‘What would the old me have done?’
Seo Suji could find the answer as soon as she thought of the question.
There wouldn’t have even been any deliberation on what to do.
Of course, she would have gone to , if only to drive those damn monsters who took her mother’s life off this land as quickly as possible, if only to kill even one more of those bastards in the tower.
Even if she had been told she would get injured, she probably wouldn’t have cared much. Injuries were just part of daily life after all.
But now……
Honestly, since she had decided to rest, she wanted to rest a bit more thoroughly.
She wanted to know her teammates’ deeper feelings more, and cherish this time.
That damn .
Those damn ‘Great Beings’.
Suji abruptly stood up, looked around at the sky once, and suddenly spoke as if lashing out.
“If you’re going to watch like stalkers, whether you’re ‘Great Beings’ or whatever, why don’t you give me a hint? You’re in charge of , so you must know something about this one too, right?”
She thought they wouldn’t answer due to wounded pride from being treated so rudely, but as soon as her words fell, there was a bite.
[Νύμφη is perplexed by your actions.] [Νύμφη is perplexed by your words and actions.] [νόμος expresses interest in your actions.] [νόμος expresses deep interest in your actions.] [νόμος points to itself in response to your actions.] [Νύμφη raises an objection to νόμος.] [Due to interference beyond νόμος’s regulations, sanctions are imposed for one week. Connection with νόμος is cut off.]Suji blinked in bewilderment.
‘……What is this now?’
If it weren’t for her various Quick Perception traits, the logs would have risen too quickly to even read.
Suji, who had been staring dubiously at the logs that had passed by almost like a blur, blinked her eyes rapidly.
‘……Did the ‘Great Being’ called νόμος give me a hint it shouldn’t have?’
They observe people 24 hours a day as they please, and provide rewards arbitrarily like feeding animals in a zoo, yet they have their own regulations and raise objections among themselves.
Suji clicked her tongue.
‘Things are running just swell.’
She sat back down in her chair, mulling over the hint.
Although she told Aunt Yeonju it was fine, she might have to go see Uncle Seunghwan soon.
She had become a little curious about the ‘Great Beings’.
Until now, she only had a vague concept about them, and she only thought of them as beings who could give power and benefits beyond limits.
But seeing that communication was possible to this extent, it felt strange somehow.
No, it wasn’t a matter of communication.
It was strange that they had some kind of system of their own.
The fact that there were established rules like a game between humans and the ‘Great Beings’ was chilling when you thought about it carefully.
It’s possible to choose a being to favor, but intervention is restricted.
She felt more and more like a monkey in a cage.
Suji stared at the system window for a long time with a thoughtful expression, then shook off her thoughts.
Pondering the identity of the ‘Great Beings’ was something that could be done later.
As she had just received an item from them, using it directly might help in figuring out their identity.
For now, something else.
The important thing right now was deciding whether or not to climb .
is a tower governed by the ‘Great Beings’.
So when she asked one of the ‘Great Beings’ about that tower, it’s obvious that it pointed to itself.
It must mean it’s their own tower.
‘Why are they telling me?’
Is it saying I must climb it?
To go up and take the prepared reward?
Although she wasn’t particularly interested in the reward itself, it was grateful that they answered her question even knowing their mouth would be shut for a week.
Suji muttered, throwing her gaze into the air.
“Thank you. I don’t know if you told me because you like me or not.”
There was no answer, but somehow she felt certain.
Certain that those strange ‘Great Beings’, who must be fuming from being sanctioned, had definitely heard her voice.
‘……But for to appear so perfectly timed when the ‘Great Beings’ are showing interest in me…… Could this be because of me?’
But soon Suji shook her head.
That couldn’t be.
It seemed she was having all sorts of strange thoughts because she was interacting so closely, to an odd degree, with beings said to be so far removed.
But if they had prepared even a little with her in mind, it seemed polite to go see what those ‘Great Beings’ had prepared.
After all, they revealed themselves as the tower’s owner in an attempt to give a hint, and even got sanctioned for it.
She stretched out fully and faced the beach.
When her mind was complicated and noisy, looking at a quiet scenery helped.
Despite being full of monsters, the sea that glowed softly in cobalt blue at night was majestic and beautiful.
Whether there were light-emitting plankton or not, the places where the foam broke into fine pieces kept twinkling as the waves undulated.
She looked at the breathtaking scenery and inwardly organized the information she had.
But a conclusion did not come easily.
Usually, the more information accumulated, the easier decisions should become.
‘Strange.’
No thoughts came to mind.
She didn’t feel like going to stop Ageha, and strangely she wasn’t enticed even though the ‘Great Beings’ were pushing her back with hints.
‘This is the fundamental problem.’
She had no motivation at all.
[This is the timeline separator]As the team leader entrusted with making decisions, was it okay to be this unmotivated?
It seemed she had gotten too used to playing around.
She smiled bitterly as she grasped a stone in her hand, then casually threw it sideways towards the undulating sea before her eyes.
Plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop.
The pebble, imbued with superhuman strength and appropriate spin, skipped several times on the rough surface of the water.
It was a strange feeling to watch the stone bouncing on the water until it was out of sight.
Simply seeing stats and abilities represented by numbers and grades lacked a sense of reality, but occasionally, when she directly observed her abilities with her own eyes like this, it felt amazing.
It was monstrous strength, even to her own eyes.
To the point where it wouldn’t be strange for people to treat her as peculiar.
So she was used to being treated as an oddball.
It’s not like she particularly wanted to be loved by the public.
But still, she hadn’t done anything wrong to deserve being scammed by a child her mother had sponsored and raised.
She felt the urge to rush over, grab them by the collar, and pour out curses, while simultaneously feeling like she didn’t want to see any of it.
She soon dropped the stone to the ground weakly.
She missed her mother.
She just missed her mother.
The monsters that supposedly took her mother’s life were nowhere to be seen, and she wasn’t sure if what she was doing now was right……
She just wanted to be held in her mother’s arms and tell her about all the hard times.
It felt like that would make her feel better.
She felt upset that her father couldn’t remember her mother, and also felt upset that people didn’t seem to understand her mother’s heart.
“Hah……”
Suji deliberately dried her eyes as she felt tears welling up.
The old emotion of longing was one that could not be resolved.
So there was no reason to be newly caught up in that emotion now. But still. She couldn’t help it.
Suji, who had been skipping stones for a while after picking them up again, looked up at the sky with a somewhat lighter feeling.
For her mother’s sake, it was true that she couldn’t stay stuck here forever.
She had to catch that shameless scammer and make them bow their head at her mother’s grave.
And what she felt while going around the 80th floor of the tower was that she was gradually reaching the limits of her abilities.
There’s a limit to how much you can improve by going through the same floor multiple times and equipping better items.
Of course, the item from the ‘Great Beings’ that she obtained this time would help, but if she really wanted to go up there, something new was needed.
So the timely appearance of was likely to be the answer.
This was undoubtedly an opportunity.
She needed to move in some way.
Even if it was just to play comfortably.
Suji manipulated her inventory to take out a pad, and for now, recorded the things that came to mind.
Climbing seemed necessary, but it wasn’t certain what could be gained there.
And since it’s unknown what might happen during the climb, whether to take such risks was still a variable in the decision.
Unlike the tower, it was an environment where she had to deal with other hunters, so the chances of her companions getting hurt were too high.
So.
There are problems whether you climb or not.
Either choice could lead to regret.
If that’s the case, it seemed okay to think about it a bit more lightly.
If there was a lighter approach, she had gained enough experience over the past few weeks.
She moved her hand to open her mailbox.
The mailbox was still bursting at the seams.
But Suji, ignoring the ‘999+’ sign floating above the mailbox as if begging to be seen, immediately sent an email to Yeonju.
[To: CreusaIs there any suitable game to play?
From: Daphne] [This is the timeline separator]
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
