Why Did I Have to Enroll

Ban Yu-won had three main reasons for dispelling Mira's curse.

First was that Mira's mental state was not normal.

This isn't about trying to get a reduced sentence due to diminished mental capacity.

Rather, from the moment Ban Yu-won first saw her, she was not only filled with all sorts of negative emotional concepts, but she was also enthralled by the constellation far more severely than those who had drunk the potion, perhaps fundamentally more so.

He doesn't know how long she had been in contact with the constellation.

But she was already at the stage of receiving conditional sponsorship from the constellation (though she tried to hide it, Ban Yu-won recognized this immediately) and her mind had already been significantly eroded by the constellation.

Her reason would have been shrouded in thick fog, and her judgments and actions would not have been purely her own will.

'I guess she must have had quite good compatibility with that constellation... No, perhaps I should say bad.'

Of course, no matter how enthralled she was by the constellation, it doesn't erase the crimes Mira committed.

Still, Ban Yu-won thought it would be unreasonable for her to end up completely ruined just because of an obsessive unrequited love gone wrong.

Especially since her curse wasn't the type to take lives, and moreover, it was prevented beforehand thanks to Ban Yu-won's efforts.

Second was that Ban Yu-won felt antipathy toward how the chancellor and other professors handled this situation.

Let's say it's fine to let students compete healthily and pursue growth among themselves.

But their attitude of not interfering no matter what happens until someone dies felt unbearable, like they were saying "You get the idea, right? Now go kill each other."

Moreover, a constellation was involved in this case.

If they had dealt with it before it escalated, Mira would have ended up as just another victim, and it wouldn't have affected other students.

But by leaving it to the students under the pretense of non-interference, they nearly allowed an irreversible situation to occur.

During their meeting, the chancellor emphasized that what he needed to do was dispelling rather than detoxification.

Was that meant to give him a hint?

No, they simply wanted to confirm if he could properly perform the dispelling.

While detoxification just removes the poison and ends there.

Dispelling causes a rebound effect on the caster.

The chancellor likely intended to use Ban Yu-won to resolve this situation while simultaneously punishing the perpetrator, Mira, in one fell swoop.

The academy's attitude toward students, and his own role in receiving orders from such an academy to drive Mira into a deadly situation...

Ban Yu-won disliked all of this and didn't want to play the role of executioner, reducing a female student to a fate worse than death.

More than sympathy for Mira herself, he rebelled because he was angered by the chancellor's attitude of treating people like pawns.

Even while knowing what the chancellor wanted, he snatched away the punishment that should have been given to Mira.

Since Ban Yu-won resolved everything, the academy can't do anything.

If Ketra keeps quiet about it, Mira might even be able to continue activities as a student council officer.

Though the case has lost its head and tail, leaving only the body, the chancellor and some others might be dissatisfied...

Solo investigation rights? Sure, it'd be nice to have them, but it's fine without them too.

Ban Yu-won never regretted actions he took based on his own judgment.

This time would be no different.

Lastly, the third reason was simply that he wanted Mira for himself.

She is of the fairy race, possessor of the remarkable power called changeling.

At the same time, she's also capable enough to deceive and make fraudulent contracts with members of Union Academy, where geniuses from all dimensions gather. ꭆＡＮòᛒÈs

Not to mention her magical abilities purely cultivated through over two years of study at this academy, and her knowledge as a senior in the Artifact Creation Department.

If he could decide the future of such a person, wouldn't it be much better to save and make use of her than to let her become ruined!

'Besides, opportunities to make contracts where I have complete advantage are pretty rare.'

And while this is a slightly different matter, the reason he specifically bound her with a contract, assuming he would save her for the first and second reasons, was because they couldn't just leave Mira unrestrained after she escaped from the curse.

Whether she was enthralled by the constellation or not, it's clear that she tried to harm numerous academy students and Ketra.

Even if the curse is lifted, there's no guarantee her mental state would improve, so naturally someone needs to hold her leash.

"So I don't have any intention of doing anything strange to you, senior."

"For now, that is."

"Now or whatever..."

Their 'contract' was successfully established, and now a brilliant golden concept could be seen shining within Mira.

In exchange for the contract, Ban Yu-won freed Mira from her pain, and Mira in return must give everything of herself to Ban Yu-won.

It's essentially a slave contract, but it's still just a 'contract' rather than 'subjugation'.

For a moment, Ban Yu-won thought of Lucel's image and shook his head to dispel the naughty fantasy.

"Anyway, don't worry. About 80% of this was to prevent another outburst like this time."

"What about the other 20%?"

"Ulterior motives."

"How honest."

Seeming relieved at getting the answer she wanted, Mira took a sip of her newly ordered coffee and smiled slightly.

It was a cafe mocha.

"It's sweet."

"Of course it would be."

"Mm, it's delicious."

It was mind-boggling.

She had been writhing in agony, drooling just tens of minutes ago, but now she was smiling with such refined grace.

They say a woman's transformation is innocent, but was that because transformation was a passive skill that came naturally to women?

Ban Yu-won was momentarily lost in admiration of her noble beauty, but regained his senses at her gaze and opened his mouth.

"What do you want to do from now on?"

"Can I decide?"

"As long as it's not dropping out or something like that."

"I have no intention of dropping out."

Mira said decisively, then took another sip of coffee and seemed to think for a moment before adding,

"It would be good to stay in the general student council too. That would be helpful for you."

Ban Yu-won felt somewhat strange about her casual attitude.

Then he realized.

It seemed odd because while it would be natural for her to resent Ban Yu-won who had forced a contract on her by holding her weakness, she was accepting her changed circumstances too readily and adapting too quickly.

"Well, I suppose that's true."

"Good, then I'll finish talking with Ketra."

So casually.

She emptied her cup while mentioning Ketra's name as if it were nothing.

As she was about to get up from her seat, Ban Yu-won hurriedly held her back.

"Will you be okay? Senior Ketra is, well..."

"Ketra will forgive me. Probably."

"That's not what I'm worried about."

"Then what are you worried about?"

Just as Ban Yu-won was about to say that what mattered was her complex feelings toward Ketra, almost like love and hate intertwined, he lost his words upon seeing Mira's unnaturally clear eyes as she looked down at him while half-risen.

He realized then that her mind hadn't fully recovered - it had merely been precariously reconstructed from its near-collapsed state.

In that moment, his inner thoughts slipped out.

"Did I really do the right thing...?"

"At least I'm grateful."

Despite the lack of context, Mira seemed to understand everything.

With her characteristic enigmatic smile that made it hard to read her true feelings, she said,

"Thanks to you, I feel reborn. Maybe you're even more of a master 'changeling' than I am."

"What do you mean changeling, that's nonsense..."

―Ding.

The café door opened and a customer entered.

Seeing the familiar face, Mira shrugged and sat back down.

"Saves me the trouble of finding you."

"Mira!"

It seemed that, contrary to before, Ketra had been looking for Mira.

Come to think of it, unlike the potion which cleanly fulfilled its role and disappeared after one use, the charm given to him was designed to react the moment harm was attempted.

He probably could have figured out its structure and principles when he saw the curse bounce off without affecting him.

"Mira, you really... Junior Ban Yu-won?"

He approached with wide eyes, then blinked in surprise when he noticed Ban Yu-won sitting across from her.

"How is a junior... What were you two talking about?"

"Secret."

"What do you mean secret, you..."

Mira beckoned Ketra to their table with an elegant hand gesture.

Watching Ketra comply despite his confused expression, Ban Yu-won felt he glimpsed a fragment of their relationship.

"Explain, Mira. Was this incident really your doing? And why are you two together?"

"I'll explain briefly, so listen quietly."

Despite being the one who should be asking for forgiveness, she had the nerve to say such a brazen thing.

"If you're talking about the potion, yes, I did it. I wanted a contract with the constellation. That's why I put a curse on you."

"What, you..."

Strictly speaking, she hadn't cursed Ketra directly but had designed it so that when the curse rebounded, he would take the damage in her place, but at this point it didn't matter anymore.

"This man found out about everything and I almost got into big trouble... but it's all resolved now."

"...So you knew. Junior Ban Yu-won gave me a charm. A charm that nullifies external interference - thanks to that, I had to replace all of today's scheduled exams with alternative assignments."

"You survived thanks to that, that's fortunate. Actually, I survived thanks to this man too."

"I see, right."

The perpetrator (attempted) spoke coldly, and the victim (attempted) nodded in understanding.

Ban Yu-won wanted nothing more than to leave this space shared with these two, but the atmosphere made it impossible to escape alone.

"So, did you come to confront me about it?"

"No, that's fine. No one got hurt anyway. I just wanted to ask why you put a curse on me. I thought we had quite a close relationship..."

"About that."

Mira said without batting an eye.

"Actually, I've always disliked you, Ketra. That's why I cast the curse."

"...What?"

"I'll apologize, but I want to cut ties after this incident."

"Wait a minute."

"Since we're both student council officers, we'll inevitably have to face each other... Or do you want to kick me out of the student council?"

"No, that's not it. It's fine, but..."

"Good, then there's no problem."

Does this woman really think there's no problem?

Ban Yu-won sighed in disbelief.

The next moment, without any warning, a dagger from Ketra's possession was pointed at Ban Yu-won's throat.

"Junior Ban Yu-won, what did you do to Mira?"

"Oh..."

Fast and strong.

Honestly, he hadn't even seen the hand move.

As Ban Yu-won vaguely admired this display of a true 'senior's' skill, Mira's eyes flashed and she summoned a dark purple sphere of magical power above her hand.

It was almost amusing to see the café worker gaping in confusion at the sudden dangerous situation.

"Mira, you...?!"

"Ketra, I won't forgive you if you lay a hand on that man."

"But you, no matter how I look at it, your current state is strange. I can only think that this junior did something to you."

As expected, not just anyone could become the student council vice president.

To see through it in an instant!

But Mira just snorted.

"You really don't know anything about me."

"...I don't know anything?"

"Put away the dagger. Before I really shoot."

Ketra lowered the dagger from Ban Yu-won's throat as if suddenly drained of strength.

Mira then dissolved her magic sphere and spoke to him in a casual tone as if the previous confrontation hadn't happened.

"Thanks for forgiving me about this incident. Then, from tomorrow on, I look forward to working with you as fellow student council officers, senior."

"..."

It was a dismissal.

Ketra withdrew from them, his face still showing lack of understanding.

Mira, already seeming to pay him no mind, ordered another café mocha. (The worker took the order while trembling.)

He glanced at her one last time, then pressed his forehead with one hand and sighed.

It seemed he finally realized he couldn't have a proper conversation with her.

"Junior Ban Yu-won, later... let's talk, just the two of us."

"Yes, let's do that."

"Alright then... that's all for today."

Ketra opened the café door and left.

Ban Yu-won stared at his retreating figure through the window before speaking.

"There could have been a better way."

"I was just being faithful to our contract."

"Bull."

"It's true. I can't waste any more of my emotions on that man."

"Well, I suppose," Mira said, clinging to her newly received coffee cup.

"Everything about me belongs to you now anyway."

"...Huh?"

Ban Yu-won wanted to ask what she meant by that, but he kept his mouth shut, afraid that something else strange might come out of her clearly unstable mental state.

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