The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 431

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Chapter 431
Chapter 431
Lee Hwa-rang, Guild Master of the Hwarang Guild.
As one of the hundred rankers, he stood on the podium alongside the other competitors.
Each time the contribution rankings were announced, his heart could only race with anxiety.
‘Mir in first place.’
Mir, the supernova of Second.
Less than a year after starting the game, Mir had broken into the top 100 rankings and secured a spot in the preliminaries.
And then Mir achieved first place.
In truth, from the moment Mir entered the preliminaries, his first-place finish was all but decided.
Mir’s combat prowess had been proven in his battle against Jeok-hwa, and as demonstrated in the Evil God hunt, Mir was a master of boss monster raids.
The problem came after that.
‘Jeok-hwa, Yul-ha, Tae-ryeon….’
Yul-ha didn’t matter.
Yul-ha had always held first place, and now she was merely a guild member of the Heukryeom Guild.
The problem was the other two.
Jeok-hwa and Tae-ryeon.
Guild Masters of the Parcheon Guild and the Taegeuk Guild.
In other words, three of the six Major Guilds now stood on that podium.
Well, though the Heukryeom Guild was recognized as a first-class guild, higher than the Major Guilds, so that should be considered an exception.
But why was this a problem?
‘What does that make me?!’
The Guild Masters of the Heukryeom Guild, the Parcheon Guild, and the Taegeuk Guild stood on the podium.
The remaining Major Guilds now numbered three.
The Hwarang Guild, the Legion Guild, and the Royal Guild.
However, Victor, the Guild Master of the Legion Guild, had to be excluded.
He held his position among the Major Guilds through overwhelming command of large-scale forces rather than level or individual strength.
Such a position didn’t fit in a place where individual rankers competed.
That left only two places.
‘Me and Million.’
Only the Hwarang Guild and the Royal Guild remained.
If one of them ascended to the podium, one Guild Master would become the only one among the Major Guild leaders to be eliminated in the preliminaries.
This wasn’t merely a matter of personal standing.
Falling out this way could damage not just the individual but the guild’s reputation as well.
‘Please, let my name be called. Or if not, let us both fall instead.’
Lee Hwa-rang wasn’t lacking in confidence about his abilities.
When he checked his contribution during the battle, he had been hovering between fifth and sixth place.
But this inexplicable sense of unease.
A premonition born from playing Second?
That’s what he felt.
That ominous premonition unsettled Lee Hwa-rang.
Because of it, he found himself wishing that both he and Million would be excluded.
“5th place! The Guild Master of Royal Guild, also known as the Golden Man! Million!”
– Wow, Million lol
– Wait, isn’t everyone except Yul-ha a Major Guild Master?
– This lineup is insane, seriously lol
His wish went unfulfilled.
5th place, Million.
The Guild Master of Royal Guild had been selected as a candidate.
And not long after, the users themselves began to notice.
– Huh? So among the Major Guild Masters, only Lee Hwa-rang wasn’t selected?
– Victor from Legion is also there
– Victor is honestly different lol. He’s not the type to compete on individual strength, and he didn’t even make the top 100 in the first place
– Yeah, Legion Guild is a different case
– Now that you mention it, all the Major Guild Masters except Legion are in there?
– Lee Hwa-rang’s reputation is ruined
– I knew this would happen lol
– Hwarang Guild has shown some disappointing aspects recently.
– Now that Heukryeom Guild exists, couldn’t we do without one of the Major Guilds?
– For real lol, Hwarang Guild’s absence wouldn’t even be noticed
I began to notice this.
And so Lee Hwa-rang’s expression began to darken.
He couldn’t complain about his elimination—his own strength was simply insufficient—nor did he have anywhere to appeal his grievance.
Beneath the awards ceremony where cheers erupted, Lee Hwa-rang lowered his head, forgotten by the crowd, and reflected.
‘When did things start to go wrong?’
Looking back, his first encounter with Mir had been inauspicious.
His younger sister, Lee Hwa-jin.
When she had drawn people’s attention and stopped at level 400, declaring she would win the Second League while touring the Duel Arena.
She suffered an overwhelming defeat to Mir, came running to him to complain, and was eliminated from the Second League.
Perhaps that was when everything began to unravel.
Because I was concerned about my younger sister, I had unconsciously begun viewing Mir unfavorably.
And as a result, I drifted away from Mir, and drifted away from the mainstream.
Negative thoughts spiraled endlessly, but.
“Sigh….”
Lee Hwa-rang exhaled deeply and collected his thoughts.
Regret would change nothing.
Regardless of what people whispered, Hwarang Guild remained one of South Korea’s five prestigious Major Guilds.
Then.
‘I’ll simply work harder. That’s all there is to it.’
There was nothing to do but persevere.
Not to bow before anyone else.
Never to be disrespected by people again.
While Mir and four other players competed in the world tournament, he resolved to grow even stronger alongside his guild.
“With this, South Korea’s representative team has been decided—!!”
– Roooaaarrr—!!!
He departed from the podium with a lonely air.
* * *
The preliminaries concluded successfully.
Immediately after.
All the players dispersed.
“Mir.”
“Yul-ha, you’ve arrived.”
I met with Yul-ha.
Or rather, to be precise.
“Kyahahaha! A dragon, and it was manageable? Are there no other dragons?”
“Ugh, other dragons? I never want to see one again.”
“Haha, wasn’t it quite impressive?”
Yul-ha, Jeok-hwa, Tae-ryeon, and Million.
I gathered with the four players who would compete in the world tournament.
The reason was simple.
“Enough small talk—let’s begin.”
“Tae-ryeon, you seem familiar with this.”
“I’ve participated once before. Except for Million and Mir, we all have prior experience.”
It was to become acquainted with one another.
If the Second Crown had been an individual tournament, this upcoming world tournament was ultimately a team event.
We needed to introduce ourselves and come to understand each other.
“I’ll introduce myself first. You all probably know, but I use Taoist magic. Or rather, I should call it Immortal Arts now.”
“Immortal Arts?”
“I was able to advance my class to Immortal Practitioner recently.”
“A class advancement? I’ve never heard of that before.”
“As I said, I advanced recently. Actually, I received the advancement quest some time ago, but the difficulty was so high that I struggled until I finally cleared it recently.”
Tae-ryeon unfurled her fan and wielded it gracefully.
I knew her skills well.
Even in First, NPCs and monsters using Taoist magic were extremely rare, and when I faced the Blue Spirit God before, I witnessed her Taoist magic firsthand.
But.
“Immortal Wind.”
Whoooosh!
“Impressive.”
“You’ve become far stronger than before.”
“An Immortal Practitioner. Congratulations.”
“Thank you.”
The sorcery she wielded looked entirely different from what I had seen before.
An element that didn’t exist in First—immortal sorcery.
Even using the same skills, their power had become far more formidable than before.
Her other skills were greatly enhanced as well, and it seemed she had acquired new immortal sorceries upon advancing to the Immortal Sorcerer class.
“I’ll show you the detailed skills in action when we face monsters shortly.”
“Thank you.”
And so, her introduction concluded.
For rankers, personal information becomes incredibly valuable.
Yet Tae-ryeon was divulging her details as though they were trivial.
What was remarkable was that she wasn’t alone in this.
“I too was able to advance to the Paladin class recently.”
Million began his own introduction.
Apparently, he had been a Crusader until recently and had successfully advanced this time.
And so Million’s explanation continued.
Afterward, Yul-ha and Jeok-hwa completed their introductions as well.
For now, they would keep the explanations brief, and demonstrate their skills later at a nearby hunting ground.
These were South Korea’s representative rankers and guild masters of the Major Guilds.
That such individuals would proceed with their introductions so matter-of-factly without fanfare was surely because—
‘They want to win.’
It was their competitive spirit.
I heard that last year’s world tournament had been a disaster, with them eliminated in the preliminaries.
This time, they seemed determined not to repeat such a failure.
Well, it also meant they trusted the people in this room that much.
‘Hmm…’
I had originally intended to keep my information hidden.
My class, All Master, was best kept secret whenever possible.
But.
“My class is.”
Hearing their resolve, I changed my mind.
Since they had trusted me first.
It was only right that I trust them in return and approach this seriously.
“All Master.”
“All Master?”
“I’ve never heard of it before.”
“Wait, if it’s All Master… then the reason Mir has been wielding various weapons and magic all this time…”
“Yes, it’s the effect of All Master.”
“I… forgive me for asking, but can you truly use all class skills without any restrictions whatsoever?”
“Yes.”
Naturally, everyone in the room’s eyes widened in utter astonishment.
Well, just hearing the name All Master should give you a clue.
What kind of class All Master must be.
“My goodness, a class like that actually exists.”
“…All Master, huh. That’s quite shocking. I’m not sure the balance is right.”
“That’s strange. I was among the top performers myself, yet I had no idea such a class existed.”
People exchanged bewildered glances.
Since the All Master class seemed difficult for people to accept, I explained the advancement conditions for All Master.
“First, you must use various weapons and magic to establish Achievements, then unlock the hidden class All Master through the Job Guild.”
“…Before advancement? Wait, without advancing to a class first, how do you use various weapons? And how would you use magic….”
“Then, you must take tests from each Job Guild advancement instructor and pass them. The difficulty will likely be at least double that of each job’s original highest-difficulty test.”
“Each job’s test? You’re saying you have to pass all those tests before advancing? I passed the highest-difficulty test myself, and you’re saying it’s double that difficulty?”
Each time, people’s eyes widened considerably.
Well, the advancement method for All Master was something that didn’t make sense even to me.
Honestly, even I had my doubts about whether I could have passed those tests without the help of items I brought from First.
So when I said I had passed such tests.
“…Ha, I’m at a loss for words. It truly seems like a class created solely for you, Mir.”
“It’s not a class you can advance to just by knowing about it.”
“Are you a monster?”
People stopped talking about balance.
All Master was indeed an overpowered class, but the advancement method was equally absurd.
There wasn’t much else to explain.
Besides, my class was truly All Master.
A class where there was nothing I couldn’t do.
I could use every skill and item—what more was there to explain?
People were somewhat bewildered by my explanation.
“Let’s end the explanation here. There’s a limit to what words can convey anyway, right?”
“Agreed.”
“As it happens, if we move just a bit from here, I know a hunting ground. Let’s have everyone demonstrate their full strength there.”
We quickly regained our composure and moved to the next location.
The place we arrived at was indistinguishable from a dungeon—it was an Ant Colony.
Naturally, these were no ordinary ants.
Demon Ants.
Or as they’re called, demonic ants.
True to their name, they were ants bearing horns like demons, and they were large and powerful monsters.
Particularly troublesome was their nature of never acting alone but always moving in swarms, making them extremely difficult to face.
We decided to demonstrate our respective strengths directly against these Demon Ants.

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