Admission is a waste of time (288)
Lesson 56. The house next door is on fire too – 1
The meeting, which left a strong suspicion that the president simply wanted to show off in front of Ban Yu-won and Yu-mi, had an immediate and fatal side effect.
Yumi, who was truly frightened by his declaration, clung to Ban Yuwon as if she were a fragile baby rabbit that would die if she were to fall, and tried not to let go.
Of course, her actions aroused the resentment of the Rebellion members.
“Now you’ve decided to do it openly? How can someone like Professor Jeong do something like that to a single student?”
“Everyone, I think there’s a misunderstanding. Stop being so critical and listen to what I have to say calmly.”
The Rebellion members were glaring at her with expressions of bewilderment—especially Asha, who was the representative at such times—and Yumina made an excuse in a sincere tone.
But there was nothing convincing about her holding Ban Yoo-won’s head between her arms and chest, preventing him from escaping.
Dokgo Yeon and Ruchel also each said a word.
“Misunderstanding? There were quite a few students outside the restaurant, but do you plan on telling each and every student who saw that it was a misunderstanding?”
“I’ve been able to make excuses somehow so far, but I can’t do it anymore… … .”
As a bonus, the place they are now is outside the Academy’s city, Ronika’s famous restaurant.
When Ban Yu-won, who had been summoned by the president, was asked what had happened, and when they made a dinner appointment under the team name to celebrate the aftermath of the investigation where everyone had fallen out of favor, Ban Yu-won showed up held captive by Yu-mi-na, what could the team members have been thinking?
Of course, they were in a private room right now, but the students who had noticed them before entering the restaurant seemed to be chattering through the barrier and could be heard all the way here.
“I’m serious right now. I’m not doing this because I have a supervisor.”
Instead of Ban Yu-won, who couldn’t open his mouth because his face was buried in Yumi’s chest, she explained the situation to him in a rough way.
The Rebellion team’s explorations have been unique so far, but this time they’ve gone beyond that.
As all members are aware, these changes in the tower are taking place around Ban Yu-won, and not only the students but also the powerful people including the teenage families are reacting sensitively to its uniqueness.
That it is not simply a matter of caution or suspicion, but an attempt to exploit him, or even lead to violent acts such as kidnapping.
And if Ban Yu-won was truly chosen as the successor to the Tower of Babel, then the immediate exploration and evaluation are not important, and it would be insufficient for everyone to join forces to protect him.
“So――From the moment you left the academy, you held Lee tightly in your arms.”
Dokgo Yeon sighed, touching his forehead.
Hearing that, Asha tilted her head and muttered.
“Hey… … ? Sa… … ?”
“So, I understand why you’re so nervous.”
Dokgo Yeon raised her voice, drowning out Asha’s foolish monologue.
“This is too much. And do you plan on revealing to the world that we are on guard?”
“T-This is on purpose. I am a full professor at Union Academy and a powerful figure known both inside and outside of Union. If I publicly reveal that I am protecting Yuwon, they won’t be able to make any hasty moves.”
“The amusement park… … .”
Asha’s gaze turned to Yumina this time.
At her dull and indifferent gaze, Yumi continued speaking, holding Ban Yuwon with more strength in her hand.
“Everyone, you need to think seriously. A war so big that Prominence’s air raid on Earth would seem like a minor incident could break out. It could escalate into a major brawl involving multiple S-class dimensions over Yuwon’s new recruits… … .”
“Should we have refrained from exploring?”
“Early or late, he would have been noticed. Moreover, if Yuwon was truly the successor to the tower, he would not have had the option of not climbing it.”
“If you hadn’t run the Rebellion channel, would you have received less attention than you do now?”
“That was more of a smokescreen. A smokescreen that somehow managed to divert attention away from Yuwon… … But I think it’s too late now.”
“Master… … .”
Finally, Asha mutters blankly while looking at Ruchel.
Ruchel didn’t even glance at her, his eyes shining.
“Students of the Academy cannot stay in the Academy. From now on, we must be prepared to engage the enemy every moment we go outside.”
“Student Ruchel, that’s right. So what I’m suggesting is… … Ah, here you are.”
The barrier was briefly lifted, the door to the private room opened, and three new women came inside.
Of course, it was Mira, Shati, and Aire.
“Oh my, it really was.”
Mira glanced around at the group, who had serious expressions on their faces without even touching the food that had been prepared, and smiled, covering her mouth with one hand as if she was doing it on purpose.
“I heard that someone who was a full professor at the academy was having a love fight with his students, but I wasn’t going to believe it until I saw it with my own eyes… … .”
Yumina flinched under her cold purple gaze.
“Professor Yumina, you’re so shameless with my boyfriend. If someone saw you, they’d think you really had feelings for your student.”
“Oh, ahh.”
“boy friend…….”
Whether Asha muttered meaningfully or not.
As Mira approached Yumina naturally and took her hand away from her, she sat down with him. Aire quickly sat down in the remaining seat next to her and crossed her legs.
Those who naturally pay attention to her.
Aire opened her mouth with a calm expression, as if it didn’t matter what she had just done.
“I saw the results of the investigation. The video too… Is that why you gathered here?”
“Yes? Yes, that’s right, that’s right――”
“That’s not the issue right now, why are you sitting there?”
“Whew… … Really, how did it end up like this?”
“… … Guys, can I not get out of here?”
In an awkward situation where everyone here except herself was excited because of one guy, Shati was the one who thoughtlessly said something weak, but Shati also received a favor from Ban Yu-won.
Seeing him buried among the women with a serious expression on his face, she sighed and eventually found a suitable seat.
The people who were briefly excited by the ridiculous topic of where to seat Ban Yu-won, who is closest to him and has the right to be treated well―― decided to calm down for a moment by watching Asha, who had obliviously placed an additional order, open the door and receive a glass of alcohol.
“――So what I’m saying is that this isn’t just a problem involving one or two teenage families.”
“It’s better.”
As soon as Yumina finished explaining the situation again, Mira shrugged and said.
She rolled the wine glass around in her hand, took a sip, and put it down.
“I was already thinking that Yu-won needed a title that would suit him. A man who will eventually lead all the fairies should be at least the owner of the tower. This is actually good news at an appropriate time.”
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He said this with a leisurely smile.
Some people looked astonished at Mira’s cheeky trick of arbitrarily turning Banyuwon into the leader of the Fairy Tribe…
“The war was going to happen anyway, and I knew that a war involving the ten families wouldn’t be easily resolved―― so if it was going to be like this, it would be better to just end Prominence.”
Shati also nodded with a not-so-serious expression.
In fact, everyone knew that Ban Yu-won’s power was great, and while watching him explore the tower as comfortably as his own home, I had secretly thought, ‘Wow, wouldn’t it be possible for this man to do it?’
It felt more real because the president himself came out and said it, but at the same time, I thought, ‘This is what happened.’
“It’s ridiculous. They set up an academy with the intention of nurturing those who can reach the top of the tower, but when the ones who actually reach the top appear, they’re impatient because they can’t catch and kill them all.”
Aire sneered.
She gently stroked the back of Ban Yu-won’s hand and continued speaking.
“Yuwon, let’s go with Melodia. The host will give us strength.”
“Wait a minute, I have to go to Fairy Tail first. Everyone is expecting the Queen’s man.”
Mira responded sharply and slapped her hand away.
And the Rebellion members were looking at them with very subtle expressions.
“Our people too… … No, but we are too weak to fight against the higher dimensions. In the meantime, let’s just send our parents and our elite troops… … .”
“The kids in our dimension are all weak, what should we do… … No, but I can’t give in to them for the sake of a blessed marriage… …!”
“Are you treating the troops as comatose right now?”
Dokgo Yeon, who had been speaking in a pitiful tone, suddenly clapped his hands and silenced the group.
“Ban Yu-won, what about you? You’ve been quiet for a while now, so I wonder what you’re thinking about. Tell me. You were preparing this and that on your own, weren’t you?”
Perhaps he was talking about going on a solo expedition.
Only then did Ban Yu-won raise his head and cough in vain.
“They say war has already started.”
“Huh? Why are you talking about that as if it were someone else’s story… .”
“War?! Who is invading Earth again?”
“I can’t forgive you!”
The members jumped up in surprise.
Ban Yu-won shook his head and briefly disconnected from the person he had been talking to via communication.
After making a few gestures in the air, he realized that it wasn’t working yet, clicked his tongue, lifted his mirror, and connected to Union Net.
The first thing that came to mind was that there was a large-scale military conflict taking place in an abandoned dimension.
“Where, the Crimson Spear in Exodus… … and the fleet from the dimension of Cetus are fighting a three-way battle?”
“Cetius?”
As Asha tilted her head, Ruchel pricked up her ears as if she had realized something.
“If it’s Cetius, isn’t that guy from that dimension? The one who was gathering around Dokgoyeon… .”
“what?!”
Shati looked embarrassed and moved closer to the screen.
Even though it would have been an environment that no one could easily access if it had been an abandoned dimension, the photos that appeared as holograms clearly captured the moment when each force clashed.
Moreover, this photo was uploaded just a few minutes ago.
It seemed as if they were not the parties waging war, as they were keeping their distance from each other.
“This was taken by the mercenary team my older sister belongs to. They said it’s better to spread this kind of stuff quickly… … .”
“Wait a minute, then your mother is there too. It’s dangerous… … No, but if it’s like this.”
“Mother… … .”
Mira was dumbfounded and scratched her head, no matter what Asha muttered quietly.
“Ortima has become an ally? Really?”
“What nonsense are you talking about, Mira. The Ortima family is the worst of the worst.”
“But we’re fighting our enemies right now?!”
And he brought a large fleet with him!
Those who were looking at the photo in bewilderment soon remembered that Ortima had recently started a project to lead a special class to hunt dimensional pirates, including Exodus and Crimson Spear.
Could such a small-scale conflict really have escalated into a war that brought out the might of the teenage clans and the dimensional pirates?!
And soon――everyone’s eyes were fixed on Dokgo Yeon, who was the one who had created this situation.
“Why, why are you looking at me like that? I’ve never even had contact with that man!”
“Is this the real femme fatale… … ?”
“P, femme… … ?!”
Dokgo Yeon, whose face turned red at those shameless words, jumped up from her seat and shouted.
“I’ve never held hands with a man other than Won, do you understand!”
“one…….”
And Asha muttered quietly as before.
Ban Yu-won seemed to know what Asha was thinking, but he was too lazy to put up with her cuteness in the current situation, so he decided to pretend not to know for now.
