Turns Out To Be a Genius Duelist

Tick, tick.

The clock sounds like it's coming from somewhere, turning back in time.

I no longer hear the queen's voice.

One of the last words she recited was engraved like a tattoo and tightened the heart of Yun Seok.

‘I knew about the clock...? ’

He certainly said that.

Die quickly, or I'll bring you back to life.

I have a lot to tell you when I wake up.

‘Something is wrong……. ’

My lips are parched.

It was too uneasy even for me.

With Thousand Horses, I was confident that I could succeed in this mission in any way I could.

That's why I planned a grand plan for Drakar to use up until < predatory >, taking time to meet the queen.

Only with the best of circumstances in mind.

I didn't assume the worst at any point.

Although there was a warning from Drakar…….

I didn't think the final boss on the 21st floor was enough to kill himself in a single word.

“Oh, it's been so long! ”

As he listens to Jeffrey's awkward greetings, Yoon-suk takes a deep breath and looks around.

“ ……! ”

A thousand horses leading an expedition at the forefront.

A gilded jewel to help you conduct next door.

A loud horse and a fairy brawl throughout the mission.

It was perfectly consistent with what it looked like 5 minutes ago in memory.

The only difference is, what Jeffrey said after that changed.

“Are you uncomfortable...? My hands are shaking... ”

Yoon-suk's palms were reflectively spread out.

It's not that bad, but my fingertips are trembling.

I grabbed my hands several times standing still.

Unlike my worries, I moved well.

At least there were no problems with the body.

Somehow the tremors went away.

“I'm afraid I must decline your offer. ”

“Yes? Offer? I haven't said anything yet...? ”

I'm sorry, but I don't have time to explain.

Yoon-suk left Jeffrey behind and headed somewhere.

You only have five minutes left.

In order not to repeat the same future, we have to have a solution within that time.

I don't know how to survive such a creature.

To be honest, I still can't feel it....

Maybe Drakar can give us a clue.

But I was closing in on him.

Whoo-hoo!

The field of view is as if the monitor has been turned off.

* * *

Darkened eyes slowly brightened.

When I woke up, everything was gray....

Everything was stopped.

Thousands of horses, gold bars, Geoffrey, the rest of the expedition. I didn't move as stiff as the old picture I took out.

Only Yoon-suk was free in it.

- You're awake.

I turned my head to the source of the sudden voice, and I saw two eyes looking down from the air of gray.

Yoon-suk instinctively realized.

I don't know why that monster appeared on the 21st floor mission....

A ranker from the Duels, or something more.

That's something one challenger cannot challenge.

To make a comparison, it feels similar to the mysterious affliction that gave us trenches or unique powers we met in the heavenly world last time…….

- Pardon me, comparing me to a degenerate.

Yoon-suk was flawed.

The second time I heard a cold voice, my whole body was horrified that I read my thoughts because I didn't go through it once or twice.

- Don't be afraid, I'm not your enemy.

“The enemy, no...? ”

It is not reasonable.

You said you'd come back to life once, but you didn't kill him.

Yoon-suk was listening carefully to the minerals she had thrown.

- It's a misunderstanding, it's just a mental sensitivity phenomenon with a fake.

He seems to be making excuses....

You still don't understand.

Yoon-suk asked directly.

“What do you want from me? ”

It's impossible to hide something while I'm thinking about it anyway, so I think this is better.

However, all I came back with was a disappointed voice.

- waking you up. That's the only one.

It was a different voice than before.

It was compassionate, cozy, and somewhat sad…….

- As soon as I saw you, you were one of the top candidates. The tower will use you to kill me one day. Using the power that the tower gave me.

The power that the tower gave me.

I immediately remembered what it said.

The S rank effect of the Perforation.

Kill the incapable.

You must be talking about this.

Biceps.

Heart starts beating rapidly.

Maybe the queen is the answer to a question I've been wondering for a long time.

Yoon-suk opened Pandora's box.

“… is that the purpose of the tower to create challengers? ”

- Yes, to be precise, we're going to pick out some very special ones. Like you and the girl who came with you.

In fact, I've thought about it before.

Maybe the tower is some kind of absolute military facility to stop invaders.

But you were right about that.

Soon, Yoon-suk realized what the Queen wanted.

‘Are you trying to turn me around? ’

She wants to change her mind by persuading a ‘candidate’ appointed by the tower.

There is still a contradiction to come to a conclusion.

“Why me? ”

The queen's "candidate" is not just Yoon-suk.

Thousand horses and a thousand dollars. Maybe they're both nominees.

They also destroyed a thousand pulsations of systems. Perhaps the former expedition commander whose tower was recreated was also a candidate in the past.

Anyway, that's not the point.

“Why did you call me, not her? ”

More powerful than he ever was.

In fact, the ratings from the tower were much higher.

But why did she summon only herself?

Was it just a matter of repetition?

- Not really.

The queen who read her thoughts answered her question.

- Wake up and we'll know.

“What are you talking about? ”

- We don't have time to tell everyone.

You don't have time?

I don't know what the hell that means.

Support positions -!

There was incontinence in the gray world.

When did everything seem so dangerous to me, too?

Yoon-suk gripped his teeth.

I still want to ask about it like a mountain.

Who you are, what's on the final floor of the tower, and what you can hope for when you get there.

I didn't hear anything.

- Take advantage of the dwarf I sent. Although it is said to be a fake, only with his help will you be able to go back alive.

Kwajijik-!

I got tangled up like a spider web.

The two eyes that were reminded of the air slowly closed.

“Wait a minute! ”

Yoon-suk reached out late....

- Don't forget, Rick Gersei.

I can't put the broken pieces back together again.

- In the past, now, the tower is your enemy.

With a hypnotic voice that resonates in your head.

The frozen world has collapsed.

* * *

The time it started flowing again.

The cold sweat on my whole body seemed to tell me that what had just stopped was a reality.

What the hell is she?

For what purpose did he call himself Rick Gersei?

There's more than one or two confusions....

‘That's not what we need to do right now. ’

The queen said, "Fake."

That would be the Queen of the Mission. And even though it was fake, the queen had the ability to kill Yoon-suk like the life of Paris.

‘But calling me.... You don't want me, a candidate, to die? No, but what about Rick Gersei? ’

Again, the question grows on my tail.

Yoon Seok shook his head while clearing his head quickly.

‘Let's think about it later. ’

The queen said.

Use the dwarf you sent.

If that is true, it is no coincidence that you encountered Drakar.

The only one capable of solving a messed up mission is the death of the expeditionary commander, and the death of the guardian dragon.

The Master Key chosen by the ‘Real' Queen to help Yoon-suk.

“Drakar.”

“… huhuhuhuhuhuhu. ”

Yoon-seok forced Drakar to stand up. Then I looked at Yoon-suk with a nagging face.

“I know you're not crazy. Can I talk to you for a second? ”

“... Why would I do that? ”

Why should I?

Because if you don't, everyone dies.

You're a thousand men. You're an expeditionary.

The queen will kill them all.

But that doesn't make any sense.

He has already given up and let go, he will not even listen to the ear.

It's just, you know, threats and torture.

Instead, Yoon-suk chose the official method.

“I don't have time to go around. ”

“Then I hope you won't waste it. ”

“I need your help. ”

Yoon-suk bowed.

Drakar touched his beard with a completely different attitude and became momentarily reminiscent.

“I didn't pretend to hear it until a few hours ago, and suddenly I see it like this.... Did you meet the queen? ”

“Yes, I met him. ”

Yoon-suk briefly explained that he died as soon as he met the Queen and returned 5 minutes ago using disposable items.

I didn't talk about the queen I met at a halt in time.

“Huh-huh-huh-huh. Now I understand. ”

“If you understand, will you help me? ”

“No, why would I? If you'd seen it, you'd know. It's like her front yard already. And you want to survive here? ”

Drakar makes fun of you.

I was suddenly irritated.

I don't want to be uncooperative....

I didn't like the act of just waiting for death in a tranced state.

“What's wrong with struggling? ”

“It didn't go wrong. It's just silly. ”

“Foolish? When I asked you why you were climbing the tower before, You said you were going up to live. Was that a lie?”

“That's ……. ”

Yoon Seok vaguely anticipated what would have been said behind the horse's tail.

“They were all worthy enemies back then. There was little hope of surviving. But the future queen is different. So you're not gonna do anything? ”

Drakar grips his teeth.

“... Why don't you turn? ”

He asked as if he didn't understand at all…….

It was a question that Yoon-suk couldn't even think about.

“He's still alive. ”

I struggle because I'm alive.

It's no mystery.

I've done it over and over again until now.

“The queen is different from us in nature. I saw her crush the dimension with my own eyes. Once the seal is broken, no matter how hard a challenger tries, nothing changes. ”

Maybe he's telling the truth.

Even though it was fake, the queen's ability for a while was truly unimaginable.

Just for a moment, I didn't know what hit me.

But…….

“Is that why you won't try? ”

I can try, but I have no reason not to.

Before he was actually advised to use Drakar, Yoon-suk tried to reach out to him and get a little information.

It may be impossible to overcome the current situation if you listen to it....

At least Yoon-suk tried to.

“Effort.... I'm not praying. ”

“ ……. ”

“So how much time do we have? ”

“Two minutes. No, I think we have about a minute. ”

Drakar grins.

“If it were me, I would have remembered the face of the woman I love once more during that time. Oh, you don't think there's a woman you love? ”

“ ……. ”

“It's already a pity to die. ”

It is hard to agree with the words "poor life."

It is a good sign that Hana Drakar's voice is starting to revitalize.

It's just...

“So are you going to help me? ”

“How can I help you even if I want to? ”

Yoon-suk's mouth was hard because of the grumbling that followed.

The queen said he could overcome the obstacles if he helped. So whatever it was, I asked him for help.

But there must be something wrong. Or a lie?

Yoon-suk gave up his blooming doubts.

“Think about it! There must be something I can do to help! If you help me, I can kill the queen... ”

- Kahahaha, kahahahahaha!

The laughter of the woman echoes as you approach Drakar.

I was... no, should I say after a while?

Anyway, it was the voice I heard before I died.

But the words that followed were different from then.

- You think a dwarf can kill me if he helps?

It was full of life and madness.

- I've been watching you do something funny, and you just keep climbing up!

“I was going to make fun of you for a second, but no. ”

Drakar kicks his tongue and shouts.

“Give it to me!”

“ ……? ”

“Give me that regression item you were talking about! ”

As Yoon-seok took out his pocket watch, Drakar quickly placed his hands on it.

At the same time, the phrase was blindfolded.

"Unique power ‘Reset’ resets the latency for reuse of old Audience Watch (Rank S +).

I felt faint for a moment, and the whole body trembled.

I can't believe this is what the Queen said...

Yoon-suk couldn't help but be surprised.

“Rosalind.”

Drakar speaks.

“When you go back, show me the item and tell me its name. Then I won't ask, I won't ask, I won't do what I just did. ”

“… Who is Rosalind? ”

He smiled at Yoon-suk's question.

And that moment.

“No matter what time I am, no matter what dimension.... ”

Whoo-hoo!

“She is a magical woman who will awaken me by name alone. ”

The darkness is out there.

* * *

"Dead"

"Old Audience Watch (Rank S +) returns owner's time to 5 minutes ago.

For the second time already, nothing has changed this time.

There was only one darkness, and it was all over.

Tick, tick.

Time stops and then slowly reverses.

Yoon Suk looked at Drakar as he went along the opposite direction.

Then, for a moment, my eyes met.

It must have felt that way from an angle, but it must have been a mistake.

But…….

"Rosalind. ’

His eyes seemed to say,

If you don't want to end up in a miserable life.

Never give up.