Chapter 169

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Translated by Jinmu

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Excluding Sergeant Be who is breaking through her grade and Alia Mari, everyone is summoned out to Joo-hyuk’s parents’ house.

The summoned entities huddled together behind Joo-hyuk, who is conversing with his family.

The living room is packed tight.

However, the family still wore uneasy expressions.

Strangers gathered full in the living room, so it’s naturally unavoidable.

I did explain it to them first.

The series of processes from when I first obtained the summon attribute and entered the tower, to succeeding in S++, S+++ grade clears with the help of the summoned entities, turning into being currently called the world’s best player.

Summarized briefly and easily to understand.

Of course, I omitted what needed to be omitted.

Because there’s no need to explain even the meticulous details.

“So you’re saying these people are helping you, Joo-hyuk?”

“Yep!”

“…They, they are truly thankful people. Are you repaying their favor sufficiently?”

“I always treat them well.”

Min-hyuk also speaking in a small whisper so-gon-so-gon while reading the summoned entities’ moods.

“Wow! Our hyung who eats raw without effort.”

“…It’s not a wrong statement.”

Gave them permanent occupancy rights too.

Things I got issued in advance.

When handing them out one by one, White Tower 17th floor entry skills were created like CEO Jeong.

I didn’t leave out telling them to immediately use the entry skill and enter the 17th floor of the White Tower if a dangerous situation occurs too.

“Heu-eum, go, got it. I’ll slowly try dropping by.”

“Me too.”

Seems the family finds the summoned entities burdensome.

Indeed, it’s unavoidable.

To the family, they are still unfamiliar existences.

Should I say it’s because of the prestige of their souls.

They cower just making eye contact.

Even more so in a situation where one of them claims to be the North Korean People’s Armed Forces Minister.

It probably wouldn’t be a very good feeling.

They are probably scary people for now.

“Min-hyuk, drop by frequently if you’re bored.”

And do some work too when you come.

“W, well, shouldn’t we get close first?”

“You have to come frequently to get close.”

In the midst of that, Rajix was still cleaning while moving from this room to that room carrying the golden cleaning tool.

De-gu-reu-reu, hu-da-da-dak, hu-da-dak!

Seuk-seuk, ssak-ssak, de-gul-de-gul, de-gul-de-gul.

The family moving their gazes following that Rajix.

Sometimes amazed gazes, and sometimes pleased smiles.

Rajix certainly seems to have succeeded in collapsing the family’s vigilance.

Anyway, they became acquainted.

Secured the family’s safety too.

Now even if the house catches fire, even if they fall into the sea and reach the verge of drowning, even if the tower collapses and the world goes to ruin, the family will be safe.

Shouting White Tower 17th floor entry is the end of it.

It’ll take time, but they’ll eventually get close to the people too.

They’ll probably drop by once in a while if they’re bored, and as they do, they’ll become familiar with their faces, and get used to each other slowly like that.

*

I finally revealed it to the family.

My insides feel completely refreshed after saying it out.

I should have said it sooner.

Even after coming out, daily life flowed unchangingly.

While Sergeant Be was conducting secluded training in the 61-story White Tower landmark building to break through her grade, bracelet manufacturing continued.

Rajix Trading Corp gave work to almost all accessory subcontractors in the Korean precious metals street.

The massive amount of manufactured bracelet bodies was airlifted into the 17th floor.

However, a subscription system, not outright sales.

Must adjust sales volume, and inventory must continuously be prepared too.

This sale is also first-come-first-serve 3,000 units just like before.

Requests urging to increase the sales volume rained down, but I didn’t.

Even if we manufactured amply, we just piled them up.

Because if we sell a lot, we wouldn’t be able to handle the replacement of an enormous number of bracelets that will return 3 months later.

So we were selling them sequentially, spaced out.

A demonic artifact you can never take off once you put it on.

Enchant work continuing day after day to supply quantity.

Foreperson Cossack nagged the workers.

“Hey, Uncle laborer Mae, what are you doing right now, sir? Eol-leong-eol-leong cast the enchant spells and wrap it up, sir.”

“I have a disciple.”

“Magician Mr. Jeong has a lot of defect rates, sir! 3 out of 10 are defective.”

“I am handling those defective products, so do not worry.”

“I’m saying defects wouldn’t occur if Uncle Mae did it from the beginning, sir.”

“Goodness! If you keep looking only for experienced workers, how are rookies supposed to build experience.”

Joo-hyuk still didn’t like it.

If they keep only working like this, when will they play.

“Seems we need manpower reinforcement. Cause everyone is only working too much.”

At that, Gyeon Dal-rae.

“I am not unaware of Gongja-nim’s benevolent heart, but you must bring in people well. If a misstep occurs, problems will…….”

“That is correct, sir. It is hard to handle MZ generations these days, sir. Never mind people like Director Jeon or CEO Jeong.”

Right.

Is this an ordinary workshop?

A place you can enter only if you possess an experience pass, a monthly rent pass, or an occupancy right.

How can you bring just anyone?

‘It’d be nice if that punk Min-hyuk came… ey, loser man bastard.’

There is a plan to reinforce one person.

Because the random summon date is approaching soon.

Bringing in a new summoned entity, that is.

‘Though the probability is low, if I just draw a magical engineer…….’

I can construct a factory.

A fully automated factory, that is.

Then we just stamp out bracelets.

‘By the way, it’s still 10 days left before Sergeant Be comes.’

It’s merely 4 days since she went into seclusion.

Yet her empty spot looks too huge.

As soon as she comes, it’s immediately a 84th floor clear.

That bald eagle bastard, I must pulverize it.

When I think of the incident where Rajix almost died back then, my blood boils in reverse.

For our Blood Wolf’s revenge too.

Oh right! Why did Rajix dash out so urgently back then?

Just what kind of smell did he catch.

When I called Rajix and asked.

“Ho-e, it was a thick smell.”

“…What kind of thing?”

“A thick one. Ho-e-e.”

Then?

“Perhaps a High-Grade mana stone vein?”

“Ho-e, …it was thick.”

So that’s what it was?

Now Rajix’s actions make sense.

Since he made such a fuss saying High-Grade mana stones are needed to decorate the 17th floor of the White Tower, his eyes couldn’t help but flip from Rajix’s perspective.

‘Universe’s Great Farmhand, let’s wait and see.’

If he hits even one jackpot on the 84th floor this time, I’ll attach 2 badges on him right away.

Then it’s 25.

5 LSSR skills.

The minimum condition to become an LSSR grade summoned entity.

The number of badges received by steadily accumulating merits step by step.

The first among summoned entities.

I look forward to it so much.

An LSSR Universe’s Great Farmhand.

What kind of appearance will he have?

Anyway, the White Tower 17th floor workshop running day after day.

Sometimes peeling skins too, having company dinners after grueling labor too, and heavy drinkers gathering to have a drink of alcohol each too.

“CEO Jeong, your skills are continuously improving.”

“Aiy, Master, thank you.”

“Ha-ha-ha-ha, it’s work done for our Summoner’s benefit, how is it? Don’t you slowly want to learn other spells too?”

“Fi, fine. The enchant activation spell, just this one is enough.”

“You have no greed. Still, let us run up to 3-circle. You should be around 3-circle to wander about acting as the disciple of me, Mackenzie Dronac.”

Honestly, everyone knew.

Why Mackenzie taught magic to Jeong Dong-hoon.

There is no one who doesn’t know that it’s a trick to make it easy to work him hard.

Still, the results are good so.

CEO Jeong is also satisfied.

Sometimes younger brother Min-hyuk also visited the 17th floor.

He’s a guy who exceptionally shies away from strangers other than family.

A true loser man who doesn’t reveal his presence even at his own university under the nickname Dark Templar unit.

“Oh! Player Bong-nim’s younger brother has arrived, sir. The precious Bong bloodline, sir.”

“Welcome, Second Gongja-nim.”

“Please drop by frequently. This old man will pass down a few useful martial arts…….”

However.

“…….”

Standing awkwardly for a while and then.

Spot!

Min-hyuk disappearing.

Tsk tsk.

It’ll take a long time to get close.

Another 3 days passed like that.

Well, though we are continuously stamping out bracelets.

We gradually got used to it as we did it.

There’s also the fun of chatting about this and that together while working in the workshop with the summoned entities, Director Jeon Gwang-il, and CEO Jeong Dong-hoon.

‘Anyway, Sergeant Be should be coming in a week.’

Joo-hyuk turned his eyes and looked at the building where Sergeant Be was undergoing grade breakthrough.

‘Shall I try going up once?’

But worried it might interfere.

‘Still, if I sneak up stealthily and peek in…….’

Right at that moment!

Hwa-a-a-a-at!

The top of the landmark building shining like a lighthouse.

“Oh!”

“What’s that?”

“Already…….”

Something occurred.

Perhaps a grade breakthrough?

‘There’s still a whole week left though.’

Don’t tell me something went wrong?

An anxious feeling.

U-reu-reu-reu-reu.

Joo-hyuk and the summoned entities dashed towards the White Tower landmark building.

The moment they entered the lobby.

“Heok!”

“Eum?”

“I, it’s moving, sir.”

On the elevator LED display board inside the building, the arrow was moving downwards.

61, 60, 59…….

Coming down.

40, 39, 38…….

It must obviously be Sergeant Be.

20, 19, 18…….

How would she have changed?

5, F, 3…….

It’s faster than expected, don’t tell me it failed?

…1, ding!

Arrived.

A tense moment.

Seu-reu-reu-reuk.

The doors opened and.

Sergeant Be appeared.

“Sergeant Veronica Caliber, I hereby report that I have received orders from the Commander for promotion to Master Sergeant effective 00:00, Month 0, Day 0. Certain victory!!!”

Ah-ah-ah.

Sergeant Be, no, Master Sergeant Be now.

“I broke through faster than expected. It seems to be thanks to attempting the promotion with a physical body in the White Tower.”

Seems the changed environment also influenced the breakthrough period.

It’s certainly not a failure.

It can be confirmed with eyes.

– Name : Veronica Caliber
– Grade : LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare)
– Type : Magic Musketeer (Human)
– Manifestation Period : 5 hours
– Satisfaction Rating : None.
– Resummon Cooldown Time : 3 hours (Applied after unsummon)

Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap!

Enthusiastic applause.

Equipment upgraded by one level.

There’s no need to even mention the magic gun.

Now it looks like a gun that appears in sci-fi movies.

Defense and mobility seem to have increased too.

The cloth material tights outfit changed into a glossy black latex material.

‘…Will that outfit even have ventilation?’

It’s dizzying.

To the extent that she truly looks like she’d crush friend or foe indiscriminately.

Master Sergeant Be.

I’m dying.

*

Black Tower Control Room.

Planner Designer was uneasy.

Because during their previous conversation, Maker spouted weird nonsense mentioning a magical engineer joining.

What if he really draws a magical engineer?

A magical engineer isn’t such a remarkable profession.

Literally an engineer, making golems or mechanical devices is all.

However, if a magician, an alchemist, and a magical engineer meet in one place?

The holy trinity of magic, alchemy, and engineering.

That tremendous synergy effect.

From the tower manager’s stance, it can’t be anything but a disaster.

So he instructed the Engineer.

Whether there is a magical engineer currently standing by in the world of souls.

[I have investigated.]

[I just wish it’s good news by all means.]

[Ha-ha-ha, please rest assured. It is as you expected.]

[I want to hear it quickly.]

[There was one LSSR grade magical engineer a very long time ago, but.]

[But?]

[After the summoner of Earth NO. 442 died, unable to overcome the sense of loss, the soul collapsed. I recycled it right away.]

It is the principle to put collapsed souls into the tower and recycle them.

[Then?]

[Yes, there are currently no magical engineers in the waiting room of souls.]

Thank goodness.

Honestly, he would have been uneasy if there was even one.

Because that summoner who’s an owner of crazy luck might eventually draw it.

However, they don’t exist in the world of souls.

So there’s absolutely no way he can draw one.

Now I can rest assured.

But…….

[Still feel uneasy.]

It was so.

The discomfort in a corner of his heart still didn’t disappear.

Why?

What in the world is it?

This uneasiness?

Wait!

[What is the summoner’s current tower climbing floor?]

[He is attempting the 84th floor.]

84th floor.

Then the next floor is the 85th floor.

The boss of the giant monster section in the first half of the 80s floors.

[85th floor, …don’t tell me this is?]

Only then did Designer realize the true nature of his uneasiness.

[Th, there’s no way. It’s impossible from the start…….]

No.

It might be realized.

Because that bastard has always been like that.

[Damn it.]

But it’s an issue that can’t be helped.

Because no matter how much of a manager he is, he can’t directly intervene in tower clears.

There’s no choice but to pray that it please won’t end up like that.

*

There’s no need to wait.

Joo-hyuk and his party immediately setting out for revenge.

[Entering the 84th floor of the Republic of Korea’s Black Tower (NO.1).]

Condor bastard.

I brought Master Sergeant Be.

You’re finished today.

[84th Floor Mission : Kill 1 Giant Bird Frozen Colossus Condor.]

[Completion Time Limit : Within 15 hours.]

[Completion Condition : Giant Bird Frozen Colossus Condor 0/1]

Receiving the mission.

“Master Sergeant Be-nim,”

“Master Sergeant Veronica Caliber.”

“Let’s feed it one shot.”

“Certain victory!”

Actually, the upgraded magic gun has a clear drawback.

A drawback that could perhaps be serious.

That is, only High-Grade mana stones must be used as the magic gun’s bullets.

Thanks to that, the maintenance cost is enormous to an unimaginable extent.

Of course, the power explosively increased.

Befitting an LSSR’s attack power, that is.

Above all, one hidden secret of this gun.

An ultimate skill can be used with a 48-hour cooldown.

Precisely the .

A bullet fired at a speed approaching light.

Exactly one shot.

However, the drawback of the Sub-light Speed Missile is even more severe.

Precisely that 1kg of topmost-grade mana stone is needed as a bullet.

A whopping topmost-grade.

1kg of topmost-grade mana stone that can be obtained only if you have 1 ton of High-Grade mana stones when transmuting with alchemy.

In other words, extracting the power of 1 ton of High-Grade mana stones with one shot of the Sub-light Speed Missile.

Extreme firepower.

But 48-hour cooldown.

Moreover, large missiles are sealed during that time too.

Because it strains the magic gun.

Also, the guided missile function isn’t applied.

Because it’s too fast.

There’s a risk of missing too.

Still, we have to try shooting it.

How can one hold this in?

So I asked Mari with difficulty and brought 1 topmost-grade mana stone.

Cheol-keo-deok.

Loading a chunk of topmost-grade mana stone into the magic gun.

“I will take aim. Please be careful of the slipstream upon firing.”

Gulp.

A tense moment.

The Giant Bird Frozen Colossus Condor was leisurely flying about in that distant sky.

Jji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji-ji…….

Master Sergeant Be’s magic gun heated up brightly.

“Countdown, …3, 2, 1, fire! For the Commander!!!”

A tremendous slipstream,

Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu…….

To the point of almost being blown away backwards.

Right at that time.

Peong!

The Colossus Condor exploding exactly as it was in that sky.

The sound of the magic gun firing was heard after the bastard exploded.

Because the speed of the bullet flying was much faster than sound.

Ppa-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyu-jjyuk!!!

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa……!

It just exploded.

Just like a large balloon bursting.

Peong!

That was the end.

It was vain.

To the point where he couldn’t tell if that was truly the space battleship Frozen Colossus Condor that had tormented him.

No matter how much the bastard’s main body was very slow, and taking aim was easy because it was as big as a house, but still…….

The summoned entities even forgot to applaud.

“Cr, crazy!”

“No, what on earth?”

“It exploded? In one shot?”

“…Turns out it was a fucking small fry, sir.”

“Truly terrifying. No matter if it’s an ultimate skill.”

“Ho-e-e.”

“Keu-reo-reong, keong-keong!”

To think the power is this much.

It’s like a supermassive railgun.

‘I want to see it one more time.’

Shall we go up to the 85th floor?

There’s no reason we can’t go.

I am curious.

Whether the Sub-light Speed Missile also works against the 85th floor giant monster.

‘The 85th floor I’ll think about later.’

Right now, an immediate repeat clear.

Have to see what our Rajix brings.

[Giant Bird Frozen Colossus Condor 1/1]

[You have succeeded in the 84th Floor Mission.]

[Level has increased.]

[Reward : 84kg of High-Grade Mana Stones / Multinational Tower Usage Ticket]

[World Announcement : You have achieved the 84th Floor Clear Grade S+++ of Black Tower NO.1 (Korea).]

[S+++ Clear Reward : 2 Platinum Badges are awarded.]