Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 24

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Episode 24

Secretary Kim Yun-hyun.

The moment he heard Choi Hyun-min’s words, he let out a sound close to a scream.

‘This is insane! He’s accepting this?!’

The conditions proposed by Park Gi-han and the Ridim Guild were something that Manwol had already failed at.

It wasn’t a request to deal with a specific monster, but a request to find a ‘Secret Room’ that no one had discovered.

They had deployed dozens of guild members to thoroughly search the 9th floor, but even Manwol’s people couldn’t find it.

‘I forgot. I should have directly hinted that he just needed to refuse gracefully…!’

By now, the people from Ridim probably knew too.

That this was something not only they, but even Manwol couldn’t accomplish.

This was definitely a trap they had set deliberately.

Secretary Kim’s eyes shook urgently.

He quietly reached out and grabbed Choi Hyun-min’s collar, pulling at it.

But it was already too late.

Park Gi-han smiled broadly as if he had caught his prey.

“If that’s the condition… I’ll accept it. However!”

However?

At the unsettling word thrown at the end, both people’s gazes turned toward him at once.

“If you fail to find it within three days, please pay ten times the penalty fee.”

“Ten times?!”

“That much should be necessary to make the cost-benefit analysis work, shouldn’t it?”

Ten times?

At the ridiculous contract condition, Secretary Kim’s eyes widened as if they would pop out.

Choi Hyun-min was the same.

He had thought his emotions had dulled after spending years alone.

But hearing such an absurd story, his composure couldn’t help but stir.

However…

‘How could I just endure and let pass someone insulting Manwol.’

He bit his lips tightly.

Seeing this, Park Gi-han let out a snicker, then turned around and walked to the opposite side.

“Well then, I’ll look forward to it. To see what kind of great miracle Manwol’s youngest young master will bring.”

Hahahaha!

Park Gi-han threw his head back and laughed heartily.

His laughter echoed loudly through the corridor.

Even until then, Secretary Kim and Choi Hyun-min.

The two remained standing in that spot until Park Gi-han’s voice completely disappeared.

“…Young master. I apologize for speaking out of turn, but I think you acted a bit hastily this time.”

Then quietly.

Secretary Kim spoke to Choi Hyun-min in a cautious tone.

This wasn’t a matter that could be decided at Choi Hyun-min’s level—

“I’ll do it.”

What did he say?

The moment he looked up at his face.

Startled.

Secretary Kim was shocked by Choi Hyun-min’s face, which he had never seen before.

‘His eyes… I’ve never seen the young master with such frightening eyes…’

Having served him for nearly 10 years, he had only ever seen him looking depressed.

But eyes burning with anger like this—he had never seen them before.

There was even a feeling as if killing intent was contained within.

He tried to speak again—

“Young master?”

“I’ll do it.”

“…”

What should he do about this situation.

Issues of honor between guilds, realistic problems like contract compensation conditions.

Such complicated matters flashed through Secretary Kim’s mind.

Then he paused.

He soon stopped thinking.

‘If the young master is speaking like that…’

When had Choi Hyun-min ever spoken like that before.

Such an attitude and tone of voice was something he had never seen once in several years.

Once.

Wouldn’t it be okay to believe in him just once.

‘The goblin leather incident too. And the armor too… He’s someone who showed abilities in places I never even thought of.’

Although he might not be able to directly conquer the maze.

There might be methods that even he and Manwol’s Master don’t know about.

“…I understand, young master. Then I’ll convey this to Master separately.”

“…”

Even at those words, Choi Hyun-min didn’t respond.

Still with an expressionless face, he stared at the spot where Park Gi-han had left for a while.

Step. Step.

He simply walked silently into his room.

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Creak.

Thud.

“Hans.”

-Is it Master?

-Master has returned!

-Bread has returned…

“We’re going straight to the 9th floor.”

As soon as Choi Hyun-min returned, the Legion Soldiers awakened from their toy state.

The moment they opened their eyes and tried to look for bread, they flinched.

The guys began to quietly read the atmosphere due to the suddenly changed mood.

-Master is… different.

-Scary…

-Master, bread is…

-Be quiet, you idiot! Don’t you know what kind of situation this is?

Click. Click click.

These were guys who always looked for food first no matter what was said.

But the moment they saw Choi Hyun-min’s eyes, they instinctively knew.

If they said one wrong word, they’d be in big trouble.

“We absolutely must reach the 9th floor by tomorrow.”

-9th floor…

“And there we’ll find the ‘Secret Room.'”

-Secret Room? What’s that?

“You don’t need to know. I’ll be the one finding it anyway.”

What he expected from the Legion Soldiers was only the combat aspect anyway.

The rest was Choi Hyun-min’s job to do.

Accepting the Ridim Guild’s proposal was of course partly due to anger, but…

‘EX-grade skill Radar Mode. With that, I should definitely be able to find hidden places too.’

It was also because he trusted the skill he had obtained.

The ability to see what others couldn’t see at all.

With that, he should be able to find the ‘Secret Room’ they were talking about.

“What floor are we on now?”

-We’ve conquered up to the 6th Floor…

-Now it’s the 7th Floor! Time to go to the 7th Floor!

“Right. From the 7th Floor to the 9th Floor, you don’t need my permission – just go straight through. You understand what I mean, right?”

A cold expression and tone.

At any other time, these guys would have tried to negotiate with bread.

Though they were just toys, even they could read the current atmosphere.

-Ah, understood.

-L-let’s go…! To the 9th Floor…!

-Q-quickly, m-move…!

-M-Master is scary… His eyes have gone crazy…

The moment Choi Hyun-min’s order was given, the Block Toys ran without looking back.

They all rushed into the maze toy without hesitation.

[Trait: Manifesting the Transcendent Lord’s ability.]

As they entered the Labyrinth Basement, a notification appeared along with the display board.

The place they entered was the 7th Floor.

Like the 6th Floor, they had to obtain a key to get a chance to meet the boss.

And again-

‘It seems like there are Phoenix Union guys here too.’

A considerable number of Hunters were camping at key points and hunting.

Guys trying to monopolize monsters and keys.

If it were before, he might have hesitated a bit-

-S-should we just fight?

“Get the key by killing monsters as fast as possible. If anyone tries to mess with you…”

-If they mess with us?

“Beat them until they’re really on the verge of death.”

Unlike before, Choi Hyun-min gave truly direct attack orders.

Gulp.

The Block Toys nodded frantically at his murderous order.

-U-understood!

-L-let’s go…

-L-let’s wipe them all out…

And with that, the monster hunting began.

Trolls appeared on the 7th Floor.

Though slightly weaker than Orcs, they were monsters that gave Hunters headaches with their overwhelming defense and regeneration abilities.

But against the Legion Soldiers’ attack power, they were nothing more than scraps of paper.

Swoosh!

Grooooar!

Giant bodies that collapsed spitting blood from a single spear thrust.

-You must die for us to live!

-Woo! Woo! Kill them! Let us live too!

-Key, give us the key!

Their appearance sweeping through the 7th Floor with bloodshot eyes was truly that of berserkers.

“Wh-what are those things?!”

“When did they come in? How dare they without our permission!”

“We have to stop them! How dare they hunt without paying taxes!”

Seeing this, the Hunters of the Phoenix Union who had been camping there first.

They watched the Legion Soldiers and then frantically moved to block them.

“Hey! What the hell are you guys doing!”

“Who told you to hunt here without permission? We’re from the Phoenix Union… Gack!”

Thwack! Thud! Thud!

Without even exchanging a few words.

The moment they tried to talk, the Legion Soldiers immediately grabbed their spears in reverse.

Before they could react, they swung their spear shafts and beat the Hunters.

-Master told us to beat them until they’re really on the verge of death.

-We’re a little sorry, but blame Master.

“W-wait! There seems to be some misunderstanding, we’re Phoenix-“

-Phoenix or whatever, we don’t care.

-We’re most afraid of our Master, not you guys.

Thwack! Thud! Thud!

Though Choi Hyun-min wasn’t there with them.

Perhaps conscious that he was watching through the screen.

Even while thoroughly beating the Hunters, they occasionally turned their heads to look this way.

Meanwhile, the other Legion Soldiers didn’t neglect hunting Trolls.

“Argh! O-okay, stop! S-stop!!!”

Berserkers(?) beating both Trolls and Hunters simultaneously.

With that terrifying momentum, even Hunters who were hunting normally retreated to one side to observe the situation.

The Legion Soldiers practically monopolized the 7th Floor.

In no time at all, they wiped out all the Trolls.

“Wh-what are those people?”

“I don’t know… They’re definitely a party…”

“What makes them so strong? Even the Phoenix Union guys can’t do anything?”

“Maybe their equipment is incredible. They took down Trolls in one hit…”

Strength that was absolutely unbelievable for Hunters staying on this floor.

It would be surprising if even one such person appeared.

But eleven of them appeared and swept through everything – how could they not be shocked?

Meanwhile, the Legion Soldiers began whispering among themselves.

-Key. Did you get a key?

-Got a key.

-I got one too.

-Good, two is enough. Let’s go quickly before Master gets angry.

Then they headed straight to the Special Room with Boss Monster without looking back.

“…Don’t tell me they’re going to tackle the boss?”

“All eleven at once? No way. There’s no point going together anyway. You can’t go down to lower floors if others help you, right?”

“That’s right…”

Hunters watching the Legion Soldiers with puzzled eyes.

The Phoenix Union Hunters who had been thoroughly beaten were also half-dead, only rolling their eyes.

“Strange people. They surely must know… Huh?”

“They came out already?”

The Hunters who had been talking a bit louder after the Legion Soldiers disappeared.

The moment they made eye contact with the Legion Soldiers who quickly returned, they shut their mouths tight.

Afraid they might get beaten.

Just as they were rolling their eyes and reading the mood.

-Let’s go quickly.

-We must hurry. Hurrying.

-Woo! Woo! Let’s go quickly before Master scolds us.

-We’ll just pass through the 8th Floor too.

-We’re leaving the slow ones behind and running!

Why are they coming back out again?

It’s only been about 10 seconds since they went in.

Are they even being chased by something?

The Legion Soldiers had extremely urgent expressions on their faces.

And where they were heading was-

‘8th Floor? They’re going down to the 8th Floor?’

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The path leading to the next floor.

The moment they saw this, the Hunters looked at each other with blank eyes.

‘No way… Those people… they cleared it in that time?’

Something’s strange.

A familiar feeling.

I’m sure I heard about a similar situation not long ago…

Just as they maintained silence without saying anything.

[A new record has been set for the 7th Floor of the Labyrinth.]

[Previous record: 2 minutes 52 seconds]

[New record: 11 seconds]

The moment they saw the system message that appeared next.

Something flashed through the Hunters’ minds like lightning.

‘EX-grade Hunters! Those people… they were EX-grade Hunters!’

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