Episode 159: Oh, hello, Licky?
For a moment, my body froze.
Did I hear wrong? Of course not, why is Petit Gongdu suddenly appearing here?
Me too, I’m just rolling my body around all day, so I’m hallucinating.
I need to eat some nutritious food soon.
If you go to Helldying Kitchen, you’ll probably find that they also sell health supplements.
“Hey, are you ignoring me?”
Licky crossed his arms, dissatisfied with the lack of response.
If you keep pretending not to notice that your eyebrows are furrowed, I’m going to hit you.
I covered my face.
Oh my gosh.
It wasn’t an auditory hallucination.
But I’m not the type of person to be flustered by this.
Look at my perfect acting.
“Oh, you’ve got the wrong person. I’m Evil Eye, an ordinary climber.”
“Ouch.”
How can it be this similar?
Deokchun hits me with his elbow.
Don’t do that, I’m upset too.
“Really? Are you going to keep pretending not to know? Why don’t you post something on the community? Let’s see what comes up. If you keep doing that, Bald Man will find out about it all?”
I can tell by the reaction.
Licky is already convinced.
It’s obvious that they think of me as a petit gongdu, whether I admit it or not.
A guy with long legs came in next to me and put his arm around my shoulder.
A body that hugs tightly.
I’m above average, but how big is this guy? I think he’s close to 2 meters.
Is that why you lick the crown of your head? Because you can reach it if you stick your tongue out?
“I was the one who broke the face first. Let me see your face, too. You’ve already seen everything you need to see and can’t see. You were dancing well earlier. Was it like this, or like this?”
“Stop it! Just take it off.”
I grabbed the guy who was squirming strangely.
Don’t do it, please don’t do it.
I think he’s going to be a murderer, what a cruel guy.
Yeah. I guess I’ll have to reveal my identity someday anyway.
It would be better if you approached me first like this.
Let’s think positively. The licker knows that I’m a petit gongdu. That means that he knows that what I’ve been doing in the community so far is concept work.
[Unlocks Feline’s red hair.]
I made up my mind and took off my helmet.
“Uh, um… Is this the face you’ve been using for all this concept work? It really doesn’t suit you.”
“I know, right?”
At that moment, I was moved by Lick’s words.
If you think about it, it’s the same as hiding your identity.
It’s not fair! Even a licker doesn’t have anything to be ashamed of like me.
“Wow. Seriously… Wow. You were going around saying ‘Petit Gongdu appears!’ with this face?”
“… Hurrah.”
A guy who touches my face and exclaims, “What’s so good about it?”
Still, that’s a good thing.
It ends with them being curious, but at least they don’t hate it.
It’s even funnier that this is a blessing.
I gently pulled his hand away.
“Ahem! Whatever it was, I finally caught up.”
“How do you know my identity?”
He asked how he came to know my identity.
“Nothing much. The route you posted is almost the same as the route taken by the guy named Evil Eye. And he beat Bald Man on the 10th floor and me on the 20th floor? And he’s not even from a big guild? Isn’t that just you?”
“It was half a guess.”
Was it just a test? It was too confident for something like that.
As expected.
“It wasn’t just a feeling, but Evil Eye stepped in when Bald Man was attacked in the 10th floor arena. The timing was too sudden, and it was too fast to say that he acted after hearing the story from Petit Gongdu. And Evil Eye stepped in whenever something happened. It’s too many to be coincidences. Should I explain in more detail?”
Starting with those words, Lickjak started to talk about the things he had been suspecting all along.
The gap between when the strategy article was posted and the events that occurred in between. The location where I am assumed to be and the path Evil Eye moves.
Clearly, they received the call from the top at around the same time, but there are doubts about how Evil Eye and Petit Gongdu made the connection.
In addition, there was information that he had recently learned while working with the Union people.
Petit Gongdu is in personal contact with Lee Jun-seok. However, Evil Eye, who is no different from Petit Gongdu’s closest associate, does not have a personal contact network with Lee Jun-seok.
A situation where people talk to each other across the room.
The members and Evil Eye have never exchanged messages, and Evil Eye has never revealed her face.
A being who hides himself more thoroughly than a petit gongdu.
Two things that never appear at the same time.
This would have been difficult to explain if the two characters were not the same person.
The more I listen to it, the more I get sick of it. It’s to the point where I feel embarrassed to even try to avoid it.
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“Those who know roughly will know? I think Nyangpun will notice too. But Bald Man is such an idiot that he probably doesn’t know.”
Well, it’s not anyone else, it’s Lickjak.
One of the most talked about members in the community.
He knew a lot about me compared to other people, and he must have inferred my identity based on that information.
At least the lickers I’ve seen through the community are pretty smart.
By the way, Nyangpun also has a rough idea of my identity.
“Don’t worry. I have no intention of revealing my identity. I have that much loyalty.”
“Oh, thank you.”
“I’m looking forward to meeting the bald man later. Hehe. We were supposed to meet on the 50th floor, right?”
That was the purpose!
Bad guy, you should tell him instead.
“Anyway, we’re on the same level now. I won’t lose next time. I’ll go up first. You do your best too.”
“Of course. I don’t plan on climbing carelessly either.”
We looked at each other with meaningful expressions.
“Then finish what you were doing. You haven’t uploaded a strategy article lately. I’ll be there, so come slowly. We’ll upload them at the same time.”
Licky, who had been grinning, returned to where his team members were.
Yeah, I need to upload a strategy.
[Petit Gongdu]: Long time no see, everyone! Gong☆Du is here!
Have you been away for a while? Hehe. I’ve been busy, too.
Today I’m going to talk about the 30th floor…
Why. I thought I had gotten used to it, but today, I feel uneasy.
I feel like I’ve been crying a lot since I came up to the top.
When I was writing slowly and steadily.
“It looks like something is going on.”
“Pengrill.”
Pengril, who was infusing the World Tree with magic and divine power, approached.
Now, they treat me quite kindly.
It must be because the World Tree has great significance.
“I don’t know the details, but if you are upright, there is no reason to be upset. I also had no regrets when I burned down the human kingdom and was banished from the village.”
The problem is that I am not upright.
No, actually, I didn’t do anything wrong. If you think about it, aren’t I doing a good thing?
I’m uploading a strategy for those who want to climb the tower.
Let’s change our thinking. Let’s become more confident. Let’s regain our composure!
I’ve put in the effort and finished writing the strategy guide.
[Lick the crown]: Hehe… As expected, it’s Petite Gongduya! Gong!
[Meow Meow Punch]: Dew!
[Nimary Baldness]: Ball!
[Lee Jun-seok]: Dew!
“Mr. Lee… … .”
I gritted my teeth so hard that they almost broke at the fast-paced comments.
This is so frustrating.
When did this guy Lee Jun-seok get involved?
I turned off the community because I thought I would just get stressed if I kept watching it.
Let’s pull ourselves together and focus on what’s next.
I took a deep breath to calm my mind and took the item out of the treasure pouch.
“What on earth is this?”
“Yeah.”
A jewel box obtained through trading with Fleta.
He said it was a clue to getting the Pelline set.
[Sephire’s Jewel Box (AA)]
-What should I put in it?
-What will come out?
-Once used, it disappears.
Even after reading the explanation, I still don’t understand.
Even if you look inside, there’s nothing.
Judging by the high grade, it’s definitely not an ordinary item.
“Oh, it’s Sephir’s jewel box.”
“Do you know what this is?”
“As you know, it’s some kind of exchange item.”
Pengril examines the jewel box.
“It’s definitely genuine. If you put the jewel in the jewelry box, I’ll change it into one of the items you want. The grade is fixed at AA or lower, though.”
“Is it a jewel?”
“I only accept jewels that are big enough to fit in a jewel box. In fact, even if jewels are expensive, they’re not as expensive as AA grade items. There are exceptions though.”
I frowned as I returned the jewelry box.
You said it was a clue, but was the jewelry box itself the solution?
I wish you had just told me when you gave it to me.
So far, I have collected a total of 3 Pelline sets.
Each part has a different grade.
Redhead is C-class.
The blue right arm is D-class.
The yellow body is E-class.
I thought they were just different colors, but the ranks are all up to them.
When looking at various circumstances, it is highly likely that each part has a different grade.
Probably the remaining four.
“S, A, B, F grades.”
Of course, it is possible that it is AAA or SS grade, but given Felin’s perverted tastes, there is no way it would have included the same alphabet.
It’s clear. It’s as clear as the licker was of my identity.
They crossed their arms.
S-class is impossible to obtain due to restrictions on jewel boxes.
To be safe, you need to put in at least A-class jewels, and if possible AA-class jewels.
“Pengrill, is there a jewel that can produce an A-class item?”
“Well, there are probably some, but they’re not common. To have that much value, it’s not just the rarity of the gem. It depends on who crafted it, what its history is, and who owns it. Or maybe it’s a special item that’s classified as a gem.”
As expected, it is not easy.
“Hmm. I don’t know if it will help, but I know an NPC who has some nice gems.”
“Really? Who is it? Tell me!”
“There’s an NPC named Meglet on the 39th floor. Ask him.”
Like this tree that gives generously.
I gave him a thumbs up.
Let’s go and check it out. If we can get the gems, that’s great, but if we don’t, that’s okay too.
‘I have that, so it’s okay.’
There was a countermeasure.
* * *
The 35th floor, where a lot of things happened. Everything is finished. Let’s start climbing again.
day.
Our team and the licking team have regained their condition.
“Let’s go up.”
“Okay. I absolutely won’t give up.”
We passed through the portal at the same time.
* * *
The moment when Jo Hyun-soo and Lick-jak’s team went up.
There was a lot of talk going on in the community.
First, the Pujing Union side.
The place where Lee Jun-seok was the chairman had a festive atmosphere.
We defeated a large guild. Something that has never happened before.
The vested interests that had been so strong admitted defeat, and all guild members took time for self-reflection.
Some people have expressed their intention to leave the guild, and some have covered up their guild mark or worn clothes over it when moving around the safe zone.
As new recruits become more active, the reliability of Petit Gongdu’s strategy articles increases.
Even those who were not interested began to seek it out, and many people began to express interest in joining the union.
Of course, as the number of people increased, incidents and accidents were bound to increase, so Lee Jun-seok had to make an effort to systematically organize the union, but that level of difficulty was nothing.
I was elated just by the fact that we had defeated a large guild. Because it showed that individuals could come together to take down a giant.
On the other hand, the large guilds were quiet.
A situation where one remains quiet without showing any particular reaction.
Except for a few.
[Smile Cap]: Wow, I really lost? Hahahahahahaha
[Kim Jo-gyun_Sangun]: I knew it would happen someday. It’s unexpected because it happened sooner than I thought.
[Hwamu-seon]: It doesn’t matter. It’s better this way. It seems like there are a lot of good guys out there.
[Choco Choco]: Okay. Lick Evil Eye and Jeong Su-ri. The bald spot is no joke. That’s right. Jo Gyun-ah, your junior is also useful. Oh Ji-hyeok, right? Is his personality okay?
[Kim Jo-gyun_Sangun]: I don’t know because I’ve never seen it in person. As for humanity, it’s okay as long as it’s a human child, right?
[Choco Choco]: That’s right. A f*cking beautiful top who values skills more than personality!
These are the ones who came in long before the current rookies.
It was a special case where I used a free nickname even though I was a rookie.
The reason why this could be so is.
[Smile Cap]: Come up quickly, oh my~ I’m bored~
[Choco Choco]: When will our youngest, Jjogyuni, come up? Tell her, Unnie, Ujjujju.
[Kim Jo-gyun_Sangun]: I’ll be there soon, so don’t be shy and stay still. I’ll go and take care of it for you, haha.
[Choco Choco]: Ooooh, that’s so scary? My heart is pounding!
[Hwamu-seon]: Thrills and excitement. That’s love.
[Smile Cap]: …? I, I’ll stay away for a bit. You two are having a good time!
Because I climbed the tower before the guild system was fully established.
The meaning of belonging has long since disappeared. These are people who cannot be controlled even by the guild.
They were people who headed to the top to achieve their own desires, sense of mission, and goals.
As of now, the highest officially active Hunter outside the Tower is the 64th floor of Demi Dial in the United States.
However, there were still some who had not yet left the tower.
