Tower of Death - Floor of Temptation (1)
Geum Bit-na-ra, her face flushed from heavy drinking, pointed at me precisely with her finger and spoke.
“What the hell does that mean?”
“At first, I was annoyed because you were interfering with my work.” She approached me more and more, pointing towards me.
In response to her actions, I stepped back to maintain a certain distance.
She appeared quite drunk, but I couldn't be sure if there was some other intention behind her actions.
“However, it gradually turned into possessiveness, and I wanted to make you mine.” “Huh? Me?”
“Yeah. If I decide to use my abilities to take you, I could have you anytime. But I didn't want to use my abilities on you.”
I didn't fully understand what Geum Bit-na-ra was saying now.
Combining what she had said so far, it meant that I had made her like me, and she hadn't used her abilities to take me.
But then, what were all the things she had done until now?
“So, what's the difference between that and handing over the Gangryong Guild to me?” “Originally, I was going to use that guild to completely destroy your guild.” “What?”
“Guild wars require all member guilds to participate, including the main guild.”
At that, a chilling feeling hit me.
I hadn't known that participating in a guild war would involve all subordinate guilds as well.
In other words, if a guild war started, not only our guild, but all the members of the Gangryong Guild I currently possessed would participate.
If Geum Bit-na-ra had her subordinates in the Gangryong Guild attack us from within... just thinking about it was terrifying.
“Of course, there's an item that can forcibly start a guild war, but I didn't want to use it.” “No, why did you plan to do such a thing?
“I wanted to take away everything you have and make you dependent on me.”
I was dumbfounded.
She said it was because I made her like me, but then planned to take everything.
“So, would I become dependent on you?” “No. After talking to you in the Tower of Death, I realized. If I did something like that, how much would you resent me?”
Geum Bit-na-ra said that and suddenly sat down on the spot, staring blankly at me.
“I don't know either. Really, what is my heart like. Moreover, how to possess you,”
After saying that, Geum Bit-na-ra, perhaps because she was very drunk, fell sideways and fell asleep.
She looked very drunk.
As she fell, Kim Ha-jin entered the room.
“I'm sorry. You seem to have had too much to drink. Let's end it for today.”
Kim Ha-jin said that and pulled Geum Bit-na-ra into his arms and went out.
Actually, there were many things I wanted to ask Geum Bit-na-ra, but since she had already lost consciousness, we exited the room as well.
“Wow. This place is popular?” “…Hyung, when are you saying that?”
“I just wanted to loosen the mood a bit.”
It was hard to believe that she did all that just to take me.
Geum Bit-na-ra, in doing such actions, sacrificed many people.
Thinking about those people made me feel very uneasy, as if I had caused them to suffer because of me.
“Was Geum Bit-na-ra really doing all this for me?” “I think it's possible that she did it for me.” “Haah.”
Honestly, on a common sense level, I couldn't understand it.
She was possessive, but how could she think such a thing.
But in the current situation, thinking about all that was a luxury.
The current situation where anything could happen at any time.
Just a moment ago, hadn't ghosts appeared?
Of course, such things could happen.
After that, several days passed since the incident with Geum Bit-na-ra.
During those days, Geum Bit-na-ra didn't take any action towards us.
I tried contacting through slime, but Geum Bit-na-ra didn't respond, as if she didn't want to talk to me.
Instead, Kim Ha-jin contacted, saying that later Geum Bit-na-ra would contact directly, but there was still no contact.
“Gangryong Guild also has no special movements, is it really okay?”
There were many things to ask Geum Bit-na-ra, but I couldn't go looking for her.
No, even if I went, since she was avoiding contact, she wouldn't meet me anyway.
“Anyway, we'll meet soon.”
A little later, as the Tower of Death schedule started again, we could meet Geum Bit-na-ra again.
When that time came, I would ask her for details, and first, I started organizing the current situation.
“Wow. This is a C-grade shelter?”
“It looks really good.”
“The basic facilities are all equipped?”
First, we moved the guild's headquarters from the school shelter to the C-grade shelter.
With this shelter, we could accommodate more people and prepare more easily for monster invasions.
According to Kang Chan-seong's words, since it's a C-grade shelter, monsters below level 40 couldn't come near here.
After preparing various things, the message appeared.
1 hour left until the next schedule of the Tower of Death.
While preparing, Min-seong came to me and sat beside me.
“Oppa. Are you busy right now?”
“Huh? No, why?”
“Just to talk a bit.”
“What about?”
“Just. You seem to be working too hard lately.” “Me?”
“Yeah. If it were like before, you wouldn't have done it if it was bothersome.” “That's unavoidable. Given the situation, if I don't push myself, I won't survive.”
Of course, I was pushing myself a lot.
But what else could I do?
To survive in this damn world and save as many people as possible, I had no choice but to push myself.
“Still, I wish you trusted your surrounding people more and acted together.” “Huh? Aren't I doing that?”
“No, Oppa is trying to bear everything alone.” “Me?”
At Min-seong's words, I thought carefully.
Was it really that I was trying to handle everything alone?
Of course, in the current situation, there were many things I had tried to solve alone.
I was stronger than others, so I felt more responsibility and acted.
But as Min-seong said, it seemed that a little of that was burdening my body.
“And I wish you had more time with your family. Mom and Dad didn't say anything, but how much they wanted to spend time with you?” “…Sorry.”
As Min-seong said, the time we spent together as a family had almost disappeared recently.
Even after returning to the shelter, I was always busy, so I couldn't spend much time with my family.
Mom and Dad didn't say it, but how much they worried and wanted to spend time with me.
Thinking about that, I felt really sorry.
“When the Tower of Death is over, let's go play with Mom and Dad.” “Really?”
“Then! I'll take responsibility for our family. Let's go have fun.” “Pfft. Fuha ha ha. Do I only need to believe in Oppa?” “Then! Of course.”
At my words, Min-seong burst out laughing.
In this situation, where could we go for fun? Monsters would swarm everywhere.
The old days of reserving a good pension with family, touring tourist spots, taking photos, or grilling delicious meat were impossible now.
The ordinary daily life had completely changed.
“Okay. Oppa. I'll tell Mom and Dad too?” “Of course.”
Min-seong went to tell Mom and Dad about what I had said.
As the time for moving approached, after saying I'd be back soon, I prepared to move to the Tower of Death with Jin-hwan.
5 minutes left until the next schedule of the Tower of Death.
Please prepare.
After waiting a little more, Jin-hwan's and my bodies began to glow brightly, and we were instantly transported somewhere.
Swoosh!
***
We welcome the 7 rankers who have returned to the Tower of Death again.
This place is currently the Floor of Temptation.
Starting from the Floor of Temptation, videos will be broadcast in real time, and as before, people's chats will appear in real time.
With that, cameras and chat windows appeared.
It seemed that people's chats were visible in real time, like when cooking before.
“Where did the others go?”
I looked around, but besides me, no one seemed to be around.
While I was slightly looking around.
Instantly popping up chats.
I didn't know why they made the chat work on this floor, but it seemed I didn't need to pay much attention to the chats.
The words coming from the chat would mostly be meaningless anyway.
“By the way, what should I do now?”
While I was pondering for a moment.
The message appeared.
Starting the Floor of Temptation from now.
In the Floor of Temptation, there will be many things tempting you. By escaping from this floor, you will overcome them.
Gugu gugu gugu.
With that, the doors began to open.
“If 6 or more out of 7 pass, it's clear.”
“Please start.”
“Only 6 need to pass?”
The Floor of Temptation where only 6 out of all need to pass, not everyone.
Originally, in the Sacrifice floor, one had to be sacrificed to come up, but with only 6, maybe that's why, or perhaps originally one could succeed with a bit less.
Anyway, only 6 out of 7 need to succeed.
For us, that's good, not bad.
“Go go go. Let's hurry.”
“I believe in you! Please clear this floor too!”
“We only believe in you!”
Responses from the chat.
There were some bad words in it occasionally, but most were cheering us on for our best efforts to avoid the calamity.
“Hoo. Then, shall we go?”
With the people's cheers, the entrance to the Floor of Temptation.
I slowly entered inside.