The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 199

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Chapter 199

Episode 199.

-No, why the hell is your nickname Purple Taste? It’s disgusting.

One day, Kkukku finally exploded after holding back her feelings about Purple Uncle for so long.

Dohyun, who had been secretly harboring the same sentiment, immediately agreed with her statement.

-Agreed. Every time I look at my friends list, I want to delete it.

-? Why are you all picking fights as soon as I log in?

-Do you look like someone who wouldn’t get picked on? It doesn’t suit you at all! What kind of name is Purple Taste for that kind of character? It’s disgusting.

-…What’s wrong with my character? Isn’t this the symbol of a veteran player? Sword Master, don’t you think so too? Isn’t it cool?

Purple Uncle, who shook his head as if the two didn’t understand, secretly asked for help from Sword Master, who was serious about his concept, but it was no use.

-…It’s unsightly, so I wish you’d get rid of it.

-My goodness, even you, whom I trusted…

-I wish you’d get rid of those sparkling eyes emoticon too. It’s seriously making me nauseous.

-…Could you put that sword away first before talking?

Even Sword Master had drawn his sword to that extent.

The reason everyone was dealing such harsh criticism wasn’t because of their personalities, but because of Purple Uncle’s character appearance.

-No, I think the problem isn’t the nickname. We need to do something about that disgusting character first.

-I agree. Why did you choose underwear with an afro hairstyle out of all the possible looks? Do you have exhibitionism or something?

-I don’t think you, who only wears martial arts uniforms, should be saying that… But I agree.

A giant over 190cm tall. Dark skin with bulging muscles.

And those muscles were so prominent that even his inner thigh muscles were vividly exposed in his underwear outfit.

Additionally, he had an afro hairstyle and sunglasses.

Think about it.

How would you feel if someone with such a horrifying look in a VR game had the nickname Purple Taste?

-Ah, I should have gotten bunny ears too… Why doesn’t this game have bunny ears?

-Crazy…

Whenever someone commented on his incomprehensible fashion sense with goosebumps, Purple Uncle would always say the same thing.

-Because this is the symbol of a veteran player!

-…That was from the PC game era. Who wears that kind of look in VR games?

-Back in my day it was like this! How envious and cool I thought users dressed like this were. It was my dream!

-Please don’t have such dreams. Think about other people’s eyes too.

-Fine, the look aside, then why is your nickname Purple Taste?

And so it went round and round back to the original topic.

-I really like purple.

-Why?

When everyone focused as if they hadn’t been cursing just moments before, Purple Uncle grinned and answered.

-Why? Because purple is the symbol of high enhancement.

-…Ah.

-All purple is always right. That’s why I only wear purple watches in real life too.

-That’s a bit… Isn’t game addiction at your age a bit much?

-Are you ones to talk?! Well, what would talented people like you know about the heart of a common person like this. Sheesh.

Back then, they used to have trivial conversations with their comrades quite often.

As the content gradually ran out and the game was dying with nothing left to do, there were many days spent sitting around campfires having pointless talks.

That day was one of those days, and they had passed it off as a joke…

The reason Dohyun was recalling this story now was simple.

‘…Wow, still covered in purple.’

Because Purple Uncle, whom he encountered in Godseeker, was truly purple incarnate.

From weapons to equipment and accessories, there wasn’t a single thing that wasn’t purple.

Seeing how brilliantly everything shone, as if he had even dyed his hair purple, there was no doubt about it.

‘Who would have thought I’d meet Purple Uncle here.’

That’s definitely Purple Uncle.

‘…Are you acquainted with that monster-like guy, Master?’

‘Well, yes. He’s an old comrade.’

‘Hooh… He has many openings, but I can feel power strong enough to surpass them. He’s indeed a strong warrior worthy of being Master’s comrade.’

‘Rizariza!’

A smile formed on Dohyun’s lips.

He was certain Purple Uncle would be playing Godseeker, so he thought they might meet if he went to the Empire, but he never expected to reunite so immediately.

‘I was worried for nothing.’

Honestly, he had been a little worried.

Unlike Demroc, which allowed freedom in customization regardless of gender or anything else, Godseeker had a narrow range of character customization.

Since his comrades were already overflowing with personality from their character appearances, he thought they would be very different from reality and hard to recognize in Godseeker…

‘Who would have thought even those monster-like muscles would be exactly the same.’

Though there were no similarities in fashion, hairstyle, skin color, etc. compared to Demroc, that build and muscles were unchanged and identical.

He probably based his character on his actual appearance.

Back then he looked like some kind of dangerously hardcore veteran player, but seeing him like this, he seemed somewhat like a decent gym enthusiast…

‘…Wait a minute.’

Then a thought suddenly crossed his mind and Dohyun frowned.

‘Then he was running around in just underwear with a character identical to his real body… Ugh…!’

For a moment, he seriously felt like retching and stepped backward.

Just then, Purple Uncle… no, Ast, the owner of the armory, whose eyes met his, waved his hand.

“Hey, long time no see.”

Ast greeted him warmly like a neighborhood older brother.

All eyes turned to Dohyun. Then the players let out gasps of shock.

“Whoa… Did he just greet Kaiser?”

“He said long time no see? What? Have they met before?”

“They’re in different regions so they couldn’t have met… Could it be they met in real life?”

“Or maybe they knew each other originally?”

“No way, Kaiser had no news and just started now? There was a theory that Ast was from Demroc, is it true?”

Not caring about the players who became noisy at the unexpected scene, Ast calmly walked toward Dohyun.

Though he was among the players, he was clearly visible due to his large height.

And even if that weren’t the case, everyone was making way to either side as he walked.

Naturally, Berjhe couldn’t just stand by and watch Ast.

Swoosh, thud.

When Berjhe suddenly approached and blocked his path, Ast tilted his head.

“What’s with you?”

“…That’s my line. What do you think you’re doing right now, owner of the armory.”

“What am I doing? Can’t you see? I’m going to say hello.”

“Don’t try to brush this off. You can’t be unaware of this situation. Should I consider that Babylon is taking Kaiser’s side?”

At Berjhe’s somewhat aggressive tone, the players gasped.

They never expected him to speak so directly.

Now that he had mentioned the current situation and the guild.

This was no longer just the armory owner’s personal matter.

Depending on how he answered here, the Top 10 Guild Babylon would be considered to have taken Kaiser’s side.

“…”

“Incredible…”

The players held their breath and watched the situation.

A bone-chilling tension filled the silence. The confrontation between Kaiser and Hero Guild, and now the armory owner caught in between.

‘This is getting too exciting, isn’t it?’

‘What happens now? Is Babylon really getting involved?’

‘Top 10 Guilds aren’t supposed to interfere in other guild fights. If they did, the other Top 10 Guilds wouldn’t stand for it.’

‘When you think about it, this isn’t really a guild fight, is it? Hmm, but since it’s Kaiser, you never know.’

‘Whatever it is, this is going to be an epic match. Let’s start recording first.’

Everyone’s attention was focused on Ast due to this exciting matchup.

How would Ast react?

That’s where everyone’s interest was concentrated.

With the situation suddenly reversed, Ast raised the corner of his mouth with a ‘well, well’ expression.

“My, what a cunning fellow.”

“…I’ll take that as a compliment. So what will you do? Do you truly intend to interfere with us?”

“Interfere?”

Ast’s expression, which had been wearing a hollow smile, suddenly changed.

His expression turned coldly rigid. As the serious Ast took a step forward, a shadow fell over Berjhe.

“Did you just babble about interference in front of me? About our Babylon?”

At the low bass tone that seemed to echo through the cave, Berjhe felt goosebumps rise for a moment.

‘What kind of pressure is this…’

The overwhelming pressure from his massive build and height.

As Ast, who had only seemed gentle, approached with a serious expression, sweat formed on his hands from the suffocating tension.

Due to the height difference, the necklace visible before his eyes was glowing brilliantly in purple.

Gulp.

At this moment, not just Berjhe but everyone held their breath.

‘This is the Owner of the Armory… A Top 10 Guild Master.’

‘No matter how much they say it’s pay-to-win, a Top 10 Guild is still a Top 10 Guild…’

‘That presence…’

They physically experienced firsthand that being a Top 10 Guild Master wasn’t something just anyone could do.

The tense atmosphere lingered only briefly.

Swoosh-

Suddenly the tightly wound atmosphere loosened.

Ast chuckled and relaxed his expression.

Just that alone allowed Berjhe and countless players to breathe again.

Pat.

Ast placed his hand on his shoulder and spoke in a light tone as if it was nothing.

“Haha, I’m just going to say hello and leave, so don’t waste your energy.”

“…”

Thump, thump.

Berjhe didn’t stop Ast as he passed by.

More precisely, he couldn’t stop him.

‘The Owner of the Armory. A man who covers his insufficient talent for being a Top 10 Guild Master with money.’

Berjhe himself was aiming for a Top 10 Guild.

Having reached the upper ranks of the Top 100 Guilds, he had some confidence.

While Babylon itself was dangerous, he thought he might be able to take on the Owner of the Armory.

He had inwardly underestimated the Owner of the Armory.

But he was wrong.

[Unique ability ‘Piercing Gaze’ activates.]

[Assessing the gap with the target.]

[Warning! Absolute danger! Avoid combat.]

Berjhe’s unique ability.

An ability to see through designated targets, which he had received from a mythical deity.

An ability that had never been wrong even once.

Based on this, Berjhe had only made bets he could win, and had won them all.

And that ability was telling him to avoid this.

‘…The gap is felt to this extent?’

Berjhe, who directly experienced the difference between Top 10 and Top 100 Guilds, clenched his fist tightly.

His pride was deeply wounded.

That he had been so helplessly overwhelmed in presence.

That despite being openly ignored, he had felt relieved, even if briefly.

‘How can I aim for a Top 10 Guild like this?’

Grind-

Berjhe gritted his teeth and raised his head. His eyes flashed fiercely.

This couldn’t continue.

‘We have justification on our side anyway. There’s no reason to back down.’

Having steeled his resolve, Berjhe immediately sent a signal to his lieutenants.

A hand signal of clenching his fist, shaking it twice, then showing three fingers.

It meant to proceed with Plan 2 on the count of three, which roughly translated to ‘shut up and take down Kaiser.’

[Guild Whisper: B-but… Babylon…]

“Babylon can’t interfere anyway. That’s just bluffing. If we back down here, Hero Guild will never reach the Top 10 Guilds. I’ll take responsibility, so attack.”

[Guild Whisper: …Understood… huh?]

[Guild Whisper: …Eh?]

“Damn it, what now…!”

At the dumbfounded voices that didn’t match the atmosphere, Berjhe hurriedly turned his head.

He instinctively felt something was wrong.

And the moment he looked toward where Kaiser had been, he could understand their reaction.

“…?”

Berjhe had the exact same reaction as them.

And it was the same for the players who were watching.

“Huh? What? Where did Kaiser go?”

“What? He was definitely there just now?”

“Was he there? No, he wasn’t.”

It was because Kaiser had disappeared without a trace while they were briefly distracted.

“Don’t tell me Kaiser dumped this on those two and ran?”

“But they seemed to know each other? Why would he leave without even greeting them in this situation?”

“Wait a minute. This timing, could it be…”

The bustling lasted only briefly.

One player who had been thinking spoke up with a ‘could it be’ voice.

“…Didn’t his playtime run out?”

“…”

“Ah…”

It was a very plausible guess that could explain this situation.

Everyone agreed with silence, and Berjhe’s eyebrows twitched as his expression turned menacing.

What that meant was clear.

‘…I missed him again like this? So anticlimactically? Arghhhh!! Kaiser!!’

Having missed the perfect opportunity to catch Kaiser so helplessly, Berjhe’s face turned red as if it would burst from venting his rage internally.

While he was exploding, ignoring all the mental stability warning messages appearing before his eyes.

“Hah…”

Ast, unable to contain his bewilderment, let out a hollow laugh.

What an unimaginable reunion this was.

Though his carefully built-up presence deflated from the absurdity, a smile was forming on Ast’s lips.

“That bastard. Consistent as always.”

That’s why it was even more like that guy.

And just as they expected,

[Forced logout due to using all connection time limit.]

[RCD recording ends.]

Whoosh—

Dohyun scratched his head as he emerged from the capsule, looking at the forced logout message.

“The timing worked out like this.”

He couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh at the absurd situation.

What kind of logout timing was this that would make even gods weep?

It seemed the moment of reunion would have to be postponed, but the situation wasn’t bad.

‘At least I bought some time.’

Thanks to Purple Uncle’s unexpected help, he was able to buy time.

So for now…

‘Let me do what I can right now.’

Dohyun grinned as he looked at the recorded footage.

Thinking about where and how to upload it.

* * *

And that night.

[Kaiser VS Hero Guild!]

[War between Hero Guild and Kaiser. Is Kaiser to blame?]

[Hero Guild’s master Berjhe claims to be the victim, sparking controversy…]

[Owner of the Armory intervenes! What’s the relationship between Babylon’s master Ast and Kaiser?]

-Holy shit, no wait, what the hell is this now? I’m all out of diapers.

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hey diaper boy, how many diapers do you need to pack today?

└ For real, there’s never a quiet day lol

└Kaiser is a legend Kaiser is a legend Kaiser is a legend Kaiser is a legend…

The Godddong Community was in complete chaos.

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