Admission is a waste of time (17)
Lesson 4. Rebellion – 5
It may seem counterintuitive, but Union Academy’s ultimate goal is to send students to the top and create gods among them.
To put it somewhat hastily, it could be said that it was an academy that fostered… no, nurtured gods.
Therefore, in order to acquire the minimum dignity of a god, students had to receive lectures on liberal arts, politics, diplomacy, and, in a nutshell, ‘kingship studies’, while also receiving extremely practical classes necessary for conquering the tower.
Not only ‘Actual Combat Comprehensive’, but also lectures on ‘Weaponry’, ‘Magic’, ‘Exploration’, ‘Coping with Special Environments’, etc.
What is special about these lectures, which are mostly held in gyms or training centers, is that since everyone is moving around actively, it is easy for arguments to arise.
“Hey, you pretty boy. Come here.”
The second day of the semester, Wednesday, was a turbulent first day, and it was the second period of ‘Basic Weapon Skills’.
In this lecture, which is open only to freshmen, students were able to handle various weapons, find a weapon that suited their aptitude, and practice under the observation of a professor, allowing them to have a relatively free time.
“Can’t you hear me?”
“hmm?”
Light raised his head, frowning at the magical voice.
A boy from Class 5 who was taking a joint class with them was aiming his sword at Light.
Even it was a real sword.
“What do you want to do?”
“Come here and explain in detail what happened yesterday, you rascal.”
Not only is it rude to aim a sharp sword at someone, but it’s also ignorant to suddenly blurt out harsh words.
However, this was possible not because they were truly lacking in intelligence, but because they purely thought of Light as ‘an inferior being’.
It’s easy to forget this when you come face to face with a sensible person like Professor Yumi, but the basic nature of beings from higher dimensions is to have contempt for those from lower dimensions.
No one is careful with what they say to pigs or chickens, and they were exactly like that.
‘Have you heard about what happened yesterday and instead of changing your attitude, have you become more resentful of us? No matter what, you’re not even a teenager, so why are you picking a fight like that?’
While Ban Yu-won sighed and thought of a more fundamental solution, Light, who realized that he was picking a fight, laughed and responded to his opponent.
“Why should I do that?”
“Hey, kid. Are you scared?”
“If you have anything you want to hear from me, come to me and ask politely, savage.”
“what?”
It’s easy to mistake him for someone with a pretty face, but Light’s temper wasn’t all that bad.
“You, a being of a lower dimension, dare to call me a barbarian―”
The moment the boy frowned at those words and took a step forward.
Something happened that Ban Yu-won would never forget.
The sword of light is held in Light’s grasp where there was nothing.
When it was aimed at a male student.
“Huh?!”
light.
hero.
brave.
world.
Guardian.
eternity.
craving.
Dozens of layers of concepts of depth that were too heavy and brilliant for Light, who had just become an adult, began to erupt!
‘―What is this, the person has completely changed. Concepts that I never felt before… …!’
Yeah, now that I think about it, that’s what I felt from Light the first day I met him.
Even then he was holding that sword of light!
‘I used to think that people spoke strangely and old-fashionedly, but it wasn’t like that since the entrance ceremony. Is it because of that sword?’
Ban Yu-won felt a suffocating pressure along with a terrible sense of alienation and stepped away from him.
So what would it have been like for the male students who had to face that momentum head on?
Not daring to come closer, not even able to step back, I just groaned.
I thought I could lift it with difficulty, but the next moment I hesitated and bit it.
“Are you learning to walk? Why are you so slow?”
“You, this,”
Light, who was wearing a mask of oppression, taunted his opponent.
The provoked male student gritted his teeth and took another step, then another, until he finally reached Light’s sight.
By then, he had already become so hunched over from the pressure that he seemed to be bowing to Light.
“Did you come to say hello? Thank you for your greeting. You may go now.”
“You, you lowly insect… …how dare you!”
That was the moment.
The male student, overcoming the pressure pouring down on him, raised his head and swung the knife he was holding in his hand straight at Light!
“joy.”
“Huh?!”
Ban Yu-won was speechless at the power that Light displayed at that moment.
As he extended his sword, enveloped in golden light, the trajectory of the sword the boy was stabbing at suddenly changed and it became attached to the sword of light.
The boy groaned on the floor as if his arm had been broken by the sword moving on its own, and Light, who had been looking down at him as if he were trash, raised his head and snorted.
“professor.”
Anyway, people have been paying attention to them for a long time.
Light turned his gaze to the professor, who was quietly leaving the situation alone, perhaps with the intention of embarrassing them, and asked in a calm voice.
“How would the Academy evaluate the act of suddenly pointing a real sword at an opponent and charging at them?”
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“Well, our academy encourages practical training,”
“I have never accepted a duel.”
His words were as sharp and keen as the sword he held.
While Ban Yu-won sighed inwardly, the professor scolded Light with a sullen expression.
“But I can’t deny that you were the one who made the first move.”
“In that case, how will the insults and abuse that Lee Ja hurled at me before be dealt with?”
“Hmm? Heh heh, sorry, but I couldn’t see that… … .”
Light’s expression became even more murderous at the professor’s remark, which was clearly a lie to anyone who saw it.
The sword of light in his hand emitted a more brilliant light―.
That moment when a deeper, more oppressive, more violent concept emerges from within.
“That’s stupid.”
“Huh?!”
Dokgoyeon, who had been blocking Light’s path, flicked his forehead with her finger.
“Dokgoyeon, you… …!”
“How can you be so smart when you’re swinging a sword at me?”
“……ah!”
At her rebuke, Light suddenly came to his senses and put down the sword in his hand.
The sword of light melted into the air and disappeared, and the sword of the boy attached to it rolled on the floor and made a metallic sound.
“Now, what?”
“What just happened? There was this huge energy… … .”
The eyes of everyone present, including the professor, were focused on them.
Ban Yu-won sighed deeply, wondering how he could overcome this situation.
‘As expected, Light was hit by the biggest bomb… … .’
* * *
“You know, we’re like, if we keep going like this, it seems like we’re not going to be able to live and be popular at the academy.”
“You say that?!”
While eating the meat fried rice that was served for lunch, Light exclaimed in shock at what Ban Yu-won had said.
But Ban Yu-won laughed and replied.
“The problem you caused earlier was bigger, right? If Dokgo Yeon hadn’t stopped you earlier, I know you were going to confront the professor. There were plenty of ways to resolve it amicably.”
“That’s… … But, perfect? How on earth do you make it perfect there?”
“under.”
Ban Yu-won sighed as he looked at Light, who seemed to genuinely not understand.
“Instead of suppressing and humiliating him by not allowing him to come that close, why don’t you have a proper sparring match?”
“It’s not worth swinging a sword against something like that.”
“Just tell them to spar, spar. When that kid started picking a fight earlier, instead of just responding, you could have just told him to ask the professor to spar.”
“Then what will change?”
“I can crush you for sure without having to resort to any cumbersome methods.”
Light flinched at the cold gaze that Ban Yu-won gave him for a moment.
No matter how fast he grew, he knew that he was still far behind, so he couldn’t understand why he was momentarily intimidated by Ban Yu-won’s energy.
“I don’t understand why you chose that method when you have the power. Why bother arguing with the professor? You could have just dragged me into a formal sparring match. The professor said it himself. He recommends a realistic sparring match.”
“That’s because I thought back to what you showed me yesterday, and I also tried to resolve the situation without using violence if possible… … .”
“So, as a result, it almost led to an even more violent situation. Students don’t know, but it gets really tiring when you get involved with professors.”
“Ugh… … .”
I decided not to delve too deeply into the strange changes that come with holding the Sword of Light.
It didn’t seem like he’d be able to tell me easily even if I asked.
But if it continued like this in the future, it would be problematic.
Ban Yu-won looked at him with a serious expression and asked.
“Light, I wish you’d be honest with me. Is that power something you can control?”
“Oh, of course. If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have passed the entrance exam. I was so angry at what the professor said earlier that I didn’t even think about it… … I hate lying.”
Light replied, tilting his head back slightly to avoid his gaze.
A neckline revealed through gently curving blonde hair.
That insignificant movement was truly beautiful.
It was excessively beautiful.
“You said you hated lies.”
“……okay.”
I held back a snort.
Since Ban Yu-won and Light weren’t close enough to confess their true feelings, it would be rude to question him any further.
Today, I have no choice but to be satisfied with this much… … .
“Do you believe that you can control it?”
“Trust me, there won’t be anything more troublesome than today.”
“It’s fortunate that it wasn’t a nuisance. It was quite a sight to see him being manipulated by a foreign object.”
Dokgoyeon, who was happily eating a spoonful of the elixir jam that Ban Yuwon had melted in the yogurt that was served for dessert, grumbled on Ban Yuwon’s behalf when he heard that.
“By the way, Ban Yu-won.”
The cross in Dokgoyeon’s eyes stared at Ban Yuwon.
“Are you thinking of something ‘for all of us’?”
“How did you know?”
“I’m trying to understand you.”
That’s why it’s scary!
But now is the time to overcome Dokgo Yeon’s cross-eyed gaze and bring out the words he had prepared.
“How about we create our own channel?”
“channel?”
“I’m talking about the video channel on the intranet. You used it quite usefully yesterday, right?”
“Didn’t you say with your own mouth that this is a method you use when you have no strength?”
“Yeah, but I’ve already gotten into the swing of things.”
Ban Yu-won, who had finished all the fried rice, tried drinking the colorless, transparent carbonated drink that could be endlessly pumped out from the water purifier, then pushed it away, saying, “Ugh,” and decided to eat yogurt like Dokgo Yeon.
Although Ruchel had already buried her head in her yogurt with jam in it, her ears were perked up to listen to Ban Yu-won’s words.
cute.
“That’s just how it is. Once we start insisting on rules and morality, others will try to find fault with us in the same way. In short, they will tackle every single one of our actions. Do you follow the law that well? I’ll see! With the same symbol.”
“Ahem.”
You may have something to think about.
Dokgo Yeon nodded.
“At that point, there will be limits to the positions that can be secured simply through force. Oh, except for cases like Dokgo Yeon. I’m speaking with the positions of all of us in mind.”
“I understand, so let’s continue.”
“In preparation for that, I felt the need to create our ‘image’ from now on. Not only to make our individual abilities known so that they cannot be underestimated, but also to secure emotional empathy with an unspecified number of people in advance so that those who hate us cannot attack us based on reason and logic.”
In Korea, or rather on Earth, this could be said to be a very common way of living.
Building a fictitious good image to increase a person’s recognition and make their words and actions believable.
This is an example of taking pictures of conglomerates or members of the National Assembly intentionally using the subway or wearing shoes with worn-out soles and spreading them around.
Even though it was like covering your eyes and pretending not to see, it was actually very effective.
“I understood.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
Unlike Dokgo Yeon, who figured it out right away, Light and Ruchel tilted their heads.
“To put it simply, it’s about making the Academy officials feel friendly towards us. Isn’t this something that can be found in the Academy’s Emperor’s Course?”
“If that were possible, none of this would have happened yesterday or today!”
“Well, learning and putting it into practice are two different things.”
But Ban Yu-won was confident.
While searching through the internet of this world (of course, in addition to the intranet, there were internet communication networks used by the majority of people in this dimension), Ban Yu-won came to a realization: the media of this world is not as developed as that of Earth.
If you think about it carefully, that’s only natural. Union was the highest level, with too many interesting elements in reality, such as dungeons, towers, real gods, and so on.
This means that there are no people today who work so hard to create ‘fabricated elements of interest’.
‘In other words, the Earth has been stagnant for a long time without gaining magical power, so it can be said that it is a world where only methods that attract human interest have developed in a deformed way.’
And Ban Yu-won is the darling of such modern civilization.
I know it sounds strange, but his language comprehension is not just about understanding and handling language well.
He also had a natural talent for manipulating language to create interesting elements.
“You just have to give me the right to film you. I’ll take care of the rest. From now on, we’re going to establish a firm image of ourselves in this academy, no, in this entire dimension. No one will be able to look down on us because we’re from a lower dimension.”
“How can you be so confident? Of course, I’m not trying to disparage your abilities… … .”
“Appearance comes first.”
Ban Yu-won responded as if he had been waiting for Light’s still oblivious remark.
“You three, you have looks that don’t go out of style no matter where you go. Of course, I’m not ugly either.”
“Well, I think you’re handsome. Very… … .”
“No, it’s okay.”
Ban Yu-won continued speaking, scratching his cheek at Ruchel’s sudden cheer.
“The most powerful factor in attracting people’s attention is appearance. I thought it wouldn’t work because the culture is different or the level is different, but that wasn’t the case. With this alone, it seems like the basic conditions have been met.”
“Second is skill, right?”
“Bingo. After all, skill is the most important thing here. If everyone can accurately recognize our skills, there won’t be any more troubles like this in the future. I’m still a little behind, but I’ll catch up quickly, so don’t worry.”
“Haha.”
Dokgo Yeon smiled meaningfully.
Perhaps it was because I noticed that Ban Yu-won had changed quite a bit today compared to yesterday.
When he was sure that everyone was listening to him seriously, Ban Yu-won let out a small sigh and said.
“Actually, I came up with this special measure because I was afraid that if things continued like this, I wouldn’t be able to listen to the actual lectures comfortably. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t get caught up in a fight and get held up.”
“Ban Yu-won, don’t be impatient. It’s fast enough now.”
“thank you.”
Ban Yu-won responded with a sly smile and opened his mouth again.
“Anyway, it won’t hurt to have a channel. First, let’s decide on a name. Actually, I’ve thought of a lot of names that would be good for drawing aggro, but I still need to get your consent… … .”
But that was all for nothing.
At the mention of the name, even Ruchel, who had been quiet until then, raised his head, and Light and Dokgoyeon all started to frantically name candidates.
But overall, the channel name became ‘Rebellion’.
Everyone wondered inwardly why it was such a resounding name for a second-year middle schooler, but there was nothing they could do since everyone was vehemently against other names.
This is the perfect proof of the evils of team play!
Ban Yoo-won despaired that a name like that would attract anyone’s attention, but the channel managed to gain 100 subscribers on the intranet that day.
Likewise, a channel opened on an internet video site has a whopping 1,000 subscribers!
… … Maybe it was just the sparring video of Dokgo Yeon beating up Light like a dog that was first uploaded to the channel that was effective.
