Chapter 233. Individual Motion (2) (1/2)

「I heard you were Fenrir’s #1 fan.」

The reply came five minutes after I sent the message.

CaptainBritain: 「What do you mean?;; ㅋㅋ;;??;;」

I could tell how nervous she was from her text. I smiled and typed my reply.

「I heard from the Divine Archer. I’m sure you said it to get closer to her.」

I could imagine how it all went down.

Rachel likely couldn’t say anything to Jin Seyeon when they first met, only staring at her blankly out of admiration. Then, before they split, she finally worked up the courage to ask Jin Seyeon for her nickname, so she could add her as a friend. Despite not being able to say anything in person, Rachel undoubtedly sent long messages in text afterwards.

CaptainBritain: 「…You met Hero Jin Seyeon-nim?」

「Yes, she told me in person.」

It seemed to have been a great shock for her, as no message came from Rachel for a long time.

I called Spartan while I waited. There was a mission I needed him to do while I was back on Earth.

“Spartan.”

—Pururu.

“You can see the handsome guy I’m thinking of, right?”

I thought of Kim Suho in my mind. Silky brown hair, eyes as clear and deep as the ocean, and sharp and well-defined facial features. His appearance was simply overpowered.

“His name is Kim Suho. Keep an eye on him.”

—Pururu.

Spartan seemed reluctant but nodded his head nonetheless. Spartan seemed to have matured a bit as he was more obedient than before.

“Good boy…. Oh right.”

I went into the auction house just in case.

[Auction House]

Thanks to all the used items I sold, my auction house grade reached the highest tier (CaptainBritain was my #1 customer). However, I rarely bought items from the auction house in comparison. After all, I could simply craft them myself.

That said…

[Search: Transparent Cape]

[A total of two items have been found.]

‘Enchantment’ was something I couldn’t do. Adding a magical effect of my choice was difficult, and even if I succeeded, it would take too much time.

As such, I had to buy enchanted items.

[Lv.6 Transparent Cape]

[Current bid – 11,000TP]

[Buy immediately – 35,000TP]

[Time until auction ends – 3:13:23]

I clicked on ‘buy immediately’. Although it cost 35,000TP, I had more than enough money both inside and outside the Tower.

[You purchased Lv.6 Transparent Cape]

After buying the Transparent Cape, I cut it up to fit Spartan’s body. With my dexterity, it only took 10 minutes with a pair of scissors.

I then made Spartan wear the cute cape I cut up.

“If you’re in danger, escape immediately, okay?”

—Pururu.

“Good boy.”

Next, I glanced at my messenger. Seeing that Rachel had not replied yet, I looked up another item in the auction house.

[Search: Special Skill Acquisition Book – Enchant]

[A total of zero items have been found.]

“Geez, when is this going to appear?”

I couldn’t tell whether it was really rare or if people were buying it the moment it came up (it was probably a bit of both), but [Special Skill Acquisition Book – Enchant] still couldn’t be found in the auction house. It was the one thing I needed to perfectly complement my overgeared concept.

“…Should I try rolling more dice?”

I had a sudden thought. [Random Dice], the bonus skill I obtained from the black ticket, was now at level 6. Nowadays, I haven’t been expecting much from the dice I rolled daily. Now that I was at the latter half of the Tower, there really weren’t items I lacked.

“Well, it doesn’t hurt to try… Come on Enchant.”

I had nothing to lose by trying.

I took out four dice from my inventory and rolled them while only thinking about Enchant.

Perhaps because of Random Dice’s high level, all four dice did become skillbooks. Of course, the chance that Enchant was among them was incredibly low.

“…Huh?”

I tilted my head as I looked at one of the four skillbooks.

[Lv.3 Special Skill Acquisition Book – Four-colored Enchant]

“It worked?”

It was even ‘Four-colored’ Enchant, which sounded better than normal Enchant.

“…I really just had to roll my dice? Why am I so dumb?”

===

[Lv.3 Four-colored Enchant]

○1. Reinforced Magic Infusion – You can enchant magical effects more effectively.

○Lv.2 Four-colored Attributes – Of the attributes possessed by the skill’s user, up to four attributes can be freely infused into an item.

===

It was undoubtedly worth learning. I used the skillbook immediately.

At that moment, the train began to slow down.

—We are now arriving on the 26th floor. Get ready, everyone.

The captain’s voice rang out as I also received a message.

CaptainBritain: 「Let’s meet next week…」

For some reason, she seemed drained of energy.

**

[26F, True Demon Realm]

Kim Suho got off from the train. A thick fog and violet earth greeted him.

“…An unimaginable monster lurks here.”

There was a sign on the train station, which Kim Suho read out loud.

“Hey, are you going to keep climbing?”

Yi Yeonghan, who was next to him, asked with a trembling body.

“The Fermuns left, and even Chae Nayun went back home, so why are you so intent on climbing the Tower?”

The Fermuns said they had troubles with their family and left on the 24th floor saying that they would come back soon. They were likely fighting monsters in Italy at the moment.

“I have to keep going.”

“Why? It’s not like the Tower is going to disappear if you wait a little longer. It’s fine if you wait to get stronger.”

Yi Yeonghan seemed to be afraid of going any further.

“Well… it’s just that…”

However, without the slightest hint of hesitation, Kim Suho stared at the ‘Demon King’s Tower’ standing tall in the far distance.

“I think I have to climb it.”

Looking at the Demon King’s Tower, a strong urge rose in his head. It felt like the reason he came to Earth was inside it.

“But why?”

“I don’t know.”

“What’d you say?”

“Oi~”

At that moment, a familiar voice called out to Yi Yeonghan and Kim Suho. It was Aileen, the ‘Human Dragon’.

“You’re alone, right? Wanna come with us?”

“…Um, hello? Can’t you see I’m right here?”

Aileen’s eyes were fixed only on Kim Suho. Slightly offended, Yi Yeonghan pointed at himself.

Aileen spoke, “I see you, but for some reason, I didn’t think you would climb up any higher.”

“…No, I will.”

Yi Yeonghan grabbed Kim Suho’s arm. He wasn’t afraid of anything if he could be in Aileen’s party. Kim Suho snickered inwardly.

“I’m going with Suho. We’re a set.”

“…Well, sure. So, are you coming with us?”

Kim Suho was about to nod in agreement but paused when he saw Shin Jonghak standing next to Aileen glaring at him.

“Ah, he’s okay with it too.”

Aileen pointed at Shin Jonghak and shrugged. Just like she said, Shin Jonghak didn’t seem opposed to the idea. Yi Yeonghan was confused. Shin Jonghak was willing to form a party with Kim Suho? Did he get eaten by his doppelgänger?

“In that case, I’d love to.”

Kim Suho nodded, and a system alert immediately popped up.

[‘Aileen and the Kids’ invites you to the party.]

[Would you like to accept?]

Kim Suho clicked yes.

Just like that, Kim Suho, Jin Seyeon, Shin Jonghak, Aileen, Yi Yongha, and Yi Yeonghan became party members.

“Good choice. As I thought, you know what rope to grab. I heard you have a full light-attribute.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Kim Suho’s magic power was 100% light-attribute. Hearing this, Aileen laughed happily.

“Hehehe, I like it. Kid, have you thought about joining the Temple of Justice?”

“No, that’s….”

It was then.

Koong, koong, koong.

With oppressive footsteps, a man with a giant stature walked out of the train. Aileen’s head naturally turned towards him. Then, she furrowed her brows.

“…It’s him.”

Those two words carried many meanings.

Most Rankers were too scared to even touch this man. However, Aileen walked over to this steel-bodied giant, who was larger than most humans…

Soon, Cheok Jungyeong also noticed her bold steps.

“Oi.”

Aileen stood in front of the man who was at least 60cm taller than her.

“…What do you want?”

Cheok Jungyeong’s voice rang out deeply. Aileen found it hard to look up to him, so she lifted herself up with magic power. Standing on a fluffy cloud of magic power, she looked at Cheok Jungyeong at eye-level.

Cheok Jungyeong stared at Aileen dumbfoundedly.

“What, you want me to headbutt you? Your skull and brain are going to explode at the same time.”

“Shut it. Tell me where Black Lotus is.”

Cheok Jungyeong frowned.

“Black Lotus?”

“That’s right. Did you think I was interested in you?”

“…Why are you asking me about him?”

“Hah? Do you think I’m dumb? You two are in the same group! So hurry up and tell me before I use Spirit Speech.”

‘What an unreasonable woman… Did her brain stop maturing in exchange for Spirit Speech?’ Cheok Jungyeong sighed and thought inwardly.

“You’ll be able to meet him if you keep climbing the Tower.”

“What?”

Aileen, Jin Seyeon, Kim Suho, and the rest of the party members were all interested in what Cheok Jungyeong just said.

“Right, since he’s always watching you guys.”

“Us?”

“Is that a warning?”

Jin Seyeon interrupted.

Black Lotus was watching them? It didn’t seem like a bluff. With Black Lotus’ abilities, this meant that his arrows could strike their necks at any time.

“No, that guy… I don’t know why, but he wants you lot to clear the Tower.”

“…Pardon?”