Published: September 10, 2025
This is Satou. When living day to day, it's hard to notice, but even in your hometown, which you think hasn't changed, comparing it to photos from ten years ago often brings surprises. When changes happen little by little, you just don't realize them.
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"It's so peaceful."
"Yes, peace is the best."
While gazing at the meadow blooming with beautiful flowers, I enjoy tea with Ms. Aze.
Aze, my beloved high elf from the Forest of Boruenan, looks charming as always, and just being with her is healing.
"It's hard to believe how busy we were just a few months ago."
It's already been half a year since my second visit to the divine realm.
Within half a month, we completed experiments on barrier generators for anti-god magic and various other tests, and in the next half month, mass-produced them and installed around the Purple Towers worldwide. Since then, no critical situations have occurred, and peaceful days have continued.
The tower I destroyed had already resurrected as a mound by the time I returned from the second visit to the divine realm, and now it has reached the same height as the other towers.
When we first conquered the tower, it was at most 30 floors, but some parts have now extended to 50 floors.
"Satou, candy, please!"
"Candy is delicious!"
The feather spirits flew over to get candy.
I took out some of the large stockpile to divert the mood killers’ attention.
"Huh? Nana isn't here?"
"Where's Nana?"
"Nana is training, so she's not here today."
"I see."
The feather spirits, who usually dislike Nana paying too much attention to them, seem lonely because she isn't around at all.
"Are Mia and the others still at the tower today? Aren't they pushing themselves a bit too hard?"
"It's okay. We make sure they get proper rest."
I reassure the kind-hearted Aze that there’s no need to worry.
The golden members are training to reduce the number of upper floors, while the silver members are working on thinning out middle floors and challenging the upper floors.
At first, without Sera’s holy magic support, each battle consumed a lot of energy and was inefficient, but from about the first month, the Purple Tower’s god gauge filled unnaturally, making battles easier and more efficient than fighting in the labyrinth.
Looking back now, I think it was a tutorial-like god gauge boost time caused by demon gods.
At the beginning, I or Arisa would teleport in and out of the tower, but from around the second month, the elevator—actually a teleport device—was unlocked, and by defeating the boss on the 10th floor, you could obtain an item called the "Indigo Crest" to shortcut floors.
Now I just regularly check my friends’ stats and provide follow-up support.
"It's fine, Lady Aze. Everyone comes to relax every ten days, doesn’t that suffice?"
Shrine maiden Lua poured more tea and said.
Unlike the labyrinth, this time there are too many monsters to hunt completely, so if left unchecked, Liza and Arisa would keep leveling up endlessly, so we make sure they refresh with forest baths regularly.
"They should rest a bit more. They’re pushing themselves too hard."
"That's fine, Siya. When you're young, pushing your limits helps you grow."
"Poah is too rough."
Before I knew it, the elf masters had joined us for tea.
"So, did Pochi and the others reach level 99?"
"Hahaha, not quite yet."
The golden members have been trained for six months and are in the high 90s, while the silver members have reached around level 70.
With a sound, a teleport gate opened and the friends we were just talking about arrived.
"We’re back!"
"Taramaa~"
"We’re home!"
Aze gently welcomed the lively group with "Welcome back."
"Master, look! Liza and Hikaru!"
—Wow.
"Congratulations on reaching level 99!"
"Thank you, Master."
"Hehe, thank you."
Except for Mia at level 96, all the other golden members are level 98.
"I'll say this first—we haven’t been reckless. The tower near the Saga Empire’s imperial capital increased to 70 floors. Stronger monsters appeared, which made leveling efficient."
"I thought the tower’s limit was 50 floors, but at this rate, it might extend to 99 or even 100 floors."