Became the Transcendent Monarch of the Corner of the Room - Chapter 90

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Episode 90

“Huh!”

Thud.

Choi Hyun-min let out a single cry and collapsed right onto the floor.

Was that scream quite loud?

With bustling sounds from outside, Secretary Kim came running in.

“Young master, are you alright?!”

Did he think it was an emergency situation?

Secretary Kim burst open the door without even a sound of approach.

Choi Hyun-min looked up at him while still in his fallen position.

‘…Have I returned? To my room?’

He could see Secretary Kim looking down with a worried expression.

At that sight, along with the sensation of finally returning.

A small sense of relief made his tension ease a little.

“Ah, haha! I’m, I’m fine.”

“Did you overdo your training? Why are you sweating so much cold sweat…?”

“I guess I’ve been pushing myself a bit too hard lately. I tripped over my own feet while practicing…”

Choi Hyun-min hastily responded to Secretary Kim’s words.

Just as he said.

Choi Hyun-min’s bangs were already soaked with sweat.

“No matter how much it’s training, you must be careful, young master.”

“Thank you.”

He probably wasn’t found out.

Secretary Kim extended his hand with deeply furrowed brows.

Grab.

Choi Hyun-min grasped the extended hand and slowly raised his body.

When he glanced back, he could see the Block Toys scattered haphazardly behind him.

‘Thank goodness. It seems they followed along when I was transported.’

Whether he knew his inner thoughts or not.

Secretary Kim took out his phone from his pocket.

“I’ll call the medical team right now. First, let’s start with a basic examination to see if there are any serious injuries…”

“I’m fine!”

“Excuse me?”

“I’m really fine. I just slipped a little and fell, that’s all.”

Call the medical team?

At those words, Choi Hyun-min frantically waved his hands.

He even jumped up and down several times in place to send Secretary Kim outside.

“If you feel even slightly strange, you must call me immediately!”

“I understand.”

Creak.

Thud.

“Haah-“

I almost got taken to the hospital.

Only after Secretary Kim’s footsteps had completely faded away.

Choi Hyun-min sighed and collapsed onto the floor with a thud.

‘But what happened? Wasn’t I… dead?’

Well, since I’m alive like this, it’s fortunate.

He ruminated over his memories from inside the maze.

No, was that really inside a maze?

Choi Hyun-min instinctively touched the top of his head.

An orc’s axe had been embedded here.

I clearly remember what I experienced earlier too.

Was it just a hallucination?

If not, then death in that place doesn’t count as death?

Like a game.

Just as he was confused like that.

Snap.

The sound of something breaking tickled his ears.

Along with the feeling of his neck becoming lighter.

Choi Hyun-min lowered his gaze to look down.

A necklace.

The necklace that the man in white clothes had given as a reward was lying there, broken.

“Wait… why is this…?”

The necklace Choi Hyun-min had been wearing.

It was an item he received as a reward for an EX-grade Quest.

It had no other stats, but he wore it because it was supposed to save his life once…

He reached out and picked up the broken necklace.

“It’s broken?”

The part that goes around the neck-

The gold chain was sharply cut as if someone had sliced it with a blade.

And in the center.

The ruby fragment about the size of a pinky nail that had been hanging in the middle.

That gem, which had definitely been beautifully crafted, was now unsightly and cracked.

When he reached out and used his appraisal skill-

[???’s Ruby Necklace]

[Grade: EX]

[Protects the wearer once from any form of death.]

[An already used item that currently cannot function properly.]

…It’s changed.

There was definitely a restriction saying it couldn’t be removed before.

Moreover, that last sentence.

‘Already used and cannot function… huh.’

If those words are true.

Did this thing protect me from the orc’s attack?

Choi Hyun-min silently stared at the necklace.

‘If this hadn’t been there… would I have died there?’

He couldn’t be certain.

But the fact that an EX-grade item necklace was broken.

‘It must have been real death. At least items don’t lie.’

Meaning his death was also real.

While Choi Hyun-min was blankly staring at the necklace.

The Block Toys that had been playing dead.

Those guys got up and quietly approached this way.

-Master, are you okay?

“I’m alive, for now.”

-That’s a relief. We were surprised thinking Master was going to die.

-Right. We never thought that dead orc would come back to life and attack.

I was about to ask those guys.

The toys also seemed to not know the exact reason.

“You guys don’t know why this happened either?”

-Don’t know.

-We were forcibly moved here as soon as our master died.

“Is that so?”

-The moment our master gave the necklace to that weakling who had collapsed, the orc got up and smashed our master’s head.

So they saw the same scene as me after all.

‘The Quest doesn’t seem to be completely finished either.’

The Quest’s objective was to find the ‘mage’s traces’.

But since Ian was alive, there weren’t really any ‘traces’ to speak of.

“I should return to the 15th Floor for now.”

-15th Floor?

“Lennon.”

After all, everything that happened on the 35th Floor was related to Lennon and Gordon.

So asking him would be the most accurate approach.

-Are we going too?

“You guys rest. Hans, Dehof. Only you two come with me.”

-Understood, Master.

-I’m already prepared.

And so Choi Hyun-min left the other toys behind.

He took only Hans and Dehof.

Just those two with him as he headed to Lennon Village located on the 15th Floor.

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-Savior!

A familiar voice.

Gordon came running out as if he had been waiting as soon as they arrived in Lennon.

‘Something feels strange. To think that Gordon from before and this Gordon are the same person.’

Perhaps because the memories from that place were so vivid.

I had definitely seen him first.

Yet this Gordon speaking like this felt oddly strange.

Physically, the current Gordon also looked a bit older.

“I went to the 35th Floor.”

Let’s start with the main point.

Choi Hyun-min followed Gordon who was guiding the way to his house.

As soon as he sat down in the chair, he brought up the main topic.

At his words, Gordon smiled broadly and nodded his head.

-You’ve worked hard.

At the Village Chief’s reaction, as if he knew something.

Choi Hyun-min tilted his head.

“Did you know?”

-How could I possibly know? Since the Savior has returned like this, I merely speculated as such.

Gordon answered politely.

However, as if he couldn’t contain himself, his lips began to twitch-

He leaned his body slightly toward this side and spoke quietly.

-That… did you perhaps see it?

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

-If you went to the 35th Floor…

Ah, he’s talking about that story.

Since I had something to ask Gordon anyway.

Choi Hyun-min slowly nodded his head.

“I went to Lennon.”

-Ooh!

“As you said, Village Chief, the past Lennon was an incredibly large place.”

-That’s right! It was a place that prospered beyond comparison to this current place!

Gordon half-rose and clapped at his words.

The Village Chief always got this excited whenever the past of Lennon was mentioned.

But there was a different story that was truly important to Choi Hyun-min.

“And… I met Ian.”

Gasp!

Eyes widening in shock.

With those words, Gordon covered his mouth with his hands.

-You… met him…

“So I personally delivered the necklace you gave me to him.”

Even when Gordon had asked him for that favor.

Choi Hyun-min had only thought Ian was a dead person.

But the reality was that he was alive.

-Are you saying you personally gave my necklace to Ian?

Nod.

To Gordon’s question, Choi Hyun-min nodded his head instead of answering.

At that moment.

Ding.

A clear notification sound struck his ears.

Along with it, a brief message appeared.

[You have completed the Quest.]

‘This was… the Quest completion condition?!’

Flash.

Along with that, tremendous light burst forth from within the room.

Choi Hyun-min instinctively squeezed his eyes shut.

At the same time, an enormous wind blew and swept over his body.

‘What is this now?’

Why is this suddenly happening?

Just as he was bewildered.

His vision, which had been blurred by the light, began to gradually return.

But…

There were two of them.

“Huh…?”

Clearly, there had only been Village Chief Gordon in front of him.

But now, after the Quest completion notification appeared and the light swept through.

One more person was standing beside him.

White robes.

A man with jet-black hair reaching his shoulders and black eyes.

Though he was definitely seeing this person for the first time.

Choi Hyun-min unconsciously spoke the man’s name.

“Could it be… Ian?”

-It is my first time meeting you, my benefactor.

Really Ian?

Choi Hyun-min’s eyes widened at his greeting.

Why is Ian here?

-Thanks to you saving my life, benefactor, I am able to be in this place.

“You remember?”

-Of course I remember, my benefactor. That day when Lennon nearly burned down. How could I forget the memories of that day?

Ian bowed his head respectfully.

He brought his hand to his neck.

Jingle.

From within, he pulled out a necklace and showed it.

“That’s…”

-The necklace my benefactor gave me, I have treasured it well all this time.

At his proud display.

Choi Hyun-min was left speechless.

‘Did Ian from back then cross over to here?’

Perhaps reading the doubt in Choi Hyun-min’s expression.

Gordon also stepped forward slightly and added his words.

-Have you forgotten the day the Savior rescued Lennon? For us people of Lennon, it was a day we could never forget.

Gordon’s words also became a bit strange.

As if Gordon and Ian.

And Choi Hyun-min had been acquainted from long ago, that’s how he was speaking.

‘Certainly… something changed. After the Quest was completed… it became different.’

Well, I don’t need to worry about that much.

Anyway, the reason I came back to Lennon was to ask about the Quest completion.

The moment I met them and the Quest was completed.

There was no longer any need to ask Gordon about the Quest.

“I, I see. I’m glad you’re both safe.”

-Though it was quite some time ago, it was all possible thanks to the Savior’s grace.

-You speak truly, my benefactor.

Let’s go back for now.

Thinking that, Choi Hyun-min tried to return to his room.

Did he notice that intention?

Grab.

-Wait, please wait.

Ian suddenly grabbed Choi Hyun-min’s wrist.

“Yes?”

What’s going on?

Choi Hyun-min stood there awkwardly, having been about to leave.

Then Ian, who had been adjusting his clothes for a moment.

He suddenly knelt down toward this direction and gave a deep bow.

“Wh-what are you doing?”

-The infinite grace I received from my benefactor, I have been wondering how to repay it since long ago!

“You don’t really need to repay it…”

-So, if my benefactor would only permit it! I wish to follow and serve you like those children do!

Along with those words.

A completely unexpected message appeared.

Before Choi Hyun-min’s eyes.

[Ian, Lennon’s only Mage, earnestly wishes to serve under you.]

[Will you accept?]

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