Chapter 175 – Episode 175 – Before Conquering the 50th Floor of the Tower of Lust, Women Become Increasingly Suspicious.
* Episode 175 – Before conquering the 50th floor of the Tower of Lust, women become increasingly suspicious
The atmosphere is awkward.
Madame looked closely.
I was planning on just getting the buff and leaving quickly, but I ended up talking nonsense.
“I’m sorry for asking this question in Leah’s presence… But since we’re talking, is it okay if I ask one more question…?”
I thought about rejecting it, but I had a feeling that if something went wrong here, I wouldn’t receive the buff.
I tried to pretend I didn’t know anything and tried to stretch and tell him.
“Are you… By any chance… Dating Ceres…?”
And I regretted saying it in just one second.
Asshole.
“You mean Ceres?”
“From what I remember, you were with her in conquering her tower last time… From what I heard about her, I heard that they are so good that even within her guild, they are shocked…”
“… Uncle?”
Leah’s gaze became sharper.
She looks suspiciously like she might be having an affair with her own mother.
I never thought you would lead me to answer like this…
I avoided the first question, but now that Madam has appeared like this, I cannot avoid the answer.
“Uncle. What happened? How can you leave her mother…?”
“It’s not like that.”
“If not, what is it? Why is that rumor going around?”
“It’s because I’m dating two people.”
“Mmm~!?”
He was startled by my answer.
Her horns stood high, and her tail stood like a dog’s.
“Two people! Are you straddling me with my mom!?”
“Uh huh, Leah. Don’t misunderstand. It’s a bit of a stretch, but I didn’t recommend it.”
“My mom recommended it!?”
To be exact, Seongyeon is the beginning of everything, but I can’t say this.
I don’t want Madame to find out that I found out about her identity.
“We are both aware that we are on two legs.”
“If you are aware of it… Then… You came on a date with two people today, including your mom!?”
“Yeah. That’s why I didn’t want to talk about it in front of you. No matter how I think about it, you’re a libertine and trash.”
“Even if you don’t say that, you are already human trash!!!!”
Leah shouted at me.
However, it wasn’t scary because she spoke out of embarrassment rather than being genuinely angry.
It is natural for Leah to be embarrassed to hear that her mother is sharing a man with her two women.
‘Am I going to get stabbed again?’
… Leah in this episode is not that kind of girl.
Even though I was bold from the beginning, I didn’t build a relationship that would go out of style.
Anyway, I made an excuse saying it was not my fault and Leah was embarrassed.
“That’s right! What about my mom!? You were supposed to go on a date like today, so why did you suddenly come here!?”
“… I’m guessing he’s still at the hotel.”
“Did you leave it behind?”
“I just said. Something happened, and I had no choice…”
“…”
The eyes of a 6th grade elementary school student are harsh.
Considering Leah’s intelligence, of course she knows what we did at the hotel.
She couldn’t hide her disappointment when she told me that I had gone all the way to that place and left my woman behind.
“I’m truly sorry. This isn’t an excuse, I don’t usually treat you like that. S-You know my uncle’s personality, right?”
“You want me to listen to the person who went into the hotel with both legs crossed as a group of three? And the person who left his mother behind because of work?”
I laughed awkwardly.
There is no way to respond other than that.
Even so, I couldn’t complain to this relative about women’s affairs.
“Please tell me something about Olivia! She knew I had a relationship with my mom, but she never expected me to have two legs!”
“Yeah, really? Still… Wouldn’t it be healthy if both legs were aware of each other here in the tower…?”
“… Ajumma!?”
Leah’s tail stood high again, as if she didn’t know that Madame would not take her side.
I was also surprised.
Madame looked clearly dissatisfied when she heard that Brigitta and I were dating.
However, it is rather outrageous to say that she is straddling Ceres.
“I’m fine. As you know, I run a store like this… So I’m very tolerant of that type of story.”
At the same time, she laughed with a much brighter expression.
I don’t know why she’s smiling.
If I were Suni’s partner, I wouldn’t want to see me doing well with the surrounding women…
“That’s that and this is this! My uncle is a lamb! I can’t believe he did that with my mom…!?”
“Why?”
Leah slammed her table.
“Are you aiming to become a new dad!!”
“… Bwak!”
“Fufu.”
I frowned and Madame smiled.
At this point, my guard against her became so loose that I felt like she was an idiot.
“Why are you laughing? I’m serious!”
Leah put her hands on her hips and got angry, like the president of her class.
With her eyebrows straightened and her tail wagging like a whip, she said, “Aaaaah!”
… Even though he was intelligent, he was cute as a child.
“No matter how much I like my uncle and mom, I can’t accept them if I don’t acknowledge them, right!?”
“Ah, ah, well then. I know well…”
“No! You have no idea! If you want to be my dad, you have to be more sincere! I’m already a dirty mom, and I can’t have someone who’s a dirty stepfather!”
She got angry, shaking her red hair.
“Then what should I do…?”
“What should I do? You have to live a good life! You have to go out often on dates with your mom, show up on parent visits, have meals together, and live together like a family!”
It was a surprisingly small request.
At the same time, it is also a pathetic request.
For Leah, it is difficult to hope for even this small amount of happiness.
“Okay, I understand. Even if I can’t go on a date or anything like that right away, I’ll go whenever I want, just to observe the parents. Then, that’s okay, right?”
“My mom always says that and then won’t come~!?”
Even my uncle suspected that I was lying, but I accepted that it was okay.
Anyway, all we have left is time.
As long as I don’t go around the tower, I won’t be called anywhere. I held out my little finger and said I would definitely go.
“Do you make a promise?”
“Even if I knew.”
Her little pinky was caught, and her thumbs pressed together.
I was reverse raped by these little hands…
No. The Leah of the future is different from the Leah of today.
Let’s put that thought aside.
“Lord Changgi. Why on earth are you receiving the buff? As Leia said, is it enough to leave Brigitta and Ceres behind?”
“That’s right. That’s what I said! I heard you were on a date with your mom and sister Ceres! Is it dangerous!?”
Still, he asked about my situation in an understanding manner.
He’s a good kid.
I was confused because I didn’t know that even Madame would come forward with such understanding, but I honestly said that Leah would be there too.
“I just got a call from Ian. I don’t know what the situation is, but he said he needs my help, so I’m going to help him and go to the tower.”
“Are you Ian?”
“Didn’t he come to see his madam?”
“I came here earlier around lunch to get a buff. He told me he would report on the situation and stop by the safety zone on the 45th floor before coming back.”
It sounds like you received the buff and climbed steadily.
But what kind of situation is it that you’re asking me for help while leaving your guild members behind?
“… Is it because the gimmick is dangerous?”
“The gimmick is also very dangerous, even when the 41st floor was briefly opened in the past. All the demons living there were aggressive and had a strong will to invade. Moreover, they were so clever that our hunters knew that the demons on the 31st floor were cute and disguised themselves as them. There was also an invasion.”
Was he carrying out spy activities using the evil spirits of the same tower as a trick?
That’s a terrifying thing.
This makes sense as to why each guild is camped out on the 41st floor and fighting.
“What about the gimmick?”
“To put it simply, it is a brainwashing system. If you have an auror on your mind, you are safe, but if you show any loopholes, it can become dangerous.”
“If you don’t use an Auror, isn’t it the same whether you’re from above or below from one hit?”
“It’s fundamentally different. You said it was ‘brainwashing.’ At that time, there were cases where hunters turned into enemies, so please be careful.”
Brainwashing, it’s a gimmick that goes really well with tops like pervert.
I think the gimmick so far has been too sweet.
“We have to assume that Ian turns into an enemy, right?”
“I don’t know about that. But wouldn’t it be okay if you called me? I think there must be a good reason why you didn’t call a guild member.”
Well, if he was in a hurry, there’s no way he would have given him that much time.
I concluded that there must be a reason for calling me and stood up.
Then Madame also came in front of me and took out three golden cards from her arms.
“You don’t even have to use gold.”
“It’s the 41st floor. It’s the last floor that the previous rankers bypassed and broke through, and it’s also the floor where the tower owner scolded them. A rescue request was sent from that place, so be prepared for the unexpected.”
Her body shone.
“【Secured Transaction of Aralia Tree】.”
Flash!
The golden card disintegrated and the remnants that came out stuck to my body and disappeared.
The number of auras I possessed increased significantly, and even though I did not use them in particular, I was covered in auras from my toes to my head.
‘As expected, the golden buff is different in some ways.’
I didn’t think brainwashing would work with this, so it was strange.
The attitude shown to Leah and me is also the same, and I doubt whether Madame is really an enemy.
‘He doesn’t seem like he’s that good at acting.’
No matter how you look at it, he is the type that shows his emotions on the outside.
When I was dating Brigitta, I was blatantly disappointed. When I was told that I was straddling Ceres, I was openly happy.
Also, for someone who engages in ‘human trafficking’, he is extremely kind to me.
….
… Which side should I trust?
“Uncle. Uncle.”
“Uh huh.”
“Don’t sit still. I’m going now, so let’s go out together. Please escort me to the guild on the way.”
And then she stretched out her hand.
As if she were a princess.
Since you’re the daughter of the world’s most successful guild, you’re practically a princess.
“Okay, that’s good. I wanted to hear about your school. On the way, tell your uncle about how your school life is and how you’re doing with your classmates.”
“I heard what elementary school students do at school. What do you do?”
“Why? You might ask.”
“No matter how honest I like people, it’s disgusting to pretend to be my dad.”
He spoke sharply and harshly, but at the same time, he held my hand tightly and walked with me.
A fatherly love that is not even present comes from the sight of him smiling and being happy.
I opened the door for Leah first, and Madame saw us off and asked for a favor.
“That’s right. If you find Suni on the way up, can you tell her that I’m looking for her…?”
“Is he in the tower too?”
“Yes. Because the gate to the 40th floor was opened. Also, you ran right after the 40th floor opened to create a map…”
Madame’s expression is dark.
I looked at her, wondering why she had such an expression, and she said something unexpected.
“It’s already been three days since I stopped by the Aralia Tree. Normally, you should have gotten your collateral back a long time ago, but you haven’t contacted me yet. The buffs have stopped, so the skills you gave me as collateral have become my property…”
He took out a golden skill card from his pocket and showed the contents.
[Magic Mushroom (A)]
[The height can be increased or decreased depending on the user’s choice. Magical mushrooms. Truly Alice! If you eat too much, you will get an upset stomach, so take it up to 5 times a day!]
“Is this also Suni’s skill?”
“Yes. At the time when Suni received the buff, all the golden cards I had were in use. So I took one of my skills as collateral and this is what happened…”
He handed me a golden skill card.
It’s someone else’s skill, so neither I nor Madame can use it.
“Suni’s main skill will remain with me. I don’t think she’ll die… But you never know. Could you give it back to me when I meet her?”
Because of the previous problem, he had been avoiding Suni and Madame, but it seems that the two were not able to meet each other.
It might be a lie, but Madam didn’t seem like she had the personality to lie.
“I understand. When I meet Suni, I will tell her that Madam is looking for her and return her skills.”
She said she would come back to the store if she couldn’t meet her and left.
The climb to the tower is filled with questions, both with Ian’s help and with Suni’s disappearance.
