Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 117

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Episode 117

“I’m, I’m sorry…”

Lee Jung-woon, the head of the Phoenix Union.

He was sitting alone in his spacious office, taking a phone call.

“Th, that’s… things got messed up.”

With his palm-sized phone pressed close to his face.

As if someone was standing right in front of him.

He kept bowing and hunching his back repeatedly.

-We are greatly disappointed in the Phoenix Guild and Phoenix Union. This isn’t why we gave you that large sum of money and entrusted you with this job.

“I, I know that!”

-You know? Then why are the results like this?

A cold voice came from the other end of the phone.

Lee Jung-woon’s body shrank at the voice dripping with killing intent.

“Th, that’s because of those Manwol guys…! Those bastards keep interfering with us at every turn…”

-It’s a union, not just a guild. Even if they’re the number one guild, you can’t even take down one of them and create results like this?

“….”

At those words, Lee Jung-woon shut his mouth tight.

Manwol Guild.

Every time they tried to pull off something big, Manwol would interfere at every turn.

It even seemed like this tendency had gotten worse recently.

And at the center of it all—

Choi Hyun-min.

That little brat who suddenly awakened and is running wild with Choi Seung-hyun and the Awakening Management Agency backing him!!!

Lee Jung-woon unconsciously clenched his fist tight.

“It, it’s because of that bastard…”

-Who are you talking about?

“Choi Hyun-min. He’s just a little blood clot who awakened not too long ago.”

Would he know?

Even as he spat out the words.

Lee Jung-woon was curious whether the other party knew about Choi Hyun-min.

-Hooh… Is that so.

Perhaps that worry was unfounded.

The moment he mentioned Choi Hyun-min’s name.

The voice from the other end, which had been full of anger, instantly calmed down.

“Y, yes, that’s right.”

-That’s good news.

“Excuse me?”

-Then show me.

“What do you mean by show you…”

-Didn’t you say with your own mouth that it was because of Choi Hyun-min?

“W, well that’s…”

Startled.

Lee Jung-woon couldn’t finish his sentence.

He had vented his hatred toward Choi Hyun-min.

But if he actually met him, would he be able to defeat him?

Lee Jung-woon still remembered the day he met Choi Hyun-min.

No, for several days, that scene appeared in his dreams every time he slept.

Because of that, he reached the point where he couldn’t sleep for quite a while.

-You should get revenge… shouldn’t you.

Of course he wanted revenge.

In that place where guild masters had gathered.

He wanted revenge on Choi Hyun-min who had given him irreparable shame and wounds.

But when he thought of that time, cold sweat still ran down his entire body.

The feeling of facing an absolutely unbeatable existence.

Choi Hyun-min was the first to make him feel such helplessness that he couldn’t even resist.

“To be honest… my power is insufficient to defeat that guy.”

-Is that so?

Were his ears playing tricks on him?

Or was it genuine?

The man’s voice asking back from the other end sounded pleased.

…It must be his imagination.

“If you could just give me a little more opportunity…”

-I will. As much as you want.

“What?!”

-I said I’ll give it to you.

At those words, Lee Jung-woon’s fist clenched tight.

He had simply mentioned Choi Hyun-min’s name, and he agreed this easily?

Gulp.

Lee Jung-woon unconsciously swallowed dry saliva at the dizzying tension.

He waited for the voice from beyond the receiver.

-I’ll double the amount of support we were providing. And I’ll attach twice as many people as now.

“…!”

At those words, Lee Jung-woon’s eyes widened.

They had worked together for years, but he had never received such a groundbreaking proposal even once!

-But remember this. Manwol and Choi Hyun-min. You must handle those things completely on your end. You know what I mean, don’t you?

“Of, of course!”

An irresistible force.

It was clearly just a phone conversation.

But Lee Jung-woon gritted his teeth at the magical power he felt from beyond.

-Then… move. Right now.

Click.

With those words, the phone was hung up.

Even when the call ended message filled the screen.

Lee Jung-woon remained frozen in place, unable to move for a long time.

“Manwol… Choi Hyun-min…”

Just those two words, over and over again.

He kept repeating them continuously.

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[Welcome to entering the 40th floor.]

So this is the 40th floor.

Choi Hyun-min’s jaw dropped at the new scenery visible beyond the screen.

[From the 40th floor of the labyrinth basement, the labyrinths that were previously operated by individual countries are integrated into one form.]

[Also, you can form parties or interact with hunters from other countries without restrictions.]

Endlessly spread black earth.

Monsters and hunters above it.

Even dozens of houses in the far distance.

It was large enough to be considered a huge region rather than simply one floor.

‘This is… the 40th floor!’

He knew it theoretically.

But seeing it directly was even more amazing.

-Savior.

Choi Hyun-min, who had been blankly gazing at the scenery of the 40th Floor.

He snapped back to his senses at Ian’s voice coming through the screen.

“You called?”

-Have you ever been to this place before?

“No. This is my first time coming here directly.”

To be precise, even now he wasn’t inside the floor itself, but watching through a screen.

Choi Hyun-min shook his head at Ian’s question.

Then the mage smiled brightly and pointed straight ahead.

-There, over there. Do you see the village?

A slender arm protruding from between the pure white robes.

Ian’s finger pointed toward the village beyond.

“That’s… isn’t that Anton Village?”

From the 40th Floor onward, villages or hideout-like places existed throughout the interior.

Since each floor was so large.

And there were people living inside the maze.

There were places where they gathered to form tribal communities.

And Anton Village was famous as the first village encountered when reaching the 40th Floor.

-That’s right. That place is Anton!, the homeland of mages.

Ian nodded at Choi Hyun-min’s answer.

He placed both hands on his hips and lifted his head high.

Something… seemed like he had pride in his tone?

“…Did you have a connection to Anton Village?”

-Ah! Did I not mention it? Anton! is also my birthplace.

Ian pronounced the name Anton with particular emphasis each time he said it.

It must have been a place he was that proud of.

‘From what I heard, it was supposed to be just an ordinary village.’

A village where about several hundred people lived.

He knew it as a place that provided item supplies, equipment repairs.

And rest for hunters who had been hunting for long periods.

-I shall guide you!

“Huh? Oh, okay.”

There wouldn’t be anything particularly special.

Since he had come to the 40th Floor anyway, it would be fine to look around briefly.

Choi Hyun-min entrusted the guidance to Mage Ian.

As Ian hummed and took the lead, Dehof and the Block Toys standing behind.

They too began moving to follow him.

Kurrrrrr.

‘Something… it seems like other people are strangely staring at those guys.’

Come to think of it, he had forgotten about this.

Previously, they had human appearances at least.

So unless they entered combat, they rarely drew attention.

‘I guess I’d stare too if they looked like tanks…’

-Other humans seem to be looking at us!

-It’s probably because the tank I’m riding is cool.

-What are you talking about! They’re obviously looking at me!

Whether they felt it too, mechanical voices kept coming from inside the tanks.

Not just one or two of them.

With such radio chatter pouring out from fifty-two tanks.

Thanks to that, Choi Hyun-min’s face was burning with embarrassment on their behalf.

If he had been among them, he probably couldn’t have lifted his face.

“Let’s go quickly… as quietly as possible.”

-Understood, Master!

Choi Hyun-min arrived at Anton Village following Ian.

“You guys don’t come into the village, wait outside.”

-Why?

“Can’t you see? If you all go in at the same time, the whole village will collapse.”

They would certainly be tremendous strength in battle.

But their size conversely became a weakness in the village.

After parking(?) the Block Toys like that, Dehof and Ian.

Choi Hyun-min decided to view the inside of the village through these two.

As soon as he entered, he felt strangely familiar for some reason.

‘This place… was it such a shabby village?’

This feeling.

It was definitely his first time coming to Anton, but it felt familiar.

As if-

‘The feeling is similar to when I first came to Aldea Village.’

Choi Hyun-min’s village located on the 5th Floor of the maze.

Before he saved and developed the village, it seemed to look exactly like this.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of hammering from afar.

People’s voices could also be heard from various places.

Not just Korean, but English, Chinese, Japanese.

Even languages that were difficult to distinguish which country they were from could be heard frequently.

‘Fortunately, there don’t seem to be people interested in us.’

Though he always had the desire to make a name as a hunter.

His face still burned when he received people’s gazes.

The guys who urged Ian and quickly penetrated deep into the village.

Ian, who was leading, stopped in front of the largest wooden hut.

In the center of the village.

-Huh? It should be somewhere around here…

“What are you talking about? Was there something you were looking for?”

-Hmm… The Savior might not know well… but the house where I was born was around here.

Ah, so…

Was he looking for something like Ian’s ‘birthplace’?

Tsk. I thought there would be something worthwhile for no reason.

“I thought there was something amazing.”

-Strange, this should definitely be the right place.

Just as he was exchanging such trivial words with Ian.

-Who’s there?

A voice came from inside the house.

Creeeeak.

Along with that, the wooden door opened with a loud noise.

From inside, a man with grayish hair appeared.

‘Is he the homeowner?’

While Choi Hyun-min tilted his head.

The old man who walked out to the front of the house.

-I don’t know what business you have, but if you’re an adventurer, this isn’t an inn.

As if this was already familiar work, he looked at Dehof and shook his head.

Then suddenly.

The moment he turned his head and made eye contact with Ian.

-Wait a minute….

The old man’s head tilted to one side in confusion.

-By any chance…. don’t you know me?

-Huh? Now that you mention it, you do look familiar.

Ian also looked at the old man and froze solid-

like ice.

A long silence.

An awkward atmosphere seemed to flow between the two.

The old man was the first to speak.

-Don’t tell me…. are you Ian?

As soon as those words ended.

Ding!

A clear notification sound rang in Choi Hyun-min’s head as he watched.

At the same time, a golden light began to emanate from the old man’s body.

Only visible to Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

‘What? That person…. wasn’t he just an ordinary resident?’

Was this the effect of radar mode?

But even so, had there ever been a time when an aura directly burst forth from a person like this?

Choi Hyun-min narrowed his eyes and glared at the screen with a confused mind.

While looking back and forth between the old man and Ian with questioning eyes.

Belatedly, a message he had never seen before appeared before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

[Secret Unlock: Mage Ian]

[You have gained the authority to access the secret hidden on the 40th Floor for the first time in the world.]

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