Chapter 59
Chapter 59
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: The Genius worker
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Joo-hyuk's daily life was always the same.
He lazed around at home.
His routine was just hanging out with his Summoned every day until Razix became summonable again.
Veronica was sleeping in the living room, snoring.
She had started dozing off the moment she was summoned and was still asleep now.
Gyeon Dal-rae was sitting on the sofa, reading a book.
Truly a princess with imperial grace.
Gobang was lying on the outdoor terrace, sunbathing.
Not that he'd get a tan, but still.
Joo-hyuk and Kosak were enjoying a game.
A soccer game on the console.
"Number 8, Kosak, intercepts the pass from Team Bong! Escapes the press and quickly plays a through pass forward! Ah! Number 10 Kosak receives the ball! A dazzling dribble! Players from Team Bong are in disarray! The cross comes in! Number 7 Kosak with the headeeeeeer! Goal! Goal! Goalgolgolgolgoal!"
Hoo.
"..."
This is annoying.
It's still the first half, and the score is 5-0.
Joo-hyuk, of course, is the 0.
How could he possibly beat Kosak's SSR-level physical abilities?
He was cunning, had fast hands, and sharp eyes.
"Mr. Kosak."
"Yes-sir!"
"Having fun?"
"Yes-sir!"
"That's good. At least one of us is. I'm not feeling so great."
"...Huh?"
"Well, of course you're happy after scoring five goals."
Honestly. Scoring goals aside, what's with the live commentary? It's enough to shatter someone's mental fortitude.
"Ah, n-no, I was just thinking of playing for, for fun..."
"Yeah, yeah, it's very 'fun' thanks to you."
What fun! It's only fun if you score at least one goal.
Kosak wore a flustered expression.
"S-should we stop?"
"Let's continue. We started the game, so we should finish it. Phew, how many goals will I concede in the second half? Losing 20-0 would really make my day."
"..."
Watching this, Gyeon Dal-rae stopped reading her book.
"Sir Kosak, you have quite the nerve. To dare try and defeat the Young Master, not knowing your place? You might just end up climbing on his head next."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Veronica mumbled in her sleep too.
"Mmm, when the Commander has the ball, you should just fall over. If you defend, you'll be sent to the brig. At the very least, you'll have to run 100 laps around the parade ground with full gear."
"Ugh, aghhh."
The game restarted.
Kosak's mental state had already crumbled.
His controller handling was naturally a mess.
Joo-hyuk's in-game players swarmed the pitch.
They ravaged Kosak's goal.
"Yes! 5-1!"
"..."
"Oh yeah, one more goal."
"..."
"Woo! It's tied. Let's go for the win!!!"
Games are only fun when you win, after all.
He poured in six goals like a storm, wiping the floor with Kosak.
This is the power of an Earthling gamer class!
He felt a little guilty, but the world of competition is a cold, harsh place.
Still, playing around gets old after a day or two.
Just lazing about made him feel restless.
The life of a rich person with no job.
He had always dreamed of it, but now that he was living it, it wasn't all that.
Sure, money worries were gone, but...
Speaking of which, when is Razix coming?
It's been four days since he was sent back.
If it's similar to Gobang, he should become summonable around today.
"When will our worker arrive? Ah! I want to go into the Tower."
"Couldn't we just climb with our current team?"
"Hmm."
If they were to climb, there were two options.
Repeat a floor, or tackle an un-cleared higher floor.
Without Razix, repeating floors held little meaning.
So, an un-cleared higher floor?
From the 61st floor onward, it's the undead section.
Living corpses, mummies, start appearing from the 61st floor.
While emanating a dark aura.
They could clear it.
The problem was achieving an S++ clear.
"Young Master, worry not. The foul energy of those beings, this maiden can sufficiently suppress it."
Probably.
Her class was Shrine Maiden, after all.
Just by shaking her bell properly, she could probably easily neutralize a dark aura.
What if she brought the Holy Sword?
An S++ clear would be guaranteed.
But even so, what's the fun in clearing without Razix?
Veronica's ammunition supply was another issue.
'Let's decide once Mr. Razix arrives.'
Truth be told, he'd been checking the status window since yesterday.
He checked just a moment ago too.
He checked again now and...
"Huh?"
It had changed.
[Catalog]: Razix
The "Cannot Summon" indicator was gone.
Joo-hyuk shot his hand up and let out a cheer.
"Razix is here!!!"
"Really?"
"Oh my?"
"Sergeant Veronica Caliber! Has the Supply Officer arrived?"
Kosak and Gyeon Dal-rae rejoiced together, Veronica automatically woke from her sleep, and Gobang, who was sunbathing, also came into the living room.
"Alright, alright, let's start the welcome preparations."
"Yes-sir!"
How much must he have suffered to rank up?
In preparation for this day, Joo-hyuk had laid out pesticide-free organic Jeju carrots all over the living room floor.
He also blew up colorful balloons and stuck them on the wall along with a small banner that read 'Congrats Razix on Promotion!'.
"I'll summon him now."
"I'm excited."
"I missed the Supply Officer."
"The warrior feels the same."
"Ah, I wonder how our number one servant has changed."
Joo-hyuk chanted quietly.
"Designated Summon: Razix."
Whoosh!
Gatherings of light, and pop!
Razix revealed himself.
"Hoh-eng!"
He appeared.
Razix was summoned, raising his short right arm, still round and fluffy.
"Wow!"
"How can he look so reliable?"
"Victory! Supply Officer, congratulations on your promotion."
"SSR worker, amazing."
"The warrior is proud of the worker."
"Hoh-eh..."
Joo-hyuk hugged Razix.
Gyeon Dal-rae, Kosak, and Gobang did too.
Veronica saluted, showing her respect.
As expected, he was SSR.
The catalog name had changed too.
Loyal, reliable, and versatile genius worker.
His appearance?
It hadn't changed.
Which made it even better.
Of course, there were some differences.
His ordinary hard hat had been replaced by a shiny golden one.
And his backpack was easily twice as large as before.
It was so big it was hard to tell if the backpack was carrying Razix or Razix was carrying the backpack.
Right then! Whoosh!
Razix, who had somehow already pulled a cleaning broom and dustpan from his backpack.
Swish-swish, clatter-clatter,
Swish-swish, clatter-clatter,
'The moment he arrives...'
He began cleaning as he moved around.
Even carrying that huge backpack, he rolled around skillfully.
Joo-hyuk wanted to tell him he didn't need to clean, but seeing him so happily engaged...
Frankly, the house had gotten quite messy during the period without Razix.
And now?
The penthouse was sparkling clean in the blink of an eye.
"Truly, the greatest, peerless, absolute supreme servant of all time."
He was cleaning here. He appeared over there.
He moved like lightning.
The piled-up laundry went into the washer, the dishes into the dishwasher.
He wiped the rooms, he wiped the windows.
Before they knew it, he arrived at the living room where Joo-hyuk was standing and pointed at the pesticide-free organic Jeju carrots with his hand.
"Hoh-eh, should I put these carrots away?"
"No, I prepared those for you, Mr. Razix. You wanted to eat them, right?"
"Hooh-eck? That's too many."
"Hahaha, eat them slowly. If you run out, I can order more anytime."
"Hoo-eh, awesome."
Razix picked up one carrot with one hand.
Then, while crunching on it with his front teeth, he used his other hand to pick up the remaining carrots and threw them behind him.
The carrots went *shoop-shoop* into the spatial backpack automatically.
Was he saving them for later?
'He just throws them and they go in on their own... Huh?'
Wait.
The carrots went into the spatial backpack?
'Why do those go in?'
Razix's spatial backpack.
An ability to take items from the Tower outside without any restrictions.
But can it also store items from Earth like that?
He thought it was similar to a Player's inventory and could only hold Tower-related items.
"...Could you always put carrots in there?"
"Hoh-eh, couldn't before."
"Now you can?"
"Razix is SSR now. So I can."
So it became possible after ranking up.
"Can you take them into the Tower too?"
"Yes."
"And they won't disappear even if you're Summon Released?"
"Yes."
Then what about...
Joo-hyuk pointed at a chair in the kitchen area.
"What about that?"
"Hoh-eh-eh-eh, can put it."
"The marble dining table too?"
"Can put it."
"It's this big and heavy?"
"Can put it."
Instantly!
Swoosh—
The large marble dining table vanished.
The chairs beside it all disappeared too.
"..."
He can store Earth items and take them into the Tower.
This isn't something to take lightly.
"What about this TV?"
"Can put it."
"The sofa?"
"Can put it."
"That refrigerator?"
"Can put it."
"...What about incredibly huge things? For example,"
He searched for a tank, a K2 Black Panther tank, on his smartphone and showed it.
"Hoh-eck? Can't. Too big."
Hmm. So there seems to be a size limit.
Joo-hyuk opened the refrigerator and sink shelves and pointed at various items.
Each time, they disappeared *swoosh* into the backpack.
Everything went in.
Nothing was rejected.
'This is completely revolutionary, isn't it?'
Modern scientific weapons would probably go in too.
For example, a portable missile launcher.
Well, it still wouldn't match Veronica's magic gun, but...
'If I get a chance to copy a skill later...'
The number one priority would definitely be Razix's spatial backpack.
So now,
"Let's go into the Tower for the first time in a while."
"Hoh-eng!"
Let's check if he can take items out inside the Tower too.
He deliberately chose a floor in the 50s.
A flying monster section. A place where you don't need to fight if you don't pull aggro.
"Mr. Razix, try taking out a chair and the table."
"Hoh-eng!"
Whoosh, swoosh-swoosh-swoosh.
A chair and table slid out from the backpack.
Gobang caught them and placed them on the ground.
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. To think this was possible.
He also took out the food they brought from home.
Fruits, drinks, snacks, and other processed foods. It felt like a complete picnic.
"We could build a bonfire and grill some meat."
"It is pleasant to get some fresh air, thanks to you."
They really could do that.
Should they try it later?
Suddenly, Razix pointed at a flying wyvern with his hand.
"Hoh-eh, catch it and skin it?"
"No."
"Hoo-eh? Mine ore?"
"Today, we don't have to do anything."
"Hoh-eh-eng, but I should work..."
"Hey, let's just take it easy this time."
The scenery wasn't particularly great, though.
A desolate wasteland, flying wyverns.
A conquest mission had appeared, but he didn't even pay attention to it.
He had no intention of hunting them at all.
Just have some fun, then abandon the mission and leave. That's it.
Days like this are necessary too.
Do you have to just hunt monsters when you enter the Tower?
He even took pictures with the smartphone he brought.
As they were laughing and chattering noisily, passing the time...
'Hmm?'
One spot was empty.
It was Razix.
When did he disappear?
"Anyone see Mr. Razix?"
"Our worker was here just... Huh! Where did he go? He vanished in an instant."
The Summoned seemed to have noticed belatedly too.
"Wow! I didn't even realize. Truly SSR."
"This maiden shall go find him at once."
"Warrior will go too."
"Sergeant Veronica Caliber, search operations are my specialty. I shall begin tracking."
But it wasn't necessary.
Joo-hyuk pointed in a direction with his finger and spoke.
"It's okay. He's coming over there."
Clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter.
Razix came rolling at a fierce speed.
"Where did you go?"
"Hoo-eh-eh-eh..."
He panted for a moment.
"Hoh-eh, smelled something."
"Smelled what?... Did someone fart here?"
"It wasn't me. Was it the Princess?"
"You, you wretch!!!"
"Ah, not her. Then Gobang must have farted."
"The warrior does not fart. He would rather just shit."
"Hoh-eck! Not a fart."
Then, *clatter-clatter*.
Razix placed some strange odds and ends on the table.
"Dug them up from underground over there."
It wasn't leather, nor was it ore.
"What are all these..."
That's when one object caught his eye.
"Huh!"
Joo-hyuk was startled.
Looking at the elongated object on the table,
"Isn't this a bone?"
"Correct. But it's not a monster bone. It's a human finger bone."
"A human finger bone?"
Razix said he dug it up from underground,
But why would something like this be buried in the Tower's ground?
Could it be part of a Player's body who died here?
But it was very decayed.
Blackened, looking like it would crumble if touched.
Gyeon Dal-rae observed the bone closely.
"It appears to be at least 100 years old."
"I think the same."
A hundred years? Was that possible?
The year the Tower appeared on Earth was 2004.
It's now 2024.
Only 20 years have passed, yet this bone is over 100 years old.
The timeline didn't match.
Nevertheless, if it was definitely a human bone, a thought flashed through his mind.
'...A human from a world other than Earth?'
He remembered the conversation he had with Kosak shortly after he first awakened as a Player.
Kosak, who knew a lot about Earth's civilization.
When asked why, he said there were quite a few worlds similar to this one.
There were Black Towers there too.
Gwang-ma and Gyeon Dal-rae had said something similar.
If the Tower existed, there must have been Players, of course.
It might be part of a Player's corpse from 100 years ago.
In a Tower that's only been around for 20 years.
What could be inferred...
It meant that a Player could enter a floor they had already cleared or died on again.
"However, it seems something is stuck on the finger bone."
"Where?... Ah!"
Looking closely, it was true.
It was a thin wire ring.
'A ring.'
Could it be?
"I shall remove it for you."
As Kosak removed the ring and handed it over, Joo-hyuk checked its information.
"Ah!"
His guess was correct.
It was an item.
Brilliant Matam Lord's Blink Ring
✨ Effect: Can use the 5th-Circle magic [Blink] without mana infusion.
⛔ Limit: Restricted to 10 consecutive uses or less.
🔄 Feature: 1 use recharges every 2 hours.
"...It lets you use Blink?"
Kosak's face lit up.
"Oh! Blink, that's good. Very good."
"The warrior agrees. It's a good item."
"Congratulations. Victory!"
"Our greatest servant of all time has accomplished another great deed."
"Hoh-eh-eh-eh..."
Blink was a skill that high-level magic-type Players could use.
A magic-type skill you could only obtain after enhancing your trait.
Moreover, it didn't have the 'Tower Exclusive' modifier.
Meaning it could be used in reality too.
'Right, it said no mana infusion is needed.'
No way, causing a stir right after becoming SSR? How adorable.
"Hoh-eng!!!"
A familiar pose he hadn't seen in a while—Razix placed his short hands on his hips, puffed out his round chest, and blew out a triumphant snort.
But the ring wasn't the only thing Razix brought.
There were other things on the table too.
A piece of stone and a scrap of yellow paper.
'Hmm.'
They might look trivial, but they probably weren't ordinary either.
Joo-hyuk picked up the stone fragment first.
'Check information.'
Then,
"...What?"
Then the paper?
A rune? A ticket?
"No, no way!"
Seriously?