Admission is a waste of time (249)
Lesson 48. Teacher Ban Yu-won – 4
“Senior, the summoning ability is less random than I thought?”
-Let go of me! Let me go!
Ban Yu-won spoke as he restrained the monster that had sprung out of the blood-red, six-pointed star magic circle floating in the air with a barrier.
Ban Yu-won felt like he had seen that thing five times today, with its bronze humanoid body, devil tail with arrows at the end, goat horns, bloodshot eyes, and goat legs and hooves.
“The Bronze Devil is so common that it is called the goblin of the Demon World. Since there are many of them, it is only natural that they are summoned frequently.”
“It looks weak, but the name is pretty good.”
“This is a joke that only works in the Demon World, but in the Demon World, they are called Fairy Devils because they are among the cutest monsters.”
“That’s the team name that you and Mira formed… … .”
“Keep it a secret from Mira, kyahahaha!”
Shati, who was smiling cheerfully as always at Ban Yu-won’s words, added while glancing at the Bronze Devil who was struggling to break the barrier.
“It has intelligence and language skills that are on par with the average of intelligent species, so it is also the most commonly used monster for various purposes.”
“Taming this is the first hurdle.”
―I won’t listen to you――! You’re not a devil!
“I guess it turns out like this.”
She raised her hand with a bitter laugh at the sight of the Bronze Devil denying the very source of the Shati that had summoned her.
Like the other thirteen monsters I’d summoned so far, this one seemed like it was going to be killed right away.
“Wait a minute, senior. If we just kill them like this, there won’t be any improvement.”
When Ban Yu-won stopped her in a hurry, Shati looked back at him with a blank expression as if she had finally realized something.
Then he smiled awkwardly.
“Now that I think about it, that’s right, kyahahaha! It’s something I always repeat when I’m training alone, so I just do it instinctively, kyahaha.”
“Have you ever thought about slowly persuading the person who was summoned?”
“I tried the hardest at first. But no, no matter how small and weak, the devil is still the devil. He has no intention of listening to what I say.
– Persuasion? I have no intention of talking to anything that isn’t a demon!
The Bronze Devil, who had clearly shown relief when Ban Yu-won stopped Shati just now, quickly started showing off again as soon as the topic changed.
Ban Yu-won added soundproofing to the barrier to silence the bastard before facing Shati.
“I thought you were training to increase your proficiency in the summoning technique itself.”
“Halfway? But that’s right, I called the planning manager today… … Junior Yu-won because I wanted to improve my summoning skills.”
Shati gave a complicated look to the Bronze Devil within the barrier.
“I guess it’s a characteristic of the Evil One race. Even when they should be serious, their playful attitude doesn’t improve. I didn’t plan on just summoning them today.”
“Did you see the live broadcast of the club competition?”
“It was awesome, so I wanted to join the Union Journey too. But Mira stopped me.”
“I know your reactions are cute when you tease me, but I tease you appropriately. … … So? If you want my help, at least explain the mechanism of the ability. And how it differs from the unique abilities of other Evil Ones.”
Of course, the first question I should have asked myself today was, ‘Why do you want to improve your unique abilities at this point in time?’
In fact, you can tell just by looking at Shati’s usual attitude towards Mira.
After learning that Mira had been targeted by both Crimson Spear and Exodus, her determination to protect Mira must have grown stronger.
I’ve thought about it for a long time, but it seemed like Shati’s feelings toward Mira weren’t just simple friendship.
I don’t intend to say it out loud, even if it’s just to be considerate of her feelings.
“Okay, so I should first explain about the Evil One and the Evil One variants.”
“I’m ready to listen.”
According to Shati, the Evil Ones are a unique race that basically does not get along with other races.
It sounds nice to say that they are a unique race, but in reality, it is the most polite way to refer to a race that is too special to be recognized as a race, but is too intelligent to be treated as a monster and has the discipline to control the group.
“Although we lump them all together as the Demon World, it’s actually a term that refers to several worlds that span across B- and C-class dimensions, where the Evil One’s unique ‘blood magic’ flows. The residents of higher dimensions don’t want to admit it, but there is actually a world in the A-class dimension that is ruled by blood magic, and according to the Evil One’s legend, blood magic is also hidden in the S-class dimension. If you summon a monster from this S-class dimension, you will immediately become the ruler of the Evil One.”
“It’s romantic.”
“It’s not that romantic, kyaha. There have been attempts in the past to treat the Demon World as an abandoned dimension and build barricades. There are also many claims that the monsters in the Demon World are particularly dangerous. In fact, I think that’s true. … … The Evil One is the worst.”
It seemed like it was going to be a rather serious conversation.
Ban Yu-won was still contemplating whether to kill the Bronze Devil trapped within the Mute Barrier, but Shati paid no attention and continued talking.
“Then here’s the main point. As you might have guessed―― I can’t control blood magic.”
“So it’s a mutant?”
“Actually, I think that in itself is a good thing. Blood magic drives the holder crazy. The reason the Evil One is treated like a traitor is because of blood magic. And that damn Fairy Devil too.”
Indeed, after hearing this, I understand everything.
Since they were born as Evil Ones, they have the unique ability of the race, summoning. However, to control the monsters summoned by the summoning, blood magic is needed, and Shati does not have that, so she cannot control them.
The previous Ban Yu-won had felt uncomfortable watching her handle the summoning magic, which was because the magic was perfect, but the magical power to drive it was lacking.
So at the time, he had the naive thought that if he adjusted her magical power to handle summoning a little, it would somehow be resolved, but if it was a difference in magical power unique to the race, then there was nothing he could do about it.
“What improvement plan did you think of?”
“Gaining blood magic power.”
“Aha. That’s easy.”
“Kyahahahaha! It’s usually not easy though!”
To put it bluntly, that is something that Ban Yu-won can easily solve.
If it’s blood magic, you can obtain it in small amounts every time you summon monsters from the Demon World, and it’s also possible to collect it all and give it to Shati――given her race, it’s probably possible.
Of course, in the process, he will have to come into fairly deep contact with Shati, which will arouse the anger of Mira and others… … .
Ban Yu-won said as he looked at Shati, who was smiling calmly even after hearing that it was easy to obtain blood magic.
“But you don’t like that?”
“Yeah. I don’t really like my race. … … I had some friction with my birth parents.”
Then, there is no choice but to fix the innate power.
In fact, Ban Yu-won had a solution in mind while listening to her story.
If we somehow utilize the concept change that has been very effective twice in a row recently, wouldn’t we be able to make the monsters ‘angry but their bodies move on their own’?
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Perhaps Shati came to him for advice because she knew that he had turned the contract with Uhyulrin around and eaten it up… … .
‘If you keep using it like this, it’ll all disappear in no time. It’s not a good idea to use concept change as a finishing move every time you get stuck unless you have a guarantee that you’ll learn changeling.’
Ban Yu-won thought for a moment, then smiled vaguely and said.
“Honestly, I’m not sure. I want to start by analyzing the power. I also want to know how to fix the power.”
As if waiting for those words, Shati held out her left hand to him.
On the back of her hand, a magic circle in the shape of a six-pointed star appeared, faintly glowing, just like the one she had seen when she summoned the Bronze Devil earlier.
“Right now, this means that although you are using summoning, the condition of the summoned thing is not very good.”
“When was your best moment?”
“When I summoned the ancient demon, who was famous for not obeying the summoner from the beginning, and threw him into the Demon King’s castle.”
At that part, Ban Yu-won glanced at Shati.
Although Shati simply laughed and didn’t give a detailed explanation, Ban Yu-won, who had been associated with many noble people since entering Union, seemed to know Shati’s original position without any further explanation.
Honestly, I’m not surprised that there’s an additional princess now.
“Anyway, let’s give it a try. Ultimately, I think it would be good to modify the magic spell that summons demonic monsters so that it can summon monsters that can be used with ordinary magical power.”
“Kyaha, if that happens, I’ll carry my junior on my back and climb the tower.”
“Let go of the choices that will only make both of you unhappy.”
It is not easy to analyze the power of others.
However, Mandok-an, whose deception grew more and more serious day by day, was able to extract specific patterns from the movements of the moment when the magic and power flowing through Shati’s body were manifested, and match them with the shape of the magic circle on the back of his hand, allowing him to understand the structure little by little.
“I’ll try to do something during the exam period.”
“We made an appointment for two weeks each, it’s like a date, kyahahahaha!”
“I’m going to report to Mira.”
“No, don’t do that.”
Shati suddenly becomes serious and grabs Ban Yu-won’s arm.
Even when talking about his origins, the smile that he had always had disappeared, and a serious expression that I had never seen before was on his face.
“I don’t really want to get caught by Mira… … . So… … it’s embarrassing, right?”
“Senior, you have a hard life too.”
“I don’t think that’s something a junior should say, kyahahahahaha!”
I decided to keep the bronze devil as a souvenir.
If being trapped in a corner of the chairman’s office for two weeks, just breathing, could be called life, then it was better than death.
* * *
During the week of midterm exam preparation, all outside activities, including solo exploration, are prohibited, and club activities must also be refrained from.
Ban Yu-won, Yumina’s agent, was able to move around a bit more freely, but with all the other Rebellion members locked in the library reading room… …under Ruchel’s supervision, he didn’t have the energy to go out and play on his own.
Aside from the time spent analyzing Shati’s powers, private lessons with Celon, and writing papers with Aire, time passed quickly without much fun or meaning――.
The midterm exams have also reached their final day.
“–ah.”
“Why do you look so surprised?”
“decomposition.”
Aire, who felt the blade in Ban Yu-won’s hand touch her neck, made a sour expression and deactivated her magic.
“I know, but it wasn’t full power.”
“I know. Your power is――.”
“secret.”
“I said there was no point in keeping it a secret… … .”
“But the thing that makes me the most angry is.”
“What are you angry about?”
“You weren’t even a power user.”
“That means we’re close enough to understand each other.”
“… … .”
-2nd place in overall match results
After concluding the duel between Aire and Ban Yu-won through mutual agreement, Ban Yu-won was finally able to complete a report card that only Dokgo Yeon had above in terms of practical skills.
Of course, his power was not limited to his personal force, and he also thought that if he mobilized everything he could, he might be able to defeat Dokgo Yeon.
The Academy evaluations weren’t important enough to fight over and scrape each other to the bottom, so we decided to be satisfied with this.
However, Dokgo Yeon said that he could not ignore close-range swordsmanship in order to properly handle the Origin Sword, and that he would double the sparring time after the midterms, but when Asha said that she would join in, his expression immediately turned cold.
Since then, the two began a fierce personal duel, so it was unclear what would happen in the end… … .
And on that very day, with perfect timing, he awakened to new powers.
[You have learned the Holy Light Magic. It is one of the highest level magic, and it breaks down all impurities and creates pure energy. Its power is greatly amplified as it matches very well with the original energy. The depth of the Holy Light Magic has reached 100.]
[You gain great enlightenment, and your life, soul, spirit, and spirit depth increase by 20.]
[The depth of the Yuwon Gong has become 350, and the depth of the Origin Sword has become 1,230.]
“Okay――――!”
The moment when a full light rose above Ban Yu-won’s hand.
The moment a brilliant star is embedded in his body.
Celon cried out in joy.
“I thought I’d never be able to do it because I was always chasing after other women! How lucky I am to have such great talent!”
“Whether you criticize or praise, just do one thing.”
“You piece of trash! Go ahead and seduce some girls!”
Why did you betray me just like that when I gave you the chance to praise me?
Celon harassed Ban Yu-won, shaking her pigtailed hair back and forth.
“Go right now, go to that kid!”
“I need to learn it myself and grow bigger. And I have a lot of other things to do.”
“It’s not enough to just focus on that kid!”
Ban Yu-won finally sighed and nodded.
Not only was he in debt to Celon, but so was Yumina, so he couldn’t really push back on the offer to help her.
But if a disciple suddenly approaches her and offers to teach her Holy Light magic, Yumina would probably be flustered.
Ban Yu-won sighed and contacted Yumina.
I was a little nervous because I got a reply in just a second.
