Admission is a waste of time (80)
Lesson 18. Midterm Exam – 2
That night.
-I thought about it.
“ok?”
Ban Yu-won, who was dipping his brush in paint made from grinding various ingredients, responded to Celon’s voice without even raising his head.
I couldn’t take my eyes off it because the work was in full swing.
What was in front of me was a rectangular piece of paper the size of my palm.
He was drawing letters, magical language, with his brush without hesitation across the paper.
-No matter how I think about it, your power seems like an irrational power.
“What are you talking about all this time? If it weren’t for this, would you have been selected through special selection?”
―That’s ridiculous. I’ve looked at the records of all the special admissions students who belong to this academy besides you, but even if you put them all together, they don’t come close to you.
“When did you find out about that?”
– This is the basics of order. If I had powers like yours, I could control even the Academy’s barrier.
“Super Hacker Selon… … .”
-Oh, what is that? That feels bad.
He just seems like an excellent staff member, but when he says things like that, it really feels like he’s a constellation.
―Anyway, your power is too great a possibility to be given to an individual. Moreover, its uses are too diverse. Look at it now, you are making amulets that only ancient sorcerers would have made.
“What? I consulted with you and it turned out like this.”
-Honestly, I didn’t think it would become real.
“I feel bad for the contractor who signed a contract with such an irresponsible constellation.”
-You shouldn’t say that, you rascal!
Ban Yu-won, who consulted with Celon about what measures the members of Class 11 should take to successfully pass the midterm exam, came up with the idea of creating a kind of buff that would improve studying efficiency.
I’ve been thinking about buffs for a while now.
If he succeeds in directly interfering with others using his linguistic power, the Babylonian Code, wouldn’t that be a buff or a debuff?
‘The problem is that I cannot directly interfere with the concepts inside other people’s bodies by my own authority.’
The one time it succeeded in the past, it resulted in a disastrous outcome that sent Ruchel into a frenzy.
So he didn’t try much after that… …and here is what Celon advised him.
It is human nature to reject the interference of others, so how about putting in a mediator so that this instinct is not violated?
That medium is the artifact.
When a half-widow puts an ability into an artifact, the target can directly activate the ability by coming into contact with it.
Since the target’s mana is naturally mixed in the process, this way, he can apply his power to the target without any rejection reaction―that was Celon’s idea.
It was a very plausible idea, but artifacts are not easy to make.
Although Ban Yu-won is certainly capable of collecting, granting, and even synthesizing concepts of all things, it is impossible to create something that did not exist in the first place, even with language magic.
To be precise, it is possible to temporarily create a concept using linguistic magic, but it will disappear as soon as the vertigo contained within it disappears.
―That would be great! If everyone could put magic on paper like you, magic scrolls wouldn’t be sold for so high a price!
“Oh, is this sold for a high price?”
-of course!
So the resulting object was a consumable rather than an artifact.
‘amulet’.
Up until now, when casting language magic, the magical language was usually drawn on the spot with the help of a medium, but this time, a special ink (which is expensive because it contains the concept of preservation) was prepared and the magical language was drawn on parchment exclusively for magic scrolls (which was very expensive) filled with magical power, so that the effect could last as long as possible.
“It’s so easy to make money. All you have to do is learn some magic language and put in some vertigo.”
―If students didn’t want to be kicked out of the academy right away, wouldn’t they try to buy that talisman at an incredibly high price?
“I’m not going to sell it though.”
If you’ve worked hard to raise the grades of your members, but the grades of other students also go up because of a talisman, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse?
Modern society is one of brutal competition.
The weak cannot survive.
While I was absentmindedly drawing with my brush with such thoughts, before I knew it, my first talisman was complete.
“It’s funny because after making it, I realized it looks like a pretty good talisman.”
―It’s plausible, and it’s the simplest and most effective magic scroll I’ve ever seen. Wizards would call this amulet a work of art.
There are three buffs, or concepts, that Ban Yu-won wanted to include in his talisman.
It was concentration, understanding, and memorization.
Three essential elements for studying written subjects.
These three concepts are written into a talisman, a large amount of sage energy is blown into it, and it is sealed. When you want to use the talisman, if you inject magical power into it, the concept of the seal will naturally disappear and the talisman’s effects will begin to take effect.
It took an entire hour of agony, sweat, and tears to stabilize this mechanism.
“But I don’t like the fact that I use a lot of vertigo while sealing. This system will need to be improved later. … … Right, if you’re talking about sealing.”
-Think about it later, and just check the finished product for now.
The moment I organized the ideas that flashed through my head and held the completed talisman as Celon had said, messages from his power appeared one after another before my eyes.
[I have succeeded in creating a special study talisman (30) made by Ban Yu-won. This talisman, which is made up of concepts that have a very positive effect on brain activation, is firmly sealed, and from the moment the seal is released and manifested, it grants the user of the talisman a strong effect of concentration, understanding, and memorization for approximately 30 hours. Due to the influence of the mutant power, some of the knowledge of the talisman creator is naturally transferred to the user.]
[You have successfully created a unique magic item through the harmony of power and language magic. The depth of Mandok-an, Mancheongi, and Maneonsun has each increased by 10. The depth of the soul has become 650. The depth of mutation has become 15.]
“oh.”
I can confidently say that the results exceeded expectations.
Especially the added effects due to the mutant powers are ridiculous!
Since Ban Yoo-won already understands all the subjects, wouldn’t the chances of them passing the test jump right away if he could convey even a part of his knowledge to the members?
―See, something ridiculous just popped out! I thought someone might steal the concept without permission, so I even added ridiculous options like knowledge transfer… … .
―The constellation [Toy Legion’s Clock] tilts its head at the achievements of its sponsor, who wields power better than itself.
While Celon reacted as if he had already expected it to some extent, the constellation guy who had been occasionally showing his presence through messages lately was reacting in disbelief at the miraculous results that Ban Yu-won, who had just recently received support, was showing one after another.
Of course, that would be the case. The power that Ban Yu-won wields is already of a fundamentally different nature from the power that the bastard had sponsored for him.
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– But what are you going to do? You can’t control the power of mutation at will. What if other talismans have subtle effects?
“Selon, you still don’t understand me.”
-what?
Ban Yu-won picked up the second piece of paper, wrote a phrase in one stroke, and injected exactly the same amount of sage energy as he had injected into the talisman he had made earlier.
It was a complete replica.
-huh?
“Like this.”
And when I overlap it with the first talisman, surprisingly, the phrase “perfect copy” disappears and it becomes just like the first talisman!
After the transformation was over, I checked the information on the talisman and it was exactly the same as the first one. Even the abilities added by the mutant power were completely copied.
“Okay.”
-That kind of thinking is possible… … .
The old constellations were astonished at the copy-and-paste technique that every modern Earthling is familiar with and uses.
“Celone, give me some dizziness.”
―Is it different because he deals with the concept of origins? Since he shows off his wizarding qualities in this way, I want to teach him properly.
“Okay, let’s do that next time. For now, just give me some Hyunki.”
Even with the help of Celon, Ban Yu-won spent a lot of time replenishing his sage energy through the Un-gi Breakfast of Hyeon-shin-gong, and only after much work did he manage to create 20 talismans.
“I should make something like this whenever I have some stamina left. Or maybe a rechargeable artifact that recharges whenever the concept runs out would be a good idea.”
―I think this will be of practical help even at the top?
“I think it would be good to create it with the concept of a protective shield.”
He was simply trying to improve the academic abilities of his party members, but somehow the potential for utilizing his powers increased in an instant.
Without exaggerating, his power nearly doubled.
―If a professor of artifact production saw this, wouldn’t he forget to breathe and rush over?
“Professor Thalia Liliana Campanella, right? Come to think of it, I heard that if you report to her about the artifact, she’ll handle it as an achievement, so it might be a good idea to give her one as a gift.”
Anyway, this talisman is sealed with his power, so even if you hold it and study it, you won’t be able to figure out the principle, and even if you do know the principle, you won’t be able to imitate it.
Of course, there may be someone somewhere in the world who can imitate this, but that person would be able to create other great things, even if it wasn’t this amulet, so it’s meaningless.
―If you make several talismans with various functions, hmm… …then you can really climb the tower by yourself, right?
“Usually, those who awaken new abilities and become overconfident are the first to go down.”
-Are you a wise man?
After finishing his trivial conversation with Celon, Ban Yu-won stood up from his seat, stretched, and looked out the window.
Under the moonless night sky, rain was falling steadily, wetting the spaceship dock and the forest.
I was working alone in a classroom without doors because I didn’t want to bother anyone with the lights, but as the night deepened, the atmosphere just became just right.
“I think I would understand even if a ghost appeared.”
-Ghosts aren’t that special. I’m more scared of you than ghosts.
“……uh?”
But Ban Yu-won couldn’t sit idly by Celon’s jokes any longer.
Because at the space station, some distance from the Academy facilities, I witnessed something whitish moving quickly behind a large pillar there.
“Holly… … .”
– Did you find a spirit? The spirit is moving around fine inside the barrier that the monster itself created?
“What the hell are you surprised about? Are you close with the president?”
At that moment, while sighing and responding, I unconsciously followed the movement of the whitish object with my eyes.
Was it an illusion? It felt like it stopped for a moment and looked up at Banyuwon.
Large, ominously glowing eyes, pointy ears… … .
However, the moment Ban Yu-won took a deep breath and opened his eyes wide, he had already disappeared without a trace and was out of sight.
“… … But in cases like this, I’m saying that it’s absolutely not a mistake.”
―When I look at you, you sometimes ask yourself stupid questions. You look normal, but is it a side effect of your power?
“Is that harsh?”
* * *
The next day, Tuesday.
Ban Yu-won summoned the group to a classroom with no doors during lunchtime and distributed five talismans to each person.
“If you inject mana into the talisman, it will activate from that moment. Once activated, the talisman will stick to your body and take effect for 30 hours before burning away. Does anyone else not understand?”
“I don’t understand a single thing.”
“Then wouldn’t that be enough?”
“It’s something like a miniature formation. There was someone in my… … family who specialized in this kind of thing.”
While Ruchel and Light accepted it obediently, not even understanding the principle of the talisman in the first place, Dokgoyeon’s eyes lit up with interest.
“Ban Yu-won, then wouldn’t it be possible to create a ‘talisman’ that has a different effect than this one?”
“Correct. I’m looking forward to the next expedition.”
“… … As expected, my worries seem foolish.”
She muttered something unintelligible and chuckled, then put the talisman away in her bosom.
“I probably won’t need it, but since I received it, I’ll use it well. Thank you.”
“Me, me too!”
“Honestly, I’m not sure, but if it works, I’ll thank you again then.”
“Yeah. Oh, and if you get caught on the test day, you’ll be screwed, so don’t have it on you then.”
I already submitted one talisman to Professor Campanella through Yumina this morning.
I didn’t meet her in person to talk to her, but I could tell that it was very effective because I heard that she responded that it was “dangerous,” “it’s cheating,” and “if you get caught in the exam, you’ll be expelled.”
The amount of bonus money received as a bonus for performance was somewhat dangerous.
“Then let’s go listen to the afternoon lecture.”
“It would be great if I could use it while listening to lectures!”
“Yeah. Professor Zenon will probably be looking at me with that special gaze again… … .”
But as the group was leaving the doorless lecture room and heading to Zeno’s lecture.
“Oh, you’re Ban Yu-won’s junior, right? That’s good, I was just looking for you.”
A brown-haired young man with a heart-shaped earring on one ear, reminiscent of a dark elf from a work of fiction, blocked their view.
“Ketra, Vice President of the Student Council, please take good care of me.”
“Student Council?!”
“So, junior Ban Yu-won.”
The young man who identified himself as Ketra stared at Ban Yu-won and asked.
“Do you have time after class?”
Ban Yu-won looked at his pointed ears and thought.
See, that’s right.
I told you it wasn’t a mistake.
