The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 352

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Chapter 352

Part 2, Episode 18.

The tickling sensation in my chest feels strange.

My heartbeat seems louder than usual and there’s a stuffiness somewhere.

Is this what it means to have your heart swell with emotion?

‘…Not bad.’

Dohyun didn’t know.

He thought he had a cool expression, but from his eyes to the corners of his mouth.

A faint smile was spread across his entire face.

“Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser!”

“Woooooah!”

“Oh great god…!”

“Camen…”

From the people surrounding him from the far end, to even the Kashin Church that he had thought were nothing but fanatics.

As he slowly looked around, etching each moment of this into his mind.

“Oh great god!”

“…?”

When his gaze had passed about halfway through the Kashin Church.

Dohyun’s eyes stopped at one place.

More precisely, at one person.

“…?”

A man who alone wore no mask, dressed in shabby black robes, constantly shouting about the great god.

He was a face Dohyun knew well.

Since he had seen him just yesterday.

‘…Mati?’

BJ Mati.

The one who had done the Hidden Quest with him until yesterday was now a member of the Kashin Church, cheering enthusiastically for him.

Seeing him cheering more fervently than anyone else made him feel quite strange.

It was hard to explain what emotion it was, but he could confidently say it wasn’t on the positive side.

‘No, why is Mati there?’

Dohyun, who had been stroking his forehead, quickly turned his head when their eyes seemed to meet for a moment.

“Oh great god!!! I will follow you soon!!”

-Hmm! My eyes were right indeed. A very fine young man, Master.

“…Be quiet and pretend you don’t know.”

The Emperor burst into hearty laughter at the sight of Dohyun gritting his teeth and pretending not to know the increasingly frantic Mati.

“It’s very nice to see you’re so popular, Hero.”

“Youth indeed.”

“Hahaha, it’s the first time I’ve seen that rascal so flustered.”

“…”

As his eyebrows twitched at the 1st Prince and Sword Master adding their comments, they laughed twice as hard, saying that was funny too.

As he was sighing, an elderly man in shabby robes poked his head out from behind them.

“You look happy though.”

“What, Gamil… were you here?”

“Yes.”

When he vaguely mumbled because he couldn’t remember what his status was here, Gamillion smiled knowingly, understanding perfectly.

They couldn’t have a conversation with so many eyes watching, but it didn’t matter.

They had already talked a lot yesterday.

-I am bound to this place. When you reach the New Continent, meet the Elf elder first. He will know where the Fairy King is.

From what to do when reaching the New Continent,

-A different race that infiltrated the secret dungeon for information… and Astra’s arrow at that. Things are taking an unusual turn. There must be more forces in Elanis. If you encounter them again, extract information from them.

Talk about the intruders.

-I’m truly proud. When I first met the successor, you had such a long way to go, but now you’re about to meet that Fairy King… Kashiyar would be proud of you too.

-…I wonder. Knowing that old man I met, I don’t think he would be.

-I think so too.

-?

And various other small talk.

He spent all the remaining time after clearing the Hidden Quest talking with him.

He wouldn’t be returning to the Main Continent for a while, so he wanted to say everything he needed to say now…

Come to think of it, it was the first time he had talked with him for so long.

“You’ll do well. I’ll be rooting for you.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Dohyun chuckled at Gamillion’s calm acting and finally bowed to the Emperor’s group as well.

“I’ll see you next time. Thank you so much for today.”

“It was only natural. Don’t forget. You are our Empire’s eternal benefactor and friend.”

“When the day comes that you need help, we will rescue the Hero without hesitation.”

“Have a good trip. You’ll have to work hard. My disciple’s skills have improved tremendously.”

The two royals promising very reliable backing, and the Sword Master ending in his typical fashion by bragging about his disciple.

And the cheering residents and Kashin Church too.

Receiving countless farewells, Dohyun turned to leave,

[You have boarded the ship to Elanis.]

[The ship is departing.]

As he boarded the ship, a message appeared with perfect timing.

Watching the dock growing distant with its characteristic whale-like horn sound and the people becoming noticeably smaller, Dohyun’s lips slowly curved upward.

Grin.

They say the first button is important, and this seemed like a fine first button.

* * *

-Wow, the ship is huge. Are we really on the ocean?

-Risa!

-Hmm, so this is a ship? To think such a massive size can be moved with magic, what fascinating technology.

-Rizariza!

Dohyun rubbed his tired face at the creatures who hadn’t stayed still for a moment since boarding the ship.

‘…I wish they’d stop drawing attention.’

Seeing them so excited, he couldn’t bring himself to stop them.

Unlike Dohyun who had seen many ships in the modern world, everything seemed fascinating to them since it was their first time floating on the ocean.

Well, a ship in the world of Godseeker where magic was predominant.

It was amazing that this was possible without scientific technology.

‘It actually seems better than modern ships?’

An engine so smooth it would deserve a Turbo S badge if it were a car.

Yet convenience options that minimized the ship’s rocking to the extreme, providing comfortable riding and preventing motion sickness.

Even barriers that blocked external impacts to some degree.

‘Is this the class of a luxury cruise covered with cutting-edge magical devices from the White Mage Tower?’

The only flaw, if it could be called one, was that the ship wasn’t very large and the facilities felt old-fashioned for the era.

Still, it was satisfying, but there was a reason Dohyun couldn’t tour around comfortably.

“Kaiser’s over there. Even his contemplative look while watching the ocean is cool.”

“Did you see at the dock earlier? I’ve never seen anything like that in my life.”

“A man personally seen off by the Emperor, wow…”

“The Sword Master and 1st Prince came too. I think I saw all the famous residents in the Empire.”

“Even the Kashin Church looked cool when they got serious.”

“Agreed. So romantic.”

The aftermath of receiving such a spectacular send-off that even celebrities walking the red carpet at award shows wouldn’t get had reached inside the ship.

Now it’s been about an hour, so they’re just glancing over occasionally.

When I first entered, everyone’s jaws had dropped and they couldn’t take their eyes off me.

Wherever I walked around, at least 30 gazes would follow me.

Considering there seemed to be about 40-50 people total in this place, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say most of them were doing that.

‘Well, even I myself was that shocked…’

I was leisurely on the ship, then suddenly witnessed such a scene – how must those people have felt?

Thinking about it that way, I could understand their feelings.

‘Water is water, fire is fire. Let’s go with that mindset.’

This was why Dohyun chose a state of no-mind and was looking at the sea.

But this wasn’t actually as bad as expected.

‘The scenery is quite nice.’

Is it because this is a fantasy world?

The sea reflecting sunlight was so beautifully radiant it was absolutely stunning.

Even compared to the beautiful foreign seas I sometimes see in shorts videos, this doesn’t fall short at all.

Rather, with the fantasy elements added, this was more to my taste.

‘Come to think of it, is this my first time seeing the sea here?’

I’ve been playing the game for over half a year already, and only now am I seeing the sea.

I guess I’ve been running around too frantically all this time.

Just blankly staring at the sea without any thoughts like this somehow puts my mind at ease.

-Eliza, can your spider web reach that cliff?

-Risa!

-Of course it can reach? Hey, but the distance is that far? Think about it once more.

-Risa… Risa!

-Hmm, I think it looks difficult too.

-Risa? Rizariza?

The voices of those guys seriously discussing something utterly pointless.

Splash-

Swoosh-

The sound of gentle ocean waves.

And the murmuring voices of passengers around.

When I closed my eyes, all of this felt like sleep music – a feeling I was experiencing for the first time in Godose.

‘The feeling of this naturally swaying hammock is nice too’

Right, how can a person always be involved in incidents?

Something like this once in a while isn’t bad either…

Crash-

…isn’t bad.

“Owww!! My shoulder!! My shoulder’s dislocated!!”

“Hey, look here. Are you okay? Oh no, your health dropped by a whole 2,000! How hard did they hit you?”

“Everyone saw it, right? That bastard threw the first punch. This is self-defense.”

“Ah, shit.”

Gritting his teeth and trying to enjoy peace, but with repeated cold water poured on it in the form of commotion, Dohyun finally sighed and got up from the hammock.

It wasn’t to see what the commotion was about.

The attention already focused on him was burdensome enough.

He had no intention of stepping forward like a hero to resolve it, and right now he wanted to feel this peacefulness a bit more.

‘If I miss this moment, who knows when I’ll be able to do this again.’

Dohyun’s intuition was telling him.

Already with so many things entangled – intruders, World Tree, main quests.

Once they arrived at the New Continent, things would only get busier, not more peaceful days.

Just as he was about to move in the opposite direction from where the noise came from.

Thwack-!

Crash!

After hearing a heavy impact sound, something that flew like a cannonball grazed past Dohyun and crashed into the wall.

Surprisingly, it was a person.

And it was the burly man who had been causing the commotion over there.

‘Which means…’

Glancing to the side, sure enough.

‘Haah…’

He could see grim-faced men looking at this place with blank expressions, and players equally dumbfounded staring at this spot.

“What the hell is…”

“What just happened? Didn’t that guy definitely hit someone?”

“He hit someone and then flew away himself?”

“Was it a player? No, it can’t be a player… this is rated 18+.”

Hearing the players’ whispers, he could understand the situation without even looking.

‘From the circumstances, those grim-faced men seem to be companions of the burly guy who got smashed into the wall.’

That small-bodied girl in a hood surrounded by the grim-faced men appeared to be the protagonist who sent the burly man flying.

Up to this point, it was fine.

The problem was what happened next.

“This bitch, we went easy on you because you’re young, but how dare you…!”

“Hey, be careful! That kid has something. If you attack carelessly, you’ll end up like that guy…”

“Kyaaah!”

“Flying away… huh?”

Unlike before when she sent the burly man flying in one hit, this time the girl was helplessly caught by the wrist.

The face briefly revealed from under the hood looked very young, and her trembling eyes showed she was quite flustered.

“Th-this can’t be… Kyaah!”

“Can’t be what? Earlier when you touched my shoulder and pushed me away, that was that power, right? I don’t know what’s going on, but something’s not working well?”

“This little brat really played with us… We’ll let you live. But we’re taking one arm.”

Saying this, the grim-faced man pulled out a dagger from his waist and smiled menacingly.

‘Wow.’

These guys who looked exactly like the textbook bandits from fantasy stories saying such lines – it couldn’t be more fitting.

‘Really, physiognomy is science… hmm?’

Dohyun, who was seriously recalling wise sayings, felt something hit his foot and looked down.

There was a thin necklace that seemed to be made by weaving plants together.

It looked like something anyone could easily make.

But the moment he saw it, Dohyun’s eyes widened greatly.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘Red color.’

Picking up the necklace at almost instinctive speed, a cheerful notification rang out.

[You have obtained ‘Elaine’s Necklace’.]

[Conditions have been met.]

[Emergency Quest ‘Save the Girl’ has occurred.]

[Save the Girl]

-Grade: Emergency

-Description: A young girl trying to go to Ellanis alone is being threatened by ruffians.

Save the girl from the grim-faced men.

-Quest Success: Elaine’s Necklace

-Quest Failure: Chain Quest deleted

-Failure if any part of the girl’s body is damaged.

‘…Huh?’

It was the most absurd moment of obtaining an emergency quest while playing Godose.

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