The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 11

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Episode 11

Chapter 11.

They say that when people face situations beyond common sense comprehension, their thinking stops.

A phrase I’d heard somewhere suddenly came to mind.

Because that’s exactly what Dohyun was experiencing right now.

‘What kind of situation is this?’

Can’t become an apostle?

The vessel of an apostle hasn’t been formed?

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

I mean, I honestly(?) drew a card and made my selection, so why are they rejecting me for reasons like the vessel not being formed or whatever?

It was completely incomprehensible.

‘I’ve never heard of a case like this happening…’

Of course, everything from the very start of the tutorial until now had been different from what I’d heard, but this was clearly an error.

What do you mean there are no bugs just because it’s an AI?

There’s a clear error right in front of me!

“…Wait a minute. Vessel?”

At that moment, a chilling sensation flashed through me.

‘Could it be because I didn’t receive the goddess’s revelation?’

There was one difference between other users who completed the tutorial and Dohyun.

Whether they defeated the boss without dying, or died and received the goddess’s revelation after meeting her.

Dohyun frantically opened his status window.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 1]

[HP: 700 / 700]

[MP: 150 / 150]

[Stamina: 210 / 210]

[Class: Adventurer]

[Titles (2)]

-Max Favorability from the Start?

-First Slayer

[Stats]

【Strength: 5(+ 18)】 【Agility: 5(+ 18)】

【Vitality: 5(+ 18)】 【Perception: 5(+ 18)】

【Magic Power: 5(+ 18)】

Remaining Points: 0

“…It’s not there.”

Where ‘Apostle’ should have been written in the class field, ‘Adventurer’ was written instead.

Perhaps this so-called apostle’s vessel is formed when a player dies and receives the goddess’s revelation?

“Damn it!”

No matter how much I thought about it, this was the only answer.

If this was the case, then that message about even the god being flustered made sense. Who would have dared to imagine there would be no apostle’s vessel?

This situation would be a first for Tyr as well.

‘So what am I supposed to do now?’

Would there be any point in drawing cards again?

It’s obvious I’d just get rejected again for not having a vessel. At this rate, it looks like I’ll never escape from the Pantheon.

But I couldn’t delete my character either.

All the traits I’d worked so hard to obtain would disappear, and I’d have to wait 60 days.

‘How long have I been waiting for this moment…!’

I had endured and waited for a whole year and six months.

I had endured that time which felt like eons and finally got my chance, and now you want me to wait another 60 days?

I could accept having to obtain the traits again, but that was absolutely unacceptable.

‘I need to find a solution.’

I have to find a way somehow.

…But how?

If I forcibly terminate the connection, it’s supposed to auto-select, but would that even apply when I’ve been rejected for not having a vessel?

‘It’s a problem whether it works or not.’

If it applied and I ended up getting some minor deity, that would be frustrating in its own way, and if it didn’t work, I’d have to delete my character, which would be a disaster.

I couldn’t rashly try logging out in this situation.

Caught in an extreme dilemma, Dohyun clutched his head and groaned in anguish.

‘Ugh… Why is all this light shooting out too?’

My head was already complicated enough to death, but the lights shooting out from the ten thousand cards were dazzling my eyes and extremely annoying.

I was thinking of turning around completely to contemplate when I raised my head.

“…Huh?”

Something strange caught my eye.

Among the countless lights made up of three colors, one card stood out particularly.

It couldn’t help but stand out.

“Why is only that one a different color?”

Only that card stuck in a corner was emitting a red light.

That wasn’t the only strange thing.

The cards arranged neatly in square formations had a consistent number in each row.

I hadn’t looked closely enough to notice before, but the row where that card was located had one extra card.

That’s why it was sticking out in the corner, but since it was positioned in a corner, I hadn’t noticed it.

‘Was there a red card?’

While Demroc didn’t have god gacha, there was no grade of that color anyway.

Same with Godseeker.

I had never seen any posts or NewTube videos about drawing a red card.

‘No, setting that aside, the numbers don’t match.’

The Pantheon wasn’t called the Pantheon for nothing.

The Pantheon was a temple where ten thousand gods existed. According to the setting, there couldn’t be a ten thousand and first card.

And looking closely, it was strangely more opaque compared to the other cards, which was quite suspicious.

Swoosh.

Entranced by that bizarre phenomenon, Dohyun approached, and when he came to his senses, he had already selected that card.

Ding-.

[You have selected a hidden card.]

[You have drawn Kashiyar, the Forgotten Last Adventurer.]

[You have acquired the vessel of an adventurer.]

[Conditions are met.]

[Will you select this?]

“Ah.”

An exclamation escaped me naturally.

It was a god I’d never heard of in my life.

No, could you even call that a god?

Unlike minor deities, hero gods, and mythic gods, it had no grade attached to it. There was only the modifier “Forgotten Last Adventurer.”

But that alone was enough.

I instinctively felt that this was the only card I could choose.

[You have selected Kashiyar, the Forgotten Last Adventurer.]

[You have become an apostle of Kashiyar.]

‘…It really was selected.’

My hunch was right.

I had inherited a one-of-a-kind god.

So would this be a rotten rope or a golden rope?

He couldn’t know for now, but one thing was certain….

‘Hidden piece.’

At the very least, this choice was one of the hidden pieces.

And hidden pieces were all extraordinary without exception.

[Choose your path forward.]

[Derivative Class]

Last Adventurer

A single choice laid out before him.

As he selected it without hesitation, red light burst forth and enveloped Dohyun. Soon the light that had entered his body circulated within, and the moment it dyed his eyes red.

Flash!

[You have changed class to Last Adventurer.]

[You acquire class skills.]

[Class: Last Adventurer]

-Description: Humanity were originally adventurers.

They were the masters of Abtartel, stronger than anyone else, possessing power and influence that even threatened the gods.

However, humanity desired peace and did not challenge the gods.

But fate was cruel.

To humanity who desired peace, war unfortunately broke out in the end.

Due to the great war Ragnarok that destroyed all the Pantheon, they lost their place to stand, and war arose as they turned their eyes to Abtartel.

Through the long war, Abtartel’s beautiful nature collapsed, and countless casualties occurred.

Even so, humanity did not lose a single continent.

They thought they could surely protect Abtartel and drive out the gods.

Until that day when everything collapsed futilely….

Humanity was defeated.

And I am humanity’s last adventurer….

“Ah….”

Dohyun exclaimed at the message that appeared upon changing class.

Every part of the description was extraordinary.

From the description that seemed connected to deep secrets of the worldview, he could feel the strong scent of a hidden piece.

‘This is incredible.’

His instincts were telling him.

This was definitely not an ordinary class. It possessed something tremendous.

Just setting everything else aside, wasn’t every part of the description extraordinary?

‘Humanity that fought against gods… I never heard of such a setting.’

At least not from what Dohyun had researched.

It might come up if he looked into it seriously, but it was certain this wasn’t a common class.

Somehow it felt connected to secrets of the worldview….

‘Interesting.’

He had thought any god that handled swords would be fine, whether it was a war god or whatever, but to obtain such a hidden piece.

Is this what they mean when they say you never know what life will bring?

In any case, this would naturally become clear as he played the game.

‘What did it give me?’

Now he was more curious about something else.

‘Unique ability.’

The unique ability granted by each god.

What ability had this one-of-a-kind god called the Last Adventurer bestowed upon him?

He was so curious about it that he couldn’t stand it.

Dohyun swallowed his dry saliva and opened the unique ability window, and soon his eyes widened.

【Unique Ability】

[Adventurer]

-Description: An adventurer is one who pursues freedom.

As masters and friends of Abtartel, they possess explosive potential.

-Effect: Can use skills regardless of class restrictions.

‘Crazy!’

An ability to use skills from all classes?

Even though he’d be limited by the 13 skill slots, wasn’t this practically the same as awakening all classes?

His excited mind raced quickly.

‘I can build skill trees using only the useful skills from each class.’

Just the skill trees that came to mind immediately numbered in the dozens.

The problem was when he’d obtain them all, but Dohyun had the Eye of Truth.

A cheat trait that could obtain desired skills with certainty rather than probability.

‘If I combine this with Weapon Master?’

It would truly be an all-master with no weaknesses.

Gulp.

Dohyun swallowed his dry saliva and took a small deep breath.

Even seeing it with his own eyes, it didn’t feel real.

Was it okay to be like this already when he hadn’t even played the main game yet? Just today’s gains alone were difficult to count.

‘This isn’t a dream, right?’

It was an unbelievable series of events to that degree… but it was all reality.

And not reality that just rolled in while sitting still, but realities obtained by solving hidden pieces.

Dohyun’s eyes became clear as he raised his head.

[Class change completed.]

[You will be transported to Abtartel shortly.]

[5….]

[4….]

The warp was being prepared at just the right time.

Now the tutorial was truly ending and he was entering the main stage. Watching the countdown, Dohyun placed his hand on his chest.

‘Let’s give it a try.’

Watching his pounding chest gradually being covered by light, Dohyun slowly raised the corners of his mouth.

‘Ranker.’

Soon white light enveloped Dohyun and his vision inverted.

It was the true beginning of the game.

* * *

Users who finished the tutorial would first arrive in Arde.

And the central plaza of this place, called the beginner city or the starting city, was always bustling with people.

It was because of the newbies appearing one after another with brief flashes of light.

Those who had finished the tutorial and finally set foot on Arde’s soil each let out exclamations.

“Wow…!”

“Amazing, it’s so beautiful!”

“Really fascinating. It’s like coming to another world. It doesn’t feel real but it’s so realistic….”

“I want to say what nonsense, but I agree… Look at the buildings and people, they all look real. It’s like entering a fantasy movie.”

“It’s different from what I saw at Arren Castle. It seems really developed?”

The cheers of newbies filled with pure wonder.

It was a sight that even veteran players passing by would stop for a moment to watch fondly, thinking ‘Those were good times….’ and it was also the place where users moved most vibrantly.

However, not everyone was like that.

“Ah… really, my mental state….”

“I guess I have no talent for games… I’ll just do production jobs.”

“Just hang in there until level 10. Godose has plenty to do even if you’re not a combat class. If you’re capable, the treatment is good too.”

Since Godose was so realistic, there were inevitably newbies who were shocked by combat.

Those people usually come with completely shattered mentals.

“Tsk… looks like they got an earful from Charlie.”

“From what I can see, it wasn’t just an earful? Their mental got completely destroyed.”

“There’s really no one worth scouting today… we need combat classes.”

The grotesquely shaped monsters swinging weapons alone was enough to scramble one’s mind, but with Charlie’s commentary added on top, there was no way to endure it.

Those with weak hearts often never even thought about combat again.

Thanks to this, Godose had many more production and other non-combat professions compared to the VR game era, which users were satisfied with, but it was a headache for scouts.

“The conditions are too strict if we want to bring good combat class users with decent traits later.”

“Is that all? Their standards have gotten ridiculously high and they want so much more.”

“Right now is the best time to recruit them… Sigh, this isn’t like finding a pearl in the sand. Competition gets fiercer, there are fewer talents each day – what am I supposed to do?”

Godose already had 1 billion existing players.

Thanks to minors who became adults each year logging in, newbies were steadily flowing in, but most concentrated at the beginning of the new year.

Now that it was April, how many skilled players could there be among those just starting?

Occasionally ‘geniuses’ would appear, but they were extremely rare.

“Fairy tale events like geniuses falling from clear skies don’t happen.”

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