The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - Chapter 43



43 – Episode 43. Three weapons_(2)

In the box was a gauntlet.

The metal, which should have shimmered silver, had a lot of scratches and faded. Fingers and palms were shattered, leaving only traces.

It was a scrap item that had been repaired by tying together leather in places where the metal had fallen off.

How can the word relic be so perfect?

And if it’s a gauntlet, isn’t it a glove for holding a sword?

What knights use in fantasy.

But when I checked the ability of the artifact, it was a weapon, not a glove.

Because the only artifacts with attack types written on them are weapons.

[Forgotten Sword Master’s Gauntlet/Rare]

– An abandoned gauntlet found high up in a tower.

– It is broken and cannot be used for its original purpose.

– Changes the attack type to strike.

– When using an offensive combat card, you get 5 shields.

– When the attack hits, the shield disappears.

Reading the description, it was the first relic I had ever seen.

The ability is a relic that grants 5 shields whenever an attack card is used…

Looking at the fact that the shield disappears when the attack hits, it seems to be a relic for the Dakdol-type warrior.

With the feeling of giving some defense while charging.

Seeing that the attack type is a blow, it seems to be used for punching and defeating.

But…

This is bullsh*t.

Since I came to the tower, everything has been in sync, but I can’t use this artifact.

“Heog… Heouk… What’s wrong, Chef…? Is it a very bad artifact?”

Tilda swung her sword excitedly, then came back completely exhausted.

Looking at the gauntlet, his eyes twinkle, as if he finally noticed the new artifact.

If this were a real gauntlet, it would be perfect for Tilda, unfortunately.

“It’s a rare weapon, but I don’t think we can use it.”

“Yes!? I can’t use it. If it’s a rare artifact, I have to use it somehow.”

“This is also a weapon. We can’t write because our hands are already full.”

The gauntlet itself has good versatility and excellent performance, but the problem was that it was a pair of left and right.

Tilda can use both hands to wield the sword, and I have a diamond in one hand.

And TOE’s weapons cannot be overlapped.

That means you have to give up one of the three weapons…

Once you can never give up on Vajrapani.

Because Vajrapani’s effect reduces the curse penalty by half, when converted into cooking items, you can save dozens of cooking items per floor.

And the curse card’s weakness, the duration of battle, can be doubled.

“The chef thinks Geumgangjeo is better, should I try it?”

Tilda asked in a hint, but she didn’t seem to mean it.

It seems that he really likes long swords.

Contrary to what he said, he held the sword tightly in his arms and exuded a will that he could not give up.

The gauntlet doesn’t suit Tilda anyway.

“You only have 2 attack cards, so you won’t be able to pull out even half of the effect of the gauntlet.”

“I guess so. It would be great to be able to use multiple attack cards per turn. That’s too bad…”

“It’s okay. There’s a shop on the 10th floor that buys weapon artifacts. What do you sell there?”

“Oh, does it pay a lot if you sell it? Still, it is a rare artifact.”

“You shouldn’t think about getting a full price at the tower’s shop. Better than just throwing it away.”

“Ehh… It’s a pity, but I can’t help it… Will I hold it until they arrive?”

“No, wait a minute.”

“Why? Can you think of a way to use it!?”

“It’s not like that… It’s strangely familiar from a while ago…”

“A gauntlet?”

“Yes. I must have seen it somewhere…”

“Oh, I must have seen it during rehearsal!”

“I’m sure it must be… It’s strange. I don’t remember.”

“Ah, that’s strange. I heard the tower has 100 floors? I think it would be difficult to memorize only the cards, but how can I remember all the artifacts? You can even eat it.”

Certainly, TOE data is vast, but…

Still, I couldn’t get rid of the strange feeling.

An artifact I don’t remember, does that make sense?

For the past two years, my day has been filled with TOE.

I researched some builds registered in the community, and I also made a lot of my own builds.

I’ve been combing through all the hidden routes and hidden events.

I can’t just forget the relics.

It is also a high-performance artifact.

It makes sense if it’s an artifact you’ve never seen… But it doesn’t make sense if you don’t remember it.

“Where did you see that…”

“Looking at the explanation, they said they came from the top of the tower. What floor did the chef go up to?”

“The 99th floor.”

“Ugh… Really?”

“I arrived on the 99th floor right before I came here, and suddenly moved like you.”

“Wow… I could have reached the 100th floor if I went one more floor, it must have been a waste.”

“I can’t help it, but… It bothers me more that I can’t remember now.”

“Then it’s a high place, so how about starting with the 99th floor? What was on the 99th floor?”

“Uh… So…”

And at that moment, it felt like lightning struck in my head.

To Tilda’s question of what did you see on the 99th floor…

I couldn’t think of anything.

Nothing really.

I must have reached the 99th floor.

Every time I tried to think of the 99th floor, my memory was blurred like a thick fog in my head.

I still remember it clearly enough to memorize the strategy up to the 98th floor.

‘Why do I only remember the 99th floor…’

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t even remember what the field on the 99th floor looked like.

I was obsessed with it for two years.

Does it make sense to forget the results?

“Chef, don’t take it too seriously. You may forget.”

“It’s not that simple. You could die from lack of knowledge on the 99th floor.”

“Since you’ve climbed to the 99th floor once, you might think of it when you go up again.”

As Tilda said, since I’m only on the 1st floor right now, I don’t need the knowledge of the 99th floor at all.

I felt like I had to think about it strangely.

Why do I feel like I have to think about it?

What am I missing?

I was lost in thought while looking at the gauntlet for a while, but Tilda tapped me on the back.

She turned around to see where Tilda was, with an embarrassed expression on her face.

“Chef. Speaking of the 99th floor…”

“Yes. What?”

“Only one person can go up to the 100th floor.”

“Did you know?”

“I heard it in the village. So when we get to the 99th floor someday, we have to decide who gets to go up to the 100th floor, right?”

“That will work. It’s a long story now.”

“So… I’ve been thinking about it, how about Dalian?”

“Dalian?”

“Yes. Because I decided to learn how to be strong from the chef. Sometimes we sparring to see who is stronger. So if the chef wins, the chef goes up, and if I win, I go up.”

“If I did it that way, I would definitely win.”

“It doesn’t matter. My goal is to become stronger anyway, so I train for another 100 years, wait and then go up.”

“Are you stupid? They say that if you go up to the 100th floor, your wish will be granted. Go and make me strong. You can do it.”

“Ah~. That’s not it. There is no point in being strong that way.”

“Being strong is enough, do I have to find the meaning?”

“You know when you see Flick or Grow. People who have become strong through the power of others eventually fall because of the power, or become intoxicated with power and harass the weak. What I want is not that kind of strength, so I will become strong myself.”

“It’s full of romance in a world where you might die right away.”

“Uhhhhh, it’s nice to hear that it’s called romance.”

“Then what will you wish for when you reach the 100th floor?”

“Of course I should beg to go back to the old world, right?”

“Is that natural?”

“Aren’t you the chef? What wish did you ask for?”

What is your wish?

Normally, asking for a huge amount of money is the norm.

It’s just money that you can play and eat for the rest of your life without any worries.

But now that I think about it, I wonder if having a lot of money is meaningful in this world.

If I go back to Earth and ask for more money, I wonder if it will be canceled because I have two wishes.

Anyway.

I was thinking of asking you to make me roughly rich.

After hearing Tilda’s wonderful wish, I felt a little embarrassed to speak.

In fact, even the wish to return to the original world is ambiguous.

All I did on Earth was to shut myself in the corner of the room and do TOE.

Is there any point in going back?

Did I ever want to go back?

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In the first place, I didn’t like looking at the outside world, so I only played TOE in the corner of the room.

“I didn’t think about it.”

“Ah, how could there be no wish?”

“Maybe not.”

“There are people without wishes, but not the chef. There must be a wish.”

“How can you be sure of that?”

“Yes, Chef, you are climbing the tower harder than anyone else. Even when all the villagers hid, Chef only thought about climbing the tower. There must be a wish.”

“There is no such thing.”

“Uhhhhh…Then I’ll go up. Please guide me to the 100th floor!”

“You are funny. Do what you said in sparring. If you can’t beat me, don’t even dream of a wish.”

“Look at that. Because you have a wish Also, Chef heard Tower’s voice. The tower never goes against the climber’s will, so if there wasn’t a wish, the voice wouldn’t have been heard. Am I right?”

If that’s the case… I was thinking about that too.

It’s about an unknown power that I’ve been feeling ever since I came here.

Whether it’s a tower god, a demon, or a voice.

Ever since I fell into this world, that unknown force pushes me forward.

The first time was when I met Dana.

I got an event to cook in Dana’s kitchen and peek into Dana’s memories.

So I made chicken soup that I hadn’t planned, and went back to the village by going backwards through the tower.

The same goes for Tilda.

Originally, there were Tilda and Flick where the mid-boss should be.

As a matter of fact, Tilda found me.

The image of me in those days when I was pathetically struggling.

I got pissed off, killed Flick, and got a bleeding immunity item.

The entire process is ultimately linked to my build.

If it wasn’t for Dana, I wouldn’t have helped the old man, and I wouldn’t have thought of the curse build.

After that, I got a long sword that fits perfectly with Geumgangjeo and Tilda.

I felt like everything was falling into place by an unknown force.

I guess that’s why.

The reason why the first kwang I picked felt different.

A gauntlet you can’t even use, and a memory that won’t come to mind.

And… Even Tilda’s questions now, I feel part of that power.

Why am I trying to climb the tower even though I have no wish?

If the voice of the tower, this unknown power, really represents my will.

What kind of dog sh*t will push me into the tower?

Why do I climb the tower?

Thinking about it, it wasn’t fun to attack or fight.

I don’t want to compete for records.

It’s just because I enjoy cooking, which I haven’t done in a while.

Danana, Tildana.

In this world, the food I cook is overly delicious.

I just got excited and started actively attacking this world.

What do I want? Wish?

I remembered it now, but I don’t think there’s anything like a wish.

I just want to see idiots scouring the towers for something tasty, cooking it, and enjoying it.

Not worrying about money or the future, just playing like that.

That moment.

A voice came from inside my head.

『You desperately search for memories in the fog of the 99th floor. What you left behind in another world. What you saw No matter how hard you try to recall it, the memory just fades into a fog. Now you have to choose.”

It was an event.

I caught the boss and cleared the first floor, but now it’s an event.

That’s funny.

But I suddenly became curious.

If the tower’s voice really represents my will.

On the contrary, I might be able to find my will in that voice.

What am I missing?

What is the identity of this unknown power?

I want to hear your voice.