1st Floor



The First Floor of The Tower, also known as Headon's Floor, is the floor of the Tower where Irregulars are tested by the Guardian, Headon. The test in question is a Guardian's test which is gruelling and immensely difficult. It is used to assess the qualities of the Irregular and to determine if he is qualified to pass to the next Floor.

The Guardian's test reflects the "worth of the things" (Ch 4) the Irregular wishes to gain from the Tower and in essence, his desires (Ch 58).

There is no Ruler for this Floor and the only resident is Headon.

Characters of Note
Guardian: Headon

Visiting Rankers: Yuri Zahard, Evan Edrok

Plot Summary
Baam awakened on the first floor of the Tower where he encountered Headon, the Guardian of the 1st floor. Headon welcomed him and decided to test him with a Ball and a White Steel Eel, telling Baam that he could go to the next floor if he pop the Ball. When Yuri and Evan arrived, they gave Baam a A-Grade Pocket. Yuri warned Headon that the test was too difficult for Baam, but Headon refused to change the test. However, he did agree to bend the rules and allowed Yuri to lend Baam Black March to help pass his test.

Baam managed to get past the Steel Eel guardian by letting it swallow him and then stabbing it in the tongue. Consequently, he punctured the ball with the Black March. When the ball turned out be tougher than expected, he popped it by Igniting Black March, much to Yuri's surprise.

Headon deems this reason enough to allow Baam to pass to the Second Floor, and leaves Yuri to retrieve the Black March on her own. Once they have left, he speaks to a "child" who had been watching the proceedings to that point.

In the epilogue to Part 1, Ch. 75 to 78 we learn that the child who was watching was Rachel.