Chapter 707: Eternal Spire (85)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 707: Eternal Spire (85)
“But Bi-yeon is my legitimate ability. You know that... isn't that why you've just been watching until now?”
The silver-haired woman remained silent for a moment instead of answering. Then, she slowly opened her mouth.
“Correct. Strictly speaking, it's not a rule violation. She is a being summoned by your own ability. However... the bigger problem is that you are growing stronger in a way that bypasses the System's constraints.”
“……”
Presumably, the fact that my strength in reality applied directly to other creations was becoming an issue.
“The power you and she possess... in game terms, it’s no different from using a cheat code.”
“So? Are you going to punish me?”
She shook her head.
“No. I can’t punish you. You haven't broken any rules. I simply... called you here to ask a favor.”
“A favor?”
“Yes.”
“What kind of favor?”
“Since your power is so great, I want to give the other participants an equal opportunity.”
I furrowed my brows.
“An opportunity?”
“Yes. Because you are too strong, I’m going to scatter opportunities so the other participants can keep up. You, of course, are the exception. Also, please stop forcing the boss rooms open for a while. I’m not saying don’t do it at all, just... slow down.”
“And why should I do that?”
She replied calmly.
“You haven't violated the rules, but you haven't exactly followed them perfectly either. If the Gods were to re-interpret or scrutinize the rules, they could easily make an issue of it. Honestly, you feel a bit uneasy about it yourself, don't you?”
At those words, I nodded without realizing it. There were a few things weighing on my conscience.
‘But this woman... I get the feeling she’s subtly trying to help me.’
Calling me here directly to make this proposal, and leaking information about the Gods in advance... she was clearly being considerate enough to let me prepare.
I became genuinely curious about why she was helping me.
“Why are you helping me?”
She answered without hesitation.
“I am. Ab. So. Lutely. Not helping you.”
At her firm tone, I stared straight into her red eyes for a moment.
‘Is it that the fact she’s helping me must never be revealed?’
Her tone gave off a strong impression of that.
‘Well, she did say things have to be fair.’
Helping me now could be a violation of fairness in itself, and she could be sanctioned for it.
In fact, the very act of her summoning me like this to give advice and leaking the movements of the Gods was likely an act that went against the principles of the Tower's System. No, this action alone might mean she was risking severe punishment.
I gave a light shrug.
“If you’re asking for a favor, there obviously has to be a price.”
She asked, looking puzzled.
“...A price?”
“Yeah. Why should I do it for free? At least meet my conditions.”
The silver-haired woman fell silent for a moment. A flicker of complex emotion appeared in her eyes before vanishing. Eventually, she let out a very soft sigh.
“Just like you... as expected.”
I gave a playful smirk and tested the waters.
“So, what are you going to give me? Or... how about handing over the complete Heart of the 80th Floor Boss?”
“How you... know about that, I don't know... but that is absolutely impossible. That is—”
Before she could finish, her face suddenly contorted, and her body flinched as if in pain. As if bound by some forced constraint, she could no longer move her lips.
Watching her, I muttered to myself.
‘Looking at her now, it’s not like she’s completely devoid of emotion.’
“...There isn't much I can give you. Still, if there is something you want within the scope of what I can do, tell me.”
As she finished speaking, I slowly scanned her body from head to toe.
‘I don't know what kind of being she is... but she’s built in a way that makes me seriously want to fuck her.’
I hadn't actually expected a grand reward. I didn't expect much from the start.
It was just that an instinctive urge to get a little closer to this subtle and enchanting being kept rising within me.
I spoke with a playful, yet honest smile.
“Can you really grant me anything?”
She tilted her head and looked at me. In her gaze, there was a mix of wariness, curiosity, and a hint of anxiety.
“...As long as it doesn't violate the rules, anything.”
I chuckled at her answer.
“You said you didn't have a name, right?”
“I don't.”
“Fine, then... my request is that I get to name you. From now on, you're Luna.”
“Luna...?”
Her eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected answer.
“...Is that all?”
“Yeah.”
Luna stared at me for a long time before quietly nodding.
“...Understood. Luna. Call me that from now on.”
“Good, Luna.”
I smiled with satisfaction as I called her name. At that moment, a very subtle change crossed Luna's face. A small smile spread across her expressionless lips.
“But... why a name? You could have asked for other things.”
“Well, just because. It’s annoying to call you ‘the Tower's System’ every time we talk.”
“...Is that all?”
“That’s all.”
It was a lie.
The real reason was different. Giving someone a name was a way of forming a connection.
‘One day, I’m going to make this woman mine.’
Not right now, of course. But it was good to sow the seeds.
The start of a relationship always begins with these small moments.
Luna watched me quietly before whispering softly.
“...Strange person.”
“What was that?”
“No, nothing.”
Luna slowly raised her hand.
“Then, I’ll send you back now. And...”
“Yeah?”
“Be careful. Especially of Zeus.”
“Zeus?”
“Yes. I can't go into detail, but he has his eyes on you.”
I narrowed my eyes. Whether it was the Zeus here or the Zeus from the Goddess Obsession World, they were all such a pain.
‘They’re all dying to get a piece of me.’
It was annoying, but I wasn't particularly afraid anymore.
“And... one more thing.”
Luna hesitated for a moment, then spoke in a very tiny voice.
“...Thank you. For giving me a name.”
With those final words, my consciousness slowly drifted back into the darkness.
*
After Jin Seo-yun left, the being who was once just the Tower's System—no, she who had now gained the name ‘Luna’—quietly lay down on the floor and stared at the ceiling.
‘Has the chance to escape this place finally come?’
A conversation she had with a certain being back when Jin Seo-yun was still on the 3rd floor suddenly came to mind.
Loki—the only being who had noticed that a part of her memory had returned.
That day, Loki had whispered in a voice more cautious than anyone else's.
‘System, watch Jin Seo-yun and be sure to contact him at the right time. However, you must never let the other Gods find out.’
‘Why should I do that?’
‘Because he will be your savior.’
‘...Savior?’
‘Yes. A savior who will rescue you... and my children.’
‘You—’
‘Shh. Say no more.’
Luna chewed over that conversation in her mind as she slowly sank into the mist of blurred memories and oblivion beyond the silent ceiling.
‘Is he... really my savior?’
However, one emotion remained clearly.
‘I don't... want to be lonely anymore.’
She had been trapped in this Tower for far too long.
She didn't even know how much time had passed. Thousands of years? Tens of thousands? Or even more?
From the moment the Tower was created, she had been here. She had to watch the participants enter, fight, die, and survive... she had to watch it all.
Without emotion. Expressionless. As a system.
But Jin Seo-yun was different.
He gave her a name. Luna—a very small but meaningful name.
That small act had created a tiny crack in her heart, which had been frozen for thousands of years.
‘Luna... my name...’
She slowly raised her hand and placed it on her chest.
Her heart was beating. Very slowly, but surely.
‘Since when has it been beating like this?’
She couldn't remember. Perhaps it had been beating from the very beginning. But she hadn't been able to feel it.
Because she had no emotions.
But now, it was different.
‘Is this... what they call excitement?’
The thought of meeting Jin Seo-yun again made her heart flutter.
How he would look at her, what he would say, what expression he would make...
She was curious about everything.
‘It’s strange... I am the Tower's System...’
But she knew.
She knew that she wasn't the real Tower's System.
A certain being who had been sealed by the Gods long ago. A being who had been remodeled into the Tower's System.
‘My real name... what was it?’
She couldn't remember.
But it didn't matter now.
‘Because I am Luna now.’
She gave a small smile. It was her first real smile in thousands of years.
Then, she slowly closed her eyes.
‘Luna, my name...’
*
When I opened my eyes, I was back in my dormitory room.
I exhaled sharply and wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand.
‘Phew... I seriously thought I was going to die of nerves.’
I had maintained my composure while talking to the System, but in truth, my spine had been chilling the whole time. Especially when I gave her the name Luna. At that moment, the pressure radiating from her became incomparably stronger than before, nearly suffocating me.
‘This confirms it. Luna was one of the nameless beings sealed away.’
The fact that she was on the 100th floor meant she was the strongest and most dangerous entity in this Tower.
I had given such a monster a name—even if it wasn't her real one.
‘Something’s definitely going to happen now.’
Honestly, I’d clearly caused a major incident, but it was incredibly fun.
‘Hehe... if the Tower turns into a mess, it’ll actually be much easier for me to move around.’
What if Luna, the System, breaks her seal and goes on a rampage? Then various restrictions will disappear, and the Gods will be in an uproar.
‘As expected, stirring up trouble is the most fun.’
No matter how things changed, tension had finally been injected into the tedious Eternal Spire.
‘More importantly... what exactly is Luna's identity?’
Thinking back, when all the nameless beings sealed in the Tower were released in the final chapter of the original story, there wasn't a single being who resembled the current Luna.
No similar atmosphere or setting had ever been mentioned.
If she was a being sealed on the 100th floor, she must be a top-tier, most powerful monster. Back then, the ones with the most impact were the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Loki's children.
But even they only appeared briefly to show off overwhelming power before vanishing as if they had never been there.
‘Or is she a truly unpredictable blank that even the author didn't set?’
All sorts of thoughts swirled in my head, but there was no way to know her identity right now.
‘For now, I’ll have to investigate slowly.’
That would surely be a big help in properly handling Luna in the future, or eventually making her mine.
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