Admission is a waste of time (47)
Lesson 11. Apprentice Magician Ban Yu-won – 2
As expected, on Monday morning, a notification arrived on every student’s pendant informing them of special activities that would be taking place that week.
I was able to check all the information I needed, and I could even get detailed information by accessing the school intranet through the mirror.
Ban Yu-won was furious when he learned the truth about this special activity.
“You’re going to another dimension?!”
Dokgoyeon scolded Ban Yoo-won for making a loud noise while cutting a pancake topped with fried chicken.
“What are you so surprised about? You are a student studying abroad at the highest level.”
“Now that I hear it, that’s true… … .”
“Yuwon, I’ll cut it for you.”
Ban Yu-won becomes determined as he realizes the surreal nature of the environment he is in.
Ruchel, sitting close to him, carefully cut the pancakes for him.
Not only that, Ruchel, who was picking up pancakes and pieces of chicken with a fork and putting them in the corner of Ban Yoo-won’s mouth, smiled bashfully when she received a strange look from Dokgo Yeon.
But he never put down his fork.
“Yuwon. Oh, go ahead.”
“Huh? Oh, oh.”
“Beast, do your best.”
Dokgoyeon looked dumbfounded at the sight of Ruchel finally accomplishing her goal.
But Ruchel’s reaction was amazing.
He tilted his head as if to ask what I was talking about.
“I’m doing it moderately… … ?”
“Ban Yu-won, you said you were learning magic, but you’re already learning how to manipulate the mind? Just look at that beast responding to me so confidently.”
Dokgo Yeon, who was making an exaggeratedly impressed expression while dabbing his eyes with a tissue, responded with a serious expression to Ban Yu-won, who was eating a pancake.
“I didn’t do anything.”
In fact, Ban Yu-won also wanted to reject Ruchel’s kindness, which felt a bit burdensome.
However, there was no choice because Ruchel argued that in order to completely control Simro, he had to change his usual behavior patterns to fit the master-servant relationship.
“Look, that… … .”
“Those two, no way.”
“Wow, look at the weakest guys fighting each other.”
“That kid is so lucky. I wish he’d just burst.”
“Then what about the future videos…?”
It was only natural that the other students in the cafeteria would pay attention to the two of them doing cringe-worthy things that a couple would do.
Among them, those who enjoyed watching the video of ‘Rebellion’ exclaimed in admiration or even sent jealous glances towards Ban Yu-won or Ruchel.
But this was also a welcome thing.
If they were still looked down upon as being from a lower dimension, they would have been viewed qualitatively differently than they are now.
“The goal of this special activity is to observe the lower dimensions and block the monster wave on behalf of the poor people who don’t have the ability to self-defense.”
“Light?”
Meanwhile, Light was reading the instructions for this special activity with his nose buried in the mirror.
Ban Yu-won glanced at him and didn’t miss the twisted smile forming on Light’s lips.
Perhaps sensing Ban Yu-won’s suspicious gaze, Light spoke without even trying to hide his cynicism.
“Look at how you talk about the lower dimensions as if they can’t survive without the care of a higher dimension.”
“you…….”
When Ban Yu-won was momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say in response to the darkness in his voice, Dokgo Yeon spoke instead.
“That level of arrogance is perfectly normal if you want to become a god. Don’t twist it too much, Light.”
“Ha, right. This is all just preliminary training to ascend to the throne… … .”
Light’s bitter voice really bothered me.
Considering that he had previously shown a particularly clear hostility towards the higher dimensions, it was not difficult to realize that something had happened to him in the past.
‘Putting aside the issue of flirting or something, I think we need to become a little closer.’
Whether we like it or not, aren’t we partners who will be together through thick and thin for the next five years?
Ban Yu-won made a new resolution.
“Yuwon, ah~.”
“Ah~.”
But now, I had to open my mouth and eat the pancakes obediently as Ruchel told me to.
* * *
Everywhere I went in the Academy, I heard talk of this special activity.
Although there have been special activities from the beginning, it is said that the special activities that all grades are required to participate in are at the level of ‘events’ that only occur once a semester.
The first-year students were excited to see the upperclassmen’s skills with their own eyes, and the upperclassmen were also thinking about finding promising first-year students.
Needless to say, Rebellion was caught in the middle of all this commotion.
It was only natural that they were the ones who were getting the most attention this freshman year, pushing aside the Ortima bloodline, which was considered one of the greatest teenage families in the entire dimension.
In particular, they gained more fame in various ways after the exploration video uploaded last week showed them killing an intruder in the tower.
It was the same in Professor Zeno’s lecture that I attended on Tuesday afternoon, as the punishment of intruders was an issue that was actively promoted within the Academy and at the same time was an issue directly related to the safety of many students.
In particular, among the students attending Professor Zenon’s lectures, there were quite a few who had made contracts with the constellations, and as such, they were often involved with Irregulars, so they were sensitive to the presence of intruders.
However, they couldn’t help but be concerned that a freshman, not even a 4th or 5th year student competing with them, had encountered an intruder who was ‘hunting for qualifications’ and even ended up killing him.
“They weren’t just lucky.”
“Well, not everyone can attend Professor Zenon’s lectures.”
“Huh, even so, it’s just a thousand things.”
“I watched the video after hearing so much noise, and it turns out the intruder was from the lowest level of Exodus. It doesn’t make sense to make a fuss over something like that.”
“But you had the support of the constellations, right?”
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“It must have been a lower constellation.”
However, since it is mainly composed of special classes for upperclassmen, public opinion was not favorable to begin with.
It was only natural that this would happen, as Rebellion was the trigger and the special class was being beaten up on the intranet.
… … It is because they were the ones who made the discriminatory remarks first.
The Ban Yu-won group, who had become a hot potato, had no time to worry about such things.
Dokgo Yeon wasn’t originally the type to care about what other people thought.
Light was so busy learning spearmanship (in a rather extreme way) from Dokgoyeon that he didn’t have time to think about it.
Even Ruchel, who was conscious of people’s gaze, was now only paying attention to Ban Yu-won.
Because Ban Yu-won had to focus on the two tasks assigned to him.
[The depth of the body stimulated by the vertigo is reduced to 240. The concept of the body is changing. I feel the accumulation of unknown concepts, but I cannot define them yet.]
[Due to the practice of the Hyeonshin Gong, some of the negative concepts within the body have been eliminated. A positive surplus of life has been created. The extra potential will promote the growth of other concepts.]
“Phew… … .”
Wednesday evening.
Ban Yu-won, who had been practicing Hyeonsin-gong without rest since receiving the Hyeonsin-gong from Dokgo Yeon last week, felt that he still had a long way to go as he read the guidance text of power that appeared before his eyes.
‘At least the concept of the body has to change before we can say we’ve achieved anything.’
Originally, the depth of Ban Yu-won’s body had purely surpassed 300, but as he practiced the Manifestation Technique, it gradually decreased.
However, it is not a process of extinction, but rather a process of transformation into something higher than the physical body.
In fact, he could feel his body shape and the structure of his muscles and bones becoming stronger, more durable, and more ideal. If all of his concepts changed, then the basic performance of his body would change.
However, at first, I thought I wanted to finish the transition work before this special activity… … but now I realize that was a very arrogant thought.
‘There’s no way I can completely remodel my body from head to toe in just a week. It’ll take at least a few months. I wonder if I can finish it before the end of the first semester.’
Considering that he would continue to fight monsters and repeatedly rob them of their physical concept, it was possible that it would be even longer.
If Dokgo Yeon found out about his physical transformation, he would be surprised and say it was absurdly fast, but unfortunately, he only thought that his development was slow.
“Well, then… … .”
In any case, the one thing that is certain is that you cannot achieve results in a short period of time with Hyunshin Gong.
Now that I realize that, I have no choice but to focus more on the ‘other way’.
“If I fail today, I’ll break this.”
At Ban Yu-won’s muttering, the magic wand placed before his eyes… … the staff trembled.
He was having a hard time extracting the concept of ‘magic language’ from this staff.
Perhaps it is because the staff’s ego is so strong that they are treated as quasi-living things, rather than the objects that Ban Yoo-won usually easily derives concepts from.
Still, I tried to wrestle with the concept honestly for three days from Sunday to Tuesday, thinking that I was learning the power, but in the end, it was impossible.
“Are you listening? My brother says he doesn’t have time now.”
If I get a little more used to infusing my power with dizziness, I might be able to pull it out like this, but the problem is that tomorrow is Thursday, the day of Yumina’s magical combat class.
After finally obtaining the artifact that would make him a wizard, he decided to attend her lecture, but once he got into the lecture, he couldn’t run away saying, ‘I guess that was impossible!’
So Ban Yu-won decided to put Plan B, which he had been hesitating to do, into action.
That’s threatening the staff’s ego.
“I was trying to see how long you would keep throwing tantrums… … You’ve gone too far. If you’re going to hold on like that, I have no choice but to tear this apart and absorb the concepts from the remains… … .”
Perhaps if we ruin its function as an artifact, it will become impossible for the soul to fully grasp the concept.
Yumina, who had examined the staff, said that it was an artifact so good that it was hard to believe it came from the lower floors, so she decided to put up with its ugly appearance and try using it as a staff member, but if the soul guy turns out to be this boring, there’s nothing she can do.
“So it’s not my fault that this staff broke, it’s your fault. Got it? Well then, bye-”
-Who the hell is trying to ruin me!
The moment Ban Yu-won really grabbed both ends of the staff and was about to break them, the staff began to vibrate violently and a young girl’s voice flew into his mind.
It was a feeling I had already experienced through Dokgoyeon’s transmission.
“I should have done this a long time ago,” said Ban Yu-won, sighing as he said, “I’ve just wasted time.”
“Now you’re finally opening your mouth.”
―You! Human! You thought you could have the audacity to talk to me after you just tried to mess up the inside of a precious artifact?
The guy’s voice was extremely hysterical, perhaps because his body was on the verge of breaking.
The more excited the other person is, the more calm I have to be.
Ban Yu-won replied in a sarcastic tone.
“Inside the artifact? Are you talking about retrieving the concept?”
―Yes, that ignorant power! How can someone who wields such wicked power be considered good? You are not a magician. The path of magic is the path of the noble, elegant, and absolute seekers of truth who follow the providence!
“You won’t know until you try. So hurry up and figure it out.”
If you say it’s impossible, I’ll break the staff this time.
The staff’s souls couldn’t help but cry at the serious attitude of Ban Yu-won, who spoke with such determination.
―How did I get caught up in such an ignorant guy… … Sob, sob, if I allow your outrage, I’ll be completely ruined. I’ll lose all of my functions as an artifact.
“I guarantee you that it won’t happen, so don’t worry.”
I’ve only used my power once or twice.
It was okay to add, mix, and synthesize concepts rather than just extracting them from artifacts.
As Ban Yu-won responded with a snort, the soul’s cries grew louder.
―What do you know! What do you know about the structure of this delicate and complex artifact! All the information and functions of the artifact are intricately connected to each other, so if even one of them is missing, the entire structure will become tangled, and if that happens, there is a possibility that even I, who am talking like this right now, will not be able to maintain my sanity… … .
“Shut up, if you don’t want it to break, give it to me.”
-Eww!
Even though he knew that it definitely wouldn’t happen, Ban Yu-won somehow felt like he had become trash.
―Take it away, you damned bastard! I came into this world to raise a magician who would shake up the heavens and earth, but I ended up in the hands of such a scoundrel and met a miserable end… … . Ah, my sad life… … .
What kind of life is a life that isn’t even human?
Ban Yu-won realized that the thick defense mechanism that the artifact had been constantly emitting had disappeared, and that he could easily extract the concept with the power of his authority.
Now that it’s come to this, there’s no need to hesitate.
He took out all the concepts of the magical language with a depth of 100 in one breath and bestowed them upon himself.
Additionally, 50 elemental magics were also taken out and absorbed.
[Absorbs 100 magical languages. The depth of the soul has become 500 by fully understanding and accepting the concept of magical languages. The depth of life has become 360. The depth of Mandok-an, Mancheong-i, and Maneonsun has become 165. Complete Hanjaization of magical languages has become possible.]
[Absorbs 50 elemental magic. The depth of the soul becomes 510. You can artificially create or amplify the power of all elements such as fire, water, wind, and earth and control them.]
The moment he absorbed these two concepts, a lightning bolt struck Ban Yu-won’s mind.
How wonderful it is that we can now finally accept as our own laws a language system that has hitherto been so incomprehensible!
The concept of magical language served its purpose the moment it was acquired and melted away from his body, but the knowledge was never lost, but was engraved entirely in his mind and even had a profound effect on his soul and his powers.
‘Now I can completely decipher student IDs. No, not only that, if I do it right, I can even adjust them.’
Now that he can accept all types of magical language as Chinese characters and speak them, no one can say anything if he proudly calls himself a wizard!
The elemental magic that was absorbed along with it was not something to be taken lightly.
A depth of 50 is second only to swordsmanship at 78 for a single technique.
I accepted it in its entirety without any deterioration in depth!
“Whew, now I can listen to Professor Yumina’s lecture without any worries.”
How happy Yumina was that she could have him attend her lectures!
I felt relieved that I didn’t betray her expectations, but at the same time worried that if things turned out this way, I wouldn’t have much to learn from her.
-what’s this.
But somehow the artifact’s reaction was strange.
The artifact itself was emitting a strange light and trembling.
“Why? Are you surprised that I look more normal than you thought?”
Ban Yu-won teased him mischievously, but it seemed that Artifact had no time to play along with Ban Yu-won.
―This is ridiculous, why, why are they doing this to me… … .
“… … Huh.”
An artifact that appears emotionally unstable, as if it suddenly remembered a memory it had forgotten for hundreds of years.
―Yes, that’s right, I wasn’t originally this kind of, this kind of weapon self… … !
“Hey, wait a minute and don’t tell me the rest of the story.”
Ban Yoo-won realized something was wrong and immediately called a time-out.
My head is already in a mess trying to organize the knowledge I just acquired, and I have a feeling that this guy is going to start telling me a grand story like ‘The inside story of the heavy artifact ~ How a promising young magician became a mere ego and was trapped inside the staff~’!
