Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 37
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Episode 37
“Surely… I thought the necessary investigation was completed last time… Wasn’t it?”
Choi Hyun-min, who had been conquering the maze just moments before.
His words trembled slightly from his bewildered state of mind.
When he directed his question toward Ji Min-gi, Lee Hyung-jun, who was beside him, bowed his head slightly.
“I apologize. This friend just joined our team recently. It seems there was an error in the investigation process.”
Though he couldn’t remember that day’s events exactly.
From what he roughly recalled, they had talked about potential and such things.
Fortunately, the people from the Awakening Management Agency already knew about Choi Hyun-min’s awakening.
So there was one less thing to worry about.
“So, do I need to be tested again?”
“That’s correct. The equipment I provided before wasn’t proper either. How should I put it… We used outdated equipment?”
Team Leader Lee speaking in front of him.
However, Choi Hyun-min wasn’t interested in his words.
‘We both know the awakening happened anyway… Why is another investigation necessary?’
Just annoyance and irritation.
And his entire attention was focused on the Block Toys left abandoned(?) in the maze.
“If it’s something that ends quickly… I’d like you to do it right now.”
At Choi Hyun-min’s drawn-out words, Lee Hyung-jun smiled broadly.
“Of course. We’ll finish quickly and return.”
This was exactly what Team Leader Lee had been waiting for.
Now that Choi Hyun-min’s permission was granted, he could use his ‘skill’ without worry.
Step.
“Excuse me.”
Lee Hyung-jun took a step closer.
With a light greeting, he extended his hand and grasped it.
“Hmm?”
“I’m going to use a skill for accurate potential measurement. There will be some physical contact in the process… Please understand.”
Smoothly.
But firmly.
Team Leader Lee Hyung-jun caught Choi Hyun-min’s hand.
The moment their hands touched, Team Leader Lee’s eyebrows twitched.
‘…Unexpected.’
According to rumors, Choi Hyun-min had definitely been holed up in his room until just before awakening.
If someone’s spirit had collapsed and they’d been in seclusion for a long time, naturally they wouldn’t have done anything special.
‘Indeed, rumors can’t be entirely trusted.’
Far from being soft like a child’s, he could feel hard calluses.
Instinctively, strength entered the hand he was gripping.
Then considerable force was transmitted back from Choi Hyun-min’s side as well.
‘Even if he’s a young man. This kind of muscle strength and reaction speed… He definitely wasn’t just staying in seclusion.’
People outside talked about Choi Hyun-min but didn’t try to discuss him deeply.
They just talked about him as an idiot who couldn’t even awaken in Manwol, which was full of prominent rankers.
Or just as an incompetent who failed to awaken.
How long he had trained to become a Hunter.
That he never neglected training for even a single day during his seclusion – no one wanted to know about that.
‘At this level… If his potential is sufficient, he might become a more useful Hunter than expected.’
Of course, that was only Lee Hyung-jun’s assumption.
If he really had that level of ability, he would have already become famous through the media.
“I’m going to use my skill now.”
“Yes.”
“There may be some pain as mana is injected, but it will end quickly, so please stay comfortable.”
“Understood.”
Lee Hyung-jun gave a light warning.
However, perhaps his mind was elsewhere, as Choi Hyun-min just moved his mouth with a half-dazed expression.
‘Well… what could there be?’
Things like potential exceeding 1000…
It was obviously all that stupid rookie’s exaggeration to cover up his own mistake.
Lee Hyung-jun half-closed his eyes and used his awakening skill [Investigation].
Whirrrr.
Then a blue aura arose from his right hand.
Mana that writhed randomly like electricity.
That bizarre flow began to transfer little by little to their clasped hands.
‘Good. So far there’s no particular resistance. No mana reflection or defense mode activated either.’
The Investigation skill’s mana completely transferred to Choi Hyun-min.
The blue aura he created completely covered Choi Hyun-min’s right hand.
It looked like he was wearing blue gloves.
Lee Hyung-jun stared intently at Choi Hyun-min without saying anything.
‘…Is he unaffected?’
Strange.
Since he accepted someone else’s mana, the mana stored in his body should have caused a resistance reaction.
Of course, the intensity varied from person to person, but it was usually proportional to the mana they possessed.
The greater the potential and the more mana one naturally possessed, the more shock they would receive from this Investigation skill.
‘Look at this. He doesn’t show any signs of pain at all.’
No matter how small, he should feel at least static electricity-level pain.
He should show signs of flinching even for just an instant.
But Choi Hyun-min wasn’t even moving an eyebrow.
He glanced over at Ji Min-gi.
Was he also aware of the current situation?
“Th-this is strange…”
He muttered in a small voice as if crawling in.
There’s nothing strange about it.
Ji Min-gi’s measurement was simply wrong, and his report was riddled with mistakes and lies.
That’s all.
‘Maybe there was no need to come at all.’
In this time, he could have handled several other tasks.
Team Leader Lee Hyung-jun grumbled inwardly like that.
Meanwhile, the blue aura he had created-
That mass was seen sweeping over Choi Hyun-min’s entire body before coming back down to his right hand.
“It’s almost finished now.”
Since Lee Hyung-jun’s mana had circulated through Choi Hyun-min’s body and collected information.
What remained was to retrieve that mana and analyze the data contained within it.
The mana that had been moving like a living creature transferred from Choi Hyun-min’s hand to Lee Hyung-jun.
The moment it came over slowly, strand by strand, like an octopus.
Crack!
“Ugh…”
Pain that burst from his fingertips.
Lee Hyung-jun almost let go of the hand due to the completely unexpected pain.
‘What was that just now…?’
Had there ever been such a case?
He had simply retrieved his own mana, so why?
Although he didn’t disgracefully let go of his hand or scream.
Perhaps embarrassed by the brief moan he let out.
Team Leader Lee quickly absorbed all the remaining mana.
“Is it over?”
Choi Hyun-min, who had been just watching the situation.
At his question, Lee Hyung-jun nodded.
“Thank you for your cooperation. Please wait just a moment…”
Just as he was responding with what people commonly call polite words.
Lee Hyung-jun’s mouth fell wide open at the status window that appeared before his eyes.
‘Wh, why?!’
When the investigation skill finishes being used, the subject’s information appears in the status window.
Of course, that was a special status window that only Lee Hyung-jun, the skill’s owner, could see.
But…
‘There’s no… information…!’
No information was visible.
The information that could be obtained just by using the investigation skill was tremendous.
What kind of awakening skills the subject had obtained.
How high their rank was.
And even what name and characteristics they possessed.
It was an ability that could reveal in detail even the parts hunters didn’t want to disclose…
Choi Hyun-min’s case was different.
[Rank: Cannot be measured with current mana]
[Class: Cannot be measured with current mana]
[Possessed Awakening Skills: Cannot be measured with current mana]
‘This is ridiculous…!’
Not displaying and being unmeasurable are completely different domains.
If it’s not displaying, it means they’re trying to hide it using skills or other tricks.
Unmeasurable means the information itself is open, but the investigator’s ability falls far short of the subject’s, making measurement impossible.
This time it was the latter case.
‘Don’t tell me… my mana was insufficient to find out the information?!’
It was an absurd story.
His investigation skill was accurate and high-level enough to be counted among the top five in South Korea.
Even the current 2nd ranked hunter had their skills revealed in detail after going through his investigation skill.
What rank they were assigned was all exposed.
‘I even investigated and found out about the guy who received SSS rank!’
Previously, he could have made excuses like the machine was broken.
Or that it was an old machine.
But this time, when he measured directly, it wasn’t like that.
Gulp.
Team Leader Lee unconsciously swallowed dry saliva.
“I, I’ll measure once more with the other hand.”
His voice even started trembling, but did he not notice?
He switched hands and injected mana into Choi Hyun-min’s left hand.
But the result was the same.
[Cannot be measured]
Only after using the investigation skill twice did Lee Hyung-jun realize.
This wasn’t a machine error.
Nor was it Ji Min-gi’s boasting.
“Haa… ha…”
His spine felt chilly with cold sweat.
He hadn’t done anything and was just sitting, but sweat was dripping from his forehead.
“Are you alright? You look very pale.”
Choi Hyun-min, who had been quietly cooperating with the investigation.
Seeing Lee Hyung-jun suddenly turn pale, he asked with concern.
“N, no. F, for now the investigation seems to be finished…”
Various assumptions and thoughts flashed through Team Leader Lee’s mind.
Even SSS rank hunters couldn’t escape his skill.
But getting ‘cannot be measured’ for Choi Hyun-min meant…
‘…Could this person really be the hunter who received the first EX rank…?!’
He had been confident that such a thing wouldn’t happen even with a one in a thousand, one in ten thousand chance.
But the compass needle pointed exactly in that direction.
‘R, right. If that person is really an EX rank hunter… this current situation and Ji Min-gi’s story all make sense.’
Suddenly, before coming to Manwol.
The conversation he had with Ji Min-gi came to mind.
“What if. Really what if… Mr. Choi Hyun-min’s potential really exceeds 1000… what would happen?”
“What do you think. We’d be screwed.”
“Screwed… you say?”
“In various meanings.”
At that time, he thought it was something that would absolutely never happen.
But if this person is that person…
‘I can’t just sit still like this!’
Goosebumps rising throughout his entire body!
Lee Hyung-jun urgently got up.
“Are you getting up?”
“Th, the investigation is finished. I, I have somewhere I need to go-”
Wobble!
Had his strength given out?
Lee Hyung-jun’s body, trying to get up hastily, swayed and staggered.
“B, be careful, Team Leader!”
“Ji Min-gi, you get up too. L, let’s go.”
Team Leader Lee.
Warning alarms were blaring in his head.
The owner of combat power 1001.
He had found out who the first EX rank hunter was.
If he didn’t report this to the Awakening Management Agency immediately…
“Since the investigation is finished… thank you for your hard work.”
Whether he knew his inner thoughts or not.
Choi Hyun-min smiled brightly like a newly liberated person and greeted them.
“Th, then we’ll be going now.”
“I’m sorry for coming twice and causing trouble, Mr. Choi Hyun-min.”
Lee Hyung-jun, still unable to collect himself.
And Ji Min-gi supporting him while hastily opening the door.
Just as the two men’s feet stepped over the threshold.
To the three people-
No, a new message flew into all the hunters’ minds as if being engraved.
[The record for the 12th Floor of the Labyrinth Dungeon has been broken.]
[Previous record: 2 minutes 48 seconds]
[New record: 9 seconds]
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