3 – Regressors too weak (3)

“Haap!”

Cheop!

There was an ambiguous sound that was a little weak compared to swinging the sword with all one’s strength.

“… Hmm.”

It was an experiment to see if the grass surrounding the vacant lot could be cut, but it was hard to talk about the results.

Maybe it was because of my lack of strength or lack of skill, the grass lay down without being cut.

The fact that the sword is not an extremely sharp sword also contributed to the disappointing results.

“It sucks.”

Chop from a cartoon featuring a swordsman! I thought of a cool production where many reeds were cut off when I swung the sword, so I tried it once.

It seems to be too much for beginners who have only been holding the sword for less than a day.

“It’s not easy, it’s not easy.”

Apparently, the tower gave me the ability to return, but it didn’t give me the ability to swordsmanship.

Should I just give up and practice spears like I picked up earlier?

No. After all, the high point is the sword, and the king of all diseases is the sword. Time is full of me. I can’t give up here.

“… “

As the sun was about to set, the sky was dyed red.

The first night at the tower has arrived.

The night at the tower was more cozy than I thought.

It was much colder than during the day, but it was a bit chilly, so I didn’t think there would be a big problem falling asleep.

There was a problem with no pillows or blankets, but I’ll have to get used to this in the future.

“… Whew.”

As I was lying down and tossing and turning, a rich sage time came.

Even if you get it, why do you have to acquire such an idiot-like ability?

If it was a simple death return, I would have left this empty lot long ago and wandered here and there.

Wouldn’t it be too much to return just by being cut in the grass?

I thought about wrapping clothes all over my body and heading out of the clearing, but if I go around like that, encountering enemies is another problem.

Because it’s impossible to fight cleanly with clothes wrapped around you.

However, I suddenly thought that it would be beneficial just to get information while walking around.

Come to think of it, is it okay? There’s nothing to lose anyway. I’ll have to try this one more time when I go back. The days are warm, so if you ask for clothes, they might give it to you.

“Hey… “

I was laughing to myself as I made plans, when someone tapped me on the shoulder.

“… What are you doing?”

There was no problem in checking the face because the moonlight was bright.

This is a woman with bobbed hair who was squatting during the day and sniffing in the corner.

I remembered her face because it looked cute. Originally, a pretty woman is bound to remain in her memory.

By the way, why is this woman talking to me all of a sudden?

Swoop.

A woman politely puts her hands together and holds out to me.

“Maybe… Do you have anything to eat?”

“Ah.”

After hearing her words, I realized that I was also very hungry.

Come to think of it, yes. After being summoned to the tower, she swung her sword while sweating, but she couldn’t eat anything.

“… Sorry. Me too… “

“Ah… yes… “

A girl with short hair leaves with a gloomy face. Judging by the fact that she immediately started talking to others, it seemed that she was not normally hungry.

“… f*ck.”

It seems that I have read too many academies and whoopies. All senses are dead.

When summoned to a tower like this, the first thing to worry about is food, clothing and shelter.

Among them, water is the most important.

A person can survive for quite a long time without food, but cannot survive even three days without water.

Come to think of it, I sweated a lot during the day.

When I touched the inside of her mouth with my tongue, it was dry.

“… “

I was so excited about the fact that I was returning that I didn’t even realize my physical condition.

Thinking that I might have to return sooner or later, I slowly fell asleep.

The morning was bright.

“f*ck.”

When I woke up, it felt like my throat was being torn apart. It looks like he slept with his mouth open.

If I knew how to possess the tower, I would fix my habit even if I went to the hospital. I regret so much.

Pair, pair!

The sudden sound of applause that breaks thoughts.

“Now, now. I hope everyone will pay attention here.”

A man with sparse gray hair was clapping his hands and attracting everyone’s attention.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Park Cheol-jin, an incumbent firefighter. Guys, I don’t know if this is someone’s joke or if the world has been turned upside down, but it seems to be a real situation. I’ve been waiting all day, but there’s not even a hint of rescue.”

Park Cheol-jin gives the impression of a tiger. Perhaps he was a firefighter, his body was covered with hard muscles.

“If we stay here, everyone will starve to death. I am thinking of leaving this vacant lot in search of a water source. Anyone want to join me?”

Park Cheol-jin exudes intense charisma. He doesn’t seem to know much about the status window or the tower, but that person seems to be a strong human being.

“… If you’re a firefighter, you’re trustworthy.”

“… Really? Are you a real firefighter?”

All the middle-aged and elderly people remaining in the vacant lot gathered around firefighter Park Cheol-jin.

The same goes for some young people.

“… Let’s go. Judging by the moist ground, there must be a river nearby.”

A group of about 20 people left the excellent water clearing.

All that’s left is a few women who are too timid and some geeks. And about me

There are less than 10 people combined.

“… “

Come to think of it, the ponytail woman wielding the sword was nowhere to be seen. Did you follow firefighter Park Cheol-jin?

“Let’s do something.”

The situation is bad. Sooner or later, hunger may scar the stomach wall and return.

I just decided to get used to the sword until I returned.

I don’t know how much time has passed. How about lunch?

“… Shall we return?”

The hunger has gotten pretty bad. The same goes for thirst.

Around the time when I was seriously thinking about returning.

Susseuk.

I heard a sound approaching the clearing where the grass was being mowed.

“… “

The cowardly women ran away like frightened cockroaches to the other side of the sound source, and I tensed my muscles while holding my sword.

Did the monster finally come this far? Or is it a wild animal?

By the time the hand holding the sword was damp with sweat.

“Huh?”

It was the ponytail woman who had disappeared in the morning that appeared through the grass.

“… Joy.”

Surprisingly, she held a box of calorie bars and 30 bundles of 500ml water in her hands.

“Uh… and! Sister! This… Can I eat this?”

A bobbed-haired woman approaches a woman with a ponytail making a fuss.

Seeing the short-haired girl’s desperate eyes, the ponytail girl nodded her head slightly.

A girl with a ponytail who opens packages to distribute food and water.

Those who remained in the clearing were able to fill their stomachs and quench their thirst after a long time.

“Sister! Sister! Where did you get this from?”

A girl with bobbed hair clings to a girl with a ponytail, as if she’s trying to get close to her this time.

“… When you defeat the monster, the corpse disappears and food appears in its place. It was too much for me to eat, so I just brought it.”

You have to defeat monsters to provide food. It is one of the common clichés in tower climbing.

But that amount… Too many. In the tower climbing I know, only one person’s food is provided for each monster.

I don’t know, but the monster she defeated must have been a fairly strong monster.

A woman with a ponytail speaks in a light tone, as if she came and picked it up.

She

She was pretending not to be, but it was clear that she had brought her food out of concern for the people in the clearing.

I thought she was a crazy b*tch wielding her sword to find hidden peace, but it turned out that she was a good person with a warm heart.

“Me too, I want to help!”

Now is your chance.

I jumped up from my seat and strode toward the woman with a ponytail.

“Teach me the sword! I want to take you as my master!”

“… Go away.”

But jerk her head! A woman with a ponytail turns around and refuses coldly.

But I wasn’t the one to give up here.

Her essence is a kind-hearted sage.

If I sincerely asked, there was a high possibility that she would accept me as a disciple.

“Please, please! I need the strength to protect everyone too!”

I started acting, shedding hot tears like a soldier enlisting in the army to protect his country.

“Now I’m weak and can’t even get out of this empty lot! That’s one of my top picks! I want to be strong too! I want to become stronger and protect everyone!”

A desperate voice that makes my heart ache.

The woman with bobbed hair who was listening next to her had an appealing voice that brought tears to the eyes…

“Didn’t I tell you to turn it off?”

Whoops!

At barely visible speed, something passed in front of her eyes.

“Wow!”

I was so startled that I fell unseemly and hit her on the buttock. What?

Swoop. A woman with a ponytail slowly leading a sword into a scabbard.

She snapped at me in a cold voice.

“Disciple? I have no intention of getting anything like that. The reason I brought food wasn’t to help you. Don’t be mistaken. The neck is next.”

“… “

The back of her nose was stinging, and when I touched it, there was blood on the tips of her fingers.

Did you just swing your sword? At an invisible speed?

Judging from the words ‘next is the neck’, it seems that only the skin was cut as a warning.

But if there is a problem.

[Damaged.]

[Return to the moment you first entered the 0th floor.]

***

“f*ck! Where are you!”

“… f*ck.”

It’s just that it wasn’t a warning at all to me.