Chapter 43
On the way home after completing the discharge procedures and calming my younger sister, who had been crying in my arms for a long time.
The elderly women who shared the same hospital room sent us off warmly as we headed to the parking lot.
When I showed her the newly purchased car, she looked appalled.
“Don’t tell me you want me to ride in your car again?”
“It’s different this time.”
After forcing my sister, who clearly didn’t want to ride in my car, into the passenger seat and fastening her seatbelt, I started driving. When she realized we weren’t heading towards home, she looked confused.
When I flashed her a smile and said, “Don’t you trust me?” she gave me a cold stare.
“That’s such a typical line for playboys.”
“There’s nothing you can’t say to your brother, huh?”
As much as I wanted to flick her forehead, I restrained myself since she had just been discharged.
“Well, my brother’s only redeeming quality is his face, so there’s no way he’s a playboy, right?”
In the end, I couldn’t hold back.
“Ouch!”
After giving my troublemaker sister a flick of love on her forehead, I drove into the underground parking lot of a new apartment, leaving her looking bewildered.
“Hey, we shouldn’t just enter someone else’s apartment like this.”
“It’s not someone else’s.”
After getting out of the car with her, I used the resident-only access card to open the glass door, leaving her stunned.
“This is our home.”
“What do you mean?”
Holding my sister’s hand, I guided her through a long hallway to the elevator. Once inside, I pressed the button for our floor.
When the elevator doors opened and we stepped out, I entered the password for the front door and walked inside first, taking off my shoes and welcoming her in.
“Welcome home.”
“…….”
The confusion on her face didn’t last long. It soon turned into a trembling expression, and she began crying.
Why was she crying like that?
Sorry for being an inexperienced T….
After crying her heart out, the words she murmured conveyed a mix of guilt and gratitude.
“We’re family.”
That single phrase was enough to explain everything.
Because we’re family.
After soaking my clothes with tears and snot, she embarrassingly used my shirt to wipe her face. Why my shirt, though…?
“Uh, show me around the house.”
Embarrassed, she quickly changed the subject.
I invited her inside, and as she stepped into the spacious living room, she looked delighted.
At that moment:
“Welcome home.”
“You’re finally here.”
From their respective rooms, Lillian and the Heavenly Demon emerged, dressed in their usual relaxed outfits.
Watching them in a daze, my sister turned to me with a scary glint in her eyes.
“Explain.”
My sister, holding the Holy Sword that radiated a bright light, demanded to know why Lillian and the Heavenly Demon were in our house.
“It’s a mess,” the Holy Sword remarked, shockingly accurate in its assessment.
Please spare me….
“So you’re saying those sisters are actually your summons?”
“Th-that’s right, my dear sister. So, could you please put away the sword?”
“Hmm….”
I explained everything that had happened, from beginning to end, to my sister, who had the sword pointed at me.
Though she seemed skeptical, she eventually put the sword away.
Thankfully, I held Nika close to me, which helped calm the growling tension in the air.
【Education?】
“N-no, my sister doesn’t need any education.”
“Education? What education?”
“It’s better if you don’t know.”
My sister tilted her head in confusion.
“Are there any other secrets I should know about?”
“What do you mean?”
“Hidden women or something.”
“Why would there be more?”
There is.
There’s one more.
Sitting on the sofa observing the situation was Darami, currently in squirrel form, unnoticed for now.
It’s only a matter of time before she’s discovered.
…If I get caught, I’ll deal with it then.
With the situation somewhat resolved, I guided my sister to her room… only to realize we had no spare rooms.
Currently, the room meant for her was being used by the Heavenly Demon.
I couldn’t make them share a room, so I decided to let the Heavenly Demon use my room while I temporarily stayed in the living room until we moved.
After arranging this with the Heavenly Demon and showing my sister to her room, she curiously explored it.
“The room is nice.”
“Right? But we’ve got a problem.”
“What problem?”
“We’re moving again.”
“What?!”
“There are four people but only three rooms.”
“Shouldn’t we move, then?”
However, she clung to my sleeve, hesitating.
“What’s wrong?”
“Like before, can’t we just… share a room again?”
“What?”
“You know… like when I first came to live here… and we shared a room back then.”
She was clearly flustered and rambling nonsensically.
I tossed her onto the bed, telling her to rest, and closed the door. From inside, I could hear her sighing deeply. What’s going on with her?
“Anyway, just stay in my room for now.”
“I don’t mind staying in the living room, though.”
“It’s fine.”
Just as I was about to offer my room to the Heavenly Demon, my sister burst through the door and declared that she would take it instead. What is wrong with her now?
She’s still so immature.
While eating dinner together, Lillian brought up the plan she’d mentioned last time. It turned out to be more complicated than I expected.
“So we’re going back down the tower to challenge the 20th floor again?”
“Well, it’s a bit more complex than that. Entities above the 50th floor can descend to lower levels freely, but their power gets restricted, and certain offerings are required.”
I nodded as if I understood, but honestly, I didn’t get it at all.
This was all because of a treasure map that could only be used on the 20th floor.
Instead of simply using the treasure map, certain conditions needed to be met, and apparently, the Holy Sword was required.
And the only Holy Sword in South Korea—no, in the entire world—happened to belong to my sister.
In other words, I’d have to enter the tower with her. But the tower’s rule of one-person entry made that impossible.
The solution was to make her my subordinate through a Subordinate Contract.
“We need to make Min-ah into your subordinate to enter together.”
“And how do we undo the contract afterward?”
“That’s the problem. Right now, there’s no way to break it.”
Once someone becomes a subordinate, there’s no way to dissolve the bond.
And that’s why this issue had arisen.
Should I just give up on the treasure? It’s said to be an elven treasure, but is it really worth it?
“With that treasure, we can enhance the power of the Holy Sword—Min-ah’s abilities.”
At that moment, my sister slammed the table and stood up.
“Let’s go! I’m ready!”
“…Does she need training?”
【Training?】
I quickly reassured Nika that her version of ‘training’ wasn’t necessary while calming my sister.
After giving her a crash course on basic Korean etiquette, I examined the item Lillian handed me.
【Subordinate Contract】
[[ Do you want to climb the tower together? Make them your loyal subordinate! (Note: Cannot be undone.) ]]
What is this? It looks like a sketchy guarantee contract.
Watching my sister eagerly declare that she was ready to sign at any moment filled me with unease.
“Listen… if anyone ever asks you to sign or stamp something, call me first, okay?”
“What do you take me for?!”
“Don’t follow strangers offering you candy either.”
“Do I look like a child?!”
In any case, I decided to put the matter on hold.
As I was about to store the item in my inventory, my sister snatched the paper from my hand and signed it.
“You… you!”
“Hehe! Am I your subordinate now?”
I was speechless.
Worried that my unique ability might have some adverse effects, I asked if she felt anything unusual, but she replied that everything was fine. Relieved, I began to wonder.
Why didn’t my EX-grade ability have any noticeable effect?
Confused, I watched her grin brightly and urge me to enter the tower.
“I’m so excited! Let’s go in already!”
“Alright, stop pestering me.”
Taking a deep breath, I said, “Enter,” and with a flash of light, we were transported—me, Nika, my sister, Lillian, the Heavenly Demon, and Darami.
【Entering the Tower.】
My sister looked astonished.
“Wait, even Darami is a summon?!”
“Hey! Stop touching me without permission!”
“Why does your voice sound so cute?!”
Oh, please. Just stay in that form.
Darami, who had been glaring at me, suddenly smiled mischievously.
What does that smile mean?
With a radiant light, Darami transformed into her human form. My sister’s expression hardened.
“Brother, explain. Didn’t you say there were no more?”
“Th-there weren’t… at the time.”
There weren’t, but now there is.
Technically, I wasn’t lying, but she wouldn’t believe me anyway.
“Should we move on, Lillian?”
“Yes!”
Lillian stepped forward and pulled out her staff, pointing it at the tower.
“Since we haven’t reached the 50th floor yet, we’ll have to use brute force to enter.”
With that, she launched a barrage of attacks at the tower.
【An anomaly has occurred in the Tower.】
【An anomaly has occurred in the Tower.】
【An anomaly has occurred in the Tower.】
【■An ab■ormality has occu■■ed.】
Among the numerous messages, one with garbled text stood out, and Lillian selected it.
【Enter the 22nd floor?】
Accept / Decline
【Enter the 21st floor?】
Accept / Decline
【Enter the 20th floor?】
Accept / Decline
“Say ‘accept’!”
“A-accept!”
【Entering the 20th floor.】
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【An error has occurred!】
【An error has occurred!】
【An error has occurred!】
【An error has occurred!】
───────────────
With messages indicating an error, a blinding light engulfed us.
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