Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 8

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Episode 8

Gulp.

Choi Hyun-min swallowed dry saliva from nervousness.

Had there been a time in recent years when he felt this tense?

“Um… Father… No, the Chairman…”

“He says he’ll come here right away.”

Coming here?

To my room?

How long had it been.

They clearly lived in the same house.

Directly facing his father-

Meeting Choi Seung-hyun face to face was something from far too long ago.

‘When I failed to awaken, that look in his eyes… I still can’t forget it.’

Was it around when he was twenty?

After training for several years, when he failed to awaken.

The expression and gaze, the tone of voice from that time.

And even his breathing and movements.

All of those things remained etched in his mind like an imprint.

The image of Choi Seung-hyun looking at him with eyes full of disappointment back then.

That was still a trauma for Choi Hyun-min even after several years had passed.

“The Chairman is coming!”

Standing with tense faces alongside Secretary Kim.

A voice heard from far away.

Along with it, the sound of footsteps echoed from beyond the corridor.

Bodyguards dressed in suits.

A man surrounded in their midst.

That was definitely his father-

The master of Manwol, Chairman Choi.

‘Gasp!’

Even though they were far apart, could the aura emanating from him not be hidden?

Without realizing it, he felt like his breath had stopped.

Click. Click. Click.

The footsteps gradually getting closer.

When the bodyguards arrived right in front of him, Choi Hyun-min and Secretary Kim.

The two instinctively bowed their heads.

“We greet the Chairman.”

“Ah, hello… Father… No, Chairman.”

Hair neatly combed back.

Brown eyes shining strongly between deeply carved wrinkles.

His firm, angular jaw and broad shoulders were truly befitting of a warrior.

“You obtained goblin leather?”

“Y-yes, that’s correct.”

“Where is it?”

“This way… It’s inside the young master’s room.”

At Secretary Kim’s words, Choi Seung-hyun nodded.

Then he passed by them and stepped into the room.

“Hmm…”

The enormous tower of leather that greeted Chairman Choi as soon as he entered.

At that sight, his thick eyebrows twitched.

“It’s a little over 1,200 pieces total. This amount should be enough to fully meet the quantity the production team requested.”

“Indeed… That’s right.”

Secretary Kim reporting with a thoroughly tense expression.

Choi Seung-hyun nodded at those words, then lightly clapped his hands.

“Store it.”

Then a bodyguard from behind approached and opened a subspace, sweeping all the leather into it.

With one gesture, all that leather disappeared as if by magic.

What remained were the original items in Choi Hyun-min’s room.

Block toys and wooden swords.

And various materials and photos containing images of hunters.

“Now that we’ve secured enough materials, I’ll deliver them to the production team right away.”

“…”

“Chairman.”

“…”

“Chairman?”

What on earth was he thinking about?

Even though he had clearly obtained the leather he wanted, Chairman Choi stood blankly in the middle of Choi Hyun-min’s room.

Only after his subordinate called him several times did he slowly open his mouth.

“Mm. Sorry about that. I had something to think about for a moment.”

“Not at all, Chairman. I apologize for disturbing you.”

“No. If you’ve gathered all the leather, let’s go now.”

Choi Seung-hyun’s brown eyes swept around the room.

What was he thinking about?

It felt like his tightly closed lips were trembling strangely.

Click. Click. Click.

Chairman Choi turning around and stepping back out of the room.

His eyes met with Choi Hyun-min, who had been waiting for him in the corridor outside.

‘Father…’

They were clearly father and son.

How many years had it been since he looked directly into his eyes?

The father in his memories didn’t seem to have aged this much…

Despite this being a meeting after so long.

Choi Hyun-min still couldn’t say a single word.

Click.

Choi Seung-hyun standing in front of him, quietly looking at Choi Hyun-min.

“…”

After staring for a long while at his child who had his head half-bowed without saying anything.

“…You worked hard. Thanks to you, Manwol has one less worry.”

Pat.

He lightly patted his shoulder and passed by him.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes, Chairman!”

After Chairman Choi and the bodyguards disappeared like that.

“Well, that’s a relief, young master. Thanks to you, Manwol received great help… Young master?”

He could hear Secretary Kim saying something beside him.

No, rather than hearing it, it rang in his ears like a buzzing sound.

He couldn’t quite make out what was being said.

For some reason his cheeks felt hot…

But compared to what happened today, it was nothing.

‘That’s right. It’s nothing.’

***

-Woo! Woo! Woo! Master, woo?

-It’s because you didn’t eat sausage!

-Master is hungry, must eat food!

“What are you saying…”

As soon as Chairman Choi disappeared, the Primitive Humans sprang up like ghosts and started chattering.

As if they had planned it, they had broken free from their toy state.

A chaotic atmosphere.

In the midst of it all, Hans was reading the room.

The guy quietly jumped from the desk toward the lamp.

Then he whispered toward this direction.

-Master.

“What. Do you need more sausage?”

-That would be good too… That’s not it, that thing. Did you see it?

“That thing?”

-On the floor. I think you missed it.

Hans stretched out his hand pointing to the floor.

Though it was a blunt hand without fingers, it was sufficient for pointing directions.

Naturally, as his gaze turned to where he was pointing-

“Huh?”

There was a yellow stone lying on the floor.

What is this?

He slightly bent his waist and picked it up.

-It’s been there since earlier.

“It’s not yours, is it?”

-We don’t deal with such things. It’s useless.

Really?

At Hans’s words, Choi Hyun-min brought it close to his eyes.

Let’s see… Is it a block toy accessory?

A yellow stone about the size of a thumbnail.

No, to be precise, it was something crafted in the shape of a gem.

‘Have I ever bought something like this?’

Since collecting block toys was his hobby, he had bought and collected all sorts of blocks.

But he had no memory of buying something like this.

When he lightly tapped it with his finger, a heavy firmness returned.

Along with that-

“Huh…?”

A message he had never seen before appeared before his eyes.

[Golden Goblin’s Golden Heart]

[Material: Unknown]

[A heart containing the magical power of a being summoned from another dimension. It newly awakens the abilities of awakened ones.]

“Golden Heart?”

-What’s that? Sounds like a sausage name.

“I don’t think it’s sausage…”

Is this the ability that Hunters have to analyze items?

His admiration for the status window was brief.

He pondered over the words that appeared in the description.

‘Golden Goblin keeps coming up, but what exactly is that?’

Certainly what the Primitive Humans had hunted was an ordinary goblin.

They had obtained leather in return for that.

Before that, does a monster called Golden Goblin even exist?

‘I studied a lot about mazes before I awakened too… I’ve never even heard of a monster with this name.’

What kind of item could it be?

Just from the description alone, it was hard to even guess what kind of item it was.

‘Newly awakens the abilities of awakened ones… Does that mean it creates new skills or something?’

If not that, then a type that enhances abilities?

Choi Hyun-min pondered for a moment.

He began searching the internet for information about the existence of the Golden Heart.

But there were no records about it.

The auction house where Hunters traded items was the same.

Even similar or identical items didn’t exist.

“Strange. An item that doesn’t exist at all?”

-It’s a stone worse than sausage. You don’t need to worry about it…

Really?

It didn’t seem like that would be the case.

‘Or… Should I search for Golden Goblin?’

This time about the monster instead of the Golden Heart.

Then…

“What, why is there so much?!”

An overwhelming flood of data.

Did everyone know that such a monster existed?

That couldn’t be right.

Choi Hyun-min began reading through the accumulated information as if he would fall into the phone screen.

-Phoenix Union summoned a Golden Goblin this time, how did it go?

-I heard they lost it right before their eyes?

-I heard they spent at least 3 billion.

-They’re screwed. Shouldn’t Lee Jung-woon take responsibility?

…

Most of it was content related to the ‘Phoenix’ Union.

Only after searching for a while longer could Choi Hyun-min understand the general situation.

‘So… Phoenix Union spent 3 billion to summon a monster called Golden Goblin? And that reward item is…’

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously lowered his head.

The sparkling Golden Heart entered his field of vision.

‘I ended up picking up the wrong item…’

Choi Hyun-min’s awakening skill, Transcendent Lord.

Instead of directly exploring mazes, the ability to send block toys.

At first, a screen appeared that allowed him to check their movements.

Watching that, he had seen with his own eyes how the Primitive Humans moved.

‘Did this happen when I left to look for sausage?’

Hans and his subordinates kept going on about sausage, so he had gone to find some.

About 10 minutes when he wasn’t focused on the screen.

Probably the Primitive Humans who went to hunt goblins thought the Golden Goblin was the same kind of guy and caught it.

“By any chance, you guys.”

-What is it, Master?

-You’re going to give us new sausage!

-I’m full right now… I’ll save it and eat it later!

-Woo! Woo! Woo! A true warrior doesn’t miss sausage even when full!

“I’m not talking about sausage, but when you went to hunt goblins in the maze, did you ever encounter a Golden Goblin?”

It would probably be faster to ask these guys directly.

Since they were the ones involved.

However, their answer was ambiguous.

-Did I?

-I just shot arrows and killed them because they were monsters. That’s all.

-I think there was something that was glittering.

-If I eat some sausage, I think I’ll remember better.

I’m certain.

These guys just shot arrows and that’s all.

The Golden Goblin that was suddenly summoned probably got hit by a stray arrow and died unfairly.

Since I’m the owner of these guys, that reward must have appeared here.

-But what do you get for killing a Golden Goblin?

-Well. It must be worth at least 3 billion won for them to summon it, right?

-Most Hunters probably can’t even guess what kind of item it is.

-It’s probably easily worth over 10 billion. That’s the only way it would be cost-effective for the Phoenix Union.

Worth at least 3 billion won.

Is this thing worth that much?

Gulp.

A small yellow gem.

When our eyes met, the stone sparkled mysteriously.

‘It awakens the abilities of the awakened… If this enhances one’s abilities as a Hunter.’

I’m tempted.

Other Hunters-

Even the renowned Hunters of the Phoenix Union are desperately trying to get this item.

‘Maybe I could leap over the gap of several years too.’

A moment of hesitation.

However, that hesitation didn’t last very long.

I gripped the golden heart tightly-

And threw it straight into my mouth.

Gulp.

An alien sensation flowing down the back of my throat.

“….”

After that, nothing happened.

‘What… Isn’t it supposed to be eaten?’

Did I do it wrong?

If anything, my stomach seems to feel uncomfortable.

Just as I was thinking that and tilting my head in confusion.

“Ugh!”

Pain spreading from my fingertips.

Along with it, my fingers and toes began to be dyed golden.

[The Golden Goblin’s Golden Heart settles into your body.]

The message that appeared before my eyes at the same time was completely different from what I had been thinking.

[The Transcendent Lord’s prohibition resists the magic power.]

[The Transcendent Lord’s prohibition resists the magic power.]

[The Transcendent Lord’s prohibition resists the magic power.]

….

Pain so intense that my whole body trembled.

The same message appeared like crazy.

Enough to completely block my vision.

After continuing like that for a while, when the messages stopped appearing.

The pain also stopped.

Instead, a new notification appeared in a single line.

[A new ability has awakened.]

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