The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - The Late Cook Ascends the Tower chapter 31

31 – Episode 31. Each one’s choice_(2)

[Curse of Pain×3]

[Curse of Nosferatu]

[Curse of Mental Disruption]

[Curse of the Black Death]

[Iron Maiden’s Curse]

…

‘The real curse is a curse I scratched and put in.’

The old man’s deck contained most of the curses found on the first floor.

As soon as I arrived here, I was caught by a climber hunter, so of course I took all the good cards and threw in all the bad ones.

Except for Curse, the basic cards [Attack x5] And [Defense x5] Are included…

I saw [Meditation], A job-only card.

[Meditation/Skill Card: Sit in place for 5 seconds and catch your breath. Add 2 Cost this turn. The casting time of the next card you use is reduced by 7 seconds. ★]

Meditation was a card that was commonly included in professions that used magic.

Since the casting time can be shortened without consuming a cost, this card can inflict tremendous damage with the next attack.

Of course, you can use it only when you have an extremely bad attack card in your hand, but most classes that start with meditation also have good attack cards.

The question is what the attack card is…

At the end of the deck, I saw a card that far exceeded my expectations.

‘Wow… I see all these cards on the 1st floor…’

It’s a guess, but the old man seems to be influenced by the present life, just like I started with a [Cooking] Card that I’ve never seen before in the game.

What a great person he was in the original world.

I never thought someone would start with a fireball from the beginning.

[Fireball: Casts magic for 10 seconds. After casting, throws a fireball that deals 30 damage to all enemies in a 2m radius. 10M range. ★★★★]

Fireball was a typical high-risk, high-return card used in the second half.

The damage is high and the range is considerable, so if you use it well, you can end the battle with one shot.

If you use it in a combo with meditation, you don’t have to worry about cost.

If this were a game, I would have never picked it up because the 10 second casting time was too much, but things are different now.

Because this world can be played in a party.

What if you reliably bomb from a distance while someone buys you time?

Or what if you use it from a distance when other players are fighting?

I get goosebumps already when I think of the enemies who fall down in one shot.

‘[Meditation] And [Fireball]…’

Aside from this, there are only basic cards and curses.

Then wouldn’t my build this time be the [Coast Tank] Build?

The [Cost Tank] Build refers to a build that develops characters with a focus on artifacts and wisdom stats that can increase costs, and selects only high-cost cards to end the battle in one turn.

If you think of images of archmages or snipers, you’re almost right.

Okay, I’ve decided.

Choose a card, put it in the [Small card box], And place the meat in the old man’s hand.

After completing the transaction…

“Thank you, Dohyeon-ah… I’ll try my best now.”

Dana grabbed my hand, almost crying.

Now Dana will take care of it.

It doesn’t matter how many days it takes, after you’ve eaten all 3 meats, your health will be restored with just one hand spin.

As promised, I saved the old man and got my credit card.

Now my job is over.

Then the shop owner, who was just watching, looked at me and smiled.

“Meditation and fireballs are a pretty good combination, right? Combos will be difficult if you already have a lot of other cards, but if you have few cards you pick up, it’s a great start.”

When that woman grabbed her dog tag, did she check all the other cards as well?

It felt like less than a second.

And talking about fireball combos that can only be seen on the 10th floor.

I am more and more curious about the identity of the woman.

Come to think of it, I don’t even know the girl’s name yet.

“Thanks for the advice. But I haven’t even asked your name yet.”

“Wow… Really strong reading comprehension. She’s been waiting to ask when, isn’t it a bit harsh to ask after three days?”

Is that so?

But I was so busy for three days that I was distracted. Originally, I was planning to leave as soon as I stopped by the village, so I wasn’t interested.

However, the woman coolly told her name after scolding her.

“Sugar Floyd. You can call me Suga. If you remember the name, something good might happen later.”

Sugar Floyd…

Um. I think it was really good to ask for your name.

Why does that name pop up on the first floor?

I’ve been playing the game for so long, but seeing it in person is a series of surprises.

Sugar Floyd was a name I knew.

In fact, I only know the name.

Sugar Floyd ranked 48th in the climber rankings.

I never thought I’d see a monster on the first floor that I’ve never met before in the game.

**

There were various guilds in addition to the golden rule that supervised transactions in the TOE.

There is still only the Golden Rule Guild in this town, but even if you go to the 10th floor, you will meet the [Bloody Inventory], Which is in charge of weapons and battles.

If you go to their guild, you can always check the ranking board called [Climbing Rank].

When I first saw the ranking board on the 20th floor, I thought it was just a meaningless list.

Because I had never met a ranker until I reached the 30th floor.

I thought it was just a MacGuffin because there was no report from the community about meeting a ranker.

The day I met a ranker for the first time on the 38th floor.

I realized that the ranking board is a kind of warning.

A warning meaning that if you meet a ranker, just do whatever you can and run away.

I met [Ludrico Planet] In 98th place.

So I know her name.

In my experience, the probability of meeting a ranker is once in 1,000 games.

There are less than 7 rankers I have met so far.

You can tell how strong that woman is.

It’ll be worth watching if you hit it right with Dana.

Innkeepers and shopkeepers have the strongest view of the world, so there is no place for the deceased.

How reassuring to have Tilda in this incredible position.

This time, Suga looked at me and Tilda, then asked us at the same time.

“What are your plans now? The villagers are so scared that they will be stuck for a while. There are terrifying monsters lurking inside the tower. Isn’t it a quandary?”

“Rather safe.”

“Is it safe?”

“It was written on the note that they would wait at the end.”

“Yes. But why?”

“Because Kronos’ labyrinth is structured so that the next room is randomly determined, and the child cannot be cured of the returning disease anymore. I bet she’ll wait on the stairs to the second floor instead of messing around. The end written on the note says there.”

“Oh… That’s right. The exit is where every climber must go.”

“Knowing that there is only one climber hunter at the exit, the whole first floor will be safe.”

“Well, I can’t argue logically. But knowing that, why was there no word in the plaza?”

“I think the tower will become quiet if I stay still.”

Then Suga burst into laughter.

To the extent that the body leaning against the window fell backwards.

“Puhahahahaha! Do you know that Dohyun is really unique? Seeing that he was filmed by Dana or saved that person, he seems to be very kind, but he also seems to hate people very much. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone as unpredictable as you. Because it’s really fun.”

Sensing a warm gaze, she turned her head, and Dana and Tilda averted their eyes.

A subtle smile hangs over his mouth.

Somehow, it seems to have been covered with a strange frame.

I feel bad.

I came to this world and got involved with them a lot, but…

It wasn’t woven by my own will.

“So, Do-hyun, you mean you want to enter the tower?”

“Of course.”

“Then, let alone the first floor, how are you going to get to the second floor? According to Dohyeon, it means that you will definitely meet the hunter before going to the second floor.”

“We have to come to an agreement. If you fight, you can fight and win.”

“Huh, you mean you win?”

“Yes.”

“What are the odds this time?”

“100%.”

“Oh… That sounds like you’ve already completed the Fireball build?”

“If you’re curious about other people’s decks, try your own. Let’s share it now.”

“Ugh. That doesn’t work.”

“Then I can’t answer that either.”

“I’m really curious… What on earth would you believe in that?”

At some point, Suga was making that expression again.

The expression that I’m going to die because I’m having fun.

When she was just a shop owner, she let it go, but now she has a sinister thought.

An ominous thought, ‘Maybe I… was stamped by a ranker.’

I’m 20,000 times more afraid of this than the climbers and hunters.

Anyway, it’s time to leave town, so it doesn’t matter.

The fear of the tower must have been imprinted in everyone’s mind by now.

Everyone’s choice will separate everything.

The villagers were scared of the climbers and hunters, so they were stuck in the village.

Looking at them and feeling relieved, Dana will be in this town forever.

Tilda…

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This time, Suga’s eyes turned to Tilda, and her Tilda’s head fell to the ground.

Well, it’s because I was messed up like that.

Tilda is likely to suffer from trauma for a while.

She was pretty tough in front of Flick, but she must be Tilda who knows the strength of Glow the most.

‘Whoa…!’

Then Tilda let out her sigh at her land, and she raised her head again in less than three seconds.

Her thin pink eyebrows were now V-shaped.

It doesn’t go well with cute features.

Then he looked at me, not Suga, and said.

“I want to become strong… Master knows how, so please teach me too.”