My Measurement: The Villain Desires a Satisfying Payback

Chapter 168 - 168: 160: Magic Tower (1)

To obtain an audience with the Archwizards of the Mage Tower's 12th floor, there was only one surefire that guaranteed success.

That is, to climb to the 12th floor yourself.

Naturally, as the tower functioned in a systematic hierarchical structure, no one aside from the Archwizards themselves possessed the authority to summon a resident of the 12th floor for a meeting.

Aside from exceptions such as transcendents or some other equally powerful existences, no calls for a meeting would even reach their ears, let alone be cause for consideration.

From what I've heard, even royalty is not excluded from this harsh criteria.

Unless you have the ability to make it to the 12th floor yourself, you would not be able to force a discussion with the Archwizards.

Although, if it were someone at that level, there would be no need to talk in person with the Archwizards in the first place.

If you couldn't do that, you simply had to wait and hope that one of them would descend to a lower floor as they occasionally do, or in extremely rare circumstances, leave the tower entirely.

Of course, nobody with even an ounce of sense relied on that infinitesimal possibility.

It was for that reason that Lud was incredibly doubtful when I stated with full confidence that I would meet the Archwizards, and understandably so.

Nonetheless, he accepted my request to bring me to the Magic Tower because I saved his life.

Unfortunately...

"Let me get this straight. You not only can't cast magic, but you're also F-rank in the Guild? Magician Lud, you have my respect as a fellow trainee of the 6th floor, but did you honestly expect that middling authority to let you do as you please in bringing in an outsider like this?"

The people acting somewhat like the Magic Tower's security wardens stopped our entry.

I was warned of it on the way over here, but apparently, the magicians of the Magic Tower are very insular and prefer to keep to themselves―particularly, they are against the presence of outsiders.

When it comes to re

"I thought you never learnt anything about magic before? How were you able to channel enough mana to pass the trial?"

Glancing at his face for a moment and examining his curious expression, I simply stated.

"Guess I'm just better."

In the end, a power originating from a higher-tiered world couldn't possibly be beaten by the lowly magic of this Otherworld.

Especially not when it came to a power gained by sacrificing Truth.