Admission is a waste of time (148)
Lesson 30. Final Exam – 3
In fact, no matter how much Ban Yu-won has grown over the past semester, he still hasn’t been able to defeat Lucien Ortima one-on-one.
In other words, he stood here even though he had a premonition of defeat… … It wasn’t Ban Yu-won’s taste to insist on a match where he knew the outcome and then be humiliated, but this time he gave in to his stubbornness.
That’s because I judged that there was something to be gained from a head-on confrontation with Ortima, as his powers were in contact with those of some of the other half-human beings.
Even if I couldn’t defeat my enemy now, I would be willing to accept one or two defeats if I could use that as experience to win next time.
“I don’t like the look in your eyes.”
The confidence that he will definitely be able to surpass them someday makes Ban Yu-won confident even in the face of the strong.
Because all he lacks is time, not talent or effort.
And seeing Ban Yu-won’s appearance of not trying to hide that attitude, Lucien Ortima’s eyes glowed coldly and she made an expression of dissatisfaction.
“If you had known the topic, you would have run away before you even faced me. Is it true that you can’t help but get hurt?”
“Oh my, you know the subject well, so you attacked Dokgoyeon and got your arm cut off? Oh, it’s back on now, right? I ate it, so how did you get it back on?”
“Burrrrrr—!”
Ortima, who had given it back and received it verbally, extended a hand towards him with a fierce expression, but then realized that the signal to start the duel had not yet been given, so he gritted his teeth and took it back.
It was a pretty good attempt if they were aiming for disqualification, but it was a regrettable failure.
“Now that I look at it, one of your eyes looks a little different. Did you replace it with a different one?”
“I have no intention of being fooled by your low-level provocations any longer.”
Since it was officially confirmed that Lucien Ortima’s surprise attack on the Rebellion members during the special activity had never happened, if he were to get caught up in Ban Yu-won’s words any further, it could be considered an admission of guilt.
Ortima, who had come to his senses belatedly, pretended to be calm and retreated, but Ban Yu-won, who remembered who had started the fight, was dumbfounded.
“Instead of switching bodies, did you get short-term memory loss?”
“… … !”
Just then the starting signal sounded.
Without any preparatory movements, Lucien Ortima manifested her power.
A massive amount of mana spear appeared before Ban Yu-won’s eyes and rushed towards him!
‘Oh my, you use mana so ignorantly.’
What’s worse is that most of the mana attacking Banyuwon right now is natural mana.
The most intuitive way to describe Lucien Ortima’s power is ‘command’.
He has the power to forcibly control anything he touches with his might, and natural magic is no exception.
Therefore, he has a clear upper hand against those of lower rank than him, but he has a weakness in that he cannot keep up with those of higher rank than him, such as Dokgo Yeon or Aire.
‘And that’s probably the case for me too.’
There is more than just one criterion for measuring rank.
The magical power within the body will also be involved, and of course, the level provided by the higher-dimensional system will also be one of the criteria.
In addition to that, the perfection of the body is also included, and ‘charm’, which is a representative factor of influence on the outside, is also included.
However, Ban Yu-won knew one criterion that was more important than anything else.
It is the soul.
“You are going to ‘crawl on the ground like a worm.’”
The soul of Ban Yu-won was probably superior to that of Lucien Ortima from the moment he entered this academy.
Of course, since everything else was inferior to him, I was helplessly a victim of his power when I first entered school… … .
Now, having recognized and grown many other concepts, and most importantly, having grown more steeply than any of his other concepts, the soul has reached 850.
“Hmph… … ‘Kneel’ as per your subject!”
“You know it doesn’t work.”
There was absolutely no room for Lucien Ortima’s power to invade his body.
At the same time, Ban Yu-won cheered, because the movement of the concept at the moment when the bastard’s power was about to exert its force on him was very similar to when he himself exerted his power.
‘It really helps.’
It’s something I’ve been thinking about ever since I got that guy’s arm and absorbed the concept of ‘divine words’ from there.
As expected, the bastard’s power was a sub-compatible version of his own power.
However, because his skill was far superior (this was probably the result of the training method being passed down through generations and developing steadily), he seemed to be more outstanding.
‘How to interfere with the concepts in another person’s body. How to embody multiple concepts at the same time.’
From now on, I was going to fight the guy and learn as many tricks as I could from him.
To do that, first of all――.
Ban Yu-won lifted the sword of the beheader and unleashed the Origin Sword, which was now nearing completion.
It creates a ‘flow of concepts’ that is optimized to recognize all the countless spears of mana rushing towards it and avoid or destroy them.
Some of them have already mastered concepts such as flow and anti-flow.
Some concepts can be created immediately, such as taking a step to the left and running while leaning forward.
Some of them are concepts that are embedded in weapons and strengthened, such as cutting and stabbing.
“―Huh!”
Once you’ve got them all in the optimal flow, the rest just goes with the flow.
The process of the Origin Sword, which grasps all the surrounding concepts, creates a flow of concepts, and acts on them, has become overwhelmingly more efficient compared to when it was first created.
-Chaechaechaeng!
“… … .”
The results were clear.
A move that is extremely efficient and even beautiful, where you split open the mana spears that fill all directions, create a path, and dash forward to evade.
If someone who didn’t know had seen this, they would have thought that Ortima had told them in advance, “I’m going to shoot like this, so you should move like that and destroy it.”
“… … You?”
However, Ban Yu-won, who had finally managed to gracefully break through the overwhelming barrage of attacks, put away his sword and quickly retreated instead of charging at Ortima.
Because I know that the closer I get to him, the more powerful his power becomes.
When Ortima glared at him with a hardened expression, Ban Yu-won smiled and said this.
“Let’s do some more. It’s fun.”
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“Do you think I can play around with you the way you want――!”
Ortima, enraged by this outstanding provocation, unleashed his magical power even more fiercely.
“Get on your knees――――!”
I thought he was manipulating the surrounding mana again, but instead he was concentrating all his powers and trying to directly interfere with Ban Yu-won.
Of course, that was something Ban Yu-won had never wanted to do―he smiled and activated his power.
* * *
Dalian was a defeat for Ban Yu-won.
It was a great feat that he did not lose right away in a head-on fight with Lucien Ortima, who was estimated to be close to or over 1,000 years old.
Of course, that was possible because the bastard’s power was perfectly inferior to that of the Banyuwon.
In the end, Ortima, who failed to bring Ban Yu-won under his authority, realized that he might really lose if he continued on this path, so he changed course and resorted to an ignorant mass operation, and Ban Yu-won was able to hold out for as long as he could before declaring defeat.
[The application of powers increases through in-depth examination of lower-level powers. The depth of Mandok-an, Mancheongi, and Maneonsun increases by 20.]
[The depth of the Mysterious Body skill has reached 225. The depth of the Mysterious Body has reached 470. The transition of the physical concept has occurred rapidly, and the depth of the physical body has reached 10. I realized that the depth of the transformed unknown concept has exceeded 600.]
[Your existence grows greatly in high-level battles with high-level ability users. Your depth of life has reached 750.]
The fruits of defeat were very sweet.
Not only has the power, which had been at a standstill lately, grown significantly after receiving good stimulation, but in the midst of the urgent battles where concepts are constantly changing, the manifestation skills have grown rapidly, and now, a truly new martial art is on the verge of being completed.
I would have liked to have asked Lucien Ortima to spar with me one more time, even if it meant losing, but of course, the atmosphere was not such.
“You… … .”
After the duel is over.
The feelings that Lucien Ortima felt when she saw Ban Yu-won were truly miserable.
The way he defeated Ban Yoo-won was, to anyone who saw it, ‘uncool.’
He simply pushed forward and won by relying on his natural strength, but if you look closely at the details, anyone would realize that Ban Yu-won’s fighting ability was overwhelming Ortima’s.
If Ban Yu-won continues to grow at this rate, what will happen after a month?
If one month doesn’t work, how about two months?
Will Ortima be able to defeat Ban Yu-won then?
It might be difficult.
This fight was enough to instill such anxiety in him.
That’s why even Ortima, who was living in his own way, couldn’t laugh at Ban Yu-won or brag about his victory in this match.
“… … Burrow.”
“Why, trash.”
Actually, I could have just ignored it and left, but since I was the one who lost in the end, I thought it would be okay to listen to what the winner had to say, so I stopped.
Anyway, I could roughly guess what he was going to say.
Everyone in the Academy must have had similar thoughts about Ban Yu-won.
How can you get strong so quickly?
Who the hell is helping you?
Tell me your secret too.
If you come to my house, I will treat you well.
What do you know about the tower… … .
“With Dokgo Yeon.”
“Huh.”
“What is your relationship with Dokgo Yeon?”
Ban Yu-won just blinked his eyes.
No, isn’t that completely unrelated to the content of the conversation?
Wait… … Are you still filming the romance you used to film alone?!
“I felt Dokgo Yeon from your sword.”
Ban Yu-won desperately wanted a crushing defeat.
At this moment, in front of Lucien Ortima, who was saying those words with a more serious and lonely expression than anyone else, I felt like I could do anything if I could just scratch his goosebump-ridden skin.
“Well, that’s because I learned swordsmanship from Dokgo Yeon. We practice for about 30 minutes every day without fail… … .”
“Thirty minutes a day. I spend thirty minutes with her every day.”
Oh my.
This is a bit strong, sir.
While Ban Yu-won, overwhelmed by the atmosphere that Lucien Ortima was giving off, was just opening his mouth, the bastard continued talking.
“The reason I don’t kill you right now is because I realized that my previous approach was not appropriate for her. Remember clearly that you live by my mercy… … and keep your head up high on the subject, and don’t dare approach her.”
“Oh my. Was that the approach for you? It was attempted murder for us.”
“She is not a match for you. Her overwhelming strength, will, and beauty. She is worthy of the mistress of Ortima. When she realizes her place, she will naturally come to me.”
I see you can’t understand human language, so are you an alien?
Strange, the power of the half-human should work against aliens, but it doesn’t work.
I thought I had a good understanding of him through our sparring session just a little while ago, but now I have no idea.
Since Ban Yu-won hated meaningless things the most in the world, he interrupted Ortima’s nonsense, which seemed like it would go on and on if left alone.
“Stop rationalizing. You’re just a criminal, you’re trash.”
Of course, Dokgo Yeon is free to like someone.
The Banyuwon has no authority to interfere there.
However, in Ban Yu-won’s opinion, who had spent only a short semester with her after entering the academy, it was clear that Lucain Ortima was definitely not someone Dokgo Yeon would choose.
“Then let’s go. From now on, I will continue to dig the ground diligently on my own.”
“… … .”
Lucien Ortima, who was tired of being called a swindler, just stared at Ban Yu-won.
Perhaps he realized that the more he wielded his power, the more Ban Yu-won saw it and grew from it?
“And congratulations on getting third place. I don’t know what will happen next semester though.”
“… … !”
Looking at his eyes shaking at that slight provocation, it seems he isn’t so foolish as to not recognize Ban Yoo-won’s potential.
Ban Yu-won was satisfied with that and left the sparring room, confirming his 4th place in the grade.
By the way, in this semester’s comprehensive evaluation, Dokgoyeon took first place in the grade.
