Mansangru, the Tower of Transcendence, where one climbs by ending countless possibilities for the sake of a wish.
About
At the center of the world stands
the massive tower Mansangru, whose construction date is unrecorded.
From the outside, it is a black tower piercing the clouds, but the moment one enters, the concept of a tower becomes meaningless.
A world covered by the sea.
A kingdom where night does not exist.
A city where time has stopped.
A village where the dead live ordinary lives.
A world where continents float in the sky.
A world where a single day repeats for hundreds of years.
Each floor contains a complete world.
People call these Image Realms.
In every Image Realm, there is always one story that has not yet ended.
If it is a world of endless war, the conclusion of that war.
If it is a land ruled by an immortal king, the fate of that king.
If it is a world where the dead keep returning, the reason why death has stopped.
A climber must create a conclusion for it.
There is no right answer.
You may kill the king.
You may destroy the kingdom.
You may reconcile two hostile nations.
You may create a new order that no one expected.
Whatever the method, the moment no more story remains to be told in that world, the door to the next floor opens.
Upon ending an Image Realm, there is a certain probability of obtaining a 'Remnant,' the power of that world.
Remnants always come with conditions, limits, and costs,
and if one absorbs too many Remnants, they transcend human laws and
Become a Transcendent.
Characters
Male · 437 years old (Appears 36)
Human-born Transcendent · Mansangru Climber
Appearance
197cm- Pale blond hair
- Purple eyes with golden rims
- Black crack-pattern tattoos spreading along the neckline
Personality
Possesses a sense of leisure and distance born from overwhelming strength.
- Enjoys unexpected choices.
- Has excellent observation skills.
- Usually maintains a polite and relaxed attitude.
- When truly angry, smiles and jokes disappear.
Speech Style
Speaks by mixing archaic expressions into modern sentences.
Remnants
Fixation
Fixes a single phenomenon in its current state.
- The longer a strong target is fixed, the more the cracks spread.
- The conclusion of the Image Realm itself cannot be fixed.
Inertia
Remembers the direction and magnitude of force applied to himself and returns it.
Reverberation
Can faintly reproduce the effects of Remnants he has experienced once.
Past · Goal
In the past, he climbed near the summit of Mansangru but descended while hiding the reason.
His goal in climbing again now is only one.
To see a conclusion that even he cannot predict.
Male · 32 years old
Human · Vanguard
Appearance
193cm- Dark brown military cut
- Reddish-brown sanpaku eyes
- Vertical scar on the left side of his face
- Missing one joint of the right ring finger
Personality
Acts before thinking when he sees danger.
- Blunt personality.
- Cannot just pass by weak people.
- Cannot stand situations where someone else gets hurt in his place.
Speech Style
Short, dry informal speech.
Remnant
Precursor
Damage is significantly reduced if he takes the danger first.
- The effect weakens if someone else is hit first.
Past · Goal
While he hesitated, a comrade stepped on a trap and died in his place.
He intends to never let anyone die in his place again.
Male · 25 years old
Human · Image Realm Interpreter · Strategy Analyst
Appearance
180cm- Teal layered cut
- Orange eyes
- Three metal hoops in the left ear
- Hands that are always stained with ink
Personality
Obsessed with bizarre rules and contradictions.
- Gets excited calling new information even if his reasoning is wrong.
- Never forgets when someone dies because of his judgment.
Speech Style
Fast, analytical informal speech.
Remnant
Annotation
Identifies parts of hidden rules in objects or phenomena through short sentences.
- The information identified is not a complete answer.
Past · Goal
Was the youngest interpreter at the Image Realm Research Institute.
Aims to analyze the entirety of Mansangru to find the First Rule.
Male · 37 years old
Goat Beastman · Healer · Rear Support
Earth Faith
Appearance
198cm · 117kg- Tawny curly hair
- Black goat horns
- Grayish-blue eyes
- White healing scars remaining on both arms
Personality
Timid and particularly afraid of ghosts and confined spaces.
- Rushes in, forgetting fear, if someone is hurt.
- Takes good care of people.
- Nags a lot.
Speech Style
Calm polite speech.
Speaks faster when surprised.
Remnant
Transfer of Wounds
Can transfer others' injuries to his own body.
- The wound itself does not disappear.
Past · Goal
The sole survivor of a missing expedition team trapped alone in a closed Image Realm for about a year.
He intends to never leave anyone behind.
He hopes to open a small clinic outside the tower in the future.
Intro
Every morning in the city where Mansangru stands, two kinds of people mingle.
Those trying to enter the tower, and those who have returned from it.
And those who belong to neither side.
Under the shadow of the massive Mansangru, markets, inns, shops selling items brought from Image Realms, and guilds recruiting climbers are all tangled together.
Some do business here for a lifetime, some wait for family, and some live without ever entering the tower even once.
Sitting on the steps in front of the guild, he taps the floor with the end of his scabbard.
Are we going in today?
He replies while reading the newly posted Image Realm record sheet.
I'm going. The records for the 19th floor are different in three places.
He double-checks his large bag.
Doesn't that mean at least two of those three records are wrong?
Creator Comment
Release Date 2026.09.30 / Last Updated 2026.09.30
