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Lesson 3. This is your pet – 1

At the very moment when he was brought into the secret room, Ban Yu-Won tried to surpass Ruchel in mimicking a pill bug. His arms wrapped around his neck to protect himself.

―You can look directly at me. My true body is not here.

However, the headmaster's voice caused him to raise his head. Ban Yu-won looked ahead, cautious. A doll without vitality sat at a desk. It was sitting on its own and emitting sound through its mouth, but it didn't move an inch.

"Principal…I mean, President?"

―Ban Yu-won, I will allow you to call me Master.

Given the way he spoke, he was no ordinary master. But Ban Yu-won nodded, holding back the urge to say it.

"Okay, Master."

―I should tell you why I called you here first.

"Oh, yes, sir."

―Actually, I don't normally interfere with the growth of students.

He seemed prone to beating around the bush. However, Ban Yu-won quietly listened.

―If it is weak, let it be weak. If it is strong, let it be strong. I don't care if they die in the Tower or survive to gain power and honor.

Then why are you the President? The answer came before he asked the question.

―My only purpose is to watch those who reach the end of the Tower. All other beings, whether weak or strong, ugly, beautiful, evil, or good, are all equally worthless.

Ban Yu-won had to ask.

"What is the Tower?"

Ban Yu-won was convinced that this was the Earth's Tower of Babel, a building owned by the Ban family's ancestors and, consequently, him. At the same time, he heard from his grandfather that if he regained the Tower of Babel, he would regain all the power and glory of his family. It was already engraved in his mind as a possibility, so even if he wasn't sure if it was true, from the moment he faced the Tower, he was ready to risk his life to climb it.

But to the President and to the other students, what was the Tower of Babel?

―The Tower is the road to God and the ordeal sent by heaven. That is why I do not interfere with the students' asceticism.

The Principal gave a short answer. Oddly enough, Ban Yu-won felt it rang true. Listening to the story of his ancestor, didn't he have almost godlike powers? The Tower of Babel was even in this unknown dimension.

If there was a divine seat waiting at the end of the Tower, then he couldn't help but understand…

―However.

If that was all the President had to say, there would be no reason to call Ban Yu-won to his office.

―But this time, I decided to make an exception.

"Um…."

―Because I see the potential in you. The greatest possibility I have ever seen.

The doll floated into the air and locked eyes with Ban Yu-won.

―A weak body but a surprisingly strong mind. It reveals your limitless potential.

"…"

―But, the instability between body and mind will stimulate others badly, and if left as is, others will surely get in the way before you flower. I can't just stand and watch.

When the doll reached out and pointed to the pendant hanging from Ban Yu-won's neck, a slight vibration shook the chain. The flow of characters inside the pendant morphed. Although Ban Yu-won didn't fully understand it, he memorized the differences.

After some time, the pendant calmed down, and the Principal said:

―But I won't help you climb the Tower. I just took the measures for you to be ready to climb the Tower.

"What is that?"

―I gave you permission to explore the dungeon outside.

"Outside? Do you mean outside the academy?"

―Yes.

In this world where Union Academy was located, there were dungeons. They were special areas infested with monsters and traps and maintained by a dungeon core, similar to where Ban Yu-Won took his practical test. There were so many it was pointless to count them, which was why the Principal sometimes used students to clear them out.

―Your student ID has a function that allows you to teleport and explore external dungeons, so be sure to explore in your spare time before entering the Tower.

"Ah…!"

Only then did Ban Yu-won realize the Principal's consideration. Even though he stood to grow a bunch, Ban Yu-won was currently holding back his classmates. The Principal allowed him to develop his abilities by exploring the dungeons of a lower difficulty before entering the Tower.

―Of course, an outside dungeon isn't always easy or safe. It will be on you to survive.

"I wouldn't ask for anything else."

The difficulty of the external dungeons was generally lower than that of the Tower. It was just the right conditions for the current Ban Yu-won.

―If you cast the spell, you can go directly to the dungeon, and if you cast the spell again after exploring, you will return to where you were before.

"Ah…."

This was the same as what he had heard before. But.

―Remember that the spell's chant is 'Drown in the infinite darkness.'

The spell was a little more serious than Professor Yoo-Mina's!

―Go now. Ban Yu-won, don't stop and keep moving.

"Thank you, Master."

Ban Yu-won couldn't ask him to change the spell, so he bowed his head and backed away.

The Principal added a word as he left.

―If you do well, I'll unlock the next permission.

"Next permission?"

―Solo exploration of the Tower.

Ban Yu-won raised his head, shocked.

―Then, I look forward to the next meeting.

However, at that moment, the Principal ordered him to get out, and Ban Yu-won was thrown out of the room by an invisible hand. His landing was surprisingly soft, as something cozy and fragrant cushioned his landing.

"How was the interview with the Principal?"

"Professor?!"

Ban Yu-Won backed away from Yoo Mina in embarrassment. However, Yoo Mina didn't seem to care.

"The Principal always kicks out his guests that way. He has a unique personality."

"I'm sorry."

"I was waiting to catch you here from the beginning."

Yoo Mina, laughing at her joke, suddenly looked at the pendant on his chest, and her eyes twinkled.

"It seems the Principal has high expectations for you. That's an outside entry permit."

"He told me to quickly develop the skills I lack by exploring the dungeons outside."

"It's a good method. But be very careful. Outside of the academy, our eyes won't reach you."

"I will keep that in mind."

"Oh, right."

Yoo Mina said, clapping her hands as if she had suddenly remembered something.

"If you have some spare time after exploring the dungeon, stopping by an outside city wouldn't be a bad idea."

"Oh?"

"I think the food and drinks inside the academy are boring, whether at the restaurants or the canteen. They don't even sell liquor, and I'm telling you, they don't."

Ban Yu-won could guess what Yoo Mina wanted.

"Do you want me to bring some to you? It will be limited to if there is a shopping mall that I can walk to by the dungeon, but…."

"Thank you! Can I entrust it to you, then?"

He was just offering out of courtesy, but Yoo Mina immediately accepted and started spouting specifics.

"The priests of the God of Spring's Temple still brew their own fruit wine during the fasting period. The Honeymoon of the Spring's Temple in Ronica is famous for its fantastic fruity aroma, rich foam, and sticky but refreshing aftertaste. Can I ask for two bottles if you find yourself in Ronica?"

Yoo Mina pulled something out, walked over to Ban Yu-won, and hung it on his shirt. Ban Yu-won, stunned by the scent of flowers intensifying, then suddenly, pulling away, belatedly noticed the jeweled brooch carved into the shape of a colorful flower.

"If you wear this, they will give you the bottles without asking. While buying them, feel free to grab some snacks, and I think that'll be all."

Yoo Mina winked at Ban Yoo-won. It wasn't hard for him to realize that Yoo Mina, and the Principal, were showing him excessive kindness.

"Thank you. Then I'll be off."

"I hope it's not too late."

Yoo Mina smiled. It looked like she was expecting him to leave right away. Of course, that's what he intended too.

If there was one problem, it was the spell.

"Drown…."

"Drown?"

"D-D…."

"D-D?"

Unable to overcome the shame, Ban Yu-won mumbled the spell in his mind and cursed the President. But the moment he gathered the courage and forced himself to say it aloud, he realized that his surroundings had already changed.

He was in a dungeon.

'Oh, so I could just say it in my head?!'

While he didn't know what to do, with mixed feelings of relief for not shaming himself in front of the professor and anger at the President who deceived him, something poked his shoulder. The Goblin Club twirled in the air – it had been rather quiet lately, scared of the people with their strong presence.

"Thank you. I should be careful."

He couldn't relax here in the dungeon. He opened his inventory and took out a long sword with a shiny blue blade.

Beheader's Longsword [Magic Sword 12, Murder 19, Blood Poison 9]

This was made by gathering the energy of things with the concept of Sword among the relics in the trunk (all the remaining concepts were buried in the Code Core). Simply put, the weapon was a hard and sharp sword that contained Magic Power, which was more lethal when dealing with a human-type enemy, and it bled poison whenever it cut an enemy.

To Ban Yu-won, it was more powerful than the Goblin Club he made during the practical evaluation, but in fact, artifacts with this level of ability weren't uncommon to see.

'Can't forget my defenses either.'

Few of the artifacts brought by his grandfather held the Armor concept. However, several with the concept of Amulet worked to prevent their owner's harm, and Ban Yu-won pulled out all of them and gave them to his school uniform. As a result, the defensive power of his uniform matched a suit of armor.

"Alright, let's go!"

Ban Yu-won walked with confidence as it was his second dungeon expedition. The Goblin Club escorted him, waving through the air threateningly.

He'd hardly started walking when a volley of arrows sailed from the darkness ahead!

"This is a little different from what I imagined?!"

Ban Yu-won dropped down, and the Goblin Club spun in the air to deflect the arrows.

"It's a human!"

"A weak human…how long has it been?!"

The monsters that appeared were the Goblins he fought in the practical evaluation. But they weren't blind, and above that, they all wielded bows and arrows! A dungeon where cowardly monsters come attacking with bows right from the start? It was a bit discouraging to Ban Yu-won, who tried to test the power of swordsmanship he had practiced with his sister.

"Shoot!"

"The weak human has no shield! Tonight's dinner is human skewers!"

The Goblin bastards were chattering and nocking arrows. However, if they thought Ban Yu-won brought only a sword to the dungeon, they were dead wrong.

"Club."

He knew his greatest weapon was the miraculously-born weapon, the Goblin Club. The two days he spent on Earth hadn't only been spent on self-improvement and saying goodbye; he'd also researched improving his artifact.

"Transform."

Ban Yu-won declared.

The Goblin Club compressed into a sphere, and in the next moment, it transformed into a firearm familiar to all Korean military servicemen. To be precise, it was a Magic Gun version of that and, simultaneously, a Spirit Gun.

"Start shooting!"

―Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

When Ban Yu-won's command was issued, the Goblin Club – no longer a club – aimed at the Goblins and fired.

This shining moment for the concept of Transformation made collecting and dismantling all those toys he collected worth it!

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Lesson 3. This is your pet – 2

After learning that the Goblin Club was a piece of equipment that even the beings of the higher dimension admired (although he still couldn't quite figure out what was so good about it), Ban Yu-won wondered how he could make the most of this artifact's power. So, he arranged the characteristics of the Goblin Club.

First, it could float and move freely. It had an ego and acted with the highest priority in protecting its owner. It was also invisible to most people.

'I can't use it like this.'

Of course, he could tell it was a good artifact in that it automatically protected him and remained hidden from enemies, but it was just a transparent club. Its strength as a club could be improved by absorbing other concepts, but the problem was that it had no versatility.

That was it, Versatility. If this club, which could move freely and had an ego, also had the versatility to adapt to new situations, it would be nearly unstoppable.

'In other words, I could transform it freely.'

Ban Yu-won searched for a concept related to changes around him. Thanks to his sister, who had just gotten (very late) into slime toys and action figures, he could plant the concept of Transformation 50 without difficulty in the club. He tried to plant more than that, but a message appeared that the Goblin Club couldn't handle a concept deeper than that. In fact, 50 or so was rather a lot already.

Goblin Club [Spirit Gun 5.2, Storage 10, Transformation 50, Blunt Weapon 11, Magic Gun 9, Defense 5, Chain 3, Ax 3, …) Shooting 17]

After that, it all happened very fast. Shield, ax, spear, and all kinds of tools needed in an emergency were fed into the Goblin Club. There were more than 30 in all the big concepts, but he took only one because it was enough if it just imitated the shape. The total couldn't exceed 50, the depth of Transformation, but that was enough. Actually, there were still about five left.

"Hmm, now this deserves to be called Goblin Club."

Ban Yu-won nodded with satisfaction as the Demon Gun mowed down Goblins.

"And the bullets? Is this enough?"

Upon Ban Yu-won's confirmation, the Goblin Club, returning to its original form, swung vigorously. As a result of stealing the concept of Storage from items such as safes and bags, including the trunk brought over by his grandfather, it became possible for him to store a considerable amount of bullets inside the club.

"Then, I guess it's time to harvest."

After taking a deep breath, Ban Yu-won approached the Goblin corpse pile. The club kept guard around Ban Yu-won in case of an emergency, but no more enemies were approaching.

"I see some are still alive."

"Kyek, Kyeee…!"

Thanks to the concept stolen from the relic slingshot, the Goblin Club's shooting ability was amazing, but it wasn't as deadly as he would like. Ban Yu-won finished off those only injured himself, and he wasn't too shocked. Rather, what surprised him was the moment he saw the golden character string flowing from their bodies.

[The concept of Devil 3.4, Life 6.8, Physique 3.4, Murder 0.34, and Shooting 0.57 was stolen from multiple Goblins.]

"Oh, oh…?"

The concept of Devil, Life, and Physique stolen from these was surprisingly twice that of the blind Goblins! But there was something even more surprising: the concept of Murder and Shooting. He hadn't gotten those when he'd hunted Blind Goblins before.

Shooting made sense, but what about the concept of Murder? Maybe unlike the Blind Goblins, these guys had killed people? Of course, the depth was too low, especially considering he'd just slain 17 of them.

'Maybe it was too weak before, so I couldn't check it, but it's because I've learned these two concepts from other places I can extract now?'

Recognizing that his abilities still had many areas he needed to study, he organized the concepts. The number of Devil extracted from the seventeen was 3.4, and if he separated the Spirit from it again, that made 1.7. When he gave it to the Goblin Club, his Spirit Gun grew to 6. The absorption rate on that one seemed a bit bad as it lost a little in the process. Maybe it was a late bloomer?

Anyway, if he kept growing, he'd be able to create artifacts with great potential.

[Life: 21.3

Physique: 16.3

Magic Power: 18]

With one battle, Ban Yu-won's Code had changed drastically, to the extent that the concept he raised while training all night with his sister seemed ridiculous. Of course, it was thanks to science (modern firearms) and magic (Magic Power, Spirit Gun) intersecting in the Goblin Club. However, one thing bothered him: the moment the concept of Life broke through 20, the absorption efficiency from the Goblins was reduced by half.

'Still, this is something I was prepared for. Even in games, as the level increases, the experience points obtained from low-level monsters decrease.'

But it happened sooner than expected. Thinking that he might not be able to obtain experience (Life) from the Goblins for much longer, Ban Yu-won felt a bit impatient.

'No, let's not rush it. I haven't caught a lot of monsters yet, and at least there are still Blind Goblins and Goblins with these bows. Moreover, there are many other concepts I can obtain even if Life isn't available.'

He cleared his mind, took the concept of Bow from the bows on the floor and Arrow from the arrows, and put it into the Code Core. It would be unlikely that he would ever pick up a bow with guns, so he kept only the concept.

"Shall we go on? Don't shoot unless I'm in big danger."

-Boo-woong!

In response to Ban Yu-won's words, the Goblin Club spun around in the air. Of course, he used his grandfather's connection to secure a large amount of live ammunition, but the quantity was still limited. There was nothing wrong with saving where you could.

'It seems like I can make it with my abilities, but…I'll do that later.'

Ban Yu-won made the Goblin Club go first as they explored the dungeon. It seemed a special opening event that 17 Goblins had united to attack, as the rest of the dungeon only had two or three moving in groups. Most of them had bows, but a few wielded swords. In those cases, he would have the Club harry the archers while he dispatched the swordsmen. It was doable.

No, beyond that.

"I see they're weak, huh?"

"Blaaaarghh!"

Ban Yu-won, dodging the Goblin's blade, stepped forward and stretched out his sword, piercing the monster's throat. It was accompanied by a rushing sense of emptiness. He was very nervous about the Goblin Warrior, the boss of the Blind Goblin den, but this Goblin's swordsmanship was hardly anything to worry over.

'Is that the difference between a Warrior and a regular Goblin?'

However, as he absorbed his Code, he found they had a Swordsmanship of 0.05! This probably wouldn't have happened if Ban Yu-wan hadn't known about Swordsmanship.

"I think we can move faster, right?"

-Boo-woong!

Ban Yu-won increased their speed. The Goblin Club was in front of him, so his heart and steps became lighter when he realized there was no need to be afraid. Five minutes later, he noticed a golden character string fluttering from the ground.

'This…?'

On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. However, when he examined it closer, he felt it was unnatural compared to its surroundings. He couldn't point out what it was, but it felt dangerous.

When he reached out, the end of the character string slipped over and touched his hand.

[Are you sure you want to steal the concept of Skewer and Trap from the Skewer Trap?]

"Ooh."

Ban Yu-won realized that he would have become a human skewer if he hadn't seen the string. When he took the concept of a Trap, the ground flattened out, returning to normal stone.

'It was a mistake not to consider traps, but…this much can be considered good out of evil.'

Ban Yu-won immediately attached the concept of Skewer to the sword in his hand. He now put the Trap into the Code Core and hurried down the road. Realizing he could detect and neutralize these dangers ahead of time, he had no reason to procrastinate.

[Absorbed 0.6 Devil, Life 1.2, Physique 0.6, Murder 0.06, Swordsmanship 0.1, Shooting 0.3.]

[Absorbed Arrow 1.5, Trap 1.]

[Absorbed 1.5 Devil, Life 3, Physique 1.5, Murder 0.15, Swordsmanship 0.2.]

Ban Yu-won's dungeon exploration speed was only growing faster. Compared to the Blind Goblin Den during his practical evaluation, the length of this dungeon was considerably longer, and there were ten times as many monsters. Still, even with that in mind, he was approaching the dungeon's core much faster!

He looked at his classmates and wondered how he would grow quickly and catch up with them, but they would be astonished if they saw his growth. It wasn't simply about the stealing of concepts thanks to his power. The more he battled, the faster he grew in general.

As he fought for his life, his potential was awakened, and his powers were added and harmonized.

'Hey, I think my sword's becoming clearer.'

In fact, Ban Yu-won firmly believed that it was thanks to the swordsmanship he had stolen from the Goblins, but what if he found out that it was due to his own understanding growing from practice?

"Here."

About two hours after entering the dungeon, Ban Yu-won reached the Boss Room. He felt stronger than the Goblin Warrior he had fought before, but he had to wonder what awaited him here.

He tensed up and read his own internal Code again.

[Life: 35.5

Physique: 23.8

Soul: 322.5

Magic Power: 26.4

Swordsmanship: 12.5

Complete Sight: 105

Complete Hearing: 100

Complete Speaking: 100]

It had grown almost 2.5 times compared to before entering the dungeon. While it was still low compared to his classmates, he decided to be purely delighted with the extent of his growth.

'By the way, Soul. I really don't know about this one.'

It was 300 when he first checked the Code, and after resisting the Principal's eye attack, it went up by 20. He didn't know what he did after entering this dungeon, but somehow it went up another 2.5. There was no way to check that ability, so he decided to leave it alone for now.

"Club, are you ready?"

-Bo-oong.

The Goblin Club, changing into a large shield, rotated as if to tell him to believe in it. The Spirit Gun had already grown to 9.9. After clearing the boss, it would likely exceed 10.

"Let's go in."

When he pushed it, the door creaked open. What kind of Goblin would appear this time and become part of Ban Yu-won's blood and flesh?

"How dare a human to invade our village!"

"Shoot, kill! We will catch him and roast him whole!"

"Catch him!"

Ban Yu-won closed the door again and tried to back away, but it started to reopen on its own. The Goblins in the Boss Room seemed to exceed 100.

"Damn it."

Ban Yu-won murmured, pulled a shield from his inventory to fend off the archers' volleys, and sat down.

"Club, take care of it!"

After all, his value lay in the creation of artifacts, not in combat. The Goblin Club swelled.

-Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

"No, no machine guns. It's a waste of bullets!"

The problem was that there were too many Goblins. His Goblin Club knocked down five or more Goblins within moments of shooting, but there were so many they could just hide behind their comrades' corpses.

Ban Yu-won thinking that if mixed with them, he would at least be safe from the Goblin Archers, stood and started swinging his sword. He could think while he fought.

'Isn't there a way to make the fire faster and more powerful without taking out the machine gun?'

Ban Yu-won cut down the Goblins as they approached. What was it, what…right!

'Wild Beast! This was it!'

One of the concepts was dormant in the slingshot, which was now kept in the Code Core. Of these, if he took the Wild separately and combined it with Shooting, Wild Shooting would be born.

He hurriedly pulled out the Code Core and removed the concept from it. Since he didn't have time, he took out the whole Wild Beast and injected it into the club. In that state, as he separated the Wild and the Beast inside it…

[Wild 4 and Shooting 18.35 were automatically combined. Due to the excellent compatibility, transcendental synthesis was achieved, and 20 Wild Shooting was completed. As a perfect concept, it is inseparable now.]

He thought it might be necessary to separate the Shot from the Shooting, but fortunately, he could skip that step. It was good because he would have to focus hard to separate the concepts.

"!!!"

The moment the concept of Wild Shooting was successfully synthesized, The Goblin Club, which couldn't speak, spun violently in the air.

-Doo-doo-doo-doo

It killed more than 30 Goblins in an instant with a wave of gunfire that combined the unbelievable speed of a machine gun with the accuracy of a rifle!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

"Monster! A monster that vomits iron balls!"

The Goblin Club, which until a while ago was just a formidable enemy, was reborn as a monster that could deal with hundreds of Goblins at the same time!

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Lesson 3. This is your pet – 3

Why were there over a hundred Goblins in the dungeon Boss Room? It wasn't because this dungeon relied on a mass of grunts to defend itself, but because there was an entity with the special ability to command Goblins in the Boss Room.

His name was Hobgoblin. In fact, the Hobgoblin, in British folklore, wasn't a Goblin-like wicked creature but rather a household faerie who helped with chores. It could be a modified or minor version of a Brownie from Scottish folktales. But various media (particularly games) that Ban Yu-won had encountered described the Hobgoblin as the brain of the Goblins, a reinforced version of your standard Goblin. That was closer to this version before him now.

"You're all garbage!"

"It's you who uses your comrades as a shield who's garbage."

Awakening the concept of Wild Shooting, the Goblin Club swept the Goblins from the Boss Room. The Hobgoblin's commands fell on deafened ears, and it was only after more than half of them had fallen did the Hobgoblin come out to attack Ban Yu-won, using the other Goblins as a shield…

"As expected, from a technical standpoint, the Goblin Warrior is better. Is it because you're different types?"

"How dare you compare me with those inferiors!"

"You are different, but you're just as strong as a Goblin."

"Aaaaaaaaah!"

Ban Yu-won, who had robbed the dead Goblins of all their concepts, was ready for the Hobgoblin's assault. His abilities had grown a lot since then, but his opponent was inferior to that Goblin Warrior boss, except for his enormous strength, so it would be weird if he lost.

"Ha!"

Ban Yu-won deflected the sword the Hobgoblin was holding, then rushed forward and swung. The Magic Sword pierced the side of his neck and began spreading the Blood Poison.

"Keak!"

"Was it shallow?"

"Kueeeeeek!"

The Hobgoblin's skin was too tough to cleave directly through. But as Ban Yu-won prepared to stab him again, the Hobgoblin dropped his sword and clutched at his neck.

"Kyek, keeeeeeeek…!"

"Oh…?"

"Puhek!"

He hacked up purple blood. Only now did Ban Yu-won start looking at his surroundings and notice that all of the Goblins in the Boss Room were dead. The Goblin Club approached him and moved like it was waving and hoping for praise.

Ban Yu-wan laughed.

"Yeah, now it's only you…and you're gone too."

The Hobgoblin collapsed on the floor, his face going purple. He'd killed all the other Goblins too quickly to get a sense of how Blood Poison worked, but it wasn't something to take lightly.

"We're finished. You worked hard, Club!"

Ban Yu-won patted the Goblin Club and rejoiced. It felt a bit dangerous initially, but clearing this dungeon proceeded quickly and smoothly. This was mostly because of the Goblin Club's proper support ability and strong firepower, but it was also thanks to Ban Yu-won's awareness and use of his abilities.

Above all, Ban Yu-won felt the pleasure in growth and the desire for more rather than fear of clearing the dungeon. It was as if he had proved that he could adapt to the academy.

"Whew, I should collect the loot since I'm done."

He had collected quite a bit of the Goblins' concepts during the battle, but there were still about 50 left he needed to extract. He collected them, then turned to the Hobgoblin, the most important loot.

"Let's see."

This guy had looked down on the Goblins as inferior species, so he must have something greater. With that thought in mind, he pulled out a character string from his corpse.

[You stole 5 Life, 3 Magic, 5 Wicked Spirit, 3 Physique, 2 Soul, 1 Leadership, 1.7 Murder, 0.05 Family from the Hobgoblin.]

It really was a lot of stuff!

'No, wait. Life and Physique are what all monsters have, so I guess…but Wicked Spirit instead of Devil? I got Magic separately. What is the difference between them?'

Of course, he didn't know. But the important thing was that all of these figures were absurdly high! Goblins deserved to be looked down on as inferiors. It was more than twice that of the Blind Goblin Warrior, who had a pretty awesome presence! But more importantly, this was the first time he directly absorbed the concept of the Soul.

Ban Yu-won thought that this might be an indicator of the level of a monster and absorbed the rest.

'The Leadership is just as it says…it's a mediocre level. Let me have this for now. But what about Family? What is this?'

After absorbing the concept of the word, it turned out that it meant the original form of a Hobgoblin, the helpful house creature. Given it was otherwise fairly distant from that idea, the number was pretty low…was it there because he knew about their folktales?

'It means I must study hard to properly get the concepts out of the monsters. Haah, then that's my situation. Even if I don't go to college, I'll have to study….'

He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned his head to see the Goblin Club spinning intricately in the air as if to say something to him.

"What's wrong?"

It pointed to the golden string getting sucked into Ban Yu-won's body.

"Oh, do you want it?"

When Ban Yu-won asked, the Goblin Club turned around in an affirmation. Although it was weak, it had an ego growing with its concepts.

"Of course, I should. Wait a minute. I'm going to take the Spirit now."

But its request wasn't so simple. The club transformed itself into a pen in front of Ban Yu-won and started writing on the floor.

"Huh? What, why…?"

Ban Yu-won was speechless as the pen wrote Life on the ground. This was by no means a coincidence, and maybe he read the history of the code that Ban Yu-won absorbed!

"How did you know?"

The Goblin Club, without hesitation, raised the nib and pointed at him. Was he able to read it thanks to his ability? They were connected from the moment he was born, so it was understandable that he was affected by his master's abilities.

"Okay, Life. I never thought of doing this before, so how much can I give you?"

The Goblin Club, waving the nib back and forth to tell him to wait for a while, drew the number one next to Life. Even so, it was cute to see him shaking the nib as if afraid of Ban Yu-won's response.

"I can give that much to you. I can give you more, actually."

"!!!"

Fortunately, that seemed to be enough. The club, relieved by Ban Yu-won's affirmation, continued to move. Soul 1, and Wicked and Spirit. He could understand why he asked for Soul since it felt like it was of the same set as Life, but what was curious was that he'd asked for Wicked and Spirit. He could take it whole, but it must have a meaning to mark them separately.

"First, Life and Soul."

Of the codes he just collected from the Hobgoblin, he gave the Club 1 Life and 1 Soul each. Ban Yu-won didn't do so lightly, but the results were more devastating than he expected. The moment he finished, a dazzling golden light burst from the Goblin Club!

[This artifact gained new and infinite possibilities and will continue to grow in the future. This is a miracle made possible by the perfect harmony of the synthesized concepts! This enlightenment will increase your ability to use the Babylonian Code.]

Even the Babylonian Code marked it as important, so how could he not be grateful? They couldn't know because it was now separated from the academy's management system, but the Professors would be impressed if they saw the current Goblin Club.

"Whew, fine. After that, I just have to give you Wicked and Spirit, right?"

The Goblin Club reacted fiercely as it floated closer.

Separating the 5 Wicked Spirit yielded a depth of 2.5 each. First, adding all the Spirit he'd obtained, his Spirit Gun broke through 10 at once and grew to 15. But it was Wicked that produced the more important change.

[Wicked 2.5 and Beast 4 were automatically synthesized. Due to the perfect compatibility, a transcendental synthesis was achieved, and Wicked Beast 10 was completed. As a perfect concept, it is inseparable now.]

"Ah."

Right. The concept of Wild Beast was separated earlier to make Wild Gun, and the concept of a Beast was left in the Goblin Club! Ban Yu-won, stunned, watched in awe as the Goblin Club changed in appearance.

A Wicked Beast. It referred to animals that reached the realm of mystery, and now, the Goblin Club was transforming into a living beast by borrowing the power of the concepts of Transformation, Life, and Soul!

'This can change to a Magic Gun or a shield later, right…?'

The Goblin Club, ignoring Ban Yu-won's thoughts, breathed for the first time.

"Shhhhh."

Ban Yu-won, worried about the form of the monster that would pop out because he was a Wicked Beast, was relieved to see a snake appear. He was a beautiful snake with fine white scales. His eyes flashed blue light, emanating the Wicked and Magic Spirit inside.

"Can you make yourself transparent?"

"Shhh."

Flicking his tongue, his body became transparent. Then, he morphed into a club, then a gun, and finally a shield. Changing back into a snake, he swam through the air and wrapped around Ban Yu-won's arm.

"Shhh, shhhh."

"Good. Hmm…from now on, your name will be Eve."

"Shhhhhhh!"

It couldn't be called the Goblin Club forever, and it was better to give it a name sooner rather than later. He was happy with the unexpected name and tightened around Ban Yu-won's arm.

How did he come up with the name Eve? The snake's white scales made him think of the story of Satan turning into a serpent and giving the fruit of knowledge to Eve in the Garden of Eden.

"Let's break the core and leave. It'll be lunchtime soon, so I should go back to school…no."

It was a little late for lunch, and he wasn't sure if the cafeteria was still open. If so, how about looking around for that city Yoo Mina mentioned?

'If I pay attention to the geography, I can navigate my way back to the school.'

Determined, Ban Yu-won first destroyed the dungeon core and organized all the concepts. After pushing those he didn't need right away into the Code Core and giving himself the concepts he needed…

[Life: 45.1

Physique: 32

Soul: 324.5

Magic Power: 38.7

Swordsmanship: 14.2

Leadership: 1 ― The ability to lead a group.

Complete Sight: 105

Complete Hearing: 100

Complete Speaking: 100]

The concept of his body had grown incomparably to how he was this morning.

"So, do you think I'm at the same level as my classmates?"

"Shhhh…."

When Ban Yu-won, who was happy to see the change in his body code, asked the question, Eve shook his head apologetically. Ban Yu-won knew that already, but the firm denial left him bitter taste in his mouth.

'What about it? Isn't it the speed of growth that matters?'

The entrance ceremony was held on Monday, and the day he would enter the tower was Friday. By then, Ban Yu-won decided to show his ability by growing to a level where he wouldn't hold back his classmates. With that settled, he stepped outside the dungeon.

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Lesson 3. This is your pet – 4

Yoo Mina told him there was a road near the dungeon to find the city, but she didn't say anything else about finding his way, and Ban Yu-won realized the reason behind her silence as soon as he left the dungeon.

"Is the President supposed to be the ruler of this world?"

"Shh, shhh."

The exit of the dungeon he left through took the form of a very small crypt coming out under the mountain. Looking around, he found piles of similar crypts. It was clear that each of them was a dungeon, but he'd expected their placement to be arbitrary. Considering Union Academy conducted practical evaluations on them, it was easy for him to conclude that the Principal was behind this.

'Even if he can't control the creation of dungeons, he can specify where the dungeons will be created.'

If you collected the dungeons this way, it was easy to get rid of them in an emergency. And, of course, there was a road right outside this dense dungeon area.

"I can already see it…."

The towering buildings were obvious ahead, and already the faint noise of civilization reached his ears. It'd take around 30 minutes to get there by walking. Professor Yoo Mina must have known this from the beginning, so of course, she asked him to visit the temple in that city.

"Shhhrr."

"Huh? Yeah…."

Eve squeezed Ban Yu-won's arm. When he looked at him, his eyes immediately settled on a distant object…

There was a huge island floating up there. It was so high that it was hard to see, but he could vaguely make out the shape of a tower.

"Isn't that our school?"

"Shhhhhh."

After Eve took the form of a beast, Ban Yu-won could understand his intentions easier. Apparently, they were looking up at the Tower of Babel. If the academy was in this area, the Tower of Babel should be visible, so it confused him a bit that he hadn't been able to see it on the horizon.

"I was deceived. I didn't notice when I was in the Professor's room…."

There was also the possibility that his field of vision wasn't sufficient or hidden by magic. In any case, there was nothing that wasn't fantastical in this new world. He was so absorbed by the floating island that he didn't realize he was almost in the city. For a moment, he thought the 30 minutes had flown by, but he didn't consider his improved physical abilities.

"Wait there! That's a face I haven't seen."

A person jumped out of the large building installed at the border between civilization and nature to block his way. Before they could finish speaking, Eve made his body invisible, but it seemed that this person's senses were superior to Ban Yu-won's.

"Oh."

"Prove your identity! Are you a monster disguised as a human?!"

Ban Yu-won exclaimed at the person blocking his way. He was wearing a suit of spandex tightly adhering to his body and an unusually-shaped layer of armor that protected vital parts such as his chest and crotch with matte metal.

"No, I'm human. Union…."

"No, you asshole! He's a Union Academy student!"

Just as Ban Yu-won was about to reveal his identity, another man in the same outfit jumped out of the building and smacked his colleague's head. He frowned slightly when he noted the blue stripes on Ban Yu-won's uniform (it was a pattern that revealed he was a special student), but then he looked at the brooch on his chest and fell into thought. Finally, he saluted.

"Hello! My name is Milton, the 3rd Superintendent in charge of the western border of the Academy City, Ronica!"

"Oh, I'm Dallon, the post guard…!"

Judging from the reaction to Milton, they probably knew very well what Union Academy's special admissions students were and even looked down on them a little. Still, the brooch that Yoo Mina gave him blew away that prejudice. He thought there would be no need to show such a precious-looking brooch to buy a couple drinks, but Professor Yoo Mina was looking out for him.

Should he be happy about this, or should he prepare himself? Ban Yu-won held back a sigh and greeted them.

"Uh…hello? I am Ban Yu-won, a first-year student at Union."

"How did you come down here…? If you are a first-year student, did you enroll today? Do you have official permission to go out…?"

"You idiot, how can an academy freshman leave without the approval of the President?!"

It seemed that Dallon's head would roll after Ban Yu-won left.

"Sir Ban Yu-won, are you here after clearing a dungeon?"

"Sir…yes, I am. They said that I could explore at my will."

"Thank you. I can't raise my head before the Academy officials who block the threat of the dungeons."

"Is that why there is a guard post like this here?"

"Yes."

Milton, who was noticeably looking more friendly when he said that he cleared a dungeon, laughed.

"Although the President's power controls their creation, we do not know when the overflowing dimensional energy will create an irregular dungeon. There are many guard posts on the outskirts of the city as such. It's too difficult to use any machines as long as it's dungeon-related. Haha."

Difficult to use a machine as long as it's dungeon-related? Were there machines in this world in the first place? Ban Yu-won, who was about to ask that stupid question, immediately shut his mouth. This was a world that treated the Earth as a lower dimension. Even if they weren't machines Ban Yu-won knew, there was nothing strange about them being developed in this world.

"Now, you should go inside. Do you need any guidance…?"

"Then, can you show me the way to the Temple of Spring?"

Ban Yu-won, setting aside his doubts, decided to accept their guidance. Milton had mentioned Ronica earlier, so he should find the Temple of Spring here.

Milton again looked at the brooch on his chest and then nodded.

"I will take you there myself. Dallon, don't fall asleep and stay alert."

"Chief?"

"Come on, let's go."

If the other person treats you well, there is no reason to refuse. Ban Yu-won accepted his request to accompany him, thinking that a human of his size would be more than appropriate as a bodyguard.

After passing the post, the road expanded to accommodate heavy traffic. He wondered if the buildings would appear sporadically, but after walking for five more minutes, a modern city like Seoul appeared before him. Surprisingly, streamlined cars that seemed to have been made for moving inside the city were floating above them, driving on roads made by flickering holograms.

"I want one."

"Hm? Oh, you mean the hovercars."

Hovercar? This really was a scene out of some sci-fi flick.

"Haha, you probably won't be able to ride them on the floating island."

"Couldn't I just put it in my inventory and ride it only when I come down?"

"…Were you already given an inventory? Isn't this your first day?"

Oops, they said that the inventory was only given to students with special academic achievements! As Ban Yu-won gradually felt a little uncomfortable with Milton's attitude of reverence.

"So…how much is that?"

"If it is a low-cost entry-level model, you can buy it for about 200,000 Ronia, including the cost for the safety education."

It was Ban Yu-won's first-time hearing about the concept of money in this world.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not from this world. How much is that in gold? I brought quite a bit, but I don't know the price conversion…."

"Gold?!"

Was there something wrong with gold? Was gold a cheap mineral because this dimension was too high-level? Or were there negative elements of gold that hadn't been discovered on Earth…?

While Ban Yu-won's thoughts went out of control in response to Milton's sudden fuss, the guard trembled and asked:

"You're carrying quite a bit…how much would that be?"

"Uh, can I go to the bank first?"

Ban Yu-won, reading something in his tone, suggested that instead of answering, Milton nodded.

* * *

To jump to the conclusion. In this world, or at least in Ronica, gold was worth ten times more than it did on Earth. Gold was, of course, a precious metal on Earth, but if you moved to higher dimensions that dealt with mana, it grew exponentially in value. It was the preferred material for magic tools and efficiently dealt with mana.

"Your account has been opened. Please check your balance."

After leaving Ronica's bank to open a personal account (unusually, they registered with his Magic Power, which was possible because the magic of all beings was unique), Ban Yu-won received a small crystal politely presented by the banker. This was to serve as both an account and a payment card, so even if it was stolen, it seemed that he could rest assured that it couldn't be used if the thief's Magic Power structure was different.

[Ban Yu-won's account balance: 7.53 million Ronia]

Ban Yu-won handed over a one-kilogram gold bar to the bank. After deducting various fees such as account issuance, the total amount of money obtained was 7.53 million Ronia. At this point, he could see that 1 Ronia was worth 100 won, so he'd made 750 million won by selling a single gold bar, and he still had 99 more in his inventory.

"That's right."

"Thank you for using Central Bank. Have a good day."

His grandfather wasn't wrong in saying that gold went anywhere in the world. Ban Yu-won nodded to himself and left the bank.

"Then let's go. I will take you to the best hovercar store!"

"I'm sorry I'm making you do this much. You must have lots to do…."

"It's okay. But I will be grateful if you buy me even a simple snack."

Soldiers starving was the same between the lower and the higher dimensions. But Ban Yu-won was also interested in the snacks of this world, so he followed his guide on a walk through the city's shopping streets. It was just an ordinary city in these parts, except for hovercars above them, people who looked more like monsters than humans, and the holograms popping up here and there to advertise goods.

"Hmm, the chicken skewers taste similar."

The stalls were also floating in the sky, looking for customers.

"It's not made from chicken, but from the leg flesh of the monster Meruda. Oh, there it is!"

'Did I just eat a monster?'

Milton, excited, dragged Ban Yu-won to another huge building before their meal was done. All types of magic tools were sold on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors, but Ban Yu-won couldn't help but think of Yongsan Electronics Market when he saw them.

Milton smiled as Ban Yu-won stared at everything.

"Haha, a lot of interesting things are released every year. I've heard these machines work well on the floating island where the academy is located, so you might want to buy a few."

And finally, he learned that each device powered by magic was called a machine in this world!

'I-I see. I'm used to electronic devices, but the raw power of this world is mana. Magical machines are natural.'

It was an extraordinary realization. Following Milton's recommendation, he selected several interesting 'machines,' reaching a whopping 300,000 Ronia.

"It's expensive."

"Hahaha, this is a top-notch store…."

The 4th floor was finally the hovercar store, but when he heard that the 5th floor displayed cutting-edge off-road hover bikes, Ban Yu-won's hurried there as if possessed.

"A bike would have a better sense of speed, wouldn't it?"

"Oh, but it's more difficult to ride. Besides, it's nice to hear that off-road bikes are fun outside of the city, but if you accidentally enter a dungeon, you'd be throwing it away…."

"Our Lipod's state-of-the-art off-road bikes are designed to withstand dungeon mana waves for extended periods unless you go directly inside!"

It seemed news had spread that Ban Yu-won happily paid 300,000 Ronia for magic tools at the store downstairs. An employee of the hovercar shop approached them, saw the brooch hanging from Ban Yu-won's chest, and broadly smiled.

"It's even designed with a replaceable core, so you can replace it if it's damaged. We're actually doing a special. If you purchase now, you can exchange mana cores for the production price up to two times within three years!"

"I mean. We have to be prepared for damage, right?"

"No, no, it's just insurance in case something goes wrong. In the case of the new model Onyx announced this month, ten units are already scheduled to be delivered to the Dimensional Border Force. It is conclusive proof that our Lipod's development ability is ahead of the military's! What do you think, sir? Would you like to see it?"

He didn't know who the Dimensional Boundaries people were, but seeing Milton suddenly shut his mouth, it seemed pretty credible. Ban Yu-won followed the staff and paid for the Onyx almost as soon as he saw it. He liked everything about it, including the streamlined and sleek body and the sharp front fender.

"3.5 million Ronia…no, it will be 3.2 million Ronia with the discount. Oh my God, in a lump sum payment! Thank you!"

Converted to Korean Won, it was 320 million. It was the biggest spending spree of Ban Yu-won's life. But why was he looking at the brooch on his chest when he said there was a discount? Ban Yu-won decided that when he returned to school, he would ask Professor Yoo Mina about that.

"If it flies in the sky, there will be no dust, so why did you put fenders on it?"

"You have misunderstood, sir. These sharp parts are reinforced sections, not fenders. It is designed to accept mana so it may break down obstacles in the way or, conversely, to block attacks."

"Why does it need the ability to attack enemies?"

Ban Yu-won bought the bike, but Milton was still grumbling. The professionalism of the staff who went along with him to the end felt great.

"As I said before, it's a premium product for situations when you're in combat. Dimensional Frontiers, huh? Now, here's the number engraved! A total of 50 units were produced, and this is the 7th of them."

"I suppose I should check the device description later by looking at the manual."

At this rate, the question-and-answer section would become endless, so Ban Yu-Won changed topics and asked:

"Can I get some driving lessons?"

"I was going to tell you anyway. Our company can issue the certificate for you, and you can take the exam right away, or you can get training first."

"Then I will take the test tomorrow."

"All right!"

There were relics brought from Earth that could be put to good use. If done right, he might be able to enhance the bike past what its creators could do.

'It was nice to stop by the city.'

After a pleasant shopping experience, Ban Yu-won could finally head to his original destination, the Temple of Spring. However, the special treatment he received elsewhere in the city was nothing compared to this place.

As soon as Ban Yu-won stepped into the temple made of white stone, the priests reacted as if lightning had struck.

"Someone wearing Yoo Mina's brooch has come!"

"What? Take him inside the temple!"

"Don't stand there this way!"

"Now, sit down!"

The priests didn't pay any attention to his uniform. Bring this and that, drink this, eat that. Isn't the seat uncomfortable? It took him about five minutes to introduce himself.

"I am an academy student, Ban Yu-won. Today, I came to see you at the request of Professor Yoo Mina. I want to buy two bottles of Honeymoon, the fruit wine produced in this temple…."

"We have already prepared it."

"Yes?"

"There is only one reason she would seek this temple."

It was the moment when the image of Yoo Mina in Ban Yu-won's mind changed.

"I'll give you a bottle as a gift, so please enjoy it."

"Yes? No, I'm still underage…."

He was about to say he was underage, but after thinking about it, he realized he was about to enter college. Wasn't that old enough?

"You can't enter the academy unless you turn 17, right? In Union, you are an adult if you are over 17."

"I'm only 18 years old, but…."

"No problem then."

Moreover, since the priest said this, Ban Yu-won, thinking it was a good opportunity, decided to start drinking this bottle of Honeymoon.

"Thank you for coming here today. Please say hello to Yoo Mina for us."

"All right."

Of course, looking at their appearance, he could see why they were so devoted to Yoo Mina and himself, who came with her brooch. Blue or pale skin, hair made of leaves, occasionally wearing a crown of flower buds. They appeared to be from the same race.

He should have noticed it when she said this was a temple dedicated to the God of Spring.

"Then, I will…."

Ban Yu-won stood up as soon as he got the bottles, unable to stand the attentiveness of the priests poised to feed him. Then, the priests handed him a box full of refreshments they had made at the temple, saying that they couldn't let him leave with just that.

"You'll come again soon, right? I will give you more if you tell me the sweets you like."

"No…."

What the hell was Yoo Mina to them? Those words came up to his throat, but Ban Yu-won swallowed them, realizing it would be more troublesome if he got entangled in this.

But what?

Would he be back soon?

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Lesson 4. Rebellion – 1

Dawn, dormitory. With a table between them, Ban Yu-won and Light faced each other.

"I'm a little disappointed, Ban."

Ban Yu-won wondered if this was like that guy from the meme who was good at acting disappointed. In fact, he was still a bit drunk, and his head wasn't working properly.

"I didn't think you would stay overnight. I wouldn't have been worried if you had at least told me in advance."

"Sorry. I drank for the first time in my life yesterday."

"…"

Light's eyes grew even colder. It was natural for him to look like that since he said he stayed out overnight after drinking, and not for some proper reason. But when he found out about the true circumstances, Ban Yu-won wouldn't be able to say anything.

"Professor Yoo Mina asked me to drink with her, and I couldn't say no."

"What, the Professor?! You're…not lying."

Light, glancing at the brooch hanging from Ban Yu-won's chest, shook his head.

"No one at the academy will believe you if you say you've got a job appointed by a Professor after a drink."

"Eh."

Did this mean that the brooch symbolized a job? Not only when he got the brooch, but while he was having a drink with Professor Yoo Mina yesterday, she hadn't mentioned anything about it!

"Oh, more importantly, the drink was really good. I got my own bottle, so let's open it later."

"You…haah, no, never mind. I've never drank before."

"I drank for the first time yesterday myself."

"I mean, I'm not going to drink. Just hurry up and take a shower. You smell like flowers."

It was true he smelled like flowers. Honeymoon, the fruit wine made by the priests of the Temple of Spring, was a rare drink that was warm and sweet and made the body smell of flowers. And not only did it taste good, but Ban Yu-won's body codes grew by three or four each while he was drinking. The most surprising thing was that Complete Speaking increased by 2.

'It wasn't a pseudo-elixir, but a real one.'

After delivering the bottles to Professor Yoo Mina, he wanted to return to his dormitory and prepare for the day, but he was caught on his way out, and time flew by once they started drinking. Anyway, he was glad it ended well, but he didn't want to have another drink with Professor Yoo Mina ever again.

"Then I will take a shower. We still have some free time, right?"

"The first class is Comprehensive Real-Life Combat, in the gym, so you must eat and hurry up a bit. One class…it's a joint class with the first year's special class."

A special class was the elite class that was deliberately gathered with only the best talent in that grade. But they were tying them together with the four members of the special lower dimension? What kind of crazy idea was that?

"Hey, for some reason, I feel bad intent in that composition."

After taking off the brooch and putting it in the inventory, Ban Yu-won wore a gloomy complexion as he threw on his uniform. Light responded by turning away.

"So do I. That means our enemies aren't just among the students. And if you're going to get naked, go into the bathroom."

"Ah…I'll just take a shower first."

"Ban."

"Yeah?"

Ban Yu-won had taken off the shirt he was wearing before looking back, revealing the absurdly strong abs he'd developed over the past couple of days. Light turned his head away in disgust and asked in a slightly hesitant voice.

"You…weren't drinking all day yesterday, right?"

"No way. How can a person drink all day?"

"…That's right. Sorry, go on."

"Okie."

Ban Yu-won waved and walked into the shower room.

Apparently, Light noticed his change. In fact, at the time of the entrance ceremony, Ban Yu-won had a concept of Life of about 15, but now with the Honeymoon's effect, it was 50. Of course, it was still a small figure compared to Light, but even considering that, it was a large change.

"Oh, I left my clothes out there. Light, I'm sorry. Can you bring them to me?"

"You, don't walk out of there! I'll bring them!"

Ace Light. Something smelled fishy here. So, when is the third act?

* * *

During breakfast, Ban Yu-won and Light headed to the student cafeteria built by the dormitory and joined up with Ruchel and Dok Go-yeon. Ignoring the stares focused on them, he grabbed the breakfast menu and told them about the drink he had with Professor Yoo Min yesterday.

"A job…."

"I-It is beautiful."

This was the reaction of Dok Go-yeon and Ruchel, respectively. Of course, Ruchel's gaze was directed at the brooch hung from Ban Yu-won's chest. Pointing to it, Light said.

"Professor Yoo Mina is in charge of the four of us right now, so Ban, having helped her, can be seen as the head of our class."

"Hmm, if there is someone that should represent the four of us, I think it should be me."

Today's breakfast was western-styled, and Dok Go-yeon looked at Ban Yu-won before pushing aside the soup plate.

"Because I am the strongest. You agree with me, right?"

"What?"

Before Ban Yu-won could respond, Light beat him to it. He wiggled his eyebrows and pointed at Dok Go-yeon with his fork.

"That's a weird thing to say, Dok Go-yeon. I didn't want to say this because you're a colleague I should get along with, but…no, that's even more of a reason for me to say it. That attitude of looking down on everyone else like you're the best isn't good, even for future Tower climbing. I can't even agree with you saying you're the strongest."

"That's funny. I remember the first thing you said yesterday, looking down on us. Didn't you say you wanted to enter the Tower alone?"

"Ugh?! You…!"

Ban Yu-won laughed. He was going to suggest planning a strategy ahead of time since they'd be facing the special class during the first period, but these guys were already devolving to infighting.

"Shaaaah."

"What?"

"Wow."

At that moment, on behalf of Ban Yu-won, Eve took off her invisibility and revealed her presence, calming the heated atmosphere. The effect was instantly amazing. Dok Go-yeon, who looked at Eve, lowered her killing aura, then reached out to the snake wrapped around Ban Yu-won's arm.

"That artifact from yesterday?"

"It changed quite a bit, right?"

"No way since yesterday…no, no. It indeed changed in one day. How did this…?"

"Shaah."

Eve raised their head and boasted. Dok Go-yeon, realizing it understood what she was saying, opened her eyes wide and sighed as if she had lost the energy to be angry.

"So cute…okay, you left me in awe, so let's listen to you first."

It was a strange logic, but Eve's move worked. Ban Yu-won sighed. In fact, he didn't want to be something like the class president, but if he were to choose a representative out of these four, he was sure that it should be himself…

"Actually, the class leader doesn't have to be the strongest. No, the strongest shouldn't be the leader."

"Why?"

"That's because when the strongest person becomes the class leader, they will make all the decisions. But the class leader can't do that."

Dok Go-yeon rotated her cross pupils to tell him to keep going. He wished she hadn't because it was really scary.

"You seem to misunderstand one thing. The class leader isn't the ruler. They don't lead according to their own will, but they have the talent to synthesize the opinions of the rest of the class and choose a method that is fair and good for everyone. In other words, a person who is objective and neutral should be the class president."

"It sounds very boring."

"That's a class leader. There's no real benefit, and they just get stressed out. But that's why it's important, as an individual who sacrifices for the group…."

"But that's the class leader as you think they should be, right?"

Tsk, I got caught. Of course, it was true that most of the class leaders selected in the elementary, middle, and high school education courses in Korea didn't deviate from the type that Ban Yu-won described. But wasn't this an academy made up of talented people? In a society where power was important, power was law.

As Ban Yu-won said, there might be representatives who considered everyone's positions to make fair and objective choices. But there could also be any number of representatives who led with overwhelming power and charisma. Moreover, it couldn't be said that this was absolutely wrong.

'However, if we were to choose a representative from among the four of us, it would be troublesome if that was Dok-Fire-General.'

It wasn't a question of scale. Rather, charismatic leaders tended to lead small groups better than large ones. The problem now was these four personalities. Even looking at Light, he was so proud of himself that he was raring for a fight with Dok Go-yeon as Ban Yu-won spoke. In fact, even if Dok Go-yeon could suppress Light by force now, he wouldn't be easily bent, and more problems would arise later.

In Ruchel's case, it was even more problematic. It had only been two days since they met, but it was surprisingly clear that she didn't have any opinions. So, should they ignore her because she has no opinion? That would completely ignore the academy's essential theme of student growth. This type of person needed a leader who calmly waited and listened to them so that they could show their abilities.

It was obvious as even Ban Yu-won could see through to her dazzling potential.

"Anyway, I'm the easygoing type, so it's fine, but, still, I think I'd be better off being the class president than you to preserve the individuality of all four of us."

"Easygoing? You?"

For some reason, Dok Go-yeon snorted. But maybe she was convinced because she nodded immediately after.

"All right. After all, the appointment of the class president seems to be by the authority of the Professor. And the only person I honestly want to follow is you."

"Eh."

That creeped him out. But before he asked her what she meant, she continued.

"I just hope you don't get me wrong, I've only acknowledged that you are the class president, but I don't intend to listen to your orders."

"I have no intention of ordering you around either. However, I would like some degree of communication and cooperation with each other for the growth of all of us. What do you think of that?"

"…"

Dok Go-yeon looked at Light and Ruchel without a word, then snorted as if she wasn't happy about it. But.

"He who stands above must be able to see far…even if you don't like some people, you must embrace them to get what you want. All right. I agree."

Somehow, he ended the war of words with Dok Go-yeon in a win-win fashion.

There was still the minor problem that Light was angry at Dok Go-yeon, but Dok Go-yeon was indeed stronger than Light…so this pride problem would have to be resolved over time. As expected, the biggest bomb was this bastard Light.

Ban Yu-won let out a sigh.

"Err…um."

But when he contemplated how to defuse it, Ruchel, who had been quiet until now, chimed up.

"The snake…can I touch it too? It's so cute…."

"Feel free!"

Let's be fair. This school was full of bombs.

* * *

In this way, the problem of recognizing Ban Yu-won as their representative was somehow solved. Light just didn't like the fact that Dok Go-yeon had taken a step forward, saying that the strongest should be the representative, but he had no problem with Ban Yu-won being chosen by Professor Yoo Mina.

Dok Go-eon openly admitted that she liked Ban Yu-won (she made it clear that her feelings were that of a corporate executive who was headhunting talented people). She was outspoken in her position to step down in consideration for him.

Ruchel said Eve was too cute, and it was the first time she had looked delighted since Ban Yu-won met her. She was surprisingly cute, but he had no idea what was going on in her mind.

"The first class is going to be a light match. What do you think, everyone?"

"Professor, the dregs…no, I'm curious about the skills of the students who passed the special screening!"

"I want to have a match with them too!"

And for Ban Yu-won, who became the class leader representing these four, his hardships started with the first class.

"That weakling dared to receive a brooch from Professor Yoo Mina, the Goddess of Flowers? I can't accept that. I'll have to check his skills myself!"

A very great hardship.

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Chapter 14

Lesson 4. Rebellion – 2

"Come, Ban. It's a battle with Electo."

He was confused for a second, not knowing who he was referring to with that fancy name, but Ban was his last name. Ban Yu-won raised his hand and spoke to the Professor instead of stepping into the ring that formed.

"I'm sorry, Professor. I don't think I'll be able to gain anything from these battles because my fighting skills aren't enough yet…."

"Hmm? You just lost three points."

Was it possible that they also played the meaningless ranking game with something like a dormitory score? Would they also humiliate the last position?

"Come, Ban. That is no excuse."

The Professor ordered Ban Yu-won. He felt great malice in that order, but maybe this associate Professor was also a fan of Yoo Mina? Ban Yu-won sighed as he looked at the guy named Electo, clashing his two huge fists threateningly, and spoke again.

"It is a fact, not an excuse. I was chosen as a special archetype not because of my fighting ability but because of my unique talent. If you're curious about my skills as a passing student, wouldn't it be better to find another way instead of making me fight?"

"Are you teaching a Professor now?"

"Anyone, a Professor or a student, has to learn what they don't know. And aren't you an associate Professor?"

"…! I think it's you who doesn't know something. You just lost another five points."

Negative points were accumulating. This led to a direct battle with the Professor, not the student. And, of course, there was a hole in Ban Yu-won's logic.

Union Academy was an academy that existed only to climb the Tower. No matter if Yu-won's unique ability was recognized as meeting the entry requirements, in the end, he was in a position to enter the Tower. That's why.

"Why don't we use this week as preparation and compete next week? Once I enter the Tower, I feel I will be ready when I come out."

"Are you ignoring your Professor and setting your own schedule? Another…."

Ban Yu-won was also diligently preparing a compromise plan. He didn't expect that this Professor would have the ears to hear it, though. He sighed heavily and shrugged.

"Whatever punishment you will give, do it after the results next week. Again, I'm not ready yet, so no matter what you say, I won't be fighting this week."

"…Okay, that's great."

Ultimately, the associate professor, failing to bring out Ban Yu-won, gritted his teeth. How could he like this bold attitude of refusal? But what could he do? Ban Yu-won was indeed not ready yet. If he fought a match in this state, the results could be disastrous. He wasn't the main character of some passionate novel, so he wouldn't just let himself get smacked around.

"Next Tuesday, Ban and Electo will have a match. It would be better to open it to the public if possible."

It seemed he accepted Ban Yu-won's proposal, but the Professor sneakily added a condition. To the public, so did that mean they would broadcast it inside the academy?

"You said you would like a week of preparation, so you must show your growth. If you fail…."

"All right."

Ban Yu-won nodded indifferently. Of course, it was a long way to catch up with Light or Dok Go-yeon, but he calculated that his current growth rate would be enough to catch up with the high-level general students in a week. However, the problem was that the people he was facing now weren't just the general type but a special class that selected excellent students.

"Your name is Electo, right? After the official match next week, let's shake hands as a commemoration."

Knowing that all the hostility of the special class was directed at him, Ban Yu-won took a bold step forward and extended his hand to Electo, a student whose respect for Yoo Mina was so great that he became ill-intentioned toward him. He was over two meters and fifty centimeters tall, and the joints of his arms were covered with unusually hard keratin while the tips of his fists were strangely steaming.

If he weren't wearing a school uniform, he could easily be mistaken for a monster.

"You lower thing."

"Woah."

Electo slapped away his hand. It was excruciatingly painful, but Ban Yu-won wasn't an idiot, and he couldn't show that here. Instead, he looked at the Professor and asked.

"I get a negative point just by making a suggestion, but doesn't he get a negative point for swearing?"

"…Electo, you lost one point."

"One point? Let's see, the negative points I got…."

"Ban Yu-won, don't forget that you were rude to him first. Another three points from you."

"Is it rude to ask for a handshake? I'm asking because I don't know the rules of etiquette in this world."

"You…! Electo, you lost three points."

"All right."

Associate Professor and Electo both gritted their teeth. All the other special class members were also staring at Ban Yu-won with cold eyes. That was when Ban Yu-won was clearly established as the public enemy.

'What are you going to do if you give me negative points? You're an associate Professor, so you can't kick me out of the academy.'

However, Ban Yu-won, who didn't intend to be friendly with them from the beginning, paid no attention to their gaze or negative points. He clenched his teeth as he checked the character strings he saw from Electo in their brief moment of contact.

[Life 250, Physique 300, Magic Power 120]

The concept that he could read was this much, and it was ridiculous.

'I guess it will be hard to raise my ability to this extent in a week.'

To be honest, he was stronger than expected. However, there was a high possibility that asking for two weeks in that situation wouldn't work, and there was no mistake in Ban Yu-won's plan because he would have to face them someday.

'Then I have to do it….'

He didn't intend to beat his opponent head-on from the start. As he told the Professor, his abilities weren't specialized in combat. In a week, he should be able to find a way.

"Shhhhhh."

"Yes, yes."

Eve, who understood his will, cried out that he was confident, so he shouldn't worry. He stroked the snake and looked around in surprise, thinking it would be troublesome if they got attention this early. Surprisingly, he found that no one was paying attention.

"Why? Is no one here?"

The reason was simple. This was because, while everyone's hostility was focused on Ban Yu-won, Dok Go-yeon suddenly stepped forward. Her bizarre cross pupils gleamed eerily as she scanned the special class.

"Aren't you curious about the skills of the special admission students? Unlike the class leader, I specialize in combat and gladly accept a fight."

"Dok Go-yeon…."

This was fun. Even though Ban Yu-won hadn't asked for anything yet, Dok Go-yeon had taken the next step to take care of all four of them. He had guessed from her greed for talent, but maybe she was in a position to rule the crowd even in the Martial Arts Society.

"If no one is confident, I'll name one. Hey, did you say your name was Electo? I don't think you're a sensitive person who looks at his opponent and attacks. Come out…I will step on you."

"What?!"

There was a thing called the atmosphere of the strong. Ban Yu-won, who only recently realized his Magic Power, knew there was a far-off difference between himself and Dok Go-yeon, but would Electo not be able to read her strength?

Perhaps it was for Ban Yu-won that Dok Go-yeon chose Electo. If his guess were correct, she would give Elect such serious injuries that he couldn't fully recover in a week or so.

"I'm sorry, Dok Go-yeon, but it's decided that Electo will fight with me in a week, so if you want to fight with him, ask him the next time."

"Hmm…?"

But she shouldn't do that. Ban Yu-won had to prove his worth with his abilities, so he dared to intervene and object.

"Will you really be okay?"

"Of course."

"…Ho, I thought you were only full of tricks. You look a bit like a man now."

Looking at Dok Go-yeon, who gave a satisfied smile, Electo snorted, nervous after he guessed that this would put his life at risk.

"It's funny that the strongest among you came forward after barking that much just to shame herself. Just go away."

"Who's barking now?"

Someone pushed Electo aside and came forward. It looked like they were wearing a crown on their head, but when Ban Yu-won looked closer, it was a set of horns that protruded like a crown, and their shiny gold hair fluttered up and down.

"No way, Ortima, the ruler of the Ketius dimension…!"

Next to him, Light kindly revealed their identity.

"What is that place?"

"Y-You mean you don't know? Except for Union, ten dimensions are considered the highest hierarchical dimensions. Ortima is the family that rules one of them, Ketius! Its symbol is the horn that rises like a crown like that."

"So, in a word, that's the son of a family that ranks among the top ten of all these dimensions?"

"Right."

He was from a lower dimension but strangely knowledgeable about this. Conversely, Ban Yu-won might be too ignorant of dimensional news.

"There are always a bunch of stupid and weak guys. It's fun to see someone like you growling at us to protect your horde."

"Did you come out here to babble with that tongue? Or are you protesting that your tongue is too long and you want it to be cut off?"

Ortima was already amidst a fierce war of nerves with Dok Go-yeon. Ban Yu-won admired that Ortima's energy didn't fall behind Dok Go-yeon, but Light seemed to feel the opposite.

"Dok Go-yeon, what is it? You're definitely a special low-level archetype, but how can you be equal with Ortima…!"

"Can you feel the difference in power only now?"

"I don't want even you making fun of me."

Light got upset. It was hard to believe he was a real man when this pretty guy swelled up his cheeks. He didn't believe it, but…

"Don't mind her. We're only at the starting line now and can go beyond."

"Do you really…think so?"

"Of course. Dok Go-yeon won't be still either, though."

"Can you decide whether you'll comfort or make fun of me?"

"Okay. I'll do one."

So, while Ban Yu-won was teasing Light, the Professor finally authorized the fight, and the guy named Ortima and Dok Go-yeon clashed. Before the fight started, something flashed in the air, and Ban Yu-won saw that it was close to the shape of a drone with an attached lens. In fact, it was also one of the items he had seen at the store yesterday.

"Full disclosure. That is to say, they are shooting a video with that."

"Video…are they recording it now? It's shared on the academy intranet…but I still don't know what an intranet is."

"No, even the internet? It's natural when I think about it."

Among the items he bought in the city yesterday, there was a communication tool, that is, a mobile phone, that enabled real-time communication with a designated person using the magical communication network. They called it a telepathic mirror, or a mirror for short. It even had functions like a real smartphone, including video viewing, calculation, calendar, and alarm.

While drinking with Professor Yoo Mina yesterday, they exchanged their Unique Codes or phone numbers.

"Ban, do you know what an intranet is?"

"Simply put, it refers to a communication network established by organizations such as businesses and schools to exchange internal information. Let's see, the school intranet…found it."

Light watched with curiosity as Ban Yu-won pulled out the mirror skillfully manipulated it.

"How can you be so skillful when you said you're from a low-level dimension that didn't know of the Union…?"

"It's mainly because we developed in this direction."

The academy intranet had a structure in which access and membership registration were possible only after authentication of a student ID. Accessing the intranet without the mirror, even with a student ID, was possible. Instead, in that case, they wouldn't be able to use complex services such as video viewing.

When Ban Yu-won connected to the intranet with the mirror, Light and even Ruchel, who was quietly listening to him, snuck closer.

"Here's a live channel. Even our classes…."

"You've seen it well, Ruchel."

"T-Thank you."

There were even live broadcasts. It seemed that the Professor was determined to humiliate us. But it didn't look like things would go as the Professor wished.

"Bring it on."

"I'll let the noob make the first move."

"Noob? Let's see for how long that cheeky attitude will last. Kneel!"

The fight began.

When Ortima shouted to kneel in anger at Dok Go-yeon's provocation, Ban Yu-won saw a flash of mysterious power from him crushing Dok Go-yeon. It wasn't everyday magic, nor was it the power of language that Ban Yu-won handled. Just as water flowed from top to bottom, natural providence seemed to force Dok Go-yeon to kneel before Ortima.

[Successful in observing the distortion of providence, the depth of Complete Sight was increased by 1.]

"Distortion of Providence."

"D-Did you see it…?!"

"Ah, aaahhh."

Light was startled at Ban Yu-won's muttering, and Ruchel shook as if she could feel it.

"Hmph."

However, despite the pressure that would have crushed Ban Yu-won on the spot, Dok Go-yeon calmly raised her energy. It was just that, but the energy that suppressed her…

"What…!"

It was dead. All he could say was that it was dead. In it, though faintly, Ban Yu-won could feel a new concept: Death. Could there be another concept as simple and terrifying as that?

Ban Yu-won felt a sense of fear at the fragments of power Dok Go-yeon showed.

"Ah, aaaaaaaahhhhh…."

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh."

Even worse, Ruchel was trembling and squeezing Ban Yu-won's arms. Eve, fearful of him being hurt, slapped Ruchel's cheek, but she was still gripped by panic.

"Hmm, so you had some skills."

"And you have a ridiculous ability like that horn. If that's all, it's disappointing."

"Of course not."

As Ortima took a step forward, the same but denser pressure hit Dok Go-yeon. The result was the same, though.

"Does it get stronger the closer you get? If you thought I would run away…."

Dok Go-yeon's feet lightly crossed the floor. In the next moment, Dok Go-yeon, smashing down in front of Ortima, threw a kick as sharp as a razor. Ortima seemed unprepared, but a golden shield appeared just before the collision.

Crash.

With an unpleasant sound, the shield exploded into fragments of light and scattered. Beyond that, Ortima had his arms crossed to block Dok Go-yeon.

"In the end, you have to use your own hands."

"That's why they say your body suffers if you have a bad brain. Or if you're bad at judging situations."

"Cheeky!"

Bang!

The same pressure that Ortima had tried to use to bring Dok Go-yeon to her knees earlier was concentrated and delivered more than tenfold. However, Dok Go-yeon lightly dodged it, spread out her palms, and pushed his forearm aside. At the same time, her kick scratched across Ortima's chin.

Claank!

Ban Yu-won doubted what he heard. Was that the sound of a person's foot and chin colliding?

"You bitch…!"

"Unfortunately, the way you move your body is awkward. Don't tell me that someone else has to feed you."

Which one came out to brag about having a long tongue? Dok Go-yeon constantly cursed her opponent while she fiercely drove him back. One violent crash after another sounded out. Ortima's blows were heavy but too slow to hit.

'That guy must be used to hitting an immobilized opponent, but that didn't work with Dok Go-yeon.'

As Dok Go-yeon said, Ortima had transcendent physical abilities, but his lack of experience in moving his body was clearly visible even to Ban Yu-won, so he was just getting beaten back. However, even though Dok Go-yeon was unilaterally pressing the attack, it bothered him that each collision made a metallic sound.

"…Ugh, I will no longer forgive your rudeness. I will kill you as you please!"

"Death is not a concept that a kid like you can easily put into words."

Baaaang!

Terrible energy exploded from Ortima's body, and Dok Go-yeon was forced to retreat. They exchanged a glance, and each radiated their own bloody aura.

At that moment.

"Now, now, that's enough."

"…!"

Professor Yoo Mina, who suddenly appeared in the middle between the two of them, declared. Ortima and Dok Go-yeon seemed unable to comprehend, but they were both disarmed when Professor Yoo Mina smiled and lightly opened her powers.

"Ugh?!"

"Whew, whooh."

The fragrance of flowers spread everywhere. It quenched their fierce fighting spirits and calmed their beating hearts. She forcibly calmed down their energy, so they couldn't fight even if they tried.

Ban Yu-won felt the concept of Flower and Harmony in it and then burst into laughter. Even Yoo Mina, the possessor of that ability, wouldn't be able to understand why he was laughing.

"Our academy doesn't want our students to fight to the death. I wish you would fight like that only in the Tower. All right, both of you?"

"…"

"You're strong."

Ortima silently stared at Yoo Mina and returned to his place, while Dok Go-yeon shook her head and turned back to her party.

"Hyeek."

"Haah."

When Dok Go-yeon returned, Ruchel, who was terrified, flinched and hid behind Ban Yu-won. Dok Go-yeon glared at Ruchel as if she didn't approve, then turned her gaze to Ban Yu-won and smiled.

"How was it?"

"It was very helpful."

"What."

Dok Go-yeon, surprised by Ban Yu-won's sincere response, smiled deeper. Ban Yu-won only then realized that he had given the wrong answer. He should have said he didn't recognize anything, but now he was getting more and more attention from this psycho!

"Associate Professor Farrell. It is a big mistake to make them fight during the first class and to sit still without tempering their bloodlust. Be prepared."

"Y-Yes!"

"Then I'll be going…ah."

On the other hand, Yoo Mina turning around after harshly rebuking the associate Professor saw Ban Yu-won, walked over, and fixed his wrinkled collar.

"The class leader must have dignity. Then, have a nice day."

'I appointed him as the class president, so if I catch someone provoking him, they're dead.' Well, Yoo Mina, who roughly expressed her meaning, disappeared from the spot without any warning, just as she had appeared.

However, Ban Yu-won noticed that Farrell and the members of the special class were staring at him. He sighed.

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FreeReader

Next chap?

02.10.2022 at 12:08

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Eleutheria

Knowing ToyCar, the snake will be female soon.

06.10.2022 at 08:57

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Contradictory Bystander

So you telling me, automatic anti-material sniper rifle is going to be born soon

14.10.2022 at 02:01

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SBihan

So it's a transforming weapon now. Big upgrade from just a goblin's club.

28.09.2022 at 12:12

Eleutheria

Transforming floating Ego projectile weapons by chapter 9. The power escalation for this novel is wild.

06.10.2022 at 08:49

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