Chapter 112 – Episode 112 – Reward for Conquering the 30th Floor of the Tower [Information You’ve Always Been Curious About]
* Episode 112 – Reward for reaching the 30th floor of the Tower [Information you’ve always been curious about]
[This is a message to all hunters living in the Golden Tower.]
[2 o’clock in the morning today. The 30th tier gate of the Golden Tower has been broken through.]
[The number of people cleared is 1.]
[【Scavenger】 Hong Chang-gi.]
[This is a message to all hunters living in the Golden Tower.]
[2 o’clock in the morning today. The 30th tier gate of the Golden Tower has been broken through.]
[The number of people cleared is 1.]
[【Scavenger】 Hong Chang-gi.]
[All transition points within the 30th floor have been opened.]
[In addition, entry is permitted to all classes below the 40th floor.]
[Notice once again──]
I returned to the original black and white gateway with a familiar guiding sound.
Cleared.
Can I say I cleared this?
The difficulty level itself was normal compared to previous gateways, but I found it difficult. As I was thinking about my uncertain future that came about through this gateway, two articles approached me.
“Congratulations, Changgi.”
“It’s time to get your clear reward.”
“Yes, yes. Clear reward is good.”
Even as he said that, he was struggling on the floor with his butt down.
It was right after my spirit was sucked out by a high-ranking eumma, so my body stopped listening. I, who have the skill to enhance stamina and energy, was so absorbed that others would have died immediately.
“You worked hard. Here, hold my hand.”
“Thank you…”
The knight of pure love grabbed me and helped me up, and it took me some time to breathe deeply before I finally came to my senses.
“Whoa! I’m so dumbfounded. Why can’t I just get over this damn gate?”
“That’s what we have to say. Isn’t it so dangerous to cross this gate that should have been easy to overcome? Even the daughter who was called out tried to spoil something until the very end. Our position is also very frustrating and scary.”
Well, I understood that it was because these constellations were anxious to tell me something, but couldn’t.
I’ll probably never forget what happened today, but I can’t be tied down to it either.
“First, quickly, quickly, let’s talk about the clear reward first.”
“There is compensation, but-“
The world turned black.
I wasn’t surprised because it happened like this for a while last time when I gave out a clear reward.
“As I told you, the difficulty level of this gateway is a bit low. Even though it is a reward for such a place, the skill level is also low. So, if you want anything else, I think we can prepare it for you.”
In the first place, this gateway was not climbed because of skill.
In that sense, his suggestion was more like something I wanted to ask for.
“It’s actually better. I wanted to have my women remembered when I break the gate this time.”
“Who are those women talking about?”
“Ceres. Brigitta. Or about our cows. Especially this one. I know almost nothing about my first woman, the cow. I’m mentally attracted to her for some reason, and I want to protect her, but I’m dying of frustration because I don’t know the source.”
“Ah. Is that the story?”
“Is it possible?”
“Hmm. Just wait a moment.”
The tail feathers of the Knight of Pure Love stood up stiffly, and an electric current flowed from the tip, and began to communicate with someone.
You don’t have to say who you’re communicating with. It must be the top owner who set the reward criteria for this clear.
“Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.”
He nodded his head several times and then lowered his tail feathers again after a few seconds.
“… What do you mean?”
“You say you don’t like it. This gateway was a bit easy overall, so you flatly refused because Eva is the one who will give you back all the memories of your lovers.”
“Aren’t you planning on giving it back in the first place?”
“That may be true. Our tower owner thinks that your friend bypassed the 50th floor. He won’t immediately forgive everyone involved in that, so he won’t be able to return any memories related to it until at least the 50th floor.”
“… Tsk.”
I scratched the back of my head.
But this was also vaguely expected.
“Then is it okay to just ask a few questions and get answers?”
“I will listen and judge that. You can say as much as you want.”
First of all, what I was most curious about.
“After I entered this tower, I suddenly became stronger. To be exact, not after I entered the tower, but from the time I started getting involved with Seongyeon.”
If we go further, it starts from the point where Ceres’ attack was blocked with Bra.
No matter how much you think about it, it’s strange. At that time, I was really a D grade.
“That’s easy to answer. You’ve heard about regression, right?”
“Yes.”
“This is not a complete regression, but the impact on the soul remains. To put it simply, experience points have been accumulated while returning. In particular, Song Seong-yeon, that friend is moving around you, so the person who has been affected the most is you, Challenger.”
“In other words, like in the novel The Returner, experience points from different episodes gathered together to make me stronger?”
“This episode is especially because I got closer to Song Seong-yeon. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have been able to display those abilities. It means that the deeper you go into your friend’s secrets, the more experience you have accumulated.”
“It’s like an experience stored up externally.”
“That’s right. That’s why I’m telling you, there will be no change in Challenger’s hunter ranking. They are just building on the skills they built up in other rounds.”
It’s like borrowing power 〈 buff 〉 from outside…
Through this, I learned something else I didn’t know.
“His secret story came out, but now I don’t know how to dig into it. They say my head will explode if I touch it in the wrong place, so I need to be able to move around arbitrarily…”
“I dare say, you already know everything. You have the right materials and the means to reveal it. The answer is right in front of you, but there’s a fog in your head that prevents you from seeing it.”
“Really?”
“So does a boy named Nayami. Maybe he has a little something to do with your friend’s secret.”
“Can I tell you that much?”
He grinned.
“Because this is reward time for challengers. Even when I just communicated with the tower owner, I was given permission to say, ‘If it’s not to return the memories, you can tell me as long as you keep the line.’ So, I’m saying it in such a narrow way.”〈 Br〉
“Honestly, we who are watching from the sidelines are also scared.”
“I’m afraid that you might not be able to figure it out on your own even with a hint like this.”
I thought about the words of the two knights for a moment.
Nayami is a hint pointing to Seongyeon.
However, Nayami said that she was Seongyeon’s fan and that she had almost no contact with him.
However, the fact that there is a point of contact…
『My precious people who suffer because of the tower, and my friends beyond the sea who believed in me and joined 【Chomok】.』
What immediately came to mind was the ambition that Seongyeon expressed from the skyscraper.
I’m probably the only person suffering because of the tower, but I’ve never heard of a friend from across the sea.
…
… Beyond the sea, where is it?
When you mention Nayami here, do you mean Nayami, who is Japanese?
“Nayami, has she ever joined Chocho?”
“Well, I guess that’s not a question for us to answer.”
I changed my mind.
I felt like I was getting close to the answer.
As my heart raced, and I was about to be overcome by another strange sensation, I asked another question.
“And… Let me ask you one more question. What is this thing in my heart? I haven’t opened my heart, but it feels like something is alive…!”
“Challenger. You already know that. It’s you. Just like Song Seong-yeon, you’re just a stupid guy who admitted his mistakes.”
“What, stupid mistake?”
“Is it one person, or is it several people? Hehe. Are you sure your friend was the only one who made mistakes during all those regressions?”
….
…
The light in my heart subsided at one word from the knight of pure love.
Today he really revealed a lot of things in an unconventional way.
I confirmed the reason why I became stronger, how to find out Seongyeon’s secret, and the other me within me.
“Time is running out.”
“The top owner hasn’t noticed yet, but anything more than this is dangerous.”
Sunae sympathized with the words of TS’s article.
I had to ask one last question before they left.
There were many things I wanted to ask, but one thing came to mind right now.
“One last thing!”
“What?”
“Seongyeon said she returned to her own greed. Is it really 100% her fault?”
“Hmm. Isn’t that a story that has already ended? The owner of the tower, any woman next to you, and even you yourself must think that way. But is there any reason to ask that again?”
“I saw it in a dream. I showed you a glimpse of something I did in the first episode that you mentioned. I was happy to receive Seongyeon’s tribute, but then I took the attitude of trying to induce something. Furthermore, I showed everything that I was like a bad guy. “
“Hoo.”
“Hmm…”
“Hmm…”
Both Sunae and TS were impressed by my words.
It was an attitude that I never thought I would have shown to that extent.
“You said, ‘What’s in my heart is a fool or a fool’ who admits his mistakes. How do you feel about showing me such a dream?”
“Just think of what she means. Just as Song Seong-yeon thought everything that happened to her was her fault, she probably thinks that someone in your heart is also her fault.”
“Can we take this to mean that I induced Seongyeon and her friend to pay tribute!?”
“How do I know that? It’s a matter between you and your friend now, so you should ask yourself. This body will be bitter if it tries to rip her out by the roots just because it made fun of her mouth this time.”
However, true joy was visible in the smiling smile.
That was the same for the TS drivers, so they tapped each other’s shoulders and laughed haha.
Then the two knights raised their tail feathers at the same time.
“Oh? Hey, we’re in big trouble. The territory is about to be broken.”
“The tower owner is slowly starting to move.”
“You have been using the area for too long.”
The world of black collapsed and the world slowly returned.
The black and white gateway was wide open and the bodies of the two knights were wrapped in gold.
“Luckily, it looks like I wasn’t caught. Hey, that’s good. I wanted to tell the story before it gets too frustrating.”
“Aren’t you going to get scolded again?”
“You will be questioned because you have created a territory to hide from others’ eyes, but… Well, it will be okay this time.”
The knight of pure love raised his thumb.
Of course, the same goes for TS articles.
“Changgi. Don’t worry about your hair. Even if it’s just for fun, let’s try something.”
“I gave you enough hints and ingredients. The rest is up to your actions.”
They disappeared with the advice to dig up Seongyeon’s secret in earnest.
They said it was the gateway with the least reward, but perhaps they gave the greatest reward.
‘Why are the constellations here so nice?’
Other than being a weirdo, they are good guys.
In fact, I didn’t get anything, but I ran towards the ground with the feeling that I had gained something more precious.
First, Nayami.
Next is Madam.
Lastly, I plan to use ‘that’ to play a prank on the two people.
