Admission is a waste of time (82)
Lesson 18. Midterm Exam – 4
“But something is still missing.”
-The link, you know.
“Yes. Even if that person last night was Mira herself, that information wouldn’t be particularly meaningful.”
So, first, I contacted Yumina, the most trustworthy adult in the academy, through Mirror.
Did any students return to the Academy by spaceship last night?
Do you know about Mira from the Student Council?
Do you know anything about the potion currently circulating within the Academy?
The reply came right away: ‘If you’re at Ronica right now, let’s have dinner together and talk about it^^’
-Is this woman flirting with you right now?
“You, Inma, there are things you can and can’t say.”
Yumi has no romantic feelings for Ban Yuwon.
Didn’t she make it clear from the beginning that she wanted something from him?
So, Ban Yu-won also didn’t feel uncomfortable receiving her favor.
On the other hand, in Ruchel’s case, the tangled concept of ‘subordination’ was at the basis of their relationship, so it was a bit uncomfortable to the point where I wondered if I could really accept her kindness as pure kindness.
-He just wags his tail without asking. He’s also a traitor.
“That’s… … big, to be honest, I don’t have the kind of face that would go where you go, right?”
-That’s true, but it’s really unlucky.
“Listen. But Ruchel is more than that. In terms of looks, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that she’s the best at the Academy… … She has a kind personality, and she’s the most emotionally sound among the members. When she’s not actually fighting, Ruchel gets the best response from fans.”
―So you’re worried that even if there was no subordination, he would act the same way toward you. … … Isn’t that a trivial worry?
“… … .”
Ban Yoo-won hesitated for a moment because he thought he would look like an outcast if he affirmed this, but at the moment he was worrying about it, he realized that he had already looked like an outcast and stopped thinking.
“… … This isn’t what’s important right now.”
-You run away so shamelessly.
“No? I decided not to think about it because it’s meaningless even if I think about it now.”
-Yeah, yeah, I’ll look forward to your future response~.
I wish the Celon guy had a real body.
If that were the case, I could have beaten him up in a good mood.
After Ban Yu-won contacted Yumi to tell her that he would be waiting for her, he decided to spend some time in the city and do something he had been meaning to do.
It was just a matter of finding the right place.
“Welcome! Oh, it’s Rebellion!”
“Yes, that’s right. Nice to meet you.”
When she was dating Ruchel previously, she was surprised that some of the residents of Ronica recognized them.
But that is now a thing of the past.
Now, most of the population of Ronica knew about Rebellion.
“I never thought you would come to our shop! You make artifacts yourself!”
“I need a good weapon.”
“Do you happen to have an artifact from our shop?”
“Similar.”
“oh my god……!”
Dokgoyeon blamed himself for ending their exploration too early in Room 23, but for the first year as a whole, it was a fairly quick progress – especially considering last week’s retirement.
Even this Trick Room video received a lot of attention as Yumina had expected, and the number of subscribers finally surpassed 100 million.
And especially, as Ban Yoo-won’s popularity increased due to his overwhelming performance this time, he was able to completely escape the perception that he was being piggybacked by the strong.
“I heard that artifacts require complex designs from the manufacturing stage. Is it really okay to have them in the store?”
That’s probably why the owner of the largest gun shop in Ronica treats him so kindly.
Since I’m originally a semi-amusement park person who likes to be in the spotlight, I felt pretty good about it.
“Show me several good quality longswords. If possible, something similar to this. It would be better if it was a sword with a lot of magical power.”
As Ban Yu-won spoke, pulling the assassin’s longsword out halfway from its scabbard, the master accepted it, confirmed it, and nodded.
“It seems to have considerable ability as an artifact… … but if you look at the quality of the swords alone, there are many good ones in our shop. The handle is 20 centimeters long, and the blade is about 90 centimeters long. How many would you like to see?”
“hmm…….”
Ban Yu-won smiled as he recalled the fact that he had heard from Dokgo Yeon that the number of iron beads that made up Lucien Ortima’s artifact, Astraia, was 24.
“Twenty-five outline.”
* * *
That evening, Ban Yu-won dined with Yumina at Ronica’s finest restaurant.
Although there was no growth in the concept of the body, I was able to enjoy a high-class menu that was not inferior to the Academy’s restaurant in terms of taste, and hear the answer to the question I had sent to the mirror earlier.
“There was no official spaceship or dimensional ship landing last night. In fact, this procedure is quite complicated, right? So permission is given to take off and land without reporting… … Professor Jeong, several associate professors, student council officers, and the top ten teams with special activity grades are included here.”
“Yum… … Student Council.”
“Student Council Public Relations Director, Mira, a third-year student in the Artifact Production Department, a fairy tribe. She’s an excellent student. Thalia… … She’s also Professor Campanella’s favorite student. There’s no official record of her going out. Unofficially… … In fact, student council officers go out a lot. They have a lot of work to do, and sometimes they go out alone to support other teams’ special activities.”
“Hmm, hmm.”
Ban Yu-won put the last piece of steak that was served as the main dish into his mouth while listening to Yumi’s kind explanation.
In this world called Union, the meats that are commonly eaten are clearly those that are commonly eaten on Earth, such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese, but strangely, as you go up the high-end menus, you often find yourself eating meat from edible monsters.
This restaurant was the same, the food was delicious and I didn’t really want to know what kind of monster it was, so I just ate in silence.
“Cha-am, Yu-won really eats well. Should I order another plate of steak?”
Suddenly, the explanation seemed to have stopped, and Yumina was staring at him.
A pleased smile appeared on her lips.
The sight of him boldly cutting a huge piece of steak and eating it tickled her heartstrings.
“It’s okay. There’s still dessert left. But let me explain… … .”
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“That’s right, that’s right. Actually, I brought you one of those potions.”
At Ban Yu-won’s urging, Yumi took out a small bottle from her bosom.
It was a sharp crystal bottle, and Ban Yu-won unconsciously held his breath as he watched the purple fog slowly swirling inside.
“No, it’s obvious that it’s dangerous. Are you drinking this?”
“Because it’s a matter of graduation from Union Academy. Those kids who are really desperate will risk their lives.”
“Where did you get it?”
“Yuwon, do you think the principal is letting this situation go because he is incompetent?”
“Ah, okay, I understand.”
That explains it all.
Not only the Silk Tower, but everything in the Academy is a trial leading to divine karma.
All students at the Academy are competitors and their clashes are absolutely fair.
That’s why the president just stands by and watches everything as long as things don’t get to the worst.
And the criteria for ‘worst’ are probably quite different from those of the anti-Warrior.
“… … When I think that maybe that’s why the president didn’t actively stop Ortima, I really want to hit him.”
“I think the opposite? I can’t forgive Lucien Ortima, but you definitely grew a lot from your clash with that XXX.”
It seems like Yumina just said something that the kind teacher should never say.
“The principal is definitely someone who wouldn’t bat an eye at the death of a student… … Yuwon, you’re already receiving special treatment. So don’t worry.”
“why?”
“Um… … That’s still a secret.”
If she had told me that much, I could have just told her everything, but Yumina pressed her index finger to my lips and teased me with obvious aegyo.
What’s really scary about this aegyo is that even though you know that they’re blatantly pretending to be cute, you can’t say anything because they’re so cute.
“Sorry, I don’t think it would be helpful for you to find out now.”
“It’s okay, sis.”
Although he answered like that, Ban Yoo-won had a rough idea of why the president might be treating him specially.
‘My ancestors built the Tower of Babel… … I don’t know that much, but it wouldn’t be strange if I figured out that I have a connection to the tower. Every time I enter the tower, chaos breaks out.’
It’s unclear how the president will treat Ban Yu-won in the future, but it’ll be okay as long as you keep in mind that he is by no means a complete ally.
“But wait a minute. Then wouldn’t it be against the rules for my sister to get this for me?”
“You and I are cooperating, aren’t we? It is a student’s ability to establish an equal cooperative relationship with Professor Jeong.”
I thought I would fall in love with that cheerful smile.
Unlike the president, I could be sure that this man was his complete ally.
Ban Yu-won followed her with a smile and accepted the bottle of potion she handed him… … and then his expression hardened coldly.
When you check an item with the power of a cleaver, you can usually find the name of the maker.
-Of course, the name of the potion was ‘Mummy’s Hypnosis Potion’.
“Did you figure it out?”
“Yes. Senior Mira is the culprit. I think he created the opportunity to meet me today to find out if I had confirmed Senior’s appearance yesterday.”
But a fairy with only a good mask cannot defeat the darling of civilization that grew up in the harsh modern media society.
Even if it wasn’t an unprepared situation, Ban Yu-won could always put on an expression in front of the ‘enemy’.
“Whew, after listening to your questions and gathering information, I have a certain degree of suspicion… … .”
“It’s a shame to be too competent.”
Usually, when an incident like this happens, you waste at least a week going back and forth, finding clues and testing hypotheses, only to end up missing the timing and letting the case escalate. When you think everything is ruined, you somehow catch the real culprit and resolve the situation, but then you realize that the real culprit had his own circumstances, and you end up feeling bitter until the very end.
But, on the very day that he encountered the incident, he identified the culprit!
Now, if we just investigated the circumstances surrounding the real culprit, everything would be resolved.
… … No, there’s no need to investigate that.
“It’s no wonder the student council is so greedy.”
Yumina squinted her eyes, resting her chin on one arm.
“Since I’m going to be competing against the Special Class anyway, joining the student council might not be a bad choice.”
“Let me think about it.”
In fact, not all problems were solved.
From Ban Yu-won’s perspective, the evidence and circumstantial evidence are perfect, but to others who do not benefit from his power, this potion is still just a buff potion of unknown creator.
Of course, if we knew who the culprit was, it might be easy to solve the case if we traced back her actions… … But Ban Yu-won hesitated there.
If we leave Yumina out of the equation, the only person we can ask for cooperation in resolving the situation is the student council… … But it seems unlikely that the student council will readily acknowledge Mira’s charges as an executive member.
‘In some cases, we may not be able to touch Mira herself and only have to deal with the side effects of the potion.’
My personality is such that I want to push through, but considering that I’ve already broken up with the Special Class, I have to maintain as moderate a relationship as possible with the Student Council.
If you don’t approach it carefully, taking into account the student council’s tendencies…
After all, I shouldn’t have set foot in this kind of thing in the first place.
Doesn’t it definitely fit the format of an ‘incident’ in that it seems like it’ll be very uncomfortable no matter how this ends?
“Ugh.”
“Huh.”
Yumina saw Ban Yuwon’s expression become complicated, smiled happily again, and reached out to touch his cheek.
The slight pinching and stroking seemed to comfort him and also tease him.
“Ahem.”
“Huh?”
I wanted to make her aware that her behavior was a bit excessive by coughing, but she didn’t seem to notice the sign.
… … or pretending not to notice.
Ban Yu-won, who had been fiddling around a bit more, eventually conveyed his intention directly.
“Sister, that, a little skinship.”
“Yes, the money for the potion. If that’s not enough, then the money for today’s meal as well.”
Are you accepting this so confidently?
Ban Yu-won was shocked, but he didn’t feel bad about it, so he decided to give in to her wishes a little more.
The next morning, I was questioned a lot by Ruchel about what happened between her and Yumina.
