Admission is a waste of time (128)
Lesson 26. Pushing away when you get close – 3
[I gained 100 for life, 50 for flesh, 50 for evil, 10 for stigmata, and 20 for judgment. Evil is a concept that humans cannot possess.]
If the timing of the self-destruction had been even a little late, Ban Yu-won would have completely lost the initiative to Constellation Yergel, and would have had to blankly watch the birth of ‘something’ from the jewel bracelet.
On the other hand, if the timing had been even a little bit earlier, Yergel would have noticed something fishy and not activated his power, and Ban Yu-won would not have been able to gain a large number of linguistic concepts and achievements as he has now.
That’s why it was a great success.
―The [Toy Legion Clock] of the Constellation is full of admiration for your skill in cutting off the interference of the Constellation at just the right time.
―The constellation [Breath of Life] gasps, saying that this is clearly a miracle beyond his power. He is very suspicious of you!
Oh well, it’s too late to doubt.
Ban Yu-won smiled broadly and sucked in the strings.
Perhaps because the constellation had created it with its own power, the purity of the concept was absurdly high, despite it not being perfectly complete and being self-destructive.
[The depth of life deepens by 50, the depth of the flesh by 25, the depth of the stigmata by 10, and the depth of judgment by 20.]
[By obtaining the concept of a purer body, the transition of concepts occurs more quickly.]
Now, even if you hunt a fairly strong monster and gain a concept, you would be lucky to get 20-10% of its life and body, but now you can get half! Half!
Thanks to that, Ban Yu-won was able to surpass the 600 life point that he had considered to be the standard for a strong person, and he came to have a life point that was close to 640.
Furthermore, it was a great achievement to obtain 10 stigmata, which are difficult to obtain at the upper level.
But now, more than that… … .
[Evil 50]
“This… is clearly a power.”
A concept that emits a light so brilliant that it is dazzling, but whose contents are terrifying.
It was probably a concept that was responsible for the core of a monster that died without being born.
Of course, it was a concept that could not be absorbed into Ban Yu-won’s body as it was, but Ban Yu-won saw a separate way to use it.
It’s just writing the words ‘ugly’ and ‘evil’ one by one!
Among them, the purpose of evil had already been thought of, and the purpose of the scar was… … .
‘I’ve tried to obtain it before. Weapons like weapons or talismans can be seen as deadly weapons. However, the concept can only be obtained from weapons that actually have human blood on them, and the depth of the concept is extremely low. I guess that means the concept of deadly is that rare and high-level… ‘
Ban Yu-won glanced at the beheader’s longsword hanging from his waist, then turned to Light and asked.
“Light, if I change the Demon Sword into a Chest Sword, is that an upgrade or a downgrade?”
“hmm…….”
Light, who was expected to respond by saying, “What nonsense are you talking about?” unexpectedly listened to him and thought for a moment before opening his mouth to speak.
“But how about the Hyungma Sword? Actually, in my hometown, there is a legend passed down about a weapon called the Hyungma Sword… … .”
“This kid is a genius.”
Perhaps because this was a world where the Holy Sword was actually passed down, the words “Heroic Sword” that Light had mentioned had the power to grab people’s hearts.
I have a good feeling.
It’s the kind of feeling you get only when a new concept is born.
Ban Yu-won snickered and floated the concept of constellations over the back of his hand.
And that was when I was about to turn it into a porridge.
-Let’s make a deal.
With the urgent voice of the man, the surrounding scenery froze.
-I will admit my defeat and step down. Give me back my fragments.
Ban Yu-won looked around and confirmed that everything except him had truly stopped.
Along with that, a mass of pure white light bloomed before his eyes. Perhaps this was the medium through which the constellations conveyed their will.
“Isn’t it polite to say the name first?”
―’Controller of the Unmoved’, that is the name I bear as a constellation.
Indeed, it was a name befitting of a constellation that wields psychic powers.
Ban Yu-won asked with an exclamation.
“What is this now? How did you do this?”
―I gathered all the strength I had left in this room and created a barrier surrounding you. Time and space cannot interfere with this barrier. Not even the constellations or the tower.
Ban Yu-won decided to slightly backtrack on what he considered to be a backwards compatibility of the Babylonian code.
A barrier that separates you from time and space? What kind of ridiculous power is this!
No, but if you think about it the other way around, isn’t it possible that he could do something like this someday with his power?
―I admit that I took a bit of a risk in testing you, and I apologize. But what you are holding in your hands right now is truly dangerous, this is the truth! Not just for me, but to protect yourself, take it right now… … .
“You don’t like me ‘splitting your power in half’, do you?”
―… … !
It probably feels like being stabbed in the wrist.
Although he was a constellation that tried not to show his discontent, Ban Yu-won knew that silence was the same as affirmation.
“The timing of your appearance was strange. If you were going to create this barrier and talk, you should have appeared when the bracelet exploded. You stayed still then and now you appear, you―”
– Did you perhaps expect me to swallow this without knowing it?
At Ban Yu-won’s sharp words, the constellation chose silence once again.
“You, having realized that I have the ability to take away the power of others, deliberately prepared a tempting bait. Of course, you primarily wanted him to harm us, but it would have been okay if he died. In fact, it would have been real after death. The moment I swallowed this, or gave it to another object like the bracelet—your intentions would have been fulfilled. No?”
Ban Yu-won knows very well that things related to the constellations must be approached with caution.
Especially this concept that he is holding in his hands right now— [Evil], a concept that is so terrifying in appearance!
Fortunately, he had the Babylonian Code, which allowed him to distinguish between concepts he could and could not directly deal with.
So, without hesitation, he wanted to divide the concept in two – and at that moment, the intention of the constellation ‘Unmoved Manipulator’ went astray.
-What do you want?
“At least you should come up with something equivalent to this, right?”
Still, it’s good that we can communicate.
Ban Yu-won actually didn’t dislike this constellation that readily admitted defeat and moved on to the negotiation stage.
Anyway, once you enter the tower, you’re bound to be in danger, it’s a common occurrence, and he hasn’t suffered any damage from being entangled with the immovable controller.
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Rather, it helped me clear Room 39 easily and even created a high-purity concept, so it has a higher favorability rating than other constellations at this point in time!
―Power… …I will give you power. It is much safer than that, and it will be especially useful to you.
“That’s interesting. So?”
– Acceleration of thought. A power desperately needed by all who have the ability to manipulate the power of the brain.
The moment I heard those words.
Ban Yu-won felt like he wanted to smash his own head in.
Is there such a fool in the world?
‘I already have that! And in a higher level!’
What is a superordinate concept? It is a concept that contains other concepts within it.
For example, living things are a concept that includes plants, so they are a higher concept than plants, and plants are a lower concept than living things.
School is a superordinate concept of high school because it includes high school, and high school is a subordinate concept of school.
‘And I have acceleration.’
I still don’t remember exactly how I first got it though.
It was clear that I had acquired it long ago, around the time I acquired the concept of spatial control.
Its effect is still weak because its depth is only 5, but it is a concept that is used quite often because it can add magic or movement speed when mixed with stigmata.
And of course, since acceleration includes acceleration of thought, acceleration is a superordinate concept of acceleration of thought.
‘If I had to make an excuse, it would be that the depth of acceleration itself was so shallow that I couldn’t think of using it properly. No, but if I had practiced consistently, the depth would have increased eventually. Since it’s a difficult concept to obtain, I should have thought about it more carefully.’
Let’s get our act together and do better, really.
Ban Yu-won opened his mouth with a sigh of self-reflection.
“I don’t need anything else.”
―You will regret it. I know you are mastering the power of thought. There is no ability that helps those like that as much as accelerated thought.
“I know, so stop hitting me, you son of a bitch.”
―???
Seongjwa was embarrassed after being unfairly criticized, but there was no way Ban Yuwon would just confess his foolish circumstances.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll just eat this.”
-W-Wait a minute! Okay… … Okay.
In a world that was still, something began to stir and move.
In the midst of a pile of corpses, the remains of an unborn, self-destructive monster that had just given Ban Yu-won an overwhelming concept.
Something sparkling blue… a bracelet! It was flying towards me!
“Wow, I blew it up cleanly, how come?”
-I have now restored it with new powers. Check it out.
Ban Yu-won obediently accepted it and confirmed it.
As he knew that he could read the power of the constellations like a ghost, the influence of the constellations had been completely removed, and the useless jewels had fallen off, leaving behind a pair of small bracelets with a much more modest design.
Bracelet of Immobility [Psychokinesis 100 {Spatial Movement 50, Subspace 50}]
The concept that made up its interior was also completely different from before.
-First of all, you can use teleportation to move short distances by infusing the user’s magical power.
“Blink.”
There was a time when any fantasy novel required the wizard protagonist going into battle to learn short-distance teleportation, or blink.
However, after Ban Yu-won entered the academy, when he asked Yumina, she said that it was difficult to set coordinates one by one during battle and move through space, and that if you had the mana to waste like that, it would be more efficient to set up a defensive wall or interfere with the opponent’s attack magic, which I remember being disappointed with…
But now I know that this is the specialty of those with telekinesis!
―Secondly, I can connect to the subspace I created with my psychic powers, allowing me to stay in it or store things there. Its capacity is very large… … Yes, I can somehow fit into that mountain over there.
While Ban Yu-won was admiring the constellations, the explanation continued.
The mountain that the constellation was talking about was the stone mountain golem that was fighting Dokgoyeon to the north, but looking at the frozen screen now, it really did look like just a mountain.
“There’s no guarantee that you won’t interfere with that subspace.”
―The formation of the subspace itself was accomplished by me, but its subsequent management is also possible for other magicians. It would be best to receive help from a magician you know.
Indeed, are you talking about Yumina?
As long as she confirmed it, there was no need to worry about interference, no matter what constellation the other person was.
―This will be a similar price to the power you hold in your hands.
“Hmm… … This is what I’m telling you to eat and then fall asleep. I’m asking just in case, but are you willing to honestly confess that your contractor, Alec de Cantone, instigated this incident?”
-Alex de Cantone? He is my contractor, but he has nothing to do with this matter. I simply used up my share to interfere in the Tower’s events to test your recent fame among the constellations.
The constellation, the unmoving manipulator, who was so resentful of having been manipulated by Ban Yoo-won all this time, responded in a nonsensical manner.
I knew that Ban Yu-won would come out like this.
In fact, what I’ve done so far has also been a lot of bullshit…
“Okay, if you like even half of it, I’ll give it back to you.”
―What?! Everything―.
“40%. If you don’t like it, take the bracelet back and leave.”
-I have to get it back!
“To be honest, this is a pretty good item, but I already have the inventory. It’s a useful ability for short-distance movement, but… … I’m more curious about the atrocities. To be honest, aren’t these concepts inferior to the atrocities?”
It will be accurate.
This is because the semi-circle can judge the depth and level of the concept by the golden brightness it emits.
The constellation fought silently with Ban Yu-won for a long time, but this barrier was not infinite—so in the end, he raised the white flag.
―Even if I can’t do it, I have to get back at least 60%. If you don’t want that, I won’t back down either.
“Okay. Just give me one piece of information and I’ll give you 60% back.”
-information?
How on earth did it come to be that it was not the constellations that wielded the contractors, but rather the contractors that wielded the constellations?
Of course, the Holy See, which denied any connection between Alex de Cantone and this incident, did not give a direct answer to that question.
-Actually, I… … .
“……under.”
It seems that [evil] was a precious concept, as it gave a bold hint.
Since no one can prove it, I guess I’ll just have to keep it in my mind for the time being.
“That’s right.”
“Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden, Ban?”
“iced coffee.”
When Ban Yu-won came to his senses, the barrier had already been lifted.
In his hands he held a viciousness with its depth reduced to 20, and a jewel bracelet that had been newly transformed into an artifact.
“I made a deal with the constellations. So, this bracelet too… … Huh?”
That’s when I lifted up my bracelet to show off.
The vibrating sound of “Koo-wook, Koo-wook” began to get closer.
Ban Yu-won turned his head, wondering what this was.
The mountain golem that was engaged in a fierce battle with Dokgoyeon just a moment ago.
It was coming this way, carrying a poison ivy on its pointed head.
“… … Has Dokgoyeon been taken hostage?”
Light talking nonsense.
However, Dokgoyeon, who was sitting cross-legged on top of the mountain, looked completely normal, with only a slightly bewildered expression on his face, so there was no chance of that happening.
Rather, that is… … .
“Tamed, perhaps?”
Ruchel, a taming expert, spoke those words carefully.
Light and Ban Yu-won were at a loss for words in response to that absurd statement and just waited for Dokgo Yeon to arrive.
In conclusion, Ruchel was right.
