Admission is a waste of time (256)
Lesson 50. Dragon’s Tomb – 2
[There’s another barrier. I’ll erase it.]
[Sishit.]
You can receive real-time information about the ruins from the followers who share the Goeyounggong and freely move around the ruins while hiding in the shadows that fill all directions.
He was probably thinking about a friend who had a lot to do with these ruins.
[Everything else is rotten, but the metal is surprisingly intact. Huh? This… … doesn’t it look similar to the Yongsal Sword?]
[Shhh.]
[Oh, this has the same properties as that artifact? As expected from Eve. Oh, there’s a book here too!]
Asha overcame her ancestors’ obsession and the dragon’s curse, awakening as a true dragon.
The Yongsal Sword that chose him as its master was an object that gave him both strength and poison, but under Ban Yu-won’s guidance, it underwent a reversal and evolved into the Jinryong Sword that empowered him with the power of a dragon.
The dramatic growth that even the ancestors who were trying to take over Asha’s body could not have predicted caused her to be reborn as a potential superhuman who transcended the lower dimensional realm.
There is no need to discuss her achievements any further, as she has awakened the blood of both gods, and is on par with Dokgo Yeon, the true strongest player in Rebellion.
[Wow, this place is awesome too. Here too! There are replicas of the Dragon Sword everywhere!]
– Bring more. No… … Bring them all!
[Shishishishit!]
Although this seemed to solve everything, there were still many mysteries surrounding it.
Why did the few Dragon Slayer swords that were said to exist across all dimensions flow into dimension D-13?
What does the necklace have to do with it?
Why were the ancestors’ spirits and the dragon’s spirits sealed together?
[Oh, this is the fix? I guess this is all I can get without going into the core area.]
-Please translate the intact documents right away. Perhaps these ruins… … may be related to dragons.
[Of course. Let’s get started right away.]
[Slurp… … .]
The most curious thing of all is this.
It is understandable that he intended to take over the body of his descendant, but why did he choose Asha, who was born as a dragon?
… … In the first place, why did Asha, a descendant of the Dragon Slayer, have the blood of a dragon?
‘What is clear is that this was the intended outcome. It was not that the ancestors chose a scapegoat who just so happened to be a dragon, but that Asha was born a dragon, and so the ancestors chose her.’
This means that the ancestors also knew that a future Yong-in would be born from their bloodline.
Then, could it be that the ancestor was a dragon…?
Ban Yu-won, who had been thinking about it, shook his head and shook away the harsh thoughts.
-Ban Yu-won, what’s wrong?
-Think about it.
-That teamkiller?
-Calm down your speech.
Sure, Asha is a team kill specialist!
But I’m trying to get back to my original form and listen to what others say and put in a lot of effort!
It’s also really cute how he curls up like a little puppy and trembles in pain every time he encounters traces of the past from his dark past.
Of course, it’s not just Ban Yoo-won who thinks it’s cute, and there have been countless comments on the Rebellion channel recently saying that Asha’s cross-dressing feels like a new door has opened.
I can’t tell you how lucky I am that it’s not actually a new door.
“What is this…? What is this?”
Rossius stopped in his tracks as if he had discovered something.
What he is looking at is the wires attached to the inner wall of the ruins.
There was probably a cover originally protecting it, but due to the passage of time, there was no trace of it now, but fortunately, the wires were still intact.
“I felt magic flowing through here… like the blood vessels of a monster.”
“It must be part of the facility.”
“Isn’t it dangerous?”
“If you destroy everything that looks dangerous, then yes, you can find quite a bit of what you want in the ruins.”
Aneri, responding to Rossius instead of Ban Yu-won, added provocatively.
“If you’re scared, just wait outside.”
“――No, let’s go together.”
What did Rossius hope for when he entered the ruins?
That goes without saying.
A holy sword held by the leader of the Guardian Alliance and the prince of Planet Camelot.
That groundbreaking ability that cannot exist in lower dimensions, that endless and infinite magical power.
The moment the ruins were discovered on this planet, it was expected that perhaps such a holy sword might also be sleeping in these ruins.
But the deeper he went into the ruins, the more the sight that unfolded was different from what Rossius had imagined.
There are no treasures, no monsters, and no traps.
All that is there are endlessly long corridors and magical wires that are sometimes exposed above the ground or below the ceiling, wiggling unpleasantly as magic passes through them.
The same goes for rooms that appear sometimes, disappearing without a trace and leaving their interiors exposed.
The only things inside were furniture and fixtures that had rotted away over time, and other than that, there was surprisingly nothing else.
“… … .”
Rossius’s expression distorted in real time.
Other knights, even those in the mercenary corps Level Force, had similar expressions on their faces.
If the relics that were brought in after receiving 50% of the prize money were just dog hair, wouldn’t that be the case?
The words “breach of contract” seemed to flash before my eyes.
“It seems like… someone already took it.”
In the meantime, Ban Yu-won said something that everyone was thinking but didn’t necessarily say out loud.
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For a moment, the sharp gazes of others flew at him, but he simply shrugged his shoulders.
“I didn’t turn it, so why are you staring at me?”
“Ugh… … !”
Actually, it’s true that Ban Yu-won turned it around.
An inventory that resonates with your followers and allows you to store items from a distance is truly the best!
“Our previous entrant… … is that possible?”
“The ruins were closed, but I can’t guarantee that no one has been in there before. … … It seems like some people followed us in.”
Rossius’s expression changed at Ban Yu-won’s words.
The knights’ expressions also changed at the same time, as they were shocked by the unexpected situation.
That would be the case.
Because they haven’t yet made contact with the forces that support them.
In other words――The people who entered the ruins after them are the result of information leaking from a different source than the knights here!
-I knew it wouldn’t end well, but I didn’t know it would end up like this.
– Isn’t it fortunate that we emptied the relics in advance, Yuwon?
-Oh, is this Ban Yoo-won’s turn?! How!
-That’s a trade secret.
It seems that the members other than Ban Yu-mi had noticed that Ban Yu-won had turned the ruins into ruins, but Aneri was the only one who realized how.
-Are you a member of the clan? The location of the lance has changed slightly. If the knights had a keen eye, they might have caught you.
-Thank you for pointing that out. I will make sure to educate them to be more thorough in the future.
Perhaps it was because neither of them had any intention of keeping the contract from the beginning, but this mercenary request had many loopholes in the contract.
You can find fault with it as much as you want, but let’s discuss the most important thing: Ban Yu-won, who was not a member of the mercenary group in the first place, is not affected by this contract at all.
If Aneri finds it first, he will have no choice but to share it with Rossius, but what Ban Yu-won has secured by using his followers before that will not be the spoils of this mercenary request, but Ban Yu-won’s personal spoils.
-That’s a scam!
―Remember, Yumi. In this industry, it’s the one who gets hurt that’s at fault.
Ban Yu-mi opened her mouth wide at Aneri’s kind explanation.
Fortunately, the dumbfounded expression could be disguised as surprise at the intruder.
Ban Yu-won stepped forward slightly as if to protect his older sister and urged Rossius on.
“So what are we going to do? Are we going to face the enemy here?”
“–no.”
Rossius, who had been shocked by the news of the intruder, soon became stern and said.
“The ruins are excavated. The conflict comes after that.”
“indeed.”
Ban Yu-won couldn’t help but laugh as he read all of his hidden thoughts.
Lies, and even murder.
It’s easy to guess what kind of lie he’s telling, and it’s already been assumed that he’s planning to kill the group.
I didn’t expect loyalty from him from the beginning, but isn’t it just as expected?
Anyway, with this, there is no need for me to decline either.
Those who did not know that the owner of the relics was someone else from the beginning and who coveted things that did not fit the theme.
Everyone will sleep peacefully as part of the ruins.
-There’s a sealed area beyond here. It’s probably the deepest part. Do you understand what I’m saying?
-All forces ready for battle.
I’m glad you understand.
Ban Yu-won checked his plans for the future while feeling for Eve and Lilith, who had returned to his arms after securing the loot.
Three minutes later, the group arrived in front of a large metal door, just like the entrance to the ruins.
The thick wires that had stretched long into the ruins all ended at the point where they met this door, which further emphasized the importance of the door.
Without a doubt, something of the greatest importance in this ruin lies beyond the door.
“after……!”
The moment he saw it, Rossius let out a sigh of relief.
Of course, it was natural that the exploration of the ruins, which could have ended in failure, had come to fruition.
“Let’s go in. No matter what danger there is inside, we must recover the relics as quickly as possible and secure an exit.”
“good idea.”
That was a really stupid statement.
If you intend to keep your contract with the mercenary group, you don’t need to secure an escape route; just use space magic to move to a safe place once you obtain the relic.
It was almost like he was openly declaring that he had no intention of completing the contract, but he seemed to be too nervous to even notice.
“Open.”
Why do humans keep making foolish choices?
Do they not consider the possibility that they could be affected by someone with spatial magic abilities?
But only humans can kill the goose that lays the golden eggs… … Ban Yu-won, who had been thinking such useless philosophical thoughts, moved forward and raised his hand over the door.
In his hands he held a perfectly restored crucifix.
-Check the master key. Code [Holy Grail] unlocked.
Yeah, I knew this word would pop up soon.
Perhaps its contents are a completely different concept from the legendary Holy Grail――.
Ban Yu-won smiled bitterly as he retrieved all the concepts of the metal doors of the deep that would collapse after completing their roles and hit them with [Ring of Sealing] and [Liberation of the Soul] before it was too late.
Ring of Seal [Seal 1,000, Amplification 200, Reinforcement 100]
Liberation of the Soul [Bonghon (封魂) 1,000, Pama (破魔) 500, Ancient Knowledge (古代知識) 1,000]
What was revealed beyond the door was a spacious―a very spacious room.
Everywhere I’ve been so far, there’s been a lot of rare metals, research books, and replicas of the Dragon Sword.
The atmosphere here was completely reversed, the floor, walls, and ceiling were all made of metal, and all were engraved with ancient words and pictures.
“What is this――what is this.”
“It’s a picture of a human and a dragon fighting.”
Perhaps they were even considering the possibility that someone who couldn’t read the ancient language might enter here.
It was very kind and detailed, but――.
“What is this――Why is there a picture of dragons fighting?”
“Sword. There’s a sword drawn on it! It’s the holy sword of the Prince of the Stars!”
“The dragon is turning into a human… … What does it mean?”
The content was extremely uncomfortable.
This was especially true for the semi-literate who could read the ancient languages, and the reason for this was… … .
[The supreme life form born from the great chaos confronts XXXX.]
[Building a wall of power that teaches XXX and discussing the new world’s gods.]
[X is XXXX XXX is XXXX inside it.]
‘You came all the way here to censor me?’
[If you can’t read it with the power of your language, doesn’t that mean this censorship is equal to or superior to your power? Then doesn’t that mean you can doubt your ancestors?]
[Slurp.]
[Sister Eve says that maybe it was a dragon who built the dimensional wall? It seems plausible!]
―That’s right, it’s not that they tried to hide the content, but it feels like they just left out the words that were forbidden to be mentioned. So the content can be inferred. But… … This is surprising even to me. Who would have thought that the True Dragon would have built the dimensional wall… … . If it was made artificially, then who else but them could have done it?
Eve, who had been quiet until then, joined in the release and started making a lot of noise.
If they’re wrong, there’s nothing we can do, but even if they’re right, it’s a problem.
I never thought I would find a clue related to my ancestors in the place where I came to solve Asha’s problem.
No, I can’t jump to conclusions.
Ban Yu-won read the rest of the passage, determined to memorize everything mentioned, and fortunately, the latter part was what he had expected… …namely, the part about Asha’s ancestors.
[Mortals scream under the split sky and curse the dragon with bloody tears.]
[One who chose humans among them.]
[I hold in my hand the curse that cuts off the souls of my kind, turning it into a poisonous thorn.]
[The traitor, soaked in the blood of the last dragon, takes on the curse and his soul.]
[I will prepare a sanctuary to completely free the descendants who will come from the dragon’s blood.]
It seems that the confrontation between dragons and humans was real, even just by looking at the picture.
It was surprising that among the dragons, a traitor emerged and united with humans.
If he had the ability to create a blade that could slay dragons, then the replicas found in these ruins――and the Dragon Slayer Sword that was rarely found throughout the entire dimension are all traces of it.
However, the last dragon, presumably the dragon spirit trapped in the necklace, was attached to him with a curse.
‘I see… …! The two souls contained in the necklace weren’t put together on purpose. They were stuck together from the beginning!’
It is unknown exactly what curse the Last Dragon left behind.
However, the dragon that sided with humans was a traitor… … If we consider that Asha’s ancestors tried to completely erase all traces of dragons from the earth, perhaps the curse was dragonification.
So, the ancestors sealed the soul of the last dragon and his own soul to be passed down to his descendants for generations, and made Asha, who had awakened as a dragon, hold the Dragon Slayer Sword.
And in the end, he intended to come here and take control of his body and completely erase the dragon’s factor engraved on his flesh and soul… … .
‘What the heck?’
[개새끼죠.]
[Sishit.]
– It’s out with a strikeout.
Not only did he betray his own kind, but he also tried to destroy the life of his descendant, Asha, by eliminating the dragon’s genes that flowed through his blood.
I should have killed it a bit more, but it was a bit disappointing that it was already killed without a trace.
‘Ah, now that I think about it, that’s why the compositing effect was so good. Somehow the two souls mixed together so well.’
[That’s right. In the end, since they were both dragons, it was only natural that the sword they sharpened and strengthened would become the True Dragon Sword.]
Although I felt relieved that the mystery was solved, I also felt strangely empty.
D-13 I planned to incite the various countries in the dimension to fight, conduct reconnaissance, and find out the secrets hidden in the dimension, but who would have thought that everything would be solved in one go?
… … No, in the end, the reality surrounding Asha hasn’t changed, so it’s not like everything has been resolved.
“So… … black?”
Then Rossius muttered.
As everyone’s eyes turned to him, he continued speaking with a look of anger on his face.
“Isn’t this a report prepared for humans to face off against giant monsters? If so, then it should be prepared for warriors… … Ah!”
He noticed something and raised his voice.
In the center of the huge room, there was a groove that was clearly large enough to fit a sword.
“It must have been here! It must have been, but who… who came in first and took the sword!”
Rossius, who had quickly come to a conclusion, looked back in anger.
His angry gaze was directed at the knights who had been following him.
“Is it you guys?! Are you guys in collusion with the Alliance!”
“Oh, no! How could you not have come in before!”
“Absolutely not!”
“Lies――! I know everything――!”
It’s understandable to be angry after all that hard work and nothing in return, but Rossius’s rampage felt a bit premature.
In a single blow where he drew his sword and swung it horizontally, the head of one knight who was unable to dodge flew into the air.
The other two knights stepped back, each swearing, and drew their swords.
“What are you doing!”
“This crazy author! I told you not to!”
“If you guys aren’t traitors, prove it.”
Rossius, who had swung his sword and wiped off the blood, lifted it again and aimed it at Ban Yu-won and his party, saying:
“You will join me in killing those outsiders. In return… … if you survive, I promise that I will never hold you accountable for your sins.”
“under.”
Ban Yu-won inadvertently let out an exclamation of admiration at those words.
Yeah, it seems like he has a lot of sanity left in him, rather than just going crazy.
That blow was a calculated madness.
Madness to cut off the hearts of the knights who tried to betray him and turn the tables.
In any case, it was the moment when a contract that no one had any intention of keeping from the beginning was completely broken.
