Why Did I Have to Enroll

Ban Yu-won had always thought the Chancellor would appear as a scarecrow doll, but that wasn't the case.

Today, he was in the form of an elegant butler doll, staring intently at him.

―I was pleased to see your ability to decipher the student ID code and alter the coordinates.

"Ah, I'm sorry."

―Our academy does not hinder the actions of those who are capable. The student ID has already been given to you; whether you use it well for your benefit or damage it to your detriment, it's all your right and responsibility.

It seemed that even the Chancellor didn't know exactly how Ban Yu-won had manipulated the student ID.

If he had known, he wouldn't have been able to use the word 'damage'.

The butler doll extended its arm, pointing at Ban Yu-won, and asked.

―The first year is common for all, but when you advance to the second year, you'll choose a major. Ban Yu-won, what are your thoughts on this?

Is this why he was called here today? It didn't seem likely.

Ban Yu-won tilted his head but readily shared his thoughts.

"I plan to choose a major that allows me to stay with my classmates from Class 11 as much as possible."

―There are professors at the academy with abilities beyond your imagination who could greatly help in developing your skills. Yet you choose to ignore that and stay with your peers?

Well.

Of course, the individual abilities of the professors would be overwhelming, far beyond what Ban Yu-won could imagine, but that was just their ability, somewhat distant from Ban Yu-won's characteristics.

"Yes. I know my abilities best, and how to develop them as well. So I'm choosing relationships with my peers. And if I may add..."

―If you may add?

"I think Professor Yumina will make time for my education regardless of which major I choose."

―Professor Yumina, do you intend to burden her?

The Chancellor's voice had no inflection, but was it just his imagination that it now seemed a bit incredulous?

It seemed even more so when the butler doll crossed its arms.

But Ban Yu-won nodded without hesitation.

"She has expectations of me. If she has expectations, she should also invest."

―Indeed. Is that your approach?

The butler doll uncrossed its arms and plopped down in its place.

―It's better not to think of everything as a transaction. Transactions are a rational means of communication, but not everything can be approached purely rationally. ȑà₦ŎꞖÊṢ

"Yes, well, I also..."

―Professor Yumina is a highly rational being, but she's not dealing with you solely for the purpose of transactions. That's what I'm saying.

Only then did Ban Yu-won realize what the Chancellor was thinking.

The Chancellor was worried about Yumina!

Ban Yu-won felt a kind of relief just from confirming that the Chancellor, whom he had thought to be as inhuman as a tower, cared for Yumina.

"I feel the same way. Moreover, you said transactions are a rational means of communication... but I don't think so."

―If your thoughts are firm, then so be it. We'll see about that part. Now, to the main point.

So there was a main point after all.

As Ban Yu-won listened quietly, the Chancellor spoke.

―The selection of the destination for this special activity has been heavily influenced by a certain family.

"What?"

Suddenly, what special activity?

More importantly, wait, a certain family's influence...?

―You can guess, it's Ortima.

Those words seemed to take his breath away.

The moment he heard that, what came to mind was the face of Ortima, who had asked Dokgo Yeon out on a date before.

Erecto also came to mind, because in the first period, Erecto was clearly close to Ortima.

Although several other possibilities came to mind, he set them aside for now and decided to question the Chancellor directly.

"Wait a minute. Isn't the special activity determined at the Master's discretion?"

―An academy that nurtures absolute beings attracts the attention of countless individuals. If I proceed entirely at my own discretion without leaving room for interference, it's likely to provoke backlash.

"But you can't let outsiders meddle with the tower, can you?"

―Precisely. Therefore, I fully protect internal activities, but allow interference from prestigious families of each dimension in external activities. In return, they behave and even provide support to the academy. It's a rational transaction that you'd appreciate.

"So you're saying that Ortima has set a trap for us, and the Master knows about it but has sold us out. Is that what you're telling me?"

―If I had sold you out, I wouldn't be telling you this now.

The Chancellor responded proudly to Ban Yu-won's incredulous words.

What, humanity? Cancel all of that.

As expected, this being is in a realm beyond Ban Yu-won's understanding!

His mind began to twist in complexity.

Ortima, what kind of scheme is that guy trying to pull?

Damn it, there was too little information.

How could he come up with a countermeasure when he didn't even know how the special activity would be carried out in detail!

"Do you have any intention of telling me more about the special activity...?"

―Even telling you this much is excessive interference due to my personal expectations of you. I have no intention of saying more.

The Chancellor drew a clear line.

Despite allowing Ortima to freely scheme, he's now saying he's done nothing wrong, and that I should be grateful for being told something I shouldn't have been told in the first place.

It felt like he was losing his mind.

"Ha... I understand. Then I'll be going now. I just remembered a very important matter."

As Ban Yu-won tried to retreat hastily, the Chancellor declared in a stern voice.

―Passing this information to others is not allowed. The academy's secrets must never leave this room.

"As long as I don't mention that specifically, right? So, you won't stop me from discussing the possibility of danger?"

―That's right. Fortunately, it seems you understand well.

Of course, that's my specialty.

Ban Yu-won couldn't say it out loud and only sneered inwardly.

But just as Ban Yu-won was thinking only of leaving, the butler doll spoke to him again.

―I've been watching your activities over the past fortnight with great interest. The process of proving your skills and gathering recognition was flawless, like flowing water. It may be a lower-dimensional method, but it showed that it cannot be ignored.

"Yes, well... thank you."

―I had expectations for you, and I confirmed value beyond those expectations in you. In that sense, I'll bestow a small gift.

A gift?

Ban Yu-won, who never refused a gift, reluctantly turned his head.

The butler doll had already floated into the air, when suddenly its belly split open and a lump of cotton burst out, completely engulfing the doll.

As Ban Yu-won was at a loss for words at this somewhat grotesque sight, a line seemed to be drawn again on the cotton lump...

An eye opened.

The world seemed to stop.

―It shall be as I wish.

It.

Said.

―You shall become absolute.

Ban Yu-won felt that what he was facing now was qualitatively identical to the eye he had seen at the entrance ceremony.

Therefore, naturally, the words it uttered were of a different quality from those of the doll he had been talking to just moments ago.

He could also naturally accept that it was exerting its power over him.

'Just an overwhelming concept, blooming within me the moment he spoke.'

Perhaps this is what it would look like when Ban Yu-won's power of language reached its extreme?

No, that couldn't be it.

This was merely the Chancellor's individual will piercing through the world's interference and directly affecting Ban Yu-won.

Ban Yu-won could not resist that absolute will.

[You deeply experience and internalize the concept of Absolute (堅固). The depth of Absolute has become 10.]

The moment that power acted on his body, intensely recognizing and extracting even a little of the concept of Absolute within it was the only resistance he could muster.

[The will of the absolute one acts very positively on your Body. The depth of your Body has become 285.]

The depth of his body, which he had reduced to 235, shot back up to 285!

However, this didn't mean that the Mysterious Body Technique had been rendered ineffective, but merely indicated that his body had been strengthened by a depth of 50.

What was even more shocking happened in the next moment.

[Mysterious Body Technique momentarily transcendentally accelerates under the influence of the absolute one's will.]

[The depth of the body, greatly stimulated by Mysterious Qi, decreases to 250. The concept of the body is changing. Although the accumulated unknown concept cannot be defined yet, it has been discerned that its depth has exceeded 100.]

The Mysterious Body Technique, stimulated by the will to become solid, had achieved an impossible acceleration in the transformation of his body! While it had been a struggle to reduce it by just 5 over several days, now it had converted a depth of 35!

He could even tell that the accumulated unknown concept had surpassed 100 because of this.

He had been confused every time the depth of his body increased and decreased, but now his mind was at ease.

[Due to the practice of Mysterious Body Technique, a considerable amount of negative concepts in your body have been eliminated. A positive surplus of Life is generated. The surplus potential will promote the growth of other concepts.]

[The depth of the soul has become 520.]

[The depth of resistance has become 15.]

[Having achieved transcendental acceleration, the depth of Mysterious Body Technique has reached 40. The depth of Mysterious Qi has become 200.]

Mysterious Qi put the finishing touch on this.

Of course, since Mysterious Body Technique was affected, the Mysterious Qi energy generated by it was also bound to be affected...

In a situation where his magic power hadn't broken through 200, it had dropped to 150 when converted to Mysterious Qi, and then it had risen again through tower conquests and training, approaching 200.

With just one word from the Chancellor, he had achieved his goal!

'Mysterious Qi... has completely changed. To think that the quality of magic power would change with just a 1-2 point increase.'

It was an incredible thing.

Although there wasn't much change in the numerical value of Mysterious Qi, he felt about 1.5 times faster than before and could sense the strengthened flow of Mysterious Qi.

It would undoubtedly have a positive effect on the practice of Mysterious Body Technique right away.

―Impressive.

The Chancellor said.

The eye had already disappeared, and instead, a new maid doll had appeared on the desk.

―I only intended to directly engrave on your body the ability to easily resist this power. It seems you've gained something beyond my imagination.

This power.

Ban Yu-won realized that the Chancellor's exercise of power was done with Ortima in mind.

Didn't Ortima also wield a power that seemed to impose his will on the world?

Of course, compared to the Chancellor's method, it was structurally infinitely vulnerable and clumsy, but nevertheless, it was a power that the current Ban Yu-won would have no choice but to succumb to.

Therefore, the Chancellor had allowed Ban Yu-won to experience an even greater power in advance, enabling him to build resistance against Ortima's power.

Perhaps "beyond imagination" referred to the additional changes that occurred due to Mysterious Body Technique.

"I have a good friend. The ability that friend gifted me matched well with the Master's will."

―Be grateful to that friend. The price your friend paid must have been considerable.

"Of course."

―And...

The broom held by the maid doll pointed at Ban Yu-won.

―There's a smell, so I'll erase the filth.

"Ah."

Due to the transcendental acceleration of Mysterious Body Technique, he was in the same situation as when he first received Mysterious Body Technique from Dokgo Yeon.

But the moment the broom pointed at him, all the filth on his body and equipment vanished.

"Thank you."

―Come back alive.

The Chancellor, having finished his business, spoke indifferently and gestured to him.

It meant to go out and see.

As Ban Yu-won turned around with a small smile, suddenly.

―What will be the content of the next video to be uploaded?

A question flew in.

Ban Yu-won, doubting his ears, asked back.

"...You watch? Our channel?"

―That will do. Go.

"Gwaak!"

I should have just told him.

He ended up being bounced out of the room again for asking unnecessarily.

"Oh my."

But of course, Yumina was waiting for him this time too and caught him.

A soft and warm sensation along with the blooming scent of spring flowers.

It was such a blissful moment that he wanted to fall asleep just like this, but he couldn't.

"Ungh."

"Are you okay?"

"No, I'm not. We need to have a strategy meeting."

"A strategy meeting?"

Ban Yu-won took out his mirror and sent a message to all members of Class 11.

[Rebellion Assemble!]

[Hurry!]

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