I got into school for nothing - 194
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I got into school for nothing (194)
Lesson 38. Ban Yuwon's Words Come True - 4
"I'd tell you everything if I could."
The red-haired beauty chuckled bitterly, stroking her hair. "But ever since Earth connected to the Union Net, a certain 'eye' has been watching me. Is it too much to ask you to believe me with just that?"
"A Constellation."
"Not right now, but if I talk too much about myself, 'they' might hear and turn their attention this way. Frankly, even speaking a Constellation's name directly isn't advisable."
"Ah, I suppose I've heard something like that a few times before."
There were times, during his period of Constellation sponsorship, when Ban Yuwon had inadvertently exposed information to them. Of course, he could sever his connection with those beings at will, so he could always hide anything he truly didn't want them to know....
He pondered for a moment before calling out to Cellon. 'Cellon, is it possible? To create a space where Constellations can't interfere, like Professor Zenon did at Union Academy?'
—You really only seek me out for things like this... Of course, it's possible.
Well, when you always give such reliable answers, how can I not seek you out!
—I told you before, didn't I? My Starlight Magic is a power that can stand against Constellations. That monster simply severed their interference brutishly with his unique Authority, but I can create a space free from them without Constellations even realizing it.
'Please do it right now. I'll assist you.'
However, her current state, trapped within the staff, was not complete, so there was a limit to how long it could be maintained. Of course, even that limit could be extended to about an hour with Ban Yuwon's backup.
"Huh?"
The first to detect the change was, naturally, Kiira herself, who was contracted with a Constellation.
"My connection with the Constellation... it's cut off. No, is the signal just being jammed?"
"Now we can talk a bit more freely, right?"
"You trust me! I'm genuinely touched...!"
Creating a space where Constellations couldn't interfere was an arcane art that only the Chancellor or Professor Zenon could manage at Union Academy. The very ability to wield such power would be treated as top-secret, so it was no wonder Kiira was touched that he revealed it without hesitation.
From Ban Yuwon's perspective, however, it was slightly different. He was already disliked by quite a few Constellations due to his previous sponsorship issues, so there was no need to worry about increasing his reasons for enmity with them now.
'On the contrary, if she were to tell anyone else about this, she'd immediately be suspected of hiding something from her contracted Constellation. Unless she's a fool, she'll have no choice but to keep her mouth shut.'
Unaware of Ban Yuwon's thoughts, Kiira conjured a flame above her palm, reveling in the bizarre situation where her connection to the Constellation was severed, yet she could still use the Constellation's abilities.
Then, recalling the situation she was in, she turned to Ban Yuwon and elegantly bowed her head.
"Then, allow me to formally introduce myself. My name is Kiira Esra Prominence, a branch member of the Prominence Family, one of the Ten Great Families that rule the S-7 Dimension. As you know, I'm also a contractor of the Follower of Ten Thousand Kalpas."
"A branch member."
"Of course I'm a branch member! Did you really think a direct descendant of a Great Family like Prominence would be stuck in a backwater dimension like Earth?" Kiira added with a bubbly laugh.
Ban Yuwon, trusting the evidence of her genuine affection for him — her Level Force No. 3 membership card — boldly asked his question.
"But even a branch member of one of the Ten Great Families holds no trifling status. So why are you here on Earth?"
"My presence on Earth isn't intentional. I simply got caught in a dimensional transfer during a mission and fell here."
"Before I came here, I didn't even know Earth existed," Kiira added.
A mission entrusted to a branch member of the Prominence Family, the Follower of Ten Thousand Kalpas tracking a specific unique Authority. And the possessor of that unique Authority... his sister. A person he absolutely had to protect.
"It's probably difficult to tell me what your mission was, right?"
"Didn't you block the interference to ask that? I'll tell you."
"Huh, just like that?"
He asked back in disbelief, but Kiira offered a wry smile and sat down on the bed. Then, she patted the spot beside her, inviting him to sit next to her, and spoke.
"It's been over twenty years since I fell to Earth. That's longer than the life I lived in the S-7 Dimension. Do you think I'd still have any loyalty to the family? Honestly, having to deal with the Constellation's interference again now is enough to drive me mad."
Outwardly, she appeared to be in her early twenties, perhaps mid-twenties at best, but was her real age more than ten years older? Of course, Ban Yuwon didn't make the mistake of rashly pointing that out.
With a sister who was five hundred years old, the past of having 'charmed' a thirty-five-year-old sister-figure didn't even itch. He simply sat quietly beside her and listened to her words.
"I was chosen by the Follower of Ten Thousand Kalpas at a fairly young age. Of course, when I was little, I was just happy without knowing any better. That was before I was dragged into the family's special forces and forced to carry out all sorts of dirty missions. If I had been a direct descendant, I would have been raised as an heir, but because I was a branch member, that's how things turned out."
"Can you tell me about the mission that brought you to Earth?"
"There was an internal power struggle within the family. It was quite a significant incident."
There were two skills passed down through generations in the Prominence family: 'Sword' and 'Flame'. The family was divided into two factions, one valuing the sword and the other the flame, competing against each other. But over twenty years ago, a problem arose. A child born into the Sword faction inherited the Authority of Flame — the 'Unquenchable Flame,' the unique Authority symbolizing Prominence.
"The family head at the time belonged to the Flame faction. That child was from the Sword faction, thus a branch member. Naturally, they viewed her as a thorn in their side, right? If that child grew up safely, it was obvious she would become the next family head. Frankly speaking, the reason the Follower of Ten Thousand Kalpas sponsors Prominence is precisely because of that Authority, passed down through generations."
"...And you were tasked with assassinating that child."
"Yes, but the information leaked, and things escalated. Suddenly, a head-on clash erupted between the Sword faction and the Flame faction. Many died in that battle, fought over a newborn child..."
An emotion difficult to describe shadowed Kiira's face as she reminisced about the past. At this point, Ban Yuwon realized one thing: she wasn't telling him such deep personal secrets merely out of fan affection. Nor was she trying to deceive him—most likely, she desired something from him.
"We chased after the child to the very end. But the last surviving escort knight overloaded a high-tier Prominence artifact and escaped with the child—and I got caught in the explosion. When I came to, I was here. Returning to the S-7 Dimension was impossible, let alone making contact."
"Mmm."
Ban Yuwon groaned softly. He never imagined he'd learn all these deep family secrets in such a way. After putting on airs about not needing to be told anything by his mother, he couldn't stop the torrent of words flowing effortlessly from Kiira and ended up hearing everything!
"After that, nothing much happened. With my connection to the family severed, I abandoned thoughts of continuing the mission and tried my best to adapt to life on Earth... Then, at some point, I was able to access the Union Net again."
"It was at that time I discovered your channel," she said with a wink. Of course, she couldn't help but notice. How startled must she have been, exiled to Earth, to find Ban Yuwon, also from 'Earth,' broadcasting on Union!
He had heard from his family that Ban Yumi was the first Earthling to access the Union Net, but now he understood why Kiira was able to connect to the Union Net before her. Kiira had possessed Union Net access privileges even before coming to Earth, so naturally, she wasn't counted.
"The fact that someone had crossed from Earth to Union meant that change was coming soon for Earth, which had been a dimensional orphan. As I was steeling myself and preparing, Earth indeed underwent dimensional evolution and was once again bound by Constellations. And the family, upon learning I was here, immediately became certain."
That the owner of the Unquenchable Flame existed here, on Earth—
"My current order is to determine if that child is alive or dead, and if alive, to secure her and bring her back. My personal opinion? 'After abandoning me for twenty years, how dare they act like it's a given that I'll do their bidding!' So, does that explain enough?"
"More than enough..."
Ban Yuwon sighed. Thoughts of the Crimson Spear and the fairy race completely flew out of his head. Fortunately, she seemed skeptical about the mission and hadn't realized Ban Yumi's true identity yet.
His mind was a terrible mess, unsure how to approach his sister, or what to say to his mother—when suddenly, something occurred to him.
"Wait, so that encounter with me during the school trip back then was just a coincidence?"
"Huuuh?"
She cocked her head, as if not understanding Ban Yuwon's words.
"But you were the one who approached me. I still clearly remember what you said: 'To match your flame-like hair—'"
"STOP!"
That was dangerous! While he was off-guard, reeling from a succession of grand-scale revelations, he almost unleashed the seal on his dark past!
"So, you really met me by coincidence?"
"There's no reason to lie, so yes, of course. That's why when I saw the channel you were running on the Union Net, I thought it was fate, you know? Of all people, it was you, someone I had a connection with, who ended up enrolling in Union."
"Ugh, you didn't need to remember me...!"
He'd have preferred if he'd been completely buried in the forgotten depths of her memory. But looking down at Ban Yuwon, who was kneeling and wailing, Kiira shrugged her shoulders, expressing regret with an exaggerated gesture characteristic of Westerners.
"You're the one who smoothly 'charmed' me, only to reveal what? A high schooler, just when I was thinking we should go for a drink? I was the one who wanted to cry from embarrassment!"
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, so please stop...!"
In truth, it wasn't uncommon for an excited male student traveling abroad to want to approach a local woman, and Ban Yuwon's classmates had indeed tried their luck quite a bit. But why was Ban Yuwon the only one to be branded "Banasanova"? In fact, it was also an expression of awe towards him. That's right. Ban Yuwon was the only male student on the school trip who successfully picked someone up! The problem, however, came after the success. Just as Kiira, mistaking Ban Yuwon for an adult, was about to take him to a pub, they ran squarely into his high school teacher, and she learned his real age. Kiira, having no intention of committing a crime, dashed away, and the incident spread throughout the entire high school... The girls called him "Banasanova" with a mix of disdain and surprise, while the boys used it with envy, jealousy, and awe...
"You might usually 'charm' women like that, but for me, it was quite an intense incident. Earthlings tend to possess an aura that others can't handle, causing both opposite and same sexes to avoid me. But you ignored that and approached me so casually... I couldn't forget it."
He hadn't realized it at the time, but it was highly probable that the caliber of Ban Yuwon's soul had played a role. Ban Yuwon, with the Authority inherited from ancient Babylonia engraved upon his soul, already had a soul depth of 300 at the time of his Union Academy enrollment.
"Ahem, so, a kid I couldn't forget anyway? Enrolled in Union from Earth and running a channel? How could I not watch?"
"So, you joined the fan club..."
"Among the platinum members, there are quite a few who support As Light, but I've been firmly in the Ban Yuwon faction from the start! Don't forget that, and while you're at it, could you sign this?"
Ban Yuwon obligingly signed the platinum card she held out.
"Ah—this is truly the best! I got to meet my favorite, and I spilled my guts about everything I wanted to say! I'm so glad I became a knight!"
Seeing Kiira, who was beaming with a genuine smile and hugging the card to her chest, Ban Yuwon let out a small laugh and said.
"So, what do you really want from me?"
"Huh? Nothing of the sort. A fan doesn't demand repayment for their love."
"Not as a member of Level Force, but as a contractor bound by the Follower of Ten Thousand Kalpas?"
"Wow—"
It wasn't a particularly sharp observation. She had been making it obvious throughout their conversation. But it was something Ban Yuwon could have ignored if he wanted to, and perhaps that's why she was even more touched.
"Actually, I didn't think of it from the very beginning."
"You thought of it after seeing me sever the connection with the Constellation, right?"
"Exactly. I thought, 'Maybe it's possible.'"
"I'm sorry," she said, apologizing in advance for her excessive desire.
"I want to completely sever my contract with the Constellation. Can you help me?"
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