A Wimp's Tower Strategy Guide Chapter 219
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It is about time for that.
When you graduate, come out to society, and settle down, you remember the memories from back when you attended school.
So if someone suggests gathering, quite a lot of people come.
Of course, there are more people who don't attend than those who do attend, though.
If you attend, is there anything special?
What could newly joined members of society whose heads haven't even fully matured yet do?
It's just drinking and playing.
Then people of the opposite sex might catch each other's eyes, and fights might break out calling each other 'this punk, that punk'.
Usually, the people who take the lead in suggesting a gathering are those who achieved early success.
Putting on a lot of airs, showing off by saying to contact them if there are any difficulties, and offering to pay for all the drinks today, with the purpose of satisfying their desire for recognition.
Still, it is an interesting event.
It's good to experience it at least once.
However, in Joo-hyuk's case, it's different.
First of all, there are no friends he is curious about how they are living.
Bragging that he succeeded?
Due to his personality, he wouldn't even dare to do that.
He didn't particularly want to go.
He had no intention of answering the text asking whether he would attend either but.......
"What would we have done if there wasn't a reunion, sir? It is a steamed bun without the red bean filling in a successful life, sir."
Cossack, who was excited.
Just why is he acting like that?
When the person involved is staying still, that is.
Well, let's just listen.
I'm also curious what kind of scenario he wrote.
"There is the most important thing in the scenario, sir."
"Whether male or female, the greatest proof of success is the opposite sex by your side, sir."
"No matter how poor or unemployed you are, if your boyfriend or girlfriend is celebrity-level, you win unconditionally, sir."
Is a reunion a dueling arena.
"So I will begin the selection, sir."
"Fairy Princess Dal-rae-nim, Major Veronica, Succubus Tiamat, Little Palace Master Baek Dan-ah, you have passed the 1st round, sir."
"Dr. El is eliminated because she's a golem, Alchemist Mari is eliminated because she's a shut-in with anthropophobia."
: Ya! Cossack, you #%#$&#&!!!
"Please do not curse, sir. Then can you go outside and walk around linking arms with Bong Summoner-nim, sir?"
And the personnel who passed the 1st round.
Gyeon Dal-rae sitting with a detached posture.
Major Be, who is always brimming with confidence.
Tiamat, swaying her demonic tail gently.
Baek Dan-ah, making an innocent and naive expression not knowing what's going on.
"I will begin the selection of the final successful candidate, sir. The final winner will be by a Pick Me Up, general vote to ensure fairness......."
CEO Jung Dong-hoon, who appeared in the White Tower with an urgent expression.
"B, Player Bong-nim."
"Oh! CEO Jung-nim, it's been a while. You must be busy."
"I was in Pyongyang until just now and......."
"Excuse me, b, by any chance did you re, receive a text?"
Commissioner Jeon Gwang-il too.
"Player Bong-nim! I have something to tell you... Ah! CEO Jung also came."
"Yes, I apologize. Because I couldn't manage my subordinate."
"Let's talk about that later for now."
Why are they all acting like this?
The reason they ran to the White Tower.
CEO Jung Dong-hoon said he received a call from his secretary Jin-sook.
That she met an iljin-turned-classmate at an appointment place with her friend, and due to an unintentional mistake, the fact that Joo-hyuk is a player became known.
So the fact that that punk is planning to call Joo-hyuk out and do something.
Jung Dong-hoon immediately relayed that content to Commissioner Jeon Gwang-il and.
"The ringleader is a punk named Jang Wan-sub."
Come to think of it, I remember.
He was an ordinary iljin.
A punk who would throw a single 1,000 won bill and order to buy a pack of cigarettes from the convenience store.
However, Joo-hyuk didn't do as he was told.
It wasn't because he was in a bad mood, or because he was righteous.
He didn't have money.
He couldn't even properly pay for his school meals.
He had no choice but to pay with his body.
Well, there are no special feelings.
No desire to get revenge either.
"I investigated who Jang Wan-sub is. He is a punk who awakened recently. He even sent a clearing video bodycam to the Management Agency's elite dedicated team."
"Compared to his level, his skill execution ability and magic power capacity were significantly lacking, so we eliminated him."
"The reason that punk called Oh Jin-sook-ssi was also to solicit an elite contract."
Is an elite contract a joke?
Will it be achieved just by soliciting.
"Anyway, the intention of Jang Wan-sub's gang sending the reunion text is only one. To call Player Bong-nim out and harass you......."
Then the summoned entities who flared up in anger.
"How dare those trash punks! Commissioner Jeon, call out that punk's address."
"Please leave it to this Magician. I will burn everything completely and even film it and distribute it."
"Why act so cumbersomely? It would end with one shot of a small bullet."
"Killing is a mercy. It is simple if we send an evil spirit. I can make him live a hellish life."
"Shall I send Blood Wolf and have it bite his junk?"
"Master, I'm a succubus. Corrupting a single person is not even work."
: #$@#&@! Kill them all!!!
Somehow the matter is getting bigger.
But why isn't Cossack, the person in charge of the reunion scenario, saying anything?
When I turned my head and examined him.
Cossack shivering bu-deul-bu-deul with his face flushed red.
This is a big problem.
'At this rate, he might even take out a ribbon and.......'
"It's the beeeest!!! It's awesome, sir."
It wasn't anger, but cheers.
He was extremely delighted.
"The scenario is finally completed, sir."
Cossack smiled brightly at Joo-hyuk's question and.
"Yep! Isn't the villain for true education an essential element of a reunion scenario, sir? A villain who is so pathetic that they aren't even a threat, sir."
This is driving me crazy.
"The villain is the beginning and the end of the reunion scenario, sir. A seamless connection leading from a flex to true education, Kyaa! It's amazing, sir."
Of course, there were opposing opinions.
"He is a punk trying to call the Summoner to plot a conspiracy. Can you guarantee safety?"
"Eng? What are you talking about, sir? Don't tell me Bong Summoner-nim's safety?"
"Then whose safety would it be?"
Cossack with an incredulous expression.
"Is Bong Summoner-nim someone who would go anywhere and get beaten up right now, sir?"
"Isn't he the strongest Earthling, sir. Even if a player manifests the Rune of Liberation necklace and attacks, they won't be a match, sir. Even if he gets hit, the punk who hit him will have his fist shattered, sir."
Joo-hyuk also nodded his head.
It's just because he is among summoned entities, but if he goes outside, he is stronger than anyone.
The Blood Jade Aura and Shadow Steps passed down by Gwangma, various items that apply even in reality, and the homunculus Mari made too.
"You should worry about something else, sir. On the day Bong Summoner-nim gets angry and slaps the villain's cheek, that punk's neck will snap, sir. He'll get a criminal record for murder, sir."
No, to say such terrifying things.
"Of course, Commissioner Jeon will cover for it though."
"D, don't worry, sir. We will cover for it unconditionally."
Scenario Manager Cossack putting on a satisfied smile.
"Then let's finish what we were doing, sir. The contest for a temporary girlfriend to assist Bong Summoner-nim outside."
Temporary girlfriend contest?
Truly doing all sorts of things.
"1st place will enjoy the honor of becoming Bong Summoner-nim's 1-day girlfriend, sir. The selection method will proceed by a secret ballot, sir."
Cossack handing out paper.
Jeon Gwang-il and Jung Dong-hoon, who happened to come, also participated.
Going to Mari's room in the corner to give a ballot, receiving it back, and even giving a voting right to Blood Wolf.
Baek Dan-ah suddenly raising her hand.
"Excuse me, shouldn't I receive 2 sheets?"
"Because the Ten Thousand-Year Ice Crystal is also inside my body......."
"Rejected, sir. Don't even try such transparent tricks, sir."
Now result announcement.
"I announce the winner, sir. The winner is... the strongest one at techniques, Succubus Tiamat, sir."
Tiamat jumping for joy.
"M, me... eliminated?"
Major Be shocked by the unexpected elimination.
"I think I might know why."
"Indeed, Major Be is a bit burdensome."
"...What's the matter, sir? Fairy Dal-rae-nim."
Gyeon Dal-rae with an infuriated voice.
"I cannot accept the result. There is a possibility of fraudulent voting here."
"Even though this woman cannot covet 1st place, for that wicked succubus to take the win makes no sense."
Cossack continued speaking while shaking his head jeol-re-jeol-re.
"Princess Fairy Dal-rae-nim."
"The voting was fair, sir."
"...Major Be's elimination is fair, you say?"
"Yep! It's due to the special nature of a reunion, sir."
"Special nature, you say?"
"Who is the person who should shine the most at a reunion, sir?"
"Why, it is Young Master."
Cossack continuing his explanation with a serious expression.
"That is why it's Tiamat, sir. The optimal summoned entity to provoke jealousy and inferiority complexes from the classmates with untiring aegyo (cuteness) and techniques, and make Bong Summoner-nim shine, that is precisely the succubus, sir."
However, Gyeon Dal-rae still had an expression saying she couldn't accept the result.
"If you insist, shall I tell you who is in last place, sir?"
Gyeon Dal-rae's complexion changed.
"I will tell you, sir."
"W, wait! Do not say it."
"Last place is the excessively solemn shaman, and princess fairy Gyeon Dal-rae......."
Gyeon Dal-rae's expression as if she had lost the whole world.
"I didn't even tally outside of the winner, sir."
Well, even if Tiamat was chosen as 1st place, I have no intention of going with just her alone.
If we're going to go, we'll all go together and enjoy it.
Duu and Rajix, Blood Wolf, El, and Mari too.
Their appearances are slightly a problem, but there's a solution for that too.
Because we got a summoned entity skilled in Polymorph magic.
Namely, the defector hero Green Dragon Crackus.
With his Polymorph magic, we don't even need Princess Gyeon Dal-rae's perception-obstructing talismans.
Going to these lengths to attend a reunion, what meaning would it have but.......
Honestly, I think it might be fun.
I'm slightly looking forward to it too.
Doing unexpected events like this once in a while brings vitality to life.
Cossack's strong point and weak point.
That is precisely immersion.
If he was a movie director, he'd be an artisan of method acting.
If he was a politician, a skillful agitator.
If he was a businessman, an incarnation of greed who always solely pursues profit.
It's the same right now.
He's deeply engrossed in his role as the director of the reunion scenario.
Cossack now even drawing in Jeon Gwang-il and Jung Dong-hoon.
"The roles of Commissioner Jeon and CEO Jung are more important than anyone else, sir."
"Please do not worry."
"I will live up to expectations."
Watching from the side, it's even scary.
Just how big is he trying to make this matter.
The reunion schedule is tomorrow.
He said he'll start setting up from the appointment location.
'They aren't going to roll out a red carpet when I enter the reunion, are they?'
Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.
If I declare I won't go, that's it but.......
Then how disappointed would Cossack be?
When he's working that hard, I can't stop him either.
I need some ventilation for a moment.
I have to make him snap out of his immersion.
At this rate, there'll be no end to it.
It might be better to just try entering the tower instead.
Then won't Cossack's burning passion subside even a little?
"Um, it's been a while since we entered the tower, so shall we climb to cool our heads?"
"Euing? We are so busy we don't have time to open our eyes and nose right now, sir. We have no leisure to enter the tower, sir."
Cossack with a straight face.
I knew he would be like this.
"The tower is not the problem right now, sir. Whether we can drink a refreshing cider (t/n: refreshing resolution) or not is at stake, sir. If it's lukewarm cider, how disappointed would people be, sir?"
Who would be disappointed.
Then, as if they had been waiting, Major Be and Gyeon Dal-rae.
"What are you doing right now? Young Master ordered to climb the tower."
"How dare you disobey the Commander's order?"
The summoned entities rushing in swiftly following them.
"Truly pathetic. Do you not know what the true duty given to us summoned entities is? Even stupidity should know its limits."
"No, that's not it, sir."
"Quiet! The Summoner-nim wants to climb the tower, when hurriedly preparing is still lacking."
"You're totally trying to play above his head."
"I was wondering why it was quiet these days."
"Because he's been babied too much."
The reason for climbing is not just this.
I was actually curious.
We successfully broke through the giant monster section in the 80s of the Black Tower and the Dragon section.
Then from the 91st floor?
It might be good to take this opportunity to check.
Of course, not on our Earth, but on Earth No. 675.
I don't mean I'll clear it right away.
I plan to grasp what the mission is and then use the Tower Clear Mission Reset Ticket.
"Shall we go for a bit?"
"As you wish, I will safely assist you."
"Let's all go together."
Joo-hyuk boarded the dimensional elevator together with the summoned entities.
And when he was about to press the 1st-floor button.
Something had changed.
'The buttons increased?'
Previously, there were only 2.
1st floor and 17th floor.
But looking today, more buttons had been generated.
2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor, and 5th floor.
Is it because we succeeded in clearing the 90th floor?
[The elevator grade has increased. The grade increase has unlocked 4 floors.]
"The floors have been opened."
"Do you plan to enter right away?"
Probably the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors are also places connected to other worlds.
Parallel universes with a high probability of having perished at that.
Like the world of the 1st floor's former owner, Max Kruger.
"Let's decide after the reunion is over."
Joo-hyuk arrived at the 1st floor.
Putting on the Concealment Veil, going out to Earth No. 675 to confirm safety, and then summoning the summoned entities.
Holding the Tower Clear Mission Reset Ticket in his hand.
[Entering the 91st floor of the Germany Black Tower.]
Just a pure white room.
What am I supposed to do here?
[World Notice : A player has reached the 91st floor of the Black Tower for the first time.]
Entering the 91st floor is a World Notice?
The 71st floor was also like this.
A World Notice event occurred back then too.
It said it would give gifts to all players who entered the 71st floor.
Namely, the 4-piece gift set.
If a similar thing happens this time too.
[World Notice : Players starting a grand journey from now on... play... ple... pl.......]
This damn tower has errors all the time.
[The conditions have not been met.] [The second World Notice has been canceled.]
What the deleted notice was.
[World Notice : We will provide the Rune of Trait Enhancement as a congratulatory gift, one per person, to all players who reach the 91st floor of the Black Tower.]
Did I hear correctly?
Out of the blue.......
'Giving the Rune of Trait Enhancement?'
I truly couldn't even imagine it.
However, one per person.
Meaning they won't give duplicate gifts.
It would be a duplicate here though.
'What about our Earth?'
Earth No. 1,001, that is.
Will I be able to receive it again there too?
I will probably be able to receive it.
Aren't they different worlds.
Anyway, what is the mission to perform in this room with nothing but pure white walls?
[91st floor mission : The Grand Journey Towards Completion - First.]
Towards completion, it says.
Then that means there's not much left.
And what does grand journey mean.
[Details can be verified after accepting the mission.]
'What is the completion time limit?'
[The time limit for completing the Grand Journey mission has been deleted.]
'In that case.......'
[The grading method for the Grand Journey mission has changed.] [Upon success in the Grand Journey mission, it will unconditionally be determined as EX grade.]
If successful, unconditionally EX.
But I'm not entirely welcoming it.
The deletion of the time limit too, it means it will be that difficult.
[A save function is added during the Grand Journey mission.] [To activate the save function, an Item: Mission Save Ticket is required.]
I already knew the Black Tower climbing method is similar to a game but.
'Just how difficult does this mean it is?'
The messages ringing continuously.
[While performing the Grand Journey mission, the flow of time outside the Black Tower is not applied to the player.] [Time and space are completely separated.] [The flow of time will be applied when the player exits the 91st floor.]
Separation of time and space.
Normally, the Black Tower and the outside world flowed together.
However, it means that's not the case from the 91st floor.
While the player is entered in the 91st floor, time will be stopped.
'Meaning it takes a lot of time to clear one floor.'
Although I don't know how much.
'Anyway, a grand journey, huh.'
It would be a big problem if I think of it like normal tower clearing.
Thorough preparation is necessary.
[Do you accept the Grand Journey Towards Completion mission, that first step?]
There's no need to use the Tower Clear Mission Reset Ticket either.
Since the grading method for clearing has changed.
By the way, has Cossack cooled down a bit?
With a grave task called the Grand Journey laid in front of us.
Something as trivial as a reunion.......
"Please unsummon quickly, sir. There are many things to prepare, sir. Must make an appointment at the hair salon too, sir."
He hasn't cooled down at all.