Chapter 189
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 189
Chapter Title: Lesson 37. It's Vacation, So Let Me Rest - 4
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Kang Eun-young gazed steadily at Ban Yu-won and spoke.
"You were planning to broadcast on Earth too, weren't you?"
"Well, I can't just leave the channel idle for two months."
He said that, but in truth, if all the myths had remained intact on Earth, the Rebellion channel would have gone into a two-month hiatus as planned.
But the Earth he returned to had undergone dimensional evolution, and all information related to conquering Babel Tower had been erased. There was no reason for him to hesitate about uploading videos.
"But you can't have Sis showing up on the channel."
"...To be honest, I didn't even want to let her be that active."
Ban Yu-won listened to his mother's words and clutched his head with a sigh.
To draw in viewers, they needed someone strong and charismatic.
As much as he hated to admit it, Ban Yu-mi was an iconic figure who had once glued the entire nation to their TVs, cheering her on.
She was skilled at fencing, of course, but without her beauty, it would have been impossible.
Ban Yu-won was confident that her looks would appeal not just to people worldwide, but across dimensions.
'That's why I was planning to make this video series feature Sis as the main star...'
But she couldn't appear in videos.
By this point, Ban Yu-won had pieced together most of the situation.
"Got it. I'll do that."
"You're not going to ask why?"
"If it's something I need to know right now, tell me."
Kang Eun-young's eyes widened in surprise at Ban Yu-won's words.
"Son, you've changed a lot. You've become an adult."
"I'm still a long way off."
If he were truly an adult, he could handle his mother or sister more smoothly.
Since he couldn't, he was still half-baked.
"Tell me right away if you need my help, Mom."
"What are you saying? I'm happy as long as things stay like this."
Kang Eun-young chuckled and patted his shoulder.
But since he could clearly see each of her inner thoughts as distinct concepts—
He could only shrug and say nothing for now.
Dungeons appear frequently in worlds rich in mana, and the higher the mana density, the tougher they get.
Since dungeons themselves are lumps of mana, leaving them alone leads to more and stronger dungeons popping up.
And if too many gather in one area, resonance occurs, forming infection waves that escalate into the horrific phenomenon known as monster waves.
Even Union Academy, which gathers the world's top talents, emphasized the severity of monster waves during all-student special activities. Without a doubt, the greatest enemy of mana civilizations isn't dimensional pirates or constellations—it's infection waves.
"The G-rank dungeon that appeared in Korea is right in the heart of Gangnam."
"So the dungeon finally tamed those insane Gangnam real estate prices."
Ban Yu-won immediately thought of that when he heard a dungeon had appeared in Gangnam, but Ban Yu-mi's response was even better.
"Grandfather was trying to scoop up properties at rock-bottom prices, but government regulations got in the way, so he only grabbed a little."
"He still grabbed some..."
Ban Yu-won thought Grandfather was impressive for betting big on conquering a G-rank dungeon without hesitation.
"No dungeon intel?"
"None. No one's come out after going in."
Then what's the point of this briefing?
As if reading Ban Yu-won's bewildered thoughts, the woman with striking long straight hair—Kang Mi-yeon—grinned.
"People care about formalities. We need to show we're united and moving as one to satisfy everyone."
"I think we do need to set some action guidelines."
The youngest among them (though only a year younger) with a squirrel-like petite build, Yu Ji-na, timidly raised her hand.
"I can't last long in there. But if I bail, it looks bad, so we should all go in together..."
"Then be the porter. No one in their right mind would volunteer as porter for a G-rank dungeon."
Ban Yu-won tilted his head at Lee Hyun-ji's casual remark.
"Porter?"
"You gonna go into a dungeon empty-handed, idiot?"
A true older sister never misses a chance to tease her little brother.
Ban Yu-mi quickly jabbed at Ban Yu-won, but he dodged with a flashy duck and counterattacked.
"I have an inventory."
"Oh."
Inventory—a personal extradimensional storage space linked to the individual.
No need for porters when it showed no signs of filling up despite all the stuff crammed in.
The entire executive team of Oculus Ruber fell silent.
Ban Yu-won grinned and shoved his face close to his sister's.
"So, who's the idiot now?"
"Sh-shut up... Inventories are just fantasy crap anyway."
"You watched every video on our channel."
"I wondered every time I watched. Not every Union student has an inventory, right?"
To Yu Ji-na's question, Ban Yu-won turned to Lucelle.
"How many did we see?"
"Hmm, Mira-unnie and the student council president definitely had them. Oh, and Aire too."
"Come to think of it, I heard they give them to the top 5% in the senior class."
"Whoa."
The fact that Ban Yu-won had an inventory proved he wasn't just Earth's best—he was among Union Academy's elite talents.
And what made it possible was Eve.
With Eve and his retainers, he'd achieved feats impossible for freshmen, so the professors who granted him the inventory had sharp eyes.
"Anyway, Sis and the four executives are all going into the dungeon?"
"We can't give the impression we're leaving everything to you, facts aside. And Mi-yeon and I can handle a G-rank dungeon."
"Ban Yu-mi, that's too harsh!"
Lee Hyun-ji protested at the casual diss, but everyone ignored her.
Guild Master Ban Yu-mi was level 50, Sub-Master Kang Mi-yeon level 43.
Meanwhile, Lee Hyun-ji and Yu Ji-na were late 30s with no unique authorities, so they had no ground to complain about baggage duty.
"Mi-yeon's unique authority excels at defense too, so you and Ji-na hide behind her."
"What's Mi-yeon-noona's unique authority?"
"Huh? Well—"
"Ooh..."
Kang Mi-yeon suddenly let out an exclamation.
As all eyes turned to her, she shook her head saying it was nothing, but Lee Hyun-ji grinned, knowing why.
"Feels good when a handsome guy calls you noona, huh?"
"Shh."
Kang Mi-yeon covered Lee Hyun-ji's mouth, cleared her throat, and spoke.
"My authority's nothing special. It's called Unfading Trace."
"Traces that can't be forgotten... Poetic."
"Yeah, but it's pretty straightforward. It materializes the trajectory of my movements."
"For example," Kang Mi-yeon said, slicing her hand vertically through the air.
The path her hand traced glowed blue in a gentle curve, flickering.
Ban Yu-won marveled as the curve lingered as a temporary concept.
It retained the concepts in her movement... speed, power, destructive force. Touching it would deal damage.
"Definitely great for defense."
"I can control it, so it's decent for offense too."
"Pfft—doing solo game special moves like that?"
Lee Hyun-ji, barely escaping Kang Mi-yeon's grip, added an explanation.
Apparently, she could swing a sword to create a sharp crescent trajectory and hurl it at enemies for bombardment.
What? That's a real special move!
"It's weak compared to Yu-mi's authority."
"You're comparing to the wrong thing, Mi-yeon-unnie."
"Yu-mingming fits a boss mob more than a playable character."
"Wanna lose to a boss mob?"
Ban Yu-mi shot up, and Yu Ji-na and Lee Hyun-ji fled in panic.
As Ban Yu-won watched the slim beauties playfully bicker, he thought:
"This won't do. Let's buff up before we go."
"Buff?"
Ban Yu-mi's movement froze.
"Yeah, I'll personally reinforce you, Sis. For the others... we'll enhance weapons and armor. That should handle a G-rank dungeon."
"Ban Yu-won, what do you mean personally reinforce? Wait, like before, injecting mana directly?"
"Injecting mana directly? Hold on, explain that more! How? What with? How exactly?"
"Hyun-ji-unnie, stop fantasizing!"
"Better to show you."
Ban Yu-won pulled a Code Core from his inventory, one infused with various concepts.
Once Life reached a certain depth, absorbing it from much weaker beings brought no change, so he stored them in multiple Code Cores steadily.
For example, Life gathered by his retainers from Union Academy outer dungeons maxed at depth 100 per core, then another for 200, and so on.
The one he pulled out held core concepts that could grow beyond depth 500.
"Ban Yu-mi, come here."
"Climbing on me again."
Ban Yu-mi grumbled but approached.
Ignoring the intrigued executives, he extracted massive Life, Magical Power, and Body from the core (Soul only for retainers) and injected into Ban Yu-mi.
Just like her first mana infusion, it absorbed without resistance.
"...Huh?"
The change was too big to ignore.
Ban Yu-mi closed her eyes, focusing on the concepts melting into her, then snapped them open in shock.
"I'm level 60 now?!"
"What?!"
"10 levels up? For real?"
"How...?"
"Probably more than that. Stats likely rose higher."
"Yeah..."
Level 60 the limit? Ban Yu-won clicked his tongue and pocketed the core.
Dumping all concepts would allow more growth, but efficiency sucked.
Better save for potential new retainers.
"Whoa."
"Insane..."
"Ah, I can only level up Sis directly because she's family. My authority doesn't work on those without deep bonds."
"So it works on me too."
Lucelle helpfully explained to the executives eyeing them enviously, biting their lips as they glanced between the siblings.
"Whoa, we said he's awesome, but seeing it... Yu-won is seriously awesome..."
"He's Earth's rep for a reason, unnie..."
"Deep... bonds."
Lee Hyun-ji and Yu Ji-na just admired, but Kang Mi-yeon eyed Ban Yu-mi oddly, thinking differently.
At that moment, a thought struck Ban Yu-won.
From the moment he awakened his ability, he could interfere with Ban Yu-mi's body concepts effortlessly.
He'd thought it was family, but from his mother's words, maybe...
Recalling how he gained access to Lucelle's concepts, perhaps...
Ban Yu-won stopped there.
He couldn't handle more yet.
"Ahem, anyway."
In the stunned silence, he cleared his throat to shift the mood.
"You cleared F-rank at 50, so 60 handles G-rank easy. As I said, can't level others directly, so weapons and gear instead."
"You'd do that much? We have nothing to offer..."
"Least I can do for Sis's friends. No big deal."
Ban Yu-won winked.
"So, what swords do you three use?"
"We figured you'd make rapiers since we're fencers."
"You think I'd say that after seeing Sis?"
Modern fencing isn't rapier swordsmanship, and even if, sports fencing can't effectively fight monsters.
Ban Yu-mi's actual style was highly practical, influenced by Dokgo Yeon. Oculus Ruber's executives weren't idiots to stick to fencing.
Self-satisfied with his reasoning, he looked at them—only for Lee Hyun-ji to blush and avert her gaze.
"I use a rapier..."
"Not rapier after all?!"
"Thrusting seems strong...!"
"Honestly, I've never been picky about weapon types."
Yu Ji-na stepped in with a wry smile.
"Earth lacks Union's artifact mass-production tech. Modern tech and magicraft are totally different."
"Union's the same. Only Yu-won makes artifacts."
"So we use dungeon drops mainly, which means... you know? My dagger from an F-rank was so good I learned dagger arts."
"Same here."
True battlefield warriors who used whatever they grabbed.
"Still, for new ones, bastard swords. Decent width, usable one- or two-handed... bastard?"
"Me too!"
"Bastard swords are solid."
Ban Yu-won's Executioner's Longsword was a bastard sword, as were all twenty-five blades of his Storm Sword.
Handy and strong.
No reason not to.
"Rapier for Hyun-ji-noona, bastard for Ji-na-noona and Yu-mi."
"Kuh."
"Ah, this..."
"...?"
Varied reactions to mere weapon assignments spooked Ban Yu-won into stepping back.
But they were beyond caring.
"Now I get Yu-mi's feelings. If a guy like Yu-won calls me noona and clings, I'd go full brocon too...!"
"Honestly jealous. I wanna be noona too..."
It was because he called them 'noona'.
Ban Yu-won shrugged, thinking of Yumina 'noona' who sent him to Earth.
Maybe like how guys want cute girls to call them 'oppa'.
'Good thing my illusions about women shattered long ago.'
A little wear didn't hurt, and calling them what they wanted was fine.
Ignoring Ban Yu-mi glaring daggers at his companions, he turned to Kang Mi-yeon.
"Mi-yeon-noona?"
"Uh... greatsword for me. Body's enhanced, no issue wielding it, and nothing beats it for huge trajectories."
"Oh, no need to make one then. Got a spare 'just right' one."
"Spare?"
"Yeah. Got something better new, so the old one's free. Quality's still top-notch, since..."
It's a relic.
Everyone gaped at the greatsword Ban Yu-won pulled from inventory.
Anyone handling mana could sense its ominous aura.
Overwhelmed, they thought:
Wait, if this is the spare, what’s the new greatsword...?