Admission is a waste of time (90)
Lesson 19. Changeling – 5
The next morning, despite it being exam period, when students were not allowed to look at anyone other than their exam papers and opponents they had to beat up in sparring, the atmosphere at the academy was somewhat chaotic.
The reason was obvious: this morning, when Mira, the head of the Student Council’s Public Relations Department, showed up at the cafeteria, her once golden hair had turned pitch black, as if it had been doused with ink.
Not only that, her once splendid green eyes, as if set with transparent emeralds, had changed to a purple color that gave off an ominous glow.
Of course, that didn’t mean her beauty, which was considered one of the Academy’s representative beauties, was damaged.
On the contrary, some students praised her beauty, leaving comments that would be disgusting if they heard it in person, such as, “She became mature in an instant,” and “The charm unique to the fairy tribe has exploded.”
“They are talking nonsense like this in an anonymous community.”
“I guess everyone was surprised because of the timing.”
Light, who was sitting next to him and looking into the mirror with him, had a somewhat sullen expression.
The reason is simple.
This time, the drastic change in Mira’s physical condition… …is because it means ‘a contract with the constellation’.
That was the reason why the students were overreacting like this in the first place.
The signs of a pact with a constellation vary, but generally speaking, the greater the physical changes, the greater the likelihood that one has received power from a powerful constellation.
“You were already one of the best among the third-years, right? You were already that strong even without a contract with the constellation, so now that you have one… … .”
“It’s okay, Light. You’re strong too.”
“I… … that’s not it.”
-Class 11, Grade 1, Aslight. To Practice Room 13.
At that moment, the student ID card vibrated and Light’s name was called.
The two were waiting together for the comprehensive evaluation sparring.
“Oh, really… … I’ll be back quickly. Stay here.”
“I have to train too, Inma. Let’s talk in the room at night.”
“Oh my.”
He hesitated as if he wanted to talk to Ban Yu-won a little more, but he ended up sticking his mouth out and grumbling as he went into the training ground.
‘She really looks like a girl.’
As he mastered the art of spearmanship, he felt like his appearance and even his aura were becoming more feminine. Because of that, Ban Yu-won, who was sharing a room with him, was having more and more difficulties.
However, it would be absurd to reveal Light’s true identity to the Academy now, and it would be impossible to tell Light to stop being cute because his desires would run wild.
At such times, Ruchel’s approach is escalating, and on top of that, he has taken on the landmine of mental instability since yesterday.
‘I was just trying to make the contract terms more detailed so that there would be no unnecessary misunderstandings, but I ended up just showing off… … . Anyway, what the heck, the curse was completely destroyed. There was even a possibility that the backlash from the curse that returned to Mira attacked the original owner of the curse, the constellation, and now the constellation made a contract with Mira?’
Is that constellation a pervert?
No, I had guessed from the beginning that he was a pervert, but if you really want to be specific, wasn’t he more of an S than an M? … …?
At that time, when he was deeply troubled about the sexual preferences of the constellation, Ban Yu-won’s name was also called.
-Class 11, Grade 1, Ban Yu-won. To practice room 7.
“Yes, yes, I’ll go.”
Ban Yu-won sent a message to Mira asking why she ended up making a contract with that constellation, and then entered the 7th sparring room.
I looked at the person coming in through the door on the other side, and surprisingly, I remembered seeing her a few times with her short golden hair and cute expression.
“Misty! It’s Misty!”
“What, what. Don’t call me that, you loser. You have a proud family name called Aiole.”
Misty Aile, a student in Class 1 who secretly follows Aile and attends Magic Combatology classes with him, was his training target.
“But it was a good thing. I wanted to personally see for myself the magical skills that the princess praises so highly.”
“Magical skills? Oh, sorry―”
-Prepare for sparring.
At the mechanical voice, Ban Yu-won and Misty instinctively took up positions instead of speaking.
The call to action was immediately given, and Misty immediately created hundreds of stone arrows in the air and fired them at him.
As expected of a special class wizard, he has a quick cast and an overwhelming number of bullets!
“Why don’t you try blocking it! … … Huh?”
But Ban Yu-won was nowhere to be seen.
The only time she took her eyes off Ban Yoo-won was for a brief moment, a split second, as the magic trigger was activated.
While panicking, he quickly chanted the next spell to float a huge stone tablet into the air, then rolled one foot to activate detection magic that created a shockwave on the ground, trying to detect his location.
She already realized that Ban Yu-won was behind her.
“What, you’re using magic… … .”
“Sorry, magic is too slow.”
The moment the longsword of the beheader that Ban Yu-won had drawn struck Misty’s neck, the magical protection hanging in the sparring room was activated, and a glass-shattering sound came from her body.
Misty was declared incapacitated after taking more than the prescribed amount of damage.
-The winner, Ban Yu-won.
“ah…….”
Misty, subdued without even being able to use her magic properly, collapsed helplessly on the floor.
As soon as the winner was declared, Ban Yu-won put her sword away and put it in its sheath, but she suddenly screamed.
“Why aren’t you using magic?!”
“Elemental magic is slow. It’s faster to move yourself. Besides, since sparring only involves the results, it doesn’t matter how you win.”
“What the… …! I don’t understand, it’s only possible with magic!”
“Okay, let’s do that later during the actual combat integration session.”
The two of them take the Magical Combat Science course together, as well as the Practical Combat Comprehensive course on Tuesday mornings.
The purpose of this course is to gain experience and develop practical skills by fighting various targets under various conditions, so it can be applied to magic warfare as well.
“Ugh, I really don’t like you… … . What on earth does a princess like about a person like this?”
“Don’t worry, he has someone he likes. And I’m sorry, but can you leave now, Misty? I have to continue my training right here.”
“Call me Aiole!”
The winner of the duel will get a chance to play in the next match.
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The more you can win at once, the fewer number of duels you need to complete, and the faster you can finish the duels themselves.
Misty went out, still angry, and Ban Yu-won waved his hand and prepared for the next fight.
After winning three matches in a row, Ban Yu-won met Dokgo Yeon as his next opponent.
“Huh, what is it?”
“It means your ranking has risen that much, Ban Yu-won.”
Dokgo Yeon answered calmly and picked up the small sword.
But Ban Yu-won shrugged his shoulders and raised both hands.
“You have another duel next time, right? With that guy. Don’t waste your energy and save up your stamina.”
“That’s not manly. Are you running away?”
“No, if this is a duel where only the results will matter anyway, I’d rather give you a clean pat on the back than create unnecessary variables.”
Dokgo Yeon frowned as if he didn’t like his detached attitude, but he finally sighed and put away his sword.
“I wanted to see you on stage too… … .”
“Please do it later when I become stronger. It won’t take long.”
“You always talk so much.”
Even though it was clearly an insult when heard, there was a faint smile on Dokgo Yeon’s lips.
Ban Yu-won confirmed his defeat by hitting his own body hard and removing the protective shield, then turned around and gave Dokgo Yeon a thumbs up.
However, Dokgo Yeon spoke to Ban Yu-won’s back as he was about to leave the room.
“Is the story about seeing the sad ending of love last time related to the woman who is the topic of conversation today?”
“Right. How did you know?”
“I had a feeling it might be the same student council member who came to pick you up last week, but as expected… … That woman, be careful.”
Dokgo Yeon said bluntly.
“He has the kind of eyes that people who don’t care much about their own lives often have. You never know when or how he’ll go wild. If you get involved in the wrong way, it’s going to be a headache.”
“… … .”
Dokgoyeon didn’t miss the moment Ban Yuwon flinched when he heard those words.
“You’re already involved?”
“huh.”
“Why are you so popular with such annoying girls?”
I completely agree with you.
But does Dokgo Yeon, who says that, realize that she is the leader of those annoying women?
I guess you don’t know.
Ban Yu-won, who didn’t want to get hit unnecessarily for saying that, kept his mouth shut and left the training room.
As soon as he left the room, his student ID vibrated and a simple string of characters appeared on it.
-8th place in overall match results
“Not bad.”
Of course, it wasn’t a confirmed record.
If he wanted, he could challenge the highest ranked player just once and exchange ranks.
On the other hand, those ranked lower could have challenged Ban Yu-won if he seemed easy, but there were limits to that too… … so it would be fair to say that the sparring ended here.
“I’ve already finished five subjects, including yesterday and today. I’ve decided to replace Magical Combatology with a thesis until the end of the semester, and I’ve also replaced other subjects with assignments… … .”
If you take one practical subject on Wednesday and one written subject on Thursday, the exam will be completely finished.
I’ve definitely gotten full marks in the written subjects I’ve taken so far, and I’ve also been at the top in all the practical subjects so far, so I can expect good grades as well.
“Okay, if you get full marks in all the remaining subjects, you’ll be in the top 5.”
“?!”
I turned around in surprise at the sudden voice from behind me, and there was a woman with beautiful ebony hair that flowed softly and had purple eyes… … Mira.
Ban Yu-won answered her with a trembling expression.
“How does your senior know that?”
“If you’re a student council officer, you can access the academy’s database to some extent. Of course, there are some that are only managed by professors, but if you just change the access rights to Changelings a little bit… … .”
“It’s been really dark since before.”
“Yeah, does it match my hair color now?”
Mira did not refute Ban Yu-won’s words, but smiled faintly and approached him.
“I came to tell you directly. The constellation contract.”
“That constellation pervert?”
“huh.”
He nodded for a moment, then frowned as if he had heard something from the constellation and added:
“Constellation… … The ‘Gravekeeper of Purgatory’ must have been quite pleased with the farce that occurred yesterday.”
“skit…….”
It was a farce.
The play that should have ended in a breakdown between Mira and Ketra was ruined by Ban Yu-won’s intervention, but thanks to that, the ending of Mira and Ketra became a little less heavy and a little more funny.
Meanwhile, the changes in Mira’s emotions and behavior were honestly in a realm that even Ban Yu-won could not have guessed at all… … It seemed like the gravedigger liked that.
As expected, he’s a pervert.
“I can’t explain it exactly because I’m embarrassed― but anyway, I said I would do it because they said they’d sign the contract without any price.”
“Are you okay?”
That constellation is the culprit who caused this situation by manipulating Mira’s mind.
Although it is said to be her fault for failing, it is also the being that brought her to the brink of death with a curse.
But I couldn’t help but worry about accepting a contract with such a being.
“If something happens, you’ll solve it, right? It’s still inside me.”
But she responded nonchalantly and stroked her stomach.
Of course, Ban Yu-won also knew very well what that meant.
Yesterday, I was talking about the fragments of his soul that I had put in a mahjong and swallowed with my coffee.
If he hadn’t done that, he wouldn’t have been able to save her, but because of that, a fragment of his soul (he had given it 10) was still unable to escape from her.
―Seeing as I ended up signing a contract with the constellation, it seems like it was a good idea to leave it as is.
“That’s true, but please don’t make that gesture.”
“why?”
“It seems… …different. Anyway, don’t do it.”
Mira tilted her head as if she really didn’t understand English, then removed the hand that was rubbing her abdomen.
“Is that an order? Then I will follow it.”
“No, that’s not an order. I’m sorry.”
It’s a contract, not a subordination.
Isn’t that right?
-Wooooow
I was at a loss as to how to deal with Mira, whose hair had turned black and whose condition seemed to have worsened, when, coincidentally, Ban Yu-won’s student ID card rang.
It was a call from the president.
“Finally… … it has come.”
“Is it my fault you’re getting in trouble?”
I don’t know why I’m laughing when I say that.
That also looked very enjoyable and happy.
“I will comfort you kindly, so cheer up and come back.”
“It gives me goosebumps.”
Ban Yu-won held her student ID, thinking that the word ‘kind’ was the least suitable word in the world for her.
Soon, space travel was activated.
-It was a great achievement.
As soon as Ban Yu-won was summoned to the office, the doll sitting on a mat on the desk pointed at him with its finger and shouted.
Today’s doll was a typical British gentleman, the kind you’d only find in Sting’s songs.
―To have fought the constellation head-on and won, what a satisfying result. It was a perfect release from the curse. I praise you, Ban Yu-won.
“… … I don’t know what beat to follow, Master.”
Ban Yu-won, who was very nervous, felt disheartened when he heard the president’s words and slumped his shoulders.
To be honest, I was prepared to be threatened by the president to behave better in the future, but this crazy British gentleman was clapping his hands and tapping his cane on the floor of his desk.
―What kind of rhythm are you talking about? That’s a strange thing to say. Have you ever given any instructions yourself?
“You clearly told me to do something to relieve the pain, not to detoxify it… … .”
Ban Yu-won trailed off without answering.
No, the president did not give him any specific instructions for action.
After asking if he had received a request from the student council, he just hinted at the core of the situation.
Of course, we also call it ‘inducing action’, but we never specifically instruct him to punish or save anyone in his stead.
“Wait a minute. You said that if I solve this case, you’ll give me sole investigation rights. That means that the Master has a firm intention and is moving me―”
―No matter how things turn out, I thought it was enough to see if you had the skills and courage to undertake a solo exploration. And indeed, it has. So I will grant you the right to do so.
The president declared so without hesitation and then tapped the desk with his cane again.
At that moment, Ban Yu-won realized that there was an extra space on his student ID.
This space was sure to be renewed when he entered the tower alone.
―The exclusive exploration privilege includes priority. You can enter at any time, not only on weekends but also on weekdays, as long as you have time. Make good use of it.
“Hmm, I still don’t quite get it… … .”
―You have judged yourself and saved the wicked, so take responsibility for it yourself. Nothing more is needed.
That was the plan from the beginning.
The British gentleman, who was still looking at Ban Yu-won with an uneasy expression, suddenly said.
―Leading a subordinate is also a skill that must be acquired in order to become a ruler. You must be feeling the change yourself.
“Change? Hmm, not really… … .”
Ban Yu-won tilted his head and recalled the concept within his body.
The charm that was 70 had increased to 100.
