Why Did I Have to Enroll

The place they emerged through the hole of light Ban Yu-won created was Room 20, Eden.

He had somewhat expected that as soon as they entered Eden, Dokgo Yeon would spin her cross-shaped pupils and let out a cheer.

"Kyaaah!"

Alright, recording complete.

Light narrowed his eyes as he watched Ban quickly put away the recorder he had pulled out into his inventory and asked, "What did you just do, Ban?"

"It's a secret. If you knew, you'd be in the same boat as me. Mainly, you'd risk getting beaten to death by Dokgo Yeon."

"Then I don't want to know."

Thinking he was already getting beaten up enough by Dokgo Yeon, Light walked away without looking back.

"That's mean, Yu-won."

Ban Yu-won clicked his tongue and followed after them with Luciel.

Hanging from the ceiling of Room 20 was the reason for Dokgo Yeon's cheer... the fruits of Eden were dangling abundantly.

It wasn't just his imagination - there were definitely more than there had been in Room 10.

"I thought there might not be any. Ban Yu-won, solving that riddle earlier was worth it."

"That's fortunate. The Elixir of Life jam was running low, below half actually. From making it into candy."

"What should we eat? Something bigger this time..."

"Ban, can you make this into elixir too?"

"Of course. Just pick one each and eat for now."

Ban Yu-won checked if there were any figs growing, just in case, but there wasn't anything that even looked similar.

Well, it made sense since he had been told clearly when he ate it that 'there was only one in Eden.'

Thinking about it now, perhaps the fruit of knowledge was a treasure that could only be obtained by those who knew of its existence?

Even Professor Xenon, who insisted on learning about Babylonian civilization, didn't know about Earth's Bible, so naturally Ban Yu-won must have been the only one among those who entered the tower who knew about the fruit of knowledge.

'But actually, the fruit of knowledge only appeared in the Bible and had nothing to do with Babylonian civilization... Well, even the Babylonian civilization Professor Xenon talks about is quite different from the actual Babylon. It's just a new field of study that lumps together the traces of civilization left in the tower.'

The most obvious evidence of this is how everyone refers to the tower.

The name "Tower of Babel" originally comes from the Bible - that is, from Hebrew.

In Akkadian, the actual language of Babylonian civilization, its original form is 'Bab-ili (Gate of the Gods)'!

'Well, since I'm the only one who knows this, I guess that's why I've been experiencing all sorts of amazing things during exploration.'

Realizing there was no point in thinking about it further, Ban Yu-won shrugged and picked his share of the fruit to take a bite.

[Absorbed Life 5, Magic Power 7, Charm 20, Dominion 3.]

'Hm?'

The increase in life, magic power, and charm wasn't surprising since it happened every time he consumed the Elixir of Life.

While it was touching that the concepts contained in the pure fruit had directly deepened the concepts within his body, that wasn't the important part.

To think he gained the concept of dominion from the fruit of life!

'Is this perhaps a completely random game?'

When Ban Yu-won narrowed his eyes and looked around at his companions, sure enough, Luciel was unusually bouncing around with sparkling eyes.

"I can feel my wildness growing!"

"As expected."

The fruits of Eden enhance abilities needed by the consumer.

...But then why charm?

While pondering this unsolvable mystery, Ban Yu-won began what he needed to do.

That was creating the Elixir of Life Jam Version 2 by gathering all the concepts contained in Eden's fruit into the large jam jar he had prepared in advance!

―Constellation [Breath of Life] is shocked by your ability.

―Constellation [Clock of the Toy Army] urges you to use the authority they granted.

Of course, it was intentional that he showed this sight to his sponsoring constellations.

Since the Elixir of Life Jam was an essential item like bandages, torches, or potions that you need to bring when entering a dungeon in games, its identity would be revealed eventually anyway.

He also wanted to make a big move with this someday.

Judging by the constellations' reactions, it seemed quite successful.

'Alright, let's try using the power I just gained.'

Ban Yu-won strongly focused on the two new concepts dwelling within his body.

The first was the authority received from Breath of Life, Soul Flame.

It involves putting a piece of one's soul into creations, but putting a soul into jam would just make people uncomfortable eating it, so it wasn't needed this time.

The authority he was going to use this time was the second one, 'Mutation' granted by the Clock of the Toy Army.

'First activate the Star Trace, then add mutation to it.'

He could use mutation's power separately, but doing so would not only increase the constellations' suspicion but also prevent the ability from being fully manifested.

So he seasoned it with the power of Star Trace.

To make the constellations mistakenly believe that Ban Yu-won was under their control.

Of course, the result would be entirely according to Ban Yu-won's will.

'Now if I activate the authority with Mysterious Qi.'

He could feel the Mysterious Qi being drained from his body with terrifying force.

Only after consuming nearly 70% of his Mysterious Qi did the activated mutation, glowing brilliantly, transform the elixir jam he had just made.

'Good... now!'

Ban Yu-won only sealed the jar and completed all processes after confirming that the authority of mutation had fully settled into the jam.

At that moment.

[Created Elixir of Life Preservation 60. This elixir, made by causing a special transformation in the concentrated fruits of Eden, not only greatly restores and enhances the consumer's life force and magic power but also awakens new possibilities in the consumer and plants a small seed of life within their body.]

[The seed of life will restore lost body parts and breathe life into dying beings, maximizing the consumer's life force. The seed will grow larger with continued use, but consuming too much at once will result in divine punishment.]

[You have created a miraculous medicine that has never existed and never will again. The depth of Life and Soul increases by 10 each. Mutation's depth has become 11.]

"Oh, this..."

This is a bit much.

Ban Yu-won honestly hadn't expected much from the authority called Mutation.

For one thing, he felt resistance just from its name.

But the Babylonian Code and the authority of Mutation, combined with the Star Trace and Mysterious Qi, created a miraculous synergy!

―The Constellation [Breath of Life] becomes extremely excited and promises to increase the size of authority if offerings are made!

―The Constellation [Clock of the Toy Army] is shocked while measuring the magnitude of the authority it granted.

Just looking at the reactions of these two Constellations, you can get a rough idea.

Speaking of offerings, it was quite shameless considering he hadn't even used the authority given by Breath of Life yet.

Ban Yu-won snorted and put the completed jam in his inventory.

Actually, it was also because Dokgo Yeon was staring at him with burning eyes, making him anxious about when the jam might be snatched away.

"You're full from eating fruit just now anyway."

"I was just curious about the taste of sweetness completed this time."

"Yeah, sure you were."

How fortunate it was that no one could interfere with his inventory.

As Ban Yu-won turned around, contemplating the future distribution of the Elixir of Life, Light, who had made a round of Eden, said to him.

"Ban, I think we should wash up and rest soon."

"True, it's night now. Nothing else besides the fruit?"

"Probably not. Would've been nice if there were artifacts."

"Light, your common sense about the Tower is starting to go bad."

Thanks to the previous exploration, getting through Room 16 was practically handed to them, and at most, they had only faced the elite in Room 17 and created a small miracle there.

Having secured Eden's fruit on top of that, wanting anything more would be greedy.

"Alright, then I'll wash up first."

"Got it. ...I'll stab anyone who peeps!"

After Ban Yu-won took out the simple tent and shower supplies, Light took them and walked away while casting a magical spell that would make even those who had no such thoughts want to peep.

What kind of man in this world would bark at others not to peep while showering, bark at them!

"Yu-won, shall we shower togeth... Kyaang!"

"Beasts, this way."

Even Luciel, who had been subtly trying to seduce him, was grabbed by Dokgo Yeon and disappeared behind another tent, leaving Ban Yu-won to sigh and sit down in a camping chair he pulled out.

Only now that he was alone did he have the leisure to contemplate.

'It's been a really tiring day.'

He had anticipated becoming entangled with the Constellations again sometime soon, and had resolved to study their powers to avoid being swayed by them anymore.

But he never dreamed things would spiral like this as soon as he entered the Tower again.

It must be proof that the Rebellion party's Tower exploration was ahead of others.

'I got off to a good start. Got just the abilities I needed too. ...Get it together, Ban Yu-won. This isn't where you stop.'

Ban Yu-won sometimes felt as if the Tower had been designed to match his authorities, and it was the same when dealing with the Constellations.

Though it couldn't be― the power of the Constellations was structured in a way that made it too simple to steal with Ban Yu-won's authority.

'Well, it's probably just because the authority inherited from my ancestor is so awesome...'

If he could just act well from now on, perhaps he could capture countless Constellation authorities within his soul.

Of course, he'd have to be careful not to actually get devoured in the process― but he was confident.

'I'm going to reach the top of the Tower.'

That's why he couldn't be satisfied with just this much.

To stand at the peak of the Tower where no one has reached in thousands of years, honing his own abilities alone wasn't enough.

He would take everything he could get.

And climb upward.

Upward, ever upward.

―I've realized it now.

Just as he was getting in the mood and making resolutions, Celon's gloomy voice pierced his mind.

"What is it, Celon?"

―I could only be certain after entering the sanctuary. It took some time to organize my thoughts, but...

What could be up with this one who had been quiet until now?

As Ban Yu-won was about to sigh and ask what exactly he had realized.

―It was the Constellations who sealed me.

Hatred permeated Celon's voice.

―The Constellations I believed were my allies betrayed me. They sealed my power and memories, preventing my contractor from reaching the top of the Tower.

"Hey, wait. If you're going to tell a story, at least turn on your blinker... huh?"

He had thought something was off when the sanctuary was mentioned.

The Constellations betrayed?

Sealed powers and memories?

...Contractor?

Ban Yu-won couldn't believe his ears.

But before he could object, Celon let out an anguished groan.

―But I can't remember that child's face. How I came to contract with that child, how I ended up being sealed...

"So, wait, you..."

You definitely said you were human before.

But thinking about it carefully, he couldn't say that was entirely wrong.

"Celon, you... could it be?"

―I was human once, and at the moment I was sealed, yes.

The staff hanging diagonally on Ban Yu-won's back began to vibrate violently.

He could clearly read the concept of rage thrashing within that narrow space.

―I was a Constellation! A transcendent who ascended from human to Constellation!

A declaration perfectly fitting to end such an eventful day.

Not exactly a bluebird of happiness, but to think a Constellation had been by his side all along.

Finding it all so absurd, Ban Yu-won wiped under his nose and let out a dry laugh.

"What a mess."

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