Admission is a waste of time (222)
Lesson 44. The Breakthrough Strike – 2
The feeling that something was off began when I realized that there was no treasure chest in Room 150.
“Does this… … make sense?”
“… … .”
Light trembled and expressed his anger.
Dokgo Yeon must have been looking forward to it, as she looked at the spot where the treasure chest would have been with a fresh expression.
Meanwhile, Ban Yu-won frowned, wondering if an assumption had come to mind and if it was even plausible.
‘Is the chain room not finished yet?’
The 20-room chain room was already amazing, but they’re continuing on from there?
Maybe it’s because there have been so many multiple shifts starting from room 141?
No, what else could happen in that environment of Room 149?
He sighed at the ominous assumptions he had made, but he still did what he had to do.
Replenish your bloodline and gather concepts from the fruit of Eden.
It was dinner time, so I was about to prepare dinner, but Light jumped up and shouted.
“Go to the next room! There must be another chain room!”
It seems that he also came to the same conclusion as Ban Yu-won.
“No. We’re all tired from destroying the tower and fighting the constellations, so we should just rest in Eden tonight.”
Even though Light was in front of him, ready to leap forward with the Holy Sword in his hand, Ruchel declared firmly.
But her tail was secretly wrapping around Ban Yoo-won’s arm, so it was obvious what she was thinking without even looking.
“It’s annoying to have to talk to a horny beast.”
Dokgo Yeon said with a sigh.
“It’s true that we’ve all been overexerted. Let’s take a break.”
“… … This is why solo exploration is good. Even when the results are right in front of you, you just look for a way out.”
Light clicked his tongue and said that, but… … Did he really realize that without Ban Yu-won, the exploration itself would have been impossible to achieve results?
Moreover, even if it’s light, its energy isn’t infinite.
No, rather, if you look at only the performance, the one who suffered the most damage among the group was none other than Light.
But on the outside, he maintained a calm demeanor, so how could his appearance not be strange?
‘I have this feeling without any basis that the more he wields his power, the more his ego becomes endangered. Dokgo Yeon probably thought the same thing and stopped Light.’
However, judging from the way Light had acted when Ban Yu-won entered the tower created by the constellation earlier, there was still hope left.
I’ll have to think about how to act in future explorations, including that part, and how to interact with Light.
After roughly gathering his thoughts, Ban Yu-won scratched his head and got up. He made dinner with Ruchel, who had been sending him explicit signals, while trying to appease her.
Tonight’s dinner is kimchi stew made with large chunks of pork belly.
This was one of the dishes that Ruchel, who is currently into Korean food, tried to improve so that people from other cultures could eat it, and it seemed to be quite successful, judging by the fact that Dokgoyeon and Light ate it without a word.
“Well, your country’s cuisine really suits my taste.”
“There’s also dessert.”
“… … I don’t like that attitude, as if you take it for granted that I’m going to ask for sweets.”
It was dangerous to respond hastily when Dokgo Yeon glared at him with narrowed eyes.
So, you’re not going to eat dessert? Ban Yu-won suppressed his desire to tease Dokgo Yeon while finishing his meal, cut two pieces of cake for her, and took some time for himself.
After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I was cleaning the longsword of the beheader, which had become wider and longer than before and was now difficult to call a one-handed sword. When Dokgoyeon, who had been eating cake in a flash, approached me, tilting his head.
“That sword has gotten bigger.”
“I cut down a big one today. My depth of concept has deepened.”
The sword of the beheader that had undergone a conceptual mutation may not appear to have changed much on the outside, but the concepts that make up it were completely reversed.
[Magic Sword 1,010, Severance 110, Resonance 110]
The concepts of beheading, murder, and blood poisoning have been combined to form a single sword. While the original beheader’s longsword was specialized for cutting off the heads of living things, especially humans, now, as long as the will of the half-wit is put into it, it can easily cut down any target.
I guess that after decapitating many people and finally beheading the strong one, the special experience or conditions were met, and the Decapitator’s Longsword evolved to the next level.
For reference, today, due to cutting down the constellation’s descent body in one breath, the depth of the magic sword, disconnection, and resonance have each deepened by 10.
“I thought it was a historical object from the first time I saw it. I can feel the sword’s will becoming stronger.”
“Sorry, I don’t know about that.”
The will of the sword has become stronger, and to be honest, I’m not that happy to hear that the sword, which has a wicked name, has an ego…
Besides, it seems like he’s been cursed to grow up by cutting off a lot of people’s heads.
He grumbled, but carefully examined the sword, cleaned out any debris, and re-sharpened the blade.
It wasn’t a curse that would make it impossible to put the sword down, and its performance was outstanding beyond belief, so I planned to continue using it in the future.
but…….
‘When expressing cutting or severing something, we usually use the expression ‘cutting’ (切斷), or the reverse of that, ‘severing’ (斷切). Of course, if you look at the concept attached to the long sword of the decapitator, ‘severing’ (斷絶), both mean cutting, so it’s not completely nonsense… ‘
The Chinese characters that make up the concept are ultimately just expressions that are easy for Ban Yu-won, the user of the power, to understand.
This means that the Chinese characters that make up a word cannot be changed without meaning.
If so, then what?
If this sword’s new potential after its conceptual mutation is nothing more than simply cutting objects, as Ban Yu-won had expected.
At that point, it is not a simple concept, but a realm of unique power that even the constellations cannot easily handle… … .
“… … Why are you staring at my holy sword so intently? Are you jealous of the holy sword after fixing that old, worn-out sword?”
“It’s nothing.”
Light, who was eating his second bowl of stew, noticed Ban Yu-won’s gaze and held the holy sword with both hands as if he was on guard. He shook his head with a bitter smile.
It would be nice if our predictions turned out to be correct, but if not, it would be difficult to handle the aftermath.
The test can be taken at the founding ceremony.
-Wooooow
“So just bear with it until then.”
Whether Dokgo Yeon’s words about his ego becoming stronger were true or not, Light, who was belittling him by calling it an old and worn-out sword, shook the sword’s body as if protesting, and lightly swept the trembling sword of the beheader and put it back in its sheath.
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“Then let’s call it a night.”
“Yes, Master♡”
Dokgo Yeon’s eyebrows twitched at the sight of Ruchel quickly clinging to Ban Yu-won, having prepared well and just waiting for those words to come out.
“Didn’t you clearly say earlier that you were tired? It seems like you have some energy left, so I’ll take care of it.”
“Hehe, if you’re jealous, you can go to the master too――Kyaeng!”
The impromptu duel between Dokgo Yeon and Ruchel began.
Sighing at the result he had roughly expected, Ban Yu-won, who was taking out the tent, suddenly realized that Light was blankly staring at the two people who were sparring.
Sometimes, when I looked around Ban-yu-won, it seemed like he was thinking about something.
“Hey, you want to spar too? Should I do it for you too?”
“No, I don’t have time to hang out with idiots. I’ll be moving from dawn tomorrow, so get some shut-eye.”
Light, who had boldly lumped together Dokgoyeon and Ban Yuwon and treated them like fools, entered the tent Ban Yuwon had just set up and spoke while spreading out his bedding.
“Both of you can sleep well.”
Well, it’s a two-person tent that Ruchel and I took out to use.
“You too, come in and go to sleep. I hate to admit it, but you are the center of attention at this party. Make sure you get some sleep and recover your energy.”
“uh?”
“hurry.”
Light reached out and grabbed Ban Yuan.
Ban Yu-won, who was dragged in without being able to resist, ended up sleeping next to Light as he usually did in the dormitory.
… … Huh?
* * *
The space was very large and spacious.
There wasn’t even a ray of light, so he couldn’t see his surroundings――but if he had eyes that could see through the darkness, he would have been able to see that there were creepy eyeballs hanging from the ceiling, floor, and walls.
A man clad in a black robe with a hood, Zenon, was kneeling in the center of the space.
“Are you really going to hold off on disposing of that woman? You say you leave everything up to the students’ autonomy, but that’s gone too far. You’ve even accessed the dimensional database managed by the Academy. That’s a challenge to the Academy and the Tower.”
―It doesn’t matter. He is ready to prove himself. If we clumsily interfere, we will only delay his awakening. Remember, Zeno. We are merely guides who illuminate his path ahead, not blocking it or arbitrarily paving the way for him.
“… … .”
-Are there any complaints?
“――No. However.”
Zenon pulled back his hood, revealing his refined face.
His face, which was usually so lacking in humanity that he was even called a doll, now showed a slight expression of dissatisfaction.
“I wonder if we are expecting too much from an immature child.”
-Aren’t you the one who is immature, Zenon?
The voice clicked its tongue as if it was funny.
-Haven’t you already lost everything to him?
“… … That is, yes.”
I chew my lip as I recall the memory of teaching that child in the first semester.
In his first attempt at exercising the power of the tower, the boy, without hesitation, created a sword that was perfect both inside and out.
Unlike the seemingly good-looking self.
“But that’s just potential. He’s getting too much attention right now. Today, didn’t many constellations simultaneously use up their share to interfere with him? If those fools manage to lure him in with some plausible words… … .”
-Impossible.
The voice declared firmly and burst into laughter.
―They can never tempt him. He has already read the bottom of them, though he does not show it. How can he entrust his fate to those who are inferior to him?
“… … If you say so, I will believe it.”
Zenon also nodded and stepped back at the firm tone of the voice.
But before leaving the room, Zeno could not resist the impulse and opened his mouth again.
“Well then, Administrator.”
-hmm?
“What if that child, after realizing everything, still does something against your will?”
―Zenon, you foolish and pitiful doll, do you still say such foolish things?
The voice explained with a sigh.
-My will is not that important, but his will and mine will surely coincide.
“Is that so?”
-okay.
The voice declared.
―If he is truly the successor to the Tower of Babel, then it cannot be otherwise.
* * *
Saturday night, just before going to bed after work.
Yumina, sitting at the head of the bed, squinted her eyes at the two small picture frames on the drawer.
Both framed photographs had similar compositions.
A photo of an adult holding the hand of a small girl.
The adults looked the same, but the girls looked different.
One of them was Yumina’s, and the other one was… … .
“……starlight.”
Yumi, who was whispering softly, gently stroked the girl’s face in the photo, then turned it upside down on the drawer, afraid that someone might see it.
And then he fell asleep, waiting for tomorrow to meet the prince who would grant his wish.