episode_0349

75th floor of Infinity Tower.

‘Are we finished?’

Yoru, dressed in a maid uniform, raised her head, dangling her blood-soaked sword.

A bloody space that looks dangerous at first glance. At its center are two green circles with a diameter of 2 meters.

‘Obviously, I told you to come into the green garden.’

Yoru looked at the green light shining under his feet and looked back on his memories.

-You must be inside the ‘green’ circle within the time limit to proceed to the next floor.

Although the supervisor only spoke once, Yoru was miraculously able to remember his words.

I wonder if it’s such a big deal that I can barely remember a single word, but when I think of the chaos that occurred just a moment ago, I naturally nod my head.

That’s because the total number of participants on the 76th floor is 1,200.

On the other hand, at the end of the test, there are six people in the green circle, excluding Yoru.

Seeing their two eyes open and alert, I thought they would be completely defeated, but they are also strong people who have risen to the 76th floor. Those people formed an alliance and guarded against Yoru, so no matter how strong Yoru was, it had no meaning beyond wasting strength.

‘What happened to my sister?’

Yoru looked around with narrowed eyes. Beyond the numerous eliminated candidates, a woman can be seen standing firmly.

Siriel Prien. As expected, she, like Yoru, was standing in the green circle. The only difference was that no one could enter the green circle where she was standing.

beep———–

[The 75th floor exam will end. Participation numbers 34, 575, 711, 1, 2, 1027, 1189 passed. The rest are eliminated.]

[Notice once again. The 75th floor exam will end. Participation number 711, 1, 2…]

As soon as the announcement that echoed throughout the space ended, a sound came from the ceiling! The stairs started coming down.

The five who were wary of Yoru jumped up and headed to the next floor before the stairs even came down. Yoru was tempted to spit at that ugly sight, but Yoru barely resisted the impulse.

“Good job.”

“…Yes, sister.”

My head slowly turns as I hear a heavy voice coming from behind me.

Still, after living together in the same house for several years, I wonder if there is such a cold rift between us.

It wasn’t this cold to begin with. Since entering the Infinite Tower, Siriel’s nerves have become sharper.

Siriel’s older sister’s husband, Elise’s father, Yoru’s father-in-law, and Master Bamil’s disappearance.

If you want to know his whereabouts, you have to clear this cumbersome test 25 times in the future. Yoru could guess how frustrated Siriel was feeling.

“Thank you for your hard work, sister.”

“What. It’s like this.”

“But you really kept your word that you wouldn’t send a single person up.”

When hearing the explanation about the tower on the first floor, Siriel spoke to Yoru as if she had made a promise.

Those promoted from the current floor can become competitors on the next floor.

So, Siriel eliminated everyone competing with her from the 70th to the 75th floor.

It was the same just now.

He arrogantly walked among those who were looking for an opportunity and took a seat in the circle.

Due to the nature of the test, you have to stay within a narrow circle until the end of the test to pass. They did so even though they could be targeted first.

“I know that it is really difficult to keep what you say. I tried really hard to catch up with my sister. Why did we end up leaving only five people?”

Yoru saw the beginning of the process. Although she was busy taking exams, she clearly remembered how captivating people were with her noble appearance.

“Heh. It’s like this.”

Siriel’s face softened slightly at the continuous praise. Yoru smiled broadly as he looked at that.

Yoru hoped that Siriel could relieve some of the burden on her mind. Since Siriel was the one who took special care of Yoru in the mansion, Yoru felt great gratitude towards her.

[Participant numbers 1 and 2. Why don’t you go up?]

“…Let’s go now.”

Siriel cleared her throat and stepped onto the stairs to the 77th floor.

*

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the tower, Seira was facing Lucia, who was out of breath.

“What? Siriel came to the tower?”

“Fuck you! What should I do?”

“Try to calm down first!”

Seira calmed down Lucia, who was stomping her feet.

But at the same time, her heart was pounding and sweat began to ooze from her hands and feet.

Well, no matter how harsh Siriel is, I recognize that this reaction is excessive. Seira is a self-proclaimed archmage, and Lucia is the world’s best swordsman. By combining their powers, no matter how angry Siriel was, they could create an opportunity to appease him.

‘Why did Siriel come? The magic was perfect.’

The same goes for writing a false letter pretending to be a poet.

Strictly speaking, wasn’t that all done for the good?

White lies.

Although he deceived Siriel, it was all for Siriel’s benefit. I expect she would have given birth to a child by now. Siriel needs to focus on raising her children.

In such a situation, neither Seira nor Lucia were confident what would happen if they passed along the letter saying that Siron had suddenly disappeared.

“What floor is Siriel now?”

“Aisha said it started from the 70th floor, so it was the 70th floor… no. It took me a while to get up here, so it might be higher than that…”

“Still, it will take some more time to get up here.”

Seira breathed a sigh of relief at Lucia’s answer.

It took Seira several months just to climb the tower, starting from the 77th floor. It is obvious that it will take longer than that for Siriel, who started from the 70th floor, to get here.

“Furthermore, we came up abnormally quickly. There was the kid’s prophecy and Aisha’s help.”

“Yeah, right?”

A few hundred years ago. It was overwhelmingly faster with Shiron than when Seira climbed the Infinite Tower. So there must be at least a few months left until Siriel arrives.

And since each floor’s exams were held at different intervals, there was a high possibility that Siriel would arrive later than expected.

“First of all, what we have to do is create an alibi. It’s best for the kid to return right now, but there’s a good chance he won’t.”

“…Yes.”

Lucia nodded with a stern face.

The heads of Seira, an archmage, and Lucia, a proud graduate of the Imperial Academy, came together.

*

Yuri Yuri, the manager on the 77th floor, looked around the exam room with bewildered eyes.

An overly wide auditorium. There were a few times when the downstairs supervisor got in trouble and discouraged climbers, but this time I didn’t hear anything like that. She couldn’t help but tilt her head enthusiastically.

Oh, the auditorium wasn’t empty at all.

After slanting gazes, two figures were caught.

A silver swordsman and a black-haired maid sat in the front row of the exam room. Yuri Yuri paid attention to the smell of blood coming from them.

‘What is this, you bastards?’

Sometimes there were guys like this. Dangerous guys who commit murder in the tower, leaving the smell of blood all over their bodies.

But it usually didn’t end well.

It is completely illegal to commit murder in any space other than the examination room. Yuri Yuri knows that the Demon King, who arbitrarily calls himself the king of the tower, sends a vigilante group to capture him as an example.

‘But why can I be here? Did they kill the vigilante too?’

“Hey. When does it start?”

Yoru raised his hand towards the tilting fairy.

“It looks like everyone is here. Can’t we start quickly? We’re busy.”

Yuri Yuri chuckled at that boldness.

“I’m sorry, but this exam has to be cancelled. Please come next time.”

“…Yes?”

“No! What bullshit!”

Siriel’s eyes widened and she jumped up, throwing away the Katyusha Yoru wore on her head.

Then, ignoring Siriel’s orders to remain calm, he walked forward and grabbed Yuriyuri’s body.

“Didn’t you hear what I just said?! We have to go up quickly!”

“That’s none of my business, right? As the test proctor, what does it matter if I quit the test?”

The fairy didn’t care at all even when her life was threatened. The moment when Yoru’s hand was about to tighten at that sight. Siriel quickly walked over and grabbed her wrist.

“Stop it. You can’t cause unnecessary trouble here.”

“…”

“Director. It was said that the rules of the tower stated that the set exam date could not be missed. Am I mistaken?”

“No. I understand it correctly, right?”

Yuri Yuri giggled even though she was crying.

“But that is a rule set by the devil, not the owner of the tower anyway. As a supervisor, I have no reason to follow suit.”

“Then…”

“Oh, of course, that doesn’t mean I won’t let you go.”

“What is it?”

“Because there is a possibility that you are murderers.”

Yuri Yuri gave an indifferent answer to Yoru’s life-threatening question.

“I like funny people, but I want to avoid doing things that disturb the tower as much as possible. If you want to take the test, we will do so after the vigilante investigation is over.”

“…”

“But can you guys do that? With the smell of blood wafting like this. I don’t know how you can walk around so shamelessly!”

Cough!

Yuri Yuri sneered fiercely. It was a vigilante group and the tower’s rules were none of her business, but she couldn’t pass up the opportunity for something interesting to happen again after a year.

Yuri Yuri pressed the report button on the podium and happily watched the two in confusion.

…There was a time like that.

“I’m sorry!”

Yuri Yuri bowed her head and apologized to Siriel.

After about an hour of investigation, there were no problems with the two.

Who would have thought that all climbers from the 70th to the 77th floor were eliminated, leaving the number of challengers completely dry.

“Oh my gosh, Director. What number is this already? If you keep doing this, we’ll be in trouble too.”

“Thank you for your hard work today. Please look carefully.”

Yuri Yuri was in trouble as she repeatedly bowed her head to the sheep-headed demon.

But, that was only for a moment.

“Okay, then, let’s start the test! Voila! See that rock! If you pull out the sword stuck there or lift the rock, you will pass!”

“…Oh.”

The fairy’s handling was very skillful, as this had happened more than once.

Yoru suppressed the urge to feed the cheeky fairy’s head some honey chestnuts and climbed up onto the podium.