[Tower of My Home] Floor 1 Entrance.
Five armed Climbers began entering the tower one by one.
"Glory Guild advance team leader Kim Chun-sik, entering floor 1 of the tower."
The advance team leader Kim Chun-sik, a Soldier class who truly looked like a military man, entered first.
"Woohoo! Wonder what we'll find in this tower~?"
The next person to enter was Ban Hwi-yeol, a Fighter class with his upper body exposed, tanned and muscular.
"Hmm, it's cleaner inside than I expected?"
The Swordsman class with glasses and a samurai-style appearance, Otaku... a person whose actual name was "Otaku" also entered.
"...Team Leader, I think we have a troublemaker on our team?"
Park Chun-ja, a cold and pragmatic female Climber of the Healer class, entered as well.
"Hehe, when five Climbers gather, there's always one piece of trash among them."
The last to enter was Elizabeth, a Thief class wearing a white mask and full-body tights with blonde hair—a code name, not her real name.
With these five somewhat skilled members from the Glory Guild entering the tower, a small system window appeared before them.
"Confirming entry of 5 Climbers into [Tower of My Home]..."
"You have entered Floor 1 - 'Lobby'."
"...The tower name is strange."
"Tower of My Home? What does that mean?"
"Doesn't it literally mean it's someone's home?"
"That can't be right."
"Everyone quiet! The trial zone is already active. We don't know what might jump out, so stay alert!"
While everyone questioned the tower's name and shared opinions, team leader Kim Chun-sik professionally assessed the situation and quickly established a defensive posture—
"Clear Condition - Breathe"
"You have cleared Floor 1!"
"Creating portal to Floor 2!"
"?????"
Ten seconds of complete silence!
The Glory Guild advance team members were too shocked to close their mouths!
I mean, a tower that you clear just by breathing!
Even the easiest towers would have horned squirrels or two-headed wolves jumping out on the first floor, but there had never been a case where the clear condition was this simple!
But that wasn't the only surprising thing.
"As a reward for clearing Floor 1, all party members receive the [Angel's Protection (Minor)] buff."
[Angel's Protection (Minor)]
- 25% damage reduction
- Cures minor illnesses and provides immunity
- If you die, resurrect once outside the tower, then buff is removed
Duration: 1 day
"...Is this for real?"
The effect of the [Angel's Protection (Minor)] buff they received as a reward was astonishingly good.
The damage reduction effect was somewhat understandable since it was already available through skills or buff potions from other towers.
But the percentage wasn't just 5% or 10%—it was a whopping 25%!
Plus, it had the effect of curing minor illnesses, which was amazing enough to completely eliminate seasonal colds, COVID-19 aftereffects, and chronic muscle pain that couldn't be cured with simple health potions!
As if that wasn't amazing enough, it even resurrected you if you died!
Naturally, whether you're a normal person or a Climber, death is the end.
Even top-tier healing magic can only treat major injuries, not resurrect the dead!
There were only rumors that a large American guild was hiding a legendary item that could resurrect someone just once, but there had never been a case of someone dying and coming back to life in Korea!
Yet at this moment, everyone here had received a [resurrection] buff...!
"Wow... this tower is super generous?"
"Insane... giving away resurrection buffs practically for free..."
An easy trial like breathing... no, a trial that literally only required breathing, and it gave an extra life?
Of course, it had the drawback of only lasting one day, but it was still powerful insurance that would allow them to come back to life once no matter what they did today.
After rejoicing for over three minutes, the advance team finally calmed down at Kim Chun-sik's direction.
They began investigating and examining the first floor further for their original purpose of tower exploration.
The part where clearing the first floor created a portal to the second floor was similar to other towers.
However, the structure was strangely similar to modern architecture.
Despite this, there was no sign of life, making the entire scene feel very out of place.
"Hmm... this tower is definitely strange. There's no one here on the first floor except us."
"Well, there's no reason for monsters to appear on a floor you can clear just by breathing."
"But... this tower's first floor is decorated like a hotel lobby, yet there's no one to guide us and only us here... it feels like we've entered a love motel with no staff."
"I agree with that."
"It's clearly made with otherworldly materials and styles, but the interior design feels oddly familiar."
The Glory Guild advance team shared opinions and gathered information.
They continued their investigation while questioning the strange scenery of the first floor, which seemed to mix otherworldly civilization with Earth's.
"Hwi-yeol, did you find a warp point?"
"There doesn't seem to be a warp point like in hunting-type towers or dungeon-type towers. This seems to be a trial-type tower where we have to climb from the beginning each time we enter."
"A trial-type tower... Then we'll climb to a certain point and escape depending on the situation. Everyone brought Tower Coins needed for the [Tower Exit] skill, right?"
"I spent all my Tower Coins upgrading my weapon yesterday, so could I borrow some?"
"......"
Team leader Kim Chun-sik silently handed 10 Tower Coins to Otaku.
"But come to think of it, wouldn't it be better to die and resurrect than use Tower Coins to exit? We got the resurrection buff."
"Want to try dying here as a test?"
"Now that I think about it, I guess it's better to leave alive."
Hwi-yeol got scolded by Chun-ja for saying something unnecessary.
"Alright, we've checked the first floor thoroughly, so let's head up to the second floor. We don't know what might appear, so stay cautious."
"Roger!"
"Understood."
And so, the Glory Guild advance team members regained their focus and headed toward the second floor.
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[Tower of My Home] Floor 95 Terrace.
Tricia, who was monitoring the first floor trial in real-time through a crystal ball, sighed and shook her head.
"Trial-type tower my foot... this is just my home, you idiots..."
Tricia, who had been busy ordering everyone to evacuate to the 11th floor by sending out announcements from the 1st to 10th floors due to the sudden invasion of Climbers, while simultaneously setting up trials and rewards, was truly upset that her home had become a tower.
But since the system had already designated it as a "tower," it was indeed a tower no matter how much Tricia denied it!
'Based on their familiar attire and conversation... has my home crossed over from the Eriel dimension to Earth...?'
Tricia's hometown, where she lived when she was human before reincarnating as an angel.
She almost got lost in nostalgia as old memories surfaced, but since this wasn't the time for such leisure, she quickly manipulated the system to check the status of the Climbers.
This "System" was extremely convenient, allowing her to not only manage the tower's overall system through voice commands or interface manipulation but also check simple characteristics of [Climbers] who entered the tower.
"5 Climbers entered - Tower Coins + 5"
"Cleared <Overwhelmingly Easy> trial - Tower Coins + 1"
"Tower Coins: 6"
It seemed that each person entering gave 1 Tower Coin, and additional Tower Coins were awarded based on the difficulty of trials cleared by the [Climbers].
In other words, the system was designed to earn Tower Coins by assigning appropriate trials and making [Climbers] grow.
"But can I really collect 100 Tower Coins this way...?"
Tricia opened the "Tower Administrator Menu" while pondering how to earn Tower Coins to protect her precious home.
"Tower Administrator Menu"
▶ Tower Structure Settings
▶ Trial and Reward Settings
▶ Tower-wide Rule Settings
▶ Monster/Object Creation
▶ Assistant NPC Creation (Locked)
"Hmm... structure settings and rule settings... I can even create monsters? What's an NPC? This one's locked?"
As Tricia checked each item in the Tower Administrator Menu, she noticed a warning window at the bottom of the system screen.
"Trial and reward for Floor 2 have not been set!"
"Trial and reward for Floor 3 have not been set!"
"Trial and reward for Floor 4 have not been set..."
"Suggestion: Would you like the system to automatically set trials for all floors except Floor 1? (Strongly recommended)"
"No, go back. I'll do it myself."
"Unknown system error occurring! Setting floor trials automatically..."
"Hey!!!!!"
"...Request confirmed, please set the trial and reward for Floor 2."
Tricia almost had all the tower structure settings automatically processed due to the system's rebellion(?).
Fearing the system might rebel again, Tricia quickly set the trial and reward for the second floor and pressed the complete button.
"Floor 2 trial setting complete."
"I don't fully understand what's going on... but for the sake of my companions, I can't let dangerous [Climbers] invade my home as they please today."
"Calculating Floor 2 trial difficulty..."
"Calculation complete."
"Difficulty = Very Hard"
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The [Climbers] arrived at the second floor through the portal.
Before their eyes stretched a vast sky and wide meadow...
And there, hundreds of cute rabbits were peacefully grazing on grass.
"...Rabbits?"
And then.
"You have entered Floor 2 - 'Rabbit's Garden'."
"Clear Condition - Survive for 30 minutes."
The second trial had begun.