Jiroeki let out a breath.
"You don't need to worry. Since the creature belonged to the Tower, you're not responsible for its actions."
That alone made Arlon feel like a boulder had been lifted off his back.
If he was going to be killed after all he did, then it would suck much more than dying to the creature.
"But," Jiroeki continued, "normally, the Tower itself would give the reward. Not me. Unfortunately, it seems the Tower doesn't recognize you as having finished Floor 100."
Arlon's brow furrowed. "Because you were the one who killed it?"
Arlon had nothing to do with the death of the creature. But he had still leveled up.
There was only one reason behind it: he was "in-combat" this whole time.
Since he attacked the monster one year ago, he had been in combat. And he received experience probably for the scratch he had left on its hand.
Maybe everything he did from that moment on counted as experience, but he didn't know yet.
