Laplace looked with wonder at Yeon-woo, the player said to have captured all of Yvlke's attention and affection. Yeon-woo’s performance hadn’t only stirred up the players in the Tower, the Guardians also became excited at the emergence of the best novice since Arthia.

Since the Guardians watched over every player in the Tower, it was natural for them to be drawn to those who made great achievements. Also, Yvlke’s bets with the other Guardians and the profits he’d made from them helped spread the stories of Yeon-woo.

Each Guardian hoped for Yeon-woo to arrive at their respective floors as soon as possible so they could see his amazingness in person. In fact, this was the reason Laplace had appeared. He wasn’t the Guardian in charge of the eleventh floor, and instead, had used his authority to take over the eleventh floor with the flimsy excuse of providing extra care to a rookie. Since Laplace was Myo, one of the one of the elite Twelve Zodiacs of the Guardians, he got away with it, although he reminded himself to buy some delicious carrots to placate the true Guardian of the eleventh floor. "Do you know how the rules change from the...