Part 2 Episode 105
The youma was caught.
The headache that had been subsiding at those words got worse again.
Taehyun’s breathing became rough again.
This is because the body is panicking, regardless of the reason to calm down.
[I told you. It’s still too much for that guy.]
The tribune who was quietly watching opened his mouth.
There are thorns in the words.
She still frowned as if she wasn’t happy with the current situation.
[….]
Tolkien covered his mouth and shook his head quietly.
Taehyun’s gaze turned to the old man, Tapju.
He was still waiting for an answer with a kind face.
Even if you try to calm down, it is not easy to calm your shaking emotions.
‘The youma has been captured.’
In response to that, ‘What? You can react by saying, ‘What nonsense….’
‘why? You may be asking, ‘Why is that guy…’
But I didn’t want to do that.
If that were the first thing he said after learning the truth about the Constellation War…
I felt like he would be disappointed in himself.
I took a deep breath and shook my pounding head.
short time. After organizing his thoughts, Taehyun opened his mouth.
“I want to save the youma.”
What should I do?
I asked calmly and made eye contact with the owner.
A calm smile is drawn on the closed mouth.
As the wrinkles around the eyes increased, the benevolent impression became even stronger.
[It looks like additional explanation is needed.]
[Top owner!! This is not it!! How far now….]
Whistling.
The old man waved his hand, cutting off the tribune’s accusing voice.
There were a few instances of divine power, but what the tower owner uses is divine power.
The power she used ultimately could not pierce the holy power.
[You understand. That child is negative to all those who come from the outside.]
There seems to be something going on, but the important thing right now is the youma.
Taehyun nodded as if to continue.
[It’s true that I already said this, but this is a place you can’t reach at your current level. You have an idea, right?]
The first thing that came to mind was the words of the Chinese zodiac.
He said that if you grow up in the returned timeline, there will be a way to get in touch with the outside world again.
I couldn’t say it in detail due to the law, but I’m sure it will happen.
I remember saying it as if I were asserting it.
‘Is this what it meant?’
If you climbed the tower the normal way. If you leave the twisted timeline and climb the tower one floor at a time, you reach the top.
Taehyun would have recovered all his dignity, reached this place, met Tapju, and learned the truth.
Topju’s other identity is Noname.
That individual seemed to have no restrictions on mentioning outside events.
[The remaining sacred power in the underworld collides. This brings out the movement of the tower. It was truly an unexpected action.]
“Even so, there’s no need to be this kind, right?”
If the law of the tower takes precedence, all you have to do is impose a penalty or erase their memories and send them back.
But the nobleman in front of me, named Tapju, is not doing that.
Rather, it revealed the truth about the constellation war and that the yoma were in danger.
It meant that there was something he wanted.
[Don’t push me too hard. Before that, I should tell you how the tower was built.]
“The word ‘before that’ is repeated over and over again.”
[I guess we can start by talking about how the twisted timeline and the tower are combined.]
The tower owner continued as if Taehyun’s suspicions were not important.
and.
The truth I wanted to hear after my regression.
Information about the tower that I did not understand poured out.
* * *
[Kim Tae-hyun. The tower is the only possibility created to obtain what you want.]
That’s how the story of the tower owner began.
It did not exist in the return of dragons and demons.
He also added that even if it had existed, it would not have looked the same as it does now.
[They grew in different ways through the seeds they sowed. It was far from your method of using the medium of the tower.]
The dragon went back and forth between numerous timelines and planned a conspiracy.
The yoma disposed of the remnants of the seeds sown by the previous dragon and recovered new possibilities that emerged in the process.
A dragon that used Typhon, the king of the Upper World.
A sprite that uses the abandoned T-Phone.
Although each had different intentions, their approach to growth was similar.
[In the end, the youma was unable to take the last step.]
One last step.
That minor difference divided the ranks into high-level and intermediate-level constellations.
“Who am I now? “If I end my journey here, how much growth will I achieve?”
[There won’t be any big changes. Although I encountered new possibilities such as the spirit world, I did not go through enough trials to develop my power. Ah, when I say trials, I mean climbing the tower. You know that the tower has 100 floors, right?]
I know.
After the doppelganger unleashed its power on the first floor the other day.
The barrier was broken for a moment.
By now, not only New Korea but all associations would have known that the top of the tower is the 100th floor.
“And the 5th floor is the end of the Underworld.”
Taehyeon obtained the power of the Underworld King on the 5th floor.
Although there was intervention from the Irregulars, some of the Grand Dukes were in their prime. Or, I gained the power to see beyond.
“Does the offset continue from the 6th floor?”
[That’s right.]
Topju smiled and said yes.
The upper world consists of ten heavenly realms.
Even if one heaven is distributed to each floor, there are still many floors left to reach the 100th floor.
“After that? “If even the upper world is conquered, what will be left after that?”
[It would be better not to listen to that. It goes against the essence of the story we’re talking about.]
“It seems like you’re avoiding the answer. “Is it because I haven’t chosen yet?”
Topju let out a light laugh.
Because talking with Taehyun is fun in many ways.
[As I heard, your sense of understanding the situation is amazing. I don’t know, but there are quite a few people in the three thousand worlds who admire you.]
What does this mean?
Are you talking about the humans of Middle Earth?
Even before I could ask about the incomprehensible statement.
Top owner quickly changed the topic.
[Don’t misunderstand. As the owner of the tower, I am just trying to lead the way while remaining as neutral as possible.]
“Isn’t it because this is the top of the tower?”
[I’m just thinking about it for no reason. To put it bluntly, you are wrong. This is underground, not at the top. Among managers, it is called the 0th floor.]
The basement.
It was a new change of thinking for Taehyun, who had only thought about the light tower.
[Let’s get back to the main topic. If I accept your question, the story keeps leaking to the wrong place. Could this be what you were aiming for as well?]
“That can’t be possible.”
[Hmm. One thing is certain: if you reach the 100th floor, you will become a high-level constellation. You know how great a reward that is.]
Of course.
The reason I’m going through all this trouble right now is at least for that purpose.
However, Taehyun’s ultimate goal was to become a great constellation, not a superior constellation.
“What is the current level?”
[Unfortunately, there will not be much difference compared to when it was a low-level constellation.]
Although it has obtained the power of elemental magic, it has not yet taken full-scale steps to restore its status as a constellation.
Top owner added a short evaluation.
“….”
[In the first place, the Tower’s journey began in earnest after you regained the power of the Unified King.] Although I
expected it, it was a painful statement.
‘If things continue like this, I won’t even be able to become a mid-level constellation.’
Even if he becomes a mid-level constellation, his level of power will rise incomparably from now.
[But the problem is time.]
Just as the time flow is different between the Lower World and the Middle World in the Three Thousand Worlds, there is a difference that is difficult to measure between the outside and the Three Thousand Worlds.
[Right after you returned, the timeline of the Three Thousand Worlds was twisted.]
“I know that.”
It would be reasonable to say that he was attacked by a dragon during the process of returning.
A considerable amount of time passed in the three thousand worlds, but outside, not much time would have passed.
Still, saying it was only a matter of time meant that the youma’s condition was serious.
Noname read Taehyun’s thoughts and nodded.
[Your return is not perfect.]
Slurp.
The Holy Power launched several holograms.
A yoma engaging in a fight with a dragon, and the Chinese Zodiac shouting and exercising power beneath it.
The flames that were deployed with all their might waver and the face turns pale.
Anyone could tell that the yoma’s appearance was not normal.
“Damn dragon. “It became stronger after being eaten by a monster.”
Taehyun’s face distorted.
This is because a yoma that was directly hit by the dragon’s breath is shown falling.
[A dragon with five hearts. He was an unknown person from the beginning.]
The owner of the tower looked at the being that had been his creation with a bitter face.
[Suddenly, if it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have become a Constellation.]
A time when dragons were nothing more than midday creatures.
Although he was born with a rare and enormous power of existence, he did not try to remain as a created being.
He wanted to become the only god, became a god slayer, and eventually came out and became an equal being.
“He was an unknown guy from the beginning.”
[But it was also clear that its power was helpful.]
A youma who was bleeding out.
The tower owner said, turning his gaze away from the dragon that was subduing him.
dragon. Yoma. Predator.
Their faces show that they know what kind of journey they went on outside.
Topju, who seemed to be thinking about something, opened his mouth.
[This is not the first time the dragon has betrayed you.]
“What…?”
[Didn’t numerous constellations in the convergence universe return thanks to the power of the zodiac? The end back then was similar to now. The dragon borrowed the power of the Great Constellation to hinder your return.]
It was a memory that Taehyun did not have.
[Of course. This is because, except for those who have returned, the timelines overlap and there is no memory of that time. This is one of the problems with the powers of the zodiac.]
“….”
[Did you ask what to do? The choice is simple.]
If Taehyun goes back now, it will be right before he returns. So, we can go back to the time before the fusion universe lost the constellation war.
If that happens, they will not be able to overcome the inferiority of their forces and will be defeated again.
As a final struggle, he would try to borrow the power of the Chinese zodiac.
[Then you will not be able to use the power of return. Because the laws that exist outside won’t allow it.]
Yong’s betrayal is certain, but no one knows it except Taehyeon.
[Of course, you won’t be able to talk about what you experienced here. This means that he must keep the dragon’s betrayal to himself.]
Like his other colleagues so far, Taehyun will move alone to stop the dragon’s plan.
In the end, the fusion universe was defeated by the dragon again in the constellation war. “
This is it… It’s no different from eternal return.”
[It will be like that as long as the Chinese zodiac does not lose its power.]
The Chinese zodiac loses its power.
Those words gave me a strange sense of déjà vu.
“No way…”
[You seem to have woken up a bit now?]
Noname smiled and looked at the completely subdued youma.
[Return of the demon. He was given the same choice as now.]
And.
Yoma is not about your own growth.
[Kim Tae-hyun. I bet my future on you.]
