Is this guy stupid?

　No, I think he's an idiot.

　Thanks to that, it was a piece of cake.

　Ha-ha-ha!

　And, well, it was an easy win, but what should I do with this guy?

　He's not dead, but ...... should I kill him?

　No, wait, .......

　Oh no.

　I thought I've seen this guy's face somewhere, but isn't that Icarus the tower chief?

　Huh?

　Why is Icarus a demon?

　Don't tell me he was experimenting?

　This is bad. This is a very bad situation.

　Killing him is a bad thing, as expected.

　No, I didn't kill him.

　I just put him in a state of perpetual preservation.

　Isn't that the same as being dead?

　No, no. Well, it's like being dead, but alive, actually.

　It's hard to deactivate Nibbleheim Zero, right?

　Seriously, what should I do?

　Are they gonna get mad at me for this?

　No, it doesn't matter if they're pissed at me!

　After all, I'm a count!

　If I use my power, I can get away with anything.

　My sister Elisabeth is in contact with the first prince.

　I'll ask the prince for a favor.

　No, why don't I just pretend this never happened in the first place?

　Just hide Icarus.

　But this demon looks pretty damn heavy.

　It's too much for me, an aristocrat who can only hold a pen and chopsticks.

　Although Pfeito was nearby, I didn't feel comfortable asking her to carry it for me.

Because she's very sick.

　I mean, why is it so serious?

　Is everything alright?

Maybe she was bungee jumping?

　I know the feeling.

　I was bungee jumping a while ago.

　I'm just kidding.

　I was just thinking about it when Tigger happened to walk by me.

　Nice place you got here, Tigger.

　So I ordered Tigger to hide Icarus.

　The place to hide it is ...... where people can't easily find it.

　I'm afraid to hide it in the ground because ...... might find it for some reason.

　If not on the ground, how about in the sky?

　How about the top of the Tower of Babel?

　No, the Tower of Babel is a bad choice.

　Tigger is too stupid to climb the Tower of Babel in the first place.

　I mean, Tigger is an idiot.

　Tigger went away without listening to the end of what I had to say.

　Oh well.

　Tigger may be an idiot, but resting assured, she will follow orders to the letter!

　So I decided to carry Rapunzel, who for some reason was seriously injured.

　Why is she so injured?

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Rapunzel was fine with being alone as long as she could do her research.

　As long as she could carry out her research, she thought, everything else was trivial.

　However, the real loneliness was more painful than she had imagined.

　The space where one does not go hungry or need sleep is a hell of a place where one cannot have fun or take a break.

　It was the best environment for unlimited research, but it was the worst feeling.

　It was a world where I was alone all the time, not socializing with anyone.

　She could not sleep, so she was alone at all hours of the day.

　Rapunzel's only salvation was her family.

　Rapunzel never thought she would look forward to her children growing up.

　The unexpected inner change surprised her.

　She was angry when her children were experimented on by Icarus.

　Hatred so strong that she wanted to kill them was born.

　When the children were saved by Ark, I shed tears of joy.

　She looked forward to seeing the children grow up under Ark's care.

　They cannot touch each other.

　Not even a voice could reach them.

　No one could ever have feelings for them.

　Rapunzel never expected to miss her children so much.

　The children would not remember her.

　And Rapunzel, too, would lose all memory of being the caretaker once she left this room.

　All memories of watching the children would be lost.

　It was heartbreaking.

　But if she could get out of the place and be in touch with the children, she didn't care if she lost her memory of the place.

　If she could get out....

　But someone had to be in the manager's quarters.

　Right now, only Ark and Rapunzel can reach the 100th floor.

　Ark is necessary to this world.

　He cannot be locked up in this room.

　So in the end, Rapunzel had to stay in this room.

　But then a girl appeared to her.

h"I am sorry to keep you waiting until now. I am here to help you."

　The girl was the administrator of the Tower of Babel before Rapunzel came here.

"Why are you here?"

"Master Ark sent me."

　The girl, Tigger, said she had brought something here at Ark's request.

　Normally, Tigger is a silly "meow, meow" person, but here she was acting like a different person.

　No, it could be said that she was a different person.

　Tigger was originally the administrator of the Tower of Babel.

　However, when she left the tower, she lost her memory.

　The Tigger that Ark and the others normally interacted with was a different person from the Tigger who was the administrator of the Tower of Babel.

It is strange. Only when I am in this space can I remember the past."

I feel like I am omnipotent, but I guess I am mistaken."

This is nothing more than God's birdcage."

　As Tigger says, the all-seeing eye makes you feel like a god.

　But the emptiness prevails over that feeling of omnipotence.

"And yet, I never expected him to carry such a thing ......."

　What Tigger brought was, to her surprise, Icarus.

　Icarus can use divine magic.

　In other words, he is a person who can reach the 100th floor.　

　And even though he was frozen in ice, he was still alive.

"He would make a good substitute, wouldn't he?"

　Tigger smiled mischievously.

"Oh, yes, I gues "

　Rapunzel nodded slightly withdrawn.

　With Icarus as administrator, Rapunzel could go outside.

'But is it safe?'"

'Of course. Of course, Ark-sama's magic is perfect. He won't be getting up.

　Tigger answered proudly.

　Rapunzel was not doubting about Ark's magic either.

　However, she was worried about whether she could really get out in such a way.

　However, that worry was completely groundless.

　By making Icarus the administrator, she was able to get out easily.

"I never thought he would really rescue me ......."

　Rapunzel thought that it was indeed Ark.

　And so Rapunzel finally, after more than a decade, was able to get off the ground.

　The memories of what she had experienced as an administrator were clean and gone, but--.

"Oh, ....... My sweet children."

　The memories were gone, but not the feelings.

　Only the feeling of love for them remained.

　Rapunzel talked with both Pfeiffer and Scharf in a faltering but happy way.