Convenience Store 24: The Tower of the End 1st - Chapter 86



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Episode 86 17th Floor, Eternal Paradise (1)

Goofy drank the drink Fairy gave him in one go and wiped his mouth with an exclamation.

“Wow, X is so delicious?”

[I drank Fairy’s welcome drink.]

[All stats increase by 0.1.]

[Quest ‘With the Fairy’ begins!]

“This is so sweet!”

Goofy lets out a gasp when he sees the message.

Fran, you little punk.

If you just get a taste and leave, can’t you do that?

How are you going to survive in this tower when you’re so weak?

Goofy shook his head and asked Fairy.

“Give me the third one at once.”

The information that Goofy has obtained is that it is possible to last until Fairy’s third course.

So, Goofy’s strategy was to eat everything at once, return to his colleagues, and use their strength to sustain him.

“I’m sorry, but that’s not possible. It takes time for us to prepare food.”

“Don’t joke around. Are you going to do this?”

Goofy rolls his eyes as his strategy seems to be running into problems from the start.

The fairy flapped her wings as if she found him funny.

“Then let’s stop.”

“what?”

“You can go back to your colleagues. Do you want to do that?”

Goofy looked around hurriedly.

Coworkers looking at me with concern… … .

It’s stopped.

As if time had stopped.

‘Yes, that’s right. This is a special quest… … .’

We cannot expect intervention from our colleagues.

Goofy swallowed hard and did some calculations.

Fairy’s course consists of five courses in total, including a welcome drink.

You start with 0.1 in all stats, and each time you eat a course, you get additional all stats.

The next course is 0.2 for all stats, the course after that is 0.3… … .

‘Damn.’

All stats are not the name of the child.

It is a feat that can be achieved through life-threatening hunting and excruciating pain.

You can get it just by cooking it, so why give it up?

“… … F**k. Bring it!”

“Yeah, I thought about it well. The course is ready.”

The smiling fairy hands out a coral-shaped herb.

“……next!”

Goofy chews and swallows the herbs quickly and urges for the next course.

Fairy presents him with a scone.

“Okay, next course. It’ll be delicious.”

Goofy accepts it with slightly trembling hands.

Goofy takes a bite of a scone.

‘it’s good…….’

It’s so dizzyingly delicious that you’ll feel bad about eating it all at once.

My body feels like it’s slowly floating away.

I feel like I can do anything.

My confidence is rising.

Goofy thought as he munched on his scone.

‘Why did I have such weak thoughts? I only got to step 3.’

From 0.1 to 0.5.

A shocking quest where the total reward is 1.5 of all stats.

It’s a major bleeding event.

It makes no sense to throw this away.

Crackle, crackle.

There’s a strange noise coming from the bridge, but it doesn’t matter.

I’m not sick and I feel good now.

Shout out to the fairy.

“next!”

After eating the scone, this time a black liquid comes out.

I really like something a little refreshing.

Drinking the liquid makes my head feel completely clear, if not dizzy.

If I were to dare to rate my current mental speed… … .

Even a helicopter’s propeller can’t spin faster than this.

The world seems a little brighter.

Through the thick trees, the sunlight seems to follow you.

I look at the fairy with a clear mind.

The fairy looks a little brighter.

Yes, it is a very warm being.

With this insight, it seems like we could uncover the truth behind this tower right away… … .

For now, the fairy course takes priority.

[All stats increase by 0.3.]

I got rid of the message window that was interfering with my sunbathing.

The fairy laughed and giggled.

“You can stop here. What do you want to do?”

Goofy’s eyes are starting to turn green and bloodshot.

“……next!”

The corners of Fairy’s mouth went up in a slit.

Inside, silver teeth were flashing.

* * *

… … !

……blood!

Goofy! Goofy!

‘What’s so noisy?’

The moment when you are about to wave your hand at those annoying whiners.

Hwaaaaaaaah-

Goofy returns to reality-

With a message window that says [All stats increase by 0.5.]

“Goofy!”

Goofy can hear the party members crying in his ears.

‘Ah… … I… … . That’s right. I challenged the fairy’s quest… … .’

A message window suddenly appears saying, [All stats increase by 0.5.]

‘I… …did I drink the last glass?’

But he hurriedly turned his head towards the party members.

weird.

My head won’t turn.

My body doesn’t even move.

Crunch, crunch-

I keep hearing strange noises from my body and legs.

It feels like my legs are being sucked into the ground.

“Goofy… … .”

The party members are now slowly moving away from him, their voices filled with fear.

no.

Please don’t leave me.

Don’t leave me alone in this dark place!

I scream, but no scream comes out.

All that comes out is a bizarre, haunting sound.

[Spoken-]

Porororororo-

And then, hundreds of fairies appear from somewhere and start to lift him up.

Straight, straight… … .

Before he knew it, his roots were dug into the ground and pulled out.

“Come on, let’s go! Let’s go! To our paradise!”

“You’ll definitely be happy! You’ll have fun! We’ll plant you in a good place! You’ll have lots of friends!”

[Gooooooong-]

A tree whose branches sway with the sound of a horn.

He disappeared somewhere with the fairies.

* * *

The next day.

Hwaaaaaaaah-

As usual, I came to the convenience store and slowly approached the window.

‘Where, what floor will it be today?’

Is it because I have already experienced traveling through countless spaces?

Now I was confident that I wouldn’t be surprised by anything that appeared before my eyes.

‘Here is… … .’

But I found myself frowning at the sight before my eyes.

With a fair number of trees among the dense forest.

You can see fairies flapping their wings.

‘They’re fairies.’

The wings attached to its tiny back, the soft glow of its body, and even its evil laughter.

Those guys were clearly fairies.

‘Fairy… …. Are you on the 17th floor?’

The 17th floor, also known as the ‘Eternal Paradise’.

It was clear that I had come there.

‘Eternal paradise? My goodness.’

I let out a chuckle.

Eternal paradise.

At first glance, it sounds like a peaceful and nice place to live, but in reality, it’s anything but that.

‘If this is truly paradise, how bad is hell?’

If it were normal, I would have immediately put the products on display and prepared to welcome the attackers.

“… … .”

I clicked my tongue as I looked at the trees outside the window.

‘Tsk… … I guess I should have been a little more greedy.’

This 17th floor, the eternal paradise, is so large that it is embarrassing to call it a national floor.

As the size of the hierarchy is small.

The distance between the stairs going down to the 16th floor and the stairs going up to the 18th floor is not that far.

‘If the parties wanted, they could have ignored the fairy and gone on.’

Anyway, that guy’s greed is the problem.

Destruction always comes from greed.

At that time.

Tong-tong-tong-

There was a small noise coming from the door.

‘That’s… … .’

A fairy the size of two fists was knocking on the door with its body.

I slowly approached the door.

“Hello? Hello? You came here because you wanted to become a resident of paradise too? It’s really good that you came!”

The fairy gives me a bright smile.

He picks up something the size of a palm that is lying on the floor.

The waves ripple across a long wooden tray that would be great for playing with dolls.

“This is a drink prepared by Paradise to welcome you. Drink it and you will be energized!”

‘A drink to welcome me… … .’

First of all, the bottom line is that you shouldn’t drink that.

Because that was a welcome drink to hell.

Does that mean that if you don’t drink it, you’ll be attacked by fairies? That’s not true either.

‘It would be best to just ignore what the fairy says and go straight up to the 18th floor.’

That’s why most raiders refuse the quest and go straight to the 18th floor.

Of course, there are exceptions.

Those who think they are different from others or those who have just reached the 17th floor and are full of confidence often challenge this quest.

‘It’s definitely a big merit to raise all stats.’

When you level up 1 time, you gain 1 stat.

But considering that you have to risk your life and hunt a lot of monsters just to get to level 1.

It is true that there is no quest like this.

‘If only there weren’t any traps lurking behind it. But… … .’

I raised the corners of my lips.

“Maybe so? Let me try it once, okay?”

“Well thought out! I’m sure you’ll like it!”

I accepted the small cup that the fairy offered.

And then pour the contents of the glass into your mouth in one gulp.

Tiring-

[I drank Fairy’s welcome drink.]

[All stats increase by 0.1.]

[Quest ‘With the Fairy’ begins!]

With Fairy

Description: Fairy wishes to welcome visitors to her eternal paradise.

Content: Let’s enjoy a full course meal prepared by Fairy!

‘Wow, that’s interesting.’

The moment I drank the drink that Fairy gave me.

The movements of the attackers who were clinging to the window sill were frozen as if time had stopped around them.

‘It really feels like time has stopped.’

But time hasn’t really stopped.

The only thing that happened was that time flowed extremely slowly around me and the fairy.

‘To other people, it would just seem like Fairy and I were just standing still for a moment.’

Maybe it was the effect of the welcome drink Fairy gave me.

“Can you give me the next one?”

“Yeah, I’m sure you’ll like it.”

The second dish served after the welcome drink.

When the coral-shaped herb appeared, I took it without hesitation.

‘Oh, it looks refreshing despite its appearance. It’s edible.’

[I ate Fairy’s appetizer.]

[All stats increase by 0.2.]

“Are you going to eat the next one too?”

“of course.”

“Just wait a moment. I’ll have it out soon.”

Finally, the fairy smiles subtly and hands me a scone.

“Okay, next course. It’ll be delicious.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

[I ate Fairy’s number 1 main dish, scones.]

[All stats increase by 0.3.]

The scones were quite tasty.

but…….

[Fairy’s Curse, mental confusion seeps into your body. Break the curse.]

[Fairy’s Curse, a corrupted will seeps into your body. Break the curse.]

.

.

.

The truth hidden behind the taste was revealed right before my eyes.

I smiled bitterly.

‘Mental confusion, tainted will, the throbbing of erosion… Why are there so many curses?’

I don’t know exactly what type of curses they are.

Well, I have a rough idea.

‘It’s a trick to make you eat the fourth and last food.’

Most quest players know that you have to stop the quest after eating the third food.

However, the curse must have played a significant role in the challengers’ inability to stop and ultimately falling down the path to destruction.

‘I’m okay because I have bundle invincibility, but people who stop after eating the third food by their own will are truly amazing.’

In fact, most of the players who stopped after only reaching stage 3 complained of withdrawal symptoms for a while.

This was the part where I could really feel how dangerous the ‘addiction’ of this quest is.

“Of course you’ll eat the next one too, right?”

Looking at the fairy who naturally recommends the fourth food.

I waved nonchalantly.

“You haven’t brought it yet? Bring it quickly.”

“okay!”

This time, the fairy brings out a glass filled with black liquid.

Unidentified foreign substances float on the liquid.

It’s a liquid that looks so unpleasant that it feels noticeably different from the dishes that have come out so far.

“Does it look delicious?”

“… … Yeah. It looks delicious.”

‘It may look a bit odd, but if you think of it as a bunch of stats… … .’

I let out a laugh and swallowed the unpleasant liquid and then the unknown creamy mass that Fairy immediately released.

[I ate Fairy’s second main dish, Soup of Resentment.]

[All stats increase by 0.4.]

[Erosion is occurring at a rapid rate. Once erosion is over, it will be irreversible.]

[Destroys erosion.]

[I ate Fairy’s dessert, the cream puff at the end.]

[All stats increase by 0.5.]

[Your life as a human has come to an end. You will now live as a heteromorphic being.]

[Destroys erosion.]

‘Erosion.’

That I am seeing these phrases.

Other players who have taken on this quest will also have seen this phrase.

There have been cases where a very small number of people drank the fourth food, the black liquid, and stopped the quest.

However, I remember that their ending wasn’t that good.

The only difference was the time, but they also met the same ending as the raiders who reached the 5th stage.

As I continued my thoughts.

“uh?”

A fairy with a strange smile flies around me, tilting her head.

“Why doesn’t this guy change?”

The fairy soon looks at me and her eyes sparkle.

“Do you need some time?”

The guy waves his hand in front of my eyes and smiles with satisfaction.

“You look like a stupid climber.”

I thought I was already caught in an irreversible net.

Fairy looks up at the convenience store while laughing out loud.

“But what is that? I’ve never seen it before. Is it this idiot’s?”

The fairy would tap my cheek.

Go through the open door and into the convenience store.

“Oh! That’s amazing! That’s amazing!”

The guy flies around the convenience store, exclaiming as if he discovered a new world.

‘Well, I’m just looking around… … .’

“I have to take them all.”

But then the guy tried to take a small chocolate chip without permission.

I burst out laughing in disbelief.

‘The owner is watching with both eyes open, and you’re trying to steal?’

Watching? It’s acceptable.

I also understand why you gave me the quest.

Because I was the one who accepted the quest even though I knew the risks from the beginning.

but…….

‘Don’t touch the product.’

He clearly crossed the line I set.

Daughter-

I turned around and went into the convenience store, then closed the door.

“Huh? You?!”

Is it because I moved?

The embarrassed fairy drops the chocolate chips on the floor and slaps me.

“How does it move?!”

I smiled brightly.

“There are rules in this fantasy shop. And you just broke one of them.”

“what?”

“If you break the rules, you have to pay the price.”

I put my thumb and index finger together and aimed at the fairy.

And then.

Tung-

Let’s flick the index finger placed on top of the thumb.

A small wave rose up with a sound like air bursting from his fingers and shot out towards the fairy.

“Eegik?”

Ugh-

A half-crushed fairy lies on the floor, shivering.

I looked down at the sight and wiped my mouth with a wet tissue.

“It tastes so bad. If it weren’t for the stats, I would’ve just dunked you in that liquid, wings included.”

As she shakes her head and shakes her hands, the wet tissue falls over the fairy like a veil covering the face of a deceased person.