The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 118

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Chapter 118

Episode 118.

At his words, the eyes of Dohyun, Jihad, and Charlie widened.

‘That bastard had companions too?’

It was quite surprising that someone who seemed like a lone wolf had companions, but thinking about it, he vaguely remembered hearing something when he first learned about history from Gamillion.

That Kashiyar, who was royalty of a small nation, had gathered humanity scattered across various countries to lead the war.

Then it would be natural for there to have been kings from other nations among them.

At the same time, it made sense.

‘So they’re acting like this because they possess divine power.’

No wonder they were ridiculously strong.

Well, they’d have to be of that caliber to give out legendary emblems.

While Dohyun was convinced by the divine authority she had shown, Charlie didn’t seem to be.

‘Good heavens, opposing the gods! My lord, may this humble sword dare to ask what this is all about?’

The sight of him making a fuss with his eyes wide on that stern face was somehow amusing, but from Charlie’s perspective, it was understandable.

Charlie was a figure from hundreds of years ago.

As a knight who had lived in a world where gods had already established themselves, he wouldn’t know about ancient human history yet.

‘Hmm… there’s something like that. It’s a bit complicated right now, so I’ll tell you later.’

‘…I understand, my lord.’

Though he could have argued more, Charlie obediently backed down.

This was possible because his loyalty was at maximum.

For a knight who followed the gods, it wasn’t easy to hold back and wait when his lord was opposing the very gods.

“I’m certain all the kings died during the war with the gods… but perhaps there are truths hidden that differ from history.”

[You have glimpsed part of the truth of hidden history.]

[It will be recorded in the Adventure Log.]

“I’d like to discuss this matter more… but now doesn’t seem to be the time. This Gamillion will risk his life to find out what happened. Please, Successor, continue as you have been.”

With those words, a notification sounded and a message appeared.

[You have cleared the Main Quest, ‘Second Fragment of Fate (2)’.]

[You have obtained the second Fragment of Fate, ‘Hourglass of Faith’.]

[Fragment of Fate]

-Grade: Main Stream

-Description: The god Kashiyar who sacrificed himself to save Abtartel. Gather all the fragments of the vessel he left scattered throughout the world to complete fate.

-Fragments of Fate 2 / 10

-When all Fragments of Fate are collected, a main event will open.

With this, he had collected two Fragments of Fate.

‘It’s a long road ahead.’

He had only collected one-fifth so far.

Moreover, there seemed to be many truths still unrevealed, so it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say this was just the real beginning.

Though the road ahead was long in many ways, Dohyun grinned.

‘For now, I don’t care about all that…’

Complicated matters weren’t important right now.

Dohyun slowly looked around.

“O Hero…”

“Ahh…”

Countless high priests and elders offering their reverence.

And even the high priests and the famous Gildeti High Priest were sincerely bowing and showing respect.

They were welcoming the appearance of a new Hero.

‘Do they know?’

That the Hero they’re revering is actually the only descendant of humanity who will oppose the very gods they worship.

They probably wouldn’t know even if they died and came back to life.

He became curious about what reaction would come if they ever found out later, but that was a matter for the future.

Ding-

[Rank measurement has been completed.]

[Scores were calculated considering favorability ratings, the degree of NPCs’ admiration, and how many people you proved yourself to.]

[You have updated S Rank with 4,561 points.]

[The maximum rank for the Second Trial is S Rank and cannot be assigned to a higher rank, but you will receive enhanced rewards considering the overwhelming score.]

[You have recorded 1st place with an unbelievable score.]

[Changes have occurred in the Second Trial rankings.]

[You acquire the title ‘Unbelievable Score’.]

[The effect of Time Attack’s Throne activates. All stats increase by +5.]

[S Rank rewards are given.]

…

[It will be recorded in the Adventure Log.]

[RCD video recording ends.]

‘Nice…’

He didn’t care about anything else; for now, he just needed to enjoy this moment.

It was the moment when new history was being written in Brion.

Meanwhile, while Dohyun was experiencing various events in the Grand Temple’s assembly hall.

The front of Lyre Grand Temple was packed with players.

Murmur murmur-

“Ah, stop pushing! The knights keep giving us dirty looks!”

“Hey, you think I want to push? I can’t help being pushed!”

“Ugh, what the hell is going on.”

It was because of the knights surrounding the area, preventing entry to the Grand Temple.

Since temples were where people received job quests and met with gods, it was perfectly natural for people to flock to Lyre Grand Temple, the most popular among them.

Originally, the Grand Temple was large enough and had fast turnover, so it wasn’t a big problem…

“Why are those knights blocking us?”

“I don’t know. They say something happened inside and we absolutely can’t enter.”

“They say if you’re caught sneaking in, you’ll be punished. What can we do?”

Now, because the knights were suddenly blocking entry, it looked like weekend amusement park lines.

For players who suddenly found themselves in line without knowing why, it was frustrating.

Even though NPCs were residents of this place and sometimes controlled players for peace, they had never crossed the line like this before.

“Shouldn’t we report this?”

“Report? To who? Gildeti is basically the president here, so it won’t matter.”

“Ah… I need to get my job quest quickly, this is annoying.”

“Brion hasn’t had a quiet day lately. There are 2 hours left on the time limit, will we be able to get in?”

Naturally, complaints erupted, but there was nothing they could do.

The Gildeti High Priest with supreme authority was inside the Lyre Grand Temple that those knights were guarding.

In the end, they could only twiddle their thumbs waiting for the restrictions to be lifted, or just go out to the fields.

“Ah, what a waste of time. I’ll just get the job quest later. Let’s go hunting.”

“I’m logging out. Contact me when the restrictions are lifted.”

Naturally, most people couldn’t stand it anymore and left or went hunting.

But there were quite a few who waited because they were curious about the situation, or had urgent matters to handle.

And among them was Shield Master’s party.

“What is this as soon as we arrive in Brion…”

“Right. We didn’t hear any news about this, what’s going on?”

“Shield, do you know anything?”

They had just graduated from Raven and come over with high expectations of meeting a god, but what kind of bolt from the blue was this?

At Yubinkkung and Miganddeok’s questions, Shield Master shook his head.

“The forums are full of talk about this, but no one really knows what’s going on.”

Though Shield Master valued getting information first, even he didn’t really know about what was happening now.

However, there was one thing he could guess.

“But… there’s a lot of talk that it seems related to Kaiser.”

“Huh, hyung? Why hyung?”

“They say he met the Caretaker as soon as he entered Brion. And no one has seen Kaiser since he last entered the Grand Temple?”

Kaiser, their benefactor.

Thanks to the record of the rank 1 player who had given them a ride, Shield Master’s group was able to receive a lot of support from major guilds.

Thanks to that, despite being latecomers, they had been riding high and already reached Brion, so they felt nothing but gratitude.

“Wow! As expected of hyung, he never fails to meet expectations.”

“I believed in him!”

“Whoa, so all this commotion is because of Kaiser hyung? I roughly knew about his activities, but this is really amazing…”

It was perhaps natural that the two guys’ tension shot up when they heard Kaiser’s name.

Both of them showed clear signs of delight.

Shield Master didn’t show it either, but a gentle smile hung on his lips.

He wanted to meet him as soon as possible and express this grateful heart.

‘…I didn’t know the Warrior Set I bought was Kaiser’s.’

Thanks to that, it crashed right after I bought it, but what did it matter.

Rather, it was meaningful that I bought an item that Kaiser had obtained!

Shield Master, who had somehow equipped a sucker(?) mindset, only wanted to help even a little more.

“Hey, looking at the community, they say this is all because of Kaiser.”

But then it happened.

“Ugh, Kaiser again? I’m telling you, he’s no help in life.”

“Because of that guy, Scouts are blocking roads, rookies are running wild trying to catch Kaiser. Now they’re even preventing us from going to the Grand Temple? Damn it, ptui ptui.”

“What’s so great that he’s going to do? He’ll probably just hunt something below Berjhe anyway.”

“That’s what I’m saying. I really can’t stand the sight of him.”

If there were those who praised Kaiser, there were bound to be those busy tearing him down.

Players who were tired of waiting in massive lines, sacrificing precious money and limited time, began chewing Kaiser out relentlessly.

“Honestly, it’s all hype. Just watch, now that the honeymoon’s over, he’ll keep falling.”

“Hey, no matter how much you dislike him, that’s a bit much. I saw on YouTube that he is pretty amazing… It’s just that regardless of being amazing, I don’t like him as a person. Why should innocent us suffer because of him?”

“Agreed. And what’s the point of just having good combat power? In Brion, you need to work on favorability well. Look at Kaiser’s actions. What favorability work – the only NPCs he meets are the clerics of Lyre Grand Temple.”

“I hope he gets beaten badly this time so the Kaiser fans’ momentum dies down a bit. Right now the Kaiser fans are unbearable.”

Those who already didn’t like Kaiser were venting the anger they had built up from waiting.

They were having a grand time chewing, tearing, tasting, and enjoying it.

And Miganddeok wasn’t one to just quietly listen to such gossip.

How could he forgive those who insulted his eternal hyung in his heart?

“What the hell are these bastards babbling about? Hey, don’t stop me. I’ll beat them all up… Huh? Yubin?”

It was when he was rolling up his sleeves, seething with rising anger.

“What did those bastards just say? Hey you.”

He flinched seeing Yubinkkung’s back as she walked ahead of him.

It was because she, who would normally stop him at times like this, was instead taking the lead. Moreover, she didn’t stop at simply stepping forward.

“Don’t spout random nonsense because you’re consumed with inferiority complex. Have any of you ever reached rank 1? From what I hear, you’re spouting all kinds of ridiculous nonsense…”

Yubinkkung’s momentum as she suddenly butted in was fierce, but the players who had been enjoying tearing down Kaiser just laughed dismissively as if she was pathetic.

“What’s with this girl. Do you know him? Why are you picking a fight?”

“Wow, you should really be grateful this is a city. Otherwise you’d already be looking at a gray screen right now. Of all the pathetic things…”

“…What? What did you just say, you guys?”

“Yu, Yubin. Let’s calm down a little.”

“Ri, right. Migan is right. I understand you’re angry, but if we fight here, we’ll be in big trouble…”

Miganddeok and Shield Master, who hadn’t expected Yubinkkung to unleash curses so boldly, hurriedly tried to stop her.

With knights stationed all around like that, if a fight broke out here, they’d be headed straight to jail.

However, contrary to their hopes, the mouths of those already fired up wouldn’t stop.

“Did I say anything wrong? Ah, I can tell just by looking that you’re a Kaiser fan too?”

“Ugh, I wondered where that Kaiser fan smell was coming from.”

“Anyway, you have to acknowledge Kaiser fans, so go raise your little puppy at home with such care~”

“You, you…!”

“Oh my, want to try it?”

When the exploded Yubinkkung pulled out her staff while seething, the guys also drew their respective weapons.

It was when tensions reached their peak as if a fight would break out at any moment.

Whoooosh-!

“Hiiiek!?”

“Wha, what!”

Suddenly, a pillar of light that pierced through the ceiling of Lyre Grand Temple shot up with the momentum to pierce the sky.

Light so intense it seemed like it might blind them.

Yet despite being such light, instead of being uncomfortable, it gave a strange feeling of warmth in the heart, making Yubinkkung and the guys stare at it in a daze.

“Whoa… what is that?”

“Amazing…”

It wasn’t just them.

Not only Shield Master and Miganddeok, but countless players in front of the Grand Temple all raised their heads in unison to look at the sky.

Some were completely mesmerized by this strange phenomenon,

“I, I have to record this.”

“I don’t know what it is, but let’s turn on recording first, quickly!”

And there were also professionals who demonstrated their work ethic even in this situation.

The light that had captivated everyone’s attention gradually faded and disappeared only after about a minute had passed.

Before the players who had finally come to their senses could even wonder about it, a notification rang out.

Ding- Ding-

Ding-

“Huh?”

“Hm? A notification?”

“What, did you get a notification too? I got one too.”

Notifications that appeared simultaneously for all players here.

People’s expressions became strange as they were bewildered by this phenomenon like an emergency alert.

“…Wait a minute.”

“Why does this feel familiar?”

“No way, surely not…?”

It was because something like this had happened before.

The same went for the players who had been arguing with Yubinkkung.

A strange expression where half thought it was impossible and half thought ‘what if’.

The moment they hurriedly checked the notification.

[The ranking of the 2nd Trial has changed.]

[2nd Trial Ranking]

-1st Place: Kaiser S Rank [4,561 points]

-2nd Place: Berjhe S Rank [999 points]

-3rd Place: Cheonma A Rank [603 points]

-4th Place: Demroc A- Rank [595 points]

…

-9th Place: Ahdeo B+ Rank [478 points]

-10th Place: Barion B+ Rank [449 points]

“Crazy…”

“Th, that’s impossible!”

“What the hell?”

Like a knee-jerk reaction, they cursed out loud the moment they checked.

Yubinkkung was among them too.

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