The Tutorial Is Too Hard

A message appears as you stand in front of the portal to the 34th floor.

[Specify a party member before entering the stage]

[Current Party Member (1/1)]

- Lee Ho-jae

The same themed stages continued from the 31st floor, but the number of participants continued to change.

The 31st floor is a solo stage.

The 32nd floor was a stage with five people and the 33rd floor was 10 people.

But the 34th floor is a solo stage again.

It was the same theme, but with a higher difficulty, the number of people increased.

When I got to the 34th floor, I reduced it back to a solo stage.

According to Kirikiri's advice that he will challenge the Demon King on the 34th floor, the 34th floor is the stage where more party members are needed.

If anyone has been assigned as an assistant to the party to the 33rd floor, they will not be able to pass through the 34th floor alone.

It was always a vicious configuration.

Before entering the stage, I cleared up my thoughts.

As I get ready to leave, I hear a strange voice.

Ugh... Ugh...]

“What the hell, this again. Do you want to go into your inventory?”

It was not surprising that this crazy sword was not seizing endlessly for a day or two.

[It's not me, Warrior! It's not my voice.]

“Yes, yes, of course. Is José practicing a woman's voice? ”

[Of course! The warrior likes it too!]

“I like a woman's voice, I don't want to hear a man's voice. ”

[But it's not really my voice! Miss Ceresia!]

I examined the soul blade that belonged to Ceresia at the words of the sword.

[Ah, ah… umm…]

I heard your voice again.

I could be sure.

It was Sergia's voice, as the Sword had said.

Unlike the usual voice of powerful and obstinate Sergia, I didn't notice it immediately because it was a dull and powerless voice.

I thought it was the voice of a sword imitating a virgin ghost.

“Ceresia?”

I tried calling Sergia, but she was unresponsive.

I watched the silent Soul Sword for a moment, and I felt uneasy for some reason.

“Aubu, don't you think we should do something first? ”

[What first aid measures? You want me to put it on the handle and try to breathe? I want to tell you something, but I don't think that's what they're doing. Let's wait a little while before we talk.]

As the sword says, I put the soul sword to the ground and waited for a moment.

Sergia's voice is heard one or two words a minute.

It was a meaningless murmur, but as time went on, the pronunciation of the voice became more accurate.

[Ah... Ugh... Dragon, Warrior, Warrior...]

After a long murmur, Ceresia has finally succeeded in saying the right words.

“Uh, Cedria. I'm right here. Speak slowly. ”

[I have a wish, a wish.]

After a few days of silence, Serenia mentioned her wish.

I was nervous if she wanted to be human again, or if she wanted to get out of the sword.

If so, you will have to ask Kirikiri how to do it.

It may cost a fortune, but she was willing to pay if she wanted to.

I don't know how helpful it would be for me to have Ceresia completely assimilated with the sword, but I wanted her to be able to continue talking to me.

[Brave…….]

“Yes, feel free to say whatever you want. ”

[… sweets.]

“Huh?"

[I want a snack.]

I was unable to speak for a moment because of the confusion.

Serenia is silent again after wanting to eat a snack.

The sword explained.

[It's a manifestation of self-awareness as a human being in the process of being assimilated with a sword. Maybe he was obsessed with life or something, and he wanted to eat a snack that he loved in his life.]

Does that usually remind you of your family, or a dream that you can't fulfill?

I can't. I want to play basketball.

Suddenly a snack.

Do I have to make a priest out of it?

* * *

[Welcome to 34 floors.]

[Gateway to 34th floor begins.]

Description: Are you a magician????? I entered the region. Once a hundred years, every demon in the region is driven into one space, with a unique culture where only the winner of the competition gets a chance to challenge the Demon King. has always emitted a powerful Demon King.

Now????? The current Demon King who has ruled the region for four hundred years???? We are hearing that this is the best in the region.

You crossed the main line????? He proved to be the best challenger in the Qualifying Area.

Now compete with the passers-by to see if you are the strongest of them all, and move on to the challenge the Demon King is waiting for.

Last Challenge the ruler of your???? Prove yourself to be the most powerful demon in.

[Clear condition]

????? Break through the finals.

The place I summoned was a vast void.

The void, as it has always been since the 31st floor, was a basement full of dark red.

One peculiar thing, unlike the 32nd and 33rd floors, only one demon was seen here.

“Hey, rookie, what's up? ”

That attitude was very relaxed.

The devil greets me, lying on the floor, with a cigarette in his mouth.

It was a vacuous posture, but I didn't want to attack it.

The demon doesn't seem to have any intention of fighting me.

I felt neither determination nor vigilance.

“Quite a surprise. ”

“What.”

“Most of the demons down here were competing fiercely. That's why I never thought I'd see such a peaceful scene. ”

It wasn't just the devil lying in front of you.

I can't see it, but all the demons scattered around this vast void are restless.

I spread my magic wide enough to detect them, but I didn't respond.

It was a very curious situation to think that all the demons gathered here had come up here, killing astronomical numbers.

“Yes, you can. ”

I've been waiting for the Devil's word to follow.

But the Devil said that, and quietly smoked a cigarette.

“... I heard you don't need to collect any more tokens here. ”

“That's right."

“Then what are you doing here? Can we just go and challenge the Demon King? ”

The Devil listened to my question and turned away.

Only after all the cigarettes in my mouth were burnt off, I scratched my head and started explaining.

“Well... I'm in charge of the tour, so I'll explain the basics. You don't need to collect tokens here. If you want a challenge from the Demon King, the Summoners will appear immediately. That's it.”

“Then what are you doing here? ”

I repeated the question I just asked you correctly, one by one.

Fortunately, this time, I was able to hear the answer to the question.

“The demons who have come all the way up here, they measure their strength. In addition, I refined my skills before I challenged the Demon King. ”

“Doesn't look like it. ”

“Yeah, well. ”

I waited for a moment, but the Devil did not explain what would follow.

Eventually, I had to ask again.

“Why is it so peaceful? ”

“I didn't do this at first. The demons gathered here were determined constantly to challenge the Demon King. Repeated the struggle, checking each other's strengths. And I've decided which one of us is the most powerful demon. The Devil was chosen to challenge the Demon King. ”

“But?”

“What kind of place is that? All the devils of the challenging tribe were killed by the Demon King. I told you, the demons who challenged the Demon King were the strongest here. ”

That's why I gave up.

“Rather than being serious, I gave up. ”

Demons stronger than themselves challenge the Demon King, but they all die.

I'm not challenging the Demon King because I can compete with the other Demons here and raise my skills, but the Demon King will eventually kill me.

I don't challenge, I don't try.

Giving up on each other like that, eventually everyone stopped trying.

It's a common story.

“Yeah, well. We wait for the event to end. Boring, but what can I do? ”

I felt strange.

During professional gaming, I visited accommodation in other groups.

In a troupe rumored to be disbanded at the lowest level of the Pro League.

At that time, the players in the club looked just like this.

I didn't like what they looked like.

With defeat planned, no matter how challenging the outcome, FIG.

They can try.

And that effort will eventually benefit him.

But they don't try.

It's a stupid waste of time getting wet on Mars.

Just watching it made me gloomy.

I didn't feel the reason to attack them.

They were neither enemies nor prey.

Not even a sandbag for growth.

It was like a dead body lying on the side of the road.

Instead of wasting my time here, I wanted to challenge the Demon King.

When I thought about it, a summoner appeared before my eyes.

It looked a little different from the portal in the tutorial.

“Rookie, are you going straight to the challenge? Don't go. You're gonna die. Are you so greedy for the Demon King? Why don't we just wait here for the event to end? You'll get a seat after the event just by coming all the way here. ”

The devil spoke at an unprecedented pace.

What exactly am I saying?

Is he worried about my life for the first time?

Or do they want to defend themselves whimpering like worms in the dirt?

This way is more efficient and convenient.

Is that how they want to masturbate?

I didn't feel the need to resist the demons' meaningless confusion.

I just stepped up to the summons without saying a word.

When I got up to the summons, I was surrounded by light.

* * *

As the light dimmed and the vision recovered, I could see a different landscape.

There was a great throne a little higher than the height of my eyes, and I saw a great demon sitting on it.

[You have entered the final gate on the 34th floor.]

“What a long time to be a challenger. Welcome."

Sitting on a high throne, the devil looked down at me with a familiar face.

It was the Demon King I met on the 26th floor.

“You're recyclable after all. ”

“What does that mean? ”

I thought it might be like this.

The Demon King on the 26th floor and the Demon King on the 34th floor may be the same person.

They had the same title, and the information I heard about the Demon King was consistent with the Demon King I saw myself.

So it was fairly predictable.

But I had no choice but to write separately from him.

The person I killed with my own hands is still out there, unable to remember what happened.

No wonder you don't remember.

That's not what happened to the Demon King.

He shakes his head and sprinkles his thoughts.

I know the Demon King's destiny restrained in the tutorial is fixed, but it didn't have to be the same as hers.

“I'm sure glad I've had a challenger to appease my uselessness for so long. How did a weakling like you get up here? ”

I laughed in vain at the Demon King's words.

I felt no tension from the Demon King sitting on the throne.

Just like the Olphone we met before.

Maybe the devil we just met, too.

It seems natural to confirm the results and regard the process that will happen before the results.

It was great arrogance.

They believed they could do what even God couldn't do.

Is that why you're a demon?

That's what I thought.

“Tell me. The results are clear anyway. Talk to me before you die. If you comfort me in my futility, I may not kill you until this tournament is over. ”

It was fun.

There is definitely a considerable difference between me and myself on the 26th floor.

But the Demon King is so careless even when he sees me now.

I wonder what she thought when she saw me on the 26th floor.

You might think you can kill them as easily as you can by tapping on a bug.

And in return for his negligence, he was in a crisis to be recalled, trying to draw power from his own body.

And then he died.

I didn't want the same results to happen again.

On the 26th floor, the Demon King struck down the Demon King with a lightsaber at the same time as the Demon King summoned his power.

At that time, if you don't fight like that, you won't be able to guarantee victory.

But now I'm free.

It's worth fighting against the Demon King.

So there was enough room to induce the Demon King to draw power.

I thought of a way to upset the Demon King calmly.

And I found the answer.

“Father.”

[Auboots, warrior!]