“As I mentioned before, I have grown stronger by enduring countless trials. Throughout the process, the threat of death has come multiple times, but in the end, I survived.”
“Are other chosen ones also raccoons like you?”
“…There are raccoons too.”
Suddenly, the raccoon started to shorten its words.
I was about to ask more about it, but a multitude of messages appeared in front of me.
[The great Tower is watching you.]
[The great Tower is reading your climbing history.]
[The door to the 100th floor opens.]
The celestial door opens.
In the sky of the 99th floor, a magnificent giant door emerges, and through the gap, intangible light beams through.
The condition to conquer the 99th floor has already been met.
Even though the enemy has already been subdued, the door didn’t open, which felt a bit odd, and just now, the door finally opened.
Was it an issue that I sent them flying beyond the universe without killing them?
‘So, you have to completely leave the battlefield to be acknowledged.’
“Shall we go?”
“Ugh… unfortunately! Today is the last day.”
“We should go. Our purpose has been fulfilled.”
Leo, the raccoon, and I looked at each other and glanced upward at the same time.
And the light guided us to the 100th floor.
[Oh]
[100th Floor!]
[Is it finally coming to an end?]
[Yena will also come…]
■
The 100th floor of the tower.
Considering the length of the dungeon, I thought there would be something special, but unexpectedly, the 100th floor looked quite plain.
A small throne located in a massive cavern, with the floors offering a view of the cosmic nebula.
Surrounding the throne, numerous colored rabbits were quietly watching us, and there was quite a heavy energy felt from above.
[One Who Opens Their Eyes is watching you.]
‘Bonchobul.’
An existence standing on equal footing with the Master of the Tower.
Its power was relatively high among intermediates, but its ‘rank’ itself was on par with the Kraken and Ertarn.
I could win if I fought, but it would take considerable effort.
‘The Master of the Tower isn’t to be underestimated either.’
Of course, unless it was a true celestial or a demon, I didn’t think I would lose.
[Rabbit, rabbit]
[Is that the master?]
[Seems like killing it ends everything?]
[Oh oh]
[Isn’t that also fake?]
“Are you the Master of the Tower?”
“…As expected, it was just as I predicted.”
“Excuse me?”
As I tilted my head, the Master of the Tower let out a hollow laugh and leaned back in the throne.
Then, they glanced over to the raccoon with a sidelong look.
“Congratulations, clan of the Huangcheng. The fact that you came with the messenger of God means that you must have become the ultimate victor.”
“Doesn’t the fact that the God came with His Lion mean that you have become the final victor?”
“?”
“I wonder if the Many-Moons Tribe will be safe. I hope they’re all okay…”
What in the world does that mean?
With that feeling, I turned my head, and the Raccoon, arms crossed, spoke calmly.
“…You don’t have to worry. Most of the ‘chosen’ are selected on a tribal basis.”
In the end, it seems the one who became the Administrator of Deoen is the Raccoon Tribe.
It appears that the ‘Administrator’ position is selected from numerous tribes.
They probably give Trials to talented individuals among the races to select the most outstanding tribe… isn’t that the approach?
“I have only one question. O Lion of God.”
“I’m not a lion.”
[Then are you a tiger?]
[Rai-onn lol]
[Ah lol, just a human]
“What happened to the future of the Many-Moons Tribe? You must know, being the Lion of God.”
“I’m telling you, I’m not a lion.”
“Then an Agent.”
“…Well, they’re all fine.”
Except for the fact that the Master of the Growth’s Altar has changed to Immensus, everyone else looked like ordinary rabbits.
I didn’t sense anything particularly strange or different about their souls.
The Master of the Tower nodded upon hearing my words.
He looked very gloomy, yet somehow relieved at the same time.
“…I suppose I have to do what needs to be done.”
The rabbit’s hand moved.
Then, the countless celestial spheres located on the floor twinkled, and a tremendous amount of World Power gathered in this 100th Floor.
Just by looking at it, it was an enormous number enough to manipulate all the celestial spheres.
“Challengers! Since you have all ascended this Tower of Growth, you rightfully deserve a Reward.”
Zhuang—
[The Great Tower grants a reward to the great Challenger.]
“What you desire, earn it for yourself!”
[Choose your Reward.]
“What kind of Reward are we supposed to choose?”
“……”
“Excuse me?”
The Master of the Tower kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
Even when I swung the Hammer over his shoulder, he didn’t flinch.
He didn’t budge at all, even when I brought the Hammer right up to his face.
“Well.”
[LOL]
[Isn’t that Lily?]
[Look at how she’s swinging just because he isn’t moving]
[Lily is violent lol]
[In the end, are all the Raccoons just the same?]
[The Raccoon had such a strong demeanor but is nothing special lol]
[Let’s make him talk]
I retrieved the Hammer and turned around.
The two Returning Ones were already skillfully selecting the ‘reward’ that the Tower mentioned.
“What are you doing, Lord Leo?”
“I asked for enlightenment on multi-descension, but it got denied. So I’m just taking Zeus with me.”
“Is that even possible?”
Even reaching the 100th Floor of the Tower, can one seriously take a God-level celestial sphere with them?
Can you really take the rank with you?
As I looked at the raccoon with a questioning gaze, he nodded his head as if he had already made his choice.
“The reward from the tower is to select a value that’s justifiable within one’s ‘story.’ For an ordinary challenger, it would certainly be impossible, but since I already have Leo, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
As long as the story makes sense, nothing is impossible.
“But it won’t be perfect. The only reason I can bind Zeus is that he’s a ‘spiritual body.’ I can never take the true form of a god like him.”
“Ah, that’s fine. I’m planning to ‘spiritualize’ Zeus anyway.”
“…Spiritualize?”
“Yes. I’ll make him like a spirit with no body and send him out, and he agreed to it!”
[The Master of Lightning goes into a frenzy, wondering what kind of nonsense this is.]
[The Master of Lightning says he’ll give half of Olympus.]
[The Master of Lightning starts stomping his feet and sparkling.]
“Whoa now, let’s not get out of control.”
[The Master of Lightning shuts his mouth.]
[The Master of Lightning glares fiercely at the Master of the Tower.]
[The great Tower falls silent.]
[LOL]
[Success in capturing Lightning Man]
[Ah haha, Leo says he’ll make a spirit]
[Specialty of the Spirit Mage: Turns non-spirits into spirits]
[You’re kidding…]
[Wait, didn’t you say you’d let him go?]
[Info: Spirits are essentially genderless beings and cannot reproduce. So Zeus is…]
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Zeus is a eunuch!!!]
[That’s wicked, that’s wicked]
Leo is ecstatic while Zeus is despondent.
I was originally planning to let him go, but since Zeus was trying to forcibly take over Leo’s body, he must pay the price.
In fact, this might be better for Zeus.
Ultimately, this Tower of Growth is a world that keeps getting ‘deleted’ for the reincarnators.
Since being here would inevitably lead to disappearance, it might not be a bad outcome for the survival-oriented Zeus.
“What did you receive?”
“I always receive the same thing. With this, our clan can thrive even more.”
In the hand of the Raccoon’s Hand was something that looked like a blue crystal.
The raccoon swallowed the blue crystal, and the blue ring hovering above its head shimmered and released even more immense power.
‘Now it’s a complete upper-tier, demon-level.’
With this level of power, it could stand its ground against a fully powered Lasty and even surpass the Kraken.
‘…It’s stronger than I expected.’
If the raccoon is this strong now, how much stronger will it be in the distant future?
It seems like it would be best to save ‘Golden Sky,’ where the clan of Huangcheong is located, for last among the New Continent.
[Please select a reward.]
“A reward, huh… Hmm.”
“So, you say…”
“First of all, I don’t really need strength or power.”
“I’ve already taken care of Gapwoo with my abilities, and Wukong has decided to live his life, so there’s no real reason to bring him along.”
“Strength is already overflowing, and the equipment can’t measure up to Kraken’s Spear or the Masterpiece series, so it doesn’t hold much meaning.”
“What should I receive?”
[Experience Points?]
[Money、money、money、money！]
[What about receiving a Celestial? Haha]
[Information? Let’s get some New Continent info.]
[Please help Yena reach the 100th Floor! Let’s go, go, go, go!]
[Let’s give Yena-land! Haha]
[Let’s take Wukong along.]
[Honestly, getting experience points sounds like the safest choice.]
I could ask about information.
The origin of the Tower and the identity of its creator, which Tathagata longed for so much.
I was also curious, but I’d heard a certain amount from the Raccoon, and I had a feeling that even if I asked, I wouldn’t get a proper answer.
Ultimately, the Tower Master of the Many-Moons Tribe and Bonchobul were both beings swayed by the Agent.
They probably wouldn’t have given an answer either.
“Basic experience points… Can you help Miss Yena rise without me?”
“…Helping her, you say?”
The Master of the Tower, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.
“It’s simple.”
“Make sure that Miss Yena can rise solely with ‘her own power’ without any contracts from other Celestials. Oh, and please make the difficulty a bit harder.”
It would be a somewhat treacherous path, but if that happens, Yena would certainly be able to reach 121.
Yena’s pain is… an unavoidable necessary evil, I suppose.
I wept, lamenting that I had no choice but to put Yena in such a situation.
[Hahaha]
[Sniff, sniff]
[Lily is so nice!]
[Yena-land is dying, Lily…]
[Truly evil, extremely evil.]
[Yena is cursing up a storm!]
[Breaking news: Yena is about to charge in!]
[Hahaha]
[Crazy girl.]
[But where is she charging in?]
[??]
The Master of the Tower looked at me with a truly remarkable expression.
“You truly care for that woman. Understood.”
[The great Tower acknowledges your reward.]
[This reward will be established as an absolute ‘law’ by the World Power flowing through the Tower.]
[From now on, challengers will find their paths filled with thorny roads ahead of Yena.]
[However, that road will be greater than anyone else’s.]
“By the way, this message will be distributed throughout the entire Tower.”
“Sounds great.”
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