Admission is a waste of time (97)
Lesson 21. That’s because it’s a special case – 1
“Master, I believe you are at a very important time right now.”
“I’m going to roll up the pasta with my fork,” said Ruchel.
Coming from a culture that doesn’t have pasta, or at least thin and long spaghetti noodles, she didn’t know how to do it at first, but as expected of someone who is good at using her body, she started to do it well after Ban Yu-won taught her once.
But it was definitely something Ban Yu-won had taught him to do, and the movements that looked like he was making a spiral ring when he did it looked even cuter when Ruchel did it, so it was truly mysterious.
“Important time?”
“Yes. Ah~.”
Ruchel smiled prettily, naturally sticking the fork out to the corner of Ban Yu-won’s mouth.
Yeah, I kind of figured that I wouldn’t be able to avoid this whether I was on a date or there were a lot of people around.
For Ruchel, serving Ban Yu-won is an act that requires no concern for what others may think.
In fact, I had guessed it when the pasta I ordered came out, when Ruchel switched Banyuwon’s bowl with his own.
But if you keep getting eaten by Ruchel, she won’t have time to eat pasta.
So, he had no choice but to collect the spiral rings as small and pretty as possible to feed to Ruchel, and Ban Yu-won thought, ‘Isn’t this just a goosebumps couple rather than a master-servant relationship?’
“Master, your abilities are so diverse.”
“Um, um… … That’s right. Ah~.”
“Ah~.”
As if she knew he would do that, Ruchel naturally accepted the pasta from Ban Yoo-won and quickly swallowed the noodles in her mouth before continuing to speak.
“Of course, you are all doing well, but there is not enough time to do everything that you can do, and to make everything that you can make. It is time to become proficient in one thing. Ah~.”
Ban Yu-won chewed his pasta diligently and thought about Ruchel’s words.
Sometimes she acts like a real animal, but that’s what makes her comments so sharp and to the point.
In fact, while fighting this time while controlling the Rain Sword inside the tower, Ban Yu-won thought, ‘But strictly speaking, this is neither proper swordsmanship nor magic… ‘
“But it doesn’t make sense to waste your abilities. Even when you explore the tower with us, you can overcome almost any situation with your abilities.”
“Yeah, that’s right… … . It’s a bit much to not do something you can do, right? Ah~.”
“Ah~.”
Lucelle ate the pasta with a face that said she couldn’t be happier.
Ban Yu-won began to suspect that perhaps this guy had volunteered to serve him because he wanted to make him do this kind of work.
… … Surely you’re not really using such sophisticated tricks?
“Yum… … So from now on, I think we need to set priorities and directions.”
“Priority, direction.”
“Yes. Decide what is most important to you now and develop yourself around that. And the direction is something like this. Even if you create an artifact with your ability, there will be many options depending on the artifact’s ability and potential, but I hope you create it in a way that can support the ability that you want to prioritize.”
Direction of ability development.
For Ban Yu-won, who had just been experimenting with the newly created artifact yesterday, this advice was truly touching.
Even if it was just the Heavy Rain Sword, he could have handled it in a way that would better utilize his swordsmanship.
Whether you directly control the Storm Sword and unleash your magic, or fight with the Decapitator’s Longsword and create harmony.
The same goes for magic.
There are endless possibilities for language magic, and whether you apply it in close combat or ranged combat is up to you.
This does not mean that we should give up other possibilities, but rather that we should focus on the possibilities that Ban Yu-won wants to ‘strengthen’ the most right now.
“I think it’s really cool that you’re so multi-talented, but… … there are times when it’s more helpful to excel at one thing than to be good at everything.”
“Like Dokgo Yeon or Ruchel.”
“Yes. I am confident that I can serve my master better than anyone else.”
Ruchel laughs and deliberately responds in an odd way even though she knows what Ban Yu-won is talking about.
To Ban Yu-won, who was laughing because of the cute sight, Ruchel spoke with a more serious expression than expected.
“So please don’t ever abandon me… … !”
“I won’t abandon you. I have no intention of abandoning my comrades… my clan.”
When I saw her eyes glow fiercely at the word colleague, I quickly changed the word to subordinate, and she returned with an expression that said, ‘I’ll let that go.’
It was dangerous, if I had been a little careful, I could have ruined the public favorability I had built up through the Rebellion Channel by being accused of indecency in a performance!
Ban Yu-won quietly accepted the pasta she offered him and ate it, organizing his thoughts in his head.
‘What Ruchel said is to establish a solid concept. He said to become an all-rounder who has one special skill, even if you are an all-rounder.’
Ban Yu-won’s abilities are all based on his power, but are broadly divided into several branches.
First is martial arts, including swordsmanship and martial arts.
Although the ability to see the essence of things makes it easier to understand martial arts or the secrets of martial arts, to be honest, it is far from directly utilizing the power.
Second, there is magic such as elemental magic and language magic (this time, a large number of concepts were stolen from the frost giants, and curses were added to them).
This could be said to be the field that was directly affected by the Babylonian Code of Power.
In particular, language magic boasted overwhelming convenience and diversity that no one else could easily imitate as a unique magic system.
In terms of single-language magic, to be frank, mastery didn’t really mean much.
Although his life, soul, magic power (disembodiment), Mandok-an and Mancheong-i, and Man-eon-sun are greatly influenced by magic, these concepts are growing independently of magic.
If I had to compare it to something else, it would be like a gun.
Once you get used to shooting to a certain extent and your accuracy increases, the power will not change unless you upgrade your gun or ammunition.
Elemental magic and curses are greatly affected by proficiency, and in fact, I have been receiving constant training from Yumina and Celon to increase my proficiency… … but compared to language magic, these are not particularly strong points and have little connection to power.
Thirdly, of course, is the creation of artifacts/subordinates.
This was also an area where his power was put to good use.
Now, all the artifacts he has created, including the fully battle-ready Tyche, are powerful, and in particular, when fighting the former Erecto and Associate Professor Farrell, Eve played an active role and completely turned the tide of the battle.
However, it is also true that if you focus only on creating artifacts that are too powerful, you will lose the opportunity to develop your own power.
It was necessary to clearly decide on a course of action: to mass-produce artifacts and have them fight while I remain in a supporting position, or to use artifacts for supporting purposes and primarily fight the battles myself.
‘Just through this expedition, I could have gained experience in close combat with the frost giants, either by directly clashing swords with them, or by using magic on a large scale to wipe them out.’
Ban Yu-won thought long and hard (while also feeding each other repeatedly) and considered the possibilities of each option, and soon came to a conclusion.
“What you need in times of need is the strength to protect your body. It’s also very difficult to find a good teacher like Dokgoyeon when you need one. I think it’s right to focus on martial arts.”
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“I think so too, Master.”
Lucelle smiled brightly.
Perhaps she was also expecting that answer.
“Dance is the field that is least affected by my power. That’s why I think I should focus more on it. In fact, the rest will yield great results if you do them moderately. In the future, I should develop magic and artifacts in a way that they can support my dance.”
Of course, I had no intention of completely abandoning other possibilities.
For example, large-scale area-of-effect magic that can only be used with elemental magic will need to be continuously refined in the future.
There may be things that cannot be accomplished with his body, and that can only be solved through artifacts.
I just prioritized the three abilities.
‘I need to work on harmonizing the Storm Sword with my martial arts skills more deeply. It’s good that I can handle twelve at once, but… … I guess I’ll have to start over again.’
As Ban Yu-won drank water with deep resolve, Ruchel, who had been completely absorbed in his profile, suddenly smiled faintly and said.
“Since it’s been decided like that, please don’t fall too deeply for that woman.”
“……huh?”
“That’s what Senior Mira from the Artifact Creation Department said. From now on, we won’t have to stay up all night and make artifacts together, right?”
“… … .”
Oh, my.
weird.
“Airedo from the special class who is writing a magic thesis together… … Since Ban Yuwon focuses on martial arts, I don’t think there is a need to be too enthusiastic about magic research. It would be okay to write a thesis or something like that.”
Clearly, Ruchel must have been seriously concerned about him when she said that.
Why does it feel like his jealousy of other women he hangs out with drives his thoughts and actions?
It’s really annoying to doubt her for being so genuinely concerned about him.
But Ban Yu-won couldn’t bear to not ask.
“… … Ruchel, are you jealous?”
“Yes, really! I’m so sad that I can’t sleep… …!”
Ruchel was very honest.
No, what are you going to do if you show off like this at the last minute after leading me so well?
“Because I didn’t want to deceive you… … . Besides, if you really think it’s necessary for you to do it, then I can’t dare stop you… … .”
“Ruchel is really cute.”
I would have liked to have added five exclamation marks to that, but I stopped myself because that would have drawn attention.
Instead, I answered her sincerely.
“Thank you for thinking of me so much, Ruchel.”
“Master… … !”
“Of course, at first I thought it was all because of the ‘subordination’ that was formed semi-forcibly.”
He spoke his mind as it was, even though it might have been perceived as somewhat petty.
“Master, sir?”
Ruchel stopped moving.
However, Ban Yoo-won did not back down, as the reason he had made the meeting with Ruchel today was to say this.
He continued speaking after carving soundproofing and blocking with his verbal magic on the table so that no one could disturb or eavesdrop on them.
“I thought that you were acting like you had no romantic feelings for me, even though you didn’t, so that you could overcome your inner self and grow. That way, you could receive my protection and continue our good relationship.”
“Master, I.”
“If you buttoned it up wrong, you can just take it off and put it back on correctly, but that’s not how human relationships work, right? Since you’re already bound to me, it’s impossible for me to completely shake off these suspicions. I can pretend to shake them off, but that’s just acting. I don’t want to act in front of you either.”
When Ruchel realized that Ban Yu-won was not simply denying her feelings, she stopped arguing and listened to him.
“But it’s not like I’m going to kick you out just because I doubt you, right?”
“Master… … ?”
“So… …I decided to just accept you all, including that.”
And her waiting was rewarded.
“In short, I decided to think and act as I wish.”
“Master!”
Ruchel jumped up from his spot, his eyes widening.
Surprisingly, even though it wasn’t a battle situation or anything that activated the concept of a giant, she had sprouted beast ears and a tail.
“So, Lucelle, from now on, you can’t hate me, feel burdened by me, or reject me. Whatever I do, you have to nod and accept it. That’s the proper master-servant relationship. … … Do you understand?”
“Yes, yes… … ! That’s what I wanted… … !”
To be honest, I thought it was a crappy comment, but Ruchel was so moved that she cried and hugged him.
At the same time, it was confirmed that the concept of subordination, which had been stagnantly hovering around the 6 mark in her body, had suddenly surpassed the 10 mark.
As expected… …as expected.
A bitter smile came out of me.
‘Did Dokgoyeon say before, Ruchel likes it when I push her hard… … . Her attitude has been the same from the beginning until now. I was really hoping she would say that.’
“I don’t want to act in front of you either” is a complete lie.
Ban Yoo-won is not a gentleman.
He has not yet completely escaped the modern Earth way of thinking.
What he had just said to Ruchel was nothing more than the result of observing her words and actions for several weeks and doing exactly what he thought she would want.
But… … I’m not sure, but when I look at Ruchel’s behavior, it’s hard to understand why he doesn’t have a rational crush on Ban Yu-won despite all the conditions including subordination, so it’s true that he also feels less resistance now than when he first became tied to Ruchel as a master and servant.
‘Anyway… … it was long.’
A month has passed since I became tied to Ruchel as his master and servant.
The relationship between the two finally took on a plausible form.
“So now you shouldn’t be mad when I play with other women.”
“That’s… That depends on the situation!”
Oh, as expected.
