#163
Tadak-
It seemed like he ran down the stairs like crazy, but when Sehyeon came down the last stairs, everyone was already standing in front of the castle tower building. Everyone looked like a drowned rat, but no one was injured to the point of concern.
The dripping water gave me an idea of what kind of place it was. I don’t know if it was a space full of water or a world filled with pouring rain, but at least it was clear that there was a fierce fight during a naval battle.
“You had a hard time. “Are there any injuries?”
Sehyeon walked slowly towards the heroes. I could sometimes smell blood through the fishy smell.
“No, Rod. “Thanks to the Fishman man and the Water Emperor man, we were able to complete the attack with ease.”
As Zeno, who was standing nearby, brushed away his wet hair, his calm eyes took in Sehyun’s true image. Se-hyeon, who was carefully examining the scratch on Zeno’s cheek, turned his gaze a moment later to Kwak Jeong-han and Aul, who were standing at the end of the line.
Unlike the others, Kwak Jeong-han and Owl didn’t even look like they had the slightest bit of moisture. But something was different. They were looking at Sehyeon calmly, with different energy.
Both returned with immeasurable growth.
When their eyes met, Owl timidly crossed his hands and lowered his head. On the other hand, Kwak Jeong-han gazed persistently at Se-hyeon.
“You both worked hard. “I guess I was worried for no reason.”
“It was just pure luck. Rather, other people suffered a lot.”
“A croak.”
“Was it a place with a lot of water?”
“Yes, it was like an underwater cave with deep stagnant water. “I think it was easy to work hand in hand with Mr. Owl because our attributes matched.”
Sehyeon smiled at his humble words. First of all, I had to give everyone who worked hard to get enough rest.
“Let’s go to the recovery room, everyone.”
After two weeks of hardship, everyone soon moved to the recovery room. No, I was trying to move. Until Basil approached along the way, lifted up his loosely robe, and looked at the back of Sehyun’s neck.
“Rod, why are you hurt here… .”
The clothes were put back on without a word. Also, carefully. After that, the heroes escaped.
Before Sehyun could say anything, some people started climbing the wall, some started climbing the stairs, and some started climbing the railing in a scary manner.
When I realized, the only people left were Euncheong, Kwak Jeonghan, and Aul. No, even the knights standing blankly.
“Don’t worry, Rod. “It seems like everyone has something to convey to the Archduke.”
I was thinking about going, but Sehyun left it alone for now. I had something to say to Euncheong, and I was wondering if I could touch the kids who had gone through all that trouble.
“Euncheong, let’s wait… Um, can we talk? Mr. Kwak Jeong-han and Mr. Aul are resting in the recovery room with the drivers. I’ll leave when we’re done talking, so stay there until I go. If it disappears, the lake may be banned for a while.”
“… yes.”
“Dog, dog… .”
It seemed like they were planning to go straight to the lake as they responded weakly. Only after seeing the backs of Kwak Jeong-han and Aul heading to the recovery room with the knights did Se-hyeon head to the walking trail with Euncheong. Meanwhile, the water that had been soaking Euncheong’s body had dried.
“Is there something you want to say?”
“Listen without getting angry, Euncheong.”
“yes.”
“Starting tomorrow, I plan to climb the tower 10 floors at a time, and if possible, go to the 88th floor within this week.”
“road.”
A stern voice soon came out from Euncheong’s firm mouth. His gaze was colder than usual, as if he was scolding him. It was worth it.
The number of floors of the tower that Sehyeon is currently circling was 43. It was a very low floor compared to others. However, the reason I wanted to challenge the impossible floor was because of Bill Will’s words.
Because of the words [Are you unable to do it or are you unable to go?]
Sehyeon defined the meaning of those words as follows. In other words, prepare as much as possible for an environment where you can go. There was no other reason why Sehyeon couldn’t go to the 88th floor. It was because of ‘fear’.
Se-hyeon did not have the skill <Fear Resistance> like Jae-young Lee, Do-hyeon Baek, and Jeong-han Kwak, so it was difficult for him to adapt to the fear of monsters. He was overwhelmed by the monster at every moment, and at some point it became difficult to even overcome it.
Of course, there is a skill called <Fear Resistance>, but <Fear Resistance> and <Fear Resistance> are clearly different.
‘Resistance’ is meant to help you overcome the fear appropriate for that level, so there was no immunity to fear at higher levels at all.
On the other hand, ‘Resistance’ had excellent fear immunity against higher levels. <Fear Resistance> encompassed up to about level 10. That’s why I had to get it. Moreover, to fight that monster.
“It’s dangerous. Additionally, other heroes will not allow this.”
“Euncheong, do you remember I said I wouldn’t leave?”
“… “I remember.”
Euncheong’s eyes fell heavily. The answer that came out was also heavy.
Since Euncheong is the representative of the heroes, his choices and will have a great impact on the heroes as well. There may be some backlash, but everyone will ultimately follow Euncheong’s wishes. This was why Se-hyeon tried to convince Eun-cheong.
“I’m not leaving. “I will be with you even when I die.”
“… yes.”
“So just trust me, okay?”
It cannot be an obstacle. I didn’t even want to hold them back. Although they may not be able to fight side by side, Sehyun’s wish was to be at least one step behind them.
Euncheong held off on answering for a moment. I could feel the confusion through his gaze. The time that continued in silence ended when Euncheong grabbed Sehyeon’s hand and pulled her up.
Unlike his rough-looking hands, his hands were delicate.
“You just… “You can trust us.”
A short kiss landed on Sehyun’s fingertips. It was a word of permission. When his lingering warmth disappeared, Euncheong stood there with a smile on his face. Sweetly.
“Would you like to go to the recovery room?”
“I went there, um… .”
Sehyeon paused, looking up into space. The recovery room is good for relieving fatigue, but since you can recover sufficiently by sleeping, I thought we should all sleep together.
And the concern soon shifted towards ‘then’.
“Let’s all sleep together. “Because we made a new bed.”
“Yes, if that is what Lord wants.”
Euncheong’s dry hair was blowing in the wind. It was Sehyeon who took her steps first. But Sehyun didn’t know. The fact that the heroes are currently kneeling in the corner of Ruhak’s office, charred and charred.
Also, Ruhak’s eyes are open in front of the heroes.
It’s been a long two weeks. The heroes and knights, Kwak Jeong-han and Owl, returned when there were three days left in the tower’s grace period.
***
Fan, who had been communicating with her all the time, somehow personally brought her to the airship today and requested a face-to-face meeting, so now Sehyun was sitting facing Fan in the languid midday.
“The barrier has stabilized a lot. Of course, that doesn’t mean the grace period for the attack has increased much. “As a result of today’s investigation, the approximate grace period for the 88th floor has been determined to be approximately 40 days, which has been extended by about 10 days.”
Sehyeon listened to Fan’s words while eating the snacks that Owl had made. Fan watched the scene in a relaxed manner.
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“You said Mr. Fenn has now conquered the 85th floor, right?”
“yes.”
“Then, let’s jointly attack the 88th floor with me. “I plan to participate in this attack as well.”
Instead of answering, Fan showed a meaningless smile. He still had the habit of crossing his legs whenever he got interested.
“I’d like to hear why you suddenly changed your mind.”
“Do you have the <Fear Resistance> skill?”
“There is. Of course, it’s been a while since I got it.”
“Because I don’t have that.”
“No? Hmm, I thought I was the first to get it because I was so calm.”
“Oh, yes. Anyway, I have a story to get, so I’m going around the fortress tower, but it doesn’t come out very well. So, we are trying to challenge the highest floors possible.”
“They say it mostly comes out when you experience extreme fear. “It’s not difficult, so you’ll figure it out after going through it a few times.”
Watching Fan smiling and talking as if it was someone else’s business, I felt like I was raising a tiger cub. Sehyun picked up the snack again and returned to the main topic.
“So are you going to turn or not?”
“Of course I should go. Isn’t it thanks to you that we came this far? “Just say the word and I’ll come running right away.”
“yes. Oh, and once the 88th floor is conquered, you can clear the 89th floor by yourself.”
“… “I guess I was quite disgusted with you.”
“What is the situation in other empires?”
Sehyeon completely ignored Fan’s words and asked what he had been curious about. It was about the trends of empires that expressed their will to become vassals to Sehyeon.
Among the 77 countries that participated in the League Conference, a total of 47 empires expressed their will to become vassals. Of the remaining 30 empires, 12 withdrew from the alliance, and 18 empires refused to become vassal states, but expressed their will to fight and decided to remain in the Chun Alliance.
Instead, the 18 empires were given a pledge not to withdraw from the Chun Alliance.
To summarize, a total of 65 countries remain in the Chowun Alliance, with 47 empires currently declaring themselves vassal states and 18 empires not declaring themselves vassal states.
Most empires were gradually accepting the reality that they had no choice but to fight.
“It’s showing good results. As you suggested, the empires currently ranked in the top 10 are sending their heroes to help the growth of middle and lower-ranking empires. It’s even showing faster growth than expected. However, it is still absurd to close the gap.”
