Let’s Manage the Tower – Chapter 82

As a result of Yuri inhabiting the shrine as a spirit, spirits began to gather as initially planned.

Kousuke decided that it was best to consider this a success, especially since Asura’s unexpected assistance had helped him achieve his goal this time.

Furthermore, obtaining the fairy Yuri, in addition to gathering spirits, was an unexpected and positive outcome.

Coincidentally, an unforeseen change had also occurred.

He noticed this when he returned to the Management Layer to check the 8th Floor.

What was initially just a had transformed into something with a different name.

Name: Lily Shrine (Large)
Installation Cost: None (Changed from )
Description: A shrine created by the fairy named inhabiting the . It can gain power from ley lines and generate divine power in the process.

It seemed that by naming it Yuri, the shrine where the fairy Yuri resided had also undergone a change.

He was curious to see if simply installing another shrine, waiting for a fairy to inhabit it, and then giving it a name would yield similar results, but he doubted it would be that easy.

After all, the existence of Yuri was born this time due to Asura’s assistance (as a souvenir).

From what he heard, it apparently takes a considerable amount of time for a building to become inhabited by a fairy, so it wasn’t something he could easily investigate.

However, this incident gave him something he wanted to try.

While it takes a significant amount of time to create something for a fairy to inhabit, like the shrine this time, he wondered what would happen with objects that fairies *don’t* inhabit.

He thought that the Vermilia Jewel might be close to something like that.

Although he hadn’t heard that the jewel itself was related to ley lines, it certainly generated divine power.

While he couldn’t possibly create the Vermilia Jewel itself, he wondered if he could create something similar by using the power of ley lines.

Therefore, he began searching for something suitable, and he quickly found something promising.

It was the installed on Nana’s floor.

The itself already emanated the power of the moon, but he wondered what would happen if he combined it with the power of ley lines.

Fortunately, he had a vague understanding of how to draw out the power of ley lines using divine power from when he stabilized Yuri.

At that time, Yuri had forcibly used Kousuke’s divine power to draw out the power of ley lines, and he figured he could do the same.

However, Kousuke didn’t expect to get it right on the first try.

He decided to prepare the environment first, intending to try many times.

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First, he brought Colette and Esena and identified a ley line intersection on the 47th Floor.

From there, he returned to the Management Layer and built a facility where the could be installed.

This time, he made it a small building for experimental purposes.

It was a simple structure, with one door, a small room, and a roof.

In the center of the room, he prepared a space to place the .

In short, he just needed to prevent the from being left exposed to the elements.

Having prepared that, he returned to the 47th Floor once more.

This time, he brought the to the building he had just installed.

Kousuke held the in his own hands.

Just like when he created Divine Tools or dealt with Yuri, it was easier for him to work when he was in direct contact.

Sitting in the center of the building, embracing the with both hands, Kousuke began his work.

He closed his eyes to recall the sensation from the time with Yuri.

At that time, it felt like Yuri had forcefully absorbed the divine power he possessed.

However, when he thought about it more carefully, Yuri herself had also drawn power from the ground (presumably the ley line).

Rather than that, Yuri had originally drawn power from the ley line but was simultaneously releasing it.

It felt like she was using Kousuke’s power to manipulate the ley line’s energy so that it would remain within her own body.

As a result, Yuri’s existence became fixed in this world.

In this case, the already existed in this world.

Therefore, what Kousuke was attempting to do was to connect the power of the ley lines to this using his divine power.

Using the divine power residing within his own body, he began to probe for the power of the ley lines.

The method might, in a way, be similar to connecting to the .

Since Colette and Esena had confirmed that the building they were in was located above a ley line intersection, he felt confident.

Perhaps because he had touched the power of the ley line through Yuri once, he was able to find it quickly.

All that remained was to channel the power from his body through his palms into the .

He carefully used his divine power to draw in the ley line’s energy.

However, he failed at this stage.

It was natural, as this was his first time using the power of ley lines.

Eventually, he spent the rest of the day trying to control the ley line’s energy until Kouhi, who had accompanied him, stopped him.

The next day, he expected to struggle with controlling the ley line’s power, but for some reason, it went surprisingly smoothly.

He felt like sulking about all the effort he had put in yesterday, but since it had worked out, he decided to go ahead and channel the power into the .

However, this also didn’t go as planned.

Even when he channeled the power, it didn’t stay with the and immediately dispersed.

While he was experimenting with ways to make the power stay, he stopped failing to control the ley line’s energy.

In a way, it could be considered a happy accident.

However, stuck on the main task not going as planned, Kousuke ended up lying down inside the building.

Then, Nana, who had been watching him work from nearby, approached and started licking Kousuke’s cheeks.

Being licked like that helped to calm his tense mood.

“Hey, Nana. Stop it, you’re tickling me,” he said, laughing and telling her to stop.

Nana then obediently stopped licking.

By that time, his dejected mood had already returned to normal.

Kouhi, who had been watching, said to Kousuke, “It’s almost lunchtime. Will you continue working like this?”

“Ah, is it that time already? No, let’s stop for now and go eat.”

Kousuke replied and then headed to the Management Layer for lunch.

In the end, the item he intended to create was finally completed by that evening.

Considering he had thought it impossible for that day, it was a pretty good result.

In Kousuke’s hands was the , through which the power of the ley line was flowing.

After various experiments, he found that no matter where he moved within the building, the ley line’s power remained connected to the .

However, if he took it outside, the ley line’s power would be lost.

Unfortunately, even with the ley line’s power running through it, spirits did not seem to be gathering for the time being.

He decided to confirm this later and concluded his work for the day.

Upon returning to the Management Layer, he discovered that the 47th Floor had transformed into something called the .

Name: Moon Altar
Installation Cost: None (Changed from a normal building)
Description: A normal building (any type) with the , which has gained the power of ley lines, installed within it. The can be taken outside, but it reverts to a normal building when removed.