I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 10

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 010

The Test Goes Quickly (2)

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[Boss monster appears!]

Thump, thump!

A slime the size of three sturdy adult men combined jumps threateningly.

“This is my first time seeing the real thing. Giant slime.”

The very thing he had killed countless times while running supreme-grade Tuesday Dungeons.

Since this was a low-grade dungeon, it was so adorably small that it made him sneer.

“Fur Gorilla.”

– Uwooooooo!

Fur Gorilla’s attack speed stack had built up quite a bit over 5 minutes.

Though it wasn’t Ramba’s buff from her prime, there shouldn’t be any major problem handling a mob of that level.

“Charge.”

At Baek Jin-woo’s command, Fur Gorilla beat its chest and leaped forward.

The slime that recognized the creature intended to jump and slam down with all its might.

Kwagagagaga!

But it was difficult to handle Fur Gorilla’s fists, which had already become incredibly fast.

The slime burst mercilessly under Fur Gorilla’s attacks that struck with lightning-like speed in rapid succession.

Peobeobeobeok!

Chunks of flesh splattered in all directions, and Fur Gorilla, unable to contain its excitement, ravaged the slime’s interior.

The boss was finished in the blink of an eye.

And by a mere F-grade Fur Gorilla at that.

‘This is Ramba’s overpowered ability.’

If Fur Gorilla alone could do this, what if he used other high-performance melee summoned creatures later?

He would literally fly through dungeons.

[Boss monster defeated!]

[Dungeon Clear!]

[Clear Time – 00:05:32]

‘5 minutes 32 seconds.’

It was slow.

Considering that Jinugod’s previous clear time was 5 seconds, it was definitely slow.

‘Of course, back then I used Destruction Dragon’s Breath for record purposes.’

Even without that, he usually cleared it within an average of 1 minute.

Other rankers probably took about the same time…

[Congratulations!]

[You have broken South Korea’s best record!]

[You have achieved a special Achievement!]

‘What?’

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes widened.

South Korea’s best record?

Crazy!

‘This makes no sense.’

How low must our country’s level be for a 5-minute time to be the best record?

He never expected this at all.

“…”

This was truly speechless.

[First Achievement reward has arrived.]

[High-Grade Summoning Scroll x 3.]

[Reward has arrived.]

[Low-Grade Refinement Stone x 2.]

Woooong!

The rewards entered his status window.

[Dungeon is disappearing.]

Paat!

Soon his vision flipped.

Weekly Dungeons and Raid Dungeons have a system called Time Attack.

Players are ranked, and rewards are given according to those rankings!

Records are ranked twice: once by country, and once integrated worldwide.

And.

Naturally, those records had all been updated by each country’s rankers.

To receive the first Achievement rewards.

In South Korea’s case?

Low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, supreme-grade…

All were records held by Kang Geon-ho, the 1st ranked player.

“Huh?”

In front of the Weekly Dungeon Building.

A staff member managing the record board suddenly stood up.

“What is it?”

“Why.”

“The, the record has changed.”

“What? Where!”

“Tuesday Dungeon low-grade! 5 minutes 32 seconds!”

“Low-grade? There’s no record of rankers entering low-grade today? Let me see.”

An experienced staff member checked the board.

“…Baek Jin-woo?”

That name was clearly written there.

“Not Kang Geon-ho?”

“That’s right. But who is Baek Jin-woo?”

“I don’t know. It’s a player I’ve never heard of. He’s not a ranker, is he?”

“Yes, it seems that way… But how can a non-ranker break a record? And the 1st place record at that?”

Of course, the average record on the world record board was in the 3-minute range.

And.

[Tuesday Dungeon Low-Grade]

[World Record 1st Place – Rachel]

[Clear Time – 00:02:25]

Only Rachel from England held a record in the 2-minute range.

It wasn’t just the staff who were shocked.

“Cr, crazy!”

The judges recording scores also had their eyes wide open.

Especially Park Chang-seok, who was monitoring the scene in real time.

Shiver shiver.

His hands were trembling.

“Heh, heheheh…”

Really.

An unregistered player breaks the domestic 1st place record on his first entry into a Weekly Dungeon?

‘This is huge.’

There was no room for doubt.

Baek Jin-woo had already proven himself three times.

Once in the fight against the gang.

Once in the written exam.

And now once in the time attack.

‘He’s a real genuine gamer. The kind treated as a national treasure worldwide…!’

This is…

We must secure him by any means necessary.

He doesn’t even have to join the headquarters.

We just need to help him stay active in South Korea.

‘At minimum, we need to prevent him from naturalizing elsewhere.’

If he ever naturalizes to another country?

It would be truly terrible.

We’d be stuck in the quagmire of perpetual last place forever.

“Okay.”

Senior judge Park Chang-seok nodded his head.

“Let’s allow Baek Jin-woo to register immediately.”

“Without even doing the player battle?”

“He broke Kang Geon-ho’s record – would a player battle even be meaningful? I believe those with talent should receive special treatment.”

South Korea isn’t in a position to follow laws and regulations yet.

A summoning backward country.

They can’t even handle the crimes overflowing on the streets, and national treasure-level talent is urgently needed.

“I agree.”

“I agree as well.”

Park Chang-seok’s position within the headquarters was solid.

When he made a strong argument, no judge opposed him.

Bang!

The approval stamp was pressed!

Baek Jin-woo.

Player registration.

Complete!

Meanwhile.

“Ah.”

Baek Jin-woo, frowning, made a dazed sound.

This was a mistake.

A clear mistake.

‘I should have checked the records before going in.’

He never dreamed that a 5-minute time would be South Korea’s best record.

‘This will obviously draw attention.’

“Mr. Baek Jin-woo.”

Sure enough.

Park Chang-seok was running toward him from afar, out of breath.

“This is truly amazing. How did you break South Korea’s record right after entering…! Especially the Tuesday Dungeon’s maze is famous for being complex…”

“Haha, right.”

Baek Jin-woo scratched his head.

In short, this is how he felt.

Like an engineering student being praised for being good at addition and subtraction?

That’s how simple and easy it was for Baek Jin-woo.

“You must be a truly amazing gamer! Here, please take this.”

“What is this?”

“It’s a player license. As of now, Mr. Baek Jin-woo can officially operate as a player.”

“Ah.”

Just like that?

That’s good.

“Thank you.”

“Separately from that, may I ask how you managed to break the record?”

Park Chang-seok asked carefully.

He knew well that past gamers had strategies for Battle of Summoners.

But this was top secret information.

Gamers from each country never leaked strategies to outsiders.

They shared them only among themselves.

As will be mentioned later, this is because there’s a system called ‘leagues’ by country.

Differential benefits based on rankings!

It’s a competitive system between nations.

‘Hmm.’

Baek Jin-woo pursed his lips and pondered.

‘What should I do?’

Even when he was originally Ilcheon, he never carelessly revealed his information.

Especially important information like score updates.

‘Honestly speaking.’

If he revealed all the know-how he possessed, he could dramatically raise the average ranking of South Korean rankers.

Maybe they could even aim for world rankings.

If he showed that much?

It would be one of two things.

Either be forcibly dragged away by the state to have all information extracted.

Or gain both honor and wealth at once with state support.

Should he trust the state?

Or trust himself.

“That question just now.”

Baek Jin-woo, who had been pondering for a while, spoke up.

“Yes.”

“You know it’s quite a rude question, right?”

“I apologize. But please understand. South Korea is that desperate.”

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

He could understand Park Chang-seok’s position too.

Rather, his actions were close to patriotism.

‘His personality isn’t bad either.’

Giving prize money cleanly like that.

And registering him immediately when he was certain.

He was perceptive in many ways.

‘Then?’

Rather than worrying about being taken advantage of by the state, how about trying to use the state instead?

If the state itself cooperated, couldn’t he achieve faster growth than going alone?

Baek Jin-woo’s mind raced quickly.

And soon.

“Judge.”

“Yes.”

“I’d like to have a deeper conversation – shall we move locations?”

“Y-yes, let’s do that!”

Park Chang-seok answered with sparkling eyes.

They moved to a quiet nearby cafe.

“I’ll speak directly to the point.”

Having organized his thoughts while moving, Park Chang-seok immediately began speaking.

“Headquarters needs Mr. Baek Jin-woo’s knowledge. Please help us.”

He bowed his head while remaining seated.

Park Chang-seok knew.

‘Perhaps.’

The knowledge in Baek Jin-woo’s head might be far superior to all of South Korea’s rankers combined.

It was instinct.

The man before him had a different aura from ordinary Players!

“You said you were bedridden in a hospital room for three years?”

“…Did you even conduct a background investigation?”

For a moment, displeasure flashed across Baek Jin-woo’s face.

“I apologize. As I mentioned before, skilled unregistered Players have a high probability of being connected to gangs.”

Right.

That could be the case.

“Now that I’m registered, there won’t be any more background investigations, right?”

“Y-yes, that’s correct.”

“Please be careful about that.”

“Yes.”

Park Chang-seok broke out in a cold sweat.

At the same time, his assessment of Baek Jin-woo was revised once again.

‘He’s not easy to deal with.’

If it were an ordinary person, they would have tried to be as cooperative as possible before the enormous power of the state.

But?

Baek Jin-woo stood firm.

It was a posture that only someone who knew their own worth better than anyone else could display.

“Good. I’ve been thinking about this on my way here too.”

This time, Baek Jin-woo spoke up.

“What benefits do I gain by helping the country?”

‘Excellent!’

Park Chang-seok’s eyes filled with joy.

The easiest people to deal with in the world are those who clearly understand gains and losses.

Such people can definitely be won over if you provide proper benefits.

“My cooperation.”

“Your cooperation, Judge?”

“You might find it hard to believe, but I hold quite a high position at headquarters. I’m in the top ten.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes, why do you think headquarters councilors are called councilors? It’s because they’re elected by citizens’ votes. If I achieve meaningful results, I could receive more votes and rise to higher positions.”

“I see.”

Something like a politician?

Baek Jin-woo smacked his lips.

“I can provide Mr. Baek Jin-woo with all the support possible within my authority.”

Hmm.

What should I do?

Baek Jin-woo fell into thought.

First.

The compensation wasn’t very specific.

Since he works for the country, he probably can’t spend funds freely either.

It seemed better to make a contract after figuring out how to utilize this person called Park Chang-seok.

“Then let’s do it this way.”

“Yes, please speak freely.”

Park Chang-seok’s expression brightened.

“Exactly one month.”

“Pardon?”

“I just registered, didn’t I? I’ll try requesting support while growing for exactly one month.”

“And then?”

“If I’m satisfied, we’ll work together. If I’m not satisfied, I’ll either return what I received in support or release knowledge equivalent to it.”

“…?!”

Park Chang-seok’s brightened expression became ambiguous.

So what he was saying now was.

He would use him as a secretary for a month to test him out?

‘It’s audacious, but.’

In fact, Park Chang-seok had no choice.

Because Baek Jin-woo was clearly in the superior position.

He had even intended to provide both material and moral support from the beginning.

To prevent his defection.

Moreover, to be honest, it seemed like there would be much to gain just from observing his actions from the sidelines.

“Phew, alright.”

Park Chang-seok smiled warmly.

When a hairy middle-aged man smiled brightly, it was somehow both creepy and cute.

“Let’s do that.”

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