The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 122

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122.

Next morning.

Dohyun, who woke up at 8:30 as usual, started his day with a glass of cool water, as always.

“Son, you’re up? You seemed to sleep late last night, but how do you wake up at the same time every day? Come and eat.”

“Ugh… Mom, hangover soup… I’m dying…”

“Tsk! As if being drunk is something to be proud of. I told you to drink in moderation!”

“I don’t know… Everyone else was drinking, how could I be the only one to abstain?”

Dohyun chuckled as he saw his parents welcoming him in the living room and sat next to them.

“What, are you a lightweight?”

“Lightweight, my foot. I can handle three bottles, you know?”

“Someone who collapses after drinking is hardly a three-bottle man. Your limit is how much you can drink and still be okay, got it?”

“Why are you picking a fight from the morning? How many bottles can you drink, Oppa [older brother]?”

“Mom, can I help you with anything?”

“Huh? Why are you avoiding the question? Don’t tell me Oppa can’t even drink three bottles… Oh, you’re avoiding the answer?”

Hyuna, who was slumped on the table, frowning, jumped up when Dohyun casually ignored her question.

She persistently clung to him as he stubbornly ignored her.

“Ugh, so noisy. You guys being quiet is helping, so be quiet!”

“…Okay.”

“Okay…”

Eventually, Dohyun and Hyuna quieted down after their mother scolded them.

It was a good thing for Dohyun.

He never imagined she could handle three bottles. He almost lost his authority as an older brother.

‘Come to think of it, she did go out drinking the day the acceptance letter came.’

Is this the difference between someone who has been consistently training and someone who has been resting for a long time?

His training had been lacking.

Dohyun finished his meal, thinking he should avoid talking about alcohol for a while, and went into his room.

Now that he had eaten, it was time to start his fulfilling God of Creation Online life, as always.

However, there was something he had to do before that.

‘Let’s check the reactions first.’

He wanted to see how the video he uploaded yesterday was received as a pro NewTuber [a user who uploads videos on NewTube, a fictional video platform].

Dohyun quickly took out his phone and fiddled with it.

[Kaiser TV]

-Subscribers: 4.546 million

Dohyun’s eyes widened at the sight of the magnificent channel welcoming him.

“4.54 million!?”

“Son~ You’re being too loud~”

“…Sorry!”

Dohyun belatedly shut his mouth, realizing he had shouted out loud.

But Dohyun couldn’t help it.

‘How can the number of subscribers increase so much in just one day?’

The last time he checked, it was around 2 million. What kind of surge was this?

Gaining a million subscribers in a few days was possible if you were at the center of controversy, but going from 2 million to 4 million in one day was a different story.

It was virtually unprecedented.

[Contractor]

-Views: 18.468 million

“Crazy…”

The video that created that unprecedented event was none other than the one he uploaded yesterday.

He knew that the reaction would be explosive since he had achieved first place in the graduation quests consecutively, and the video was, in a way, proof of that.

But this was too much.

‘One day… no, not even a day. 18 million views in half a day? How much will it increase in the future?’

Was this the result of becoming famous in a game enjoyed by 1 billion people?

If he predicted that it would rise this much this time, the explosive increase would greet him as if to mock him.

-Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god!

-Playing a dating sim? Tsk tsk. Our brother saves a city and then starts.

-His control is insane… He doesn’t get hit once…

-Is that Charlie…? I’m suddenly getting PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder]…

-Is the last scene real? Why is something like that appearing in Brion? It cuts off at a crucial moment, making me even more curious ㅠㅠㅠ

└For real… Is it a main quest?

└Why would a main quest appear here lol. Even Barion couldn’t find it. It’s probably just an event scene that came out after catching a boss.

└Whatever it is, I’m curious…

-Holy sh*t!! Best video! Is that really Brion?

‘The comments are good too.’

He didn’t know what it was like on other sites, but at least the NewTube comments were full of praise.

There were some posts about Charlie or whether it was a main quest, but there were more rebuttals…

He had a headache while cutting out the main quest part, so he just finished it like that, but he was happy to receive praise for the directing.

“Yeah, I had a good dream today.”

Today was his lucky day.

He would take advantage of this momentum to draw amazing skills and find all the hidden pieces!

-Master, you’re here? You’re early today.

-Liza!

As he logged in with excitement, Jihad and Eliza greeted him as always.

Seeing the two looking peaceful, it seemed they had spent a good time together in the cabin as usual.

It was a familiar routine now.

However, what was different from usual was that one more person had been added this time.

-Have you come, my lord?

“Yes.”

Unlike the two who waved their hands comfortably, Charlie stood at attention and paid his respects.

Dohyun looked at Charlie and let out a groan.

[Loyalty is at its maximum.]

[Loyalty cannot increase further.]

‘I don’t know what it was like because his loyalty was already maxed out.’

He couldn’t get a sense of it because he didn’t show it as obviously as Jihad and Eliza, nor did he express it as loyalty.

‘Well, it must have been okay.’

In the first place, the Guardian Room itself was created to create a space where the Guardian could be comfortable.

It was right to assume that it was okay since his loyalty hadn’t decreased. Dohyun decided to move on and looked around.

‘No one’s here.’

The empty auditorium stood out.

The priests who occasionally made eye contact lowered their heads and passed by, their faces not looking good.

They were still mourning. After all, the potential leader of the Holy Knights had died, so they wouldn’t just spend a day and be done with it.

‘It’s better this way.’

He had already exchanged greetings yesterday anyway.

It would have been awkward to show his face again after that, so it was a good thing for Dohyun.

And…

-Huh? Master, aren’t you going to the next city right away?

-Lizariza?

Jihad and Eliza tilted their heads at Dohyun, who was standing blankly in the auditorium without heading to the warp gate.

They thought he would be in a hurry, but he was taking his time, which was strange.

Of course, Dohyun wasn’t doing this without a reason.

He had a very important reason.

[Would you like to use the Superior Skill Gacha Ticket?]

It was time for the card gacha [a lottery-like system] that he couldn’t do yesterday!

‘I was so frustrated…’

He was so frustrated that he couldn’t do the card gacha that he even dreamed about doing it.

In fact, he could still hear the sound of the card gacha in his ears while eating breakfast.

-Goodness…

Jihad chuckled at his incredible obsession and suddenly asked.

-But is it okay to do the card gacha here?

“Yeah.”

-Why? Is this a good spot too? Didn’t you say there were only two good spots?

I always think this, but this guy remembers these things so well.

He would have applauded him for his very reasonable advice, but Dohyun was different today.

Dohyun, who had become determined, slowly turned around and said in a serious tone.

“Jihad, look at this place. Where is this?”

-…The Lair Temple Auditorium?

“That’s right. It’s a place where the most gods are worshiped and where countless people have paid homage to me and prayed for me.”

-…?

So? What about it?

Seeing Jihad blinking with that expression, Dohyun raised his voice as if he really didn’t understand.

“Don’t you really understand? This place, filled with sacred prayers, is a good spot!”

-Goodness. Master. What nonsense are you talking about? And the gods are the master’s enemies…

“Go!!”

-Heik!

Seeing Jihad instinctively shut his mouth, Dohyun squeezed his eyes shut.

In fact, Dohyun also knew that it was half(?) nonsense. Even he thought it only looked like he was being stubborn.

But despite that, there was a reason why he couldn’t back down…

“I saw it in my dream last night. Me drawing a dragon in this place.”

It was even a golden dragon.

The golden dragon turned its head this way and that as if playing ‘Cham Cham Cham’ [a children’s game involving quick head movements] and then glanced at him before leaving, but he did see a dragon, didn’t he?

He had a dragon dream, which was said to be hard to have, so he couldn’t change the place.

This was the ultimate in pseudoscience!

“Here I go!”

-…I don’t know. Do whatever you want, Master.

-Liza…

Jihad was always fine, but he couldn’t get used to how he became like that only when he stood in front of the gacha…

While Dohyun was trying the card gacha, leaving the two guardians shaking their heads.

Charlie, who had been watching the three, approached Jihad and asked carefully.

-What is the lord doing now?

-Ah, you’re seeing it for the first time. Take a good look at this opportunity. It’s the appearance you’ll be seeing from now on. Don’t be too surprised.

-Lizariza.

Charlie became serious at Jihad’s words, who was showing the force of a veteran senior in a strange field(?).

-Hmm! It seems to be a very important ritual for the lord!

-…Well, it’s similar. If you interfere, it won’t end with just a flick on the forehead.

-Lizariza…

-Then this lowly black sword will stand guard so that no one interferes with the lord’s ritual. I’ll leave the lord’s side to you guys.

Jihad shook his head as he watched Charlie, who had become unnecessarily solemn, guarding the surroundings.

-I think I’m the only normal one.

-Li… za?

-…Eliza? Are you going through puberty these days?

-Lizariza?

Eliza pursed her lips as if whistling, pretending not to know.

It was the moment when Jihad’s heart collapsed. It was when the three guardians were busy with their own circumstances.

“Naisaa!!!”

-Heik!?

-Li, Liza!

-Master?

The three guardians, startled by Dohyun’s sudden shout, reflexively turned their heads.

But Dohyun didn’t have time to care about that.

He was distracted by the yellow lights in front of him.

‘Crazy… Three yellow ones.’

The highest grade that can be obtained with the Superior Skill Gacha Ticket is the Hero grade.

Even that can only be obtained with a slim chance, so it is common to be satisfied with drawing a Rare grade.

But there were three Hero grades.

‘Three out of ten! A whopping 30 percent chance!’

Moreover, there were five silver ones and two brown ones, so the chance of failure was only 20%.

It was a 20% chance of failure, a 50% chance of breaking even, and a 30% chance of hitting the jackpot.

This had never happened in Dohyun’s dictionary.

‘…Or is it? I might have amazingly chosen the 20% here.’

For a moment, such a reasonable suspicion arose, but anyway, it was the luckiest day while playing God of Creation Online.

It was the first time he had seen three yellow ones at the same time while doing the card gacha.

As expected, dragon dreams don’t lie.

‘Left? Right? Or middle?’

Dohyun hesitated for a long time, wiggling his index finger, and then reached out his hand.

In this case, it was the middle after all.

The moment he drew the card, a yellow light burst out, and

Ting-

A cheerful notification popped up with the skill.

[Fuse – Thread]

-Grade: Hero

-Restriction: Thief Class

-Description: Thieves must be stealthy and not reveal themselves.

There is no better trap installation for such a thief than a fuse.

-Effect: Creates a fuse wick using fuse thread.

Can be attached to objects or targets and can be connected up to 20M.

Once attached, ‘Fuse – Thread’ transforms into ‘Fuse – Explosion’, and when used, the wick is lit and causes an explosion.

Classified as a trap, it does not distinguish between friend and foe, and the longer the fuse thread, the greater the damage.

-Cooldown: 20 seconds

It was the appearance of the Fuse, which is treated as not worth the grade even among our Thief’s ‘Hero Skills’.

“Do, Dobung [a derogatory term for a useless skill]…!”

Dohyun, who had been pointing his finger at the flashy appearance, finally grabbed the back of his head as if he was about to pass out.

To choose one out of three and end up with Dobung’s skill!

Moreover, among the many Hero skills, it was the Fuse, which is called the cXson [a curse word, implying the skill is terrible]!

“Ah…”

Dohyun, who barely managed to hold back his rising blood pressure, realized.

The reason for the golden dragon’s strange behavior, which had been moving its head this way and that as if playing ‘Cham Cham Cham’ before leaving.

Dragon dreams did not lie.