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* PeopleZoo: The Pritani family, along with other Dragons of their own Towers, have been [[FantasticNatureReserve collecting races]] across the universe on doomed planets, about to be annihilated by the approaching [[CivilizationDestroyer Forces of Destruction]]. As Manager, Eileen has been overseeing the selecting and abducting of 'desirable' humans from Earth, for the past ten years. Due to her [[NoSocialSkills poor social skills]], Eileen hasn't made any friends with those she's made into adventurers to play her game, save for Sejun, who she comes to see as "extremely precious" to her.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his dreams of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s game. Fortunately for him, he has some [[CuteMonster cute friendly monsters]] eager to help him out.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his dreams of stardom come true, and that’s that's exactly what he got. He’s He's now trapped on a floor he’s he's not supposed to be on, effectively [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s Dragon's game. Fortunately for him, he has some [[CuteMonster cute friendly monsters]] eager to help him out.



* HumanPet: [[spoiler:He doesn't realize it yet, but the Towers appearance on Earth are because the Dragons came to [[PeopleZoo collect as many humans]] as possible, before that world is annihilated by the impending [[CivilizationDestroyer Forces of Destruction]]. They have done this ''[[FantasticNatureReserve many times]]'' across the universe. This is one of the reasons Eileen who sees him as "[[ThisIsMyHuman precious]]" won't let him go. When the Towers start to disappear one-by-one...[[CosmicHorrorStory doomsday draws near]].]]

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* HumanPet: [[spoiler:He doesn't realize it yet, but the Towers appearance on Earth are is because the Dragons came to play with and [[PeopleZoo collect as many humans]] humans]], as possible, before that world is annihilated by the impending [[CivilizationDestroyer Forces of Destruction]]. They have done this ''[[FantasticNatureReserve many times]]'' across the universe. This is one of the reasons Eileen who sees him as "[[ThisIsMyHuman precious]]" won't let him go. When the Towers start to disappear one-by-one...[[CosmicHorrorStory doomsday draws near]].]]



* GodsHandsAreTied: The Black Dragon cannot break the rules to her own Tower game. When asked by Sejun why she can’t just give him the Tower Coins as a reward, instead of LevelGrinding for them, she explains she won’t have that kind of [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem absolute power]] until she’s an adult - in three hundred years time.
* GooGooGodlike: At two hundred years, Eileen is still a child, and won’t come of age for another three hundred. When she asks Sejun to wait for her to fulfil all her promises to him, he snaps back [[WeAreAsMayflies he’ll be dead by then]], to which she falls silent.

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* GodsHandsAreTied: The Black Dragon cannot break the rules to her own Tower game. When asked by Sejun why she can’t can't just give him the Tower Coins as a reward, instead of LevelGrinding for them, she explains she won’t won't have that kind of [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem absolute power]] until she’s she's an adult - in three hundred years time.
* GooGooGodlike: At two hundred years, Eileen is still a child, and won’t won't come of age for another three hundred. When she asks Sejun to wait for her to fulfil all her promises to him, he snaps back [[WeAreAsMayflies he’ll he'll be dead by then]], to which she falls silent.
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* HumanPet: [[spoiler:He doesn't realize it yet, but the Towers appearance on Earth are because the Dragons came to [[PeopleZoo collect as many humans]] as possible, before that world is annihilated by the impending [[CivilizationDestroyer Forces of Destruction]]. They have done this ''[[FantasticNatureReserve many times]]'' across the universe. This is one of the reasons Eileen who sees him as "[[ThisIsMyHuman precious]]" won't let him go. When the Towers start to disappear one-by-one...[[CosmicHorrorStory doomsday draws near]].]]
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* CharacterSelectForcing: She decides after capturing a human which one of two FantasyCharacterClasses they will have, whether they "awaken" as a magician or warrior, to play her game of climbing the Tower. Making Sejun her Tower Farmer was [[TakeAThirdOption taking a third option]].
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* StumbledIntoThePlot: There was no way, after paying off his debts and rent, he could ever enter the Black Tower...were it not for happenstance a black hole singularity appeared right next to him. The price of an [[PlotCoupon admittance ticket]] being pawned off from a returning adventurer has already inflated to 200 million ₩. Even then, the Tower Manager still has to ''awaken'' you as a player to move onto the 2nd floor, so his was a TragicDream.

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* StumbledIntoThePlot: There was no way, after paying off his debts and rent, he could ever enter the Black Tower...were it not for happenstance a black hole singularity appeared right next to him. The price of an [[PlotCoupon admittance ticket]] being pawned off from a returning adventurer has already inflated to 200 million ₩. Even then, the Tower Manager still has to ''awaken'' ''[[CharacterSelectForcing awaken]]'' you as a player to move onto the 2nd floor, so his was a TragicDream.



* TouchedByVorlons: Downplayed. Once "awakened" by the dragon GameMaster, a human becomes either a magic-user or a warrior to fight monsters, with permanent abilities and outfits. Sejun on the other hand, was made into the dragon's farmer and doesn't get anything...apart from [[TheImmune resistance to illnesses]].

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* TouchedByVorlons: Downplayed. Once "awakened" "[[CharacterSelectForcing awakened]]" by the dragon GameMaster, a human becomes either a magic-user or a warrior to fight monsters, with permanent abilities and outfits. Sejun on the other hand, was made into the dragon's farmer and doesn't get anything...apart from [[TheImmune resistance to illnesses]].



* TheUnchosenOne: Sejun shows up uninvited in the dragon's RPGMechanicsVerse Black Tower, so he doesn't end up in the [[HubLevel 1st floor]] where he can at least choose to "awaken" as either a magician or warrior. He's now stuck elsewhere, and may never be able to get home again.

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* TheUnchosenOne: Sejun shows up uninvited in the dragon's RPGMechanicsVerse Black Tower, so he doesn't end up in the [[HubLevel 1st floor]] where he can at least choose to "awaken" "[[CharacterSelectForcing awaken]]" as either a magician or warrior. He's now stuck elsewhere, and may never be able to get home again.
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* BadBoss: Zigzagged. Sejun was...little more than a slave to Eileen, [[TheUnchosenOne never chosen]] to play her game, but neither ever allowed [[TrappedInAnotherWorld to go home]]. She began many threats with no rewards, until there was only so much the overworked man could take, before he chews the dragon out for being "a terrible employer". The dragon [[HeelRealization is horrified]], yet struggles [[TheUnapologetic to apologize]] for her behaviour, though Sejun trolls her before she can follow-through. She settles on less-demanding offerings as the farmer decides it's [[DoNotTauntCthulhu wise not to]] provoke what amounts to a PhysicalGod.

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* BadBoss: Zigzagged. Sejun was...little more than a slave to Eileen, [[TheUnchosenOne never chosen]] to play her game, but neither ever allowed [[TrappedInAnotherWorld to go home]]. She began many threats with no rewards, until there was only so much the overworked man could take, before he chews the dragon out for being "a terrible employer". The dragon [[HeelRealization is horrified]], yet struggles [[TheUnapologetic to apologize]] for her behaviour, though Sejun trolls her before she can follow-through. The death threats return. She settles on less-demanding offerings offerings, just as the farmer decides it's [[DoNotTauntCthulhu wise not to]] provoke what amounts to a PhysicalGod.



* GodsHandsAreTied: The Black Dragon cannot break the rules to her own Tower game. When asked by Sejun why she can’t just give him the Tower Coins as a reward, instead of LevelGrinding for them, she explains she won’t have that kind of absolute power until she’s an adult - in three hundred years time.

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* GodsHandsAreTied: The Black Dragon cannot break the rules to her own Tower game. When asked by Sejun why she can’t just give him the Tower Coins as a reward, instead of LevelGrinding for them, she explains she won’t have that kind of [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem absolute power power]] until she’s an adult - in three hundred years time.
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* IJustWantToBeLoved: Theo has been abused and mistreated by other traders for a very long time. The cat claims to want to be a [=CEO=] of a merchant guild, but really, he just wants some warmth and tenderness. Happily, he finds this in Sejun.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his dreams of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s game.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his dreams of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s game. Fortunately for him, he has some [[CuteMonster cute friendly monsters]] eager to help him out.



* GooGooGodlike: At two hundred years, Eileen is still a child, and won’t come of age for another three hundred. When she asks Sejun to wait for her to fulfil all her promises to him, he snaps back [[WeAreAsMayflies he’ll be dead by then]], to which she falls silent.



* RegeneratingMana: She has a mana-deficiency her family are treating her for. While Eileen as an immortal can't die, she does feel pain and suffers from seizures. Her dragon heart hasn't beaten for ''two hundred years''. Sejun was a blessing in disguise, as the magic crops he grows, especially those enchanted by the Blue Moon eclipses, are rapidly healing her and her heart begins working. Ecstatic, she vows to protect Park from her Tower's dangers and [[HideTheEvidence her family discovering him]].

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* RegeneratingMana: She has a mana-deficiency her family are treating her for. While Eileen as an immortal can't die, she does feel pain and suffers from seizures. Her dragon heart hasn't beaten for ''two hundred years''.years'' since she hatched. Sejun was a blessing in disguise, as the magic crops he grows, especially those enchanted by the Blue Moon eclipses, are rapidly healing her and her heart begins working. Ecstatic, she vows to protect Park from her Tower's dangers and [[HideTheEvidence her family discovering him]].
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* TrueCompanions: They love Park, and despite the odd act of cowardice or grumbling, will always be there to help with the constant running of the farm.
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* GodsHandsAreTied: The Black Dragon cannot break the rules to her own Tower game. When asked by Sejun why she can’t just give him the Tower Coins as a reward, instead of LevelGrinding for them, she explains she won’t have that kind of absolute power until she’s an adult - in three hundred years time.
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Tired of his mundane ordinary life, Park believed from other adventurer’s success-stories, the Black Tower would make him rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams. And when he finally gets in through happenstance - [[GoneHorriblyWrong he’s made into a farmer]].
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his trues of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s game.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his trues dreams of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s game.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his trues of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively soft locking him in the Black Dragon’s game.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his trues of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively soft locking him [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable soft-locking him]] in the Black Dragon’s game.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He wanted to get into the Black Tower for a chance to make his trues of stardom come true, and that’s exactly what he got. He’s now trapped on a floor he’s not supposed to be on, effectively soft locking him in the Black Dragon’s game.

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* FetchQuest: Eileen would force these onto Sejun to give over his magically enhanced crops, and in the beginning would threaten ''death'' as [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse punishment for refusing]]...until the man began rebelling against the black dragon for her BadBoss tendencies when she stopped offering any form of compensation for the tasks.



* FetchQuest: Eileen would force these onto Sejun to give over his magically enhanced crops, and in the beginning would threaten ''death'' as [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse punishment for refusing]]...until the man began rebelling against the black dragon for her BadBoss tendencies when she stopped offering any form of compensation for the tasks.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's stuck in a cavern on the [[spoiler: 99th floor]] of the Black Tower, with no other human players in sight. Even if could get out, there are kaiju-level monsters outside that would instantly swallow him up, and then he cannot ever hope to defeat the final boss of this floor.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's stuck in a cavern on the [[spoiler: 99th floor]] of the Black Tower, with no other human players in sight. Even if could get out, there are kaiju-level monsters outside that would instantly swallow him up, and then he cannot ever Park can't hope to defeat for a rescue, and no one else is aware of his plight save the final boss of this floor.Tower Manager [[MuggleInMageCustody who wants to keep him there]].


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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Park's stuck on the [[spoiler: [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon 99th floor]] of the Black Tower]]. Humanity's best have been unable to enter the 40th floor. He's now in an UnintentionallyUnwinnable situation, having no allies, items, skills, or experience ''needed to retreat'', let alone defeating the final boss. Even if could get out of the cavern, there are [[BearsAreBadNews kaiju-level monsters outside]] that would instantly swallow him up. Since been made the Tower's farmer, [[MuggleInMageCustody the black dragon will never let him go either]].
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* TheBeastmaster: Park has befriended many monsters to help him with the farm work ''before'' the GameMaster has given him any taming skills as a reward.
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* CollectorOfTheStrange: The Pritani family have been collecting rare powerful items for millions of years. A single one of these artifacts would be worth ''trillions'' in Korean Won ₩. Heartwarmingly, Eileen adds a common "Yeosan Washed Apples" shopping bag to the vault Sejun gave her, used to hold the dried sweet potatoes the dragon requested for dinner.
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* GrandparentFavoritism: Her grandfather dotes on her, but her father appears cold and distant, unable to handle the stress her mana-deficiency was putting him and the other dragons through.


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* SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: Thanks to Sejun's miracle foods, Eileen is able to overcome her mana-deficiency to grow more massive and healthy. The dragon loves him unequivocally for this, and vows to repay his kindness someday.

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* DestroyTheEvidence: For a time she considers killing Sejun for showing up to her Tower uninvited, then realizes after his achievement the man can be put to work as her Tower farmer, so spares him.

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* DestroyTheEvidence: For a time she considers killing Sejun for showing up to her Tower uninvited, then realizes after his achievement unusual achievement, the man can be put to work as her Tower farmer, so spares him. him.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: As she vows to [[CharacterDevelopment later protect Sejun]], she chides him for finding and equipping items in the Tower that [[UnknownItemIdentification haven't been appraised yet]], and could be dangerous.



* DungeonBypass: As a merchant monster, he's not bound by the same restrictions some other creatures and humans are, so can travel across many floors in the Black Tower after several days.


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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: Human beings are less people are more [[TheChewToy like toys]] to her and other dragons of the Towers. She rewards them if they succeed her quests, but doesn't give a second thought if they fail, and end up getting killed by her countless legions of monsters.

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* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: Human beings are less people are and more [[TheChewToy like toys]] to her and other dragons of the Towers. She rewards them if they succeed her quests, but doesn't give a second thought if they fail, and end up getting killed by her countless legions of monsters.
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* DestroyTheEvidence: For a time she considers killing Sejun for showing up to her Tower uninvited, then realizes after his achievement the man can be put to work as her Tower farmer, so spares him.

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* PunyEarthlings: He's so weak and low in {{Mana}} he fainted and passed out for days at the mere sight of The Tower Manager flying overhead.



* TouchedByVorlons: Once "awakened" by the dragon GameMaster, a human becomes either a magic-user or a warrior to fight monsters. Their outfits and abilities appear to be permanent when they go back to Earth, and cannot be lost. Without her powers, [[PunyEarthlings a human would faint]] and pass out for days at the mere sight of her. Sejun on the other hand, was made into the dragon's farmer and doesn't get anything apart from [[TheImmune resistance to illnesses]].

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* TouchedByVorlons: Downplayed. Once "awakened" by the dragon GameMaster, a human becomes either a magic-user or a warrior to fight monsters. Their outfits and monsters, with permanent abilities appear to be permanent when they go back to Earth, and cannot be lost. Without her powers, [[PunyEarthlings a human would faint]] and pass out for days at the mere sight of her. outfits. Sejun on the other hand, was made into the dragon's farmer and doesn't get anything anything...apart from [[TheImmune resistance to illnesses]].
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* GlorySeeker: He longs to win treasures and appear on a talk shows as a celebrity who triumphed where others failed. The black hole phenomena that abducted the first-generation of adventurers to the Tower appeared to Sejun...but [[RefusedByTheCall it rejected him]] as unworthy. The man forced his way in, only to end up trapped and lost on an unknown floor, [[spoiler:(which was later revealed to be the topmost 99th floor)]].

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* GlorySeeker: He longs to win treasures and appear on a TV talk shows as a celebrity who triumphed where others failed. The black hole phenomena that abducted the first-generation of adventurers to the Tower appeared to Sejun...but [[RefusedByTheCall it rejected him]] as unworthy. The man forced his way in, only to end up trapped and lost on an unknown floor, [[spoiler:(which was later revealed to be the topmost 99th floor)]].
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* BlessedWithSuck: He often laments the skills handed out to him by the Tower Manager are mundane and seemingly impractical, not realizing how vital some are to the successfully running of a farm. Sometimes the results in AchievementsInIgnorance as he can harvest produce no one else is capable of growing to the desired effect.

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* BlessedWithSuck: He often laments the skills handed out to him by the Tower Manager are mundane and seemingly impractical, not realizing how vital some are to the successfully running of a farm. Sometimes the this results in AchievementsInIgnorance as he can harvest produce no one else is capable of growing to the desired effect.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She may not care about [[HumansAreInsects human affairs]], but she takes any accusation she's a terrible manager, very, ''very'' seriously.
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A wandering cat merchant who originally came from the [[spoiler:75th floor]]. He sells the crops grown by Sejun to the human adventurers down on the 38th floor. It is unknown whether it is a wandering merchant trait or a 75th floor cat trait, but it is possible to talk to all monsters.

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A wandering cat merchant who originally came from the [[spoiler:75th floor]]. He sells the crops grown by Sejun to the human adventurers down on the 38th floor. It is unknown whether it is a wandering merchant trait or a 75th floor cat trait, but it is possible to talk to all monsters.
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* TalkingAnimal: Unlike any other monster Park had encountered until their meeting, Theo could speak any human language, needed for peddling his goods to those brought into The Black Tower from Earth. Adorably he slips into AnimalSpeciesAccent whenever excited or being held by Sejun.
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!!Park Sejun
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The main character, a 26-year-old {{NEET}} from Korea. He hoped to enter the Black Tower, and be the first person to conquer it, and become an overnight celebrity. One fateful day he was sucked into a black hole that abducted the first-generation of adventurers into the Tower. Sejun was dumped on an unknown floor, and trapped in a cavern.
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* BlessedWithSuck: He often laments the skills handed out to him by the Tower Manager are mundane and seemingly impractical, not realizing how vital some are to the successfully running of a farm. Sometimes the results in AchievementsInIgnorance as he can harvest produce no one else is capable of growing to the desired effect.
* CallToAgriculture: Stranded in another world with a limited food source, Sejun had to put all his dreams of stardom on hold, planting veggies to survive. Fortunately, his crops enticed the White Rabbit Farmer [[HappilyMarried couple]] to join and setup a farm together.
* FamilyOfChoice: As the months go by, being trapped in the Tower has Sejun confess the monsters helping him with the harvest and chores are the only family and friends he's known since he left home for university years prior.
* GlorySeeker: He longs to win treasures and appear on a talk shows as a celebrity who triumphed where others failed. The black hole phenomena that abducted the first-generation of adventurers to the Tower appeared to Sejun...but [[RefusedByTheCall it rejected him]] as unworthy. The man forced his way in, only to end up trapped and lost on an unknown floor, [[spoiler:(which was later revealed to be the topmost 99th floor)]].
* HeelRealization: Sejun is about to hit a DespairEventHorizon, throwing his magical crop to the ground, when The Tower Manager refuses to let him go home, making him a lowly farmer in this fantasy world. Then he sees the rabbit monster family's [[AnimalReactionShot sadness at his angry outburst]], does he relent - realizing how much work went into growing and harvesting the vegetable, and he shouldn't waste it.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's stuck in a cavern on the [[spoiler: 99th floor]] of the Black Tower, with no other human players in sight. Even if could get out, there are kaiju-level monsters outside that would instantly swallow him up, and then he cannot ever hope to defeat the final boss of this floor.
* NiceGuy: At his core, Park is kind, considerate man who won't refuse to help others (if they ask nicely). The Tower Manager [[AintTooProudToBeg begging him]] for energy drinks forces the guy to promise the GameMaster he'll make a fresh batch later on.
* StumbledIntoThePlot: There was no way, after paying off his debts and rent, he could ever enter the Black Tower...were it not for happenstance a black hole singularity appeared right next to him. The price of an [[PlotCoupon admittance ticket]] being pawned off from a returning adventurer has already inflated to 200 million ₩. Even then, the Tower Manager still has to ''awaken'' you as a player to move onto the 2nd floor, so his was a TragicDream.
* SuddenGameInterface: As Sejun wasn't formally invited by the Tower Manager, he is without one for many days. That is, until he is able to unlock an achievement that draws attention of his existence to the black dragon who has been searching for him. Said manager is ''not pleased'', and considers Sejun's presence a blunder on her end she must correct. Instead of [[DestroyTheEvidence killing him]], decides to make the man her farmer.
* TouchedByVorlons: Once "awakened" by the dragon GameMaster, a human becomes either a magic-user or a warrior to fight monsters. Their outfits and abilities appear to be permanent when they go back to Earth, and cannot be lost. Without her powers, [[PunyEarthlings a human would faint]] and pass out for days at the mere sight of her. Sejun on the other hand, was made into the dragon's farmer and doesn't get anything apart from [[TheImmune resistance to illnesses]].
* {{Troll}}: He used to butt heads with The Tower Manager often. The farmer taunting the black dragon by eating all the cherry tomatoes promised to her in a FetchQuest, right after expecting an apology earlier for being a BadBoss.
* TheUnchosenOne: Sejun shows up uninvited in the dragon's RPGMechanicsVerse Black Tower, so he doesn't end up in the [[HubLevel 1st floor]] where he can at least choose to "awaken" as either a magician or warrior. He's now stuck elsewhere, and may never be able to get home again.
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!!The Great Black Dragon, Eileen Pritani
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The youngest dragon of the Pritani family, and Manager of the Black Tower that looms over Gangnam, Seoul. As GameMaster she oversees the forceful summoning and promoting of humans to play in her MarathonLevel gauntlet, with the real promise of treasures beyond their dreams if they complete her quests.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Eileen often threatened Sejun with ''death'', if he didn't hand over the magical produce of the cavern farm. Eventually he couldn't [[TheDogBitesBack tolerate this]], which shocked and flustered her.
* BadBoss: Zigzagged. Sejun was...little more than a slave to Eileen, [[TheUnchosenOne never chosen]] to play her game, but neither ever allowed [[TrappedInAnotherWorld to go home]]. She began many threats with no rewards, until there was only so much the overworked man could take, before he chews the dragon out for being "a terrible employer". The dragon [[HeelRealization is horrified]], yet struggles [[TheUnapologetic to apologize]] for her behaviour, though Sejun trolls her before she can follow-through. She settles on less-demanding offerings as the farmer decides it's [[DoNotTauntCthulhu wise not to]] provoke what amounts to a PhysicalGod.
* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from being a selfish dragon, [[BadBoss antagonistic towards]] her farmer Sejun, to gradually softening up as the weeks go by. She stops threatening him with death as a punishment and [[AintTooProudToBeg starts begging]]. Their relationship turns more amicable. As Sejun's magical crops grown for her give her a [[RegeneratingMana quality of life]] she thought she would never have, she in turn grows to love the man.
* CrystalBall: Sejun was unaware she sees ''everything'' that goes on in the Tower via her ball. Her [[TheWatcher intrusions of privacy]] irk him at best in [[UnwantedAssistance the beginning]], but accepts there's nothing he can do while he lives in her domain. Eileen watches Sejun's work with interest, often salivating at the freshly-grown magical produce.
* GameMaster: Eileen Pritani is the ''Manager'' variety. No human has completed all 99 floors of her Tower, [[HopelessBossFight as the difficulty]] has forced guilds of adventurers to abort, before they even reach the 40th floor.
* GiantFlyer: She's a huge imposing dragon that can use a rapier sword as a cocktail stick, and she's the TheBabyOfTheBunch in the black dragon family.
* FetchQuest: Eileen would force these onto Sejun to give over his magically enhanced crops, and in the beginning would threaten ''death'' as [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse punishment for refusing]]...until the man began rebelling against the black dragon for her BadBoss tendencies when she stopped offering any form of compensation for the tasks.
* LethalChef: The dragon is notoriously bad at cooking, even when copying Park's actions through her CrystalBall, her kebabs still tasted bitter making her spit them out. This angered her how a [[MugglesDoItBetter human could excel at]] anything better than a RealityWarper dragon. Some of her later meals turned into mid-tier poisonous dishes.
* NoSocialSkills: The dragon Tower Manager has family [[LonelyAtTheTop but no friends to speak of]], talks to herself, and [[{{Bookworm}} reads all day]] in her MageTower. The man picks up on this straight-away when renegotiating the terms of the quests.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They act and behave more like [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]], showing up to Earth one day and materializing vast towers across the planet for [[InMysteriousWays their own purposes]]. What [[{{Magitek}} magic or technology]] the dragons possess is unclear. What's known for sure is, people are powerless to fight back. Those captured by them, can't escape their games without playing along to the rules. Items brought outside the Towers cannot be studied or reversed-engineered. Said towers [[MadeOfIndestructium cannot be destroyed]]. Some nations even tried detonating ''nuclear weapons'' to either get rid of their structures, or brute-force their way inside for the untold treasures within, but the explosions had no effect whatsoever on them. Money is no object to them. The rewards given out, already abundant in the lower levels, are likely ''immeasurable'' towards the top.
* PetTheDog: With Kaiju bears romping around, minotaur armies, and swarms of killer poisonous bees, the end goal 99-floor Tower is virtually unbeatable. But Eileen isn't a sadistic GameMaster. The 1st floor has a training ground with no stakes, to prepare humans for the real dangers ahead. She allows people to go home if they win an [[PlotCoupon admittance ticket]] later, anyone in-over-their-depth at the challenge can escape back to Earth. The Tower Manager gives out Sejun various crop-tending and livestock keeping abilities along with a seed store, to improve his harvests.
* RegeneratingMana: She has a mana-deficiency her family are treating her for. While Eileen as an immortal can't die, she does feel pain and suffers from seizures. Her dragon heart hasn't beaten for ''two hundred years''. Sejun was a blessing in disguise, as the magic crops he grows, especially those enchanted by the Blue Moon eclipses, are rapidly healing her and her heart begins working. Ecstatic, she vows to protect Park from her Tower's dangers and [[HideTheEvidence her family discovering him]].
* {{Troll}}: She used to butt heads with Sejun often. The dragon taunted Sejun he'll be devoured by a [[KillerRabbit carnivorous poison honeybee]], despite already gifting the human with an [[ForgotAboutHisPowers affinity to nature]] weeks earlier.
* ThirdPersonPerson: How she often speaks via the SuddenGameInterface when communicating with Sejun.
* ThisIsMyHuman: Or better, ''This Is My Blunder'' concerning Park Sejun, and she tries to cover up her mistake from the Pritani family by making him a farmer on her floor. Eileen becomes increasingly possessive of the young man as the story progresses, and jealous of his attentions, when she's supposed to be supervising the other human players.
* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: Human beings are less people are more [[TheChewToy like toys]] to her and other dragons of the Towers. She rewards them if they succeed her quests, but doesn't give a second thought if they fail, and end up getting killed by her countless legions of monsters.
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The 99th floor of the Black Tower is the final floor, and her home. No human has ever conquered it. Earth's bravest most skilled guilds of adventurers have yet to manage to complete the ''37th floor'' at the time Sejun was consumed by her black hole singularity.
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[[folder:White Farmer Rabbits]]
!!The rabbit couple
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While living alone and lost in the Tower, two monster rabbits approached Sejun. Allured by the vegetable patch he was growing in the cavern. After proving themselves, he allows them to stay. They lost their [[spoiler: [[WarRefugees original home]] long ago]] so Sejun's cavern becomes a safe haven for them. The cute couple start up a family living with Sejun, becoming his loyal helpers and steadfast friends through thick and thin.
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* AnimalReactionShot: Sejun is about to hit a DespairEventHorizon, throwing his magical crop to the ground, when the dragon Manager refuses to let him go home, making him a lowly servant in this fantasy world. Then he sees the rabbit monster family's sadness at his angry outburst, [[HeelRealization does he relent]] - realizing how much work went into growing and harvesting the vegetable, and he shouldn't waste it.
* AscendedToCarnivorism: They're actually omnivores, much to Park's surprise when they drooled over his dinner of piranha monster. Their favourite food is still carrots.
* BabiesEverAfter: White Farmer Rabbits, [[HappilyMarried Husband and Wife]], have a litter of [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter five adorable bunnies]] in chapter 4. They're an energetic handful, so Sejun is happy to babysit the fluff-balls every now and then.
* CuteMonster: Farmer Rabbits are the first adorable sentient creatures that understand human languages the protagonist encounters. While the bunnies communicate in [[PokemonSpeak their own tongue]], they help Sejun tend all to the crops in the cavern. They are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin monsters]] though, and become something [[KillerRabbit more terrifying]] during a Blue Moon.
* {{Hammerspace}}: The White Farmer Rabbit [[HappilyMarried couple]] have magical items, the Husband has a watering can that seemingly never runs out, and the Wife has a gardener's apron to pull out the right pruning or shearing tool needed for the job.
* HappilyMarried: Both Husband and Wife love each other very much and work as a team in the cavern farm.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The family are in-universe ''adorable'' and Sejun some days can't resist their affections either. Their hyperactive children look up to the human as an adopted family member (uncle).
* SuperSpeed: Monster rabbits can show amazing bursts of speed when running, or digging out warrens for themselves. No sooner did Sejun welcome them, did they immediately build a home, and these two aren't even the Grey engineer subspecies of their race.
* WarRefugees: [[spoiler:They once lived in a kingdom of rabbits, known as Red Ribbon, on the 55th floor. White monsters like them, were farmers. Black rabbits were warriors, and Greys were engineers. This lasted until Red Ribbon was destroyed by an invasion from the Giant locust monsters, the monster bunnies forced to scatter across several floors.]]
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[[folder:Theo]]
!!Theo the cat merchant
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A wandering cat merchant who originally came from the [[spoiler:75th floor]]. He sells the crops grown by Sejun to the human adventurers down on the 38th floor. It is unknown whether it is a wandering merchant trait or a 75th floor cat trait, but it is possible to talk to all monsters.
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* DungeonBypass: As a merchant monster, he's not bound by the same restrictions some other creatures and humans are, so can travel across many floors in the Black Tower after several days.
* CatFolk: A travelling cat merchant, Theo, joins Sejun's farm, as the man grows miracle produce that helps people with dietary issues [[HyperactiveMetabolism lose weight]]. Sejun cannot leave the floor of the Tower he's trapped on, but a merchant monster has no such restrictions, the only catch is - he's not telling the human adventurers [[ClassifiedInformation who's growing]] the cherry tomatoes they so crave.
* CuddleBug: Theo the merchant cat desires to become the best peddler in the Black Tower, and it seems with Sejun's wares can achieve this, but [[FurryReminder being a cat]] ''really loves'' getting physical affection from his human partner, and hates being away travelling for extended periods of time.
* MerchantCity: Some of the mid-tier floors of the Black Tower are [[spoiler:"neutral areas" where monster merchants including CatFolk like Theo, congregate and trade together what wares they've acquired from other floors. As humans have [[MarathonLevel yet to reach half-ways]] up the black dragon's megastructure, they're oblivious to its existence. Though Theo, trying to become a successful merchant, has made many rivals and enemies there]].
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's a lovable talking cat monster who craves attention from his business partner, Park.
* SuperGullible: [[spoiler: Theo was too trusting of others. Before he met Sejun, he was scammed by another wandering merchant, and nearly bankrupt. After joining Sejun's farm, as a business partner, he got quickly promoted for making money Park needed for the Seed Shop.]]
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