I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 122
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 122
Finals (1)
“Baek Jin-woooooo!”
“Guild Master! Uhahahaha! This is absolutely insane!”
Swoosh!
As he achieved victory and returned to the arena, the guild members swarmed him.
“It’s the finals! The finals!”
“We’re at least second place in the world now!”
Even Oh Sun-young, who was usually so stoic, was smiling brightly, overwhelmed with emotion.
“Sniff, sob…!”
Kang Geon-ho was even shedding tears, which was so unlike him.
As the current domestic ranking number one, he knew.
If they had gone alone, they would have returned to South Korea dejectedly without even making it to the round of 16, just like before.
No matter how hard they tried, they would have had to endure the barrage of journalists’ questions with guilty expressions.
But now?
They could all return as heroes.
A triumphant homecoming.
They could return to their homeland receiving a warm welcome!
“Geon-ho.”
“…Hyung-nim.”
Hwang Ju-won grinned as he watched the crying Kang Geon-ho.
“What’s a grown man crying for? How embarrassing.”
There was also a slight moisture in his eyes as he spoke.
How much effort had they put in all this time.
To live up to Baek Jin-woo and Hunkyo’s expectations, they had run and trained day and night.
Through endless sparring, they had honed each of their summoned creatures.
‘Although that young and cool guild master accomplished it all by himself.’
Still!
The joy of victory was indescribable.
“Good work, our guild master. You were so cool.”
He recalled that performance from just a few minutes ago.
Baek Jin-woo vs Jenos.
The bloody battle between Tyrant and Hunkyo, and the Transmutation Alchemist’s Chimera No.9…
‘Insane.’
That match footage would probably be clipped and remain as a legendary scene forever.
Later, it might even be made into a history book.
“Ha.”
“Hahaha.”
The guild members looked at each other and laughed.
We are.
Standing together in that moment of history.
‘Later, surely at least a line with our names will remain, right?’
No, maybe a whole book will be made separately?
Isn’t it the same with Genghis Khan?
The Four Steeds and Four Hounds.
The eight generals who followed him to establish the Mongol Empire remain in history just as they were.
“It’s still too early to celebrate.”
Baek Jin-woo shook his head as he separated himself from the guild members.
The emotion lingering in his expression was…
Greed?
No, the word ‘resolve’ would be more fitting.
“When is the finals?”
“Probably in two days. The third and fourth place match between the United States and Japan comes first.”
“Hmm.”
Baek Jin-woo closed his eyes.
The excited atmosphere calmed down slightly.
‘Don’t tell me he’s really aiming for the championship?’
‘Whoa, that would be really tough.’
‘England’s roster is on a different level from the United States… At this rate, the guild master might have to face ten players alone, but even if it’s the guild master, would that be possible?’
Self-deprecation rose up in an instant.
The guild master definitely had the strength to face Rachel, but the fact that it might not happen because of them… emotionally tormented them.
‘Right, it’s really not time for us to be happy. We should be apologizing instead.’
‘Even if this year can’t be helped, next year we’ll really improve.’
‘We need to get into the world rankings too. When he’s spoon-feeding us this obviously.’
They felt something too.
If they trained with Baek Jin-woo for another year?
They would definitely grow.
More perfectly and faster than any other player in the world.
“First.”
Baek Jin-woo’s mind worked quickly.
Right.
After facing Jenos, he understood.
Rachel was definitely a level above him, and if he had to deal with people like Oliviana Veil before facing her, he would definitely be drained.
“I need to meet Rachel once.”
“What, Rachel?”
“Really?
“What are you planning to do by meeting her…”
Baek Jin-woo grinned.
“I need to provoke her once.”
Her pride.
In a fight where the honor of 【Who is the world’s strongest!】 was at stake, facing each other when neither was in perfect condition? That would inevitably cause talk.
A duel.
Baek Jin-woo was thinking of suggesting a proper 1-on-1 to Rachel.
He didn’t know if it would work, but with the mindset of just trying, Baek Jin-woo moved his steps.
London League Casino.
“Sigh.”
Chairman Andrew lamented.
The documents in his hand contained betting information placed in the VIP room.
Everything else had collapsed.
Since South Korea had advanced to the finals in the first place, most folders had crumbled.
For England’s victory, the odds were so low that betting was meaningless.
So usually they bet by combining it with other folders.
In short, the most common betting combination was this.
[England Victory]
[United States Runner-up]
‘But.’
Some crazy bastards had bet 1 billion each on South Korea’s victory and England’s runner-up finish.
Eleven tickets at that.
[South Korea : 24.00]
[United Kingdom : 3.14]
[Total : 75.36]
“What crazy bastards would bet 11 billion on 75-to-1 odds?”
It was absurd.
It was basically the level of donating money, and now it was holding them back.
What if South Korea actually won in the finals?
They’d have to pay out a whopping 829 billion.
‘Nearly 600 million dollars…’
It was a figure that made him gasp.
For reference, League Casino’s annual operating profit was 500 million dollars.
If they had to pay that out, this year would record an operating loss.
“Come on, surely Korea won’t win?”
CEO Robert laughed, but Chairman Andrew was afraid.
“Didn’t you watch the match?”
“I did.”
“And someone who watched says that?”
“…”
Come to think of it, this wasn’t a situation they could just laugh off.
The Baek Jin-woo they saw was definitely a monster.
Not only did he casually face Jenos, but when he fought Chimera No.9 with control…
‘He really is crazy.’
‘It felt like watching someone who’d been playing one game for decades?’
‘How do you dodge all that fountain-like spraying acid with just control?’
“Chairman…”
Robert continued in a tone suggesting everything would be fine.
“Still, we have Rachel, don’t we? The other members are all tough too.”
“Right. Definitely right. But…”
The chairman smoothly pushed a newspaper placed on the other side.
“Take a look at this.”
“What’s this?”
“An article from this morning.”
And it was a front-page article at that.
[Baek Jin-woo Visits Rachel, Boldly Proposes. Finals to be 1-on-1!]
“Huh?”
Robert quickly picked up the newspaper.
Rustle! He unfolded it and rolled his eyes quickly, reading the content.
“…1-on-1, a duel? What kind of bullshit is this?”
“Baek Jin-woo must have met Rachel separately. He suggested all other players enter without summoned creatures and have a 1-on-1 head-to-head match.”
“Come on, what!”
Robert let out a hollow laugh.
“Does that even make sense? Do they think we’re idiots? That we’d accept that.”
“The problem is… Rachel didn’t refuse.”
“What?!”
Robert’s voice grew louder.
“Is that really true?”
“She hasn’t accepted yet either, but… Anyway. The British people would naturally want her to reject that proposal. But you know too. The choice is absolutely up to Rachel.”
Rachel’s current position was honestly above the king.
She was the spiritual pillar of the entire nation.
The woman who revived the soul of the British Empire, once a hegemonic power, in the 21st century.
“And according to expert analysis, Rachel showed particular weakness against Jinugod. She even respected him.”
“…That does seem to be the case.”
In the beginning.
Looking at various articles mentioning Jinugod, you could see her treating him as too divine an existence.
And such a person made that request?
“Hmm. Even so…”
Would she accept such an unreasonable request, even going against public opinion?
He thought not, but somehow felt uneasy.
“…”
Rachel sat in her chair with her eyes closed.
“Sister!”
“Captain, surely you’re not planning to accept such an absurd proposal?”
The Red Rose Guild members confronted her.
“It’s obviously a dirty trick!”
“How dare they try to reach for the championship with such a shallow scheme…!”
Rachel opened her mouth while watching the guild members who couldn’t contain their anger and were jumping around.
“But.”
“…”
“It’s kind of funny.”
Swoosh.
She glanced over the guild members once, then chuckled.
“In the old days, you were all confident, saying I could go out alone and get a pentakill… Now your stance is a bit different? Why, do you think I’ll lose?”
“No, sister. That’s not what we mean!”
“Right. That’s right, but…”
Come to think of it, that was true.
Why are we feeling anxious?
Rachel is invincible anyway.
Originally, shouldn’t we have been laughing leisurely and happy about it?
“Jinugod told me.”
Rachel muttered.
“If I just do that, SKY and RED ROSE will be blood allies for the next 10 years. Of course, there’s a condition that we don’t betray first.”
“You’re going to accept that request just to form a blood alliance with those guys?”
“It’s not ‘just.'”
Rachel said firmly.
‘It’s not “just” but an incredible opportunity.’
Being able to remain in a legal friendship with Jinugod – why wouldn’t that be amazing?
Sugoi, Jenos, Moscow Man, Baekcheon too.
None of them would have ever received such a proposal from Jinugod.
Honestly, even if he had advised her to just forfeit with that suggestion, she would have considered it.
England couldn’t kick her out anyway.
They couldn’t.
‘I’m Rachel, what are they going to do about it?’
Snap!
What if she even naturalized to South Korea?
Therefore, her position in England was perfectly dominant.
But?
In her relationship with Baek Jin-woo, that wasn’t the case.
Right now she seemed to be slightly above him, but she knew deep in her bones.
That in exactly one year, he’d be so far up there.
That he was a monster who would show a gap so vast she wouldn’t even dare look up at him.
Not just England, but all countries would surely have to cater to Baek Jin-woo’s mood.
“Who do you think would win if you guys had to choose between me and Baek Jin-woo?”
“Obviously you, unnie!”
“It would be our guild master.”
“Rachel-nim will remain undefeated now and forever.”
Rachel stood up at her guild members’ words.
“Okay.”
She had already made up her mind.
‘They wouldn’t know, but.’
The championship reward had no meaning to her current self anyway.
“Then, let’s just fight cleanly in a 1v1.”
“Unnie!”
“Guild master!”
“Quiet.”
Rachel brought her index finger to her lips.
“He’s asking to fight me with his honor on the line. It’s the first time. The first time he’s truly respected me as a Player.”
“…Unnie.”
“I’m going to accept that challenge with all my heart. And…”
Her eyes grew cold.
“I absolutely won’t lose this time.”
She had watched the match too.
The flashy control show he put on against Chimera No.9.
But?
Her Golden Dragon and Baekho were incomparable to something like a chimera.
‘No matter how much of a Jinugod he is.’
Handling her current power would definitely not be easy.
Right.
Maybe it would be a foolish thing to do.
But her heart was clearly telling her.
To accept Jinugod’s challenge.
To win his favor through it.
‘Let’s do this.’
The match is the day after tomorrow.
For the first and last time, she would defeat Jinugod!
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