Admission is a waste of time (145)
Lesson 29. The truth will be revealed someday – 5
After school that day, Ban Yu-won was in his private reading room at the Academy Library to work on a paper he was working on jointly with Aire.
With exams just around the corner, it wasn’t easy for even a special class student to secure a private study room, but for Ban Yu-won, who had become a student council officer without an official announcement and who had the student council president and public relations director on his back, it wasn’t difficult.
“―So, this time, I was finally able to resume my solo exploration. Do you think this makes sense?”
There he honestly told her the circumstances surrounding his solo exploration.
After hearing the story, Aire tilted her head with a surprised expression.
“Why did you tell me?”
Ban Yu-won shrugged his shoulders and replied.
“I thought you had a rough idea.”
“It’s another matter whether you can convince yourself of that, but yes, I had a guess.”
Aire nodded slowly.
She took a moment to look away from the magical paper they were jointly writing and continued.
“Your presence has brought about changes in the tower. Not only me, but everyone who has seen Rebellion’s footage has guessed it. That’s why the chancellor favors you… … .”
“In the long run, it might have been better to hide it, but at the time, it was a situation where there was no choice but to do anything.”
“The president would have noticed anyway. So the situation is better now that we’ve made it public and solidified our position.”
He comforted Ban Yu-won with cold words, then tapped the table with the pen he was holding.
Thud—thud—there was a heavy sound that made it hard to believe that the pen had been tapped on the table.
Since Ban Yu-won had already taken soundproofing measures, the sound did not spread far but instead echoed within the narrow space and then disappeared.
“As expected, it’s fast and powerful. … … Same.”
“huh?”
“Your solo exploration.”
Ayre, who had been whispering something in a language that Ban Yu-won found difficult to understand, soon changed the subject.
“It seems like there is a long way to the top of the tower. If we climb the front of the tower, you are climbing the back of the tower.”
“hmm……?”
But since her story was interesting, Ban Yu-won also focused on her.
It was also because I wanted to hear her thoughts from the beginning that I brought it up.
“That is the only way that is permitted to you. But if that is really the case, then it can never be the path to God. Do you understand?”
“… … Because you can’t discriminate against just one person when challenging the divine position?”
“That’s right. If the tower is discriminating against you, then your solo exploration is… … rather than exploration.”
management?
Although Aire tilted her head while saying it herself, Ban Yu-won felt somewhat convinced when he heard her words.
Since the tower is clearly the legacy of the Ban family, isn’t it natural that Ban Yu-won, who inherited it, would take care of it?
“Manager.”
“It’s just a guess, but if you go in and come out this time, the direction will be a bit more certain.”
“No, that was a satisfactory answer. But if this continues, the exploration with our team members will become unstable.”
“It’s special, but not unique, so it’ll be okay.”
She said so, although she was equally unsure of this.
Ban Yu-won thought so too.
“In that sense, let’s finish a little early today. There’s only finishing work left anyway, right?”
“Okay. I’ll finish the rest.”
In fact, the paper itself was completed in the 11th week, but now I was working on supplementing the theoretical basis and refining the conclusion.
The topic of the two people’s magic thesis is the study of shortening the spirit window.
It is a major research topic that covers almost all fields of magic, but because it is so accessible, it is difficult to go into depth, so it could be said that it is sufficient as an alternative assignment to just follow the existing theory and add the author’s thoughts.
If I were satisfied with that, I wouldn’t have even started.
“A deep interpretation of magical language, a shortening of chanting with simple auxiliary chanting… … a completely new theory. Everyone will be amazed. As expected of a wizard, your vision is special.”
“Well, that’s my specialty.”
“… … It can’t be a dragon.”
Ban Yu-won burst into laughter at Ayre’s unexpected remark.
“He is a pure human being.”
“It’s never pure.”
“Okay, then consider it half-rotten.”
I don’t think that’s what Aire meant.
Ban Yu-won shrugged his shoulders and stood up from his seat, thinking back to the conversation he had with Misty last time.
“Oh, right. Misty asked me to include her in the next study.”
“Misty… …? Misty Aioles?”
These days, you’ve probably been involved in club activities quite a bit, so why are you reacting as if it’s the first time you’re hearing about it?
I wanted to create an opportunity for Misty to become closer to Aire, because she always follows Aire and, as a bonus, helps run the club in both material and spiritual ways.
“how?”
“You, why are you asking ‘how’ instead of ‘why’… … .”
Ban Yu-won shook her head at Ire’s firm attitude, which seemed to suggest that she was not even minimally qualified to write a paper with them.
“And the thesis is done for now. I’m busy just working on this thesis for the entire second semester.”
“Okay… … Then I’ll go. I’ll see you at class on Thursday.”
“huh.”
Until the moment Ban Yu-won left the reading room, she was sending him transparent gazes.
Thinking that he really is a difficult guy to understand, I teleported in front of the Tower of Babel, but Celon, who had been quiet the whole time, reacted belatedly.
―Dragon… …Didn’t he just say he was a dragon?
‘But why? Are you even thinking of saying nonsense like I’m a dragon? … .’
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-No, isn’t that guy Yong-in?
Ban Yu-won paused.
‘So the dragon really exists? Then is Aire also a polymorph, a polymorph?’
―You said that before, so why are you so obsessed with polymorphs? There’s no way the true dragons would still exist in this day and age. What I’m talking about, of course, is the dragon people who inherited the blood of the dragon.
‘What, it’s not there anymore? That’s good.’
Dragon slayer, dragon bone, dragon sword, or even dragon heroine.
There are so many elements derived from just one dragon, so I can’t expect anything from them.
Ban Yu-won lamented that one of the things he had dreamed of in the fantasy world had disappeared in vain.
– Anyway, listen. The language magic you use is certainly amazing, but no matter how amazing it is, it’s not something anyone can do to associate it with a dragon.
‘however?’
―But the dragons can use their own unique magic system called Yong-eon. So it makes sense that they would have such doubts after seeing your outstanding language magic ability and feeling a similarity to Yong-eon.
However, even after looking closely, Aire was not sure that Ban Yu-won was of the same race, so she ended up speaking in this way.
‘In the end, it’s just a guess without any basis.’
– Sure, he’s a dragon. I sent you a signal to reveal your identity while revealing my identity to you. It’s strange that he carries around so much pure attribute magic power…
‘You keep saying baseless things… … And what if he’s Yong-in?’
Isn’t it more likely that Light, who is hanging out with Aire these days and learning something from her, is also Yong-in?
“What am I supposed to do if I add more useless settings to Light… …!”
-Huh? Why is he here again?
* * *
If there’s one sad thing, it’s that there was no Eden on the ‘back’ of the tower.
“Didn’t you just say something cool?”
―It’s no use saying that with a sad face.
“I think Dokgoyeon would want to cry more than I would. He must have been looking forward to the life that comes out of this.”
I should have guessed it when I chased Ban Yu-won away after the last expedition.
It was unreasonable to expect Eden on the back of the tower, which had a completely different structure than the one he had been experiencing for the past few months.
“At least the environment has changed to a more suitable one compared to when we fought the giants last time.”
Look up at the night sky, brightly lit by stars and moon, and look down at the land of mountains, meadows, long flowing rivers, and rocky plateaus.
Compared to the last exploration where there were only rocks, this place could be called perfect nature.
‘If that’s based on the creation myth, then the world was created because of it, so it seems natural that this scene is happening now.’
The problem is that there are no monsters to face here, and the room number on his student ID is completely gone, fluctuating between 11 and 100.
“No, this isn’t even 11 to 20, it’s expanding the range to 100… … .”
―What I’m saying is that the criterion of ‘front’ has no meaning.
Of course you would.
Ban Yu-won sighed and raised his head, and at that moment, changes were seen occurring in the space in real time.
“What is that…?”
The heavens open.
The night sky was literally torn apart, and a brilliant pillar of light poured down from the gap toward the ground.
Ban Yu-won looked at it and muttered blankly.
“That’s a full orbital bombardment… … .”
-Don’t make that annoying sound.
When the light stopped and the sky closed again.
Ban Yu-won felt a presence coming from all directions that he had not noticed before.
“Monster… … No, human?”
I grabbed the staff, thinking that the battle was finally about to begin.
He tilted his head as he watched them head towards where the pillar of light was pouring down, not towards him.
-Let’s go and see.
For some reason, Celon was more proactive.
Ban Yu-won nodded silently and moved stealthily, hiding his presence with Goeyeonggong, and approached the place where the pillar of light had fallen.
The number of people gathering at the place where the pillar of light had been was increasing… … It was certain.
They are NPCs. They are not original people, but they suddenly appeared as if they fell from the sky.
-Okay.
Celon suddenly groaned.
-Do you know what the pillar of light was?
‘I know it had tremendous magical power.’
Celon responded quietly to Ban Yu-won’s affirmation.
-Correct. It was a very thick and pure mass of magical power. Maybe this was the starting point… … .
‘Starting point?’
-look.
The people gathered in one place started moving very quickly and building something.
Maybe it was just a case of fast forwarding.
At first I thought they were moving so fast that I couldn’t see their individual faces, but I was wrong.
Even though I was staring at them intently, I couldn’t recognize their faces, as if they had been mosaic-processed.
‘Are they really the ones being hunted?’
However, after going a certain distance, an invisible wall blocked Ban Yu-won’s path.
It was then that a trick appeared before his eyes.
[1. The tower is inaccessible.]
[2. You must guard them until the tower is completed.]
“tower?”
-You noticed it too?
Celon’s voice trembled faintly.
―The tower is showing you history. It tells you about what happened in the Age of the Gods, long ago when the tower was built, when we were not even allowed to peek into it!
Why didn’t I need those same words?
It was truly a new moment, but at this moment, Ban Yu-won was truly convinced that his ancestors had built the Tower of Babel.
Otherwise, the tower would not have shown him this sight.
―If we explore together, maybe, we can really uncover all the secrets of the tower. Then, I, and the other constellations too… …!
Celon was so excited by the scenes from the past that the tower showed him that he started muttering words that Ban Yu-won had difficulty understanding.
Ban Yu-won didn’t listen to that.
I thought about looking for my ancestors among the people busy building the tower, but I couldn’t recognize them because they were all mosaics anyway.
“Celone, it begins.”
―Why is it that the tower that was so cruel and merciless to us so easily reveals its true colors to this guy―― Huh?
As if an enticing fragrance was spreading from the spot where the pillar of light had fallen.
I could feel the presence of monsters rushing in from all directions.
[3. Death here carries a heavier price.]
A trick added to match the timing.
Even in times like these, the tower was the tower.
Even though he is the successor, it seems like he doesn’t intend to show everything so easily.
“――――!”
“~~? ―!”
A disturbance began to spread among the humans building the tower, as they noticed the approaching monsters.
The Banyuwon cannot approach them, but that is probably the only limitation on tricks in this space.
If you lose your mind, you will not be able to meet the conditions of the Trick Room and will be penalized.
Ban Yu-won had to protect them.
“It’s a defense game, so there’s nothing you can’t do.”
-Because there are a lot of losses, right?
“yes.”
“Tsk, tsk tsk!”
Ban Yu-won emptied his entire inventory.
Eve, his steady companion who was always with him, Tyche, who was reborn as a powerful follower with a vicious cannon, and all twenty-five rain swords were released and scattered in all directions under his control.
‘Even though I haven’t perfected my martial arts yet, thanks to cultivating the system, I’m now able to control all of the Storm Swords.’
Of course, it wouldn’t be as powerful as when you could control everything in detail, but now was not the time to be hesitant.
“It’s a shame that Lilith hasn’t woken up yet… … Livi.”
-Squeak.
In the end, the name decided according to Ruchel’s will is called.
The last thing to appear in the inventory was a full plate armor, perfectly configured from head to toe.
The thing that moved vividly as if there was a person inside it – the Living Armor – appeared, holding the greatsword of Ryu Cheol-myeong – the relic that Ban Yu-won had captured during the last special activity.
“I wanted to name him Alphonse… … .”
-You’re not even human.
“So how do you know that?”
If you count the individual raindrops that make up the Heavy Rain Sword, there are nearly thirty legions.
His artifacts and retinues each had their own will and stood in a circle around the tower construction site.
-Kiruk.
-Kuhaaaa… … .
The land was filled with monsters that looked like goblins dyed blacker and thrown to the ground with their entire bodies twisted hideously, making ominous cries.
“I’ll get one concept right.”
Ban Yu-won muttered jokingly, grabbed the beheader’s longsword, and looked ahead.
His followers each prepared for battle, heightening the mood.
“Come and see!”
-Keeeeeeeeeeeeee!
And then the real defense game began.
