Why Did I Have to Enroll

Why Did I Have to Enroll - Chapter 167

Lesson 34. Free Subordination - 2

The subscriber count for the Rebellion channel, managed by Ban Yu-won, had surpassed 3 billion. The channel featured the daily life at Union Academy, which was attracting attention across all dimensions, and showcased the growth of the Rebellion party, known for their exceptional talents, with entertaining edits. The subscriber count was steadily increasing through word of mouth without any need for promotion in major dimensions, but recently, something had accelerated this growth: live streaming.

Originally, the Rebellion channel’s style involved recording, editing out parts that shouldn’t be shown or needed to be hidden, and then uploading the videos. However, as any channel grows, there are always those who want more direct interaction. Moreover, as more people began to claim that the Rebellion party’s unbelievable abilities were just editing tricks, they decided, after careful consideration, to do live streams every few days.

Of course, there was a reason behind this. Since they had openly antagonized Ryu Cheol-myeong, it was better to clearly show what the Rebellion party was doing and where they were to prevent him from moving easily. They had already done a short live stream on the spaceship heading to Dimension E-1 and were set to do another one tonight.

Thus, Ban Yu-won decided to start a live stream at the perfect timing when the banquet began. However, not everything discussed at the gathering, like the stories about the nine-tailed fox or the food spirits, was broadcasted. Why? Because the one filming the video was Tike, who possessed intelligence. Through Resonance with Ban Yu-won, Tike shared his modern sense and video editing skills, skillfully filtering out content unsuitable for live streaming by applying mosaics or muting audio, allowing them to trust her with the live stream.

[?!] [Chu… Master?] [Hey, wait, Luciel, this is live!] […Huh? Kyaa!]

However, Tike only edited out problematic scenes for broadcasting and did not stop the broadcast herself. In fact, she seemed to know all too well what kind of footage would ‘sell,’ as she filmed the scene of a half-naked Luciel climbing onto Ban Yu-won without blinking an eye. Ban Yu-won only realized Tike’s presence after the scene had already aired, and he hurriedly stopped the live stream. Thanks to the Protection magic of Unitube, they managed to prevent further spread, but millions of viewers still saw the vivid scene just before the two engaged in intimacy.

―Whoa, that was a real broadcast accident. ―Too bad, if it had lasted just 10 more seconds… ―It would have been all mosaic and muted anyway, so what’s the point. ―And then the channel would get suspended. ―Donating^^ ―That bastard, Luciel, that bastard, Luciel, that bastard, Luciel, that bastard, Luciel ―I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him ―Didn’t she call him ‘Master’ at the end? ―You didn’t know? She subtly calls him that when they’re alone. ―What a maniacal play… Donating^^ ―Sigh, our Yu-won is too kind to refuse and just accepts itㅠㅠ ―If he doesn’t accept that, isn’t he impotent? Ah, donating^^

On the other hand, the reaction from female fans who were deeply immersed in Ban Yu-won, the practical operator of the channel, was no less intense.

“……” “Sis, it seems like there are no monsters left… Sis? Yumi sis?” “Haaa……”

Ban Yu-mi, Ban Yu-won’s older sister and the first person on Earth to access UnionNet and Unitube, was among them.

“Yuming, stop stalking our husband and get up. Let’s go catch the boss! Yuming? Yumingming? …Sister?” “Lee Hyun-ji, shut up.” “Wow, it’s true. The real deal is here!” “I said shut up!”

The Great Change brought numerous transformations to Earth. Many lands sank and new ones emerged, and the composition of the earth, air, and sea subtly changed. Mana imbued everything, enhancing them to varying degrees, and humans were no exception. Monsters, once only seen on Unitube, appeared on Earth, dungeons emerged, and Constellations gained indirect influence over Earth, searching for capable contractors.

For some reason, humanity obtained the ‘Status Window,’ a privilege not easily granted to even the higher-dimensional beings, and they relied on it to survive and establish a new order on the changed Earth.

“Haa, haaa……” “……Yumi sis seems really angry, Hyun-ji sis. You should quickly kneel and apologize, quickly.” “I didn’t do anything wrong.” “Your existence itself is wrong, so quickly.” “……Yujina, you really don’t treat me as a senior, do you?”

The country that adapted the quickest to the changed environment and emerged as the protagonist of the new era was none other than South Korea. As if they had anticipated such events, they swiftly organized rescue teams to save people, mobilized the military to respond to monsters, revised laws to suit the changed Earth, and established departments to manage the empowered individuals. Naturally, it wasn’t because the Korean government was exceptionally outstanding, but because Ban Ji-won, a political heavyweight, was orchestrating everything from behind the scenes. Other countries had no choice but to follow South Korea’s lead, and it was only natural that Korea’s voice in the international community grew stronger.

“What is it? Why is Yumi gathering energy again?” “Mi-yeon sis! Not now, Yumi sis is really angry. I don’t know why, but…” “I know why. I was watching the Rebellion channel’s live stream too.” “What, so I was the only one fighting the orcs?! I’m always the one doing the cleanup. It’s been ages since I left the athlete’s village…” “If you’re upset, you should level up too, level up.” “Mi-yeon sis only got a unique power by luck!”

Thanks to the guidelines proposed by Korea, the global chaos subsided relatively quickly, and humanity, after suffering a ‘mere’ 20% population loss, managed to adapt to the changes. As a result, the Ban family, who were already somewhat influential, now firmly occupied the center of power in Korea. Among those who obtained the Status Window, only a very few awakened to unique powers, and Ban Yu-mi, backed by her father Ban Ju-seok and grandfather Ban Ji-won, became the first in the world to form and lead an elite group of empowered individuals, a guild. The main force was her former fencing teammates. One of the initial members, Kang Mi-yeon, also awakened a unique power, making the guild’s strength formidable. With Ban Ji-won’s solid support, they rapidly grew and established themselves as one of the top guilds globally. Those who had met her even once at the athlete’s village all wanted to join the guild, but half had to drop out due to the guild’s female-only membership requirement.

“Hey, Gangmyeon, what’s the deal? It’s probably because of our Yu-won, right?” “Yeah. Yu-won finally got pounced on by that pink-haired girl――” “What?! Aaaah! I was supposed to be the one to take Yu-won’s virginity――mmph!” “Crazy sis, stop it!”

It was good that Earth overcame the crisis, but there was a question that most people had. How was Korea able to move so quickly? How did the Ban family manage to respond to the monsters and stabilize Korea? Ban Ji-won didn’t even need to answer that question.

――Because the top 1% of humanity on Earth had obtained access to UnionNet.

“Kyaaaaaa! Aaaaaaaaang!” “Aaaah, Ban Yu-mi has gone crazy! She’s finally lost it!” “It’d be nice if this cured her brother complex~.” “Are you even human? Do you have to twist the knife to be satisfied?”

Those familiar with Earth’s internet easily accessed Unitube and found Ban Yu-won’s videos, which were at the top of the popularity charts. They discovered him, who had been exposed to otherworldly culture more than four months before the upheaval on Earth, fighting terrifying monsters that Earthlings couldn’t even dream of facing, and openly revealing his identity as an Earthling. His surname was Ban, so there was nothing to hide.

“I’ll kill her, I’ll kill this woman… I’ll kill her!” “It seems like she doesn’t even intend to hide it. What should we do with her?” “Ah, the boss room is broken. The boss is… dead?” “Crazy woman, it felt like a volcano erupted…”

Everyone involved in external activities from the Ban family was a powerful awakened being, and the eldest son, Ban Yu-won, was competing on a level literally different from that of Earthlings. Neither Ban Ji-won, who had seized control of global politics and economy, nor Ban Yu-mi, who had become the owner of the most powerful armed group on Earth, nor even Ban Ju-seok, were the strongest force of the Ban family. It was Ban Yu-won.

Finally, everyone acknowledged and accepted it. The rulers of this era were none other than the Ban family!

…Ban Yu-won still didn’t know. That every video he uploaded to the channel was being watched by the entire world. That he had shown his most embarrassing side to the person he least wanted to see it. That Ban Yu-mi, unable to handle it, was blushing furiously and going on a rampage!

“Yumi, calm down. Maybe he stopped because he felt awkward about the broadcast earlier.”

Kang Mi-yeon, a holder of unique powers and comfortably within the top 1% of humanity, possessing access to UnionNet, and serving as the sub-master of the guild [Oculus Ruber], as well as the ‘big sister’ to all the guild’s spoiled members, spoke soothingly to Ban Yu-mi in a gentle voice. Ban Yu-mi, having blown up the boss room with just a mana explosion and still unsatisfied, looked up with her eyes blood-red and met Kang Mi-yeon’s gaze.

“Mi-yeon, do you really think so?” “No, unless your brother is impotent, he probably did it.” “Aaaaaaaaaaah!” “Mi-yeon sis!” Fortunately, there were no casualties, but Ban Yu-mi’s mood was very bad for a while, and unfortunately, the top-ranked Chinese ability user who publicly made advances on Ban Yu-mi during that time met a tragic end with his entire guild being destroyed.

“――That brat.”

Ryu Cheol-myeong gritted his teeth and turned off the mirror with an annoyed expression. He was so close to having that girl in his grasp, but right before that, someone else swooped in? The process of them getting together didn’t matter to him at all. Only the frustration of having something taken from right under his nose remained.

“Well, fine. A woman who knows men has her own charm…”

―Master, all preparations are complete. Please give the order.

“You fools, because of your slow feet, I had to witness something I didn’t want to see.”

―We apologize. And we have one more report. We detected traces of a spaceship newly entering the star after them…

“If the mana is so small that I can’t perceive it, it doesn’t matter who it is… Begin.”

―Understood.

The communication ended. Immediately after, Ryu Cheol-myeong felt a throbbing pain in his chest and gritted his teeth. The penalty of the restriction. The Curse was tormenting him.

“Student council president, that audacious girl――.”

He had intended to deal with it swiftly without borrowing the power of other lowly beings, but he ended up being mesmerized by that girl and made a fool of himself. But that’s fine, even if he had to borrow the power of others to drive the prey deep… he could finish it himself. For that reason, he had to conserve his strength now.

“Let’s see how you stop the bugs once everything is destroyed.”

As he calmed his throbbing heart with Magic Power, Ryu Cheol-myeong lifted his head. A loud explosion seemed to echo in his ears. The bombardment had begun.