Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

-Huuuung! Huk! Huk! That, that’s such a sad story…

Huh…?

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head as he looked at Dehof standing before him.

The moment he heard his story, he started sniffling with tears-

No, beyond sniffling, he was crying like a complete child.

It was a reaction he could never have expected from someone with such an absurd build and muscles.

‘What, what’s with… this kind of reaction.’

It wasn’t like he had told some particularly special story.

He had just talked about training alone in his room before awakening.

And about being holed up in seclusion for several years.

He had simply told those stories without any particular embellishment…

“Was this really such a sad story…?”

Is it because it’s my own story?

He slightly turned his head to look at the Block Toys.

-We already know this story.

-We’ve been together since long before Master awakened, how could we not know.

-We wished… he would go outside more.

“….”

Right.

Those guys have been with him since childhood after all.

The Block Toys yawned widely while chewing on the remaining bread.

-We didn’t know Master had such a story.

-Even so, whether it’s worth reacting that much to…

The knights who joined later felt the same way.

They shrugged their shoulders and spoke matter-of-factly-

‘This guy definitely seems a bit unusual.’

Just from his appearance, it looked like he would crush anything that blocked his path.

But inside he’s delicate as can be, isn’t he?

The phrase “soft on the inside, hard on the outside” might have been created for Dehof.

-Hik! Hik… S-sorry… Whenever I hear sad stories, tears come out like a habit…

“Here, tissue.”

-Thank you…

Clap! Clap!

Geez, his clapping sounded like it would bring down a building.

Even his nose-blowing is loud.

Dehof, who had been crying noisily for a while.

Seeing that sight, Choi Hyun-min suddenly had a question.

‘This guy… is he really SSS-rank?’

The system had even congratulated him directly, so he had actually expected quite a bit.

But just looking at his current behavior, it’s hard to believe.

‘He wouldn’t run away when facing a monster, would he?’

Did he sense the suspicious gaze?

He had only looked at him with half-closed eyes.

But Dehof quickly turned his head this way.

-Are you perhaps suspecting me?

“Suspecting?”

-That I look weak… Or that I might run away… That kind of suspicion.

…Like a ghost.

He hadn’t said anything, yet he could see right through his thoughts.

“It’s, it’s not like that.”

-I understand. But… When it comes to battle, I’ll show you a completely different side, I promise.

The barbarian warrior confidently declared while thumping his chest like before.

No…

Even if he speaks that confidently, when he says it with tears still pooled in his eyes, the credibility inevitably drops.

‘The reason he speaks so confidently… I’ll find out if I test him.’

Choi Hyun-min’s standards had already risen much higher than those of ordinary hunters.

The eleven cavalrymen.

The tremendous destructive power and agility they had shown so far.

Far exceeded the level of ordinary hunters.

‘As long as he’s SSS-rank, he should at least be better than the cavalrymen, no matter how bad he is.’

Choi Hyun-min nodded slightly at Dehof’s reaction.

He gestured toward the knights who were still eating bread.

“Come on, let’s get up now.”

-Are you giving us more bread?

“You should be full after eating that much, right?”

-Still far from it. We could eat twice as much bread as you brought.

Are they possessed by ghosts who died of starvation?

These guys devoured bread several times their body size and still say it’s not enough.

-Ahem, hmm. I, I do feel a bit hungry too.

-A little. It would be nice to have just a little bit more…

The newly joined ones were the same.

They didn’t say it outright because they were reading the mood.

But they seemed to quite like the bread, as they kept hovering around the bread bags.

“Like I said before, I can’t just give it to you.”

-We went up to the 10th Floor though?

“So now it’s the 11th Floor’s turn.”

A total of 3 floors of the maze can be conquered per day.

Beyond that, the maze pushes hunters out, so it can’t be conquered.

Of course, since very few people can jump down 3 floors in one day, most don’t need to worry about it-

‘From now on, it would be good to gradually pick up the pace in conquering the maze.’

Choi Hyun-min was different, wasn’t he?

He was someone whose start was much slower compared to others.

That’s why he wanted to go down to the lower floors as quickly as possible within his power.

‘I want to go down faster. To somewhere similar to where other guild members and my seniors are.’

At those words, the Block Toys smacked their lips and got up from their seats.

-Can’t help it. Master is originally crazy about mazes.

-Right. Even before awakening, he swung his sword every day while going on about mazes.

-Was, was he that passionate about mazes?

It was more about awakening than mazes…

Well, there’s no need to nitpick every detail.

“Alright, let’s go. We’ll start by conquering the 11th Floor.”

-Understood, Master.

-We’ll finish it quickly.

The cavalrymen rushed to the Maze Toys as soon as Choi Hyun-min’s order was given.

Only after all twenty-one knights had completely disappeared.

Dehof also slowly moved his body.

-I’ll be back.

“I’ll be watching, so show me what you’ve got.”

Only after he had completely disappeared as the last one, did the status window appear in his vision.

Choi Hyun-min looked at the screen with a slightly tense expression.

‘I wonder just how difficult it will be?’

From the 11th Floor onwards, the terrain of the maze changes.

If the previous floors were like ordinary caves.

From the 11th Floor onwards, even the ground they stepped on was different from before.

-Ugh! You stupid horse! Move faster!

-At this rate, it would be faster if I just walked myself.

-Be careful! It’s a swamp, so if you stay still, your feet will sink into the bog!

Swamp area.

A place filled with dark green sticky mud and puddles of water.

With every step they took, it clung to them like evil spirits, hindering their movement.

‘Certainly, from here on out, they’ll have quite a hard time.’

Up to the 10th Floor, it was ordinary stone flooring, so the cavalry’s swift feet could shine.

This place was the opposite.

With their heavy armor and the weight of the horses added together.

It actually became a penalty, binding the cavalry’s feet.

-Don’t worry, Master. We can still take down monsters quickly.

Hans shouted confidently despite everything.

Under his command, the knights who had been struggling also began to find their footing little by little.

-Don’t panic! Don’t move hastily, focus on countering the ones coming at us!

The monsters of the 11th Floor were swamp trolls.

They were monsters notorious for their tough hide and superior regenerative abilities.

Their mobility was already restricted, and now they had to face creatures like these.

‘If they were ordinary hunters, they’d really struggle starting from here.’

That’s why from the 11th Floor onwards, hunters who hunted alone were extremely rare.

Three-person parties.

Or groups of 4-5 people teaming up to face one or two trolls was the usual combat method.

But the Block Toys who had finished adapting were different.

-Die, you stinking chunk of meat!

-Ugh! It looks disgusting…

-They have regenerative abilities, so we need to finish them quickly!

Though their feet might be bound, their destructive power hadn’t disappeared.

Grrrrrr.

Pig heads drooling as they approached the newly appeared prey.

The moment the trolls approached carrying iron clubs as tall as themselves.

Whoosh!!

A spear tip cutting through the air like lightning!

As the sharp blade drew a half-moon-

Thunk. Thud.

Two chunks fell straight down from above.

Though it was clearly swung only once.

The heads of two trolls that had been close together were buried in the swamp floor.

Splash!

-Got two of them!

-Over here too!

-W-we got one too!

Perhaps that was some kind of signal flare.

Trolls began dropping left and right everywhere.

Though it had become difficult to ride horses and sweep across the battlefield like before.

Choi Hyun-min was sweeping away the 11th Floor monsters with overwhelming destructive power alone.

‘As expected… those guys are too good to just stay around the 10th Floor.’

Though the difficulty had increased significantly upon entering the 11th Floor.

The cavalry’s strength was still powerful as ever.

‘Good, at this speed, getting the key to the Special Room won’t take too long.’

Was it because they had grown from 11 to 21 members?

Their speed had also doubled compared to before.

‘Fortunately, the friends who joined from Aldea seem to be adapting well.’

What remained was that guy Dehof…

-Yawn…

-Dehof, what are you doing? Why aren’t you doing anything?

The guy was standing on one leg, yawning loudly.

Not only that, he had his arms crossed and was watching the other guys hunt.

-It’s bothersome.

-What?!

-Small fry like that should be handled by foot soldiers like you. A true warrior doesn’t do such things.

Well, well.

Did he think he was some kind of commander?

-Master, that guy is strange.

-Hey, you there! Stop chattering and hunt quickly! I’m getting tired of waiting!

As if loafing around wasn’t enough, the guy was even giving advice to the knights.

Clang.

Fortunately, a metallic sound came at just the right timing.

When he checked the subspace, inside were job items from the trolls.

And the 11th Floor key he had been waiting for was there.

“Alright. I think we can stop hunting trolls now.”

-Did you find the key?

“I got the key, so stop fighting and let’s go to where the Special Room is.”

-Understood, Master.

The structure of the 11th Floor was quite simple.

A massive swamp area spread out in a circular donut shape.

And in the center, instead of a hole, there was a small island.

And there was a single cottage.

‘That cottage was the place to enter the Special Room.’

Though it looked no different from an ordinary house on the outside.

The cottage entrance was enchanted, so the moment you opened the door and entered, you were immediately connected to the Special Room.

And inside that-

Grrrrrrowl!

There was an alligator.

An alligator named Hamon, swimming with half its body submerged in the muddy swamp.

Though it was clearly hiding its body, just the visible size alone seemed twice that of a troll.

“Be careful. That guy is incredibly fast.”

Normally they would have charged right in.

But this was the creature’s home ground.

The moment they made even one mistake, becoming alligator food was a foregone conclusion.

-D-do alligators get that big?

-Slowly… we need to go slowly…

Did the Block Toys know this too?

The guys dismounted from their horses and slowly backed away step by step.

Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!

Even though it just kept opening its mouth wide and closing it repeatedly.

The sound of clashing teeth approached heavily, as if it would tear through their eardrums.

Terrain different from usual.

On top of that, perhaps because they encountered a creature far larger than any boss they had faced before.

The Knights, completely stiff, only repeated stepping backward.

“Scatter! First scatter and observe the situation…”

Seeing this, Choi Hyun-min gave the order.

Just as he was about to first watch its movements and then decide what to do next.

-Seriously, these cowardly guys. This great warrior will show you.

-….

-How a real warrior… fights.

Dehof, who had been standing behind the Block Toys.

The guy who had been watching with his arms crossed even when entering the Special Room.

Splash!

Just like that, he vanished without a trace.

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