Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 103

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Episode 103

“How did you even think to follow me all the way here?”

-I could not bear to just stand by and watch someone treat the Savior so rudely!

Choi Hyun-min, who had inadvertently signed a 50 billion won contract.

He still hadn’t escaped from his bewildered state of mind.

“I never would have thought you’d follow me all the way to the conference room.”

The mage Ian.

It was thanks to that guy’s magic that he had rendered the head of the Phoenix Union unable to move a finger.

“To think of casting paralysis magic on Lee Jung-woon, who’s ranked 12th. And using invisibility magic while doing it too.”

-From that trash’s perspective, it was nothing short of divine luck. If he hadn’t been serving the Savior, I would have immediately hurled a fireball at him!

Ian, who had been watching Choi Hyun-min being disrespected.

He seemed to have followed at some point and hidden himself somewhere in the VIP room using invisibility magic.

Then he had subdued Lee Jung-woon with paralysis magic.

No wonder he couldn’t move as if he’d been struck by acupuncture needles.

It was around that time that he noticed Ian had followed him.

“Well done, well done.”

-Hmm. So the Savior thinks so too! The Savior’s praise always sounds so sweet to my ears.

“I don’t think that was really praise though.”

Thanks to that, he had gained recognition from the rankers in the VIP room, including Lee Jung-woon.

From guild masters who were supposedly influential wherever they went.

Should this be considered a good thing?

“Anyway, as soon as I get home, I need to go clear the Past Labyrinth first. I heard there are more people trapped there than expected.”

If Choi Hyun-min’s prediction was correct.

Destroying Rendin Castle would probably be the way to clear the Past Labyrinth.

If he cleared the labyrinth, he would naturally save the hunters trapped inside.

The Management Bureau’s request had made Choi Hyun-min’s direction a bit clearer.

“Choi Hyun-min.”

Choi Hyun-min, who had extracted himself from the secret room(?).

When he returned to where the original VIP room was located, someone called his name.

“Fath… Chairman.”

Chairman Choi Seung-hyun.

Judging by how it was still noisy inside, he too seemed to have extracted himself belatedly.

Chairman Choi looked at Choi Hyun-min silently.

Then.

“…Are you alright?”

“Pardon?”

He casually threw a question in his direction.

What does he mean?

When he asked back, Chairman Choi opened his mouth.

“I mean revealing that you became a Hunter. You wouldn’t want to attract other people’s attention, so I was asking if you’re okay with it.”

Ah, is that what he meant.

Of all people, Chairman Choi-

For such words to come from his father’s mouth.

Choi Hyun-min felt something stirring warmly in a corner of his heart.

“Ah… I’m fine. It’s not that I particularly like it, but…”

“But?”

“When someone was trying to tarnish Manwol’s honor right before my eyes, I couldn’t ignore it just for my own comfort.”

Although he hadn’t been a Hunter for very long.

He had been training with a sword for a good 20 years.

So the recognition that he was a Hunter of Manwol was deeply rooted in Choi Hyun-min’s mind.

What thoughts did those words trigger?

Step. Step.

Step.

Choi Seung-hyun, who had been walking ahead.

He suddenly stopped walking and turned toward Choi Hyun-min who was following behind.

“You don’t need to worry.”

“…Yes?”

“Whatever you say, whatever you do. Manwol is behind you.”

“…”

“That means if it’s something you think is right, you can act without worrying about my opinion.”

At those words, Choi Hyun-min’s expression changed subtly.

He slightly turned his gaze to try to face Chairman Choi’s expression.

Whether it was a matter of timing.

Or whether he had other intentions.

Chairman Choi didn’t show his face.

Step. Step.

He just turned around again and walked ahead, leading the way.

“…”

At those words, Choi Hyun-min seemed to contemplate something for a moment.

Step. Step.

He slowly moved his steps, following behind Chairman Choi.

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Inside the Past Labyrinth.

The interior was in complete chaos.

On the surface, it looked like a perfectly peaceful meadow.

“Damn it! Why the hell are these troll bastards so strong?!”

“Does that look like an ordinary troll to you?”

“I’ve lived my whole life and this is the first time I’ve seen a troll with half its head made of machinery.”

“Stop spouting useless chatter and swing your sword more!!!”

Grrrrr!

With bizarre monsters popping out from all directions.

The hunters trapped inside had become completely exhausted.

“Shit… Why the hell can’t we get out of this labyrinth?”

“Hey, how much time has passed?”

“I don’t know. Even watches don’t work here.”

“It’s been at least a full day.”

Among them was Im Ye-seo from the Black Wind Guild.

She too was isolated inside along with her fellow guild members.

“Be careful!”

Slash!

Seeing the mechanical orcs charging at them without warning.

Im Ye-seo quickly swung the dagger she was holding.

Slice.

Her sharp sword strike unfailingly cut through the orc’s steel head.

“Is it dead?”

Grrrrk.

Grrrk!!!

“It’s not dead!”

“Get away!!!”

The dagger’s blade had clearly cut through its head accurately!

The orc with the steel head flinched for a moment.

Then it charged at Im Ye-seo like it had become a zombie.

Thud!

“Get out of the way!”

Thanks to that, a Hunter standing behind swung his club to help her.

Crack!!

A heavy mace made of steel.

Only after taking a direct hit from the spiked metal mass.

Did the mechanical orc’s frenzy stop.

“Th-thank you.”

Im Ye-seo had almost lost one arm to the orc’s axe blade.

She bowed her head slightly toward the Hunter on the other side.

“Oh? You… Could you possibly be Hunter Im Ye-seo from Heukpung?”

The man who had casually raised his hand in response to Im Ye-seo’s greeting.

He tilted his head and pointed his finger at Im Ye-seo.

“That’s right. I’m Im Ye-seo from Heukpung.”

“I knew it! I thought your face looked familiar! Nice to meet you! I’m a fan!”

At the man’s words, Im Ye-seo muttered her thanks and bowed her head again.

But her expression remained unchanged.

“You’re trapped here too, right?”

“Probably… It seems that way. Seeing as we can’t get out.”

This place is insane.

Very much so.

Im Ye-seo muttered the same words to herself over and over again.

‘They’re strong. The monsters… They’re way too strong!’

Normally, she would have cut down orcs or trolls with a single strike.

But the monsters in this place were completely different.

Even after pouring out several full-power attacks.

Far from falling, they charged like soulless creatures.

“I’d like to get back quickly, if only because of the injuries…”

Thanks to that, her body was covered in wounds everywhere.

Her left arm had long scratches.

Her right arm was burned by a fire-breathing kobold, with red blisters forming.

‘Well, I guess this much is fortunate.’

Of course, Im Ye-seo’s injuries were nothing compared to others.

Just in front of her, twelve Hunters had their heads cut off.

More than thirty people had died to monsters in ways she’d never seen before.

‘People seem to be getting tired too.’

They were getting exhausted.

Im Ye-seo and the other Hunters were the same.

On the first day they entered, her first thought was wanting to wash up.

But after spending a day on the floor and chewing on monsters’ raw meat.

Even such thoughts felt like a luxury.

“Have you ever received any quests or anything like that?”

“No. Except for when I first entered… Nothing.”

“You haven’t seen any exits either, right?”

At the man’s question, Im Ye-seo’s head automatically turned toward the castle.

Beyond there.

The gray castle half-hidden by clouds.

Though she and the other Hunters knew nothing.

They probably thought that castle was an important place related to the existence of this space.

Of course, it was just speculation.

“If there is one… It would probably be that castle.”

Im Ye-seo brushed off the dirt on her black training suit.

Her clothes had already turned dusty from rolling around.

But she habitually brushed off the dirt from her clothes.

“For now, we can only hope that a rescue team comes.”

“That’s probably right. Still, since there are many other Hunters, if we join forces somehow…”

Was he trying to hold onto even a glimmer of hope?

Unable to hide his desperate expression.

The man forced out bright words.

Just as she was about to agree with him, she stopped.

Im Ye-seo suddenly raised her head.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

“Don’t tell me…”

“Ahhhhhhh!”

Someone’s scream echoing from far away.

It definitely seemed to be coming from the castle’s direction.

When she turned her eyes toward where the sound came from.

A Hunter was desperately running toward them.

“S-save me…!”

Who could it be?

A man staggering as he ran, with one arm severed.

Behind him was one mechanical goblin with a steel body-

No, two.

Three, four, five…

“Damn…!”

Why are there so many of them?

Im Ye-seo, who had been quietly observing the situation.

She unconsciously let out a curse.

Screech! Screeeeech!

Mechanical goblins running while making bizarre sounds.

Easily over thirty of them were chasing just one Hunter.

Clank! Clank!

“Be careful!”

At the man’s shout, she nodded urgently and grabbed her dagger.

Had he already finished preparing in the meantime?

The man threw himself forward first to help the approaching Hunter.

“You bastards! Where do you think this is!”

Could he still hold out?

The longsword he held spun in a dance.

Then shot out quickly toward the goblin in the lead.

Slash!

A lightning-fast strike.

The tip of the man’s sword aimed precisely at the goblin’s solar plexus.

“Got one!”

If he eliminated them one by one, he could somehow win.

After all, the opponents were just small, weak goblins.

Clang!

“Huh?!”

However, as if mocking the man’s thoughts.

A metallic sound spreading powerfully in all directions.

The man’s sword stopped, unable to pierce through the goblin’s steel body.

“What, what?! Why…?”

I definitely aimed accurately, didn’t I?

As doubt arose in the man’s eyes.

Screech! Screeeeech!

Before he knew it, mechanical goblins were swarming around him.

It seemed their target had already changed.

“Get, get away! You bastards! Why are you suddenly swarming toward me!”

Did he finally realize something was wrong?

He frantically swung his sword at the goblins surrounding him on all sides.

But.

Clang! Clank!

Unlike ordinary goblins that could be crushed by hand.

The mechanical goblins didn’t budge even against sword strikes filled with all his strength.

Screech! Screech!

They chattered something incomprehensible among themselves.

Slash!

“Aaaaaargh!”

Then they sliced the man’s throat.

A desperate scream echoed throughout the area.

But the goblins’ assault didn’t end there.

As if playing with a toy.

The creatures skillfully swung their blades, cutting into the man.

Their attacks, delivered just enough to avoid killing him, were wickedly cruel.

“Ugh…!”

Im Ye-seo watched from a distance.

She bit her lips tightly and gripped her dagger.

Should she run away?

Or should she help him?

‘Even if I help that person… could we win?’

Her heart clearly said she should help.

But her mind was violently rejecting it.

Her feet wouldn’t move as if they were frozen.

Fear she was experiencing for the first time.

The hand holding her dagger was trembling.

Screech!

Meanwhile, the goblins’ gazes turned toward her.

At their feet lay only a mangled lump of meat, unrecognizable in form.

‘Are they looking this way?’

Are they searching for their next target?

Bodies of machinery.

The gazes of those monstrous creatures with goblin heads poured onto Im Ye-seo.

Rustle!

The creatures instantly swarmed toward her.

She never knew the small daggers in the goblins’ hands could feel this terrifying.

‘I was wrong… This is really the end now.’

Im Ye-seo hastily readjusted her grip on her two daggers.

Was she going to die here after all?

Though she had prepared for battle, claiming she would fight.

Im Ye-seo, already exhausted to her limits, sensed her fate.

Unless a miracle happened.

This was the end.

That’s when it happened.

Bang!

“What…?”

A sudden explosion sound.

Along with it, several goblins surrounding Im Ye-seo collapsed with a thud.

Im Ye-seo rolled her eyes to look sideways, trying to understand the situation.

In the meantime, once again-

Bang! Boom!

Consecutive massive explosions echoed.

At the same time, the wall of goblins surrounding her crumbled down.

And beyond that, someone’s silhouette became visible.

The moment their eyes met.

Im Ye-seo unconsciously clenched her fists tight.

‘I’m alive!’

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