I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 69

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 069

Korea-Japan Friendship Match (5)

Ryo had actually been in a bad mood for a while now.

To be precise, his mood had soured from the moment he came to this place.

He couldn’t understand the opponent’s attitude.

What?

Give 10 billion per match?

If you don’t like that, make a bet of 100 billion?

He couldn’t understand Shusuke-hyung who endured and let such ridiculous words slide.

Japan had already proven their strength to the entire world.

Why should such a Japan feel like they’re being dragged around by players from such a backward country?

‘Well, fine.’

Let’s say the betting was acceptable.

But the content of the previous match made his heart burn even more.

‘Beat Atsuto?’

Korea’s potential was considerably more than he had thought.

Kang Ji-ho, Hong Ari.

Even though the two players gave it their all, he didn’t expect them to be able to compete with Atsuto, who was in the upper ranks of the Japanese National Team.

His pride was slightly hurt by that.

Right.

Let’s give them one more concession and understand even that much.

It wasn’t Korea’s fault that Japan couldn’t dominate.

However.

– Why, can’t you win?

– …I will definitely win.

– Good, that’s the right mindset.

He had overheard their conversation.

That tone, as if someone like Ryo could naturally be beaten, stuck right in his mind.

‘Arrogant bastards.’

That’s when he exploded.

“…Where does some nobody I’ve never seen or heard of get off acting leisurely against me?”

Ryo looked at Gi Jae-hyeok standing across from him with a determined expression and curled up the corner of his mouth.

“Fine.”

I’ll show you!

The true difference in power!

Why Japan is called a great power!

Kuagagaga!

At Ryo’s gesture, two adult male-sized chickens began charging toward Gi Jae-hyeok.

They weren’t just chickens.

They were Transcendent Chickens (B-rank) that were said to even prey on birds of prey.

Gi Jae-hyeok’s summoned creatures were mainly composed of goblins.

If Oh Sun-young insisted only on wolves, then Gi Jae-hyeok insisted only on goblins.

As for the reason behind that, we’ll explain later.

Two Hop Goblins (B-rank) and a Poison Goblin (B-rank) entered battle!

A Forest Goblin (C-rank) took the healer role, and a Goblin Priest (B-rank) served as buffer.

“Goblins? With such trashy summoned creatures?”

Kuagagaga!

After one clash, Ryo sneered.

Gi Jae-hyeok was young.

Moreover, the young blood of South Korea couldn’t let that sneer pass.

“Yeah, KFC.”

“…”

“Much cooler than two chickens, right?”

“Shut that mouth of yours.”

“Ah, I’ll have to eat Baek’s Chicken again after the match. Nom nom nom.”

“You…!”

Grind!

Ryo, who had lost in the war of words, ground his teeth.

Originally, Japan was weak when it came to verbal fights.

Looking back at the past, there’s even a theory that it’s because they would actually kill rather than engage in verbal fights.

…Anyway.

It wasn’t easy to beat a South Korean high schooler who had been trained in swearing since elementary school with verbal wit.

“Just die!”

The Transcendent Chicken’s beak began pecking at the goblin’s torso at light speed.

Perhaps because the player was enraged, the summoned creature’s movements were rougher than before.

Squawk!

The Hop Goblin instinctively swung its club.

Swish!

The chicken easily deflected it and pecked straight at the belly.

“Cra, crazy.”

“What kind of chicken acts like that?”

“That’s no joke. Our phoenix was easily beaten by that thing too.”

The disciples watching were amazed.

It was truly fascinating.

Certainly, any summoned creature varied drastically depending on who used it.

Gi Jae-hyeok also seemed to have no proper way to deal with it as he kept pulling his goblins back.

“That’s right!”

“Push forward!”

The Japanese rankers finally looked relieved as their expressions relaxed.

Yes, this was it.

Being pushed back by Japan’s 9th ranked player was the reality of Korea’s national team, and this was the scene they should have seen from the start.

“As expected of the Transcendent Chicken!”

“Ryo! Just solo kill them all!”

However.

Among the Japanese rankers, there was only one whose expression didn’t relax.

“…”

It was Shusuke.

‘If this were the original Korea, it should have been over already.’

The Transcendent Chicken’s movements were explosive and fast.

Therefore, there were advantages the shorter the match ended…

‘Gi Jae-hyeok, was it?’

That guy’s control was no joke.

While it seemed like he was taking damage, dodging like that was actually not easy to do.

At this rate, the Transcendent Chicken would tire out and fall first.

Grind!

It was just as Shusuke said.

‘Damn it’

Contrary to appearances, Ryo’s insides were burning up.

“You fly-like bastard! How long are you going to just keep dodging!”

It was frustrating.

It seemed like it would reach but never quite did.

The flesh torn and pecked was quickly healed by the Forest Goblin.

On top of that.

“Hey, calling me a fly is a bit harsh. It’s not like I want to dodge.”

Chattering with his mouth.

He kept getting on Ryo’s nerves.

“If you don’t want to dodge, then fight head-on!”

“Hey, you should speak properly. If you want to fight head-on, then stop all that pecking.”

“This bastard’s mouth is the only thing alive…!”

“Yeah, cluck cluck.”

“Kraaaak!”

In the end, there was only one method the enraged Ryo chose.

Swish.

He pulled something from his pocket.

[Supreme Movement Speed Increase Scroll]

[Grade: A-rank]

[Temporarily amplifies summoned creature’s movement speed by 10 times.]

This was crafted from blueprints that came as Tower of Trials rewards.

But it was a scroll absolutely no one made because the materials were insane.

The effect was good, but considering just the materials, it cost nearly 100 billion or more.

In other words, the cost-effectiveness was terrible.

‘This won’t do.’

Ryo had already lost it and wasn’t thinking normally.

“H-hey!”

Shusuke, realizing what Ryo was trying to do, frantically tried to stop him.

‘That crazy bastard.’

Using scrolls during matches was prohibited by international law.

While systemically possible, it was decided based on Rachel’s opinion not to waste resources in leagues.

‘If he uses that, even winning 100 billion won’t matter!’

But it was already too late.

Riiiiip!

Ryo had already torn the scroll.

“You’re dead.”

At the same time, the Transcendent Chicken’s movements began reaching a different dimension.

Puagagagagak!

It rushed in like a beam of light and devoured the Hop Goblin’s vital points.

“Stupid bastard. This is the gap between you and me.”

Gi Jae-hyeok’s goblins were instantly subdued.

“Oho?”

Baek Jin-woo, who had been watching with crossed arms, lit up.

‘So Japan had that blueprint.’

By the way, that scroll blueprint was unique-grade.

Meaning only one existed in the entire world!

During Battle of Summoners, Baek Jin-woo had possessed it, so he knew well.

‘But.’

The materials for that aren’t easy to get, and he’s using it for something like this?

He couldn’t understand it.

That precious scroll should be saved up and used when breaking through the upper floors of the Tower of Trials.

‘Anyway.’

If he used that, the story changes.

No matter how good Gi Jae-hyeok’s control was, he couldn’t handle it now.

“Th-this is…”

Gi Jae-hyeok looked at his goblins with a defeated expression.

They had already collapsed and become unable to fight.

The chickens thoroughly trampled the goblins.

“Just some mutant chickens… They’re too strong.”

And.

Ryo went even further here.

Instead of reverse-summoning the opponent’s goblins, he began barely subduing them while humiliating them.

– Kirik?

When a goblin tried to get up, he’d peck its legs to knock it down.

Whiiing!

When it swung its club while lying down, he’d dodge and peck at its armpits and arms.

“What the hell is he doing?”

“Isn’t that going too far?”

The disciples watching got angry.

“Matches should be clean – is it okay to torment them like that?”

Especially players give affection to their summoned creatures.

They have no choice.

Whether they like it or not, they’re together, and in doing so, they can’t help but feel that they too are living beings with emotions.

Ryo chuckled as he looked at those getting angry.

“Why, was there a separate clause about that in the contract?”

“Let’s maintain some manners!”

“Manners my ass.”

Ryo’s lips trembled.

“That bastard broke manners first!”

He had already been teased by Japanese citizens because of his summoned creatures.

KFC, Mos Burger, Torikizoku…

He had trauma from them calling his summoned creatures by Japanese chicken brand names, and Gi Jae-hyeok had picked at that well.

“Sorry… I was just joking, I didn’t know you’d get so upset.”

Gi Jae-hyeok scratched his head and apologized, but that only made Ryo angrier.

“You son of a bitch!”

Crack!

Finally, he used the chicken to pierce the goblin’s heart, reverse-summoned it, then charged the Transcendent Chicken toward Gi Jae-hyeok, whose protective barrier had completely disappeared.

“Ryo, stop!”

Shusuke cried out in horror.

– Cluck cluck cluck!

The excited chicken was already charging toward Gi Jae-hyeok!

“Huh, what?”

Gi Jae-hyeok was dumbfounded.

Doing this because he was angry even though the match was over – wasn’t this a crime?

It was clearly a violation of international law and attempted murder.

“Tsk.”

Baek Jin-woo, who had been watching, clicked his tongue.

Then he raised his hand.

Swoosh, swoosh!

Doldoli, who had been waiting in stealth, swung his scythe and lightly cut off the necks of the two Transcendent Chickens like slicing radishes.

“What…”

Ryo opened his mouth in bewilderment.

“What the hell.”

Something unknown that emerged from empty air instantly slaughtered the heavily buffed Transcendent Chicken and disappeared.

Death god?

Scythe?

No, whatever.

Was such a thing even possible?

The buffed Transcendent Chicken would have been competitive even if Shusuke attacked it, right?

That wasn’t all.

Slash!

The necks of the three summoned creatures providing support from behind were simultaneously severed.

And.

Step, step.

Baek Jin-woo strode purposefully toward Ryo, whose protective barrier had disappeared.

His momentum was like watching a charging summoned creature.

“W-wait a minute…”

Thwack!

Baek Jin-woo drove his fist into Ryo’s abdomen with the full rotational force of his body.

It was so fast and sudden that Ryo couldn’t even think about summoning spare creatures.

“Guh, guaaaaaahhh!”

Baek Jin-woo’s strength and elasticity, trained daily by Hunkyo, were already beyond human.

From that single blow, Ryo collapsed and vomited up everything he had eaten.

Moreover.

“Khuuugh, huuugh! H-how is this even…!”

Even while trembling and convulsing, he glared at Baek Jin-woo with resentful eyes.

Baek Jin-woo looked down at him coldly.

“What, was there a separate clause about that in the contract?”

That bastard.

How dare he touch my disciple?

With summoned creatures, no less.

No matter how I think about it, I can’t let this slide.

Shusuke or whatever.

Thwaaack!

Baek Jin-woo kicked the fallen Ryo hard in the ribs.

“Kyaaaah!”

Ryo rolled across the ground spinning, kicking up dust.

Shusuke rushed over in shock, but had nothing to say.

From a third party’s perspective, Ryo was clearly in the wrong.

However.

Baek Jin-woo hadn’t acted properly either.

He should have only dealt with the Transcendent Chicken and left Ryo’s punishment to him as Japan’s current representative.

“Even so, this is clearly disrespectful treatment toward us…”

“What.”

This time Baek Jin-woo looked at Shusuke.

“Do you want to get hit too?”

Over something so trivial, trying to die.

Even if Sugoi hyung came, it would be a mess.

Baek Jin-woo extremely hated anyone touching his people.

Regardless of the situation, Gi Jae-hyeok was his disciple, and Ryo had tried to threaten his disciple’s life.

He should be grateful to end it with just those two blows, and what?

Disrespectful treatment?

These bastards, this won’t do.

“Hunkyo.”

Swoosh!

At Baek Jin-woo’s call, Hunkyo appeared.

“That guy, 1 minute.”

He muttered while looking at Ryo.

Flash!

Energy shot from Hunkyo’s fingertip.

Bone-splitting agony.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Ryo’s terrible screams filled the Training Ground.

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