Chapter 98 Divine Ultimatum (2)
‘So this is how it’s supposed to be done.….’
Beyond the four-meter wall was another challenger’s waiting room.
‘Is something going to come out if I keep breaking through in one direction…?’
He decided to let his curiosity be; now, he had to deal with something else. Yoon-seok looked at the woman who was living next door. Fluttering combat clothes, a sword on her waist, and Asian features. She must be from Moorim. The bed in the back was made of wood, and a stone was used as a pillow.
But was it just his imagination? She looked strangely familiar.
“Y, y, y, you…!”
As he was staring at her, she stared back warily at Yoon-seok. When he saw her reaction, he remembered.
‘Ah…’
She was the woman he met in the Great Battle. He didn’t know her name because they didn’t introduce themselves to each other, and she was bickering with Fahur, saying that she would stand in the captain position. Was it because he didn’t mind her at the time? Childish, a funny girl. Only this faint impression was left in his mind.
But maybe she was different.
“H, how did y-you… No, but why? I, it’s me! I, I was humble! For real!”
She began to make excuses with a pale expression as if she had seen a ghost. It was only then that he remembered the last thing he said to her. He didn’t remember in detail, but he thought that he warned her to live humbly. It looked like she did live with that in mind…
“After that day, I didn’t pick a fight with anyone else! I was careful about what I said! Trust me!”
He didn’t come here on purpose, but she didn’t seem to think so in the current situation. First, Yoon-seok took out the Judgment Sword so that he could check if she had a judgment mark. The mark didn’t float above her head as it did then. Well, he knew that he couldn’t judge everyone with this, but…
But there was nothing that could be used to verify better than this. Did she misunderstand again?
“…!”
The woman stared at Yoon-seok with a mixed expression of resignation and determination. Yoon-seok, realizing what he had done, sheathed his sword and cleared up the misunderstanding.
“I didn’t come here to find you. It’s just that the wall broke during training… it was just a coincidence.”
He relayed it honestly, but he wondered if it helped. Relief washed through her eyes, but only for a second. Not long after, she went bug-eyed.
“During training? How did you… no, was the wall supposed to break?”
Maybe it was a logical question. Yoon-seok didn’t even know until he received {Divine Ultimatum} and tried it himself, but there was no need to let her know about that. Yoon-seok changed the subject.
“Anyway, I have caused you an inconvenience. I’m sorry.”
“What? I, it’s alright.”
Did she not expect him to apologize? Although it was a matter of course, she was flustered. Then she waved her hands and said it was okay. Yoon-seok wasn’t so stupid that he didn’t know she reacted that way because she was afraid of him.
“…”
Awkward silence. What was he supposed to say now? He asked himself, but there was no response, as he couldn’t come up with an answer. Meanwhile, she continued.
“…But will it be restored? This? No, it’ll work, right?”
Yoon-seok couldn’t answer. He didn’t know either.
‘This is a mess.’
A hole appeared in the waiting room, and not a small one either. It was big enough for a person to go back and forth without a hitch. If this remained, there would be many inconveniences in the future.
“…Let’s wait for now.”
“Oh, okay…”
That was the conclusion. In the meantime, Yoon-seok decided to ask after some things he was curious about.
“What floor are you on now?”
“…9th floor.”
If it was the 9th floor, that was when the clone appeared. Some time had passed since then, but she was still there? He wondered if that was normal…that wasn’t the point anyway.
‘I guess the waiting rooms aren’t packed by floor.’
Every time he got promoted, a phrase saying that he would move to a waiting room on the next floor always appeared, but maybe even if he ascended, the waiting room remained the same. Later, she carefully asked Yoon-seok about his floor, saying, “What about you?” and was very surprised when he answered honestly.
“You’re already on the 11th floor?”
If he hadn’t been on missions, exploration, and went back to Earth, he would’ve saved a lot of time. She wasn’t even teasing him, but it wasn’t necessary to use the word ‘already’ when he was only at that level.
“Well, you were that powerful back then.….”
She understood, but was she envious? The woman nodded bitterly, and she asked another question as if she’d suddenly thought of something.
“But how did you succeed on the 9th floor? It’s already my third try if I take up the challenge again. It becomes stronger… what should I do?”
Now that this happened, it seemed like she was using this opportunity to get information. But Yoon-seok was happy. He was the one who made a mistake and caused trouble, but he could make up for it. Still…
‘I don’t think this is going to help.’
He watched how his clone fought and imitated him, so he used that strategy to win the duel. It was simple to say, but if it were possible, she wouldn’t have asked this question. Maybe it worked on other floors, but this wasn’t a floor that a solution could be found from simple advice.
Just in case, Yoon-seok told her what his experience was during the duel, and she eagerly memorized everything he told her.
“If you can do it, I can do it… it feels like I know what I should do. Thank you.”
Had there been a change of heart? Or did her anger problems naturally heal in front of someone powerful? He didn’t know, but she was humble and gentle, unlike his impression during their first meeting.
“It’s Namgoong Soso.”
“…?”
“I don’t know how long this will last, but at least you should know my name. Let’s introduce ourselves; I don’t care if it’s an alias.”
The woman named Namgoong Soso misunderstood. Yoon-seok was startled for a moment as soon as he heard the name, though it wasn’t because he didn’t want to introduce himself. It was just…
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