Admission is a waste of time (146)
Lesson 30. Final Exam – 1
Wednesday afternoon, after all classes are over.
Ban Yu-won was having dinner with Yumi-na for the first time in a long time.
The Rebellion members probably wouldn’t like it if they knew, but there was something we had to talk about between the two of us, so there was nothing we could do.
“So you were just guarding the tower all evening?”
“To be exact, until dawn. I didn’t know it would take this long. I barely managed to escape after one wave ended. It’s fortunate that the flow of time inside stops once you leave the tower, really.”
Ban Yu-won yawned as if to show that the damage from the night’s sleep still remained.
Yumina smiled broadly at the sight of Ban Yoo-won, but then suddenly her expression hardened.
“But… … Is it okay for you to be honest with me about things like this?”
“I think it would be better to listen to my sister’s story openly rather than just hiding it.”
“I appreciate your thoughts, but.”
Yumina tilted her wine glass and smiled bitterly.
“It would be best not to tell anyone else. The Rebellion team’s exploration alone already attracts a lot of attention. It’s a place where only the ‘unique’ and ‘special’ people gather in the entire dimension, so everyone is sensitive about such things.”
“I understand what you’re saying. You’re saying that a kid who was always the top student in his high school would feel a sense of relative deprivation when he enters S University because there are so many students who are not only top students in his school but also winners of national competitions.”
“Uh, yeah… … Maybe something similar?”
I couldn’t understand the metaphor of the half-moon though.
Yumina was able to become convinced anew as she heard about what he had experienced this time.
As expected, it was not a mistake to choose him.
He will truly become the key person of Union Academy, no, of the Tower of Babel.
“I promise you, Sister. I won’t tell anyone about the contents of my solo exploration from now on.”
“uh…….”
“… … Did you already tell me?”
When Ban Yu-won spoke about the conversation he had with Aire, Yumina made a mischievous expression and reached out with one hand to pinch his cheek.
“You did that because you wanted to become friends with Aire? Huh?”
“It’s natural for people to become closer when they share secrets. I thought this would be a good opportunity to show that I trust Aire.”
Yumina sighed at Ban Yu-won’s confident attitude.
I knew that since the Union Journey expanded, Ban Yu-won had been determined to form a ‘force’ within the Academy.
If it wasn’t just a matter of wanting to look good to a girl, but a matter of closely judging Aire as an individual and trying to bring her into the fold, then she had nothing to say.
“Really… … Of course I think she’s a trustworthy person, but she’s a student under Professor Cantone’s supervision. It’s better to block any routes through which information can leak out.”
“I’ll refrain from doing that in the future. … … Hmm, but I have a question.”
“huh?”
Yumina was more wary of Cantone than Aire, and Ban Yuwon also fully agreed with that.
Hasn’t Cantone been involved in most of the things that have happened at the Academy so far?
But at this point, something that was starting to bother me was why authors like Cantone and Ryu Cheol-myeong were so wary of me and desperate to screw me over.
Whether it’s the purist thing or whatever, isn’t it the students who end up climbing the tower?
There is no way competition can enter into the relationship between professor and student.
Looking at the things they did, it felt like the professors were more of a thorn in Ban Yoo-won’s side than the students.
“Well, it’s not said out loud, but… … Actually, strictly speaking, professors and students are competitors.”
Yumina said something unexpected.
The moment he heard those words, lightning flashed in Ban Yu-won’s head.
“Do the professors go to the tower too? When exactly… … During the vacation?”
“That’s right. Twice a month each during the vacation, totaling two months. For associate professors, it’s usually different, but at least one to two weeks.”
“I see… … Originally, when you graduate from the Academy, you are not allowed to enter the Tower, but if you become a professor at the Academy, you are given the opportunity to climb the Tower. Then, everyone would want to become a professor.”
Ban Yu-won now fully understands the structure of how Union Academy operates.
“Do you understand? Not only the students competing in the same position as you, but even more so the professors who have stayed in the academy for a long time and have been struggling to climb to the top are very sensitive to ‘new things.’ If they openly restrain or suppress the students, they will get scolded by the principal, so they just endure it. And those who can’t endure it and end up crossing the line… … .”
You’re getting scolded by the principal, you’re not even kids.
Ban Yu-won barely managed to continue listening to her words, almost bursting out in laughter at her way of speaking.
“It’s been replaced.”
“Of course, it’s not that often that full professors are replaced. However, associate professors are still inexperienced and make many childish mistakes, so they are replaced once every few years.”
Just this year, there was an incident where an associate professor was fired.
Ban Yu-won shrugged his shoulders as he recalled the Exodus weed whose name he could no longer remember.
“This vacation, one full professor will be cut.”
“Are you sure?”
“Isn’t that true for you too, sister?”
“that…….”
Yumina couldn’t deny it.
At the same time, he felt helpless at not being able to step forward and punish Ryu Cheol-myeong now that he had read his mind so well, and he bit his lip.
“Actually, I spoke to the principal about the relic I got from this special activity. I gave it to him, but… … .”
“I guess the conversation didn’t go well.”
The majority of the members are confident that Ryu Cheol-myeong will come up with something to say during the long-term special activity during this vacation.
Even though the large sword belonging to Ryu Cheol-myeong was discovered during the last special activity, it never became direct evidence to punish Ryu Cheol-myeong.
“Of course, I didn’t get permission to ask you to come along. Instead, he said he would turn a blind eye to giving you each a headband like last time… … Maybe he wants you to confront Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong.”
“You’re going to use us to get rid of Ryu Cheol-myeong, is that it? What on earth do you think of students?”
“He thinks highly of your potential. It may be presumptuous of me to guess his thoughts, but I think he thinks that a showdown with Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong will help you grow.”
“This is really annoying… … .”
I’ve been thinking that way from the beginning, but he’s really not the type of person to take the initiative and do something.
Even though he knew that Ryu Cheol-myeong would attack Ban Yu-won, he just ignored it!
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
Ban Yu-won sighed at the president’s harsh actions.
Although it may not seem like an enemy, its existence was by no means an ally of Ban Yu-won.
“Ryu Cheol-myeong is by no means an easy target. I know everyone is preparing in many ways, but a truly strong force can forcibly break through all traps.”
“But it’s a situation where I have no choice but to confront it. … … I have to try.”
Most of Ryu Cheol-myeong’s fighting patterns could be copied by Livi, who was holding a relic, and the members, including Ban Yu-won, were preparing for a showdown with Ryu Cheol-myeong through constant sparring with Livi.
Of course, since it was a relic of the past, it would be different from Ryu Cheol-myeong’s current method, but if he could perfectly interpret even just a part of Ryu Cheol-myeong, it would definitely be advantageous when facing him in the future.
But still, the gap with the opponent is huge… … .
“I have to grow somehow before I leave for my special activity.”
A solo exploration where you only have to overcome one wave and you don’t know when you’ll be able to clear it.
Recent team explorations seem to be progressing smoothly, but dramatic growth cannot be expected.
With so little to gain from the tower, Ban Yu-won was suffering from an impatience to somehow perfect his martial arts skills.
I knew that the problem would not be solved no matter how impatient I was, but I couldn’t help but feel uneasy, so I wondered if this was evidence of my immaturity.
“are you okay.”
At that moment, Yumina, who had come over the table, gently hugged Ban Yuwon’s head.
Her unique floral scent filled him, quickly calming his anxious mind.
If he had an older sister, would it be like this… … Ah, well, let’s leave that person out, even though he has an older sister on the family register.
“This may sound irresponsible, but if you have to, just run away. I’ll prepare measures to ensure that you can escape safely in any situation.”
“But then you’d be failing in your special activities.”
“You are the most important.”
Yumina’s unwavering voice supported Ban Yu-won.
“Even if I fail, that’s all. If I can somehow survive, I can prove Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong’s evil deeds. Then, whether the special activity failed or not will have no meaning.”
“… … But it’s an escape.”
“I’m telling you to think of it as a last resort.”
Yumina whispered to him, patting his shoulder as if trying to reassure him.
“The principal is a bit strict, but he doesn’t ask you to do too much. I believe that with your abilities, you can definitely overcome anything.”
“……thank you.”
Finally, Ban Yu-won nodded.
Thanks to her comfort, his impatience disappeared, but the question of why Yumina was so kind to him still remained.
… … I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
Maybe that had something to do with the reason Yumina climbed the tower to become a full professor, he thought carefully.
* * *
From then on, whenever he had free time, Ban Yu-won would go up to the tower alone and participate in the defense of the tower construction site.
After surviving each wave, hours would pass and both he and his followers would be exhausted, so they had to quickly escape the tower.
Not only did all of Ban Yu-won’s concepts grow slowly, but the vast amount of concepts he gained from solo exploration was especially helpful in growing his followers.
I burned it until Thursday night, and entered the tower with my group on Friday morning.
The team exploration went very smoothly.
By Eden’s standards, which are a space of rewards in units of 10 rooms, the difficulty level is such that treasure chests do not appear, but the ‘bloodline’ and ‘life’ flowing through Eden definitely appear.
Ban Yu-won gradually perfected his martial arts by using various conceptual powers in the various environments of the tower, Dokgo Yeon finished off all his enemies with a single sword as usual, and Ruchel became more and more skilled in handling weapons, and now he completely exuded the force of a master of lightning.
And if we talk about light.
“Ugh… … !”
As the level and skills increased, the painful cycles became shorter and shorter.
“Light, are you sure you’re okay?”
“I said it was okay… …! It’s okay, I’m used to handling power now… …!”
“Light… … .”
Even Dokgo Yeon, who always treated Light harshly, looked at him with concern.
However, perhaps it was worth the special training with Aire, as his military power itself was growing rapidly.
At the beginning of the semester, even if you brought Light, who was holding the Holy Sword and taking Musou, you could have a pretty close match.
“The fact that the cycle of pain is getting faster and faster means that my power is growing smoothly. … … I am no longer swayed by the Holy Sword.”
“The ambassador just now seemed like the main character. But I’m worried that he’ll turn dark later on.”
“I’m dying from pain. Don’t say anything weird, Ban… …!”
The 12-week team exploration, in which each team member had a firm determination, resulted in the feat of reaching 80 rooms over three days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Last week, we did break through 15 rooms, but considering that the deeper the rooms, the more difficult they become, it was literally a great advance.
Light, who had been groaning throughout his journey to Room 79, finally regained his normal condition after eating the Life Fruit from Room 80 and drinking the Blood Wine.
“Hmm, so what’s left now is a two-week long exploration before the special activity?”
Dokgo Yeon, who checked the time in Room 80 and confirmed that it was time to leave, muttered as she ate the apple-shaped life fruit that was given to her as her share.
“When I first joined your team, I thought it would be lucky if we could get to 100 rooms in one semester, but it looks like we’ll be able to achieve that easily.”
“Dokgoyeon was even scarier back then… … .”
Ban Yu-won said something unnecessary and got beaten up by Dokgo Yeon.
However, if it had been their relationship at the beginning of the semester, he would not have even imagined joking around and bickering like this, and in reality, the feelings Ban Yu-won felt were different.
This team is a good team.
I wanted to be with you till the end if possible.
“Oh, come to think of it, the next two weeks are exam period.”
“Strangely, time seems to have passed very quickly.”
“Because there wasn’t much stimulation. So, look forward to this vacation. It’ll feel very long.”
“Pretending to be confident.”
Dokgoyeon laughed at Ban Yuwon’s boast and mocked him.
“I plan to do well on the test before then.”
“I’ve already had Light and Ruchel study in advance for the final exams, so don’t worry about that.”
The mock constellation battle, which could have been a big variable, was surprisingly good for all four of them, so there shouldn’t be any major issues with the evaluation.
“Rather than that, the issue at stake in this exam is… … them.”
“Come to think of it.”
Dokgo Yeon nodded seriously at Ban Yu-won’s words.
them.
The reason why special admission seniors belonging to the Union Travel Group first joined the club.
Wasn’t it just to raise their test scores, which were at the bottom of each grade?
The time has finally come for the hard work of the past few months to be properly recognized.
Rebellion, the beginning of rebellion.
