Turns Out To Be a Genius Duelist-Chapter 137

Chapter 137 Opportunity (4)

{Death God}

Rank A – See and deal with death.

Rank B – Registration List increases to a 500m radius, targeting everyone within range.

Rank C- Regardless of distance, you will move behind the subject registered in the list. The first blow will be given the unavoidable characteristic.

Rank D – Subjects registered in the list will be given the semi-permanent weakness condition, plus all their abilities will be reduced by 1 level.

Rank E – Appoint the cause of death of a subject registered in the list. When the subject dies in an appointed manner, the additional ability of Asura will be opened.

Rank F – Sign a master-servant contract with Asura. After use, one subject within a 10m radius will be registered on the list.

After checking the approximate effects, Yoon-seok glanced up. A form was materializing in the otherwise empty waiting room.

“…”

A monster with three faces and six limbs. This was the Asura obtained from b Death God}. Yoon-seok sighed.

‘…Is this all my karma?’

The brutal and malicious face, the evil spirit faces hanging from the side of his head. Furthermore, each of its six arms was as thick as a bull’s waist. To be honest, it looked quite strong, but…

In the future, this would be Yoon-seok’s summoned creature. In other words, his pet.

“…”

Yoon-seok, taking in Asura once more, bowed his head, feeling miserable. A baby unicorn, or a cute, cat-like spirit animal. He didn’t expect anything like that, as he normally emphasized practicality rather than good appearances. But even if that was the case, wasn’t this too much?

“It’s too much, so go back now.”

“…?”

At Yoon-seok’s order, the Asura tilted his three faces at once. It didn’t seem to understand what he was saying. Was it impossible to release the summoning?

“…You can’t go back?”

“…”

He asked the question hoping for reassurance, and Asura nodded carefully. Even worse. It meant that they had to stick together not only during battles but wherever they went. His head felt like it was splitting all of a sudden.

‘I think I have to try the list and the rest of the effects… let’s stop and finish up the rest.’

Not wanting to think about it any further, Yoon-seok let his attention slide away from Asura. He had 6,226,000 AP in total. On top of that, he had plenty more once the amount from the recycled equipment was factored in. The rank of the sword held by his foe, who said everything was fake in the last match, was A+. But as he was going to throw it.

“…?”

He felt a desperate gaze from behind him. Looking back, Asura was watching him closely. No, he was staring at the sword Yoon-seok held.

“You want it?”

Nod.

Asura’s face brightened immediately. It appeared he wanted this sword, but looking at those six large arms, he wondered if a weapon was even necessary.

“Bring it on.”

“…?”

“Bring it on. I’ll give it to you if I think it’s worth having you use it.”

Since things had gone this far, he thought of testing out its skills using it in an actual duel. But then.

“…?”

As soon as he told him to bring it on, Asura smirked as if it were ridiculous. Yoon-seok wasn’t that slow-witted to not notice the slight gesture, even though it didn’t say a word.

‘Wouldn’t you look at that?’

He didn’t know if this was supposed to happen, but the first creature he summoned was rather arrogant.

Despite his confidence, it didn’t take him long to teach Asura manners. Exactly 3 minutes after Yoon-seok picked up the sword, respect and fear were deeply engraved in Asura’s eyes.

‘Even if there’s room for growth in the future, it’s too weak?’

As Yoon-seok looked at Asura with dissatisfaction, Asura kept his head bowed. Even though it wasn’t acknowledged by his master, he appeared to have already decided that he would never get the sword. Yoon-seok sighed.

“Take it.”

“…?”

“If you don’t pay for the meal, I’ll take it back and recycle it.”

“…!”

As Yoon-seok grumbled, Asura breathed out his nose with an overjoyed expression. He carefully accepted the sword given by Yoon-seok with all six of its hands. It looked ugly, but seeing how happy it was, it somehow looked a little cute.

Swish.

Yoon-seok quickly turned away from Asura. No matter how brief it was, he thought it was cute after seeing that? It must have made him go weird to gain so many odd skills.

「Your purchase has arrived.」

「Please check the lower part of the description.」

Yoon-seok opened the store page and used 3.75 million AP to upgrade his Rank B skills. b Non-verbal magic}, {Demonify}, {Immortality}, {Decapitation}, and b Metallurgy}, he had 5 Unique Skills still at Rank B, but he’d already decided which skill to upgrade first.

{Demonify}

Rank A – The duration increases to 3 minutes.

The newly added Rank A effect was pretty good. No, it was fantastic. He experienced what he could do for 1 minute on the previous mission, but now it tripled?

‘Then should we slowly go up again?’

Originally, he would upgrade one more Unique Skill to Rank A by adding AP from the recycled equipment, but he had gifted Asura with the sword instead. Since he couldn’t take away what he had done, Yoon-seok abandoned the thought and challenged the next trial.

‘We’re already on the 19th floor.’

The Sword Demon stopped at the 19th floor. He heard that he decided to train since he barely survived after meeting a strong enemy on the 18th floor. Yoon-seok didn’t know who his 19th-floor duel opponent was as Cheon-ma had told him that it wouldn’t be fun if she gave it away.

It was likely that his opponent would be a recreated being, but perhaps not. However, Yoon-seok didn’t think too much about it.

「Get ready. The duel will begin soon.」

Whoever it was, he would find out soon.

「Countdown is starting.」

His eyes flashed, and his surroundings changed. He wasn’t in the circular arena he was accustomed to, however, but a white snowy field where everything was frozen. A blizzard raged about him.

「3.」

Was it a similar trial to the Giant Hydra he met in the swamp on the 5th floor? If his prediction was correct, this opponent was likely to be something other than a challenger. In other words, it would be a trial that determined the whole level of the duelist.

「2.」

Where was the enemy? Yoon-seok looked for his opponent among the snowflakes scattered by the buffeting winds. But so far, nothing had caught his eye. He could only see Asura standing beside him, holding his sword with six hands and whining.

「1.」

He was probably flustered because he couldn’t move. He didn’t need to tell him because he would learn after experiencing it a few times.

「START!」

The duel began, and at that exact moment.

Boooooooom.

A mountain moved beyond the blurry snowstorm. Yoon-seok realized it only then. It looked like a mountain through the blizzard, but it was his opponent.

‘Death God.’

Yoon-seok first tried using his newly acquired skill. A book wrapped in an ominously dark aura appeared in front of Yoon-seok.

「Register the target on the list.」

Slide.

The book opened on its own, and a name was engraved into the otherwise blank pages.

「Deus Koadunus.」

Following its name, brief information about it was written below. It turned out that it was an ancient creature that existed in myths. The information wasn’t that useful, so Yoon-seok focused on the next part.

「Would you like to appoint the cause of death?」

Come to think of it; there was something like this. If he described how his foe would die and killed them in a suitable method, would Asura become stronger? Yoon-seok, already disappointed in Asura’s fighting power, didn’t expect much, but it would be better to take advantage of everything he could. The problem was…

‘The cause of death? Then what should I write?’

Heart attack? The shock from excessive bleeding? Common causes from the modern world came to mind first, but it wasn’t well-matched in this case. Instead, b Demonify}, {Dark Knight}, Judgment of the Ruined Monarch, and his other skills. As expected, these were good options, but he wanted to check the power of the Natural Energy he learned of in the previous duel.

But was this abstract thought itself enough?

「Deus Koadunus’s death has been appointed as death by explosion.」

It was determined.

「Please specify the date and time of death.」

The date and time of death… he thought 3 seconds later would be enough.

Rumbleeeee-!

Skywrath Energy mixed with Natural Energy and wrapped around Yoon-seok’s sword.

「The subject registered on the list has been murdered.」

「The date and time of deathmatch exactly.」

「Asura’s strength level rises by +1.」

Boooooom.

The snowfield vibrated, and beyond the snowstorm, the huge outline of that mountain disappeared without a trace. As if a nuclear bomb had destroyed it entirely.

「Victory.」

It was still before he properly met his enemy, but the duel ended.

‘It’s easier than the 18th floor.’

Yoon-seok smacked his lips as if it were bland. However, the man he met on the previous floor was an extremely exceptional case. It was a difficulty level that suited Yoon-seok.

「10 million AP will be paid as a reward.」

「Unique Skill b Predation} will be activated.」

When his selection of trophies from {Predation was complete, another phrase appeared, and his view blacked out.

「Move to the admin’s area on the 20th floor.」

Far removed from the snowy fields, he was greeted by a warm cabin. Elle smiled gently as she welcomed Yoon-seok.

“You’re here?”

It hadn’t been long in terms of the actual flow of time, but it had several months from Yoon-seok’s perspective. Was that why her usual greeting was especially good to hear today? But then.

Crunch.

He heard something breaking behind him. When he checked quickly, he saw Asura, who tagged along, stood with his head stuck in the ceiling. Yoon-seok awkwardly swiped the back of his neck. He should apologize for what his summoned creature did, but how should he explain this?

It was a useless concern. Elle, observing Yoon-seok’s every move like a stalker, appeared to already know about Asura’s existence.

“Wow, so cute!”

Elle approached Asura and poked his forearms. Asura looked at Yoon-seok and stood completely still. At the same time, he started to make weird ‘Grrrrr!’ noises.

“You think he’s cute…?”

“Yes. What’s his name?”

“Asura.”

“No, not like that. You didn’t even give him a name yet?”

“…”

When Yoon-seok closed his mouth, Elle smiled as if she knew already.

“Then can I name it for you?”

“…Yes, please.”

With Yoon-seok’s permission, Elle lost herself in thought.

“Hmm… what about Ara? It’s from Asura, so Ara! It’s a pretty name, right?”

Ara… it was a pretty name. He was sure it would suit him unless Asura were a muscle monster with three faces and six limbs. Yoon-seok looked at him.

“…”

Ara was shaking his head desperately.

“I’ll name him appropriately later on.”

“Huh? Why? Is the name Ara not good enough?”

Elle’s expression was one of perfect innocence, as if she couldn’t understand it, but Yoon-seok worked hard to keep Asura’s dignity intact. And in the meantime, he noticed a part of the cabin felt off.

“…?”

Unlike usual, the table was empty. There was no tea nor refreshments that Yoon-seok liked. Did something happen without his knowledge, making her treatment toward him change? He looked back on his past actions, but he couldn’t find anything in particular that stood out. But as if it suddenly came to mind when she saw Yoon-seok scanning the table…

“Ah, there’s no time for this!”

“Is there something urgent?”

“Yes. I’ll send you back to the waiting room now.”

Originally, Elle always wanted him to spend time here for as long as possible whenever he came, but she was going to let him off right away? What was the reason?

“Is it because of that precious opportunity?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“You still can’t tell me what it is?”

“No, it’s not like that…”

“…?”

“I think it’d be better to see it in person. Then, I’ll send you off?”

It was in the form of a question, but it had nothing to do with Yoon-seok’s intention. As soon as Elle finished speaking, his vision grew dark.

And…

「Move to the 20th-floor waiting room.」

The moment when he came back to the waiting room, numerous additional phrases emerged simultaneously.

「The number of challengers who’ve reached the 20th floor has hit 2,000.」

「The top No. 4 ranking system of the Tower of Duels will be activated.」

「You have met the standards of the Tower. Start dimension fusion.」

「Fusion complete.」

「The trial begins in earnest.」

「Matching will take place as of the 30th, and you can no longer challenge the trials as you wish.」

Yoon-seok now knew what the precious opportunity was.

「Achievement Front-runner has been completed.」

「No. 4 Tower of Duels will be closed.」

「Challengers below the 20th floor can attempt other trials.」

He didn’t know what was about to start, but he barely boarded the last train.