arrived at the library, she was greeted with a straightforward remark from the librarian.

"You came too late; you can't borrow any books."

"That's fine."

She hadn't planned on borrowing any books anyway, so she nodded and looked around.

At night, the Stella Library was almost deserted, leading to a rumor among students about a "Night Library Ghost." This rumor died quickly when it turned out that the "ghosts" were actually third-year seniors staying up late to study for their university entrance exams, looking like zombies.

'No one's here...'

"Is there a specific book you're looking for?"

"No, I just..."

Flame, about to say she had something to ask, closed her mouth. The idea of coming here just to ask about Baek Yu Seul's whereabouts suddenly seemed quite ridiculous.

'This is kind of embarrassing...'

Should I just go back? As she was thinking that, the librarian, who had been staring at her name tag, clapped her hands and spoke up.

"Oh! You're Baek Yu Seul's girlfriend, right?"

"What?"

Why couldn't she naturally say, "No, I'm not"?

"There's a book he forgot to take earlier. Since it's the kind he was looking for, he'll probably like it... Could you pass it on to him later?"

When the librarian handed over the book, Flame took it.

"The Witch and the Truth"

So, it turns out the information Baek Yu Seul was searching for in the library was related to witches.

"...Sure, I'll give it to him."

As Flame left the library and walked down the street, she thought.

'Witches exist.'

(TL: girl really didn't deny till the end that she ain't his gf)

Having read the original novel, she knew well. Witches, often mentioned and appearing out of nowhere, were entities hiding in the shadows of the world.

And soon, Arcanium would be in great turmoil because of a witch. If things went as scheduled, Eisel would have gotten involved, but thanks to Baek Yu Seul preemptively blocking it, she's safe.

However, even though Eisel is safe, the future where the witch causes trouble remains the same. Baek Yu Seul seems to be planning to stop the witch...

'Do I need to look into witches?'

Reading any amount of books on witches in the library won't be of any use.

There are no books properly documenting the existence of witches.

Baek Yu Seul would know this better than anyone, yet he's been seeking and reading books, which means there must be a reason.

'He either lost some knowledge, or there's some mystery even Baek Yu Seul doesn't know about.'

In the former case, there's no need to worry, but if a mystery unknown even to Baek Yu Seul has arisen, that's something Flame could help with.

In the original novel, the setting of witches was detailed enough that Eisel almost became a 'Witch,' so she had expert-level knowledge.