Admission is a waste of time (265)
Lesson 52. Back of the Tower – 1
“Wow! So pretty! So pretty!”
Asha, who had been frowning and sullen all afternoon, smiled brightly as if she had never been in a bad mood when Ban Yu-won, who had returned from his special activity, gave her a beautiful pendant with a heart-shaped diamond as a gift, saying that it was in exchange for the liberation of her soul.
“I know it’s not like I’m the one who broke your necklace, but… … would you accept it?”
“Oh, that wasn’t a proposal… … It’s nothing! It’s okay, it’s really nothing!”
Of course, she didn’t care at all whether Ban Yu-won, who had taken care of the liberation of her soul that she had forgotten, had broken it or traded it for it.
Instead, it seemed like she was focused on something else, but Ban Yu-won desperately tried to pretend not to know, if only for the sake of Asha’s own pride.
“I’m sorry, I just kept it because I thought it might be a clue, but I didn’t know you’d use it so suddenly.”
“It’s really okay. That was proof of the restraint. I’m so grateful that it came back to you as a gift!”
Asha’s appearance with her flawless smile is dazzling.
… … I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but after being freed from the Yongsal Sword, I think my personality has become clearer, but to be honest, I think I’ve become a bit more stupid.
“If you think about it, it was like that originally, so it’s okay.”
“Huh? What?”
“It’s nothing. I’m glad you’re happy.”
“huh!”
As I watched Asha smiling brightly and wearing the pendant around her neck, surprisingly, Aire, who was sitting there, started to tease me.
“I heard you like pink diamonds.”
“Aire!”
Asha covered Aire’s mouth, but that didn’t stop the words from leaking out.
By the way, the three of them are gathered in Aire’s private room in the girls’ dormitory.
As if symbolizing her authority and wealth, her room is incomparably larger than that of other students and is decorated with jewels everywhere. Knowing that Aire is from Yongin makes it all the more understandable.
They say dragons love shiny things and treasures.
No, more than that, the problem right now was Asha’s remarks.
‘Pink Diamond… … .’
In fact, Ban Yu-won was not very interested in jewelry, but he knew that there were many different types of diamonds, which were commonly known as transparent gemstones.
He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then spoke in a voice that seemed to have gained confidence.
“I can make it.”
“what?”
“It’s impossible to change graphite into diamond, but it’s possible to change the color of a diamond that has already been cut. Just wait.”
If you mobilize all your words and concepts, it may not be impossible to change the structure by adding or subtracting molecules, but it may take several days.
So the simplest way is to add the concept of color.
It is not difficult at all to add color while maintaining the transparency of the diamond.
“Okay, let me just touch it for a second.”
“iced coffee……?!”
Ban Yu-won’s hand, which had come near Asha’s collarbone, touched the jewel and then fell.
Even though there was a jewel between them, Asha’s heart was pounding at the bold contact, but there was something more important than that right now.
Asha looked down at the pendant hanging from her chest, lost for words as she gazed at the dazzling pink diamond.
“I think it came out well.”
“This… this.”
Asha just absentmindedly exclaimed in admiration as she fondled the dazzlingly pretty pink heart-shaped jewel.
Meanwhile, Aire squinted her eyes and tried to look through the jewel.
“… … How did the color change?”
“Even the longitude changes, isn’t it too new to be surprised by something like this?”
Although an expert examination might reveal that it is not a naturally occurring pink diamond, as its molecular structure has not been tampered with, the diamond itself is real.
Moreover, if you look at the concepts directly given by Ban Yu-won, it would be worth a hundred times more than an ordinary pink diamond, not less.
“This is possible, but why can’t we make the shape first?”
“You can ask me that.”
“No, it probably will.”
Ayre nodded with a confident expression as she reached her conclusion.
“I just lack the power, but I can do it soon.”
“Yeah, I wish I could do that too.”
There was a time when Ban Yu-won also clearly considered such a possibility.
So… … During the final season of the first semester, during Zeno’s lecture, I entered the virtual space ruled by the Orb and experienced the power of the tower.
But I remember eventually focusing so much on creating the Origin Sword that I lost the opportunity to try out other things.
“Oh, come to think of it, isn’t it time to play Tower of Babel VR again?”
“Virtual reality? Ah, Babylon and the constellations. Right, it’s already the second half of the second semester.”
When Asha heard that, she made a longing expression, and Aire felt bad.
“I don’t like that guy.”
“You don’t like the president either.”
“I hate everything that stands above my head.”
I was surprised by Aire’s blunt attitude, but when I recalled the Melodia family’s attitude towards her, I found myself nodding in agreement.
Aside from that, I was a little happy that Ire had become close enough to tell me such things.
Well, that’s why I included him in the place where I usually only met Asha… … .
Could it be that the conversations and promises made during her last meeting with Melodia’s family have brought about a change in her heart?
Or maybe he had some thoughts because he had entered and exited the ruins that contained the secrets of the True Dragon.
Ban Yu-won gave Ayre the answer she wanted, as she stared at him as if waiting for a response to her words.
“Well, I think I know why you don’t make a contract with the constellation.”
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“huh.”
“Constellation? Why? But if you make a contract with a good constellation, you’ll be safe and strong… … Ubup.”
Ayere quickly disciplined Asha, who had awakened to Yong-in but still could not let go of her attachment to the constellation.
Asha, who had both cheeks pressed against her hand, struggled, but it was a useless resistance for Aire, who had been living as a dragon for many years and was on a different level.
“The dragon’s faith, his spirit. We must breathe it all in again.”
“Eububububub!”
“let’s go.”
Asha attempted a final counterattack as Aire stood up, clutching her own hands tightly with the hand she had taken off her cheek.
“Aire, are you saying this because I received a pink diamond as a gift from Yuwon―― Ayayaayaaya!”
“I need to fix my delusional wall too.”
I cannot help but admire Asha’s strong will to not lose her spirit of resistance even when she is being treated so cruelly.
“Oh, by the way.”
“Yuwon, save me!”
“What is it?”
Aire, who was about to disappear, turned her head and faced Ban Yu-won.
As he responded, ignoring Asha’s screams, Aire looked somewhat ambiguous and searched for her words.
While tilting my head and calmly waiting for her words, Aire spoke slowly.
“The medal given by the head of the household.”
“Ahhh, that.”
I jokingly told Tike to get a lot of money, but I didn’t really expect any reward from the Melodia family.
However, when I checked after work was over, I saw that there was a medal with the Melodia family seal engraved on it hanging around Tike’s neck. I was planning to properly analyze that medal that was obviously not ordinary even from the material.
But there was no need for that, as Aire explained it to me.
“That is a VIP account exclusively issued by Melodia Bank to a limited number of people from the Melodia family.”
“That medal?”
“If you have the medal, you can access the bank at any time to deposit or withdraw Ronia. You can also transfer it to other space bank accounts you have, and if you leave it in the account for a long time, it will earn a small amount of interest over time. The fruit of the Melodia family’s space magic.”
“A tiny ATM? It’s not even at the level of space magic… … .”
Ban Yu-won has already opened an account in Union to which Unitube’s profits are converted into Ronia and deposited.
You can withdraw Ronia through space banks that have agreements with the Union in other dimensions, but of course, these banks are not built just anywhere, so unless you carry a mountain of Ronia in your inventory, you have no choice but to endure some inconvenience.
However, with this medal, you can travel around with peace of mind even in places where Ronia is used as currency but there is no space bank.
“Because they are the Melodia family, the richest family in the universe, their credit rating is the best.”
“Don’t worry, I trust you even if I don’t emphasize it that much.”
“But the real meaning of that medal is the free entry ticket to the planet Melodia.”
“ah.”
It seems that the main topic was separate from the long explanation about VIP accounts.
“Come play during the vacation. With Asha.”
“Ah――Yeah, I understand. I have a prior engagement this winter break, so it might be a little difficult.”
“……okay.”
“Ah, Aire?! It hurts, it hurts――!”
Her expression slightly clouded at the mention of the promise, but she nodded and held onto Asha even more tightly as she teleported.
Ban Yu-won was absentmindedly watching the shadows of the two people leaving him behind when he suddenly realized that he was left alone in the girls’ dormitory.
In the first place, male students are prohibited from entering the female dormitory for whatever reason, so if he didn’t have the ability to move through space, there’s no excuse for him being expelled.
It’s nice that Aire acknowledges him as a friend, but leaving him alone in my room and disappearing is a bit defenseless, or should I say that I don’t think of him as a romantic interest at all?
‘No… … That’s not it either.’
Ban Yu-won shrugged his shoulders as he recalled the conversation from a moment ago and soon stood up from his seat.
Anyway, now that he was done talking to Asha, it was time to go and report to the woman who had worried about him more than anyone else.
– Is it really okay not to prepare a gift for that child? He’s surprisingly jealous…
‘Let’s say I brought a gift. I wonder what that older sister will think.’
-Wouldn’t you like to reserve a wedding hall?
‘Selon, you are truly a fearsome assassin.’
I stuck my tongue out at Celon’s obsession with connecting me with Yumina whenever he had the chance, and teleported to the meeting place with Yumina.
It was three hours later that he was able to free himself from her, who was shedding tears of relief at seeing him safely back.
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Since the special activity ended a day earlier than expected, Ban Yu-won returned to class on Wednesday.
Perhaps because I had been so focused on specific events since the beginning of the second semester, the lectures that started again after the midterm exam season felt new and refreshing.
Maybe it was because I was involved in so many big events before and after the midterms.
Even though I started out on a somewhat light-hearted solo special activity, it was full of surprises, such as creating a requiem and meeting the heads of teenage families.
“Ha, this is really ridiculous.”
Yumina’s magical combat class on Wednesday mornings.
Just after the midterms were over, the peace of Banyuwon, who was enjoying that rare season when college students can enjoy the most college-like college life without worrying about assignments or exams, was shattered by Misty’s voice, which was almost on the verge of tears.
“Ha, really, really. How could Melodia-sama do it herself. Ha… … .”
“Misty, I’m sorry, but either cry or argue, just do one thing.”
“You’re not crying?!”
Ban Yu-won realized for the first time today that when a person truly envies something deep in his heart, pure tears flow.
Sitting next to Misty, a fellow Melodia student named Leshu spoke her mind on her behalf.
“Yuwon, can you show us the medal you received from the Melodia family?”
“Leuche, why are you only calling him by his name!”
“Misty wants to see you too.”
“Really? If you want to see Misty too, then there’s nothing I can do.”
“No way?”
But Misty stuck her nose into the medal as soon as Ban Yu-won took it out.
Of course, she couldn’t access her account because the lock setting was done due to the energy of Ban Yu-won, but she seemed to have been greatly stimulated just by touching the medal.
“Is this your first time seeing me?”
“That can’t be true. It’s there when you return to the family.”
“Me too! My family is doing pretty well… …!”
Taking advantage of Misty’s snickering response, Rushu also made a subtle appeal.
Thinking about it, it’s easy to forget, but both of them are the daughters of great families in Melodia.
It made no sense that the heads of the great families of Melodia, who were not from another dimension, did not have VIP accounts at Melodia Bank.
“But that belongs to the family, and it is never mine.”
“Neither I nor Misty are heirs to the family. In the end, it’s just a pie in the sky.”
“aha.”
“That, in a personal capacity… … and directly from the head of the household… …! In the presence of the princess!”
Indeed, I knew exactly why Misty was disintegrating.
After receiving his medal back, Ban Yu-won shrugged his shoulders and searched for words to comfort Misty, when he realized that she was looking at him with a strange expression.
“why?”
“Ban Yu-won, are you with the princess?”
“With Ire?”
“Hey, hey hey hey, you’re not engaged or anything, are you?”
“What?! I, I don’t have a fiance either… … .”
Misty trembles as if she doesn’t even want to imagine it, and Rushu, who is terrified but still doesn’t forget to appeal to her.
Ban Yu-won responded in disbelief.
“Just by opening an account, how far have you come in your imagination? Don’t worry, I just told you to come visit Melodia. The princess is still your princess.”
“Well, then… … .”
Misty hesitated even more than before, then looked around to see if anyone was listening before speaking in a small voice.
“What about that Light…? This time, the princess moved because of him.”
“Misty is wondering if Light is the green light for Aire!”
“Oh, no, really!”
Come to think of it, didn’t Misty and Rushu know that Asha was really a girl?
No, judging by his attitude, it seemed like he wouldn’t let his guard down even if he found out that Asha was a woman.
Ban Yu-won shuddered at the fear of the lily front that he had not experienced in a long time, and tried to choose the safest answer possible.
At that moment, Aire came into the classroom and sat down next to Ban Yu-won.
When she glanced at them, Misty and Rushu both froze in place.
“Ah, Aire… … .”
“Asha likes the amusement park.”
“Aire?!”
I guess you were listening to everything.
Ayre, who answered in place of Ban Yoo-won, added briefly.
“I’m just friends with Asha.”
“Okay, then I feel a little relieved… … .”
Misty’s gaze, which was sweeping her heart with genuine relief, fell on the snowflake-shaped hairpin beautifully decorated on Aire’s bangs.
“Aire, where did you get that hairpin?”
“secret.”
“… … .”
Even though Aire had clearly said it was a secret, Ban Yu-won had a hard time avoiding Misty and Leshu’s gazes that were immediately focused on him.
But such resistance was of no use, as Yumina, who was in charge of the lecture, came in.
She had Aire locked on from the moment she entered the classroom.
“Oh my, Aire! Your hairpin is so pretty!”
“Yes, I like it very much.”
“Yeah, I think it would be really nice to receive it as a gift from someone I don’t know.”
“Yes, it’s really good.”
Aire, who usually respected and followed Yumi, responded in a polite and respectful tone, unlike when she spoke to her students, but for some reason, Ban Yuwon felt as if an extremely localized blizzard was occurring at this location.
– That’s why I said I have to prepare one for that kid too.
‘Where on earth did I make the wrong choice… … .’
The magic combat lectures were some of the most comfortable and enjoyable lectures held at the academy, but today, he prayed earnestly for the lectures to end quickly… … .
