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“Th-there’s trouble! An incredibly powerful mage is heading this way… Aaaah!”
I lightly pushed the back of the swordmage who was frantically reporting through the door crack. Perhaps he was faint-hearted, for he let out a loud scream and tumbled forward.
At the same time, the arched door swung open wide, as if making way for us. The unobstructed view revealed the top floor’s grandeur.
The interior was impressive, resembling a fusion of a library symbolizing knowledge and an observatory representing the world.
“Grandniece, it seems the challengers have already arrived?”
“How impudent! How dare outsiders tread upon the Tower of Truth with their filthy feet without permission?”
A young man with sky-blue hair blinked while sitting in a chair, and a swordmage with a blonde ponytail tried to sound stern as she scolded.
Ignoring them, Reed turned to me and said,
“Is this your first time…