Admission is a waste of time (278)
Lesson 54. Things you shouldn’t touch – 3
The Black Horse Corps, taken over by Shati, decided to head to Dimension A-1 disguised as a Dimensional Mercenary Corps.
She had complete control over them thanks to the contract she had inherited from the Demon King, so even if they were to lose to the evil spirit of blood magic and go berserk, they would only harm themselves and not harm others.
“No, Evil Ones basically put a leash on their subordinates’ necks? Don’t they fight back?”
On the way back, inside the spaceship.
Ban Yu-won looked at Shati, who was happily rolling the miniature black shield, a symbol of her control of the Black Horse Corps, in her hands, and said in disbelief.
But Shati shrugged her shoulders and replied.
“Director of Planning, think about it the other way around. Who would trust and use those who might go berserk and rebel at any moment? The reason the Evil One developed contract magic was to strictly enforce this kind of hierarchical relationship and minimize damage.”
“That’s… … how should I put it… … .”
I understand that since they are a race born with evil nature, they developed contract magic to keep the system from collapsing.
I am at a loss for words when I think of the Demon King’s atrocities today, when he tore down his subordinates who were held in check by such contract magic due to their innate evil nature.
“They say that the Demon King was able to suppress his blood magic power thanks to a man named Cheonma.”
“It won’t last forever.”
Dokgo Yeon, who had now regained his completely calm expression, guessed at Shati’s intentions as she glanced at him and answered firmly.
“It’s not something that can be done with just martial arts.”
“Ugh… … .”
When the Demon King revealed his desire for Dokgoyeon’s martial arts skills from the same dimension, he was furious, but even so, it seemed that Shati was secretly concerned about the possibility because they were family.
Actually, after fighting the nameless one, he did seem to be somewhat human-like… … so it’s only natural to think, “Maybe.”
However, Dokgo Yeon shook his head very coldly.
“The martial arts that acquire blood energy postnatally require a horrific process of abandoning humanity and twisting the body and mind, and are therefore called demonic arts. To abolish this and return the body to its original state, one must drain all of one’s energy and restore the balance of the twisted flesh and soul. It is uncertain whether one will survive, and even if one does, one will be in a state similar to a useless person. If this is the case for those who acquired blood energy postnatally, what would a race that is born with blood energy do?”
“But the Demon King.”
“If you want to overcome it, you need enlightenment and a realm beyond simple martial arts training. If you can overcome the limits of your energy and reach the realm of ascension both physically and mentally, then it will be possible. The leader has engraved the clue to that realm of ascension onto the Demon King’s body. Of course, if the Demon King is satisfied with his current state and does not seek the realm of ascension, then the small amount of suppression effect he has now gained will quickly disappear.”
Ban Yu-won was amazed as he listened to Dokgo Yeon’s explanation.
Even though he had the Mandokkan to examine concepts, he couldn’t read anything beyond the restrictions placed on the Demon King, but isn’t it true that Dokgoyeon was able to read more than that?
Maybe it’s because we’ve been together for a long time and we know a lot about anonymous methods, but this incident made me realize it anew.
That we shouldn’t just accept concepts as they appear.
“Is that it? Is it something like the ‘can you keep up?’ that often appears in comics and such?”
“It feels similar… … But why did you just turn your back and then turn around and say that?”
Unlike the way there, the way back was very peaceful.
The spaceship the group was on quietly landed on the space station behind Union Academy during the early morning hours when it didn’t attract much attention, and Yumina, who was there as if it were a given, greeted them with a big smile on her face… … Ban Yu-won.
“Professor Yumina— Ugh.”
“You’ve worked really hard! How did half your face disappear? Was the air in the Demon World not good for humans?”
“Could it be because the professor has Yu-won’s face half buried in his chest?”
As Asha spoke seriously at the sight of Yumi hugging Yuwon in front of everyone and refusing to let go, Dokgoyeon suddenly opened his mouth.
“Professor, were you the one who told anyone about our special activity?”
“That’s right! I couldn’t take any measures when going to a dangerous place like the A-4 dimension. Fortunately, Mr. Anonymous willingly supported me this time as well as last time… … .”
“Last time too.”
Dokgo Yeon drags out Ban Yu-won, who is on the verge of suffocating to death while muttering and burying himself in Yumina’s chest.
Since I had roughly explained to her what had happened when I met him on the spaceship on the way back, she also understood why Nameless—that is, the leader of the new cult—had followed Rebellion, and how he knew about Rebellion.
But that and the shame and anger it brought her were separate things.
“Professor, you knew he was my father.”
“I didn’t know that when I first joined, I thought it was cool that such a strong person would become a fan of Rebellion!”
Yumina’s appearance of responding without wavering even when facing Dokgo Yeon’s sharp gaze is truly courageous.
From Yumina’s perspective, she did the best she could to protect her precious students, and in fact, thanks to the appearance of Mumyeong, she was able to finish her work at Diavolo safely.
But… … Then where should she vent her anger!
“I wish you had told me.”
“No matter what the intention behind it was, it was your special activity. If possible, wouldn’t it have been best to resolve it without revealing the measures I took? Besides, if you had known that there was an anonymous person behind it, would you have been able to actively carry out your special activity from the beginning?”
I was even more upset because every word of what he said was true.
Dokgo Yeon, who was biting his lip and getting angry, slapped away Yumi Na’s hand that was trying to pull Ban Yuwon towards him again, asking if the questions were over.
Yumina’s jewel-like eyes opened wide.
“what?!”
“I have something to talk to you about. I’m sorry, but I can’t give it to you.”
“Yes? But you guys have been together the whole time and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you… … .”
It had only been a short while, less than a day, but Yumina’s lack of serotonin had become so severe that it was starting to show on her face. However, Dokgoyeon firmly took Yumina’s hand and led her.
“Come on, you’re going to have to explain this to me properly.”
“yes.”
Just a moment ago, she was embarrassed to even hold his hand, but now she’s completely used to it, he thought, and followed her obediently.
As soon as the two people disappeared, everyone could not help but admit that today’s winner was Dokgo Yeon.
“I have to write a special activity report with Yuwon… … .”
“Wow, that thick-skinned professor is no match for me. I should have learned something like that instead of martial arts.”
“Oh, I was just watching because it was refreshing— and now that I think about it, Yuwon was stolen by that snake-like woman!”
“It’s okay, Mira. Dokgoyeon is timid, so he won’t be able to make any proper progress.”
Yumi, who is devastated after having Ban Yu-won taken away in front of her, Asha, who laughs at her and says that she is cute, Mira, who is worried that Dokgo-yeon and Ban Yu-won might do something bad, and Ruchel, who is taking it easy, saying that it is all within the scope of the plan, and even seems a little satisfied…
Shati and Aire looked at these people whose culture and customs seemed a hundred billion light years away from theirs with a somewhat distant expression on their faces, and then Shati suddenly turned to Aire and said.
“Vice President, even after seeing this, do you still think you can get in the middle of it?”
“Are you interfering?”
Aire tilted her head as if she was genuinely puzzled by the question posed to her.
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“I don’t get involved in things. Things just happen around me.”
“So you’re going to pretend not to know. You’re bragging so much about the gift you received from the planning director.”
“Just as there is no reason for anyone else to interfere in the affairs between him and me, neither should I. What I need from him, I will ask for from him myself. … … This time, it seems like he took the initiative.”
Aire smiles faintly, caressing the ice crystal decorated in the center of her hair pin.
Shati shook her head, thinking that it would have been more fitting if she had been the daughter of the Heavenly Horse.
‘While doing this special activity, I definitely felt that my junior was a good guy— but this still wasn’t it. It would be different if Mira came along as a bonus.’
At the point when she was thinking like that, she was not yet aware of the fact that she herself was already positively predicting the possibility of a future with Ban Yu-won.
* * *
The special activity that they had prepared themselves for with considerable determination ended quickly despite the difficulty of the content, so the Rebellion members were able to spend a leisurely weekend at the Academy, which was now empty due to other students carrying out their special activities.
――It would have been nice if it had been so, but Dokgo Yeon, who had an extremely embarrassing experience of suddenly introducing her father to her friends, tried to erase her friends’ memories by beating them, so she had to roll around in the training room all Saturday.
However, unlike when she tried to capture Ashana Ruchel, she maintained a dignified training method focusing on swordsmanship during the duel with Ban Yu-won, so everyone realized that she no longer tried to hide her affection for Ban Yu-won.
“Phuhu, haaaaaah――. Look at that, Ruchel.”
Asha, who had been lying on the floor with Ruchel, watching the duel between Dokgoyeon and Banyuwon, got up as if she had regained her energy, untied her ponytail, and grumbled while wiping the sweat off her body with a towel.
“I wonder if it’s because I opened up to my parents, but now I’m just being so blatant about it. If someone saw me, they’d think I was dancing with them instead of sparring.”
“How is the light these days?”
“Uh, me?”
Asha was extremely flustered when an arrow was shot at her, and she was unable to speak properly and was mumbling.
“What, I’m doing well these days? How are you?”
“I’m doing well, but what I want to talk about now isn’t basic foreign language conversation. I’m asking how things are with Yuwon. You two share a room.”
The expression on Ruchel’s face as he adds, “I envy you,” is genuine.
So much so that I would want to take it from her even if it meant killing Asha.
“Ah— Now that I think about it, about that issue. I was called by the president this morning and went to see him.”
“… … Is it perhaps a gender issue?”
“huh.”
I thought from the beginning that it would be impossible to hide it until the end.
Last time, when Aire and Melodia Gaju borrowed the Rebellion Channel and broadcast, they also mentioned that Asha is a woman.
So, did Ban Yu-won’s order to cross-dress just end up with the two of them having separate rooms?
“Do you look happy?”
“No way. So what happened?”
“They said we’d share a room until we graduated, but we shouldn’t have children during the semester.”
“Ah… … Is that so?”
It wasn’t the answer Ruchel was expecting.
She actively cooperated in forming a large family centered around Ban Yu-won, and even thought of taking the lead in the process herself, but she was not very pleased with the idea of someone else taking the position closest to Ban Yu-won instead of her.
But psychologically, let alone physically, I can’t keep up with Asha, who always shares a room with me, so although it may be against Ban Yu-won’s wishes, I thought it would be a good idea for the two of them to have separate rooms this time!
“And then… … he said something strange.”
“Strange words?”
Asha continued, frowning, as if she had no idea what Ruchel was thinking.
“The return to our ancestors through genetic inheritance is an achievement worthy of celebration, but I hope that we do not follow in our ancestors’ footsteps. That would be an act that would block the path of Yuwon… … .”
“How does the president know what Yuwon is thinking… …?”
“I asked the same question, and the president said that it was meant to be that way.”
The two people looked at each other and blinked.
Coincidentally, they were thinking the same thing, but it was about Aire, not Ban Yu-won.
The ancestors of Light, Jinryu, have similar ways of thinking to them, so it’s probably not Light but Airei.
So, is the president perhaps hostile to Aire…?
