Why Did I Have to Enroll – Chapter 200

Lesson 39. I Must Have Him – 5

Letting the enemy invade Earth is not an option.

The answer is simple: go out and fight.

“I never imagined the target would be right in front of us…”

“I’m feeling uneasy right now, so don’t talk about my sister.”

The one guiding them to the battlefield was none other than Lilith, transformed into a spaceship. Of course, only Ban Yu-won, Luciel, and Keira were aboard.

Even though Oculus Ruber and the Phoenix Knights were the elite forces representing their respective nations, facing the Orc Wave head-on was nothing short of madness.

‘Hey, Ban Yu-won. Look me in the eye and tell me. What’s so special about my unique power? And why mom?’

‘Ban Yu-won, you’d better be prepared for later.’

…Honestly, I don’t even want to think about how I managed to handle the situation and send Ban Yu-mi back to Korea. I’ll probably get a serious scolding from mom later. Just thinking about it makes me feel down.

“I thought you might have a crush on me since you agreed to my request so easily, but that wasn’t it. You were just trying to protect your sister, who was also my target? Cute, really.”

“Didn’t you hear me say not to talk about my sister?”

Keira seemed quite embarrassed, having mistakenly thought Ban Yu-won might have feelings for her. Now that she knew the truth, she was chattering away, trying to cover her embarrassment, not realizing that her emotions were being completely read by the All-Reading Eyes due to their deepened relationship after their kiss.

“It’s really amazing. Could it be that your overflowing talent is because of the S-7 dimension’s blood? All the knights in our family were strong. They were called the Knights of the Scarlet Flame…”

Wow, that sounds pretty cool. But now’s not the time to dig into mom’s past.

Ban Yu-won raised his hand to stop her endless chatter and instructed Lilith to display the screen. The Orc fleet rushing towards Earth was clearly visible.

“Wow…”

“To create an Orc Wave of that magnitude, what kind of relics did they use…? How much money must have been spent planning and concealing this?”

Luciel was left speechless by the sheer scale of it. Meanwhile, Keira could only chuckle bitterly at the chaos caused by the greed of a single noble.

And Ban Yu-won…

“Celon, let’s go.”

–Even if we pour everything into it, we’ll be lucky to erase 20% of them.

“That’s more than enough.”

Celon appeared, floating in the air, and Ban Yu-won prepared to head outside the spaceship. With the concept of Diamond, the highest form of protection, he could easily withstand the zero-gravity environment and even produce oxygen to inject directly into his body if needed.

“Oh, are you going to use magic? Then I’ll help.”

“Can you just lend me some magic power?”

“Ugh… Even though I’m ranked second on Earth, I’m actually quite strong, you know? I still have the abilities I gained from contracting with a Constellation.”

“See for yourself after my magic.”

Though it was Celon’s magic, Ban Yu-won boasted on her behalf. Keira felt a bit slighted but obediently transferred her magic power to him. She extracted a red seed-like magic crystal from her forehead, a technique unique to Prominence.

It was a highly developed technique from a prestigious family, designed to extract magic power with minimal loss while preserving the unique energy of Prominence. However, to Ban Yu-won, who dealt with concepts themselves, it was just a peculiar action.

“It’s the Scarlet Flame magic unique to the Prominence family. Your sister probably has it too.”

–There’s too much mixed energy. I’ll need to purify it.

“My Scarlet Flame!”

Keira, feeling somewhat proud, watched as Celon mercilessly absorbed it and quickly converted it into Mysterious Qi. Ban Yu-won, still researching the Origin Qi he recently acquired, found it difficult to transform it as easily as when he mastered Mysterious Qi.

So, when they unleashed their full magical power, Celon would first transfer all her magic power to Ban Yu-won, who would reprocess it into Origin Qi and pour it into the magical formula Celon created.

“Then I’ll go first.”

“We’ll follow soon.”

“Take your time. I’ll reduce their numbers from a distance.”

After waving lightly to the pouting Keira and the ever-concerned Luciel, Ban Yu-won activated the Origin Blade and moved outside the spaceship. The sensation of being thrown into space without any protective gear was indeed peculiar, but not unpleasant.

Of course, if he hadn’t mastered the depths of his Origin Body or lacked the concept of Diamond, this would have been impossible.

‘There’s a lot of magic power.’

–Stay focused and keep your eyes ahead. I’m going to unleash the biggest magic I can, so keep converting the magic power.

‘Okay.’

Ban Yu-won, who had mastered the Flowing Origin Art and acquired Origin Qi, had a hobby he indulged in whenever he had free time: mass-producing talismans made of just the two characters for Origin Qi and storing them.

Though each talisman couldn’t store much due to material limitations, the quality of the energy was so high, and the effect of the Seal Ring he obtained last time was so good that once made, they could be stored for a long time and used effectively.

And now, he scattered all the talismans he had diligently accumulated into the air, just like the ones he had made for the stone!

–If he’s already like this, who could possibly handle him when he grows stronger over time?

Under Ban Yu-won’s control, the talismans slowly rotated in the air, enveloping him and Celon. In the midst of this Eastern fantasy-like spectacle, Ban Yu-won wondered if he should form a seal or chant something impressive.

‘Rin, Pyo, Tou, Sha…’

–Don’t add unnecessary incantations; it’ll mess up the formula. Don’t you know your words carry real power?

‘Ah, yes. Sorry.’

–You’re actually quite relaxed, aren’t you?

Celon, who had expertly blocked Ban Yu-won’s nonsense, constructed a massive magical formula. Meanwhile, Ban Yu-won, who had perfectly converted all the Mysterious Qi Celon had given him into Origin Qi, drew it from the talismans floating around him and poured it into the magic circle that appeared amidst the fluttering talismans!

–Starlight Shower!

As the magic circle, filled with magic power, shone brightly, Celon’s clear voice added to it, completing the Starlight Magic. The magic circle rapidly expanded, engulfing not only them but the entire space, creating countless smaller magic circles within.

The dazzling light emitted by all these magic circles–perhaps it was a spell to blind the enemy–Ban Yu-won had such a silly thought right before the magic circle vanished.

‘Huh?’

–It’s a success.

Celon said confidently.

–Honestly, I wasn’t sure since it’s been so long… But your magic power and my magic are a great match. If you could handle Starlight Magic yourself, the efficiency would soar, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

Well, it’s unique magic, after all. But more importantly…

‘The magic circle disappeared, so what… No, what’s the core of Starlight Magic?’

–You’re seeing it now.

As Ban Yu-won looked up, it began. The light emitted from countless stars filling the universe was being guided and moved according to Celon’s will. At this moment, anyone looking up at the night sky from a nearby dimension would see nothing but darkness.

Because all that light and heat were concentrated and crashing down on the Orc fleet advancing through space!

‘If only we could hear it, it would be quite a spectacle.’

–It wouldn’t have been very harmonious.

Starlight Magic is the magic of creating and using the light of stars. Celon, who had mastered the path of magic, could indeed create starlight, but there was no need to go through the trouble of creating starlight now.

They were in space, surrounded by stars.

Using such starlight to attack was akin to enlisting the universe as an ally. If Celon’s body had been normal, or if she could have constructed a body on par with Ban Yu-won’s, the Orc Wave would have been neatly ended here.

‘Wait, does drawing starlight mean… Starlight can cross dimensional walls?!’

–Why couldn’t you think that starlight includes dimensional walls?

‘That was an incredible magic!’

Perhaps even dimensional travel could be managed with Starlight Magic? With such a brilliant idea, Ban Yu-won nodded, confident in his hypothesis. And the moment he realized it—-.

[Light above light, the power to establish absolute order. You have realized the path of Starlight. The depth of Elemental Magic has reached 400, and the depth of Photon Magic has reached 300. Your affinity with the unique magic ‘Starlight Magic’ has increased, allowing you to imitate it, albeit clumsily.]

He had barely managed to touch the unique path of the Constellation. As he gathered a small starlight in his palm for a test, Celon, who was observing the spectacle he created, was startled and exclaimed.

–What, how did you?!

‘You said I’d be able to imitate it someday.’

–I never said it would be this high in quality…!

‘It’s hard to do it alone, and the efficiency seems poor. It’s like barely managing to create something similar by adding Elemental Magic to Photon Magic.’

–Still, you’ll be able to handle magic much more freely from now on. Ugh, I’m happy, but it’s frustrating. To be able to create starlight after just a few observations!

‘Haha, now you sound more like Celon.’

Ban Yu-won chuckled as Celon, who had been showing a mature side since her transformation, let out a high-pitched voice. Celon quickly regained her composure.

–Ahem, anyway, prepare for battle. As I said, we’ve only managed to eliminate about 20% of them.

For reference, the Orc Wave was threatening to engulf the entire Earth, numbering in the tens of millions. Eliminating 20% meant they had destroyed at least several million at once.

It was frustrating that they couldn’t recover the concepts due to the distance from the Orcs.

–And if we don’t hurry, they’ll absorb the surrounding magic power and replenish their numbers.

‘I never thought I could face tens of millions alone. But I need to at least tie them down.’

He summoned all his subordinates. Naturally, all his other subordinates, not to mention the robots, were equipped to move freely in space. After all, if they couldn’t perform in space, they couldn’t appear in the movie!

‘Adding Lilith would make it perfect, but… I’ll save that for later.’

The time to operate ‘Abel’ was limited, and after using it, everyone would be exhausted, so he had to delay the decisive moment. Ban Yu-won sent all his subordinates into action, ordering them to gnaw away at the Orc fleet, which had been thrown into disarray by the Starlight Magic, and to recover the concepts left behind by the fallen Orcs.

–Well, I’ll go rest now.

‘Yes, take a good rest. Oh… and.’

–…Ah.

Ban Yu-won, expressing his gratitude for this incident and the usual support, offered her the concept he had been holding onto.

–Is it really okay for me to have this?

‘I thought it would be necessary, but the situation ended sooner than expected.’

–It might take some time to digest… but.

‘Now that I can imitate Starlight, I’ll manage the rest. You take this and come back stronger.’

–…Okay. Thank you.

Though he couldn’t see her face, Celon’s voice sounded deeply moved. She sincerely expressed her gratitude and, absorbing the concept of Ever-changing, entered the inventory.