Into the Darkness

"Um, Boss─ are you really okay with this?"

"Isn't it interesting? The number of Climbers is plummeting, and the country is facing a crisis. So the Korean Tower created a Class that can create Climbers. I wonder how much it cost."

"Are you listening to me?"

"You're talking about the Russian president. The problem of the Doctor crossing the 『line』, right?"

"We don't know. The only warning you've given the [Six Calamities] is that one thing."

"It's meant to set an example."

From a place overlooking the city, an entity watched the American citizens below, working busily without a moment's rest, and idly toyed with a glass of champagne.

As that entity enjoyed swirling the liquid, letting it lap against the distant American Tower reflected in the glass, the Climber belonging to the Six Calamities continued with the report.

The Boss had made it possible for countless people to advance to [Legendary Classes].

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the Boss had advanced "eight-tenths" of all Legendary Class Climbers...