I’m Alone on the 100th Floor Episode 13
4. Capital of the Tower (3)
Eugene, who had dinner at a restaurant, came out rubbing his swollen belly.
“It was okay.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Seo Rin, who had followed Eugene out, asked how to proceed.
“What do you want to do now?”
The current goal was the 5th floor of the tower for Eugene’s transfer… so there were still five more floors to go down.
“Would you like to go down right away? Or would you like to look around a bit more?”
This 10th floor is called the capital of the tower, and there was so much to see that it would be a shame to just eat and go down. “Hmm, personally, I want to go down right away and finish my previous job… …
Eugene, who was the type to finish his summer homework first and then go play, wanted to visit the 5th floor first, which was his goal, before going to the 10th floor.
“Looking at the guide’s condition, I guess I’ll have to stay somewhere.”
Unlike Eugene, who possessed many traits that allowed her to maintain her condition without having to sleep, Serin did not have such traits.
“Let’s find a place to stay first. I have a lot of money, but I can’t just snore on the street.” Serin sighed in relief at Eugene’s response and looked up at the darkening sky.
It was the middle of the night.
The sky seen from here was clearer than the sky outside the tower, so I felt a strange feeling every time I looked at it.
“Guide, sir?”
Seo Rin, who woke up from her thoughts at Eugene’s call, answered belatedly.
“Oh, yes?”
“I mean the accommodation.”
Serin looked around at Eugene’s words, shook her head, and began to speak.
“I’m sorry. I’m not sure about the accommodations. The last time I came to the 10th floor, I stayed at an inn affiliated with the guild.”
Eugene nodded as if he understood Serin’s answer and looked around to find a suitable place.
“I think one of the largest and most striking buildings would be the inn.”
As Eugene had guessed, the tallest building on the tenth floor was a lodging facility.
It was a lodging facility with an atmosphere suitable for the upper class, including top rankers, called the Paradise Hotel.
“I’m not sure, but it seems like it’ll cost quite a bit here… Are you sure that’s okay?”
Serin, who had followed Eugene to an expensive-looking inn, asked out of concern.
As soon as he ate at the most expensive restaurant on the 10th floor, he decided to stay at the most expensive-looking hotel… I didn’t know his financial situation, so of course I was worried.
“Don’t make me say it again. You don’t have to worry about that.”
Eugene, who confirmed that the tallest building on the 10th floor was a hotel, went inside first.
“Welcome.”
“I’m going to stay for a night. Do you have a room?”
“Yes, of course.”
Serin, who followed Eugene inside as he was being guided, overheard the conversation that was going on, just in case.
“What would you like for your room?”
“One.”
Serin’s shoulders trembled.
“Would you like a room? Please wait a moment.” As the clerk left the room to get the room key, Serin, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, came over, trembling.
“excuse me??????
I was afraid to ask, “Why did you only get one room?”
In any case, Seon Yu-jin, who hired her as a guide, was also a man, so in the end, she only got one room in a hotel-class inn.
Eugene looked back at the trembling Serin and frowned as if asking why.
“Why, the room… …
Eugene, who was frowning at Serin’s reaction of not being able to speak easily, asked to confirm.
“Why did you only get one room?”
Serin, who had been bowing her head, answered in silence.
Bad memories came back to me.
If I had refused this situation, my parents would have died, I would have been kicked out of the guild, and I would have been branded a traitor and a delinquent… It would have been strange if I had remained sane in this situation.
“Hi.” Eugene let out a short sigh at the sight of Serin standing there with a pale face and reached out his hand to her head.
“??? Huh?!”
Eugene shook his hand slightly above Serin’s head and asked while holding back a smile.
“Why? What are you afraid I’ll do?”
Serin couldn’t answer.
“Poohahahahaha!”
Eugene couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing at Serin’s inability to answer.
“You really like kimchi stew?”
“yes?”
As Serin raised her head, the clerk who had been absent returned with the room key.
“Here, have a nice time.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Eugene immediately handed the key to Serin and waved his arm as if telling her to quickly take it.
“ruler.”
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“My arm hurts, so take it quickly.”
Serin, who had received the room key in a panic, met Eugene’s eyes.
“It’s an expensive room, so it might be a bit spacious for one person, but what can I do?”
Serin blinked at the word “alone” and looked at the key in her hand before asking.
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“Alone?”
“Huh?” “Why, why?”
“I don’t use it.” This inn was large enough to be considered a hotel, but to Eugene, it was just a place to lie down in a daze; it couldn’t be anything more than that.
“I don’t need to sleep separately because of my related characteristics, but the guide seems to need enough sleep. Proper rest is important. Right.”
Serin, who had been looking blank when he told her about his special traits, asked again.
“then?”
The question was what he was going to do while he was resting at the inn.
“Hmm, in the meantime, I think I’ll go check out the 10th floor… But it’s the capital of the tower, right? Even at dawn, there’s bound to be something to see.”
Eugene, who had been messing up the girl’s hair, took his hand away and spoke.
“So you don’t have to worry about things you don’t have to. Even if you say that Guide-san is my type… I can’t touch him.”
“You can’t touch it?”
“uh.”
“why?”
“Why… …
Eugene recalled one of the traits he had acquired from the top floor.
[Characteristic: High-ranking official]
[Transcendent trait]
[Ignores all status effects ‘related’ to charm and seduction, and receives additional effects from skills that require mental concentration.]
It was because of a terrible trait that I didn’t even dare to mention.
“Heh, heh heh……
“……2”
He was smiling reluctantly, but there was a bitterness at the corners of his mouth, and his cheek muscles were twitching irregularly.
This cursed trait!
If there is a way to get rid of it even from the lower floors, I will do it by any means necessary!
Eugene, who had been furious inwardly, quickly closed his eyes tightly.
“Should I just say that it’s a secret that only I want to know? There is something like that. Just don’t ask… … It’s sad, but since he didn’t want to be pitied for something like this, Eugene didn’t say anything about his ‘eunuch’ trait.
“Oh, yes… …
Whether it was exhaustion or relief… Just looking at that expression, which was hard to describe in a word, it seemed like there was some kind of sad story, so Seo Se-rin didn’t ask any more questions.
“Then get some rest and come out. I’ll be waiting for you in front of the hotel tomorrow morning.”
“Yes… … “Oh, right.” As Serin bowed her head to Eugene as he was leaving the inn, Eugene turned around on his way out.
“Eat breakfast and come out.”
“I was curious about the reviews… No, I was going to the 5th floor, so I couldn’t get hungry.”
After saying everything he wanted to say, Eugene left the inn after asking people to eat breakfast before leaving.
Serin, who was left alone in the inn, sighed without realizing it as she fiddled with the room key in her hand.
‘weirdo.’
Serin, who was straightening her messy hair, found herself smiling faintly.
‘Wow! There’s a weapons store and a general store… They say it’s the capital, but there are indeed a lot of stores run by climbers and civilians.’
Eugene, who was walking around every corner of the 10th floor looking at the signs, suddenly clicked his tongue.
‘The problem is that the door is closed.’
Maybe it was because it was early in the morning? Except for a few bars, there wasn’t much I could go in and see.
‘There’s a place like the guild office, and buildings related to job changes… Everything is there except for what’s not there.’
Eugene, who was walking while scanning the ten-story buildings, turned his head when he sensed a large number of people.
‘Hmm? There are a lot of people there?’ Judging by the number of people, it was safe to say that the 10th floor was where the most people were gathered.
‘Why are there so many people here at this hour of the morning?’
Yu Jin, who had turned toward them out of curiosity, was soon able to confirm the reason for the crowd.
‘ aha??????
The place where there were a lot of people was the 10th floor of the light store, which seemed to be the place that the rich man who kicked the restaurant mentioned today.
‘There’s no other place to choose, so why not take a look?’
Eugene, who didn’t want to waste time at the bar, walked towards the auction house.
“Come on! Come on! The second auction is about to begin! Come on!”
Eugene passed a man who was shouting loudly at dawn to solicit customers and stopped in front of a large, tall signboard.
[Current Auction Items]
[1. Winged Shoes (Unique)]
[2. Enchanting Shield (Rare)]
[3. Level Cover (Rare)]
[4. Name Cover (Rare)]
[5. Glass Scale (Rare)]
Eugene noticed the order of the auction by the solid lines drawn on the signboard and pulled in his chin after checking the items written on it.
‘I thought about selling slaves or something, but it doesn’t seem like that’s the case. Isn’t today the day?’
Eugene, who had been narrowing his eyes and thinking about the story the rich man had told, shrugged his shoulders as if it didn’t matter.
‘Well, I’m not going to buy it.’
The taste for buying and running slaves was a luxury for him.
“Come on in!”
Eugene passed the sign and reached the entrance to the auction house. He received a number from an employee.
The number on the received ticket had the number ‘601’ written on it.
“Number 601… It’s not usually popular.”
Eugene, who was amazed at the fact that there were over 600 guests inside the auction house, went inside and further inside.
‘Are the names hidden inside?’
Whether it was a blessing from the top or not, inside the auction house, each climber’s name was replaced with a number on the number plate to protect their safety.
‘The level remains the same.’
Eugene, who was walking while looking over other people’s heads, stopped.
“Oh, is this it?”
The interior of the auction house was dark with most of the lights off, but the stage in the distance was illuminated by spotlights, perhaps to introduce the auction items.
‘It didn’t look that big from far away, but it’s actually quite spacious. Does it continue underground? The floors that I can see right now are the basement 1st, 2nd, 3rd… Are there five floors? There might be more below that.’
The stage, illuminated by spotlights, was located around the 5th basement floor.
Eugene, who had to look down from above, stopped guessing when he heard the sound of applause.
“Thank you for waiting! Now, let’s start the second auction! The second auction item is of a rare grade! Its name is the sexy ‘Enchanting Shield’!”
The man who appeared alone on the stage was the auctioneer of this auction house. He glanced from the 5th basement floor to the 1st floor and immediately began the auction.
“Okay, guests numbered 1 to 623! First, let’s start with at least 3,000 gold!”
“20 thousand gold.”
“Yes! Customer number 213, 20,000 gold!”
Judging from the way he was able to immediately find a customer and recite the price, the auctioneer seemed to have some special skills or characteristics related to sight and hearing.
“Twenty-two thousand.”
“25 thousand.”
“Yes, guest number 12, 25 thousand!”
“???3 ten thousand!”
“Huh! Forty-two thousand!”
” shit??????
“Yes, guest number 480 on the third basement floor, 42,000! Are there any more?”
The second auction ended as no bidders appeared after bid number 480.
“Yes! 42,000! Thank you!”
Clap, clap! The second auction ended with the same applause that had begun.
“It’s like this.”
Eugene, who had been muttering with an interested expression, suddenly frowned.
“Wait, what was the third one?”
“??? Level Cover.”
“hmm?”
Eugene turned his head at the answer he heard from the side and made eye contact with the Asian man.
“The third auction item is a level cover. I told you because you didn’t seem to know. Was it a nuisance?”
Eugene, who had checked the person next to him’s kindness, smiled and answered.
“No, thank you, Teacher 588.”
Number 588, who had been staring blankly at Eugene’s answer, frowned and asked.
“Don’t you know me?”
“yes?”
“No, it’s okay.”
Number 588, who checked Eugene’s level late, canceled the question.
Level 10.
Judging by his appearance, he was clearly a sloppy climber who didn’t know much about the world of towers.
“If you’re a newbie at the top, you might not know about Black Rose.”
As number 588 muttered the name of his guild, the auctioneer who had been absent returned to the stage.
“We’ll start the third auction right away! The third auction item is a ‘level cover’! It’s a trinket item that can hide a climber’s level! It’s an item that the rankers who are active on the upper floors often use, right?”
Eugene muttered to himself, crossing his arms as he listened to the auctioneer’s explanation.
‘Rankers use it often? How do they use it?’
If there had been a guide with me, I would have asked, but since I was on a free tour, I couldn’t use one.
“Okay, let’s start with at least 5,000 gold!” As soon as the auctioneer announced the start of the auction,
Number 588, who had informed Eugene about the third auction item, lifted his number.
“???50,000.”
In an instant, silence fell upon the auction house.
“Fifty, fifty thousand gold… Do you have more?”
The amount offered was a small amount, but it was also because the auction involved a famous person who everyone summoned to the top would know.
“oh my god……
“B, you’re the leader of the Black Rose Guild, right?”
“You said you were working hard on the top floor, so why are you suddenly on the 10th floor?”
“Okay, there will be another chance next time. Let’s just let this one go.”
“Hey, 50,000 gold for a level cap? Is that why you’re a ranker?”
As the silence ended, everyone in the auction house began to gossip.
Number 588 was a famous person.
As the guild leader of one of the most prominent guilds on the top floor, this was a common reaction.
“Number 588! The Black Rose Gil Master on the 5th basement floor has called for 50,000 gold! 50,000 gold, if you don’t have more than 50,000 gold… …
Just before the auctioneer was about to finish the third auction, sweating profusely.
“One million.”
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The customer number ‘601’ on the 5th basement floor lifted up his number ticket.
