Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 77
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Episode 77
Creak. Thud.
The door opened, closed, and Choi Hyun-min returned.
In his hands were four bags he had never seen before.
Inside them were four square boxes.
The boxes had pictures of chickens holding their own legs and grinning cheerfully.
-Is it soup?
-No, it’s different from soup.
-Bowl of Soup is round. That’s square-shaped!
-The smell is different…
The Block Toys sniffed at the air.
Their confusion at the unfamiliar scent was brief.
The moment the boxes were placed in front of them.
They unconsciously swallowed their saliva.
“How about chicken instead of soup today?”
-Chicken?
-What’s chicken?
-I don’t think anything can surpass soup.
Oh my, these guys.
They don’t know much.
Of course soup is great too.
But chicken has its own charm.
Instead of answering, Choi Hyun-min carefully opened the box.
A pure white box.
Inside were four chickens neatly arranged.
Golden-glowing fried chicken and.
Dazzlingly shimmering red seasoned chicken.
“Go ahead, eat.”
-What is this?
“Chicken. Um… It’s fried chicken.”
-Fried chicken?
He wasn’t sure if simply calling chicken “fried chicken” was the right explanation.
But it wasn’t wrong either.
At Choi Hyun-min’s words, the Gatling Gunners tilted their heads.
And Dehof.
He spoke with a somewhat disappointed voice.
-If it’s fried chicken, I’ve had it before…
“Really? You’ve had it before?”
-It wasn’t in this form. I made it by preparing raw chicken and putting it in boiling oil.
“Uh… You just put it in oil?”
-Since it’s fried chicken, naturally that’s how you make it, right? But it didn’t seem to suit my taste.
This was an insult, an insult.
To call putting raw chicken in boiling oil and taking it out “chicken.”
Choi Hyun-min shook his head firmly.
“It’s a completely different food.”
-Completely different?
The toys cautiously gathered around.
Choi Hyun-min picked up a fried chicken leg to demonstrate.
“Look carefully. How to eat it is-”
The Block Toys’ gazes all focused on him at once.
He carefully held the chicken leg with both hands.
Crunch!
He tore off a large piece of meat.
Then the crispy texture of the outer layer traveled up through his teeth while.
The tender leg meat was chewed and hot juices wrapped around his tongue.
Mmm. This is exactly the taste.
“You eat it like this. Be careful because there are bones inside.”
-It’s chicken, but… it looks strangely different.
-Is it really okay to eat?
-The food Master gave us was always delicious… but this one looks a bit weird.
Like dogs suspicious of food placed in front of them.
Only after watching Choi Hyun-min’s reaction did they slowly move.
Led by Hans, they cautiously reached out their hands.
After smelling it, they carefully brought it to their mouths.
Crunch!
-Hm?
-Oh?!
Exclamations burst out in an instant as if planned.
Their eyes widened like magic.
“See? It’s different…”
Did they feel it the moment they took a bite?
The ones who ate first rushed over and began devouring the chicken.
-What? Is it delicious?
-I, I need to eat too!
-Save some for me!
The toys who joined late.
They too immediately dropped their suspicious looks as soon as they brought it to their mouths.
-Mmm! Mm! Delicious!
-Swallow what’s in your mouth before talking!
-Otherwise the other guys will steal it all!
They devoured two chickens in an instant.
Not satisfied with that, they set their sights on the seasoned chicken nearby.
-What’s this?
-There’s something strange on it.
-Is this red stuff like warriors’ blood?
-It’s different from the previous one! This is sticky and… tastes sweet!
Had their suspicions lifted a bit now?
They picked up the chicken without hesitation.
This time they made completely different faces and began shouting.
-Sweet! Delicious!
-Is this also chicken, Master?
“That’s right. That’s also chicken. Though it’s a different type.”
-I think I like this one better.
-This is delicious too! The yellow one was good too though.
-I think I like the yellow one better.
As expected.
Fried and seasoned inevitably come down to personal preference, don’t they?
Even as Block Toys, this wasn’t much different from humans.
Having devoured four chickens in an instant.
How long had it been since he brought them? Only bones were left scattered about.
“How is it?”
-The soup is good too, but I like this better, Master.
-I want the red one! I’ll only eat the red one from now on!
“What about Dehof?”
This time, all eyes turned toward Dehof.
Before eating, he had definitely been in a negative position.
-Hmm. Hmm hmm. Well… it wasn’t bad. It seemed a bit different from the fried chicken I’ve had before.
The guy crossed his arms and nodded his head as if it was nothing special.
But seeing the chicken sauce smeared all around his lips, it seemed to suit his taste.
The soup was like that too.
And now he likes chicken this much.
They look different, but maybe these guys have Korean souls in their blood.
“Next time I’ll show you other chicken too.”
-There are other kinds?
“Of course. Besides these two, there are incredibly diverse flavors.”
-Ooh!
-Other kinds! We need other kinds too, Master!
“Wait. Not right now.”
-Then when, Master?
“Hmm… Next is the 30th Floor. If we pass the 30th Floor, I’ll show you other chicken. How about it?”
As always, there’s no such thing as free.
But even with the condition attached, the Block Toys’ enthusiasm grew even stronger.
-30th Floor! We’ll get there quickly!
-I can sweep it all away!
-Chicken! Just give us chicken and we’ll go to the 300th Floor!
The guys chattered excitedly.
Good, at this rate…
It seems we can pass the 30th Floor without any trouble.
***
A dream?
No.
Ten fingers, eyes, nose, mouth.
Every sensation down to the hair on his limbs was vivid.
‘Then where is this place?’
He was sure he had finished conquering the 27th Floor and fallen asleep in a good mood.
When Choi Hyun-min opened his eyes again, his surroundings had become complete darkness.
He instinctively tried to turn on the light in his room.
But his hands grasped nothing.
-This isn’t inside your room.
Startled.
At the unfamiliar voice coming from somewhere.
Choi Hyun-min was surprised and stepped back.
“Wh-what?!”
-You’re still sleeping in your room. I came inside it.
What does that mean?
Is he saying he’s a ghost?
Choi Hyun-min furrowed his brow and raised both arms.
If this were his room, he would have picked up the wooden sword he always trained with.
Unfortunately, his hands grasped nothing.
More than that…
‘I’m still sleeping?’
As Choi Hyun-min was confused.
Swoosh.
The completely black space in front began to distort bizarrely.
A space swirling as if water was going down a sink.
Something wriggled inside it, then pure white light leaked out.
The light that was initially only fingernail-sized soon grew to human size.
“Huh…? You are…”
Soon it was molded into the complete shape of a person.
Pure white hair and skin.
A man wearing a pure white trench coat.
Choi Hyun-min definitely didn’t know who he was.
But ironically, he knew who he was.
‘This person! Isn’t this the person I saw before?!’
He remembered.
Definitely when he rescued the Ridim Guild people detained on the 9th Floor!
It was the person he met then.
-To think you remember me, your memory isn’t too bad.
“Who are you?”
Strange.
Everything was pure white like snow.
The clothes were one thing.
But could hair and skin really be that white?
Not simply white, but paper-white color.
It was questionable whether he was even a living person.
Choi Hyun-min asked, but the man didn’t answer.
Instead, he smiled and took a step toward him.
-Surprising. To think you’d still be alive.
At the man’s words, Choi Hyun-min tensed both arms.
A Hunter should know how to distinguish between enemy and ally.
In that instant, his instincts seemed to judge that man as an enemy.
“…What do you mean? Still alive.”
-You should have caught the Maze’s attention. To still be alive… is it good luck?
Step.
The man’s pace quickened.
To maintain proper distance, Choi Hyun-min stepped back.
No, he tried to.
‘What?!’
But the distance between them only kept shrinking.
It wouldn’t widen at all.
-There’s no need to run away. I’m not going to kill you right now or anything.
The white man quickly approached right in front of Choi Hyun-min.
He stared at him intently as if looking at a curious object.
-Luck? Or skill? If not that…
Hmm.
The man looked at him with interest and continued speaking.
-Is there something I don’t know about?
He couldn’t create distance.
His mind was screaming that he needed to distance himself from that person.
But no matter how much Choi Hyun-min stepped back, the distance wouldn’t widen.
-You don’t need to be scared. At least since you’ve made it this far… we won’t be in an adversarial relationship.
So who the hell are you?!
He wanted to ask, but somehow.
His body, which had been free just moments ago, no longer moved.
His mouth was the same.
He screamed a hundred times, but his lips didn’t even twitch.
It felt like being paralyzed by sleep paralysis.
-I just came to give you a proper reward.
A reward?
He didn’t even know anything about this person in the first place.
What kind of reward was he talking about giving?
Swoosh.
The man pulled something out from inside his coat.
Glint.
A sparkling light was instantly etched into Choi Hyun-min’s pupils.
-It’s kind of like a thank you gesture, so you don’t need to be grateful.
Then he stretched both arms toward Choi Hyun-min.
The target was his neck.
Was he trying to strangle him?
He urgently tried to twist his body to dodge.
But his damn body wouldn’t budge an inch.
‘Move! Please just move!’
Just when he thought he was going to die like this.
The man’s two hands approached his nape.
And then.
Click.
‘What was that sound?’
A dull metallic sound.
Along with it, a long necklace was fastened around Choi Hyun-min’s neck.
-This should be… more valuable than saying thank you a hundred times. How about it, not bad right?
With those words, the man stepped back a couple of steps.
What the hell had he done?
He wanted to look down, but his body was still out of control.
When his gaze met the man who had stepped back a bit further.
The man’s mouth, which had been staring intently at him, twitched again.
[Quest completed.]
[Providing EX grade reward as Quest completion reward.]
Huh…?
What did he just say…?!
A Quest completion message appearing only now.
What the hell was this?
Wasn’t the Quest completion reward supposed to be 5000 Lord Points?
No, more than that…
‘Why is that person making the exact same voice as the person who gives Quests?!’
Clearly the man’s voice he had just heard and the voice announcing Quest completion he heard now.
The two were definitely different people’s voices.
But both had clearly flowed from that man’s mouth-
“Gasp!”
At that moment.
Choi Hyun-min’s vision, which had been in complete darkness, brightened.
Along with it, the familiar view of his room came into sight.
Tightly closed curtains and softly glowing yellow indirect lighting.
And Block Toys scattered here and there.
‘Phew… Was it a dream…’
What kind of nightmare was that.
After a nightmare he had never experienced before.
Choi Hyun-min raised his hand to wipe his forehead.
He should drink a cup of water or something.
Just as he muttered that and was about to get up.
Clink.
He felt an unfamiliar sensation from his neck.
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