Chapter 41 - Chapter 41

Chapter 41

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Translated by Jinmu

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Joo-hyuk was staring purely at the empty wall in the officetel with his eyes half-closed.

He had played well for a week.

Thus, with two days left until the randomized summon, what did Joo-hyuk do?

A Gut?

No.

A simple devotion?

He didn't do that either.

Facing the wall training for the cultivation of his mind.

Because he needed to maintain his equanimity.

Just calmly.

Folding away all desires.

The Trait Enhancement he barely obtained.

He must welcome a proper new family member.

This is the end of a long journey.

Since all's well that ends well.

Two days ago, Gyeon Dal-rae had said.

"We have already held a Gut prayer for Trait Enhancement. Whether it was due to that or not, we achieved Great Fortune."

"However! The heavens are wary of greedy people. If one does not know satisfaction and requests to achieve what they desire again, they are bound to receive punishment rather than Great Fortune."

Extremely logical.

You asked for a rice cake and were given one, but if you throw a tantrum asking for another, you should be slapped instead of given a rice cake.

"So this time, it seems it would be best to sever your desires through cultivation of the mind. Do not hold a Gut, do not offer devotion, and merely engage in the randomized summon with a peaceful heart."

As expected of Gyeon Dal-rae.

Could she have obtained the position of the Heavenly Empire's chief shaman simply by clicking her toe?

Following her advice, Joo-hyuk calmly commenced facing the wall training at home.

Contacting his family home in advance and turning his smartphone off for two days.

He also attached a 'Do Not Disturb' sign outside the officetel door.

He had also spoken with Jeon Kwang-il of the Management Agency two days ago.

During that conversation, he heard the news that Gerald Watson would be entering the country via Incheon Airport, but well, it should go well.

Since the ten million dollar contract was already supposedly finalized.

The summoned entities were also temporarily suspended from being summoned.

They promised to gather when that day arrived.

He devoted himself to facing the wall training like that.

Actually, he doesn't even know what facing the wall exactly is.

It's just playing alone.

The thing Joo-hyuk is best at.

The second day was the same.

Staring at the wall then sleeping, waking up to watch TV then sleeping again.

So finally, today.

The day the randomized summon cooldown ends.

A new summoned entity will soon appear.

After calling everyone out via Designated Summoning,

"Welcome, everybody."

"Yees."

"Yup."

"..."

Everyone in a solemn, grave atmosphere.

Greed is forbidden.

Even a Rare is sufficient.

Since he was told they could easily reach S++ up to the 50th floor with the current 3-person system anyway.

'Still, if it's around SR..., if the heavens take pity and SSR..., or putting on a crazy act and LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare)...,'

No, no!

I might ruin it by being greedy.

Joo-hyuk stood up from his seat.

And moved to the center of the living room.

The moment his mouth opens, the summoning begins.

The moment he had finally waited and waited for!

As he was about to open his mouth with a nervous heart...,

"Du-gu-du-gu-du-gu-du-gu-du-gu...,"

The sound Cossack was making with his mouth.

Joo-hyuk flared up in anger.

"Come on!"

"Assassin, be quiet!"

"Lord Cossack, you'll attract impurity!"

"...Sorry, sir."

He always overdoes it like that when things are going well, overdoes it.

'Umm.'

Steeling his mind again.

"Randomized Summoning."

[The Randomized Summoning begins.]

It started.

Fwa-a-ak!

A very small cluster of light floated up into the empty air.

Smaller than he thought.

It'll probably grow larger, right?

However,

Fwa-a-ak!

The summoned entity appearing too quickly without much effect.

Pong!

"...Huh?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

What is this.

Is it human?

What kind of human looks like that.

Looks like a fat hamster.

A short stature reaching only up to Joo-hyuk's waist and a body round exactly like a ball. White fur, extremely short limbs, and a small backpack on its back, a hat that looked exactly like a round safety helmet on its head.

"Ho-e, Summoner-nim. Hellow."

"...Pardon? Ah, yes, yes."

What exactly?

- Name: Rajix

- Grade: R (Rare)

- Type: Worker (Beastman)

- Manifestation Duration: 10 Hours

- Satisfaction Rating: None.

- Resummon Cooldown Time: 3 Hours (Applied after unsummoning)

"..."

It's a worker?

To make matters worse, not human but a beastman.

Although he knew the range of summonable targets included humans and demi-humans.

If it's a worker, it's a non-combat summoned entity.

Meaning it is absolutely zero help in climbing the tower.

What is this.

Even though he faced the wall for two whole days.

Perhaps he attracted impurity because he didn't do it properly.

It wasn't just Joo-hyuk.

Everyone's expressions were like that.

As if Worker Rajix also noticed the atmosphere.

With a shrinking voice.

"Ho-e-e..., should I go back?"

Sigh.

That pure and innocent expression.

Furthermore, he's even cute.

Seemed to be a beastman based on a hamster.

His heart aches, but.

"I'm sorry, Rajix-ssi. I'll call you again later. Because there's no room right now."

"Ho-eng, yes..."

"Return Summoning / Return Summoning / Return Summoning / Return Summoning / Return Summon / Unsummon."

Pop!

First summon failed for now.

It can't be helped.

If not now, when else will he use it?

Joo-hyuk took out the Skill Cooldown Reset Ticket from his inventory.

The method to use the ticket is to tear it.

"We go once more."

"Please consider it as having warded off misfortune. However, he was extremely cute."

"What does being cute matter, sir? It must be of help to Summoner Bong's tower climbing, sir."

"Summoner, it will go well this time."

He faced the wall training for about 1 hour again.

This time, he engaged truly seriously.

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.

...Still, let's be just a tiiiny bit greedy.

"Cossack-ssi,"

"Yup?"

"Du-gu-du-gu."

"Yes sir!"

Jjwa-ak!

Tearing the ticket.

"Randomized Summoning."

[The Randomized Summoning begins.]

Simultaneously, Cossack's mouth percussion follows.

"Du-gu-du-gu-du-gu-du-gu-du-gu...,"

Fwa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ak!

It's different this time.

Colorful clusters of light filling the room.

Brilliant light swirled wildly in the center of the living room.

A phenomenon like this was a first until now.

'Could it be?'

[Achievement: Successfully summoned an LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare) grade for the first time.]

"Gasp!!!"

Is what he's hearing right now correct?

He pulled an LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare)?

'Is it a dream, or is it reality?'

He's going crazy.

He really couldn't even imagine it.

Dopamine at maximum level.

A thrilling sensation rising from the tips of his toes to the top of his head.

Trait Enhancement and whatnot,

There is absolutely no need to care about it anymore.

By pulling an LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare), the party is complete.

Also, an achievement.

Right.

He pulled an LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare), so naturally an achievement.

[Achievement reward is bestowed.]

Wow, even a reward?

'Hitting two birds with one stone, huh.'

What a thing to be thankful for.

[From now on, tower entry is possible twice a day.]

"..."

No, a reward like this doesn't need to be given.

It means work twice a day.

Anyway, let's welcome Lord LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare).

The cluster of light gradually taking the shape of a person.

Welcome. Lord L(S)SR Summoned Entity.

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pat!

The shape was clearly revealed.

"Oh!"

An old man with white hair and a white beard in an antique Daoist robe appeared with his hands clasped behind his back in a relaxed posture.

'An, an Immortal in such a shabby place.'

Joo-hyuk swiftly checked the catalog entry.

- Name: Gwangma (狂魔 - Crazy Demon).

- Grade: LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare)

- Type: Martial Artist (Human)

- Manifestation Duration: 3 Hours

- Satisfaction Rating: None.

- Resummon Cooldown Time: 6 Hours (Applied after unsummoning)

'...'

Why are the catalog modifiers so eerie?

Public enemy of Murim, sea of blood and mountains of corpses, most catastrophic evil.

Even the name is a combination of crazy (狂) and demon (魔), Gwangma.

Slightly scary.

So he bowed courteously, bending his waist ninety degrees.

"Hello. Nice to meet you. I am Summoner Bong Joo-hyuk."

"This old man is also honored to meet a precious person. Please call me Gwangma."

Kya!

His manners are excellent too.

I don't know why they call a person like this Gwangma.

The background story of Gwangma abruptly flashing through Joo-hyuk's mind in that instant.

- There is a saying that the government and Murim do not encroach upon each other. However, the first martial artist to break that taboo was none other than Gwangma. Initially starting as a small dispute, the conflict between Gwangma and the government ballooned like wildfire and ultimately spread to the Imperial Palace.

- Invading the Imperial Palace, Gwangma decapitated the Emperor's head and hung it in the marketplace. Eventually, the Murim Alliance, the Unorthodox Faction, and even the Demonic Cult declared Gwangma a public enemy, and in a battle lasting seven days and nights, Gwangma lost his life from the combined attacks of the Murim Alliance Leader, the Evil Emperor, and the Heavenly Demon.

Simultaneously, scenes flashing through his mind.

Countless warriors dying by his hands, Gwangma bursting into mad laughter with a face smeared with blood and flesh.

Gulp.

A bit anxious.

Still, his fighting skills must be spectacular.

Since he's a summoned entity, he'll at least obey.

Besides, isn't there another crazy summoned entity?

That lunatic assassin, that is.

Gwangma opened his mouth.

"It seems those people are the existing companions."

"Yes, that's right. Let me introduce...,"

Hmm?

Why are they doing that?

Gyeon Dal-rae with a face completely pale.

Cossack, fully on guard.

Gobang, frozen stiff in his spot.

"It is fine. I do not wish to mix words with such trivial things."

"...Uh."

A sense of anxiety creeping up at that moment.

Gwangma slowly shifted his steps toward the veranda window and spoke.

"Summoner, may I ask you a few things?"

"A-As many as you like."

"Exactly how many towers have collapsed in this world so far?"

Collapsed?

That is.

"Exactly one has collapsed."

"That is a relief. The highest floor currently reached is?"

"The 67th floor. It's a floor where undead appear."

"Aha! That's why it was still only one."

"Pardon?"

"Once you reach the 70th floors soon, they will collapse here and there. Will they not?"

Joo-hyuk didn't answer.

He didn't even want to imagine it.

"As the summoner also knows, the collapse of a tower is an omen of destruction. The collapsed tower will plunge deep into the ground exactly like a giant peg and change this world. Of course, since it's only one for now, there's no problem."

Gwangma, who had been gazing outside through the window, slowly turned his body and continued.

"Do you know what the filthiest aspect of tower climbing is?"

"Well, I'm not too sure either...,"

"That nationalities are divided for each tower. Respective awakened individuals can only clear the tower of their own nation. Truly a cunning ploy."

A tower with a fixed nationality.

Many people actually found this strange because of this.

Even now.

"At the very least, summoner, the nation you belong to will be safe. Because even if you take only those pathetic fools with you, there will be absolutely no problem climbing the tower."

His tone is gradually becoming unusual.

"However, what does it matter if only the summoner's nation is safe? The entire world will perish when the towers of other nations all collapse."

"This old man does not wish for this world to perish either. Now that I have come out into the world like this, I wish to stay together with you, summoner, for a long time if possible."

That's a bit...,

"Therefore, I shall assist you."

"...With what?"

"With world conquest. Placing this world beneath the feet of you, the summoner."

Out of the blue...,

World conquest?

It's not like he's some mastermind plotting to rule the world.

Joo-hyuk merely blinked his eyes.

"We must unify the world into a single nation. Then you and I can clear all the towers in the world as we please. As it happens, you also received the benefit of re-entering the tower upon summoning me."

Huh?

That's novel.

Whether it's temporary naturalization or voluntary naturalization, there's no need for that; just merge each nation into one.

For example, if every nation on Earth is unified as South Korea, Joo-hyuk can enter any tower.

World conquest.

A cliché trope appearing only in movies, novels, or comics.

However, where else would there be a more justified world conquest than this.

"Let us first clean up your nation. We will start by beating to death the politicians who deceive the public and fill only their own bellies. Even if that number reaches hundreds of thousands, and, summoner, we will hand all power over to you."

"And then we must go to another nation. Starting from the nation with the lowest progress in tower climbing, likewise killing the people in power and subjugating nations one by one will push the time of destruction much further away."

He realized it only now.

The true nature of his anxiety.

He was a crazy man.

He was still crazy even after dying.

Compared to that man, Cossack is a naive, normal person.

National pride (Gukppong)?

Drinking this kind of Gukppong gets you killed instantly.

Disgusting, disgusting.

"I will be the one to dirty my hands with blood; summoner, you become the President of this world and forge a single nation."

Is that even possible?

Above all, he himself doesn't want it.

Joo-hyuk clutched his pounding chest and barely managed to speak.

"...P-please don't do that. It is an order. I don't want anything like becoming the President."

"We must. I cannot obey your order. It is something that absolutely must be done to save you and your world."

Then with a smile full of pride.

"This is Clause 3 of this old man's 3 Principles."

You mother...,

"Now, I shall gradually head out. There is no time to beat the leader and politicians of this nation to death and place you at the apex of this nation's power. Then...,"

That was when.

"Stop!"

Gyeon Dal-rae overcame her fear, raised her bells, and shouted.

Ttal-lang!

"Such a thing cannot serve as justification for Clause 3. What you are attempting to do is an act that defies the decree of heaven...,"

"Decree of heaven? What does a wench not yet dry behind the ears, whose only trick is shaking bells, know! It is all the path for the sake of the summoner."

At that, Cossack too,

"Shut up! You say that is for Summoner Bong? I cannot agree."

"Hahahaha! Have you not also muddied your hands with blood to protect the summoner? But what about it?"

"I only eliminated direct threat factors."

"I am the same as you. Merely the scope of the threat factors is broader."

Gobang stepped forward as well.

"Obey the summoner's words. Otherwise, I will kill you."

"...Preposterous. A bastard who has barely reached Profound Realm dares to kill me?"

Gwangma's expression changing in an instant.

Wu-u-u-u-u...,

A storm of Qi raged in the living room.

Unbearable, immense pressure pressed down on the three summoned entities.

"Gheuk!"

"Heu-eok!"

"Eek!"

Purely excluding Joo-hyuk, of course.

"Alright. I shall kill you. Then it will be quiet for at least 100 days. Ah! Since there must be someone to protect the summoner while this seat is absent, I will slice only one as an example. If that isn't enough, one more."

Seu-reu-reung.

Where he got it from was unknown, but Gwangma was already holding and aiming a sword of dense Sword Aura.

"Who shall die? The wench who shakes bells? The insolent assassin? The foolish bear?"

That was when.

"Lord Gwangma?"

Turning his eyes to look at Joo-hyuk with a benevolent smile, Gwangma.

"I expected you would stop me. However, this too is a manifestation of this old man's loyalty, wishing solely to protect the summoner according to Clause 3 of the 3 Principles."

"Excuse me, I didn't call you to stop you."

"Hm? Then what are you trying to say?"

Joo-hyuk quietly chanted.

"Gwangma Return Summoning / Return Summoning / Return Summoning / Return Summoning / Return Summon / Unsummon."

"This...,"

Pop!

Gwangma vanishing.

So what if he's an LSSR (Legend Special Super Rare) (Legend Special Super Rare)?

Only then were the summoned entities freed from the pressure.

"Phew."

"Haa, haa."

"Huff, huff, I-I thought I was going to die, sir."

It wasn't that he got lucky.

He pulled something that absolutely should not have emerged.

"Salt! Where is the salt?"

Gyeon Dal-rae hurriedly fetched salt from the sink shelf.

"Ptooey, ptooey!"

Throwing it purely everywhere Gwangma had stood.

Immediately opening the status window and, from the catalog entry.

"Is there no minus rating? Or even a 0."

"Unfortunately, 1 is the lowest score."

Honestly, giving him even a 1 is a waste, but.

[Gwangma's satisfaction rating has been set to 1.]

He took revenge with a 1.

Still, it's scary.

Could it be that the grade of the summoned entity doesn't represent how strong they are, but how crazy they are...,

He needs to hold a Gut for the randomized summon, not for Trait Enhancement.

Joo-hyuk slumped onto the sofa with an exhausted expression.

His heart was still startlingly pounding.

The three, who had half lost their minds and come back, also sat on the floor.

"N-never calling him again ever."

However, Cossack.

"E-excuse me, Summoner Bong, sir."

"Why?"

"As much of a crazy old man as he is, he'll have uses inside the tower, sir."

"I won't use him even if there are uses."

"Still, I think it would be good to ponder it over time, sir."

Really easygoing.

Did you forget he tried to kill you just moments ago?

"This woman shares the same thought. Even a rusted nail becomes fine once polished."

"I share the same thought. Once we climb to the high floors, we must use him."

Even Gobang and Gyeon Dal-rae.

"Understood. I'll give it some thought."

Time passed.

They just sat silently to calm their startled hearts.

The summoned entities did as well.

Only after a long while had passed,

Joo-hyuk opened the status window again.

[Catalog]: John Cossack/ Barbarian Meat Shield/ Gyeon Dal-rae/ Rajix/ Gwangma

"Catalog entries can't be deleted, right?"

"That is so."

What a shame.

If he could have deleted it, he would have processed the deletion immediately.

'...3 hours have passed, right?'

Clicking on Rajix and giving a 5-star rating.

[Rajix's satisfaction rating has been set to 5.]

Simultaneously,

"Rajix designated summon."

[Rajix has been designated and summoned.]

"Ho-eng? Why 5 stars?"

"Welcome back. Rajix-ssi."

"Ho-e-e-e, welcome back, you say?"

"Of course! We are companions starting from now. Hahaha."

Feeling his mind purified by Rajix's cute appearance.

"Oh my! Seeing him again, he's an angel, an angel!"

As Joo-hyuk made a fuss,

"That's right, sir. Looks like he works well, sir."

"How can he be this cute."

"Let's do well going forward. I am Gobang."

Rajix, not knowing what to do amid the pouring attention.

"Now, now, let's toss him in the air in celebration of him becoming a companion."

"Ho-eng?"

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

The round Rajix shot up into the air exactly like a volleyball in the center of the living room.

Someone might even spike him at this rate.

"Ho-e-e! It's high. It's too highh."

Well, even if he's a worker who's no help in clearing, he's a hundred, a thousand times better than Gwangma.

'But will his abilities truly be limited purely to the role of a worker?'