Clink. Clink. 

The gears started to turn in his head as his memories came back up.

[You have discovered the boss monster of the Earth area, the Frost Queen.]

[Once defeated, safe zones will appear on Earth.]

The first thing that popped into his head was the time he had first met the Frost Queen 26 years ago.

- So you’ve come to seek your death.

- End… this?

- Ahahaha! You really don’t know anything about this world.

She had a cold, unfamiliar expression that didn’t resemble the current Frost Queen.

‘It’s so similar.’ 

It was the same air, the same message as back then. Even when he was full of rage, the Frost Queen’s aura had been intimidating and burdensome. Every time she breathed, he felt like his entire body would freeze over. However, he had been able to endure it because of his anger.

‘The Frost Queen was Earth’s Floor Master.’

So…

‘That’s another Floor Master.’ 

Frontier’s Floor Master, instead of Earth's.

Clink. Clink. 

The gears in his head continued to turn regardless of his intentions.

- Hurry up and clear the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors… All the way up to the 10th, so I can retire. I’ll be rooting for you guys as much as possible.

The 2nd Floor Administrator, Reiji, had encouraged him. He thought that she had merely been pushing him to go up to the 3rd floor as fast as possible. However, that actually hadn’t...