The Player Hides His Past

Chapter 105: Tower's Exit - Mantra Mine

Mage Tower.

The only place to socialize, the floating garden.

The skilled mages chattered.

Did you fill out the application form?

A desire to explore the unknown.

For the mages of the Mage Tower, the outside world.

The reality was an object of curiosity.

Until now, they had been ignoring it because they didnt see the possibility of exiting the tower.

Ah! Of course, Im talking about the towers exit application.

To think it became possible.

They felt like they finally understood why the senior mages had been away frequently recently.

They must have had a meeting about the towers exit. At the question, answers poured in.

Of course, I did. The problem was setting the deadline

How about we share the deadline just between us?

Can I do that?

Well, what do you think? At least we shouldnt overlap each other!

Indeed, I should do that, right? I want to increase my chances even if a little.

The problem was that the application wasnt easy from the start. It wasnt difficult to write their purpose for the towers exit.

They had written the purpose down ad nauseam even within the Mage Tower.

The problem was the deadline.

He rejects all applications that dont fit the schedule.

Indeed.

The deadline for the towers exit must be set according to the schedule of the person in charge.

The problem was that the person in charge didnt inform his schedule.

Its not like Im taking any test questions.

While looking around each others applications.

Someone sighed.

In fact, I wonder if I should go out.

Is it because of the person in charge?

Everyone thinks the same. Dont you?

And who was in charge of the towers exit?

It was Chief Co-Researcher, Hoyeol.

The skilled mage hurriedly continued.

Of course, I think hes amazing. How many mages have filled out this application form? It would take a lot of effort just to sort them out. But In any case, entering the rupture alone with Chief Lee Hoyeol

It was very burdensome.

They only knew it because they heard the rumors.

Hoyeols notoriety.

Soon, all eyes fell on Klee.

Thats right. Klee has experience, right?

Yes? Experience?

Why are you so surprised? Well, you had a conversation alone with Chief Lee Hoyeol during the pre-verification for the regular conference. I heard that there was more than one mage who ran out of Topaz Hall crying at that time How was it, Klee?

How was it?

Stir

Klee stirred her teacup with a teaspoon.

Then she opened her mouth with difficulty.

It was fine.

Yes?!!

Of course, more than I was worried about!

Klee had made a resolution.

Even if other skilled mages were reluctant toward Hoyeol, and even the mere mention of that name made them flinch. At least she shouldnt act like that.

Yeah, Klee hadnt forgotten what Hoyeol said.

Its a pretty interesting approach.

Since there seems to be no leaps or errors in the logic and process, what is needed is the result.

Be confident and focus on your research.

How to grow bi-herbs.

It was Hoyeol who had recognized the potential of that research.

The skilled mages nodded at Klees ambiguous response.

They exchanged meaningful glances.

Ah, so.

Klees application pointed to a deadline.

So, you set the date tight, Klee?

Yes? I just thought it would be better to try first

As expected, Klees face is more important than her personality.

What? What does that mean?!

Argh! Klee, youre pinching my sides?!

It was fun to tease Klee, who reacted strongly both when she was happy and when she was sad.

For this fun.

They wished Klees exit application would be accepted.

Even so, the seniors applications will take priority over us, right?

The skilled mages werent the only ones who thought so.

Senior mages secretly thought so, too.

Senior mage of fire magic, Bensch William.

Alright. There are no other seniors appointments that overlap with the schedules. Perfect.

Bensch recalled his application for the towers exit.

The purpose was simple.

The deadline was the tightest.

There was a real purpose.

How on earth did you subdue that monster, the Fire Dragon?

What Bensch was curious about was what happened inside the rupture.

Even if Senios had sacrificed himself.

Ice magic and fire magic were not compatible.

I am sure Chief Lee Hoyeol must have also done something.

Bensch wanted to hear from Hoyeol about the day.

Wouldnt it be uncomfortable to enter the rupture alone with Hoyeol?

Since he had been accompanied by Matis, what else could he not do?

Of course, Im worried.

He recalled the memories of Matis company.

Senior Matis, he didnt say a word

However.

He had to endure it in order to hear the story behind that day.

Of course, Benschs worries were unfounded.

Sksk

Suddenly, words appeared on the parchment.

Benschs eyes widened when he checked it.

I-I get rejected? Me?

His application for the towers exit had returned.

At the same time.

Belliere was tongue-tied again.

Senior Mage Belliere-nim! My application for the towers exit passed!

Klee must have filled out the towers exit application form on the same date as Bensch William Kles application passed, setting his application aside.

Belliere recalled Marcelos words.

Additionally, Chief Lee Hoyeol added that the position of the person wishing to exit the tower will not be considered in his decision.

She didnt know that he meant it.

In fact, the Elder Mage, Senios, had also formally requested permission to exit the tower from Chief Lee Hoyeol.

Klee said she got his permission.

Belliere smiled.

Its just in time. Klee.

By the way

This would make the competition more the towers exit become more severe in the future, regardless of whether you were a senior mage, skilled mage, or apprentice mage. In that case, she thought she should prepare in advance.

Belliere continued quietly.

How do I pass those difficult standards? Wait a minute, Klee. Can you please tell me a little bit about how you filled out the application form?

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I realized the weight of the chief.

What kind of person has so much work to do?

But I couldnt whine.

Its all caused by my own mouth.

All the towers exits were conducted according to my schedule.

In order to take responsibility for what I said.

I dealt with the increased workload of the chief.

Of course, I wasnt just speaking carelessly.

Well, everything had a give and take.

I remembered the update history.

The recommended level is 550.

The new ruptures that were updated with Muon.

The recommended level of those ruptures was comparable to [Pedators Swamp].

When I thought about what happened in [Predators Swamp]

If I hadnt received help from the three guilds in the end.

Let alone sprouting the seeds of the World Tree.

It wouldnt have been strange if I got trampled by the monsters.

For me, who was only at level 377.

Level 550 rupture solo play without [Natural Enemy Relationship] is still impossible

This meant that the recommended level was still too much for me.

But I wasnt alone now.

Yeah, because I had the full power of the Mage Tower.

Nothing is more reassuring than this !

It meant I could enter the rupture with the mages of the Mage Tower.

Yes, from when I first entered the Mage Tower.

I dreamed of this day.

However, there was a gap between dreams and reality.

It was greed.

Passing through most of the exit applications.

I wanted to clear the rupture with a lot of mages.

Following strict procedures.

Numerous applications had been rejected.

I put down an unusually dry application.

You still havent come to your senses. Senior Mage Bensch William.

If you write promoting friendship in the purpose, how can I give it a pass! Yes, there was only one exit application that I approved according to the procedure.

[Klee Odia]

Her purpose in exiting the tower was to collect bi-herbs necessary for research.

Just like how I had collected four-colored mistletoe.

It was possible to collect bi-herbs from the ruptures.

Her purpose was fully understandable.

Moreover, I liked Klees How to grow bi-herb research.

I highly valued the potential of her study.

In fact, even a skilled mage is a strong ally.

Now that I thought about it.

Wasnt this a good thing?

Well, if Bensch accompanied me to the rupture.

Wouldnt there be no monsters left?

Senior mages could clear a dozen of ruptures in an instant.

It was me who had indirectly confirmed the force of their power.

This was definitely a good thing. freew ebnov el

I almost burned all the potential benefits I could get.

This was why people should live fairly according to the procedure.

I took a moment to praise myself.

Tomorrow was the time when I would enter the rupture.

I opened a book.

Ive witnessed the state.

For me, for Grandfel.

It was like having a new goal.

Of course, as always.

Sk

I devoured magic books like a daily routine.

Clink

I consumed bi-herbs brewed as tea.

But the meaning behind that action was different.

At least I knew for myself.

If what happened so far was a struggle to not sink.

[Due to the effect of the bi-herb, Red Moon Flower, your intelligence increases by 1 point.]

From now on, it was a struggle to move forward.

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[Mantra Mine Block 1]

[Recommended level: Lv.550]

[Collapse rate: 1.8%]

Wow. So this is a rupture.

Klee put on her robe and uttered in admiration.

In fact, her admiration hadnt ceased since a while ago.

Big buildings, people in unfamiliar clothes, everything must be new to Klee.

But it was too early to be surprised.

The inside of the rupture is a step further.

A scenery mixed with reality and the Arcana continent.

As soon as she entered the rupture, Klee looked startled.

Its somewhat amazing.

A landscape where buildings and a mine were mixed together.

The scenery couldnt be intact.

A building sprang up like a stalactite in a large cave.

This is my first time seeing such an odd rupture?

[Natural Enemy Relationship] didnt work either.

It seemed the demons didnt want to touch it.

Of course, I naturally couldnt reveal such feelings.

I said calmly.

Mantra Mine. Are you aware of the threats that appear here?

Ah! Ive heard of the name Mantra Mine. At first, I thought it was an ordinary mine, but it turned out that it wasnt. So, as far as the threat factor goes

Familiarize yourself.

The threats.

I recited the list of monsters that appeared in [Mantra Mine Block 1. It was all thanks to finding that information in the update history.

Not knowing that fact, Klee nodded with a grave expression.

The threats are all tricky.

That answer was understandable.

The monsters that appeared in Mantra Mine were all [ghost] attributes. It was because of this fact that the mine was abandoned in the first place.

Well, physical attacks did not work on [ghost] attribute monsters.

You need magic or buff to deal with it.

However, this mine probably wasnt worth the effort it took to mine it. Well, it wasnt important. As I said, magic was enough to counter it.

More importantly.

I summoned the nymph as per my purpose.

I was aware of the summoning process when I signed the contract.

Soon, the nymph appeared from the air.

I have answered your call according to the contract.

Gasp.

I heard the sound of someone urgently covering their mouth.

Only Marcelo knew that I had signed a contract with a spirit. It might be surprising to Klee. But was there any reason to be so surprised?

In the first place, spiritology exists in the Mage Tower.

However, such thoughts were meaningless.

I was also stunned inside.

What?

The nymphs appearance somehow became more gorgeous. No, not just her appearance Her energy of {nature} was definitely different from before.

Did this really happen because of my pride?

The nymph didnt hide anything.

She continued politely.

There has been a slight change in me due to the influence of the World Tree.

World Tree!

Yes, I grew the World Tree with the power of the nymph.

I also received a reward for sprouting the World Tree. It was only natural for the party involved, the nymph, to receive a reward as well. I was slightly surprised, but I spoke without expressing it.

That change, too, is only natural.

As expected, I thought youd guess it.

No, I never guessed it until I saw it.

Of course, I couldnt refute her overestimation of me.

I asked the nymph.

Did you see my arrangement?

Of course. I have a lot of stories to tell about it.

Is that so? Lets listen to it slowly first.

The activities of the Goddess Church on the Arcana continent.

There was something I wanted to ask, but.

There was a procedure for everything.

I first received the nymphs report.

And I was startled.

Whats going on in the Arcana continent?

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She never thought Chief Lee Hoyeol would have made a contract with a spirit.

Rather, she never thought it would be possible to summon spirits from the ruptures.

She never thought the chief would have known that fact in advance.

Klee couldnt have imagined all of that.

Spirits were a being that only a few of the mages could witness and make a contract with. It was surprising that Lee Hoyeol, an adventurer, could summon a spirit.

Gasp!

But there was another reason why Klee was surprised.

So much that she had to cover her mouth.

Yeah, Klee was a skilled mage of the Mage Tower.

Even if it is a contract spirit

Naturally, she had witnessed spirits.

Of course, they were spirits that belonged to the skilled mages of the spirit school.

Including Senior Mage Peiyan Lots Fire Drake.

But what the hell was spirit?

The energy I feel is different!

She wasnt talking about the energy of big or small.

Klee was a mage of the healing school.

Since she had no expertise in spiritology, she couldnt explain it well.

How should I say this, it feels different from the spirits Ive seen so far?

Yes, the spirit felt elegant and classical.

As if her elegance was also revealed in her appearance.

Her figure was flawless.

It was even more shocking than when she first saw Fire Drake.

Klee cautiously predicted.

Is she a high-ranking spirit, or stronger than that?

Shake

But she couldnt be higher than a higher-ranking spirit, right?

Peiyans Fire Drake was a high-ranking spirit.

But Klees expectations soon fell apart.

Because of the conversation between Hoyeol and the nymph.

T-The World Tree?

Whats the arrangement?

N-No! Not only that, dwarves?!

How could she tell such great stories?

Is it possible to share this without even changing your facial expression?

Both of them must be more amazing than she first thought!

Author's Thoughts

Alright, everyone, it might be too late to address this but Klee's name is not pronounced like the name of a certain bomber child from a certain game. The 'ee' is actually pronounced like 'e' in Kaveh, you know, the hot sexy blonde guy from the same game. I don't know what could be the good english equivalent of that so I just picked what google translate suggested me. Admittedly, I didn't think too much of it it because I thought she would just be a one-shot background character (I am sorry, Klee). I apologized for the confusion, everyone.