My Girlfriend Tempting Setups

Chapter 2: Chapter 2 – My Childhood Friend Is Top Ranker II



Before leaving, I remembered what a self-proclaimed hunter expert professor said on TV.

One day, an unprecedented natural disaster struck humanity.

The earth was in shambles, the sky was collapsing, and the sea was rising.

Then a tower that suddenly appeared to save humanity.

Brass, silver, and gold...

There is a level of difficulty in each order, and the range of rewards was different in each order.

For example, restoring a natural disaster using the technology obtained by attacking the tower. Also, as a reward for conquering the tower, a country received something that would develop the country further than the previous generation. The land, which had been poor from the beginning, became fertile thanks to just one hero.

Humanity awakened the Aurors and began climbing the tower by receiving skills from godlike beings called constellations.

And then there was a person who communicates with God through the tower and saves the world.

This person was called a hunter.

… It was like an introduction that seemed like something out of a movie.

In reality, it is a 3D industry with a bit of romance.

A tall old tower caught my eye.

Tower of brass.

This is the place that Song Seong is said to have targeted on TV.

Although the risk is lower compared to the other two towers, conquering the 100th floor is a feat recognized by everyone.

Even though this was a Brass Tower, the reward he received during the strategy, which was not cleared, was probably too great, and the author of the [Saint] was able to perform [global service] through some kind of power and achieved his current nickname.

'… What a great person. He is truly a great man.'

'Thanks to such a great man, this tower may have come to its end. It's been a really long time.'

The first floor of the tower was inhabited by hunters from another world, and the streets were filled with people who were shouting toasts during the day, delighted with Chomok's capture of the tower.

Someone danced as an auror, someone broke real-time hunt tubes on their phone, there was someone who got too drunk and got into a fight, there was someone who blocked it, and there was a merchant who gave away 80% of cheap equipment, saying he would use this opportunity to empty his inventory. Street vendors were also lined up.

That means the person has accomplished something big. Everyone is bound to be happy.

Nevertheless, is there a dark side to this profession that does not always have a happy atmosphere?

You lost your job.

What should I say about this? [Mystic Eye] and [Bronze] have finished conquering the Silver Tower.

What is the Golden Tower?

The atmosphere is not good there. Because my co-workers are not releasing the information either.

'Are there any entry restrictions?'

'6 major guilds are being restricted.'

'What on earth are those bastards thinking?'

'Are they trying to monopolize the tower again?'

If you look closely, there were many people like me who entered the tower depressed.

'Of course, the fact that the tower has been captured also means that its original function has been lost. This is tough news for someone like me who earns a living day by day.'

After the tower has been captured, clearing out the area will begin in earnest. Certain layers will be occupied by large guilds, or there will be layers that are inaccessible in order to donate technology to the country, and the regen of monsters will also decrease accordingly, so it is virtually forcing the native hunters here to 'get out of business.'

'The level below here was earning quite a bit of gold, but it turned into a mess overnight.'

'I have some money saved, but not much.'

The tower may not have completely lost its function yet, so I came here with the intention of making a big deal out of it, but looking at it, there is more than one co-worker who had the same thoughts as me.

Some of the tower's residents who were actually playing headed towards the fading tower and made eye contact with me.

"Hey, look over there. That spotted bastard over there."

"It's a scavenger. "

"Who is it? "

"He's a weirdo who's ranked D but has a nickname. Well, didn't you tell me last time? "

"Oh, that bastard who has been picking up corpses lately? "

-Crazy guy…

I picked my ears.

It's a familiar curse word.

I stand out too much because I am a D-rank subject and have a tinnitus.

My skills are so-so, and the nicknames are not normal, so it's a really shitty life.

"Yes, I confirmed. Next person! There is a long line, so please move quickly!!"

There is nothing good about being associated with people like that.

 I ignored them and entered the entrance of the tower. The target was also the guild leader of the [Chomok] guild, and as if he was already planning to show off his authority, the gatekeeper also checked my ID card with a guild mark resembling a giant tree, the symbol of the Chomok guild, engraved on his shoulder.

It was unfortunate that it didn't even take 5 seconds for that busy face to turn into a frown.

"The nickname 'Scavenger' and that spotted body... Are you a hyena?"

"If even the gatekeeper knows, my reputation must have been ruined."

"Of course. There are a lot of rumors about this strange guy who doesn't climb towers but just picks up corpses."

"It would be unfair to be killed in a place like this, but at least the remains should go back to their parents."

"What about the rumor that you are extorting money from corpses?"

"What do you think of people? It's just about getting fair compensation."

"You crazy person... That's it. If I talk to you, you'll poison me too. Go in now."

"Thank you~."

"Tch."

This is the last time I lick the honey flowing from here.

The gatekeeper clicked his tongue, but I thought he was someone who would forget in less than a week anyway, so I ignored him and entered the tower.

"[Transfer]."

By placing my hand on the entrance to the tower and saying a word, my body was sucked into the other world.

It was a feeling I would never get used to.

*

[35th floor of Tower of Brass]

A wide field that was hard to believe was inside the tower welcomed me.

"Tsk."

I felt dizzy due to the sudden return of gravity in a state of weightlessness, but fortunately I did not fall.

It's on the 35th floor, so it's quite a floor for a D-rank hunter to step into, but since it's a brass tower, there aren't that many strong enemies.

A high-level hunter active on the Internet said that brass starts from the 15th floor, silver starts from the 30th floor, and gold starts from the 50th floor.

I don't know if it's real or fake, but at least the Brass Tower was like that.

"The scenery is really amazing. I wanted to camp here at least once, but it's such a shame."

A windmill village was visible in the distance.

Drooping windmills, endless golden wheat fields, a fertile land where no one lives and there is no need to worry about food.

-A truly foreign sight.

This is why this tower is called [Prairie Tower]. I only work in this area, but other floors are generally like this. The concept was so obvious that it was clear what the Vegetation Guild Leader gained for humanity by attacking this tower.

"Hmm. It's sweet."

Resources are so abundant that you can just eat the apples or raspberries nearby. There are many animals nearby, and there is no need to worry about a lack of meat. According to information, from the 50th floor onwards, the leaves taste like meat, so it's hard to imagine what kind of another world it might be.

'Thanks to this, it was great that I didn't need breakfast, but I wonder if this will happen soon.'

I looked around, but there were no mobs.

When the tower was activated, one or two animals would come out one by one, but now it was a quiet farm.

It's so leisurely that a white creature is snoring in front of me with its belly exposed.

'A rabbit can even take a nap in front of people.'

This is someone you normally don't see around here. Is it so peaceful that that sensitive guy can just bask in the sun?

It might be good for someone who lives here, but it's terrible for a daily worker like me.

'Tsk. I can't help it. I have no choice but to find it myself.'

'I really hate it.'

'I really hate it!'

I really had no choice, so I put down the wooden box on my back and moved to a slightly distant place.

The contents of that box "Don't come near me."

"Come out."

Pull the thread on the spot and open the box.

And there, without realizing it, I grew chicken skin from the army of bugs boiling over there.

「「「」….「」「」

"… Ugh."

It's a cockroach.

I don't know how many bugs there are, but they are all looking at me.

They didn't come closer, but I unconsciously looked down at my feet with an unpleasant feeling of disgust.

I was worried that these guys might come riding on my body.

"If you hear me, go to the forest right away and look for food. Quickly."

──Sasasasasasasasasasat.

"Fuck…"

The large group of insects dispersed immediately.

The black figure disappeared, but the sound alone made me feel so disgusted that I felt like I was going to die.

I will explain later why I am ministering to cockroaches and such. Rather than that, earning a daily wage is more important now.

"How did my life end up like this?"

I don't know.

Most of the time, I don't want to do this, but I can't help it because it's my job.

The burnt skin was tingling and painful due to the disgust that crawled up my skin.

Fortunately, the pain I had endured was worth it, as the cockroaches I scattered soon began pacing around me and making gestures that they had found prey.

"Where are you?"

「───」

"This way?"

I headed inside the forest, following several cockroaches that circled exactly 5 meters around me and served as a compass.

It is a terrain that remains clearly in my memory. Maybe it's because I go there often, but there are still footprints. The problem is that this time, it's not the footprints I left behind.

'It's where the ogres live. Is there still a respawn here?'

They are big and needlessly numerous, so I don't want to mess with them. However, since the tower was in poor condition, I thought the number of people would be small, so I went ahead and found a cave that looked familiar.

"Is this place?"

The cockroaches stopped. When I put down the box, they come back, making unpleasant noises.

I didn't want to touch the box for a while, so I put it down and looked around the cave, and blood stains were clearly visible from the entrance, as if someone had been there.

'Did my partner come and go? Then I don't think those bastards really brought me here.'

I scratched my head. I took out the torch from the pocket of the cheap items I had saved up and decided to point it inward. Fortunately, the cave was not that wide, so I quickly found the corpses of a group of ogres, a small amount of gold on the floor, and the main character who caused the commotion.

But he was a corpse.

Not an ogre, but a young man.

"…"

'Did he die here?'

Of course there is no answer. One shoulder of the corpse was dented, suggesting that it had been attacked by an ogre. Right next to the corpse were several bodies of ogres who were believed to have fought him. It seems like Orge was stabbed a couple of times by this man, but he's not in good health. Conversely, this is also the reason he died.

'Couldn't have killed him with a single sword? He thought Orge was an opponent he could beat, so he attacked Orge, but he was pushed out in a battle of physical strength and died.'

Oh, these bastards, their vitality is strangely tenacious.

Common newbie mistakes in Tower of Brass.

It seems like he thought he could win, but it's clear that he misunderstood his own capabilities and became the same.

"First, get the gold. Next, get the equipment."

I flinched as I rummaged through the man's body.

"Huh. Look at this."

On the other shoulder that was not crushed, a pattern of a giant tree is engraved.

In other words, the vegetation guild.

Being on this floor...

"Are you the new recruit that those kids were raising? No, where did you leave your colleagues and come all the way here alone?"

I don't know why. I tried to touch the equipment.

It's best not to touch this. If you do something wrong, it can lead to a dispute.

Instead, it was decided to retrieve the body itself.

'It's probably just after Gilma attacked the Brass Tower, and the base will still be here. It won't be that far, so let's go right away.'

I don't know if there will be any compensation, but there's nothing wrong with meeting one of the best guilds at the moment.

I don't know what they think, but the person receiving the body often says they are grateful.

At least his relatives and family will express their gratitude.

"I guess I'll have to get the bag out."

I took out a carry bag from his item pocket and carried the body in a familiar pose.

Now I am literally worthy of being called a [scavenger].

Normally, I wouldn't have messed with someone who didn't make any money, but for some reason, today I felt like, "I have to do this."

 


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