100 Floors All Master - Chapter 205

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 205

45th Floor. Manseong Forest (4)

Kang Jun-hyeok steadily achieved results on the 45th Floor.

He gathered all kinds of catalysts and used them to create elixirs. Though they were insignificant compared to the original power of the catalysts, they were still sufficient to raise his stats.

About a month after entering the 45th Floor, his mana had increased by a total of 13 points.

His Pharmacology skill also reached E-rank proficiency through consistent repetition. It was a very significant achievement.

However, the most important Quest regarding the Enchanter had made no progress at all. Eldyria asked with a worried tone.

[Only three days remain now. Are you sure you’re alright?]

“To be honest, I’m not really alright.”

He had tried to analyze the device for a month but couldn’t obtain any information. The Enchanter spoke in a cheerful tone.

“If the Quest fails, how about staying here with me? It would be difficult to climb the Tower in a disabled state. Honestly speaking, you’ve been very helpful. I would gladly accept you.”

Kang Jun-hyeok had been bringing her all kinds of materials she couldn’t obtain. Thanks to his presence, her research had accelerated significantly. Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head.

“I must decline.”

“Is that so. To think the being cherished by those two would be broken. What a pity.”

She was already treating Kang Jun-hyeok’s failure as a foregone conclusion.

Eldyria felt frustrated but didn’t argue back.

Kang Jun-hyeok entered the room with the device again.

‘I still don’t understand it.’

It wasn’t at a level he could comprehend with Insight.

He couldn’t analyze or understand the device.

Then what should he do?

How could he read the Enchanter’s wish?

Kang Jun-hyeok’s eyes grew serious.

That night.

Kang Jun-hyeok sat quietly in a chair and thought.

To clear the Quest, to read her wish, what must he do?

Looking at the device any further was meaningless. The same went for this world itself. No matter where he looked, only catalysts existed, with no sign of her ego or wishes.

Then what should he do?

Approach the Enchanter herself.

Read her thoughts, values, and wishes.

‘The Enchanter remained neutral during the Great War.’

She didn’t participate in the battle for the universe’s survival.

She too was a being born in this universe. In contrast, the Victors were invaders born outside the universe who targeted it. Despite having outstanding talent, she made no intervention whatsoever.

‘She’s not a traitor.’

Those who abandoned the universe and sided with the Victors.

They were called traitors.

But she couldn’t be called a traitor. She hadn’t sided with the Victors either. She was truly a bystander in every sense.

She had said this:

-Because in my wish, the survival of the universe doesn’t matter.

Her tone suggested that whatever happened to the universe was irrelevant to her.

And those words struck a nerve with Kang Jun-hyeok.

He had heard those words somewhere before.

-The survival of the universe doesn’t matter. Kang Jun-hyeok. We’ll go to another world.

Searching his memories, Kang Jun-hyeok recalled those words.

Unable to contain himself, he let out a hollow laugh.

“Ha.”

[What’s wrong?]

“No. It’s nothing.”

Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head. But he couldn’t suppress the laughter that escaped. Really. To think he’d hear such words again here. After briefly suppressing his emotions, Kang Jun-hyeok stood up.

“I roughly understand now.”

[Hm?]

[You mean you’ve figured out her wish?]

Manbyeonggi and Eldyria were confused. They had to be. From their perspective, Kang Jun-hyeok had been sitting quietly thinking, then suddenly laughed and claimed to have found the answer. Kang Jun-hyeok nodded.

“It’s still in the realm of speculation, but… I’m probably right. I have experience meeting similar people.”

[Similar people? To that guy? Such people exist in the world?]

“Yes. You’ll understand when you see.”

Even with Kang Jun-hyeok’s answer, the two seemed puzzled. Instead of answering further, Kang Jun-hyeok waited for morning to come. When the sun rose and the Enchanter woke up, she could see Kang Jun-hyeok standing before her.

“What brings you here so early in the morning?”

“I’ve figured out your wish.”

“Oh my. What do you think my wish is?”

The Enchanter asked with a faint smile. Her face showed no expectation that Kang Jun-hyeok had found the answer. But at Kang Jun-hyeok’s following response, her expression froze completely.

“You are trying to create a new world.”

[What does that mean?]

“Exactly what it sounds like, Lady Eldyria. What the Enchanter desires is a new world.”

The creation of an entirely new world that belonged neither to the existing universe nor to the Victors.

That was precisely the Enchanter’s wish.

“Why she desires this, what she intends to do with it, I don’t know, but at least her purpose seems clear.”

[…You mean the creation of a pure world, not domain creation or Divine Domain generation?]

“Yes.”

[What kind of…]

Eldyria muttered in disbelief. It was absurd.

But the Enchanter didn’t respond.

She just stared at Kang Jun-hyeok with strange eyes. After a moment, she asked as if finding it bizarre.

“…What are you? Do you mean you analyzed that device?”

It was impossible.

It would be like a primitive human dismantling a modern computer and understanding the motherboard’s design, resistor values, switch information, filter identity, and storage device principles completely.

And those words meant Kang Jun-hyeok’s answer was correct. Eldyria swallowed hard.

[You. Are you trying to create a world?]

“I can’t hide it after coming this far. How on earth did you figure it out? It doesn’t seem like mere speculation or prediction.”

The Enchanter, who had been staring at Kang Jun-hyeok as if finding him strange, nodded.

“That’s right. I’m trying to create my own world. For that purpose, I made a contract with the Tower Master and entered this place.”

[It’s futile.]

Manbyeonggi answered immediately.

[Creating a new world? You’re dreaming an absurd dream. Such a thing is impossible.]

“Why do you think so? Advanced civilizations can create life. It’s possible to terraform planets and completely change the environment itself. Moreover, forming independent physical laws is also possible. There’s no reason why a world couldn’t be created.”

[All of that merely follows the existing universe’s laws. It never escapes them. But what you’re talking about now is beyond that realm.]

A completely new world unbound by the universe’s laws.

[You’re saying you’ll create a universe. Enchanter, you’re dreaming an absurd dream.]

“Even so, I cannot give up. This is my wish.”

The Enchanter smiled and looked at Kang Jun-hyeok.

“You probably think like them that I’m dreaming an impossible dream. It doesn’t matter. I never sought others’ understanding.”

“I think it’s possible.”

[Hm?]

“…Pardon?”

The Enchanter’s eyes widened.

Kang Jun-hyeok spoke calmly.

“That wish is certainly not impossible.”

Because something similar had happened in his previous life.

At the end of the Great War.

Several Players who judged there was no chance of victory reached one conclusion.

Let’s abandon this universe.

They began creating a new universe where they could escape. As a result of immeasurable resources and time invested, they created a single world.

They said. Let’s escape to this place and create our own world. Let’s end this tiresome fighting. Countless Players were enchanted by that argument and fled to the new world.

Kang Jun-hyeok despised them.

They didn’t give up or break down—they just ran away. It wasn’t that there was no chance of victory. In Kang Jun-hyeok’s judgment, if they had joined forces, they could have won sufficiently.

But they were desperate to flee. They abandoned the comrades they had fought alongside and escaped.

It was one of the causes of their miserable failure.

It was disgusting.

It was despicable.

Emotions surge. The Enchanter unconsciously takes a step back.

“…You seem to have quite unpleasant memories.”

“It’s a memory from the past that has nothing to do with you. But at least I have experience. That’s why I can tell you. It’s not impossible.”

That voice contained the deep conviction of someone who had actually witnessed the process of world creation. Just as hope began to frost in the Enchanter’s eyes, Kang Jun-hyeok continued.

“But that’s also why I can tell you. It’s impossible with this method.”

“…What do you mean?”

“This world has no life.”

What existed in this place were only plants. There was no living, breathing life whatsoever.

“It must have been an unavoidable choice because your power is weak. But without life, world creation is impossible.”

“So that’s what you were getting at.”

The Enchanter wore a faint sneer.

“Do you think I wouldn’t have considered such a simple variable? It might become a bit troublesome, but it’s not a problem. I’ve already finished all the calculations. Or are you planning to say that you’ve noticed what I noticed, that you’re superior to me?”

“I have no such intention.”

Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head. The Enchanter was excellent. She would be seeing worlds he had never even glimpsed.

But even so, he could be certain.

With the Enchanter’s method, it was impossible.

“You will fail.”

“…”

The Enchanter was going to refute.

That it wasn’t so.

That the catalysts of this world alone would be sufficient.

But the power and conviction contained in Kang Jun-hyeok’s voice prevented those words from coming out.

What was contained within was the weight of one who had seen the future.

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.

“So, let’s make a contract.”

“A contract?”

“I have something I want from you. And I can fulfill what you desire. So it’s a cooperative relationship. Beyond the level of providing me with everything, please truly help me. I ask that you support me at a level equal to your own wish. If you do so, I will bring the catalysts you desire.”

“…Ha, haha. Hahaha.”

The Enchanter, who had been silent for a moment, let out laughter. She spoke with a smile.

“Interesting. You want a contract equal to mine? No. You’re claiming a contract where you have the upper hand.”

The contract Kang Jun-hyeok proposed put him in the superior position.

After all, according to his words, to fulfill her wish, she would need the catalysts that Kang Jun-hyeok would bring from outside.

In contrast, while Kang Jun-hyeok needed her, it wasn’t to the extent he’d call it a wish.

Of course, those words could be lies.

There was plenty of possibility it was baseless bravado.

She could sneer and mock him for daring to try to manipulate her with empty falsehoods.

But.

The will contained in Kang Jun-hyeok’s face.

And his resolve.

It created a strange feeling. After a moment of silence, she laughed pleasantly.

“My, my. I never thought I’d be making a contract from the subordinate position. Even when I existed in the vast universe, everyone was desperate before me.”

Kang Jun-hyeok shrugged.

“You may take it that way. So what will you do?”

“I’d like to kick your rear with my foot, but… it doesn’t seem bad. I suppose I can think of it as a kind of entertainment.”

The Enchanter bowed her body. For the first time since becoming an adult, she who had never taken a submissive posture to anyone bent her knee to another for the first time. She slowly extended her hand.

“I accept your proposal. My contractor and patron.”

Kang Jun-hyeok placed his hand over hers.

[Hidden Quest Clear.]

[Reward: The Enchanter acknowledges you and provides everything.]

[Additional Hidden Quest Clear.]

[Reward: The Enchanter contracts with you. You will bring what she desires, and she will do her utmost to fulfill what you desire in order to achieve her own wish.]

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