Admission was a waste of time (98)
Lesson 21. That’s because it’s a special case – 2
Monday morning, week 7 at Union Academy.
Light reacted in disbelief as he watched Ban Yoo-won check the reactions to the video he uploaded yesterday on Mirror.
“Why are you uploading this anyway? Are you the idiot from YouTube?”
“Light, your modern vocabulary has improved quite a bit.”
“Don’t talk to me like I’m from the past!”
I got caught for this.
Watching Ban Yoo-won playfully stick his tongue out, Light was overcome with the urge to yank that tongue out without mercy.
Meanwhile, Dokgo Yeon, who was dissatisfied with the menu for today’s meal, was eating plain yogurt with cereal and a half-moon’s elixir jam, and was muttering with a still indifferent expression.
“The atmosphere was great. I even went so far as to say that I should have stayed out overnight.”
“Oh, overnight.”
Lucelle’s face turned into a ripe strawberry.
Ban Yu-won gritted his teeth and pretended not to hear her.
“I couldn’t just show videos of me killing monsters and joking around with each other every day, so I came up with this concept, and the response was pretty good, right? In fact, during the exam period, all I could show was videos of me sparring and studying for the exams, so my uploads decreased, and I thought that I needed some new stimulation around this time.”
“The number of views is really high, but… … it seems like the response from people who were fans of Ruchel isn’t necessarily good.”
Light said that and pointed to the comments section.
Ban Yu-won was shocked to see so many people making such shockingly harsh remarks.
There were many comments mainly criticizing Ruchel, but there was also a significant amount of anti-Yu-won comments.
There was even a scholarly comment that scolded, asking what kind of dating is this when you should be focusing only on climbing the tower.
“No, we’re not idols or anything, so do we have to follow a no-dating policy or something?”
“Humans naturally expect and are naturally disappointed. Maybe we can express our emotions more freely when we don’t actually meet each other face to face.”
“But I used to show a lot that I liked amusement parks… … .”
Lucelle, barely recovering from the shock of the word “sleepover,” interjected.
As she said, Ruchel’s devotion to Ban Yu-won was clearly shown in the previous videos.
But why is this chaos happening now?
That’s… … Even though he knew the reason, Ban Yu-won was too embarrassed to say it, so Dokgo Yeon answered him instead.
“A girl’s unrequited love looks innocent and lovely, but the date video posted yesterday already gives the impression that they are a mature couple. If one of them is overly obsessed with someone, it would be unforgivable for them to be completely attached to someone else.”
“What a mature couple.”
Ah, Ruchel has once again embarked on a journey into the world of imagination.
Dokgo Yeon emptied the yogurt bowl cleanly and sighed.
“There is no need to ask how far the progress has been made. Why is this beast so unnecessarily bold and yet so clumsy in important areas? They are alike.”
“We’re not even dating. We just went on dates. … … In the first place, half of you went on dates with me too.”
“Light, if you get involved now, things will get complicated, so keep your mouth shut.”
Ban Yu-won knew that if he opened his mouth here, it would really be annoying, so he kept his mouth shut and just checked the video.
Then I realized that by manipulating the video information, I could see the number of views divided into different dimensions.
Just because he saw the name of the dimension doesn’t mean he would know where it was attached, and he thought that the information had no meaning other than that there were many viewers who belonged to the Union, so he just skimmed through it―.
I was breathless for a moment when I discovered that the dimension called Earth was mixed in there.
“What is this?”
“What? How do you read this?”
“earth.”
“earth?”
Ban Yoo-won’s team members stuck their heads into his mirror.
He made a strange expression as he projected the image of the mirror into a hologram.
“Only one person watched this video on Earth.”
“Didn’t you say that there was originally no mana on Earth?”
“There were no monsters, no dungeons, no constellations.”
“It’s a typical, lowest dimension that has never evolved. A world without even mana, let alone constellation connections… … How could someone like Yuwon have been born there? It’s a miracle… … .”
Then, of course, there would be no one with access to Union Net.
No, since Ban Yu-won has already obtained access, he can access it even if he returns to Earth… … But isn’t he in the Union right now!
“Could it be that the Earth has begun to evolve? Perhaps your summons to Union Academy was a sign.”
“Yeah, it’s convincing. But even so, it’s a bit strange for a special admission student to appear in a world without even mana… … Maybe Ban was the first person on Earth to awaken mana.”
Ban Yu-won couldn’t help but feel complicated.
He wanted Earth to remain the world he knew, separate from fantasy worlds like the Tower of Babel and Union Academy.
What if monsters and dungeons appear on Earth? What about our family?
Ban Yu-won’s mind became complicated.
“But this guy is also amazing.”
Ruchel exclaimed in admiration as he imagined the viewers of Unitube on Earth, whose identity he still does not know.
“The access rights to the Union Net are harder to obtain the lower the dimension. But in a world where mana is just beginning to emerge, you have managed to gain access. Maybe you are the next greatest talent after Yuwon.”
“Besides, it looks like you’ve seen all the videos on our channel. Do you happen to know that Ban Yu-won is an Earthling?”
“No way.”
Ban Yu-won ended up laughing at Dokgo Yeon’s overly bold guess.
“Earth alone is home to a wide variety of races. If we look at all dimensions, there are countless people who look like me. How can we pinpoint my origins?”
There is a condition here that makes it even more difficult to estimate his nationality or origin: Ban Yu-won is of mixed race.
The head and eyes are black, but the facial features and bone structure are typical of mixed Eastern and Western blood.
Why would Ban Yu-won believe his grandfather’s words like, ‘Our ancestors built the Tower of Babel’?
Because he knew that his family lineage was not that of pure native Koreans.
Moreover, unlike his older sister, he had clear mixed-race characteristics, perhaps due to genetic inheritance, so when he was young, he thought that was something very special… … so he must have trusted his grandfather’s words even more.
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‘It’s an embarrassing past. … … No, in the end, what our grandpa said was right, so there’s no need to be embarrassed, right?’
By the way, Grandfather Ban Ji-won looks like a stylish European gentleman, perhaps because he has grown a beard.
Ban Yu-won had never seen anyone who fit the term ‘nice gray’ as well as his grandfather.
I gave you some mana, so I hope your dementia symptoms get better even a little bit… … Huh?
‘Is this by any chance my grandpa?!’
Ban Yu-won opened his eyes wide and looked through all the videos uploaded to the channel.
Viewers from unknown Earths watched all of the videos on the Rebellion channel, and in particular, the videos featuring Ban Yu-won were seen dozens of times.
If there’s anyone out there who would show this much interest and affection to him, out of all the four members… … it’s without a doubt, my grandfather!
“This is my grandpa, for sure.”
“It’s the first time I’ve heard Yuwon called in such a friendly manner.”
“… … You’re not jealous of Grandpa, are you, Ruchel?”
“Why do you specifically say family?”
In response to Dokgo Yeon’s reasonable question, Ban Yu-won explained that before he entered school, he returned to Earth and injected magical power into the bodies of his grandfather, father, and older sister.
“Then, isn’t it most likely that the only one among them who has awakened magical powers is my older sister?”
“Sister? … … Is that possible?”
After listening to her words and thinking about it calmly, Ban Yu-won realized that his thoughts were simply motivated by the wish for his grandfather to watch his video.
Of course, I didn’t think that my older sister would deliberately watch my videos dozens of times, and I didn’t want to imagine that either, so I decided to continue to believe that he was my grandfather.
“Sister, Grandfather… I want to see you all quickly and say hello.”
Lucelle said with a warm smile.
At that moment, Ban Yu-won quickly erased the word ‘meeting’ that came to his mind and was about to respond to her.
“If you apply in advance, you can go play with other students during the vacation.”
Yumina appeared holding a tray and sat down next to me, saying that.
Her tray contained only a small muffin, water, and a soft drink.
It looks like she doesn’t like today’s menu either.
“Do you eat at the cafeteria, too, Professor?”
“Today is a holiday for the entire academy. Not only the restaurants, but even the faculty cafeteria is closed.”
Because last week was an exam period, today, Monday, was a holiday with no classes.
Instead, overall grades will be posted, and students who disagree with their scores can use today to contact their faculty to have their grades corrected.
“Professor, I’ll apply for that. I think my dimension would be better without me… … So, I want to go to the amusement dimension during the vacation.”
“… … Beast, are you prepared to abandon the dimension?”
Ruchel smiled lightly at Dokgo Yeon’s question with a frown.
“I understand what you’re worried about, but Dokgoyeon, it’s okay. I won’t cause any trouble to Yuwon.”
“Well, I wonder if that will work out if you want it.”
Dokgo Yeon grumbles unpleasantly, while Ruchel passes it off with a gentle smile.
Strangely enough, these two often had conversations that were only between them, with a lot of things missing in the middle.
Is this the unique communication style of women?
While Ban Yu-won was absentmindedly thinking about that, Yumi coughed and began to explain.
“To talk about that, I should first talk about the academic schedule during the vacation. I told you that the first semester is until the 14th week, right? There’s no separate graduation ceremony, and we start the exploration period right from the 15th week. I told you, right? You can explore the tower for two weeks during the vacation.”
“Then the 15th and 16th weeks are the exploration periods.”
“Yes.”
Yumina nodded and continued speaking.
“Week 17 usually includes a special activity schedule. You tried it last time, right? You were sent to another dimension to do a quest. You’ll probably be grouped into groups of four unless something special comes up.”
“Are you going with me, Professor?”
“Of course. I can’t send a freshman team without a coach.”
Students who enjoyed the long vacation probably feel like they’ve been hit hard when they have their schedule set for three weeks after the final exams.
… … But then again, thinking about it carefully, I don’t think there would be many people who would be sad that their time at Union Academy, where all the talents of all dimensions were gathered, was shortened.
“Okay, once the special activities are over, it’s vacation time. You can return to your home dimension and stay there for a month and a half until the second semester starts. Of course, you can stay at school, but since you can’t enter the tower and there are no special activities, it’s not really meaningful.”
“Is it the same even if I have exclusive exploration authority?”
“Yes, you can’t go in. That’s why vacation is a good time to catch intruders in the tower.”
Yumina had a proud expression on her face, but well.
Ban Yu-won, who was thinking about the structure of the tower and the president’s attitude toward it, simply shrugged his shoulders.
Yumina continued speaking.
“Actually, I didn’t want to tell students Ruchel and Wright in advance because their summer semester schedules might be set during the vacation.”
“Ugh.”
“Ugh.”
Now that they know the horrors of the seasonal semester, Ruchel and Light cringed and shrank so much that anyone who saw them would think they were Dullahan, but the next moment, Yumina smiled brightly and held out her mirror.
“I guess you can say that there is no need to worry about that. You both did well.”
“Ah, the grades are announced!”
Ban Yu-won also took out a mirror in a hurry.
Of course, you can access the school website with your student ID, but it is much more convenient to view it through a mirror.
After logging in with my student ID, I was able to quickly move on to the grade check page. As expected, I got full marks on all the written tests and all the practical tests were excellent grades.
As we all know, the overall evaluation result is 8th place.
“Haha, you guys did so well that my nose got bigger. Even though I’m only the average of the four, I’m the best out of the eleven and a half.”
“thank god.”
Dokgo Yeon is not only good at martial arts, but he is also ranked first in all other fields, even though he is not as good as Ban Yu-won.
Ruchel and Light also received higher scores than the Academy average, not to mention their practical scores, perhaps because the anti-Yu-Won’s talisman effect was so good…
“If I sell this amulet, it’ll be a huge hit.”
“policy?!”
“Haha. This is going to be a real mess. We even won the special class by a landslide! I feel really good about teasing the professors who were talking badly to you just because it was a special admissions class.”
Yumina’s hair, made of flower petals, floated in the air, proving her elation.
Maybe they had already had their moment, because I could hear whispers from the other side, saying something about Professor Cantone and Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong.
“I have to repay the person who helped raise my teacher’s morale! Student Ban Yu-won, would you like to go on a date with me?”
“… … .”
“date…….”
“ah.”
I finally changed the subject, but Yumina made the atmosphere annoying again!
Eventually, due to Light and Ruchel’s fierce opposition, the date was canceled, and instead, the five of them decided to do club activities together.
It was something they had become quite used to, but from the next day, Ban Yu-won and his group began to feel that the way people around them looked at them had changed once again.
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At a bar in the upscale shopping district of Ronica.
“Alex de Cantone, a top research professor at the Union Academy, slammed down his glass of whiskey and chewed on it,” he said.
“I don’t like it!”
“Calm down, Professor Cantone. It’s not like we can change those bastards’ grades. If there was any cheating involved, we could do something about it… … .”
“It’s enough to make me furious that these filthy bastards are defiling the sacred tower, but are we supposed to just watch those filthy bastards brag about being superior?”
Gulp.
Cantone ground his teeth as he downed his drink in one gulp, making it a waste of time to order a rocks glass.
“How did the tower end up like this? Is the president in his right mind? I repeatedly advised him that instead of leaving it to some crazy system like Union Net, he should let the professors select their own students. But he ignored my advice and ended up throwing the order of the academy into disarray!”
“But you see, Professor Cantone. After all, it is true that those students are excellent… … .”
“Noble blood! Noble mana! The status of a being is already complete the moment it is born! Don’t you know that those born as worms will end up as worms no matter how much they struggle!”
Professor Cantone poured a lot of whiskey into a rocks glass.
It was a specially brewed drink that could even intoxicate superhumans with magical powers flowing through their bodies, but he paid no attention to it and drank it in one gulp.
“Even so, it’s just a basic subject, so if you think about it, you’ll brag about getting high grades… … Huh?”
“Professor Cantone?”
A fellow professor who seriously considers whether or not he should gradually cut ties with this crazy man, but pretends to be worried about him without showing his true feelings on his face.
There was no way Cantone could see through such a colleague’s mind, and to begin with, he was too caught up in a flash of thought to be in his right mind.
“Yes, basic courses… … Obviously, students with excellent grades could take specialized courses.”
“Of course, but isn’t that a matter for the professor to decide rather than the students?”
“yes.”
Cantone, who had emptied his glass cleanly, stood up from his seat and placed it on the table.
“I need to talk to Professor Ryu Cheol-myeong.”
