“Why does it have to be the high-leveled ones, of all things?” Kim Jin-Woo asked.

“All those who ended up being labyrinth masters were born on at least the 8th Floor,” Mr. Baek replied.

It was like finally putting the missing pieces of a puzzle together. That meant it hadn’t been a coincidence that he and Yoon-Hee were chosen by the labyrinth. Those thoughts ran through Kim Jin-Woo’s head while he listened to Mr. Baek's explanation.

“This isn’t confirmed information, so just take it with a grain of salt. There are rumors that the higher one’s level is, the higher one’s chance of becoming a labyrinth master becomes. In fact, the labyrinth masters in overseas countries are all close to the highest level.”

“I heard that the 4th Floor labyrinth master that was murdered wasn’t particularly high leveled,” Kim Jin-Woo commented.

“That’s why I said to take this information with a grain of salt. It’s more of a likelihood than a certainty.”

This information was definitely going to be an obstacle moving forward, but Kim Jin-Woo understood where Mr. Baek’s speculation was coming from. But he had another question on his mind. “If I become a labyrinth master, what happens to you, Mr. Baek?”

Mr. Baek was as cold-blooded as they came. For someone who had once even threatened Kim Jin-Woo’s own family to force him to do his bidding, there was no way he was doing this simply out of altruism.

There was definitely something Mr. Baek was expecting...