I got into school for nothing - Chapter 351
I got into school for nothing (351)
Lesson 69. Clarent Conquest - 1
If Ban Yuwon had wished, he could have immediately conquered Clarent with the support of the newly formed alliance, but he did not.
He had never intended to receive military aid in the first place.
Ban Yuwon, having unhesitatingly sent away the representatives of the other Ten Great Families, and even the acting head of the Ortima family who subtly wanted to get involved, confirmed that only those who could truly be called "his strength" remained, and smiled faintly.
A crack quickly formed in that smile.
"No, Big Sis, you should go now."
"Are you crazy? You're about to charge headfirst into enemy territory all by yourself, and you want me to sit this out? Do you want to see your Big Sis go insane?"
He tried to send Ban Yumi, the head of the Prominence Family, home as she obviously intended to stay, but she stubbornly insisted on coming along, even bringing up how Ban Yuwon had risked his life to get involved in the Prominence struggle two years prior.
"Ha, Big Sis really has a strange way of putting things! That's not the issue; the problem is that the performance effect will be maximized only if I show that I can conquer a Ten Great Family with just my pure strength, with only our team's strength, got it?"
"Exactly! And I'm part of your team!"
"Yuwon, listen to your Big Sis this time."
His mother, Kang Eunyoung — Seira Dion Prominence, who seemed satisfied after showing off her skills in front of others for the first time in a while — glared at Ban Yuwon, unexpectedly siding with Ban Yumi.
"When you cut off the head of the Clarent family head earlier, I thought my heart was going to drop, son. It's fine to set things up exactly as you envision, but you should also consider the feelings of your family watching. Are you telling us to just sit here and wait while you go to Clarent alone?"
"Well said, Mom――Seira Guard!"
It seemed he preferred to address her by her official title rather than "Mom" in front of others.
That was a bit amusing, but Ban Yuwon, who had no intention of yielding, felt Rucell whisper in his ear.
"Perhaps you should allow them to accompany you, Master."
"Rucell, even so."
"Have them promise not to interfere unless you're truly in danger, and start filming with Tikke from the moment we enter the S-3 dimension. That way, you can show off your abilities properly, and it also serves as a display, showing that the Prominence Family stands behind you."
While it might have less impact than Ban Yuwon going against a Ten Great Family alone, Rucell added that it wouldn't be bad to show off that if you touch Ban Yuwon, the Prominence Family comes along with him. He was somewhat persuaded by her words.
―Death's Pupil tells you to show off your abilities to your heart's content and reassure your family. It laughs, saying there will be no room for interference.
‘If even you say so.’
Indeed, everything he had done today was enough to make his family's hearts drop.
Of course, Ban Yumi's insistence on following him, seeing how she kept glaring at the new member Luisha, suggested that other reasons were heavily involved... In any case.
He sighed and commanded Lilyth.
"Lilyth, make the ship bigger."
«Don't worry, I already ate something earlier. This is a chance to unveil the new Lilyth, finally completed by gathering all the necessary concepts!»
It seemed Ban Yuwon wasn't the only one waiting for a moment to show off.
Lilyth, having received his command to transform into a spaceship, harmonized her own technology with the newly acquired concept of a dragon-bone battleship, transforming into a magnificent ship unlike any previous spaceship form.
It was a truly magnificent form, even in Ban Yuwon's eyes, with a brilliant white hull seemingly showcasing a dragon's backbone at the front, streaked with lines of blue electricity.
On the side of the ship, as if another family or group were engraving their crest, the Chinese character for 'return' or 'anti,' Ban (反) was...
"Hey, Lilyth. My surname's Chinese character isn't this. It's Ban (潘). And you, who's supposed to be a familiar that handles language..."
«But it's still read as Ban, isn't it? And for what Master intends to do in the future, this character definitely suits it better! ...Besides, no one will be able to recognize the Chinese character anyway.»
Indeed, she was right. If it was read as 'Ban,' who would truly care whether it was Ban Yuwon's actual surname or not?
As Ban Yuwon found himself inadvertently agreeing with Lilyth's strange assertion and nodded, she wove golden threads above the character Ban (反), as if symbolizing his Authority, quickly completing a plausible emblem.
"Lilyth, engrave 'Rebellion' too."
«No problem, I'll do it!»
Lilyth, upon Asha's request, magnificently engraved the word 'Rebellion' beneath Ban Yuwon's emblem.
It didn't really matter, but with those two emblems engraved side-by-side, they truly looked like rebels.
"Ah...!"
"If that's the case, Prominence too, ah!"
"Just get in quickly."
Seeing Yumina and Ban Yumi itching to say something, Ban Yuwon realized this would never end and brought them all inside the ship.
While Team Rebellion, the elites of the Prominence Family, and Yumina all maintained relatively calm expressions, the heir of the Ortima Family, Luisha, and her cousin Lusein, seemed subtly tense, perhaps realizing that they were about to invade Clarent, a power that once rivaled the Ortima Family, with just a single ship.
The swordsmen of Clarent, led by the Sword King, who had been completely subdued by Ban Yuwon's Codeword and even had his burned arm restored by Ban Yuwon's power, wore expressions that were difficult to describe.
"This will be over quickly. From now on, you all will be part of my fighting force."
"Are you truly so confident that things will be that simple...? The S-3 dimension is the home of our Clarent Family. They won't fall as easily as we did."
The Sword King, now without even the venom to oppose Ban Yuwon, spoke weakly, yet Ban Yuwon remained calm.
Of course, it wouldn't be easy, but his Codeword wouldn't be completely ineffective, and besides.
"The techniques I've been using like anti-personnel artifacts are actually most potent when used as anti-star artifacts."
«Not even a castle, but a star? You're being awfully grand.»
Lilyth, carrying everyone, launched.
The entity, having consumed the materials and techniques of a True Dragon, not only became even faster than its already impressive speed but also achieved extreme stability in flight. Despite slicing through space at high velocity, those onboard felt as comfortable as if they were seated in the back of a limousine.
Ban Yuwon immediately called Stella and began the work.
"Hand over the Starlight."
«Do you think I'm your personal Starlight shuttle?! At least give me some compensation when you order me around!»
"Alright, alright, just hurry up."
«Hahaha, if that's the case, your Big Sis can help too. You'll share the compensation, won't you?»
"That five-century-old is at it again..."
From his inventory, talismans of a pristine white and translucent material, crafted from Won-gi, continuously poured out—items Ban Yuwon had made whenever he had spare time and energy over the past two years.
They were materials more than sufficient to contain and amplify any other energy.
In fact, the 'Unique Authority Extension Artifact' that Ban Yuwon had been researching with Mira and Professor Campanella aimed to create effects similar to these temporary talismans, but on a much broader and more efficient scale, even surpassing his familiars.
"So, when will that be made?"
"Well, Professor Campanella is exceptionally enthusiastic, so I think it should be soon..."
Stella and Ban Yuwon chatted amicably, taking up the talismans with considerable familiarity and beginning to imbue them with their power.
Having done this whenever they went on solo explorations for the past two years, the two, as they started their work, found their rhythm strangely intertwined.
"Hmm..."
Yumina, on the other hand, who hadn't done much of this kind of work, stared intently at the two who had built some kind of bond in a place she knew nothing about, and tried to catch up to that gap herself.
"Ah, and Sword King. I'd like you to recite all information related to Clarent in the meantime."
As Ban Yuwon spoke in a calm voice, continuing his work, the Sword King bit his lip and bowed his head, unable to resist Ban Yuwon's Authority.
"Kuh, just kill me!"
"You just said something a man should never, ever say. You said something utterly unforgivable."
"What do you mean by that!"
No matter how much he resisted, his body honestly spilled out everything it knew under Ban Yuwon's Codeword.
While the pride-shattered Sword King sniffled in a corner, Ban Yuwon, having formulated a plan for the Clarent conquest based on the information he extracted, nodded as he checked the talismans imbued with Starlight power, neatly stacked on one side.
"Let's finish this in less than an hour, no need to drag it out."
"A Ten Great Family that has maintained its prominence for thousands of years, you mean?"
Luisha, thinking that even for Ban Yuwon, this was too much of a joke, ended up snorting.
Ban Yuwon nodded nonchalantly.
"Yep."
"In just one hour."
"Yes, watch. Tikke, shall we start filming soon?"
―Whirrr――.
They would soon breach the dimensional barrier.
Ban Yuwon swept his hand over the Starlight talismans he had prepared, pushing himself to his limits, and nodded with satisfaction. Then, without hesitation, he ate a Candy of Life, fully restoring his Won-gi.
Rucell, who had been smiling brightly until then, let out a small gasp of regret, but under the questioning gazes of those around her, she bowed her head, claiming it was nothing.
Ban Yuwon found Rucell a little scary.
«Breaching the dimensional barrier now! I think they got word from somewhere else beforehand; the resistance is already incredibly fierce, but――!»
Crack! With a sound of something tearing, Lilyth broke through the dimensional barrier.
At that moment, concentrated fire rained down from all directions, but it couldn't penetrate the shield Lilyth had conjured, strengthened and formed from the bones of a True Dragon.
«Overcoming it makes me so cool!»
"Shhh..."
Eve sighed, as if she couldn't stand to watch Lilyth, who was excitedly running wild after acquiring the concept of a dragon-bone battleship.
Meanwhile, Lilyth deflected all incoming energy blasts, magic, and even smaller ships that charged recklessly like battering rams, attempting to pierce her hull, as she sped towards the planet where the Clarent main territory was located!
―Do not approach! How dare you think you can set foot in the domain of the great Clarent!
―Villain who assassinated the family head! To make light of the name of Clarent――!
―Kill them! Kill them by any means!
Communications filled with shouts echoed from all directions, and attacks poured down in such overwhelming force that one wondered if they could afford such waste.
The sight of high-level magic bullets, each capable of employing a skilled dimensional mercenary group for a month, raining down in such numbers that they filled the entire view, sent shivers down one's spine.
"Kyah, how much is all this worth? As expected, the Ten Great Families operate on a completely different scale when it comes to spending money."
"You're also the head of a Ten Great Family, Yumi..."
"Ah, right."
Listening to Ban Yumi and Kang Eunyoung's half-dazed conversation, Luisha shivered, wondering if the Ortima Family's fleet could have withstood this barrage, and scrutinized Lilyth's interior with a newfound expression.
«Uh――! I don't think I can stop that one, Master! Save me!»
Ban Yuwon looked through the monitor to see what it was, then similarly yelped in alarm and darted onto the deck.
It was a sword.
An enormous, colossal sword, large enough to cleave Lilyth in two if it struck, was flying straight towards them.
"It comes."
As if he had expected it, the Sword King said in a gloomy voice.
"It is the sword symbolizing the Authority of the Clarent Family. The Final Sword of Clarent, which records the trajectories of every sword swing by every Clarent swordsman, then unleashes them all at once to pulverize the enemy."
"No, you crazy bastard, that's not a sword, it's a cannon."
The real anti-star artifact was there all along.
Ban Yuwon, tapping his forehead in exasperation, wondered if he had to exert his Authority even before reaching the planet. As he pondered, he felt the divine sword Clarent, which he had merged with Requiem earlier, react.
"Hmm?"
As he drew out (Divine) Requiem from the back of his hand, he felt it even more clearly.
The divine sword vibrated intensely, pointing towards the colossal blade charging before them.
Ban Yuwon, on a whim, raised his sword upwards.
Then, the colossal sword, which had been launched with terrifying momentum, suddenly changed direction and shot upwards.
―?!
Everyone watching the scene was speechless.
"Aha."
Only Ban Yuwon, who had grasped the situation, nodded.
"It was a gift, then."
He swung his sword downwards.
The colossal sword, its direction instantly reversed, began to charge towards the Clarent planet!
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