I went to school for nothing (267)
Lesson 52. The back side of the tower – 3
A strange silence fell in the lecture hall, which was reserved only for the once-a-week lecture.
Ban Yoo-won, who felt a sense of déjà vu in the atmosphere where everyone was nervous and excited, concluded alone, saying, ‘Of course he is.
It was because today was the simulated constellation battle of ‘Babylon and the Constellation’ hosted by Vice President Zenon.
“There are no new students this semester. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t find new talent… but it’s good that we don’t have to explain the Orb again.”
Students gulping their saliva here and there at the word “Ob”.
The students created this kind of atmosphere even during lectures when they came back from a sense of déjà vu and after the midterm exams a semester ago.
Especially since the orb is working and completely cut off from the outside world, even a strange tension begins to rise.
“By the way, do you all remember the practical results from last semester? Surprisingly, as many as two of the first-year students, who had a handful of students, made it to the top five. The other two also outperformed the other students and performed above average.”
It is neither high nor low, nor loud nor small, but a clear voice that can be heard in the ears of all the students filling the classroom.
His words were not particularly critical, but the content alone was enough to mercilessly scratch the students’ pride.
Dok-go-yeon snorted at the hot stares of the students flying in from all directions.
“If I can win the match just by staring at it now, there must be meaning to that jealousy.”
“I really like your confidence, but let’s be considerate of the other students for now…”
Dokgo-yeon’s voice, neither loud nor small, resonated throughout the classroom, creating a wonderful effect that drew more people’s attention.
If you think it’s Dokgoyeon himself who said that.
“Joe are you okay? This man… if he has time to talk nonsense like that, he’ll go to class.”
He said that with a puzzled look and started avoiding his gaze.
As Ban Yu-Won tilted his head at her strangely calm appearance, he heard a whispering voice from behind.
He glanced back and saw that even Mira had come in between Ruchel and Asha.
“Did you just hear that, too? It’s to the point where you pick and choose what you want to hear from Yoo-won.”
“Oh, this is really serious. That arrogant and proud warrior has completely become a girl who doesn’t know what to do with her first love. It’s nice that Yu-Won can control him, but that’s… a bit puzzling.”
“How are you? You’re so cute. It really makes me want to show Dok-go-yeon’s appearance a few months ago, when he confidently declared that he had ‘left a woman’.”
“Luchel, you scare me the most.”
When Ban Yu-Won frantically ignored them and gave Zenon his eyes, perhaps it was a coincidence, his eyes met.
He opened his mouth again.
“you guys are.”
As to whether the Vice-Chancellor had won by gambling, Zenon’s simple words immediately cleared up the cluttered atmosphere.
“In your time to be jealous of others… you have to note where this difference came from.”
As Zenon’s characteristic languid yet attention-grabbing voice resounded in the classroom, even the students who had not yet grasped the atmosphere straightened their postures.
He continued with a satisfied smile as everyone quieted down.
“You climb the tower not just to destroy the room’s tricks and kill the monsters and people that were created. The innumerable changes in the world that appear within it are the chemical reactions caused by the meeting of the components, and above all, the creative inspiration that can be obtained from the repetition of their appearance and disappearance――.”
It was a creepy feeling.
Could that person be aware of what I’ve been through on this solo expedition?
It was a semi-amusement park where new questions arose, but of course there was no way to resolve them.
“If you don’t try to keep an eye on them and master them, you’ll graduate from the academy with nothing, let alone climb the tower.”
“So, are you saying that those thousand… first graders are different?”
A brave student asked.
Of course, it was a special class that hated Rebellion, but Zenon replied without caring what dimension the student he was dealing with came from.
“of course. If students had eyes, they would know. It’s kind of like broadcasting. As much as the achievements obtained from the tower are great, they are active in simulated constellation battles. It is a very intuitive proof of what I have said in front of you.”
It’s good to paint the team name in gold, but to be honest, that was irrelevant.
I don’t know about Ban Yu-Won, but the other three were just pushing ahead with their innate abilities during the last simulated constellation war.
At least, as Dokgoyeon dealt directly with the power of the concept of death through martial arts, he advertised in a way to maximize his power in the space of the orb, but at the time, it was thought that not only Ruchel, who had not awakened as a divine being, but also Asha, who was busy controlling the holy sword, managed to get an average score above average.
‘As such, it would not be an exaggeration to say that there is no chance that other seniors will defeat us now that Ruchel has awakened as a divine beast and has ideally extracted the mystery of its origin and Asha has solidified her identity as a dragon and can handle even the real dragon sword.’
I feel sorry for the current students who stare at them and tackle them, but the rest of the semester will be Rebellion’s turn.
No, throughout the remainder of the school year.
“——! However, Professor, they turn off the broadcast at the most important moment…”
The student, intimidated by Zenon’s fierce words, took out the last card and held it.
This is something that has been talked about a lot before.
When the Rebellion party quickly breaks through or skips a room, the power of the anti-yuwon comes into play without fail.
“I don’t mean to say that first-year students should politely report everything they find out in the tower to the students. Or are you willing to ignore their achievements because you don’t understand the process?”
“that—-! …no.”
A special class student sat down helplessly.
Zenon sighed lightly.
“I mentioned the first year students because I wanted to say that progress will follow only if you have a different mindset towards the tower like them. I don’t mean to envy, deny or even copy their achievements. And this simulated Constellation War also exists for that purpose.”
‘Well, I think that’s what it is.’
Ban Yu-won sympathized with Zenon’s intention to break the perception of the complacent students, but his words sounded deceptive from the point of view of knowing even a little bit of the tower’s secret.
Investigating the tower and chasing fragments of its power may certainly lead to unconventional growth.
However… the authority that forms the tower is the reason that circulates within it.
All of that, in the end—it may sound a bit arrogant, but it is the power of the anti-yuwon family, that is, the unconquerable power of others.
Going round and round on the subject of not copying the achievements or abilities of others, and eventually denying one’s own words.
‘I don’t know if Zenon himself thinks otherwise.’
What if Zenon firmly believed and had no doubts that someone else could obtain all of the secrets and powers hidden in the tower, apart from the ability of Yuwon now?
Then the meaning of this lecture will change drastically.
Yeah… to the extent of a group of rebellion seeds trying to kick out the landlord who came to inspect the house he rented after a long time.
No matter how much the president appealed to him that he was on his side, he couldn’t be completely trusted, and Zenon was even more so.
In the end, anti-yuwon cannot fully judge only those who can read the concept.
‘No… It’s becoming more and more like what Ruchel said these days.’
I looked back at Lucille, putting my hand on my throbbing forehead, and I found her ignorant, innocent smile a bit nasty for no reason.
I realized once again that her insistence on not giving up on being a slave to the anti-yuwon came after an absurdly clever and cunning calculation.
“Okay, everyone’s eyes seem to have changed a little bit. When you enter the space I create, please remember what you just heard.”
Zenon clapped his hands and settled the situation.
“Today is free time just like in the first semester. In the meantime, to explore your own possibilities. Then everyone come out.”
Then, the same thing happened last year as well.
All the students came out and surrounded the orb, and with Zenon’s simple declaration, everyone moved inside the virtual tower.
Banyuwon, who was left alone, had his eyes shining, but Zenon suddenly appeared in front of him.
To be honest, I wasn’t surprised as it was somewhat expected.
It wasn’t hard to read Zenon’s presence in this pseudo space where you could handle all the energy in the air as if it were your own, even if you didn’t know it outside.
“I am not surprised.”
“Is there anything you want to say to me?”
“I guess my attitude was easy to understand. That’s right, I wanted to talk to you in my space where no one else can overhear.”
Perhaps he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
There was a chance in the first semester, so it must not be.
If so, maybe…
Zenon, who hesitated for a moment while Ban Yu-Won was organizing his thoughts, soon opened his mouth again.
“The president is worried. You think that you, who obtained the means to control the Constellation, disclosed it too easily.”
“It’s a means to control the Constellation…”
“A half-amusement student would know. We are talking about magic that draws on the power of the stars.”
Staring at him, Zenon lowered his voice as if discussing a subject that should not be easily discussed, making a sparkling starlight on the palm of his hand and saying.
Of course, it was a forgery that fell short of the true glory, but Ban Yuyuan did not bother to point out about it.
Instead, he considered the possibility that the Chancellor’s will might have intervened in his meeting with Celon in the tower.
Even though it was sealed, the staff that Celon was in was too high-level to appear in a treasure chest in only 10 rooms.
Could that be because of the President’s intention to draw meaningful power from the tower?
‘No, that’s probably not the case.’
If you had the authority to change the contents of the room, the position of the president should be different from now.
Everyone, whether inside or outside the academy, thinks of the president as the absolute, but at the same time, no one thinks of the president as the owner of the tower.
That is, there is a clear limit to the influence the president can have on the tower.
Therefore, if the president exerted influence on the cause and effect of Ban Yu-Won’s meeting with Sellon, it is most likely that it was not a change of room, but manipulation of the staff with whom Sellon was sealed… Then what does that mean
?
‘…no way.’
Ban Yu-Won, thinking of the worst possibility, shook his head inwardly and opened his mouth to shake the thought away.
“It was about the holy light, right? You said you revealed it easily, but it’s not a situation where I can hide something and hold on. I’m not the type to hide something.”
“There must have been a misunderstanding. When I speak of disclosure, I mean that you allow others to deal with it.”
The moment Ban Yu-Won heard that, he narrowed his eyes and glared at Zenon.
Even though he didn’t say anything, Zenon made excuses as if he knew what he wanted to say.
“I don’t want you to be vigilant. ‘Cause I’m just worried about you I don’t think the president thinks that he doesn’t know Professor Yumina’s abilities.”
“I don’t want to talk about that. I want to say that Sung-gwang was originally Professor Yumina’s ability.”
Banyuwon couldn’t stand the word ‘other’ that Zenon had spoken.
It’s good to pretend to be the manager of the tower, but if you try to define and manage the powers that Ban Yu-Won, Yu-Mi, and Celon are entangled with, you have no choice but to call it an excess of authority.
“Without you, Professor Yumina would live the rest of her life–”
“It was just a simple help. The Holy Light has been in Him from the beginning. Did you get an answer?”
“Still, my conclusion does not change.”
“Is it ‘my’ conclusion? Professor Zenon’s conclusion?”
Zenon’s expressionless expression did not change despite Ban Yu-Won’s sharp point.
“Amusement school student, you should know how great your abilities are, how rare the things you hold in your hands, and how many people covet them. Only then can we protect it.”
“Professor Yumina is my ally. An ally who will not be shaken even if the tower collapses.”
“Even if the tower collapses, it’s a pretty interesting metaphor.”
After speaking, Zenon sighed and stepped back.
Buried in the flow of pseudospace, his entire body began to fade.
“I hope you find my advice helpful. The president wants you to go on your own path without being shaken by anything.”
“Thank you for your concern, Professor Zenon.”
He had many things he wanted to say, but he chose to send Zenon away without bothering to refute them.
Zenon’s appearance completely disappeared, and Ban Yu-Won, who thoroughly scanned the space assigned to him with the prayer sword, confirmed that only he was there.
“–under.”
He sighs and scratches his head.
Two conflicting thoughts dominated his mind now.
The first is that Zenon, who seemed to change the topic casually at Ban Yu-Won’s point, actually exposed the emotional concept of ’embarrassment’.
In other words, Ban Yu-won succeeded in reading his emotions with his full eyes, even for a moment.
It was the story that Zenon, who seemed like an absolute being at first, was coming down little by little from the realm out of his reach.
The peace of mind gained by Zenon being incorporated into his realm of authority was indescribable.
The second, ironically, was the complete opposite of that.
‘Mina noona is my ally.’
His own sincerity that instantly came out as he was angry at Zenon for talking arbitrarily.
No matter how deep the relationship gets, he has already sincerely believed in Yumina, a powerful being who can’t read everything, even though he can never make a hasty conclusion with only his own power.
It was proof that he partially denied what Ruchel had said to him in the past, and at the same time, it was proof that he was very dependent on Yumina.
―Isn’t that just the belief based on the marriage alliance that Ruchel insisted on? Because that child is obsessed with you…
‘Be quiet, Celon.
Even though Zenon, an outsider, was talking about his power, Seong-gwang, Ban Yu-Won was able to start training using virtual space.
It was a training to create something out of nothing.
