This is the world of Eriel!
And inside the 78th floor of the massive 100-floor tower that exists in this Eriel!
"KYAAAAAAAH-!!!!!!!!"
"Your voice is powerful today too!"
From early morning, the Darkness Requiem Dragon was roaring!
However, not a single person nearby ran away!
Rather, everyone was laughing merrily as if it were an everyday occurrence, proving it truly was a peaceful morning! (?)
Many other everyday scenes could be felt throughout.
Cute rabbits plucking and eating weeds in the grasslands of the 2nd floor.
The chattering of ghost librarians drifting between bookshelves in the Magic Library on the 84th floor.
Residents bathing amicably in the Sparkling Water Hot Spring on the 37th floor.
Finally, the owner of this tower watching all these scenes through a crystal ball from the terrace on the 95th floor—an outsider from Earth who brought peace to the world of Eriel.
"Dragons chirping... weeds growing... I wish these ordinary days would continue forever..."
"I feel the same way. Would you prefer barley tea or black tea for your afternoon tea?"
"I'd like some cold barley tea, with ice please."
A girl with snow-white hair and striking heterochromatic eyes—one red and one blue—and large angel wings that seemed to prove her angelic nature.
The "Majestic Angel" Eriel Tricia took a sip of the barley tea personally served by the demon bartender, hoping this peace would last.
In the past, she had been an ordinary school teacher on Earth, but suddenly reincarnated as an angel in another world.
Mistaken by the otherworlders as a god descended from heaven, she inadvertently ended the war with the evil demon race. Now in this peaceful otherworld, she made an abandoned tower her home and was living a relaxed, slow life.
This tower was a sanctuary she had repaired and fixed with all her might to create a home for everyone.
Humans, other races, and even demons or monsters could live here peacefully as "comrades" without fighting, which is why the residents of Eriel called it the "Tower of Peace."
...Though for Tricia, it was simply a "home where she could live without worry."
"Ahh~ The tea is refreshingly delicious, and it's so peaceful and nice~"
This peace she had established through decades of activity in Eriel.
She thought this peace would last forever.
However!
Life never goes as planned!
"[Eriel] Dimensional Tower Transfer System activated..."
"※Warning! - Anomalous structure of immeasurable difficulty detected!"
"Dimensional synchronization complete - Anomalous structure in [Eriel] dimension classified as a tower."
"Tower existence confirmed - No need for dimensional reconstruction."
"Dimensional separation process skipped."
"Reconstructing tower structure to match existing internal environment."
"Searching for suitable administrator... Confirmation complete."
"Granting tower administrator authority to entity <Eriel Tricia> and transferring to [Earth] dimension."
With the sound of space-time tearing, the sky split open.
At the same time, an incredible light poured down on the tower—
"Tower administrator authority acquired."
"?"
Tricia's vision turned completely white.
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In the heart of Seoul, slightly away from the bustling downtown area.
-KUOOOOO!
A massive tower appeared there!
People living nearby were startled at first, but quickly adapted.
"What? Another tower has appeared?"
"This one appeared near downtown Seoul."
That's because for the past five years, towers had been appearing all over the world.
For people, towers were no longer something to be wary of, but rather paradises of opportunity where they could climb, become stronger, and receive rewards for a chance at instant wealth.
Soon, TV news and Neotube started buzzing about the newly appeared tower.
-Breaking news. A "new tower" of unprecedented scale has appeared near downtown.
-The climbing difficulty of the tower has not yet been clearly confirmed—
-Breaking news. The [Glory] Guild is selecting an advance team to enter the tower—
Naturally, the tower-related Gallery was in an uproar.
[Author: DependableRiceSoup]
[Title: What's with the tower that just appeared?]
I was eating rice soup at a tower-junkie restaurant when suddenly a tower appeared outside.
I want to go in right away, but I'm holding back because if I enter thoughtlessly and it turns out to be some super difficult trial-type tower, I might die.
So now the [Glory] Guild is recruiting an advance team.
But that's not the problem.
This was my secret rice soup spot that only I knew about, but now a tower appeared next to it, so I'm screwed.
It's going to get super crowded, damn it
-LOL
-The rice soup place suddenly became tower-adjacent real estate and hit the jackpot LOL
-Wow LOL that shop owner's life just changed completely LOL
-If you think the rice soup shop owner's mouth corners are turned up right now, hit like LOL
└(Like icon)
└(Dislike icon)
└This guy really said "hit like"
└(??? icon)
└What's that last one, damn it
This mysterious tower became a hot topic in the Gallery.
So what was happening inside the tower?
"Ugh, my head... What was that just now?"
When she finally got up, the demon bartender beside her was unconscious, and only Tricia was awake, rubbing her eyes and trying to assess the situation.
'I'm sure... a window about granting administrator? authority appeared...'
"Tower Administrator Registration Complete."
'Yes, exactly like...'
"...Huh?"
Tricia was shocked to see the system window stating she had become the tower's administrator.
Then new windows appeared before Tricia's eyes.
"You can acquire Tower Coins based on achievements completed by climbers who enter the tower."
"Tower Coins: 0"
"Tower Maintenance Cost: 100 coins/day"
"No tower climbers. Time remaining until tower collapse: 72 hours"
"...Tower Coins? Maintenance cost? Wait... Did my home just become one of those towers from tower-climbing stories?"
Tricia's eyes spun as windows kept popping up one after another.
Without giving her a moment to breathe, another window appeared before her.
"Administrator Special: Please name your tower!"
"1. <Supreme Heavenly Majestic Angel> Eriel Tricia's Heavenly Light Tower" (Strongly Recommended)
"2. Eriel Dimension <Supreme Heavenly Majestic Angel>'s Heavenly Light Tower"
"3. Custom Input"
"No, forget names, this is 'My Home'!"
"Confirmed. From now on, this tower's name is 'My Home Tower'."
"Hey!!!!!"
Having accidentally named her home "My Home Tower," an angry Tricia threw a punch at the system window, but since the window had no physical form, her fist just cut through the air.
Realizing that continuing to throw meaningless punches at the system window wouldn't change anything, Tricia checked on the unconscious demon bartender beside her.
'He just fainted from shock... That's a relief.'
There was nothing wrong with his body. She wanted to let the hardworking bartender rest and take a vacation, but...
This was an emergency situation, so she slapped his cheeks to wake him up.
"Huh?! Lady Tricia!!! Are you unharmed?! And what was that light just now??"
"I don't know either... For now, this is an emergency, so tell all our comrades living here to prepare to evacuate at any moment, and inform the butler too!"
"Emergency?! Understood!"
The bartender spread his wings and flew away quickly after hearing my order.
I had the bartender and butler inform all residents about the emergency situation.
After that, I decided to go outside to properly check the tower's condition.
There was no need to go all the way down to the 1st floor; I could just open the window on the 95th floor and look outside...
"...Where did the window go?"
Wait a minute... Looking around now, the entire structure had completely changed.
This was definitely supposed to be a small terrace with space-themed wallpaper and ceiling covered in artificial starlight.
But the space had expanded dramatically, with a vast starry sky overhead...
And in the center, the terrace where I had been sitting until just now was placed scenically.
"It's gotten bigger...!"
I couldn't get out this way.
Does that mean all the other floors expanded like this too?
With that thought, Tricia quickly looked into the crystal ball on the terrace.
The 2nd floor grassland had suddenly become a vast prairie with an open sky.
The Sparkling Water Hot Spring on the 37th floor was now located halfway up a tall mountain.
And the Magic Library on the 84th floor had transformed into a massive maze.
"Everything... has changed...?"
As she was slowly checking each floor one by one...
"Report - [Climbers] are attempting to enter the tower."
"Trial and rewards for Tower Floor 1 have not been set!"
"If trials and rewards are not set within 30 seconds, they will be automatically configured based on system judgment."
"Time remaining: 29 seconds"
"Oh come on, please wait! 30 seconds is too short!"
"28... 27... 26..."
Tricia pleaded desperately, but the system was merciless.
"This is bull—"
She almost cursed as unreasonable situations kept piling up, but managed to hold back.
Quickly checking the system, she found she could designate the various comrades living in her home (tower) as <Boss Monsters> to fight against climbers.
Alternatively, by spending Tower Coins, she could change the floor's environment, set traps, and configure various other settings.
In other words, it was like a growth-oriented training system that gave appropriate trials to [Climbers] climbing the tower and provided suitable rewards.
...So the system was going to arbitrarily make her precious comrades fight against climbers?
Would it force her comrades, who had finally found peace and rest after a long war, to endure the horrors of "war" once again?
"I absolutely won't let that happen."
"10... 9... 8..."
"Argh! Time is moving way too fast!"
With barely 10 seconds remaining.
Tricia quickly set the trial content and rewards, then pressed the complete button.
"Trial and reward settings complete."
"[Climbers] are entering the tower."
The tower's first guest, but to Tricia, an unwelcome intruder suddenly breaking into her home—
The first [Climber] entered the tower.
