The stolen Labyrinth Core had been found, and as a bonus, the ruler of the eastern labyrinth had also been dealt with. But that wasn’t the end. There were two more Labyrinth Cores that hadn’t yet been collected, and after receiving Ortehaga’s message, Kim Jin-Woo also had to meet the Dragon Emperor, who had arrived at the 9th Floor.

“Mm, if I had known that things would turn out this way, I should have kept the Dragon Emperor as a hidden card,” he muttered.

Thinking he might require reinforcements, Kim Jin-Woo had mobilized the Dragon Emperor. He had been considering the possibility that should things go wrong, at the very least, he could still make use of the Dragon Emperor to sneak into Alitos’ empty labyrinth and finish him off.

“At that moment, that was the best solution we could think of. If things had gone wrong, Master would have had to deal with at least two Dukes, or perhaps even three at the same time,” Dominique said.

Kim Jin-Woo nodded. That decision would render the Ortehaga card unusable, but it had been impossible to foresee every situation from the beginning and play the right cards perfectly in the first place. There had been too many factors to consider in this war.

“You can’t even look him in the eyes, but you sure can speak perfectly fine,” Angela said sarcastically.

Dominique’s serious demeanor fell apart. She fidgeted and started blushing once more, unable to look straight at her master, and awkwardly looked away.

“Mm.”...