Admission is a waste of time (245)
Lesson 47. The twist of the twist – 5
Ban Yu-won, who learned that the contracted constellation of Woo-hyeol-rin was the Gravekeeper of Purgatory, listened to Mira’s detailed explanation of the constellation and its abilities.
“The Gravekeeper of Purgatory has the ability to twist and amplify the effects of all kinds of curses. And he basically greedily rushes at all kinds of curses. In the end, it must have been because of the Changeling that he made a contract with me.”
“Twist and amplify the curse… … Curses are difficult to activate and have difficult conditions, unlike martial arts or magic where magical power is directly connected to destructive power, and now you’re twisting it.”
“To others, Yu-won, your powers are also difficult. Once you understand the core, the curse itself is simple.”
Causality, that is, the result of a cause.
A curse is not created simply by force.
You need to provide a clear cause for producing the results you are aiming for.
A simple example is changeling, where you have to create a commonality between two elements to swap A and B.
“The Geass of the Bloodthirsty One places limitations on itself and amplifies other abilities. It subtracts one and adds one. Of course, if the power of the constellation is applied here, the result may be half or two instead of one.”
“What about your changeling?”
“Turn the impossible into possible. And with the addition of the power of the constellations, the scope of correction expands. For example, if we were to sleep in the same bed today――.”
“Okay, that’s it.”
Mira reassured Ban Yu-won that the power of the constellations was not unreasonable, and that the root of the curse could not be changed.
You can reduce or inflate the results, but you can’t create a cause where there was none.
Let’s take a real-life example, not an example that is suitable for all ages, where Mira’s personal desires are flowing out.
When a contract is entered into where the other party demands excessive things simply for the purpose of preventing them from having idle thoughts.
A contract with many holes in it doesn’t work properly because it doesn’t set a price, but the contract itself remains.
This is the cause.
Woohyullin, who took the unfair contract that was placed on him as a geass, can twist the contract as a ‘price for enduring it for a long time’ and transfer the initiative to himself.
A trick that can be called a curse, making the other party pay for a contract that was not kept from the beginning.
This is the result.
It is unclear how the power of the constellations would work here, but it is said that there will be no creation of an entirely new contract or any unfair shackles applied to other Rebellion members who are not bound by the contract.
Only after considering all the possibilities―― did Ban Yu-won feel relieved and leave Woo-hyeol-rin alone.
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“I knew I would get caught. But I didn’t know it would be this big.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A fleet of pirates bursting out of space in a flashy fashion.
A dazzling barrage of light cannons and a roaring noise like hundreds of thousands of firecrackers exploding simultaneously raced through the medium of magic, shaking the entire spaceship.
At first, I planned to change the concept and put shackles on the necks of the traitors and the bloodthirsty ones and use them to disrupt Exodus.
Surely the constellation would expand the scope of the contract… … No, perhaps Woohyeolrin paid a suitable price for it.
“It must have been quite a stretch.”
“… … .”
Ban Yu-won squinted his eyes as he checked the thickness of the chain of contracts extending from his hands.
I expected a brave answer, but Woo Hyul-rin, who had been cursing and causing a ruckus just a moment ago, had quietly kept his mouth shut.
“Kyuuuuuuu!”
“No, your hand is doing whatever it wants――!”
“Save us, we are the last ones――.”
The traitors who followed him… … that is, the students belonging to the dimensional pirate group Exodus, twisted each other’s necks, stabbed each other in the stomach with swords, screamed, and died.
He was using all his might to block the curse that was coming at him.
“Ugh… … Mira, me… … ?”
Woo-hyeol-rin asked, desperately controlling his teeth that were about to move on their own and bite his tongue at any moment.
A simple changeling wouldn’t be able to reverse the contract so nicely.
An in-depth study of the curse… …is only possible if supported by an investigation into the constellation of the Gravekeeper of Purgatory.
Woo Hyeol-rin, who realized this, quickly gave an answer.
“Did she… … suspect me?”
“From the beginning, the constellations were the same, right? It can’t be helped since it’s all because Mira is pretty. Of course, Mira doesn’t blame you. She admits it herself because she was weak. Our princess has become a lot stronger… … I feel a little sad about that.”
The problem was that the scope of the contract was too broad.
As the chains of power snapped, some of the pirate fleet broke free and were released into space.
The group that had been quietly watching the extraordinary changeling that Ban Yu-won had performed stood up upon seeing it.
“I’ll go out, okay?”
“Me too. I drank tea, so I’ll repay you.”
“In times like this, shouldn’t you be giving in to me instead of rushing in like you’ve been waiting for me to do so? I recently made up with Yuwon, so shouldn’t you give me a chance to look good? You guys are so selfish―― Just wait!”
It wasn’t just contracts that were turned upside down by the conceptual shift.
The effect of the amulet containing the curse of the Gravekeeper of Purgatory was also reversed, greatly enhancing the abilities of all Rebellion members who were holding it.
As Dokgo Yeon, Aire, and Asha, who was holding the Jinryonggeom that had transformed into a long spear, ran out into space while struggling, soon after, the ships that had been approaching the spaceship and aiming their cannons all broke apart and exploded.
Not to mention Dokgo Yeon and Aire, the destructive power created by Asha, who obtained a weapon that suited her thanks to Ban Yu-won, was also incredible.
“Ha, hahaha… … .”
Woo Hyeol-rin let out a sad laugh.
“In the end, is it something that cannot be overcome?”
There are three people with the ability to take on a ship alone.
Even after expending that much power, Ruchel remained by Ban Yu-won’s side, and the sense of stability she gave off was indescribable.
Iron wall.
Ban Yu-won clicked his tongue as he watched Woo-hyeol-rin slump down after feeling the wall of Rebellion.
“Why did I try to cross over? I just wanted to help my seniors who entered through the special admission process in the lower dimensions.”
“Oh, that’s right!”
Kshanna, who was overwhelmed by the rapidly unfolding situation, suddenly raised her voice.
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“Yuwon has been so good to us… … . This can’t be happening! He gave us a chance when we had no hope! My, my abilities… … and the abilities of my seniors! He thought about it together with us and helped us grow… … .”
“Woo-hyeol-rin, you were already doing well, so you don’t know how we feel. Junior Yu-won tried so hard to improve our situation.”
Another third-year senior agreed with her.
The students who were part of Exodus were all of the fourth-year students and some of the third-year students, while the second-year students, including Kshanah, and the rest of the third-year students knew nothing about it.
“That’s all just hypocrisy. In the end, I was just trying to use you.”
Woo Hyeol-rin replied in a cold voice.
Judging by the blood flowing down the corner of his mouth, it seemed like he had finally bitten his tongue.
“Nothing will change if we just pick a few lucky people and take care of them. We have to change from the very beginning. The walls that divide the dimensions, the unequal distribution of mana, the Union that labels the upper and lower dimensions and promotes discrimination behind the scenes! Nothing will change unless we tear them down!”
“If we eliminate the Union and the dimensional walls, do you think the mana in all dimensions will be redistributed?”
“It won’t work just like that. It will be possible if you conquer the tower.”
He raised his head and looked straight at Ban Yu-won.
“What you guys will never achieve, Exodus will achieve.”
“Aha… … . I get it. Thanks for telling me Exodus’ wish. I don’t know if that’s your wish, either.”
It was a good thing I didn’t dispose of it in advance.
Because I learned the purpose of my enemies, something I had never imagined.
Ban Yu-won never thought that climbing the Tower of Babel all the way to the top would bring about the kind of favorable reforms that Exodus had hoped for.
But there must be a reason why they came to that conclusion… … I guess I’ll have to discuss the rest with other people.
Perhaps Yumina would be more detailed about this than Ban Yuwon.
“The thing that everyone born in a lower dimension longs for… … The fact that you brush it off so lightly is proof that you cannot represent us.”
“Us? Don’t treat me like Exodus! No matter what the purpose, you can’t justify a crime! And that includes our junior Yuwon who worked hard for us――!”
Good job, Kshanna. Do more.
Although Woohyeol-lin and Ban Yu-won had their own thoughts on the inequality that Exodus was claiming, they knew that nothing would be achieved this way.
‘It’s going to get even more annoying from now on. Exodus probably won’t be at full power either. Maybe Woohyullin’s rampage itself was a test for me.’
If that’s the case, then it can’t help but be a really large-scale test.
In any case, it wasn’t a loss since I was able to reduce their power, but I sighed as I thought about why I had so many enemies.
As Ban Yu-won clicked his tongue and raised his hand to finish off Woo Hyeol-rin himself, Woo Hyeol-rin, who had lost focus due to losing so much blood that he couldn’t even properly look at Ban Yu-won in front of him, suddenly screamed.
“Cart–! Give the order! You can do it! All my comrades are dead, they are all dead! Why didn’t you step forward before it got to this point!”
“… … .”
Woohyeolrin shouts at Kartrow, who is silent and bowing his head within the barrier.
“Before it’s too late! Right now――! ‘Command’ me! With your power!”
It’s an order.
When Ban Yu-won heard those words, his eyes sparkled.
Although Kart’s ability to strengthen members is extremely powerful, Ban Yu-won has always thought that it is too one-sided.
Actually, in return for increasing everyone’s abilities, Kartrow probably gained some rights as well.
If it is the power to issue orders to the target, then it is the power that is most appropriately called ‘control’.
Perhaps the theft of Woohyullin’s contract was planned from the beginning in cooperation with Kartrow’s abilities.
However, since the recent state of Kartrow has become strange, they must have been satisfied with taking additional measures for the talisman.
“It’s impossible. I told you that you can’t win, Woohyeolrin.”
Kartrow, who had finally opened his mouth, answered in a subdued voice.
Was that voice heard? Woo Hyeol-rin’s voice grew louder.
“Order! Just like when you survived the monster wave!”
“Did Quiran say that? Even if you try to provoke me with those words, it’s impossible.”
Kartrow raised his head.
Starting from his own chest, he continued his gaze as if he was looking at something invisible――and reached Ban Yu-won.
Their eyes met.
“He sees my power. From the moment we first met.”
“Cart――――!”
“I’m saying that a link like this can be severed at any time. If you wanted to, you could have easily severed the contract you were trying to use. I left it alone just to use your power against me. So, let me say it again――it’s impossible.”
“――!”
Woohyullin continued to scream, but I couldn’t hear anything more.
Because Kshana, who could no longer bear it, changed all the voices he uttered into mana.
Kshana, who instinctively unleashed the power to turn other people’s voices into magic, was surprised at what she had accomplished, and Ban Yu-won smiled and said to her.
“Remember that feeling well, senior. If you succeed in taking away the voice of someone who exercises their power through their voice, you may be able to nullify the ability itself.”
“Yeah… … yeah!”
Kshana, who had been feeling a sense of alienation and anxiety as Ban Yu-won mercilessly punished Woo Hyeol-rin and the other seniors, finally smiled in relief after hearing those words.
Ban Yu-won also smiled.
‘I’m really glad Kshanah isn’t a traitor.’
If the ‘command’ of Kartrow is activated the moment the voice is spoken, then even without the barrier or power of Ban-Yu-Won, Kshana’s presence alone can block his power.
It’s a shame that we lost so many capable people, including Woohyeolrin, but it’s fortunate that Kshanah’s abilities have improved even more.
Release, who had shared that thought, whispered to him in bewilderment.
[That’s a psychopathic way of thinking, Master.]
‘That’s why I didn’t say anything and just thought about it inside.’
Woo Hyeol-rin could not hold out for long and collapsed.
Ban Yu-won, who succeeded in extracting all the concepts from the traitors including him, raised his head and vowed that their sacrifices would not be in vain.
“Then let’s begin purifying the abandoned dimension in earnest.”
