episode_0007

I had a dream.

It was a very sweet dream.

It was a dream I didn’t want to wake up from, knowing that I would forget it shortly after waking up like any other dream.

“Did you sleep well?”

‘Ah.. it’s a dream..’

A man lying across from me on the bed and smiling at me.

So, it was something that came out without me knowing.

“I love you.”

*

“?”

I just received a confession from someone of the opposite sex. The problem is that she is a younger sister.

“?”

First of all, I need to explain why I am lying next to her right now.

When I came home after buying pudding last night, I found Suyeon already asleep, sitting on the floor.

The floor was moist from how much she cried, and tear marks remained on her cheeks.

‘Even as I get older, I’m still a crybaby’

The girl who cried often as a child was a girl who cried a lot even as an adult.

I put her on the bed so she wouldn’t catch a cold and covered her with a blanket. I was also tired from today, so I went back to my room and tried to sleep.

There was a lot to do when I woke up in the morning.

How to act in a world where towers of broken windows and broken home appliances appear.

Now that I think about it, how did I get into the tower?

It is said in the internet community that if you press the [Enter 0th floor] button, you will be taken to the tower.

‘No matter how much I think about it, I’ve never pressed the 0th floor entry button?’

Just in case, I opened the system app, looked around at the skill button, and pressed it.

[Skill: Chivalry (Designated person: Jeong Soo-yeon / Once designated, the person cannot be changed.)]

How to use: You can use it by saying the skill name and the designated person at the same time.

Whenever and wherever you activate a skill, you will move near the person in question.

‘ah!’

Looking back, I realized that in front of Suyeon’s visit, I called Skill and Suyeon’s names in succession without realizing it.

I felt proud that I had discovered a very big secret, and at the same time, I closed my eyes to the fear that was attacking me.

Morning has come even in a world that seemed like it would be destroyed.

Along with serious concerns such as whether I should go to work today, I unconsciously learned how to use the skills I had learned just before going to sleep.

“Chivalry, Suyeon Jeong.”

Then, before my eyes, I saw Suyeon sleeping.

‘mom?’

I made a mistake.

Now that I knew how to move near Suyeon by using the skill, it wasn’t bad, but it was a situation that could be misunderstood by anyone, so I quickly got up and tried to go back to the room, but…

Suyeon slowly opened her eyes at the sound of my rustling, and the words came out naturally in an attempt to somehow get over this situation naturally.

“Did you sleep well?”.

“I love you.”

“?”

“?”

“??”

So there was silence between us.

I didn’t know what expression to make, so I just smiled, and her face turned red.

How should I react in this case?

When I wasn’t sure how to react, whether it was unfortunate or fortunate, the first person to react was Su-yeon, who had a cold expression on her face.

” And now you’re attacking your younger brother too?”

“There is a very big reason here, will you listen to it?”

“Get out.”

I was relentlessly told to leave, but I decided to obey her.

“Get out of the house.”

I can’t bear to criticize this.

“Let’s talk.”

“What conversation?”

“About what happened in the tower yesterday.”

“I don’t have anything to say?”

“…”

“You’re not going to leave the house, right? Then I’ll go out.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she jumped up from the bed and walked out, past me.

I was embarrassed.

I don’t know what I did so wrong, and I don’t know why she hates me so much.

“I think you misunderstood something, Suyeon. Just talk to me for 5 minutes.”

“What if you don’t like it?”

Words don’t make sense.

I don’t know how to hold on to her when she doesn’t even show any intention of having a conversation.

Before she knew it, she was about to open the front door and leave.

‘You’re just going to leave like this…?’

I felt like if I didn’t catch her now, I would never see her again.

“Okay.”

The answer that came out of nowhere made her stop in place.

“I’ll go out.”

“Good.”

Don’t even worry about it at all.

As if I had become a completely different person, as if I had become someone other than my family.

I trudge past her and head out.

Before leaving the house and closing the door,

“If I call you, please answer.”

“I don’t like it.”

“I won’t wait too long.”

“I’m busy starting today.”

“5 minutes.”

“What?”

“Don’t you need to know whether you are dead or alive for just 5 minutes, no more, no less, just 5 minutes a day of your time, just for my sake?”

“5 minutes.. Okay.”

So the door closes.

I thought quietly as I looked through the coldly closed door.

Why on earth are you crying?

*

I quietly look at the closed door.

‘done.’

It turned out just like I first thought.

Now my brother will be safe at least until we conquer the 7th floor of the tower.

Among the episodes in which he returned several times, there were many instances in which my brother had no choice but to leave the house at my request.

At that time, my brother found a room near the company he worked at and lived there as usual.

‘This place… is too dangerous.’

Now most of the area, including this apartment, will be turned into a military area.

The government will try to protect the safety of citizens by evacuating citizens around the tower to other places and creating a military perimeter surrounding the tower.

‘Still, it’s up to the third floor.’

Modern technology worked well up to the monsters on the 3rd floor, but not from the 4th floor onwards.

‘Well, at that point, the guild will step in and directly manage the safety around the tower.’

From what I remember, there were several attack teams attacking the tower.

‘Park Hye-rin..’

Of course, among the strategy teams targeting the top, the team Hye-rin Park belongs to has always shown excellent results.

But this time is different.

I can’t go back anymore.

This means that even if you make a mistake and the world is destroyed, you cannot turn back time and create new opportunities.

Still, it didn’t matter.

‘Just because I can’t return.’

The regressor’s memories had not disappeared either.

“Guild, shall we make one?”

The 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th rounds were the rounds in which I created a guild.

And my guild has never missed the top spot in the world.

That’s all.

This time, you just need to create the most perfect guild across all rounds.

My brother didn’t necessarily go into the dangerous tower, so I wanted him to forget about me and live happily for himself in a safe place.

*

There were many issues such as the world being destroyed or something, and some people carrying unidentified abilities or weapons, but humans are creatures of adaptation, so they have already adapted and live their lives again.

Students going to school and office workers going to work.

In the 21st century, just having one tower does not paralyze all systems.

News and Internet articles all day told people to go about their daily lives as usual to reduce confusion, and people were adapting in their own way without much confusion.

When I went to work, only one person out of five was there.

“All employees!”

The person who called me in a welcoming voice was the assistant manager.

“Yes?”

“I’m glad Cheonhwi is okay.”

“Yes? Are you hurt, assistant manager?”

“Oh my, are you worried? I’m fine, but the manager passed away.”

“?”

“I knew I looked at other people’s butts every day, but I don’t know if I felt relieved or something like that when I died like this.”

“What about other people?”

“I’m not sure about the manager, but the deputy manager is quitting.”

“What should we do now?”

“In fact, it is a company that you would never know if it disappeared at any time, but that is what happened now.”

“Ah..”

“Did Cheonhwi sell an item?”

“What does that mean?”

“Oh, I guess you don’t know? Items are currently being sold at various online auction houses and second-hand markets.”

I listened carefully to the assistant manager who told me new information that I did not know.

Everyone received the rewards given by the system.

Whether it’s a skill or an item,

However, that does not mean that everyone attacks the tower with that item.

Some chose to live normally, some were too weak to fight, and some sold the items they had because they were desperate for money.

“Now that I think about it, why did you come to work, assistant manager?”

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Yes?”

There was greed in the assistant manager’s eyes.

“Would you like to make money with me? Jeon Cheon-hwi ranked 3rd in the 0th floor strategy ranking!”

“Ah?”

My head was so full of things related to my sister that I couldn’t answer the questions I should have answered.

“The world will change in the future. Those who enter the tower will be able to make a lot of money.”

When I think about it, the assistant manager has always guessed which coin would rise or which stock would rise or fall.

“When I entered the 0th floor, there were nothing but goblin corpses, so what did we do to get in 3rd place~ I was curious about that.”

“Well, that’s Assistant Manager.. I’m also good at it..”

“Call me sister.”

“Yes?”

“I’m not an assistant manager anymore. Since we are on equal footing, feel free to call me sister and say it comfortably too. Now.”

“Sister?”

“Right, good. If you are this king, give me a name.”

“Seolhee’s older sister..?”

“Hmm.. the sound is good.”

The current situation of calling her sister along with her name was quite awkward, but the assistant manager also turned his head and hummed to hide his red face, probably because it was his first time doing something like this with me.

‘cute.’

I had that thought without realizing it.

I felt excited without knowing that I was getting to know a different side of the assistant manager who I always thought would be perfect.

Maybe it was because I had someone in front of me telling me that I was needed after being told for two days that my sister didn’t need me anymore, but I felt excited for the assistant manager without even realizing it.

It’s been almost two years since I’ve seen the assistant manager, but it felt like this was the first time I got to see her in detail.

A person who always moves toward the goal he or she has set with clear eyes.

A person who always handles his/her tasks neatly and well.

A person who has a good sense of guessing the stocks that will rise in stocks and coins, which is like a gambling table.

Even pretty there.

For the first time since I became an adult, I was always obsessed with making money.

I started looking forward to someone.

“Shall we make a plan first? We’re the only ones in the office, so let’s make a plan here.”

“Yes!”

“Shall we make a plan for lunch and then plan the rest while talking on the phone at home? I think it would be difficult to make all the plans for the future in one day.”

“Uh, that’s about it.. No, Seolhee noona.”

“Huh?”

“Could you please let me sleep at my sister’s house for just one day?”

I don’t know why my sister’s face looked redder than before when she heard my story.