Convenience Store 24: The Tower of the End 1st - Chapter 88



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Episode 88 17th Floor, Eternal Paradise (3)

The queen was crawling up the pit, vomiting black liquid.

“This can’t be… … This can’t be… … .”

The queen who lost the source of regeneration.

You have to get out of the pit without wings, only from the waist up.

A completely new and unfamiliar humiliation experienced for the first time since birth.

She was still trembling, not even panicking, and she clenched her teeth and grabbed the pile of dirt with her still fingers.

“I am the queen… …! The queen who will rule over everything in the world!”

“okay.”

Suddenly, the voice of the bastard echoes from above the pit.

“If I hadn’t been so greedy, I might still be queen.”

“You… … You… … You!”

Even though there were cracks all over his body, it wouldn’t be strange if he broke at any moment.

The queen glared at him as if she was going to kill him and let out a scream.

“I curse you! I hate you!”

The queen shouted as she stretched out her arms and climbed up the wall.

“Everything about you will burn in the flames of destruction! Everyone connected to you will meet a miserable end! And you will suffer more than anyone else when you see it! Shuddering in pain… … .”

But he doesn’t seem to listen to anything the Queen says.

“Um… … There are still about three left.”

“what?”

The man, who had been calculating something with his fingers, nods as if he has reached a conclusion.

Meanwhile, the Fairy Queen barely managed to crawl out of the pit and lay down.

He looked down at the Fairy Queen.

“Even if you destroy the root, you live longer than you think.”

“Your life will not be smooth. Destruction will come.”

“Ruin? You’re already on this tower. Life? It’s never been smooth. You really don’t know anything, do you?”

“What the heck is that… … ?!”

The man who had been watching the Fairy Queen, who was foaming at the mouth and criticizing, raised his leg with a calm expression.

Ppa-gak-

The last thing the Fairy Queen saw in her life, as she was about to ask what the hell he was talking about, was the soles of his sneakers.

* * *

“The Queen… … The Queen lost… … .”

“Well, what do we do now?”

I opened my mouth as I looked at the thousands of fairies who were bewildered and didn’t know what to do.

“Waaaaaaah!”

At the sound of the high voice, the fairies scatter and run away in an instant.

I chuckled as I watched the guys running away.

‘It’s a bit bland.’

Because there was no business for the headless stragglers.

I raised both arms and stretched them up toward the sky.

‘I finished it quickly thanks to finding the source of the queen right away!’

Finding the Queen’s origins wasn’t that difficult.

It was also a big help that I had already checked the approximate location through YouTube.

The origin of the queen was already somewhat known to the raiders.

‘It’s because it’s so ridiculously difficult to get to the source.’

There are traps lurking around, and countless fairies and tree-turned raiders attacking you.

Above all, there was no way the Queen would allow anyone to approach her roots.

‘Anyway, I’m glad it ended well… ‘

At that time.

Tiring-

[The first ever Eternal Paradise Hierarch, Fairy Queen Eluna, was defeated.]

[First time defeating Fairy Queen Eluna single-handedly.]

[As a reward, you will be given the title, ‘He who single-handedly overthrew the Queen.’]

[As a reward, you will receive the Fairy Queen’s Gold Fantasy Chest.]

[You cannot gain experience points. Experience points do not increase due to special conditions.]

[Level up by accumulating gold coins… … .]

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A number of messages appeared before my eyes.

‘Oh, they’re giving me a ton of stuff?!’

As expected, it seems like they aren’t giving me money because of my abilities.

‘The experience points are a bit disappointing, but so what?’

Even if I don’t hunt, I have a great way to make money called a convenience store.

Can’t you buy experience points with money?

‘I’m more curious about the title and the Fairy Queen’s golden fantasy storage box. I guess that’s a storage box.’

A small box, resembling a jewelry box, lies on the floor.

‘Let’s see… … Since it’s from the Fairy Queen, it must be something amazing, right? Hehehe… … .’

Just then, as I was trying to take a closer look at myself rubbing my hands together.

“Wow!”

“Whaaaaaaaaaa!”

Suddenly, isn’t there a loud cheering sound coming from outside?

‘… … I’ll have to check the title and reward later.’

I quickly grabbed my storage box and looked in the direction of the sound to see why there was cheering.

‘oh?’

The forest is disappearing.

Shouts of joy and delight echo through the forest where groans of pain and suffering had been heard.

“Ahhh… … Aaaah …

“This isn’t a dream, is it? I’m really, really coming back. My body is coming back!”

The branches of the weeping trees became human arms.

The roots that were deeply embedded in the ground returned to their two legs.

“I’m back! I’m back!”

“You don’t have to suffer anymore. Sob, sob, sob… .”

I thought as I watched the raiders shedding tears of joy.

‘Could it be that I caught the Fairy Queen and the curse was lifted?’

Considering the abilities she used, it’s quite a possible story.

“… … .”

I had no intention of helping the raiders.

After all, it was a result of their karma.

‘Well, it’s not that bad.’

I smiled quietly as I watched the disappearing forest.

At that time.

“Excuse me, excuse me!”

A group of raiders approaches me.

Is it because I just turned back into a human?

The way he walked was funny, as if he wasn’t used to the gait yet.

“Even though I couldn’t help you, I was watching over you the whole time. Oh my… … Really… … Thank you… … . Thank you so much… … .”

“If it weren’t for you, we would have been here all our lives being ridiculed by those vicious fairies. Thank you so much… … .”

“haha…….”

I just smiled.

But they were just the beginning.

“My benefactor!”

“Even though I couldn’t help you because I was a tree, I watched and cheered you on in your battle!”

“If there is anything you need, just tell me! I will gladly sacrifice my life for you!”

The raiders, without exception, flock to me and express their gratitude.

Some of them even shed tears and greeted each other so extravagantly that it seemed excessive.

‘Um… … I didn’t really plan on saving you.’

It wasn’t something I did specifically for them.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to take advantage of this situation.

I opened my mouth as I looked at the crowd of attackers.

“I think you all learned a lot from this incident. The tower is never kind to us. I think you all realized that there is no such thing as purposeless kindness.”

“We were foolish. We were blinded by the stats and… … .”

“Even the stats I gained that way were all lost when I returned to being human. Ugh… … .”

‘Stats disappeared? The stats I got are still there? Are the stats of people who became trees and then returned to being humans the only ones that disappeared?’

I put my doubts aside for a moment and continued talking.

“I understand that you are very frustrated by this. It was a disheartening experience. But… … .”

I raised my arm and pointed to the sky.

“Still, we must move towards the top.”

* * *

A few hours later.

Hwaaaaak-

‘Whew, I had a lot of work to do today.’

Who would have guessed that there would be friction with the Fairy Queen?

‘I’m glad it worked out well though.’

The queen is gone.

The raiders who were tormented and ridiculed by the Queen and the Fairies were able to throw off the shackles of eternity.

‘I didn’t really mean to, but I guess what’s good is good.’

As many raiders have broken free from their bonds.

It would be nice if they actively took on the top attack, but… … .

‘I guess it’s hard to expect that.’

These are people who suffered there for a period of time ranging from several months to several years.

Even though I recommended the strategy.

How many people will overcome that pain and try to climb the tower?

‘Most of them will probably go downstairs.’

It’s not safe just because it’s downstairs.

Still, if you’ve climbed up to the 17th floor, it won’t be uncomfortable to live there.

‘It would be good if there were more people conquering the tower… … .’

I click my tongue in regret.

I put both hands together and rubbed them together.

‘That’s that! Let’s check what we received first.’

I started looking at the rewards that I hadn’t been able to check because the raiders had flocked in.

The one who brought down the queen in one fell swoop

Description: You have challenged and defeated the Fairy Queen Eluna alone, a feat that is virtually impossible.

Content: Increases strength by 20%.

‘……crazy?’

I rubbed my eyes and checked the power attached to the title again.

‘Is it really 20%? Wow… … .’

20% strength.

At first glance, it may seem like nothing special.

But for the raiders to gain even a little bit of stats.

Considering how he had fallen for the temptations of the fairies, this weight was by no means light.

‘Besides, as your strength increases, the number of times you can be invincible in a bundle also increases.’

As the pop-up store can only be used once a day.

It’s quite encouraging to see the number of bundle invincibles increasing.

‘Let’s see if the stats have increased properly.’

Kim In-seong

Lv: 40

Strength: 37(+6)

Stamina: 26 (+2)

Intelligence: 35(+12)

Agility: 21 (+5)

Bonus Stat: 0

Unique Ability: Convenience Store Owner

Derivative Abilities: Instant Food Manufacturing, Certification Mark, Bundle Invincibility, Universal Interior, Pop-up Store, Convenience Store Upgrade (Lv1)

Titles: [Miracle Survivor], [Eternal Friend of the Elves], [Master of Fenrir], [The One Who Conquered the Ruler of the Sky], [The First One to Break Through the 50th Floor], [The One Who Singlehandedly Overthrew the Queen]

‘Oh!’

My strength has definitely increased significantly.

In addition, all the stats obtained from Fairy’s quest, even though it was interrupted, are reflected.

‘Wow, this is awesome!’

If you add up the strength and all stats increased by 1.5 due to the title right away.

It is as if you have gained an ability value of 6.

‘You can only get abilities by leveling up to level 6… … Not bad!’

Plus, strength increases by 20%.

This is an ability that can become even more valuable as I grow.

I’m looking forward to it.

‘Let’s look at this next.’

Fairy Queen’s Gold Fantasy Chest

Description: A storage box where Fairy Queen Eluna keeps her precious belongings.

Content: You can take out any item you want from the storage box.

Special Note: For some reason the container is cracked. Once you take an item out, the container will be destroyed and will return to being part of the illusion.

‘Oh… So it’s like the Queen’s warehouse, but you can only take out one item?’

The moment you pick an item, the storage box is destroyed.

It’s a bit of a shame, but what can I do?

‘I have to take at least one.’

I reached into the storage box.

[Would you like to use the Fairy Queen’s Gold Illusionary Chest?]

[If you use the Fairy Queen’s Golden Fantasy Chest, the item will disappear.]

‘Of course you should use it!’

[Use the item.]

Clank-

The Fairy Queen’s chest begins to slowly open.

I looked inside.

‘Oh.’

Inside there were several things that sparkled like fireflies.

Because of the light, I couldn’t tell exactly what it looked like.

‘Well, at least give me a chance to see and choose.’

What is this? It looks like a mess.

It seems like I’ll just have to leave it up to luck.

‘Hmm, okay! Let’s do this! This feels good!’

I snapped my fingers and soon picked up a firefly.

That moment.

Pororon-

The firefly I chose rises into the air.

And then it just burst into the air like a balloon.

“Huh?!”

As something large fell down on my face inside.

I reflexively snatched it up.

It’s quite heavy, it feels good.

‘Let’s see. What on earth is it…? Hmm? What is this!’