Entrance Guide

[Burled]

You are in front of the entrance to the 3rd Floor. Only contracted

temp employees are authorized

to enter that area. For Rekenber temp contract information, please

speak to the 2nd Floor Guide.

This is the path to the 3rd floor.

Only the contracted staff are allowed to enter.

How can I help you?

Oh, alright. Let me

check and see if you're

on our temp list. Hmmm...

Ah, you're

First, we need to wait until

at least 5 temps are gathered

to form a work group. Right

now, there are a total of

enter the 3rd Floor.

If you can, try to get

your friends to help you

by coming near me. Please

understand that we have this

temp worker group requirement

for various safety reasons.

Great, you're just

in time. We just met

the minimum 5 temp group

requirement, so we'll open

the gate to the 3rd Floor soon.

The gate to the 3rd Floor

will close shortly, so enter it

as soon as you can. We have

to close it quickly because we

can't have the tower monsters

entering the lower floors...

Burled is smiling lightly so that only I notice.

I nod, then watch him open the gate.

This gate is the only passage

that connects to the 3rd Floor.

After the 4th Floor, passages

between floors only travel one

way, meaning you can't exit the

same way you that you entered.

You see, there's a strange

power that affects the 5th

Floor, and all floors above,

which doesn't allow people to

backtrack through the passage in which they entered the floor.

So if you ascend past the

4th Floor, please be careful

and make sure that you find

a way to get back.

The top is the 12th floor,

and the monsters grow more powerful

as you ascend the tower.

The geographical features also change considerably.

Because the higher levels are

too dangerous, we only open the

3rd Floor Gate when 5 or more

are gathered here. Therefore,

you may need to wait if less

than 5 temps have gathered.

...?

Do you have any questions?

Take care.

...um, you're quite curious.

If you want to know more, would you do me a favor?

Since you asked for our confidential info...

As you wish...

Take care!

Haha. That's not a big deal.

We, Cool Event, are the corporation that works in many areas of business.

From simple events, guides for dungeons, and trading items.

Though our business started as a small one, we've been getting bigger with assistance from the Rekenber Corporation.

They suggested to develop this tower together.

The Rekenber Corporation is only digging out the remains for studies.

The rest would be made into sightseeing place, which Cool Event Corporation can manage well.

It's the biggest business ever.

Also quite profitable as tourist attractions.

But...

Considerably strong monsters spawn inside the tower.

The monsters weren't spawned there before.

The day after that happened...

...anyway, there were some accidently spawned monsters and some troubles...

We and the Rekenber Corporation are in shock.

We were influenced economically, but the more serious thing is...

Many staff involved in development are

sacrificing themselves by coming to 3rd floor.

While we've pumped our all into the business, that accident happened...

We eventually merged with the Rekenber Corporation.

The development is on hold temporarily.

Recruiting adventurers to defeat monsters...

Isn't this funny?

No matter what happened there, they wouldn't be hurt.

Even if they don't get at the root of the accident....

Yes, it's not that big of a deal. Haha....

If we are working here like this....

we would know about the death of animals.

Cool Event Corporation is considered the follower...

They don't clear up how many people

died or any reasons for it.

Now you're curious about this case.

What do they sacrifice for?

I talked a lot.

Sorry, I am not supposed to talk about this case like this...

I've been quite concerned about it, that's all.

If you promise me that

you will do me a favor...

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(What's the accident...?

He might let me know later...)

...there is no way...

They request you to explore the internal part.

You're employed for this exploration.

Rekenber Corporation must have another intention,

since they don't seem interested in the tower much.

I want to know their intention.

This tower is sealed and separated from the outside.

We need to break those seals, explore inside and develop it.

We are developing the 3rd and 4th floors now...

There are still seals there.

You can find out some clues when you search around them.

The magical key and messages?

...we absolutely haven't learned all the tower's secrets...

Who made the seals?

...can you investigate more?

There must be definitive evidence...

Any new progress?

- You show him Varmunt's Journal.

Burled reads it. -

...I recognize this.

This is the hologragh of the wise man Varmunt.

Regenschirm from Rekenber's huge research institute has...

...isn't this the one they are looking for now?!

Isn't their mission to find out Varmunt's research materials...?

For assisting uncompleted research...

Varmunt's research materials are needed...

...so their mission isn't just an investigation of the tower.

Something to get as an advantage...

Even they don't know where it is...

...anyways, this is the one of their main objects.

It's absolutely great. The wise man Varmunt's belongings. How unbelievable!

Now, what do we do with this?

Originally everything we found out in this tower was under control of the Rekenber Corporation.

This is supposed to theirs, but...

How would you like to keep this,

Definitely this should be a secret.

...um, this is a little revenge for them.

I can guess that there are several secrets in this tower through this note.

This secret should be disclosed by you,

No matter how much power they obtain... they won't get to know about this tower...

Haha...

...haha...

I feel a bit relieved.

Thanks.

This isn't much, but here's a return present.

I hope that these will be useful for you,

- Burled gives you the note and an Old Violet Box. -

You acquire one Old Violet Box,

as well as a little EXP.

Are you keeping the secrets well?

Is there a Phantom on the top of this tower?

You look tired. This isn't a big deal, but it's for you.

Ah, it's not that difficult.

After you explore the tower, let me know in detail anything you learn.

...I can't believe the Rekenber Corporation. Many colleagues and friends died for them.

But the Rekenber Corporation doesn't expose the reason they are dead.

The conditions were bad for us from beginning...

All of the developed places except research materials would be turned into tourist attractions...

Honestly, all the personnel are from Cool Event Corp.

They know about it as well.

This business needs much sacrifice as well as personnel who are up for it.

Now I don't feel victimized anymore, but I just want to know what drives these accidents...

What makes us victimized...?

That's what I want to know.

What's this tower?

Why did they develop this dangerous place?

And for what? Should my colleagues be dead for it?

I seriously want to know about it.

Why they must sacrifice themselves...

Let me know...

He seriously wants to know about it.

His hands are trembling now...

I nodd without answering.