A Wimp’s Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower (Novel) - Chapter 157
Chapter 157
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Translated by Jinmu
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One of the good points about getting the 17th floor of the White Tower lotted out.
The fact that an extremely private space solely for Joo-hyuk and the summoned entities was created.
So the act of sounding music and throwing a boisterous, merry-making feast without minding others became possible.
There is no one who says it’s noisy talking about noise between floors or noise pollution.
Let’s play properly.
While yelling kkoek-kkoek and additionally hosting events.
Accepting the summoned entities’ opinions, decided to host a singing contest.
A makeshift stage was built swiftly as well.
A karaoke machine and large speakers were installed too.
Since it’s a contest, competitiveness must be induced too.
The prize for the winner is one Platinum Badge.
No matter how short on badges he is, he can give about one as a winning prize.
Gyeon Dal-rae decided to take on the judging.
Seems like she has no greed for badges.
Or lacking confidence in singing,
The singing contest that started.
The person who cut the start first is as expected Cossack.
“The rising star of the Korean Wave, the national singer lining up the record charts, the flower of unification Minister of the People’s Armed Forces, the head of the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, glad to meet you, I cried last night too, Whistle Cossack, sir.”
Holding the mic.
Pressing the desired numbers kuk-kuk.
The accompaniment flowing out.
It was a ballad.
A quite famous one at that.
“What do I do, sir? What will I do, sir? How dare I, dare I her…, l-love her, sir.”
Song end.
The karaoke machine score is 80 points.
An ambiguous score.
“Hmm, it is a score not to my liking, but I put up a good defense, sir.”
However, Gyeon Dal-rae’s opinion is,
“You are eliminated.”
“…Yes, sir? No, why?”
“It does not fit the mood, and the pronunciation is not good, so the lyrical delivery power drops remarkably.”
“…”
“Are you dissatisfied? Singing a song banned in karaoke so arrogantly; it might be another story if you sang well.”
The second one is Human Holy Sword Bardin.
Numbers kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk.
“Let there be light!!!”
Hwa-a-ak!
Taking care of the stage lighting by himself.
“On a dark night, on a pitch-black night, I leave in search of the dawn. Even if the bell rings and the rooster cries, in my eyes…, Siloam…,”
A holy knight’s hymn.
Praise of radiance.
Bbam, bba-ba-ba bbam!
Karaoke machine score 100 points.
However.
“Eliminated!”
“Heok!”
Merciless Gyeon Dal-rae.
“Why?”
“Why are you singing a hymn out of nowhere? It is not even the god you believe in,”
“Uh-eum, because I liked the lyrics,”
“Anyway, you are eliminated.”
Tiamat also came out to the singing contest.
Wearing a white shirt and a breezy blue skirt she got from somewhere.
“It is a song dedicated to Master. I prepared a popular one these days.”
Kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk.
Pressing the numbers.
Lightly stepping, one hand holding the mic, the other reaching straight out, with a refreshing and lively tone and rhythm.
“Ah, watashi no koi wa, minami no kaze ni notte hashiru wa, ah, aoi…,”
Bbam, bba-ba-ba bbam! 100 points.
Gyeon Dal-rae’s score?
“Eliminated!”
“Why?”
Tiamat saying she can’t understand the reason.
“This lady’s mood is exceedingly not good.”
“So why is your mood…,”
“Sseup! Do not even grab the mic from next time.”
Of course, the others know the reason Tiamat was eliminated.
Because she sang a Japanese song.
But Gyeon Dal-rae’s form has died down a lot.
If it were like before, you bitch! How dare you sing a Wae-nom’s song!
A thunderous scolding would have fallen.
Well, singing a bit of a Japanese song is possible.
I heard Korean songs are popular in Japan these days too.
But Gukppong is truth.
It passes through in any media.
If she wanted to win 1st place, she should have sung a Gukppong song.
Failing to satisfy the judge’s needs was a mistake.
Rajix also grabbed the mic.
However,
“Ho-e-e, ho-e, ho-e-e-et! Ho-o…,”
“Eliminated.”
“Hoo-eng.”
Poor Rajix.
Naturally he’s eliminated when he’s just going ho-e without following along even when the lyrics appear on the screen.
Next, Sergeant Be, Geppetto, and even Gobang grabbed the mic.
But the winner?
Sergeant Be, whose known songs were nothing but military songs, took 1st place.
“C, Certain Victory!!! Sergeant Veronica Caliber! Thank you.”
Attaching one badge.
With this, her badges are 7 in total.
“Summoner Bong-nim should also sing a song, sir.”
“I am not going to.”
“Ay, do not be like that…,”
“Shh! Absolutely do not make me do it.”
“Yep!”
Ban on recommending singing.
I must not sing.
Because I’m a severe tone-deaf person.
Joo-hyuk also went to the coin karaoke room alone a few times in the past.
The highest score is in the 40s.
How can I sing in front of this?
Thus the singing contest proudly ended in great success, and the feast continued straight on.
Joo-hyuk suddenly became curious.
What is our corner room alchemist-nim doing?
Through the tablet,
: Mari-ssi? Aren’t you bored? Do you want to come and play together?
: No, it is fun just watching™ª
It figures.
It seems likely.
Since they play so well.
: Next time let’s definitely play together. Sing songs too,
: Yes™¡
Joo-hyuk held a drinking session with Gwangma.
Took out all the alcohol collected in the meantime.
The herbal liquor Mari brewed too.
The High-Grade liquor brought from China too.
While giving and receiving.
“This is nice.”
“This old man thinks so too.”
Let’s do nothing today and just play like this on the 17th floor.
And then do what needs to be done.
First, random summoning.
Time to welcome a new family member.
Later we need to hold a welcome party too.
I also need to show the Apophis skin to Director Jeon Gwang-il.
Whether it actually has commercial value.
If it does, peel it and supply it.
“Anyway, the 81st and 82nd floors were clears with many twists and turns.”
“Right. To the extent of being hectic.”
It was just 2 floors.
Yet it was truly eventful and spectacular.
Killing the ultra-giant monster Titan Behemoth, whose difficulty sharply rose on the 81st floor, by detonating a nuke, and liberating the soul of Cossack’s father as a reward.
On the 82nd floor, we received the clear rewards as an apology for the administrators’ overstepping of authority and probability adjustment, and that was a mission related to Rajix’s trauma, which he splendidly overcame. The consequent rewards were also enormous.
I thought they were bad events, I thought they were unresolvable matters, but ultimately all returned as positive results, enormous luck.
If this isn’t Lucky Vicky, what is?
Look at the results.
A Catalog Expansion Ticket, a super, super massive amount of High-Grade Mana Stones, even a Trait Enhancement Rune.
To the extent of feeling grateful to the former and newly appointed administrators.
“It is all thanks to the Summoner.”
“Ay, you’re doing this again. How is that because I’m so great? I haven’t even done anything.”
“Ha-ha-ha, not at all! It is not an empty compliment.”
Gwangma took a sip of the herbal liquor and continued speaking.
“Who first thought of the idea of a nuclear clear? Is it not exactly the Summoner?”
Well, that’s true, but.
“And also at the 82nd floor, using the Tower Climbing Reset Ticket to buy time for a perfect clear.”
Eum.
I used 2 tickets combining the 81st and 82nd floors.
So I don’t have a single one now.
“Is it not because the Summoner made quick decisions, heo-heo-heo.”
“Aiy, think nothing of it. Without you all, I can do nothing on my own.”
Since I heard good words, pouring a glass,
Jjo-reu-reuk.
“Oh my, this old man shall pour for you too.”
Receiving a glass.
“Yep!”
Actually, as Gwangma said, the role of the Climbing Mission Reset Tickets was extremely big.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to receive the S+++ grade clear badges, and the possibility of giving up the hidden mission was high.
But since I used them all used up…,
Is there anywhere to supply tickets?
As for privileges, it’s better not to expect them since the excitement has completely cooled down.
Right at that moment!
De-gul-de-gul.
The universe’s great farmhand rolling here and there holding a golden broom.
Seeing him brings up a memory.
In the past when tickets and runes were lacking, I had a lot of fun matching Rajix’s fragments,
He even produced a Trait Enhancement Rune.
‘Do you not collect fragments anymore?’
Let’s ask once.
“Rajix-ssi!”
“Ho-eng!”
When Joo-hyuk called,
De-gu-reu-reu.
Rolling over.
“Let’s set a day to search for tickets and fragments. Gather leather too, and mine ores.”
At that, Rajix tilting his head.
Eng? Is there something he doesn’t like?
“Ho-e, there is a lot.”
“…Yes?”
What does he mean?
What’s a lot?
“Ho-e.”
Rajix extending his hand in front of Joo-hyuk.
At that moment!
Jwa-ra-ra-ra-rak!
An uncountable number of paper fragments, stone fragments, etc., miscellaneous garbage poured down.
“I gathered a lot, fragments. Ho-e.”
“…”
What is all this?
They’re all rune and ticket fragments?
No, when did he gather all this.
“Why didn’t you tell me in the meantime…, eum.”
Right!
Because I haven’t asked him even once in the meantime.
Jwa-ra-ra-ra-rak!
Fragments piled up and piled up again.
And.
Seu-reu-reuk, tak! Seu-reu-reuk, tak! Seu-reu-reuk, tak…,
They started attaching to each other just like magnets.
[The fragments have been combined.]
Could it be?
[Acquired the Multinational Tower Use Ticket.]
[Acquired the Ticket for Additional Item Acquisition.]
[Acquired the Tower Climbing Mission Reset Ticket.]
[Acquired the Multinational Tower Use Ticket.]
[Acquired the Tower Climbing Mission Reset Ticket.]
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Messages popping up frantically.
“Heol.”
Crazy.
They just stick together and come out.
Is it only tickets?
Runes too.
Seu-reu-reuk, cheol-keok! Seu-reu-reuk, cheol-keok! Seu-reu-reuk, cheol-keok…,
[Acquired the Rune of Summoned Entity Grade Ascension.]
[Acquired the Rune of Player Awakening.]
[Acquired the Random Skill Rune.]
[Acquired the Rune of Level Up.]
[Acquired the Rune of Player Awakening.]
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.
.
My god!
It’s absurd.
My mouth gaped open automatically.
I couldn’t shut it.
Aaah, Rajix-ssi.
You caused too big of an accident.
How are you going to handle this huge sin.
This loser man’s heart is going to burst.
“Teacher Rajix.”
“Ho-e?”
“Badges? How many do you need? How many will suffice?”
“Hoo-e-e…,”
Privileges or whatever, none are needed.
Rajix is the privilege and the achievement.
Would the feeling of becoming a newly rich person overnight be like this?
The inventory is full of tickets and runes.
If there’s one regret, it’s that there’s no Trait Enhancement Rune.
Well, being too greedy is not good either.
Anyway, got on a roll.
Continuing straight without stopping.
‘To random summoning immediately!’
Joo-hyuk called out the summoned entities in the penthouse.
Called Mari too.
This time too, just 10 members excluding the Blood Wolf.
Told the Blood Wolf to jump and play inside the 17th floor.
It can’t be helped.
Isn’t the Blood Wolf the easiest one to push around.
Though dog lovers would feel hurt hearing this.
People come first.
I already ate the Trait Enhancement Rune.
So,
[Trait] : Summon (Simultaneous Summons : 11)
Since I left one spot empty, I just need to perform a random summon immediately.
Who will come?
“There wouldn’t be a dud by any chance, right?”
“There is not, sir. Though there might be souls out of their minds.”
“That is so. The Infinite Prison is originally a place that makes even ordinary ones go crazy.”
Well, it’s fine.
What does it matter whoever comes?
“Ha-ha-ha. Still, I guess I was lucky. I feel like I only picked out and pulled excellent souls. I always live while being grateful. Everyone thinks so too, right?”
The summoned entities saying no answer like mutes who ate honey.
“…Am I wrong?”
“Keum!”
“Heom!”
“Th, that is…,”
“Jjeop.”
It figures!
Makes sense that they can’t answer.
Cossack who attached a ribbon to a loan shark’s head as soon as he came out, foolish Gobang, Gyeon Dal-rae of stern scoldings, short Beastman Rajix, crazy Gwangma, Sergeant Be who came out dozing, fanatic Human Holy Sword Bardin, anthropophobic Mari, Vampire Geppetto, Turncoat Defector Tiamat…,
But so what?
It’s consequentialist, but everyone was excellent.
Since now they’ve become irreplaceable summoned entities who cannot be swapped with anyone.
So I didn’t worry this time either.
It doesn’t matter who comes.
So what if the person is a bit eccentric?
‘Now, let’s start.’
Eou, because I’m doing a random summon in a long time, I’m a little nervous.
“W, wait! Please wait, sir.”
“Why?”
“…Uh-uh-uh, are you sure you expanded the catalog, sir?”
Cossack shows signs of anxiety.
Because he said if a random summon is performed without expansion, the oldest item will be deleted.
“I expanded it, twice at that.”
“Ye, yep.”
Then now.
“Random Summon!”
[Starting the random summon.]
Hwa-a-a-a-at!
A brilliant light emerged.
You know by looking at the brightness or color.
The lower the grade, the weaker the light intensity.
On the other hand, if the intensity is strong or the color of the light is colorful?
At least SSR, or LSSR.
However, this time the light is to the extent of being dazzling.
It’s even colorful.
If so…,
Hwa-a-at!
The light disappearing in an instant.
They appeared.
They were right in front.
The outer appearance is an old man with white hair like Sir Gwangma.
Tightly gathering both hands to his chest and muttering to himself.
“Please, this time it is my turn. It must be me! I am going out! Oh God! Heigh! Heigh!! Heigh!!!”
Eng?
Why is this person like this as soon as he comes out?
‘…What about the catalog information?’
– Name : Mackenzie Dronac
– Grade : LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare)
– Type : Magician (Human)
– Incarnation Period : 5 hours
– Satisfaction Evaluation : None.
– Re-summon Cooldown : 3 hours (Applied after unsummoning)
Ah! You’re a magician.
– Mackenzie possessed an outgoing personality from the time he was born. He always thirsted for people’s attention. The reason Mackenzie walked the path of a magician is also because of this, and his magic also boasts extremely flashy effects conscious of people’s gazes.
– Befitting such a personality, to the extent that there was no one in the Landalvania Continent who didn’t know Mackenzie, the continent’s greatest star magician, a mood maker, and possessed outstanding sociability.
– His end was also fantastic. As he grew old and the day to return to mana’s embrace approached, he decided to hold a grand funeral. Rather than dying lonely in a desolate place, a flashy and splendid death.
– The preparation for death; he made up his mind to install giant communication video crystal spheres in every large city on the continent through each branch of the Ruby Magic Tower, and broadcast his own end live to the people.
– Floating one transmission communication crystal sphere in the continent’s vast desert, the old 9-Circle Attention Seeker Great Magician Mackenzie Dronac executed a Meteor Summoning Magic. Targeting himself, that is. And the meteor fell. Even up to the moment of death, Mackenzie was extremely satisfied.
‘…’
He broadcasted his own death live.
By even dropping a meteor.
‘This gentleman is not an ordinary person either.’
That was the moment.
As if feeling the changed environment.
The new summoned entity Mackenzie Dronac hurriedly lifting his head.
“…Heo-eo.”
Looking around his surroundings, seeing Gwangma’s face,
“Oh!”
While meeting eyes with Cossack, Veronica, Gyeon Dal-rae, Rajix…, etc., everyone.
“Ooh!”
Lastly confirming Joo-hyuk’s face.
“Ooooh!”
He raised his right hand and snapped his finger with a ttask!
Right at that moment!
Seu-woong.
The living room suddenly darkening.
At the same time.
Peong-peong, peong-peong-peong-peong!
Colorful miniature fireworks began in the penthouse living room.
That wasn’t all.
Mackenzie taking out a piece of paper from his bosom and tearing it jji-ik.
Pat-pat!
White light sources were generated in midair.
Two spotlights, concentrated lighting.
One on Joo-hyuk, and another on Mackenzie himself.
Rose petals also fluttered riding the lighting.
The 9-Circle Attention Seeker Magician Mackenzie trudged over while spreading both arms wide towards Joo-hyuk.
The spotlight shone on him following him.
What is this?
Is this some concert venue?