episode_0426

World Superhuman Association.

The influence of the Association is deeply rooted throughout the world.

Not only in North America, where the association’s headquarters are located, but also in other parts of the world, the influence exerted by branches is enormous.

The world’s standard monster hierarchy has been formalized by the Dungeon Ranking Association, which has designated it in writing.

The association also has a hand in smartwatches, holograms, and gate terminals, which are essential in modern times.

The force they possess is also formidable.

There are countless superhumans belonging to the association, and many units are used for special purposes. A considerable number of troops blocking the African Magic Front are also the association’s defense and suppression forces.

It’s not for nothing that they openly talk about a world government.

The power held by the head and president of such an association is beyond imagination.

Putting aside the question of whether it could actually be stopped, several concerns inevitably arose.

But even in modern times, there are few people who feel such concerns and remain vigilant.

Over the past 100 years, the association president’s actions have been consistent.

Preservation of world peace.

They seek harmony between superhumans and ordinary humans, catch and punish criminals who abuse superhuman powers, and fight against dungeons and monsters.

However you deduce the inside story, there is no room for doubt about the clear progress that has been made for over 100 years.

Because the presidents of the association, the tower owners of space and the tower owners of coordination are considered the most respected figures in modern history.

“Wow, wow, wow! This really worked! This is amazing! This is amazing! If this had failed, I would have just lost all my energy and been in trouble, but I still survived like a dog!”

The respected great man was jumping around. He was jumping up and down without any hesitation… He was radiating joy with his whole body.

[… … ]

In this unexpected situation, I opened my mouth slightly for a moment. I kept my lips tightly shut and observed.

The owner of the Tuning Tower was a woman.

A woman with a long body who is now familiar with human perception. Her hair is a light blue color close to white, and slightly wavy. Is that what you call a wave?

“Hehehe! As expected, you have to grab it when you feel it. Where is there any success without risk?”

Hmm. The top of the tuning tower, which had been playing around and laughing alone, nodded and smiled. Soon, his gaze reached me.

Her light blue eyes, already full of laughter, widened.

Maybe it was because his facial features were bright, but his smile felt dull and lifeless.

“Hello, Savior! It’s my first time seeing you! I’m Gracia Tehulin, the Tower of Tuning!”

The top musician of the orchestra who laughs while clapping his hands together.

The two hands that were facing each other were wearing pure white gloves, and a shoulder cloak that flapped whenever he jumped was draped over his shoulders.

[… … ]

“… Savior?”

Silence flowed behind the bright smile.

The eyes of the tuning tower, which had been smiling, blinked. His gaze landed on my swollen cheeks.

“Huh?”

Cheeks puffed out like a puffer fish, holding in air.

A question mark appeared above the head of the Tuning Tower…

[?]

It really came to mind.

A question mark appeared above the head of the Tuning Tower. I almost opened my mouth, which had been tightly shut.

I kept my eyebrows furrowed and my cheeks puffed out.

“Hey… Savior? What are you doing? Are you sick or something?”

An exclamation mark also appeared next to the sharp question mark. The tower of tuning that approached slowly circled around me and checked my condition.

“I’m pretty good at manipulating space… but I wonder where I collided while being pulled─”

[Status Window]

-Shock

The shoulders of the tuning tower shook. The question marks and exclamation marks that had been floating around in a friendly manner collapsed, and his pupils shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

He turned his body towards the tower of that tuning and tilted his head.

[Why isn’t it working properly?]

“… Phew.”

The fingers that had been twitching aimlessly stopped. The tower of tuning, slowly exhaling, stepped back.

One step, two steps, three steps.

The legs were bent, wide apart. The knees and hands clasped together touched the ground, and the head rested on the hands. The chest was pressed against the floor and squashed.

“I’m sorry… Could you please give me an excuse… ”

[No no no]

[perplexity]

[I didn’t expect an apology like that…]

I was so frightened by the apology that was like a plaster cast that I raised the tower of tuning.

.

.

.

I somehow managed to stop the overly apologetic Joo-yool from apologizing, and sat down at the table.

[What if you suddenly kneel down?]

“Hehehe… That means I’m sorry.”

I was just being a little upset, but I never thought I’d end up with my head on the ground.

As I shook my head and expressed my bewilderment, the top musician sitting across from me laughed awkwardly.

Even when observing from a distance, it is a look that is far from formal or serious.

‘They say that’s not what he looked like at official functions…’

As I was swallowing the strange expression that was about to pop up on its own, the tuning tower owner glanced at me.

“Ahem. Can I make an excuse…?”

[Please speak comfortably]

“Hey, no matter what, how can I get to the Savior… ”

[It’s because it’s comfortable for the listener]

“Ah, then… Hmm, then what.”

The top master of tuning coughed and changed his words. It seemed that he was uncomfortable with being conscious of his words.

[And I heard the reason from Ariel]

A status window built by the tower owners to provide me with convenience and help.

In particular, the Tower of Knowledge and the Tower of Attunement that make up the status window are the towers, but it is the Tower of Construction Rate that accounts for the largest proportion.

The problem is that it is difficult for me, the person involved, to even recognize the status window, let alone operate it, because of the curse…

“That doesn’t make sense!”

-phut!

[?!]

[Wow]

“Ah, sorry for yelling.”

The master of the tuning tower suddenly slammed the table with both hands to express his grievance. When I, who was listening, looked surprised, the master of the tuning tower lowered his head.

“… Still! I have something to say!”

The tower of the harmonious rhythm was suddenly joined.

“Would you like to observe a hologram?”

I manipulated my smartwatch. Boom! A hologram appeared in the air.

“That!”

The tuning tower’s stock price pointed to the hologram.

“Holograms are not observed? Can they be detected by magic?”

[Yes, both are happening]

“Holograms are made with the power of tuning.“

This is something I already knew.

The smartwatches distributed by the association are actually empty shells.

In addition to its basic functions, it is an item that can be used because it is connected to the Tower of Tuning.

“Similarly, it is the power to adjust the status window, but why is it that only the status window is blocked? No, it is strange that it has to be observed in the first place!”

The Tower of Tuning shook its fist.

“Unlike holograms that project into the air, the status window is projected directly onto the Savior. Even if your eyes are closed, it should be conveyed through your thoughts…!”

[That didn’t work]

The fist that had been swinging through the air suddenly stopped. The towering pillar of tune that had been shaking its body lowered its fist.

“That’s… Even if the curse is stronger than we expected, it’s too strong… ”

[… … ]

“Ah, no… I’m telling you, it’s really weird… Those bastards’ curses can’t stop their power… ”

[Don’t swear…]

“Yep.”

The top monk of the tuning tower closed his mouth with both hands on his knees.

As I was gulping down the water and licking my lips, the owner of the tuning tower glanced at me.

I shrugged.

[The problem is me, right?]

“No, no! That’s not what I meant!”

I shook my head at the sight of the tower master waving his arms in surprise.

[I expected it]

The curses cast by the invading tower lords cannot block the recognition of the status window. Of the three tower lords, only two have cast curses.

But there are three curses on me.

Two are received from the tower owners. One is innate.

[It’s a common method to amplify the effect by stacking curses. I learned about it while studying curses.]

The curse of short life… an innate curse.

This curse’s effect must have been increased by being linked with the other two curses.

“… I’m sorry. Even so, we should have suppressed the curse on our side… ”

The top master of the tuning tower muttered with his head bowed gloomily.

I shook my head from side to side, feeling a mixture of depression and guilt.

[Please don’t say that]

[You are already helping me while carrying the burden to the limit]

The top players are helping me out as much as they can.

Now, it is difficult to even list them one by one.

[When fighting the Tower of Purgatory. My body was intact despite being hit by the flames of Purgatory, thanks to the status window.]

The flames that the Tower of Purgatory was spewing out. The output was second to none, but the ferocity was far worse than the fire.

If it spread properly, it would have burned the spiritual blueprint. So I tried to cut off my arm and regenerate it before it spread…

The status window correction prevented that.

Actually, I received a lot of help from the status window before that.

When I caught Aerus, the status window was there to raise my body that was about to die, and the status window was there to help me when I was soaked in the poison of the two-headed dragon.

[thank you]

[Thanks to the Lord of the Tower of Tuning, I have been saved many times]

“No… I’m not in a position to be thanked in good conscience… ”

As I bowed my head with all the gratitude I had stored up until now, the owner of the tuning tower urged me to raise my head, not knowing what to do.

I raised my head with a small smile at the slightly different situation from before.

“Oh my, I thought my heart was going to burst… ”

The top musician of the tuning tower shook his head, putting his hand on his chest and sighing in relief.

“Honestly, I thought we’d start off by getting slapped the moment we met.”

[Please don’t look at me like I’m trash…]

“People’s emotions aren’t constant, right? When resentment builds up, people want to take it out on someone. ”

[oh…]

“Huh? Why?”

The top of the tuning tower tilted its head at me as I opened my mouth slightly.

[I didn’t expect to hear something so plausible]

“Are you looking at me like I’m a total idiot?!”

The tower of tuning shouted loudly.

[Hehehe]

[It’s a joke]

“Ugh… It’s because the previous years ruined our perception… “

As I shook my head from side to side, laughing, the owner of the tuning tower ground his teeth.

[Recognition?]

I thought back to the tower owners I had met earlier, Ariel and Sierra, and what they had said about the tower owner of tuning.

They have quite a lot to say.

But out of all of them, the most memorable part is…

[… Intermediate and upper level auxiliary organization?]

“Ahhhh! Why do you remember that!?”

[Eww]

Boom, boom! The tuning tower owner shouted as he slammed the table down. As he leaned back due to the unexpectedly violent reaction, the tuning tower owner shouted again.

“Nowadays, upper-middle class is like how high-class people used to be! These days, the standards are too high!”

The Tower of Tuning’s tightly clenched fist trembled.

“These days, they don’t know how great the pioneers were! What was there to learn in my time? There was magic, the development of strong body techniques, and research on unique abilities? In a time when everyone was banging their heads against the ground, someone like me would have been incredibly outstanding… ”

[Mid-to-high level hero?]

“Kkiyaaak… !”

The tower of tuning, clutching its head, screamed. It then leaned back further and moved away from the light.

“Even in this day and age, the upper-middle class is…! It’s not low-grade…! It’s much stronger now!”

[Of course, it’s been 100 years since I was born… Whew]

-Ugh

“Don’t tell me your age!”

The outstretched hand covered the mouth and the necklace of confession.

A desperate… no, blatant gaze met my eyes. Overwhelmed by it, I nodded and let go of my hand.

“Hoo, hoo… ”

The tower of harmony, pouring out words and holding its breath. Its ample chest grew and shrank repeatedly with its breathing.

[… Now that I think about it, I’ve heard that talking too much makes you a lot of enemies…]

“That’s absolutely ridiculous!”

[Hmm?]

“Don’t put question marks! Of course, it’s true that I’m a bit loose-lipped and talkative, but I’m not being rude.”

[Ugh…]

“Really! Honestly, Ariel and Sierra alone… And the one with a knife in her mouth instead of a tongue was Nelliel!”

[?]

Ariel and Sierra. Are you two having a hard time getting along?

That’s… honestly, I don’t know.

All I’ve ever heard from you two were gentle and kind words.

“That’s all just show-off. If you repeat the curse words they used, the bubble fish will faint?”

[Don’t insult them]

“This already has a good impression so it won’t go down… ”

I ignored the top master who was muttering in disbelief and continued thinking.

‘Neriel is… the owner of the Tower of Growth.’

A person I haven’t met yet.

To be exact… a person whose true intentions I don’t know yet.

I briefly recalled old memories.

Inside the pitch-black room, memories of looking at the bright monitor unfolded.

▶Agapanthus: “@The most idiot in the corner”

▶Agapanthus: Did you sleep well?

▶Me: Don’t swear

▶Agapanthus: Yes?

▶Agapanthus: Ah

▶Agapanthus: You still haven’t changed your nickname?

…

▶Me: Agapanthus

▶Me: This is too difficult

▶Me: (Savior 1st round completion log)

▶Agapanthus: You said it was a difficult game, right?

▶Agapanthus: The first step is always difficult.

▶Agapanthus: The more difficult it is, the greater the reward in the end.

…

▶Me: Ubebebeb

▶Me: I’m screwed

▶Me: (Savior 3rd round end log)

▶Me: (emoticon of a puppy lying on the floor)

▶Agapanthus: Still, it went out a lot more than last time!

▶Agapanthus: If we continue like this…

▶Agapanthus: (typing…)

▶Agapanthus:?

▶Agapanthus: A fire? A sea? A mountain?

▶Agapanthus: Why are all of those things in one body?

▶Me: I was trying to increase the output, but it burst out of my body.

▶Agapanthus: Yes?

…

▶Me: (Savior 7th round end log)

▶Me: (emoticon of a dog sitting with its back against the wall with a tired expression)

▶Me: The world is so cold

▶Kkotnim: I’m asking because I’m really curious.

▶Kkotnim: Why on earth are you going out there?

▶Kkotnim: Isn’t it a safe place where you can hold your baby in your arms and even breastfeed him to help him grow?

▶Kkotnim: Why are you crawling out into this cold world before you grow up?

▶Me: Something good might come out of the outside.

▶Kkotnim: (emoticon of a puppy raising its fist)

▶Me: Ugh

…

▶Me: (Savior 9th round end log)

▶Me: I died doing something bad.

▶Me: But I took revenge on Baek A-rin who killed me before

▶Kkotnim: What the fuck

▶Me:?

▶Me: Don’t swear…

…

Chorus! At that point, the memories I was unfolding stopped.

‘Kkotnim is a bit of a picky eater…’

I’m not sure yet… I won’t know until I meet him in person and get a definitive answer.

He shook his head with a strange expression.

-Tiring!

That was when.

The status window sounded an alarm.

The moment I tilted my head towards him, the tuning tower blinked. I observed that her gaze was directed somewhere other than me.

“Oh! It’s finally up… Gyaaak! Why did I get that thing again?!”

***

[Player Correction System: Favorability]

Lee Ha-yul → The Tower of Harmony(?)

●●●○○○○○○○(30/100)

“Intermediate to upper level” “Auxiliary organization” “Complex” “Confusing” “Questionable” “Uncommunicative” “Thankful” “Squeak”

▽Change▽

Lee Ha-yul → Gracia Tehulin

●●●●●○○○○○(30▷52/100)

“Tuning Tower Master” “Intermediate to Advanced” “Auxiliary Organization” “Gratitude” “A Lively Person” “Natural? Yeon” “Pun? Soo” “Talkative”

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