A Wimp's Strategy Guide to Conquer the Tower Chapter 183

Rajix's live performance in Tokyo.

Once again, the entire world was shaken.

The reaction was even hotter than during the Pyongyang nuclear-backpack terror incident.

Back then, he had completed the mission and disappeared imdiately.

But in Tokyo, he captured yakuza, saved the pri minister, took a lap around the city, and even waved—complete with fan service.

Who the hell is that guy?

A summoned entity?

So kind of spirit or divine beast?

The dia blasted out breaking news, TV stations put together special programs, and all day long, videos of Rajix spinning around Tokyo swallowed up SNS and YouTube.

anwhile, on White Tower Floor 17.

Juhyeok praised Rajix, who had returned after flawlessly completing the mission.

"Aw, our dinsional farmhand. Such a peaceful approach. I like it."

"WAAH!"

"But stripping them down to their underwear was a little too—"

"Waaah...!"

"Let's just burn the underwear."

"WAAH!"

Gyeon Dallae, who had clearly been waiting for this, imdiately stepped in.

"This maiden suffered severe ntal shock after witnessing a naked Japanese man. Take responsibility, Rajix the dinsional farmhand."

"WAAH?"

"Co into this maiden's arms. Healing is required."

"WAAH!"

"Where do you think you're going!!!"

Rajix fled in terror.

RUMBLE, BOUNCE, SPIN-SPIN-SPIN.

He froze for a mont.

Then, right in front of the magitech engineer El, he landed with a THUD.

SSSK.

He pulled out the items and clothes he had collected in Tokyo.

Hesitantly, El pinched the potion auto-injection belt lying among the loincloths and torn clothes with two fingers.

"Thank you, dinsional farmhand."

"WAAH!"

"I'll study this thoroughly. And..."

"WAAH?"

"I don't need the rest, so I'll burn it."

"WAAH!"

ZIIING!

A destruction beam shot from El's eyes.

CRACK!

FWOOSH!

The clothes turned to ashes.

Juhyeok saw it too.

Rajix had brought back the belt item Pri Minister Maeda had been wearing.

So ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) he brought that back too.

It couldn't be helped, since he had needed to disarm him at the ti.

Once El finishes examining it, I'll have her return it.

Then Cossack spoke up with an unusually serious expression.

"Still, I think this crossed a line."

"What did?"

"The administrators. Those bastards have lost their minds. Going on and on about normalization."

Mad Demon chid in.

"Indeed. If the Liberation Rune Necklace situation continues, the world will be drenched in blood."

Mackenzie added,

"Even with mana-sealing scrolls, it isn't a complete solution. Incidents like this will keep happening."

After all, just because there was a law didn't an criminals stopped committing cris.

It had to be stopped at the source.

But in the current situation, there was no clear solution.

"We need to put heavy pressure on the administrators. Let them know we won't just sit back and watch."

"How?"

"How about sending one of them on a business trip to the world of souls?"

"A business trip?"

"To the world of souls, to inform them of our situation. Isn't this a clear violation of causality?"

They had done sothing similar before.

When the Catalog expansion was blocked, Cossack and the other summoned entities had rallied the souls and even staged protests.

"Assassin, you see one thing and miss the next. We are all residents of the White Tower now. How exactly are we supposed to go to the world of souls?"

"R-random summoning?"

"It's been blocked for a hundred days. What, ninety left?"

"Tsk, tsk. I knew you'd say that. No alternative plan."

But Juhyeok stepped in.

"I think it might work."

"What?"

"How?"

He explained the thod.

"Expulsion. Just leave the White Tower."

〈Expulsion〉

– Revokes registered resident status and expels the resident from the White Tower.

If their address changed like that, then after being unsummoned, they should return to the world of souls.

But there was a problem.

"It's not difficult, but the question is whether re-registration is possible. If it isn't, we can't expel soone lightly."

"No matter what, can we really expel one of our own? Let's drop it."

Cossack looked disappointed.

"At least try it as an experint. If soone gets expelled, won't a ssage pop up explaining what happens?"

"Who? Want to try it yourself, Mr. Cossack?"

"You said we should expel soone?"

"T-that's..."

The risk was too high.

Sure, it was expulsion from the White Tower, not the Catalog, but was it really right to throw soone out just to spread the word?

Then, at that very mont!

Jepetto raised his hand high.

"Summoner."

"Yes?"

"Please expel ."

Huh?

Out of nowhere?

"Why...?"

"Ever since I was summoned, my presence has been nonexistent. I may as well not be here."

Hard to deny that.

"Everyone else earns achievents, but I have nothing. Please send to the world of souls instead. I want to beco a liaison between there and White Tower Floor 17, and help you, Summoner."

Jepetto's earnest plea.

Ahhh.

Tears welled up.

Juhyeok felt guilty too.

He hadn't taken proper care of Jepetto all this ti.

"It's okay. You don't need to force yourself to earn achievents. Just resting on White Tower Floor 17 is enough for . Once we gather runes and badges, I'll definitely help you break through your rank."

Still, Jepetto stood firm.

"Please send . This is the mission given to . Grant the chance to fulfill it."

Sigh.

What should I do?

Jepetto's desperate expression.

The summoned entities were moved by his sacrifice.

...Should we try it once?

How exactly does expulsion work?

Juhyeok pulled up the Resident List.

When he tapped Jepetto's entry, a button appeared beside it.

〈Expel〉

It won't expel him imdiately, right?

Tap.

[Do you wish to expel resident Jepetto? Upon expulsion, re-registration will be impossible for one month.]

"Oh!"

Then—

[After one month, re-registration requires the issuance of new Residency Rights. Re-registration also requires 1 kg of top-grade Magic Stones.]

One month without registration.

But re-registration was possible.

All it took was 1 kg of top-grade Magic Stones.

That penalty was acceptable.

And Jepetto wanted this so badly.

After explaining what would happen if he were expelled—

"I'll send you on a one-month assignnt. I'll keep summoning you anyway. Instead of White Tower Floor 17, you'll stay at the penthouse."

"Thank you!"

Everyone applauded Jepetto's sacrifice.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

Jepetto looked bashful.

And so—

[Resident Jepetto has been expelled. Exiting White Tower Floor 17.]

SPOT!

Jepetto accepted Juhyeok's mission and returned to the world of souls.

At least that was a relief.

He wasn't gone forever.

They could re-register him after a month.

Then Mackenzie seed to have sothing to say.

He hesitated and fidgeted.

"Summoner, this alone won't be enough. I have an idea."

"Go ahead."

"It'll require gathering everyone's thoughts. I believe a briefing is in order."

A briefing, huh.

"If there's sothing to do, then we should do it."

"Hahaha, thank you. I'll prepare diligently."

At that mont!

Cossack narrowed his eyes at Mackenzie.

Mackenzie stared back without backing down.

A silent war.

At Mackenzie's briefing venue, Juhyeok and the summoned entities gathered in one place.

A monitor for communicating with Mari had also been set up.

Cossack looked deeply displeased.

He was unsettled.

Until now, he had served as the moderator for almost every briefing.

That role had given him special authority and pushed him into the number-two spot.

Now this old mage had snatched the moderator's seat.

Truly unsettling.

"Greetings, everyone. This humble mage considers it the greatest honor of his life to serve as today's briefing moderator."

Nine-circle mage Mackenzie stood at the podium.

Neatly arranged robes, a spotlight shining down from above—

like a CEO unveiling a new product at so item corporation.

"This humble mage is the Lord of Fla who conquered the 83rd Floor's Arakroid at S rank, astonished the world with an enchantnt bracelet for escaping obesity, first proposed scroll magic as an instant solution to the Summoner's worries, and also participated in bullet-attribute research—"

Suddenly!

Mad Demon cut him off.

"Too long. Stop. Even that assassin bastard doesn't ramble this much."

"...But I still have more—"

"Mackenzie, you're getting cocky over a few minor achievents? Pathetic."

"I-I was only stating facts."

"Did you make the scroll by yourself? El and the workshop did all the work. Bragging because you carved a few mold plates? Ridiculous."

Mackenzie froze in embarrassnt.

Cossack smirked bitterly at the sight.

Tch, damn bastards...

No helping it.

Since his achievent-flex had failed, he went straight to the point.

"...As you can see from this incident, the administrators' sches are crossing the line more and more."

Everyone nodded in agreent.

"Why do you think they scattered Liberation Rune Necklaces so recklessly? All of this is aid at our Summoner."

Obvious to anyone.

Since they couldn't do anything inside the Tower, they were trying sothing outside—

and in China, which already had poor relations with Korea.

"We must also consider the possibility of war. Of course, if those idiots try anything, this mage will wipe them out with a teor summon."

At that, Cossack raised his hand sharply.

Mackenzie hesitated for a mont.

"Hm."

What was that guy about to say when he raised his hand?

With no choice, Mackenzie called on him.

"Old mage, have you still not fixed that bad habit of yours? What's so great about summoning teors? What are you going to do if they retaliate with nukes?"

"We can take refuge on White Tower Floor 17."

"And everyone else? What's the point if the whole world is destroyed and only we survive? Withdraw the teor remark."

...

Juhyeok nodded too, agreeing with Cossack.

That's right.

What was the point of surviving alone?

Mackenzie stole a glance at Juhyeok's reaction.

"A-alright. I'll withdraw it."

"Think before you speak from now on."

"Ahem!!!"

After clearing his throat once,

"In any case, what we must prioritize now is—first, the Summoner's safety. Second, the Summoner's safety. Third, the Summoner's safety. For that, the Summoner must beco stronger."

Mackenzie waved a hand through the air.

SHRRR—

Tiny, firefly-like lights gathered and ford words.

...

One said:

"Top-grade Nectar."

The other:

"Top-grade Elixir."

"The way to crush the administrators' ambitions before they can act is for the Summoner to grow stronger quickly."

But then—

FWOOSH!

Mackenzie activated blazing visual magic.

At the sa ti, two letters appeared right above his head.

"Rage."

Mackenzie shouted in a thunderous voice.

"And yet this mage cannot understand it! What on earth have you all been doing until now? You've already climbed into the 80s—shouldn't you have produced at least one Top-grade Nectar or Top-grade Elixir by now?!"

Nectar.

A potion that greatly extended a human's natural lifespan when consud.

Elixir.

Depending on the type, it could strengthen the body, revive soone instantly upon death, or provide complete healing.

Juhyeok had heard of them before.

From Mari.

Now that I think about it, she said you start being able to gather the materials once you reach the 80s.

But she hadn't specified exactly which floor.

Probably because of restrictions.

"...For that reason, this mage, exercising the authority of the briefing moderator, will summon the shut-in alchemist, Aliamari!"

Is this a hearing or what?

At once, the chat screen appeared on the nearby monitor.

Ding!

: I'm busy. Why the hell are you calling , you $#&@& bastards...

Mari was within earshot, but the conversation was happening through chat.

"The Summoner is right beside you."

: Yesss~ You called? ♡Hehe♡♡♡

Mackenzie interrogated Mari.

"As an alchemist, you should have been the first to manufacture elixirs and nectar. Yet none have been made. Why is that?"

...

: Because of the materials. So far, we've only obtained three with high versatility: the Thousand-Year Fox Orb, top-grade Magic Stones, and the Demon Lord of Nightmares' eyeball.

"If the Thousand-Year Fox Orb has such high versatility, what can substitute for it?"

: Phoenix feathers and the fruit of the World Tree.

"Then all we need is one more—either phoenix feathers or the fruit of the World Tree."

: Right. But the more materials we have, the better. The more the rrier. If phoenix ash shows up, that'd be the cherry on top.

"And the Demon Lord of Nightmares' eyeball?"

: That goes into everything too. It's part of the body of a top-grade demon race with a long lifespan, so it can be used as material for both nectar and elixir.

At that mont!

Cossack shot his hand up to ask a question.

"We just so happen to have a defector nightmare demon here. Diamat—if we pluck out her eyeballs, can we keep using them as material?"

...Gulp!

Diamat's body trembled.

Juhyeok rembered.

Back on the 80th Floor, a copy of her had been defeated, and the reward had been