I’m the Only Magic Tower Owner Episode 295
It was a SSSSS level artifact, so I crossed my arms and looked at the Tree of Life.
“I know it’s great, but what is this used for?”
“The Tree of Life has various effects, but this is its most representative power.”
When Ea held out his hand, a bottle filled with liquid flew out and landed in his hand.
“This is an aqueous solution containing the monster’s poisonous ingredients.”
“What are you going to do with that?”
Ea took the cap off the bottle and without hesitation sprinkled it on the flower bed where the Tree of Life was. So Sim-hee and I made a startled noise.
“What are you doing?”
“Please watch for a moment.”
The poison sprinkled on the flower bed disappeared into the ground as if seeping into it.
And after waiting for a while, she said.
“Please watch your head.”
“huh?”
A fruit fell from the branch. I was startled and grabbed the falling fruit.
It was about the size of an apple, had an intricate pattern on its skin, and was pink in color.
“What is this?”
“It is a fruit from the World Tree that contains antidote ingredients for the poison that was just sprayed.”
“……What, what?”
Ea said with a grin.
“You can try it once.”
“…….”
I looked at the fruit in my hand.
It was uncomfortable, but… … So, could it be that Ea is trying to kill me? I boldly took a big bite.
“and!”
The dense juice gushes out in your mouth like it’s about to explode.
My mind became at peace with the sweetness of a type I had never tasted before. My taste buds are going crazy.
“Oh, this is crazy. So Sim-hee, try it too. It’s really delicious!”
“Me too?”
She hesitantly accepted the fruit I gave her and carefully took a bite. Then she had the same expression as before and her shoulders were shaking.
“This is sweet, right? How can it taste like this…”
While we sampled the fruit, Ea slowly continued her explanation.
“The Tree of Life has a purifying effect. It can detoxify any evil power.”
“Wow! Then isn’t this like a panacea? If you extract cancer cells and put them in a flower bed….”
“That’s not possible. Only diseases of the other world, which are mana-based, can be eliminated. The Tree of Life itself is a huge mass of mana.”
I nodded. You can make money just by selling this fruit to the villagers, especially if you make an antidote to the disease and sell it… … .
“It’s a pity, Tapju, that you can only think snobbishly after seeing this great product.”
“It can’t be helped.”
I said, taking out a research file from the bookshelf and opening it.
“The 7th floor is so difficult that I don’t know how to use it. Other than eating the sweet fruit….”
[Implementation of diffusion network using horsepower spatial filter]
I stopped talking. I just opened the file without thinking and the title of the experiment caught my eye.
The theory is to create an artifact centered on a magic stone and build a special diffusion network in the form of a wave.
I seriously turned the pages.
[Research results show that there is a limit to the ability to maintain wavelengths with artifacts alone. A completely new kind of medium is needed.]
[Galaxy 35034. 10. 017. Research discontinued.]
“……Eaah.”
“Yes, Topju.”
“Post a recruitment notice for researchers right now. The fields are biology and mechanical engineering. Regardless of nationality or affiliation. Grab them all, even if it means paying double, no, quadruple the annual salary.”
Sosimhee blinked, and Ea nodded.
“All right.”
“We’re going to be working on a completely new project. It’s called research on otherworldly engineering and biotechnology sponsored by Magic Tower. It’s okay to bring up any story that might appeal to scientists.”
I plan to capture both scientists who like money and scientists who are interested in new technology. We may not be able to leisurely identify industrial spies due to lack of time, but this is a job worth taking any risk.
“From the Magic Tower and Arcane, all people with engineering-related characteristics or knowledge should be recruited and sent to the 7th floor. We need the right people among wizards.”
“I follow orders.”
Ea disappeared in a flash of light.
I looked at the file again and saw So Sim-hee standing next to me, looking embarrassed.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I get distracted when I get caught up in just one thing…”
I stopped talking. She was suddenly staring at me with a scary expression.
“……Are you really the CEO?”
For a moment, an eerie feeling flowed through my body.
“Huh? Oh, yes. It’s really just me.”
She just nodded slightly.
The atmosphere relaxed. Is that really what happened? I asked in a daze.
“Why? Do you think I’m fake?”
“No, it’s really nothing.”
Since I came back after 5 years, such a question itself is not strange.
However, people’s doubts about such things have been dispelled by this activity at Red Gate and Ea’s awakening from dormancy and following my orders.
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Because it wasn’t something a fake could imitate.
‘I don’t know what So Sim-hee is thinking. I need to become closer to her.’
I cleared my throat and said.
“Simhee So, you are active in the global guild ‘Guardian’ in New York, right? Do you have any plans to return to the Magic Tower?”
She nodded slightly.
“……Yes, I would like to go back if possible.”
Fortunately, the negotiations seem to be going well.
It seems like life in America isn’t that satisfying.
If she, who is a level 2 official and can transform into a dragon, enters the Magic Tower, she will gain considerable power.
You can’t miss her either.
“Not only will we raise your salary, but we will also do something about the placebo issue. Then, when So Sim-hee comes back…”
I thought about the empty seat for a moment and then said.
“Meteorological Design Bureau on the 4th floor and Mana Mine on the 6th floor. Which do you prefer?”
She looked surprised.
“Well, am I the manager?”
“Of course! When you become So Sim-hee, you should of course take on the role of manager.”
“How could I hold such an important position…”
She wiggled her fingers, looking unsure.
The majestic golden dragon that used to fly through the sky and burn monsters at random was nowhere to be seen, and he still had a timid personality.
“Think about So Sim-hee’s career. She is one of the five greatest magicians and has the world’s strongest metamorphosis ability. Anyone would consider it an honor to work with So Sim-hee.”
“…….”
She thought for quite a while and then spoke.
“What about Kim Sarang and Cho Yong-hee?”
“I will recommend the two of you for the manager position as well. Kim Sa-rang said the 4th floor is more comfortable, and I will ask Cho Yong-hee tomorrow.”
“Well, then I’ll decline the 4th floor.”
She said, lowering her head.
“I’m not confident because I’ve only learned transformation magic. Sarang Kim is much better at field magic than me.”
“Yes, then I understand that.”
And so the interview with So Sim-hee ended.
As soon as she said, ‘You can go back,’ she quickly ran away without even looking back.
Of all the people I’ve ever met, he was the most consistent person in terms of personality over the past 5 years.
“Tapju.”
Ea appeared out of thin air.
“We have posted an announcement for the research task force team with the secretary. We will begin recruiting staff as soon as the details are in place.”
“Yes, good job.”
I roughly sat down on a chair nearby.
Ea flew gently next to me. There were her snacks on her tray that she had brought.
Today’s snack was burdock chips.
“As expected, I can’t do it without you.”
She asked while I was biting into some crispy burdock chips.
“How did So Simhee look?”
“well.”
I clenched my chin and was lost in thought. Her voice came to mind.
-… … Are you really the CEO?
I can hardly forget her face as she looked at me while asking that question.
What emotions was she feeling at this time? doubt? anger? sadness?
no.
If you were to ask me which one it was, it would be closer to ‘empty’.
“Ugh, I don’t know. How would I know what happened during the five-year gap?”
“I have a question. Top owner.”
She said.
“Jin Bo-ra, Seo-jin Jeong, and Eun-sol. If the three are not Mine, isn’t Samia and the 4th floor team the most likely? I wonder why they are giving them important positions again.”
“First of all, the biggest goal is to immediately secure a sense of power.”
I said, reaching for the burdock chip shelf.
“Think about it. Nemesis will be six months from now. It takes too long to discover and raise each person one by one. The 4th floor team has proven skills and has good chemistry with the existing members. There is no reason to use someone else. “There is nothing.”
“okay.”
“And another reason is, it’s easier for me to find out if I keep it nearby and observe it rather than sending it away.”
When I put the burdock chip in my mouth and chewed it, a crunching sound was heard.
“Don’t worry too much, Ea. We will definitely find it until Nemesis comes.”
* * *
It’s been a while since I went on a drive.
I am driving through downtown Seoul in a car provided by Mtop. The driver was behind the wheel, and Cho Yong-hee and I were in the back seat.
“I think it would be a great help if Jo Yong-hee returns to the Magic Tower.”
Of course, I gave him the same suggestion as the other members. Cho Yong-hee bowed his head and answered.
“I already belong…”
“Of course I know.”
I’m mentioning it again, but Cho Yong-hee is a guild master who founded a guild called ‘Amyak’.
“I heard that Darkyak is also a wizard guild, and I am willing to accept all members of Darkyak as full-time members of the Magic Tower and give up a floor. I will not spare any support.”
“Uh, um…”
Still, after meeting So Sim-hee first and then Yong-hee Cho, dealing with these types of characters became somewhat more manageable.
I gave him plenty of time to think.
“Then So Sim-hee and Kim Sa-rang…”
“Yes. You both decided to return to the Magic Tower.”
Cho Yong-hee pressed his forehead with a conflicted expression.
“I don’t want an answer right away. You can take your time and think about it before answering.”
“Ah, yes!”
“Or maybe I can find out why Cho Yong-hee is hesitating? I might be able to solve it.”
If Cho Yong-hee feels responsible for the ‘secret medicine’ he founded and wants to remain, I also considered the next best option, to place him in a guild of the Magic Tower like Arcane, rather than merging him. Otherwise, I plan to tie it to an alliance guild.
Cho Yong-hee bowed his head and was silent for a moment.
“I also sincerely want to return to the Magic Tower.”
“yes.”
“Well, but…”
He held his head and shook it a couple of times. It seems like a huge worry.
“…Can I really tell you?”
“sure!”
“I think you’ll laugh when you hear it. I think you’ll think it’s stupid.”
“I won’t laugh. I promise. Please feel free to tell me any minor issues.”
I mobilized all my facial muscles and smiled like an open-minded and inclusive boss.
Cho Yong-hee, who hesitated, finally confessed.
“……It seems like a ghost lives in the Magic Tower.”
fantasy,
