Why Did I Have to Enroll
Chapter 207:

Why Did I Have to Enroll - Chapter 207

Lesson 41. Paper Please - 2

It seemed like the heir of the Ten Great Families was targeting Ban Yu-won, and then the Constellation lending power to that heir noticed Ban Yu-mi’s existence and decided to erase everything on Earth except her. Even now, trying to make sense of it all, it feels like a chaotic mess.

After the battle, when I calmly assessed the situation, nothing was truly resolved, but the rewards were undeniably sweet.

[Core]

- Life: 940

- Origin Body: 801

- Origin Qi: 725

- Soul: 985

- Flowing Origin Art: 300

- Ghost Shadow Art: 305

- Origin Blade: 1,150

[Culture]

- Leadership: 270

- Charm: 250

- Honor: 350

[Skills]

- Riding: 200

- Bedroom Arts: 120

- Super Strength: 250

- Elemental Magic: 500

- Photon Magic: 300

- Curse: 250

[Unique]

- All-Reading Eyes: 320

- All-Hearing Ears: 320

- All-Speaking Lips: 320

- Judgement: 280

- Dominion: 120

- Star Trace: 110

- Soul Flame: 50

- Mutation: 70

- Rebellion: 35

- Diamond: 40

- Crimson Flame: 120

All of his followers returned with a mountain of concepts, and even after sharing a significant amount with them, Ban Yu-won’s depth in all concepts deepened once again. Especially, awakening the Crimson Flame significantly increased the depth of Elemental Magic to 500, which was a major gain. Compared to before the vacation, his growth was nearly double, so now, even if he sealed away the power of language and acted solely as an Elemental Magician, he could easily dominate the top ranks of the first year.

‘So… among what I gained today, the only concepts I can’t absorb into my body are Synthesis and Meteor, right?’

He embedded all 30 depths of Synthesis into the Core, and the gathered Meteor had a different use.

“Lilith, eat this.”

[Me? This? Why?]

Lilith, who seemed utterly surprised, asked back, and Ban Yu-won replied with a grin.

“This Meteor probably contains the concept of the relic you wanted.”

[Was the relic not just large but actually an asteroid?!]

Despite being shocked by the unexpected nature of the relic, Lilith eagerly flew over, absorbed the concept he offered, and retreated into the inventory, saying it would take time to digest.

With that, everything was settled. If this were a tower, having defeated the Constellation’s avatar, the tower itself would have rewarded him, but since that wasn’t the case, he felt a bit disappointed with himself.

“Then let’s head back to Earth.”

[How?]

Keira’s voice, filled with frustration, echoed in his mind. She had been trying to enter the atmosphere in her phoenix form but seemed to be bouncing off an invisible barrier. Ban Yu-won could see the concept of the barrier enveloping Earth’s surface, intricately woven with various sub-concepts inside.

When he combined and interpreted it, he realized:

“They’re expelling aliens?”

“Yeah. And I got expelled too.”

Ban Yu-mi replied with a face that didn’t know what expression to make. Having grown up on Earth, being suddenly labeled an alien and expelled must have been a complex emotional experience.

—Swoosh

“I can pass through.”

“…Indeed.”

And her younger brother, Ban Yu-won, could pass through the barrier without any issue, making it even more frustrating!

Reflecting on everything that happened to her today and Kang Eun-young’s attitude, she had a vague idea, but… it was a moment when it was truly confirmed as fact.

“Ugh…!”

Ban Yu-mi looked at Ban Yu-won with an indescribable, strange expression before turning away, unable to bear it any longer. Ban Yu-won sighed softly at his sister’s overwhelming emotions and turned to the others.

“Still, it seems there’s a way for you all to enter Earth.”

“As expected of Yu-won!”

“Ha.”

As Aneri clasped her hands in admiration, a young man, whose clothes were nearly in tatters from fighting the Orc fleet, grumbled beside her.

“Listening to this, it’s really unbelievable. Sister, you can say things like that?”

“Newbie, don’t interfere with my romantic endeavors and stay quiet.”

“Romantic endeavors? That’s over, so quickly close up shop and focus on your main job as a mercenary.”

Ignoring the bickering among the dimensional mercenaries, Ban Yu-won analyzed the barrier. It seemed to completely reject beings born outside the dimension, but since he and his followers could enter without issue, the restrictions didn’t seem too complex.

“What about Luciel?”

“It seems impossible. I could resist with my power, but a much larger backlash would soon follow…”

“So, being a follower doesn’t grant entry?”

“How is this even possible?”

Having disciplined the newbie, Aneri examined the barrier with interest. As a dimensional mercenary, she must have seen and heard a lot from traveling through various dimensions and planets, but this case with Earth seemed to be a first for her.

“Of course, there are cases where the members of a dimension band together to create a barrier. To fend off external dimensional invasions or disasters like the Orc Wave. But those are usually incomplete and require constant energy replenishment. However, this one…”

Aneri, tapping on the barrier, nodded in confirmation.

“It’s flawless and seems to be receiving continuous energy from somewhere, making it sturdy. Is it really true that dimensional evolution just occurred? Even an S-class dimension couldn’t do this. Unless it’s the Union…”

“This is the dimension I was born in.”

“That’s right! As expected of Yu-won!”

Alright, let’s not ask her opinion anymore. Still, thanks to her, I got an unexpected hint. That is, Earth is similar to the Union.

Thinking about it, as Aneri mentioned, there’s no way Earth, which just underwent dimensional evolution, could have the power to create such a barrier. According to my mother and sister, the status window even mentioned expelling aliens, so it’s likely the Union is involved somehow.

‘Though I joked with Aneri, maybe this really is related to me.’

The fact that the Babel Tower, an artifact of Earth, is in the Union suggests a strong connection between the two. If that’s the case… Ban Yu-won turned his recent thought into a language concept and inscribed it onto paper. He handed the magic-infused paper to Luciel, who nodded and entered the atmosphere. She passed through safely.

“What…?”

“?!”

The reactions of those watching, frozen in shock, were amusing. When Ban Yu-won called Luciel back, everyone approached with expressions indicating they wanted to say something, but he left them for now and checked the paper he received back from Luciel. He was confirming the consumption of the concept.

“Hmm… This should last about a week.”

“How did you do it?”

Keira, having released her power, approached excitedly, her face close to his. Ban Yu-won gently pushed her back, as if she might kiss him, and replied.

“I issued a residence permit.”

“…Like a visa?”

“Yeah, like that.”

“Can’t you issue a permanent residency?”

“I’m still lacking the authority for that.”

“What kind of authority?!”

Kang Eun-young interrupted their nonsensical conversation.

“Anyway, it’s good that we can enter Earth. I should at least say goodbye to your father…”

“Goodbye?”

“Yeah, a farewell.”

Kang Eun-young said with a bittersweet smile.

“We’ve always been fugitives. The long reprieve is finally over.”

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Afterward, Ban Yu-won and Ban Yu-mi heard everything from their mother about her origins and Ban Yu-mi’s status. Although most of it was already known through Keira, there were some new revelations. For instance, their mother, a guard knight of the Prominence family, was originally from a collateral branch of the family, and she was actually quite closely related to Keira.

“Well, I expected as much. But the Prominence family has always been a house of internal strife, so there’s no need to get friendly now. Or should I start calling you Aunt?”

“This appearance is just a disguise for living on Earth, and in terms of lineage, you’re actually higher, Keira.”

“…Let’s be friends from now on. We’re both fugitives, after all.”

“Your change of attitude is amazing.”

During this process, they also learned about the status and power of the Prominence family 20 years ago, one of the Ten Great Families, but the more they learned, the more they realized how absurd their opponent was.

“Fortunately, due to the Constellation’s rampage, they can’t move much right now. It’s the perfect time to leave Earth.”

“Since the will of the Prominence family and their supporting Constellation are in conflict, they’ll need some time to reconcile their differences.”

“Indeed, the strange movements of the Prominence family over the past few years make sense now. When you think about it in connection with the movements of the Crimson Spear…”

For some reason, Kang Eun-young included Aneri in the discussion, and at that point, Ban Yu-won understood his mother’s intentions. Meanwhile, Ban Yu-mi remained silent throughout the grand tale. Ban Yu-won, guessing her feelings, refrained from asking anything, but Kang Eun-young was different.

“Daughter, what do you want to do from now on?”

“You said I’m not your daughter.”

“How could that be? I’ve raised you for 20 years; you’re my daughter.”

“But still…”

Ban Yu-mi hesitated, glancing between Kang Eun-young and Ban Yu-won. Kang Eun-young chuckled and approached her, pulling her into a tight embrace.

“Ah…”

“You don’t have to worry about everything, Yu-mi. Just focus on what you want to do. I’ll always support you like I always have.”

“Mom…”

Ban Yu-mi, with tears in her eyes, embraced Kang Eun-young. Although they weren’t related by blood, no one could deny their mother-daughter bond.

…If it ended like that, it would have been a nice final chapter. But, of course, reality wasn’t so simple. After drying her tears, Ban Yu-mi looked at Kang Eun-young with sparkling eyes and asked.

“Can I really do whatever I want?”

“Of course. I’m your guard knight, after all.”

“Then… I have two things I want.”

Not just one, but two. However, since they started using their powers to have a private conversation, Ban Yu-won couldn’t find out what they were. If he couldn’t know, he couldn’t know.

“Aneri, I’d like to make a long-term request. Is that possible?”

“If it’s for Yu-won’s mother, of course! I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t prepared for that.”

“You’re going to include me in that, right?”

And after their conversation, Kang Eun-young indeed made a request to Aneri. Though he couldn’t hear the details, he could guess. Especially since Keira was naturally included in the group.

Who could have predicted they would band together like that?

“Seizing the throne of the Ten Great Families, this is getting huge.”

Watching the three women (and a servant with a deeply furrowed brow) converse, Luciel commented with a worried expression. Ban Yu-won turned to her with a face like a vampire with a stake through its heart.

“Luciel, I was pretending not to know, so don’t just reveal it so casually.”

“I thought it would be better to stop avoiding reality if you’re going to help anyway.”

Since her awakening, Luciel’s intuition had become unnecessarily sharp. And it’s not just because of that that I’m avoiding reality!

“This kid is trying to get above me.”

“Ouch.”

Ban Yu-won pulled Luciel into his arms, pinching her cheek as a punishment somewhere between a reward and a reprimand.

“…”

“…”

“…Ah.”

Realizing that the people discussing the ‘long-term request’ were staring at them, Ban Yu-won noticed that Ban Yu-mi’s gaze was the scariest. He decided to quietly issue the visas first.

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