Episode 96. Gathering attention
A cold silence enveloped the tower of Modras.
There were obviously many people gathered, but there was not even a sound of breathing.
And soon, when white light covered the screen, the tense atmosphere peaked.
gulp.
A loud sound of saliva dripping from someone’s neck is heard, and soon the screen shows the inside of the tower again… ….
“haha….”
Someone laughed in disbelief.
And with that laugh, the crowd gathered at the starting point exploded.
“Wow!”
“Does that make sense? No, do you really mean it!”
“You saw it with your own eyes! Really crazy, crazy!”
People screamed and clamored.
And the atmosphere reached its climax when Adrias Cromwell smiled as he turned his gaze toward the screen.
“iced coffee….”
Someone fainted and collapsed, and was soon carried away on a stretcher.
“You really are like senior Adrias.”
Lucia, who was watching, murmured, and Vivian, who was sitting next to her, nodded. There was already a strange heat and excitement in her eyes, and a deep blush rose on her cheeks.
“That deserves recognition.”
Diene, who happened to be with them, pretended to be relaxed and expressed her appreciation.
However, Urihi, who was next to Diene, could sense the nervousness from Diene’s words.
‘It’s been a while since Diene showed nervousness.’
To be honest, it was so far away that I couldn’t even remember it, so Adrias felt great.
By Yurihi’s standards, it seemed more significant that Diane was shaken than having all members of the crew survive and clear the 10th floor.
“Die, are you okay?”
When Urich, who was slightly playful, asked with a sly expression, Lucia and Vivian, who were together, turned to Diene and Urihi.
“Are you okay?”
“You said you bet. What will you do if Adrias wins?”
“What do you do? A bet is a bet, so you have to grant the wish. And you’re still on the 10th floor. I’m not ignoring Adrias, but I’m still winning.”
Urihi didn’t think that Adrias would break the 20th floor.
But, wanting to make fun of Diene, she continued talking.
“If Adrias wins and makes a strange request, will you listen?”
“Wh What? What a strange request?”
As the story flowed in a pleasing direction, Lucia listened to the story of the two in an exciting way, and on the contrary, Vivian’s face gradually hardened.
“Ayy, why would a girl who already knows everything do that?”
“I don’t know what you are talking about. And so far I have a high odds? Why do you keep saying that Adrias wins?”
Diene’s bewildered look was refreshing.
Maybe that’s why it was a place where so many people gathered, so people’s attention was focused on Diene.
“Hey, it’s a joke. I don’t think our Diane will lose either. Aww, our cute Diene.”
Seeing Diene’s flustered expression, Urich couldn’t stand it and hugged Diene.
Lucia covered her eyes with her hands and spread her fingers apart to watch him clearly, while Vivian muttered something to herself because of the story that had just happened.
“Adrias…first time… …I have to do something before it gets stolen… ….”
With Diene, the winner of the tournament, breaking the academy’s record set 42 years ago, Vivian, the runner-up in the tournament, and Lucia, who stands out as a genius among the 3rd years, they are all gathered together, so outsiders’ eyes naturally focused on that direction.
Deos, the headmaster of the academy who occupied a seat between them, burst out laughing as he stroked his beard.
“Hehe, this generation really has a lot of talented people. This is the blessing of the Rodelian Empire.”
“you’re right. But I’d rather give Adrias Cromwell a higher rating than the kids over there.”
The one who spoke was Surahhan, the head of the Knights Department.
Coincidentally, Berial, who was giving Adrias private lessons, was also there, so he watched Surahhan with an interesting expression.
“Can I hear the reason?”
“They were already different from the cotyledons. So it can be taken for granted. But Adrias is different. Of course, the runner-up in the tournament, Vivian Velokan, is an unexpected growth, but will it be as good as Adrias? Looking at his register, it’s hard to understand how he grew up. What stood out in the second semester of last year was not the same performance as now, but the reputation due to potions.”
Theos nodded.
He was one of those who had already met Adrias and realized firsthand that he was not ordinary.
Then another person intervened from the side.
“It went well with the car I was curious about. Can you tell me more about him?”
Hector Kazaf.
The current Chancellor of the Laudelen Empire and head of the Kazaf family.
It was the Duke of Kazaf, called one of the four pillars.
Unlike other dukes who formed an independent power, they were a family of founding contributors who had been loyal to the imperial family for generations as a pro-emperor faction.
The Duke of Khajaf had long, purple hair that hung down to the nape of his neck and was habitually twisted.
“It is literally. In the second semester of last year, he suddenly invented the Everlast Potion, and since then, strange rumors have been heard. It is said that he was famous as an eccentric wizard who worked out every day. Of course, he deserved to be famous because his momentum was at the level of an ordinary engineering student. Isn’t it common for wizards to exercise like that?”
“Hmm, then it seems that you noticed that you had a peculiar constitution from then on.”
“I don’t know for sure until I hear it from myself, but I suspect it is.”
“Hey Kazaf inspiration. What are you up to here? Aren’t you busy looking after state affairs?”
Then, a gruff voice came from behind.
Duke Minus Morhaime was walking.
Next to him was Danard Slay, the vice-captain of the Knights of Morheim.
Dressed in a white suit, the Duke of Morhaime rolled up his tight sleeves, revealing a tattoo on his thick forearm.
“Minus Morhaime.”
“Are you curious about Adrias Cromwell? Kiya, if you had a conscience, you wouldn’t be able to do such a thing. No matter how I am, this makes me shake my head.”
“It is a pointless meddling. I’m really curious A guy who had no intention of coming out of the realm came out like this. Did you even smell the food?”
At the words of Hector, who compared him to a realm beast and secretly turned it around, Minus smiled ferociously, revealing his teeth.
“It’s troublesome if you treat me like an old man with all-back hair. I am not a hyena.”
A war of nerves went back and forth between Minus and Hector.
Unlike Minus, who was close to an Aura Master, Hector was just an ordinary person, but he calmly suppressed Minus’ momentum without showing any signs of being pushed back.
Hector’s escort knight tried to step forward in the increasingly serious atmosphere, but Hector shook his hand.
“done. I’ve seen everything to see anyway, so I’ll have to go back now.”
“Go carefully. Be especially careful of the back of your head if you don’t want to be treated like anyone else.”
Hector Kazaf, ignoring Minus’ words, left with the escort knights.
Seeing him like that, Minus smirked and immediately looked away.
“What, you already broke the 10th floor? Danard, why did you call me so late?”
“sorry. No, no, my lord.”
Minus was kind enough to sit in the seat left after Hector had left, and asked Theos, the headmaster.
“Did you record that?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Then please, please. Anyway, I just cleared the 10th floor and I think I will be resting for a while.”
Minus, who asked naturally, rested his chin on his fist and stared at Adrias Cromwell on the screen.
“Are new winds blowing in Rodlene? It will be fun.”
* * *
After the 11th floor, there were a few dropouts due to the rapidly increasing difficulty.
However, the morale of the members was higher than ever.
Excluding Diane’s group, it was a matter of course that they had already won second place, and it was because they left an unprecedented record of passing the 10th floor.
“I’m so sorry. I will go out and see you.”
One of the members of the group who was hit by the Shadow Jackal was eliminated, and finally I was left alone.
I am currently on the 14th floor.
It was high for an extra.
‘And now it’s really my time.’
If possible, I also liked going up together, so I acted with consideration for the members of the group as much as possible without going wild. In fact, the memory of the previous life came to life, and it became a not bad experience.
‘It’s true that it was frustrating though.’
He cut down the rushing Shadow Jackal at once and finished it off with the Wind Cutter.
In terms of mana efficiency, the sword wind was more powerful, but he was using magic often to improve his magic proficiency.
Soon, all the monsters were dealt with and the 14th floor was cleared.
The condition of the body was close to the best.
The team members I was with were a little uncomfortable, but it wasn’t that they weren’t helpful at all, so they helped me maintain my condition.
‘It goes right up.’
There is no reason to delay.
I immediately went up to the 15th floor.
Cleared the 18th floor beyond the 15th, 16th, and 17th floors.
There was not a single break.
None of the skills I currently possess consume a lot of mana, so mana consumption does not catch up with mana recovery, so mana is always full.
“Shall I drink a potion?”
Apart from mana, physical fatigue accumulated and piled up, so he did doping.
With Everlast Potion and Recovery Regeneration Potion, he quickly recovered from fatigue.
19th floor.
Using the weaknesses of the monsters learned through the game, the topographical characteristics of each floor, and the traps, it was possible to clear it without any damage, even if it took a little time.
‘Now is the time to be nervous.’
20th floor.
Boss floor.
I was nervous, but I didn’t think that I wouldn’t be able to wake up.
In the first place, my goal was the 30th floor.
As there is a boss on the 30th floor, I had no intention of struggling on the 20th floor.
When I checked the time, it was already night.
For now, I planned to sleep and climb the 20th floor the next day.
Adrias Cromwell’s talent: 100% evolvability of elemental magic (general)]
[Do you want to evolve?]
Elemental magic talent has achieved 100% evolvability.
I wanted to evolve right away, but I didn’t have the confidence to climb to the 30th floor until I had to deal with the body aches caused by evolution.
No matter how much I was, I had to be tight and make fewer mistakes until the 30th floor.
‘How many times did I load a save to get to the 30th floor in the game?’
I never woke up once.
I think I’ve loaded it at least four or five times, but now I’m higher-spec than the characters back then. Maybe even if I played Diene now, I knew all the strategy, so I was confident that I could beat it in one go.
only one.
There was something I couldn’t clear while playing until now.
‘The 31st floor.’
A hidden stage that appears when you clear the 30th floor for the first time.
It was a hidden space that no one knew except for the founder, Modras.
Even if you clear only the 30th floor, you will receive a reward for conquering the Tower of Modras.
However, there was an error, and I tried to clear the 31st floor by loading it several times, but it was a stage that was impossible to clear.
I gave up quickly because it was a stage that felt like checking your skills, like measuring the strength of your fist with a punching machine, rather than made to break it in the first place.
‘If only now.’
would it be possible?
