The plan explained by Daphne was as follows:

If it’s certain that the countdown to humanity’s extinction has begun, Team Daphne itself should make efforts, but at the same time, there was a need to train as many personnel as possible.

Let’s believe the words of the ‘Great Beings’. That there really are hints to avoid human extinction hidden in the ‘Tower of Sages’, and through it, one can grow properly.

Currently, the number of hunters who join guilds for their own gain and explore dungeons overwhelmingly outnumbers those who climb the tower, but they also needed to build their skills in the tower.

To do this, some image-making was necessary.

First, show how Team Daphne works through broadcasts without exaggeration, while explaining the strategies in as much detail as possible.

Since they couldn’t teach each team one by one, Seo Suji thought that would be the most efficient means.

The team members seemed a bit hesitant for various reasons about whether it would be effective, but they had no choice but to accept it.

There was no other way right now, and it was truly a situation no different from being surrounded on all sides.

From then on, during the forced break time created by the ‘Great Beings’, Team Daphne lived a regular life.

When the sun rose in the morning, they each exercised or did yoga, simulated the 81st floor and beyond together, discussed through which routes to distribute the videos when filming, and rested freely in their spare time.

Now, when time truly started flowing again, it would be no different from having to run a marathon.

It was time to store up as much physical and mental strength as possible.

Seo Suji looked at the cushion made of diamond cross-stitch with a pleased expression and took out her device to take a picture.

She wanted to certify each item with photos, as she had really made good use of the things her fans had given her this time.

Ding.

Ding.

Ding.

Seo Suji put down the device she was taking pictures with and looked at the status window.

She was sure she had turned off the sound, but strangely, the notification window that had turned on its own was pouring out notifications.

Seeing the number exceeding 999+, she was a bit surprised and reached out to unmute it.

[νόμος protests your actions.] [Νύμφη expects your actions.] [σκιά waits for your actions.] [απόγευμα is anxious about your actions.] [νόμος is anxious about your actions.] [Νύμφη expects your actions.] [σκιά is anxious about your actions.] [Τύχη is anxious about your actions.] [Μουσα is anxious about your actions.] [Κάστωρ is anxious about your actions.] [Πολυδεύκης is anxious about your actions.]

With the number 999, she thought it was just a lot of talk.

‘…It’s increased.’

Seo Suji looked at the status window with bewildered eyes.

Until now, even if it seemed to have increased a lot, the ‘Great Beings’ were only four entities in total.

She didn’t know why they all gathered to watch like this in that brief moment while the team members were resting.

‘Now I’ve… become like a major content of a famous OTT, or something like that?’

And it’s even free on top of that.

Something like that.

Seo Suji laughed helplessly as she watched the logs rising at an absurdly fast rate.

If they were going to be this interested, it would have been nice if they had shown interest when she was diligently climbing the tower earlier.

But when people are doing well according to their goals, they don’t pay attention thinking, ‘Ah, they’ll do well on their own even if we leave them alone.’ Now that she’s lying down a bit, they’re all pecking at her like this, which was truly pathetic beyond compare.

Seo Suji thought about what to do and then took out the ring for now.

Anyway, she needed to know exactly when this event that stopped time would end so that she and her team members could prepare, and there were a few things she wanted to request as well.

As soon as she put the ring on her hand, she felt her head ringing and connecting with the Great Being ‘νόμος’.

− How long are you going to rest?

It must have been so frustrating that the first thing that came out was urging.

‘With intentions this transparent, it would be disadvantageous when negotiating.’

Seo Suji thought this and asked back as if she couldn’t understand what he meant at all.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

− It’s boring just watching. I was hoping you’d start climbing the tower soon.

“Using human life so carelessly as a tool. Don’t you have an incredibly long lifespan? From your perspective, a few days of ours is just a moment, isn’t it?”

− So?

“For something like that, you have too little patience.”

[νόμος protests your actions.] [Νύμφη finds your actions interesting.] [Μουσα is frustrated by your actions.] [Πολυδεύκης is anxious about your actions.] [σκιά is anxious about your actions.] [Τύχη is anxious about your actions.] [Κάστωρ is anxious about your actions.]

Even while saying this, the logs kept rising incessantly.

− We’ve never been in a position of waiting for something like this.

It really seemed so.

Arrogant beyond compare.

Seo Suji was planning to return to the tower soon anyway, but she tried not to show it.

“I’m sorry about that. But it’s so fun playing around. And you didn’t set a limit when you stopped time in the first place.”

− Humans have tendencies, so I expected.

“What about my tendencies?”

− You’re not the type to play around wastefully like this.

“Did I look that much like a model student? I’ve been a bit lazy lately, wasn’t that reflected in my tendencies?”

− That was temporary, wasn’t it? Because there were reasons for it.

Seo Suji inwardly scoffed.

How very detailed he knows, she thought.

Those incidents were before the alarms related to the ‘Great Beings’ appeared to her.

“But once I started playing, what can I do if it’s too enjoyable? And if you’ve been following people around watching, shouldn’t you know? How satisfied I am with eating, playing, and lazing around.”

− But you put the ring back on because you’re about to leave soon, right?

“I talked with the team members a bit, and everyone still has too many concerns. Instead of entrusting it to weak humans with small hands and feet, can’t you directly catch monsters and such?”

− …If that were possible, wouldn’t it not be a bet?

He seemed to be getting angry. She felt like she could sense sarcasm in his tone.

But Seo Suji didn’t stop there and scratched more.

“Even if I’m not climbing the tower, there’s a lot I can prepare here. Who knows, maybe a method to solve this situation will appear if I train my mind and meditate?”

− Now… that’s enough.

“You’re rushing too much, it’s making me not want to climb.”

Outwardly, Seo Suji didn’t show any expression, but inwardly, she was holding her stomach laughing at the pathetic nature of the ‘Great Beings’.

Just because they’re divine beings who can control human life and death doesn’t mean they all need to be perfect personalities.

But why act so childishly like that?

[Νύμφη finds νόμος’s actions interesting.] [Μουσα is frustrated by νόμος’s actions.] [Πολυδεύκης finds your actions interesting.] [σκιά mocks νόμος’s actions.] [Τύχη leaves due to νόμος’s actions.] [Κάστωρ finds νόμος’s actions amusing.]

She glanced at the logs.

It seemed that as the owner of this ring, he was more impatient because he had the role of directly communicating with Seo Suji in front of the other ‘Great Beings’.

− …What do you want?

Before long, νόμος asked.

Judging by the strange and chilling sound of ice sticking and falling off in her head, the other party might be getting annoyed.

Seo Suji held back her laughter and answered immediately.

“I didn’t particularly want anything. I’m saying this because you said you’d give me something, but I was thinking of organizing items and departing. Let’s see how it goes.”

− See how it goes?

“There are quite a few boxes I haven’t opened yet. I’m going to open all of these and then go.”

She raised her hand and pointed to her inventory.

A long wind sound that seemed like a sigh swept through her head.

− Are you asking me to manipulate the probabilities now?

“Who said to manipulate anything? I just said I’d watch how it goes.”

Seo Suji said her piece and then opened her inventory to take out the items and lay them out on the floor.

First, she had to open and check the contents of all the rare and hidden grade item boxes that hadn’t been opened yet, and additionally, she had to enhance some of the items she had obtained this time.

− He’s watching too. There’s a limit to what I can do.

“He? That The Lord you mentioned before? The opponent of the bet?”

− Yes.

“Come on, I’m not asking you to violate some grand rule, am I? Last time it seemed like you had quite a bit of discretion.”

− Everything follows Shangri-La’s rules. Even if there’s discretion, it’s not much.

Shangri-La.

Inwardly repeating the words that kept coming up, Seo Suji smiled casually.

“That’s your opinion. Anyway, try to cooperate. I’ll climb the tower as fast as possible, seeing your sincerity.”

Once again, a wind sound resembling a sigh was heard.

Seo Suji almost burst out laughing aloud.