Admission is a waste of time (137)
Lesson 28. Flower Play of Destruction – 4
When Yumi first mentioned the word relic, Ban Yuwon thought it meant artifact.
But it wasn’t. It was a word referring to Relic.
“What’s the difference?”
“Artifacts are all magical objects that have been created since the beginning of time. Relics are a subcategory of that, and they are artifacts that have been strengthened by the deep thoughts of the user. Why, they say that objects that have been used for a long time are imbued with a soul?”
Ban Yu-won stopped when he heard that.
If objects have souls, isn’t that the case for most of the artifacts he carries?
“Is it like, when a person with the ability dies, their soul takes possession of an object…?”
“There are cases like that, but in reality, genuine artifacts like that are rare. Most of the time, they are literally used by one person or by multiple people over a long period of time, and then their thoughts are naturally embedded in them. Or, there is a miraculous probability that an artifact will develop a sense of self.”
The idea that objects that have been used for a long time are imbued with spirits is also similar to the Japanese folk belief of Tsukumogami (付喪神, a spirit of mourning).
In Korea, too, there are stories handed down of goblins being born from old, worn-out objects such as brooms, poker sticks, and straw shoes, although they are a little different from tsukumogami, so it can be said that the imaginations of people in the past were all similar.
It is not an artifact that was created by granting a soul, but a relic that naturally contains a soul.
Ban Yu-won began to take interest in the rare artifact.
“However, there is usually no significant difference from other artifacts. Of course, in the case of relics left behind by powerful abilities, they often have superior performance or unique abilities that cannot be found in other artifacts.”
“That alone is outstanding. Isn’t that why the orcs are causing such a fuss?”
“If they just got a good artifact, the orc horde wouldn’t have grown to that size. And you saw that half-student? He even completely transformed the monster wave into an orc wave.”
Ban Yu-won nodded his head in understanding.
There must have been a reason why Yumina emphasized the word ‘relic’ in the first place.
“Orcs are a race that is born with a strong sense of inspiration. Should we say that they are easily possessed by ghosts? They have a deep connection with the thoughts that reside in objects, and they have the talent to amplify and manipulate that power. It can be said that they are a race that is optimized for handling relics.”
“… … Indeed, that’s why the professor was shocked when he saw that the orcs had relics.”
If there is an ability to read the memories of objects, there is psychometry.
Orcs probably go even further than that, having the ability to manipulate the history of objects by making contact with their thoughts and transforming them into power.
In fact, there were several novels and comics on Earth that dealt with similar superpowers.
“Then, I guess you could call it spiritual power.”
“That’s correct. That’s why in the dimension connected to the spirits, orcs are usually excellent spirit masters.”
They already have excellent close combat skills, but they can also control spirits, so I thought they could be called the strongest race.
It is truly ironic that with all of those merits, they have fallen into the state of being monsters and being subjugated due to their innate wildness.
“No, wait a minute. I knew that orcs who obtained the relic would become incredibly powerful, but that doesn’t explain the current phenomenon.”
“Orcs can enhance not only the performance of relics. Communing with relics can also have a great effect on the orcs’ own bodies and minds. In particular, their spiritual power is greatly amplified, and this amplified spiritual power allows them to exercise absolute control over their own kind with lower spiritual power.”
Ban Yu-won nodded as he recalled countless orcs moving together like an army behind an orc carrying a huge greatsword and galloping across the land.
A legion controlled by one absolute being, from the first time I saw it, it felt somehow different from the monster waves, and it was as expected.
“Intuitively speaking, it’s like becoming an Orc Lord or something like that.”
“That’s right, I’ll give you plus points!”
It’s just a shame that where they are now isn’t the academy.
“The scale varies greatly depending on the performance of the relic, but what we saw earlier was at least mid-level. What’s even worse is that the birth of the Orc Lord coincides with the Monster Wave. In this case, as we saw, the Monster Wave is affected by the Orc Lord and transforms into the Orc Wave.”
What is a Monster Wave? It is a wave of infection that turns everything with mana into monsters.
However, the spiritual power of the orc, greatly enhanced by obtaining the relic, also affects this infection wave!
If we think about it the other way around, isn’t it saying that the infection wave is a force related to the soul?
When I spoke to Celon during the previous wave in Room 39, didn’t I hear that if your soul level was high or you had already offered your soul to someone else like Ruchel, you wouldn’t be affected by the infection wave?
“The phenomenon in which an Orc Lord who obtains a Relic corrupts a wave of monsters and creates a large army of Orcs is called an Orc Wave. The birth of a Lord who rules over a million Orcs is rare enough to be included in a textbook, so why did such a thing happen in an F-rank dimension… … .”
“It’s fortunate that it didn’t happen at the E- or D-class level.”
After relaying the severity of the situation to the kingdom, the group saw them panicking and running around, and concluded that these people were no help. They then used Yumina’s magical powers to float into the sky and watched the green-brown waves crashing down on the kingdom.
While watching the scene and listening to Yumi’s kind explanation of the situation, Ban Yuwon suddenly became curious and asked a question.
“But Professor, isn’t it against the principles of special activities to use your magic to check the situation like this?”
“This is a very new story, Ban Yu-won. The moment you encounter the Orc Wave, your first special activity is already over. This kind of exceptional case would be impossible to deal with even if we brought all the other first-year students.”
If there were a few more strong players like Ortima and Ayre, it wouldn’t necessarily be the case.
Ban Yu-won thought about that, but soon realized that they too were skilled beyond the level of first-year students, and shut his mouth.
“Hmm. That’s a little strange.”
Dokgoyeon, who had been quietly looking down at the group of orcs, tilted his head and said.
“There are so many people with such overwhelming numbers, why aren’t they surrounding the kingdom from all sides and instead are rushing in a straight line? Do you lack the ability to judge the situation? The orcs we met at the previous tower weren’t that ignorant.”
“That’s probably because the Orc Lords haven’t been around for long. The Legion isn’t yet cohesive enough to execute complex orders. That’s why the Orc Lords are running at the front of the pack, leading them all.”
In fact, when it gets to that large a scale, there’s no need for small tactics or strategies, Yumina added.
To be frank, if it weren’t for Rebellion, the orcs would have marched in as they did and trampled the kingdom without any problems, and they would have reborn all the humans into orcs and marched with them to the next country.
… … What if a new student other than Rebellion had been assigned to this dimension? Wouldn’t Professor Jeong have followed them as their guide, and wouldn’t they have just been swept away by those orcs and died?
Thinking about it made my spine tingle.
“Hmm.”
Dokgoyeon, who had been keeping an eye on the Orc legion, especially the Lord, squinted his eyes and sighed again.
Then suddenly I muttered.
“If I drop a giant mountain in the middle of there.”
“No, all of a sudden? Are you saying that you were aiming for such a fun angle… …?!”
“If we repeat the throwing and retrieving, we can quickly reduce the number of orcs and increase the gap between the lords and soldiers.”
Ban Yu-won imagined a giant golem flashing from east to west, crushing the orcs.
There couldn’t have been a more perfect plan if the guy didn’t die in the middle.
The core of the plan she speaks of is probably the isolation of the Orc Lord and other Orcs.
He intends to properly disrupt the legion, relying on the argument that his dominance is not yet firm.
“No, that sounds good. It’s a mass weapon that can be freely retrieved and re-thrown. It can’t be more reliable in such a wide environment.”
I don’t know for sure, but if you just look at the depth of the core concepts that the mountain giant possesses, it would definitely be over 1,000. If that thing fell on Ban Yu-won’s head, he wouldn’t be safe either, so how foolish would the orcs be!
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In fact, if the legions were disorganized and just a giant mountain rolled across the battlefield, it seemed like they could do something about hundreds of thousands of orcs.
“But if this happens, I won’t be able to deal with the Orc Lord. Ban Yu-won, can you do it?”
Dokgo Yeon looks at Ban Yu-won intently as he says that.
The fact that she threw those words at Ban Yu-won, not Light or Ruchel, made it easy to guess her intentions.
Ban Yu-won replied with a grin.
“Good, I was curious about what a relic was or what. Let’s try it, I’ll lend you Eve. Eve will help you move freely in the sky.”
“Shishishit!”
Eve seemed a bit dissatisfied with herself, thinking that she seemed to be helping others more than herself these days, but she eventually completed her transformation.
The form is none other than the release itself before it becomes a metal egg.
If I could just borrow a little bit of Yumina’s power, I could have easily and simply run around the battlefield and throw the mountain giants without Eve having to step forward, but since I was already on a special activity, I really wanted to try and resolve the situation without her help.
“Hmm… … Okay. Please take care of it, Snake.”
-Booooow
Eve responds with a very displeased engine sound.
Dokgo Yeon climbed onto Eve without paying any attention, but instead of sitting properly, he sat with his legs crossed on one side.
That somewhat reserved look seemed strangely out of place for her, yet somehow suited her, which made me laugh.
“Ticket, help Dokgoyeon.”
-Wheein
I felt a little relieved after attaching Tike to Dokgoyeon, who could float in the sky, observe the battlefield, and provide support with his constellation at any time.
“Yuwon, are you okay?”
As the conversation between Ban Yu-won and Dokgo-yeon became more intense, and Dokgo-yeon finally got on top of Eve, who had transformed into Lilith, and seemed ready to actually carry out the operation, Yumina forgot her usual concept and began to seriously worry about Ban Yu-won.
“As I said before, this Orc Wave is far beyond the F-class dimensional level. And that’s true even when you look at the Orc Lord’s personal strength.”
“I know, too.”
Perhaps this is what Yumina wants to say.
That orc lord is stronger than you, so I hope you don’t do anything reckless.
“It’s okay. I like it.”
But Ban Yu-won had guessed that too – and he thought that Dokgo Yeon had made that suggestion to him because he knew that.
‘I guess he wants me to clash with him using my swordsmanship. He knows I’m anxious about not being able to come up with any swordsmanship right now, so he’s giving me the opportunity to be stimulated.’
Fortunately, the relic that the Orc Lord got his hands on was also a sword.
It was a great relic that created a million orc legions, so there must have been something to learn from the ideology contained within it and the fighting techniques of the orcs that handled it.
‘A truly true teacher… … .’
No matter where you look, the battle with the Orc Lord would be the most fun, but how could you not respect Dokgo Yeon for giving up that and personally carrying out the troublesome operation?
He looked at the back of Dokgoyeon, who was riding Eve and starting to race across the sky, and saluted in his mind before looking back at the group and speaking.
“Light, Ruchel, you two can hold off the other orcs so I can go one-on-one with the orc lord?”
“… … I could do that, but your half-expression is unpleasant.”
“I’m a little jealous.”
Light and Ruchel nodded to his request, although they had somewhat uneasy expressions on their faces.
But where on earth was the element that could have made Ruchel jealous just now―.
-Kuuuuuuung!
At that very moment.
A loud noise struck the area, completely wiping out all the group’s thoughts.
“Wow… … .”
“Even when I look at it again, it’s still absurd. That such a monster appeared in Room 39, and that Dokgoyeon student tamed that monster.”
“Wow, what a mass weapon.”
A giant mount golem, hundreds of meters high and roughly the same width, falls into the middle of the battlefield.
The orc army, greatly shaken by the natural disaster, stopped running and distorted its ranks in an instant, and at least several thousand of them seemed to have died at the same time, a festival of golden strings visible to Ban Yu-won’s eyes!
“It’s like dropping a rock on a swarm of ants… … No, it’s nothing.”
It would be difficult to recover all of them intact since Ban Yu-won was not directly involved and the distance was far, but in fact, it would be a jackpot if even 100,000 of the 1 million orcs were properly collected.
“Then should we go too?”
Ban Yu-won looked at Yu-mi-na as she watched Dokgo-yeon fly back into the sky, retrieving the living giant without flinching despite the attacks flying in from all directions.
She nodded to him with a helpless sigh.
“I really can’t help it… … If I think it’s dangerous, I’ll intervene right away, so shouldn’t I be angry?”
“Professor, what on earth is going on in your class?”
“Well, sis?”
“What the heck is my conscience… … Oh my!”
As Yumina lightly waved her hand, Light, who had been unable to hold back and had tackled Yumina, was blown towards the ground in that order.
The destination is the vanguard of the Orc legion.
It was right in front of the Orc Lord, who was trying to control the Orc legions that had been thrown into disarray by the mountain giants’ rampage.
