The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 217

217.

A deep, masculine voice.

Unlike the voice of a real man, the owner of the voice, filled with shyness, was a hairy middle-aged man.

He was wearing plate armor, probably a Tanker [a character specializing in defense and drawing enemy attention], and the sight of his blushing face was incredibly mismatched.

“……What?”

“Could you sign this for me? I’m a huge fan.”

I flinched, wondering what this was all about, as the middle-aged man held out a piece of paper.

Starting with that courageous middle-aged man, users who had been cautiously observing began to gather one by one.

“M-Me too!”

“Would it be possible for me too? I’ll treasure it as a family heirloom.”

“C-Could I just get a handshake?”

“Kyaa, I saw the video. You’re so cool, *oppa* [an honorific term used by younger women to address older brothers or male friends].”

“Bro! My dream is to be like you! It was so satisfying to see you give Verze a taste of his own medicine!”

Before I knew it, hundreds of users had surrounded me.

It seemed like there were hundreds visible right away, and the users beyond them were all glancing over here, as if looking for an opportunity.

There were still more men than women, but it was popularity that rivaled a top star’s fan signing event.

-Ahem! W-What about me?

-Liza!

Excited by the popularity, Jihad and Eliza cautiously pointed to themselves.

Then, the users who belatedly saw them shouted.

“Oh? It’s a robe!”

“Can’t you show us your face just once? Is it face recognition interference? How can we not see your face at all?”

“There’s a theory that you might be a dwarf, is that true?”

“Idiot, how can a dwarf use black magic!”

“Ah, is that so? Anyway, summoning the Undead Legion was so cool!”

-A, ahem! Right? Keulk!

Jihad puffed out his chest and wiped his nose, seemingly pleased with the attention.

-Liza! Liza Liza!

Eliza, jealous of Jihad’s attention, hopped around diligently, appealing to everyone.

Female users reacted to Eliza’s appearance.

“Oh my, isn’t that the one who hangs around with Charlie? It’s a real spider.”

“Spiders are creepy… but this one is cute. The more I look at it, the more its eyes sparkle and it looks like a furball.”

“OMG, is it rubbing its face on its hand right now? Awesome! So cute!”

“Is this really a Guardian? Not just a pet spider?”

Since the furball-like creature was hopping around, they were completely captivated by Eliza’s cuteness.

At first, Eliza flinched, seemingly burdened by the sudden attention, but soon began rubbing her face on her finger.

Thanks to that, the cheers of the women grew even louder, and

-……Hmm!

Charlie cleared his throat awkwardly, looking at the two of them and his lord.

Charlie stood as solemnly as possible, guarding his lord’s side, and even took a step forward, but nothing changed.

“Charlie… I just can’t warm up to him.”

“Well, he’s been cursed out more than once or twice.”

“But he fights well. I guess he deserved the curses.”

“Really? I like Charlie. He’s handsome. A middle-aged beauty himself!”

“Isn’t he the epitome of a loyal knight? I wish he would protect me.”

Regardless of gender, he had few fans because his notoriety was so well-known.

There were a few female fans, but they were bound to be fewer compared to Eliza and Jihad.

Until now, I didn’t realize it because I was walking and receiving attention at the same time, but now that they were gathering one by one like this, I could really feel it.

“……Hang in there, Charlie.”

-The duty of the sword is to protect the lord. Such worldly evaluations are not important at all.

“……Hang in there.”

-……Yes, my lord.

Anyway, this is this and that is that…

‘When am I ever going to get through all these people?’

Seeing the endless forest of people, I couldn’t help but sigh.

I thought they were just watching me and not approaching rashly back in Fratel.

It seemed like they were watching the Hero Guild as well as me.

Thanks to this incident, I have a lot more fans, and since I don’t have to worry about the guild anymore, it’s only natural that this would happen.

‘I could just ignore them and go…….’

Tring-

[You send a whisper to friend ‘Ast’.]

[Me: I’ll be late.]

It was a rare occasion that the Guardians were excited, and the users were mostly reacting favorably because they weren’t watching me for the first time.

‘I’ve been too busy lately.’

So.

I thought it might be okay to have this kind of time once in a while.

* * *

“No, what is all this?”

“Never mind that, close the door quickly!”

“……Okay. That would be better.”

Ast hurriedly closed the door, seeing the wave of countless people unfolding behind Dohyun, who had rushed inside.

I wondered what all the fuss was about.

“No, I heard the news roughly… but why are so many people gathering?”

“I don’t know. They rushed at me as soon as I logged in.”

“Huh…….”

Isn’t that popularity on par with a top star?

Even if I, the master of a top 10 guild, walked around, it wouldn’t be like this.

No, frankly, it’s embarrassing to even compare.

‘……They don’t even look at me anymore.’

Still, I’m supposedly the master of a top 10 guild and called the owner of the armory, but my pride was hurt for no reason, but it was understandable.

Users are now familiar with me, but Kaiser was a hot topic whose popularity was rapidly rising.

-What does Kaiser look like?

-I want to see for myself what kind of person he is that makes such a fuss.

-The God of Demlock? Is that so great?

The users in the Empire had always wondered.

What is it about Kaiser that makes them so excited about everything?

Since they only lived in the previous city due to the level restriction, the people of the Empire could only see him in videos or community posts.

Not only did such a Kaiser appear in person, but he also waged war against the Hero Guild single-handedly?

And he even won that war?

‘You can’t help but go crazy.’

At least, that’s how it was for men.

Even those who hadn’t thought much about Kaiser were all captivated.

‘Anyway, he’s the kind of guy who causes a stir wherever he goes.’

Ast chuckled, thinking of Kaiser from Demlock, who had appeared like a comet and wreaked havoc, and said bluntly.

“Don’t worry. You’re causing so much trouble right now that’s why they’re like that. The attention will fade a bit over time.”

“……Will it?”

“Well……. I can’t say for sure. Wouldn’t it be better than now?”

It’s only amazing the first time you see it.

If you keep seeing it, wouldn’t you just say, ‘Ah, Kaiser did Kaiser things’ and move on?

There may still be many fans at that time, but they won’t rush in like wild horses like they do now.

“But just in case, ignore them and move on from now on. When are you going to sign all of them?”

“I can’t do it twice anyway.”

It wasn’t an exaggeration, I might end up just signing from the time I logged in until I logged out.

Ast didn’t say anything else when Dohyun readily agreed.

I thought he would know since he had experienced it a lot in Demlock.

“You know? The more fans you have, the more enemies you have. The atmosphere is unusual right now because you caused a major accident. There’s talk that a war is about to break out in a year.”

Ast said that with a rather serious look, then chuckled.

“But well……. I don’t think there will be any problems for the time being. If anyone dares to attack you in this situation, they’d have to be crazy or be on the level of a top 10 guild…….”

The top 100 guilds are busy dealing with the guilds that are moving in the gap created by one seat.

Above all, they saw the Hero Guild being half-destroyed, so they wouldn’t move rashly.

What about the guilds below that?

They couldn’t even look at Kaiser.

“Most of the top 10 guilds are busy with the New Continent right now, and… above all, they won’t move because it’s bad for their image.”

In other words, it could be said to be free time for the time being.

“Considering that, you’re moving around just fine.”

“I’m still okay, but if I hadn’t been in the Empire, you wouldn’t even be able to eat at the same table with me right now.”

“Whatever.”

Dohyun chuckled at Ast, who was teasing him in an exaggerated tone, but he inwardly acknowledged it.

If it hadn’t been for his help, it would have been a big crisis when he first entered the Empire.

“Anyway, enough of these stories…….”

Ast changed the subject and asked in a serious tone.

“……So, how did you do it?”

“What?”

“You succeeded in full enhancement in a short time, and you even got a new legendary skill. Moreover, two legendary skills are Dragon Descent and Guardian’s Blessing? It doesn’t make sense logically.”

“Hmm. It’s ridiculous when I hear it.”

There was no such thing as balance collapse when I heard it from someone else’s mouth like this.

But what Ast was curious about wasn’t the balance issue.

I was curious about that too, but what I was most curious about was something else.

“Sigh, you’re not usually this lucky…….”

Unbelievable luck.

Getting a legendary skill at a great timing and fully enhancing everything, is that just probability?

Even Kaiser, who Ast knows has the worst bad luck?

‘It’s understandable that you can’t accept it.’

Dohyun chuckled at the very natural question.

How many times had he shown him how he failed at drawing and enhancement while he was with him?

I would be curious too.

If a colleague who used to be terribly unlucky suddenly transformed and started drawing legendary items.

[Eyes of Truth]

The cheat trait that made all of this possible.

Dohyun nodded, looking at it.

I got the Eyes of Truth, but I never revealed it to anyone.

‘I can tell him.’

It didn’t matter if it was Ast.

He’s not the kind of person who would go around spreading rumors.

And Dohyun now had the power to handle it.

“Ast, have you ever seen me lucky?”

“Hmm, weren’t you lucky in useless things? You were good at rock-paper-scissors or finding sand lance [a type of small fish].”

“……That’s not luck, it’s skill.”

“What? That’s skill? No, I knew it, I always got caught!”

Dohyun brushed off Ast’s words, who was vehemently expressing his resentment, and finally got to the point.

“Anyway, this isn’t luck either.”

“……Hmm. Then? Is this also a skill?”

“Similar.”

“? Similar?”

Ast, who had been answering indifferently, straightened up as if he had never been agitated.

It was unpleasant to see his huge body with his eyes sparkling and listening intently.

Dohyun, who was used to it, answered calmly.

“Similar. Because it’s a trait.”

“……Trait?”

“Yeah.”

Ast was stunned by the unexpected answer.

Dohyun smiled and opened his mouth, recalling what he had experienced in the tutorial.

* * *

Meanwhile, at that time.

Kkyaaaa-!

Pshwak-!

A terrible massacre was taking place in the Forbidden Forest, one of the New Continents.

Whoong, seogeok-!

Keuheok!

Every time a huge greatsword was swung, skin was cut, bones were severed, and blood splattered.

A terrible scene where blood and screams were rampant.

The owner who created the tragedy was none other than a person wearing a robe.

The greatsword in both hands and the armor that could be seen between the robes.

And the golden eyes shining in the darkness were the only clues that the dying could see.

“H-Heuk! W-Why are you doing this to us, you crazy son of a b*tch!”

“What did we do wrong… Keuheok!”

Three of his companions had already died.

They, who were now only two left, shouted in resentment.

That’s because they really didn’t do anything to that madman.

They were just laughing and talking to each other as they walked through the forest.

“What did you do wrong? Do you really not know?”

But the voice of the madman in the robe was endlessly cold.

It was maddening for them.

“Then why would we ask if we knew! Why are you killing us when we came all the way to the New Continent!!”

“How dare you……. How dare you make remarks that insult that person. In front of me.”

“……That person?”

They were stunned for a moment as if wondering what that meant.

They were soon able to realize.

“If it’s that person, could it be…….”

“Wait a minute, I’ve heard of it. There’s a rumor that there’s a madman who wields a greatsword and flies in like a ghost when you steal or insult Kaiser.”

“T-Then, could that b*stard be that crazy…….”

But that moment of realization did not last long.

Seogeok-!

Thud.

Because the greatsword was swung before he could even finish speaking.

Their heads fell off and they collapsed helplessly.

Leaving them behind, who were probably looking at the gray screen, the robed man prayed.

“……Lord. ……I will repay you with death.”

It was when he was muttering those unknown words.

Tring-

Suddenly, an alarm rang.

The golden eyes of the robed man widened as he checked the message.

It was a report.

[3rd Believer: Cafe Owner! You’re finally here.]

[3rd Believer: We couldn’t reach you, so we discussed it among ourselves and had a battle with the Hero Guild…….]

[3rd Believer: ……It turned out like this, and the omnipotent Kashin won, Cafe Owner.]

A report from a believer who was telling him the news of that person, who was separated from the mainland because he was on the New Continent.

“Ah…….”

Today’s report was more important than ever.

So much had happened while he was away.

He wondered how he should repay this sin, but the omniscient and omnipotent Kashin had once again achieved victory as if to show off.

“I see…….”

The robed man looked up at the sky with tearful eyes and said quietly.

“Finally……. Finally, this moment has come.”

The moment he had been waiting for had come.

He was doing an important quest on the New Continent, but it didn’t matter.

The robed man had a mission that was more important than anything else.

“Please wait a little longer…… I will run to you soon.”

A dark horse that appeared like a comet 6 months ago.

Crazy b*stard, madman, clear-eyed madman…….

“My God.”

There were many other names, but the woman was called the cult leader or cafe owner by the believers.

The moment the so-called fanatic was heading to the Empire.