Admission is a waste of time (141)
Lesson 29. The truth will be revealed someday – 1
It’s always been the case that the Academy is in an uproar whenever Rebellion does something, but this time it was worse.
The million-scale orc wave that occurred in the lower dimension of Uraha was truly something worthy of being in a textbook, just as Yumina said.
Whether or not the background dimension was a lower dimension, the Orc who obtained the Relic and became Lord was by no means a monster that a first-year student could face off against.
It was an achievement that was hard to believe, even with the confirmation of Professor Yumi Jeong, that he had defeated the bastard and ended the orc wave with the help of his teammates.
‘Even so, isn’t it just going to end with catching the Lord? From what I’ve seen in the video, he doesn’t look that strong, so I guess there’s no need to get all worked up about it.’
―someone might say.
However, considering the number of Orcs under his control, he made a fatal misjudgment about the Orc Lord’s power, and the fact that he was able to create a one-on-one situation with an Orc Lord leading a million Orcs and finish him off was the greatest proof of Rebellion’s ability.
“There’s nothing that can be overlooked quietly.”
“Don’t talk as if I’m deliberately causing trouble.”
On Saturday afternoon, Ban Yu-won, who had returned to the academy and taken a day off, went to Ronika’s cozy wine bar alone to keep his promise with Mira.
It wasn’t a place recommended by the student council, but a place Yumina and I had been to before.
It is a place that is run secretly and is expensive, but the atmosphere, wine, and everything else is great.
“Next week, there will be more people asking about you. I’m already feeling depressed.”
Mira grumbled slightly, rubbing the lip of her wine glass with her finger.
Contrary to what he said, he had a pleasant smile on his lips, and it seemed like he liked this place.
Ban Yu-won spoke half-jokingly, as if he knew what she was thinking.
“You have a lot of friends who are close enough to ask you things directly?”
“Uh, no. I’m not even close with you, but I’m sad to ask you. Especially, the graduating class that is full of marriageable people has nothing to fear.”
“I am afraid!”
When I first heard that the Academy was looking for a spouse, I just thought it was common sense, but now that I hear it, it’s not something to be talked about as someone else’s business!
Maybe on the special activity day, when Ruchel linked arms with Ban Yu-won, it was really an act to keep an unspecified number of female students in check… …!
“There’s always a fierce war of nerves going on behind the scenes at the Academy among the women. Now do you know how much trouble Lucelle and I are going through?”
“You’re doing something I don’t know about. I don’t know for sure, but thank you… … .”
“Yeah, if you know me, be nice to me. … … The closer our relationship seems, the easier it is to get rid of annoying things.”
Did you and Ruchel talk beforehand? The things you said were similar.
At those words, Ban Yu-won suddenly remembered something that had happened before and asked her.
“How did you become close with Ruchel?”
“Did it look like that?”
Mira laughed lightly.
The moment he saw that smile, Ban Yu-won felt a chill in his body and shivered.
I couldn’t figure out how he could create such a heavy atmosphere with just two words.
Is this also a changeling?
“Uh… … wasn’t it?”
“No, that’s not true.”
Mira, seeing Ban Yu-won tense up, smiled as if the prank had been a success and said.
“It’s true that we’ve become close.”
I don’t think that’s not the case.
But I’m too scared to dare ask.
However, he decided to engrave in his bones the fact that he could never judge a woman’s relationship based solely on appearances.
“Yuwon, I want to go flower viewing with you too.”
“Did you see that too?”
“Your video of you playing with flowers has more views than the video of you beheading the Oak Lord.”
Actually, I half expected that to happen, but it’s frustrating to hear it directly.
The video of the Oak Lord’s slaying was certainly a great video boasting great impact, but it was actually a video that received more attention on the intranet than externally.
No matter how rare the appearance of the Orc Lord and the Orc Wave were, they were events that occurred in a lower dimension at the end of the F-class, so they could not appeal to users from all dimensions.
What should not be misunderstood is that this does not mean that it did not receive attention.
It’s just that things like Ban Yu-won’s first attempt at making seasoned chicken or Yumina’s secret flower magic to make all the trees in the area bloom would have been much more appealing to viewers.
“It’s satisfying to have raised the status of my hometown, South Korea, with seasoned chicken.”
“Don’t make me laugh. There are chickens with similar recipes in abundance at Union.”
As I have said repeatedly, the Union and other higher dimensions are in no way inferior to Earth in terms of food culture.
And it’s the same in Korea, where people would never be thrilled and give thumbs up if you fed them kimchi or bibimbap.
However, there was one thing that Union lacked, and that was Korean-style seasoned chicken.
“This is different, anyway. I heard that Dokgo Yeon praised it more than when he created the sword technique. You will know when you try it.”
“Okay, then make it for me later. I’ll decide after I eat it.”
“Just wait, I’ll do it myself… … Huh?”
Only after the conversation had progressed to that point did Ban Yu-won realize that he had been tricked.
It’s not easy to lure yourself with words, but it happened so naturally.
“I promised.”
Mira chuckled and clinked her glass against Ban Yu-won’s glass on the table.
Clang—a refreshing sound rang out.
Was it a ceremony to show off his victory? Ban Yu-won lifted his glass and drank, poking out his lips.
The wine, which seemed bitter, tasted sweeter.
“No, I learned it properly from Ruchel this time, so I’ll do it for you. It’s not that hard… … On the other hand, don’t you have anything? Traditional fairy food or something like that.”
“I do, but I think I’ve probably cooked at least once in my life.”
“no.”
“I know right.”
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Mira added, smiling more deeply for some reason as she drank the wine in her glass.
“So, I’ll practice hard from now on. Please wait.”
There really is no such thing as a monster.
* * *
The 10th week of Union Academy has dawned.
As Mira had expected, the subjugation of the Oak Lord caused an explosive reaction within the academy, to the point that some students were able to break through Mira and Ruchel’s strong guard and approach Ban Yu-won.
Not only the female students, but also the male students in the same first year surprisingly said they wanted to join the club ‘Union Travels’, which Ban Yu-won was the representative of.
“why?”
“Actually, I want to climb the tower with you, but it seems like it would be impossible now.”
Ban Yu-won nodded her head involuntarily at the words of a boy from Class 3 whose name she didn’t even know.
This is a team that has been running together for over two months already, and more than anything, because of the existence of the Rebellion channel, it has become shameless to even say that I want to get involved here.
“But I also want to become strong like you. All the students who joined the club are developing quickly, right? There, I’m sure… … .”
“Huh? Oh, ah-ha. I appreciate you looking favorably on our club.”
Only then did Ban Yu-won realize that the excessive attention he was receiving was not only because of his performance in extracurricular activities.
Last week, all the first graders did extracurricular activities, but the current students climbed the tower.
It was at that time that the special admission seniors who had grown through special training together in the club for several weeks truly showed their potential.
Even the special 4th year team led by that stone senior broke the previous record and set their own new record in just a few weeks, so how did the other seniors perform?
In particular, some of the seniors who had not been able to properly handle their own powers began to use their powers properly with Ban Yu-won’s help, and even though the first semester had not yet ended, their perceptions within the academy had already changed drastically.
And at the peak of the longing gaze looking at them was Ban Yu-won.
“Can we join that club too?”
“You’re the president, and you’re also Professor Yumi’s representative. So if you want, we can come in too, right? Right, why don’t you just talk to us once?”
Applications for club membership poured in by the dozens each day, and by Tuesday evening the number had clearly surpassed 100.
There are several current students and over 90 new students.
In fact, this means that one third of the freshmen wanted to join the club!
Naturally, Ban Yu-won politely rejected all applicants.
‘If we just accept all these people, then the first-years will be ours to eat… … The influence among the first-years was overwhelming to begin with, so is it really necessary?’
Not only did it not fit with the purpose of running a club, but it also did not seem like it would be possible to run it successfully by simply accepting a lot of students.
The point is that there are more disadvantages than advantages.
“No, why!”
But the stone could not understand it and screamed.
“You guys, whatever happens, you could have just chosen the pretty girls and let them join! Did you really have to reject them all to feel better?”
“I don’t know how it’s so obvious. Just roll around like a stone.”
“Zenjaaaaaaaaang―!”
The concept of amplification emanating from a stone becomes more active the more the stone is active, and the deeper the relationship with it, the longer it lasts.
For example, if Ban Yu-won, who only meets him during club activities, is only strengthened by 2-3% due to the amplification effect, then the club members who frequently gather in the training room to train are strengthened by 4-5%, and those who enter the tower with him are strengthened by a whopping 7-8%.
At that point, it’s a number that can never be seen as funny.
Ban Yu-won pondered over how he could increase this effect.
“I think there may be a tendency to be influenced by the perception of the stone senior. No, I think this is the biggest thing.”
“Just make me a weapon, a special weapon!”
The stone that had just circled the training room said so without getting tired.
Since it was a special weapon, Ban Yu-won thought about it again.
A weapon that can widely spread the concepts emanating from him… …a fan?
“I guess not… … . Let me think about it some more. And senior, if there’s something you want from me, work hard and achieve better results. Got it?”
“You’re not even human… … !”
“But you are a stone, senior.”
“It’s not a stone, it’s a cart!”
Watching the stone move today, and the amplification radiating from it, I was struck by how his powers are far removed from physical phenomena.
Eventually, if he consciously uses this amplification ability to strengthen large numbers of people, just like an Orc Lord strengthens the Orcs under his command… … .
‘Oh.’
Could it be that this amplification effect is also part of the realm of the power of the soul, that is, spiritual power?
Spiritual power is a power that is based on the soul, and is different from pure magic or psychokinesis.
In fact, to be honest, the power of Ban Yu-won is closely related to the growth of the soul as it grows, but the scope of its power is much wider than that of the spirit power.
‘It may be a bit arrogant of me, as a holder of power, to think like this, but I feel like I’m handling the power that is the source of all kinds of power, whether it be psychic powers or spiritual powers… … .’
As I thought when I was studying telekinesis before, Ban Yu-won can do everything that telekinesis can do with his own power.
That would probably be the same for spiritual powers, but since it was completely different from the way Ban Yu-won originally used his powers, he planned to study and get used to them for now.
And when you are fully acclimated to the spiritual power, you absorb it cleanly and combine the principles of the spiritual power with your own power to handle the power more perfectly.
‘Okay, then where… … shall we try?’
Ban Yu-won activated the concept of ‘spiritual power’ obtained from the previous Orc Lord and confirmed again how the power of the stone worked, which he had not known before.
The results were quickly confirmed.
A smile appeared on Ban Yu-won’s lips as he realized one expected fact and one unexpected fact.
“Senior Cart.”
“I’m not a cart, I’m a stone… … Huh?”
The stone, who was called by name for the first time by Ban Yu-won, looked back at him in astonishment.
He spoke to the stone with a smile that could not be read.
“I’ll make you a special weapon.”
“Ooooooooooooooooo!”
“But, senior, your weapon is a consumable.”
“… … Huh?”
It seems that the power of the stone does not end with simple amplification.
It is impossible for the current Ban Yu-won to create a special weapon for someone who deals with the power of the soul, but instead.
Among his inventions, there were already consumables that allowed him to use his power more actively and powerfully.
“It’s a bundle of talismans! If you put your senior’s spiritual power in them and attach them to the target, it will definitely be amplified.”
It also incorporates some of the previously realized secrets of the Origin Sword, and creates a spiritual talisman that becomes a sturdy vessel that amplifies the power of the stone, while also inserting several concepts that assist the power of the stone.
And here, when a stone is imbued with power and attached to a specific target, all the shortcomings of ‘amplification’ are perfectly resolved and applied!
‘This also has a limited duration, but it’s not like a 30-hour study talisman, so you just have to supplement it from time to time.’
Of course, if you can create an object that is endowed with spiritual power and various concepts and can be maintained, then a permanent artifact rather than a one-time talisman like this can be created, but to get there, you would need to be at least a professor of artifact production.
Not yet.
“What, what is this? I don’t like this kind of thing. Give me a cool weapon! Like the greatsword my junior got from killing the Orc Lord last time!”
“Stop talking nonsense and give it to us with all your might. Hurry up.”
“Yes, yes… … .”
The stone accepted the bundle of talismans that Ban Yu-won had made with all his sagacity and spiritual power, and made a bewildered expression, but in the end, he could not refuse his words and eventually unleashed his power.
And Ban Yu-won’s thoughts came true – not only the Dolmeng team members, but also all the club members, including Ban Yu-won, achieved the amazing result of ‘amplifying’ their abilities by 10%!
The stone is not just any stone, it is a great totem that greatly amplifies everyone’s abilities just by being there!
… … But in reality, he ended up collapsing because he had activated his power too much.
