Rajiks's live performance in Tokyo.
Once again, the entire world was shaken.
An even hotter reaction than during the Pyongyang nuclear backpack terror incident.
Back then, he had completed the mission and disappeared immediately.
But in Tokyo, he caught yakuza, saved the prime minister, took a lap around the city, and even waved his hand—fan service included.
Who the hell is that guy?
A summoned creature?
Some kind of spirit or divine beast?
The media blasted out breaking news, TV stations put together special programs, and all day long videos of Rajiks spinning around Tokyo swallowed up SNS and YouTube.
Meanwhile, on the 17th floor of the White Tower.
Juhyeok praised Rajiks, who had returned after flawlessly completing the mission.
"Aww, our dimensional farmhand—such a peaceful approach. I love it."
"Hoeng!"
"But stripping them down to their underwear was a bit too—"
"Hue…!"
"Let's just burn the underwear."
"Hoe!"
Gyeondallae, who had clearly been waiting for this, jumped in.
"Girl here has suffered severe mental shock after witnessing a naked Japanese man. Take responsibility, Rajiks the dimensional farmhand."
"Hoe?"
"Come into the girl's arms. Healing is required."
"Hoat!"
"Where do you think you're going!!!"
Rajiks fled in terror.
Rumble, bounce, spin-spin-spin.
He froze for a moment!
Then—right in front of the magitech engineer El—he landed with a thud.
Sssshk!
He pulled out the items and clothes collected from Tokyo.
Hesitantly, El pinched the potion auto-injection belt lying among the fundoshi and torn clothes with two fingers.
"Thank you, dimensional farmhand."
"Hoeng!"
"I'll study it thoroughly. And…"
"Hoe?"
"The rest I don't need, so I'll burn them."
"Hoe!"
Bzzing!
A destruction beam shot from El's eyes.
Crack!
Whoosh!
The clothes turned to ashes.
Juhyeok saw it too.
The belt item that Prime Minister Maeda had been wearing—Rajiks had brought it back.
So he brought that along.
It couldn't be helped, since disarming him was necessary at the time.
Once El finishes her research, I'll have her return it.
Then Kosak spoke up with an unusually serious expression.
"Still, I think this crossed a line."
"What did?"
"The administrators. Those bastards have lost their minds. Going on about normalization and all that."
Gwangmado chimed in.
"Indeed. If the Liberation Rune Necklace situation continues, the world will be drenched in blood."
Mackenzie added,
"Even with mana-sealing scrolls, it's not a complete solution. Incidents like this will keep happening."
After all, just because there's a law doesn't mean criminals stop committing crimes.
It had to be stopped at the source.
But in the current situation, there was no clear solution.
"We need to put heavy pressure on the administrators. Let them know we won't just sit by."
"How?"
"How about sending one of them on a business trip to the world of souls?"
"A business trip?"
"To the world of souls, to inform them of our situation. Isn't this a clear violation of causality?"
They had done something similar before.
When the catalog expansion was blocked, Kosak and the other summoned beings had rallied the souls and even staged protests.
"Assassin, you know one thing but not two. We're all residents of the White Tower now. How exactly would we go to the world of souls?"
"R-random summoning?"
"It's been blocked for a hundred days. What, ninety left?"
"Tsk, tsk. I knew you'd say that. No alternative plan."
But Juhyeok stepped in.
"I think it might work."
"What?"
"How?"
He explained the method.
"Expulsion. Just leave the White Tower."
〈Expulsion〉
– Revokes registered resident status and expels the resident from the White Tower.
If the address changes like that, then upon unsummoning, they should return to the world of souls.
But there was a problem.
"It's not difficult, but—
the question is whether re-registration is possible. If not, we can't expel someone lightly."
"No matter what, can we just expel one of our own? Let's forget this."
Kosak looked disappointed.
"At least try it as an experiment. If someone gets expelled, won't there be a message explaining what happens?"
"Who? Want to try it yourself, Mr. Kosak?"
"You said we should expel someone?"
"T-that's…"
The risk was too high.
Sure, it was expulsion from the White Tower, not the catalog—but was it right to kick someone out just to spread the word?
Then, at that very moment!
Zepet raised his hand high.
"Summoner."
"Yes?"
"Please expel me."
Huh?
Out of nowhere?
"Why…?"
"Ever since being summoned, my presence has been nonexistent. I may as well not be here."
Hard to deny that.
"Everyone else earns achievements, but I have nothing. Please send me to the world of souls instead. I want to become a liaison between there and the 17th floor of the White Tower, and help you, Summoner."
Zepet's earnest plea.
Ahhh.
Tears welled up.
Juhyeok felt guilty too.
He hadn't taken proper care of Zepet all this time.
"It's okay. You don't need to force yourself to earn achievements. Just resting in the White Tower is enough for me. Once we gather runes and badges, I'll definitely help you break through your rank."
Still, Zepet stood firm.
"Please send me. This is the mission given to me. Grant me the chance to fulfill it."
Sigh.
What should I do?
Zepet's desperate expression.
The summoned beings, moved by his sacrifice.
…Should we try it once?
How does expulsion actually work?
Juhyeok pulled up the resident list.
When he tapped Zepet's entry, a button appeared beside it.
〈Expel〉
It won't expel him immediately, right?
Tap.
[Do you wish to expel resident Zepet? Upon expulsion, re-registration will be impossible for one month.]
"Oh!"
Then—
[After one month, re-registration requires issuance of a new residency permit. Re-registration also requires 1 kg of top-grade mana crystal.]
One month unable to register.
But re-registration is possible.
Just need 1 kg of top-grade mana crystal.
That penalty was acceptable.
And Zepet wanted this so badly.
After explaining what would happen upon expulsion—
"I'll send you on a one-month assignment. I'll keep summoning you anyway. Instead of the White Tower, you'll stay at the penthouse."
"Thank you!"
Everyone applauded Zepet's sacrifice.
Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!
A bashful Zepet.
And so—
[Resident Zepet has been expelled. Exiting the 17th floor of the White Tower.]
Spot!
Zepet accepted Juhyeok's mission and returned to the world of souls.
At least that was a relief.
He wasn't gone forever.
They could re-register him after a month.
Then Mackenzie seemed to have something to say.
He hesitated, fidgeting.
"Summoner, this alone isn't enough. I have an idea."
"Go ahead."
"It'll require gathering everyone's thoughts. I believe a briefing is in order."
A briefing, huh.
"If there's something to do, we should do it."
"Hahaha, thank you. I'll prepare diligently."
At that moment!
Kosak narrowed his eyes at Mackenzie.
Mackenzie stared back without backing down.
A silent war.
At Mackenzie's briefing venue,
Juhyeok and the summoned beings gathered in one place.
A monitor for communicating with Mari was also set up.
Kosak looked deeply displeased.
He was unsettled.
His position was under threat.
Until now, he had been the moderator of almost every briefing.
That role gave him special authority and pushed him into the number-two spot.
Now this old mage had snatched the moderator's seat.
Truly unsettling.
"Greetings, everyone. This humble mage considers it the greatest honor of my life to serve as today's briefing moderator."
Nine-circle mage Mackenzie stood at the podium.
Neatly dressed robes, a spotlight shining down from above—
like a CEO unveiling a new product at an item corporation.
"This humble mage is the Lord of Flame who conquered the 83rd-floor Arakroid at S+++ rank, astonished the world by applying obesity-escape enchantment magic to a bracelet, first proposed scroll magic to instantly resolve the Summoner's worries, and simultaneously participated in bullet-attribute research—"
Suddenly!
Gwangmado cut him off.
"Too long. Stop it. Even that assassin bastard doesn't go on this much."
"…But I still have more—"
"Mackenzie, getting cocky over a few minor achievements? Pathetic."
"I-I was just stating facts."
"Did you make the scroll alone? El and the workshop did all the work. Bragging over carving a few mold plates—ridiculous."
Mackenzie froze in embarrassment.
Kosak smirked bitterly at the sight.
Tch, damn bastards…
No helping it.
Since his achievement flex had failed, straight to the point.
"…As you can see from this incident, the administrators' schemes are increasingly crossing the line."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Why do you think they scattered Liberation Rune Necklaces so recklessly? All of this is aimed at our Summoner."
Obvious to anyone.
Since they can't do anything inside the Tower, they're trying something outside—
and in China, which already has poor relations with Korea.
"We must also consider the possibility of war. Of course, if those idiots try something, this mage will wipe them out with a meteor summon."
At that, Kosak raised his hand sharply.
Mackenzie hesitated for a moment.
"Hm."
What was that guy about to say when he raised his hand?
With no choice, he called on him.
"Old mage, have you still not fixed that bad habit of yours? What's so great about summoning meteors? What'll you do if they retaliate with nukes?"
"We can take refuge on the 17th floor of the White Tower."
"And everyone else? What's the point if the whole world is destroyed and only we survive? Withdraw the meteor remark."
…
Juhyeok nodded as well, agreeing with Kosak.
That's right.
What's the point of surviving alone?
Glance.
Mackenzie sneaked a look at Juhyeok's reaction.
"A-alright. I'll withdraw it."
"Think before you speak from now on."
"Ahem!!!"
After clearing his throat once,
"In any case, what we must prioritize now is—first, the Summoner's safety. Second, the Summoner's safety. Third, the Summoner's safety. For that, the Summoner must become stronger."
Mackenzie waved his hand through the air.
Shrrr—
Tiny firefly-like lights gathered and formed words.
…
One said:
"Top-grade Nectar."
The other:
"Top-grade Elixir."
"The way to preemptively crush the administrators' ambitions is for the Summoner to grow stronger quickly."
But then—
Whoosh!
Mackenzie activated a blazing visual magic.
At the same time, two letters appeared right above his head.
"Rage."
Mackenzie shouted in a thunderous voice.
"Yet this mage cannot understand it! What on earth have you all been doing until now? You've reached the 80th floors—shouldn't you have produced at least one top-grade nectar or top-grade elixir by now?!"
Nectar.
A potion that greatly extends a human's natural lifespan when consumed.
Elixir.
Depending on the type, it can strengthen the body, revive someone instantly upon death, or provide complete healing.
Juhyeok had heard of them before.
From Mari.
Now that I think about it, she said you start being able to gather the materials once you reach the 80s.
But she hadn't specified which floor exactly.
Probably due to restrictions.
"…For that reason, this mage, exercising the authority of the briefing moderator, will summon the shut-in alchemist, Alia Mari!"
Is this a hearing or what?
At once, the chat screen appeared on the monitor set up nearby.
Ding!
Mari was within earshot, but the conversation was happening through chat.
"The Summoner is right beside you."
Mackenzie interrogated Mari.
"As an alchemist, you should have been the first to manufacture elixirs and nectar. Yet none have been made. Why is that?"
…
"If the Thousand-Year Fox Orb has such high versatility, what can substitute for it?"
"Then all we need is one more—either phoenix feathers or the fruit of the World Tree."
"And the Demon Lord of Nightmares' eyeball?"
At that moment!
Kosak shot his hand up to ask a question.
"We just so happen to have a defector nightmare demon here. Diamat—if we pluck out her eyeballs, can we keep using them as materials?"
…Gulp!
Diamat's body trembled.
Juhyeok remembered.
Back on the 80th floor, a copy of her had been defeated and the reward had been
No way…
"Why not?"
Phew.
Diamat sighed in relief.
If she were an RSS-rank Succubus Queen, a Demon Lord of Nightmares, her eyes would have been plucked out on the spot.
They were absolutely capable of that.
Well, even if she died, they could just revive her.
I should never break through my rank.
If she became a Succubus Queen, she might be treated like livestock for eyeball harvesting.
"Anyway, if we can't make them because of a lack of materials, then we just need to obtain the materials."
"I understand."
Briefing moderator Mackenzie turned his head toward Juhyeok.
Then—
"The answer has emerged. That answer is—
Shrrr—
Once again, words appeared above his head.
'Ascending to uncleared upper floors.'
"Summoner, now you must decide. We will follow, staking our lives. We ascend to the upper floors—"
"After resting."
"…Pardon?"
"Why?"
Mackenzie looked flustered.
"Let's take it easy. Is everything always work? The Tower's collapse deadline is still far off."
"N-no, who knows what those administrators might do? We need countermeasures—"
"We already have them. Mana-sealing scrolls."
"If you consume nectar, you could live a thousand more years."
"Hey, what's the point of living long alone? Say I'm married! I have kids! Then my children would die before me—doesn't that feel a bit…?"
"Hmm…"
At that moment, Gyeondallae spoke up.
"Then how about shifting our focus to elixirs?"
Elixirs…
…
"With body-enhancing elixirs, Young Master will gain greater strength. And with revival elixirs and healing elixirs, we can prepare for any possible misfortune."
That was tempting.
Especially if they stocked several bottles of revival elixirs that could even bring back the dead?
"…Shall we go up?"
"You must go up."
"Ascending is the right call."
"There are nine RSS-ranks. What is there to fear?"
"Elemental Core Veronica Caliber! Combat ready!"
"Hooaah!!!"
Ugh, what a hassle.
Why do those administrator bastards have to cause trouble like this?
Mackenzie looked at Kosak with a sly smile.
Briefing success.
He'd finally taken a step forward.
His position as number two—
This was a critical matter.
When the entire Tower was conquered and the world of liberation arrived,
who would stand at the Summoner's sides?
Number one and number two.
One spot was already decided.
Rajiks would stand on the right.
Then who would stand on the left?
It had to be him.
Kosak seemed to realize that too.
He glared at Mackenzie with intense eyes.
The battle for second-in-command was growing bloodier by the moment.
In any case, Juhyeok decided to challenge the 86th floor.
[Entering Korea Black Tower (NO.1) 86th Floor.]
They entered the 86th floor.
The environment was a sweltering volcanic zone.
A massive volcano loomed in the distance.
And then—
[86th Floor Mission: Defeat 1 Superheated Cataclysm Phoenix.]
[Time Limit: 15 hours.]
[Completion Condition: Superheated Cataclysm Phoenix 0/1]
"…A phoenix?"
"A phoenix, huh."
"It's a phoenix."
"A phoenix."
"A phoenix indeed."
"A phoenix, you say?"
"So it's the Vermilion Bird (朱雀)."
How are we supposed to kill that thing?
They might end up using another Tower mission reset ticket.
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