The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 38

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Chapter 38
“This staircase…….”
[It’s the staircase that leads into the First Tower!]
Whoooosh.
The spirit of the Priestess moved ahead of Lee Ganghan toward the staircase.
She circled restlessly around it.
[I’d been wondering all this time why you never went to the Magical Power training grounds, but…… it seems like the entrance opens once you reach this place!]
“So that’s why I kept dying in strength, agility, and stamina alone.”
[Yes. But if that’s the case, then whoever blessed you…… they would’ve known this information too.]
“Right. They definitely said I’d meet them if I came down…….”
The manipulator who had shown his mother’s voice and face.
When Lee Ganghan asked if that was really his mother,
they gave no answer to that.
-Curiosity weakens you. I’ll come again to bless you.
-Or…… yes. Come down. Beneath the First Tower.
They’d said he could find out once he went down below.
“I suppose I have to go.”
[Wait, just a moment! Even so, shouldn’t we exchange proper farewells…….]
“Ah. A farewell?”
[Yes…… I was originally here to guide you through Celestial Demon Valley.]
I see.
The Priestess did talk quite a lot, but she’d taught him quite a bit about his questions regarding the Celestial Demon Divine Art.
“It’s a shame, then.”
[It really is. I only ever saw you with that vacant look for so long, and now that we can actually converse, I’ve been so happy…….]
“Well, if there are constraints built into the system, there’s not much to be done about it.”
[That’s true…….]
The spirit of the Priestess bowed her head deeply.
Just as her hair began to conceal her entire figure,
‘Ah. But once the Priestess disappears, does the Precise Measurement end too?’
Lee Ganghan suddenly recalled the stat measurement.
He’d had to look through the Priestess.
It was through her that he could grasp the precise numbers beyond 10+.
And his Magical Power had grown enormously this time.
He needed to gauge it once more.
“Priestess, would you measure my Magical Power for me?”
[The Precise Measurement, is it? Yes. I understand.]
Result of measurement.
Magical Power: 15
His Magical Power had settled exactly at 15.
“15…… it’s risen by 8 in just one day.”
[Yes. But it seems you can’t absorb any more than this. I was startled seeing your body burst apart so suddenly earlier.]
“I’ve never consciously experienced dying before. It did hurt, though.”
[……For something like that, you seem awfully calm about it?]
“Do I? Maybe because it happened so fast?”
Pat. Pat.
Lee Ganghan touched his own body and tilted his head.
His entire body had burst apart from within.
The pain had been enormous.
But having died and come back to life,
the reality of it hadn’t quite sunk in.
‘And if I die here, my Celestial Demon Body rank doesn’t drop.’
When he’d heard the true secrets of the Celestial Demon Divine Art and his Celestial Demon Body’s potential rose to EX,
[Even if you die in places other than the “First Tower,” your Celestial Demon Body will not disappear.]
[Instead, upon death, your current rank will drop one stage.]
[If your Celestial Demon Body rank reaches F Grade upon death, your Celestial Demon Body will disappear.]
That message had clearly appeared then.
In other towers, even if he died and his rank dropped,
in the First Tower, it seemed he could die as many times as he wanted.
‘Otherwise, I’d have already lost the Celestial Demon Body when I died over 999 times.’
Realizing that here he was free to die without consequence, Lee Ganghan
He gazed at the staircase.
At least there’s no psychological burden to attempting the challenge now.
[Are you going to proceed?]
“I have to.”
[I see…….]
It felt a shame to part ways with the Spirit Maiden ghost, who knew so much about the Celestial Demon Divine Art.
But now was the time to move forward.
He had to uncover the identity of whoever had been manipulating him all this time.
As Lee Ganghan steeled his resolve,
[I understand. I will support your path, even from the other world…….]
the Spirit Maiden ghost left those words as her final farewell.
Her already translucent form began to fade further.
‘So this is how we part.’
From now on, he would have to clear the tower without a guide.
That was a pity.
It was precisely as Lee Ganghan was thinking this
—Ding.
[You can continue maintaining a guide by expending Magical Power.]
[To continue maintaining the guide ‘Final Spirit Maiden Cheon Serann’, you need 3 Magical Power.]
[If you release the guide, the Magical Power will be returned.]
A message appeared asking whether he wanted to keep the guide active.
‘So her name was Cheon Serann. But maintaining her costs 3 Magical Power?’
His current Magical Power was 15.
That meant one-fifth of it would vanish.
Of course, if he released the guide, it would come back, so it felt more like temporarily lending his Magical Power.
Still, maintaining the guide ‘Final Spirit Maiden Cheon Serann’ required a considerable amount of Magical Power.
Yet,
‘There’s still so much to learn. I should maintain her.’
—Click.
Lee Ganghan chose to keep the Spirit Maiden active.
Flash……!
The Spirit Maiden ghost’s body, which had been fading, snapped back to its original state instantly.
[Huh?]
She turned toward Lee Ganghan
with surprise written across her face.
[T-this Magical Power is……. Could it be that you, my lord?]
“Yeah, there’s still a lot I need to learn from you. Keep guiding me.”
[Ah…… with this much Magical Power, won’t you be at a significant loss……?]
“It’s fine, really.”
At Lee Ganghan’s words, the Spirit Maiden, who had momentarily faltered,
slowly found her voice again.
[……You’re not like a Celestial Demon at all, my lord.]
“How so?”
[There are many Celestial Demons who drain True Qi from their subordinates, but I’ve never heard of one who shares their own.]
“Is that so? Well then, let me try being that kind of Celestial Demon.”
The Celestial Demon Body was something he’d received as a trait anyway.
There was no need to live as the ‘Celestial Demon’ the Spirit Maiden remembered.
Lee Ganghan spoke casually,
[……Understood. Then I shall do my utmost to serve this new Celestial Demon!]
and the Spirit Maiden answered with spirited conviction.
And the moment her response ended,
[You have received the Spirit Maiden’s recognition.]
[The Celestial Destiny Tower can now be constructed in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace.]
Suddenly, having received the Spirit Maiden’s recognition,
the facilities he could construct in the Ten Thousand Demon Palace had expanded.
* * *
‘……What kind of recognition was that, all of a sudden?’
Had there been anything in that conversation worthy of such recognition?
Lee Ganghan was baffled,
‘But still, having more facilities to build isn’t a bad thing.’
Figuring that good is good, whatever the source.
“The Celestial Destiny Tower? You know what that is?”
He asked Cheon Serann about the Celestial Destiny Tower.
[The Celestial Destiny Tower? That’s the building where I and the other priestesses reside. But how do you know that name, Celestial Demon……?]
“Right. Out of nowhere the system said I’d earned your recognition, and that the Ten Thousand Demon Palace could construct it.”
[You, you mean it? Recognition? Of me?]
Caught off guard by the mention of recognition.
Whoosh.
The priestess ghost suddenly covered her face with her hands.
What is this.
Was she actually embarrassed?
“What did I recognize that has you so flustered?”
[I, I wasn’t embarrassed! And I didn’t recognize anything!]
“……Right. But your hair’s in the way anyway, so there’s nothing to hide.”
[It’s a matter of principle!]
Yet even as she said it, the priestess ghost lowered her hands.
Quite the finicky spirit, this one.
Lee Ganghan let out a quiet chuckle and changed the subject.
“So what happens when the Celestial Destiny Tower is built?”
[I’m not entirely sure……? I don’t know much about what the Ten Thousand Demon Palace does anyway.]
“Is that so?”
If that was the case, he’d need to check the Ten Thousand Demon Palace directly.
Lee Ganghan tried to open the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, but.
[The Ten Thousand Demon Palace cannot be accessed from within Celestial Demon Valley.]
A message appeared saying it couldn’t be used here.
‘Hmm. If it’s called Celestial Demon Valley……maybe I can use it once I go down?’
Celestial Demon Valley was the topmost floor of the First Tower.
And if he descended further, things might well be different.
He’d have to go test it out.
“Then let’s head down.”
[Yes!]
Whoosh.
The priestess ghost climbed onto Lee Ganghan’s shoulder.
He walked down the staircase.
Step. Step.
The lower he descended, the more the light faded.
Before long, darkness consumed everything.
‘This never ends.’
Does this staircase actually terminate, or what?
As Lee Ganghan continued thinking this and kept walking.
Crackle-crackle……!
Suddenly, crimson flames erupted from the darkness.
[Kyaaah!]
The priestess ghost let out a high-pitched shriek at the sight.
Lee Ganghan hadn’t been particularly startled by the flames either.
But her scream jolted his whole body.
And well it might.
She’d screamed directly into his ear.
“……Why does a ghost startle so easily? You scared me more than the flames.”
[Oh, it just appeared so suddenly……. I’m weak to things like that.]
The priestess ghost hung her head when.
Crackle-crackle…….
The growing flames gradually shrank back down as.
A glowing red circular dial suddenly shot out from within.
A circular dial divided evenly into seven sections.
A long needle was positioned at the twelve o’clock position.
Each section bore an inscription.
‘Pride. Avarice. Envy. Wrath. Lust. Greed. Sloth…….’
Words laden with negative meaning, every one.
As Lee Ganghan gazed quietly at it.
Whirrrr…….
The circular disc suddenly began rotating clockwise.
[One of the Seven Deadly Sins Order’s sins tests you…….]
The Seven Deadly Sins Order, then.
The seven slots had been inscribed with the seven cardinal sins.
The disc continued spinning for a long while.
Then gradually slowed.
Click.
One slot caught on the needle pointing toward twelve o’clock.
[Greed tests you.]
[Your current rank is Iron Grade. You are matched against a ‘Minion’ or ‘Guardian.’]
[Your opponent is the ‘Guardian of Greed.’]
Guardian of Greed, then.
Given that I’m Iron Grade and the opponent is either a Minion or Guardian, it doesn’t seem like I’m facing anything too formidable.
Or at least, that was the impression.
‘Maybe it was lucky I came before reaching Bronze Grade.’
If I’d waited two more weeks, I’d have arrived at Bronze Grade.
Then I’d probably be matched against someone stronger.
Lee Ganghan reflected that this accident from rummaging through the drawer might actually work in his favor.
He continued staring at the message.
[Your current rank is Iron Grade.]
[Your opponent’s name will be revealed.]
So they’re being Iron Grade and still showing me my enemy’s name.
This system really does seem generous.
Wasn’t it fortunate that I came today?
As Lee Ganghan thought this,
Ding.
[The Guardian of Greed’s name is Christopher Columbus.]
The Guardian of Greed’s name appeared.
“Columbus?”
Wait—Columbus? Isn’t that the explorer who discovered the New World?
What’s he doing here?
[The Guardian of Greed summons a battlefield suited to himself…….]
[The B1 floor’s battlefield is Mare Tenebrosum.]
“What?”
No, wait.
What kind of sea becomes a battlefield?
Lee Ganghan was taken aback.
Whoosh!
As the darkness lifted, the landscape revealed itself.
“Wow, it really is a sea…….”
An endless ocean stretched before him.
Only a large rock sat beneath Lee Ganghan’s feet.
Everything around him was nothing but seawater.
‘I’m not a strong swimmer…… How am I supposed to find Columbus out here?’
As Lee Ganghan scanned his surroundings in bewilderment,
Zzzzzing…….
Before his eyes,
a massive screen materialized.
There appeared on it
a man with a vacant expression, holding a wine bottle.
[So you’re the challenger?]
Glug. Glug.
He raised the wine bottle to his lips and drank straight from it.
Ptuh!
He spat on the ground and grinned wickedly.
[You’ve drawn the short straw with me, haven’t you?]
“Columbus?”
[You know my name? That’s right. I am Christopher Columbus. Pioneer of new sea routes, Governor-General and Viceroy of the New World.]
“Are you the Guardian of Greed?”
At Lee Ganghan’s question, Columbus’s face twisted into a grimace.
[Quiet! I won’t hear it!]
Crash!
He hurled the wine bottle to the ground.
[Why am I Greed? The greedy ones are the pigs in the royal palace! I risked my life to cross the sea!]
He seemed to despise being the Guardian of Greed so deeply.
Crash! Crash!
He kept producing wine bottles from nowhere and smashing them.
[Merde!]
He spat out what sounded like curses while doing so.
Glug. Glug……!
He fetched another wine bottle and blew into it like a horn.
[Ack…… fine, well. You said my sins would be forgiven if I capture a challenger…… die for me, challenger!]
And then.
Bzzzzzzt…….
The screen flickered.
A ship appeared on the display.
A vessel that looked like it belonged in the medieval age.
The camera zoomed in on the cannons mounted on the hull.
Boom!
Cannonballs began shooting out from them.
Celestial Demon Shatters the Tower (Serialization)
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