Admission is a waste of time (144)
Lesson 29. The truth will be revealed someday – 4
“It is an honor that you have come all the way here, Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong. However, there is still some student council work left to do, so if you have any business with us, could you please wait a moment… … .”
The student council president, Shati, responded with a rare, friendly smile when a rude middle-aged man suddenly showed up during her student council duties.
However, the extremely angry man, Ryu Cheol-myeong, waved one hand violently as if he didn’t care about the student council’s situation, and stopped Shati from continuing to speak.
“Student President, you must be aware of the unpleasant rumors that have been circulating about you recently.”
“If you say it’s a rumor?”
“I’m talking about persistent, dirty, and absurd rumors that are connected to me and the first-year students who were admitted through special admissions.”
Of course, there was no way Shati didn’t know that.
After Ryu Cheol-myeong was humiliated by Rebellion and could no longer handle it, he ‘kicked’ them out of the class in the form of a graduation.
At first, the students were simply surprised by the fact that Ban Yu-won had really awakened his aura during Ryu Cheol-myeong’s lecture…
As it became known how this was done and several professors publicly warned Ryu Cheol-myeong, rumors began to spread among the students, knowingly or unknowingly, that Ban Yu-won’s awakening was simply due to his outstanding talent, and that Ryu Cheol-myeong had been openly harassing students he didn’t like in his lectures under the pretext of education.
Of course, many students who wanted to get something to eat from Ryu Cheol-myeong, the authority on Aura, especially the special class students who benefited from his pure-blood ideology, tried to turn a blind eye to it, saying that it was only educational guidance, but it was like trying to cover the sky with one’s hand.
Once the rumor was ignited, it was constantly being reproduced and expanded on the intranet, and now it had spread to an uncontrollable level.
‘But why are you bringing that up to us now? You were the one who declared defeat first. If you got caught doing something so shameful, you deserve to be criticized to this extent.’
Ryu Cheol-myeong wiggled his forehead and spoke to Shati, who was thinking that way but maintaining a poker face on the outside.
“That malicious rumor has spread within the Academy, and now it has reached a point where it threatens my reputation as a professor.”
“There are always people who talk without knowing their subject. Even if they have gathered the best articles in the world, they are still immature in terms of personality, so I hope the professor will be lenient and understand… … .”
Bang! Ryu Cheol-myeong slammed his fist on Shati’s desk.
“I suspect that the student council is involved in the process of amplifying and reproducing that rumor.”
Shati thought to herself at his absurd guess.
How did this kid know this?
I was already working on changing the atmosphere of the academy by revealing its weakness, but you noticed it so quickly!
“You misunderstand, Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong.”
“If it’s really a misunderstanding, can you help me suppress that rumor, Student Council President?”
“I’m sorry, Professor, but our student council does not have the authority to control the intranet. That authority belongs only to the president… … .”
-Hey student council president, I’m not stupid.
Ryu Cheol-myeong’s voice was directly inserted into Shati’s mind.
The bastard’s sticky, hot voice seemed to stick to my brain, giving me goosebumps.
Shati looked at him silently, almost breaking her poker face.
―You know that the student council is currently gathering together students from lower levels to do something. And since I usually persecute them, I would be a perfect prey for you, wouldn’t you?
“I think there is a misunderstanding, Professor. We simply hope that all students are treated fairly and grow fairly in the Academy. We have no intention of slandering you.”
“Is this how it’s going to be until the end?”
“No matter what the professor says, it’s not that I can’t do it, I can’t do it.”
“Student President――.”
“instead.”
Ryu Cheol-myeong’s sharp gaze flew at Shati, who cut off his words, but she did not lose her dignity.
The demon’s eyes were sparkling brightly and radiating magical power.
“I know the cleanest way to dispel rumors.”
After Ryu Cheol-myeong’s one-sided turn ended, Shati’s turn finally began.
“what……?”
“I will help you. Even if it is to prove the student council’s innocence.”
I never thought Ryu Cheol-myeong would approach me first like this.
I was already preparing a trap with Mira to catch that guy.
You can’t miss this opportunity.
She held him tightly, intending to bite him.
“It seems like the words suddenly changed. Didn’t you say you couldn’t do it just a moment ago?”
Ryu Cheol-myeong, who felt literally possessed by the devil, instinctively took a step back.
Shati shook her head with a bitter smile.
“There is nothing the student council can do. There are ways for me personally to help you, professor.”
“The student council president said this personally. I don’t really believe it.”
Why would she? Even though she clearly knows that I don’t think well of her.
Ryu Cheol-myeong’s suspicious gaze scanned Shati’s entire body.
Even though he felt an unbearable disgust at the gaze that lingered on his face and chest for a long time, Shati opened his mouth again and spoke.
“But… … if I can be of any help, then I can ask for a light case.”
“I wonder if there was some other purpose? I don’t know what you want from me, but I have no intention of giving in to it… .”
“Actually, I am interested in the associate professor recommendation that you have.”
Ryu Cheol-myeong’s eyebrows twitched as he heard those words.
“You could become an associate professor without much difficulty even without a recommendation letter.”
“Of course I am, but… … .”
When Shati trailed off, Ryu Cheol-myeong guessed what would happen next and clicked his tongue.
“Tsk, are you trying to play for power with that ridiculous recommendation certificate? Fine, do whatever you want.”
Ryu Cheol-myeong was very upset, but he understood why Shati had come forward to help him.
If you are sure of what you want, there is nothing you cannot believe in.
That’s why I lied even though I couldn’t tell the truth.
Just to make Ryu Cheol-myeong trust her!
‘I received a recommendation from a human who will soon disappear from the Academy.’
She snorted inwardly and her eyes lit up.
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Ryu Cheol-myeong, who did not want to simply nod to Shati’s suggestion, threatened her.
“But I haven’t heard the method you mentioned yet. It wouldn’t be difficult to give out recommendations, but that would only happen if the results were certain.”
“Of course, Professor. I consider the recommendation as a bonus. As long as you are a professor, you deserve to be respected and admired by all your students.”
“… … Hmm, good. Then where should I go?”
Although Ryu Cheol-myeong felt something troubling in Shati’s words, he decided to follow the method she suggested.
Anyway, Shati is a student and I am a professor.
There was a huge difference in status between the two.
If this guy dared to cheat on him, he could use that as an excuse to demand more… … .
―And Shati’s ‘Restriction’ and Mira’s ‘Curse’ were abilities specialized in exploiting the gaps in such light and easygoing perceptions to lower the opponent’s level.
* * *
It was exactly two days later that the ‘Ryu Cheol-myeong incompetence theory’ that had been leaking out from here and there in the academy completely disappeared.
Still, someone was chewing out Ryu Cheol-myeong somewhere on the intranet, but the response was weak.
Even that soon disappeared.
The reason was none other than Ryu Cheol-myeong himself.
“Oh, hello, professor.”
“Yes, good morning. … … student.”
“―Yes, yes!”
“professor!”
“hello!”
“Okay, students.”
There was no way that anything about Ryu Cheol-myeong could have changed dramatically in just a few days.
However, the students who encountered him directly instinctively bowed their heads to him, and this was by no means a result of Ryu Cheol-myeong’s oppression or arrogance, but an extremely natural phenomenon.
To put it simply, it was majestic.
The dignity that makes a professor a professor.
‘Influence on others… Is that also a type of charm?’
This was the conclusion that Ban Yu-won reached after observing him from afar, obediently listening to the advice of Shati and Mira that it would be better not to directly meet Ryu Cheol-myeong for the time being.
‘The concept of attractiveness is amplified only when dealing with students in a special way. Maybe that’s the power of constraints?’
Perhaps it is the limitation that allows Ryu Cheol-myeong, as a ‘professor’, to exert overwhelming influence when dealing with ‘students’.
No matter how many groundless rumors about Ryu Cheol-myeong spread, students who actually saw Ryu Cheol-myeong were so overwhelmed by him that they did not dare to tell anyone behind his back.
The professors also noticed it, but when they actually met Ryu Cheol-myeong, they didn’t feel anything strange about him, so they couldn’t say anything.
‘Even though I am observing it indirectly through Tyche’s lens, it has a little bit of an effect on me. It must be incredibly difficult for others who cannot directly observe the concept.’
It was clear that the magic that Shati and Mira had painstakingly prepared was activated against Ryu Cheol-myeong.
But then? Wouldn’t that only serve to enhance Ryu Cheol-myeong’s standing within the academy?
Every student who encounters Ryu Cheol-myeong is overwhelmed by him and loses heart. Isn’t this really just Ryu Cheol-myeong getting what he wanted from Shati?
… … Of course, I didn’t make such a ridiculous mistake.
This is because he already has a rough idea of how the restrictions and curses work.
‘I can see in what situations that restriction will be triggered. As expected of a demon, he uses his head really well.’
Ryu Cheol-myeong, who fell for it so easily, could be said to be a real fool.
In the series of events that occurred over the past semester, someone like Cantone, who was thought to have been controlling everything from behind the scenes, would not have fallen for Chatie’s tricks so easily.
Looking at the fact that Ryu Cheol-myeong had let things turn out that way, it seemed that Cantone had completely broken away from him.
“Ugh, this really pisses me off. I have to watch this for the rest of the semester.”
Ruchel, who was looking into Tike’s lens next to Ban Yu-won, spoke with a rare expression of anger.
It’s rare for her to react so violently to someone else, and the reason is that her memories of being lectured to by him for a short period of time were truly the worst.
“hmm.”
Although not as much as Ruchel, Dokgoyeon also had an unpleasant expression on his face.
“This is how the prayers of the special admission students who finally survived will die again.”
“Rather, I suddenly felt like I was too arrogant. In order to build up my inner strength, it’s better to work quietly rather than show off too much. … … At least for now.”
You could say it’s a step back to move forward.
Ban Yu-won added briefly and then turned around, looking around.
“But what about Light? Did he go out to play with Aire again?”
“No, I’m fighting with Livi in our training room.”
Ban Yu-won’s expression turned pale at Ruchel’s immediate answer.
It wasn’t Light’s actions that bothered me.
Ruchel’s title was on my mind.
“Ruchel, do you have to call me that?”
“Isn’t it cute?”
“Even if the name is cute… … .”
Ban Yu-won and Dokgo Yeon were looking at Ruchel, who was praising himself for having the perfect name, with similar expressions.
“I think the name ‘Geumdong’ (金動) is much better, as it means ‘iron moves.’”
“I don’t think so either. And you’re revealing your true identity.”
“Ugh… … !”
Ban Yoo-won, who had mercilessly cut off Dokgo Yeon’s idea (and was hit on the shoulder a few times by Dokgo Yeon, who was upset by the too-soon rejection), nodded and said after trying to resonate with the name ‘Libby’ that Ruchel had named.
“Let’s go and practice too. My pride won’t allow me to play while Light is working hard.”
“But you shouldn’t overdo it because you’ll be going up to the tower again tomorrow.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“You wouldn’t be saying things like that and then secretly drag Ban Yu-won out to an outside city, would you?”
“… … Ehehe.”
“What is Ehega, Ehega… … !”
Aside from a few uneasy signs here and there, the 10th week of the Academy Awards went by quite smoothly and smoothly.
The climb to the tower, which resumed on Friday, was no exception, with the group successfully clearing the 65th floor without anyone retiring during the exploration that continued until Sunday.
The fact that there were no dramatic events also meant that there were no dramatic developments, so Ban Yu-won didn’t know whether to be happy about this fact or not…
It was true that everyone in Rebellion, including himself, and all the special admission students belonging to the Union Travel Club, were developing rapidly.
“… … What? You met the chairman while on a solo expedition?”
“Yeah, I thought I had caught up with everything, but then a joint quest that I had never expected happened and we were able to travel back and forth. I thought it was the first time this had happened, but it seems like it’s happened several times before.”
However, there were those who were developing significantly faster than everyone else: none other than Student Council President Shati and Public Relations Director Mira.
The two people who had been exploring the tower alone and were able to climb up the tower at a speed that was not inferior to that of the 4th and 5th year elites were surprisingly tied together in a joint quest inside the tower and began to cooperate, which further accelerated their growth.
“Then there’s no point in exploring alone?”
“Once the joint quest is over, we’ll disband again. … … Besides, this is a good opportunity.”
Mira, who had come to tell him this surprising information, said with a sinister smile.
“Now is not the time to insist on solo exploration or anything like that, but rather to grow as much as possible in preparation for the coming battle. I will show you the power of Team Fairy Devil.”
A combination of a fairy and a devil, so it’s Fairy Devil.
Ban Yu-won was grateful for Mira and Shati’s efforts for Rebellion, but he was also a little impatient because they seemed to be moving too quickly.
Even though he knew he was a freshman and they were third-years, he couldn’t help but feel that way.
When on earth will he be able to perfect his swordsmanship and evolve his skill?
He too needed a dramatic change… … .
――And the change he wanted barely came on Tuesday of the 12th week.
It is finally possible to resume solo exploration of the tower.
