Lancelot.

It was a name he had heard many times. The new master of The Round Table Guild.

He had climbed the Tower together with Arthur, and about a hundred years ago, he became a High-Ranker who raised The Round Table to the threshold of being a big guild. But for that Lancelot to be a traitor

You are not surprised?

As YuWon didnt give a reaction to this shocking news, Arthur thought something was weird, so he said, Looks like you dont know who Lancelot is. Well, The Round Table has probably disappeared by now.

The Round Table hasnt disappeared. Rather, it has become much larger than before.

Really?

Hearing such unexpected news after thousands of years, Arthurs tone became a little brighter. However, that was also only for a moment.

Then Lancelot must still be there.

Yes.

Ill need to hurry even more. A liveliness returned to Arthurs voice. Will you accept my request?

Even if you ask me that YuWon let out an awkward sigh. Im not a necromancer.

What?

The reason I can hear you right now is probably due to an effect of this item. I dont have the ability to raise you as an Undead like a necromancer can.

Impossible Arthurs voice faltered a little, seemingly having lost all hope.

After thinking over Arthurs reaction a little, YuWon nodded. But I can still try my best. Its not like there are no other methods.

Methods?

There is a way. I was thinking of obtaining a skill like this since I had collected a bunch of souls recently anyway, so its not that bad for me.

He was already planning to meet Merlin at some point, and now, there wasnt even a need to take a detour, and if Arthur became his ally, it would only be a great boon for YuWon.

I did need to deal with Lancelot at some point.

More than that, it wasnt just for Arthurs sake. YuWon couldnt bear to leave The Round Table and Britain to be corrupted, and if he was able to lure out Lancelot, a bigger fish might follow as well.

Its good timing.

YuWon nodded. Ill accept your request.

Thank you.

[You have accepted Arthurs request.]

[Starting Purification of Britain.]

[Upon completion, you will receive the full submission of the King of Knights, Arthur.]

[You have obtained the soul of the King of Knights.]

A message appeared, and quite an unexpected one at that. YuWon thought it was just a simple request, but for a system message to be created for it

Is this a type of hidden piece as well?

It had already been over a thousand years since Arthur died. He had probably become a part of the system after existing for so long inside Susanoos dungeon.

The Purification of Britain was probably a quest related to the traitor, Lancelot.

His full submission

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It might have sounded like an odd reward, but YuWon was satisfied with it.

Its not bad.

The two things required to control an Undead were a strong body and a strong soul. However, just those two werent enough to completely control an Undead.

For an Undead to use 100% of the power it had when it was alive, the Undead must willingly choose a master and fully submit to them. In that sense, the reward for this quest had considerable meaning.

Shwoo

As he removed the hand blocking the eye, Arthurs soul was sucked into Kyne. This was the first soul YuWon had obtained.

As the fight had ended, YuWon picked up Arthurs sword, Excalibur, from the floor.

Merlin What will that grandpa think about this?

He had an odd feeling. If he was lucky enough to obtain a skill related to necromancy, he might be able to reunite Arthur and Merlin. But if that were to happen, what would Merlin think of Arthur who had become an Undead?

But I cant not let them meet because of something like that.

Merlin had always wanted to reunite with Arthur, no matter what. He had searched all over the Tower for many spirit masters to see Arthur again.

Arthur also had some things he needed to say to Merlin, and so not letting the two meet wasnt a good choice at all.

> It was less intense than I expected.

Susanoo mumbled to himself after observing the fight from the back.

> I thought he would be a more useful fellow.

Was it a coincidence when you killed Arthur?

Hearing YuWons question, a smirk appeared on Susanoos face.

Arthurs death and disappearance left many unsolved questions, especially the fact that Susanoo had killed Arthur, which was news even to YuWon.

Susanoo was an aggressive Ranker. He didnt shy away from murder, and his personality was violent. It wasnt too strange to assume that Susanoo happened to meet Arthur, killed him, and turned him into an Undead

But to call it a coincidence was still too weird considering the time period.

> Who knows? Susanoo didnt answer YuWon.

Both YuWon and Susanoo were individuals who wouldnt give out answers for free.

> After you reach the very top, Ill answer that question as well.

Just what was at the top of this tower?

Will I figure it out as I climb?

After YuWon put Arthurs legacy, Excalibur, into his inventory, he continued to climb the tower again.

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Time passed.

It had already been three months since YuWon stopped doing the outside tests and all other activities.

At the Ranking Management Bureau on the 50th Floor, the managers working there had become unusually terrified.

This was because of the appearance of a Ranker who had suddenly barged in.

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D-Do you have any other questions?

The managers all had the same thought of turning this man away after doing the work he requested.

Although the Ranking Bureau was defined as a non-aggression zone for all guilds, this man wasnt someone who cared about that.

His eyes showed his curiosity about something.

He turned and flicked his head and asked, This guy, where is he from? Where is he right now?

In an instant, the members in the Bureau became stiff with fright.

They were curious if he had come down to check the lower rankings for the first time in a while, but he was asking for this information.

The authority to browse a players private information wasnt given to anyone, even the big guilds.

We cant tell you that.

Creak

Someone entered the room through a door. He had a young face, like a child who had just turned ten, but the other managers bowed their heads to him.

Hey, errand boy.

Im the Director now. Wheres your respect?

The Director of the Ranking Management Bureau and also the right hand of the Administrators who governed over an entire floor. He was someone even Rankers would be fearful of.

However, the man wasnt afraid and even increased his energy.

Rumble

A heavy air filled the room.

The managers all held their breaths and controlled themselves because they felt that if they let in even a single breath, the air would squeeze into their lungs and break them from the inside out.

The ground subtly shook, and as the man increased his energy, so did the Director to match him.

Are you trying to fight the Management Bureau with just a clone?

The man, Son OhGong, glared at the Director for a moment, but he soon turned away and left the Bureau. He knew it was an impossible request from the start. Asking to check a players personal information was a special privilege of the Administrators.

Step, step

Puah

Cough, hoo

After Son OhGong left, the managers could finally stop holding their breaths.

Th-That was a clone?

It wasnt his real body?

Son OhGong.

As one of the highest ranked High-Rankers, it was known that he could create hundreds of clones at a time. But although they knew their strengths would be decreased proportionally, the Son OhGong just then was a weakened clone version of him.

If that guy was in his real body, it wouldnt be me but the Administrator who wouldve needed to come.

Saying that the Administrator wouldve needed to come meant that not even the Director of the Bureau would have been able to do anything if Son OhGong had gone there personally.

It also meant that if someone wished to stop him, they needed to have power at least equal to an Administrator.

I-Is he that strong?

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In any case, other than information about rankings, other information must not be revealed. Even if that information may be minor.

The Ranking Management Bureau didnt just determine the ranks of Rankers, but it also had the job of recording the test results of each floor. That information was used to determine ranks, and that was why the Ranking Management Bureau had information about all the players.

This was also why all the big guilds always paid attention to what the Management Bureau said and did as they were known to have all the information in the Tower.

However, the Directors eyes were glued to the individual that was on the screen.

Of course, we dont particularly have anything to tell them either.

[Name: Kim YuWon]

[Origin: ?]

[Organization: -]

[Ranking: -]

[Grade: E]

[Potential: S]

Other than his name and appearance, all other basic information about him wasnt properly known, not even to the Bureau.

Since grade was determined by the floor he was on, it was meaningless, and since he wasnt a Ranker, his ranking wasnt set either. There werent any known organizations he was a part of, which was understandable up to this point.

But for us to not know his origin

The director thought back to all the other ranks.

This is a first.

He had lived as an errand boy for many thousands of years already. He had worked under an Administrator, and after coming into the Bureau, he had seen many Rankers. Among those, he had seen the highest High-Rankers who deemed themselves the masters of the Tower, and he had seen low Rankers who were only barely Rankers.

However, there wasnt a single player among them he couldnt find the origin for.

From our research, he seems to have come to the Tower from a world called Earth, but why isnt information about his origin registered?

There was no way the system could produce an error because it was an ever-unchanging and omnipotent power.

There is a reason the Administrators are interested in this guy.

He wasnt just a player with outstanding test results. He was an existence even the system couldnt determine the origin of.

He fought the test examiner to a draw on the 11th Floor. He obtained the Stone of the Sea on the 20th Floor and disappeared.

The outcomes of his tests werent just high. Kim YuWons path of dominance through the Tower had never been seen before.

Now that I think about it, hes been stopped on the 21st Floor for about three months now.

Until then, news about Kim YuWon had arrived daily.

Maybe he had stopped his climb, but after YuWon advanced to the 21st Floor, he hadnt shown himself for a long time.

Its not unusual to stop there after being satisfied with the results

Most players would give up in the middle somewhere before becoming a Ranker because taking the test meant risking ones life. So it wasnt unprecedented for YuWon to stop now.

But I cant say its not a shame.

YuWon looked unstoppable only three months ago.

Shwip

The director pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and held it in his mouth.

There had never been a player who had won a fight with a Ranker on the 10th Floor or lower. Even the Great Sage, Heavens Equal, Son OhGong, had only defeated the Chimera Creator on the 50th Floor, and he was the one who had become a High-Ranker only a few years after becoming a Ranker.

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Maybe as a side effect of working this job for a long time, a question came to the directors mind, If a guy like this were to become a Ranker, what rank would he be?