I Don’T Have Any Magic Power But I’M Having A Blast At The Academy 69
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“Are we still far away?”
“Please wait a little longer.”
Upon Eun-ga-ye’s response, Eun-ga-ye’s face tensed as she looked at the door.
“Just what are you doing inside that you won’t open the door!”
The man shouting outside was Eun So-baek.
While others automatically stepped back at Eun-ga-ye’s words as the head physician, Eun So-baek stubbornly waited, insisting on entering even after 10 minutes had passed without the door being opened.
“Ahem! Please wait a moment.”
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“Three minutes. If you don’t open the door in three minutes, I’ll force it open and enter.”
Eun So-baek shouted firmly.
“Ugh, that darn bastard...”
Frowning, Eun-ga-ye glanced briefly at the bed where Eun Ho-sung lay.
Lee Hae-sol remained steadfastly seated, and Eun Ho-sung showed no signs of getting up.
“When will this end?”
“Just a little longer.”
“Ugh.”
Eun-ga-ye exhaled softly. Then, with a determined expression, she called out to the door.
“You may come in.”
Click.
Before the words finished, the door swung open, and the stern-faced Eun So-baek entered.
“Just what in the world...”
In an instant, Eun-ga-ye’s fist coolly struck Eun So-baek’s jaw.
Thud!
With a short grunt, Eun So-baek collapsed without any resistance.
Eun-ga-ye, tossing the fallen Eun So-baek next to the head physician, displayed a relieved expression.
“I should have done this earlier.”
It would have been easier to use her fist; she foolishly wasted 10 minutes hesitating.
Having found a way, Eun-ga-ye stood guard at the door with a certain composure.
Another 10 minutes passed. Fortunately, Eun-ga-ye did not have to resort to using her fist, but Eun Ho-sung still did not wake up. Then, an unexpected figure appeared outside.
“Doctor Ahn, I’m Kim Jung-hyuk. May I come in?”
“...”
Kim Jung-hyuk.
He was not only Eun Ho-sung’s bodyguard but also a skilled individual highly regarded even in Eun-ga. Eun-ga-ye had no grounds to prevent Kim Jung-hyuk from entering, nor did she have the confidence to knock him out in one go like Eun So-baek.
“Then I’ll go in.”
“Just a moment...”
Click.
Ignoring the response, Kim Jung-hyuk opened the door.
Upon inspecting the scene inside the room, Kim Jung-hyuk’s expression turned cold.
“...I’ll ask for details later.”
“Wait, he’s currently undergoing treatment.”
Eun-ga-ye blocked Kim Jung-hyuk from approaching Eun Ho-sung.
Kim Joong-hyuk’s eyebrows twitched.
“What are you doing right now?”
“I told you, I’m in the middle of treatment.”
“Are you speaking after knocking out the attending physician?”
“I had to knock him out because he was about to stop me.”
“If you don’t step back, I’ll have to attack.”
Kim Joong-hyuk reached for the black handle of the sword.
“Are you planning to fight here?”
Kim Joong-hyuk’s face stiffened.
The silver sword, pulled out, had a bluish aura of gravity’s magic.
“Are you going to defy the order?”
“You’re the one defying it.”
“······.”
As Kim Joong-hyuk fell silent, Eung-ye spoke beside the sickbed.
“Are we far from the goal?”
“······.”
There was no response coming from Yi Hae-sol.
“Argh.”
How long should this go on?
In frustration, Eung-ye furrowed her brow.
Though she appeared confident on the outside, inside, she was tense.
Kim Joong-hyuk was not an easy opponent. If this weren’t a sickroom, and there were no orders, he would have pushed her without hesitation.
The current situation was also a dead end.
If Kim Joong-hyuk didn’t trust Yi Hae-sol’s treatment, this confrontation was bound to break down eventually. And that moment was now.
Swish.
Kim Joong-hyuk’s sword, having made a decision, was drawn from its sheath.
The sharp aura emanating from the sword made Eung-ye’s skin prickle.
“I’ll ask you once more. Step back.”
“I refuse.”
With a taunting gesture, Kim Joong-hyuk’s sword swiftly rose.
Eung-ye, with a firm expression, lowered her stance.
The confrontation was on the verge of breaking at any moment. Kim Joong-hyuk’s sword rose upward.
And at that moment──.
Whoa!
“······!”
“······!”
Both of them turned their heads back to the sickbed.
Suddenly, a white light explosively burst from the bed.
***
The branches of the World Tree absorbed every bit of the magic of the Amaranth seed that had been nibbling on Eunho Castle’s magic.
When the branches were dyed dark, a divine light burst forth.
“Pa-ah!”
The white light filled the hospital room.
Crackle! The cracking branch could not withstand the split and eventually disappeared in light.
Soon after the light vanished, Eun Hoseong’s pale face was now flushed with color.
“Umm...”
Eun Hoseong opened his eyes.
“Father!”
Head Chef Go Ha-yeon.
Chief Host Eun Jinhyeok.
Chief of Guards Eun Kangwoo.
And there was one more thing they all had in common. They had all consumed the seeds of the Amaranth given to them by Gah Eunhoseong.
The gathering of these three individuals was certainly not a coincidence.
“Sit.”
As Eunjumin sat down, Eunhoseong personally filled the glasses of the four with soju.
“Now, bottoms up.”
“Uh-uh······”
Chef Go Ha-yeon, whose hands were trembling, dropped the glass.
Clatter!
The spilled soju on the table dripped onto the floor.
“Oh, what a waste.”
Tsk tsk, Eunhoseong clicked his tongue.
And then, as if time rewound, the spilled soju returned to Ha-yeon’s glass, leaving the faces of the four in a stunned, earthy hue.
“With so much to learn, how will you converse if you’re this nervous?”
As a comforting hand patted their shoulders, a faint smell of bile rose in the quarters.
***
“To all the esteemed guests gathered here, on behalf of the Eun family, I express our gratitude.”
The Banquet Hall of Haeshin Yeon.
In the grand hall, various guests from all walks of life were seated to catch a glimpse of Haeshin’s pearls.
“I am Eunha’s Elder, Eunhaseok.”
Applause erupted at the greeting of the elderly Elder.
While some showed curiosity as to why an Elder instead of the head of the family appeared, it wasn’t a common sentiment.
Their sole interest lay in ‘Haeshin’s pearls’.
Scholars and supernaturals who came to investigate Yeongmaek and Haeshin’s pearls, as well as those who came to discuss business and interests related to Eunha, made up the majority of the attendees.
The Elder was well aware of this, so he continued his speech without mentioning the head of the family.
‘The path Eunha has taken to grow’, ‘The direction Eunha will take in the future’, and so on.
“Ah, how boring.”
“Yeah, when will Haeshin’s pearls be revealed?”
As Eunhae let out a yawn, Deorik discreetly picked up the meat from the table. Amidst this, the Elder’s speech continued, and an interlude event took place. Among five rising magical stones, participants had to discern the real one and if successful, take it home. Each person had only one chance, and the participation fee alone was a whopping 1 million won.
“Hey, I can’t figure this out. Let it be.”
As I was about to step in, Eunhae smiled innocently and stopped me.
“I’ve stored magic in the stones I’ve already used, so it’s hard to discern which one is pre-used. It’s purely luck.”
[Clack! Clack!]
Ignoring Eunhae’s words, I raised my hand as per Parangi’s suggestion.
“The fourth magical stone.”
“You said you couldn’t figure it out.”
Eunhae smirked as if caught red-handed. And then...
“Correct!”
“What?”
Eunhae blinked in surprise at the event host’s words. I turned to Eunhae and said,
“Who said they couldn’t figure it out?”
“Uh, it must be luck.”
“Is that so?”
I chuckled. The magical stone event continued, and beside me, almost ten magical stones had piled up.
“What, what’s this? You?”
“How do you figure it out?”
Eunhae and the others widened their eyes. Amidst this, various ‘magic’-related events took place, and Parangi’s keen nose never failed to distinguish the real from the fake.
“This, this time, the 428th guest got it right again. Hmm, it seems this year’s event is being aced by a particular individual.”
The host ended his words with a flustered expression, seemingly perplexed.
As murmurs spread around, Eunhae subtly distanced herself, but I diligently collected the prizes.
Accumulating magical tools, magical stones, potions... A progress officer even brought a large box next to me.
After the rather long and trivial money-making(?) event segment ended, the Elder took the stage once more.
Gradually, the progress officers started bustling around.
Stepping forward, the Elder started stalling with various stories, until finally, a story worth hearing emerged.
“Ladies and gentlemen, there are various magical stones in the world.”
Looking around the audience with a pause, the Elder spoke.
“However, among them, there exists a special stone that harnesses the power to attract the world’s magic.”
As everyone shouted, “The Pearl of the Sea God!” the elder nodded.
“Yes. It is indeed the Pearl of the Sea God. A treasure that turns our silver family into the land of prosperity.”
In an instant, the lights went out, plunging the banquet hall into darkness. Then, slowly from the floor behind the elder, an aurora rose.
Crackle!
In that moment, the aurora illuminated the air, drawing the shape of runes in flames.
「ψ」
The hall buzzed.
Amelia, seeing the shape of the flames, whispered in awe, “That must be the Rune of Protection.”
“Seems like it.”
It was when I, too, gazed at the Rune of Protection in wonder.
“Allow me to introduce. The treasure of the sea, [Pearl of the Sea God].”
Along with the aurora, a translucent stone appeared beneath the Rune of Protection in flames.
“Wow!”
“That’s it!”
Clap! A loud applause erupted in the banquet hall. Flashes went off consecutively, and guests gasped in amazement.
Then, the lights came back on.
“The Pearl of the Sea God not only creates artificial prosperity but also purifies the impurities accumulated in one’s magical power.”
The method of removing impurities from magical power is exceedingly rare.
While the Pearl of the Sea God purifies impurities, the amount is not significant.
Nevertheless, there were quite a few who came to the banquet hall to receive it.
“Now, it’s time for purification. Everyone, please come forward...”
As the elder with a smile began to speak slowly,
Zap! Boom! Boom!
The sound of electricity rang out, and the banquet hall was plunged into darkness in an instant.
Guests began to wonder at the different turn of events.
“What, what’s happening!”
“Ahh!”
Breaking through the shattered window curtains, mages poured in from all directions.
In an instant, the banquet hall turned chaotic. A calm melody, unfitting for the situation, spread throughout the hall.
─♬♪♩
With it, guests covered their ears and fell to the ground.
“It has begun.”
The harpist of tranquility. Norton’s performance.