The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 70

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Episode 70

Chapter 70.

Considering that famous miners during Demroc’s golden age earned roughly ten million won per month, this was incredible.

Even Dohyun had never made over 2,000 back then.

‘To earn that much in just one day.’

Is this why they call it a god-tier game?

He’d often heard that the money Godseeker generated couldn’t be dismissed as mere ‘game’ earnings. And when he obtained items, he expected amounts like this to come out.

Still, experiencing it firsthand felt surreal.

Really? 16 million won just appeared? From using the auction house once?

[Depositing to linked account.]

[Balance: 16,894,670 won]

“Ah.”

As if to remind him this was reality, Dohyun let out an exclamation at the balance displayed in his account.

’16 million won… what could I do with this money?’

He had scraped together 450 over a year and six months to buy one used capsule.

With this money now, he could pay in full for a much better performing capsule.

Not only that. With just a little more money added, this was enough to buy a compact car.

‘I’m still low level and it’s already this much.’

Of course, he had used the cheat method called Jihad. He was also lucky.

The creatures in a hidden field where no information had been leaked to anyone happened to be the ones dropping Raven’s semi-graduation gear.

At this point, the first thought that came to mind was one thing.

‘Ah, if this was going to happen, should I have farmed a bit more before coming back?’

At the time he thought this much was enough, but now that it turned out this way, he felt regretful.

He should have lived there for a month and farmed as much as possible…

Or not? Since he was almost forcibly warped, it was somewhat beyond his control.

Dohyun shook his head, trying to suppress the growing stomach ache.

It was already in the past – what meaning would there be in feeling sick about it?

‘No. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future anyway. Let’s think of it as an investment.’

Whatever the case, he had made 16 million won profit in one day at his current level.

Considering the basic principle of RPGs where equipment gets more expensive as you reach higher levels, there would be many more opportunities to earn even more.

He didn’t know if there would be such goldmines then too, but it wasn’t a big concern.

‘With the Eye of Truth, what’s there to worry about?’

Dohyun had that legendary cheat-like trait after all.

It was when he couldn’t hold back the natural smile and was grinning foolishly.

“What’s with you, why are you smiling so disgustingly?”

“Hehe… hm?”

When he looked up at the suddenly familiar voice, he saw it.

Hyuna’s figure looking down at him with disgusted eyes from in front of the slightly open door.

“…”

Embarrassed, Dohyun put on a stern face as if nothing had happened.

Deliberately ignoring Hyuna who was letting out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded, Dohyun asked indifferently.

“What.”

“…Never mind. Mom says to come eat.”

“Eat?”

“Yeah. I was going to just leave you alone if you were gaming, but you came out with perfect timing. At this point, didn’t you plan it? Anyway, I told you so I’m going?”

Dohyun’s eyes, which had been blank for a moment, suddenly became clear.

Dohyun jumped up and suddenly shouted.

“Hey hey, wait a minute. Have you eaten?”

“No? I’m about to eat now too?”

“Mom too?”

“…Huh? Yeah. Why?”

Hyuna showed a reluctant reaction to Dohyun’s question with his suddenly changed energy.

A look that said ‘why is this guy acting like that again all of a sudden.’

Actually, Hyuna was very anxious right now.

‘What’s he fixated on now?’

Usually he was quiet, but whenever he got fixated on something, he always made that expression.

Each time he would always do something out of the blue, so she was deeply anxious.

He was much better now, but she still vividly remembered when they were shopping as a family when he was young, and he got fixated on cops and robbers on a TV displayed in a large mart and hid without saying anything, making them search for 2 hours.

‘He did get better after being severely scolded then, but…’

People’s personalities don’t just disappear, do they?

Even now as an adult, he often did unexpected things when fixated on something.

It was often in a good direction, but often not, so Hyuna’s mind raced quickly.

‘What could he get fixated on while eating? Cooking? New recipes?’

She recalled how he once watched some weird anime and suddenly dragged her to the mart saying he wanted to do food wars or something.

Back then Dohyun made some special dish… the taste wasn’t bad.

However, whether it would be the same this time was uncertain. She didn’t want to eat something else when there was mom’s proven cooking.

‘Let’s refuse for now.’

It was when Hyuna, having made her decision, was about to open her mouth with a cynical face.

“Perfect. Get ready. We’re eating out.”

“I don’t know what you’re thinking but I don’t want to… Huh? What did you say?”

“Let’s eat out. I’ll pay.”

Was it because she heard something too normal? Or was it because it was unexpected?

Hyuna’s face went blank. Then she belatedly came to her senses and asked.

“…You? Where do you have money?”

“I have it, man. A lot.”

“Suddenly? No, first what are we eating?”

To that question, Dohyun chuckled and answered in the coolest voice in the world.

“Your brother’s treating you to beef.”

“What?”

“Korean beef at that.”

“What!?”

Her eyes widened as she covered her mouth and Hyuna rushed out the door.

“Mom! Mom!! Don’t serve the rice! Put it back, quickly!”

“Why is this child acting like this suddenly? Oh my? Look at her putting away the bowls. Try organizing that well after eating meals too.”

“I got it so hurry and get ready! Brother says he’ll buy us beef! Korean beef!”

“Huh? Asking to buy beef? Don’t talk nonsense and come out quickly.”

“No, not asking him to buy it, he says he’ll buy it!”

Listening to the mother and daughter’s voices from outside the door, Dohyun leisurely changed clothes.

A gentle smile hung on his face as he put on his coat and hat.

As expected, beef was the truth.

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“Wow, that was delicious. I told you the beef here is tasty.”

“Mom had a delicious meal after a long time too. Thank you, son. You didn’t overdo it, right?”

“Not at all.”

As soon as they arrived home, Dohyun showed a cool expression as if it was nothing to the mother and daughter’s smiling greetings.

It wasn’t pretense. At most 200,000 won?

With over 16 million won still showing in his bank account, would that even register?

“But where did the money come from? You haven’t been discharged long, is there something to earn from?”

Perhaps feeling curious now that her stomach was full, Hyuna suddenly asked.

“I’ve been gaming lately.”

“A game? Godose? You made money from that?”

“Well, yeah.”

“What? You just started three days ago. Does that even make sense?”

“I just got lucky and dropped an equipment set that I sold. The price level is definitely different from Demroc.”

“Even so… I’m pretty high level myself, so this is strange.”

Even though she hadn’t reached max level, she was level 71.

Considering that even Hyuna, who was several times higher level than Dohyun, didn’t have proper income, it was hard to accept.

She was in a situation where her expenses were actually greater than her earnings, let alone making money.

“How can you compare yourself to me? I’m someone who did this professionally. I’m a pro.”

“What’s with that annoying expression? It’s kind of irritating.”

Hyuna frowned as she watched Dohyun acting smug.

But since she had nothing to refute, she just pouted her lips.

She didn’t know that her brother had been the overwhelming number one, but it was true that once he started getting absorbed in games, he would give their parents spending money and buy gifts occasionally.

Of course, that was only during the early days when Demroc was doing well, but after the game collapsed, he fell to the position of receiving allowance…

‘Still, I guess he does have talent. We’re siblings, so why don’t I have any?’

Well, whatever.

For her, it was good since she got to benefit from it.

It was also a job that really suited that game addict.

Also, these days Godose was treated as beyond gaming despite being a game, so having talent in games could be considered a blessing.

“Our son seems to have talent in games~.”

“It’s amazing.”

“Ugh. When I have kids later, I’ll teach them humility first.”

“Right. It’s good to have humility like me.”

“Why is he like that.”

Even Chae Misuk, who had lived through a generation that treated gaming like a disease, smiled warmly.

She watched the two siblings bicker with a smile, then suddenly asked.

“So can I look forward to the future, son?”

“Oh, of course. Ms. Chae, just say the word.”

“Anyway, your words… From what I hear, things seem to be going well, so I don’t need to take care of you, just save your money well. Dohyun, you used to spend lavishly saying you earned well, but couldn’t save any money. I heard that games can collapse anytime, so you need to save when you’re earning well. So…”

But her caring voice had suddenly turned into a nagging bombardment.

Dohyun and Hyuna, who had been bickering, stopped fighting and exchanged glances.

‘…I’m going to my room. Thanks for the meal.’

‘Don’t go. You can’t.’

‘Fighting.’

Despite Dohyun’s pleading eyes, Hyuna ultimately escaped, and Dohyun had to endure another 10 minutes of nagging before he could get away.

Dohyun finally entered his room and sighed.

“Phew, mom really worries a lot.”

But then again, everything she said was right, so he had nothing to refute.

It was true that he had spent money recklessly when things were going well and then crashed…

That said, Dohyun wasn’t completely reckless by nature, so he planned to manage things well this time.

Click.

Dohyun habitually sat at his desk and turned on his computer.

Since it had been a habit from his Demroc days, he unconsciously went to the homepage first.

“Let’s see, what news is there today… Huh?”

Dohyun was shocked as he casually scrolled down with his mouse wheel.

[The Return of the King! Let’s Learn About Kaiser…]

[Kaiser, The Great Achievements He Left Behind.]

[Demroc VS Kaiser, Who Would Win?]

“…What is all this?”

The entire homepage was filled with stories about himself.

The scene was completely different from when he checked in the morning, and as Dohyun stood there stunned, a memory flashed through his mind.

“Ah, the graduation ranking.”

He remembered updating the ranking to first place when graduating from Raven.

Since that fact would have been announced to all users logged into Godose, this situation was perhaps inevitable.

‘Even I thought it was an impossible score.’

It was the very first S rank.

Once he understood the situation, his mindset changed to wanting to see what had been posted. As Dohyun scrolled down, his face became pleased.

-Kaiser oppa, I’m a fan. (excited)

-Why did you come so late? I almost broke my neck waiting.

-Where did all the kids who said Kaiser was washed up go? What do you mean Demroc is the trend, he immediately took first place, right?

-Still, it’s just one city. City ranking isn’t necessarily a ranking of strength, so it’s useless. Whether you look at achievements or skill, Demroc is superior right now.

Seeing people who still remembered and welcomed him made him feel proud.

Of course, there were people posting anti comments or still not acknowledging him, but he didn’t pay much attention.

Not everyone’s feelings could be the same.

“This reminds me of Demroc days.”

Back then too, when the top rankers were making their mark, Dohyun had climbed up late.

Naturally, there were many existing fans who were uncomfortable with Dohyun’s presence, and Dohyun was always in a position where he had to prove himself.

But he eventually proved himself and proudly took first place.

“This time won’t be any different.”

Although the level of the gap was different from back then when it was at most a few months…

So what?

He had countless hidden pieces and skills to fill that gap.

Therefore, he was scrolling through posts without much impact when…

“…Hmm?”

A post with strange content caught Dohyun’s eye.

[Top 100 Guilds? Come at me all at once! Ugh… I was overwhelmed by Kaiser’s dominating ambition.]

[Author: Haksaida]

Honestly, I thought even Kaiser would have become washed up since he was 1 year and 6 months late.

You know, when you look at pro gamers, people who took long breaks can’t show their previous skills.

Since expectations for Kaiser were high, I thought he couldn’t return due to pressure… but I was wrong. When he returned and confidently took first place in Raven, I was thrilled.

But even then, I was honestly taking it for granted that he would join a guild.

Being this focused also means that if he refuses, everyone turns into enemies.

And now it’s hard to establish yourself without a guild…

But this was all due to my lack of faith.

Guild? Compromise due to unavoidable circumstances?

Our god Kaiser hyung had none of that. Top 100 guilds, they’re all beneath my feet, so why would I join?

Completely ignoring them as if they’re not worth dealing with and confidently continuing activities!

Isn’t this a true alpha male?

“…What is this talking about?”

He couldn’t understand a single thing from the lengthy post.

Top 100 guilds? Recruitment? Picking fights?

What was all that supposed to mean?

“Ah.”

Even while being confused, Dohyun’s instinctive sense of foreboding was telling him.

Something… something was happening.

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