Admission is a waste of time (107)
Lesson 23. Even if it’s a lie – 2
Let’s tell what happened just now.
In order to resolve the incident in this room involving the contractors of the constellations (perhaps the constellations only lent part of their power, and the NPCs were probably created by the tower) as briefly as possible, the Banyuwon, who distinguishes between good and evil, personally stepped forward to ‘judge’ the criminals.
Then, the constellation that governs ‘sin’ appeared in person using the body of an NPC and caused a ruckus, perhaps because Ban Yoo-won, who ignored him and did things his own way, had tricked him!
Perhaps the trigger was the direct appearance of this constellation, as even the constellations that made contracts with criminals tore up their bodies and appeared in the room themselves!
I don’t think viewers of the video will realize what the heck is going on, but Ban Yu-won also couldn’t understand why things had gotten this bad.
“So you’re saying that you don’t like the fact that they didn’t include you in judging the criminals here?”
“What’s wrong with your head?”
“Rather than such trivial concepts as justice and judgment, I catch a glimpse of a much more terrifying concept… … .”
-How dare you!
The constellation became even more furious at Ban Yoo-won’s explanation of the situation (which also served as an explanation to viewers who would watch the edited version uploaded to YouTube).
―This place is originally a space governed by me, the ‘Wings of Justice’! I wish you would bow down before my power to recognize sinners and humbly ask for salvation!
“No, I mean, you don’t need that, sir.”
– Is it really not necessary? That’s surprising.
This time it was the werewolf who opened his mouth.
The creature gradually grew in size until it was about 3 meters long. Then, it let out a black breath and stretched its body out. Unlike the ‘Wings of Justice’ where all its power was concentrated in its wings, it had a body of destructive muscles.
―Even though they were controlled by the rules of the tower, there were no loopholes for the contractors. As long as they didn’t find and destroy the sacred relics of me, the ‘Claws of the Dark Forest’ hidden throughout the city, they would never have exposed their energy.
As he said that, he lightly stamped his foot.
Then, eerie pillars of black light rose from all over the city, and they all flew in at once and were absorbed into the werewolf’s body.
Ban Yu-won guessed that perhaps it had absorbed the power of the holy relic he had just mentioned.
―No! If only my contractor’s power had been a little stronger! I could have trampled and burned all of your lowly followers!
This time, with those words, the Wings of Justice flapped their great wings of light.
I had expected it, but pillars of holy light rose from all over the forest and were absorbed by the creature.
Perhaps the means to boost the power of the contract holders of the Wings of Justice were hidden in the forest.
It didn’t make sense that he would move secretly in the middle of the night, use only one power of the constellation, and that power was so weak that it could only tell if there were criminals in the house, and then retire.
‘Originally, this room was cleared by either searching the city and destroying the claw-side relics, or finding and using the wing-side relics in the forest.’
It was exactly as Yumina said.
If you find both, you will probably be awarded a high clear score.
However, Ban Yu-won and his party went straight into the city and dug a huge hole… … As a result, the holy relics were eaten by the constellations that appeared later.
―But in the end, your turn never came. If you hadn’t shown up here, the climbers would have easily killed all of my followers and left this place. Yes, seeing that they were specifically picking out and killing only my followers, it seems like they are much more powerful than you.
―Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! My power is mine alone!
The wings spread wide, giving a scream.
―It is my divine mission to find and punish sinners! No one else dares to act like me!
Then, surprisingly, spheres of light appeared all over the sky and began to shower lightning bolts of light throughout the city!
It seemed like they were targeting the Ban Yu-won group first, but because there were so many people gathered in the square, they ended up coming into the range as well.
“That crazy kid!”
The one that reacted the fastest was surprisingly Light.
He filled his spear with magic power and struck the light that fell to the ground, protecting my people.
Ban Yu-won also immediately activated elemental magic and language magic at the same time to form a barrier to protect the area, but the power of the constellation that borrowed the body of the contractor was not that easy.
“This doesn’t seem to be a level of difficulty level 23, does it?”
“It’s so new that I don’t even want to respond.”
Dokgo Yeon sneered and picked up the small sword.
The few strands of death that bloomed at the tip of her sword became lines that adorned the air, causing all light that had invaded the earth to disappear.
“Are you saving the NPC?”
“I started to think that maybe this was a score too.”
In fact, I was thinking that Ban Yu-won might be like that too.
There was nothing he could do about the NPCs that were killed in the name of trial, but Ban Yu-won was definitely concerned about leaving the ones that could have been saved to die.
“What are you doing, killing a sinner, you son of a bitch!”
-hmm?
At Light’s scream, Wing turned his attention to him.
―It is a sacrifice that was made out of necessity to punish sinners like you. You killed innocent people too, didn’t you?
―Hahahahahahaha! It’s so funny how you take out your anger on the dolls after getting beat up by the students! Your excuses are a work of art!
The claws burst into loud laughter at the wings’ nonsense.
―And you’re a constellation after all! Your mental state hasn’t improved at all compared to when you were human!
-I wasn’t human to begin with! Beast, the reason I’m not killing you now is because I need to punish those guys first!
Ban Yu-won tilted his head as he listened to the conversation between the two constellations.
It seemed like they had a connection from the moment they were tied up in the same room, but could it be that they knew each other before they became constellations?
He knew that the constellations were originally mortals, having heard from Celon that they were once humans before becoming constellations, but… … as expected, the more he learned about the constellations, the more he knew about them.
-Ban Yu-won.
-huh?
Dokgo Yeon slowly strengthened the hand holding the small sword and sent a message to Ban Yu-won.
-Can’t those wings attack now?
-Not yet. It violates the rules of the Trick Room.
-Not yet, you say? Wait, what if I kill that beast?
-The shift will happen right away.
The original goal of Room 23 was to eradicate the city’s gang of murderers.
Clearing it causes a shift, where the surviving bodies of the killers merge together to materialize the constellation.
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You might think that it’s okay since all the criminals are dead, but not only is the shift not happening, but in Ban Yu-won’s poisonous eyes, the werewolf was actually covered in an absurdly thick black fog, making it impossible to even see its face properly.
It felt like the quest to catch a group of murderers had changed into a quest to catch one powerful boss.
-If you hadn’t said ‘yet’, I would have cut it down right away. Is there a way?
It seems that Dokgoyeon also feels regretful towards the constellation that forced daylight into this city and fixed it, blocking the possibility of a quick clear of Room 23.
Ban Yu-won winked and lifted the staff.
And shouted out loud.
“Ready now, Celon!”
-Curse spell unlocked!
From the moment I saw the method used by the Wings of Justice, the magic that I had secretly prepared while observing the movements of that guy and other constellations was finally activated.
A black magical chain extending from the bodies of the four people, Ban Yu-won, Light, Ruchel, and Dokgo Yeon, rode the wind and rose into the sky, binding up the guy floating in midair!
-What… … !
There was a rattling sound, like chains were shaking.
Each link of the chain was made up of a string of characters written by Ban Yu-won himself, making it much stronger than a chain made of steel and having a strong binding force.
“Whew, this is my first time actually using a curse, so it took a while.”
– You did well. Is it because I taught you?
-You, tie me up? Me? Me!
What emotions lie at the root of curses? They are resentment and hatred.
Even simple feelings of admiration and jealousy can easily cause a curse to manifest.
Since ancient times, the majority of reasons for cursing others were because they hated the person who harmed them.
The idea is that curses can be more easily placed on someone you have a ‘close relationship with’ who has actually harmed you and caused you negative feelings or emotions, rather than on someone you have no ‘relationship with’ who has done nothing to you.
To put it simply, a curse is ‘fate’ and ‘revenge’.
―What is this… …?! How dare you condemn me, the Wings of Justice! as a villain!
“You did it first.”
Ban Yu-won laughed at the bastard and snorted.
With a snap, the magical chains that extended from them began to shake and slowly, slowly pull the bastard down to the ground.
At the same time, black color rises up the bastard’s entire body.
Just as the bastard had used his power to force Ban Yu-won and his group into becoming sinners, Ban Yu-won used the power of curse and judgment at the same time to exact revenge on the bastard.
“Okay, now you’re a sinner too.”
-Yes, you human… … !
Well, now there are two ‘bosses’ in Room 23.
Two constellations are the targets of the hunt.
―Wow, that’s really cool! Even though you’ve materialized in the body of a low-level doll that can’t even hold much magical power, you still managed to directly curse the constellation!
The werewolf looked happy the whole time.
Before the constellations descended, criminals were considered evil and the men who tried to catch them were considered good people, but after the constellations descended, it was ironic that the werewolves seemed to have a friendlier vibe.
But irony is irony and experience is experience.
“Dokgoyeon, you can do it now.”
“Can I do it?”
Dokgo Yeon nodded and raised his sword, but before that, someone stepped forward, and it was none other than Ruchel.
“If you want to.”
“Thank you. You seem to be my type, so I wanted to confront you head on.”
Lucelle smiled kindly and expressed her gratitude, then turned her head towards the werewolf.
She had canine ears on her head, and a lovely tail sprouted behind her rump.
In an instant, her hair turned black and her entire body swelled up greatly.
After entering and exiting the tower alone last week, Ban Yu-won gave up the concept of a giant as much as she could accept.
The depth of the giant and strength that Ruchel is currently holding has reached 100.
-Okay, I was waiting. No… … Are you really going to try to deal with me alone?
“Kururur… If you’re scared, you can run away, right?”
-Hahahahahahahaha!
The werewolf, large and thin, flew towards Ruchel in that form.
Ruchel, who had already completed his transformation into a half-beast, extended his beastly claws and caught the bastard.
-Bang!
There was a sound like a dump truck crashing into a wall, but Ruchel didn’t move from his spot one bit.
Instead, he swung his other hand and inflicted a terrible gash on the werewolf’s forearm!
“Ruchel, you can just kill me!”
“yes!”
―Hahahahahahaha! What a formidable opponent!
Whether it was because the martial arts she had learned from Dokgo Yeon were having an effect or because her movements, despite being based on wildness, had a strange sophistication and sharpness to them.
More than anything, I thought that the claws that grew from her contained a huge amount of energy, and that if done well, they would be able to create an aura before Ban Yu-won.
He finally found the path that was right for him and looked away, secretly pleased with the sight of the Queen of Beasts growing at an unbelievable rate.
“There’s no need to interfere there. I’ll just take care of this side.”
―You are insulting the wings of justice, you bastards… …! Are you looking down on me because I am trapped in this lowly body and cannot exert my power? Remember clearly, I am a constellation! I will have the power to throw you into the abyss at any time in the future!
When I raised my head, I saw the wings flapping wildly in the air, forming a ball of light in the air.
If that were to come down as is, it would cause considerable damage… … .
“Ah, it’s okay since I’ve already had that happen many times. Hmph!”
Ban Yu-won snorted, gathered the chains that were restraining the man, and pulled hard.
-Kuaaaah!
Surprisingly, the light suddenly fell apart, and the guy being dragged helplessly by the chains was thrown to the ground!
Even if the curse had failed, if it had succeeded perfectly, the chain itself would have become the bastard’s sore spot.
In particular, the wings of justice, which were the constellation that judged sins and had themselves turned the shackles of sinners over, were in a state of serious damage every time the chains shook.
“Ban Yu-won, I’ll do it.”
“No, I want to do it.”
This time it was light.
He was looking at the fallen constellation with a very angry expression on his face, focusing his magical power on his spear.
“I want to do it.”
“… … There’s nothing I can do.”
“thank you.”
When Light, who had received Dokgoyeon’s concession, stepped forward aiming his spear, the reaction of the Wings of Justice was truly spectacular.
―Not only did you treat me like a criminal and throw me to the ground, but you treated me so rudely… …!
“Be quiet!”
Light scolded fiercely.
“You pretend to be smart and righteous all you want, but in the end, all that matters is your own pride. I don’t like that kind of thing at all!”
“Why is he doing that again?”
“It’s because I’m soft-hearted.”
It was a response like a wise question.
After finishing speaking, Dokgo Yeon sighed and waved his sword.
As she watched the fragments flying everywhere due to the fight between Ruchel and the claws and the clash between Light and the wings all disappear with the sword energy she emitted in detail, Ban Yu-won thought that she was quite talented.
Most NPCs were terrified by the appearance of the two Transcendent beings and had already fled, but those who were unable to escape were at risk of being hit by the debris and getting hurt.
Dokgoyeon just protected them from that.
“… … Ah, is Light angry because of the NPCs right now?”
“I hope it doesn’t lead to the next room.”
Dokgo Yeon said in agreement with Ban Yu-won’s words.
“If NPCs appear in the next room, it’ll be really annoying to control the lights.”
“Dokgoyeon, have you heard of the double-crossing?”
“?”
Ban Yu-won let out a soft sigh, feeling a rising sense of anxiety.
I should have educated her on the ‘spells you should never memorize’.
