SIDE STORY 1
The appearance of the Black Tower in 2004.
And at the same time, the awakening of humanity began.
Players' conquest of the Tower to prevent collapse.
Juhyeok's awakening was on the late side.
He awakened in 2024, 20 years after the first appearance of the Tower.
But in just one year, by 2025, Juhyeok achieved the complete conquest of the Black Tower.
And not just one—three parallel-universe Earth Black Towers.
"It was a roller coaster."
"I went through everything."
"There were many twists and turns, but in the end, it was smooth sailing."
"The summoner improved day by day."
"This Kosak who once rode on others' coattails is deeply moved. Isn't Summoner Bong truly outstanding?"
"Hoeeeng."
It was the best possible result.
Going one step further, they even counter-invaded the Black Tower's main base.
The AI Devouring God was also annihilated.
They even freed the sealed main god, Whitey.
On top of that, they dealt with the demonic immortal who was the root cause of everything.
Though, it was basically all done by the immortals.
And so, Whitey, the main god, who was slowly recovering divine power while occupying the main base Earth.
Each parallel Earth's Black Tower was being safely maintained and managed.
Now, what remained?
"Shall we travel?"
"We should."
Living idly in the White Tower every single day wasn't a big complaint, but it quickly became boring.
After living such an extremely life over just one or two years, you could call it withdrawal symptoms.
To escape this boring daily life?
Nothing beats traveling.
But traveling isn't easy either.
Total number of White Tower summoned beings: 355.
It would be a massive-scale trip.
You can't even fit them all in the elevator.
"Summoner Bong."
"Yes?"
Kosak approached Juhyeok and spoke to him quietly.
"If you go on a trip recklessly, you'll get into big trouble. You need thorough pre-planning."
That was only natural.
"To make the schedule run smoothly, we need a vanguard scouting mission first."
That's right.
If you go without any information, you might get fleeced or made a fool of in a completely unfamiliar world.
"A vanguard sounds good."
"It's essential."
"How many people?"
"About eight, including Summoner Bong, will be enough."
Perfect.
"I'll take responsibility and plan it."
"It'll be troublesome for you."
"Oh, what's troublesome about it? I'm a very skilled tour guide, you know."
There it is.
Kosak's new profession.
"A tight schedule, perfect value-for-money course, once a schedule is set we stick to it no matter what, meals at famous local restaurants, balance between healing and sightseeing, no options, no shopping, no commission, White Tour representative, I, Kosak, will take charge as the interdimensional travel vanguard guide."
Trying to wear an armband even while going on a trip.
"Okay, proceed."
"Yes, sir!"
And so, the members of the vanguard assembled by Kosak:
Chairman Bong Juhyeok, tour guide Kosak, left and right guardians Mad Demon and Gobang, the walking suitcase Rajiks, local transportation Crackersus, the physical specimen Captain Be, and the strict and serious general affairs manager Gyeondallae.
Let's go.
A journey from dimension to dimension.
"Are we taking the elevator now?"
"No. There's still a lot to prepare."
"Shall we go tomorrow?"
"Yes! I'll make sure there are no issues."
Let's go home first.
I should tell them in advance that I'm going on a trip.
The next day.
Finally, the day of the trip.
Preparations were complete.
The dimensional errand-runner Rajiks was moving busily.
Because he knew how big a role he had in this trip.
A dimensional journey with the summoner.
If he did it sloppily, he might disgrace himself, so he checked everything two or three times.
Lastly, the final inspection.
Vanguard leader and tour guide Kosak came to find Rajiks.
"Dimensional errand-runner."
"Hoe?"
"Did you prepare all the essential travel supplies without missing anything?"
"Hoeng!"
"As expected, Rajiks, you are the very model of an errand-runner."
"Hueee …."
Rajiks smiled with satisfaction.
Praise always feels good to hear.
"No matter how well you plan a trip, various unexpected situations are bound to occur. We must be thoroughly prepared for that."
Joy!
Did you think he hadn't considered that?
Everything was already prepared.
Did you think of the dimensional errand-runner as a joke?
If the summoner says he's hungry?
With a single motion, perfectly set up a table, food, and even chairs.
If during the trip he wants to stay a night?
On flat ground, instantly install a temporary house made of the finest materials.
If he suddenly gets bored during the trip?
Take out a hologram video playback device and thrilling surround speakers and turn the place into a movie theater.
If villains appear before the summoner?
Release Magnus Gigant and the Mechanical Goliath Split Golem and trample them.
"Good. You're always reliable."
"Hoee …."
"Then let's do a rehearsal before we go."
"Hoeng!"
Rajiks puffed out his chest and snorted confidently, as if saying, "Try me."
"Gasp! This is bad! Summoner Bong is hungry. His blood sugar is dropping rapidly. At this rate, he might faint from ischemic acute hunger."
Rajiks's eyes flashed.
"Dimensional errand-runner, what should we do?"
"Hoaat!"
"That's right! Set the table!"
Situation analysis complete.
Solution protocol activated.
Open the subspace and take out the prepared items.
Sss …
But?
"Huh, huhek?"
What?
Rajiks panicked.
The table that should have been lavishly set had nothing on it.
Where did it go?
Did it disappear while coming out?
Or did he forget to store it?
The reason was soon revealed.
The subspace backpack that should have opened with sss, sss.
Sssss.
It didn't open, as if it were broken.
"Dimensional errand-runner, what are you doing right now?"
"… Ho, hoee."
"Is the subspace not opening?"
"Hoa."
A sharp glare from the assassin Kosak.
"Don't tell me your ability disappeared?"
"Ho, ho, ho …."
"I'll give you one more chance. Try again."
But the subspace backpack was tightly shut.
This was bad.
Why wouldn't it open?
Rajiks tried desperately.
If he lost the subspace ability, his usefulness would disappear.
"Still not opening?"
" …."
"I knew this would happen."
You knew?
"This is all karma. Honestly, it was unpleasant to watch you running around relying on just that subspace all this time."
Rajiks staggered backward.
"Top summoned being? Does it make sense for a hamster beastman to be in such a glorious position? I knew it wouldn't last long. You reap what you sow."
At Kosak's cold evaluation, Rajiks's mind went blank.
"You're not even as good as a village errand-boy now. Go over there and clean the toilets."
"Hoee?"
Cleaning is fine, but who's going to carry the luggage?
"Hah! Are you wondering who will take the role of porter?"
"Hoaa?"
Kosak opened his mouth with a twisted smile.
Sss, sss!
"Of course, I will."
Before him was a fully set feast table.
"White errand-runner Kosak!"
What is this?
"… Hore?"
That wasn't all.
A crowd of summoned beings rushed over.
Pointing fingers at the flustered Rajiks.
"The dimensional errand-runner's ability is finally gone."
"Well, I expected it. I knew it would turn out like this."
"Tsk tsk, now he's useless."
"Is this the angle for exile from the White Tower?"
"Dismissal from position. Please retire voluntarily."
"Hand over your platinum badge too."
The attitudes of the summoned beings changed in an instant.
And even.
"Well, it can't be helped. I'll have to take over the top spot."
Sss!
"From now on, the warrior is the barbarian errand-runner."
The outdoor camping meat-grilling set Gobang took out.
"… Huaaa?"
What's going on?
The assassin and the barbarian warrior both have subspace abilities now?
And they can even store normal items, not Tower items?
That wasn't all.
Sss, sss, sss.
Travel supplies kept appearing one after another.
"This old man can do it too. Call me the Murim errand-runner, Mad Demon."
Sss.
"I am the fairy errand-runner Gyeondallae. Actually, I can do this much as well."
Sss.
"Certain victory! General errand-runner, Veronica Caliber, has been appointed as the supply commander."
Sss.
"I'm the mage errand-runner."
"I'm the ancient dragon errand-runner."
"I'm the elf errand-runner."
"I'm the nightmare errand-runner."
"I'm the golem errand-runner."
Too many errand-runners.
Here and there, everyone was an errand-runner.
Everyone had subspace abilities, and there seemed to be no limit to what could be stored.
Meanwhile, what about himself?
A useless hamster whose subspace ability had disappeared.
Rajiks fell into despair.
Is he going to be abandoned like this?
No.
The summoner will be different.
He will definitely trust him.
So he looked at the summoner with desperate eyes.
But.
Snap!
The summoner turned his head away and avoided his gaze.
Aaaah!
He was finally abandoned.
It felt like the sky was collapsing.
Wobble, thud!
Rajiks's round body fell backward.
"Hueeeeeeee …."
With a heart like vomiting blood, screaming miserably, rolling, rolling, rolling.
It was pitch black.
He couldn't see anything.
Is this his future?
At that moment!
"What? Why is he rolling around?"
"Dimensional errand-runner, what's wrong with him?"
"He's sleeping badly. Rolling around in his sleep."
"Is he sick?"
"Looks like sleepwalking."
"Maybe he needs to pee."
"He must have been stressed from preparing for the trip alone."
FLASH!
Rajiks opened his eyes.
"… Hoe?"
And soon realized it.
A dream.
That's right. It was a dream.
Then—
"Hueeng."
He sprang up and opened his subspace.
Sssht, sssht, sssht—
Travel supplies poured out one after another.
"Huaaaah—"
Thank goodness.
Definitely just a stupid dream.
"When your energy's low, you get nightmares."
"You've been under a lot of stress."
"Young master, we should brew a tonic for our dimensional errand-runner."
"Any dragon hearts left?"
"Shouldn't we leave Greenie's heart alone?"
"The supply commander needs a vacation."
Juhyeok also looked at Rajiks with concern and spoke.
"Hmm, sorry. It was hard, wasn't it?"
"Hoe."
"Do you want to sit this trip out? Rest properly in the White Tower—"
"Huek!"
Rajiks waved his hands frantically.
Sit it out my ass.
"Are you sure?"
"Hoeng!"
"You can go on the trip?"
"Hoeng!"
"Then let's go. Just don't overdo it."
"Hoeng!"
And so, the first real travel itinerary began.
Juhyeok and the summoned beings stood before the elevator.
Dimensional travelers cross worlds in their own ways.
Swordsmanship, magic, mystic arts, and so on.
Juhyeok used no less than two methods.
The dimensional elevator, and the Judge's Hammer imbued with Yama's authority.
First, the elevator made by Whitey.
Indirect dimensional travel via floor-to-floor movement.
In other words, going to the first floor would send you out to the world connected to the first floor.
Its original purpose was dimensional exploration related to the Black Tower.
Previously, it connected to the main-base Earth.
Second, opening a dimensional gate using the Judge's Hammer.
He learned it somehow along the way.
He was still clumsy with it.
He could only open doors to worlds he was deeply familiar with, worlds bound by fate.
The White Tower, Earth No. 1001, or perhaps the Celestial Realm.
Anywhere else didn't work well.
He couldn't open random gates either.
A hammer-based dimensional gate with clear limitations.
Still, better than nothing.
Honestly, this was why he decided to travel between dimensions.
No matter where he ended up, he could always return to Earth No. 1001 through the hammer gate.
Anyway, the first departure would be via elevator.
If you pressed the dimensional travel button, you'd go somewhere.
If you didn't like it, you could just come back.
"Let's get on the elevator."
"Yes, sir!"
The vanguard poured into the elevator.
Then they noticed the button displayed on the interior panel.
[Dimensional Travel]
Pressing it would immediately activate the elevator.
Juhyeok slowly reached out his hand.
Now that he was about to press it, he felt nervous.
What if they ended up somewhere weird?
Press it? Or not?
"If you wish, you may cancel the trip."
Cancel?
Who do you take me for?
My timid days are long over.
"Let's go."
Click!
Juhyeok pressed the dimensional travel button forcefully.
In that instant—
Wooooooong!
Drrrrrrrr!
The elevator shook violently with intense vibrations.
Then—
Ziiiiiiing!
A terrifying pressure crushed down on their entire bodies.
"Kgh!"
The others felt it too.
Even summoned beings who surpassed transcendence found it hard to endure.
But it didn't last long.
Screeeech—clunk!
The elevator had already stopped.
"We've arrived."
But where?
A fantasy-based dimension?
A martial arts Murim world?
Or another numbered parallel Earth?
Ding!
Along with the arrival chime—
[The elevator has arrived in the Kalzenia Dimension.]
"Huh?"
Kalzenia?
That sounded extremely fantasy-like.
"Not bad."
Sounds fun.
A chance to experience the culture of a fantasy world.
"… But why isn't the door opening?"
They had already arrived.
Then—
Ding!
"You are a new dimensional traveler."
What?
A type of voice he'd never heard before.
"New travelers require system registration."
"Another system here too?"
"To register, please move to the temple… move… move… mo—"
"Why's it suddenly acting up?"
In that instant!
Ding-ding!
A signal tone rang out.
"A dimensional collision error has occurred."
A collision error?
That didn't sound good.
"An external system granted by a god of another dimension has been detected on the traveler."
How did it know?
Our Whitey–Godback system?
"The only system permitted in the Kalzenia Dimension is the Kar System."
"… And then?"
"To resolve the error, the traveler's external system from another dimension will be suspended."
"What?"
At that moment—
Spot! Spot! Spot!
The summoned beings began to disappear.
"Damn it…"
"Shortly, the external dimensional system will be deleted. Afterward, Kalzenia's Kar System will be newly implanted."
Delete the system?
"Then—what about my traits?"
The White Tower?
Our summoned beings?
"Fuck!"
Without even asking for consent—
Right then!
[[The administrator of the White Tower System proposes to the administrator of the Kar System.]]
A familiar notification sound.
Whitey.
Godback.
[[We request that the White Tower System be permitted within the Kalzenia Dimension.]]
Yes.
Allow it.
"Rejected. There is a high probability of conflict between two heterogeneous authorities."
Ah!
[『We are aware. However, we believe your authority can prevent such a conflict.』]
Oh!
"Even so, the optimal method is deletion followed by reimplantation. There is no need to take such a risk—"
At that moment!
Pororong!
A radiant cluster of light burst from Juhyeok's chest.
"Huh? Why is this—"
He knew what it was.
Back when they met and talked about traveling,
Whitey–Godback had planted this light.
Saying it would be a small help if he went to a world ruled by another main god's laws.
[[This is a fragment of my divinity. Please accept this power and permit the White Tower System.]]
<…>
A fragment of divinity.
Clearly not something trivial.
Even the Kar System's administrator seemed to hesitate.
So what would it be?
Rejection? Acceptance?
After a long pause—
"It is judged to be sufficient compensation."
Did it work?
"We accept the proposal of the external-dimensional White Tower System administrator."
At the same time—
Pop!
The fragment of divinity's light vanished.
"For stable registration of the external-dimensional White Tower System, please enter the temple."
"… Where's the temple?"
"New travelers are granted the language ability of the Kalzenia Dimension."
"Complete system registration through dialogue and negotiation with the Kar System's agent."
And then—
Screee—
The elevator doors opened.
Standing before them was a single person.
An old man with red hair, dressed in luxurious robes.
"Welcome. New traveler. I received advance notice from the god."
He looked truly dignified.
"Welcome to the Kalzenia Dimension, a hotspot among dimensional travelers."
A popular travel destination, apparently.
"Hotspot, my ass…?"
What, did they slather it in honey or something?
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