Admission is a waste of time (372)
Lesson 73. The True Story of the Tower of Babel – 2
There was one thing that Ban Yoo-won did wrong.
The constellations that stood out in their true form were not only those they had met so far.
“Wow, does this really make sense? Even the most irregular ones do.”
After winning the first battle consisting of four constellations and absorbing them, eight appeared in a frightening manner. After stopping Aire from transforming into a true dragon and somehow defeating them, this time sixteen constellations appeared with their true forms.
Even if you crossed the line, you crossed it properly.
-What a pitiful sight.
-That’s right, I can trample on that bastard Ban Yu-won like this!
―Stupid, I meant our situation where we have to risk our lives fighting that damn old hag’s will.
If you include the twelve constellations above, the ruler of the forest that Ruchel had first confronted, the thirteen constellations were either those that Rebellion had encountered as enemies while climbing the tower, or those that he had proposed a contract with and then had his powers stolen by Ban Yu-won.
So, I decided to go straight to the fight without any hesitation, but it turned out that the constellations summoned this time were not all those who were hostile to Ban Yu-won.
Didn’t Yumina say that once? There aren’t only bad people among the constellations.
If you look at the fundamentals, they were just climbers who wanted to climb the tower before Rebellion.
There were few who would listen to her meekly, even though the observer of the ten thousand eyes had told them to fight.
-Hey, you guys. Get back.
And among them, one constellation stepped forward, emitting a faint light.
Even among the giant or bizarrely shaped constellations, he was a rare case that maintained a completely human form, and oddly enough, the clothes he was wearing were not the Union Academy uniform.
Ban Yu-won is wearing loose-fitting martial arts attire that he often saw while living in the martial arts world, and on his waist is a long sword with a single blade… … A samurai?
‘If Yeon had seen it, what would she have said?’
In order to revive the severed connection with Dokgoyeon, I have to give up the easy way and choose the difficult way.
Ban Yu-won sighed and faced him.
Looking at the other constellations hesitating and retreating, it seems that it is one of the strongest constellations.
―I’ve been waiting for this moment. I need to fight one-on-one. I won’t tolerate any interference.
“Ah… … you.”
Only then did Ban Yu-won realize the samurai’s true identity.
“You are one who measures the moment.”
– You got it. I gave you a gap.
Unlike the two constellations that had their powers of confusion and mutation taken away from him respectively, he was the only constellation that had left a favorable impression on him, as he readily gave him his powers without asking for anything in return.
The ‘gap’ obtained from him is the power to measure the gaps in the opponent, create a gap in time, and help oneself move freely through the gap.
Although he didn’t have this power when he created the Origin Sword, he could confidently say that it played a huge role in perfecting his martial arts.
When you gave Ban Yu-won the power back then, what did he say? Was it that he was looking forward to the day when they would fight?
-One-on-one? Who cares?
-joy.
―Ah …
The observer of the ten thousand eyes tried to intervene immediately, as if he could not tolerate the one who counts the moments acting up without permission, but surprisingly, from the middle of the conversation, her voice became distorted and stretched out like a broken cassette tape, and eventually nothing could be heard.
It was the result of the one who could count the moments before the observer of ten thousand eyes could exert his power, grabbing hold of the gap in time and stretching it out.
Only those who can measure the fleeting moments and moments in the vast expanse of time that others cannot reach are left.
―It’s completely different from when I used to exercise my power as a constellation. The feeling of moving my body with this tremendous power is, oh, unbearable.
“Do you really want to fight me one-on-one that much?”
– Of course. My life has been full of struggles. I hate being a watchman when I don’t like it.
So I’m thinking of quitting now.
Ban Yu-won’s face hardened as he faced the man who spoke so bluntly.
“Are you thinking of dying?”
―Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying I’ll give in. It’s just that even if I beat you, I don’t really intend to kill you. How could I miss this opportunity when someone who can cut off the tenacious lifeline of us sinners has appeared?
“you.”
―So if you win, you will take my head off by the right of the winner. If I win―― I command you to take my head off by the right of the winner.
Ban Yu-won was about to say something, but before he could, the man drew his sword, aimed it at him, and smiled.
-I hope you don’t surrender so easily.
“… … This is funny. I don’t plan on losing to anyone anymore.”
In the end, Ban Yu-won also stopped saying anything and drew his sword.
There is a way to isolate the constellations from the tower and return them to their original form, and the tower will no longer be a space maintained based on sacrifices from other dimensions… … .
The other person seemed too tired to be persuaded with such words.
Maybe he was from the beginning.
Maybe I’ve been waiting for this moment to come since I generously gave my power to Ban Yu-won.
-Go!
The final showdown.
Ban Yu-won swung his sword while reading his opponent’s every movement with his Origin Sword.
The constellation surprisingly showed off an extremely powerful technique by changing his movements by splitting the time at the moment his sword flew, and taking advantage of the gap revealed by the sword to cut down accurately――.
[Gap]
Ironically, his power was further enhanced when combined with the Origin Sword of Banyuwon.
By watching the teaching aid demonstrating its power right before your eyes, you gain a deeper understanding of the power called the Gap, and you can unleash the power you have understood through the Origin Sword――.
-Chaeng, chae chae chaeng!
In an extremely brief moment, their movements changed and became entangled dozens of times.
The swords collide with each other and the light reflecting off of them blurs my vision.
The two people, each swinging a sword and a knife while moving in a circle in a narrow space, seemed to be dancing in sync.
“Hot.”
――And in the process, the sword strikes of the half-circle scattered in the air were imbued with magical power and stuck to the bastard’s body, slowing down his movements.
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―This is――!
“I learned it recently. It’s pretty good.”
If you want to read the gap and change your movements, you will ultimately need to be able to make quicker judgments and moves than your opponent.
The trap set by Ban Yu-won held the man’s sword in the air for a brief moment, and at that moment, there was no way to avoid the sword that was aimed squarely at his chest.
-Kahak.
―――I can’t do as you wish!
The moment the one who counted the moments vomited blood, the gap in time that had stretched to its limit narrowed in an instant, and the voice of the observer of the ten thousand eyes was heard once again.
In that sense, was he already using his power and overlapping it to manifest it? If he had joined forces with other constellations, Ban Yu-won would not have been able to win without showing everything he had.
If we assume that there are more than one or two constellations like this――then it makes sense why the observers of Manan were so confident.
-It’s over already!
-It’s almost like suicide!
―That idiot… … !
The constellations that had been freed from his power clicked their tongues or felt sorry as they looked at the man who was now pierced by Ban Yu-won’s sword.
However, the man who was pierced by Ban Yu-won’s sword seemed to be delighted.
– Okay, that was really fun. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to move my body and swing a sword so coolly.
“Now that I look at it, there were more than just one or two penalties. But I still won.”
-Of course. Now take everything I have as the winner’s right.
―The constellation that should be guarding the tower is arbitrarily giving its power to the usurper!
However, if possible, I would like to talk to him for a little longer.
Ban Yu-won is not stupid enough to hesitate even when faced with an enemy who is shouting loudly while opening his eyes.
His sword, which had stabbed the man’s heart, drew a cold stroke and soared into the air, at the end of which the man’s neck, laughing, popped up along with blood.
-Please.
It must have been the moment before death when he used his power.
The gap between life and death widened, and the last words of the man he left behind seeped into Ban Yu-won’s ears.
―Free everyone. If my power can help you with that, then take it.
Because it was such a rare concept, it was a gap that had a depth of only 100 even though it had been used for over two years.
In the process of absorbing all of the master’s concepts, the power suddenly soared to 1,000, and thanks to understanding its source, it eventually became one with Ban Yu-won’s martial arts.
―If you split the flow endlessly, all the concepts that make up that flow will be revealed one by one. The gap of 1,000 depth was absorbed into the Origin Sword, and the Origin Sword’s depth became 4,000. The depth of Yuwon-gong became 2,500.
– You gain deep enlightenment in martial arts and your level of existence rises. Your depth of life becomes 5,000, your depth of vitality becomes 4,500, and your depth of soul becomes 6,500.
It was a brief moment, but the change was as dramatic as when he gained his ancestors’ memories.
The corpse of the one who counted the moments was completely destroyed, and for a few seconds, the bloodshot, huge eyes glared at Ban Yu-won, who had taken a deep breath and opened his eyes.
-Kill me right now!
Now it didn’t matter whether the constellations wanted to deal with Ban Yu-won of their own volition or not.
The observer of Manan discards the pretense of acting as a constellation and commands the constellations as the internal manager of the tower.
They remembered the past when they were targeted by the observers of Manan and ended up becoming constellations, gnashing their teeth, but eventually they each manifested their powers to target Ban Yu-won and his group.
-I’m sorry, but there’s no way.
―This is kind of fun to do. We’re sinners inside, but outside, we’re rulers.
―Yeah, so die quickly. Because you released the Starlight Player, how much――we―
-starlight?
-Where did he go?
-The old lady must have stopped him. She is also a constellation after all.
“iced coffee…….”
By using the Origin Sword combined with the Gap, I was able to obtain an amount of information that was incomparable to what I normally would have obtained.
Ban Yu-won let out a soft exclamation.
Right now, the moment the observer of Manan reveals his body connected to the tower and gives orders to the constellations.
Only then did Ban Yu-won gain insight into how the tower restrained the constellations.
This is an enlightenment that would not have been achieved if the observer of Manan had not called out and dealt with the constellations in such large numbers.
It was also a realization that would have taken quite some time to attain if the One who counted the moments had not willingly given him his power.
“It’s done now.”
“Shall I transform into a true dragon?”
“You can call me anytime!”
“No, you guys still save it.”
Aire and Asha, who are trying to reveal the power of the True Dragon, are stopped by the constellations that surround them from all sides and exert all their powers to pressure them.
Instead, he stretched out one hand in front of his eyes and ‘completely’ called out the constellations that were now his retinue.
“Stella.”
―Hoooooo――.
A performer of the constellation Starlight, who originally operated as a clone containing half of his own power, and who possessed the power of ‘Holy Light’ that could easily confront the true forms of the constellations.
She was now completely transformed, having regained the remaining half of her strength that had been trapped in the tower and unable to come out.
Breaking free of the heavy chains that had bound her for so many years, regardless of the will of the tower.
“Wow, this feels good.”
Although it seemed that nothing had changed on the surface, Stella felt something different as she touched my hand and made a curious expression. Then she turned to Ban Yu-won and said.
“Did you reconstruct my body?”
“The number of concepts to be composed has doubled, so of course. How is it? The training you’ve done so far hasn’t been in vain, has it?”
“Of course. It’s perfect, I like it. … … I feel like I’m just experimenting with it before the real thing?”
Ban Yu-won felt stung by Stella’s overly sharp words, but her expression soon relaxed and she burst into laughter.
“Anyway, it’s okay since you finished it so nicely. Besides――I feel really good right now, maybe because the annoying restraints are gone.”
-Uh, uh, how.
The voice of the observer in the ten thousand eyes trembled.
If up until now I had been going back and forth between anger and bewilderment while dealing with the Ban Yoo-won group, now it felt like I had gone beyond that and reached a state of shock.
That would be the case.
The moment Stella descended, all kinds of powers acting on Team Rebellion from all directions stopped moving and slowly melted away.
-It’s over now.
-She has been a threat to us since she was an ordinary climber.
-What’s more, you became a transcendent being and even broke the tower’s restraints?
– Grandma, when you say something nice, pass it on. I don’t want to die in vain like this.
―Observer of the Ten Thousand Eyes! You’ve used us so much, it’s enough. Just hide us!
The constellations were spewing out words indiscriminately at once, but in the end, they were all reactions born of fear.
The observer of Manan screamed as if representing them.
―This can’t be happening, the constellation is released from the tower while maintaining its ego!
“You have a record, so why would you do that?”
―That is only temporary――!
“I am a player of starlight.”
Stella opened her mouth and whispered, spreading her arms.
Magic particles sparkling like starlight appeared from all directions and filled the dark space.
On the contrary, the presence of the constellations that had filled the space until now has diminished.
“I tell you who buried me and sealed me.”
The dazzling starlight expanded and filled the space.
The power of Stella’s true nature was so absurdly strong that it made even Ban Yu-won tremble.
So much so that it made me wonder if perhaps the Tower’s restraints were a means to weaken her.
“It’s my turn now.”
There was an explosion of light.
Except for the observers in Manan, all the constellations that could not escape were annihilated without a trace.
