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

Episode 244 Chapter 49: Witch(11)

Witch (11)

Arcanium, the Academic District.

Rumble!!

The students wandering the streets after school screamed and fell to the ground as the sudden loud noise shook the ground.

"Kyahhh!!"

"An earthquake?!"

"Ahhh!"

It was only natural to think of an earthquake when the ground was shaking, but this was Arcanium, the airborne city.

Natural earthquakes do not occur here.

"What a commotion~"

Watching the scene from the top of a building, Hyejin whistled.

And then, a question arose.

"Is she really a witch?"

Witches don't usually fight in such loud and ostentatious ways. Dealing with illusions means they hardly affect reality, so they fought very quietly without leaving traces.

"Moreover, that..."

Hyejin frowned as she looked at the translucent glass-like shards that had risen in the center of Arcanium.

The shattered space fragments, like cracks in the air, formed a kind of barrier, preventing the Arcaneum's Magic Guard, who arrived late, from entering.

"No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like illusion magic."

But it was definitely illusion magic. Hyejin, who was more skilled in illusion magic than anyone else, could tell.

That made it even more suspicious and intriguing.

"An illusion that affects reality. Would it feel like that, at the pinnacle of witchcraft? It must be incredibly powerful."

No. It's completely different.

"Huh?"

At that moment, a voice came from somewhere, and both Kaen and Hyejin turned their heads simultaneously to look at the air.

There, a translucent red sparrow was flapping its wings.

"Matler...?"

Yes. It's me.

Hyejin slightly furrowed her eyebrows and looked at the red sparrow illusion.

Its official name was 'Psychometra,' a magician and operator at the Manwol Tower who had the special ability to read the memories of objects.

Receiving tasks from the tower master at headquarters, he disseminated them to agents, designed operations, handled aftermaths, and managed supplies, often sending illusions like this to receive situation reports.

"You're busy. What brings you here?"

It seems the mission is going awry, so I came to check the situation myself.

"What's the clairvoyant doing?"

For the past few days, I've been working overtime monitoring a target who has dimensional travel abilities. It's been quite troublesome.

"Good grief..."

Hyejin scratched her cheek and spoke.

"So, what do you mean by different? Are you saying it's not illusion magic?"

It is illusion magic. But you know, right? What happens when illusion magic reaches its peak.

She nodded while looking at the brilliant glass shards caused by the unknown witch.