Turns Out To Be a Genius Duelist

arge space that looked like the main hall.
He couldn’t sense anyone else other than the King of Steel.
However, a strange phenomenon was happening in front of him.

’Why is magic only dissipated from there?’

Yoon-seok’s magic couldn’t cross that threshold.
No, to be exact, the moment he crossed a point, it dissipated.

’I’ve experienced something similar…’

He felt a strange déjà vu, but he couldn’t remember when or where.

’…Anyway, it’s a relief that he seems to be alone.’

Yoon-seok moved secretly, gently crossing the palace’s fence to where the King of Steel was.
Numerous swordsmen patrolled the grounds, but Yoon-seok couldn’t be found.
However…

“…?”

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Yoon-seok stopped.

「All skills and powers are sealed by Unique Skill b Cultivator}.」

「Unique Skill b Divine Ultimatum} is available.」

「Unique Skill b Transcendental Muscle} is available.」

{Cultivator}

It was an ordinary skill.

He was the first swordsman who used Upper Qigong he met while ascending the Tower, Lavan Vargas.
Yoon-seok met with him at the 18th-floor duel.
Because his skills and power were sealed, he was at a disadvantage in dealing with him.
He learned Natural Energy from his opponent and fought against him somehow, but…

‘In the end, I was the one who lost.’

If it weren’t for the Extinction effect of equipment Purity, Yoon-seok would’ve lost then.
Of course, he had another chance to fight with the vintage pocket watch, but it was still a gamble.
That was how strong he was.

’Why is that man here…?’

Sometimes Yoon-seok thought of him.
The man he met that day was a duplicate.
He would’ve become a ranker, so what rating would the Tower have given him? Well, there was no way to know since Yoon-seok didn’t know his nickname.

’That’s great.’

Yoon-seok smiled.
Although he didn’t know why he was here with King of Steel… well, it wasn’t that important.
They were probably close.

—You are the second most swordsman-like swordsman I, Kerixis, the King of Steel, has ever met.

Maybe the first was him.

’If I do well today, I can fill up two seats.’

A total of twelve people could use tickets to the Queen’s Palace.
Except for Cheon-ma, Lee Su-yeon, and himself, nine seats were left.
He had a hunch that these two would be enough to fulfill the basic criteria, although it was unclear if they would join him on the journey.

Slideeeee.

Yoon-seok slid the main hall door open.
Unlike normal royal palaces, no guards were deployed here.
Indeed, having those guards here would be useless.
There were very few people who could threaten the King of Steel, and if someone could, ordinary security wouldn’t be of much help.

“You’re finally here.”

Did he know Yoon-seok was coming? When the door opened, a voice greeted him.
However, perhaps he didn’t expect it to be Yoon-seok…

“Oh…”

As soon as he saw Yoon-seok’s mask, the King of Steel, sitting on his huge throne, exclaimed.
Lavan Vargas turned.

“Do you know him?”

“On and off, he’s the first person to teach me to defeat.”

“…That swordsman?”

Lavan looked slightly surprised at the King of Steel’s answer.
Yoon-seok smiled.
Since they met when he was a replica, it was natural for him not to remember.

“Swordsman, did you come to finish the duel that you couldn’t that day?”

Sitting arrogantly, the King of Steel rose from his seat.
At the same time, Yoon-seok felt as if the entire hall was being filled.

’He might die, and yet he’s still enjoying this…’

Come to think of it; it was the same in the last duel.
Although it was suspended due to the Tower’s interference, the moment when his death was certain, he laughed joyfully as if even his death was a kind of play.

Thud.

Yoon-seok shook his head as he approached.

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“It’s not about the duel.
I’m here to ask for a favor.”

“Favor?”

Perhaps it was unexpected as the King of Steel tilted his head and smiled.

“I refuse.”

“…?”

Yoon-seok was a little flustered.
He didn’t expect him to move as he thought he would, but… to be honest, he never thought about this happening.

“You don’t want to listen to what it is about?”

“Yeah, it’s no fun to listen.”

Then what was interesting to him? Yoon-seok didn’t ask such a question out loud.
When he realized the unexpected guest was him, the King of Steel had been warming up as if he was impatient.

‘Is that the only thing he has in mind…?’

It was a little late, but Yoon-seok admitted it.

“What do you think? Since you’re here, why don’t you finish what you couldn’t that day?”

Persuading him to become a teammate wasn’t enough in the first place.

“If there’s anything you want, you should just beat me and take it!”

The King of Steel was more of a beast.
Decisions were made not based on rational judgment but only on instinct and the mood he was feeling at that moment.
Even if his life was at stake, he didn’t care at all.

’I got it wrong.’

Even if he managed to get a man like this to join the Queen’s Match, he might do something impulsive.
No matter how skilled such a person was, he wasn’t suitable to join as a colleague.

’I should’ve done it like this from the beginning.’

Crack.
Crackkk.

Yoon-seok moved his neck and loosened the Dimensional Muscles clumped together on his shoulders.
Amusement began to circulate in the King of Steel’s eyes.

“Oh, so you’re finally willing to do it?”

Rather than being willing to do it, Yoon-seok just realized.

’If he doesn’t intend to listen, I have no choice but to make him listen.’

It was faster to tame than persuade a beast.

「Magic stats drop to F- due to the effect of triggering Compressed Muscle.」

「Actual stat of strength has reached MAX.」

「Due to power Transcendence, the limitation disappears.」

All this required was overwhelming power.

「Your current strength stat is three levels higher than the opponent’s strength stat.」

「Due to the King Muscle effect, muscle efficiency increases by 1.5x.」

Soothing his compressed muscles that wriggled as if they would burst right away, Yoon-seok quietly regarded Kerixis Jagun Alzbehiyan Bernille.

“…”

“Be my colleague.”

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Of course, they needed to sort out the rankings before that.