Admission is a waste of time (255)
Lesson 50. Dragon’s Tomb – 1
It was truly a grand play.
To be honest, Aneri and her group did not think from the beginning that the exploration of this ruin would end peacefully.
To be honest, I was expecting a conflict.
The Guardian Alliance, formed by the civilizations of the thirteen planets that make up the D-13 dimension, was a hopeless alliance known for its constant internal conflicts, despite the obvious external enemy of the dimensional pirates. However, Ban Yu-won intended to turn this place upside down at least once, for the sake of Asha.
That thought wasn’t just something Ban Yu-won had been thinking about, and from the moment Asha became strange, Yumina had been keeping an eye on the D-13 dimension.
Then, he learned that Galahad had discovered the ruins, and after consulting with Aneri, he took steps to have the rumor of a member of the Level Force mercenary group with the power to open the ruins spread to Galahad.
‘And they were lured here just to look good.’
Of course, as a full professor at Union Academy, Yumina has considerable connections and information even without the president’s help.
But anyway, the fact that she found out that the relics were discovered in Galahad means that information control is not perfect within Galahad.
Although we may not know for sure, most of the members of the alliance will be aware of the existence of the relics.
They are the kind of people who cause internal strife even when there is nothing going on, so how can they just sit back and do nothing about a major incident like the ruins?
In fact, it is obvious that conflict will occur in the future since the existence of an unexpected reconnaissance ship has been confirmed.
‘The reason they’ve been so quiet up until now is probably because none of them have the ability to open the ruins.’
But right now Level Force is here.
This means that those who are after the relics will be able to move without hesitation.
I was confident that I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a traitor among the knights entering with the party.
No, there is.
Because he was so weak that his emotions were clearly visible even though he had no relationship with him.
“But how did you avoid the reconnaissance ship? If it had been shot down, there would have been chaos by now… … .”
“That’s a trade secret. Then guide me to the ruins. Let’s finish this quickly before anyone gets in the way.”
“Okay. I hope you don’t break the contract.”
“This is what you should say.”
Before even entering the ruins, Ban Yu-won watched Aneri and Crown Prince Rossius from behind, who were keeping an eye on each other with sparks flying. He first warned the entire group by telegraphing anyone present who he judged to be an enemy.
―They don’t look like much if you only look at their power, but since we don’t know what they’re hiding, we’ll subdue them first when the time comes.
-What about that old man?
Ban Yu-mi’s question was not a telegram, but her intention resonated and was conveyed only to those in the group who had the same redness.
A means of communication that is overwhelmingly more stable than sound, but has a limited range of targets for transmission.
Indeed, it must have been because of this ability that the Daesin clan developed, Ban Yu-won was amazed again, but he responded in a tone of voice.
―Rosius didn’t lie when he spoke to Aneri earlier. But he doesn’t seem to have any intention of keeping his contract with us.
– Damn, then what does it mean that you negotiated while getting into a fight?
Selden’s response was also not a telegram.
A more violent form of magic that strikes the mind, perhaps closer to telepathy.
It is somewhat surprising that Selden, a former pirate with no manners or manners whatsoever, would be using magic, but on the other hand, if he had no special abilities, he would not have been able to make it in Crimson Spear.
– Of course it’s a disguise. In case of breach of contract, the one who reveals his true intentions first is responsible.
―It’s possible, since you don’t know that there’s a master key here. Hehe.
Aneri, who is at the forefront of the group and engages in a fierce confrontation with Rossius, is also good at joining in on conversations between team members.
In principle, this was a technique close to transmission of sound.
Master Key, Ban Yu-won replied with a sly smile.
-Stop meddling and just do your best in acting.
―Of course, that’s basic. Among the countless ninja techniques I’ve learned… … there’s one that divides the mind in two.
Since I started this commission, Aneri’s fraudulent nature has been increasingly revealed, and I’ve decided to deliberately ignore it because it seems like she’s slowly revealing her true identity.
“From now on, let’s ride in the carriage.”
“That’s fine, but you’re not planning on dragging all the knights there, are you?”
The spaceship landing site was a remote forest, but the place Rossius guided them to was even more remote.
Aneri frowns as she looks at the carriages waiting in line.
On the other hand, Rossius responded leisurely.
“I have no intention of telling anyone that I am exploring the ruins. However, as you have all experienced, there is no such thing as a perfect secret on this planet. So I plan to split the group in the middle to confuse those who might be chasing us.”
“Hmm.”
Meanwhile, Ban Yu-won felt the vibration of the broken cross piece inside his inventory growing stronger.
It seems that the closer you get to the ruins, the more intense the reaction becomes… … Ban Yu-won checked with the Lilith that was in his chest, pretending to be a normal commendation medal.
‘If we reverse-calculate this, can’t we roughly figure out the location of the ruins?’
[I already finished calculating and sent the ticket up. Oh, I think I found it?]
The subordinates are all so capable that Ban Yu-won has no time to do anything.
Ban Yu-won checked the coordinates of the location that Tike had sent through resonance and told Aneri.
– Now that we have the coordinates, let’s move through space. He says he’s going to use space magic from now on while maintaining his form.
―No, Yuwon, how about the location of the ruins… … Even so, space travel? You probably don’t know since you’re usually in the Union, but that’s not a technology that would come out from a lower dimension.
-People in lower dimensions can’t even open the ruins.
-That’s true. Yuwon is the best after all.
When Aneri, convinced by Ban Yu-won’s logic, relayed it as it was, Rossius burst into laughter.
“Hahahahahaha! If only I could move straight to the ruins, why would I refuse! It’s a funny joke, but no matter how great your mercenary group is, only a group of ten families can do it… … .”
I got a promise.
There was no need to hesitate any longer, as the most important condition for applying spatial magic to others had been cleared.
In fact, the other knights, except for Rossius, had so little magical power that they could be drawn into spatial magic without even having to do such a farce.
-Shoooo
The next moment, the six members of Ban Yu-won’s party and the four knights including Rossius, a total of ten people, arrived at the ruins where building materials were strewn everywhere.
At first glance, it didn’t seem like there would be any ruins here, but judging from the way Rossius’s expression hardened upon arriving at this location, it seemed like they had arrived at the right place.
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It was a little funny how the other knights just froze, as if they didn’t have the energy to speak.
“What is this… … How?”
Rossius was dumbfounded and muttered something unintelligible, but he hurriedly checked the three knights who had come with him.
They were all knights he did not normally trust, and that was because Ban Yu-won, who knew that they were all traitors, had deliberately chosen and brought only those knights.
“This is… … Damn it. How did you know this was a ruin?”
“Right, ahem. You said you could open the relics. We have the upper hand in relic-related technology.”
Aneri nodded absentmindedly at Rossius’s words that evoked deep sympathy, almost revealing her true feelings, but then quickly changed her words.
“I hope you are no longer worried about our movements being exposed as we had hoped. Let’s enter the ruins now.”
“No, wait. Damn it… … Ugh, there’s a strong knight among those I left behind over there.”
“A strong knight? Just kidding.”
Fortunately, Aneri, who had returned to her original easygoing self, snorted.
“From our perspective, it’s the same. Furthermore, we guarantee that you won’t be harmed in the ruins unless you break the contract first.”
“… … .”
At this point, Rossius felt like he was getting caught up in something.
However, from his perspective of staking the nation’s fortunes on the exploration of the ruins, it is also true that the current situation is an ideal condition.
In the end, he nodded, his eyes tightly shut.
“Go in.”
He ordered his knights to clear away some of the debris, and a stone staircase leading underground appeared on the floor.
It was a stone staircase with a clearly different production date from its surroundings, making one feel the passage of time.
Rossius took the lead, with another knight next to him, and the other two knights moved around behind the Banyuwon party.
As they went down the stone steps, Aneri felt the unpleasant gazes on the back of their heads and sighed as she asked him.
– Mr. Yuwon, did you bring only suspicious people to prevent information from leaking?
― Of course. There’s no need to go around advertising that you can teleport. They’ll all die in here.
– Oh my. Son, if you say ‘kill’ so easily, I’m scared.
– Isn’t that the DNA your mother passed down to you?
– Yumi, what did you just say?
Leaving the two people who had started the mother-daughter fight behind, Ban Yu-won shared with the rest of the people all the information he had found out in a short period of time.
―As you all know, there is a force already on this planet. Some of those knights have devices installed in their bodies that transmit their location the moment they die. So, if they die, chaos will start from that moment on. You should understand this.
-There’s no point in hiding anything in front of you, Master.
―And… … I want us to eat all the ruins. Let’s all move with that in mind.
-Just kill them all.
Bam! Aneri suddenly hit Selden on the back of the head.
Aneri calmly responds to the frightened knights by saying that there was a bug.
Selden, a pervert who shows a slight hint of liking while feeling wronged.
Ban Yu-won began to worry whether this mercenary group would really be able to take down Prominence.
“This is the entrance.”
After walking down the stone steps for a good ten minutes, a giant door finally appeared before their eyes.
A door made of an unknown metal, proving that it is a trace of an ancient civilization.
Absorbing all magical and physical impact, it stood there for hundreds or thousands of years, never aging or breaking.
“hmm.”
Aneri winked at Ban Yu-won.
The knights, including Rossius, focused their attention on Ban Yu-won, who had been buried in the group and was stepping forward for the first time.
“Iza used that space magic earlier… … .”
“Get out of the way, you’re bothering me.”
The moment Ban Yu-won, who had pushed away Rossius and was standing in front of the door, reached out and touched the metal door, a string of complex concepts swirled around, conveying information to him.
Naturally, the heaviest concept was the seal, and there was also a rare metal formed by several concepts, but more importantly, there was a cross that vibrated as if boiling in response to these concepts.
Ban Yu-won secretly took it out of his inventory and held it up to the door.
– Authentication failed. We have confirmed that the master key has been damaged. Please try to recover it after going through another authentication procedure.
A mechanical, ancient language echoed throughout the space.
Of course, since it was an ancient language, no one except Ban Yu-won understood it.
“Really… … reacting.”
“Someone with such abilities is in a mercenary group that isn’t even that famous?”
Rossius and the knights, who took this as proof that the seal was being lifted smoothly, opened their eyes wide and looked at Banyuwon, but there was no way to find out his personal information now that he was protected by the mask.
‘Master Key, was this really the key?’
Even in comics, there are many cases where the main character’s initial equipment turns out to be the key to entering advanced facilities.
If you think about it, Asha is the main character of this dimension, and the necklace that Asha was wearing around her neck was both a chain that restricted her freedom and a key item at the same time.
So, this development can be seen as rather natural!
Moreover, although it cannot be confirmed, some of the metal that made up the metal door seemed to have the same composition as the metal that made up the master key that Ban Yu-won had.
‘Let’s open it first.’
If it’s just about opening it, it’s simple.
The concept of the seal that made up the metal door was extremely strong, so even Ban Yu-won couldn’t just remove it, but he had the world’s greatest artifact, the sealing ring.
When he brought it to the door, the concept of the seal that had been forming the door naturally became disrupted and dissolved, and soon, led by his power, it was all absorbed into the ring of seals!
Ring of Seal [Seal 850, Amplification 100, Strengthening 100]
In the process, all the concepts that make up the Ring of Seals grow dramatically!
The metal door that had been standing proudly before the smiling Ban Yu-won’s eyes lost the concept of the seal that had maintained its durability and collapsed.
But in the meantime, the concept that made it all fly towards Ban Yu-won and are sucked into the cross in his arms.
Liberation of the soul [Bonghon (封魂) 1,000, Pama (破魔) 500, Ancient Knowledge (古代知識) 500]
The cross was returned to its original form… no, it was returned to its original form when it was created, even before the time Asha held it!
– The master key has been restored. Please restore any items consumed in the process without delay.
It’s not like Ban Yu-won specifically stepped forward and did anything.
As soon as he opened the door, the facility’s highest priority protocol, ‘Restoration of the Master Key’, was activated, and the ancient metal that had been blocking the entrance was consumed in restoring the cross!
‘This is awesome.’
At the point where he had obtained the upgraded Seal Ring and the Soul Liberation, an overwhelmingly high-level artifact that even made its light fade, Ban Yu-won could have just turned around and returned to school… … .
If there are this many treasures at the entrance, how many treasures are there inside?
Ban Yu-won swallowed hard so as not to be caught and looked back.
The remaining nine members of the group stared blankly at him.
“egg plant.”
He declared in the most blunt of voices possible and entered the wide-open ruins.
Others could only follow along blankly.
