The 100th floor of the Black Tower on Earth No. 675.
The conquest wasn't difficult.
Breaking the barrier with the Judge's Hamr bearing Yama's imprint, entering the control room without bloodshed, making contact with the crystal core, dismissing the administrators, and even obtaining tower managent authority—all in one smooth sequence.
There was so petty interference from the Black Tower that led to a dispute over the conquest judgnt, but in the end, the one that prevailed was the White Tower.
Rewards:
The 21st trait enhancent.
100 Platinum Badges.
So then—
542 total accumulated, 369 on hand.
20 perks.
I feel proud.
Well, honestly, it fell just a bit short of expectations.
Still, it was a complete conquest.
"Made my heart race."
"Sa here."
"I knew Whitedog would pull it off."
"Hey now! Whitedog? Call him Teacher White."
"Oh my, of course—Teacher White, co on down here, hehehe."
Calling a being that might be a god "Whitedog"?
Anyway, I'm overwheld with emotion.
It feels like just yesterday that I was trembling in fear on the first floor.
Father, Mother.
The eldest son of the Bong family has reached the 100th floor.
Am I still a weak man now?
So many emotions collide.
Let wipe away a few tears first.
If people had lived on this Earth No. 675, how happy would they have been?
They would have escaped extinction and moved on to a new beginning.
But there must be such a place.
A parallel Earth that hasn't perished yet, stubbornly enduring.
And if such a world exists—
If it too is facing extinction because of the Black Tower?
'I'll save it.'
In the past, I never would've even thought this.
Who am I to talk about saving the world?
But I've found a way.
And it isn't even difficult.
Any world will do.
As long as it has a Black Tower.
If that tower is pushing the world toward extinction—
'You just need to clear up to the 90th floor.'
Then cos the achievent reward:
Restoration of the world outside the Black Tower.
Earth's magic density decreases, natural ecosystems recover, monsters that escaped the tower disappear, and eventually even the holes created by tower collapse are sealed.
'Overcoming extinction.'
All that's left is to find parallel worlds in crisis.
Who will do it? How?
The White Tower—Teacher White—of course.
With the elevator that can move between dinsions.
Thanks to this complete Black Tower conquest, Teacher White's power must be even stronger now.
So if any surviving worlds exist, the elevator will find them.
"Shall we head out now?"
"Yes, sir!"
We've received everything we need, so let's just leave.
Just as I was about to call for our exit—
I paused, tilting my head.
"… Hm."
Sothing feels off.
"What is it?"
"Feels like I forgot sothing."
"Did you leave the gas valve on at ho?"
"No, not that."
There's definitely sothing… Wait!
"Princess Dalrae?"
"Yes, speak."
"Complete tower conquest isn't sothing just anyone can do, right? It's an achievent."
"Needless to say. It is truly a great achievent."
Then why hasn't it appeared?
The achievent ssage, I an.
Isn't that a bit much?
Suddenly—
Ding!
"There it is!!!"
[Great Achievent: You are the first player to completely climb a Black Tower.]
It appeared.
Not just a normal achievent—
A Great Achievent.
"Wasn't that obvious?"
"Indeed. At the end of a great journey, the achievent must also be great."
"And the reward will be great as well."
[Great Achievent Reward (1) will be granted.]
Reward number one, in parentheses.
If it's numbered like that—
That ans at least two rewards.
Our Teacher White is the best!
What will it be?
Give sothing amazing.
Sothing unimaginable.
[A one-ti skill that allows you to summon a Transcendent (Beyond) summoned being once has been registered in your status window.]
Oooooh!
"Transcendent Summon!!!"
This again.
I already have one saved from the achievent reward for subjugating a Celestial Archangel.
I haven't even used it yet.
Add this one, and I've got two total uses.
And that's not all.
If I conquer the Black Towers of Earth No. 1,001 and get the sa achievent again?
Three Transcendent Summons—maybe even four if I'm lucky.
The age of Transcendent Summoning has arrived.
I don't have to rely on random summons anymore.
'Still, I'll need to keep summoning, though.'
Even if it takes ti,
I have to rescue everyone in the world of souls.
And then—
Ding!
[Great Achievent Reward (2) will be granted.]
There really are two.
The second great achievent reward.
[The cooldown of the player's random summoning skill has been removed.]
Huh?
What was removed?
Did I hear that right?
[From now on, all souls in Sector S-17 can be summoned consecutively without restriction.]
What does that an?
[Great Achievent Reward (3) will be granted.]
Again?
[Catalog registration limits have been removed. You may register an unlimited number of summoned beings.]
Juhyeok stood there, mouth agape.
I did ask for sothing unimaginable, but—be careful what you wish for.
'Wow! What does this even an?'
Random summoning used to have a 30-day cooldown.
Now that it's gone, I can summon continuously—everyone in the world of souls.
And yet, the summoned beings weren't overly shocked.
They looked moved, yes—but also as if they'd expected this.
"You knew?"
"We believed it would happen soday. But not like this…"
"The contract said so from the beginning. If we helped the summoner save the world, our souls would be fully liberated."
Ah!
Now that you ntion it, I rember.
Soul liberation.
In truth, removing the random summon cooldown alone wouldn't have changed much.
Even if 1,000 summoned beings were registered in the catalog, what would that change?
Because of the limit on simultaneous summons, the number you can actually bring along is extrely limited.
When others climb towers with their summoners, the remaining summoned beings have no choice but to wait in the world of souls.
Sa thing.
Nothing really changes—
Except for a wider range of choices.
But.
"The White Tower's 17th floor was a masterstroke."
Right.
That place is the liberation zone.
A world where you live with a real body.
Permanent residency permits can be issued without limit.
Soul liberation only truly gains aning when paired with residence on the 17th floor of the White Tower.
But there's one curious thing.
The na used for the world of souls.
Sector S-17.
A symbol and numbering.
What does that an?
'The world of souls wasn't just one place.'
If I had to guess, Sector 17 is a region assigned solely to Juhyeok.
It's obvious—the number is 17.
Sector division actually makes sense.
There could be other players with summoning traits in other parallel worlds.
They'd need to perform random summoning too.
If Juhyeok summoned everyone, other summoners would be left twiddling their thumbs.
"How many souls are in Sector S-17? I heard before that it was over 300."
Back during awakening, when Kosak was summoned for the first ti, I'd heard that number.
"I don't know the exact figure, but it should be around that."
"Yes. Judging from thought-based communication among us, it's probably over 400."
So the number of souls in Sector S-17 is between 300 and 400.
At most, it would take a day or two to summon them all.
And with unlimited catalog registration, expansion passes are no longer needed.
"This is fate—marching a grand legion to the main base to subjugate the Black Tower's Outer God."
"Uh…"
"And my life's turning around too."
Turning around?
"I jumped straight from last place in the popularity vote to the upper ranks."
"…"
That's true.
If there are 300 people and you're ranked 15th, that's top tier.
Anyway—forming a grand legion.
This isn't a joke.
It could really happen.
What if trait enhancents continue without limit?
For example—
Like that.
'A legion of ten thousand summoned beings might be possible.'
A summoned division.
Of course, trait enhancent probably won't go that far—but still.
Let's go ho.
I want to try random summoning right away.
Summon, summon, summon—free them all.
Preparations for random summoning began.
I hurried as fast as possible.
First, I entered the White Tower, opened the owner nu, and issued permanent residency permits.
A generous 400 of them.
Even that took quite a while.
I also made a plan to ensure efficient summoning.
Finally, everything was ready.
Juhyeok was in the penthouse.
So summoned beings would assist with the summoning here.
The rest waited on the 17th floor of the White Tower.
'Will consecutive random summoning really work?'
Normally, it should be impossible due to Mannyeon's summoned-being registration penalty—but now even that penalty was gone.
'Well, let's start.'
First—just one.
"Random Summon!"
[Initiating random summon.]
Fwaaah!
A mass of light rose up,
then—papat!
A person appeared.
"Gasp!"
He t Juhyeok's eyes, then pointed at himself with trembling hands.
"D-Did I get summoned?"
"Yes. Welco."
"Waaaah! Hooray!!!"
Na: Wang ChunbokRank: R (Rare)Type: Warrior (Human)
A martial world native.
From the sa world as Gwangma?
Well, he's only Rare, but—
Does rank really matter?
Just escaping the world of souls is satisfaction enough.
"To think such fortune would co to . Thank you. I, Wang Chunbok, will devote my very bones and flesh for you, Summoner—"
At that mont!
"Mr. Chunbok."
"Yes, yes?"
"My na is Jephet. You know who I am, right?"
"Ah! Vampire Lord! Rank-2 among summoned beings, the one who commands the assassin Kosak as a subordinate—"
Hmm.
Just what has Jephet been saying in the world of souls?
Sss—
Kosak glared at Jephet with sharp eyes.
Flinch!
Avoiding his gaze, Jephet hurriedly pulled Wang Chunbok along.
"… Please be quiet and co this way, Mr. Chunbok."
"Ah! O-Okay."
Led by Jephet, Wang Chunbok approached the desk where El was seated.
"Stand there."
Then Mackenzie snapped a full-body photo with the cara connected to her laptop.
Next, El spoke.
"Na."
"Pardon?"
"Na!"
"Wa—Wang Chunbok."
"Class."
"Escort. A martial artist by origin."
"Rank?"
"Rare."
After the brief personal details were recorded,
Gyeondallae handed Wang Chunbok a permanent residency permit.
"This is…?"
"A permanent residency permit."
"Uh, um… c-could I receive it later?"
"Why? Planning to go back to the world of souls and brag?"
"Hehe, yes."
"No need for that. Take it."
"Ah—no—"
Kosak exploded.
"Are you disrespecting Princess Dalrae, current popularity rank 4?! Take it!"
"Yes, yes."
"A rookie with no discipline! Huh? For reference, I'm popularity rank 15!"
Wang Chunbok accepted the permanent residency permit.
Then—
Sss—his na was engraved, and finally—
"Wang Chunbok, summon release."
Spot!
That completed the summoning process.
There's no helping it.
This is how it has to be done.
Catalog registrations may exceed 300 people.
How could I rember every na and face?
I'd summon them once and then forget.
Having a roster with nas and faces makes things easier.
Targeted summoning later will be much simpler.
Anyway, that's finally one down.
Second random summon.
Will it work?
[Initiating random summon.]
It works.
Consecutive summoning.
The cooldown really is gone.
Fwaaah!
Papat!
A person appeared in the living room, dressed in red, flamboyant robes.
He looked around with a dazed expression, then spotted Juhyeok.
"Oh! Are you the summoner?"
"Welco."
"Kuahaha! At last, this one has arrived on Earth!"
A booming laugh echoed through the living room.
Na: Billion KazanRank: LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare)Type: Emperor (Human)
His Imperial Majesty has arrived.
And as LSSR, no less.
"Summoner, worry no more. Now that I am here, conquering the tower is as good as done, is it not?"
He sounds confident—reassuring, even.
"Then let us settle the hierarchy. Where is Gwangma? Step forward at once! If I am to stand at the summoner's right, it is only fitting that I trample you first."
Oh boy.
What do we do about this?
"This old man is right here, you mad emperor."
Whip!
Kazan snapped his head toward the voice.
"Hah! You? Still as deranged as ever! Well, after taking a few hits, you'll co to your senses—"
His eyes t Gwangma's.
"Uh… um."
"So? How many hits were you planning to land?"
"W-Well, that is… a misunderstanding—"
"Doesn't sound like one."
The mont Emperor Kazan faced Gwangma, he knew.
Strong—so strong he couldn't even read his aura.
"How did you beco this strong…?"
"How? Thanks to the summoner, of course. What else could it be?"
"… Ah!"
No good.
He can't deal with Gwangma.
Then—
"I suppose I should test myself against the assassin. I hear Jephet had a hard ti because of him."
That was when—
Spot!
Kosak appeared right in front of Emperor Kazan.
"What?"
"Gah!"
"What did you say you'd do to ?"
"A misunderstanding—"
"Want to die? Daring to challenge popularity rank 15?"
"Go over there and get your picture taken."
"Ah—understood."
Even Kazan shrank before Kosak.
"Um, Lord Kazan, over here."
"Oh! You must be Jephet. Yes, you've worked hard—ugh."
Gulp.
His throat swallowed on its own.
"Is sothing wrong?"
"N-No, nothing…"
The Vampire Lord is no pushover either.
That Jephet—who'd been calling everyone big brother and sister in the world of souls—was this strong?
"This is insane."
Kazan stood before Mackenzie.
"Don't close your eyes for the photo. Chest out."
"… Yes."
This is ridiculous.
Even Mackenzie, the attention-seeking mage, can't gauge his strength.
Wasn't LSSR the highest rank?
Then why are these people this strong?
Strong enough that she's no match.
"Here's your residency permit."
"Th-Thank you."
The shrine maiden in front of him was the sa.
The weight of her charisma surpassed his own.
"Hierarchy or not… I should just quietly do as I'm told."
He's the weakest here.
One wrong move and he'll be utterly humiliated.
anwhile, Juhyeok cast consecutive random summoning again.
Only two so far.
Let's hurry and pull more.
—
A peaceful day in the world of souls.
Souls converse using ntal waves.
『Do you think the summoner can really conquer the tower?』
『He's the strongest summoner in history. I think we can believe this ti.』
『By the way, the random summon suspension penalty still hasn't been lifted, right?』
『It should be about ti… but since Jephet hasn't co back, we can't know what's happening outside.』
『I just hope nothing bad happens.』
『Sa. Even if the tower climb fails, I just want him to stay safe.』
『Still, I wish soone would get out. Even if they co back just to brag.』
Many souls are determined to be summoned this ti,
while quite a few have already let go of hope.
Their only wish is for the summoner to survive for a long, long ti.
Then soday, their chance will co too.
『As long as he lives. Just live.』
『Right. Then we win.』
『I feel the sa. For the summoner's sake, I can give up my turn.』
『Haha, exactly. Let the one most useful to the summoner go first.』
『Saintess, among us, who's actually useful?』
『Wouldn't Emperor Kazan be best? Arrogant, but charismatic.』
『Hmm, Kazan! You think so too?』
But there was no reply.
『… Kazan?』
『Where did he go?』
『He couldn't have gone anywhere. A soul can't—huh?』
『Huh?』
『Don't tell —』
Emperor Kazan, the chattiest of all souls, was gone.
『Hahaha, random summon.』
『It's finally started.』
『If we wait a bit, he'll co back to brag.』
So the souls waited.
For Emperor Kazan to return and boast,
and to share news of the outside.
But ti passed, and passed again—
Kazan did not return.
Not even to brag?
『Strange. If Kazan got out, he wouldn't stay quiet. Right, Saintess?』
Silence.
『Saintess?』
Silence.
What's going on?
『Saintess, where did you go?』
『Did she get summoned too?』
『Skill reset?』
『Maybe?』
But it wasn't just the emperor and the saintess.
One by one, souls kept disappearing.
『Another one's gone.』
『How many is that now?』
『More than ten, at least, that I know of.』
『Ten vanished at once?』
『That can't be explained by a skill reset ticket.』
They kept disappearing.
Even in the middle of conversation.
『What the hell is going on?』
The soul that had just said this vanished as well.
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