Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 19

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Episode 19

-It appeared again!

-Is the record really accurate?

-They cleared the 5th floor with Silver Serpent in 2 seconds?

-Who the hell is setting these ridiculous records?

The moment Choi Hyun-min successfully conquered the 5th floor.

With the new record announcement that appeared, the Hunters were literally turned upside down.

Not only those who still hadn’t conquered the 5th floor.

But even those who had already passed the 5th floor.

Since they knew all too well what kind of existence the Silver Serpent on the 5th floor was.

They denied the system notification even more incredulously.

-Even I, who’s naturally A-grade, took over 10 minutes?!

-I could understand 2 minutes, but what? 2 seconds? Do you think that makes sense?

-Isn’t someone playing a prank?

-Right. It’s too absurd to simply call it a record break.

Hunter Tube, where all kinds of videos and posts about Hunters and labyrinths are uploaded.

That place was also filled with countless people debating about the 5th floor’s new record.

Of course, the majority couldn’t believe it.

Only a very small number of people spoke about the system notification.

-That can’t be manipulated.

-Exactly. It’s not people telling us, it’s the system announcing to everyone. It can’t be manipulated.

-Why is everything manipulation to you? Aren’t you tired of it?

-Right. Even the Awakening Management Agency can’t change that record at will.

A situation where countless Hunters were paying attention, but it wasn’t even confirmed whether it was true.

That made sense, because if it was a newly emerged rookie Hunter, they would naturally belong to a guild.

There was no reason for a guild to hide such a rookie to this extent.

Rather, to promote the guild’s name, they would make a fuss even creating achievements that didn’t exist.

Moreover, the Awakening Management Agency had officially stamped their approval.

-This is the Awakening Management Agency under the Interdimensional Management Bureau. The recent conquest record updates from Labyrinth Basement 1st Floor to 5th Floor are all true, and we have confirmed that there was no intervention or deception from anyone in the process.

-Crazy… Then the record really was set?

-Then it must be the record set by that person who awakened as EX grade.

-Right. Besides that person, there’s no one who could set such an absurd record.

Who on earth was setting such ridiculous records while hiding so thoroughly?

Of course, there were a few fakes who appeared claiming to be the record holder.

But none of them could present proper evidence and only got beaten up by the crowd.

-If it were me, I would have appeared immediately to brag about it.

-Right. If it’s EX grade, major guilds would snatch them up immediately, right?

-I heard the top guilds are already desperately searching for that person?

-Right. Even I would want to carry around a monster who can clear the 5th floor in 2 seconds for life.

-Just carry them around? I’d sell my house and guild building to bring them over.

An EX grade awakener and the protagonist of the new record—

People who couldn’t imagine it was Choi Hyun-min, Manwol’s sore spot.

The new message that appeared to them became shock itself.

[A new village has been discovered on Labyrinth Basement 5th Floor.]

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“Can you guys see that too?”

Choi Hyun-min pointed at the wall surface glittering with golden light.

But the Block Toys only shook their heads.

-What are you talking about, Master.

-We don’t see anything.

-Are you lying because you didn’t prepare food?

“No, that’s not it…”

Can’t they see that with their eyes?

Well, come to think of it, skills are purely my skills.

It wasn’t strange that other beings couldn’t see it.

“Could you move a little further forward from there?”

-Move forward?

“Yeah, just a little further forward from there. Forward. More, more, more…”

Choi Hyun-min pushed the Block Toys toward the sparkling wall surface.

And the guys who moved forward hesitantly despite their suspicious looks.

The moment he moved the toys near the golden wall surface.

Flash!

[A new village has been discovered.]

The view completely changed.

Just moments ago, what was visible on the screen was clearly part of the dark labyrinth.

‘A village?!’

A brightly spread grassland.

Dozens, hundreds of medieval-style houses built closely together on top of it.

No, wait a minute.

Wasn’t he in the middle of conquering the labyrinth?

-Master?

-Where did we come to?

-Did Master abandon us?

At the same time, Choi Hyun-min, who had been in his room.

His body was automatically teleported to the center of the village.

“What is this…”

-Master! It’s Master!

-Master didn’t abandon us!

-Woo! Woo! Woo! Master came to the labyrinth too!

The Block Toys naturally gathered toward him.

Choi Hyun-min asked them a question.

“Do you guys know this place by any chance?”

-We don’t know. We’re also coming here for the first time.

He looked at Hans with some hope, but it was the same.

-We’re also coming to a place like this for the first time… You idiots! I told you to move with dignity!

All he did was scold the Block Toys running around like unrestrained colts.

Hmm…

‘Have I ever heard about a village like this?’

He thought for a moment, but no.

No, to begin with, there were no spaces inside the labyrinth where people including Hunters could rest.

No matter how many floors you went down, inside the labyrinth there were only monsters, monsters, monsters.

It was the first time in his life he knew such a place existed.

Ding.

[You have become the first explorer to discover Aldea Village.]

[You gain 100 Lord Points as a first discovery reward.]

‘As expected… No wonder I’d never heard of it before.’

The moment the system gave him the notification.

Choi Hyun-min nodded as if he had expected it.

The reason he had never heard of it was literally because he was the first.

Step. Step. Step.

Choi Hyun-min approached the village with curious eyes.

As he moved, the Block Toys tensed up nervously.

They stuck close to his side as if they had become his bodyguards.

-Protect master!

-Master gives food, must protect master.

-Woo! Woo! Master promised new food. So must protect!

This is kind of embarrassing.

I’m not even a VIP, yet they’re following me around like this.

As he approached the village with an awkward expression, he heard faint sounds of people from beyond.

‘Is someone there?’

Clank. Clatter.

Along with that sound, soldiers gripped their spears tightly.

Choi Hyun-min cautiously called out toward the other side.

“…Is anyone there?”

A question thrown out in a tense tone.

However, there was no answer.

Just-

Rustle. Rustle.

Only the sound of something moving could be heard.

Once more.

“Is anyone there?”

When he called out, this time there was a response.

-Th, there… Who are you?

Was the other side nervous too?

The voice coming from the opposite side of a house was trembling violently.

“Hunter… My name is Choi Hyun-min.”

Well, I am a Hunter after all.

When he cautiously gave his name, someone slowly revealed themselves from the other side.

‘…A foreigner?’

Golden hair covering his head completely.

It was a man with distinctive green eyes.

He definitely didn’t seem to be Korean.

The clothes he wore were also worn-out leather garments-

‘He looks exactly like someone who jumped out of medieval times.’

Did the man sense Choi Hyun-min’s gaze?

The man bowed his head with an embarrassed expression.

-My name is… Baldun. I serve as the village chief of Aldea…

Still with a stiff expression.

Choi Hyun-min changed the subject with an awkward smile.

“By the way, this is inside the Maze, right?”

Perhaps it had been quite a while since he’d seen anyone other than Manwol people.

Even speaking a few ordinary words seemed to make his tongue move on its own.

No, but more importantly, he is a real person, right?

-That’s correct… Aldea is a village pioneered by people living inside the Maze… Though now it’s embarrassing to even call it a proper village…

Baldun shook his head with a bitter smile.

At his words, Choi Hyun-min instinctively asked back.

“Why? This place seems… like quite a large village…”

-It used to be a large village. But after being consumed by the Maze, monster attacks became like daily routine. Since you’re someone who explores the Maze… you would know.

Ah, so that’s how it was.

Aldea’s location was around the 5th Floor.

That meant it could easily be at the mercy of monsters from floors 4 through 6.

I suppose it should be considered a place far from peaceful.

-Fortunately, the fact that an explorer has come this far… I was just thinking that perhaps the prophecy might really be coming true.

“Pro…phecy?”

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head at the unfamiliar word.

As if he had expected this reaction.

Baldun smiled gently and took a step back.

Then he turned around and began walking ahead.

-If you follow me, I’ll show you Aldea’s Prophecy.

A prophecy.

Since he wasn’t particularly religious, he just tilted his head in confusion.

But somehow he had a feeling that something was hidden.

And curiosity led Choi Hyun-min’s feet forward.

‘Could it be… something is hidden here?’

Since Choi Hyun-min had lived his whole life yearning for Maze exploration.

It was only natural that his eyes sparkled at a story he’d never heard before.

Of course, since this place was also part of the Maze, there was fear too-

-Master? Where going?

-That guy, suspicious. We protect you.

-If you’re going to protect him, why are you following behind master, you idiots!

Since these guys are here… it should be fine.

So he followed Baldun across the village.

‘This is… really a village.’

When I looked from a distance, I thought it was just so-so.

But once I came inside, I really got the feeling that this was a place where people lived.

Worn-out carts and a well.

Footprints stamped here and there.

And…

‘People are staring at me.’

Even hundreds of gazes looking this way, with only heads peeking out through door cracks.

Since they were eyes full of fear, he didn’t acknowledge them.

Step. Step.

How long had they walked?

When they arrived at about the center of the village.

-This is it, Aldea’s Prophecy.

A huge black stone monument greeted Choi Hyun-min.

He unconsciously raised his head to look up.

It was just a bit taller than his own height.

The characters carved in relief on the black stone were written strangely like some kind of code.

‘What does it say? No, are these even real letters?’

If it had been alphabet or Chinese characters, he could have at least figured out what country’s language it was.

He tilted his head at the characters he’d never seen before.

And at that moment.

[Skill: Radar Mode activates.]

Flash.

A golden light flashed in Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

Wait, Radar Mode?!

Why is this skill activating now?

Choi Hyun-min was still looking at the stone monument.

Just moments ago, all he could see were unrecognizable letters and a ridiculously large stone monument.

‘Something… I can see it…’

As soon as the radar mode skill activated, the stone monument began to glow with golden light.

More precisely, its center.

Like a living heart beating, a golden mass was writhing in the center of the stone monument.

‘Is there something inside?’

One step, one step.

Choi Hyun-min approached the stone monument as if being drawn to it.

-E, Explorer?

Baldun panicked as he moved with a half-dazed expression.

He stammered as he tried to stop him.

But… it was too late.

The moment Choi Hyun-min’s outstretched finger touched the center of the stone monument.

Crack.

Fissures began to appear on the surface as if by magic-

CRASH!!!

It shattered and flew apart in all directions.

-The prophecy! Aldea’s Prophecy…!!!

Stone chunks crumbling down with a thunderous roar.

Baldun’s eyes widened as he stared at where the stone monument had been.

There lay stone fragments so crushed they could no longer be called a monument.

And…

Whooom. Whooooom.

A single golden orb was floating gently in the air.

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