"Wuahahahahaha!!! Now I understand why Grosfier told me to watch that kid closely!" Lilac laughed out loud.
"Wow, that kid, Irregular right? How come monsters outside the Tower seem to be crawling around here right now?"
Lilac swung her legs as she watched everything that happened at the Exam Site.
"The Tower will definitely be hit by a storm."
"Things will be a lot more interesting now," Lilac smiled with satisfaction.
"Hmm... Should I contact the other Examiners too? They should keep an eye on her too. It doesn't seem fair that a Top Ranker is given a exam as easy as melting cotton," Lilac grinned slyly.
"The path the Conqueror must take is not an easy one. She can't pass such an easy test. It won't be interesting then. We have to increase the level!"
Lilac became very excited. It had been a long time since there was a Conqueror who could attract the attention of examiners like her. Quickly, Lilac flew out of the 4th Floor examination room in another dimension within the Tower, a dimension reserved for examiners, admins, guardians, and other figures who worked for the Tower.
But before she could go to the other examination room, someone stopped her from flying. Effortlessly, that person grabbed her wings.
"Better stop that," the person said.
Lilac, "Tskk! Who the heck! Let me go, you son of a--"
"!!"
Lilac was stunned to find out who had caught her.
"Gu--Guardian-sama!?" gasped Lilac in panic.
The person, whom she called Guardian, only let out a small breath.
"Don't look for trouble with her."
"E-Eh???"
Lilac was confused. Did a Guardian Tower just protect Naeva?
The answer was no.
"I'm saying this for your own good, don't go looking for trouble with her."
"That's if you still want to live," the Guardian quipped.
Lilac was even more confused.
"But why!? She's just a Conqueror! Yes, she's strong. But we examiners aren't that weak either until--"
"X Platinum," cut in the Guardian.
"Huh?"
The Guardian peered at the collection of holographic screens watching the location of the 4th Floor Ascension Exam from outside the room.
"Her nova X Platinum."
"W-WHFFF!!!??????"
"X- X- X PLATINUM!!!??????????"
Lilac's shocked scream was so shrill that it made the Guardian cover ears.
"Wh-Why is X Platinum there!!!? X- X- X Platinum... isn't something someone should be able to achieve without a direct contract with the Tower!!! Even Platinum is more than--"
"Shh..." cut off the Guardian again.
"It's your choice to believe or not. I'm telling you to keep you and the others out of trouble with her. Sometime in the future, she will reach the upper floors connected to this dimension. It is possible that she will come here."
The Guardian released Lilac's wings and walked away quietly.
"I don't want to see the carnage when it happens."
Lilac, "......."
"......."
"......."
"......."
"..... This is... Crazy..."
"What... is the X Platinum doing here...?" she limped until she landed on the surface.
"Isn't... platinum only obtainable if you are transcendent...?"
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Character Information
Name: Naeva WinterNova: X PlatinumRace: Ice PrincessAge: 30 [https://img.wattpad.com/9e9e7ea26a04ae8e2245be65b949252c811829f4/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f3146544f517462416a4733355a513d3d2d313337373135383631352e313739393465663535666631323536653730363537373637323231362e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Name: Naeva Winter
Nova: X Platinum
Race: Ice Princess
Age: 30.000+
Status: Irregular
Affiliation: None
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Name: RukaNova: II RedRace: RokkaAge: UnknownStatus: UnknownAffiliation: Unknown [https://img.wattpad.com/8301ad83bf6ad0a8eb33a445f6cc422c68e9ae01/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f44353364416871474e3549666b413d3d2d313337373135383631352e313739393465663332623934373036313336393633303434393530392e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Name: Ruka
Nova: II Red
Race: Rokka
Age: Unknown
Status: Unknown
Affiliation: Unknown
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4th Floor Tower (Theater)
Different from other floors which are the embodiment of a vast world with stretches of sky and scenery in the corner of the eye, the 4th Floor of the Tower is an embodiment of a giant Theater where in this one floor, the Conqueror will be directly teleported into the Theater Building and there is no way out of there.
Different from other floors which are the embodiment of a vast world with stretches of sky and scenery in the corner of the eye, the 4th Floor of the Tower is an embodiment of a giant Theater where in this one floor, the Conqueror will be directly... [https://img.wattpad.com/ec11b3f0de82bc539c29dee17e7a0c52ea127255/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f4674314c454b47734a6b435632413d3d2d3239352e3137376565643437343831353732653539343536333938323939382e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
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There were only thousands of rooms that had various types of Theater stages and public places connecting all of them [https://img.wattpad.com/111335681ce009773ce5b8637ecb1b078b0d1146/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f30515a6d3573326a2d66706769413d3d2d3239352e313737656564346263343662383766613937353035373033363837342e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
There were only thousands of rooms that had various types of Theater stages and public places connecting all of them. Unsurprisingly, there were no Conquerors living on the 4th Floor other than actors and stage performers. Most of them chose to go to the 4th Floor just for recreation.
Naeva was teleported to one of the private rooms on one of the stages. This place was reserved for beginner Conquerors who had just completed the 4th Floor Ascension Exam.
This place was reserved for beginner Conquerors who had just completed the 4th Floor Ascension Exam [https://img.wattpad.com/1e521799fefde72daa9f9b37a8502c3d12103ea4/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f6773575f456265314769677a48513d3d2d3239352e3137376565643539653339633035396336373430303834383639372e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"......"
As soon as the girl arrived at the 4th Floor. Her expression looked dark. Probably not too noticeable given her usual demeanor. But it was clear that Naeva didn't like the atmosphere of the Theater.
And it wasn't without reason. Long ago, she had bad memories of that place. And for that reason too, Naeva had no intention of staying long on the 4th Floor from the start.
Naeva gave a faint smile that conveyed her annoyance.
"Though this is a completely different place..."
".... how could I still remember that place."
Naeva cursed her overly good memory. Normally, her memories of living as an ordinary human on Earth, thousands of years ago, would not be recalled now. But for Naeva, those memories felt so vivid as a curse and a blessing all at once.
Her immortality is the reason why. Naeva became an immortal Ice Princess at the age of 18. What hadn't changed since then wasn't just her physical appearance. Other things such as physical strength, memory, mental age, and anything apart from psychology would also remain that way. Yes, mental age too. Mentally, Naeva should forever be an 18-year-old teenager.
The reason why Naeva can be the Naeva she is now, regardless, is because her mental age was damaged by two factors. First, from the beginning Naeva had been matured by circumstances. Both before Earth's arrival of the Ice Princess and afterward until her immortality arrived. And second, her sanity was impaired by environmental factors after becoming an Ice Princess. In such a situation, even a child cannot maintain her cheerfulness.
Ekhm, back to the topic. Although Naeva did not remember everything that happened during her 30k years of life. She clearly remembered everything that happened during her 18 years of life. Including the childhood she spent in the theater.
"......."
For a moment, Naeva's eyes stared deeply and straight at the stage.
The image of a woman who looked like her faintly appeared on the stage. It was not the beautiful image of an actress acting on stage. Rather, it was the tragic image of the death of a woman who was hit by the collapsing walls and metal of the Theater. At that time, the woman was found by the rescue team dead while hugging the little girl who was acting with her. So tight to protect the girl from the ruins of the building. And so sincere that even until the last moment of her life, she still had time to give a warm smile to the girl.
"........"
".... I thought Theater no longer brought those memories to me," Naeva's mind closed its eyes.
"I guess I just can't forget you, Mama."
Naeva walked out of her private room.
The girl looked around her. There was no one but her in such a large area. There were so many private rooms like the one she was in earlier, it might be a bit troublesome to look for Ruka one by one.
Well, that was if it was someone else.
[ Chibi Snow Rabbit ]
Hundreds of little snow rabbits 10 centimeters long and 5 centimeters high jumped out of the snow cloud that Naeva had made in her hands.
One of the rabbits was whispered to by Naeva.
"Find me a boy in this area."
"Kii!" smiled the snow bunny.
Naeva put the snow bunny down and let her search for Ruka with her little friends. Because of their small size, they easily slipped through and entered the cracks in the top and decorations of the Theater.
It was actually easy for Naeva to find her in other ways. For example, by detection or something like that. Naeva chose to use this method because later on, she could also see the memories of her hundreds of snow rabbits. That way, Naeva could also observe Floor 4 indirectly. Then why rabbits? Something like insects would be more efficient. Something that's too small and needs intricate details would be more fragile since it's made of snow, remember?
While waiting for the rabbit to return, Naeva walked leisurely in the outer hallway.
"......"
"...Wherever there is a big theater, it always has a medieval European theme, huh..."
"Everything is built in a European style. The curtains and fabrics are often red. Both here and there, it's no different. I understand that..."
Naeva frowned. After passing through an area with shining gold ornaments that reflected like a mirror, Naeva realized something.
"---But... why me too?" she thought tiredly.
"Did the floor admin change it when the Conqueror teleported to 4th Floor?" [https://img.wattpad.com/5fff019c501cc929483769a9229e3bba787e1ea9/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f384859644354796f7735694c39513d3d2d313337373135383631352e313739393466316638613431633832363532313230303734393537362e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"Did the floor admin change it when the Conqueror teleported to 4th Floor?"
"Some kind of dresscode?"
There are 3 Tower management entities that help stabilize and maintain the balance of the Tower regardless of the Arc-Angel and its subordinates. The 3 entities are the Examiners (who test the Ascension Trials of each floor), Admins (who oversee each floor, acting as the eyes and conduit of information to the Guardians), and Guardians (who can go to any floor and are the ultimate enforcers of justice in the Tower, where the justice in question will adjust the rules of each floor).
Guardians are only deployed for high-class criminals who violate the Tower's authority. So rogues like Madam Lin and Lord Durren were completely ignored by them. Even the future Bere that Cleopatra foretold was not qualified to be targeted by the Guardians.
"!"
"Get it."
One of Naeva's snow bunnies found Ruka and channeled what it saw to Naeva. Without wasting any more time, Naeva headed straight for Ruka's place.
Meanwhile, Ruka...
"......"
"....?"
"???"
Still busy understanding the situation.
"What? Wasn't I... in the Exam area?" Ruka was confused.
"Why is it on the 4th floor now?" Ruka added confusedly.
"T-That was still fighting the fake Naeva Nee-san. But--"
NGIIIIITT
Ruka's head hurt as he tried to recall. As far as he could remember, the last time a tremendous headache attacked him was in the middle of the battle against the Ice Princess. After that... everything went dark. He had no idea what had happened. Before he knew it, he was on the fourth floor.
Although Ruka tried to analyze the situation and guess what happened, he couldn't come up with anything. There were too few clues.
"Bere Nee-san and the others?"
Ruka looked around. There was no one else in the area.
"There isn't."
The boy let out a small sigh. There was no point in finding out about the situation. At a time like this, all he had to do was find the information himself.
Ruka focused his mind. After focusing enough, Ruka extended his right hand to the left front and swung it to the right. Instantly, a holographic keyboard appeared along with a 32-inch holographic screen.
Ruka began typing code on the keyboard like a hacker trying to break into a database. It took a bit of time, but this method was much more efficient than searching for information in the field.
Since his Nova was still Red level, there wasn't much Tower Information system security that he could break into. Even so, for now it was enough. The information Ruka wanted to access was not big information that required a high Nova level. He just wanted to know, who were the current 4th Floor Ascension Exam participants who had completed the exam.
"So that's it..." thought Ruka after he got the information.
"This explains everything."
Just from the information that the Conqueror was from the same exam as him and had completed the exam just him and Naeva, Ruka more or less knew what happened.
"Naeva Nee-san already defeated the Ice Princess somehow and brought me who fainted to the 4th Floor. But why didn't the others?"
Ruka tried to figure out the reason.
"......."
".... Regardless, Naeva Nee-san is fulfilling our contract. The rest is not important."
Ruka gave up thinking about it. Or maybe just lazy?
"Alright, I'll just wait here. She'll come by herself."
The keyboard and hologram screen disappeared. Ruka sat back and relaxed on his floating pillow as he waited for Naeva to approach him.
"Hoaamm... I'll be home soon..."