The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 213

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 213
213. Clarification
-That concludes my report. I’ve also completed the task you instructed.
“Good work. Just to be safe, stay close to the others until this situation is resolved.”
-Understood, Master.
Ryu Min hung up with Yamtti and reflected.
This brief—or perhaps long—bitter connection had finally come to an end.
‘I never intended to kill Ma Gyeong-rok in the first place.’
My plan was to bring him along as far as Round 20 if possible.
Someone of Ma Gyeong-rok’s caliber would have made a worthy asset.
‘But what I truly need isn’t a dealer plagued by inferiority complex—it’s a reliable supporter I can trust.’
If I had to choose between Ma Gyeong-rok and Christine, it would undoubtedly be Christine.
Of course, I could have made Ma Gyeong-rok an ally regardless of his insecurities.
Using Yamtti to control him would have solved the problem easily.
‘But he tried to murder his own brother.’
Since they were willing to kill each other within their own family, it wasn’t my place to interfere.
I simply realized that by exploiting this situation, I could secure Christine as my ally for certain.
‘Sacrificing Ma Gyeong-rok as an asset is worth it if I can keep Christine.’
Based on that judgment, I proceeded with a simple operation.
I would summon Christine and Seo A-rin to witness Ma Gyeong-rok’s crimes, planting disgust in their hearts.
Then they would naturally distance themselves from him.
‘Everything went according to plan up to that point. The problem was that I didn’t anticipate Christine taking action.’
I had simply hoped the matter would end with Christine learning Ma Gyeong-rok’s true nature.
But according to the report I just received, Christine moved to rescue Ma Gyeong-su.
It was an unexpected complication.
‘Because of that, Christine and Seo A-rin found themselves in mortal danger.’
A criminal eliminating witnesses to destroy evidence falls within predictable parameters.
That’s why I had stationed Jeffrey and Ju Sung-tak, followed by Yamtti, to prevent such contingencies.
‘As long as Yamtti is there, nothing catastrophic will happen.’
Yet surprisingly, Ju Sung-tak performed admirably.
The corpse explosion had reduced Ma Gyeong-rok to the brink of death.
There was no need for Yamtti to intervene.
‘But he didn’t die.’
Receiving real-time reports from Yamtti, I had to revise my plan.
I decided to ensure Ma Gyeong-rok’s death.
-Approach Ma Gyeong-rok without his knowledge and take control of An Sang-chul. Pretend to care for Ma Gyeong-rok and flee, then seize the opportunity to kill him.
That was the command I gave Yamtti.
I additionally ordered her to dispose of the body and take her own life afterward.
As a result, she executed it flawlessly.
‘I originally had no intention of killing Ma Gyeong-rok, but now that friction with Christine has emerged, I cannot simply leave things as they are.’
Had I remained silent, there would have been no problem, but Christine inserted herself into the situation and exposed me.
So Ma Gyeong-rok tried to kill Christine, the witness.
‘Because of that, the two of them became a relationship where coexistence was impossible. Neither could have both.’
I couldn’t bring two people with a poor relationship to Round 20.
One of them had to be eliminated.
That’s why I gave Yamtti such an order.
To kill Ma Gyeong-rok.
The result speaks for itself.
[Target ‘Ma Gyeong-rok’ cannot be found.]
[This person does not exist.]
[Target ‘An Sang-chul’ cannot be found.]
[This person does not exist.]
I killed both of them as planned.
The fact that they don’t show up on tracking is proof of that.
‘An Sang-chul erased Ma Gyeong-rok’s corpse by covering his tracks. An Sang-chul committed suicide as ordered.’
I hadn’t withdrawn the stocks to avoid suspicion from Ma Gyeong-rok, but now there’s no reason not to.
‘I need to sell off all the stocks I’m holding.’
That would generate roughly one trillion won, but in return, the company would collapse.
‘It was time for it to collapse anyway. Without Ma Gyeong-rok, there’s no backlash from withdrawing the stocks.’
Though I had to deal with Ma Gyeong-rok and An Sang-chul unexpectedly, I still wrapped things up cleanly.
All that remained was convincing the people involved.
Just then, a video call came through from Jeffrey.
Ryu Min answered while wearing a white mask.
“Jeffrey.”
-Black Scythe.
“Why do you look like that? Did something happen?”
When I feigned ignorance, Jeffrey showed me the devastated scene and explained the circumstances of the incident.
I already knew everything from Yamtti’s report, but I pretended to hear it for the first time.
“So there was a confrontation after all. Are there any injured?”
-Fortunately not. More importantly, the people here would like to hear an explanation from you, Black Scythe.
Then Christine and Seo A-rin suddenly appeared on the screen.
-Hello, Black Scythe. I apologize for calling so abruptly. We have some questions.
“Let me guess. You’re curious about how I found out about Ma Gyeong-rok’s crimes, right?”
-Exactly. And the exact reason you brought us here as well.
Ryu Min organized my thoughts.
This was a moment that required explanation—or rather, justification.
“Some of you may already know this, but I’ve been communicating with a seer named Ryu Min. It hasn’t been long.”
Watching the people nod, I continued.
“I received one piece of information from him. That someone using the nickname Cheon Ma—a man named Ma Gyeong-rok—would kill his own family at a specific location. And that he was connected to all of you. One was his fiancée, another was an actress under his agency. I learned all this at that time.”
-Ah.
Now that they heard the prophecy came from Ryu Min, the two finally understood.
-When did you receive that prophecy?
“Before 12 Rounds began.”
-So almost a month ago?
“Yes. Since I knew beforehand, I couldn’t view this person called Cheon Ma favorably. That’s also why I refused to form a party in 12 Rounds.”
-Ah! So that’s why…!
Seo A-rin, who had felt disappointed about forming a party only with Min Ju-ri, now wore an expression of understanding.
“As I progressed through the rounds, I wrestled with it internally. Whether I should tell you all this fact when you didn’t know the identity of the murderer killing your families. Or whether it was right to know but not get involved.”
Hearing that the stoic Black Scythe had worried for their sake, Christine and Seo A-rin couldn’t help but feel surprised.
“If I hadn’t heard the prophecy, I wouldn’t have known. But having heard such words, I couldn’t just sit still—it felt unsettling. I thought I needed to do something about it, and then I learned that Jeffrey knew Christine. So I asked him.”
-To bring us to this place?
Ryu Min nodded as Christine spoke in his stead.
“I was in a situation where I couldn’t move directly because of other matters. So through Jeffrey and Ju Sung-tak, I had you all gather in that place. To confirm Ma Gyeong-rok’s true nature with your own eyes.”
There was some falsehood mixed in, but it was partly true.
It was true that I called you with the intention of only confirming his identity.
“I could have told you over the phone, but if I had, you probably wouldn’t have believed me. I judged that confirming it with your own eyes would be more certain. That’s why I created this gathering.”
-Ah, I see.
“Of course, whether to maintain ties with Ma Gyeong-rok or not was your judgment. But I didn’t expect such trouble to arise.”
-We didn’t know either. That Ma Gyeong-rok was such a murderer….
-He’s fled now, but he’ll try to take revenge on us in the future, won’t he?
They still didn’t know, perhaps because they hadn’t used Tracking.
That Ma Gyeong-rok and An Sang-chul were dead.
‘Well, they’ll find out naturally without me saying anything.’
Ryu Min didn’t mention this part and wrapped up the conversation.
“Has your curiosity been satisfied now?”
-Yes. Black Scythe. Now I understand a bit better.
-But what was The Seer’s intention in telling you such a prophecy?
“Who knows. I don’t understand that part either. He’s someone whose thoughts are completely inscrutable.”
Ryu Min held back his words here.
If I defended The Seer carelessly, it would only invite suspicion instead.
It was better to let them imagine on their own.
“So what will you do now?”
-First, we should report this to the police. Two people died after all….
“Leave that part to me. I can handle it as the CPF Unit commander.”
If I mentioned The Seer during a police investigation, the situation would become complicated.
This was a measure to block that possibility in advance.
“I’m sorry for putting you through such hardship unintentionally. You should go home and get some proper rest.”
-Thank you for your consideration. You should rest well too, Black Scythe.
“Then I’ll see you in the next round.”
-Yes, please go.
After setting down his phone, Ryu Min immediately sent a text to Yamtti.
[Black Scythe: Speak with the Police Commissioner and contain the situation. Announce that Ma Gyeong-rok is dead. However, ensure not a single word about The Seer reaches the public.]
[Yamtti: Yes, I’ll execute it immediately.]
Ryu Min pocketed his phone and moved forward.
The Ma Gyeong-rok matter had concluded cleanly, and his business in the United States was finished.
Now it was time to return to Korea.

* * *
One week had passed since Ma Gyeong-rok’s death.
Though brief, that time had brought countless changes.
First, I had transcended mere wealth to become a billionaire.
Thanks to liquidating all my stock holdings, my net assets exceeded one trillion won.
Simply depositing it in the bank and breathing earned me over ten billion won in interest annually.
A fund manager could have generated more, but lacking any greed for money, I chose to keep it safely in the bank.
The second change was the collapse of the Ma Gyeong-rok Company.
Having withdrawn a total of 31% of shares, the company’s instability was inevitable.
Even if I hadn’t withdrawn, it would have failed anyway.
Players halved with each round, and by Round 15, they’d be slashed by another quarter.
Under such circumstances, business success was logically impossible.
No matter how many promotions for VVIPs were added, there were limits to endurance.
Merely sustaining it this long could be called a miracle.
And besides, the representative was dead.
Ma Gyeong-rok’s death became public knowledge a day later.
When I, having bought the Police Commissioner, ordered him to reveal Ma Gyeong-rok’s death, he released the article shortly after.
It stated that Ma Gyeong-rok, the eldest son of Oseong Group, had killed his brothers in a succession dispute, only to be betrayed and killed by his own subordinate.
Regardless of the reason, the public’s reaction was poor upon hearing he’d murdered family.
Oseong Group’s stock price falling was only natural.
Moreover, when Ma Gyeong-rok’s warehouse was investigated, all his past murders were exposed.
The truth behind countless crimes Ma Gyeong-rok had committed came to light before the world.
As a result, his stock plummeted like a rollercoaster.
Oseong Group suffered collateral damage, and Chairman Ma Dae-chul’s reputation was utterly destroyed.
It would be difficult for them to recover their image for some time.
After this unprecedented catastrophe where all the group’s successors died.
The internet erupted with speculation about who would inherit the group.
But regardless, it was now none of my concern.
I had liquidated my stocks at their peak and reaped enormous profits while eliminating Ma Gyeong-rok.
I had become someone with no further connection to Oseong Group.
My ties with Ma Gyeong-rok had finally been severed.
He was someone I’d anticipated would cause harm, and indeed he had attempted to kill Christine and Seo A-rin to silence them.
Had I let him live, I would have regretted it endlessly. He might have sought revenge not only against Christine and Seo A-rin, but against me as well.
I have no regrets about killing him.
It was better than leaving loose ends.
And there were no complications.
‘Besides, no one knows I killed Ma Gyeong-rok. They all think An Sang-chul did it.’
The police searched the mountains and found An Sang-chul’s body.
But no matter how thoroughly they searched, Ma Gyeong-rok’s body never surfaced.
Because of this, the police concluded that An Sang-chul had killed Ma Gyeong-rok, disposed of the body, and then committed suicide.
Which was essentially the truth.
The only question was why An Sang-chul had killed his own master.
‘Well, people can believe whatever they want.’
Various conspiracy theories circulated, but the most popular explanation was that he had grown resentful at being nothing more than a tool and betrayed his master.
There was also the plausible theory that An Sang-chul had actually been a double agent planted by his brothers.
‘Either way, it’s no longer my concern.’
Ryu Min decided to completely ignore anything related to the Oseong Group.
The Pul-Pul Market he had built from the ground up had collapsed, but he could obtain the items he needed going forward only through the Dwarf.
Meeting the Dwarf was what needed to happen in Round 13.
‘Now, there’s only one thing I need to do before the next round. Meet Heo Tae-sik.’
There exists a rune obtainable in reality called the [Hero’s Rune].
With Heo Tae-sik now at level 60, I could help him acquire it.
‘It’s been a while. I should visit the Death God Cult.’
The time had come for Black Scythe to make an appearance at the Death God Cult.

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