I Became A Flashing Genius At The Magic Academy-Chapter 396

As Full Frame leapt from the cliff, racing toward Damgaltoy Wol, a silver-haired boy watched from somewhere near the summit of the First World Tree, hundreds of meters above the ground. His lips pressed into a thin line as he suppressed a smile.

"Finally..."

His eyes glinted, unable to hide the excitement in his expression, as he exclaimed, "Full Frame, I can finally make you mine...!"

Silver 11th Moon’s heart pounded violently, and calming it seemed impossible.

And why wouldn’t it? How many times had he repeated this very scenario to make it happen?

"At least fifty times," he mused.

Even for someone like Silver 11th Moon, repeating time over and over was a grueling, agonizing ordeal. The monotony of replaying identical moments was unbearable.

But now, it was all about to end.

“At last, I can be with you, Full Frame.”

It was a typical love story.

Silver 11th Moon... was in love with Full Frame.

But it was a love that could never be fulfilled, because in the “visions of the future” he had seen, Full Frame didn’t exist.

She was destined to die.

He didn’t know where, why, or how. At some point in the future, she simply vanished, ceasing to exist.

So, he made a choice—to rewrite destiny.

"If I can fix her death at a moment of my choosing, then we can be together forever..."

The Full Frame before him wasn’t exactly the same as the one he knew, but she was unmistakably still her. That was enough.

"In that case, I just need to trap her in my world..."

The disruption this might cause to her original world didn’t concern him.

If anything, he wondered if Time Returning Moon from the other world had deliberately erased parts of Full Frame’s memory to allow this scenario to unfold.

“Time Returning Moon! You’re rid of Baek Yuseol in your world, and I get Full Frame. Isn’t this mutually beneficial?” he thought.

Silver 11th Moon’s gaze locked onto Full Frame as she dashed toward Damgaltoy Wol with unwavering resolve.

The calamity’s rampage? The destruction of the World Tree? None of it mattered to him.

All he needed was to fake Full Frame’s death, manipulate time, and confine her to his world. That would complete his plan.

Fifty attempts. Forty-nine failures.

Failures had built the foundation of his perfect, personal world.

“Full Frame, we’ll be together forever.”

— "Says who?"

He froze.

A voice came from behind, sending chills down his spine. He hadn’t sensed a presence—an impossibility for one of the Twelve Divine Moons.

“Someone managed to deceive my senses?”

He turned sharply, retreating instinctively. There stood a boy in a Stella Academy uniform, arms crossed, with an expression of pure disdain.

“Who... are you?”

— "Oh wow. So, you're the famous Silver 11th Moon from another world? I was expecting someone... impressive. You’re more like a knockoff Spider-Man. Parallel dimensions, huh? Never seen anything this weird, even online.”

“I asked you who you are!!”

— "Relax. You’re gonna blow out my eardrums."

The boy rubbed his ear, glancing below at Full Frame, who was sprinting toward the calamity. He watched her with a weary expression before breaking into a sly grin, turning back to Silver 11th Moon.

— "Baek Yuseol. You might’ve heard of me. I’m kind of a big deal. I wonder—am I famous even in parallel worlds?”

“Baek... Yuseol? Impossible. He should only exist in the world where that Full Frame lives...”

— "Oh, you’re pretty well-informed. Yeah, it’s me. My fame’s universal, huh? I’d just like to shop at a grocery store without being mobbed for once in my life.”

Silver 11th Moon stiffened. A Baek Yuseol from another world? The thought unnerved him. But then, he realized something.

“Ah, I see now. This is just a fragment of you. You sent only part of yourself here. Did you come to witness your own disappearance?”

— "Yup. Full Frame can’t see me, thanks to that impressive time-blocking barrier of yours. What’s the matter, Silver 11th Moon? Getting cold feet?”

“Your provocations are meaningless.”

— "By the way, did you know something?"

“...?”

— "You’re way too obsessed with Full Frame. There are three time travelers here, you know."

“That doesn’t matter. Without her, there isn’t enough time mana to perceive me anyway.”

— "If you say so. Oh, look at the time. Your little shiny alarm clock is terrible—can’t check it when I need to. Anyway, I’m off!”

Baek Yuseol abruptly leapt downward. Silver 11th Moon didn’t follow. Interfering now could ruin everything.

“...Nothing will happen.”

He reassured himself. Full Frame couldn’t see Baek Yuseol, and Eisel lacked the ability to perceive beings from another timeline.

But there was one fact he didn’t know.

Time mana wasn’t solely the domain of the Twelve Divine Moons. Humans, though rare, could also train to wield it.

— "This... is impossible!"

As Baek Yuseol descended the World Tree, time mana radiated from his body. Silver 11th Moon’s heart sank.

“A mere human wielding time mana?!”

Panic set in, but his response was swift. He thickened the time-blocking barrier around Full Frame to cut off Baek Yuseol’s influence entirely.

But then—

“...What is he doing?”

Baek Yuseol merged with Full Frame and charged toward Damgaltoy Wol alongside her. Full Frame, however, showed no reaction. She was entirely unaware of his presence.

Silver 11th Moon relaxed slightly.

“Ridiculous. Just a desperate trick.”

Human time mana could only manage basic feats like short-distance teleportation.

"Pathetic. That won’t accomplish anything, foolish Baek Yuseol."

But Silver 11th Moon, focused on Full Frame, overlooked one crucial fact.

Another time traveler was here.

Though she had lost her memories, Eisel Morp, the blue-haired girl, stood frozen. Given the right catalyst, she could recall the truth at any moment.

Her eyes locked on Full Frame’s retreating figure. A name echoed in her mind, refusing to fade.

“Baek Yuseol...”

She couldn’t shake the familiarity. The figure of a boy overlapped with Full Frame in her vision.

Her heart raced.

Eisel lifted her gaze, determination burning in her eyes.

“I have to go.”

She hadn't come here to fight that absurd being.

She was here because Full Frame had suddenly dashed toward the top of the World Tree, and she had followed to help her.

Full Frame was the only one who had reached out to her after her father’s death.

Her only...

...friend.

"Friend?"

The thought struck her like a weight, leaving her chest hollow and cold.

"What... am I...?" Her memories began to clash violently.

The 18-year-old, second-year Eisel.

The 17-year-old, first-year Eisel.

The memories of future Eisel and past Eisel collided, swirling chaotically in a vortex, fighting to consume each other.

“...Ugh.”

As the memories clashed, it became impossible to discern which one was her "true self."

But one thing was clear.

"...Baek Yuseol."

She didn’t know who he was. Not yet. But as his image overlapped with Full Frame, her instincts screamed at her to follow.

“Go after him. Quickly.”

"Follow him!"

"Are you just going to watch Baek Yuseol from the sidelines your whole life?"

"Are you just going to wait until he solves everything on his own?!"

The Eisel inside her shouted.

The 17-year-old Eisel didn’t know who that inner voice belonged to, but by the time she regained her senses, her legs were already carrying her forward.

Crash!

The waterfall tumbling down the cliff froze in an instant, shooting upward and forming a crystal-clear ice bridge beneath her feet.

With every step she took, the ice bridge extended further toward Damgaltoy Wol.

"What...?"

Eisel, startled by the ice bridge she had unknowingly created, surged forward at breakneck speed. Full Frame, shocked, called out behind her.

"Wait! What are you doing?! Stop!"

This wasn’t like Eisel. She had never acted so decisively before.

"What’s going on?"

Eisel running ahead wouldn’t solve anything. She had no plan, no method to confront Damgaltoy Wol.

"Stop, Eisel!"

Full Frame shouted desperately, but Eisel only turned her head briefly to flash a faint smile before accelerating.

"Damn it! Wait! If you go, you’ll just die!"

Full Frame watched as Eisel's figure grew smaller in the distance, and her confusion deepened.

"Why?"

It was as if time had stopped.

Full Frame’s thoughts raced.

She recalled the 17-year-old Eisel from the past.

That Eisel had grown close to her, yes, but their relationship was never one where they would risk their lives for each other.

Eisel, shaped by a life of scorn and rejection, had a powerful self-preservation instinct. In any situation, her only thought was how to survive.

In fact, the original story described how Eisel had once abandoned a friend in a hellish situation just to escape alive.

And the current Eisel wasn’t much different from the one in the original story.

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So there was only one explanation.

"Did she regain her memories?"

The 18-year-old Eisel of the future had spent time with Baek Yuseol and been deeply influenced by him. Even Full Frame, who knew the original story, thought of her as a completely different person.

Future Eisel was no longer just a student—she was almost a hero. When faced with danger, even against impossible odds, she never retreated.

That was the 18-year-old Eisel of the future.

That Eisel was Full Frame’s friend.

"But something’s wrong."

If she had fully regained her memories, she wouldn’t be acting like this.

She would have joined Full Frame, discussed the situation, and searched for a solution together.

Eisel knew very little about this crisis, just like Full Frame.

But look at her now.

She looked as if she was ready to sacrifice herself, leaving Full Frame behind.

"...She’s neither of them."

This wasn’t the 17-year-old Eisel.

And it wasn’t the 18-year-old Eisel either.

The Eisel before her was someone completely different.

"Things have gone off course."

The original plan was simple.

Full Frame would rush into Damgaltoy Wol, sacrifice herself, and trigger Eisel’s memories of Baek Yuseol.

Then, Eisel would recall the spell that allowed her to return to the future, protecting the world where Baek Yuseol existed.

It was a gamble.

There was no guarantee that Eisel would regain her memories after witnessing Full Frame’s sacrifice.

But...

She couldn’t just stand by and watch Flower Serene and the World Tree die.

Yes, the future mattered.

Yes, the world where Baek Yuseol existed was important.

But how could she ignore the tragedy unfolding before her eyes?

That wasn’t Baek Yuseol.

"I decided to be Baek Yuseol."

She had to save Eisel.

With that resolve, she shouted.

"Eisel, please stop! Why are you doing this?!"

Everything had gone wrong.

The roaring Damgaltoy Wol.

Flower Serene’s agonized screams.

The World Tree, withering further by the second.

There was no way out of this nightmare.

"You can’t die here. Only one of us has to die."

If Eisel could regain her memories...

"Huh?"

A strange sense of déjà vu washed over her.

"Déjà vu?"

Why?

Why did this situation feel so familiar?

As if she had experienced this exact moment dozens of times before.

Full Frame stopped in her tracks.

"...What is this?"

Something was off.

Baek Yuseol wasn’t supposed to be here.

And yet, why did she feel his presence so strongly?

"Are you... there, Mister?"

It was a foolish question to ask in such a dire moment. She was speaking to empty air, where nothing could be seen.

"...Yes."

Or so it felt.

No mana.

No presence.

No scent.

No form.

But the sense of him was unmistakably there.

And she realized.

"So that’s what it is."

The unease she had felt all along.

"I was trapped here."

The gray memories she had forgotten.

The silver memories erased beyond them.

"What I’ve lost... isn’t just a spell."

Full Frame lifted her head.

Eisel was already dangerously close to Damgaltoy Wol.

Would the 17-year-old Eisel risk such an obvious act of suicide?

No, she wouldn’t.

"...It feels refreshing."

As Eisel ran toward Damgaltoy Wol, she whispered to the air.

There was no fear of death.

Instead, she felt light, even exhilarated, as she sprinted ahead of Full Frame toward Damgaltoy Wol.

"That’s it."

"You can do it too."

Eisel smiled.

As she raced toward the calamity, she laughed brightly.

She didn’t know what to do when she reached it.

But somehow, she knew this was the answer.

"You know it too, don’t you?"

Eisel closed her eyes briefly, then opened them, and in unison with another Eisel, spoke the name aloud.

"Baek Yuseol."

In the labyrinth of lost time, he was leading them.