Tower – 25th floor (2)
Wrath!
My vision flickered, and in an instant, the space in which I was standing changed.
When I opened my eyes, it was a familiar sight.
As the first floor of the tower is a floor for everyone to come and go, it is in the form of a crowded downtown. Many shops were in operation, and I could see a mixture of beginners who acted awkwardly and experts who looked familiar.
“We are looking for someone to climb to the fifth floor! Even if you are a beginner, it doesn’t matter!”
[D-class mercenary corps ‘Xerath’, currently looking for new recruits]
From the central plaza, voices are often heard asking for people to climb the tower together. The noise like the outside of the tower is still there, but the tone and size are quite different.
I read the just activated perk, listening to the noise.
As expected, as soon as you entered the tower, a new perk was activated.
In achievements, there is information related to the number of floors reached in the tower in units of 25 floors. Perhaps the next perk will be activated when you enter the 26th floor.
‘Favorite will be applied like a heroine privilege.’
Since the inside of the tower is a very territorial neighborhood, the favorability buff will be quite helpful.
‘Because people in the tower have to be more careful than monsters.’
For reference, if you don’t have enough ‘favorability’ for the main characters, they often don’t participate in this kind of exploration. In this case, there is a way to hire mercenaries as colleagues with ‘funds’, but there is not so much money for aspiring heroes.
At least if you hire a third-rate mercenary? Of course, the quality is inferior compared to the mercenaries who value trust.
There was a problem that the moment you were in crisis, you could give up the battle and run away, and if you were injured, there was a possibility that you could steal your luggage and run away. This is the reason why it is recommended to go with fellow characters when climbing the tower.
Of course, if you are betrayed, your disposition will also taste bad. It’s weird that it’s not rushed, though.
“In the meantime, where did these humans go?”
I accepted Aiden’s words, who was dragging the suitcase next to him. As they said, Noah Park and Arwell could not see where they had gone.
“Here!”
Soon, through the crowd, Park Noah approached with her hand outstretched. Arwell, whose face had already become pale, appeared holding Noah Park’s hand. There are many problems with people, but the smell will be difficult due to their sensitive sense of smell.
“Where have you been?”
“There was a person who asked us to climb the tower together, so we chatted for a while.”
When I looked behind Arwell’s back, there were people looking at this side with regretful eyes from afar. The state of being armed is not very high quality, but it looks rough…
“Are you a mercenary?”
“Yes. It seems so. Seeing Noah’s face, it seemed like people who had recently visited the sports festival.”
“Hmmm…. Uh, then why is no one talking to me?”
I am also the winner of the MVP award. This time, Aiden was next to him and accepted the words.
“I’m next to you, who will talk to you?”
I would. When I looked around, I could feel the gaze that was being cast on this side, more precisely, Aiden.
but. It doesn’t make sense that the people in the tower don’t know Aiden. Above all, it was because the appearance characteristic of the hidden eye was unique to the Aiden family.
“And I am pretty. Talking…”
Noah Park smiled and pointed to herself, read the atmosphere and added words urgently.
“No, I’m joking.”
“… well.”
Then Arwell began to frown. Due to Arwell’s personality, he wouldn’t show tea at all, but it looks painful enough that the mixture of sweat and food smells on his face.
I wanted to do it this time, so I pointed to Arwell and said.
“Arwell is having a hard time because of your rude words. Let’s move quickly.”
“yes. Yes.”
“uh···? Rihanna, are you real?”
Aiden took the lead and moved the carrier. Rather, he has a lot of money, so why is he not using artifacts and using these general objects?
Park Noah pointed to the carrier and asked if she had the same thoughts.
“Ellen. But wouldn’t it be difficult to move with that burden?”
“Do not worry. There will be no walking.”
“Then how do you go? ·······Oh, that?”
Well? what is that
Before long, the place where Aiden arrived was a warehouse in a remote place. Through the window, there was a man who was guarding the place, smoking a tantrum.
plump. Aiden approached and said, banging on the window.
“Give me the car I left as Aiden.”
“···Ugh. miss! long time no see!”
“okay. Would you like to hurry up?”
The man, who had been emptying his throat, immediately got up from his seat and bowed by bending his waist at a right angle. Then he moved at high speed and opened the tightly closed door of the warehouse.
Inside is a black car with the Aiden family pattern engraved on it.
‘no. Should I call this tea?’
It looked like a car, but strangely it didn’t have wheels. It would be correct to view it as one of the inventions of magic engineering. I have some memories of seeing this mount, but I’m sure I’ve never ridden it.
rumble. Aiden loaded the suitcase into the trunk and sat down in the driver’s seat. There was no handle, only a spherical stone to put a hand on.
“It can only be used here because it moves to the entered path.”
Even in an area with a large floating population, it is impossible to pave a road by laying cement because of the nature of the tower to restore the environment to its original state, except for certain areas.
However, the map was able to be created because it literally only returned to its original state, and the terrain did not change in the process. Therefore, it seems that the operation of such a vehicle is possible.
“Ride.”
I hurriedly got on board at Aiden’s words. I sat in the passenger seat, and Noah Park and Arwell sat in the back seat. When I leaned back on the seat, this part was a car without failure.
“I will leave now.”
When Aiden puts his hand on the sphere, it emits blue light, and the car floats in the air with a small noise. As an invention of magic engineering, it moves mana as fuel. The car soon started moving at a fairly high speed.
‘It’s nice that you don’t have to walk.’
Once you reach the 25th floor, it feels like you’re tasting the tower, so you don’t have to worry about the battle as there is no story or no name.
‘The question is probably the follower Aiden was talking about.’
It would be better to think that there is no law that Noah Park’s allies are my allies. Especially ‘Olivia Roa’, who changed her appearance to resemble her Park Noah through her customization.
Meeting room of Yoosung Academy.
Unlike usual meetings, where most of the employees gather, only three people were seated. The headmaster was at the top, and on each left and right was a man with a tired impression wearing a fedora and a large man with his left arm cut off.
“…So, the disappearance of a private organization called ‘Rebuild’ is a natural procedure. What kind of punishment do you think?”
“Before that, will the discipline end at the academy line?”
In response to the principal’s question, Ron Ahart smirked as if not to say something like that, even if it was a joke.
“Not at all. Of course, it will be implemented at the upper level as well.”
Ahat continued speaking with his arms crossed. She seemed to be speaking bluntly, but the tone of her voice was subtly raised.
“Even if the high-ranking people show their utmost generosity and overcome these and other petty sins, they cannot pass over the sale of the tower’s minerals as the head of Ahat. Minerals that have been released on the market are being recovered, but of course, 100% is impossible.”
After speaking, Ahat gave the principal a meaningful glance.
“Even from the top, the academy doesn’t seem to be able to manage aspiring heroes. I understand the principal’s position, but…”
“Fuuuu, I agree with you. I don’t know how or how far to reach out.”
“Lord! It seems a bit exaggerated.”
“And Layit-kun.”
When Layette, who had been listening quietly, intervened, the conversation naturally flowed to Layt.
“Yes. Lord.”
Layate answered with a slightly nervous expression. Ahtt began to look for something about her in the materials she had brought with her as she spoke.
“When does the special class start?”
“We will prepare next week, and we will start in earnest from the next week.”
“It was fine. There is a request from above to bring it to you.”
“…what is it? It’s ominous.”
“It feels good too. Have you already heard of the disappearance of the wizard?”
Ahat, with a grin, blew away the documents she found in the material. Whoo! Layette snatched it up and began to scan it at high speed. It wasn’t even more than a third, but Layt felt annoyed without realizing it.
“Why don’t you handle this in the tower and hand it over to a special class?”
“You too, and the people you belong to aren’t ordinary aspiring heroes, aren’t they? Rather, it must have been stronger than the lower-class heroes.”
“If you put it simply like that, I would have already cut off the beautiful Hector’s head.”
Layette, who had put the papers down as if there was nothing to see, scratched the bandage that covered the cut surface.
“What is the real reason?”
Ahat pondered for a moment at that question, and then opened his mouth, thinking that it was not something to hide.
“’The Fallen Hero’. He is the culprit in this situation.”
“…are you real?”
“okay. In the tower, you can’t randomly put people in. As you know, magic doesn’t work because of his personality, and the Awakened person who can deal with a decent person doesn’t belong to the Tower.”
“It’s more than not that you’re not belonging to the Tower, it’s that you’re not a minion of the wizarding family.”
Ahat nodded as if he didn’t mind Layette’s sarcasm. It was an attitude that didn’t matter.
“If you want, you can correct it.”
“. . . grunt.”
“However, the situation is not easy to entrust to the heroes. Even now, it is a form of retreating while maintaining the front line as much as possible. mercenary squad. Those stragglers are unbelievable.”
“So you’ve come all the way here? So let me tell you right now. No, I refuse. These guys have been through a lot of things. I don’t want to leave you on a dangerous mission for a while.”
“Hmm···. But the truth is, your opinion doesn’t matter.”
Ahat wiped away the slightly dripping glasses. Then, while pointing the arms of the principal and Layt at the same time, he said in a tone that it was not a big deal.
“Because that request is the ‘price’ paid by your resurrection.”
The second floor was moved in the same way. The monsters that appeared in the stair area were unaware of this car’s existence. It was because the magic of erasing the presence was also engraved on the car.
‘Should I prepare one too?’
Come to think of it, if you make one, you can use it semi-permanently, so it’s not bad.
I have some money too. I think it would be pretty cool if you use it to shorten the time when you have to enter the tower a lot… I’ll have to ask about the price later.
Anyway, as soon as I reached the third floor, I could see portals from the beginning, unlike the lower floors. This is because it is a floor where you can start moving easily in earnest. By analogy, it is similar to the system in which you move directly by pressing an area on the map in a game.
Even now, people inside the portal were disappearing. Standing in front of the empty portal, Aiden took out a card from his wallet.
“If you recognize this on the portal, the coordinates change automatically.”
As the saying goes, when the card was placed, the achromatic passageway turned blue. It was a slightly different concept from the Mana Gate, which could only move with registered coordinates. Rather, it feels more like an elevator.
“Come in.”
Whoa! Following Aiden back to the portal, the scenery on the 25th floor began to appear in an instant. Unlike the first floor, which is like a downtown area, the 25th floor is like a city where people live. I immediately looked around.
‘Let’s see The structure….’
It is a familiar area, so if you know where it is, you can figure out the location. In particular, on the street, structures that rose higher than other buildings were visible.
With the mark displayed on the top, there were certainly structures with game systems applied, such as a ‘warehouse’ where items were shared at any location, and ‘customizing’ that could change the character’s appearance.
I reached out to the structure as I did in the game and stared at it for three seconds.
[Cannot be used because the distance is too far.]
Can I possibly use it? Even if you don’t know about customization, ‘warehouse’ is a useful feature if possible. You need to go a little closer and check it out.
As I moved, Aiden said, panicking from behind.
“Uh, Jihan? Our house is in the opposite direction…!”
“Wait a minute. I’ll take a look around!”
I hurried to the distant structure.
Also, the owner who protects this deformed structure did not exist as in the original. It was easily accessible without any obstruction. After placing his hand and staring at him for three seconds, the system came to mind this time as well.
[You are not eligible to use it.]
“. . . uhh.”
Then yes.
Do you have to clear the upper sub-quest to activate the warehouse? It is clear that once the game system is applied to the structure. Above all, these things don’t matter now.
‘The most important thing is the respawn area.’
Even if there is a penalty, if the resurrection is possible, the direction of the attack will be broadened and a more drastic decision could be made.
“hey. there.”
As I was about to move towards the respawn area, someone called me to a stop.
Looking back, I saw a familiar face. In the game, he is an NPC, ‘Heil’, who is like an uncle in the neighborhood who helps the player with all his heart. But somehow I felt a sense of dread.
It was because the kind-hearted, furry uncle who was always smiling was showing an expression that matched his evil face.
“It is a control area. Don’t sneak around and go.”
What is this sound. I’d never heard of such a mention while I was filling out my achievements. There was no stopping it in the game.
“Is there no such sign?”
“So you want to go in?”
Heil’s border turned green at the sudden change of aggressive tone. I guess it’s easy for me to deal with. . It was so ridiculous that it made me laugh.
‘As for Olivia Roa, a follower, if you see that this uncle is more aggressive than necessary…’
At that moment, I thought of an absurd possibility.
Hopefully these kids
···The main character, are you only kind to Noah Park?
