episode_0052

[Moved to the summer sea on the second floor of the tower.]

“Kyu! Wow!”

“Okay.. I’m sorry..”

As the floor changed, the size of Tesdo became smaller again.

Tesdo, who kept hitting the ball with his front paw, was so tired that he sagged on my shoulder.

“Uuuu..”

“Okay, I’m taking a break.”

After petting Tesdo for a while, I looked around and saw a sandy beach stretching out in front of me.

There are a few palm trees in the middle like an oasis.

It was a small island.

“.. What are you asking me to do?”

I can see every part of the island at a glance, but I have no idea what to do.

The only thing that seems promising is the palm tree in the middle?

As I walked on the sand, the palm tree seemed to be about 4 meters tall.

One of the coconuts was open, so I snapped my fingers.

Tap!

“It was good!”

The blade made of wind passed over the coconut and fell with a thud.

Coconut is not very delicious, but I still wanted to try it after a long time.

Old memories come to mind…

“Gulp, gulp.. Haaaa..! It’s not tasty either.”

As I looked at the remaining coconut after gulping down it, I felt a tickling sensation on my cheek.

When I wiped it with my hand, it turned out to be small water droplets.

“Oh really.. Tess also told me not to play around..”

I wiped the water running down my cheek for a moment.

I thought it was okay now…

I guess not yet.

“.. I miss you.. Mom.. I’m so sad..”

Due to more tears coming out.

Because my vision was blurring, I leaned against a palm tree and hugged my knees.

“Kuhhh.. this time.. it’s really the last time..”

Drawing the faces of my parents, who I can’t even remember anymore.

I wiped away the endlessly flowing tears.

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It looks like red paint was spilled on the blue sky.

A red sunset spread out.

After finishing today’s work, Haewa goes into bed.

When the moon is about to rise to take charge of the night on his behalf.

There I was, leaning against a palm tree and looking at the scene.

“Sniff.. How old are you.. If you cry like this..”

It had been a while since the tears had stopped, but my eyes were still red.

The actual time I came here was about one or two hours.

However, perhaps because it was inside the tower, or maybe it was just that, time blurred quickly.

It must be about two o’clock outside now.

“So.. what are you doing?..”

I’m not saying I cried for two hours, but nothing really happened.

There is no life around…a pond?

“Surely it’s not over there?”

When I approached the small pond and looked inside, the color was extremely dark.

“.. How deep is it..”

I snapped my fingers and dropped the rock into it, but there was no reaction.

“.. Should I evaporate it?”

The rocks that would have fallen down there were removed, and a fireball the size of a pond was summoned.

I didn’t know what might happen, so I picked up the fireball from a little distance away.

Cheeek!!!

With the sound of water evaporating.

“Huh?… Wait a minute..”

Coo coo coo coo!!

I thought something was coming up, but it wasn’t.

This… the island is shaking.

Wow!!!!

“Gooo!!!!”

“Aaaah!!!”

This was not an island.

It was just the back of a huge whale.

“Catch this??”

“Uuuu!!!”

Me and Tess holding on to my clothes tightly.

But can’t you fly?

CHUIEEEIC!!!!

Steam began to rise from where the pond was.

The reason it’s running wild is because of the fireball over there.

… what?

“.. If I just leave it like this, won’t it kill me?”

“Geuuung!!!”

The whale, which wriggled as if that was right, soon fell limp.

“.. I’m sorry..”

I heard that one of the most painful deaths is burning at the stake.

I put my hands together for a moment, closed my eyes, and then opened them.

[The summer sea on the second floor of the tower has been cleared.]

[Time consumed is 2 hours 26 minutes 56 seconds.]

[There are currently 3 people on the 3rd floor.]

[The third floor of the tower is autumn reading.]

[Would you like to go up to the third floor immediately?]

“.. Reading..”

I felt like I knew why Solar, Bea, and Agnes were still on the third floor.

Out of the three, two are good at action, but Agnes is smart.

“Let’s go first!”

[Move to Autumn Reading on the 3rd floor of the tower.]

My vision went white and then came back little by little.

No matter how you look at this place, it has brown wooden furniture and numerous books.

“It’s a library?”

[Moved to Autumn Reading on the 3rd floor of the tower.]

Considering that this message has arrived, it seems certain that this is the place.

“What is it..?”

First, I approached the bookshelf and looked at the books.

Everything was the same except for one thing: thickness, color, and texture of the paper.

“.. There are no titles at all..?”

I picked one of the many books on the shelf and opened it.

And I had no choice but to freeze.

I pointed there with trembling hands, but nothing changed.

“… Earth..?”

It clearly says so.

I read from there with eyes that kept losing focus.

[In the past, there existed a planet called Earth.]

[A time when there were no beings called this race ‘yet’.]

[So, when humans were the apex predators, our ‘ancestors’ made rapid progress, but from that day on, everything changed.]

[The ‘gate’ opened and the demons that came pouring out slaughtered our ‘ancestors’ and humans came to the brink of extinction.]

[At that time, a person named ‘Jeong Yong-ha’ appeared.]

[That person saved humans from extinction, but the environment was so destroyed.]

[When he could no longer live on Earth, he killed the evil spirit.]

[Their heart. After obtaining the wish stone, he created a land for us humans.]

[After being attacked by the gods, he fought alone to protect humans.]

[That is his end.]

Knock.. Struggle..

“.. What does this mean..?”

The last scene Eros showed me comes to mind again.

A world covered in gray and a sword stuck in the abdomen.

and..

The collapsed buildings on Earth.

Didn’t you come to this world?

What on earth…

“What is the truth!!!”

It feels like the world is watching me with a hidden camera.

There is no truth.

I can’t even tell if my memories are true or not.

And there was a book from a little while ago.

“.. Jeong Yong-ha..”

He called my name from the past.

[You have cleared Autumn Reading on the 3rd floor of the Tower.]

[Time spent is 10 minutes and 3 seconds.]

[Currently, there are three people remaining on the third floor.]

[The 4th floor of the tower is Christmas in winter.]

[Would you like to go up to the 4th floor immediately?]

Blue windows came to mind.

“.. No..”

[Please tell me when you want to go up.]

When the blue window disappeared, I picked up the book I had dropped.

I sat down at the table and started reading.

To find the truth.

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“… Is it out yet?”

“Okay.. it’s only a week..”

Six days have passed since the midterm exam started.

Agnes appeared on the first day, and Sola and Beatyrus appeared on the second day.

After spending the day on the third floor, they were surprised to see Agnes who arrived first.

I was surprised twice when I saw Berador, which had not yet arrived.

Naturally, I thought he would have arrived first, so I was worried that something might have been wrong.

“You don’t have to worry about it. You can never take off the magic stone and there is nothing wrong with it.”

“.. Okay.”

I visited several times, but Professor Jan just said that and sent me away.

However, after four days, the principal’s expression darkened a little and he asked Professor Jan, but the result was the same.

We weren’t the only ones climbing the tower.

We are the only ones who have succeeded…

“… Vera, I’m sure it’ll be okay..”

“Yes.. because everyone says so. It’ll be okay.”

“But.. why do I keep thinking of that time..”

The trauma that everyone here has except Sola and Freitas.

Just because Berador did it once, there is no guarantee that he won’t do it again.

It’s not life-threatening…

If so, wouldn’t it have no effect on the magic stone?

“Yes.. Yes..? What… is Cadet Berador doing now? Now… wait a minute… uh… huh? Yes.. I’m reading on the 3rd floor..?”

“Really?”

“Yes.. Yes.. I.. Really..”

“.. Thank you.”

“Hi.. Hihi.. Ah.. Goodbye..!”

Did Berador really not break through to the third floor?

Agnes is the only one here who has solved that layer properly.

Is it a founding myth or something?

Sola and I were looking for the thinnest book we could find and read it out loud by accident.

“There’s something Dor doesn’t know..”

“.. It’s strange that you know that..”

“Is that so..?”

“Hmm… Honestly, I think the same thing.”

“Ah~ I am strange to our Solar Hantae~”

“Ah.. no, that’s not it..”

And then.

Light came from outside.

It means that someone passed or was eliminated.

The five girls, who this time wanted to be Berador, looked outside.

And as if it lived up to everyone’s expectations.

Berador was there.

“It’s here!!”

“Quickly.. quickly..”

The five girls jumped out of the window like little girls.

I ran straight towards him.

“Bera!!”

“Bera!!”

“Dor!!”

“Master!!”

“Master!!”

“Uh.. Huh? Wow!”

He was suddenly surrounded by five girls and made stupid noises.

“Welcome Vera! I was waiting.”

“… Sorry.. I’m a little late..?”

After hesitating for a moment, Berador said he had something to ask his teacher, or principal, and everyone followed along.

“.. I will go in alone.”

“Then I’ll be at the cafe, so come quickly!”

“Uh.. I’ll be there soon.”

Berador, seeing the girls rushing in, opened the door to the principal’s room.

“Disciple! It’s okay… that book…”

Lin was happy to see Berador, but felt strange when she saw his hands.

A book that shouldn’t be here.

Berador asked, holding the book forward.

“Is the content here… true?”