Admission is a waste of time (334)
Lesson 65. Creation – 4
It’s Thursday afternoon, and the entire Academy is excited as the first top ranking of the year approaches.
As if to show off the fact that he was half-affiliated with the Prominence family, Ban Yu-won was meeting with Ulrike Prominence, a fifth-year student in Union’s graduating class, at a cafe located in the Academy Annex.
Now, it’s such a common sight that other students around them accept it as a given, but when the two were first caught in this way, the intranet almost exploded.
“The owner is whining about when Yuwon will come to Prominence. Well, he skipped the last vacation too, so I’m sure he’s in good health by now.”
Ban Yu-won, sitting across from her, snorted as he watched Ulrike Prominence, who had finally put down her teacup with dignity and was using a somewhat cheap tone.
“Still, it’s become a lot easier to deal with you, Ulrike.”
“I’m not talking to you in person. If you don’t make yourself comfortable even when you’re not there, you won’t be able to do anything. Ah, this is the sadness of the ruling class, right?”
Ulrike sighed exaggeratedly and fanned her face.
After living her whole life as a servant to others and then becoming a vassal who must run around and do everything in her power, how could she not be tired? However, it is not only the members of Rebellion who have changed in the past two years, and she has also learned to adopt a rather sly attitude.
Perhaps the fact that she could meet Ban Yu-won regularly was what gave her energy.
“These days, the old men in the back room keep coming to my house to find a new wife, so I’m just venting my stress on them. I should have just killed them all two years ago.”
“Why are you so much like my older sister… … .”
Ban Yu-won thought that maybe his older sister had no human emotions, saying such things in front of Ulrike, who had lost her entire family two years ago.
He had no right to curse his older sister, considering that it was Ban Yu-won himself who bound Ulrike to Ban Yu-mi by making a pact with her.
“Aside from that, the family and the upper class are doing well. As for the singularity.”
“Singularity?”
“There’s been some friction with one of the teenage families recently.”
Ban Yu-won’s body leaned forward at the words that made his ears perk up.
Two years ago, Ulrike would have blushed and backed away in shock, but now she smiled softly and brought her lips to his ear and said,
“Among the families that are famous in various dimensions, there are a few families that are famous for their swordsmanship. These are families that have developed their own unique swordsmanship outside of the martial arts world and elevated it to the realm of their own unique power.”
“It’s a sword.”
“As you may know, Prominence was one of them. We tried to erase that history for decades, but it was not erased. Thanks to this great patriarch, it was revived as if it were a blessing, and many people within the family are now practicing swordsmanship again.”
And in the swordsmanship of Ban Yu-mi, who will become the protagonist of the new generation, Ban Yu-won and Dokgo Yeon will probably have a significant share… … .
Ban Yu-won felt quite strange when he thought that Dokgo Yeon’s influence might be reflected in the swordsmanship that might become the mainstream swordsmanship of Prominence in the distant future.
“Then is that why you clashed with the other teenage families? Because your older sister took up arms again?”
“At least that’s their stance on the outside. They’re from Clarent, the family most famous for swordsmanship among the ten families.”
“Clarent.”
“Did you know?”
“The name is. But now that I hear it again like this… … .”
Clarent is a sword that appears in the legend of King Arthur, and was used by King Arthur’s son, Modred, to kill his father… … Yes, it was a sword that symbolized the cowardice and immorality of the king.
Of course, now that all myths have been erased from Earth, there is no way to access the legend of King Arthur, and aliens outside Earth would not even know of its existence.
It can’t be a coincidence.
That could never happen.
‘As expected, the teenage families… … if not all of them, then most of them.’
As Ban Yu-won closed his eyes tightly and fell into deep sleep, Ulrike rested her chin on her arm placed on the table and quietly looked at his face.
As time goes by, a more mature charm blossoms, and the joy of being able to look closely at a man’s face as it changes and becomes more wonderful day by day.
She learned to find happiness in little things.
There were times when my desires overflowed and I was in trouble, but I also learned how to resolve them without letting them overflow.
Even if it’s a little late, I’m becoming an adult like that.
When Ban Yu-won opened her eyes again, she had already straightened her posture and spread out her fan to cover her mouth.
“Shall I continue talking?”
“Please.”
“They said they would select representatives and have a match. It would be a friendly competition.”
“What sect are you? Have you ever fought with Prominence for the title of the strongest swordsman?”
“That’s true, but there’s no history of such reckless behavior from a large group of even a dozen families.”
Ulrike, who had managed to control her expression, folded her debt.
A ray of happiness that had not yet disappeared hung on the corner of his mouth, but Ban Yu-won pretended not to know it.
“There are other possibilities. The Information Department discussed three main possibilities. The first is that they are trying to gauge the true nature of Yumi, the new head of Prominence. You have used force several times, but many people are still skeptical about whether it will work among the other ten families.”
“The only way to see if that works is to have an all-out war. Ha, so that’s why it’s a sparring match.”
“Second, there is interest in our top core products that have recently been released on the market with features that can be called revolutionary. They may make business proposals, and depending on where the friendly competition is held, they may try to do something more daring.”
That’s just ridiculous.
All the items sold at Prominence were developed by Mira, Ban Yu-won, and Professor Campanella, and although they are patented, they are products that others would not dare to copy even without a patent.
Even if you kindly explain it to me and take it apart, I would never be able to follow it.
“And the last possibility is interest in Yuwon.”
“Huh? Me?”
“Yes. They asked you to attend, Yuwon.”
“… … .”
I didn’t ask why.
I had a few thoughts on why those in the teenage family would be interested in Ban Yu-won.
“It is already well known among the teenage families that Yu-won is a member of the Prominence family. Moreover, since you are mostly seen using swords on the Rebellion channel, it is not strange that they would request Yu-won’s attendance. That is, if their goal is to train in swordsmanship.”
“This is very suspicious.”
“It just smells fishy. Plus, they sent me a considerable amount of money as a gift because they wanted me to practice.”
Ulrike said so and added, ‘It was a surprising amount even for me, who grew up in a wealthy family.’
At this point, it would be strange to accept that they have no hidden agenda.
And one annoying thing is that refusing this blatantly suspicious offer would be tantamount to tarnishing the family name.
“The elders… … Excuse me, the lord’s habit of speaking is just too much. The elders are shouting that we absolutely cannot refuse. Even if they have their own ulterior motives, we must confront them head-on in order to raise the name of the Ten Great Clans.”
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“Well, I guess so.”
“Your Majesty is not the type of person to back down from such provocations… … but unfortunately this time, the safety of Yuwon, who you are so desperate to protect, is at stake.”
“I’m okay. In fact, it’s better.”
“Oh my god.”
When I readily responded to Ulrike, who was watching me closely, the look in her eyes changed.
“It went well.”
“I was thinking of meeting other teenage families in a public setting. Let me know when you have a schedule, and I’ll talk to the principal and have him change it to a special activity schedule.”
“Awesome.”
“And while we’re at it, let’s make it a little more fun. Since there’s no terminal in the S-class dimension… … we’re going to rent out an A-class dimension terminal. And we’re going to invite all the families of the ten.”
Ulrike chuckled and shook her head.
“There hasn’t been a gathering like that in hundreds of years. Do you think it’s possible? … … Are you really going to do it?”
“For now, I’m confident I can attract Melodia and Ortima.”
“Ortima?! What about Ortima!”
Ban Yu-won smiled brightly and kept his words to himself.
Ulrike, who was at a loss for words, suddenly remembered that the new student who had entered this year as Ortima’s successor was a girl, and nodded in understanding.
It wouldn’t have been strange if Ortima’s precious daughter, who had grown up in a family without knowing anything like herself, had fallen for Ban Yu-won the moment she met him.
“No… … I’m not that kind of troublemaker, am I?”
“Oh my, did it come out of your mouth? I’m sorry, Yuwon. Anyway, the result is always like that, so that’s it.”
Ulrike just smiles and speaks slyly despite his rebuttal.
Although the meaning was a little different, the results were not that different, so Ban Yu-won just made a look of resentment and couldn’t say anything else.
“Ugh. Anyway, tell Prominence well. I think my sister would welcome you taking the initiative.”
“I guess he is. Okay, I’ll tell you that for sure.”
Ulrike didn’t get up after finishing her business, but hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth and speaking hesitantly.
“Uh, this weekend… … What are your plans… … .”
“ah.”
Ban Yu-won thought about it for a moment and then answered with a small smile.
“If I come out on Sunday and stay up until midnight, it’ll be about six hours.”
“Six hours! Oh, I understand. First, the restaurant, no, the lodging… … . Sunday! See you on Sunday!”
Ulrike, who had jumped up from her seat to come up with the perfect date plan, nodded to him and left the café with hasty steps.
As Ban Yu-won looked at her back with a smile on his face, a black fog began to form before his eyes.
―The eyes of death ask with a serious expression, wondering if your body will remain.
‘It’s okay, I eat life candies every day even on days when I don’t go to the top… ‘
―Death’s Eyes sighs, saying that he needs to recover his body as soon as possible to be able to control the foxes.
Ban Yu-won was simply delighted by the outpouring of interest and concern from the constellation he had made a contract with.
Of course, she may be just expressing her jealousy and reproach, but I welcome even that.
‘Okay, everything is going well.’
For the past two years, he has been so quiet that I had a feeling that maybe the other teenage families didn’t care what he was doing, but now something is starting to move properly.
Ban Yu-won clenched his fist tightly.
I closed my eyes and opened them again, strengthening my resolve.
A white cross appeared and disappeared in the golden eyes.
* * *
The next day, Friday morning――dawn, the first Tower of Babel exploration of the year.
Ban Yu-won and his group, who were now in the upper grades, had to wake up early and enter the tower without even having time to eat breakfast.
When I asked my seniors what they did, they said that some people went to bed very early the day before and woke up at the crack of dawn to prepare and eat breakfast, and some people made do with a simple soup. Ban Yu-won, who didn’t like any of them, came up with an innovative method of ‘going into the tower and eating.’
The problem with this method is that since you’re usually dropped into the middle of a room full of monsters, you have to resort to the harsh method of combat feeding, which is a bit of a pain since you’ve never even been in the military.
Ban Yoo-won elevated this to one of the contents of the Rebellion channel, to the point where there is now a video edited with only scenes of him fighting and eating with the members.
“That’s because Yuwon has no problem entering rooms over 500. We always die.”
Among the seniors who stayed at the academy without graduating, Kshana, the top student in the fifth year class and the strongest, grumbled.
Having finally defeated Ulrike and taken first place in her class last year, she has been developing her power to manipulate sound waves day by day, and has now become an overwhelming powerhouse recognized by everyone.
Among the juniors who were part of the Union Journey, there were more cases where they admired Kshana, who was originally undervalued but now stands proudly among the strongest in the academy, than the outstanding 4th year seniors.
After she was able to leave a video record of her time on the tower, the channel she opened separately also gained quite a bit of popularity.
“Senior, you are doing well too.”
“Oh my, my heart is pounding so don’t laugh like that. Then shall we go?”
Kshana waved her hand away from him, smiled brightly, turned around, and entered the tower with her team members.
Ban Yu-won looked at her back and thought.
At this point, the easiest person for the tower to target as a constellation is Kshanah.
Unique and powerful unique abilities, solid skills, but relatively poor family and background.
Who would care if she went missing?
‘I will write it.’
So, Ban Yu-won had already shared the countermeasures he had been researching since he learned about the birth of the constellation with her and other key figures.
If Toph really is after Kshana, and misses her, how will he react?
How will the president react?
“Yuwon, it’s our turn.”
“I guess I can take my time eating today. It’s room 560.”
“Aire, you can’t drink the blood wine like last time and get drunk and cause a ruckus. Absolutely not.”
“Ugh.”
The Rebellion members came calling for him.
Aire, who was at a loss at Ruchel’s words, smiled brightly at Ban Yu-won and reached out to him.
“Let’s go, Yuwon.”
―Death’s eyes take on a complicated expression.
Ban Yu-won smiled bitterly and grabbed Aire’s hand.
Inwardly, he muttered to Dokgoyeon, asking her to understand.
“Room 560, right?”
“We actually reached room 561. I heard that the previous record was room 561.”
“This is an unbelievable speed. We are writing a new history for the Union.”
“Maybe… … we might really conquer the tower.”
As always, when Rebellion entered the tower, he calmly accepted the gazes pouring in from all sides.
They entered the tower.
It was only later that I realized that this was the day of the year when irregular phenomena were most likely to occur.
