Side Story Chapter 148 - Tower of Creation (6)

[The ‘God of Rupture’ sponsors you with 200 Nebulas!]

[The ‘God of Thunder’ sponsors you with 2,300 Nebulas!]

[The ‘God of Rupture’ sheds tears of blood!]

[The ‘God of Rupture’ sponsors you with 332 Nebulas!]

[The ‘God of the Sun’ sponsors you with 3.500 Nebulas!]

[The ‘God of Rupture’ collapsed in desperation!]

‘Ahhh, I can feel the shower.’

Nebula was showering down from the night sky like a meteor shower.

‘Looks like I managed to pull tons of attention.’

Kang-Woo smiled as he stared at the constant sponsor notifications.

‘Yeah, I’d be pretty upset if I didn’t get any sponsors after I put on that huge show.’

He had pulled off the unprecedented feat of climbing twenty floors in one day. He had not only just climbed; he even spun on his head like a human beyblade to the point that he caused a tornado. It was so stimulative that even the God of Games, who had been enjoying watching Kang-Woo, was shocked.

‘But it was worth it.’

Kang-Woo managed to engrave his name into the Constellations’ minds. He was at least sure there had never been anyone crazy enough to climb the tower as they spun on their heads. He had pulled off something so unprecedented that it would remain in the tower’s history for a long time.

[The ‘God of Endearment’ sponsors you with 1,500 Nebulas!]

[The ‘God of the Battlefield’ sponsors you with 3,000 Nebula!]

As a result, the Constellations were showering him with endless Nebula even now.

“Wow~ Thank you very much for your support~~!”

Kang-Woo bowed toward the influx of sponsor notifications. Unlike before, the average sponsor amount had reached four digits.

‘I guess it’s only obvious. They all want me to be their apostle.’

He had reached the twentieth floor in one day without borrowing the power of the Constellations— while doing a handstand and spinning like a top, no less. What mattered was not his eccentric methods; what mattered was that he easily climbed the tower as he performed such eccentric acts.

‘In other words, they must be giddy with anticipation about how high I could go when I take things seriously.’

The Constellations weren’t wrong; Kang-Woo could easily climb to the fortieth floor in one day if he took things seriously.

‘Though the difficulty skyrockets the higher you climb, that’s all there is to it.’

None of the floors he encountered had been difficult in any way so far and he doubted any of the higher ones would be either. Kang-Woo, who could now stand shoulder to shoulder with the Titans, would never have trouble with something created to select a guardian deity.

‘But I’m not gonna climb all the way just yet.’

Kang-Woo could easily reach the top of the tower any time he liked but there was no need to climb it so quickly.

“I will be counting on your further support!! Thank you very much!!”

[The ‘God of Malevolence’ sponsors you with 3,700 Nebula!]

[The ‘God of Malevolence’ suggests you become his apostle!]

After all, squeezing the Constellations dry was of greater importance to him than conquering the tower at the moment.

“Thank you for the kind offer.” Kang-Woo bowed courteously and continued, “But I would like to keep climbing without assistance for now. I will consider becoming an apostle after some thought.”

[The ‘God of Malevolence’ expresses disappointment!]

Kang-Woo continued to get offers from here and there. As he expected, the apostles were opening the wallets they had been hiding to have Kang-Woo choose them as their apostles at whatever cost.

‘Yeah, I’m sure you’re getting anxious.’

They would want to monopolize Kang-Woo as soon as possible before the big shots arrived.

Riiing!

[The ‘God of Heaven’ is examining you from high above!]

[The ‘God of Adventure’ is focusing on your story!]

‘They’re here.’

They were the zeroth-tier big shot Constellations with the most influence in the Tower of Creation.

‘Looks like the God of Depravity hasn’t come yet.’

It didn’t matter; he would also be latching on to Kang-Woo’s pants soon enough, begging Kang-Woo to be his apostle.

[The ‘God of Heaven’ sponsors you with 10,000 Nebulas!!]

‘Holy fuck. Ten thousand right off the bat?’

“Wooooooooow~~!!!! A whopping ten thousand Nebula from the God of Heaven...!! A-Aren’t you pushing yourself a little too hard?”

[The ‘God of Adventure’ sponsors you with 10,000 Nebulas!!]

“Maaaaaaaaaaan~!! Ten thousand from the God of Adventure this time...!”

It was no wonder why they were called the big shots among the Constellations. The sponsors that had only been in the low thousands so far suddenly jumped up to five digits.

‘Yeah!!! That’s more like it!!’

Kang-Woo couldn’t help but smile.

[The ‘God of Heaven’ glares at the God of Adventure.]

[The ‘God of Adventure’ snorts.]

Kang-Woo could easily tell there was a war of nerves going on between the two Constellations even without the message windows.

‘This is only the beginning.’

The big shots would compete against each other, sponsoring Kang-Woo more and more Nebula the more competitive they became.

[The ‘God of Heaven’ sponsors you with 15,000 Nebula!!]

[The ‘God of Adventure’ sponsors you with 20,000 Nebula!!]

[The ‘God of Heaven’ sponsors you with 25,000 Nebula!!]

The Nebula sponsors continued to rise. Kang-Woo was bombarded with more Nebula than he had collected until now. The other Constellations were standing back in silence as the two whales went at each other.

[The ‘God of Compassion’ sponsors you with 1 Nebula!]

‘Why does this one Nebula motherfucker keep sponsoring me?’

***

There was a killjoy in the midst but the sponsor battle between the God of Heaven and Adventure was getting hotter by the second.

[The ‘God of Malevolence’ turns around as he sighs deeply.]

[The ‘God of Rupture’ punches a wall in outrage.]

The other Constellations had turned away, unable to compete against the big shots. Kang-Woo stepped up as he was watching the battle unfolding.

“Just a moment, everyone,” he said to calm down the two Constellations.

The big shots’ sponsors were important but he couldn’t let that chase the other Constellations away.

‘At this rate, they’ll give up completely.’

He couldn’t let the other Constellations leave because they felt inferior to the big shots.

‘I’m gonna suck everyone dry.’

Kang-Woo had no intention to give up on any Nebula sponsors, big or small.

“Constellations, thank you all for your precious support. You’ve given me the courage to continue climbing the tower.” Kang-Woo smiled and turned around. “Right, then. I will resume the climb!”

He was on the twentieth floor— to be more exact, he had only risen to the twentieth floor.

‘It’s too early for them to go all in.’

Nebula was power and authority for the Constellations. Kang-Woo had climbed to the twentieth floor in one day but they were unsure whether Kang-Woo could conquer the remaining floors since the difficulty continued to rise with each floor. In other words, they might seem like they were showering Kang-Woo with Nebula but were likely hiding much more.

‘That’s probably why the third big shot isn’t joining.’

Kang-Woo needed to prove his value even more.

There was also one more group of Constellations.

[The ‘God of Victory’ is anticipating your climb!]

[The ‘God of Victory’ sponsors you with 500 Nebulas!]

Some Constellations sponsored Nebula simply to be entertained, like the God of Games. No, there were a lot more than some.

‘I heard there weren’t that many, according to my research.’

It seemed the Constellations who observed humans for fun had all gathered toward Kang-Woo because of how shocking and fresh his process of climbing the first twenty floors was.

The Constellations looking for entertainment approached Kang-Woo in ways differing from other Constellations, such as this:

[The ‘God of Victory’ offers you a mission.]

[Reach the twenty-fifth floor using only your left arm.]

[Mission Clear Reward: 10,000 Nebula.]

‘A mission, huh?’

Kang-Woo had no reason to refuse. However...

“Mmm... the twenty-fifth might be a little difficult.” Kang-Woo shook his head as if troubled.

[The ‘God of Victory’ lowers the condition to the twenty-third floor.]

“Haaa. And I have to climb using only my left arm too...”

[The ‘God of Victory’ raises the Mission Clear Reward to 15,000 Nebula!]

The reward rose. Kang-Woo frowned in displeasure.

“Great God of Victory, are you trying to bribe me with Nebula?”

He couldn’t be more disgusted. He couldn’t believe he was being bribed with mere Nebula to be a jester simply for the Constellations’ enjoyment. Acting crazy to draw attention was different from acting crazy for someone’s sake. He was the Demon King who formerly ruled the Nine Hells.

‘You expect me to play along with your stupid games?’

The Constellations were under a massive misunderstanding; they thought of Kang-Woo as a monkey in a zoo.

“I, Oh Kang-Woo, am not one to be swayed by mere Neb—”

[The ‘God of Victory’ raises the Mission Clear Reward to 30,000 Nebula!]

“I have only had one arm since the day I was born.”

Kang-Woo ate with only his left hand. He also beat his meat with his left.

‘Because you need your right hand on the mouse.’

“Alright, then! Here I go, climbing the tower with only my left arm!!”

Kang-Woo got into a handstand again but used only his left arm this time. He didn’t find it to be an issue.

‘One arm is all I need.’

Hop! Hop!

He threw himself forward with one arm on the ground to head to the Gate.

[The ‘God of Games’ offers you a mission!]

[The ‘God of Shadows’ offers you a mission!]

Kang-Woo continued to climb as he cleared various missions with ease.

[The ‘God of Games’ bursts into laughter as he clenches his stomach!]

[The ‘God of Malevolence’ prepares more snacks!]

The Constellations’ reactions grew more passionate as Kang-Woo kept clearing missions. Even the Constellations who had initially approached him to make him their apostle were now watching him purely for entertainment.

“WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!”

It was only natural since it was their first time seeing a human clearing each floor so easily after they had gotten used to humans clearing a floor after years of effort. Kang-Woo had become an irreplaceable form of entertainment for the Constellations.

[The ‘God of Heaven’ offers you a mission!]

Even the big shot, sponsoring Kang-Woo solely to have Kang-Woo be his apostle, was offering missions.

Kang-Woo reached the thirty-fifth floor after clearing various missions. Kang-Woo smiled and looked up after being summoned to the thirty-fifth floor.

“Hehehe!! Right, then. What’s the next mission?!”

[The ‘God of Games’ looks away awkwardly.]

[The ‘God of Heaven’ checks his Nebula balance.]

[The ‘God of Malevolence’ checks on the other Constellations.]

The Constellations were beginning to act indecisively.

‘Looks like they’re getting reluctant to splurge.’

Naturally, no Constellation would invest all of their Nebula on someone purely to be entertained. However entertaining Kang-Woo was, Nebula was the most valuable currency for Constellations.

‘In that case.’

It was time for Plan B.

“Oh... it looks like there aren’t any missions this time.” Kang-Woo sighed in disappointment.

[The ‘God of Games’ cheers you on!]

“Hahaha,” Kang-Woo laughed dryly. He frowned and continued, “How do you expect to cheer me up with just words?”

[The ‘God of Games’ is flustered!]

“Seriously, do you Constellations have no shame? Huh? After all this shit I’m doing to climb the Tower, all I get is a cheer?”

Kang-Woo couldn’t be more offended.

“Five minutes,” he said as he extended five fingers. “If I don’t get a sponsor of at least three thousand Nebula or above in five minutes, I won’t be climbing the tower today.”

‘If you’ve got a problem with that, shoot me some donos.’