Episode 340 < Absolute music (絶對音樂). (1) >
One.
[It will be immediately transmitted to the 70th floor according to your request.]
Without hesitation, I was caught up in the sandstorm.
[You have entered the 70th stage.]
The scent of sand heated by sunlight since time immemorial lingered in my nose.
The smell of the sun.
When I was a child, while playing on a small playground, I suddenly noticed a languid smell when I looked into my palm. Fragrant sandy soil. My body and mind, which had been heated up from the decisive battle just a moment ago, calmed down.
There was also a message that I hadn’t heard in a long time.
[‘The Princess Walking in a Mirage’ blesses your ascent.]
Was he watching my fight from somewhere?
For some reason, I smiled as I imagined that a princess would lie on the sofa, eat potato chips, and watch the sights.
“It’s relaxing. “Your facial expression is different.”
Another pillar in front of me.
[The Ancient Staff] was sitting.
“It’s been quite a while since a challenger appeared in the lobby I manage. The one who has your back. Geomjedo, when I came up here, I was as calm as you… … .”
The wizard narrowed his eyes.
“… … no. He had a more carefree expression than you. “In the end, those people might succeed in climbing the mountain.”
“I’m curious. “What kind of face was it?”
“The face looked like they didn’t even serve alcohol to customers here. He actually said that. Of course, when he spoke, he used some really novel profanity, but I won’t tell you about that.”
I clicked my tongue and looked back at Bae Hu-ryeong. What about Bae Hu-ryeong? He showed his eyes.
-I don’t remember anything like that. Of course, as soon as I entered here, I felt like it was nothing special and that it was so crappy that I wouldn’t get anything out of it, but I never felt that way.
“Of course, you won’t be able to think of the Geomje himself.”
The wizard spoke as if he had heard Bae Hu-ryeong’s comments. He really couldn’t hear it. They just have enough intelligence to predict things that cannot be heard with their ears, as if it were only natural.
“It’s not just Geomje whose memories were stripped. Anyone who meets our pillars for the first time in the tower loses their memories. “I’m quickly forgetting that the stage auction just took place.”
“…….”
“okay. Death King. “Except you.”
The wizard leaned his long staff on his shoulder.
The 70th floor was a white world with no mountains, rivers, or vegetation. However, it was different from the [white waiting room] where the princess stayed. Slurp… . Big and small cubes spun around like a Rubik’s Cube.
Some cubes were as big as the moon. Another cube was smaller than a fist.
Sreuk. The cubes moved like gears that were constantly interlocking. The cubes assimilated into the pure white background, soon protruded, formed sharp angles, and disappeared into white again.
that. Just getting together for a moment and then going back. It was the celestial body and object of this world that repeated simple cycles forever.
“What do you want from me?”
“Tapju is the one who wanted oblivion.”
The wizard answered the question from the east and answered it from the west.
“The owner of the tower, Amethyst, wanted the tower to be completely yours. At least, I wanted to be mistaken in thinking that was the case. “The less a manager’s traces are revealed, the better.”
“Besides that, every time we go up on stage, they give us a message congratulating us.”
The wizard smiled bitterly.
“Selfish, right? Because the duke can’t stand it if you don’t let him know that there’s someone by his side. “That’s how God wants to exist only when you need him.”
Cubes moved slowly behind the wizard’s back.
“I can’t save the owner of the tower.”
“…….”
“All those chosen as pillars are like that. In other words, what the Constellation Killer is to you, we are to the tower owner. I owe you. I leaned on life. All we can do is help the tower owner. Zuraqua… … “It is said that all kingdom people born in the same world as the tower owner are under a spell.”
The wizard looked at me.
“but.”
“It’s different if it’s someone from outside.”
I was guessing what the wizard said.
“Like Geomje. “With me.”
“That’s right.”
Silver eyes sank.
“Death King. I’m not erasing your memories. It can’t be erased. You earned that position and authority yourself. If we wait a thousand years, if we wait 10,000 years, if we wait until a million declines and if we wait until a million declines, the person who will reach the 99th floor will arrive. However much. One day, the 100th floor will be broken. Any number of times. However, I don’t know when a being in the same position as you will be allowed again.”
“…….”
“You are a miracle. In the gap created by the princess, in the gap created by tying Mutia and Hishmit Kritz together, Hamustra sprinkled rainwater, and you bloomed. You caught the loophole in the web that the top owner had woven. And I have no intention of waiting again for the miracle of life blooming in the universe.”
I asked. Again.
“What do you want from me?”
“Only the same thing you wish for.”
It was that moment.
The wizard raised his staff and touched the air. The wand touched the corner of the cube that protruded from the white background.
“Up until now, you have been fighting in your [expertise].”
The cube was colored.
The cube had turned yellow and its angled edges were worn away. No, it melted. It felt like paint was flowing from a balloon with its scales pierced.
Unlike just a balloon, the cube’s capacity was infinite.
“From now on, you will have to struggle in [non-specialized] fields.”
The yellow paint melted and wet the floor.
First, at the feet of the wizard.
Next, my shadow.
“These are places you haven’t paid much attention to.”
And the horizon.
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The ground under my feet turned bright yellow.
The yellow was gentler than gold and soft as a wheat field.
“Just because it is the constellation of martial arts does not mean that only warriors serve it.”
The wizard looked down as he stepped on the color of the wheat grains.
“Even a merchant who has lived his entire life away from martial arts can end up in a fight with a robber in some dark alley. There are times when a performer chasing love engages in a duel with his romantic rival. Music, medicine, magic, study, agriculture, commerce, sailing… … .”
A group of humans were reflected in the yellow waves. Someone was hitting the ground with a pickaxe, and someone was turning the bow into an unknown sea. Tiing! There was also a man plucking the strings of an instrument that looked like a violin.
“If you want to become a Constellation, these are the jobs you must be willing to reach out to.”
“what. To put it grandly, that’s it. Simply put, unprofessional for you. “These are amateur fields.”
The corner of the wizard’s mouth tingled like a mimosa leaf.
It wasn’t until later that I realized it was a smile.
“So whether you cleared the stage or not, of course we should call an [expert] separately and let him judge it, right?”
The wizard struck the floor with his staff.
Whoa!
As the light erupted, a vague shape formed within it.
“hmm?”
It was in the form of a human.
“uh? Hmm? Uh-uh—-.”
Maybe it was while eating. Someone summoned by the wizard was summoned in a sitting position on a chair, and loud! I hit my butt with a screeching sound.
“Aiko! Oh dear. Is it the Black Dragon Master? Or the Heretic Questioner? “It would be difficult to call you here without an invitation.”
The impressive part is that the fall method was very stable. Although he was suddenly summoned and fell with a completely unprepared movement, the person immediately rolled across the floor and stood up.
And then our eyes met.
“oh?”
“Eck.”
The other person and I knew each other very well.
“What is it, Gongja Kim? Is that what you called? “I didn’t know you could even learn summoning.”
The polished armor sparkled.
As far as I know, there was only one person I knew who wore armor in everyday life.
“… … “Patricia?”
“Yes. I was worried for no reason. “I was momentarily nervous, wondering if some kind of emergency had occurred and I had been rushed out.”
It was a paladin.
“For your information, Gongja Kim, you are the only friend who didn’t say Patrasche drip even after finding out my real name.”
“Uh, I don’t know if this conversation is appropriate for the current situation, but let me ask first. “What is that?”
“what… Called… ? “You don’t know Patrasche?”
The paladin had a shocked expression.
“Are you sane?”
“I don’t know why I have to be treated like that… .”
“It’s serious. It is a sign that the world will be destroyed. Gongja Kim, what do you know? What were you born to know? Can you still call yourself a hunter representing our top? I encourage you to deeply reflect on your life. After you reflect on everything, look for [The Dog of Flanders] and cry. “The reason why you have an organ called the tear gland is for that purpose.”
“okay. “Now I know for sure that this is not a conversation to be had in this situation.”
This one thing was clear. Even though we hadn’t seen each other in a long time, our relationship was 360% friends as we didn’t ask how each other was doing and asked if we were sane.
Why is it 360%, um. Turned around once.
“Death King.”
While Patricia and I were confused, the [Ancient Staff] opened its mouth.
“I’ll tell you the quests you need to solve starting from the 70th floor.”
We both looked back at the wizard.
“Make that person your believer.”
“…….”
“From the 71st to the 79th floor. One person per stage. In total, it involves at least 9 believers. That is the first mission you must accomplish as a Constellation.”
The wizard moved his mouth.
This time, it was an obvious smile.
“Because a constellation without believers does not exist.”
2.
People became quiet.
-indeed. i get it! I completely understood everything!
In other words, ghosts, not people, were a bit noisy.
-I didn’t understand why people like Geomjegyo followed me around. huh? This means that if a religion that worshiped me as a god was created, I would have attacked and destroyed it, not someone else. You bastards, why would you put a healthy, living person on the ancestral rite table and turn him into a ghost?
‘You’re a ghost, right?’
-no it’s not? Wasn’t it?
Bae Hu-ryeong snorted.
-I thought it was strange for some reason. I just thought I was so proud that there were people who took care of me even though I was quiet, so I passed on it. Tsk. Now, I see that I also completed this quest by beating the 70th to 80th floors.
‘what?’
-Yes, yes. You said it was that pillar or something. [Remove memories] After I beat the stages, my memory was strangely distorted. As a result, they succeeded in creating believers and the Geomje Church was created, but the process itself was slowly forgotten.
It was quite plausible.
While the secret story of the birth of the Geomje Church was unintentionally revealed, the [Primordial Staff] opened its lips.
“Originally, the 70th to 80th floors are very difficult. Unless there are special cases, hunters of the same top level as the challenger are selected as examiners, but usually the challenger does not get along with those hunters. “He was trying desperately to get it to fall somehow?”
“Hey… .”
“No matter how skilled the hunter is, he usually falls from here. Or, you could wander here for hundreds of years. But maybe it’s a different story for Death King.”
indeed.
The wizard also informed the paladin about the gimmicks of the stage. At first, the Holy Knight tilted his head without understanding the meaning, but he quickly understood the full story of the situation.
“In short, if I worship Gongja Kim as a god, the 71st floor will be easily cleared.”
The wizard nodded.
“That’s right. “It’s a child.”
“Are there any special conditions needed to attend the Constellation? For example, is it possible to say that one must serve one from the bottom of one’s heart, with one’s sincere sincerity, or that one must sacrifice one’s soul, or that one can [serve] only when such conditions are met?”
“no. If Death King struggles on the 71st floor and you admit that [enough is enough], that will be the end.”
“Good.”
The paladin looked back at me.
“Confucius.”
“yes.”
“Take a good look at my face.”
As usual, he had a very serious expression.
“My name is Patricia. as soon as… , the human who will make you a god.”
“Be grateful.”
what.
“I don’t want anything from you. Go to the 71st floor and live the way you want. No, it’s okay to just breathe. No one can fail if it’s just to breathe. Okay. “I will make you a god.”
Why is his facial expression and tone so serious… Something, kind of. Do you want to stab your heart hard and immediately cast Aungdaung Grab and Ssambakjil?
“Even if you act like an asshole… I will accept you as God. Because that too is a god.”
“So you and I have become real friends?”
From the first believer candidate, things were unusual.
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