The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 119

119.

“Seriously?”

I was angry that they dared to insult Kaiser, but I never thought he would actually take first place.

“No, how can this be happening…? This doesn’t make sense…?”

If Yubin Kkyung was like this, how much more would those who were gleefully tearing him apart be?

Seeing them in denial, the first stage people often go through when faced with something unbelievable, Yubin Kkyung puffed out his chest and smirked.

“Pathetic… So what did I tell you?”

“Ugh, after talking so much smack, you got wrecked by facts. I’m too embarrassed to live. Ugh, ugh! I’m so ashamed! Blanket, I’m sorry! You’re going to have a rough night tonight!” [A reference to hiding in shame under a blanket, a common expression.]

At Yubin Kkyung’s taunting words and Migan Ttakdae’s joining in, their faces turned as red as tomatoes.

“Tch…!”

They were unable to contain their anger, their faces flushed red, but they couldn’t find any words to refute.

Because what they said was all true.

Refuting it here would only make them look more pathetic.

“Hey, let’s go…”

In the end, they chose to run away with only shame, and at the same time, thunderous cheers erupted from everywhere.

“Waaaaah!!!”

Of course, it wasn’t a cheer to congratulate Yubin Kkyung.

“Crazy! Verze got pushed back!”

“What the hell is this? How can someone get such a score! Does this make sense!?”

“This is insane, really insane. Upload the video quickly!”

“What are you doing not moving right now!? Every second is crucial, move it! If we lose the exclusive, you’re taking responsibility! Get the articles out!”

“Title? Make it as provocative as possible! Something like a hero falls and a new hero emerges, plaster it all over the front page!”

It was just cheers erupting from being thrilled by this bombshell that overturned everyone’s expectations.

Neither the Great Temple nor anything else mattered right now.

The Shield Supreme party, who were smiling pleasantly as they watched the line quickly dwindle as people dispersed, suddenly paused at a thought that occurred to them.

“…Wait a minute, does that mean Hyungnim [an honorific for older brother or respected senior] graduated?”

“Huh?”

“Yeah?”

The two people who had paused at Migan Ttakdae’s words soon lowered their heads.

“…Looks like we won’t be able to see him this time either.”

“He seems to be getting further and further away…?”

“Let’s buck up too. We should at least catch a glimpse of him in the next city.”

“Hmm… Is that even possible?”

The moment Kaiser ascends to those heights and they encounter him…

The Shield Supreme party pondered that moment for a while before nodding their heads.

Somehow, the image wasn’t very clear.

“Well, whatever. We can meet him if we go to the Empire.”

“Yeah, let’s just keep going at our own pace. They say you’ll tear your crotch trying to chase a stork,” [an idiom meaning you’ll exhaust yourself chasing something unattainable].

“That’s right!”

While the Shield Supreme party was steeling their resolve, the news spread quickly and soon reached the netizens.

[Brion’s #1 spot changes for the first time in a year!!]

[Kaiser, following Raven, reclaims the throne in Brion for the second consecutive time!!]

[Is there no one who can stop Kaiser!]

[A hero falls, and a new hero rises!]

It was as if a sudden nuclear bomb had dropped.

The netizens’ reactions to the sudden, provocative articles were also explosive.

-Crazy, #1? Kaiser is #1 again??

-Huh? Then Verze got pushed back? Does that make sense?

-What? Wasn’t Kaiser a skilled user? It would have been hard to win people over since he’s probably not a Divine Power-related class, so what’s going on?

They couldn’t help but be curious about how this unbelievable result came about.

But the bomb was not over yet.

[Breaking) Kaiser’s ranking score confirmed to be 4,561 points. Proof photo below. (jpg)]

It turned out that Kaiser had not only taken first place in the rankings, but had also recorded an absurd score.

A score that was five times higher than the second place.

Users were speechless at the unbelievable situation.

-Wow, is this real?

-Crazy… This is really crazy. 4,561 points? Was this even a possible score??

-No, his score was already ridiculous back in Raven, but now he’s really gone insane. Is he going to hit 10,000 points later on?

-LOL how is his score 4,561 points lol It’s not like he maxed out the favorability of all the Brion NPCs [Non-Player Characters].

-Wow, I really hope they upload the video. What did he do?

-Not only is he skilled, but he’s also good at winning people over… The charming man, Kaiser…

└Kaiser is a master key. Didn’t you know?

└What’s that?

└Blazing charisma, Kaiser! Master key, Ka~

└He’s good at fighting and has a great personality, he’s so perfect!

└You crazy bastards lol

-Isn’t this a bug at this point?

└Nah, the bug is Kaiser’s skill is a bug!

└lol fr [for real]

└lol crazy

-Wow, I was going to say it was a lie, but a friend who’s logged into the game says it’s true. This is insane…

With evidence attached and testimonies from those logged into the game, it was complete chaos.

Among them, the most chaotic place was none other than the Kaisin Church.

-Sob sob Oppa [an honorific for older brother or respected male figure used by females] ㅠㅠㅠ I believed in you!

-Those who believe will be rewarded… Ah… It is simply holy…

-Are you still a Ka-Qu now? Are you still a Ka-Qu now? Are you still a Ka-Qu now? Are you still a Ka-Qu now? Are you still a Ka-Qu now? Are you still a Ka-Qu now?

└If this is what a Ka-Qu is, then I’ll just be a Ka-Qu!

└I can hear the sound of Ka-Qu’s increasing lol

└Yeah, one of them is me.

└Oh, you too? Me too!

└Ah, we were all Ka-Qu’s all along… What can we deny…

└Wow, you guys are really crazy, but I can’t think of anything to refute, so I’ll hold back.

└Hey, you can do it too! Just be a Ka-Qu!

└S-Should I…?

-Kaiser-nim [an honorific] ㅠㅠㅠ Please upload the video this time too.

They began to spam the chat as if they were believers being rewarded by their god.

People felt true madness at the sight of them unleashing the resentment they had been receiving as Ka-Qu’s.

-What, is Verze the best only in Brion? Kaiser, who only knows how to fight, is no good?

-Yeah~ That Verze just plummeted right away~

-Why does 999 points suddenly look so pathetic lol

-lol fr lol lol After seeing 4,561 points, 999 points really looks like nothing lol Is that even a score?

-How many points do you guys have? You son of a b*tch.

-What’s wrong with this guy, why is he suddenly raging? Are you Verze?

-lololol But what’s going to happen to the Hero Guild now? Brion is the only field where Verze is #1.

-Honestly, they rely on their power and recognition. They’ve been acting up believing in this, but now they have nothing to show off.

Bang!!!

“You f*cking…!”

“M-Master…?”

Verze, unable to scroll through the comments any further, slammed his desk and huffed.

Then, the startled sales manager hurriedly approached.

He seemed very embarrassed by the master’s appearance, which he was seeing for the first time while he was working on the task he had been given.

But Verze didn’t care about such gazes.

Although he was usually calm and collected, he couldn’t contain his anger this time.

‘4,561 points… 4,561 points…!’

It was a number that Verze couldn’t understand with his common sense.

What kind of effort had he put in to achieve first place in Brion?

The moment he learned about Brion’s graduation quest, Verze, realizing that it was a field he was best at, literally sat there from the beginning to the moment he graduated, focusing on winning favor.

He didn’t just stubbornly work alone.

The Hero Guild is basically a guild that operates as a team.

‘Numerous guild members formed teams to fully fill the favorability of key NPCs. Even so, it only amounted to 999 points!’

The memory of being disappointed that he couldn’t fill a thousand points by a difference of 1 point was still vivid.

But 4,561 points?

What on earth do you have to do to get such a score!

It didn’t make sense unless he had gained the favorability of all the NPCs in Brion, like the comments said.

He really wanted to see the video.

‘Hoo… What nonsense…’

Of course, that was the most absurd thing to say, so Verze shook his head and calmed himself down.

There was nothing to be gained by getting excited now.

‘Thanks to this, things are getting twisted.’

He was going to start a propaganda war by posting articles as soon as Kaiser, who had graduated, was pushed down in the rankings.

That was his specialty.

He was going to negotiate with or harass Kaiser, whose image had already been tarnished.

A win-win fight.

It was a perfect plan that clearly showed the elevated status of the Hero Guild. It was a matter of comfortably manipulating the choices he had in his hands.

‘I have to scrap everything.’

The plan was ruined in an instant.

It was a futile thing, but Verze’s eyes were clear.

‘…Yes, that man was always like that.’

Even in Demlock, if he made dozens of assumptions and proceeded with the work, he would commit things outside of common sense that surpassed all those assumptions.

So now he had to come up with a new plan.

He wouldn’t be able to do anything for a while because he would be busy repairing his image…

‘Don’t think this will be the end.’

Verze’s eyes, grinding his teeth, flashed with a fierce light.

And of course, it wasn’t just the Hero Guild that heard this news.

“…Verze got pushed back?”

“4,561 points…? The joke is too much… What? Evidence has been uploaded? Wait, I’ll log in right away.”

“You son of a b*tch, I was sleeping, what the hell is going on.”

From the 100 largest guilds to numerous other guilds.

“Kaiser, he took first place in Brion?”

“Huh… I was ignoring him because he was already far behind, but I can’t ignore him any longer.”

“Tsk, I wanted to focus on the New World for the time being… This is a bit concerning.”

The news spread in an instant to the top 10 guilds, who had been distracted by focusing on the New World.

It was the moment when the top 10 guilds, who had first overlooked God’s, began to pay attention to the existence of Kaiser.

“Huh.”

The same was true for Myeolsal, who was in the Great Mountains.

No, the emotion he was feeling now was not just concern.

“What kind of magic did you use, Kaiser?”

Surprise. Or suspicion.

The emotions in Myeolsal’s eyes were those that suited such words.

Myeolsal knew better than anyone what Kaiser was doing.

That’s why he thought that no matter what the result, he would have no choice but to fall from first place, but what was going on?

“4,561…”

It was an achievement that was impossible without magic.

Perhaps there really was a hidden piece in it that he had never discovered.

Myeolsal, who let out a hollow laugh, got up from his seat.

Myeolsal’s eyes sparkled as he recalled him in Demlock and him now.

“…I hope the day will come when we can settle things here.”

Myeolsal had never competed directly, but he had always been the second-in-command there.

So he was always curious.

Who would win if he, who had never been able to catch up no matter what he did, and himself, who had grown significantly since Demlock, were to compete?

“I’m looking forward to it.”

Myeolsal muttered and turned away.

He needed to calm down his heart, which had been heated up after a long time.

It was the moment when the emergency light was turned on for the Cyclops of the Great Mountains.

And one office.

“Hmm~”

A low hum flowed out from the office, which was dark because the lights were not turned on, but was sparkling with expensive decorations and weapons.

“You seem to be in a good mood.”

Although he couldn’t see his face because he was facing away with the curtains drawn and hidden in the shadows, the vice guild leader, an old man in a suit who had been with him for a long time, knew.

The master made such a hum when he was in a good mood.

“I heard a welcome name.”

As expected, when the master smiled and answered, the old man nodded.

“Ah. I see you’ve heard about him.”

“Yes, he’s been quiet all along, but I’ve been hearing about him more often these days. I heard he took first place in Brion this time?”

“Hoo, if that’s true, it’s an emergency for the Hero Guild. They make a living off of their image, so their image will be damaged.”

“There’s a limit to making a living off of image. Well… What can they do? It must have been like a natural disaster.”

Astru, the master of the top 10 guild Babylon and the one most often referred to as the owner of the armory, added a word as he passed by with a smirk.

“Ugh, that’s why talented people are no good.”

With those words, Astru tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair covered in high-quality leather.

A pair of purple rings on his fingers emitted a dazzling light.

Meanwhile, Dohyun, while everyone was focused on him, swept away by the huge nuclear bomb…

“Are you the hero who received the goddess’s revelation?”

“I… probably am.”

He was meeting with Lord Leved, the commander of the Lair Holy Knights, a key force in Brion.

He was a symbol of overwhelming force comparable to the Seven Stars, and a legendary holy knight who had made Brion what it is today.