The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 240

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 240
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[Monopolist Shop]
1. Single Floor Clear Ticket – 10,000,000,000 Diamonds
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The price was ten billion diamonds.
By now, seeing a number like ten billion no longer stirred any particular emotion in me.
The content mattered far more than the number itself.
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[Single Floor Clear Ticket]
Clears the floor currently being challenged.
Clear Grade: Applies the lowest grade among previously obtained clear grades
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Choi Kang-mok’s eyes narrowed with intensity.
This world rewards the vigilant and punishes the careless.
One must watch carefully in all things, lest they be swindled.
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[Single Floor Clear Ticket]
Clears the floor currently being challenged.
Clear Grade: Applies the highest grade among previously obtained clear grades
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I knew it would be like this.
One must always proceed under the assumption that the system is a con artist—only then can anything be accomplished.
My heart raced with anticipation.
‘I absolutely have to use this.’
Not merely because of the silk-embroidered robe, mind you.
Absolutely not.
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Applying the highest grade
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The highest grade I had ever obtained was EX++.
Achieving it again would be extraordinarily difficult.
It was only possible during my novice days, and only when the system adopted a stance of “kill first and worry about the increased rewards later.”
And now I could achieve that on the 80th Floor?
Kang Hye’s jaw dropped.
“Brother, does that mean this counts as clearing ten consecutive floors?”
“Probably, I’d imagine?”
This too required careful scrutiny.
The system might award EX++ only for the 80th Floor while giving EX for floors 71 through 79.
‘The Seal of Justice should still be active, after all.’
I would never fall for such a trick.
Kang Hye was deeply curious.
‘But no matter what, would clearing ten consecutive EX++ tier floors really count as a legitimate achievement?’
Just hearing about it….
‘The System seems more like a scammer than my brother is, honestly.’
How should I put it.
Was it just my imagination that the victim and perpetrator had switched places?
‘It doesn’t matter.’
Still, it was better for the System to be deceived than for Choi Kang-mok.
It was an entirely personal perspective of Kang Hye’s.
I cheered for Choi Kang-mok anyway.
“It doesn’t just seem like it—I’m pretty sure it’ll definitely happen.”
‘My words probably won’t change anything, but….’
Still, there was no harm in offering encouragement.
“You really think it’ll definitely work out?”
“Yeah, of course. It’s written right here. The highest tier applies. That’s absolute.”
“I see.”
Choi Kang-mok broke into a grin.
It really did seem like it would happen!
[1 Floor]
[1 Floor Cleared]
[1 Floor Clear Ticket]
The notification was remarkably delayed as I tried to use the ticket.
As if caught in temporal magic, the text appeared in slow motion.
[Use 1 Floor Clear Ticket?]
[Use 1 Floor Clear Ticket?]
Were they pulling another stunt?
Choi Kang-mok paid it no mind.
Tricks of this caliber no longer bothered me.
Using the item took longer than usual.
[1 Floor Clear Ticket has been used.]
And then celebratory fireworks erupted throughout the Korean Tower.

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[Breaking News: 10 Consecutive Floors Cleared at EX++ Rank!]
[Breaking News: An Ascent Without Precedent Across the Entire Universe!]
[Breaking News: Tower (South Korea) Sets Universe’s First Record of 10 Consecutive EX++ Clears]
The Tower (South Korea) erupted in rainbow-hued celebratory fireworks.
Like a grand display of pyrotechnics.
And every tower on Earth responded in kind, launching their own less elaborate celebrations skyward.
-Wow lol all the towers on Earth are firing fireworks simultaneously
-We kept saying he’d do well and he actually went and did it lol
A first in the universe.
The EX-Rank Awakener’s accomplishment transcended mere national pride, igniting a sense of unity on a planetary scale.
What had once been national pride had exploded into something far greater—planetary pride.
The hearts of Earth’s inhabitants swelled with pride.
-Earth pride hits different
-They said it’s the first in the universe, right?
Earth became even more renowned.
The Heavy-tier Writers were left somewhat bewildered.
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The Tower attempted to exclude us and capture it unilaterally, but failed.
Stupid system that it is.
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The System cursed the Writers as idiots.
The Writers cursed the System as stupid.
A ‘comment’ with a different writing style appeared on the Open Worldview Magic Anomaly Entity section.
The Open Worldview Writer’s Notes section didn’t have a ‘comment’ system enabled.
└Who called whom stupid?
└If you hadn’t pulled such moronic stunts
The Heavy-tier Writers weren’t alarmed.
This was the System’s personality bleeding through.
For Heavy-tier Writers, this sort of thing was perfectly natural.
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The System must learn a lesson. It must cooperate with us. Only collective intelligence can control the rampage of the Magic Anomaly Entity.
└You’re telling us to join forces with those bastards?
└No way. Actually, we can’t.
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Yet both the Writers and the System knew the truth.
Whether they liked it or not.
They would inevitably fall into a symbiotic relationship.
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└Even ate the robe. What do we do now?
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Compared to the System, the Writers were relatively at ease.
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Adding a spoonful of salt to seawater doesn’t make it any saltier.
Damn it, what’s the difference between 100 trillion Diana and 100 trillion and 10,000 Diana? Nothing, they’re the same, don’t worry.
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Now the open world had become a veritable battleground.
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※Counterargument※
However, the magical anomaly has never demonstrated hostile actions toward the Universe or posed any tangible threat. (Though we cannot be certain if this is intentional) We still believe that the entity in question is a ‘mage,’ and it has consistently pursued magic without deviation. It seems illogical to classify and isolate an entity merely because it is excessively powerful.
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For 30 days, modifications and deletions are impossible.
It meant an enormous amount of ink had been poured out to fix it in place.
The existing Heavy-tier Writers began to grow anxious.
Because the number of Heavy-tier Writers favorable to the magical anomaly was increasing.
They suddenly swelled their numbers and proved themselves with ‘blue text.’
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Above all, magic is far too explosive. There’s no reason to dislike it.
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Magic is dangerous because it is excessively powerful. Advocates of violence must set down their pens and reflect.
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Regardless of Choi Kang-mok’s intentions, in places where Choi Kang-mok could not pay attention, a war erupted.

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Across Earth, NPCs established their footholds.
The Assassination Guild that emerged in Italy deemed this an opportunity.
“Our target is an EX-Rank Awakener.”
Currently, the hottest prey in existence.
If we succeed in hunting this one, our reputation will soar to become the greatest assassination collective in the universe.
“You’ve resolved the border issues, haven’t you?”
“Yes, we have.”
We’ve recruited Italians hostile to Korea.
By temporarily possessing their bodies, we’ll infiltrate Korean territory.
“This operation will be dangerous.”
Regardless of how low-tier the Lower Dimension Tower is, it’s still a monster that cleared 80 consecutive floors at EX-Rank.
A magical anomaly that overwhelmingly dominated the Dimensional War.
The probability of failure far exceeds the probability of success.
“Nevertheless, it’s worth attempting.”
“Of course.”
Even the slimmest chance is worth pursuing.
“Begin the operation.”
However, Earth hadn’t only seen the Assassination Guild emerge.
“There must certainly be malevolent forces targeting the EX-Rank Awakener.”
In Italy, the ‘Assassination Guild’.
In China, the ‘Protection Facility’ was established.
Lin Zhiwei, the Chinese Sovereign, actively engaged with the Protection Facility NPCs and provided support to help them establish themselves well in China.
The Protection Facility NPCs also held China in high regard.
Lin Zhiwei spoke.
“I humbly request—Your Majesty, or rather, our Mage—please ensure our sorcerer isn’t distracted by trivial matters.”
Lin Zhiwei’s logic was simple.
Higher-dimensional NPC assassins?
Block them with higher-dimensional NPC protectors.
“Of course.”
“The Mage must be protected.”
Lin Zhiwei smiled softly.
‘At this rate… I’m doing well as a supporting partner, aren’t I?’
I hope he acknowledges it eventually.
No matter how I think about it, I seem to be the one most suited to be an EX-Rank Awakener’s companion.
In any case, another war unfolded in a place Choi Kang-mok knew nothing about.

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Choi Kang-mok felt satisfied.
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[Hall of Fame – 80th Floor (10 Consecutive Floors Cleared Simultaneously)]
[World] [Individual]
1.
Mage (Korea, Seoul EX++)
(None ←Important!)
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The Hall of Fame with Red Cat’s subtle touch of makeup.
Mage
+80th Floor+Simultaneous Clear+1st Place+Sole in the World+Not Even a 2nd Place (Important).
And on top of that, EX++.
There wasn’t a single thing I disliked about it.
At this level, wasn’t it practically an Earth-class honor?
And the rewards were magnificent too.
[You have obtained ‘Pallium Praetoris Legionis Ignis’.]
Now I could finally utilize the Red Wings.
“I can finally use flight magic too.”
Truth be told, I’d envied Raymond’s flight magic even during the mock battle.
I could unfold six crimson wings.
“With the help of this artifact, if I keep practicing, maybe one day I’ll be able to create my own magic too.”
“Hmph, normally that’s impossible.”
Igniasha conveyed the truth.
She prided herself on being different from my former teacher Red Cat, who spouted unconditional flattery.
Absorbing an artifact’s magic and eventually sublimating it into my own magic?
“That’s originally not possible.”
Impossible things had to be stated as impossible.
“….”
“However,
if you’re an exceptional mage,
it might be possible.”
“Right?”
Igniasha looked at Red Cat with eyes that asked, What do you think?
Red Cat didn’t particularly react.
In any case, I immediately entered the Reconstruction Floor and unfurled the Red Wings.
[You use ‘Red Wings’.]
The combination of Blink and Red Wings.
Just imagining it made me tremble….
[The dummy has been destroyed.]
Wait a moment.
[Exiting the 4th Floor of the Tower (South Korea).]
A sense of déjà vu washed over me.
It was the same when I first awakened.
I didn’t understand why the slime burst—it simply did.
The dummy burst as well.
“But I’m not who I was back then.”
I’ve grown far more as a mage.
I can grasp the causal relationships of magic far more clearly now.
“This is possible too.”
Damage was unmistakably embedded within the red light.
Defensive magic also carries some damage woven into it, doesn’t it?
It’s the same principle.
“Flight magic with damage is fairly common, after all.”
Of course, it wasn’t common at all.
“Hmm.”
Honestly, I expected this. Everything went according to plan.
Then, a brilliant idea suddenly sparked in the mind of mage Choi Kang-mok.
“Wait, hold on.”
I felt as though I could step into yet another realm.
I sensed it instinctively.
This was a harbinger of enlightenment.
A magical awakening was approaching!
And of all moments.
At that crucial instant—so vital to my magical growth—someone breached Choi Kang-mok’s secret hideout.
An uninvited ‘someone’.

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