The Tutorial Is Too Hard

[Are you sure he's gonna be okay?]

[Don't worry too much. You know how many years I've been thinking about the 17th floor? Perfect contrast.]

[Yes…….]

[Double-check how to use the equipment you sent me, and if you're nervous, practice it in the campfire room. The challenge is for the next car.]

[Maybe that's a good idea.]

[Speaking of which, never let your guard down. If we stick together, we'll feel more comfortable doing it than we thought. The moment you're careless, you die. Focus. Don't panic when you talk to me like that. Don't get caught up in psychological warfare, don't make any gaps, don't let anything happen to you. And it's the most dangerous way to end it. Don't ever forget that. Luckily, the toilet was in a bad time, so you won't have to worry too much about the weapons. It's a mess to see.Don 't worry about the spirits in battle. We can use it as a station when we see it. And…….]

[Yes, don't worry too much. I'll make sure to clear it.]

[Yes... don't die.]

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“Why don't you start by explaining? ”

I asked Kirikiri, who was still depressed, to explain.

It's strange.

Clearly, the 17th floor was cleared incredibly quickly, which made it weird and inconceivable.

But apart from him, I feel even more anxious about Kirikiri shaking like this.

I've never seen a Kirikiri so dark.

No, it wasn't the first time.

I've done this once before.

It was a short passing moment, but Kirikiri apologized to me and made a dark face.

When I attacked the first floor stage and met Kirikiri for the first time, I asked him a question.

Kirikiri said he couldn't answer, but I ignored it and asked the question out of my mouth.

The question was… what happens to the dead in the tutorial?

Anxiety grows.

“Hold on, Kirikiri. ”

“Yes, I'll wait. ”

Before Kirikiri answered, I wanted to know the answer beforehand.

It was no different from what Kirikiri had told me, but it was because I was convinced that anxiety and Kirikiri's answers were worth my menthol.

However, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't figure out why the 17th floor was immediately cleared and why it made Kirikiri sad.

I tried to get advice from others through the community, but I realized it was pointless.

To avoid hearing the answer, to find the answer yourself.

Even seeking advice from someone else to find out the answer.

Inefficient and irrational

Damn it.

But I can't help feeling anxious.

That's the attitude of a bright and lively Kirikiri during the whole season.

Immediately after clearing the 16th floor today, Kirikiri was more excited than ever.

As soon as I started worrying about the 17th floor, it got dark like that.

I kicked the dirt with my feet, and as soon as I pulled out the grass, Kirikiri said first.

“I'll let you know. You're gonna listen anyway, right? ”

Yes…….

“The theme of the 17th floor stage was duel. ”

“Duel?”

“Yes, one-on-one combat. Although that opponent is a bit unusual... ”

Oh, I see.

Ah... Is that so?

I understood the 17-story theme of the opponent's quirkiness.

The 17-story theme was a duel between challengers.

It's like a tournament field.

“Yeah, it's the same thing. ”

But I was the only challenger on the 17th floor on Hell's difficulty, and the stage was not going well.

Cleared as is, and moved here.

“Hmmm... a little wrong. ”

”Wrong?”

“Yes... The first challenger on the 17th floor is supposed to pass without any test. It's the gateway that was designed all along. It's not a design error. If it was a design error, you would have achieved Conquest Clearance. ”

“The first challenger will pass without fail? And the next challenger? ”

“First... we will fight the visions of the challenger. ”

Welcome? Welcome to the first challenger?

“I'm sorry, Kirikiri, can you elaborate? I'm confused. I don't understand. ”

”All 17-story challengers, with the exception of the first challenger, will be welcomed and battled by a challenger who clears 17 floors ahead of himself. That's the gate to the 17th floor stage. ”

I can't get my head back.

My accident is not moving beyond any point, just as someone put a wire in the middle of my brain.

“Then... what about the vision? Tell me about the visions. ”

“The vision… has exactly the same power as when the challenger cleared the 17th floor. Tendency, thinking, judgment, habits, items. Completely the same conditions as when that challenger clears 17 floors. ”

[Battle Focus]

I used combat focus to capture the accidents that were becoming dizzy from chaos.

My mind was confused enough that I could only regain consciousness by using a skill.

Let's focus.

It's an important story.

Let's combine the words of the Kirikiri.

She says the challenger who comes after me fights with the same conditions as me when he clears the 17th floor.

This is a battle between the challenger on Hell and me on the 17th floor.

... can't be the opponent.

“The visions... how do you understand the situation? ”

This is the most important part.

If you can convince the visions, you can clear the 17th floor without a battle if you can convince the situation.

“As a challenger who has to go through the gate, I think we need to defeat the enemy in front of us to clear 17 floors……. Without realizing you're welcome. ”

“... whoever you're dealing with? ”

“Yes... ”

I felt vomiting rising from my mind because of the complex circumference.

I tried to calm down and continued to ask questions.

“Describe in detail what you think we should take down. Exactly how?"

“Kill……. ”

Strengthens the legs.

I sat down in a squat.

Kill? Kill?

A vision that has the same mindset and combat power as me, with the idea that you have to defeat an enemy in front of you?

I know I've been reluctant to kill anything meaningless lately, but I avoid it if it's not absolutely necessary.

Different if necessary.

I will kill my enemies without hesitation.

“Are you okay…? ”

As I sit on the ground, my head is bent, Kirikiri approaches and asks.

But now I was too busy answering her questions.

My mind was drawn to others.

I'm dizzy.

This field can only hear the sound of the breeze, but it sounds like a loud thunderstorm in my ears.

I opened the message window, enduring the unexplained vomiting.

[Hojae Lee, 18th Floor: Hyungjin.]

[Lee Hyun-jin, 4th Floor: Yes, brother. Oh, you're already on the 18th floor. I see you cleared the 17th floor easily. Sixteen said you had a headache.]

…….

[Lee Hyung-jin, 4th Floor: Bro, go ahead.]

[Lee Hyung-jin, 4th Floor: Is something wrong?]

[Lee Hyung-jin, 4th Floor: Hyung-jin, if you're busy, please contact me again later. I'll be waiting.]

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[17th, 25th, 6: 10]

Eventually, I spent 24 days without saying anything to Lee Hyung-jin.

As I spent time in the field of Kirikiri, which relaxes my mind, I began to see the answer gradually.

My mind was somewhat lighter as if it was filled with lead.

I will definitely be the next challenger on the 17th floor.

None of the other Hell difficulty challengers other than Lee Hyun-jin have cleared the first floor.

Compared to those who are difficult to predict when the first floor can be cleared, the pace of progression of the binary is overwhelming.

You've already reached the fourth floor boss room.

We'll be in big trouble on the sixth floor, but once we cross that hurricane, we'll make it to the 17th floor safely.

The problem is then.

How much difference will it make between Lee Hyung-jin who reached the 17th floor and who I am now?

I don't know.

Maybe there's not a big difference between Lee Hyung-jin who became a 17-story challenger and me now.

When Lee Hyun-jin comes to the 17th floor, he may also get a skill or two.

However, given that skills and stats are equal, how much will Lee Hyung-jin win?

I don't think it's that high.

What distinguishes me most from other challengers is that I first acquired Tallarian wings and flashing boss skills.

But what if I didn't get two powers?

Instead, if I had a top-level challenger who would go through the tutorial first and pass the information on to me.

It will take around 4 to 5 times to clear floors 1 through 4.

Six kicks at the most.

Nothing will die before that.

I'm sure.

After confirming the fraud of the power skills, I have been through the stage without intentionally using the power skills while going through the third, fourth and fifth floors.

Obviously, there is a huge difference in power without power skills.

But the importance of information is more than that.

When I walked into the Trident by a trap, most of the time there was no information about the trap.

I learned the information by beating those traps with my body.

The user sees and reacts to unexpected attacks from unexpected places and climbs up.

There is such a difference between me and Lee Hyung-jin.

Differences in intrinsic skills.

My welcome to the 17th floor without any information with Lee Hyung-jin who knows about the 17th floor.

No matter how much I think about it, I lean towards my vision of winning or losing.

Besides...

In fact, I don't know the limits of my power right now.

If I were willing and determined to live, how many enemies would I be able to face?

I don't know

I don't even know when the last time I fought was before I was rushed to my death.

Entering the sixth floor, once at the end of the seventh floor, once at the 13th floor.

Not since then.

I've never been in danger because of my carelessness, but I've never been caught up in a crisis because of an enemy with a lot of strength to deal with.

I have never fought with my limits naturally.

In the 13-story statehouse, the feeling of challenging the limits of sensation and concentration was stronger.

The battle with the state itself was not so desperate.

It was a battle that started in a very poor state, and as a result, it was close to death.

No, most of all, the state's room itself is not on the 13th floor.

The 13th floor clearance conditions were 15 breakthroughs, and the state room was the 33rd.

Damn it.

My head gets complicated again.

“Maybe the family is wrong. ”

Kirikiri who was watching me silently next to him said.

“The future possibilities are endless. Rather than despairing about what will happen in the future, you better be prepared for it. ”

Is that so?

Lee Hyung-jin, who inadvertently reached the 17th floor, thought that there was no way I could win against my vision.

The thought of losing is stuck in my head, and the consequences of thinking about it are hopeless.

Rather, I need to help her grow up enough to overcome my visions before she reaches the 17th floor.

What matters is how and how.

Analyze my power at this point and grow heterogeneity in a direction that can deal with it.

And the information about the Lee Hyun Jin that my vision will have is the Lee Hyun Jin that will be challenging on the fourth floor.

It could pierce the gaps in the information.

There is plenty of time and method.

And Lee Hyung-jin is now a challenger on the fourth floor.

Who knows how long it will take to get to the 17th floor, and how much power he'll have then?

Over the course of a few hours, the thought of tangling like a thread was straightened out.

Strange.

I looked at Kirikiri.

She turns her back and crouches, doodling on the floor.

The content of the graffiti was an unrecognizable peculiar text.

I don't care right now.

It is not for Lee Hyung-jin to give up the challenge to the 17th floor and pass on the waiting room and stage for the rest of his life.

We need to focus more on his growth and help him clear the 17th floor safely.

Hard work, but when did it happen, on this Hell difficulty level.

“Kirikiri, if my next challenger defeats my vision, what will happen to my next challenger? ”

“The third challenger will have the illusion and duel of the second challenger. ”

... The more you do that, the harder the mission becomes.

Later, 17 floors will be much younger than the mission upstairs.

Isn't this a design error?

“It's not an error... …. That's what the architect intended. ”

I feel a fever again in my head, which is just calming down because of Kirikiri's answer.

What the hell were you thinking, designing a stage like this?

It really makes it unfair that I haven't insulted him for a while because I've been living so well lately.

Whatever you're thinking of designing the 17th floor, whatever your intentions are, it's a fucking dog idea.

[The God of Adventure agrees with your thoughts.]

[The god of slowness watches over you.]

Look, even the God of Adventure agrees.

It's been a long time since I've been in agreement with the God of Adventure.

Is this your first time?

Huh.

Though my thoughts are clear, I don't feel so refreshed.

I messed up my hair annoyingly.

Oh, I'm bleeding.

Damn, his grip is too strong.

I took a deep breath again, and finally opened the message window.

[Hojae Lee, 18th Floor: Hyungjin, let's talk for a minute.]

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[The second arena of the competition will be held.]

[Enter.]

[Time to Forced Summon: 14: 59]