Return of Tower's Phantom-Chapter 49 – Three Girls and a Funeral

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Tower Floor 83 – Ash Reign Stronghold, Dawn

The embers from the previous night's battle still flickered faintly across the horizon. Despite their victory over the Apostle, the mood was far from celebratory. Inside the base's garden, a small funeral was held—for Valken.

Rael stood at the center, head lowered.

No gravestone. No body.

Just a sword—Valken's final relic—planted firmly in the earth.

Selene stood beside Rael in silence, arms crossed, her expression unreadable.

Not far behind, the other two girls watched.

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Rika – The Firebrand Strategist

Rika clutched her gloves tightly, eyes shadowed beneath fiery red bangs.

"Why the hell do you care, Rael?" she muttered under her breath. "He tried to kill you."

But deep down, she already knew the answer.

Because Rael never forgot those who shaped him.

Even if they became enemies.

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Iris – The Silent Sword

Iris sat beneath a tree, gazing at the blade stuck in the ground.

She didn't speak.

She didn't cry.

She just... stared.

Rael had saved her once. But he didn't even notice she was trembling now—because the last time she saw him like this... was the day he died in his past life.

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Selene – The Tower Witch

Selene finally broke the silence.

"You know," she said, voice sharp, "we're all here for you. You don't have to carry this alone."

Rael didn't respond at first.

Then, softly, "He wasn't just my master. He was the one who taught me how to survive in the Tower. How to fight dirty. How to win when you're already broken."

Selene bit her lip.

"...You think this ends with a funeral?"

He turned, eyes colder than ever.

"No. This ends when we take the Tower itself."

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Night – Private Chambers

Later that night, each girl struggled with her own feelings.

Rika, punching the training dummies until her knuckles bled, cursed her jealousy.

Iris, still in the garden, whispered softly, "I won't lose to them..."

Selene, staring at Rael from the shadows of her balcony, thought, I should've kissed him... back then.

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Meanwhile – The Tower's Upper Floors

A new figure emerged—a woman with three wings and a crown of stars.

> [Apostle of Judgement – "Yvaine" – Deployed]

She opened her eyes, gazing toward the floor below.

"So... the reincarnated one lives."

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She smiled.

"It's time I greeted him properly."

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