I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 42

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#Episode 42.
Recent events had undeniably slowed my climbing pace compared to the early days.
That’s why I’d made a decision before even entering The Tower.
‘My target is Floor 35.’
When I first began ascending The Tower, my climbing speed was truly terrifying.
While others formed teams and barely managed one or two floors a day before retreating to rest for extended periods, I ascended five floors daily alone.
And I was breaking every record in the process.
People speculated I’d surpass Floor 50 before a month had passed.
But after crossing Floor 20, my climbing speed noticeably decelerated.
I was still breaking records across the board, though the impact clearly wasn’t as dramatic as before.
People had begun assuming that even I couldn’t maintain such explosive multi-floor advances indefinitely.
Hunter Net reflected this sentiment clearly.
―No new records today. Is he taking it easier now?
└Seems like it.
└Though honestly, the early pace was abnormally fast. His longest break was only three days.
└└True. He was still climbing one floor daily before resting. It’s just insane.
Some expressed disappointment, but extreme opinions were rare.
After all, I was still setting records by substantial margins.
The only difference was a slight decrease in post frequency about me.
Then that afternoon, Hunter Net erupted again.
―What is this? What??
└What?
└Another trash post.
└└Check the previous post. It’s insane.
└└└??? What is this?
It was due to a verification post someone had uploaded.
―Records are being set consecutively from Floor 29 through 33 right now. He’s started again.
└No verification, don’t believe it.
└└Check my previous posts. I have Awakener verification and Tower climbing record authentication.
└└└It’s real.
An active climber had reported the consecutive record-breaking news.
And that wasn’t even the end of it.
―I just came out of The Tower and Floor 34’s record was broken too. All S-rank or higher. None of the clear times exceeded five minutes.
└Isn’t this crazy?
└How is he climbing The Tower like he’s speedrunning a game?
Posts flooded Hunter Net, and verification threads spread instantly across other communities.
Information rippled through domestic and international forums in real-time, reaching the ears of guild leaders worldwide.
As the commotion intensified across the globe,
“Phew.”
I had just finished clearing Floor 37.
I exhaled sharply and pulled a cloth from my inventory, wiping the blood from my face.
“Should I push one more floor, or call it here?”
If anyone else had heard me, they would’ve been speechless.
I’d blazed straight through from Floor 29 to Floor 37 in a single day, and now I was deliberating whether to continue the assault?
From Floor 30 onward, even talented Awakener teams undertake thorough preparations before tackling each successive floor.
Yet I’d cleared eight floors in one day as if dispatching overdue homework, and without sustaining any significant injuries to boot.
I’d taken breaks in between, though calling them breaks was almost embarrassing—at most, I’d sat for about an hour.
‘Originally, I’d planned to finish at Floor 35.’
I glanced around, considering the matter.
My initial intention had been to reach Floor 35 and then rest, mindful of my condition.
But after clearing Floor 35, I realized I’d used less time than expected and still had energy remaining, so I pushed two additional floors.
―Well, ordinary floors aren’t difficult for you anyway.
“Is that so?”
―Of course. Just the Hidden Floors alone spawned enemies that would normally appear in the 70s or 80s.
“True enough.”
The reason I’d lingered in the 20s was due to various obstacles—Hidden Floors, traps set by malevolent deities, and the like.
Ordinary floors presented a difficulty level I could only perceive as manageable.
I’d felt that keenly while breaching eight floors consecutively just now.
―But I think it would be wise to rest soon, Master. Haven’t you accumulated quite a bit that needs organizing?
“Mm, you’re right.”
I nodded in agreement.
Having cleared multiple floors at once, the rewards I’d accumulated were substantial.
Organizing them would be work in itself.
Items to sell through the Association. Items to dispose of later in the Neutral Zone. Materials suitable for necromancy. And so on.
Additionally, I needed to check the tickets from newly completed challenges and decide how many Magic Stones to convert into tickets.
“Right. Let’s head back.”
Having settled my deliberation, I decided to return for the day.
With that decision made, I immediately returned to my Unique Space.
“Master! You’re back?”
The moment the scenery shifted, Baek-seol greeted me.
I smiled and nodded, then spoke to her.
“I need to organize some items. Could you help me?”
“Of course!”
Organizing items was certainly more convenient here than at Han-sung’s Home on Earth.
Not all items were stored in pristine condition there.
I emptied all the items I’d crammed into my inventory while assaulting The Tower, spreading them across the floor.
“Let’s categorize them into four groups: weapons, armor, artifacts, and materials.”
“Understood!”
Next, I assigned Onyx a simple task as well.
Essentially, handling miscellaneous items.
“You can eat anything that’s broken or doesn’t seem particularly useful.”
―Hmph! Do you think I’d be grateful for scraps like that?
“Suit yourself.”
When I didn’t press the matter and began clearing away the unnecessary items, Onyx hastily spoke up again.
―But since my master thought of me, I’ll eat them! It’s certainly not because I want to, mind you!
Despite his protests, the little rascal eagerly devoured the relatively lower-tier armor pieces I offered, exactly as I’d suggested.
Initially, I’d doubted how much benefit feeding him such items would provide, but as I climbed The Tower today, I could distinctly feel his growth.
‘He’s become sturdier, and he’s even developed new abilities.’
Since the armor was already high-grade to begin with, it had rarely sustained significant damage during combat, but after absorbing a large batch of armor pieces at once, even minor scratches barely appeared anymore.
What was even more remarkable was that as I fed him more armor while climbing The Tower, he developed an ability to completely deflect attacks below a certain threshold.
It had even been added to the item description.
[Contempt for the Weak: Completely negates attacks below a certain level.]
Thanks to this ability, I could now simply ignore attacks from common monsters and sweep them away entirely.
So I decided that going forward, I would give all substandard armor and weapons to Onyx.
Unlike before, selling such items now would only fetch pocket change anyway.
“Sorting is complete!”
“Good work. Thanks to you both, we finished much faster.”
With Baek-seol and Onyx’s help, the sorting finished far sooner than I’d anticipated.
But this wasn’t the end.
“Hmm. This should sell well to the Association. This one would be better in the Neutral Zone.”
First, I needed to further divide the sorted items into those to sell to the Association and those to sell in the Neutral Zone.
Items sold to the Association were primarily those more useful in reality than for climbing The Tower, or those requiring additional processing.
Ambiguous items I placed with the Association for now.
At least in such transactions, the Association consistently treated me favorably.
“This sorting is roughly done too… Now all that’s left are the materials for necromancy.”
I examined the items I’d set aside separately.
Truth be told, calling them items was generous—by appearance alone, they looked like grave goods looted from some tomb.
Bones, hides, sinews, and even corpses.
The old me would have hesitated to even place such things in my inventory.
“Necromancy materials—nothing goes to waste.”
But to the current me, they were all precious items.
As for other items, my current equipment was so formidable that there was nothing particularly worth using directly.
Necromancy, however, was different.
Even the lowest-grade bones had practical value as practice material for me, who’d only just begun learning necromancy.
So I divided the necromancy items into only two categories.
Materials for practice and materials to use for strengthening my actual combat power.
“Done.”
With that, all item sorting was complete.
But once I’d finished organizing everything, something suddenly occurred to me.
“Come to think of it, I should probably expand this space a bit soon.”
It was the size of my Unique Space.
It was spacious enough for simple rest, but somewhat lacking for anything else.
Baek-seol nodded at my words and spoke.
“Then shall we expand the space soon?”
“Can you do it right away?”
“Yes. I’ve been saving all the mana stones you gave me. With what we have now… I can add about two more rooms.”
“Oh, that’s perfect. Then please do that.”
“Understood! You should rest when you return today, and everything will be finished by tomorrow morning.”
“Good. Then I should head home and rest today.”
I gathered only the items to sell through the Association, stood up, and returned to Earth.
Whoooosh!
With the familiar vertigo, I opened my eyes in my home’s living room.
“I should wash up first.”
I stored my sweat and blood-soaked clothes in my inventory and headed straight to the bathroom.
And so another day passed.
* * *
The next morning.
After arranging consignment sales with an Association staff member early on, I entered my Unique Space.
“Master!”
“Good morning. Oh?”
I was greeting Baek-seol when I noticed the transformed surroundings and my eyes widened.
My Unique Space had changed beyond recognition.
“In addition to the two rooms, I had some money left over, so I expanded the existing space too!”
“Really? It’s definitely much bigger now.”
Indeed, compared to before, it was nearly 1.5 times larger. And on one side, two doors were lined up side by side.
“Let me show you the new spaces!”
Seeing my gaze turn toward the doors, Baek-seol immediately headed that way, speaking excitedly.
Her tail wagged, pleased that the room had expanded.
I followed behind Baek-seol.
“This one is a large room! I thought you needed a training ground, so I specifically asked them to build it with sturdy materials!”
“Nice, this is good.”
The first room was larger than the existing space that served as my Unique Space’s living area.
As Baek-seol said, the walls were noticeably made of sturdier material.
It was still empty, but that wasn’t a problem.
“This would definitely be best used as a training ground. It’ll be rewarding to fill it up.”
“Yes! Let me show you the next room too!”
The second room Baek-seol introduced next was relatively small.
Inside, a bed and several pieces of furniture were arranged, making it look quite cozy.
“I’ve set this up as a bedroom! I also placed a desk on one side so you can do some simple research.”
“Oh, this is well-furnished too.”
I smiled and spoke to Baek-seol.
“You left without detailed instructions, yet you’ve arranged everything exactly as I would have wanted. Thank you.”
“Hehe, I remembered the things you usually talk about!”
I spoke again to the pleased Baek-seol.
“Good. Then let’s make your room the next one we add. Or, if you’d like, we can add it right now.”
“That’s fine! The living room is spacious anyway! Besides, I’m usually alone here anyway, right?”
“Is that so? Still, tell me if you need anything later. Anytime.”
“Yes!”
Now that I had a training room, I planned to practice necromancy more before entering The Tower.
But then, Baek-seol spoke to me again.
“Master, you’ll be entering Floor 40 soon, won’t you?”
“Hm? Oh, yes. I reached Floor 37 yesterday.”
“Then there’s something you should know.”
“Something I should know?”
“Yes.”
Baek-seol spoke in a serious voice.
“In your case, the difficulty will likely spike dramatically from Floor 40 onwards.”
“From Floor 40? Ah, you mean the Unclaimed Territory?”
I already knew about the Unclaimed Territory being added to the Neutral Zone and was preparing for it.
That was precisely why I’d helped Cheon-ung and brought him under my wing.
But Baek-seol shook her head.
“No. I’m talking about the difficulty of climbing The Tower itself.”
“Is that so? Is there something unusual about it?”
“Yes.”
Baek-seol spoke to my confused expression.
“From Floor 40 onwards, all Towers become integrated.”
“All Towers?”
“Yes. Not just Earth, but The Towers of all worlds.”

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