Why Did I Have to Enroll

Why Did I Have to Enroll - Chapter 185

Lesson 36. How Are You Feeling Now? - 5

There was no need to wait until evening.

After finishing a bath with Luciel, Ban Yu-won sprawled lazily on the living room sofa, listening to the sounds from the kitchen—the rhythmic chopping of a knife, the bubbling of stew, and the chatter between Luciel and his mother. It had been a long time since he had the luxury to zone out like this.

Suddenly, the front door burst open, and his sister returned home.

“Ban Yu-won! Hey, Ban Yu-won!”

As if she intended to shake the whole house with her voice, his sister entered, shouting. Ban Yu-won sighed.

“Why bother opening the door? Just knock the house down if you’re going to be that loud.”

“Ugh!”

Without even lifting his head, Ban Yu-won responded, still lying down. Seeing this, Ban Yu-mi, perhaps annoyed, pounced on him.

His sister was still beautiful, yet still loud and aggressive. On top of that, she was wearing her combat gear, making her dirty and heavy.

“Ugh, come on!”

Not wanting to take another bath, Ban Yu-won extracted and eliminated all the dirt-related concepts from both of them and pushed his sister away, but surprisingly, she didn’t budge.

Considering that Ban Yu-won had been training in Martial Arts and had strengthened himself in various ways, it was truly absurd.

“Ban Yu-won, is this how you treat your sister after months apart?”

“You used to be gone for months during the Olympics, and now you’re making a fuss? Stop pulling.”

Ban Yu-mi pinched and pulled at Ban Yu-won’s body to confirm it was really him. Though her methods were violent, he figured it was her way of showing she was glad to see him. Otherwise, he couldn’t handle it. But then, Ban Yu-won paused.

“What is it? Are you so stunned by my beauty?”

“Save those provocations for monsters… No, it’s not that, sis.”

Ban Yu-won rubbed his eyes, but the information his All-Reading Eyes provided didn’t change. Unsure of what to say, he hesitated before stating the most neutral information he had read.

“How many monsters did you slaughter to reach level 50 already?”

Based on his All-Reading Eyes and comparing the concepts with his friends’ status screens, he confirmed that Life 10 equaled 1 level. Since Ban Yu-mi’s Life was at 500, her level was 50.

Ban Yu-mi was visibly shocked by his words.

“How… how do you know that? I haven’t even made it public.”

Ban Yu-won tapped his eyes, showing off.

“I have a power higher than a status screen. So, what’s this ‘Unquenchable Flame’?”

“Wow, that’s crazy. Only a few people know the name of my power…”

“Oh, so it’s a secret.”

Just then, Kang Eun-young came running out of the kitchen.

“Yu-mi, you’re back? No matter how glad you are to see your brother, you should at least say hi to your mom when you get home.”

“Who’s glad? Ah…”

At that moment, Ban Yu-mi’s face froze as she noticed Luciel peeking out from behind Kang Eun-young.

Ban Yu-won assessed the situation calmly.

Q: What’s a sister’s reaction when she first meets her brother’s girlfriend?

A: Witnessing an unbelievable reality, she screams in terror and faints.

“Skipping the SAN check and going straight to panic…”

“Hello, I’m Luciel.”

Ignoring Ban Yu-won’s nonsense, Luciel politely bowed to Ban Yu-mi.

Ban Yu-mi, surprisingly, returned the gesture with equal politeness.

“Hello, I’m Yu-won’s sister, Ban Yu-mi. You’re Yu-won’s girlfriend, right? I saw you on the Rebellion channel.”

Ban Yu-won, witnessing an unbelievable reality, quickly checked his SAN. Fortunately, he succeeded in resisting and maintained his sanity, but…

Why is my sister acting like this?!

In the past, she would freak out at the sight of him with a girl and curse that he’d regret dating such a delinquent!

“Please, speak comfortably. And I’m not the master’s girlfriend, but his slave…”

“Stop!”

Ban Yu-won, shocked by his sister’s unexpected behavior, quickly intervened as Luciel’s problematic statement slipped out.

“Luciel, please refrain from using that expression on Earth.”

“But I am the master’s slave.”

“I have a lot to say about that, but… anyway, that’s not allowed. Just like in the Union, it’s forbidden unless we’re alone.”

“Ugh… I guess I have no choice.”

He wondered if it was already too late, given that Earthlings knew about the Rebellion channel, but he decided to ignore that for now.

As Ban Yu-won and Luciel had this conversation, Ban Yu-mi and Kang Eun-young watched them intently.

Ban Yu-mi signaled Kang Eun-young with her eyes to do something, but Kang Eun-young shook her head, indicating that she’d already tried to address it but to no avail.

Clicking her tongue, Ban Yu-mi reluctantly spoke to Luciel.

“Can I call you Luciel?”

“Of course, sister.”

“Sis… sister.”

Ban Yu-mi almost faltered at the title but managed to hold on and continued.

“It seems your relationship with Yu-won is a bit unusual… You don’t have to go along with his greed and stubbornness, do you? Treating a girlfriend like a slave is ridiculous. Allowing other women, too… If Yu-won is holding something over you…”

“Heh.”

Luciel chuckled.

“Why, why are you laughing?”

“No, it’s just that I realized how siblings can resemble each other…”

“What?”

“Well.”

Luciel couldn’t hold back her laughter as she explained.

“The master… no, Yu-won also despises master-slave relationships. It’s funny because you both reacted the same way…”

Ban Yu-mi’s expression turned into something indescribable.

“…What is a master-slave relationship that the master despises?”

“Now you see? This is my life.”

Ban Yu-won sighed as he spoke.

While Ban Yu-mi remained silent, Kang Eun-young spoke with a rather serious expression.

“Is Mira like this too?”

“She’s even worse.”

“What on earth are you doing at school?”

Ban Yu-won wanted to protest, but recalling the events of the past semester, he decided to keep his mouth shut.

The return of Ban Yu-won, accompanied by a prospective daughter-in-law, filled the household with energy.

Perhaps because the Ban family had mixed genes from various countries, they didn’t mind that Luciel was an alien or had dog ears.

They were delighted that a pretty, kind, and strong girl had formed such a deep bond with Ban Yu-won that she followed him to Earth.

…Or maybe they just didn’t delve too deeply into how to accept Luciel’s existence.

In any case, the family gathered for a party that evening.

“So, is Grandpa completely fine now?”

“Of course, it’s all thanks to our Won.”

“No, it’s all thanks to the genes Grandpa passed down…”

Ban Yu-won, who respected and admired his grandfather, was moved to tears upon hearing that Ban Ji-won had fully overcome his dementia and awakened his unique power.

However, that was one thing, and his unique power was another matter of concern.

“Word Power, you say?”

“It’s the power to imbue my words with strength. It has a strong magical connotation, but it can also be seen as a supernatural ability. Like this, ‘Rise.’”

At Ban Ji-won’s words, the chopsticks in front of him floated into the air.

Ban Yu-won could do the same using the concept of Floating, but… without the Origin Blade and Flow Technique, he wouldn’t have been able to manifest such power so quickly.

In other words, Ban Ji-won’s Word Power was a specialized power that was part of Ban Yu-won’s abilities, similar to telekinesis.

“Grandfather, you’re amazing! Yu-won also handles a similar power, so it must be a strength passed down through the bloodline…”

Luciel clapped her hands in admiration.

Ban Ji-won responded with a pleased smile to his granddaughter-in-law’s compliment.

“While it’s similar, Won handles a much greater power than I do. The difference between a power that governs only what I know and a power that accepts and handles everything in the universe is significant. What’s truly remarkable about Won is that he eliminates the distinction between the unknown and the known.”

“Ahem.”

Ban Ju-seok, who also wanted to hear compliments from his cute and pretty daughter-in-law, cleared his throat to make his presence known.

Fortunately, Ban Yu-won noticed and spoke to his father.

“Oh, right. Dad, you said you have a unique power too?”

“Prepare to be amazed, son. Now I can interpret all the languages that exist in the world!”

“Oh, really?”

In fact, he already knew.

He had known from the moment he checked his father’s status with his All-Reading Eyes.

When Ban Yu-won gave Luciel a look, she smiled brightly and clapped her hands again.

“Father, you’re amazing too!”

“Haha, since I’m Yu-won’s father, this much is…”

“Ban Yu-won could do it from birth, though.”

“Ugh.”

Ban Ju-seok was feeling proud of the reaction he wanted, but Ban Yu-mi quickly cut in with a jab.

As his spirit deflated, Kang Eun-young smiled wryly and sided with her husband.

“Still, it’s a remarkable ability. Your guild often asks your father for help whenever they discover something in the dungeon, so you shouldn’t say that.”

“Who said it’s not remarkable? I was just saying Ban Yu-won… never mind.”

Ban Yu-mi giggled as she continued, then suddenly fell silent.

Ban Yu-won watched his sister for a moment before looking away and speaking.

“Is it normal for unique powers to pop up like a bargain sale on Earth? My sister has a power too, so does that mean everyone in our family… except Mom, has awakened?”

“While there’s no concrete statistic, it’s said to be less than one in a million.”

“Wait, so there are only 50 people in all of Korea? And four of them are in our family? Isn’t that amazing?!”

“This is the power of the bloodline!”

Ban Ji-won proudly replied, puffing out his chest at Ban Yu-won’s incredulous question.

Ban Yu-won couldn’t help but agree.

After all, in games or comics, when the conclusion approaches, it’s all about competing with bloodline power!

“The power of the bloodline…”

There was something bothering him.

Ban Yu-won hesitated whether to bring it up or not, but eventually swallowed his words.

“Wona, tell us about the Tower of Babel. Isn’t it the tower you should inherit?”

“You can check most things on the Rebellion channel… Oh, but the influence of Earth’s myths and religions subtly appears inside the tower. The more you know about Earth’s myths, the more advantageous it is in the tower’s structure… Oh, right!”

As he spoke, Ban Yu-won suddenly remembered what he had originally planned to do during the break and stood up.

“That’s why I intended to thoroughly analyze all the myths on Earth and use them when I returned…”

“Ah, is that so?”

“I see, so that’s how it was.”

His family nodded with subtle expressions as they listened to Ban Yu-won’s words.

But he didn’t have time to worry about that.

“Didn’t they say someone on Earth made a contract with a Constellation? It’s a disaster if those Constellations grasp Earth’s myths and tamper with the tower—”

“That won’t happen, Wona.”

“Huh?”

Ban Ji-won exchanged glances with the other family members, then stood up and brought out an old Bible.

It was a Latin Bible made over a thousand years ago, a relic in its own right.

Ban Ji-won personally disliked how the Bible depicted the Tower of Babel as a symbol of human desire, but he carried it around because it was essential for explaining the Tower of Babel.

“This is Grandpa’s cherished item… Are you giving it to me?”

“Open it.”

Ban Yu-won, who always listened to his grandfather, obediently opened the Bible.

What caught his eye was, coincidentally, Psalm 137:8.

For Ban Yu-won, the new master of the Tower of Babel, it was indeed an apt passage.

“O Babylon, you destroyer. Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us…”

“Haha, as expected, Yu-won can read it.”

“…What is this?”

Of course, he could read it.

Ban Yu-won could read all the languages of the world, even those he had never encountered before.

“This isn’t Latin…”

“It changed the moment dimensional evolution occurred.”

Ban Ji-won explained with a wry smile.

“Not just the Bible, but the Quran, Buddhist scriptures, the Vedas… all the scriptures on Earth, and all documents related to myths—including electronic documents—have transformed into languages that no one can read. So, there’s no need to worry about shady Constellations reading our myths.”

“That’s… exactly like the change that happened when the Tower of Babel fell.”

“Oh, then what about Dad? You said you could interpret all languages.”

“I can’t read it.”

“You boasted that Ban Yu-won wouldn’t be able to read this either.”

“Ugh.”

Ban Yu-mi whispered to her father, but that wasn’t the important issue right now.

‘I just wanted to relax and take a break…’

It seemed that rest wouldn’t be allowed.

Ban Yu-won sighed and sat back down.

Since things were going to get busy anyway, it would be wise to enjoy eating and drinking while he could.