I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 230

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 230

6th World League (1)

Time really flew by.

The 5th World League that was quickly held under the agreement of each ranker, the 70th floor of the Tower of Trials that was the Chaos Dragon, and winter had already come since obtaining the Destruction Dragon.

By this point, people became curious.

Who would be the 20 members of the assault team?

Usually, as was typical, they wanted players from their own country to enter that glorious position.

Especially in player powerhouse nations like Korea, America, Britain, and Japan, this tendency was even stronger.

It was both a glorious matter and, so to speak, filled them with national pride.

But one thing to point out was that humanity’s survival was at stake.

Now they had to transcend nations and absolutely select players who seemed likely to succeed.

As a result, this opinion emerged.

How about Baek Jin-woo and the Three Emperors skip the league!

These four are confirmed for the assault team anyway.

No one had any objections to this.

Rather than having them participate in the league and destroy the balance, they wanted to select the remaining assault team members through more competitive evaluation.

Of course, it was a bit disappointing not to see Baek Jin-woo’s refreshing action, but lives were at stake.

However.

“Why bother?”

SKY’s vice-guild master, Hong Ari, said with a smile.

She had entered 5th place in the world rankings after the 5th league.

Now, more than a year later, she was confident.

She never thought she was below the Three Emperors.

“Right, big sister.”

“I’ve been grinding my teeth wanting to show them this time, and you’re telling us not to participate in the league! Absolutely not!”

Gi Jae-hyeok and Kang Ji-ho, ranked 6th and 7th in the world respectively, muttered as if it was absurd.

“Brother Baek Jin-woo participating would definitely be balance-breaking, but the Three Emperors are a bit…”

“Hahaha. Well, people might not know. How hard we’ve been working.”

“I don’t know about Rachel, but I think I could at least compete with Hikaru or Jenos…”

They also knew that Rachel had recently received the Dragon God rune as a gift.

Moreover, Rachel’s development speed was not inferior to SKY members either.

They could feel this even more clearly when they occasionally met for friendly exchanges.

Besides, there was definitely a gap with S-rank summoned creatures that was hard to catch up to with effort alone.

And she had three of them, didn’t she.

But?

Hikaru and Jenos didn’t have S-rank summoned creatures.

It was worth trying.

“Should I ask the guild master once?”

Hong Ari, who had been listening to her two juniors, casually spoke up.

“What are you planning to do?”

“Just ask if it’s okay to make a statement. That we want all Three Emperors to participate in the league.”

“Won’t they think the Three Emperors are being arrogant?”

“That’s why I’m asking the guild master.”

If Hong Ari acted unilaterally on her own, there would definitely be backlash.

But if it was Baek Jin-woo’s words?

No one could argue against it.

“I’m being honest here. Even if Rachel has all her attention focused on the Tower of Trials, my goal is world ranking 2nd place.”

Not everyone had their goals set only on climbing the Tower of Trials.

There were also players like Hong Ari who had their goals set on the rankings themselves.

The concept of ‘Player’ had emerged suddenly, but it had already deeply permeated their lives.

Players weren’t simply people who commanded summoned creatures.

They represented nations, held the keys to economics and diplomacy, and were symbols directly connected to humanity’s survival.

World rankings were a measure that determined a nation’s prestige and pride, and served as a focal point that united peoples and countries as one.

“The question is, will big brother allow it?”

“Let’s just ask and see.”

Hong Ari went to find the training ground and brought up the whole story.

Baek Jin-woo coolly agreed.

“That’s a good idea.”

“Really?”

“Don’t you guys want to show your skills to the world again too?”

“Right.”

“Should I participate too?”

“No, guild master doesn’t need to participate. Then the balance would really be ruined.”

Baek Jin-woo laughed.

This was right.

The Three Emperors didn’t need to think of these people as impudent either.

‘If they become completely strong like me, there won’t be any reason for such complaints or controversies.’

This should be interesting.

Baek Jin-woo had always participated in leagues since becoming a player.

In other words, he had never once watched a league on TV broadcast while munching snacks in his room.

Ever since waking up from the traffic accident!

‘This time I should also rest and enjoy the league with Yu Ji-a.’

Three Emperors vs SKY members?

Honestly, even Baek Jin-woo didn’t know who would win.

It was quite a golden balance.

No matter how much they were stagnant water, it wouldn’t be to the extent of surpassing Hunkyo’s teachings…

“But there’s no need to use my name specifically, make the statement under your names. If you want to fight, you should have that much sense of responsibility.”

“Got it.”

As Hong Ari was about to turn around, Baek Jin-woo added.

“And.”

“Yeah?”

“If you guys properly provoke them this time, the league will definitely become interesting. So if you’re going to do it, show them properly. How strong SKY has become.”

At those words, Hong Ari’s eyes lit up.

“I’ll keep that in mind, guild master.”

Hong Ari went all out and set up the stage properly.

She made a live broadcast announcement in front of cameras.

“The Five Emperors, now called the Three Emperors, the world rankers are certainly remarkable beings. They are the strongest players acknowledged by the entire world. I have no intention of disregarding their skills, but.”

She stared intensely at the camera and spoke resolutely.

“The generation has changed now. Look at me. In the 3rd league I was unranked, in the 4th I entered world ranking 28th. And in the 5th? I entered world ranking 5th. In that situation, the Three Emperors skip the 6th? I think that’s unfair. So I declare here today. The Three Emperors should prove whether they really have skills worthy of the name Three Emperors in this league. Let’s face off in the league.”

The reaction was naturally hot.

News and social media heated up intensely, analyzing her statement in real time.

└ Wow, Hong Ari is provoking the Three Emperors?

└ Has she lost her mind?

└ World ranking 5th is enough to not be called crazy. I think she can definitely say something like that.

└ But wow, a lot of time really has passed lol. To think the day would come when Hong Ari would provoke a world top ranker.

└ The Three Emperors should come out to the league too.

└ Yeah, they watch the league and train from it, but if you tell them to quit the league just because they’re good, they won’t try as hard. In the long run, it’s a loss for all of humanity. It’s not like fighting in the league causes any actual loss of power anyway.

└ Then what about Baek Jin-woo?

└ Baek Jin-woo is different though. The moment he joins in, Samje High, SKY universities, whatever – they’ll all get sliced up by Aso’s wooden sword lol

The majority of public opinion was positive.

People searched the internet day and night, watching for when Samje’s response would come.

That response reached Baek Jin-woo first.

[Rachel: What? This?]

[Sugoi: I’m watching it right now too.]

[Jenos: ???]

The group chat that had always been quiet became active!

Baek Jin-woo was sitting on the training ground sofa, watching it unfold in real time.

His impression?

This was incredibly entertaining.

[Rachel: Baek Jin-woo, did you orchestrate this? Do you know something?]

He threw just one line in response to Rachel’s question.

[Baek Jin-woo: I heard about it, but the choice is yours.]

Don’t want to fight?

Then don’t fight!

Instead, the public’s criticism and suspicion is yours to bear.

The very fact that Hong Ari said such things means your skills are being questioned, doesn’t it?

‘This is certain.’

Hong Ari deliberately didn’t mention Baek Jin-woo’s name in this statement.

She didn’t say it directly, but she showed it implicitly.

The fact that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t match Baek Jin-woo.

The public showed the same reaction.

At this point, Baek Jin-woo was acknowledged by everyone as beyond comparison—an untouchable existence.

However?

The current public was engaged in heated debates about the match between Samje and SKY.

The very fact that they doubted Samje was actually a reason why Samje should participate in this league, wasn’t it?

Not long after, Samje also made their position statement.

First, Rachel.

– See you in the league. I’ll properly show you why I’m world ranking 2nd.

She clearly declared her intention to participate.

And added one more line.

– The league MVP gets an S-rank summon. I was going to pass this time since I’ve already received it three times, but since you’re giving me this opportunity, I can only be grateful.

└ Wow

└ What, a mind game lol

└ Acting cool while sparks are flying, is that it?

└ But that’s actually true though lol Yellow Dragon, White Tiger, Archmage. They all got carried in League.

└ Honestly, Hong Ari, Gi Jae-hyeok, and Kang Ji-ho are good, but… they can’t beat Rachel. Taking out all nationalism. Realistically. It’s unfortunate. It would’ve been better to just secure the S-rank.

└ Still, I’m cheering for Hong Ari!!

The public reacted, and experts also stepped forward.

“Rachel’s statement doesn’t seem like simple confidence. She has conviction in her skills, and with that statement, she completely crushed the opponent’s spirit! Is this the composure of world ranking 2nd?”

“It seems like a light counter-attack while not losing any weight. Indeed! Samje isn’t called that for nothing!”

And.

Consecutive position statements from Jenos and Hikaru followed.

“I, Jenos, also accept the provocation. I’m looking forward to it. I hope you’ve worked as hard as that confidence suggests.”

“Hehehe, this is interesting. This is what a league should be! I can’t back out here. I’m participating too. Let’s properly prove who’s the strongest.”

As Samje displayed strong confidence, the entire world heated up even more.

People from various countries began debating who would win between SKY and Samje.

Naturally, the participation was intense among the publics of Korea, America, Britain, and Japan.

└ Hong Ari instead of Baek Jin-woo? Are they joking.

└ I occasionally see people underestimating Jenos, but that coldness is no joke. He’s the most strategic player even among Samje.

└ You can’t dismiss Hikaru’s skills either. Hikaru was always the one carrying relatively weaker national teams.

And in all countries except Korea, the majority predicted Samje’s advantage.

The South Korea Player Association, the league organizers, cheered at this reaction.

Actually, they had been worried.

The league’s tension had dropped significantly since the Assault Team was formed.

But?

This kind of controversy raises the league’s value even more.

The broadcasting rights would probably sell better too, and it would become the greatest event to captivate the entire world!

And back to the training ground.

– Hehe, Master.

Runde, who had recently made two sets of ‘Dragon God’ and was taking a brief rest, approached.

– Have you decided now? Whose weapon or equipment to make first.

“Yeah.”

Baek Jin-woo nodded.

“I decided to just go in order.”

– In order means?

“Obviously summoning order. Ramba.”

– Ramba’s staff?

“Right. I think we should start with the staff. Give me the estimate and tell me the materials.”

– Hehehe, my first work being a staff! This will be interesting. Look forward to it—I’ll stake my soul and create the greatest masterpiece.

Runde straightened his shoulders and thumped his chest with his large hands, overflowing with motivation.

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