The Late Cook Ascends the Tower - Chapter 47



47 – Episode 47. Again Hardcore Root_(4)

‘How many seconds can you give me? How many hours?’

The answer came back so quickly that my worries seemed stupid.

Then Dana grabbed my arm, grabbed me, and began to drag me across town.

If you pull it with such ruthless force, I have no choice but to follow you…

“Hey, hey! Take it slow! I can give you an hour or so!”

“Tilda is waiting! I need to eat eel soon!”

It’s a mess because I’m in a hurry.

Dana’s breathing spread through the quiet night street.

Her long brown hair is blowing in the wind, and Dana’s neck and back of her head are visible through it.

Is it because the room air is cold?

For some reason, it felt like her steam was blooming from the back of Dana’s head.

I can’t see her expression, but she’s probably smiling…

Did you think about it after hearing my suggestion to climb the tower?

If you’re going to accept it so coolly, why did you stay in town?

I had quite a few questions about others, but I didn’t ask them.

Because I don’t quite understand why I went against the tower.

Ultimately inefficient, extremely impulsive, I decided to climb the tower with Dana.

The trigger is an unknown power that I have been feeling ever since I came to this world.

I don’t know if the source is the god of the tower or the devil.

Every time I tried to act alone, that voice fitted Tilda and Dana into my path.

And when I remembered Dana’s mother in front of the stairs to the second floor, I finally figured out the identity of the voice.

There are two suspects in the voice.

The first suspect…

This is Dana.

Her last two years, I owe her quite a bit.

Money, career, people, even confidence.

When I lost everything and locked myself in my room, if it wasn’t for Dana, I probably wouldn’t have died.

Because there was no reason to live.

While spending her dead days like that, one day she suddenly found herself doing TOE.

I don’t even remember how I came to play the game.

I had never played a game in my life and had no interest in it, but when I came to my senses, I was playing.

The difficulty level increased, but I continued.

It’s easier than living.

Games are different from reality. If you work hard, eventually the number of floors goes up one by one, and then there are days when luck follows.

After meeting Dana in the village, I continued her TOE to meet her.

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When I hear her compliments, I feel relieved to be in the corner of her room.

When I climbed the tower, it felt like Dana was pushing my back, so I wasn’t lonely.

You can do it! Let’s do a little more! Do.

So I somehow managed to live two more years.

And after possessing this world, an unknown force pushes me.

Even though there is no Dana in this world.

A little while ago, after listening to the last event, I remembered Dana-san’s face.

[Since you’ve been in debt for a while, should you pay it off now?]

I saw Dana’s face smiling kindly.

I pushed my back for two years, so this time you should try it.

Somehow put that kid with the same name as yourself on the 99th floor, and tell him to live longer in the meantime.

I could see Mr. Dana pressing with a picturesque smile.

Although I am comfortable alone, I still have to pay off my debts, so I came back here.

So the true identity of the voice is Dana-san.

And there is a second suspect who is more likely than Mr. Dana.

It’s me.

Actually, it’s God, the devil, and Mr. Dana, what does all of that mean?

I think I’m a good person even after leaving my brother like that.

When I was traveling alone, I got sick just thinking about cooking, but now just imagining Tilda making a fuss while eating my food makes me laugh.

The same goes for Dana.

I said goodbye once, but I thought about it the whole time I climbed the tower.

It would be nice to eat it with grilled eel. Then, like an idiot, put something that hasn’t even cooled down in your mouth! Huh! He would hit me on the shoulder as he walked away.

If you get out of town, you’ll find something even more interesting. I thought of Dana.

Climbing the tower is risking one’s life, even knowing that I can’t meddle with Dana’s choices.

I returned to the village with a voice as an excuse.

With just one snot, he made all sorts of excuses.

That’s what the shop owner said.

It is said that the tower does not go against the will of the climber.

The power I’ve felt so far must be my will.

My desire to climb the tower with Dana kept holding me back.

I’m sorry, but I want to think positively.

To be honest, even if I reached the 100th floor right now, I wouldn’t know what to wish for.

Train Tilda strong, take Dana to the 99th floor, and if you do, won’t my wish come to mind?

Like I told Tilda.

Climbing the tower alone is an easy mode for me, a deceased person.

Reaching out to other people instead is a very hardcore route, though.

I’m a deceased person, so I’m conscientious about choosing a hardcore route.

It’s actually an excuse.

“I’m back!”

As I entered the tavern, the wizard grandfather who was sitting in the hall saw me and jumped up.

I’m glad you look healthy.

“Isn’t that a dark-haired young man! I thought I went to the second floor already, but what happened to this!”

But before I had time to answer, Dana intercepted her words.

“Grandpa! I’m sorry but I don’t have time! Please take good care of the store from tomorrow!”

“You mean a favor? What… Do you mean?”

I ran past her grandfather and ran to the second floor.

When Dana returned to the first floor a moment later, she heard a crackling sound from the ceiling.

In her hands were some blankets and a diary she had seen before.

I didn’t see any other luggage besides that.

A blanket and a diary are all that you will take with you out of all the things you have cherished in your life.

Since he’s like that, he didn’t ask why he followed me.

Perhaps Dana is the same as me?

Someone knocked. I guess I was waiting for you to push me on the back.

“Dohyeon, I’ve packed all my stuff!”

“hahahaha… That’s fast. Tilda will like it.”

“Oh, that’s right. And I have a favor to ask of you!”

“What is it?”

“I don’t know if it will work… but would you like to listen to it?”

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[2Nd floor of Gilly’s general store. Suga’s personal space.]

Suga, who was lying in bed, woke up to a sudden noise.

“Sister! It’s me!”

That was a surprise.

This is the first time I’ve had my sleep disturbed while living in this village.

Of course, I wasn’t angry because it was Dana’s voice.

She thought it was strange and opened the window.

In this town, there are no events big enough to wake anyone up, and Dana is unlikely to find her.

What’s going on tonight?

I looked out the window and saw Dana waving her hand.

With the blanket wrapped around her arms.

Then he shouted in a loud voice.

To the extent that the villagers came out to watch.

“Sister! I’ll be back for a while!”

And that horse was the second anomaly.

Is it fair to say that he is coming from this pea-sized village?

I can go to the farthest forest in 10 minutes.

“Did you wake me up to say that?”

“Yes! Grandpa decided to look after the store!”

“How come you talk like a person going far away? Where are you going?”

At Dana’s reply, Suga doubted her ears.

“Wheeyo! I will go to the 99th floor!”

“What? You want to climb the tower? Suddenly? Even tonight?”

“Yes! I want to say thank you for all this time! It’s going to take quite a while, so bye bye in the meantime! Don’t go hungry!”

‘I can’t even grasp the situation in my sleep. What are you talking about?’

Dana said that and turned her back without regret.

Then she walked towards the entrance of the tower with her rifle.

Originally, the Dana that Suga knew wasn’t that kind of person.

Stuck in this town, waiting for someone, waiting.

A pitiful human being who can’t give meaning to anything other than waiting.

That was Dana.

What kind of wind blew and thought of leaving?

Looking in the direction she was walking, my doubts were immediately answered.

A tall black-haired man stood at the end of the dark street where Dana disappeared.

That was the third anomaly.

The one who reached the 2nd floor, and the one who killed the climber hunter who ran backwards to the tower.

‘Did you come back to this village to pick up Dana?’

The ability to destroy the base of a tower.

A cursed deck that cannot exist.

That’s not enough, taking the only human born in the tower with you.

On the subject of collecting 1,000 gold on the first floor and even having a membership card and a hotel armadillo.

‘Wow… How on earth is it going to be more fun…’

Suga’s arousal sensor, which had not been working since arriving in this town, was heated to the limit.

After two days, she was due to return to the battlefield on the 40th floor.

So before going, she pondered for a long time whether or not to report Lee Do-hyun’s presence in the golden rule.

After Dana disappeared, she grabbed the balance on the table without hesitation.

It was the [Golden Balance], An exclusive artifact of the golden rule.

The guild master’s communication method installed in every shop in the big city.

A golden aura emanated from the artifact, and soon a voice was heard.

The current guild master of the Golden Rhythm Guild. It was the voice of [Villadello Lou].

[There are two days left… Why are you so fussy?]

“Lu, I’m sorry I played around with you. I contacted you to do some work.”

[Work? What do you do Unemployed.]

“Do you want to die? I found a really interesting climber, but if you’re not interested.”

[Who are you? Name.]

“Okay, I just left the first floor, and I’ll be arriving at Oasis much sooner than you think.”

[I’m curious to see you say that. What kind of ability do you have?]

“Look into that for yourself. My job ends here.”

[If you’re a bad guy, you’re a punishment.]

“It will be fun. I took the Hotel Armadillo.”

[Armadillo? Really? There’s no way you handed it over lightly… What did you do to take it?]

“I told you to earn 1,000 gold.”

[Is that so? Also on the first floor.]

“It took two days.”

[Lies.]

“Really. Also, since you took the membership card, put it on VIP with my authority.”

[VIP? A new climber? You-]

“This is the end of the report. See you in two days.”

She cut off contact with her on her own and lay down on the bed.

Then he gave a big smile.

You don’t age in the tower.

So people who haven’t reached the 100th floor have to spend a thousand years, ten thousand years, meaningless years.

Those who accepted that fate used to feel the greatest happiness at moments like this.

The moment you discover the great fun to come in the future.

And that future was coming sooner than expected.

Because he collected 1,000 gold in two days on the first floor. Run down the tower at insane speed.

At that time, Suga suddenly remembered a fact.

Not too long ago, there was a talent discovered in the golden rule… I heard there was a 4th floor.

If it’s Lee Do-hyun’s potential, won’t he catch up with that team sooner or later? He had a pleasant imagination.

She thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep today because of a series of interesting events, but she fell into the sweetest sleep in 10 years.

And when she opened her eyes, there was a loud commotion going on outside the window.

‘What are these bastards… Doing in front of someone else’s house in the morning?’

It was such a big commotion that I wondered if all the villagers had gathered.

So I looked out the window, and there were people crowded in front of the bar, not the grocery store.

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“What are you guys doing! Dana is gone now, so let’s go and get some sleep!”

“Sister! Come down quickly! Right now!”

“Oh why!”

“Eat breakfast!”

“Eat sh*t soup yourself!”

“Are you saying there is no Dana!? And there’s no poop soup anymore, so come down quickly! It’s chicken soup!”

“Chicken Soup!?”

Suga swallowed her saliva as soon as he heard those magic words.

The chicken soup she ate a few days ago.

That was the most delicious food she had ever eaten in this world.

Chicken soup after Dana and Lee Do-hyun disappeared.

She frantically went down the stairs and made her way through the crowd into the tavern.

But inside the tavern, the scent of chicken soup was really vibrating.

A bowl full of soup is on each table.

“What is all this?”

“Sister, would you like to see this? I don’t know how, but Dana did it and left.”

I went into the kitchen like that.

A pot hung on the fireplace was full of chicken soup, with a note attached to it.

I wonder if the book was torn or what, the following was written on the paper that was hastily torn and pasted.

[Recipe: Lee Do-hyun’s Special Chicken Soup.]

1. Include only the specified ingredients.

2. Ingredients: [Bad bird’s corpse] [Salt mineral] [Grass lump] [Unknown tree fruit.]

3. If you put something else in, look for it.

And on the last line of the recipe, unlike the other lines, it was written in a messy font.

[I’ll go upstairs for a while! Don’t starve and see you next time!]