Chapter 77
Guru wiped her sweaty palms on her clothes. Her big, round eyes rolled around as she looked for Jurim.
The moment she spotted him, her tension seemed to ease just a little, and she stumbled through the final sentence.
“So I wanna be a coow Hunter wike da Guildmastuh too!”
As soon as Guru finished her presentation, thunderous applause erupted.
Maybe because she’d been nervous, she took a deep breath, then turned back toward Jurim.
Good job, he praised her silently while clapping, and Guru flashed a wide, cheeky grin.
Suddenly, his chest tightened with emotion.
Maybe surviving the Tower had been for this moment.
Climbing it ready to die, sealing the master of the 99th floor at the cost of his life, sending his brother alone to the 100th—all those choices led to today.
Even if nothing else mattered, protecting the world you would live in had been meaningful.
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After the presentations ended, joint activities for parents and children began.