In the last regression.
It was when the tutorial of the tower was finished.
-Warriors.
-Those climbing the tower.
The hunters had counted down with all their might in the square. And the goddess had descended in that square. The goddess spoke seriously like she was an apostle praying.
-From the 11th floor to the 20th floor.
-You will be met with a test.
-A test of faith.
The hunters didn’t listen to the goddess’s voice.
A new era. A new stage.
They were excited because a new stage was opened, and immediately left for the 11th floor. There was even a hunter who had tested if the goddess could be cut with a sword.
-You will find the answer.
However.
-The answer you find will reveal who you are.
I didn’t do that.
I stayed until the end.
-And so that’s how you will know yourself.
Thinking back now, we had already received a sign of what would happen starting from the 12th floor.
-Climbers of the tower.
The question wasn’t which award we would choose, or who we would suspect. The tower just let us know that our answer would be of importance.
-May luck be with you.
The goddess was quietly praying.
At this moment, I arrived on the 12th floor again.
I lifted my head, thinking of the scene in the square back then.
And I spoke.
“I’ll clear up to the 20th floor in 5 days.”
Of the answer that I had chosen.
2.
It was dead silent.
The first person to speak was the Black Dragon Master.
“Wait. 5 days…?”
She looked confused.
“Did I hear something wrong? I think you just said that you would clear up to the 20th floor in 5 days. If that was supposed to be a joke, that wasn’t funny, so take it back.”
“No, you heard right. And it’s not a joke.”
“······.”
The Witch shut her mouth.
The silence in the reception room turned to low murmuring. The faces of the hunters changed. Some looked like they were flabbergasted, some looked like they couldn’t believe it, and others looked like they didn’t know how to react.
‘This kind of reaction is obvious.’
I calmly took in all their gazes.
Because it was an announcement that didn’t make sense even if you thought about it logically.
“…That’s impossible. Kim Gong-ja.”
A moment later, the Witch spoke.
“You know. It took us years to clear just until the 10th floor. Of course, since we cleared the 11th floor in less than an hour, you might be flowing with confidence but…it’s too much. You’re overconfident. Aren’t you a bit too excited?”
“Black Dragon Master.”
I bowed my head.
“It’s my request.”
“······.”
“I cleared the 10th floor. I didn’t do it for you. I cleared it because I wanted to succeed. However, I still shared the rewards of the 10th floor with everyone.”
Information that this would be a team battle, and the location of the boss monster on the mini map. I shared information, and the damage to the guilds was lessened.
“-everyone benefitted, not just me.”
So I could speak with confidence.
“I have the qualification to ask this of everyone.”
“······.”
“I’m not telling you to wait until I clear the 20th floor. 5 days. Whether I succeed or not, please just wait 5 days. This is my last request.”
Silence swirled around the reception room.
It wasn’t a silence that was disadvantageous to me.
Maybe that was the reason why.
[Welcome, hunter Kim Gong-ja.]
[You have subjugated the 11th floor as Rank 1.]
[The 11th floor clear is being given.]
The notifications popped up more quickly than last time.
Last time, only after the fight with Sword Saint was finished was the reward given. It had taken a long time. On the other hand, this time was different. As soon as I spoke, information about the reward flew up.
‘Hello.’
Like it was frantically trying to get my attention.
[The Goddess of Protection is suggesting a reward to you.]
[The Devil King of Fall Rain is suggesting a reward to you.]
The sounds of the notifications rang consecutively.
I didn’t select either reward.
I just grinned inwardly.
‘Are you feeling anxious because we didn’t fight, Devil King?’
Soon, the rewards of the goddess and the Devil King slid up. Glance. I gave it a single look. I didn’t show any interest or amusement.
[The Devil King of Rall Rain advises you to choose a reward.]
A voice rang in my head.
[The Devil King hints that you can even give up a reward.]
Again and again.
My attitude didn’t change.
‘I don’t care what you say.’
I was firm.
I didn’t look at the roles of the goddess’s reward, or at the conditions of the Devil King’s reward.
I ignored them.
[The Devil King of Fall Rain is bewildered.]
[The Devil King of Fall Rain cannot understand your intentions.]
That’s fine. Don’t rush me.
Since while you’re confused I’ll go find you.
“Mm…”
The silence continued in the reception room. The Heretic Questioner looked around and laughed with an ‘aha!’ He seemed to have decided to speak first.
“It’s simple! Kim Gong-ja has shared information about the 11th floor with us. In return, he asked us to do a favor for him, and we promised to do it as long as it’s not impossible!”
The Heretic Questioner beamed.
“All of us waiting here without doing anything. It’s not a simple favor thinking of what the media will say…but it’s not impossible! So I agree!”
“It’s not impossible but…”
“A promise is a promise, Black Dragon Master!”
The Witch’s face turned dark.
She opened and closed her mouth, then sighed.
“Fine. A promise is a promise.”
She was saying she agreed.
The other hunters all agreed as well. The Witch and the Heretic Questioner. The influential hunter and the most psychotic hunter had agreed. Even the hunters who weren’t Guild Masters ended up agreeing and promised 5 days of silence.
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