Suji looked at Saint and spoke firmly, as if nailing it down.
“Anyways, I see this as the last time. We will win no matter what, so there won’t be another attempt.”
Elaine stared intently at Suji for a moment, then got up. She then leaned against the window frame and glanced towards Nature.
With his hands tied behind his back, Nature was lying asleep on the floor. Perhaps the shock of falling from the plane had not yet subsided, as his usually relaxed face looked pale even in sleep.
As if she was extremely reluctant to have this conversation in front of Nature, Elaine checked several more times to make sure he was definitely asleep before straightening her back.
“If you’re curious about which floor it was, I’ll tell you. Are you really curious?”
Piece hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
“Yeah.”
“81st floor.”
“…What?”
“I said it was the 81st floor.”
Piece looked quite shocked as he stared at Elaine as if shooting daggers at her.
Not only Piece, but Saint and Suji were also quite surprised by Elaine’s answer.
“The 81st floor?”
“We’ve already passed that point.”
“You’re lying, right?”
Elaine slowly brushed her bangs up as she chose her words.
“It’s true. There’s no reason for me to lie either.”
Piece couldn’t hide his bewildered expression as he asked again.
“I died on just that floor?”
Elaine leaned against the window again and spoke.
“It wasn’t just that. Daphne knew all the strategies up to the 100th floor, and we heard and learned all of them before climbing the tower. Naturally, our speed was even faster than now. But as we thought we knew it too well, we gradually let our guard down. The moment a variable occurred, things went awry in an instant.”
Suji stared intently at Elaine, who was talking about Piece’s death in a calm voice.
It seemed like recalling this would be even more of an ordeal for Elaine than for Piece.
Although they seemed to have a good and bad relationship, acting distant with each other, there was no other bond as strong as theirs when they started fighting. They were like truly trusting and relying brothers.
He must have been quite shocked at that time as well. That’s probably why he’s trying hard to talk about it as if it’s no big deal.
Suji had also seen the deaths of her teammates or people she fought with quite a few times.
She knew well how burdensome it was.
So how would Piece’s death have been for him?
“Stop asking. What’s the point of digging that up, Piece.”
“No, I’m just saying it because it’s ridiculous, not digging it up.”
“Honestly, the 81st floor was difficult. Much more than the 84th floor.”
“…Well, that’s true. An EX-grade monster suddenly popped out and its body was invisible, so it was a near-death experience.”
“Anything could have happened, it wouldn’t have been strange. And maybe…”
‘Maybe. After going through 100 rounds, I was mentally exhausted and couldn’t focus properly. That must have been the cause of Piece’s death.’
Thinking like that, she understood her other self who said she would let go of everything.
How many times had she seen Piece’s death?
What about Saint’s death?
What about Elaine’s death?
How much greater fear would it have been to know that if she died, everything she had built up so far would turn to bubbles?
It must have been a different kind of fear from just the fear of death.
Suji smiled bitterly.
She didn’t like constantly sympathizing with her other self from different timelines.
Shaking off her thoughts, she spoke clearly to Piece.
“Sorry for the cliché story, but Piece. You’re better than the Piece from the timeline Elaine experienced once. We cleared the 81st floor in one go. Remember?”
“…Honestly, it wasn’t a floor we could clear in one go. I’m not confident I could clear it on the first try even if we went again.”
“Why else would they have made the 82nd floor a resting floor when configuring the tower? And even the ‘Great Ones’ bet that we couldn’t beat it.”
“That’s right.”
“It must have been almost at the level of a sub-boss in the ‘Tower of Sages’. So, Piece. It’s okay. Stop thinking like that, and only think about going up.”
Piece seemed to have calmed down a bit as he nodded his head and relaxed his straightened back.
Then he muttered as if talking to himself.
“…As I mentioned before, our kids have already lost their parents once… So they are always anxious.”
Suji sat down on the cloak Elaine had laid out and nodded as if to tell him to continue.
“So?”
“If possible, I don’t want them to experience losing someone again. Well, it may seem contradictory to say that while doing hunter work.”
“Not at all. Not at all. You came to the tower to protect your loved ones.”
“…Right. So, I think it was a shock. Although we always come to the tower prepared to die, I unknowingly thought like that. Whether it’s luck or skill, wouldn’t we somehow keep surviving? It was an arrogant thought.”
“It’s Piece-like to be arrogant. What’s wrong with that?”
Before Suji could answer, Saint intervened first.
“Team Leader. Even if you calmly persuade Piece like that, he won’t understand.”
Saint’s brown eyes twinkled as she smirked at Piece.
“And when has Piece ever been polite?”
Piece made a sullen face.
“…Why do you say such hurtful things, Saint.”
“Honestly, how can we move forward without that kind of confidence? So, the way you are now is just perfect. Keep living like that.”
The expression on Saint’s face as she said that was strangely serious.
Piece seemed to notice it too, as he tried to respond jokingly but blinked his eyes quickly. After making a thoughtful expression for a while, Saint spoke again to him as he scratched his head.
“Piece.”
“…Yeah?”
“You have two kids now.”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll make sure you don’t die, so stop thinking about Elaine’s nonsensical stories and stick close to me.”
Saint’s face had already returned to her usual playful one, but there was a feeling that a strange atmosphere was flowing between the two.
“I’m a hundred times better than Saint, so even if you protect me…”
Bang!
At that moment.
What tore through space and entered, interrupting Piece’s words, was an unbelievably huge black scythe.
Suji jumped up from her seat and gripped swords in both hands, Elaine rushed out and planted a huge shield in front of the group to block it, Piece aimed his longbow, and Saint poured out speed-related buffs to the party.
Their reaction speed didn’t seem like they were all lying around and chatting just a moment ago.
Thud!
The scythe that had disappeared with a swoosh tore through space and entered again.
Suji gritted her teeth and glared at the gradually widening crack.
Her heart was beating like crazy.
Too much was at stake in this battle.
‘Without fail.’
She looked at the man blocking her way.
‘We will succeed without fail.’
Thud!
The blade of the huge scythe that tore through space for the third time touched the shield Elaine had planted in the ground in front of her.
With a huge sound, Elaine’s body was pushed back with a whoosh. The trajectory of the shield was gouged out along the floor.
If she hadn’t equipped an item with unbreakable durability, it wouldn’t have been strange if Elaine’s body was split in two instead of just being pushed back, that’s how sharp and blunt the blow was.
Thud!
The moment the black scythe slashed down again, Suji leaped forward and crossed the crack.
[Characteristic ‘Gaze that Sees Objects’ is activated.Can check the status of all monsters within an 80m radius
EXS
– A being that creates beauty.
– Has 8 arms and 8 weak points.
– Can not only create cracks that cut through space but also transform the structure of the tower.
– The guardian of the item ‘Deviation’.
– Critical Damage Option: Inflicts one of the status ailments ‘Poison’, ‘Bleeding’, or ‘Burn’ with a 4% probability. Inflicts the status ailment ‘Petrification’ with a 20% probability.
– Strength 1,910 Health 999,999]
Suji clicked her tongue as she looked at the reaper’s hood staring intently at her.
She had already heard from Elaine, but it was the first time she faced such a ridiculously strong foe, so she was utterly disgusted.
Just making eye contact with the glowing red eyes under the hood made her feel like her throat was being strangled.
They barely defeated the EX-grade monster after a really long battle that made her sick of it, but this guy had 5 times more health and inflicted various status ailments.
Moreover, according to Elaine, that guy was completely immune to damage except for its weak points. Even those weak points were all located in hard-to-hit inner joints.
Glancing at the other team members safely crossing the crack, she gripped the swords in both hands and roared as if howling.
“Let’s see how it feels to invest my entire fortune in penetration!”
Bang!
The reaper’s scythe slashed down at where she was standing, but Suji had already dodged before confirming it.
It wasn’t a speed at which she could dodge after seeing it with her eyes.
The moment their gazes met, she followed Elaine’s advice to dodge the spot she was standing on first.
“Phew.”
Suji wiped the cold sweat as she saw the ground where she was standing shattered to pieces.
“But you know what, I really missed you. Have you heard that before?”
Suji hid behind the shield Elaine used to cover her body, then jumped up and shouted loudly.
“There’s a saying, to fight tooth and nail!”
She let out a loud shout and spread her wings wide.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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