After the fallout of the mages’ Peace civil war turned the last mutant into ash, the clear log appeared.
“You have cleared the 15th floor of the Tower of Trials.
- The mages who received your support eliminated every enemy.
- You achieved victory without a single sacrifice.
- You resisted the Omega Seed’s mind control.
- You did not mutate.”
“You will be moved to the ‘Rest Floor’ in 10 minutes.”
“Nothing will be provided on the Rest Floor. Secure any necessary supplies yourself.”
Mr. Tower. You really must have had a hard time.
Seeing how much shorter the clear log had gotten was reassuring.
You don’t have to overdo it. Take it easy.
But why is mind control there again?
“Mr. Seed. Were you perhaps trying to control my mind?”
“Only realizing that now?”
“Oh dear. It doesn’t work on me, so please refrain next time. You’ll only tire yourself out, Mr. Seed.”
“I intend to.”
The Flame Peace civil war ended in the Aestrea Magic Tower’s victory.
I could see Lady Seria standing steadfast amid the flames, casting a Peace of victory.
“It’s the Peace of victory.”
First, I checked the reward too.
“Overall Evaluation: S”
“Ability Points + 5”
“Additional reward choices are provided to you for setting an example.”
“1 - Clone Technique (D)”
“2 - Sixth Sense (C)”
“3 - Mind’s Eye (D)”
This time, no exclusive skills showed up.
What would be good? All three felt a bit iffy right now, so I asked Mr. Seed.
“Mr. Seed. If I had to pick one between Clone Technique, Sixth Sense, and Mind’s Eye, which would be best?”
“Why are you asking me that?”
“Because I thought you’d tell me if I asked.”
“Judging by the names alone, Clone Technique seems the best.”
“Why?”
“Clone Technique is a power difficult to obtain through adaptation and evolution.”
As expected of Mr. Seed. He tells me everything when I ask.
“Then I’ll choose Sixth Sense.”
“Why?”
“Why do you think?”
“Why are you asking me that?”
“Because I thought you’d know my heart too, Mr. Seed.”
“……”
After a brief silence, Mr. Seed said,
“You’re the type who wants to choose something else when someone recommends something to you.”
“!”
“You’re extremely impulsive and fickle, and your thoughts tend to bounce all over the place.”
“!!!”
“And while you think you should fix that, you haven’t been able to, have you?”
“!!!!!”
It felt like he’d struck the heart of the matter.
“Then, Mr. Seed. What should I do to fix that part of myself?”
“Why are you asking me… You can’t fix it. Give up.”
“Why?”
“If you want to fix it, join the Legion.”
“I can’t do that.”
“That’s why you can’t fix it.”
“Hing-ing-ing.”
For the skill, I chose Sixth Sense.
I thought I might feel something once it was C-rank, but it was still unclear.
“Mr. Seed. Am I perhaps being terribly rude to you?”
“If you know that, please cut the connection.”
“Why?”
“……”
“I’m sorry. I’ll cut it. Next time, please contact me first, Mr. Seed.”
Mr. Seed probably needed rest time too.
I cut the connection and began cleaning up after this war.
I put out the flames that were spreading too severely, healed the injured mages, took out more lunchboxes for them…
“Everyone, be happy. I’ll come again later.”
“V…”
“Ah. Everyone. When I’m not here, you must never wage a civil war with Flame Peace. Understood?”
“VV…”
I entered the Rest Floor.
“Father. Mother. Grandfather. I’m going to sleep.”
[Many Constellations gaze at you with satisfaction.]
“vvV…”
This time, I should get some rest.
I wasn’t tired, but I wanted to sleep.
***
After Han Yuyeon cleared the 15th floor.
When the next broadcast did not turn on and remained quiet, the Tower Gallery decided to discuss “mage rep.”
[Title: These insane fucking mages]
Author: GunNut
They got obsessed with Flame Peace and burned down their own capital planet < I tried to understand up to here
Since they’d already burned it, they burned the capital planet one more time < it started getting weird here
Turning off the barrier and taking Flame Peace to gain enlightenment < ?
Setting each other on fire to establish the pecking order < ???
I give up trying to understand these insane fucking mages
You guys are now the most mentally ill class in Tower Gallery ㅇㅇ
- Burdock) I’m a warrior and I agree
ㄴ A warrior is speaking human language
ㄴ Must be using a good translator
ㄴ Seeing mage rep makes human language come out
- I’llBecomeAMagicMaster) Why don’t you understand?
ㄴ If you don’t know that, that’s a problem, you bastard
ㄴ So even Earth mages really are insane
ㄴ I’llBecomeAMagicMaster) What part don’t you understand?
ㄴ (tremble tremble… Guardian emote)
ㄴ They’re like an AI trying to learn human emotions, that’s scary as fuck;;
Until now, the classes treated as lunatics in the Tower Gallery had been warriors and swordsmen.
The warriors were so bad that even the emotes made by the emote craftsman had none that spoke like human beings.
And swordsmen were considered madmen too, with nothing but emotes obsessed with attacking.
Yet even they were mere ordinary people before the true madness of mages.
[Title: I’m seriously scared…]
Author: Pyokpyok
You know the mages who went into the S-rank Gate to practice Flame Peace?
What if they’re training like that inside the Gate too…?
With such a stacked priest lineup, I feel like they’re just walking around with their own bodies on fire…
- Why the hell would you train like that?
ㄴ I’llBecomeAMagicMaster) You’re not supposed to do it this way?
ㄴ Fuck, don’t tell me you set your body on fire when you train?
ㄴ No wonder you can do Mage Triple Flame Tornado Peace;
ㄴ I’llBecomeAMagicMaster) Then how do other classes train?
ㄴ Don’t talk to me, you lunatic
- Do people go insane if they live as mages, or do insane people become mages?
ㄴ Seems like both
ㄴ Now that I think about it, every mage I’ve seen was weird somehow
When even the fixed-nickname user with practically the highest achievement in Flame Peace on Earth reacted like that, everyone began to fear mages.
Other mages attempted to explain themselves to raise mage rep, but it was meaningless.
[Become kindling for this topic obediently]
[Kraaaak, not all mages are insane]
Because the Warrior Corps and Swordsman Corps, who usually got beaten down, joined forces to attack the mages.
After getting beaten down for a long while, the mages hoped that the mages who had entered the S-rank Gate would come out and help.
[What, they say the Russian S-rank Gate has already been cleared]
The mages who truly cleared the Gate in an extremely short time immediately gave an interview.
“How were you able to clear an S-rank Gate so quickly?”
“Once we grasped Flame Peace, even an S-rank Gate was easy…”
“Firepower. Greater firepower…”
The eyes of the mages who had just emerged from the Gate were steeped in madness, just like the mages of the Isrein Empire.
“Could you perhaps tell us how you gained enlightenment?”
“Sharing that wouldn’t be avant-garde.”
“Enlightenment only has meaning when you attain it yourself.”
- See, I told you mages are all the same
- Look at how pale the priests’ faces are
When the mages did not answer, a reporter asked a blunt question.
“Did you perhaps deliberately set your own bodies on fire, or jump into flames and endure the burning pain to gain enlightenment?”
“Yes…?”
“Something that insane… Wait.”
“Why didn’t I think of that???”
“Priests!!! Please look after us!!!”
“Everyone, move!!! It’s dangerous!!!”
The mages who heard the reporter’s question immediately set their own bodies on fire.
“Kieeeeeek!!!”
“We should have done this from the start!!!”
And while receiving healing from the S-rank priests, they gained enlightenment in truly no time at all.
Seeing that, the mages of the Tower Gallery finally acknowledged it.
[Title: Everyone lower your eyes]
Author: MagicalGirl
(Let’s burn it! Mage emote)
Do not stand before the king.
- (Uwaaaang… Warrior emote)
- (Shall we? Marksman emote)
- (Just this once… Priest emote)
- (Reading the room… Guardian emote)
- Don’tLiveOnYourKnees) (I’ll kill you… Swordsman emote)
ㄴ The Sword Emperor is seriously fucking cool
The mages of Earth and the mages of Isrein were equally insane.
A reporter asked Ravina, who was looking at the mages with a strange expression.
“Lady Ravina. Do you perhaps want to go into the flames?”
“Yees…? No…?!”
“Lady Ravina…! Enjoy it with us…! I think you’d really like it…!”
“N-no! If pain can be avoided, it’s better to avoid it…!”
Even as she answered like that, a strange curiosity dwelled in Ravina’s eyes.
***
I am Han Yuyeon. An authority on flexible sleep.
I don’t know how many hours I slept, but after sleeping very deeply, I climbed to the 16th floor.
From the 16th floor onward, it was no different from a sweeping advance.
The mages, drenched in madness to the point of setting their own bodies on fire, were so terrifying that even I trembled.
“True flames have been engraved into our imagery.”
“There is no way we would lose to Flame Peace without a soul.”
The mutants were no longer a match for the mages.
No matter how much they adapted and evolved, they could not keep up with the depth of enlightenment.
The great colonies Mr. Omega Seed had established here and there began turning to ash.
“You have cleared the 16th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“Overall Evaluation: S”
“You have selected Clone Technique (D).”
Mr. Seed, whose great colonies had burned down and could no longer operate large-scale forces, attempted guerrilla warfare with a small elite group.
“To lose one’s Peace has always meant death…”
“Why are you running? Are you no longer confident in your Peace?”
Hit-and-run tactics did not work at all.
Because I kept healing the mages, and if they were truly careless and in danger of being struck by an unexpected blow, I put up a barrier for them.
“You have cleared the 17th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“Overall Evaluation: S”
“You have selected Clone Technique (C).”
When neither the Peace war nor guerrilla warfare worked, Mr. Omega Seed attempted to control the mages’ minds.
“Oooh. Oot. My head feels strange—”
“He’s trying to make you fall under Omega Seed’s mind control.”
“A weak mage…”
“Uwaaak, no!!!”
Each time they were about to be mind-controlled, the mages cast Flame Peace on their own bodies and overcame the mind control.
“You bastard, Omega Seed!!! You won’t be able to touch my mind!!!”
“Uh? I feel like I’m about to be mind-controlled too? I should prepare in advance!”
“To set up countermeasures before being afflicted is what makes a true mage!!!”
“I feel like something is coming too, so I’ll do it as well.”
What incredible willpower.
To endure burning pain as if it were only natural in order to overcome mind control.
I kept healing them so their lives would not be in danger while cheering them on.
“…Han Yuyeon. Just how did you train the humans?”
“? I didn’t really do anything.”
“I didn’t really do anything either.”
“??? You tried to mind-control them.”
“Other than the first time, I did not.”
“?????”
Then the mages were acting like that without even being mind-controlled?
That was not persuasive at all.
“Mr. Seed. Lying is bad.”
“…… Do not connect to me.”
Click—! The connection was cut.
Perhaps because he had lost repeatedly, Mr. Seed seemed to be in a bad mood.
“You have cleared the 18th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“Overall Evaluation: S”
“You have selected Maid’s Cleaning (C).”
I remembered something I’d always been told when learning about the Tower: you had to think carefully about the butterfly effect.
The Tower’s trials reflect on the next floor what you did and what results you achieved on the previous floor.
Maybe that was why. After I treated the mages who had become zombies and provided them with all sorts of support, now I could clear the trials just by cheering them on.
- Oh, it’s Mama. Mama now smashes hell with auto-hunting
- Mama (17 years old)
- For auto-hunting, her support is way too good though
“You have cleared the 19th floor of the Tower of Trials.”
“Overall Evaluation: S”
“You have selected Maid’s Management (B).”
And just like that, I arrived at the 20th floor in the blink of an eye.
“Tower of Trials 20th Floor - The Seed That Desires Transcendence”
“The seed that has devoured countless stars. Omega Seed awaits you.”
“Main Objective: ???”
After confirming that the main objective was a question mark again, I looked at the dark sky.
I could see Mr. Seed’s legion dyeing the sky pitch-black enough to block the sunlight.
It felt like he had scraped together every last force for the end.
“Han Yuyeon. I admit my defeat.”
“?”
“Spare me. I will never threaten humanity again. And I will help rebuild human civilization.”
“If you’re going to surrender, why did you prepare so many troops?”
“If you do not accept my surrender, even if I die, I will kill every human except you.”
“Gasp. That won’t do.”
“You are strong, but you have consumed too much strength on the way here. It will be impossible to protect humanity from the Legion.”
“???”
It was the 20th floor now, so I suppose it was time to show him.
I had also made a promise with the mages, and I couldn’t stay still after hearing he would kill all of humanity…
I turned around briefly and spoke to the mages.
“Mages. This is Maid Cosmic Triple Flame Tornado Peace.”
“Huuuh…!”
“!!!!!”
Fwaaaaaah—!!!
In just five seconds, the entire legion that had been covering the sky turned to ash and scattered.
On behalf of the mages, who had frozen with their mouths hanging open, I greeted Mr. Seed.
“Mr. Seed. Shall we communicate again?”
“……”
No answer came back. He must have died. Oh dear.
Such was the overwhelming power of Maid Cosmic Triple Flame Tornado Peace.
“Spare me.”
“? How are you speaking when you died?”
“……”
Was this what they called an echo of death?
It was scary, so I trembled and Peaced.