100 Floors All Master - Chapter 62

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All Master of 100 Floors Episode 062

 

Floor 10. Vampire Princess (5)

 

Kang Jun-hyeok gathered the books with a satisfied expression. Haftan still looked confused.

 

“What are you planning to do by collecting all those training manuals?”

 

It was a natural question. While the training manuals certainly contained the sword techniques of their respective schools, they were ultimately just superficial knowledge unless one learned directly from a master of the school. They weren’t particularly helpful.

 

That’s why they weren’t difficult to obtain. The Information Guild could acquire this many in a single day with just a little effort.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok knew this too. Under normal circumstances, they would be useless.

 

But he had an excellent teacher.

 

A teacher who was confident in being able to master all of this.

 

‘It’s certainly worth testing.’

 

“It’s just a simple personal hobby. Well then, farewell.”

 

“Thank you!”

 

Haftan saw them off with a bright smile. While acquiring the training manuals had cost quite a bit of money, considering the value of the gems he received, it was a deal that left him with several times the profit.

 

“Then let’s go.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok took Eldyria and headed outside.

 

After leaving the city, Eldyria asked.

 

“Was it necessary to give him gems?”

 

She knew that the value of the gems Kang Jun-hyeok gave as payment for information was very high. Even she, a princess of the Vampire Kingdom, had rarely seen gems as beautiful as those.

 

It was far too precious to give as payment for information.

 

“A cunning human like that. We could have just trampled and subdued him to forcibly extract the information.”

 

“Then could we have trusted the information he provided?”

 

“…”

 

“As you must have seen, Princess, humans easily speak lies. We are travelers. We’re in a position to leave this place, and it’s not easy to cause trouble. From his perspective, deceiving us wouldn’t be difficult.”

 

“So you bought trust with gems.”

 

“If an Information Guild that received gems of such value as payment were to tell lies, they would lose their credibility as an Information Guild.”

 

“You mean that because the value was high, it actually bound the other party. I understand.”

 

Eldyria nodded. Kang Jun-hyeok spoke calmly.

 

“You lack experience.”

 

She was intelligent. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was close to a genius. But her experience with the world was woefully insufficient.

 

“Your father hoped that I would fill in the gaps in your experience. Though I didn’t expect it to be like this.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok gave a bitter smile. Eldyria quietly looked at him.

 

Returning to their lodging, Kang Jun-hyeok checked the map.

 

There were a total of three places marked on the map.

 

One of them was across the sea. Since he had no memory of crossing a sea, he ruled that out.

 

Another one existed on the opposite side of the continent. It would take several months just to travel there. It wasn’t that far.

 

That left only one remaining option.

 

It wasn’t very far. At their pace, they would arrive in about a week. Kang Jun-hyeok folded the map.

 

“Then let’s move right away.”

 

“…Understood.”

 

Leaving the city, Kang Jun-hyeok headed straight for his destination. Werewolves who had been watching from outside the city rushed at them, but he dealt with them all, avoided them, then hid their traces and moved quickly.

 

Before long, the werewolves lost track of them. After moving a reasonable distance, Kang Jun-hyeok provided Eldyria with a meal and dug into the ground to make a place to sleep.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok, who had distanced himself to keep watch, opened his mouth.

 

“Then now it’s your turn.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok opened his inventory. Training manuals came tumbling out. He said cheerfully.

 

“You said all martial arts and sword techniques in this world are beneath you, right? Prove those words.”

 

* * *

 

Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art can contain all martial arts in this world.

 

That would include not only martial arts from wuxia, but also sword techniques from fantasy.

 

Normally, simple training manuals would be useless. But with Manbyeonggi, it could be different. Manbyeonggi let out a laugh.

 

[Insolent thing. Are you trying to test me?]

 

“So what about it?”

 

[Of course it’s possible. Martial arts all return to the same source, so even if they’re from other worlds, their essence isn’t different. Show me those training manuals.]

 

Kang Jun-hyeok opened and read through the training manuals one by one with an expression that said ‘this should work.’

 

[Trash. Next.]

 

[This is garbage too. Next.]

 

[This is actually a sword technique that harms the body. Does he call himself the founder of a school with this kind of sword technique?]

 

Manbyeonggi spoke coldly. Since he hadn’t expected all the training manuals to be useful either, he silently threw away the books.

 

Dozens of training manuals were discarded like that. Just when anxiety was starting to build that he might not gain anything at all, finally positive words came from Manbyeonggi’s mouth.

 

[This one looks reasonably useful.]

 

“Really?”

 

Erllaon Hashka’s training manual. It contained techniques for handling daggers.

 

[It’s clumsy and has many lacking parts, but it’s worth containing. Synchronize with me.]

 

“Mm.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok synchronized with Manbyeonggi. Along with light dizziness, knowledge about sword techniques entered his mind.

 

[You have acquired Passive Skill: Erllaon Hashka’s Swordsmanship.]

 

[Passive Skill: Erllaon Hashka’s Swordsmanship has been integrated into Passive Skill: Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art.]

 

[Passive Skill: Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art]

 

[Grade: Unique]

 

[Proficiency: F]

 

[The divine art of the fallen one. All streams return to the same source, so everything eventually reaches the great trunk.]

 

[Integrated Techniques]

 

[1. White Sword Swordsmanship (Intermediate)]

 

[2. Erllaon Hashka’s Dagger Technique (Lowest Grade)]

 

Dagger Technique was added to Manbyeonggi’s Divine Art.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok immediately tested it. He drew his dagger and swung it lightly.

 

Swish!

 

A sharp sound of cutting through air rang out. The movement of that dagger was on a completely different level from what Kang Jun-hyeok had wielded before.

 

Like flowing water, it struck vital points and robbed mobility. It was a dagger technique that went beyond simply handling daggers, utilizing every part from arms and shoulders, elbows to feet.

 

“…So this is how it feels.”

 

Having finished his confirmation, Kang Jun-hyeok couldn’t help but feel amazed.

 

He had now perfectly acquired Erlaon Hasaka’s Dagger Technique.

 

Simply by synchronizing with Manbyeonggi.

 

“This is ridiculous.”

 

Passive Skills were naturally acquired in the process of climbing the Tower.

 

Naturally, if one handled a specific sword technique, they would acquire the corresponding Passive Skill. Cases like Floor 9 where it was obtained as a reward were quite unusual.

 

Disciples of the Namgung Family acquired Namgung Sword Technique.

 

Disciples of Mount Hua Sect acquired Plum Blossom Sword Technique as Passive Skills.

 

But naturally, it wasn’t easy. Even acquiring ordinary sword techniques had strict conditions, let alone complex sword methods.

 

Simply put, in his previous life, he had learned the Taiji Wisdom Sword from the Sect Leader of Wudang Sect.

 

The time it took to acquire Taiji Wisdom Sword as a Passive Skill was a full 30 years.

 

But with Manbyeonggi, such a training process wasn’t necessary. He could acquire it immediately just by showing it a sword manual.

 

“It certainly deserves to be called All Weapons.”

 

[You need to fix your habit of underestimating me.]

 

Manbyeonggi grumbled.

 

[It’s not as easy as you think. You have to synchronize with me and endure that sensation. Even masters would become crippled on the spot. You’re the strange one for having no problems.]

 

“Anyway, it’s a good thing.”

 

Wudang Sect’s Taiji Wisdom Sword, Namgung Family’s Emperor Sword Form, Mount Hua Sect’s Thousand Year Plum Blossom Sword Technique, and so on. The highest-grade sword technique skills. It meant he could easily acquire them. Their value was immeasurable.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok leaned against a tree with a satisfied expression.

 

The flow of Floor 10 so far had been absolutely perfect.

 

He would be able to reach the destination within a week. He would clear Floor 10 in two weeks. Considering it took him three months in his previous life, this was an overwhelming speed.

 

In the process, his level had risen and the proficiency of various skills had increased. He had acquired one sword technique and confirmed Manbyeonggi’s abilities once again. It was close to perfect.

 

But even so, the most important part still hadn’t been fulfilled.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok turned his head. There was Eldyria, fast asleep.

 

‘I hope she pulls herself together soon.’

 

* * *

 

Eldyria had no choice but to acknowledge it.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok was outstanding.

 

No. Such simple words couldn’t express it. His martial prowess was at a level where even she couldn’t guarantee victory.

 

Moreover, his cooking and other domestic abilities were excellent. She found herself unconsciously looking at Kang Jun-hyeok whenever mealtime came.

 

His ability to erase traces was perfect, and he was even excellent at dealing with people and acting.

 

Without him, she would still be wandering the mountain paths, unable to find her destination.

 

Above all, the gems that Kang Jun-hyeok had given her from the Information Guild.

 

She knew that they were worth enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime.

 

Such things, he had used to help her.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok was certainly doing his best, risking everything to help her.

 

But she still couldn’t trust Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

The reason was simple.

 

After all, Kang Jun-hyeok was not a vampire.

 

She had lived her entire life in the Vampire Kingdom. To her, the only beings she could trust were vampires.

 

Moreover, with the kingdom destroyed by the werewolves’ attack, her distrust of other races was even stronger.

 

‘How narrow-minded of me.’

 

To distrust someone who had helped her without any compensation, simply because he wasn’t a vampire. And yet she followed him without refusing. At this contradiction, she let out a bitter laugh without realizing it.

 

“It’s mealtime. I’ll prepare the food.

 

“…I understand.”

 

Eldyria stared at Kang Jun-hyeok as he prepared the meal, then suddenly couldn’t hold back and asked.

 

“Why aren’t you a vampire?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“You said that Father raised you from childhood. He could have made you a vampire at any time, so why are you still human?”

 

If only he were a vampire, she could have trusted him blindly.

 

To her words that concealed such lament, Kang Jun-hyeok answered calmly.

 

“Because I refused.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Your father offered to make me a vampire. But I refused.”

 

“W-why?”

 

“First, because I wanted to remain human. And second, I was raised as your guard. If you were to reject me, my existence would lose its value. In that case, what meaning would there be for Lord Altoso to make me a vampire?”

 

“That means.”

 

After a moment of silence, Eldyria spoke.

 

“Your fate is in my hands?”

 

“That would be correct.”

 

“Can you prove those words? What would you do if I made you my thrall right here and used you as a slave?”

 

“All of that would be according to the Princess’s will.”

 

“You must keep those words.”

 

Eldyria’s eyes turned red. The air grew heavy. She slowly approached Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

“Everything according to the Princess’s will.”

 

Kang Jun-hyeok closed his eyes. Eldyria’s cold hand grasped his shoulder. A moment later, sharp pain was felt through his neck.

 

‘Now then.’

 

What will happen?

 

Kang Jun-hyeok lost consciousness.

 

Some time later.

 

Kang Jun-hyeok awoke and checked his condition.

 

[Kang Jun-hyeok]

 

[Level: 18]

 

[Health: 270/550]

 

[Strength: 42]

 

[Speed: 35]

 

[Achievement: 43]

 

[Attack Power + ?]

 

[Defense + 24]

 

His health had been reduced by half.

 

But that was all. He couldn’t see the stats that would appear when becoming a vampire.

 

“What a strange body.”

 

Eldyria, sitting beside him, muttered.

 

“Even though I clearly drank your blood, no wound remains.”

 

“It’s Father’s Great Magic.”

 

“Blood I’ve tasted after so long. It wasn’t bad. It had quite a unique flavor.”

 

“You didn’t turn me into a vampire.”

 

“Because you said you didn’t want that.”

 

Eldyria, who had been looking at Kang Jun-hyeok, moved her body.

 

The great vampire Princess bowed her head to a human.

 

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t trust you. Just because you weren’t a vampire, I suspected and was wary of you. How foolish of me. When in reality, you gave me everything.”

 

“Then…”

 

“From now on, I will trust you. What is your name?”

 

“Kang Jun-hyeok.”

 

“Kang Jun-hyeok. What an unusual name. I look forward to working with you from now on, my retainer.”

 

Eldyria smiled and extended her hand. It was the first time he had seen her smile. Kang Jun-hyeok quietly kissed the back of her hand.

 

[Acting Proficiency has…]

 

[Persuasion Proficiency has…]

 

* * *

 

‘What a suspicious woman.’

 

Eldyria didn’t trust Kang Jun-hyeok.

 

She continued to distrust and suspect him.

 

For Kang Jun-hyeok, who was aiming for a Perfect Clear, this was a huge problem.

 

So he threw a risky move. He let Eldyria have the choice herself.

 

The choice to either kill him by drinking his blood or make him her subordinate.

 

Either way carried significant penalties. If he died, that would be the end, and becoming a subordinate essentially meant becoming a slave, so Perfect Clear would be lost.

 

But he had his own conviction.

 

He knew the flow of Floor 10.

 

Eldyria was hostile toward players and attacked them, but she didn’t try to kill them.

 

Whether there was some constraint, or simply because Eldyria knew that the dead tell no tales, he couldn’t be sure, but at least that’s how he understood it.

 

And most importantly, his greatest certainty.

 

He knew what kind of person the woman named Eldyria was.

 

That in situations like this, she was a woman who tested rather than killed.

 

In the end, he had won the gamble.

 

For the first time among players progressing through Floor 10, he had earned Eldyria’s complete trust.

 

They continued moving toward their destination. What Kang Jun-hyeok did remained unchanged.

 

But there was a very significant change in Eldyria’s attitude.

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