Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 4

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Episode 4

Crash.

“Ma, Master! This is terrible!”

Choi Seung-hyun, master of Manwol Guild.

As his office door burst open, he slightly raised his head to look across the room.

The wide-open door.

There stood his secretary, breathing heavily.

“…What’s the matter?”

With his gaze fixed on the secretary.

Chairman Choi continued moving his pen-holding hand without rest.

“Huff… Gasp… There’s been a problem with the low-grade leather armor contract we agreed to supply recently.”

A breathless report.

At those words, Choi Seung-hyun’s hand stopped abruptly.

“Why?”

“Well… The guilds that promised to supply us with materials previously… contacted us saying it’s become difficult to obtain the materials.”

Manwol Guild’s main business was generally raising hunters and conquering mazes.

But equally important was the work of producing and selling goods.

Using Manwol’s crafting division hunters to create equipment and items that could be sold in the market.

That was the main source of income for Manwol and various other guilds.

But now… that had been brought to a halt.

“What kind of materials? Are they important parts for making armor?”

Choi Seung-hyun’s expression finally became serious.

His thick caterpillar-like eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Well… goblin leather.”

“Goblin leather, you say…”

“It’s the most important material for making armor.”

That would be right.

Most low-grade armor is made from monster leather.

Because it’s good quality and easy to obtain.

But now the situation was different.

“Can’t we get it from the market?”

“I don’t know what’s going on, but… the auction houses and markets have dried up completely. Even the people who have some stock are asking for four or five times the price…”

“If it’s urgent, couldn’t we just buy even those?”

“We are making purchases, but… it’s nowhere near enough for what we need.”

“This is driving me crazy…”

Sigh-

‘This is driving me crazy.’

Choi Seung-hyun pressed his forehead against the oncoming headache.

This wasn’t a simple problem.

The contract with the armor buyers was already finalized.

With the delivery date already set, this kind of problem arises?

It wasn’t simply a matter of not making some money or taking a loss.

It was a problem that could crack the credibility of Manwol, the number one ranked guild.

Losing a few pennies wouldn’t be a problem, but…

If others found out that contracts with Manwol had run into trouble?

‘At that moment, other guilds and the media would immediately try to tear us apart. Those hyena-like bastards…’

He would be completely exposing his weaknesses to hyenas targeting prey.

And that was exactly what Choi Seung-hyun hated more than death.

“How about sending out hunters right now to focus on obtaining goblin leather?”

After all, the areas where goblins appear are in the early parts of mazes.

Wouldn’t the risk be minimal too?

However, the secretary shook his head at his words.

“The task itself wouldn’t be difficult, but… it would be hard to gather enough materials by the delivery date. Even if we work a hunter all day, it’s hard to get even 20 pieces…”

“How much more do we need?”

“At least 1,000 pieces. At least.”

“Ugh…”

This is insane.

Choi Seung-hyun rubbed his face dry at the ridiculous number.

Where could they possibly obtain 1,000 pieces of goblin leather within a few days?

“For now… when did you say the deadline was?”

“We need to procure them by the day after tomorrow at the latest to start production.”

“I understand. I’ll make inquiries through all possible channels.”

“Please do, Master.”

Creak… Thud.

The secretary bowed deeply and left.

Watching that figure, Choi Seung-hyun couldn’t get up from his seat for a while.

“Of all times, why does this happen during such an important period…”

***

“Wh, what the hell is this?”

Objects suddenly pouring down from the sky above.

As soon as Choi Hyun-min sensed movement, he immediately threw his body to escape the spot.

Rumble.

Unidentified leather pieces pouring from the air by a hair’s breadth.

They poured down incessantly, piling up to form a mountain before finally stopping their generation.

“…Leather?”

A tower of leather that suddenly appeared.

Choi Hyun-min approached with a deeply furrowed brow.

‘This is… could it be goblin leather?’

It looked like layered croissants stacked on top of each other.

Only after rummaging through a few pieces of leather did he nod his head.

‘If it’s green leather… it’s definitely from those goblins.’

More than that, why did this suddenly appear in his room?

While he was pondering.

-Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

-We’re back!

-We’ve returned! Master, were you waiting?

-Master, the brave warriors have returned!

Block primitive humans emerging one by one from the maze toy.

They waved their hands toward him.

And Hans, who seemed to be their leader.

He jumped down from the desk to land on the floor, then immediately leaped up onto the leather tower.

-We’re back, Master.

Perhaps because of the height difference.

Only after climbing high enough to meet Choi Hyun-min’s eyes did he bow his head in greeting.

‘Getting greeted by a block toy. This feels kind of strange.’

The toy’s characteristic creaky movements were a bit funny, but…

Choi Hyun-min barely held back his laughter as he received the greeting.

“Oh… yeah.”

-As you commanded, we dealt with the wicked monsters and conquered the maze before returning.

Did I… tell them to do that?

I never gave them any such orders though—

‘No, wait a minute. Then these hides… Could it be that these guys brought them back?’

The hides that looked to number at least several hundred.

Choi Hyun-min recalled the sight of the Primitive Humans entering the Maze earlier.

‘Certainly… In the screen, I did see the Primitive Humans hunting goblins…’

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head slightly in confusion.

He raised his finger and pointed at the tower of hides.

“So you guys brought back these hides too?”

-Isn’t that obvious? Did you not see our warriors fighting valiantly for their master! Since you are our master, these items also belong to you!

Hans placed his hands on his hips and proudly lifted his chin.

At that sight, Choi Hyun-min showed an awkward smile.

“Th, thank you.”

-Thank you! This is what we should naturally do as your servants!

-Chief, while we’re talking, about the meat…

-Quiet!

It’s nice that they did this for me, but…

‘What am I supposed to do with all this?’

No matter how much it’s spoils of war, keeping several hundred goblin hides in my room is impossible.

Since they’re unprocessed, their color and appearance are bizarrely grotesque.

‘And they smell like rotting meat!’

Most critically, the stench!

It wasn’t just one or two pieces—keeping this much hide in his room would suffocate him to death.

How should he deal with this?

As he pondered, Hans quietly spoke up.

-Since master was born with Hunter blood… How about pushing them into another space?

“Another space… You mean subspace?”

-That’s what the Hunters seemed to call it.

Right, subspace.

All those who awakened as Hunters no longer needed to store items in bags or pockets.

They could store things in another dimension called subspace.

That was a privilege and ability only Hunters could possess.

‘That’s right…! Come to think of it, I… awakened, didn’t I?’

He had completely forgotten.

The fact that he had definitely undergone something called awakening.

Gulp.

Choi Hyun-min looked at the pile of hides with a tense expression.

He thought of the existence of subspace in his mind.

Then—

‘Really… it’s subspace.’

A dark void that only he could see revealed itself.

Handling it wasn’t as difficult as he thought.

‘Goblin hides into subspace.’

The moment he simply commanded with his thoughts.

Whoosh.

The tower of hides shimmered like a mirage, then got sucked into subspace.

-Waaaah!

Hans suddenly found himself floating in mid-air.

He flailed around in the air a few times before barely managing to land on the ground.

-I, I almost got sucked in too.

Hans made a gesture of wiping cold sweat.

If it were a person, it would have been a natural posture and gesture.

But for a block toy to act like this.

Choi Hyun-min’s lips twitched as he tried to suppress the laughter that kept bubbling up.

-Master?

“A, ahem. Sorry.”

Choi Hyun-min raised his hand slightly with an embarrassed expression.

Actually, his heart was surging with indescribable emotions right now.

‘Finally… I’ve really become a Hunter too!’

Though he had been half-doubtful, being able to handle subspace meant—

It signified awakening.

As of today, Choi Hyun-min had become a real Hunter.

‘I… can finally do my part as a member of Manwol.’

He clenched his fist with all his strength.

His slightly protruding nails dug into his palm.

It hurt.

It hurt, but he couldn’t help the smile that leaked out.

This pain was proof that all of this wasn’t a dream.

Though it wasn’t the ability to directly dive into Mazes.

If he trained these guys well, he could become much stronger…

Ding.

“Hm?”

A clear notification sound suddenly rang out.

Along with it, a new message appeared before his eyes.

[Achievement: Slaughterer of the Upper Maze]

[You are a hero who slaughtered 1,000 goblins in the shortest time. Of course, to the goblins, you’ll remain a slaughterer that makes their teeth chatter.]

[Reward: Lord Points 100]

Lord Points?

Choi Hyun-min raised a question mark at the unfamiliar term.

Come to think of it, his new awakening name was ‘Transcendent Lord.’

Could it be related to that?

The moment he had that thought.

[Entering Creation Management Window.]

A new world opened up.

‘Huh, what?’

Just moments ago, he had definitely been in his room.

His vision briefly went dark, then changed to the middle of a vast grassland.

And in the center of it—

-Master!

-It’s Master!

The block Primitive Humans and Hans.

They were sitting around a small campfire.

[You have obtained full authority over this tribe.]

[Current abilities available as Transcendent Lord]

[Increase Science: Required Points 100]

[Locked: Level 3 unlock required]

[Locked: Level 10 unlock required]

….

[Available Lord Points: 100]

A status window appearing like a game.

Choi Hyun-min could only blink at abilities he had never heard or seen before.

‘This is… really a Hunter’s ability?’

Choi Hyun-min had studied every piece of information and knowledge to become a Hunter.

What kind of abilities Hunters possessed.

What kinds of monsters existed.

What the physiology and environment of the Maze were like.

He had crammed all of that into his head and waited only for the day he would become a Hunter.

But even he…

‘I’ve never seen anything like this before.’

The Transcendent Lord’s skills were utterly unfamiliar.

Was he supposed to choose something?

Anyway, there was only one option currently available.

Only Science Increase.

‘I’m curious about the other things too… but I guess not right now.’

Choi Hyun-min seemed to hesitate for a moment, then carefully brought his hand forward.

And then.

Click.

He pressed Science Increase.

[Increasing the science level of your creations.]

[100 Lord Points consumed.]

Brief messages that followed.

Along with that-

“Whoooa?!”

Whoooosh!

The wooden spears and leather clothing that the dozen or so Primitive Humans were holding.

They began to be enveloped in brilliant white light.

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