◈ My own ending (終)
“Has your body recovered enough?”
“Absolutely. I’ve been resting for a long time.”
At the self-helpful remarks, Lairt laughed.
“It’s surprising. You do care what other people think. Don’t worry too much though. ‘Cause I’m just complaining anyway. If you were to play again, would you turn your palms over like you did when?”
“Well, maybe it is. What about Drakan?”
“senior? Senior is on the starting line with Mika. She’s now pre-climbed to the 72nd floor and staying in a makeshift base. She has to diligently research her beforehand as it gets more dangerous.”
For some reason, the Beatrice brothers and sisters were nowhere to be seen.
I heard that Arthur Gran and Astiel also went upstairs. I wanted to say hello to them, but things were not going well.
“Then get some rest.”
“yes. Thank you for that.”
“okay. Thank you in the future.”
Layt said he heard me as a joke, so he lightly skipped over it. When I came out of the tent, the guys from the special class were waiting for me. Noah Park, Arwell, Ellen, Younha Oh, Yunseong Oh, Castell, Tales, Yurin, and Jaeyu Hong were all in sight.
I waved goodbye to them.
“long time no see. Everyone suffered.”
“Your face is pale. Did you have a good rest?”
“That’s right. Are you all well? Seo Ji-han.”
“Of course. Perfect.”
Noah Park and Arwell first made a joke with no malice. Ellen was right next to Noah Park. After the manager’s death, I was worried about their relationship, but seeing them together was useless.
“Seo-Han. Start rolling hard tomorrow.”
“Isn’t your body stiff because you’ve been resting?”
“Don’t make any fuss about the hero. Do you have to show it well in advance? He will later become a high man.”
“But you are still…”
It is strangely reassuring to see them chatting loudly among themselves. In a way, they are my colleagues who have suffered in a worldview that has no more answers because of me.
“Now I just have to work as hard as I can.”
Hong Jae-yu, who was standing still, said calmly and greeted me.
Jae-Yoo Hong. This guy is the guy who changed a lot because of me. He didn’t know it was going to be like this the first time I saw him. When I remembered the memories of being in class B with Ryu Seo-yeon, I laughed out loud.
“You should thank me.”
“Did you get shot in the head? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“Just like that.”
Even though he has awakened to the Demon Sword Castle, if the work is completed, he is a person who will be victorious in the future. The reason I said goodbye as early as possible was because of the owner.
‘I said I’d be waiting on the 100th floor.’
I might be temperamental. Top owner is very nervous. Her last 4 months of waiting for her day must have felt very long to her as she repeated her numerous episodes.
It may appear in front of me out of the blue like when I was dealing with a manager.
As soon as the guys dispersed to do their own business, Ellen came to the last.
“Mr. Jihan. I haven’t seen you in a really long time.”
It’s the first time I’ve seen her since her grandfather passed away, so her hair has grown a lot since then.
“I know. How about work on the 25th floor? Olivia took it over again.”
“flaw. Sometimes I just want to die and rest. It was so hard. How did you do this…”
Ellen came down during the rotation, but she, the manager of the 25th floor, went to the 25th floor instead of the ground floor. While she was taking a break, she must have done the job of a manager, so this break wasn’t a break.
When I saw Ellen, naturally, I was reminded of the difference from the original.
‘I didn’t know that Ellen Aiden, who was a villain, would become a strong ally.’
The current appearance of Ellen Aiden, who was her rival and childhood friend, seems to have satisfied part of the ending that Top-joo wanted.
“… Grandpa was still able to fix it.”
Ellen said with a bewildered expression. It was because it was a topic that was uncomfortable even for her to feel.
“Drakan and Noah also apologized to me a few days later. I want to know why you do that.”
Ellen, jokingly speaking, was fortunate enough to have the manager shake off the dead wound. No, I’d say she got over it.
“I think it’s karma. He was good for me, but not for others. I talked about it with my mother over and over again.”
“Did you have a hard time together? Disasters will suddenly appear…”
He didn’t say anything and listened quietly. Rather than comforting him, this side will make Ellen feel more comfortable. As the time went on, Ellen brushed off her pile of stories and I silently nodded.
“…so you don’t have to worry about it.”
“I will not. You are stronger than me, so you have to do me.”
puck. Ellen lightly tapped her on my shoulder with her fist. Now it’s my turn to tell my story. I coughed and cleared my throat.
“Hmmm. Anyway, Ellen, thank you for that. To be honest, I think I got the most help from you. It caused a lot of inconvenience.”
“···Yes? what’s up all of a sudden? Like someone you’ll never see again. If you are going to repay a favor, show it with actions, not words.”
Ellen frowned as if she had felt some kind of intuition.
“There’s nothing wrong with telling me beforehand. Anyway···.”
Ellen’s expression remained frozen. She soon realized that she couldn’t hear anything.
When I looked around at the familiar feeling of incongruity, no one moved. Even the torch to illuminate the darkness stood still, blowing in the wind.
“after. I knew it···.”
The world paused. It was, of course, the work of the top master.
After that, there was only one thing I could do.
I looked back at Ellen one last time and packed my bags and set out in a world where everyone stopped.
Heading to the 100th floor.
As you climb the last stairs, a new perk comes to mind.
[Special. 98 – The effect of ‘Rise to the top’ is activated.]
[You are qualified to face the tower owner.]
The 100th floor was dark. It was different from the scenery I had seen before. There was no final boss battle that was gorgeous and grand. When I raised my mana to my eyes and opened my eyes, there were already many corroded humans with weapons embedded in the dirty space.
The 103rd Top Master with Arwell’s corpses was sitting in front of me.
“I was waiting for you, Player.”
I sighed at the words of the top master.
“I didn’t know it would come out like this, Top Joo. I thought I’d fight and tell you to go up to the 100th floor. But I’m going to pause again. Thanks to you, you walked all the way here alone.”
“That’s a waste of time.”
Topju got up from his seat and came to me. The outfit is from when I was my character.
“Since we already know the outcome, there is no point in waiting any longer. At this rate, the Alliance will successfully reach me, so I’m tired of knowing that. Did you keep your promise though? I have been waiting for you to come.”
“Ts. You didn’t lie.”
“…Well, have you been looking for a way to do that?”
“Sure. Thanks to you, I suffered a bit.”
I slowly rolled up my sleeves and started moving my mana carefully and slowly. It’s the first and last magic I’ve ever created.
Whoa! Eventually, a blue line flashed on the back of his hand.
[???]
A crack appeared in the air and gradually opened. The magic was successfully manifested, creating a rift identical to the one in my room. If there is a difference, I can see it not only in myself but also in the eyes of Tapju.
A huge amount of mana was swirling around the gate.
“This is the way back to Earth. This is the return ticket to Earth that I received as a reward for the ending. I ripped it open and implemented it with magic.”
When Top-ju saw the crack, his eyes widened for the first time. A light appeared in the dark pupil.
“Looks true. Because even I can’t implement that…”
“Of course. Because it’s a new magic that doesn’t exist in this world. Then, without wasting time, shall we go right away, Topju?”
“No, there is one left.”
Topju turned his gaze away from the crack and looked at me.
“Tell me why I should follow you over there. player.”
“I told you to come with a way. I never said I would listen to it.”
I thought carefully. He obviously never said that he would follow it that way. I’ll wait for you, so I told you to bring it to me. I felt a bit of annoyance creeping in.
“after. Don’t you think puns are serious?”
“know. But please understand, Seo-Han. Because this is my last choice.”
“You told Noah Park that it was better for me to go to that rift than to die like this. But it might be better for me to die here than to go to an unknown Earth. In the beginning, I lived as long as I could.”
For me, the existence of Tapju had to disappear for the sake of my colleagues and this world right now. In a way that breaks the infinite loop.
…but that’s my position.
Top Joo, who is standing right in front of me, at one time my playable character was in a position where I had to choose until the end. By sacrificing yourself.
“player. Can you take responsibility?”
So I thought of going back to Earth with this guy.
“You are misunderstanding something, Topju. This is not your last option. Rather, it creates a purpose for the future life.”
“purpose? . . . What does that mean?”
I answered, looking straight into the eyes of the master.
“If I return to Earth, I will go find a developer who treated this ‘103rd Tower’ as a game.”
At those words, Top-ju’s expression visibly moved.
“There must be something. So you want to go with me.”
“······ha ha ha!”
Top-joo thought for a moment, but then burst into laughter.
“great. Not bad, player! If that’s the case, I will deceive you.”
The face of Top-ju, Park No-ah, who said so, had a different complexion. It felt like the last character I saw. As Top Joo approached the crack, she suddenly felt a sense of discomfort in her body.
“Uh, what did you just do?”
“The pause is over. Time has started running again.”
Top-ju, who stood in front of the gate, asked with an unfamiliar expression on his face.
“Even though I say this, . . . can I say goodbye? I can give you time.”
He shook his head at the suggestion. Because I knew this and did it beforehand.
“I already did. Can’t you really do it? They are your friends, and they are also your colleagues.”
Topju also smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“I said goodbye a long time ago.”
“···is it.”
I shrugged and pushed the back of Thapju.
“Then say hi later.”
“There’s no way you can’t come back here just because you go back to Earth.”
“Come on, wait!”
Before he could answer anything, he pushed the top joo as hard as he could, and he stumbled into the crack and disappeared. Then he turned around and looked around the 100th floor.
“…and that’s a success.”
The erosion that filled the room was dissipating in an instant as the top june disappeared through the crack. Now that this has been done, the lower floors will also be gradually being purified.
Now, the number of cases where this worldview would be destroyed by erosion is gone.
And the system came up.
[100 – Achieved “View ‘My Own Ending’”.]
The only achievement I haven’t achieved yet. At the end of the 100th achievement, the system disappeared. Soon, a sentence came to mind with a sparkling effect.
Clearly, it was the doctor delivered by the ‘103rd Tower’.
I’m sure with this
The existence that gave me the system is the ‘103rd Tower’, the foundation of this world. I’m not sure he brought me here, but I knew he helped.
‘If it’s not a top owner, there’s only one tower by the elimination method.’
Anyway, there are too many settings that are not explained in the main story.
“Well, then, shall I go too?”
I felt a sense of relief and stepped into the rift.
Soon, a feeling of wealth enveloped his whole body.
[‘Seo Ji-han’ returns to Earth.]
