I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 44

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 044

National Team Selection (6)

The conclusion of the selection!

The players who would compete in the world at the end of this year had been decided.

The roster organized by points was as follows.

[National Team Player Roster]

[1. Unranked, Baek Jin-woo]

[2. Rank 1, Kang Geon-ho]

[3. Rank 2, Park Ho]

[4. Rank 3, Hong Ari]

[5. Rank 15, Gi Jae-hyeok]

[6. Rank 8, Hwang Ju-won]

[7. Rank 4, An Gi-jeong]

[8. Rank 25, Kang Ji-ho]

[9. Rank 6, Bok Jeong-hee]

[10. Rank 7, Seo Sang-won]

While there had always been upsets in the selection, this time was a bit extreme.

First, Oh Sun-young who was rank 5, and Oh Ji-myeong and Park Ho-seop who were ranks 9 and 10 respectively from headquarters, were eliminated in the multi-player tournament.

As a result, three people from outside the top 10 rankings entered.

Those were Baek Jin-woo, Gi Jae-hyeok, and Kang Ji-ho.

Unranked, rank 15, and rank 25 respectively.

└ Wow;;;

└ Gi Jae-hyeok and Kang Ji-ho, I agree

└ Both of them fought like crazy hahaha

Gi Jae-hyeok and Kang Ji-ho are from the same guild.

Called Carpe Diem.

Gi Jae-hyeok was the guild master, and Kang Ji-ho was the vice guild master.

└ Young blood is different, I guess.

└ You have to acknowledge it. Originally, kids are quick and good at games.

└ They didn’t fall behind in the multi-player tournament, and were amazing in individual matches too. They’re worthy of being national representatives.

Also, they’re young.

High school students, no less.

Gi Jae-hyeok is 19 years old, and Kang Ji-ho is 18 years old.

Originally, Carpe Diem itself was a guild created by skilled individuals from a nearby high school alliance.

Normally, minors can’t establish guilds at all, but headquarters made an exception for them.

In fact, when ranker resources personally want to create a guild, the state can’t really stop them.

Especially if it’s South Korea, the weakest in terms of players.

└ Wow, our country’s future is bright!

└ Especially Ki Jae-hyuk’s store beat all the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th ranked places by points lol

└ Though it was big that he didn’t meet Baek Jin-woo due to bracket luck.

└ Agreed. Kang Ji-ho met Baek Jin-woo and dropped to 8th place.

└ lol No matter how much they fly around, they’ll get cut down by Baek Jin-woo in 1 minute.

And.

This year’s biggest upset was none other than Baek Jin-woo.

The current South Korean superstar who overwhelmingly won as an unranked player!

Building billboards, the three major broadcasters, communities, YouTube – every screen in South Korea was filled with Baek Jin-woo’s matches.

Being undefeated with such thrilling match content, he instantly became a national hero!

└ Wow.

└ Insane~!

└ I never get tired of watching Baek Jin-woo’s highlights no matter how many times they show them.

└ Baek Jin-woo, but doesn’t his name sound… familiar somehow?

└ Baek Jinwoo = Don’t you know the Jinu-god theory? Jinwoo, Jinu lol they’re similar. Plus he’s young with that totally cringy middle schooler nickname.

└ Wow, that’s true lol

Naturally, more people began suspecting he was Jinugod.

With similar names and such an overwhelming performance, it was actually a natural result.

└ That Jinugod who world rankers fear.

└ At this point, shouldn’t Ojedo make a statement too? lol

└ There hasn’t been much reaction so far?

The people were curious.

Whether Baek Jin-woo was really Jinugod.

And at that moment, in England.

Ding!

A text notification sound came from the pocket of a young blonde woman who had just emerged from a dungeon.

Swish.

When she slowly took it out to check, a video sent by someone had arrived.

[Jenos: Everyone check the video. Korea is in chaos right now.]

‘A video?’

The woman, Rachel, tilted her head and pressed the play button firmly.

Then Baek Jin-woo’s highlight scenes appeared!

‘Hmm?’

Soon, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

[Sugoi: Wow, what! Isn’t that the Training Instructor? It’s been so long since I’ve seen it?]

[Baekcheon: Hyung, there’s the Wind Fairy too, and the Explosive Dragon Mage. They’re all summoned creatures that were heavily used before but deleted due to balance patches. Wow, the Explosive Dragon Mage was the ultimate in cuteness.]

[Sugoi: The Wind Fairy… I knew it was broken after the patch. Attack speed increases like crazy. But why are those summoned creatures there? Haven’t we not seen them drawn in the past 3 years? I naturally thought they were blocked.]

[Baekcheon: Exactly.]

After the world turned upside down, Rachel immediately started searching for the Five Emperors of Ilcheon.

After that, she used SNS again to create a group chat, but unfortunately, news of Ilcheon remained elusive.

All of the Five Emperors had gathered!

[Jenos: South Korea is praising this as the appearance of Jinugod we mentioned, what do you think?]

“…”

Rachel silently continued staring at the screen.

Then.

‘That.’

She confirmed one scene.

The scene where a black scythe suddenly appeared and swept the surroundings.

Her memory was hazy, but it seemed similar to what she had experienced in the past.

‘…Is it really Jinugod?’

It could be right or wrong.

At least the fighting style was exactly like his.

The overwhelming nature, the relaxed movement of the summoned creatures.

‘But why now of all times?’

Why did he emerge now after being quiet all this time?

Also, if he really was Jinugod… why wasn’t he making contact? Though thinking about it.

‘Well, he might not do that.’

Since this was reality, not a game, it would be strange to trust people recklessly.

[Rachel: Honestly, I don’t know. The probability seems fifty-fifty.]

[Jenos: Should I approach and ask him?]

If he was really Jinugod.

There’s no way he wouldn’t remember the memories with the Five Emperors.

Though it was just chat, they had built quite deep bonds over 5 years.

After a few conversations, you’ll know right away.

In fact, there have been quite a few players who appeared claiming to be Jinugod.

But they were all exposed within a few words.

[Rachel: The problem is this. Just because he asks, will he answer? No, even before that, would our approach be welcome?]

[Jenos: True, it’s not like he came looking for us first. But if he’s really Jinugod… wouldn’t maintaining contact be good for us too?]

Jinugod is great.

He’s also like humanity’s asset.

Only he has conquered the 100th floor of the Tower of Trials, and for humanity to conquer the tower in the future, his help will definitely be necessary.

However, not all Five Emperors thought that way.

[Moscow Man: I’m actually kind of scared?]

Russia’s Moscow Man had a somewhat different stance.

He always did.

He said he was afraid of Jinugod.

[Moscow Man: We’ve been doing well among ourselves so far, but what if Jinugod appears? Won’t we each get pushed down a rank?]

[Rachel: Don’t go too deep, Moscow Man.]

Rachel warned him.

It had always been like this.

As the central point of the Five Emperors of Ilcheon, she coordinated and led the prickly veterans well.

What if Moscow Man did something strange and he really turned out to be Jinugod?

The entire Five Emperors might unnecessarily earn his hatred.

To Rachel, Jinugod was the sky.

One sky.

Ilcheon (One Sky).

[Rachel: It’s not even confirmed that he’s Jinugod yet. Having patched summoned creatures could just be a simple Tower of Trials reward.]

Since the Tower of Trials rewards are random, any reward wouldn’t be strange.

It could just be that a balance-patched summoned creature luckily came out with a unique tag.

‘Training Instructor, Wind Fairy, Explosive Dragon Mage.’

Having three of them is a bit strange though.

[Rachel: But did Jinugod originally use those summoned creatures?]

[Jenos: I don’t know. But I remember this. When the Training Instructor was deleted, they said a certain player’s growth rate was too steep.]

[Moscow Man: Was that so? Anyway, I don’t know if Jinugod used them either.]

[Sugoi: Of course you wouldn’t know. We only learned about Jinugod in the 5th year after opening… Those guys were deleted before that.]

Hmm.

That’s also true.

But why is it?

Rachel felt like Jinugod must have used those summoned creatures.

[Rachel: For now, let’s watch.]

Click!

Rachel turned on the video again.

And began closely analyzing Baek Jin-woo’s play.

A player they’ll meet in half a year anyway.

There’s no need to move hastily just because rumors spread.

Player Headquarters.

Council Meeting Room.

The Head of Player Association and ten council members gathered regarding the results of this selection.

Naturally, Park Chang-seok was there, and Im Hee-su was there too.

“First.”

Park Chang-seok stood up with a relaxed smile.

“A man should keep his promises, shouldn’t he? There’s even a contract, and the Head of Player Association attended as a witness.”

He waved a paper.

It was a contract stating that the council member who lost the bet would appeal that the opposing council member was better and voluntarily resign.

“If you break it, the penalty is 1 billion won. Well, you probably have a lot of money… Are you just going to pay the 1 billion?”

To think the day would come when he could say such things openly to Im Hee-su!

Park Chang-seok felt not just refreshed but invigorated.

‘This is all thanks to Jin-woo!’

Honestly, Park Chang-seok was currently so happy that he could bark if Baek Jin-woo told him to.

‘Woof woof!’

“But.”

One of the council members looked at Im Hee-su with a strange expression.

“Council Member Im, why does your face look like that?”

“…”

Grind!

Im Hee-su, who had been hanging his head gloomily, ground his teeth.

He was currently too embarrassed to even lift his head.

Moreover, as if someone had hit him, his left eye was blackened and swollen.

To an unsightly degree.

‘Damn it.’

Im Hee-su recalled what happened yesterday.

Quite some time after the match ended, Oh Ji-myeong and Park Ho-seop, who were once his subordinates, came to see him.

And that was late at night.

“Wh-what’s the matter!”

Naturally startled, Im Hee-su was on guard.

“Why are you so surprised?”

“That’s right. It’s not like we’re tigers from the Joseon Dynasty or anything.”

They came out more blatantly than expected.

To summarize what they said:

Since your eyes were wrong and you told us to target Baek Jin-woo, you take responsibility too!

Pay compensation for being hated by him and all the interests we won’t be able to enjoy in the future!

If not?

We’ll leave it to your imagination!

And they assaulted him.

Against a council member, no less!

“Report us if you want. When that happens, I’ll hand you over to my gang and mess with you and your family.”

“Let’s get along well. You’ve had some fun because of us all this time, haven’t you, Council Member?”

Even faced with that terrible sight of them giggling while beating him, there was nothing Im Hee-su could do.

“Hi, hiiiik!”

Nothing but grab their pant legs and beg for mercy.

All the pride he had built up over the years.

It all crumbled yesterday.

Report them?

Current police or military have no way to catch rankers.

Rather, provoking their anger would be more dangerous.

As they said, what if they really hand him over to a gang and kidnap him?

‘Ugh.’

Im Hee-su’s body trembled as he imagined the past.

Park Chang-seok stared at that sight quietly.

‘How did a person become so broken?’

He roughly understood what kind of treatment he had received.

He didn’t feel sympathy.

He just thought it was self-inflicted.

“I, I acknowledge it.”

Finally, Im Hee-su’s mouth opened.

“I’ll just admit everything… I’ll resign from my position as councilman.”

Honestly, he wanted to escape.

He wanted to leave South Korea and go far away to some remote place where he could hide and live without anyone knowing.

Anyway.

The councilmen were all shocked by Im Hee-su’s shocking statement.

Even though they roughly knew what kind of incident it was, shocking was still shocking.

Especially the councilmen from Im Hee-su’s faction who had joined in mocking Park Chang-seok were having a terrible time.

“Then let’s settle that matter that way.”

Park Chang-seok smiled leisurely.

“Head of Player Association?”

“Uh, yes? Speak.”

“Don’t you think Headquarters should move in a Baek Jin-woo-friendly manner from now on?”

Park Chang-seok clearly pointed out the previous mistake.

“Of, of course.”

“You have no complaints, right?”

“Huh? What complaints! What, why are you saying such hurtful things! Don’t you know me? I was trying so hard to make contact with Baek Jin-woo later while regretting it!”

Now the Head of Player Association had no choice but to read Park Chang-seok’s mood.

A councilman’s term is 4 years.

In another year, Baek Jin-woo would be flying even higher, and when that happens, the probability of Park Chang-seok sitting in the Head of Player Association’s position would increase.

“Hahaha, Councilman Park. You haven’t had any hard feelings during this time, have you?”

“Hard feelings? Honestly, there were quite a lot.”

When Park Chang-seok just laid it out bluntly, the Head of Player Association was flustered.

“No! What made you feel so hurt!”

“Do I really have to spell it out for you?”

“Hahahaha, no, no! Sometimes people should understand things without having to say them out loud. Right, right, so what should I do to ease those hurt feelings?”

“I told you earlier, Head of Player Association.”

“Hm?”

“Please operate Headquarters in a Baek Jin-woo-friendly manner for the remaining term.”

That’s really all it takes.

That’s the only way the current Head of Player Association can survive.

“First.”

Before long, the Headquarters meeting began flowing under Park Chang-seok’s lead.

“Shall we discuss the training plans for the upcoming National Team?”

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