Maybe I'm going to die soon.
Because I've realized the truth of this world.
There are taboo knowledges one must never learn, yet I've already learned several.
The first is that the Watcher of the Sword Realm-nim fishes with a fishing rod.
The second is that bungeoppang is not made from carp.
The third is that during a Trial, even when there's a 'path to the next floor,' I can't take it.
Having learned such tremendous truths, what am I supposed to do?
The Tower might send an Assassin-nim to eliminate me.
Terrified, I decided to write a will.
"- Hello. I'm Han Yuyeon."
Hmm. What should I write next?
"- Thank you. Be happy."
Perfect. Now even death cannot frighten me.
If the Assassin-nim arrives, I'll serve them tea and ask them to deliver my will—
Wait. Would serving tea to the Assassin-nim be impolite?
Think about it. The Assassin-nim will come to kill me fully prepared, their entire body tensed to the limit.
Wouldn't offering tea to an Assassin-nim who arrived with such resolve be a kind of mockery?
"......!"
As expected, living with etiquette is too difficult.
If only I'd spent a bit more time on Earth, I might have known the correct answer.
Is it proper etiquette to respond with full power to survive when the Assassin-nim arrives?
Or is it proper etiquette to die since the Assassin-nim prepared so hard?
"Hmm."
Whenever I'm blocked by a profound dilemma, something useful comes to hand.
I took out the loving sprig of grass Grandfather had gifted me from my subspace pocket.
Munch, munch. As I put the grass in my mouth, a transmission suddenly came from the cosmos.
"!"
Everything of a Maid belongs to her Master.
Therefore, I, Han Yuyeon, must not die nor get hurt under any circumstances without my Master's permission.
There are things more important than etiquette.
A Maid Han Yuyeon's dignity was more important than a human Han Yuyeon's etiquette.
"!!!"
Most importantly, I just need to not create a situation where the Assassin-nim would come for me.
Let's live politely, with dignity, and kindly. Good. Problem solved.
Now, I checked the newly acquired skill.
「Maid's Management (E)
- You can manage your Master's states.
- E-rank ingredients are added to the subspace shop.」
The description was so simple it wasn't even surprising anymore.
At least with Maid's Cheer, I could tell what 'sending energy' would feel like, but I couldn't grasp what 'managing a state' would be like.
So it was a skill I hadn't chosen, but now I felt like finding out, so I chose it.
"Let's see. I'll check what this state management feels l—"
「Current State: Deactivated.
- You can expend your energy to remove negative states from your Master or grant positive states.
- Effects vary depending on the type of energy expended.
- You can set a management message. (Current management message: None)」
"???"
The description... there's more...?
It doesn't say what the negative states or positive states are, though.
For now, I tried activating management.
"......?"
I couldn't tell what had changed.
Did I need to set a management message too?
(Current management message: Have a happy day.)
"Hmm. I should go test this on Rabina-nim after all."
Right away, entering the next floo—
"!!!"
That's right. I didn't properly wield my sword on the previous floor.
I'd promised Father I would wield the sword, and yet I forgot again.
How could I be so shameless. This time, I must wield it for sure.
Having made my resolve, I entered the next floor.
**
- Oh, it's back on
- The special feature of Yuyeon's stream = suddenly cuts off
- fr i was watching fine then it cut off suddenly and i got so startled
- at least it cut cuz she cleared, that's a relief
What greeted me upon ascending to the 7th floor was a massive cathedral.
A cathedral with such refined architecture that it could be called the pinnacle of human civilization evolved my aesthetic sense to another level.
I'll have to reference this when rebuilding the mansion later.
As I looked around to build an EX-rank Maid Mansion, uncomfortable details began to stand out.
"Hmm."
- Nya
- Rawr
- Hmm
- Nya
- whoa wtf is that cathedral it's fucking huge
- Rawr
- ah shit
- (I'll kill you... Swordsman emote)
- sorry;;
Why build a cathedral in a place like this?
Like a pure white cake dropped onto a mud pit, the cathedral and surrounding terrain failed to harmonize at all.
Perched precariously atop cracked, purple rocky terrain, it was obvious the foundation work had been skipped.
It made no sense that they had the architectural skill to build a cathedral of this scale yet skipped the foundation.
- Yuyeon whatcha doin'
- Did your mansion collapse so you're trying to swipe this?
- Gasp
- Are you a thief
- Our Yuyeon is not that kind of person
Looking more closely, I could sense a subtle sense of wrongness.
As if traces remained of it being gripped and lifted by a 'giant hand.'
Like someone had lifted the entire cathedral and set it down here.
In my opinion, there was a high probability that someone was the Jinjo-nim.
Jinjo-nim must have very large hands. Even if I grew to seven meters, a hand that big would be impossible.
Just how much would one need to grow to have hands this size? Seventy meters?
If I grew that big, most people would be able to see under my skirt, so that won't do.
Curious about the cathedral's interior structure, I scattered mana, but it couldn't be detected.
It felt like a space completely isolated from inside and outside.
For now, I checked the trial details.
「Tower of Trials, 7th Floor - The Fallen Cathedral」
「The Serbaine Cathedral, which once embraced the light, has now become a playground for vampires.」
「Main Objective: Enter the cathedral, annihilate all enemies, and purify the sanctuary.」
And since the viewers might be here, I greeted the empty air again.
"Hello. I'm Han Yuyeon."
- We know!!!!!
- Everyone on Earth knows you!!!!!
- I'm an alien and I know Han Yuyeon
- Is that true...?
- Do I need to... report a spy?
"Somehow I've already reached the 7th floor. The objective on the 7th floor is to enter the Serbaine Cathedral, annihilate all enemies, and purify the sanctuary."
- But why is the Serbaine Cathedral here?
- Did the vampires snatch it here or was it originally here?
- We'll find out now.
"I was curious why there's a cathedral here, and after looking around, it seems Jinjo-nim lifted it with huge hands and placed it here."
- Huh?
- Did you... see that...?
I wonder if Rabina-nim is doing well.
If possible, I wanted to travel here together, but it's such a shame that I alone had to skip the moving process.
"For now, since it seems Rabina-nim hasn't arrived yet, I'll look around and wait."
- Yay yay map exploring is the best
- God Yuyeon who could speedrun alone but is revealing the entire map for us because we're curious...
- If you seriously speedrun, you could probably clear it in 10 seconds
- 10 seconds is holy shit lol it's hell mode no matter what
There were quite a few small buildings near the cathedral.
I wandered around curiously, but I couldn't feel even the slightest sign of life.
First, I stopped by a place that looked like a commercial building and knocked.
"Let's communicate..."
- (Vammmpires! Vampire emote)
- (Hieeeek...! Vampire emote)
- (Monster...! Vampire emote)
- (Flustered! Vampire emote)
- The vampire spies are losing it lolololol
It seems no one is home.
I visited other buildings and knocked repeatedly.
"Hello, I'm Han Yuyeon..."
"Is there a vampire-nim who would like to communicate..."
"Anyone who wants to communicate..."
"Let's communicate..."
- If I were a vampire I'd just kill myself
- Seriously fucking scary ㄷㄷ;;
- These bastards are treating Yuyeon like some kind of monster;
- Imagine if Yuyeon were the enemy
- Hieeeeeek
- Okay I'll kill myself
- I'll have to reroll until I reincarnate on Yuyeon's side~
Hmph hmph. I wanted to learn a bit more about vampire society.
"Why is no one here? Is it perhaps a format where only the cathedral is active on the 7th floor?"
- That seems to be the case
- There are floors where only what's needed for the trial content is activated, and floors with much higher freedom
Ugh. I'm so curious.
I really want to know how vampires live their daily lives.
But opening the door and entering without permission would be such a rude, undignified act.
I must endure. Let's just wait for Rabina-nim.
Patience is a Maid's virtue.
"......"
Do I really have to wait for Rabina-nim?
I can just find Rabina-nim and escort her here.
I felt my eyes sparkle at this tremendous masterstroke.
"Something might happen to Rabina-nim while she's on her way here, so I should go escort her. I'll move quickly."
- Ye-s
- (Running Guardian emote)
- (Running Warrior emote)
Pitter-patter.
Backtracking along the path connected to the cathedral, I scattered mana to find Rabina-nim.
"Rabina-nim, Rabina-nim, where are you..."
"Rabina-nim, Rabina-nim, let's communicate..."
"Rabina-nim, Rabina-nim, Rabina-nim..."
- Yuyeon, I'm scared...
- Shouldn't there at least be a difference in vocal tone from when you're calling mosquitoes...
I reached the end of the path, but Rabina-nim was nowhere to be seen.
Perhaps she already entered the cathedral. If so, I should've just gone in too.
If I'd checked first, I wouldn't have wasted time like this.
"!"
- ?
Oh. Come to think of it, haven't I been streaming for quite a while now?
On the 6th floor... finding the path took quite a while... I slept in between... entertained Rabina-nim too...
- Why did you stop again all of a sudden?
I think I've been streaming for over 12 hours...?
I should have taken a break on the Rest Floor, shouldn't I?
This won't do. I really don't have time to waste.
Let's find Rabina-nim inside the cathedral and then clear the trial.
"Viewers. Are you there?"
- Ye
- I'm over here~
"Since I've been streaming for so long, you must be tired."
- No?
- It's fucking great though?
- Yuyeon is a famous fatigue recovery potion
"After this stream ends, I'll take an 8-hour break and then continue."
- No, I'll be at work by then
- UwU Mama Yuyeon don't abandon me I just got here ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- You bastards, Yuyeon needs to rest too;
"And this stream is for you all."
- ???
I took out the S-rank Maid's short sword from my subspace pocket and activated aura and mana to the limit.
I reinforced my body until my aura was completely depleted, and further reinforced it with mana as well.
Efficiency didn't matter.
As Maid's Dignity refilled the depleted aura and mana, I reinforced my body again and again, endlessly drawing out more power.
"I'll clear this as quickly as possible with full power."
- VAMMMPIRES!!!!!
- Uwaaaah it's Super-Evolved Han Yuyeon!!!!
A Maid has no limits.
The moment I took a step while continuing to reinforce—
「You have cleared the Tower of Trials, 7th Floor.
- Rabina has survived.
- Rabina, supported by you, has slain all enemies.
- The Serbaine Cathedral has been completely purified.」
A clear window suddenly popped up.
"???"
What the. Huh?
「You will move to the 'Rest Floor' in 10 minutes.」
「Nothing is provided on the Rest Floor. Procure necessary supplies yourself.」
"?????"
What on earth is happening.
I was so scared I couldn't help but shiver and strike a double peace sign.
***
Meanwhile, the Tower Gallery watching Han Yuyeon's stream:
"I'll clear this as quickly as possible with full power."
- VAMMMPIRES!!!!!
- Uwaaaah it's Super-Evolved Han Yuyeon!!!!
Hearing Han Yuyeon's declaration to go all-out, they entered a state of hyper-focus, concentrating on her every move.
The ever-circulating bait in the Tower Gallery.
Just how strong is Han Yuyeon's full power?
Deleting castle walls with a casual broom strike, casting grand magic with composure, maintaining aura full-time without showing signs of fatigue—what level is her power truly at?
It was the moment to see the true power that would end that bait once and for all, so they forgot to type and focused.
What the gallery-goers saw after such intense concentration was the stream suddenly cutting to black.
- ?
- Why did it cut off all of a sudden?
The last thing they saw was Han Yuyeon gripping her sword, taking a step after raising her energy to a terrifying degree.
It didn't take long to realize what this meant.
[Title: Hey... Tower...! A-are you in your right mind...?]
Author: Pungpungi
"Heh... hehe... how do you like the taste of our Yuyeon...? Overpowered, right...? Scary, right...?
You've never seen anything like this...!
- We've never seen anything like that either...
- G... good job, Yuyeon... just destroy the Tower like that...!
ㄴ Pungpungi) Use honorifics.
ㄴ I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry
- ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ
- (Shivering... Guardian emote)
- (Hiiiing... Mage emote)
- (I'll die... Swordsman emote)
- (Protect me... Priest emote)
- (Uwaaah... Warrior emote)
It was the moment another legend was added to Han Yuyeon.