Chapter 44: The First Proposal (2)
Choe Won-yeong had a daughter, a high school student who’d turned eighteen this year.
And soon, her daughter was going to die.
Because at fifteen, she’d been chosen as a Nightmare difficulty climber.
The data was still only a few years’ worth since the Tower had appeared, but there had not been a single official case of anyone under the age of fourteen being chosen as a climber.
Which meant the minimum age for selection was fourteen.
Like some cruel joke, her daughter had been chosen as a Nightmare climber on the very day she turned fifteen.
Her daughter, who at twelve had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma and had suffered through years of treatment.
Just when she’d finally beaten the disease and they’d thought maybe miracles really did exist, what had been waiting for them was an even worse nightmare. Fittingly, given the name of the difficulty she’d been chosen for.
“I’m fine, Mom! I’ve still got two whole years, right? I just gotta cram a whole lifetime of fun into that time, so I can skip studying and just have a blast, right?”