The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 99

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Episode 99

Chapter 99.

Gaemin the Destroyer.

About ten minutes had passed since that name was mentioned, and the meeting that could only be described as a cauldron of shock had ended.

However, no one easily rose from their seats.

They seemed quite shocked, sitting in a daze for a while, and only after about 10 minutes did they begin to rise one by one.

“The Destroyer has appeared again… Why? We surely took measures to ensure he could never return.”

“…The timing is also strange. I suspect he took advantage of Lord Lvebed’s absence.”p>

“How on earth did that man find out?”

“Hah… This is serious.”

“Let’s get up for now.”

Even as they were leaving, they each expressed their concerns.

Seeing the high-ranking priests representing Brion acting like this, Dohyun was dying of curiosity.

‘What exactly does Gaiman do?’

Given that he has the grandiose title of Destroyer, he must be quite formidable…

It was frustrating that they wouldn’t tell him anything and just talked among themselves.

Still, he could catch some information by listening to their conversations, so he was concentrating, but even that seemed difficult now.

“Everyone, this is not the time for this. This is precisely when we should implement what we’ve prepared.”

“…You’re right, Caretaker Gildeti.”

“Yes, this isn’t the time. We were being rash.”

“Please hurry, everyone. I ask for your understanding as well. We must ensure no chaos occurs. And could our elders please inform the priests of this news?”

As if they had never been trembling with anxiety, they suddenly united and began to hurriedly leave their seats.

From high-ranking priests to elders and caretakers from other temples.

While everyone was leaving with burning determination, an elder belonging to Caretaker Laire cautiously asked.

“Shouldn’t we call Lord Lvebed, Caretaker?”

“…The Order of Knights is still on a mission, so it will take time for them to return. We must devise countermeasures. We can’t rely solely on Lord Lvebed, can we?”

“You speak wisely.”

“We haven’t been idle all this time either. Let’s use this opportunity to cut out the root completely.”

“…We’ll withdraw for now. Please don’t worry too much, Caretaker.”

With those words, they bowed their heads and soon left through the door.

Dohyun found himself awkwardly standing in the center, not knowing what was happening, scratching his head, when Gildeti, who had been moving busily, paused and spoke.

“Ah, I apologize for the sudden situation. Given the nature of this matter, we can’t act rashly. Would it be alright if we contact you after devising countermeasures?”

“…I understand.”

Dohyun had no choice but to nod.

Ding-.

[Forced linked Quest ‘Emergency Meeting’ is in progress.]

[Emergency Meeting]

-Grade: Rare+

-Description: A corrupt priest who broke taboos and made a contract with the Abyss.

He has appeared in Brion once again.

With the maximum force, the Laire Order of Knights and Lord Lvebed, away from their posts, if Gaemin the Destroyer attacks the city, disaster will strike.

Please wait while the Priests of Brion devise countermeasures.

-Remaining time: 02:00:00

-Quest success: Linked Quest ‘???’ created.

-Quest failure: Unknown consequences may occur.

[A forced linked Quest is currently in progress. You will be forcibly linked until all Quests are completed.]

Without any explanation or anything, a Quest telling him to wait had appeared.

It was disappointing, but what could he do.

Since a Quest had appeared, he couldn’t resist it.

More than anything, the phrase “unknown consequences may occur” was deeply unsettling. If the text said something like that, there was no telling what kind of bizarre failure risk might emerge.

‘Still, 2 hours isn’t too bad.’

It was a shame to waste 2 hours, but this was quite reasonable.

In Demroc, there were many Quests that made you wait entire days.

‘Gamillion left a while ago, right?’

Since they said to meet after the meeting, he must be outside.

There was a lot to talk about, so this worked out well.

Dohyun decided to think positively and headed for the door.

Just as he came outside, leaving his regrets behind.

Swoosh.

As expected, he sensed someone’s presence.

However, the person standing in the corridor wasn’t who Dohyun had expected.

“You’re here.”

“Hm?”

A coldly sharp voice that was now familiar.

It was Jerdic.

‘…What is this. Déjà vu?’

The sight of Jerdic waiting in the corridor as soon as he came out of the meeting was quite familiar.

Wondering what was going on again, he stared quietly, and Jerdic met his eyes too.

He thought another pointless staring contest was about to begin, but this time the man quickly opened his mouth.

“…rry.”

“?”

But he spoke too quietly, so it wasn’t clearly audible.

When Dohyun tilted his head, Jerdic frowned, cleared his throat once, and spoke again.

“…I’m sorry.”

“Huh?”

…Did he mishear just now?

The sudden apology was incomprehensible, but it was even stranger that the person apologizing was that annoying guy.

“I’m talking about rashly suspecting you for being an outsider.”

Perhaps it showed on his expression, as Jerdic added an explanation.

“I harbored some suspicion toward you until the final measurement. It was such an important matter to me that I needed certainty.”

“Ah.”

“…But that doesn’t justify my rash suspicions. I sincerely apologize to you. The same goes for your companions.”

At Jerdic’s appearance, Jihad, who was beside him, blinked.

‘Owner, why is he acting like that? Did he eat something wrong?’

‘…That’s what I’m wondering.’

His previous behavior was nowhere to be seen as he honestly apologized, making it even more uncomfortable.

For Dohyun, who would find it more natural if he picked a fight instead, this was especially true.

Unable to bear the awkwardness, Dohyun gave a moderate response.

“Um… well, yeah. That can happen.”

“…Are you understanding? You’re quite magnanimous.”

It was just an answer to move past it quickly, but did it come across differently to Jerdic?

The man’s eyes showed interest as he let out a small exclamation of admiration.

[Jerdic’s favorability increases.]

[The effect of title ‘Max Favorability from the Start?’ activates. Favorability increases significantly more.]

So that guy could have his favorability increased too.

Having only seen him act like a squad leader, this message was quite fascinating. Perhaps Gildeti’s words about him not being bad inside were true.

Just as Dohyun was feeling awkward seeing this different side of Jerdic.

“You should step back at this point.”

“…What?”

“That man isn’t someone you can handle. You’ll lose a lot.”

Words that came out of nowhere. They were truly words without rhyme or reason.

When did his favorability rise, and now suddenly saying he couldn’t deal with him so he should leave – what kind of rude words were these.

Just as Dohyun was about to say something, Jerdic continued speaking as if to cut him off.

“I know the Apostles are immortal. But I also know that the Apostles lose something each time they die. Don’t bother bearing such sacrifice.”

‘Is he talking about the death penalty?’

Even without knowing exactly what was lost, it seemed the NPCs roughly knew about the existence of penalties.

Well, it wasn’t wrong.

Even without the death penalty, considering the risk of Quest failure, the impact would be significant.

However, why was he worrying about that…

“This is the best advice I can give right now. Please don’t let my words go in one ear and out the other, and think deeply about them. Well then, I’ll be going now.”

“…Huh?”

Jerdic left without looking back after saying those words.

-What a strange guy…

-Risa risa…

“Right.”

Dohyun agreed with both Guardians’ words.

He seemed different when apologizing, but seeing him spout only what he wanted to say until the end and leave, he was indeed that annoying guy.

Though it felt unpleasant, that wasn’t important right now, so Dohyun quickly erased it from his mind.

Instead, he spoke quietly but firmly.

“Gamillion, come out.”

A sudden summons.

Dohyun’s voice echoing alone in the empty corridor sounded hollow.

-Owner, what are you suddenly doing…

Just as Jihad was about to say something about Dohyun’s strange behavior.

Suddenly the corridor wall rippled, and soon an old man in worn priestly robes revealed himself.

It was Gamillion Adran.

“I was waiting.”

-Hiek? What, what? Were you hiding?

-Risa!?

Startled Jihad and Eliza quickly hid behind Dohyun.

Regardless, Gamillion Adran calmly bowed his head and showed respect to Dohyun.

He seemed somewhat impressed.

“As expected of the successor. You knew from the beginning.”

“Yes, well…”

He had been continuously seeing a ghostly red silhouette standing by the wall since a while ago.

He probably came looking for him but hid when he saw Jerdic was there.

‘Looking at this, he seems strong though.’

If it was stealth that even Jerdic couldn’t notice, wouldn’t that be excellent stealth ability?

…Or not?

It was nonsense to judge combat power based on stealth ability alone.

Before that, it was curious how he could use stealth when he didn’t particularly look like an assassin, but that wasn’t important right now.

“It seems we have a lot to talk about.”

“Hehe, ask me anything.”

At Dohyun’s grinning words, Gamillion smiled back.

Dohyun organized his thoughts for a moment.

There were too many questions, so he needed to think about what to say first.

Why he was here, what being the Hertie Overseer meant, whether he was connected to the Abyss, whether he knew about Gaiman…

‘This should come first after all.’

Having finished his deliberation, Dohyun opened his mouth.

“One thousand. I caught them all.”

There were many things to ask, but the most important thing was still the main Quest.

His curiosity about Gaiman had been roughly satisfied after hearing from Jerdic.

The rest could be discussed gradually.

“Oh? Faster than expected. I should say you’re truly someone who carries on that person’s will.”

Gamillion, stroking his thin beard, was genuinely impressed.

‘He already caught all those Orcs?’

He had expected that as someone following in that person’s footsteps, he would complete it smoothly.

However, the successor was still only at the stage of just taking his first steps, as that person had said.

He thought it would give him quite some trouble, but what was this?

It was faster than expected.

‘Moreover, the distinguished guest that Overseer Gildeti mentioned was the successor…’

What was more surprising was that he hadn’t focused only on hunting monsters.

To achieve this speed while doing two Quests simultaneously…

He had been inwardly puzzled when he heard that the difficult Lord Kashiyar had immediately recognized him as successor, but now he somewhat understood.

Clap.

Gamillion smiled and clapped his hands once.

“Hmm?”

“Please accept this.”

Then in Gamillion’s outstretched palm lay an old, worn ring.

It was a ring that was red in places as if blood had hardened on it.

[You have cleared Gamillion’s trial.]

[You gain a large amount of experience and Gamillion’s Ring as rewards.]

‘Huh? Rewards?’

At that moment, all the idle thoughts he had been curious about vanished completely.

The only thing occupying Dohyun’s brain now was that old-looking red ring.

It looked like an antique with an unremarkable appearance.

However, Dohyun already knew from experience.

That when it came to equipment, such old things were the real deal!

‘Check information.’

Dohyun quickly took the ring and checked its information.

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