100 Floors All Master - Chapter 252

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 252
54th Floor. Cosmic Mercenary (6)
The spear pierced through Zephar’s body.
But that was all it amounted to.
For Zephar, this wasn’t even damage. The difference in their power was undeniable. No matter how much I borrowed the Divine Authority of the God of Jealousy, I couldn’t bridge that gap. It was less than being bitten by an ant.
Yet despite that, it was undeniably a direct hit.
I had pierced through Zephar’s defense and landed an attack. A being of the 3rd Tier had succeeded in leaving a scratch on the body of a great Demon Lord.
[Remarkable.]
[When I had to face it, I found it tedious, but seeing this child wield it… it’s actually reassuring.]
The Victors’ Divine Authority comes from beyond the Universe. If one commands it, even the current Kang Jun-hyeok can inflict meaningful damage upon a being of divine status. Manbyeonggi and Eldria knew this fact, so their shock was minimal.
But it was different for the other two.
A chilling silence permeated the air. Both Justeria and Zephar stared at Kang Jun-hyeok with their mouths firmly closed. Eldria muttered softly.
[This is not good.]
“You.”
Zephar spoke for the first time.
She smiled wickedly.
“Become mine.”
She launched herself from her throne for the first time. At a speed beyond perception, she reached for Kang Jun-hyeok’s throat.
Zephar was a Demon.
A greedy being who would obtain whatever she desired by any means necessary. She would absolutely possess Kang Jun-hyeok, who displayed such incomprehensible power.
But it didn’t matter. I had already prepared countermeasures for this.
[I’m sorry, but that won’t do…]
Kiiiiing.
“Ugh!”
A strange force violently repelled Zephar. Justeria spoke softly.
[You two made a deal… The deal hasn’t even been fulfilled, yet you’re trying to act on your own… That’s unacceptable…]
Kang Jun-hyeok and Zephar had made a deal called a Trial.
Zephar’s current action was one of ignoring the deal and pursuing her own desires. As the God of Deals, Justeria could not simply stand by and watch.
“Fine? Then I’ll give you what you want. You passed the Trial. Here. Take it.”
Zephar flicked her finger irritably. Space opened, and a writhing, peculiar egg was hurled toward Kang Jun-hyeok.
“The Egg of Gestation.”
An egg capable of containing everything in existence. A catalyst that could only be created through Zephar’s Divine Authority—so precious that there were Black Mages who would dedicate their entire lives just to obtain one. It was not the sort of thing to be handed over so easily. It was proof of how desperate Zephar was at this moment.
“There. The deal is done. From now on, it’s after the deal.”
Zephar tried to subjugate Kang Jun-hyeok again, but Justeria shook her head.
[No… That won’t do either…]
“Why do you keep interfering?”
Zephar’s face twisted in frustration.
Justeria, instead of answering, looked at Kang Jun-hyeok.
[That was an additional deal condition you added… Did you anticipate this…]
“I’m not sure what you mean.”
Kang Jun-hyeok answered calmly. Justeria let out a laugh.
[How amusing… I apologize, Zephar… but you cannot touch him… because we agreed to protect each other as much as possible until this commission ends…]
[Until the commission ends, both parties shall protect each other to the fullest extent.]
This was one of the additional conditions to the deal that Kang Jun-hyeok had requested Justeria add.
As long as that condition existed, Justeria was obligated to protect Kang Jun-hyeok with all her might. Zephar burst into laughter.
“So what you’re saying is, I should just let that being go unscathed? Hahahaha. Do I look like the type to sit quietly?”
Kuguguguguong…
Space twisted. Time trembled. The very fabric of spacetime threatened to collapse.
The opponent was one of the 72 Demons.
A being of equal standing to Gods and Transcendents.
Merely by expressing anger, such a being could shake the entire universe. Had Justeria not been protecting him, Kang Jun-hyeok would have perished from that emotion alone.
Yet Justeria remained unmoved. She spoke with perfect calm, as if merely stating facts.
[This is a deal between him and me… Even you cannot interfere with it…]
Justeria was the God of Trade.
Her raw combat prowess was nothing remarkable.
But when it came to the concept of deals, she wielded power that approached the absolute—so much so that even Zephar dared not meddle.
“…”
Crack.
Zephar ground his teeth.
The space rippled from the sheer force of his rage. A sinister aura erupted repeatedly, as if attempting to pierce through her words.
“…Get out.”
But in the end, Zephar seemed to relent, leaning back into his chair.
“You. I’m remembering this. Let’s meet again later.”
“Anytime you wish.”
Kang Jun-hyeok answered Zephar’s warning with unhurried composure. Just before departing, Justeria spoke softly.
[Perhaps this turned out well for all of us… If my suspicion is correct, he is not the type of being you can control…]
“…”
Zephar’s face twisted, but he offered no rebuttal.
Back in the universe, Justeria grumbled.
[I asked you to escort me, yet I ended up being the one protecting you… I made a losing deal…]
“Thank you.”
[But… it is true that thanks to you, the commission was able to conclude without issue… What do you wish as compensation…?]
“Money.”
Simply vast, overwhelming quantities of money.
That was precisely what Kang Jun-hyeok desired.
He would have preferred to obtain the Divine Authority of the God of Trade, but such a commission was far too trivial to yield an Authority.
Authorities were meant to be granted only to apostles whom a God favored. What he had obtained thus far was already abnormal.
[Here you are…]
As her robe swayed, countless statues, artworks, and gold coins poured forth. When the floor was cleared, all of this would be converted to Gold. Kang Jun-hyeok collected his reward with a delighted expression.
Justeria, who had been observing Kang Jun-hyeok for a moment, opened her mouth.
[Don’t you wonder what I traded with Zephar…?]
“I’m curious, but I don’t think it’s something I should know about.”
It was a transaction between Justeria and Zephar. But Justeria began speaking slowly.
[Do you think life can be born between Humans and Demons…?]
“It’s not impossible. Though it’s terribly unstable and short-lived.”
Demons were enemies of the Universe. Their mixed blood could never be sound. Occasionally a Half-Human Half-Demon would be born, but none of them lasted long.
That’s why Tuvalt Shadowstar was special—a genius born once in ten thousand years. A Half-Human Half-Demon, yet an extraordinarily stable existence.
[What I brought was genetic material….]
“Genetic material?”
[It would be easier for you to understand if I called it Human DNA…. Genetic information deliberately altered to produce extreme talent….]
Literally, DNA engineered with modified genetic information to grant extraordinary talent.
It was a technology any civilization of sufficient advancement could achieve.
But such a life could never be born.
[The God of Birth would never permit the creation of artificially modified life…. But she is the Demon of Conception and Infertility…. Even what cannot be born, she can make possible….]
“….”
[If you’re interested…. How would artificially created talent manifest itself…?]
At Justeria’s murmur, Tuvalt flashed through Kang Jun-hyeok’s mind.
Tuvalt Shadowstar.
His past was unknown.
Who his mother was, who his father was—even Tuvalt himself didn’t know.
But many of the 72 Demons were aware of Tuvalt’s existence. They cast peculiar gazes toward him and offered him unwavering support. In fact, before he appeared, they had even marked him as the Demon King’s Successor.
And the Demon of Conception and Infertility—Zephar was even more so.
She cherished Tuvalt. As if she were his mother.
Tuvalt was a being born from this transaction.
A conviction close to certainty surfaced in my mind.
“Heh.”
Kang Jun-hyeok let out a dry laugh. Who would have thought I’d learn about Tuvalt’s past in a place like this.
[It seems you’ve grasped something….]
At Kang Jun-hyeok’s bewildered expression, Justeria murmured.
[Where did you come from…? A parallel world identical yet completely different from here…. Or perhaps the future…? Or the past…? Regardless, you’re not a being of this World…. Then is this place false…? Or is it a separate World…? How curious….]
A thin arm emerged from beneath the Robe. It slowly approached Kang Jun-hyeok.
[Based on the power you’ve displayed, the former seems more likely…. Though it’s hard to believe easily…. Regardless, it’s something I cannot intervene in…. So I’ll conduct one experiment….]
Kiiing.
Something settles into Kang Jun-hyeok’s physical body.
[That’s a Mark…. If I exist in your World as well…. It will be transmitted somehow…. Then this is farewell…. Being from somewhere else….]
With those words, space warps. It announces the Quest has ended.
[54th Floor Quest Clear.]
[Your reward will be determined based on your performance.]
[Checking Achievement Rate….]
[Confirmation Complete.]
[Achievement Rate: 100%]
[Perfect Clear. Congratulations! Additional rewards are being granted.]
[Title: Perfect Player effect has been added.]
[100,000 Gold has been awarded.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Egg of Conception] has been obtained.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Title: Adversary of Lords] has been obtained.]
[Perfect Clear Reward [Title: Imprint of the God of Trade] has been obtained.]
[Players who have Perfect Cleared Floor 54: 1.]
[You alone!]
[Universal Announcement.]
[Congratulations to all of you throughout the Universe! A Perfect Player of Floor 54 has appeared. An achievement no one has accomplished until now!]
[Achievement + 10]

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[You’ve realized it.]
Manbyeonggi spoke.
Justeria had discerned Kang Jun-hyeok’s true nature.
Though she hadn’t reached a perfect understanding, she had awakened to the fact that he was a being from somewhere beyond this Universe. Yet, recognizing there was nothing she could do about it, she left him with a single imprint.
[Title: Imprint of the God of Trade]
[Imprint of the God of Trade]
[When encountering the God of Trade, the imprint activates and related memories are transmitted.]
It was an imprint that would transfer his memories upon meeting another version of himself.
The Tower’s existence had become aware of the Outside.
Kang Jun-hyeok wasn’t particularly surprised.
A being of Divine Status could perceive the abnormality in a Player upon sight and approach the truth through their own power.
In my previous life, I had often received help from entities within the Floors by utilizing this very fact.
“An imprint, then.”
The God of Trade was a deity interested in nothing but trade. Among those who hadn’t actively moved even during the Great War, she was one. Naturally, she hadn’t intervened significantly even after the defeat.
With this imprint, I could manipulate Justeria in any number of ways. It would depend on how I utilized it.
But this wasn’t something I could act on immediately.
There was something more pressing to attend to now.
I had obtained 100,000 Gold as a Clear Reward.
My total Gold now amounted to approximately 230,000 Gold.
At last, I could purchase a Supreme Grade Active Skill.

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