[27F - Demon King’s Tower, 1F]

Space warped and I found myself in a different world. The transfer felt sudden and intense. I shot into the sky and fell straight to the ground. Nausea kicked in, but I didn’t feel much pain. Soon, I regained my composure and opened my eyes.

“I’m inside the tower.”

I could tell from my clothes. The robe I wore in the tower replaced the pajamas on Earth.

Kuuu…

Suddenly, I heard a groan from behind. I glanced back to find Jin Sahyuk and grasped the situation. Spartan’s unstable summon must’ve dragged her along and she became a cushion under me.

“Cough.”

I let her be and stood up. We had arrived in some sort of dark cave. Where am I? I thought until I heard Spartan’s cry.

Purururu—

Spartan flew over and landed on my shoulder.

“What happened for you to call me so urgently?”

— Purururu, Purururu.

Spartan only rubbed his head against me without answering. Seriously, what happened? He usually acted so cold.

“What, what is it?”

— Purururu, Purururu.

“Okay, okay, explain. You have to explain first.”

Spartan rubbed me two more times before sharing his vision. What happened to Aileen’s party unfolded before my eyes. I watched everything from beginning to end.

“They’re locked up in jail?”

— Pururu.

Spartan nodded. Aileen’s party lost to some demons and had been imprisoned. The witch who served as one of the demon king’s closest advisers devised a plan. Spartan tried to contact me, but suddenly lost connection. He could only think of one reason why that happened. His owner had died.

He wanted to deny it, but no other explanation existed. Spartan cried in sorrow until all his tears dried up. However, Spartan realized his...