Why Did I Have to Enroll - Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Lesson 9. Learning martial arts – 2

‘Who the hell is this man?’

That was what Dok Go-yeon was thinking most of these days. Ban Yu-won was unlike any other man…like no other person she knew. It went without saying that he had a great talent for martial arts, but even more surprising was the possibility of the other abilities he possessed.

‘I was really surprised he found a gap in the Magic Power that even I couldn’t find.’

He found and broke the maze’s secret, which even she couldn’t find. At that moment, Dok Go-yeon was convinced that if she intended to reach the top of the Tower, she must take this man with her.Their other colleagues simply admired Ban Yu-won, but Dok Go-yeon couldn’t think of it that simply.

She wouldn’t be surprised if he had broken the trick in three hours, but she had no doubt that…

‘It was as if he had noticed it from the beginning. I don’t know why he didn’t mention it before then.’

She was a little upset because it felt like he made her look like a fool, but she couldn’t even question him because she believed he wouldn’t do anything meaningless. In fact, the skill Ban Yu-won showed after that was so amazing that she completely lost the will to question him. She had experienced countless mysteries in the Martial Arts Society and couldn’t easily judge them.

‘It was similar to the magic of the Taoists but not entirely the same. We can see many faults if we dig into Taoist Magic, but the miracle that Ban Yu-Won made was so solid….’

Of course, she could suppress it with her inner strength, but the strength needed for that was much higher than the cost of Ban Yu-won’s effort. That meant that the depth of her martial arts wasn’t as good as that of Ban Yu-won’s skills. He had just started developing his abilities, but already he had more potential than herself!

‘How in the world?’

Curiosity soared before jealousy because the difference between them was still wide. If he had these great qualities and abilities now, what would he be like if he kept growing at this rate? How fast and how far could he go?

For that reason, Dok Go-yeon decided to teach him martial arts.

‘I want to raise him with my own hands.’

No, it was actually a little different. She didn’t want to let Ban Yu-won, who possessed such great qualities, be tainted by others. Given he was still like an infant, she wanted to preempt that since he hadn’t mastered any martial arts.

He was the first real talented person she ever saw, so it was only natural that she would be obsessed. She wanted to paint him with her skills by transferring the martial arts that were her foundation.

‘Black Body Move is a martial skill that cannot be passed onto outsiders.’

This wasn’t a technique that could be passed on just because she served as his mentor. The Black Body Move was a part of her family’s divine techniques inherited through the bloodline. If her father found out about this, he would be greatly shocked and blame her. He would demand to know why she, who was proudest about her family, would pass it on to an outsider she had just met.

‘Unless Ban Yu-won becomes my husband, he can’t be acknowledged.’

Dok Go-yeon, thinking about that, just smiled. To marry someone? To marry this daredevil from another world? She’d rather kill Ban Yu-won and live as if it didn’t happen.

Transferring the Black Body Move was a big deal…but only if she was caught.

‘However, it is a divine move that uniquely evolves according to the abilities of those who have learned it, so no one will be able to find the connection between him and me unless he meets my father.’

In this place, beyond her dimension, no one would do a thing even if they found out what she was about to do. Of course, she would just pass it only to Ban Yu-won.

To learn the Black Body Move required going through the process of planting the seeds of energy directly into one’s body. It was really hard to remove this seed, so she had no intention of creating a successor other than Ban Yu-won, even if there was no possibility of being caught.

“Ban Yu-won, are you ready?”

The thought of passing on her family’s secret left her considering it for a long time, but there was no point hesitating once she made up her mind.

When she turned around, Dok Go-yeon found Ban Yu-won wearing only his underpants, bare legs, and chest display.

“Everything is perfect except I think I’m going to die from embarrassment.”

“Shrr….”

Ban Yu-won was not a pervert; it was Dok Go-yeon who ordered this! Eve was trying hard to cover his nipples, but that somehow made the scene more provocative.

“Huh, ha, aaah.”

“Ruchel, you can’t look. You can’t!”

“But you’re looking, Light.”

“It’s okay because I am a man!”

“That’s a coward’s excuse!”

Light and Ruchel, now onlookers, were staring intently at Ban Yu-won.

Well, his body was certainly attractive, given his training regime. It was also proof that he had great innate qualities.

‘But it’s not perfect.’

Dok Go-yeon wasn’t satisfied with that. She intended to repair his body and Magic Power while planting the seed.

“Let me warn you first.”

“I don’t know what it is, but if it’s going to be long, wouldn’t it be better to do it before I took my clothes off?”

“The martial arts that I’ll hand down will completely change the nature of your Magic Power and the very foundation of your body.”

“What?!”

He intended to learn it with a lighthearted spirit because it was a basic technique, but this didn’t sound very light! When Ban Yu-won asked back, Dok Go-yeon tried to calm him down.

“Well, your Magic Power is not processed in the slightest. It is very natural for your energy to change when you train.”

“Yes…but.”

“You don’t have to take it too seriously. It just becomes more refined and powerful energy; it doesn’t change the frame. I told you it was a basic technique, right?

“So, you’re saying you’ll just filter the Magic Power and…purify it?”

“…Yes, well, something like that.”

Dok Go-yeon’s eyes mysteriously flashed, but Ban Yu-won decided to think that it was to blame his ignorance of martial arts.

“By stimulating the body with such a pure spirit, its physical nature is also refined and strengthened. In training your body, your Magic Power will be constantly consumed, and as your body and your Magic Power work together, your vessel will naturally grow. I can’t increase the absolute amount of Magic Power, but this doesn’t matter to you, right?”

“Yes. I have a way to get Magic Power quickly.”

“Usually, that is the most problematic part.”

Dok Go-yeon mumbled that his reply was absurd. Meanwhile, the more Ban Yu-won heard, the more he thought that the Black Body Move was the perfect skill for him.

“Now that we have outlined the process, we can begin. Remain still.”

“Huh? Don’t they usually start by explaining the movement’s meaning and the method first?”

“Strangely, you know about the transmission of martial arts, but…would you even understand if I did it that way? Rather than unravel it and explain, I’ll engrave it on your body.”

No, he could immediately understand if he heard it. But he could also understand body language perfectly, so it wasn’t bad either way. As he was thinking about that, Dok Go-yeon came up behind him.

“Again, be still. It hurts, but don’t open your mouth.”

“Ah…it’s like this?”

“Where the hell have you seen this before?”

“Sorry, let’s start.”

Ban Yu-won shut his mouth. Dok Go-yeon’s soft hands patted his neck, then gradually climbed down and settled between his shoulder blades. Because the movement was strangely sensual, Ban Yu-won had to try to calm his flushed cheeks and racing heart.

“Focus.”

‘Who is the one making me lose focus?’

When he was about to rebut with that, Ban Yu-won felt a black flame flowing into his body through her hands and opened his eyes.

‘It’s hot…!’

It wasn’t an analogy, it was just hot. Even though it felt like a very small lump, the flame scorched through his whole body from the moment it entered. No, the Magic Power spread throughout his body was rushing toward the black flame, like a moth rushing to the flame.

‘Is this Magic Power? Dok Go-yeon’s? No way, all of my Magic Power will be as hot as this flame—”

An intense pain took over his mind, interrupting his thoughts. The more Ban Yu-won’s Magic Power it consumed, the greater the flame grew, and eventually, it began to crawl through his body and create a path that wasn’t there before.

His Magic Power swarmed along this new path, and the flame greedily swallowed it and moved faster.

‘At this rate, it’ll…revolve…around my body…!’

But Ban Yu-won gradually felt comfort through this extremely painful process. The enormous wave of energy generated by the black flame circled around his body, energizing him and causing changes that couldn’t be achieved with simple physical training. As he became accustomed to the heat and accepted it as evidence of his development, he regained his peace of mind.

‘I guess Magic Power is not something to use just as it is.’

As Dok Go-yeon said, the Magic Power scorched by the flames was purer, more intense, and more sustaining. Eventually, when Ban Yu-won’s Magic Power turned into a flame, Dok Go-yeon took a deep breath and removed her hands from his back.

“Move it constantly along the path I carved into your body, which is the beginning of Black Body Move. If you achieve success with your practice, you will be able to find the next path on your own.”

Ban Yu-won narrowed his eyes and examined his own body. Now he could perfectly observe the changes with his own two eyes. In fact, it was much easier than he had expected since Dok Go-yeon had already pointed the way. If this was Black Body Move, he must have already mastered it.

[You realized the concept of Black Body Move. The depth of Black Body Move has increased to 20.]

He could bet the depth of it would grow deeper and deeper in the future, but that wasn’t the only change.

[All concepts of your Magic Power have been converted to Black Energy. The depth of the concept has been reduced, so the depth of Black Energy is now 150.]

[The depth of Physique stimulated by Black Energy was reduced to 215. A change in the concept of Physique is in progress. You can feel the accumulation of unknown concepts, but you can’t define them yet.]

[Due to Black Body Move’s practice, some negative concepts in the body have disappeared. A surplus of Life arose, and the different potential will stimulate the growth of other concepts.]

[The depth of Soul has reached 440!]

[The depth of Resistance has reached 7!]

As Dok Go-yeon had warned, his Magical Power was replaced by Black Energy. However, it was flame just in theory, and its nature was, in fact, pure magic, so there should be no problem with using it in the future. No, on the contrary, the more he practiced Black Body Move, the purer and stronger it would become, and he would be able to produce a better effect with the same amount of Magic Power.

Right now, the depth had been lowered by a whopping 50, so it seemed to be a failure, but considering the positive changes it brought, this was okay. He was confident that he would refill it soon.

“So, are you satisfied?”

When he became accustomed to circulating the energy and was convinced that it could keep on going while he spoke, Ban Yu-won answered.

“It’s perfect. Think about what kind of gift you would like to receive.”

“I see you already got used to it…huhu, I’ll be looking forward to my present.”

Ban Yu-won would never forget the expression Dok Go-yeon made with those words: it was like a spider looking at a butterfly caught in its web. But when he tried to say something, Dok Go-yeon beat him to the punch.

“Now that the basic steps are over, I will tell you what you need to do.”

“What? Can’t I just keep it circulating like this?”

“That’s obvious, but I’m not talking about that.”

Dok Go-yeon, moving a little further away from him, pointed to Ban Yu-won’s upper body. Sweat was seeping from his pores.

“The smell is strong, so please wash up. Unless you want to explore on your own.”

It was only then that Ban Yu-won fully understood why he needed to be almost naked before being taught martial arts.