Admission is a waste of time (354)
Lesson 69. Conquering Clarent – 4
One weekend evening, as expected, the president called.
Ban Yu-won had been keeping some distance from the president for some time.
It would have been okay to talk to him directly and delve into his inner thoughts, but I thought that it would be obvious that Ban Yu-won was acting like nothing had happened when it was clear that the president had turned a blind eye to Dokgo Yeon’s death―or even induced it.
But no matter what, this time he couldn’t ignore the president’s call.
If a student ate one of the ten most powerful forces in the universe, you can’t just say, “Oh my, you ate it so well. Was it delicious?”
―… … .
“… … .”
The president and Ban Yu-won, who had not seen each other for a long time, just stared at each other.
The president looked like a warrior doll holding a broken sword today, and it was immediately obvious what he wanted to say.
Ban Yu-won, who had no intention of bringing up the subject first, was about to say that he would get up if he had nothing to say.
-Is it a punishment?
“A punishment, in what sense?”
Last week, Ban Yoo-won used the word traitor, but that was only a statement made from the perspective of the ancestor, Topju.
It was not because they were traitors that Clarent lost his power at the hands of Ban Yu-won and left the future of his family in his hands.
It was because they were the ones who first touched Ban Yu-won, who had been sitting still.
Ban Yu-won was asking what the president meant by ‘punishment’.
-Was it foolish to ask?
The president spoke, barely able to let out a sigh in the doll’s body.
―If you had asked me for advice on whatever it meant, I would have been more than happy to help.
“… … The Master says something like that?”
-They call me Master.
“No, I don’t hate it.”
Ban Yu-won lifted the teacup placed in front of him.
It wasn’t the president who prepared it, it was Stella who prepared it, and it wasn’t in front of his eyes until just a moment ago.
-……that.
“How is it? It’s okay.”
It was a protest of its own.
That the power of others can interfere even in the space controlled by the president.
This is to inform that Stella, who the president had tried to bury, has returned.
“Honestly, I thought it would take half a year, but somehow a number of things happened at once.”
Ban Yu-won raised his teacup to his lips and declared to the president.
“So let’s move on quickly. The time has come. It looks like the top floor of the tower is almost here.”
To be honest, Ban Yu-won was deliberately progressing the tower’s climb a little slower until he felt his strength was sufficient.
He repeatedly moved on after getting everything he could from each room, but he was able to complete the puzzle at a speed that was incomparable to that of other students.
Anyone who watches the Rebellion channel might already be starting to realize this.
If you were to name the only people who really have a chance of conquering the tower, it would be Ban Yu-won and his team.
―I have stated my position before. I am in no way your saboteur. Rather… … .
“You may not believe me, but I don’t hate you either.”
The teacup is empty.
As Ban Yu-won held it out into the air, tea fell from nowhere and filled the cup.
The president looked at it with an indescribable expression.
“But that doesn’t mean I agree with your methods and will follow them.”
“I’ll do it my way now,” Ban Yu-won declared, emptying his tea again.
Then he said, as if a memory had suddenly occurred to him.
“Did you have a boyfriend before?”
-There was someone I respected. What do you want to say?
“It’s just that, I’ve been realizing something lately. … … I thought I didn’t have feelings for you. But now I know that’s not true. It’s just that my range was incredibly, incredibly narrow.”
And it seems that it doesn’t include the ability to read other people’s emotions or be considerate.
So, even after two years since Dokgo Yeon was kidnapped to the tower, he can still tell Ban Yu-won nonsense that he is not the one who is interfering with him.
Ban Yu-won stood up from his seat with a bitter smile.
“Anyway, what you’re saying is that we’re not the enemy.”
-I can never be your enemy. Never.
“But I think it could be an ordeal. What do you think?”
―… … That might be true.
The doll dropped the broken sword and sat down on the spot.
-But I… …I hope that doesn’t happen.
The doll burst and the cotton inside floated up to form an eye.
I had seen it once before and thought it didn’t have much of an impact, but as I was watching, I saw those eyes staring at the magnificent Tower of Babel outside the window.
-Back home… … .
The president spoke in a whisper.
Ban Yu-won absentmindedly stared into her eyes at the voice that seemed to have lost some of its strength.
-It would be a good idea to visit your hometown once.
“… … Yes. I was planning on going anyway.”
―Fides and Amor… I will stop them both. But I will have to deal with Melodia myself.
Ban Yu-won doubted his own ears.
It was not surprising that the Chancellor would want to help him deal with the traitors of his teenage family.
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But if you think about it in conjunction with what you said just a moment ago… … No way.
“They’re coming to Earth? That’s ridiculous, we’ve blocked them with a barrier.”
―You must have already realized part of the truth. The true dragons were the most knowledgeable about matters involving dimension crossing. The true dragons were also the ones who stood up to the power of the tower until the end.
Ban Yu-won grabbed his head, which was beginning to throbbing at those unbelievable words.
Until now? I thought so, but upon closer examination, Melodia could be called Ban Yu-won’s ally before this meeting.
Although they were slightly wary of each other, it could be said that they were keeping an eye on each other with the True Dragon Aire between them.
But now that Aire has awakened as a true dragon and has completely turned to Ban-Yu-Won… … Melodia no longer needs to worry about anyone’s feelings.
“That’s what Melodia is saying… … She’s about to go as far as she can go, that’s what she’s saying.”
―Furthermore, we have joined hands with traitors with whom we had no contact. Remember, the source of history that flows through their blood.
Ban Yu-won was speechless.
So now… … at this point where Melodia has perfectly decided her course of action.
In order to turn things around, they joined hands with other families that they had previously looked down on.
Find your way to Earth, the home planet engraved in their history.
Break through the barrier that prevents you from crossing the dimensional wall with the power of the True Dragon.
Are you saying that you are going to directly use force against Earth?
“I thought Earth would be safe until it was all over.”
-How could that be?
The eyeballs made of fluff were tightly shut.
Perhaps he had crushed the doll to hide his expression. While Ban Yu-won was making rational inferences, he ended up admitting all the facts.
-The origin is there.
* * *
Ban Yu-won started the new week with a very uneasy feeling.
If it were said that their home planet, which they had completely forgotten about, was being targeted by enemies like the Ten Clans and the True Dragons, wouldn’t anyone feel uneasy?
Besides, he still has his family on Earth.
There is also a grandfather who is like a teacher to Ban Yu-won who shows him the direction of his life, and there is also a cute father who is getting depressed these days because he doesn’t get to see his mother often.
The president gave him the freedom to exercise his extracurricular activities and leave for Earth whenever he wanted… … But even so, Ban Yu-won was the student body president and had a lot of work to do at the union.
So for now, we’ll just keep in close contact with the powerful people on Earth and be prepared to take immediate action no matter what happens.
[Miyeon’s older sister: What the hell did Yuwon-ah send you! I was really surprised… ]
[Me: Is it useful? Since my older sister can control it, I’ll just blow that up first and see if it comes down to it.]
[Miyeon’s older sister: I’m really so grateful, what should I do, I… I want to do something for you. When can you come to Earth?]
[Me: Sure, I’m asking you unilaterally. I’d like to go to Earth within a month. I’ll be counting on you until then.]
[Miyeon’s older sister: Just leave it to me! I’ll be waiting, so come quickly… … But don’t feel pressured!]
[Miyeon’s older sister: I just wanted to get some light revenge on Yumi for being so picky these days. I’ll see you when you come! Take care!]
―I am amazed that I have never seen a woman with eyes of death begging for affection so meanly.
‘Please don’t say things like that because it pricks my conscience… … I really have nothing to do with this older sister.’
―The eyes of death look at you quietly.
‘A date. Just one date, and as a training reward at that!’
What happened to the giant sword obtained from planet Clarent?
It was right on Earth.
As it happens, on Earth there is a Kang Mi-yeon who wields powers that are exactly the same as the immortal powers of the Clarent family, or even a slightly more developed form of them.
So on the way back to Union, I stopped by Earth briefly to place the giant sword in geostationary orbit and then returned.
Although I don’t know, Kang Mi-yeon must have experienced a considerable amount of skill growth by linking with it.
The power of the Clarent family, who died fighting against him, was all added to the great sword, and it would be flowing into Kang Mi-yeon, who was newly connected to it, knowingly or unknowingly.
This is a much more refined method compared to when I gave Ban Yu-mi the depth of Hongyeon two years ago.
“The student body president is looking at the mirror.”
“Are you trying to decide on your next destination? Since you ate Clarent, I think your next destination will be Fides.”
“You formed an alliance with the Ten Clans? But didn’t the Ten Clans have some kind of agreement that prevented them from moving on a large scale?”
“This time it’s definitely broken. I knew it would happen soon anyway, after the uproar two years ago.”
“Has there ever been a time when the status of a teenage family was so shaken?”
“The teenage family will last forever. Its members just change a little bit more drastically.”
“In other words, it matters which of the teenage families the student council president will sit in――.”
As Ban Yu-won closed the mirror, the chatter coming from all directions suddenly stopped.
He didn’t bother looking around to give his students a look.
The Rebellion members sitting on either side of him took care of that.
What he’s thinking about now is the true dragons that are still breathing even though they’re buried under the tower.
True Dragon… … .
I’ve been exploring the True Dragons with Aire whenever I have time, but it’s true that I’m a little at a loss as to how to deal with those who have learned more powers than her and are older.
“It’s lecture time. Everyone, please focus on me.”
Just then, it was time for class and the professor came in.
A mandatory course every school year in which students think about and discuss the structure of the tower.
Of course, it was impossible for students who didn’t even know the origin of the tower to come up with productive opinions.
The space created on the tower originally tended to reflect the thoughts and knowledge of the person climbing it, so simply inquiring about the tower was meaningful.
The problem was that students didn’t know about it and treated this lecture as a waste of time.
“Today, I would like to talk about the energy source that is assumed to be in the tower.”
Professor Noh always had a hobby of throwing out topics that he thought would interest the students, but the students were more concerned about Ban Yoo-won’s next move than the energy source of the tower.
It wasn’t a half-circle.
When he heard the word energy source, the first thing that came to his mind was none other than the True Dragon.
“In the tower that students climb, of course, there may be no opportunity to explore this energy source. We are those who challenge the tower and receive rewards from it, in other words, those who consume the tower’s resources, and the energy source of the tower may be accessible to the producer’s area. Yes, the person who first created the tower or the manager could be the target.”
Ban Yu-won was exploring the tower alone and was secretly thinking that the cave with the stone tablet with the names of the constellations written on it might be the end.
But what if that’s not the case?
It’s not the deepest part of the tower, it’s even lower.
Or, if he could advance further, into the realm where the True Dragons were trapped… … .
‘The tower is a space that shows different things depending on my perception.’
Ban Yu-won held back from getting up from his seat.
Perhaps his ancestors, who had intended for his growth, had hoped from the beginning that he would one day come into contact with the True Dragons.
… … The result may be quite different from what our ancestors had hoped for!
