Eternal Spire

“But Biyeon is a legitimate part of my abilities. You know that too… so until now you’ve only been watching, right?”

 

The silver-haired woman stayed silent for a moment instead of answering. Then she slowly opened her mouth.

 

“You’re right. Strictly speaking, it’s not a rule violation. She’s an existence you summoned with your own power. But… the bigger problem is that you’re growing stronger in a way that escapes the system’s restrictions.”

 

“……”

 

Apparently, the issue was that if I grew stronger in reality, it would carry over directly to other creations.

 

“Your power and hers… it’s no different from using cheat codes in a game.”

 

“So? Are you going to punish me?”

 

She shook her head.

 

“No. I can’t punish you. You haven’t broken any rules. I just… called you here to ask a favor.”

 

“A favor?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“What kind of favor?”

 

“Since your power is this strong, I want to give the other participants equal opportunities as well.”

 

I frowned.

 

“Opportunities?”

 

“Yeah. Because you’re too strong, I’m going to scatter chances for the others to catch up. Of course, you’ll be excluded. And please stop forcing boss rooms open for a while—not forever.”

 

“Why should I?”

 

She answered calmly.

 

“You haven’t violated the rules, but you haven’t perfectly followed them either. If the gods reinterpret or nitpick the rules, they could make an issue out of it. Honestly, even you feel a bit uneasy about some parts, don’t you?”

 

I unconsciously nodded. There were a few things that pricked my conscience.

 

‘But this woman… it feels like she’s subtly trying to help me.’

 

Calling me here directly to propose this, leaking info about the gods’ side in advance… she was clearly giving me room to prepare.

 

I was genuinely curious why she was helping me.

 

“Why are you helping me?”

 

She answered without hesitation.

 

“I am absolutely not helping you.”

 

Her firm tone made me stare straight into her red eyes for a moment.

 

‘She can’t let anyone know she’s helping me?’

 

That’s the strong impression I got from her words.

 

‘Well, she did say she has to be fair.’

 

Helping me right now could be a violation of fairness itself, and she might face sanctions for it.

 

In fact, calling me here directly to advise me and leaking the gods’ movements already went against the tower’s system principles. No—this alone could bring serious punishment down on her.

 

I shrugged lightly.

 

“If you’re asking for a favor, there has to be something in return.”

 

She tilted her head, puzzled.

 

“…Something in return?”

 

“Yeah. Why would I do it for free? At least meet me halfway.”

 

The silver-haired woman fell silent. Complex emotions flickered briefly in her eyes before disappearing. Finally, she let out a very small sigh.

 

“As expected… that’s so like you.”

 

I grinned playfully and tested the waters.

 

“So, what are you going to give me? Or… how about the complete heart of the 80th-floor boss?”

 

“I don’t know how you found out about that… but no, absolutely not. That is—”

 

Before she could finish, she suddenly grimaced in pain and flinched, as if hit by some forceful restriction that prevented her from saying more.

 

I watched and thought to myself.

 

‘So she’s not completely emotionless after all.’

 

“…There isn’t much I can give. Still, tell me anything you want within the range I’m allowed.”

 

At the end of her words, I slowly scanned her body up and down.

 

‘I don’t know what she is… but damn, I really want to fuck her.’

 

I wasn’t actually expecting a huge reward. I never intended to demand something massive.

 

I just felt an instinctive urge to get a little closer to this mysterious, captivating being in front of me.

 

I smiled playfully, but honestly.

 

“You’ll really grant anything?”

 

She tilted her head and looked at me. Caution, curiosity, and a hint of anxiety mixed in her gaze.

 

“…Anything, as long as it doesn’t break the rules.”

 

I smirked at her answer.

 

“You said you don’t have a name, right?”

 

“I don’t.”

 

“Good. Then… my request is that I get to name you. From now on, you’re Luna.”

 

“Luna…?”

 

She blinked in surprise at the unexpected answer.

 

“…That’s all?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Luna stared at me for a long time before quietly nodding.

 

“…Got it. Luna. Call me that from now on.”

 

“Alright, Luna.”

 

I smiled in satisfaction and called her name. At that moment, the tiniest change flickered across Luna’s face. A small smile appeared on her previously expressionless lips.

 

“But… why a name? You could have asked for something else.”

 

“Hmm, just because. It’s annoying to keep calling you ‘tower system’ every time we talk.”

 

“…That’s really all?”

 

“That’s all.”

 

It was a lie.

 

There was another reason. Giving someone a name is a kind of bond.

 

‘One day I’ll make this woman mine.’

 

Not right now, of course. But planting the seed is good.

 

Relationships always start from small moments like this.

 

Luna gazed at me quietly and whispered.

 

“…You’re a strange person.”

 

“What was that?”

 

“Nothing.”

 

Luna slowly raised her hand.

 

“Then I’ll send you back now. And…”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“Be careful. Especially of Zeus.”

 

“Zeus?”

 

“Yes. I can’t say more, but he’s targeting you.”

 

I narrowed my eyes. Whether it’s this Zeus or the goddess-side Zeus, they’re both annoying as hell.

 

‘Can’t wait to devour me, huh.’

 

Annoying, but I wasn’t scared anymore.

 

“And… one more thing.”

 

Luna hesitated, then spoke in a very small voice.

 

“…Thank you. For giving me a name.”

 

With those final words, my consciousness slowly sank back into darkness.

 

***

 

After Jin Se-yoon left, the tower’s system—no, the being now named ‘Luna’—lay alone on the floor, staring at the ceiling.

 

‘Has the chance to finally escape this place come?’

 

A conversation from when Jin Se-yoon was still on the 3rd floor suddenly resurfaced—the only being who had noticed that part of her memories had returned: Loki.

 

That day, Loki had whispered more cautiously than ever.

 

‘System, watch Jin Se-yoon and make contact at the right time. But never let the other gods find out.’

 

‘Why should I?’

 

‘Because he will be your savior.’

 

‘…Savior?’

 

‘Yes. The savior who will save you… and my children.’

 

‘You—’

 

‘Shh. Don’t say any more.’

 

Luna replayed that conversation in her mind as she slowly drifted into the fog of hazy memories and oblivion beyond the silent ceiling.

 

‘Is he really… my savior?’

 

But one emotion remained clear.

 

‘I don’t want to be lonely anymore.’

 

She had been trapped in this tower for far too long.

 

How much time had passed? Thousands of years? Tens of thousands? Or more?

 

From the moment the tower was created, she had been here. Watching participants enter, fight, die, survive… all of it.

 

Without emotion. Expressionless. As the system.

 

But Jin Se-yoon was different.

 

He gave her a name. Luna—a tiny but meaningful name.

 

That small act created a crack in her heart that had been frozen for thousands of years.

 

‘Luna… my name…’

 

She slowly placed a hand over her chest.

 

Her heart was beating. Very slowly, but definitely.

 

‘Since when has it been beating like this?’

 

She couldn’t remember. Maybe it had always been beating. But she hadn’t felt it.

 

Because she had no emotions.

 

But now it was different.

 

‘Is this… excitement?’

 

Thinking about seeing Jin Se-yoon again made her heart race.

 

How he would look at her, what he would say, what expression he would make…

 

She was curious about everything.

 

‘This is strange… I’m the tower’s system…’

 

But she knew.

 

That she wasn’t truly the tower’s system.

 

A being sealed by the gods long ago. A being remade into the tower’s system.

 

‘What was my real name…?’

 

She couldn’t remember.

 

But it didn’t matter anymore.

 

‘I’m Luna now.’

 

She smiled faintly—the first real smile in thousands of years.

 

And slowly closed her eyes.

 

‘Luna, my name…’

 

***

 

When I opened my eyes, I was back in the dorm room.

 

I let out a rough breath and wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand.

 

‘Fuck… I almost died of nerves.’

 

I had kept my cool on the outside while talking to the system, but inside my spine had been ice-cold the whole time. Especially when I named her Luna. The pressure that exploded from her in that instant was so overwhelming I almost couldn’t breathe.

 

‘This confirms it. Luna was one of the sealed nameless beings.’

 

Her existence on the 100th floor meant she was the strongest and most dangerous being in this tower.

 

I had just given a name—even if not her true name—to that kind of monster.

 

‘Something big is definitely going to happen now.’

 

Honestly, I had caused a massive incident, but it was insanely fun.

 

‘Hehe… if the tower falls into chaos, it’ll actually be way easier for me to move around.’

 

If the system Luna’s seal breaks and she goes berserk? A ton of restrictions will disappear, and the gods will lose their minds.

 

‘As expected, causing chaos is the most fun.’

 

No matter what changes, the once-boring Eternal Spire finally had some tension.

 

‘More importantly… what exactly is Luna’s true identity?’

 

Thinking back, when all the sealed nameless beings were released in the original final chapter, there wasn’t a single one that resembled the current Luna.

 

No similar vibe or setting was ever mentioned.

 

If she was sealed on the 100th floor, she should be top-tier, an absolute monster, yet the most impactful ones back then were the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Loki’s children.

 

Even they only appeared briefly to show overwhelming power before vanishing like nothing happened.

 

‘Or maybe she’s a true wildcard the author never even set up.’

 

All sorts of thoughts swirled in my head, but there was no way to find out her identity right now.

 

‘I’ll have to investigate slowly.’

 

That would definitely help when the time comes to handle Luna properly—or someday make her completely mine.

 

 

 

 

 

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