To conclude, Kousuke’s prediction was not mistaken.
The North Tower’s size and number of floors were on the same scale as the South Tower.
And the current floor was the 41st Floor.
“…It’s too predictable, I don’t even know what to say…”
“I don’t think you need to force yourself to say anything?”
Mitsuki, overhearing Kousuke’s mumbling, replied.
Currently, Kouhi was in the middle of a fierce battle.
Her opponent was a Thunder Beast, a type of magic beast that unleashed lightning magic.
Although, even with that said, Kouhi, with her three pairs of wings fully spread and at maximum power, was no match for it.
Kouhi, who had swiftly defeated it, returned to where Kousuke and Mitsuki were.
The North Tower, like the South Tower, was being conquered by the three of them.
Thanks to Kouhi and Mitsuki, it could be cleared quickly, but there was no helping that it took days.
There was no point in deploying more people, so it was more efficient for the three of them to come.
“Holy and Magic, plus the four elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind…”
Since Fire and Wind had not yet been conquered, it was not confirmed, but he couldn’t imagine it being wrong.
“Hmm. Well, rather than it being predictable, it’s a given that there’s a composition that follows the fundamental existence of spirits, wouldn’t you say?”
“Is that so? I don’t have any particular problems, so it’s fine.”
What Kousuke was thinking about was the management method of each tower.
The fact that it was structured in such an easily understandable way made him feel that there must be a corresponding management method.
However, unfortunately, he couldn’t figure it out just by looking at the management menus of the towers so far.
“Master, you were walking while lost in thought… ‘Whoa?!’ …Was it too late?”
Kouhi’s warning went unheeded, and as expected, Kousuke neglected to watch his step, tripped on a stone, and fell spectacularly.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Kousuke stood up with Kouhi’s outstretched hand.
Incidentally, on the 41st Floor, they deliberately did not use Kor (presumably Kousuke’s transport) and explored on foot.
This was naturally for investigation purposes, but Kousuke was thinking that he might not need to confirm anymore.
They had come perhaps half the way, but most of the monsters that attacked were magic beasts.
With no apparent changes, Kousuke found himself lost in thought.
Of course, this was only possible because the two of them were keeping watch around him.
While thinking such things, the 41st Floor was cleared, but from the next floor onwards, they returned to using Kou for travel and conquest.
After that, there were no more dungeon-like floors, so with aerial travel and the overwhelming power of Kouhi and Mitsuki, they finished conquering the North Tower.
***
After the conquest, they completed the customary procedures in the Management Layer and immediately returned to Amamiya Tower.
Before reporting the results, he did not forget to wash off the dirt from his long journey (?) in a bath.
After getting out of the bath, Kousuke immediately headed for Shurein’s location.
Shurein was not there when they returned, so she was probably in the Northeast Tower.
Accompanying Mitsuki, they headed to the Northeast Tower, and as expected, Shurein and Peach were there.
“Oh my? You’re back?”
Peach was the first to notice them.
Shurein, at that moment, was staring intently at a monitor.
Noticing Peach’s voice, Shurein also looked up and seemed to notice Kousuke and the others.
“Yeah. There weren’t any significant differences.”
“So, does that mean?”
“It was a tower where magic beasts were the main opponents, as expected. Also, I confirmed that we can exchange floors with Amamiya Tower.”
After taking a bath, he had tried it in the Management Menu, and it turned out that the floors of Amamiya Tower and the North Tower were exchangeable.
“I see. So, as planned, will the castle be moved to the North Tower?”
“Yeah. We will.”
“Understood. …Well then, Peach, I apologize for leaving it incomplete, but I’ll leave the management here to you.”
“Yes~. I’ve also been checking the work up until now, so the handover is perfect.”
It seemed that while Kousuke and the others were conquering the North Tower, she had been doing various things, including the handover.
“Is that so. …So, how is it here?”
At Kousuke’s question, Shurein and Peach gave a bitter smile.
“There’s been almost no progress. If anything, it’s just that some individuals have finally evolved.”
“They seem to be of the species called
“Oh, that’s a good result, isn’t it? Did only one come out?”
“No, a few have come out.”
“What? Isn’t that enough? Is there a problem?”
To Kousuke, it seemed like a big step forward, but the expressions of the two were not good.
“The problem is, we don’t know what conditions they are evolving under~.”
“It feels like some of them evolved after we summoned a large number. Unlike Amamiya Tower, we didn’t install anything special.”
“…What about the summoning circles? How many summoning circles did you install?”
With something in mind, Kousuke asked that.
“Summoning circles? For the
“No, regular summoning circles, not for familiars.”
“After summoning too many
Of course, some monsters appear naturally, but the number of
Since the
Incidentally, the
For that reason, they stopped summoning
It was after that that individuals evolving into
“…I see. …I’m going to check something.”
After hearing what the two had to say, Kousuke immediately left the spot.
The two, sensing something from Kousuke’s attitude, followed him.
Kousuke headed to the 10th floor, which had been created for experimentation.
He had come to check if there had been any changes since before.
And, as expected, natural monster evolution had not occurred.
He hadn’t examined the entire area thoroughly, but since the foxes had been placed on this floor, there had been almost no changes.
After checking the 10th floor of Amamiya Tower, they then headed to the Southeast Tower.
“Huh? Mr. Kousuke, is something wrong?”
Sylvia and Floria greeted them in the Management Layer of the Southeast Tower.
“Ah, no. I just have something I wanted to ask.”
“What is it?”
Kousuke checked the current management status of the Southeast Tower with Sylvia.
According to her, unlike the Northeast Tower, they were not using summoning circles other than for familiars.
Also, the evolution of familiar monsters had not occurred yet.
“…Perhaps, but…”
Kousuke began with that preface and started to explain his idea.
What Kousuke was thinking was that defeating monsters using summoning circles other than for familiars might make them evolve more easily.
Come to think of it, when Kousuke first started managing Amamiya Tower, he had also placed summoning circles.
The purpose was not for evolution, but for leveling up skills.
Sylvia and Shurein, who had just started managing, did not place many low-level monster summoning circles because they were inefficient for divine power recovery.
However, Shurein, due to the circumstances, was forced to start placing summoning circles, and evolution occurred from there.
Kousuke considered this too coincidental.
After the conversation, everyone nodded in admiration at Kousuke.
“I see, it’s not entirely unthinkable, is it?”
“Verification is necessary.”
“Of course. Also, I’m planning to lift the ban on summoning circles on the 10th floor of Amamiya Tower soon, so I’m looking forward to the results from there too.”
With this, the future course of action was decided.
For now, they would install summoning circles sufficient to subjugate familiar monsters and observe the results.
If monsters evolved from this, his prediction would be correct; if not, it would mean there was another reason.
In the end, it was decided that they would try it out, and they would conduct the tests in the Northeast and Southeast Towers.
The North and South Towers will be discussed next time.
