I somehow managed to sleep through the night in the abyss, it was the first time that I ever got through it like this before. Usually I just sleep through the night without even entering the place.

It was definitely an improvement to ignore the worries of the abyss.

So it was nice to wake up to the neon lights shining into the room, letting me know the city here was real. The sun wasn't able to get in as easily, or maybe it was because this is literally inside of a tower.

Regardless I got up and left the inn. It was time for me to continue on my climb, my solo adventure.

It won't be that bad traveling by myself for a little while but it might be a bit lonely. That's the only concern about the whole adventure.

Focusing on it is the problem. I'll just have to ignore the thought of being by myself for the whole journey and it won't be so bad. I already lived by myself and did everything alone for quite some time.

I just have to look at it like that, it isn't so bad that way.

The streets were full of people like yesterday, still all going about their lives like usual. I'm curious how long these people have been here and if it is possible to leave the tower.

My knowledge about being able to leave or anything is kind of non-existent. I can't really remember what the guy told us at the beginning floor.

It doesn't really matter though since I'm not leaving the tower without completing it.

So with that final thought I continue to make my way through the city until finally I find the way out. The door is definitely quite a bit away from the city.

I could just barely see it in the distance, but at least I knew where it was.

There's probably not much reason for me to waste time lingering about here. I really wish I knew how many floors were in this tower at least.

Having to climb them blindly without knowing how long it'll be is kind of a crazy thing to think about.

(3 Months Later.)

I have been traveling through the floors for quite some time now, killing over and over again for little gain.

Each floor has been worse than the last with how long they've dragged out the battles. I've gotten some new scars from a few that managed to get a lucky attack off on me.

Now I've found myself at the 43rd floor.

[43] The Graveyard.

Inside this floor I could see graves everywhere and it honestly reminds me of the time I encountered the undead dragon.

A time like that is hard to forget, especially when it was a pretty intense battle at first as well. This place didn't really seem to give off the same kind of vibes in the slightest.

I've done a pretty decent job at maintaining my appearance while traveling throughout these floors too. Shaving my face to keep a nice clean look, something I didn't really expect to be doing.

Time alone really does hit you a lot harder than expected.

I've not heard a single thing from Rika since she disappeared awhile back. I haven't really kept track of time, it wasn't really a major focus for me.

Time passing by is going to be normal and I just need to focus on getting through the climb. I have been paying attention to the floors I'm on with each one I clear.

It took a lot longer than I expected to clear the up to this point. Some of the floors just had a lot more enemies than I expected.

But at least this floor would be a good place for me to set-up a camp for the time being.

So that's exactly what I did, I got a camp put together for the night here. I'm not really too worried about this floor being a threat since I have been able to handle things quite well.

None of the previous floors have posed a serious threat to me yet.

It also only took me a few minutes to put together a decent camp for the night. This was probably the first real peaceful floor I've encountered in awhile.

I never once thought that I would be considering a graveyard a peaceful place to rest for the night. Sometimes you just have to take what you can get though.

I've been wondering how the girls are though, especially since it's been so long since I last saw them all. This power has truly been making a difference with my strength as well.

They'd be proud to see how much stronger I've become since they last saw me.

I looked down at the scales all over my arms, lingering below them was a dark crimson red that seems to give off an occasional glow.

At first it freaked me out to see that kind of thing in my arm but then I realized that I needed to accept it. The scales weren't that bad since they only covered my arms for the time being.

I've kept them from covering my face, but instead horns formed on my head. I didn't really mind it much since I knew it would happen eventually.

All of these features I can hide with enough effort but I don't know how to hide my full strength from hunters. Having all of this out is allowing for a lot more of my power to be released.

The scales are also useful for better protection against an enemies attack which is why they are so useful. The wings help with speed and flight of course.

Everything else is for a boost of strength which allows for some devastating blows, something that has made the clearing even easier.

I still haven't fully figured out what the new power does or how it helps, but in time I'm sure that I will figure it out. Rika would've been a useful person to have around for all of these fights.

She might've been able to tell me how to get a better hold of this new power.

A true solo adventure this has been. Well, except for the other version of myself. Reaver still approaches me when I visit the abyss at night.

I'm basically talking to myself every single time I go into there but I think it is kind of useful. Being like this has shown me that it is a lot more efficient in the long run.

Plowing through enemies without any mercy or hesitation is the way to get to the top of this tower the fastest.

But as I laid back I couldn't help but think about the nice warmth that I would get from the girls. That's one feeling that I can't ever shake lately.

This bed isn't nearly as comfortable to lay in when I'm just by myself.

Monsters don't get to have all that though. At least if I'm being realistic about it, usually monsters don't have girls like I do.

I'll have them back again at some point, unless the tower ends up killing me somehow. Anything is possible with the floors being so different from each other.

The bosses have also been getting a lot stronger with each floor I clear.

Still not strong enough to stop me in my tracks just yet, but strong enough to give me a bit of a hard time. So that makes it a bit more interesting at least.

"Ughhh. Time to sleep." I say Out loud while looking up at the sky.

The sky in here wasn't anything special and kind of seemed a bit red, makes sense for the type of floor it is. Time to sleep.

Opening my eyes to the sight of the abyss as always, except I wasn't floating this time. I have gotten used to where to put my feet in here.

It isn't that hard to stop myself from floating once I actually know what the hell is going on. This place isn't as bad as I once thought it was.

"It is great to see how far you've come. I honestly feel like Rika was holding you back, you should've embraced your true self from the beginning." Reaver says while crossing his arms.

"I'm sure she had good reasons for holding me back." I reply with a calm tone.

Rika probably didn't want me to tear my body apart from using all the power I've been using, it definitely hasn't been easy. My body has been feeling more fatigue than usual lately.

It makes a lot of sense when you think about the new power adding into the current. I also haven't been going that easy with it.

I have just been pushing over and over again without giving my body time to adjust to the new levels of power. That's exactly why this rest is needed.

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