The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 257

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Chapter 257

Episode 257.

Around the time when Kaiser’s so-called ‘Parrying Machine’ video was causing a stir in society.

-Crazy, Kaiser’s TV video is up!

-Holy shit, a Forgotten King strategy video? You’d be missing out if you don’t watch this.

-What are you all doing here? Parrying machines and whatnot aren’t the issue right now.

That night, the Forgotten King strategy video was uploaded.

Since everyone was talking about Kaiser, viewers flocked in instantly, and comments began pouring in immediately.

-Wow… Look at those lions tearing at each other and the blizzard swirling around. Is this what a battle between the world’s strongest looks like? My heart is swelling with grandeur.

-What’s that at the end? The scale is no joke. When Kaiser swings his sword, everything breaks?

-I thought it was over when I saw the King’s one-hit kill, but he survived that. Mirror of Revenge? What’s this? Is it one of the 1st place rewards?

-Shout it out! Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god!

Nothing but admiring reactions across the board.

-What’s so great about this… Well, it is pretty great, damn it.

-No, what the hell is this? What did I just watch?

-There’s nothing… nothing to criticize.

-I don’t know about other things, but Kaiser definitely proved himself with this incident. Look how much the haters have decreased.

-Even the haters can’t criticize this lol If they criticize this, they’re certifying themselves as disabled.

-The moment you criticize Kaiser, you’re making Ahdeo, Lepiass, and all the Top 10 Guilds and high rankers look like idiots lol Who would do that?

Now there wasn’t even room for haters to interfere anymore.

Occasionally, sarcastic or disparaging comments would appear, but even they couldn’t bring themselves to leave hate comments about his skills.

[Kaiser causes another incident!]

[Kaiser, the greatest contributor to the World Quest strategy! This time he’s in the spotlight for conquering the Forgotten King…]

[Where exactly are Kaiser’s limits?]

[Newbie’s live broadcast had 200 million viewers, and the Forgotten King strategy video following it already has 50 million views?]

Naturally, journalists didn’t miss the opportunity and published articles, and now portal sites and communities were turned upside down with talk about the Forgotten King following the Calamity strategy.

Top 10 Guilds? High rankers?

-Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser!

-Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch!

-Ah, I believe…

-Listen to the sound of Kashin Church membership increasing. Nice~

-Yeah, I’m one of them. When I joined today, everyone welcomed me warmly.

-Really? It seemed more like hellfire than warm. If you get caught as a spy, they hunt you down until you quit.

-? How do you know that? Members, over here! There’s a heretic here who needs to be torn apart!

Hit by Kaiser’s double-barreled missiles, people’s minds became hazy, and the Top 10 Guilds and high rankers were no longer even on their radar.

They were just busy shouting the three letters of Kaiser’s name.

That’s probably why.

[Kaiser enters the Imperial Palace!]

[A record broken after half a year, friendship with the Sword Master…]

[Is the Imperial Palace entry due to the World Quest, or is it a hidden piece?]

-?

-Kaiser entered the Imperial Palace?

-Even together with the Sword Master?

-Crazy?

This new news that suddenly appeared instantly grabbed everyone’s attention.

With an unprecedented triple major incident, it was natural that all attention was focused on Kaiser.

It was no longer just simple interest.

-At this point, isn’t this a Kaiser one-tool game? He’s smashing every single record.

-No, at this level, Kaiser is really clearing the main quest, right?

-So the Imperial Palace is also a main quest?

-It’s more like because he’s 1st in the strategy rankings, right? The Empire was also focusing on this incident.

-Wow… Wait a minute. So Kaiser individually is ahead of the Top 10 Guilds?

-The theory that Kaiser > Top 10 Guilds was true.

-Fact) Thousands of people from Top 10 Guilds + high rankers couldn’t catch what Kaiser’s party of four caught. Therefore, Kaiser > Top 10 Guilds.

-Fucking hell, that’s just a difference in parrying.

-Who did that parrying? The Top 10 Guilds definitely couldn’t do it, right?

-Yeah, in the end Kaiser is entering the Imperial Palace, right? The Top 10 Guilds are hiding and can’t do anything, right? Now Kaiser is the trend, right?

Public opinion gradually tilted, and now the opinion that Kaiser was above the Top 10 Guilds began to occupy a considerable portion.

Normally, this would have been dismissed as nonsense, but this time the situation was different.

It was such a groundbreaking move, and the fact that Kaiser’s party caught what the Top 10 Guilds couldn’t became a kind of evidence.

-Serves you right tsk tsk

-The Top 10 Guilds were acting all high and mighty, but in front of Kaiser they’re all equal…

Crash!

“Damn it!”

Leon, who couldn’t contain his anger while watching public opinion, slammed his desk and held his forehead while fuming.

Xiao, sitting diagonally across from Leon, spoke mockingly.

“What are you getting angry about when you did well? Oh right. The video of you running away with your tail between your legs from Calamity did spread everywhere. It looked good, didn’t it?”

“Shut up, Xiao. A woman who only hit and ran from a distance sure has a mouth on her.”

“What are you saying, you brute who can only charge forward? If you’re jealous, go get yourself a Pegasus. Since all you know how to do is disgustingly charge in, that’s the state you’re in.”

“This bitch really…!”

“That’s enough, both of you.”

What stopped the two heated people was a man sitting across from them.

Short blonde hair.

An incredible height reaching 210cm. Shoulders that were beyond broad-shouldered, like a shoulder monster.

A masculine, angular face and the deep features characteristic of Caucasians.

It was Daniel Alexander, America’s pride who led Aegis Guild, currently the strongest tank guild in Godseeker.

“Weren’t you the ones who started the raid before I arrived? It seems ridiculous to assign blame now.”

“…Do you think anything would have changed if you had come?”

“Well. At least I wouldn’t have been gasping for breath unable to hold even one aggro.”

At his calm sarcasm, Xiao and Leon frowned deeply.

They wanted to retort something, moving their lips, but since it was a fact, they had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.

‘…When all you can do is be sturdy. You came late and now you’re picking fights? Really an unlucky bastard.’

Though they didn’t want to admit it, Aegis Guild’s tanking ability was undoubtedly at the peak.

Especially considering Daniel’s unique ability, they might have really been able to hold aggro and conduct a stable raid.

“Let’s end the small talk here. We didn’t gather to fight each other, did we?”

“…That’s true.”

At the words of Ahdeo, the paladin in brilliant golden armor who had been listening quietly, everyone who had been murmuring agreed.

He was right.

Right now, there were four masters from the Top 10 Guilds gathered in this place.

So many masters gathering in a single meeting room was to deal with future events.

“When are the other guys coming?”

Moreover, only four people weren’t the only ones supposed to gather.

“Well. The Armory Owner and Harrington said they’d be here soon.”

“What about Demroc?”

“Tch, have you ever seen that bastard come?”

“I see. The other guy also said he didn’t have time, so 8 people will gather then. Not a bad attendance rate.”

“Huh? 8 people? That unpleasant corpse maniac wouldn’t come to a place like this… Don’t tell me Bloodshed is coming too?”

“That’s right.”

Bloodshed Guild.

Godseeker’s greatest assassination guild, a place where once you’re marked, you can never survive.

Though they were part of the same Top 10 Guilds, they rarely showed themselves in places like this, so it was very rare to see their faces, making this an unfamiliar occurrence for them as well.

“That just shows how big this matter is.”

“Who knows. Considering that woman’s personality, she might think of it as interesting prey.”

“Tsk, lucky her… Only we who participated in the World Quest got to see something good.”

“More importantly, that bastard Cheonma said he’s been coming since before the Calamity raid, so where the hell is he and what’s he doing?”

“That bastard got lost again. I mean, why does he wander around even when looking at a map? He never arrives on time anyway.”

“Pfft, at least he won’t get bored. The Empire’s already so vast, it’ll be new every day even if he sees it daily.”

Babylon, Ernest, and now even the Cheonma Divine Cult.

Though two places were missing, this was still a meeting of historic proportions.

All of this had happened because of one single person – Kaiser.

“Well then, since everyone will gather soon, let’s prepare for the meeting.”

When Damian Alexander tapped the desk and spoke, attention naturally focused on him.

“Kaiser – can we really leave him be like this?”

“What if we can’t?”

“Well. I’m only saying this because the Armory Owner isn’t here, but… depending on the situation, it might be better to deal with him.”

Damian’s eyes were chilling as he said this.

With a cold expression, he glanced at the empty seats and added calmly.

“Coincidentally, there’s a high-performance dagger that’s caught my interest.”

The Top 10 Guilds.

These notoriously slow-to-act organizations were beginning to seriously check Kaiser.

* * *

Meanwhile, at that very moment.

Dohyun, who had actually caused the stir among the Top 10 Guilds, had bright, sparkling eyes.

He couldn’t have looked more excited and interested.

[You have entered the Imperial Capital of the Arniss Empire.]

[This will be recorded in your Adventure Log.]

‘So this is the Imperial Capital… I guess this is what they mean when they say “brilliant” isn’t enough to describe it.’

‘Wow! Owner, look at that sparkling corridor. Don’t tell me that’s all gold? It’s not just plating, right?’

‘R, Risa…’

‘Hmm. “Luxurious” isn’t enough to describe it either. Even the empires of the past weren’t quite like this…’

And for good reason – the interior of the Imperial Capital was beyond imagination.

As they approached the audience chamber, the corridor gleamed with gold and a long red carpet stretched over it.

Moreover, the walls were lined with artistic crafts that looked expensive at first glance.

‘So it’s true that the Empire has more money than all the cities combined.’

This must be what it feels like to be overwhelmed by capital.

But unlike Dohyun, whose mouth hung open in amazement, the Sword Master clicked his tongue.

“There’s even more gold this time… Has His illness grown worse?”

“Illness?”

“There is such a thing. More importantly, how long will you keep looking around like a country bumpkin? You’re not planning to show such disgraceful behavior in front of His Majesty, are you?”

“Of course not. Don’t worry.”

Dohyun firmly shook his head at the Sword Master’s concern.

This was connected to a main quest, so there was no way he’d make such a mistake.

He planned to have a very thorough conversation since they wanted to talk.

‘They said it seems connected to the Imperial Household… Then the most suspicious person would naturally be the Emperor.’

So this conversation was particularly important.

He couldn’t get executed on the spot, so he’d have to probe as much as possible without crossing the line.

How many minutes had passed as he pondered what to say?

“This is the place. From now on, we’ll be meeting His Majesty, so you must observe proper etiquette.”

Standing before a clearly extraordinary door, the Sword Master gave a quiet warning.

When Dohyun nodded solemnly, the Sword Master cleared his throat.

“Your Majesty. This is Gafild. I’ve brought the Disciple as commanded. May we enter?”

“…”

But even after waiting several seconds, no answer came.

Knocking yielded the same result.

The Sword Master showed signs of bewilderment at this unexpected situation.

‘…Could it be he’s not inside?’

Just as Dohyun’s face hardened with this thought.

“His Majesty has stepped out to handle urgent business.”

“Hmm?”

A quiet voice.

It was a soft, beautiful voice, but so weak and thin it seemed like it might break at any moment.

“He just left, so you must have crossed paths. He’ll be back soon, so please don’t worry, Sword Master.”

When he turned his head, he saw him.

A beautiful prince with brilliant silver hair grown long.

He was certainly beautiful, but his pale face as if drained of energy and thin limbs seemed to overshadow his appearance.

“2nd Prince. What brings you all the way here…”

“There are no attendants here, so please call me young master like before.”

“Haha. How could I do that with a guest present?”

It was the appearance of the 2nd Prince of the Arniss Empire, Iden de Arniss.

As rumored, he was sickly but had a kind atmosphere and seemed to have a close relationship with the Sword Master, but such things didn’t catch his eye right now.

‘…Red.’

Because Dohyun could see it.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

The red light faintly emanating from the 2nd Prince.

As Gamillion had said, the 2nd Prince was hiding something.

But Dohyun’s expression twisted as if he’d seen something bizarre upon seeing the red light.

‘…Why is his entire body red?’

The 2nd Prince, Iden de Arniss.

From his head to his toes, he was completely dyed in red.

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