My Kids Are Well-Behaved

Six climbers arrived on the 2nd floor through a portal.

Plush grass, warm sunshine, and a cool, refreshing breeze.

On an incredibly peaceful field, hundreds of rabbits were leisurely ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠grazing on the grass.

Then, one of the climbers cried out.

"Wait. What... is that over there?"

In the middle of the field he pointed to...

...the corpses of three people lay brutally torn apart, scattered across the ground.

"Ugh, damn it...!"

Their bodies were charred black as if caught in an explosion, and blood was splattered everywhere.

They were undoubtedly the trio of climbers who had entered just before them.

"Aren't these guys... the trio that went in first?"

"What on earth happened here...?"

"But they... they only entered a few minutes ago!"

As the panicked climbers exchanged frantic words, a golden flash of light enveloped the corpses.

The blood-soaked bodies slowly faded away, and a message rose in their place.

And then, a new system window appeared before the climbers' eyes.

"...Survive for ten minutes?"

"Avoid what? The rabbits?"

Anyone ignorant of the situation might have laughed it off.

But not a single climber here was laughing.

Because they had just witnessed the brutally torn corpses of those who had died right where they stood.

Yet, even now, the rabbits continued to nibble on the grass as if nothing had happened.

The field was far too peaceful, which only made it more terrifying.

"...Wait, who is that?"

Someone pointed toward the center of the field.

In the very middle of the rabbit herd, someone was lying down in an exceptionally relaxed posture.

A beastkin with rabbit ears, and a woman in a bunny girl outfit to boot.

Lying sideways on the grass, she munched on a delicious-looking cookie as she stared at the climbers.

One of the climbers cautiously approached and spoke to her.

"Who... are you?"

At the wary voice, the rabbit beastkin—

—simply picked up another cookie and popped it into her mouth.

And she didn't say a word.

"..."

Complete and utter disregard.

The climbers' expressions twisted slightly.

Anger began to flare up from somewhere deep within.

"*Yawn...*"

The rabbit beastkin even yawned, stretched out, and made herself comfortable.

Finally, one of the climbers snapped and shouted.

"Hey! I'm asking who you are!"

"...Hm? Were you talking to me?"

"Yes! You!"

The rabbit beastkin finally turned her gaze toward them.

"And who are you?"

"?"

"Did you guys rent this place out or something?"

"...What?"

She answered their question with another question.

"No, this is a tower, what do you mean rent—"

"Well, I did."

"...?"

"This is my house, you know? Shoo, shoo. Get out~"

She even waved her arms in a shooing gesture.

Her tone, her attitude—every single thing about her grated on their nerves.

"...Why, you little...!"

The anger spread like wildfire.

For some strange reason, every single climber began to feel an inexplicable, burning rage toward her.

In the end, the climber who had snapped first drew his sword.

"...Damn it! You're just a tower monster anyway! I'll kill you!"

As he brandished his sword and charged at the rabbit beastkin—

—several nearby rabbits leaped up like lightning and clung to his body.

*Click!*

*BOOM—!!*

With a deafening explosion, the field was torn apart.

The body of the charging climber was ripped to shreds and flung to the ground.

The exact same gruesome scene they had witnessed moments ago repeated itself.

"...W-what...? Just now...?"

One of the terrified climbers collapsed to their knees.

Meanwhile, the rabbit beastkin popped another cookie into her mouth and cackled.

She pointed a finger at the blood-stained field.

"These bunnies are super skittish, you see~ If they feel even a tiny bit threatened... they go *bam!*★ and explode~ Aren't they just adorable?"

"You... you absolute bastard...!!!"

"Aww~ Can't do anything about it, can you? So weak, so pathetic~♥"

She mocked them, bringing a hand to her mouth as she sneered.

It was blatant provocation.

Once again, the climbers' faces contorted.

Rage was pushing aside their fear.

Forgetting even the threat of death, they were consumed by a single, overwhelming urge to tear this annoying creature limb from limb.

Even then, the climbers had no way of knowing.

That this rabbit beastkin was actually Inabakh Levitein Luki, the manager of floors 1 to 10 of Naejibtap (My House Tower),

and that the reason they were so furious was due to the influence of her authority, Wrath.

But at that moment—

"Hey."

A familiar voice.

Tricia stepped through the portal and onto the 2nd floor.

As her divine energy washed over the area, the 'Wrath' clouding the climbers' minds vanished like a lie.

Regaining their senses, the bewildered climbers looked at one another...

...while Tricia squatted down in front of Luki, her eyes narrowing sharply.

"...What are you doing?"

"Uh... people-watching?"

"Be honest. You were trying to kill all the climbers, weren't you?"

"...Uh... teehee☆ *bleh*?"

"..."

Tricia raised her right hand, flattening it into a chop.

"Spare me!"

"You can't even die."

"Well, yeah, but pain is still pain!"

Tricia let out a sigh and lowered her hand.

"...Fine, I'll let it slide this once."

"Whew~ I knew you wouldn't actually hit me anyway, bleh."

"Great. Let's go make some more rabbit stew."

"?"

Grabbing Luki by the scruff of her neck, Tricia dragged her toward the portal.

"Are you going to take responsibility if climbers stop coming because of you? Reflect on your actions!"

"Aaaack!!!"

And just like that, the two vanished back through the portal.

Immediately after, a system window popped up.

"...?"

The climbers stood dazed for a moment before finally snapping out of it.

"...Was that... really the Tower Manager?"

"Yeah... she matched the description Crow gave perfectly..."

"I think I saw her in the promotional video too..."

"Did we... actually just meet the Tower Manager...?"

Amidst a whirlwind of shock and excitement, the climbers cautiously made their way to the 3rd floor.

However—

"...?"

The real 'trial' was only just beginning.

At the same time, on the 12th Floor - Gwangmyeong Market.

"...This is insane. This place is absolutely insane!"

A climber stroked a piece of leather, completely spellbound.

Boasting unbelievable elasticity, the material didn't show even a single scratch when scraped with a knife.

"This is only 134 Tower Coins...? Seriously?"

It was a material unimaginable on Earth.

The moment the word 'Dragon' was attached to something, it was treated as legendary in any game or novel.

Yet here, it was being sold at a casual street stall.

Nearby, another climber stared wide-eyed at a high-grade magic stone.

"...They're selling highest-grade stones in these quantities?"

"Does this price... even make sense? These cost millions of won each back on Earth!"

Rare items that could never be bought for under a million won were being sold here for a Tower Coin equivalent of a mere 380,000 won!

"Ugh... I exchanged all my Tower Coins for cash because I thought they were useless. If I'd known this would happen, I never would have done it!"

The climbers' hands trembled, their eyes filled with deep regret as they opened their wallets to check their remaining Tower Coin ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠balances.

And then—they turned their heads to look over there.

The item rumored to be legendary, the Holy Water of the Archangel they had yearned for so desperately, lined the display cases.

Yet, no one dared to lay a hand on those golden bottles.

"...Ten thousand Tower Coins?"

The climbers bit their lips as they stared at the golden bottles.

The liquid inside emitted a sacred glow just from looking at it.

For some reason, even without using an Appraisal skill, simply bringing one's hand close to the item caused a system window to pop up, allowing them to quickly check its effects.

"How much is this... in our currency?"

"...5,000 won times 10,000. It's a fifty-million-won potion. Holy crap..."

"But honestly, compared to its effects, that's incredibly cheap, isn't it?"

No matter how many times they looked, the effects of the Holy Water of the Archangel were truly mind-blowing.

Its efficacy was, quite literally, close to a miracle.

It felt as though even a terminal cancer patient would be instantly cured, and if a military were to distribute this ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to all its soldiers, any war they fought would already be won.

But the problem was—the price.

It was an amount that ordinary climbers, and even reasonably strong ones, could not easily afford.

And the truly terrifying part... was that this wasn't the end.

"...Hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Someone whispered quietly from behind.

"This tower... it's structured to force us to spend Tower Coins. There are amenities, a market, and every single item is absolutely insane."

"Right. Before this, we barely had any use for Tower Coins, did we? We upgraded skills using essences we farmed, and it was way more efficient to buy weapons with cash from other climbers who had crafting skills..."

"But now that we're here, legendary-grade items that can only be bought with Tower Coins are just sitting on display... The demand is bound to skyrocket. The value of Tower Coins is going to go through the roof!"

At those words, the expressions of the surrounding climbers shifted dramatically.

Until now, Tower Coins had been nothing more and nothing less than a 'currency for upgrades.'

Those who grew strong enough would run hunting towers and dungeon-type towers to gather coins and byproducts, then dump them all on the market—essentially farming Tower Coins for real-world cash.

Thanks to that, the supply of Tower Coins had been steady, flooding the market.

The exchange rate had been dropping, and it looked like it would stay that way.

But now—

—a massive, explosive sink for the currency had suddenly appeared!

"Right now, it's about 5,000 won per coin, but with this setup... it could easily hit 10,000 or 20,000 won soon...!"

"Which means... the only chance to buy this at its cheapest is right now...?"

At that realization, the climbers' gazes converged once more on the Holy Water of the Archangel.

The golden liquid glowed softly, as if whispering that it was indeed their ultimate opportunity.

If they didn't buy it now... they felt they might never be able to afford it in their lifetimes!

But even if they wanted to buy it right away—they were desperately short on Tower Coins!

"Hey... should we pool all our Tower Coins together and buy just one? We can sell it and split the cash based on our shares."

"...That is an absolutely crazy idea... Let's do it right now."

The climbers opened their digital wallets and began scraping together every last Tower Coin they had.

It was then.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What is this?! Seriously, what is this?!"

One of the climbers let out a sharp gasp.

Inside the display case he was pointing to with a trembling finger, unfamiliar bottles were lined up side by side.

At that moment, the climbers' breath caught in their throats.

The Holy Water of the Archangel before them—was merely the entrance.

The true unknown, the real miracles, were only just beginning!