I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 92

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 092

Tower of Trials 26th Floor (1)

One day while he was in the middle of training.

Baek Jin-woo received an urgent invitation from headquarters.

‘What’s going on?’

Riding the Sky Wyvern, he flew to Jamsil Station in an instant and was guided by staff members straight into the Head Office.

Click!

As he opened the door and entered.

“Heh heh heh! Welcome!”

The Head of Player Association greeted him with a very pleased expression.

“Do you know how much I’ve wanted to see you? Hahahat!”

Tsk.

Anyone watching would think we’re extremely close.

Baek Jin-woo smiled and bowed his head.

Then he muttered.

“I wouldn’t know about that, but I do remember you rejecting my request to buy summoned creatures before.”

“Huh?”

At Baek Jin-woo’s words, the Head of Player Association was startled and shocked.

He had heard the rumors.

‘He holds quite a grudge, they said?’

He needed to get his act together.

The moment he got on the national hero’s bad side, the next election would be over.

“Why are you saying such hurtful things…! Hahaha!”

As the Head of Player Association forced a laugh, Baek Jin-woo’s head tilted slightly.

“Well, I think I was the one who was hurt…”

“Uhahahatat! The past is just the past. Haven’t I helped you tremendously since then! Let’s move on, move on!”

Watching the Head of Player Association continue laughing and making jokes, Baek Jin-woo clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘Tsk, a born politician.’

Being able to grovel so pathetically to someone much younger than himself was also a skill.

Well, it wasn’t bad for Baek Jin-woo.

As long as he wasn’t hostile toward him in that position, it was a win-win for both.

However, he needed to make the relationship clear.

Now he was definitely the one with the upper hand.

“So what did you call me here for?”

“You said this is your first World League, right?”

“…That’s correct.”

Battle of Summoners didn’t have a concept like the World League.

It was a concept that emerged after coming to reality!

The Head of Player Association grinned.

“Do you happen to know this?”

“What?”

“That the World League operates more unfairly than you’d think.”

“…?”

What did he mean?

“First, sit down here. What would you like to drink? Iced? Or hot coffee?”

“…I’m fine without a drink.”

After declining and sitting down, the Head of Player Association began explaining.

“The places we call summoning superpowers. England, Japan, America, Russia, Taiwan – places like these.”

Countries where the Five Emperors belonged.

“Those places actually form alliances before the league.”

“Alliances?”

“When groups are decided and multi-player tournaments begin by group, the allied countries agree not to interfere with each other.”

“Oho.”

Look at these guys.

Since they’d be in trouble if they met each other in groups, they’re conspiring to at least secure the round of 16?

It was possible.

What was this anyway.

It wasn’t a fair sport like the World Cup or Olympics.

In reality, wasn’t it a game supervised by the system?

They had no choice but to move for their national interests, and that was natural.

Even if other countries complained, there was nothing they could do.

Were they going to start a war?

Against the Five Emperors?

“We’d be frustrated, but there’s nothing we can do. But you know what. Hehehe.”

The Head of Player Association looked extremely pleased for some reason.

“Take a look at this official document that came our way.”

He handed over a document.

It was a diplomatic proposal that had come to headquarters.

“What is this?”

“It’s a kind of agreement. England, Japan, America, Russia, Taiwan… And South Korea won’t interfere with each other when we meet in groups before the round of 16. This is huge! They’re saying they’ll include us in that ridiculous unfair alliance now! Kekekekek!”

“…”

Baek Jin-woo crossed his arms.

The Five Emperors… These guys.

‘They know I’m Jinugod.’

This was 100% certain.

Otherwise, there was no way those five countries would have made such a proposal to them.

Did Sugoi from Japan say something?

No, contractually that shouldn’t be possible…

‘Well.’

It would be strange if they couldn’t recognize him when he was causing such a stir.

‘Still, how thoughtful.’

The corner of Baek Jin-woo’s mouth slightly rose.

‘It must be Rachel.’

She could do something like that.

Baek Jin-woo understood Rachel’s psychology best among the Five Emperors.

Rachel was the one who had lured him into the group chat, and thanks to her, he had managed to communicate with them instead of gaming alone.

Rachel probably would have been extremely wary of approaching him.

In case she made a mistake.

Sending this agreement now should also be seen as a kind of gesture.

It meant she had no intention of being hostile, at least for now.

“So the reason you called me was to show me this agreement? To get my permission?”

“Permission is basic, but these guys… They asked us to send it back with your seal on the agreement.”

“My seal?”

They didn’t need permission from the Head of Player Association or the president.

What the Five Emperors wanted was just one thing – Baek Jin-woo’s approval.

‘Hmm.’

They would probably find it burdensome too.

If they got matched with them in the preliminary group arrangement and had an all-out war, they might not even make it to the round of 16.

“It’s not bad.”

“My friend! It’s not just ‘not bad’! This is huge!”

“It’s not that amazing. They’re just doing this to save themselves.”

“….”

The Head of Player Association was dumbfounded.

Right now, those major powers sent cooperation agreements to save themselves?

Does that even make sense in this situation?

“Still, it’s quite admirable. They know how to extend their hand first. Alright, I’ll stamp it.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but… hurry up and stamp it.”

The Head of Player Association suddenly felt rushed.

From the way he was talking, it seemed like if things went slightly wrong, he’d say “Fine! I won’t stamp it!” and leave.

Just stamping that would drastically increase their chances of reaching the round of 16.

Even if they got matched with just one of those five countries in the group stage, they would sweep all the other countries in the multi-player tournament.

With just that one stamp, South Korea could aim for the fisherman’s profit.

“Ha, haha! The ink pad is right here.”

Baek Jin-woo pressed his thumb firmly into the ink pad.

Then, as he brought it close to the cooperation agreement.

Stop!

That’s when his hand froze in place.

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

“Actually.”

Baek Jin-woo looked at the Head of Player Association as if something had occurred to him.

“No matter how much I think about it, the fact that you didn’t give me a summoned creature back then keeps bothering me. Looking back now, I know it was only about 1.5 billion won. Phew, if I hadn’t met Ms. Yu Ji-a back then… I wouldn’t be on the national team right now, would I? I wouldn’t have received cooperation agreements like this either. Hmm.”

“….”

The Head of Player Association’s eyes trembled.

‘This bastard.’

Isn’t this guy seriously holding a grudge?

“Is there something you want?”

“Not particularly right now.”

“Then! Why are you saying such things when you were about to stamp it!”

“Just for later.”

The corner of Baek Jin-woo’s mouth slightly curved up.

“Promise to grant me one request unconditionally. Without conditions. Then I’ll stamp it.”

“One request…?”

The Head of Player Association couldn’t get a grasp on this.

If he vaguely said “one request,” couldn’t he demand something truly unreasonable?

‘What should I do?’

Just as his politician’s mind was burning with thoughts.

“Well, then there’s no choice. I just won’t stamp…”

“I’ll grant it!”

As Baek Jin-woo tried to pull his hand away, the panicked Head of Player Association shouted.

‘I have no choice!’

As the head, he absolutely had to achieve the result of reaching at least the round of 16 in the World League during his term.

As the leader of Player Headquarters, what achievement could be more certain than that!

Not knowing Baek Jin-woo’s true abilities, that stamp was the only sure guarantee of reaching the round of 16.

“Hehe, really? Of course we have to do this with a system transaction contract, right? Everything needs to be certain.”

That damn bastard!

The Head of Player Association reluctantly gave Baek Jin-woo a ‘wish voucher.’

Press!

And so the stamp was pressed.

“Phew.”

Baek Jin-woo’s mind was complicated as he returned home.

‘I was trying to hide it at least until the World League.’

It seemed like all of the Five Emperors had already figured out his identity.

But fortunately.

They were trying to extend their hand rather than keep him in check.

But he shouldn’t let his guard down.

Even if that’s what Rachel thinks, he doesn’t know about the other Five Emperors.

Someone might say they need to crush the sprout and actually target him now.

Game relationships are just game relationships, and reality could be different.

‘Just try it, I dare you.’

Of course, he was confident.

No matter who comes at him, he was prepared to crush them by any means necessary.

However, with just a little more time he could become perfect… but right now it’s slightly ambiguous.

‘For now.’

Baek Jin-woo scrapped all his plans up to this point.

‘Let’s just climb the Tower of Trials first.’

Originally, he had postponed it because he didn’t want to attract attention!

But now there’s no need to worry about that.

First, domestic people already openly think he’s Jinugod, and with the Five Emperors already knowing everything, whose attention should he be worried about!

‘Rachel climbed to the 50th floor, right?’

Baek Jin-woo could definitely do it too with Hunkyo, Pokryong, and Ramba.

Moreover, he could even use Song Yeon-hee’s puppet that he tried this time.

If he asked to borrow it briefly, she would lend it to him.

Then it would be more certain.

‘The problem is Pokryong…’

Pokryong still had a long way to go before 100 days passed.

If separated from Hwang Ji-woo for more than an hour, the emergency quest would reset.

‘First.’

For floors he could clear within an hour, he’d take Pokryong, and for other floors, he’d leave Pokryong behind.

Inevitably, while clearing the Tower of Trials, Hwang Ji-woo would have to wait beside the tower.

‘Right.’

Let’s try it first.

If it doesn’t work, he can change plans then.

“What?”

Yu Ji-a was surprised.

The current date was November.

“You want to climb the Tower of Trials with one month left before the league? And to the 50th floor at that?”

“Yes.”

“…Is it because of Rachel? To beat her?”

“Rather than that…”

It would be more accurate to say there’s no need to hide his power anymore.

‘And most importantly.’

Recently, Runde’s masterpiece crafting level had risen to 2.

Accordingly, new runes were unlocked.

[This is the list of masterpieces you can craft.]

[Rampage (Rare), Versatile (Rare), Howling (Rare), Emperor (Rare), Trinity (Unique)]

[Extreme Poison (Rare), Destruction (Rare), Fire Dragon (Rare), Bitter Cold (Rare), Annihilation (Unique)]

‘Now I can also prepare Doldoli’s graduation rune.’

Doldoli’s graduation rune is the unique Annihilation.

Annihilation is also similar to Trinity.

Just like Trinity required 3 Versatile runes to craft.

To craft Annihilation, you need 3 Destruction runes.

And to make those Destructions?

Getting materials from the Tower of Trials is the best option.

Not just materials, but I also need to obtain abrasives and things like that.

‘Plus the Fire Dragon rune too.’

Fire Dragon is a rune that’s perfect for Pokryong to use temporarily.

‘If I get everything ready and go, even Rachel might not be able to beat me, right?’

“Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”

Yu Ji-a looked at him with worried eyes.

“For the World League, just making it to the round of 16 would make the citizens go crazy with joy… Plus, you already got the dojang stamp.”

He had already explained about the dojang to Yu Ji-a and the other guild members.

“The World League?”

Baek Jin-woo shrugged his shoulders.

“That’s not really important to me.”

Whether he wins or loses.

He doesn’t even think he’ll lose.

What’s important to Baek Jin-woo is just continuously getting stronger.

Overwhelmingly so.

It was the same during his Jinugod days.

He didn’t care about Rachel’s progress, who was ranked 2nd, and just kept moving forward.

“Get ready. Up to the 50th Floor… I should be able to clear it in exactly one week.”

2 days to the 30th Floor.

2 days to the 40th Floor.

3 days to the 50th Floor.

He calculated it tightly.

“…The 50th Floor in one week?”

“Yes.”

Even while giving an answer that would make others faint from shock, Baek Jin-woo’s expression remained firm.

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