# My Home Tower - Floor 33: Garden Drawn on Canvas
In the middle of a garden bathed in gentle sunlight, a tea table decorated in monochrome colors stood.
Crow was updating Tricia about recent events in Korea, and was now explaining what had happened on Earth over the past five years.
"I've spent decades in Eriel, but it seems only five years have passed on Earth?"
"That appears to be the case. As far as I know, smartphones certainly didn't exist before the 20th century."
"Wow! Then do people still play 'Premium Watch' shooting games these days?"
After hearing a general overview of Korea's situation from Crow, Tricia began asking various trivial questions.
"No, that's fallen out of popularity. Instead, a game called 'Valorax' is trending now."
"I see. Could you tell me about other recent game news? I really loved games in my past life!"
"Alright. I'll tell you everything I can remember, one by one."
Crow seemed to be enjoying the conversation, answering Tricia's questions earnestly.
"...Wait. Faker won again?"
"This season was almost a complete victory. I watched the broadcasts myself."
He also updated her about recent developments in League of Legends.
"Maple Story? Is that game still alive?"
"It's not just alive—the game suddenly got normalized and is becoming popular again. They even released a new character after two and a half years."
"That brings back memories. I wonder if I could play it again after leaving the tower?"
They discussed games that seemed to desperately need normalization.
"Oh, and Pokémon bread is popular again."
"...Why?"
He even mentioned how people of all ages were still buying Pokémon bread to collect the stickers.
"Recently, a new Switch model was released, so people are enjoying Plumber Kart again."
"Is that so? Speaking of Plumber Kart, it reminds me of Kart Racer."
"Ah, that... That game is already gone. A new title called Drift replaced it, but... I heard its performance hasn't been great."
"That's a shame. It was fun."
"So recently, they announced they're shutting down Drift and bringing back Kart Racer Classic."
"...???"
Tricia nearly lost her mind at the insane recent gaming news.
Her expression became half-dazed, as if her soul might leave her body.
"Why does it feel like the world is running backward...?"
Tricia began denying reality, saying the world was spinning backward because things that were popular in the past were becoming popular again, even by her standards.
Crow watched this scene for a moment, then said:
"That's what trends are. They cycle around like magnetic fields."
"No, this has cycled too far."
But many things had changed as well.
"The world changed a lot when the towers appeared. Just becoming a 'Climber' gets you support from the government or guilds, and if you grow properly and bring back monster by-products or resources, you can make a lot of money."
"That's interesting. How are other towers typically operated?"
"I don't know everything, but..."
Crow explained what he knew about other towers.
The first was the <Hunting Ground Type Tower>.
This tower has warp points open from the beginning at certain floor intervals. Climbers train their skills and abilities by hunting monsters and collect magic stones or materials for profit.
There's also a [Boss Monster] on certain floors, and defeating it unlocks the next area.
To summarize, if you defeat the boss while being able to climb up to the 7th floor, floors 8-14 open up. Then, if you defeat the boss in the next area, floors 15-21 open up, and so on.
Next is the <Dungeon Type Tower>.
The entire tower is structured as dungeons with several themes, teeming with monsters and traps. You must defeat [Elite Monsters] or [Boss Monsters] on each floor to proceed to the next.
Fortunately, you can use [Warp Points] on cleared floors to escape and try again if things get tough.
Finally, there's the <Trial Type Tower>.
This one... barely has any warp points.
Even if there are some, they might appear only every 10 floors, or you might find just one after climbing halfway up the tower.
Instead, this tower provides "customized trials" for climbers.
Of course, occasionally, it throws merciless trials that exceed human limitations.
There are several other towers with unconfirmed structures, but currently, they're only classified into these three types.
"Currently, they're divided into these three types... May I ask what kind this tower is?"
"I'm not entirely sure myself. At first, it was a Trial Type, but now I've installed warp points on all floors... so maybe it could be operated as a mix of Hunting Type and Dungeon Type too?"
"Is that... possible?"
"Just think of it simply. Like a restaurant selling jajangmyeon, pork cutlets, and pizza all together?"
"...When you put it that way, I understand."
Tricia handed her empty teacup to the bartender, who quickly refilled it with black tea.
"Shall we talk about something else now? Do you have any other questions?"
"I just thought of something. Before coming here, you took down that monster called [Deep Night's Silence] in one go. How exactly did you defeat it?"
"Oh, that one? Actually, in its second phase, all physical attacks pass through it, and it even absorbs all ranged attacks. But its 'soul' is completely exposed, so you just need to hit that to win!"
"...?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention! I can directly damage an opponent's 'soul'! Usually, the soul is protected by the body and mind, making it difficult to inflict direct damage, but [Deep Night's Silence] doesn't have a physical body to begin with."
"...So that's what you meant."
"So this guy absorbed an entire moon in Eriel to use as its body, right? That's why I struggled a bit when I first fought it. First, you have to break the shell to get to the main body, and that shell was incredibly huge..."
Tricia casually explained the insane power inflation of another world that defied common sense.
For reference, Eriel's moon is slightly larger than Earth's!
"...How did you defeat it?"
"So I brought my friends, folded the surrounding space about 1,024 times, then fired a Demon King Death Beam to completely erase the moon. After that, the main body appeared, and I finished it off."
"No, you can't just erase a moon like that."
"It's fine. Eriel still had 7 more moons left. Well, we destroyed two more later, so now there are five."
"...?"
To clarify, Rudiel Shephid was the one who folded space.
Azmo Lilithis fired the Demon King Death Beam.
And Asahina Yurining was the culprit who destroyed the other two moons.
"...It definitely wasn't intentional. I told her about a scene in a building destruction game where you destroy the moon, but I didn't think she'd actually go try to destroy it."
"Let's... stop this conversation..."
Even Crow, ranked 9th in the world climber rankings, would honestly say it's impossible if asked whether he could erase an entire moon.
The sealed [Deep Night's Silence] had the form of a night sky, but in reality, it was just a wallpaper(?) with a night sky pattern.
Its size could only cover about one decent-sized city at most.
The power of Crow's [Supernova Explosion] was only enough to blow away two or three cities.
Of course, the fact that a mere [Climber] could use a skill powerful enough to blow away two or three cities already far exceeded the human realm...
But even with such strong power, wouldn't Crow need to use [Supernova Explosion] hundreds or thousands of times to completely erase the moon next to Earth?
Of course, if it were an actual supernova explosion, not just the moon but Earth and other planets would be completely wiped out, but unfortunately, Crow's skill fell far short of that level.
"Ah, there's one more thing I'd like to tell you."
Tricia looked directly at Crow as she spoke.
"About the tower information I shared with you—it's fine to tell others outside."
"...Is that really okay?"
"Yes! It's actually better! It proves that My Home Tower is safer compared to other towers! You can help promote it too!"
The corners of Tricia's lips turned up subtly.
"However..."
Her expression turned slightly mischievous.
"Please keep my past life story a secret. That's... my private domain."
"...I understand. I promise."
A brief but clear promise was exchanged.
Tricia seemed satisfied with his answer and moved on to the next topic.
"By the way, it's really frustrating not being able to leave the tower! The system keeps saying I don't have enough authority to leave, but it won't even tell me what authority I'm missing!"
"...If there's anything you need from Earth, I could bring it for you."
"...Really?"
Tricia's eyes sparkled at the mention of bringing modern items.
"Then I want a smartphone and a laptop! With chargers too! I can handle the outlets with electric magic!"
She didn't care if the internet didn't work. Just having them to play with was important!
"Do you... know that electronic devices don't work inside the tower?"
"?"
What...
What did you just say?
"I guess you didn't know. All electronic devices become useless inside the tower. Some smartphone models even exploded immediately upon entering the tower."
"......"
...Tower, you bastard!!! You piece of shit!!!!!
Tricia, furious at this goddamn tower where electricity doesn't even work, cursed internally.
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Several hours later.
"I should get going now... If I return too late, my guild members might think I'm dead and file a death report."
"Wow, it's already well past lunchtime. Today's conversation was really enjoyable!"
Crow was about to leave through the main entrance after taking a portal with Tricia to the 1st floor.
But Tricia asked him to wait a moment, disappeared somewhere, and returned with an unfamiliar beverage box.
"Take this! It's a gift from me!"
"What is this...?"
"Um... something like a set of 12 potions with effects similar to the recovery medicine in Pokémon?"
What on earth is that?
Curious about what Tricia had given him as a gift, Crow slightly opened the box.
Inside were 12 potion bottles engraved with angelic figures, containing beautifully sloshing liquid that emitted a bright light.
Crow immediately tried to use his [Appraisal] skill to read the effects... but decided to save that 'pleasure' for later.
"...Thank you, I'll make good use of it."
In response to Crow's sincere gratitude, Tricia smiled and said:
"Oh! Let me give you a blessing too!"
As Tricia placed her hand on Crow's shoulder, a warm light gently enveloped his body.
「You have acquired the buff effect [Majestic Angel Eriel Tricia's Ultra-Supernova Protection (Ultimate)].」
「Effects: Resistance to all diseases, Immunity to all poisons, Resistance to all heat and cold, Immunity to darkness, 90% damage reduction, Automatic fatigue recovery from morning to evening, Immediate recovery of wounds and injuries, Immediate resurrection upon death (maximum 15 times), Anti-aging, Skin wrinkle improvement, Infinite stamina recovery...」
「Duration: 300 days」
"How do you like the effects? Don't you already feel more energetic?"
"......"
In the end, Crow decided to stop thinking about it.