Why Did I Have to Enroll

I first met him on the day I attended Xenon's lecture.

It was quite a shock when Dokgo Yeon, the strongest member of Rebellion, was caught off guard even for a moment.

I had guessed he was skilled since he was attending Xenon's lecture, famous for only being taken by the academy's top elites... but I never expected he was the student council vice president.

'So I wanted to consult with the members a bit before talking.'

As I turned my gaze sideways while watching Xenon deliver his lecture with his characteristic calm tone, I saw Luciel staring at him with unwavering eyes, with Dokgo Yeon seated between us.

This was because she was currently under the talisman's effect, 'focusing' on Ban Yu-won.

'I was stupid. I should have set priority levels for the focus.'

This wouldn't normally happen.

After all, Light sitting on the opposite side was staring intently at Xenon.

Her gaze was beyond intense - it was downright scorching.

Terrifying emotional concepts like 'affection' and 'desire' were swirling in her mind.

He couldn't guarantee what would have happened by now if they hadn't placed Dokgo Yeon between them.

In any case, neither Luciel nor Light was in any condition for proper conversation.

"Can we really climb the tower with these idiots...?"

"I worry about that every day too, so don't emphasize it anymore."

Among those who received the talisman, only Dokgo Yeon, who hadn't immediately activated it, was sitting normally.

Actually, since she was the only one among the Rebellion members worth consulting with, it didn't really matter what happened to Luciel and Light.

"So Dokgo Yeon, what do you think?"

"Is there a possibility that what you discovered yesterday wasn't that significant?"

"I was wondering why there was movement near the spaceship dock. I thought it might be a student returning to the academy by spaceship."

"That would make sense generally speaking. See, it's nothing serious after all."

"At first it looked like a whitish mass, but thinking about it now, I suspect it was some kind of perception-blocking magic."

Of course, while his all-seeing eyes could see through everything, it was difficult to identify everything that passed by momentarily.

He needed at least enough time to clearly recognize and focus on the target.

"Sneaking back to the academy at night, moving while avoiding others' eyes. Must be shy."

"I only caught a glimpse of it for a moment."

At the time, he had dismissed it as an optical illusion, but when he met Ketra, the self-proclaimed fourth-year student council vice president earlier, he became certain of what he saw. ṙ₳ΝɵΒĚš

"I think the ears were pointed."

"I see."

Dokgo Yeon nodded with an expression of understanding everything.

"A major wrongdoing involving the student council, quick destruction of evidence.... Hmm, that man could behead Ban Yu-won before I could stop him. Farewell, Ban Yu-won."

"Can't we think about this a bit more positively...?"

"They might try to make you an accomplice by drawing you into the student council with your evidence of their misconduct."

"That happened before too."

While they were having this unsettling conversation, the lecture ended!

After barely calming down Light, who was silently watching Xenon's back as he left the lecture hall, and desperately trying to pry off Luciel, who had jumped over Dokgo Yeon to cling to him as soon as the lecture ended, Ketra approached them with light footsteps.

"Thanks for waiting, Junior Ban Yu-won. Let's talk over a cup of coffee at a café."

"Grrrr...!"

Luciel bared her teeth and blocked the way when she sensed Ketra reaching out toward Ban Yu-won.

When Ban Yu-won gave Dokgo Yeon a signal, she quickly knocked Luciel unconscious.

Ketra applauded their naturally flowing actions.

"You guys play pretty aggressively."

"We're just really close. Shall we go, senior?"

"Ban Yu-won, will you be okay alone?"

Supporting the unconscious Luciel with one arm and Light, who still hadn't come to his senses, with the other - saying such things only made them more worried.

Ban Yu-won smiled slightly and replied.

"I'll be fine. Probably."

"Of course. Haven't you heard from Graham? Our student council thinks very highly of Junior Ban Yu-won. So don't worry, I'll make sure to return him to your side properly."

"..."

Ketra flashed a sparkling smile and winked at Dokgo Yeon while saying those annoying words.

Dokgo Yeon made a truly disgusted expression at that and turned her back without saying anything, carrying her two burdens.

"...Did she not like it?"

"I'm curious, but who would actually like that?"

"Most girls usually like it..."

This person must not be much if they couldn't immediately tell that Dokgo Yeon wasn't like most girls.

"Shall we talk at the café? Ah, at an outside café of course."

"Outside."

When they say outside at the academy, it naturally means the city of Ronica that lies beyond the academy.

Well, it makes sense that student council members would have permission for external activities.

When Ban Yu-won nodded in understanding, Ketra grabbed his hand and touched their student ID.

The next moment, they were standing at the entrance to the outside city of Ronica.

"Ta-da, this is Roni... Ah, you must be familiar with it already. I was surprised to hear that this year's freshmen were given solo exploration rights and external activity permissions so quickly."

"I don't have solo exploration rights."

"Right, that ice princess? The 'real monster' that even classmates can't approach. It's such a shame - she would have been picked for the next student council president if not for the special class. Ah, this way."

Perhaps because he had been out to Ronica quite a few times, he confidently weaved through the alleys and led Ban Yu-won to a back-alley café he had never seen before.

Though it was in a secluded location, it was quite a nice café with a warm atmosphere from its intricately patterned wooden sign.

The door opened with a cheerful bell chime.

"This is kind of like the student council's hideout. At least here we won't be discovered by other academy students. Hello, sister!"

"Welcome, Ketra! Welcome, guest!"

Seeing how the woman who was brewing coffee alone inside responded to Ketra's wink with a bright smile, it seemed it really did work on other women.

The two sat in a corner seat and received their ordered coffees.

Ketra got a vanilla latte, while Ban Yu-won got an americano, every college student's friend (though it was called something different here).

"So what were we talking about? Was it about you dating the ice princess?"

"Weren't we supposed to start the conversation now? Besides, she likes someone else."

"Oh, then if we bring that person into the student council, will the princess follow?"

Ketra, who had been seriously considering it, finally got to the main point after receiving Ban Yu-won's disapproving look.

"This morning..."

"This morning?"

"Yeah."

"I thought you were going to talk about last night."

Ban Yu-won had a dejected expression on his face, wondering what had become of the serious conversation he'd had with Dokgo Yeon earlier, when Ketra spoke to him with a more serious look.

"We also checked out what you submitted to Professor Campanella."

"Oh."

He'd thought only Professor Campanella would see it, but to think it would be shared with the student council officers too.

As Ban Yu-won showed a surprised expression, Ketra gave an awkward look.

"We're not here to interrogate you about it. How should I put this... The professor showed it to us because it apparently has similar effects to something we've been tracking..."

"Tracking?"

Ban Yu-won sensed the conversation taking a suspicious turn.

"Yes. Where should I start explaining this... Right. You might not know this yet, but our academy's regular exams are quite harsh in many ways?"

Thanks to Yumina kindly collecting all the exam papers from every subject given at the academy over the past few years, Ban Yu-won knew just how harsh they were, but since he wasn't sure if that was legal, he decided to keep quiet for now.

"Naturally, students strongly resent the regular exams. They say they came to the academy to climb the Tower and become gods, so why should they waste time on tests? The Chancellor's consistent response was expulsion."

"So complaining leads to expulsion..."

"It was inevitable that students would become interested in ways to get good scores without spending too much time studying... in other words, cheating."

"I've heard about that generally."

"Then this will be easier to explain."

Ketra went on to describe all kinds of cheating that had occurred at the academy over the past few years, lamenting how ingeniously they had evolved and how much trouble the student council, who had to catch them, had gone through.

"And it's gotten even more serious this year... There seems to be some dangerous dru-"

"Stop!"

Ban Yu-won desperately cut off his senior's words.

That dangerous statement couldn't be allowed, for various reasons.

"Please use more refined language."

"It seems there's a potion with severe side effects going around..."

"Okay. Phew... huh?"

Ban Yu-won was sighing in relief at the wonders of language when he tilted his head.

"But that has nothing to do with my talisman."

"I think so too, but there are quite a few people who are worried. Because that potion also grants strange levels of concentration, comprehension, and memory."

"So because the effects are similar, they might have the same source?"

"Yes."

Ban Yu-won understood after hearing that.

But he couldn't show them how he made the talismans, and they probably couldn't demand that of him either.

Seeing him frown, Ketra gave a bitter smile.

"You don't need to worry. We just wanted some help. Like deducing the potion's ingredients, or finding out its source..."

"So you were suspecting me after all...?"

"Well, poison and medicine are two sides of the same coin, right? So some ingredients might be the same..."

Ban Yu-won realized this man didn't understand anything about the mechanism of his talisman.

Of course, he had no intention of explaining it, so he just silently drank his coffee.

The cafe door jingled open just then.

"Ketra― did you hear?"

"Ah, Mira."

The person who entered the store was a beautiful blonde girl who was stunning enough to surprise even Ban Yu-won, whose standards had been raised by spending time with his classmates.

With dazzling white skin, blonde hair, and emerald-green eyes that shone brightly, she was so pure and beautiful that he thought this must be what Light would have looked like if he hadn't messed with that holy sword and had grown up properly!

"This is Mira, the PR Director in our student council."

At Ketra's introduction, the girl placed one hand on her chest and gave a slight nod.

"Third year, Artifact Creation Department, Mira. Our kind doesn't have family names. Same for Ketra."

"Hello."

Ban Yu-won also bowed his head in respect to his senior.

"I saw the scroll you made. It was amazing."

"Thank you. Though it has nothing to do with that potion."

"I know."

She nodded naturally at Ban Yu-won's response, as if she had expected it.

"What?"

Ketra gave her an incredulous look.

"Mira, you're the one who suggested we talk to junior Ban Yu-won because the effects were similar."

"That was just an excuse. We need to recruit talented people before someone else does."

"Mira, you really..."

Though Ketra should be the senior, it seemed Mira had more authority.

Ban Yu-won watched their conversation while drinking his coffee.

By the way, he never used to even look at black coffee in high school, but he was deliberately drinking it black now just to feel like a college student, if only while drinking coffee.

It was incredibly bitter.

After quickly emptying his cup, Ban Yu-won made a face and said,

"Ugh, it's bitter. Can I go now?"

"No, we'd like you to join the student council. And we'd appreciate it if you could provide us with those scrolls too."

"They're not easy to make."

After Ban Yu-won rejected Mira's request without hesitation and stood up, Ketra regretfully tried to stop him.

"We sincerely want you to join the student council. We need talented people like you."

"I'll think about that more."

"Then let's at least exchange mirror codes for now. If you learn anything about this case, please contact us right away."

"That I can gladly do."

Ban Yu-won exchanged mirror codes with Ketra, and Mira as a bonus.

Seeing how Mira sat down in the seat Ban Yu-won had just vacated, it seemed she was planning to spend time alone with Ketra now.

He'd thought they seemed perfect together, and was that really the case?

As Ban Yu-won imagined their relationship in his mind, he left the cafe.

No, but before that.

Ban Yu-won turned to Ketra and asked,

"Senior, what exactly are the side effects of that potion? As long as it doesn't lead to exam cheating..."

"It doesn't wear off."

The mystery?

"The focused state from the potion apparently never wears off. At this rate, they'll all be expelled on exam day."

"That's what happens when you rely on drugs."

"Potion, please call it a potion!"

Ban Yu-won left the cafe feeling even more drained.

As he passed through unfamiliar alleyways and reached a familiar main street, Celon asked him,

"But why are you smiling?"

"See, it wasn't just my imagination."

"What? Oh."

Celon finally realized too.

Mira, who matched so well with Ketra.

That her ears were pointed like a fairy from a storybook.

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