I got into school for nothing - Chapter 102
I got into school for nothing (102)
Lesson 22. It was for nothing that I created the club - 2
How could the Student Council appear so immediately?
That was because this group of Special Admissions for Lower-Rank Dimensions students had always been under the Student Council's purview.
To be precise, one might say they were a group that absolutely could not be ignored if the Student Council was to achieve its primary objective: "checking the Special Class."
"Of course, they would be. They're probably the easiest sandbags for the Special Class to beat on."
"They were the easiest and simplest means to relieve stress. Though, starting this year, that won't be the case thanks to you all."
With those words, Mira smiled faintly, her gaze sweeping over the Rebellion members seated around the table with Ban Yuwon.
The results of the mid-term exams had already made Class 11 famous even among other grades, for having achieved overwhelmingly superior results compared to all other classes.
"Hmm, they're all rather pretty... Especially you. Rucell, wasn't it?"
"Senior, you also... very much so."
Mira and Rucell's gazes met in the air.
As if instinctively recognizing who they should be most wary of, both wore strange smiles and stared each other down.
"Ahem, so, Mira."
Just as the two were about to commence a staring contest, Ban Yuwon hurriedly cut in between them.
"What's this about putting these seniors into our club?"
"That is—"
"Hold on, just a moment."
The fourth-year senior, who had been burying his head in the floor all this time, finally seemed to have decided to stop licking the ground as he sharply lifted his head.
He had a surprisingly normal face, so why in the world...?
"Head of Public Relations, why are you speaking informally with a first-year? Is there some special reason you allowed him to call you by name?"
Perhaps everyone present, save for her and Ban Yuwon, wondered about it.
It was to the extent that not only those gathered here but even other students in the cafeteria could be seen pricking up their ears and leaning their bodies towards them.
It became evident that Mira was one of the Academy's most popular figures.
"Can't you tell just by looking?"
But was she not conscious of those many gazes, even a little?
Mira replied curtly, then reached out her hand to cover one of Ban Yuwon's, gently scratching the back of his hand with her fingernails as if to flaunt their closeness.
Rucell let out a startled "Ah—!" but couldn't bring herself to push her away.
As for Ban Yuwon, he felt as if what he'd been expecting had finally arrived.
Because Mira, in a sense, depended on Ban Yuwon in a way similar to Rucell—no, even more one-sidedly than Rucell.
"Hmph."
"Ah, ahhh..."
This is why you shouldn't enter into contracts carelessly.
Ban Yuwon painfully realized that even if a contract seemed advantageous to him, he still needed to deliberate carefully.
Of course, regret always comes too late.
"This is, impossible...!"
The fourth-year senior groaned.
"He already has a girlfriend! What about me instead? I'm confident I'll only ever look at you!"
"Don't sugarcoat your lack of charm. If I had to choose between a pebble you can pick up on the street and a jewel everyone covets, I'd prefer the latter."
"Kugh!"
A pebble on the street... The senior, having suffered an irreparable wound, collapsed to the floor, twitching.
Watching even the other Special Admissions seniors slowly distance themselves from him, Ban Yuwon thought once again.
"Why are you the leader?"
"Head of Public Relations, it's about time we got to the point."
Meanwhile, Graham, who had been observing them from a semi-outsider's perspective, called out to her, his facial muscles twitching as if surprised by Mira and Ban Yuwon's unexpectedly close relationship.
"Right. I'll get to the main point."
"Honestly, I don't really want to be involved with these people."
"Our Student Council feels the same way."
But they couldn't do that, even if they wanted to.
Because abandoning these students would be tantamount to abandoning the Student Council's own fundamental duty.
"The abilities possessed by Special Admissions students are usually too unique, leaving no clear guidelines for their growth. They can't even form parties and enter the Tower together. Regular exams are especially disastrous. Honestly, it's a miracle most of them here even managed to advance a grade."
"Kugh."
"Ughhh..."
"However. Nevertheless."
As the Special Admissions students twitched like slugs doused in salt at Mira's merciless words, Graham took the baton and spoke.
"Yet, these individuals were surely chosen as students of Union Academy because they possess potential considered among the best in their dimensions, and it would be a shame to ignore and neglect that potential."
"That's true. So?"
"If they only get a proper opportunity, couldn't they also proudly graduate from Union Academy?"
Graham's serious gaze seemed to pierce through Ban Yuwon.
But he wasn't fooled.
If it were an easy task, someone would have done it long ago, wouldn't they?
"So, why did you come to find me? And what's this about a club?"
"Ahem."
Graham cleared his throat and glanced at Mira.
But Mira ignored Graham's gaze, pretending to be deeply engrossed in fiddling with Ban Yuwon's hand.
He glared at Mira, then continued.
"What they need most right now is a protective barrier. Because the established powers, enraged by Rebellion's success, cannot directly attack you, they've shifted their focus to targeting other Special Admissions students."
"Ah."
Ban Yuwon, who had believed that the Special Admissions students' standing had risen thanks to Rebellion's successes, had been overly naive.
The truly 'special' ones were only Rebellion, and precisely because they could no longer openly insult *them*, other Special Admissions students had instead become the scapegoats!
"Exactly! They even compare us to you, calling us worms, saying we're worse than juniors! Our daily misery is partly your fault, so take responsibility! Please take responsibility!"
The Pebble senior sharply lifted his head again and shouted.
And the next moment, unable to endure Dokgo Yeon's glaring gaze, he buried his head in the ground once more.
Dokgo Yeon spoke in a voice that was not just cool, but chilling.
"From the looks of it, being called a 'worm' isn't an insult, but simply a fact."
"You and I think alike, you know."
Dokgo Yeon and Mira found themselves in perfect agreement.
Ban Yuwon ignored all external noise and faced Graham.
"So you're asking me to be these people's protector? Senior Graham, I'm a first-year student. Besides, our club doesn't exactly possess any great power. Full Professor Yumina is in charge of us, but I have no intention of causing her any more trouble than I already have."
"But the impact of your videos is purely your own power, isn't it?"
"You want me to fit them into the Rebellion channel? ...I don't think Senior Graham would have such a shameless thought."
"That is..."
Graham reflexively glanced at Mira.
Mira, realizing that the moment she couldn't avoid had arrived, let out a soft sigh.
Then, gently scratching the back of his hand, she spoke with a hint of flirtatious charm in her voice.
"Yuwon, do you know about sub-channels? On Unitube, it's a channel you create when uploading videos that have a slightly different direction than your main channel."
It was practically an admission that she herself had come up with this idea.
No, even if they had made a contract where she'd given up everything, now she was trying to push her own workload onto him.
Ban Yuwon glared at her with a dumbfounded expression and replied.
"You're telling me to create a sub-channel for these people...?"
"If you create a sub-channel, you can share attention without being directly linked to the main channel. And you'll be able to maintain Rebellion's identity."
"So... what's next? That won't be the end of it, will it?"
Creating a sub-channel and placing the Special Admissions students there would secure their standing in the Academy.
Even if it sounded foolish at first glance, the underlying logic was consistent with Ban Yuwon's original reasons for creating the Rebellion channel, so he could easily understand it.
But a protective barrier was only a barrier; improving the academic performance and Level of seniors who lagged behind their classmates was a separate issue.
"The content of the sub-channel will be about nurturing these individuals."
"Am I a zookeeper?"
"If it's you, I believe it's entirely possible. No, it's something only you can do. ...I was convinced after seeing that talisman."
Ban Yuwon also naturally understood upon hearing those words.
Although it was an item he had created to pass the mid-term exams, the talisman's effects were beyond imagination.
The three elements of concentration, comprehension, and memorization applied not only to written subjects but similarly to all tasks learned through physical practice.
After completely removing its side effects, the Rebellion members had grown fond of using it even during their training sessions, and, no exaggeration, their training efficiency had more than doubled.
So, these days, whenever he had leftover mana, Ban Yuwon was mass-producing talismans with Cellon and storing them away...
'But that was an item that showed greater effects the lower one's original abilities were. It was certainly perfect for nurturing individuals in a short period.'
Moreover, even if the talisman's ingredients were expensive, it was a laughable amount compared to the profits Ban Yuwon was currently earning from the Rebellion channel.
Considering that the sub-channel would also generate income, there would be no particular problem with mass-producing the talismans.
"Alright, for now, I understand why this proposal is being made to me."
If it was Ban Yuwon, the operator of the Rebellion channel, who could create talismans that improved efficiency, he was undoubtedly the most suitable talent to rehabilitate these students.
Moreover, though Mira might not know it yet, his Authority, the Babylonia Code, was also an ability to see through the essence of others, which meant he could foster talent even more efficiently.
"Then, now, persuade me why I should take on this task. You're saying, present the merits."
Merit.
Everything Ban Yuwon could gain in return for taking on this task.
He wasn't a volunteer.
Even these talismans, for instance, he had initially only intended to share among the Rebellion members.
"Kugh, he's strong. Surely not, to confront the Head of Public Relations head-on...!"
"Is that the kind of aura only an elite can emit?"
"What kind of first-year is that, honestly?"
"I wish that harem bastard would just die, guh!"
"Merits, huh."
Thwack—Mira, who had just kicked the Pebble senior, spoke as if nothing had happened.
"First, I'll take charge of this task and assist you directly by your side. You'll also be granted academic bonus points, and, of course, you'll receive many special considerations and support funds from the Academy."
And then...
She tightened her grip on Ban Yuwon's hand and whispered into his ear.
"If we want to escape the plight of being swayed left and right by the influence of the full professors, it's about time we grew our own power. Those people, they're just pawns who can be easily manipulated with a trivial suggestion. They'll be a source of strength for you."
"You...!"
The moment he heard those words, a shiver seemed to run through Ban Yuwon's entire body.
Surely this woman, after seeing how the Class 11 members were semi-forcibly made to attend Lyu Cheolmyeong's lectures, came up with this idea?
Of course, it might not have been her plan from beginning to end, but it was certainly her who had pieced together the puzzle of Special Admissions, the Rebellion channel, and the Union Academy Student Council to create its current form...!
"I roughly understand the situation."
Dokgo Yeon, who had been listening to their conversation from the opposite seat, nodded and spoke, then rose from her seat.
"The logic is acceptable. Ban Yuwon, do as you wish with this matter. If you ever want advice regarding commanding your underlings, you may seek my cooperation anytime."
"True, I can also cooperate if it's just for sparring. That helps me too."
"Yuwon easily fixed my problems, after all. He's certainly the right person for the job."
The other members also said a word each as they stood up, following her lead.
Ban Yuwon, realizing that breakfast time was almost over, let out a sigh.
"Yes, Mira's words are definitely right. ...Rather, she's done well to gather this much at just the right time."
"Even if you noticed, don't say it, you idiot."
"Ouch!"
Perhaps trying to hide her shyness, Mira needlessly headbutted him.
She was cute.
"So, what's the conclusion...?"
Ban Yuwon looked down at the Pebble senior, who was looking up at him with an expression mixed with half envy and half earnestness, and then shrugged, saying.
"Welcome to the Union Journey Club. For more detailed discussions, let's talk after school."
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