I thought, “Wait a minute,” but the procedure advanced automatically, so I couldn’t stop it.
Only an announcement was made, and I didn’t understand what had happened, but it was certain that another conspicuous cause had increased.
The procedure itself was completed quickly, and the transition work at the Southwest Tower was also completely finished.
I immediately checked the situation from the control panel, but I didn’t understand it very well.
The only thing that seemed relevant was that the Southwest Tower had become affiliated with Amamiya Tower.
On the display, it was shown that the Southwest Tower was completely under Amamiya Tower’s control.
A constant amount of Divine Power was now being sent to Amamiya Tower.
By the way, “a constant amount” means that the percentage of earned Divine Power can be set, so it was designed not to result in a deficit.
At first, I intended to send Divine Power from Amamiya Tower to manage it, so it was almost meaningless, but if the Southwest Tower could earn Divine Power on its own, it would be a different story.
There would be no need to go through the trouble of sending Divine Power to Amamiya Tower.
Currently, the South Tower has an excess of Divine Power, and work is being done to send Divine Power to Amamiya Tower every day, but this will become unnecessary.
I checked if there were any other differences, but I couldn’t find any here, so I decided to head to Amamiya Tower.
“Oh. Kousuke, you’re back!”
When I returned to the Amamiya Tower Management Layer, Shurein greeted me.
“Hmm? Did something happen?”
“No, while I was managing the North Tower, I received a message that the Southwest Tower had been conquered, so I just decided to wait here.”
On all six previous towers conquered, information about their conquest had been sent to Amamiya Tower.
It seemed to be a fixed function of the towers that a message would be sent to all towers when one of them was conquered.
“Huh? Then, the North Tower is not under our control?”
“Under control? What’s that?”
As Shurein tilted his head, Kousuke began to explain… but was interrupted.
“Kousuke, the South Tower has come under our tower’s control, what’s going on?”
It was Colette.
Following her, Peach, Silvia, and Floria also returned.
Hearing Colette’s words, Shurein tilted his head again.
Kousuke was about to explain, but before he could, the other members started explaining, confirming that the situation was the same as with the Southwest Tower.
Incidentally, the phrase “Conqueror of the Continent” did not seem to be in the message either. It only stated that the Southwest Tower had been conquered.
However, I couldn’t confirm whether this was because it came under Amamiya Tower’s control, or if all towers received the same message.
As for Kousuke, he hoped it was the latter, but there was no way to confirm it.
After finishing the explanation to Shurein, the gaze shifted to Kousuke.
“No, I don’t really understand either. The Southwest Tower was similar, so I came here to check.”
“I see. Then, I shall go and check if the North Tower is in the same state. … I’ll be back soon.”
Shurein said so and headed towards the Teleport Gate.
The other members decided to head to the Amamiya Tower control room to check for any changes there.
Shurein returned quickly.
The things that needed to be confirmed were known from the reports of the other members, so he finished quickly and returned.
“The North Tower was in the same situation as the other towers. How about here?”
While Shurein was at the North Tower, the confirmation work at Amamiya Tower had also been completed.
“I’ve found a few things, so I’ll summarize them as I talk.”
Following Kousuke’s words, several changes were confirmed.
First, the right to forcibly collect Divine Power from the other six towers to Amamiya Tower.
This was the same as what Kousuke confirmed at the Southwest Tower, but there was something further discovered.
The collection of Divine Power is carried out from the Divine Power earned by each tower that day.
The percentage can be set at Amamiya Tower.
It could be set from ten percent at the lowest to ninety percent at the highest.
Next is about tower control.
Even if someone other than Kousuke conquers one of the surrounding six towers, the conqueror cannot manage that tower.
Conversely, if Amamiya Tower is conquered, the other six towers can be controlled by the one who conquered Amamiya Tower.
In other words, if Amamiya Tower is conquered, the other six towers are automatically obtained.
“…I see. Currently, I don’t think anyone can conquer this tower, so there’s no need to worry about it too much.”
It was Shurein who said that, but the others nodded in agreement.
By the way, the usage of the Teleport Gate can be confirmed from the control panel, so it is almost impossible to conquer this tower by surprise.
The only possibility would be if one could use a normal (?) teleport to directly fly to this management layer.
However, none of those present knew of such technology.
Furthermore, there was one more thing regarding the Teleport Gates.
From the Teleport Gate in the Amamiya Tower Management Layer, it became possible to teleport to all Teleport Gates located in other towers.
Since it was already possible to move freely to the Teleport Gate existing in Amamiya Tower, it has become even more convenient.
The last one was about the management layer of each tower.
It was possible to consolidate the management layers of each tower into the Amamiya Tower Management Layer.
“Does that mean we won’t have to bother going there via Teleport Gate?”
“Probably. I’ll try it right away, is that okay?”
When Kousuke asked, everyone nodded simultaneously.
As a test, they decided to merge Shurein’s North Tower management layer.
The method was simple: select the tower whose management layer is to be moved and choose where to attach it to Amamiya Tower’s management layer.
Of course, it would consume Divine Power, but the consumption was not high.
The North Tower’s management layer was decided to be placed next to Amamiya Tower’s control room.
The work itself was completed without any sound.
At the same time, a door that was not there before was added to Amamiya Tower’s control room.
Shurein, representing the group, opened the door, and the North Tower’s management layer was neatly attached.
The reason they knew it was the North Tower’s management layer was simply because they confirmed it from the control panel.
The room next to Amamiya Tower’s control room became the North Tower’s control room, and beyond that, a Teleport Gate was properly installed.
“…We need to think carefully about the placement, don’t we?”
There are five more tower management layers to come, so if they are placed carelessly, moving around will become a hassle.
Therefore, it was decided that those who would actually use the management layers would decide on the placement.
“…Ah, right. I forgot. Floria, you’ll be in charge of the Southwest Tower too, please take care of it.”
“…Wha!?”
Floria was stunned by the sudden declaration.
“Eh…?! No, is that really okay?”
“Conversely, is there any reason why it wouldn’t be?”
As far as Kousuke was concerned, it would be more of a problem if Floria did nothing.
For this very reason, he had made sure to have her participate in the conquering of the first two towers together to foster camaraderie.
Since she seemed to be getting used to the other members, he thought it would be fine to entrust her with one of the towers.
“N-no, there isn’t… is there?”
Floria tilted her head, but Silvia patted her shoulder.
“Give up. If Kousuke-san said so, it’s already decided.”
At Silvia’s words, everyone except Kousuke nodded.
“That’s rude. If you didn’t want to, I wouldn’t force you to do it.”
“N-no, it’s not that I don’t want to.”
“I see. Good. Then I’ll leave the Southwest Tower to you.”
“Ah.”
Although it felt like Kousuke had pushed her into it, Floria eventually came to accept and agree.
In fact, she had been aware that she wasn’t doing anything in the management layer, so she was somewhat relieved to be given a job.
Since she still felt like she was in a separate category, it was difficult for her to bring it up herself.
It was good for Floria that Kousuke brought it up.
Kousuke, for his part, hadn’t necessarily seen through Floria’s feelings.
It was simply that with the increase in towers to manage, Floria was the only one available to entrust it to.
It had already been decided that Floria would be in charge from the time he decided to conquer the surrounding towers.
The problem was who to entrust the Northwest Tower to, but he already had something in mind regarding that.
For now, with the managers of five towers decided, they would proceed with future tower management.
Regarding the title “Conqueror of the Continent” from the previous chapter, it does not mean anything was physically done to the continent.
It simply means that all the towers on the continent have been brought under control.
