Chapter 379: The Gardener of Withered Flowers (1)
Now, it was time to plant flowers in the world.
“Okay. Time to work, I guess.”
I stroked the lily of the valley, what was left of the Constellation Murderer, and stretched with a groan. From now on, I had to work hard. This world was still empty save for this flower. Making a single flower bloom in this place would require a lot.
The Guardian was watching me.
—What do you plan to do?
Come to think of it, he had been quiet lately. He hadn’t said a word even when the Constellation Murderer had nearly sealed me or when I successfully counterattacked and defeated him. The Guardian had only been watching from a few steps away.
If I was asked if I felt upset, my answer would be no, not really. I understood why the Guardian hadn’t intervened. Even without him speaking up, I knew what was going on in his mind. Unlike my time on the tenth floor, I was strong now and was only half a step behind the Guardian.
His lessons were over, and the rest was up to me. Had I been defeated by the Constellation Murderer and gotten sealed for eternity, that would have been the end of my journey to the top of the Tower. Between equal rivals, advice wasn’t needed.
“I suppose so...” I took off my coat and rolled up my sleeves. “First, we need a sun.”
—A sun?
“Yes, we need light. It’s super dark here. Even if only rotten flowers are meant to bloom here, the flowers themselves will be sad if the place is too dark.”
The Guardian looked at me as if I were slightly insane.