The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 328

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 328

Episode 328.

* * *

The news spread as fast as lightning.

[Kaiser! Prevents the worst Quest in Empire history, a city-destroying Quest!]

[Kaiser, is he truly a god?]

[Let’s learn about Kaiser, the protagonist of the city-destroying Quest.]

Articles with somewhat cringeworthy titles were prominently posted not only on Godddong’s official website but also on various portal sites,

-This is insane!!!!

-Holy shit, amazing.

-Oi oi, I knew he could do it!!

-Wait, he actually pulled this off?

-Kaiser, is he really a god?

-Fucking awesome, shout out God Kaiser!!!!!!

-Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god!

-Ah, but I thought this would be a rare chance to see Chilgang, it’s a bit disappointing we couldn’t.

└I heard three of Chilgang were seen heading to the Imperial Palace.

Explosive reactions from netizens followed the bombshell news.

The city-destroying Quest, the Black Knight Garion.

Since it was a major event that would determine whether the royal family would fall and a third of the Empire would become part of the Abyss, reactions had to burst forth quickly.

In the past, there would have been those trying to disparage him somehow, but at least today, there were no such people.

Rather, the atmosphere was busy with enthusiasm.

It had to be that way.

-Whatever the case, without Kaiser the Empire would have been doomed.

-For real, my friend just entered the Empire and was mentally broken asking what this was all about, but as soon as he heard Kaiser caught it, he ran around in his underwear like a rabid dog.

-Holy shit, I spent 2 million won a week ago and was worried it would all go to hell immediately, thank you Lord Kashin!

-I’m joining the Kashin Church as of today.

Because without Kaiser, the power structure itself would have changed.

Perhaps the game called Godddong could have become completely different from what it is now.

Since Godddong’s influence is no longer just a game, this time they had no choice but to express gratitude regardless of envy or jealousy.

Of course, there were a few bad apples everywhere, but they weren’t even noticeable, overwhelmed by the massive firepower.

Perhaps that’s why.

-Breaking news) Kashin Church membership surging.

-? It’s true. Membership jumped more than threefold… Huh? What’s this, there are fucking tons of foreigners?

-There are tons of English comments asking if this is the place that follows Kaiser lol The Kashin Church is probably half foreigners.

-TV is all about Kaiser too. I heard foreign reactions are insane? Korean Wave can step aside.

-Kiya~ This nationalism is insane. Bartender, one more shot of nationalism here!

-All of Kaiser’s past achievements are being re-examined lol

The World Quest and the Lion King’s trial, etc.

Due to this incident, Kaiser’s overwhelming achievements so far were being re-examined, building truly tremendous recognition.

And that reached beyond Korea to foreign countries.

-Is this the cafe of believers who follow Kaiser.

-I heard they accept people regardless of nationality. The master of this place is that clear-eyed fanatic, right?

-Fanatic, she was right. Kaiser is a god.

-Holy shit! Kaiser’s achievements are truly mythical! Like the bible of Godddong!

-Think about how many more achievements he’ll write down, bro! I’ve decided. I’ll make history with him.

Some in the Western world even treated it as more than religion.

With this atmosphere, it was perhaps natural for Koreans to fall into nationalism.

-Everyone, let us all believe in the omniscient and omnipotent Kashin and find enlightenment. Lord Kashin knows everything.

-I believe, Kamen…

-At this point, I’m confused whether those guys are joking or serious.

-? Are you doubting the heart that believes in Lord Kashin right now? Kashin Church members, over here! There’s a heretic here!

-It’s amazing how Kaiser, despite starting a year and a half late, devoured the establishment and gained recognition.

Praising Kaiser was becoming a kind of meme.

-Ah, when will the video be uploaded. I’m really jealous of people who watched it live.

-Seriously amazing. When the video comes up, definitely watch it, watch it twice.

-For real, I want to buy those eyes that saw it.

-Ah, and Kaiser wasn’t the only protagonist this time. Charlie was amazing too. The Knight of Light itself.

└For real, newbies starting from now should listen respectfully with both hands together even when Charlie spouts harsh words in the tutorial.

└Charlie? Why Charlie?

└That’s how it is, kid. If you’re jealous, you should have logged in.

└;;;

The number of community chat rooms created had already surpassed the maximum.

Beyond communities, various YouTube channels and broadcasters were also talking only about Kaiser.

It was the same in reality beyond the internet.

At this point, players couldn’t help but be curious.

-Who would win if he fought Demroc?

It was a topic that had been mentioned occasionally before, but a somewhat different flow emerged from the previous times when it was considered impossible.

-? Obviously Demroc would crush him. Compare things that can be compared.

-Did that Demroc even show his nose? Kaiser stopped what the Top 10 Guilds and NPCs couldn’t even handle and died to, right?

-That’s because Garion’s unavoidable technique was overpowered. Kaiser and Charlie just had a way to counter it.

-The world speaks through results. The Great Kashin has already transcended the Top 10 Guilds. I won’t accept rebuttals.

Posts saying he still couldn’t match Demroc and posts saying it would be a fair fight began alternating.

-Ugh;; Now that the Kashin Church has grown, there are many guys spouting nonsense.

└Leave them. Those guys will praise him like that, then when Demroc does some first raid, they’ll say Demroc is the best after all.

└For real lol

└What Demroc, I predict he’ll be cut by the King of Demons lol

└Yeah, that Demroc couldn’t do anything to the King of Demons~ The trend is Kaiser~

└There are still heretic bastards doubting Lord Kashin. Believers, over here! There are heretics here!

-But honestly, I’m a Kaiser fan, but if he grows more maybe, but right now it’s impossible.

-Yeah, it’s not like Demroc will stay still while Kaiser grows. Moreover, Demroc is currently in secluded training, so no one knows how strong he is.

-Still, later it might be a fair fight? I can’t imagine Kaiser losing.

-I can’t imagine Demroc losing either though?

Meanwhile, at the time when netizens were busy fighting, moving from praise to nationalism, from nationalism to fighting.

Dohyun, the actual person who caused the commotion…

Whoosh-

“Phew…”

Even though a long time had passed since the capsule opened, he couldn’t come out and had a serious expression.

It was because of the message he saw at the end.

[Cannot find the Fragment of Fate.]

[Expanding detection range.]

[Failed to find the fragment.]

[However, traces of the fifth Fragment of Fate having been in the Arniss Empire can be felt.]

[Main Quest ‘The Missing Fragment of Fate (1)’ occurs.]

[The Missing Fragment of Fate (1)]

-Grade: Main Quest, Job Quest

-Description: The fifth Fragment of Fate that was sleeping in the Arniss Empire has disappeared without a trace. Based on circumstances, it is presumed someone took it.

Let’s inform Gamillion of this fact and consult.

-Deliver the facts to Gamillion (0 / 1)

-Quest Success: Links to follow-up Quest ‘The Missing Fragment of Fate (2)’.

-Quest Failure Penalty: Disappearance of the Lost Fate Fragment (2) Quest.

-Time Limit: None.

‘A fate fragment has disappeared… What the hell is this supposed to mean?’

Something that had never happened once in the process of obtaining four fragments so far.

It was utterly absurd, but this was a serious matter.

This meant there were others targeting the fragments besides himself.

No, up to this point it was natural.

From the beginning, the setting he heard from Gamillion was that there were many who coveted the fragments.

‘The problem is they’re moving much earlier than expected.’

Since this was originally a main quest that would happen years later, he knew there was a grace period of three years until the prophesied successor appeared.

Until then, those targeting the fragments couldn’t move easily either.

So Dohyun had planned to collect all 10 as quickly as possible before the three years were up…

-The promised day approaches. Unlike the existing prophecy, the situation has changed… All… war… Soon they will move…

Suddenly, the words Kashiyar had said just before disappearing came to mind.

‘Is this what he meant by the situation changing?’

He had only thought of it as something in the distant future.

Dohyun’s expression grew serious at the change that came faster than expected.

‘They…’

From the circumstances, the “they” Kashiyar mentioned were likely the culprits.

Though he was a scoundrel, he wouldn’t have left meaningless words until the very end.

Then who were the “they” he spoke of?

Gods? The Abyss? Or perhaps the Moonlight Order?

Maybe it could be something else entirely.

“Phew.”

Dohyun sighed and shook off his thoughts.

There was no way to know even if he worried about it now.

‘I should go to Gamillion as soon as I log in tomorrow.’

At least he would know more than himself, so it was wise to have a conversation tomorrow before thinking further.

‘Tsk, if it weren’t for the connection time limit, this wouldn’t have happened.’

Because he was forcibly logged out when time ended right after checking that message, he couldn’t even properly check the rewards.

Since he was as curious about the rewards as the whereabouts of the fate fragment, he wished tomorrow would come quickly.

However, there was one unresolved question remaining.

‘Why is the imperial insignia the key to the fragment?’

And how did Garion obtain that insignia?

Dohyun had Bairan’s insignia, and all remaining insignias were held by the Emperor and Prince according to their quantities.

To say it was the dead former Emperor’s insignia didn’t make sense, since the current Emperor had that insignia.

‘It doesn’t make sense to say he got it by chance… Did someone give it to him? Hmm, how could someone who isn’t royalty possess it?’

Dohyun shook his head at the increasingly blocked speculation.

‘Well, anyway, it’s in my hands now.’

As long as he continued the main quest, he would eventually learn who gave the insignia.

If he ever encountered them…

‘The key would react then.’

The key was also an imperial insignia after all.

It would have the same ability to react to its original owner.

So he was thinking of resting for today when he stepped out of his room.

Creak-

“Nice!! See, I told you I’d win, right? I said Kaiser would pull through. How can someone who calls herself a fan have so little faith? That’s why you’re not an honorary member of the Kashin Church but… huh?”

“…”

His eyes met with Hyuna, who was also coming out of her room while talking loudly on the phone.

Judging by her outdoor clothes, she seemed about to go out…

…Was this déjà vu?

He felt like he had seen this exact scene before.

“…”

“…”

A cold silence continued for a moment.

When Dohyun pretended not to notice and closed his door to go back inside, soon after, vigorous dolphin shouting could be heard from beyond the door.

It seemed Hyuna’s friend’s plans would be canceled again today.

‘I don’t know. Let me just sleep. I’m dead tired.’

Dohyun sighed and threw himself onto the bed.

‘Ah, I need to upload a video… Whatever. I’ll upload it tomorrow.’

Anyway, this video was guaranteed to bring in views whenever he uploaded it.

Most importantly, he was too sleepy.

“…Golden Dragon! You bastard, last time you said it wasn’t… both sides? The middle? Then you should have said… mmph.”

As if proving it had been an extremely tiring day, Dohyun fell asleep less than a minute after lying on the bed.

* * *

And at that time.

While Dohyun was getting revenge for Dobong(?) in dreamland.

-…Is that so. Did it fail.

A space filled with darkness.

Dim candlelight was the only light illuminating the view, and in that faint visibility, five silhouettes could be seen sitting around a massive table.

-You told us to trust and leave it to you, so what’s this? Dakan.

Among them, the sound of tongue-clicking came from a woman’s silhouette whose voluptuous figure stood out even in the darkness.

Regardless, the silhouette called Dakan.

The shadow in the form of a human man with a prominent lion’s mane simply shrugged his shoulders.

-How is this my fault?

-Didn’t you say we didn’t need to worry about the Empire?

-We didn’t get caught. That’s good enough, right?

-Don’t you know we had to destroy the royal family? There was even a suitable scapegoat, but what is this… Anyway, you’re always like this. You only know how to cause trouble, but you forget about the trouble you’ve caused, that’s why…

Perhaps angered by that shameless attitude.

As voices gradually rose and echoed throughout the space, a heavy voice interrupted.

-Enough.

The low voice was clearly quiet, but contained irresistible power.

The space that became as quiet as a mouse with just one word was proof of that.

The owner of the voice was a man sitting at the head of the table.

He was least exposed to the candlelight, a dense shadow where nothing could be seen except sharp eyes.

-Dakan played his role.

Only his low voice revealed that he was a man.

-But Commander! The fall of the royal family is necessary considering ‘that day’…

-Levi. Are you afraid of the Empire?

The one called Commander spoke in a cold voice devoid of any emotion.

-If you’re afraid of mere half-humans, I would understand.

-…That’s not it. I can eliminate such bastards anytime. But what I need isn’t that…

-What’s important to us is ‘that day’ coming. Whether the royal family perished or not, such things are merely trivial.

-…

Though Levi pouted, he didn’t care and slowly leaned back.

As he rested his chin on his hand, he casually muttered as if displeased.

-…Kaiser. This one is said to be the man of prophecy.

-That’s right, Commander. Still, he was a talented guy who even made a contract with a Draconic Abomination, but seeing him defeated, his growth rate seems faster than expected. Surely until recently he was nothing but a greenhorn.

-Is that so.

-What do you think. Should I move, Commander?

At Dakan’s words, who had a lion’s mane, he shook his head.

-No. It’s not time yet.

-I see, we have to keep our promise again, right? Handle the priorities first.

-That’s right.

-Well, it doesn’t matter. We’ll face each other eventually anyway. So when that time comes….

Dakan grinned wickedly and continued in a chilling voice.

-I can step forward then, right?

-What’s your reason?

-Because what he took was my insignia. I can’t stand having it stolen from me.

-Ah, right. You were originally from the imperial family, weren’t you? Is it okay for you to do it with your own hands?

-The Empire isn’t a vessel that can contain me. It should be at least our Commander’s level.

-I agree.

A heavy voice suddenly interjected into Levi and Dakan’s conversation.

It was a massive silhouette over 4 meters tall with black wings prominently displayed on its back.

-There they go again.

-Don’t encourage that kind of talk. It’ll become a bad habit.

-Ah, of course I agree that the Commander is the best though.

Then two voices beside them tried to stop them.

They were respectively a man’s and woman’s voice, but like the Commander, everything else about them was obscured so no information could be gleaned.

However, what was strange was that there were two types of voices but only one silhouette was visible.

When all of them joined in, the man called Commander answered quietly.

-…Do as you please. But it must be when the time comes.

-Understood, Commander.

At that, Dakan clenched his fist and grinned wickedly.

White fangs revealed by the candlelight and beast-like eyes flashed sharply.

Five Suns and Moons.

These beings called messiahs by some, nightmares by others.

-I’m really looking forward to that time. I’m also curious about the status of the Outlaws I sent to the present world.

Moonlight Order.

It was the moment they began to move.

And….

[Moving to Guardian Room.]

While the world was turning upside down, Dohyun was falling asleep exhausted, and the Moonlight Order was watching Dohyun for the first time.

While all sorts of chaos was unfolding.

Thud,

In one Guardian Room, quiet footsteps were echoing.

That place was a castle.

A typical medieval castle. The kind with torches illuminating the darkness and high castle walls.

However, the castle was very old and worn down.

What must have been traces of war from the distant past had become traces of nature.

Thud.

Above that place, the Knight walked.

With the same steady gait as always, as if familiar with it.

How long had he walked like that?

Passing the outskirts of the old castle filled with skeletons in rags and traces of nature, he was finally able to enter the castle interior.

Still, the Knight continued walking.

Thud, thud.

The skeletons remained the same.

The only change was that it was now inside the castle rather than outside.

And that there were relatively fewer skeletons, and the armor they wore was somewhat more noticeable.

Of course, even that was so worn that it seemed like it would crumble at a touch.

Stop.

The Knight, who seemed like he would walk endlessly, stopped for the first time.

The place where the Knight stopped was the audience chamber.

Strictly speaking, it was the Castle Lord’s room, not an audience chamber, but to the Knight, this place was an audience chamber.

A chair that was now old and worn.

To the Knight standing beside his Master sitting there, this place was indeed an audience chamber.

Swoosh.

A skeleton sat on the chair.

The Knight standing beside it as always lifted his head with a bitter expression.

It was the first time this had happened.

When he was here, he had always just stood quietly with his head bowed.

-…You never once revealed yourself. What brings you here this time?

“….”

No answer came.

But the Knight continued speaking. As if he wasn’t expecting an answer.

-I still vividly remember the feeling when I first set foot in this place.

A place where he should be, but could no longer remain.

The world after those he failed to protect had died.

This place that Charlie shouldn’t have been able to see was Arren Castle long after the Arren Calamity had occurred.

-I thought I could at least guard your side and that of my subordinates here.

Even though it would only be meaningless attachment.

It seemed like doing so would put his mind somewhat at ease.

The subordinates who had already died leaving only skeletons, his former Master.

Despite being unable to even meet their eyes once.

And for the first time.

-But… I will not come here anymore.

The Knight… Charlie lifted his head and met their eyes.

Then he continued speaking quietly in a calm tone.

-You were not such small beings that you should be held back by this kind of attachment.

Now it was truly time to let them go.

Only then could he take a step forward and grow.

And only then could he face them proudly when he met them in the future.

And most of all….

-Do not worry. I have met a good Master. That Person is someone who always makes the impossible possible. Though That Person sometimes has strange obsessions, That Person is good and respectable.

It had always been that way. From their first meeting until now.

With such a Master, he even felt confident that he could do anything.

He wanted to become a Knight that Person could be proud of.

-So please… watch over me well. This time I will surely protect everyone.

Having said that, Charlie bowed his head deeply.

For a very long time, as if offering a silent prayer.

But why was it?

Swoosh-

The skeleton that had always sat expressionlessly seemed to be smiling faintly.

-That’s enough then. Now guard your Master’s side, not mine.

The skeleton that seemed to smile as if saying those words slowly began to crack, and soon disappeared as a handful of ash.

The ash spreading in the moonlight coming through the bars shone beautifully.

-Charlie de Ravion. A Knight who was too good for me.

Charlie watched that scene for a long time.

As if seeing off his former Master on their departing journey.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————