I Became A Flashing Genius At The Magic Academy-Chapter 448
The gentle breeze sweeping across the plains was cool and refreshing. Baek Yuseol sat absentmindedly on the field, his hair rustling in the wind.
“What is this...?”
[Search result: Breeze.]
[A breeze corresponds to wind force level 3, with an average speed of 3% to 5%...]
“Not that. I don’t care about that.”
Reaching up to remove his glasses on instinct, Baek Yuseol realized with a start that the messages floating in front of him weren’t because he was wearing the Jikbakguri Glasses. He wasn’t even wearing them.
Frowning, he retrieved the glasses from his bag, staring at them intently.
“Hey,” he called out.
There was no response.
After all, the Jikbakguri Glasses didn’t answer casual summons.
“Sigh...”
Resigning himself, Baek Yuseol put the glasses on and asked a more pertinent question.
“Can you identify this location?”
[Not possible.]
[If the terrain within a 200-meter radius is scanned, it can be cross-referenced with world maps to deduce the location.]
“That’s... something, I guess.”
Of course, the glasses weren’t connected to a satellite, so expecting an immediate answer was unreasonable.
‘One thing’s for sure: I’m far from that temple.’
But why, how—why here, of all places?
He needed to understand where he was and how he had arrived as soon as possible.
So, he started walking.
Whoosh...
The wind rustled through the grass as he walked across an endlessly expansive plain, stretching far into the horizon without a single landmark in sight.
[Searching...]
The glasses had long since scanned beyond the required 200 meters, but still no results were forthcoming.
‘Does such a vast, ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) barren plain even exist in Aither World?’
Most plains in the Aither Continent were teeming with mutated plants, beasts enhanced by mana, or were affected by phenomena like mana whirlpools caused by magical development.
In Hawol Plains, for instance, you could often find flowers towering as high as the sky, peculiar yet beautiful byproducts of mana anomalies that enriched the land.
[Still searching...]
“Still nothing?”
[More data is needed to refine the search.]
“This is absurd. How many massive plains like this can there be on the Aither Continent? You should at least be able to narrow it down.”
[Adding specified parameters to the search...]
[Search complete: No results.]
[The location in question does not exist in Aither World.]
“...What?”
Baek Yuseol froze mid-step.
[Does not exist.]
The absurdity of those words echoed in his mind.
“So, you’re saying... this place isn’t on the Aither Continent at all?”
[Correct.]
[The open field spanning 349 square meters in surveyed radius, with a corrected visual range of 3,289 square meters, cannot be located on any map of Aither World.]
Baek Yuseol’s gaze darted around in disbelief.
Without thinking, he leaped high into the air, using consecutive blinks to propel himself tens of meters upward.
Hovering in midair, he scanned the vast expanse below, and realization dawned upon him.
“What the...”
Fields. Endless fields.
No forests, no trees, no villages, no animals.
Nothing.
It was simply a boundless plain—utterly featureless.
Thud!
Landing back on the ground, Baek Yuseol looked up at the sky with a blank expression.
“The stars... If night falls, I might be able to see the constellations and determine my location that way.”
Even as he said it, doubt clouded his voice.
And for good reason.
The sky above was utterly clear, devoid of even a single cloud.
Nothing but the blazing sun dominated the heavens.
Frustrated, Baek Yuseol addressed the glasses again.
“Forget the location search. Scan for mana... Analyze the spatial distortion levels and mana anomalies in the area.”
This couldn’t be a normal place.
It had to be an artificially created subspace or perhaps a naturally occurring detached dimension.
[Search results: No spatial distortions detected.]
[Search results: No anomalous mana patterns detected.]
“...I see.”
If there were no traces of distortion or anomalies, then it was likely this was a naturally formed detached dimension.
Artificial subspaces always left behind some form of spatial interference or detectable mana traces.
But that also meant...
There was no clear way out.
Had it been a man-made subspace, Baek Yuseol could have deciphered its structure to find an exit. But a naturally formed detached dimension? There was no way to manipulate or dismantle it.
‘Could it be...’
He recalled the tales of witch hunters who sought Scarlet only to vanish without a trace.
The rumors claimed they were slain by guardians of her prison, but there was no definitive proof.
After all, how could there be witnesses when everyone who ventured here had died?
“Maybe... there were no guardians.”
There were no beings tasked with guarding Scarlet’s prison.
Instead, the punishment for seeking her was the same imprisonment.
Others who came here seeking Scarlet likely found themselves trapped in this dimension, wandering aimlessly for eternity until their eventual demise.
In other words, while this space wasn’t artificially constructed, there was an entry point.
Otherwise, how could beings from the physical world be forcibly brought here?
“The fact that I entered means there must be a way out.”
The question was whether a mere human like him could replicate the methods used by the transcendent beings who sealed Scarlet here.
Rather than despair over the odds, Baek Yuseol clung to the faint hope that a way out existed.
“Think, Baek Yuseol.”
There had to be a way.
He stood motionless, his gaze scanning the endless plain around him.
The vast, endless field, devoid of any discernible landmarks or spatial distortions, was a daunting maze to traverse in search of an exit.
Baek Yuseol furrowed his brow.
‘If I could find a tiny rift in the fabric of space, I’d be able to leave... but I can’t use magic.’
He lamented his limitations. If someone like Hong Biyeon or Flame—both capable of wielding immense mana—were trapped here, they could probably restore their mana daily and detect the spatial rifts.
For him, however, that was impossible.
“...Unless I rely on someone else who can use magic.”
Why did he always insist on solving things on his own?
There was no need for that.
After all, he wasn’t here for himself. He came to rescue Scarlet.
The fact that he had been trapped in such a peculiar space meant he was already one step closer to reaching her.
“That’s it...”
It clicked. Others who had been trapped here before must have come to the same conclusion:
‘This is a naturally occurring subspace I’ve been drawn into. I need to find a way out!’
But there was one critical difference between Baek Yuseol and those who came before him.
The witch hunters who came to kill Scarlet failed because they never thought to seek help. They perished, unable to find an exit.
However...
Baek Yuseol knew for certain that freeing Scarlet was the key to escaping this place.
The White Witch, Scarlet, who had lived for centuries.
“What’s impossible for me will be child’s play for her.”
“Scarlet... I need to find Scarlet.”
Muttering to himself, he took a step forward—when a sudden vibration pulsed through his wrist.
“Huh?”
Rolling up his sleeve, he saw a white bracelet on his wrist glowing faintly.
“This is Scarlet’s bracelet...”
He had forgotten about it. Scarlet had once jokingly gifted him the bracelet during summer vacation while he was crafting magical tools.
“It’s not particularly useful, but it’s a gift,” she had teased.
It had no notable effects, but he wore it absentmindedly as a keepsake.
“Could this be the ‘key item’ the Seer mentioned?”
The Seer had said he would need something tied to Scarlet to find her.
Crack!
As if responding to his realization, a small crack appeared on the bracelet.
It was deteriorating, acting as the “price” to guide him to Scarlet.
Baek Yuseol extended his arm, the bracelet on his wrist glowing brighter.
The vibrations intensified, signaling he was heading in the right direction.
Without hesitation, he broke into a sprint.
‘Finally, Scarlet, I’m getting closer!’
He ran and ran, the bracelet’s guidance unwavering as it pointed in a specific direction.
Crunch...
The bracelet’s cracks deepened, its vibrations growing fiercer.
Snap, crack!
‘Just a little more! Hold on!’
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Baek Yuseol gritted his teeth. If he had known, he would’ve asked Scarlet to make a sturdier bracelet.
As he dashed forward, a shadow loomed before him.
Boom!
“What the—?!”
A massive door descended suddenly, blocking his path.
Skidding to a halt and stumbling to the ground, Baek Yuseol looked up at the towering structure with wide eyes.
“What... is this?”
The word “massive” didn’t do it justice. The door was so enormous it seemed to extend beyond the sky itself, possibly into space. Its height was so overwhelming that Baek Yuseol couldn’t even see its peak.
How had such a colossal structure evaded detection until now?
“This... took forever to find.”
With a sigh, Baek Yuseol rose and cautiously approached the door.
[Magic scan in progress...]
[Scan complete: Trial of Worthiness detected.]
The Jikbakguri Glasses identified a magical phenomenon called the “Trial of Worthiness.”
Baek Yuseol had never heard of such a spell before, yet he had an inexplicable sense of how it might work.
He felt a gaze.
The entire door emanated an overwhelming presence, like a pair of watchful eyes assessing him.
It was as if this enormous entity had awakened after centuries of slumber to judge Baek Yuseol’s worthiness.
The verdict?
Keiiing—!
Acceptance.
The impossibly massive door creaked open, revealing a pristine white space beyond.
The scene was breathtakingly pure yet eerily blood-tinged, perfectly matching Scarlet’s enigmatic aura.
Baek Yuseol took a deep breath and stepped into the light.
