Chapter 94
The reason I’m certain is that my brother is standing right in front of me.
When did he even get here?
“Sis, why are you here?”
“Aha-ha, it’s like… a girls’ gathering.”
“A coincidence, then.”
“That… that can’t be true…?”
When I jabbed Sis Lillian’s side as she kept denying reality, she flinched in surprise. Why is she acting like this today?
She seems out of it.
“N-no, my magic was perfect?”
“Shall we talk about this when we get home?”
“W-we still have more shopping to do.”
“Y-yes, we still have more to buy.”
As we vigorously shook our heads in denial, my brother smiled brightly and grabbed my shoulder.
“Shall we go?”
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Nika’s beloved education time!
I watched Nika cheerfully escort the three women away, then sat on the living room sofa, noticing the administrator organizing the game CDs we had bought.
When I offered to set them up in their room, they declined, saying they would never leave the room and that it would make monitoring me more difficult. So the reason they stayed in the living room was to keep an eye on me?
Turns out they had it all planned out, contrary to their appearance.
“I-I feel like you’re thinking something incredibly rude. Is it just my imagination?”
“It’s probably just your imagination.”
Sharp as ever.
They gave me a suspicious look, then turned back to their game. Are they enjoying it?
Watching the administrator play the game, it seemed surprisingly realistic.
Modern games feel so lifelike.
Just then, Nika returned with the three women after their education session.
As expected, Teacher Nika had worked hard again today.
“Well done.”
【Yes!】
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“Enter!”
【Entering the Tower.】
Reaching the enormous entrance of the Tower, I opened the door, and a message appeared.
【Would you like to enter the 76th floor?】
Accept / Decline
“Accept!”
【Entering the 76th floor, ‘Territory of the Ancients.’】
【The 76th to 79th floors are ruled by the ‘Ancients.’】
【Those who step into the territory of the Ancients shall face death.】
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【Mission for the 76th Floor: Survive the Ancients.】
【Time Limit: 90 minutes.】
【Restrictions: None.】
【Equipment Restrictions: None.】
【Rule Restrictions: None.】
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A world where civilization has collapsed.
That perfectly describes the scene before me.
Nature had engulfed the city, leaving only wild animals in sight.
“This is much easier to figure out.”
Just from the quest, it’s clear.
Whether they’re hostile or friendly toward us.
Ambiguous ones are more of a nuisance, but when their hostility is so blatant, it’s incredibly convenient.
It just means I have to sweep them all away, right?
“Nika.”
…But something feels off.
There’s no response.
Turning my head to check beside me, no one’s there.
Wait, there’s one person.
“Administrator…? Where are Nika and the others?”
“In the territory of the Ancients, the landing locations are randomized….”
“Oh… this is a problem, isn’t it?”
“Y-yes, it is.”
Of course, I won’t go down that easily.
After all, I have my telepathy skill.
【Ding! You have obtained Darami’s instinctual thoughts!】
“…It seems we’re in serious trouble.”
“W-why?!”
“Hmm…”
Could it be the power of instinctual thoughts?
It feels like a big deal, yet it doesn’t seem like one.
I just accept it as it is, with my mind spinning in happy circles. The problem, however, is that something circling us is now visible to my eyes.
Could it just be a trick of the mind?
No, it doesn’t seem like that.
A figure suddenly emerged from the ground.
Rather than a person, it was more like a zombie…?
With flesh torn off, calling it a zombie seemed more appropriate.
Is that an Ancient?
“Hello there!”
“W-welcome?”
“This must be fate since we’ve met like this. How about a photo?”
“What… what did you just say? A photo?”
The power of the skill was immense, and it made me start approaching everything with positive thoughts.
Pulling out my phone from my pocket, I asked them to look this way and took a picture. As I grinned widely, the two figures—the Administrator and the Ancient—looked at me with dumbfounded expressions.
One was the Administrator, and the other was the Ancient.
As long as I survived, Nika would come and devour the surroundings to save me like last time, so all I had to do was endure.
Isn’t this really simple?
Turning enemies into friends makes things easy, doesn’t it?
“High five!”
When I touched the Ancient’s hand that they had hesitantly extended, they looked at me with a bewildered expression, as if thinking, “What’s wrong with this guy?”
Ahaha! The look on their face was so funny that I wanted to capture it with another photo.
Just then, an incoming attack nearly struck me.
“I trusted you! I believed we were friends!!”
“What nonsense are you spouting…?”
“You’ve changed too much….”
I spun sideways to dodge the attack, trying to escape with the Administrator. But the Administrator remained completely calm.
“Aren’t you running?”
“I-I’m fine, though?”
It appeared to be true as it kept targeting me exclusively.
“Unfair! Haven’t you heard of ‘ladies first’?”
“What nonsense are you babbling?”
“Why are you only attacking me!”
“Well, because you’re ‘alone.’”
I stared at them with a dumbfounded expression as the situation became clear.
When you enter the Tower, monsters can’t see the Administrator?
Then I can’t even get any help?!
“S-save me!”
“Die!”
Just as I thought I couldn’t dodge the next attack, a slash came flying, cutting the Ancient in half.
【Master!】
“Nika!”
A touching reunion!
This is total lucky Ji-an, isn’t it?!
“I love you, Nika!”
As I hugged the giant Nika and rubbed my face against her, she seemed flustered.
【Master is acting strange.】
“Me?”
Is it because of the skill?
When I turned the skill off, my mind went blank for a moment, and I recalled everything I’d done just now, my face flushing red.
“Ughhhhh.”
【Are you okay, Master?】
“I’m fine….”
Is this what they mean by taking internal damage?
While I struggled to regain my composure, I barely pulled myself together and followed Nika to regroup with the others.
Even during our journey, the Ancients continued their relentless assaults.
No, they weren’t Ancients but zombies instead.
“Ughhhhh.”
Up until now, they had enough intelligence for conversation, but the majority were mindless.
Even as they were swept away by Nika’s strikes, they kept surging endlessly.
Nika seemed to be getting angrier and tried to devour them all, but I barely managed to stop her.
“Calm down, okay?”
Only then did Nika settle down, picking me up and flying high into the sky.
From afar, familiar figures came into view—my sister, Lillian, the Heavenly Demon, and Darami.
Everyone was gathered in one place.
“Over here!”
“B-Brother!”
How much had they missed me to welcome me so excitedly?
“Help us!”
Ah, it wasn’t a warm welcome—it was a plea for help?
At my request, Nika flew us over to the group.
I noticed beings distinctly different from the ordinary Ancients.
There were massive, hulking Ancients and others with sharp, blade-like forms.
Not only did their appearances differ, but their abilities also varied.
They launched gear-like objects toward us as we hovered in the air.
Though we dodged them with ease, the gears returned, seemingly equipped with homing capabilities.
“Destroy them.”
With a swipe of Nika’s massive claws, the gear-like objects shattered, but at that moment—
‘Kabooooom!’
As if bombs were hidden inside, they exploded.
Though the damage was minimal, I could sense Nika was angry.
“Let’s go.”
After landing on the ground, Nika set me down and charged straight at the enemies.
As if on cue, more Ancients emerged from the ground.
Their numbers seemed endless—just how many of them were there?
“Are you okay?”
“We’re fine, but Nika doesn’t seem okay.”
Following my sister’s finger, I turned to look at Nika. She seemed even angrier, her form gradually changing.
“She’s really mad.”
Among the things Nika hated, one of the worst was opponents who fought in a taunting manner.
And this was precisely one of those moments.
As Nika began to transform, devouring her surroundings, Lillian used her power to lift us into the air.
The growing void below was ominous.
“It looks like she’s trying to consume everything around her.”
“Maybe even the world itself.”
“N-no! I’ll get scolded for this!”
Just as the Administrator screamed and tried to calm Nika down, a gentle voice echoed.
“Climbers.”
The voice struck our ears, but there was nothing in sight.
“What do you desire?”
“What else? Climbing the Tower, of course.”
For a moment, there was no reply to my words.
Then—
【Die!】
Nika’s voice shook the world as she began to devour everything.
“Kyaaaa! N-nooo!”
The Administrator’s screams were a bonus.
Hahaha, what a mess.
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