Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 34

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Episode 34

“A new village has appeared?”

“Didn’t the system already tell us about that before?”

“No, that’s not it—now we can actually enter that ‘village’ or whatever it is!”

“Where did they say it was? I want to go see it too.”

“5th Floor! It’s between the 5th and 6th floors!”

A sudden system-wide notification appeared.

The moment Choi Hyun-min opened Aldea Village, the news was automatically announced to all Hunters.

“I heard some people have already been there and back?”

“I already went and came back too!”

“What’s it like? Is it really a village?”

“There were actually people there! They looked just like medieval Europeans living in a village community!”

Less than an hour had passed since the opening was announced.

Aldea was already starting to bustle with new guests—

Hunters.

-Hello, Hunters! This is Aldea Village!

-If you encounter any difficulties while conquering the maze, please feel free to rest here anytime!

-The shop is… please use that one over there for now.

-The inn? Just go straight that way!

From people who came out of simple curiosity.

To those who came to carefully examine if there was money to be made.

And even Hunters who had been hunting on nearby floors.

Countless people gathered at Aldea due to the appearance of the ‘village’.

“The recently discovered village, Aldea. This village built on Dungeon Basement 5th Floor…”

“Many Hunters are still visiting, and we expect development in a better direction.”

Who would have ever thought

that a village would suddenly appear somewhere in the basement of the maze, not even at the entrance?

Because of this, not only people,

but even media outlets including reporters rushed to cover Aldea.

By that point, Aldea had become a bustling downtown area with no place to step in just a few hours.

“Aldea.”

“That’s right. Guilds with quick information are already deploying people to prepare for creating commercial districts.”

“Then we can’t fall behind either. Prepare craftsmen and merchants right now!”

So the guilds couldn’t just sit still either.

Where people gathered, money naturally followed.

Guilds targeting this quickly formed teams and started doing business.

“It must be tough to conquer the 6th Floor, so take some healing potions at a cheap price!”

“Chipped swords and spears! We’ll repair everything!”

“We’ll buy all kinds of miscellaneous material items at high prices!”

As the name became known, people gathered.

As infrastructure was established because of this, those things attracted more people again.

In a way, it was all too natural.

Below 10th Floor was an area with so many Hunters.

Moreover, Hunters who hunted to make money

absolutely hated going outside the maze to sell items and repair equipment.

For those whose time was money and gold,

instead of going outside to buy and sell things, they tried to solve everything in Aldea.

“Ah, how much time does it take to go outside.”

“Right. Going to process junk items, then looking for a blacksmith… Ugh, that’s more exhausting work than you’d think?”

“How much money could we make hunting monsters in that time. We can just handle everything in Aldea, right?”

“Thanks to Aldea, we don’t need to go outside anymore! How much more convenient has it become!”

For Hunters conquering the lower floors, this was truly a revolutionary and earth-shaking event.

But Choi Hyun-min, who was actually the owner of Aldea and the person who opened the village,

was still in his room.

“S-grade reward?”

Gulp.

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

The reward for an A-grade Quest was giving him a new village.

What would they give him this time?

Money? Magic stones?

Or maybe they’d give him an item even better than those?

Just as he was having such pleasant thoughts,

Flutter.

A slight breeze from above his head.

‘Hmm? What’s that?’

He definitely felt something like wind from above his head just now.

Had he left a window open?

Tilting his head curiously, he slightly lifted it up.

At the same time, the ceiling came into view…

Huh?

Flutter.

There was definitely nothing above,

but suddenly a small piece of paper was fluttering down.

“Heave!”

Choi Hyun-min urgently reached his hand upward.

He caught the paper piece by clapping his hands together.

“What’s this?”

When he carefully opened his hands, there was a long piece of paper inside.

A rectangular piece of paper.

For instance…

‘It looks just like a movie theater ticket.’

What was unusual was that it was gleaming as if it had been gilded.

He squinted his eyes and read the letters written on it.

[Creation Ticket]

[A ticket that allows you to acquire a new creation. Only one opportunity is provided, and the creation’s abilities, appearance, personality, etc. are determined completely at random.]

‘Creation Ticket?’

It was an unfamiliar term.

Choi Hyun-min thought so.

Then something suddenly came to mind.

“Come to think of it… the science power increase was creation management, wasn’t it?”

The ability to upgrade the Block Toys’ capabilities.

The system definitely called that ‘creation management’.

That means—

‘Those Block Toys are [creations]. Then this golden ticket is…’

Does it mean he can get a new Block Toy?

When he slightly lifted the ticket, the guys who had been eating bread gathered around one by one.

-Master? What’s that?

-It’s very shiny.

-If it’s not food, it’s not needed.

-It seems like something Master needs though…

Of course, the original 11 cavalrymen were there.

The newly joined ones also looked up at him with curious expressions, as if finding it fascinating.

[Creature Tickets can be used by tearing them.]

Hmm.

So I just need to tear this?

Choi Hyun-min hesitated for a moment.

He put strength into the fingers holding the ticket.

Rip!

With a light twist, it split cleanly in half without resistance.

[You have used a Creature Ticket.]

[A random creature will be bound to you.]

Whoosh!

Suddenly, wind blew toward him.

At the same time, a massive white light mass appeared before his eyes.

“This is…”

A cluster of white light roughly the size and shape of a person.

He instinctively reached out his hand to grasp the light.

Then—

“Huh?”

The color of the light changed.

It had definitely been white at first.

But it gradually dimmed and changed to silver.

‘What is this?’

For some reason.

He unconsciously took a step back.

Meanwhile, the silver light changed again and began emitting a golden glow like the ticket.

“It… changed again?”

-Master, that thing is strange!

-It’s changing colors on its own.

-What an unappetizing color!

Was something trying to appear?

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head in confusion.

He cautiously walked forward and grasped the light.

Or rather, tried to grasp it.

“What?!”

The moment his fingertips touched it, this time it changed from golden to purple—

Boom!

The purple light exploded and completely engulfed the entire room.

Flash!

“Ugh!”

Caught off guard by the sudden burst of light, he instinctively closed his eyes.

-My eyes! My eyes!

-Master, my eyes hurt!

-Can we not see anymore?

Choi Hyun-min and the Block Toys were flustered by the unexpected light attack(?).

Meanwhile, something slowly began to reveal itself from within the light mass.

-Haha! It’s been a long time since I’ve been outside the Maze!

What appeared before him was a man who brought to mind a barbarian warrior.

Broad shoulders and thighs that looked ready to burst.

The veins protruding along his arms were reminiscent of snakes.

-Are you the one? The human who summoned me?

A man who looked rough at first glance.

He stared directly at him, then grinned with his teeth showing.

“Y-yes. I’m the one who summoned you.”

-Haha, that’s right! I may look like this, but I have a good eye for people!

Choi Hyun-min nodded at his question.

Then the man, apparently delighted, began clapping enthusiastically with his pot-lid-sized hands!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

He was simply clapping, yet it felt like the entire room space was resonating.

Knock knock knock!

“Young master, are you alright?!”

Was he startled by that sound?

Secretary Kim, who had been waiting outside, urgently knocked on the door.

Along with that, the Block Toys all froze and shrank to small sizes at once.

The barbarian warrior did the same.

Only after confirming this did Choi Hyun-min let out a small sigh and speak.

“Oh, no… it’s nothing serious…”

“Thank goodness! Suddenly there was a sound like a bomb exploding from your room, young master…”

“You don’t need to worry! I was watching a video of a Hunter who uses explosive abilities…!”

“Is that so? I understand, young master.”

“Thank you.”

Phew.

Fortunately, Secretary Kim accepted his lie without much suspicion.

When there was no sign of anyone entering, the Block Toys began moving one by one.

-That was close. We almost got seen by another human.

-There’s a human waiting outside? As expected of Master…

-Of course! Master is great! That’s why there are people serving him from outside!

The Block Toys chattered among themselves in incomprehensible words.

The barbarian warrior also slowly moved and approached him.

-Haha! That was perfect timing, wasn’t it?

“Right. That was fortunate.”

-Ah, I’m late with introductions. Since you said you’re my master… I am Dehof.

“Dehof?”

-That’s right. I’m a brave warrior from the great Araya Land.

Thump thump!

The guy pounded his chest while stating his name.

They say you shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, but…

He felt like this guy could be judged exactly as he appeared.

[Congratulations! With the ticket you used, you have obtained the highest grade creature!]

[Warrior of Araya, Dehof]

[Grade: SSS]

[Level: ☆]

[Dehof is a brave warrior from a harsh land. His strength is powerful enough to shatter rocks with his bare hands, and he possesses the courage to not fear battle and fighting.]

[For your sake, he would not hesitate to face boiling water and burning fire.]

[If there’s one weakness…]

This guy is the highest grade creature?

Looking at him with surprised eyes was only momentary.

He quietly read the status window that appeared next to him.

‘So when it comes to strength, he’s the best!’

If the description was true, Dehof would be tremendous help to Choi Hyun-min.

A type that conquers mazes based on overwhelming physical strength and destructive power.

People of this kind tend to show abilities beyond their share even without special attention.

‘If there’s something bothering me… it’s that weakness that appeared at the end.’

For some reason, it didn’t give a detailed explanation about the weakness.

Could it be that he’s weak to magic, or extremely slow?

Something like that, perhaps?

-Well, now that I’ve introduced myself, Master! This time I’d like to hear your story. If we’re going to fight together from now on, I need to know my allies deeply.

My story?

Well… there’s nothing particularly special about it…

Dehof’s words certainly made sense.

Though it wasn’t exactly a story worth bragging about.

‘Well… should I tell him about how I failed to become a Hunter and ended up shut away in my room?’

In the past, it would have made me angry and sad.

But now it’s all in the past, so Choi Hyun-min began his story with an indifferent expression.

And at that moment.

Choi Hyun-min realized it.

What the system hadn’t fully revealed about Dehof—

The SSS-grade warrior’s one and only weakness.

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