Admission is a waste of time (74)
Lesson 16. Tutorial is over – 3
The shocking truth that the first artifact he had obtained from the tower was actually a sealed constellation surprisingly had no immediate meaning.
“So, do you know specifically which constellation sealed you?”
-No… …I only vaguely remember the face.
All the constellations that Ban Yu-won had just confirmed in the sanctuary were in the shape of balls of light.
It means that remembering a face is meaningless.
“Do you know how to get your strength back?”
―If you keep using the vertigo, it seems like the shackles on your soul will be released little by little.
However, it was not possible to change Celon’s situation dramatically right away.
“You said you didn’t even remember who your contractor was.”
―You will be able to find it once the soul’s bonds are released! Of course… … that is, if the child is not dead.
Even the name Celon wasn’t real, so there was nothing more I could do for her.
All we can do is climb the tower and explore slowly.
The only gain was that I learned a little bit about her identity.
‘No, come to think of it, there was also income.’
Ban Yu-won muttered to himself as he looked at the staff whose appearance had changed once again.
This is because the length has been increased slightly and a powerful concept has been added with the addition of black strings that wrap around the entire body like vines.
[Tears of Celon: Soul 400, Vertigo 300, Curse 100]
The concept of a curse, which was born when she specifically recognized those who had sealed her and burned with great anger, was originally born when she understood the concept of the seal she had been subjected to by those guys and accepted some of it as her own power.
―It’s a power completely separate from magic. It’s the power of another constellation, interpreted by my authority and turned into power. Do you despise it? If so, you don’t have to use this staff anymore.
“No, it’s so good.”
The power of the curse basically applies to all magic used with the staff, altering it and strengthening it at the same time.
But would Ban Yu-won, who had accepted the power of the constellation himself, reject it as a curse? He simply thought it was beneficial since his magic had become stronger.
“Then let’s summarize it briefly. I don’t like the constellations that much either, and neither do you, who were betrayed by them. So what do you think, Celon?”
―I agree. I will cooperate with you more actively in the future. I can teach you everything I know about magic. In return, if you find my contractor… … If that child is alive, I would like you to help her. Please.
“If you live, I will give you back as much as you have given me.”
-Yeah. … … It’s a fair deal.
With this, the relationship between Ban Yu-won and Selon became a little closer.
It may also be because Celon’s attitude became clearer as he found his own sense of purpose.
It was also because Ban Yu-won opened his heart to Celon a little.
‘I thought the constellations were just trying to exploit their contractors.’
Doesn’t Selon’s attitude toward his contractor, whose face he can’t even remember, seem like that of a parent worried about a child left on the street?
Considering that she put aside her desire for revenge against the constellations and was concerned about the safety of her contractors first and foremost, the possibility that her attitude was an act was close to zero.
‘나한테 찝쩍댄 놈들은 전부 개새끼였지만…… 어쩌면 개중에는.’
Just as Yumina once said to herself, she really thought that there could be someone as good as her among the constellations.
I heard very little.
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As Ban Yu-won had secretly hoped, the size of the rooms was greatly expanded once again starting from Room 21.
It was clearly quite different from what they had learned in class, but no one among the Rebellion members cared about such minor differences anymore.
The problem was that due to the massive size of the room, it took a considerable amount of time to clear even one room regardless of the party members’ combat power, and it was truly creepy that this was the case even with Ban Yu-won, who was looking for the fastest route with the Mandok-an.
“Light, if you get lost, you’ll really die.”
“So why is everyone picking on me and talking about me! I hate you all!”
If Room 21 was an incredibly huge cave, Room 22 was a forest with everything dried up and twisted in the winter.
The structure of the tower has changed into a forest!
However, after passing through room 22 and reaching room 23, to my shock, a small town connected to the forest appeared.
At this point, everyone realized one thing.
“Maybe this.”
“It’s a connection.”
Only after Dokgo Yeon’s words did tension begin to rise among the group.
During a previous exploration, I experienced a connection from room 15 to room 16.
The difficulty level was shocking enough to cause even Dokgo Yeon to get lost, even with the Trick Room added on, so no one could take this situation lightly.
“I guess it’s connected to room 22?”
“But think about it carefully. The conditions for breaking through Room 21 were to defeat the elite monsters and find the exit from the cave. If the environment of Room 22 represented the forest outside the cave… … .”
“It could be a two-way link.”
Ban Yu-won nodded his head without realizing it.
Well then, this is the level it needs to be to be called a top.
“It must be getting dark, let’s go into the city first. … … I’d rather have monsters come out.”
But even as he said that, Ban Yu-won had already given up halfway.
Why is it necessary to have various external dimension experiences to conquer the tower?
Because I had a rough idea of the answer.
“Hey, traveler? Stay out! Stop causing chaos in our city!”
“Get out, monsters! It’s your fault that the city is in shambles!”
“What is that? … … Is that a person?”
Light muttered in horror as he stood on the wall, facing the infinitely human-looking beings armed with crude weapons and aiming at them.
Dokgo Yeon sighed and replied to him.
“I don’t know if it’s a person, but it’s definitely not a monster.”
“I know.”
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Ban Yu-won also nodded with a similar look to her and smiled bitterly.
At this very moment, the voice that was ringing in their minds was the familiar voice of the tower they had experienced two weeks ago.
-You must not attack the innocent.
“You see, I’m protected by these damn rules.”
Room 23 was a small world ruled by unidentifiable beings and the rules (tricks) that protected them.
Not only does it span two rooms, it also includes a trick room.
I don’t know for sure, but I had a feeling that getting through this room wouldn’t be that easy.
―Huh? But you, this. You can distinguish between good and evil… … .
‘Let’s just wait and see.’
Celon, who was aware of the rules of Room 23, tilted his head and spoke to Ban Yu-won, but he decided not to jump to conclusions.
Before they knew it, the group’s attention was focused on Ban Yu-won.
Ban Yu-won, who realized once again that he was representing the group, coughed loudly and stepped forward.
Crunch! An arrow flew and struck his foot.
“Don’t come near me!”
“Just calm down. If something is happening in the city right now, we can help you… … .”
Boom, boom! A few more arrows flew in.
I have absolutely no intention of even talking to you.
‘No matter what happened in the city, there’s no reason for us, who just arrived in the city, to be suspected, but it seems we don’t have even the slightest bit of reason.’
Ban Yu-won was confident that once he started talking to someone, he would either convince them or burst into tears, thanks to his innate ability to use language, but if he was prevented from even opening his mouth like that, there was no other way.
“Shishishit… … .”
Eve’s eyes lit up and she licked her tongue, perhaps angry at the humans of the city threatening her master, but she couldn’t ignore the rules of the Trick Room just because she was a beast, so she had to stop him from doing something reckless.
“What are you going to do, Ban?”
“That’s right. It seems clear that we need to enter the city to proceed with the work, right?”
Ban Yu-won, who had been thinking for a moment, looked around the group, thought about something, and then nodded.
“Let’s retreat for now. I think we should set up camp.”
“Ugh, I was happy because I thought I’d finally be able to rest in a building where people live.”
“I can’t help it. I have to go.”
The group retreated back to the forest at the entrance of Room 22, avoiding the eyes of the human-looking beings who were watching them from atop the wall.
Because the size of rooms 21 and 22 was considerable, it was already evening, but the sky in room 23 was also getting dark, perhaps affected by the outside world.
Ban Yu-won took out a tent from his inventory, set it up, and rolled the branches, rocks, and snowballs around to create the two words protection and caution.
And at the moment he lifted the staff and stabbed its center with a thud, the vertigo of Ban Yu-won and Celon mixed and was absorbed into the two words, and an invisible protective shield was created that surrounded the tent just as he had imagined.
Additionally, if someone approaches without your knowledge, an alarm will sound.
“It looks exactly like a formula.”
“As long as you don’t mess this up, it’ll be fine. Then let’s eat.”
Ban Yu-won took out a pot of meat stew from his inventory and heated it up. He then shared some bread he had bought from the bakery with the members to replenish his energy.
“It would have been really hard if we didn’t have a class inventory… … .”
“It seemed like the other students were each carrying a large backpack to go to camp.”
“I think that kind of thing is also romantic, so it’s good.”
Because romance doesn’t feed you. Comfort is the best.
Ruchel made the offer with a rather serious expression, perhaps feeling a little uncomfortable about relying solely on Ban Yu-won’s inventory, or perhaps because the stew Ban Yu-won had bought from the restaurant simply didn’t taste good.
“I’ll prepare breakfast for you tomorrow morning, Yuwon.”
“Thank you for that, but if possible, I’d like to get inside that city… … .”
“A city is a city, but.”
Dokgoyeon, who had been keeping his guard up even during the meal, muttered while chewing on the bread soaked in the stew soup with a frown on his face.
“Why doesn’t the monster appear at all?”
“Now that I hear it.”
In the case of Room 21, I had to exhaust myself by dealing with the wolf-shaped crustaceans that constantly appeared in the forest, but now, even though the environment was infinitely similar, I couldn’t feel any signs of monsters, which was making me feel bad.
“Could it be that those things on the wall were monsters?”
“If you do it without confidence, you might end up like the previous exploration.”
“Why are you looking at me?!”
“You’re being overly self-conscious, Light.”
After finishing the meal, Light, who had stepped forward to do the dishes despite no one saying anything, felt guilty for no reason, so Ban Yu-won asked Dokgo Yeon to clean up after him.
“What’s wrong with me? The beast must be jealous.”
“Dokgoyeon, those humans just now… … They didn’t seem that strong, did they?”
Dokgo Yeon, who had a sullen expression and was making a joke that didn’t make sense, quickly became serious and responded to Ban Yu-won’s half-joking words.
“That’s why I didn’t attack them right away. If they were hiding their abilities, the difficulty would be ridiculous.”
“Then what if you and I go undercover?”
“I don’t know, but you?”
The moment Ban Yu-won said those words, Dokgo Yeon looked him up and down and snorted.
He felt terribly humiliated.
“If you’re talking about that ridiculous stealth technique, then it’s impossible. It’s been increasing quite a bit over the past few days… … .”
“That’s not all.”
“hmm?”
Over the past few days, Dokgoyeon has been dealing with Ban Yuwon’s underwater shadow step, and thanks to that, the depth has almost doubled to 38.
However, there was something that Ban Yu-won did not show to Dokgo Yeon, which was the 65th martial arts concept, Assassination, which he had obtained together with the Shadow Weasel, which greatly expanded the concept of Jamyeongbo.
‘I was planning to show you after I got used to diving.’
That was a wrong decision.
Wasn’t his swimming routine just a concept of a shadow weasel added to it?
Then of course, it is stronger to deal with it together with the assassination obtained from the same guys!
“be careful.”
“That’s ridiculous, coming at me from the front and warning me… … .”
Dokgo Yeon, who had been snickering at Ban Yu-won’s words, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
I couldn’t help but be terrified when I saw him disappear so easily.
‘You completely hid your presence. But… … even your history? How? You’re deceiving me?’
The next moment, she sensed the sharp edge of a knife poking her neck from the side and quickly reached out.
The longsword that Ban Yuan had been swinging was caught between her fingers.
The expression on Ban Yoo-won’s face when he was bitten was a bonus.
“It’s so blocked. Is it even possible to catch a blade with your fingers in real life…?”
“But it’s an amazing step forward. For a moment, I completely missed your presence… … How on earth did you do it?”
Ban Yu-won talked about the concepts he had obtained from the Shadow Weasel.
The first time I got the underwater mirror was from an intruder who had made a contract with the constellation.
The concept that didn’t have much meaning at the time became complete thanks to the concept of the shadow that the shadow weasel possessed, and instead, it was realized that it would become perfect if there was an assassination method that could be used with it.
“Hmm. Hmm. Hmm… … .”
Ban Yu-won just wanted to ask if they could go undercover together, but somehow Dokgo Yeon’s worries became longer.
If you can’t do it, just say no, so why are you hesitating?
Just as Ban Yu-won was about to urge her on, Dokgo Yeon hesitated and opened her mouth.
“Martial arts… … .”
“what?”
Ban Yu-won blinks and asks questions.
Dokgo Yeon closed his eyes tightly and spoke as if shouting.
“I will teach you martial arts!”
“……also?”
