Chapter 107
I looked at the woman sealed in the crystal.
Power is exercised and information comes to mind.
[Penny Juster-NPC]
-Princess of the Golden Empire Gretfron
-Dead.
is dead There was not a single wound, but her soul was trapped in a soul stone. It was hard to see him alive.
Had Alios been protecting that person all this time?
– Woo woo woo woo!
When the crystal and the soul stone met, an intense wave spread.
Soul and body recognizing each other and resonating.
Then, mysterious energy flows from the soul stone.
Energy that permeates into the crystal after wandering as if looking for a direction.
Is that Penny’s soul?
-The
soul stone, from which the soul escaped, becomes transparent and then loses its power and shatters.
On the other hand, the crystal had a faint light.
wriggling
Penny Juster’s fingers twitched.
“All right! Penny is alive!”
Alios embraced the crystal excitedly.
I scratched my head from a reasonable distance back.
Because now didn’t seem like the right time for me to intervene.
Even NPCs have their own circumstances.
In fact, it was the first time I saw a dead NPC. Let’s go out for a while.
“To the ark.”
Deok-chun tapped my shoulder and left the room quietly so as not to disturb me.
ruler. now what
I came out, but there is nothing to do.
I scratched my chin and looked down the hallway.
“Shall we take a look at the mansion?”
Decided to walk around some more.
do you know Are there any items you like?
I gave you the soul stone, so you can bring a present or something.
I moved my steps with the mind of finding the treasure.
You might ask if it’s not wrong to search the room without the owner’s permission.
“What do you do when you fight for each other’s lives?”
Unfortunately, the relationship between Alios and I was not common sense.
exactly 3 hours later.
I sat on the sofa in the mansion’s reception room and had a drink.
The size of the mansion itself was not very large, so it was not difficult to look around.
A three-story building at most. It was long on the side compared to its height, but it didn’t take long to examine it carefully.
I searched all the way to the basement.
“I have something useful.”
“That’s it.”
I was able to find one that was shabby but performed well.
[Resister’s Last Boots (A)]
-Shoes worn by Alios Perno, a great prisoner of the Golden Empire
-Allows you to move even in extreme situations.
A grade A item.
It looks like chewed and spit leather, but the grade is amazing.
The size is just right too. In the meantime, I was wearing the same shoes I had on when I entered the tower.
It was on the verge of being torn apart due to frequent battles and wandering around rough terrain, but I’ll take this opportunity to change it.
I smiled heartily at the options.
I really like the option of being able to move around in extreme conditions.
“It’s not a skill attached, it’s an item with a will.”
Not all options depend on the skill type.
Isn’t there such a thing in the fall line set I use right now?
The properties of each part are expressed.
The same goes for the sword that broke the boundary. The sentence that the boundary can be broken is optional.
“It’s a very precious thing, but I got quite a lot from doing it.”
In fact, these are classified as artifacts.
Like a brooch of bubbling power, a heavy bracelet.
In normal cases, artifacts have no options other than effects.
But this.
[Resister’s last boot (A)]
– Strength +19
– Agility +23
– Stamina +49
– Defense +74
Great stats attached.
A lot of good things depend on the subject of shoes.
Hopefully, I will make good use of it.
When I put it on, it seemed to fit well. Hmmm.
-The
door opened when the drink was empty.
Alios is coming in.
“I was here.”
“Are you done?”
Alios grins at my question.
“Thanks to. The soul and body are separated for a long time, so it won’t happen right away, but it will open sooner or later.”
“Good. Oh, do I wear these shoes?”
“do whatever you want. Because I don’t even use it anyway.”
The guy waving his hand as if he wasn’t interested. It’s cool, but yes.
I stared at the guy sitting on the sofa across from me.
Now I see, I’m not even wearing shoes. The clothes are also worn out.
The only thing that was fine was the sword he was holding?
It is obvious that the hair was roughly cut.
bum. Or the appearance of a criminal.
I leaned back on the sofa and spoke. I had a question from before.
“Because I have the ability to read other people’s information? You are a prisoner of the empire. The person who was sealed in the crystal was the princess. Isn’t the combination strange?”
He even created an S-class suppression artifact in order to receive the title of a great prisoner from the Empire and redeem him.
The shoes I’m wearing right now have the word “opponent” attached to them.
No matter how you think about it, it seems that the relationship with the empire is not good.
“Nothing. In a way, it is a common story.”
“Are you a wife?”
why isn’t there The love between a prisoner and a princess. something like that
Alios cleared his throat at my words and shook his head.
“I never got married.”
“Aha, you’re my fiancée.”
“We haven’t even gotten engaged yet.”
I nodded.
A combination of a prisoner and a princess.
Getting engaged is hard, but it is.
“It was a lover.”
“Actually, I’m still in love.”
“…hmm?”
What are you saying, child?
“Kuhm! True feelings will be conveyed someday. If you think about it, you can say that you are in the beginning stage of dating!”
“Isn’t that usually called unrequited love?”
“…shut up.”
After receiving the facts, Alios was silent for a while.
* * *
I was able to hear a lot from him while I was sleeping at Alios’ mansion for the night.
First of all, the relationship between Alios and the princess was nothing.
Are you just following one-sidedly?
It is said that the reason why Alios, who became a threat to the empire after repeating battle after battle drunk with a sword, was captured by the imperial army was because he admired the princess.
The reason for building the mansion on the snowy mountain was simple. They say that the crystals are maintained by gathering the coldness of this place.
Even if you search for the soul, it is meaningless if the body rots.
Actually, I’m not really interested in this. If it’s someone else’s love story, you just have to take care of it.
One thing I’m interested in.
“Heir.”
“You may not be aware of it, but being an heir is a great opportunity.”
Alios and I came out of the mansion.
An empty lot at the top of a snowy mountain.
A cold wind blew, but no one complained.
“NPCs can choose their successors only once.”
“To you, am I the target?”
“yes.”
“Shouldn’t we be more careful if we had a chance?”
“Penny is more important to me.”
ah. Is it the greatness of unrequited love?
He shook his head reluctantly.
“I didn’t choose you without thinking. many deaths. Even so, the courage to attack is not something that anyone can have.”
Dying is a traumatic experience in itself.
In fact, those who died in the tower often had deep trauma.
Especially for those who were summoned to the tower without proper preparation.
“It is clumsy and has no technique. But it’s not bad to use what you have.”
Alios, who stopped talking for a moment, took a step closer.
There was no usual awkwardness. I too was nervous and looked at him.
“NPCs belong to the Tower. It costs a lot to live in the tower.”
his eyes grow serious Why are you suddenly talking about NPCs?
“Someone gets the right to live in the tower in exchange for points earned through trading by becoming the boss of a floor.”
facts I didn’t know.
I was curious. Why do NPCs do business and earn points?
Why was the boss on the 19th floor a human and not a monster?
They had their own rules of survival.
“What if I don’t play a role or don’t score points?”
“You lose your self. It completely melts into the tower. You literally become an NPC.”
“You don’t seem to have a separate role.”
“that’s right. So I can’t stay in my comfort zone.”
Come to think of it, most NPCs live in a safe zone.
Was there a reason?
“There is only one safe zone. But what about fields? It divides endlessly according to the climber.”
That’s right. Me and my hair loss man, Lick Nyangfun, both climbed the top, but we didn’t run into each other on the field.
When 10 people enter the 21st floor, 10 21st floors are created.
Even at this moment, someone must be attacking another 24th floor independent of this place.
wait for a sec. So, who is the NPC on the 24th floor?
“My existence is divided into dozens and hundreds. That is the price I have to pay.”
huge penalty.
He was calmly accepting the confusion and pain of tearing his soul.
“Actually, I don’t have much time. Penny will be back soon and I’m going to shoulder her share of the burden. I made a deal with the system to do that.”
Spits out serious stories casually.
Do you suffer double the pain of breaking your ego?
Even though NPCs are strong.
“Can you hold on?”
Apart from being strong, protecting oneself was a different dimension.
Alios smiled at my question.
“I told you. no time 10 years at most. That’s how long I can keep my ego.”
Chakang. he drew his sword
A bloody anticipation dwells in the sword.
It was simple, but that alone made me feel how noble his realm was.
Momentum that can be emitted by someone who has only sharpened and polished his sword throughout his life.
“NPCs can be freed when their heir clears the tower. It’s your last chance to get out of the system.”
He didn’t ask what would happen if the heir couldn’t clear the tower.
To lose oneself and live as a puppet of the tower for the rest of one’s life. because that would be the ending
“A lot of NPCs will be targeting you. The guy who already blew his chance. A guy who is jealous that he has found a successor. A guy who wants to fuck you and me purely for fun.”
NPCs are not all NPCs.
The people I met were particularly good guys, but I heard that there are NPCs who are malicious.
“Be strong. If you don’t conquer the tower, you too will walk the same path as us.”
“What a great thing!”
-Fuhuaaaaagh!
Before I could even ask what he meant, his momentum struck at once.
Power so strong that even standing is difficult!
Alios, who did not restrain himself, had a presence that he did not even dare to surpass.
“Raise your sword, heir.”
Alios takes a slow pose.
On his face, there was only a firm will and fighting spirit, and there was not even a speck of determination to deal with the weak.
With each step approaching, a tremendous pressure gripped my body.
He opened his mouth in the tension that even the sky stopped breathing.
“I am Alios Perno. The sword demon who tried to devour the empire and the last knight of the golden empire.”
– Woo woo woo woo!
Alios’ sword vibrates.
Magical energy fluctuates and takes shape within seconds, emitting dazzling light.
[The bond with NPC Alios Perno is getting stronger!]
-Assimilation rate (0.1%)
-Alios Perno’s essence ‘Indomitable Sword Demon (SS)’ is added to the powers!
“Take my everything. Then you will be able to see the end of the tower!”
[Alios Perno, the one who challenged the 99th floor, gives a lesson to the successor!]
Quaaaaaang! He ran towards me.
