I’m the only magic tower owner Chapter 118

Only I Am the Magic Tower Lord Episode 118

“Yes, thank you for your hard work!”

All group 1 went out. None of them left the interview room with a bright face. As soon as the interview was over, I looked at Jeong Seo-jin.

“Wow, Seojin. Where did you get those materials?”

“It’s not that big of a deal. With Ea’s help, I referenced key people’s past affiliations, test records, reference checks, criminal records, etc.”

Jin Jin-ra, who was watching at that time, asked cautiously.

“…Um, Seojin. I’m not saying you did anything wrong. Aren’t you being a bit harsh?”

Even though it was a pressure interview, Jeong Seo-jin was very intense. Because I used to casually pick at the other person’s wounds and watch their reaction. Jeong Seo-jin pushed up his glasses with a calm expression.

“I’ll tell you in advance, I trust no one but the tower owner and all of you here.”

When that answer came back, Jin Jin-ra, who had asked the question, cleared her throat and said, ‘Hmm.’

“This is an opportunity to select people who will become the new members of the Magic Tower. No matter how careful you are with this kind of thing, it will not be enough. I will make sure to weed out any potential problems so that there will be no trouble.”

“As expected, Seojin is reliable.”

Jeong Seo-jin has a good background and outstanding ability, but he also has a more dedicated mind than anyone else. He is willing to be a villain for everyone.

I feel really lucky that I have a guy like this supporting me.

“Next group 2, please enter!”

This time, three women and two men came in. They sat down with tense faces.

“This is Cha Do-yeon.”

She was a sharp-looking woman dressed in a well-dressed suit.

“I always take responsibility for my work…”

“I want to make up for my shortcomings in a positive way in everything…”

It is almost standard in an interview to have the answer come out quickly. As for magic, I prepared Shield and Mana Arrow, and they are at a decent level. Accuracy and speed are appropriate in a 5:5 ratio.

“This is Jo Il-woo.”

A man in his 30s said.

“When do I learn 2nd circle magic?”

He immediately asks about the magic of the next circle, especially fire magic. Rather, he is the type of person who asks questions to the interviewers in the interview room.

When asked to cast a spell, he keeps making excuses and starts talking about elemental circle 2 magic, saying, “I made the 1st circle, but I specialize in fire techniques.” This is typical excessive self-consciousness. It’s elimination.

“This is Yoo Hee-yeon.”

Although there were no particular flaws in his personality or career, he failed to create a magic circle one after another.

Through the eyes of the deva, her circle was not a circle, but rather formed almost like a bumpy wheel. This is a case where I was impatient, so I brushed up on the basics and tried the 1st level magic first.

This person is also eliminated.

“Hey, who are you to judge me!”

Sure enough, it finally came out. The best nuisance case in the interview room.

A certified level 4 veteran hunter screams loudly.

“Ah, I made a circle! Look!”

“I’m sorry, senior.”

I smiled quietly and responded.

“You are disqualified for not meeting the standards.”

“Oh, let it go. This is making people angry again! Hey, Kim Yu-shin! Do public figures like this do something like this? How old are you? Why can he do it and I can’t…!”

You always make work like this a hassle.

“Senior. Excuse me, but what is your affiliation?”

“What? Why do that now…!”

“Ah, you’re in the Citizen Guild. That’s great.”

In my head, Ea sent me his guild and representative number. I immediately picked up my smartphone and called.

“What! What! What are you going to do by calling me!”

Hunter, who still hasn’t figured out the atmosphere, screams loudly. You hear a few call connection tones, and then you hear the sound of a click answering the phone.

“Yes, CEO Yoon. This is Kim Yu-shin. Yes, yes, how are you? Oh, the heat resistance potion? It will be ordered next week without any problems. Yes.”

Only then did the level 4 hunter’s expression freeze. I spoke while making eye contact with him.

“But you need to take care of the hunter down there.”

It was incredible speed. In less than 10 minutes, Citizen hunters rushed out and took the nuisance hunter away. Time was stagnant again because CEO Yoon came and apologized in person.

And just like that, the war-like morning interview ended.

“Wow…”

Meals are packed lunches. Jin Jin-ra stretched out and took a gulp from the canned plum drink that came with dessert.

“Haaaa, I didn’t know it would be this hard. It’s beyond my imagination.”

“That’s right.”

“If you hadn’t sent half of it back, I would have died.”

“Sister! Brother! Cheer up!”

Eunsol smiled brightly and cheered as if she was having fun. I opened her lunch box set for her and stroked her head.

She also did a good job as a judge. The theoretical magic knowledge acquired while creating the golem was almost at the expert level, and applicants who were relieved that a small girl was asking questions were often struck by an unexpected blow.

Sometimes my face turns red and I think, ‘What does this guy know!’ One applicant who casted had his soul completely ripped away by Jeong Seo-jin.

“Ha, but why are there so many people who are such a nuisance and low-quality people? Why are they so rude when they come here to ask us to vote for them?”

“It will be because it is a special case interview for a player.”

Jeong Seo-jin also opened the plum drink and went straight into his mouth.

“It’s different from getting a job at a company or guild. It’s just a place to select guild members under the tower owner. There are established players who have been strangely dissatisfied from the beginning, and when they fail the interview, their dissatisfaction is expressed as anger.”

“It’s really funny.”

“I can deal with those kind of nuisance people as much as I want.”

I took a bite of the seaweed soup that came with my lunch box. It was too hot so I put it aside.

“There are so many desperate people in this interview. Because they are mentally withdrawn, they get nervous during the interview, make mistakes, get upset, and then have an emotional breakdown. It’s hard to look at those people’s faces.”

Non-combat groups are like that. I understand their desperation better than anyone else.

I don’t know how many people I see who burst into tears during an interview.

Every time a mistake is made, people’s expressions become empty, as if they have lost the world.

And every time they make that expression, I keep glancing out the window.

I feel like I’m just going to jump off.

The scene of people jumping to the window replays in my head over and over again… … .

“Wow!”

Jin Jin-ra suddenly pushed her face close to me, making me startle and lean back. The seaweed soup that I put away earlier hits my arm and spills out.

“Seniors!”

“……Uh, huh?”

Jin Jin-ra, who was looking at me with a straight face, suddenly bursts into laughter.

“If you get into trouble first, this will all be meaningless, right?”

“…….”

This project also had the goal of my mental care.

Due to the Han Yun-jeong incident last time, I was so overcome with feelings of helplessness and guilt that I found it difficult to cast magic, and I spread magic around the world for the purpose of reviving non-combatants like her.

She’s right. It would be a shame if I felt guilty here again. I let out a sigh and calmed down my emotions.

“thanks.”

“Hehe. Now the manager has to take care of the magic tower lord’s mentality! It’s additional work.”

“Thank you for taking care of me, but why are you suddenly sticking your face in my face?”

“Huh? Oh, of course I tried to impress you with my beauty.”

It was Jin Jin-ra, sweeping her long hair like a model and talking nonsense. This is why she has a hard time with kids knowing she is pretty.

“Honestly, I was excited, right?”

“I could see the pores.”

“Seo, senior!”

Noisy laughter erupted. Alchemia employees who came to apply for the interview also couldn’t hold back their laughter. Jin Jin-ra’s face turns red and she urgently takes out a hand mirror.

“The afternoon interview will be even more intense. Let’s all do our best.

“yes!”

* * *

In the afternoon, more applicants came. Jinbora and Alchemia employees are guiding them to the basement auditorium.

‘I have a headache.’

I came out of the building to get some air. At the back of the building, old outdoor units were spinning, blowing out hot air, and empty cans and cigarette butts were strewn about.

But someone other than me was there. A man around my age was looking at his smartphone and gesturing in the air. Looking at the direction of his hand gestures, it seemed like he was practicing a magic circle.

At that moment, the man raised his head and made eye contact with me.

“……ah.”

It was someone I knew.

Choi Eun-oh. He and Han Yun-jeong are friends who entered the Academy through the non-combat category. I heard he didn’t make it to third grade and was expelled for missing grades. She came to interview for a wizard.

Choi Eun-oh looked several times more surprised than I was.

“……Uh, um.”

Choi Eun-oh’s eyes roll around wildly.

He looked like he was worried about how to treat me. I opened my mouth first for the guy who was so embarrassed.

“Wow, crap! How long has it been since this?”

When I first pretended to know, Choi Eun-oh’s face brightened.

“……Ah, hello! Yu, Yu, Yushin! Haha.”

Choi Eun-oh let out an awkward laugh.

I walked up to him and happily wrapped my arms around his neck.

“It’s been a really long time! Why haven’t you contacted me before?”

“……Ah. I thought you were very busy.”

The guy was visibly nervous.

“You came for our interview, right? Are you planning to continue your job in the hunter world?”

“……Ah, yes.”

Choi Eun-oh and I briefly exchanged updates. He was expelled from the academy and was working part-time while preparing for the civil service exam. It seems that he has been practicing hard since I revealed his magic to him. He also said that magic seemed to be a good fit for him.

“……I didn’t know you would become such a great person.”

Choi Eun-oh rolled his eyes and said.

“If you are a Certified Level 3 hunter, the whole world treats you with respect. In fact, I am in a position where I don’t even dare to make eye contact… It’s really amazing.”

“Hey, don’t say that. Actually, not much has changed.”

In a short period of time, the gap between me and Choi Eun-oh widened significantly. Although we were in the same class, Choi Eun-oh was much better than me when we entered school.

He had a good sense of weaponry, so his grades were top among non-combat groups, and even his friends in the combat world asked him for advice on weaponry.

Moreover, I met a talented and pretty combat girl. All of my non-combat classmates admired Choi Eun-oh, and I was one of those who envied him.

One time, I mustered up the courage to ask him to teach me weapon techniques, and Choi Eun-oh said only one word.

‘… … you?’

I still vividly remember the expression that guy made back then. Then, when my friends in the combat world called me, I rushed over, saying they would teach me later. My requests were ignored. At that time, Choi Eun-oh was a person living in a different world from me.

However, even for Choi Eun-oh, the wall in the non-combat community was harsh. In fact, in the first year, there was not much difference in grades in both combat and non-combat categories due to low utilization of unique abilities.

However, as time passed, he became stuck and stagnated, while his girlfriend and friends in the combat world were growing rapidly. The gap grew wider.

After two semesters, no one asked him about weapon skills. Choi Eun-oh’s girlfriend also eventually caught the eye of a third-year combat student.

Choi Eun-oh attacked the scene where the two were walking hand-in-hand, but at that time, his girlfriend said this.

‘Then let’s break up. sorry.’

My emotions were agitated and I wasn’t even in the ‘stance’ to do that. Even her new boyfriend didn’t react sensitively or anything when he saw Choi Eun-oh. Just a reaction of ‘what are you going to do?’

Yes. The world we just lived in was different.

Choi Eun-oh wandered around for a long time because of this, and naturally his grades plummeted.

In the meantime, Han Yun-jeong and I worked hard to break through the wall, and Choi Eun-oh even lost his place as the top non-combatant.

In the end, he was not promoted to third grade and was expelled from the academy.

‘He wasn’t like this to begin with.’

He was someone I once admired, even though he was from a non-combat background, he was confident in everything he did.

But now he couldn’t even make eye contact with me properly. Hehe, he is smiling and answering my story, but his limbs are shaking. Now, he and I live in a different world.

“What does Park Han-young do for a living?”

Park Han-young and Choi Eun-oh are non-combat friends who were kicked out after failing to be promoted to third grade.

“I guess he was working as a scavenger. I started using magic recently after he persuaded me to join him.”

“……ah.”

“Well, I’m sorry about what happened to Yunjeong. Your girlfriend…”

“Let me tell you in advance, we have never dated.”

Still, as we talked, the tense atmosphere eased little by little.

Well, honestly, I don’t have any good feelings about this guy. The memory of being ignored by that guy still remains as a humiliation.

Still, whatever. I feel like it would be so disgusting to use my position to criticize or embarrass this guy just because of something like that.

Rather, this guy is trying to overcome the pain and stand up again. Personally, I want to support you.

“Eun-oh.”

“Yes.”

“Have you met the interview conditions? Completion of the first circle and two magic skills.”

Choi Eun-oh’s pupils began to shake rapidly.

“Uh, um. Shh, the shield works… but the Mana Arrow is still there…”

I sighed softly and explained the current situation. They plan to send away all those who did not meet the interview requirements in the auditorium. And if you don’t meet the conditions in the actual interview, the next test itself will be blocked.

Choi Eun-oh’s face gradually turned earthy after hearing my words.

“I’m saying this for you. I hope you return today.”

Even if you are a friend, personal feelings cannot be brought into the interview. If you don’t meet the standards, you’re just eliminated.

Choi Eun-oh lowered his head.

“instead.”

I took out a business card and put it in his hand.

“It’s not for work, it’s my direct line. If you have any questions about magic, feel free to ask.”

“……Yu, Yushin.”

His shoulders trembled with emotion.

“Thank you. Really.”

“What do friends do?”

“…Actually, I hesitated about going to the interview until the morning. What if you recognize me? What if I go for no reason and end up being embarrassed? What if I still have bad feelings towards me and get retaliated against?…Ha. I feel so embarrassed and pathetic about myself.”

He took out his wallet and carefully placed his business card.

“Thank you so much. Really. Really. Really. I won’t forget this favor even if I die.”

It was then. The back door burst open and Jin Jin-ra jumped out.

“Hey, senior! I was surprised that you didn’t show up all of a sudden! All the applicants gathered in the auditorium!”

“Yes. I’ll be there right away.”

I followed Jin-ra Jin through the door, turned to Choi Eun-oh and said.

“cheer up.”

Choi Eun-oh just repeated the words “thank you.”

fantasy,