I’m Alone on the 100th Floor Episode 062
18. Deer’s Wound (4)
[Hanser’s Fallen Night Sky]
[Rating: Legendary (++)]
[weapon]
［This is a magic jewel used by Hanser, the human disaster of the tower. It is an artifact that directly reproduces the legend that it was created by dropping the moon or the Milky Way, and can only be used by beings with pure souls.］
[Wearing Conditions: ‘Wizard’ class
[Wearing Condition: Intelligence ‘500’ or higher]
[Wearing Condition: Kill ‘0’ or less]
It was a tiny jewel that fit perfectly in the palm of your hand.
This jewel, which seemed to contain the night sky as it was, was one of the items that Eugene had obtained from the top floor and could be used by magicians.
“Wait a minute, is he intelligent?”
Eugene shrugged his shoulders, wondering if the person receiving the gift would be able to wear it.
“Somehow it will work out.”
Leveling up wasn’t the only way to improve a climber’s abilities.
Eugene, who had inevitably stopped at level 10, knew quite a few ways to increase abilities other than leveling up.
“If it’s not enough, I can train you separately and give it to you.” The reason I chose this among the many odds and ends lying dormant in my inventory was because it was the most suitable as a gift.
Level limit 100.
Restrictions on related attributes.
Rare skill restrictions.
Besides that, most of the items had restrictions that were difficult for the current guide to handle.
“Okay. Let’s give it to this.”
Eugene, who seemed to have made a decision, moved ‘Hanser’s Dropped Night Sky’ to the top of his inventory and checked his surroundings.
‘Are those kids still there?’
Judging by the strong energy hovering within the workshop, it seemed that the climber Baldwin, whom we had encountered in the afternoon, was still living here.
‘It’s about time he realized that what I said was a joke and started to act up… But since he’s still quiet, is there something else he’s up to?’
If a guy who would go to the trouble of finding a quirk in the workshop to find a deer, realized that he was tricked by a level 10 bell climber… he probably wouldn’t just sit still. ‘Look for him for a hundred days. You won’t find him.’
Deer was currently sent to a trustworthy place with Rasil.
It was a safe place that no one could dare touch even if they found it, regardless of whether their level was 80 or 800.
‘I wonder if the letter arrived safely?’
Eugene, who had been blankly looking up, slowly shook his head and called his friend.
” hey.”
“I’m listening.”
Perhaps because Rasil was gone, the reply I got back was much more lively than the one I had given in the afternoon.
“What you said earlier, tell me in a little more detail.”
Since most of the things to do on the 20th floor had already been done, it was time to find something to do to kill time.
〈Just now? What are you talking about?〉
“What did the glass tube do?”
“Ah.” Eternal nodded his black body as if he remembered something and spoke about the scenery he had glimpsed.
〈There was something like a laboratory. I couldn’t look at it closely because you were rushing me.〉
Eugene folded his arms and pulled his chin in at Eternal’s words that he couldn’t see it clearly.
“Well, on the 20th floor, there are not only inventors like Philip, but also blacksmiths and alchemists. There might be a laboratory or two.” What was suspicious was that when Eternal saw the laboratory, he said, ‘There’s something strange about it.’
“What’s so strange?”
Eternal, who was choosing his words for a moment as if it was difficult to explain, answered cautiously.
〈There were a lot of things that looked like deer.〉
“what?”
“A lot of the tower spirits with abilities were trapped in glass cases. They all felt like they could neither live nor die.” Eugene’s brow furrowed at Eternal’s story.
It’s a good thing Rasil and Deer aren’t here, if they were the atmosphere would’ve been a lot more tense than it was now.
“How many?”
〈I didn’t count in detail.〉
If Rasil had seen it, he would have listed the numbers and even the types of spirits he had seen, but Eternal was not a being that loved nature.
Since he was trying to corrupt the World Tree on the 98th floor, it would be more correct to see it as the exact opposite.
〈Well, there were a lot.〉
Eternal added a rough number, perhaps anticipating that Eugene would ask for a precise answer.
〈Twenty? No, thirty… He definitely looked over that age.〉
Eugene, who had a troubled expression on his face at Eternal’s answer, once again checked the location of the climber who had just confirmed the sound.
“Eternal, by any chance… …
〈That’s right. You.〉
Eugene was certain that Eternal’s answer had something to do with where the bastard was experimenting on the spirits.
‘Is that why? That’s why they were so obsessed with the deer?’
Then it would make sense why Deer didn’t listen to Rasil when he confronted them.
‘You were trapped by those guys.’
I couldn’t help but feel angry at the thought of chaining up that cute kid and treating him so badly that he couldn’t even speak.
Eugene frowned as he turned his head toward the laboratory where the guys were, when Eternal spoke to him.
“Are you going?” Looking at his expression, it seemed like there was no need to hear his answer.
“It’s not just because of the deer. It also seems to have something to do with what’s written on the top kit list.”
Eugene got up from where he was sitting and walked towards where he felt Baldwin’s energy.
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〈I won’t stop you from going, but if you want to assign me a separate task, I think I should tell you that it would be difficult.〉
〈I’m sleepy. It’s time to go to bed.〉
The black thing sticking out slightly above the shoulder was much smaller than when I first saw it from above.
Eternal was also a case where, like Rasil, it came down from above and was unable to exert its original power.
“already?”
〈What the heck, that girl Rasil was watching, so it must have been quite difficult to find the deer.〉
“but……
Eternal had to take a rest, as he had wasted energy trying to find the deer that had been hiding near the emergency exit in the afternoon.
“okay.”
Eternal let out a sigh of relief when Eugene readily allowed him to rest.
〈Phew, I thought you were going to grumble and tell me to just hold out until Rasil gets back?〉
The date when the deer that had been sent to a safe place would return to Eugene was approximately two days later… around the time when Baldwin’s group’s pursuit had become lax.
“What’s going on? Are you worried about me too?”
“Damn it.” Eternal, who was as annoyed as Philip, asked Eugene a question he had just asked.
〈How could you misunderstand what I just said and mistake it for worry?〉
“Isn’t that just your personality? What did you say? Tsundere?”
〈Ha! I already told this to my younger brother, but the last thing I need to do in this tower is worry about you.〉
When Eternal called the guide his younger brother, the corners of Eugene’s mouth went up without him knowing it.
“Rather than worrying about you, it would be wiser to worry about world peace.”
Eternal, who had been grumbling until the end, crumpled his black clothes and hid under Eugene’s shoulder.
Eugene let out a deep sigh when he finally confirmed that Eternal had disappeared.
“???phew!”
Because of regret?
No, that wasn’t it.
“it’s okay!”
Eugene clenched his fist and shook his right arm vigorously.
“Freedom!”
Finally… finally!
For the first time in almost two years, I was able to have some alone time, free from the chattering voices in my head.
In a life where one sleeps and the other talks, and one rests and the other babbles… I am finally free.
“How long has it been since this happened!”
Eugene, who was overcome with emotion, immediately thought of one of the items on his top kit list.
‘Have some time alone.’
There were times when I had dark circles under my eyes because I had not yet developed the characteristics of sleep management.
Even when I was on the top floor, I had a habit of talking to myself, but that doesn’t mean I hated the silence.
“ah……
Eugene, who shed tears of joy without realizing it, rubbed her forehead and tried to control her emotions.
‘This is not the time to be like this. Let’s get moving.’
Opportunities like this don’t come often.
If it was an opportunity that came once every two years, I had to make the most of it.
“First, let’s take care of the fawns that are making life miserable for the deer, and then we can have a leisurely tea time… …
The food on the 17th floor may not be as good as that of Mr. Choi, but the 20th floor was also a resting floor, so there must have been some good shops there.
Just thinking about it made me excited.
Eugene took out the map he had received from Mirami and the others and was walking towards the laboratory that Eternal had mentioned, but stopped in the middle of the road.
‘Did you notice?’
The huge energy I was chasing was approaching this way.
‘Or is there another ulterior motive?’
I was confused as to whether it was walking straight towards me or if I was just walking in the direction it was coming from.
“Whatever.”
Eugene’s destination was set, so he just had to go there no matter what the other person did.
Eugene glanced at the map, then decided not to walk in a straight line and instead took a detour.
“Hello, sir?”
“You’re the one who helped me out when the weirdo was getting beat up earlier! How about finding a new sponsor? I like our store!”
“From the 50th floor onwards, alchemists will become more prevalent than blacksmiths. Would you like to try it out for free?”
“Oh, yes. Thank you. I’ll stop by later.”
Eugene waved his hand to the creators of the workshop who approached him and confirmed the location of the sound.
‘Are you following?’
His trait also seemed to confirm Eugene’s guess by sending out thin bolts of lightning.
Dismissal… … .
Eugene suppressed the lightning flashing near his hand and turned around to head towards the place Eternal had told him about.
[North emergency exit]
Eugene walked into the emergency exit that said “North” and walked up to a blank wall.
“Here it is.”
Just like in the secret space I saw on the 7th floor, I found a gap where the wind was coming through and pushed it with my palm.
That’s it… … .
As the solid rock wall was pushed away, a space hidden within it was revealed. “What is this place?”
Eugene, who had entered the hidden space, immediately frowned.
It was that much space.
He had seen all sorts of dirty things from the top floor, but still, the scenery was so good that it made him frown.
‘The whole place smells bad. This isn’t just any bad smell.’
As Eugene muttered to himself, a window related to abnormal status appeared before his eyes.
[Ignores the status effect ‘Sleep’.]
[Ignores the status effect ‘Weakness’.]
The first thing Eugene discovered here, grimacing at the stench, was the dark iron bars.
“Uh… …
“Kaaa… …
“Huh?…”
The sounds of animals were coming from inside the iron bars.
As if they had been thirsty for a long time, each of their groans sounded cracked and weak.
“143, 144, 145… That was the number.”
The wooden boards hanging from the iron bars each had different numbers written on them.
Eugene, who was scanning the numbers written down as if he was handling an object, fixed his gaze on the empty iron bars.
There was also a wooden board with numbers written on it hanging on the iron bars.
“Number 148… …
As Eugene muttered softly, a ‘clank!’ sound of a chain being pulled could be heard from inside the lab.
“… Ha, why is this kid not listening to me today? Just follow me quietly.
“Come out!” A lifeless cat was being dragged along, its entire body bound by chains.
“hmm?”
A man who was leading a cat stopped walking when he saw Eugene standing in front of cage 148.
“What are you?”
As Eugene remained silent, a heavy thud! thud! sound of footsteps was heard from the entrance of the laboratory.
“…As if to prove that this place was a secret place, the door that had been firmly shut was smashed loudly.
“You little brat! How dare you try to tease me?!”
Even though he heard a screaming sound from his left, Eugene’s gaze remained fixed on one spot.
Looking at the wooden board with the number 148 written on it.
To be exact, Eugene opened his mouth as he stared at the traces of abuse visible through the iron bars.
“Hey, I was just trying to joke around… …
