Chapter 1
Chapter 1
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: I Drew a Quest
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I drew a quest.
"Huh?"
What the hell is this? The Tower?!
It's been two years since that suspicious tower popped up where everyone could see it, and I knew that awakening meant forced transfer...!
"But why am I such a tiny kid?!"
TS'd—and not just that, transferred into the body of a girl way smaller than my original height.
And why turn a perfectly healthy-limbed guy like me into this...?
Even though I'd awakened, I couldn't be happy about losing my identity.
"No, but come on, give me something! Where's my awakening?!"
I yelled in frustration,
Drawing? You mean, like actual painting?
How's a skill supposed to be drawing pictures?
"So... what should I draw?"
It seemed like it'd give me whatever I wanted if I drew it first, but nothing came to mind right away.
Since it's the Tower, maybe a weapon?
A sword or a bow? But I can't even handle stuff like that.
Sitting in the middle of this bare, boxy room with my chin in my hands, racking my brain, but my pathetic head came up empty.
If I drew a spellbook, would it give me magic? It was so vague, it was frustrating.
If only I could ask the gallery—crowd wisdom would help out.
I pulled out my phone, but no signal. Calls were dead too—totally useless.
For now, I set the phone aside and thought about Drawing, reaching out with my small, delicate hand into the air. A brush appeared in my grip.
I hadn't decided what to draw yet, so I just flopped down flat.
Messing around, I swished the brush lightly in the air, and a blue glow trailed its path—pretty satisfying.
"Ugh, this sucks... If only I had the gallery!"
Stressing alone just piled on the frustration, and with nothing around, no way to ask anyone.
That weird echoing voice didn't seem like it'd answer either...
Mulling it over in my head, I swung the brush playfully.
Man, no quests, huh? I know they don't exist, but imagine if they gave quests with rewards—how great would that be.
A true cheat key that reads what I need, sets goals for me to achieve, and hands out fitting rewards.
Lost in thought and doodling, I'd unknowingly sketched something resembling a status window in the air.
Huh?
"Wait, I haven't decided what to draw yet!"
That was just a scribble!
I'm screwed. Totally screwed. And there's a limit, so I can't draw anything else.
I wanted quests, but not like this.
Now I have to head to the 1st floor in this body and fight monsters, and all my skill gave me is a Quest Window—what am I supposed to do with that?
【Open the Tower Gallery. (Reward: Skill)】
The Quest Window got right to work.
I knew Tower Gallery existed, but I had no idea how it worked—open the gallery?
I frantically grabbed my phone again, but still nothing.
Maybe it's more like a status window?
Imagining a gallery in the empty air,
With the echo, a familiar gallery-like status window floated up in front of me.
And thanks to the new Clairvoyance skill, I could see a translucent, bluish something filling the space—mana...? When I waved the brush holding it, the blue energy clung like paint and followed along.
Cool, but how's this gonna help in a fight?
For now, I turned back to the gallery for info.
Can't use a floating one, huh?
Let's see... I messed up drawing something, so... Angry Picasso it is.
I clicked the one with the most comments.
Title: Everyone climbing well today?
Author: One-Second Sword Saint
Any Tower Gallery climbers out there? Let's put rivalries aside outside and cheer each other on in the Tower.
S-Ranks were here too. Current awakening ranks: A-Rank from 20th floor, S-Rank 40th and up.
Gate raid teams form based on those ranks.
Tower for growth, gates for hunting.
No idea why the divine beings opened both, but hunters were busy bouncing between Tower and gates.
Of course, the money made it worth it.
But that tank user's comment hit hard again.
Can't leave without clearing floors.
And all I had was this one Quest Window.
Forget gates—I looked doomed on Tower 1st floor.
In a panic, I posted my questions.
Title: Newbie here!
Author: Angry Picasso
Super newbie who hasn't even hit 1st floor yet—spill some Tower info. What's on 1st? Can I starve if I wait it out? Can I clear barehanded?
Explaining my class was too complicated, so I bullshitted a bit.
It wasn't a combat class, that much was true.
Anyway, as expected from the gallery—help was coming.
They didn't abandon this poor newbie and were even writing a post.
Title: Jotting down what I remember.
Author: One-Second Sword Saint
1st floor's like extended tutorial—a long hallway with one big slime. Slow, so no worries. Thought about stabbing it but worried it'd rust my sword, so I just jumped over big. Got EXP and cleared.
A slime, huh... They said it's slow, so maybe I can dodge past too?
Still pissed though.
How's an awakening class just hand me a brush and call it Artist?
Tickle it to death?
Show the monster my art?
Then a title caught my eye, grating on my nerves.
Title: Why say climbing the Tower's hard?
Author: Equality Before the Art Gallery
(Video: Massive fireball appears, incinerating ghouls and zombies to ash in a huge flame pillar) This easy.
...Heavenly Flame Guild Master? S-Rank fire mage Cheon I-ryeong.
Impressive wiping monsters with one spell, but it stung. Lucky bastard started with that golden class and breathes cheats.
"Whew, sticking here makes me hungry."
Time passed in the waiting room too—fatigue and hunger building. Couldn't just wait it out.
Whatever, had to clear 1st floor to get back to normal life or whatever.
"Slime can't be a big deal."
Lowest mob in every manga/game, newbie EXP piñata.
Plus slow, so I mustered courage.
"Challenge."
My view shifted instantly—a long dungeon hallway walled tight on both sides stretched ahead.
And blocking it: a massive slime.
【Defeat the Slime. (Reward: EXP)】
Quests or whatever—couldn't process it.
It's big, but this big?! Half the hallway!
Title: You lied you lied you lied you lied you lied
Author: Angry Picasso
Easy no jump over no kill easy no jump over no kill easy no jump over no kill ffs how do I even take this
Not helpful at all! No one mentions the size?!
With this tiny body, jumping's not an option—it's just offering myself up as slime food.
Test-jumped with all my might, but even that short burst left me winded—couldn't move well.
Meltdown didn't last; eyeless slime started oozing closer, slowly.
Had to do something.
Tried drawing sword or spear in air with brush—nothing.
Weapons count as creations maybe?
Blue energy still clung to brush tip like paint—what to do?
Suddenly, Equality's flashy fire magic flashed in my mind.
My class is Artist.
And if mana feels like paint... couldn't I draw magic too?
I focused, shaping the mana at the brush tip into flames.