The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 195

195.

An unprecedented lantern festival was held in Fratel, and it wasn’t just the players who were mindlessly enjoying it.

-8,341 points? Is that even possible?

-Crazy… Did he finally take first place in Fratel too?

-4 consecutive wins, that’s insane…

-Is this Kashin…?

-More than 4 times Varion’s score, lol. Everyone was making a fuss about Varion’s record being the best ever, but this is just…

Viewers were indirectly enjoying the festival through streamers’ broadcasts.

There were dozens of such streams.

-??

-?????

-What did I just see?

-How did he do it? Wasn’t he at odds with the Hero Guild over the Luidra raid just a moment ago?

-Maybe that was the last quest? It seems like they came in through different routes.

And all those chat rooms were filled with shock and questions.

It was inevitable.

-Even our otaku [a person with obsessive interests, particularly in anime and manga] Verze is only 9th, how is Kaiser 1st?

-Isn’t it obvious? He’s the master key, K.

-The residents of Fratel recognized Kashin’s greatness. Yes.

-He met Kaiser, so his wish came true, lol.

-No, you idiots, I’m not kidding, it doesn’t make sense. He only caught Luidra, got a quest from Ruriel, and hunted, so why is he in 1st place?

Fratel was known as the worst city for rankers, jokingly called the graveyard of combat classes.

Adventure King Varion was a unique and eccentric case who reached S rank, but the reality was that many rankers couldn’t even get into the rankings.

In that situation, he not only achieved 1st place but also recorded an overwhelming score, so it was no wonder people were surprised.

-Did you know? Kaiser’s score is still going up. He’s breaking his own records.

-lol, true. He’s not just living in his own world, he’s living in a world of his own.

Even compared to the records Kaiser had previously achieved, it was an overwhelming score.

While everyone was focused on the ranking, the eyes of the players gathered in the city were gleaming strangely.

“If we monopolize this, we’ll definitely get a spot in a major guild.”

“If we show it up close, how many viewers will we get…? Hehe… If things go well, we might even get an interview?”

Streamers and reporters were desperate for a hot topic.

“I can’t put it off any longer. I’ve been holding back, but I need to scout him before he goes to the Empire…”

“He won’t be able to use his power in the Empire. Now is the last chance.”

And scouts and guild officials were sure to seize this opportunity.

“Where is Kaiser right now?”

“The last place he was seen was near the castle?”

“Find him quickly! Before he gets lost in the crowd.”

From streamers to reporters and scouts.

Even guild officials were moving frantically as if their feet were on fire.

“Damn it, everyone’s moving. Follow them quickly!”

“Are you guys crazy? Is the festival the problem now? You’re done for if you don’t find Kaiser!”

Those who belatedly grasped the situation after seeing everyone moving hurriedly started to move as well.

The beautiful final lantern festival had become like a chaotic marketplace.

And at that moment.

“Oh? There! It’s Kaiser!”

“I saw him first! Get out of my way!”

“Oh? What? He’s with the king?”

“I don’t know, let’s just go.”

Before long, the players who had taken the lead found Kaiser.

The players pushed and shoved, afraid of being cut off.

That chaotic scene made Dohyun frown.

‘What’s going on all of a sudden.’

He was about to check his graduation rewards, but the sudden surge of players was making him feel overwhelmed.

‘…Is it because of the ranking? I should check the rewards later.’

He couldn’t check the rewards in peace in this situation.

He didn’t like it, but unlike Dohyun, the Guardians seemed to like the attention.

-Kireuk, Kereuk…

-Hmm, it seems they have gathered after hearing rumors of our lord. He always inspires the vanguard, truly the image of a hero.

-Lizariza! Liza!

Jihad felt joy at the sight of those who looked up to him.

Charlie was proud that his lord was being praised.

…Eliza was just happy because everyone else was happy.

That’s how they were happy for their own reasons.

“Everyone, move aside!”

The players fell silent at the loud shout.

A moment of silence.

In that silence, a man with an axe, leading 100 armed players, appeared through the crowd, resembling a barbarian warrior.

“Ha, Hamode?”

“…A skilled fighter who rivals Zerfac. Why is an executive here?”

“Is the Hero Guild getting involved?”

Hamode, an executive of the Hero Guild’s Fratel branch.

A manly man who was called one of the two great mountains along with Zerfac, and whose destructive axe skill was his strength.

Everyone shrank back at Hamode’s appearance.

-Hamode? Isn’t he the guy who got his ass kicked by Zerfac in a duel?

-No, he was forced to overdo it because of the time limit and got reverse-swept in one hit. Hamode was winning the whole time.

-And I heard he’s been upgrading his stats since then. Maybe it’s different with the current Hamode.

-Yeah, he’ll still get one-shot, lol. Zerfac gets one-shot too, so how is Hamode any different?

-That’s because it’s Kaiser, and you can’t ignore Hamode and Zerfac’s reputation here. The Hero Guild is the boss in Fratel.

-And there are 100 of them. Do you think Kaiser can win against 100 people? He’s screwed.

No matter how much the players mocked him, Hamode’s reputation was not small here.

Because there were few guilds that could stand up to the Hero Guild in Fratel, as the top 10 guilds didn’t invest much outside the Empire.

In that situation, how many people here could handle Hamode, one of the best fighters in the Fratel branch?

“Under the master’s orders, we are carrying out an execution order. From now on, the Hero Guild will control this place.”

“Everyone, get out of the way. We will consider anyone who interferes as an enemy.”

Now that he was leading 100 fighters and exuding murderous intent, there was no need for words.

“…Damn it. Let’s get out of here.”

“F

…Is this okay?”

“I don’t know, everyone’s talking about how Kaiser and the Hero Guild are at odds right now.”

“They have the justification, what can we do? We have to endure.”

Hamode nodded as he watched them retreat.

‘Heh, that’s how it should be.’

Normally, the Hero Guild wouldn’t act this recklessly.

But it was an exception in a situation like this, where they had justification.

Kaiser, who ruined and stole the Luidra raid that they had worked on for 6 months, had crossed the line too far.

Now was the time for aggressive action, with both power and justification.

‘He told me to torment him as much as possible before he comes to the Empire. To break his spirit.’

And his master, Verze, was a man who didn’t miss that point.

Hamode’s order was to prevent Kaiser from warping [teleporting].

Of course, it wasn’t to stop him forever.

‘About a month, he said. He can’t go to the next city, and if he comes out of the city, we’ll execute him as a group… Ugh, just thinking about it is terrible.’

Karma points for preemptive attacks?

That didn’t matter.

There were thousands of Hero Guild fighters gathered in Fratel. They were planning to take turns clearing their karma scores and carry out the execution.

‘Even if it’s Kaiser, he’ll be mentally broken if he dies without being able to do anything for a month. It would be even better if he dropped an item.’

Not only that.

Kaiser’s image as a god would disappear like a bubble, and everyone would feel the fear of the guild.

‘You can never reign alone. That is the law of God of Seirei [likely a reference to a powerful figure or concept within the game].’

‘In the end, Kaiser can’t do anything alone. If you want to survive here, you have to join a guild.’

‘There was no change. And there will be no change in the future.’

That was what the master wanted them to think.

‘If I can pull this off, I can be above Zerfac.’

The master had promised directly.

He promised to make him the highest-ranking executive if he successfully completed this task.

He could end the tiresome rivalry and gain overwhelming power and position.

How much his stomach ached when Zerfac was assigned as the raid leader.

Now, imagining Zerfac looking at him with a stomach ache made him feel like a decade-old indigestion was being washed away.

“Hehe…”

“What are you laughing at? It’s creepy.”

Kaiser’s blunt voice was heard as he couldn’t help but chuckle.

“That bastard… Hmph, never mind.”

For a moment, he instinctively frowned, but he sighed and calmed himself down.

That arrogant appearance would be over now.

“Ahem.”

Hamode cleared his throat and said in a loud voice as if declaring.

“The crime of shamelessly stealing the hidden raid boss raid, giving everyone a fair opportunity with a good heart!”

“Huh?”

“The damage the guild has suffered as a result is very great, and after much deliberation, we have decided to execute him. By order of the master, we will begin the execution of Kaiser today!”

The players buzzed at Hamode’s declaration.

Buzzing-

“Did they really sharpen their swords properly?”

“Wow… Can Kaiser handle this?”

“Well, the Hero Guild is right this time. No matter how it happened, the result is that Kaiser stole it.”

“Can you even call that stealing? It’s kind of ambiguous.”

There was some debate, but most of them seemed to side with the Hero Guild.

No matter what else, the Hero Guild was the victim who suffered the loss this time.

“We have been ordered not to harm unrelated players as much as possible! This execution has been carefully considered and decided, so I hope everyone will step aside without interfering.”

“Woo-hoo!”

Cheers followed from all over the place at the sight of him feeling determined.

Where there are fans, there are bound to be haters.

“Kaiser was annoying, so this is good!”

“If you’re going to insist on solo play, you should have stayed in line! He was in his own world, wasn’t he?”

“I couldn’t hunt because of that bastard! What’s he doing, digging around while hunting alone? What are players like us supposed to do!”

The anti-fans, who had been silent because there were too many people praising Kaiser, began to show their teeth one by one.

“…Hey, shouldn’t we be careful? I heard there’s a crazy b***h who’s been massacring people who insult or impersonate Kaiser lately… They suspect it’s that ‘crazy b***h’.”

“The vanguard of the Kashin Church has been on fire lately, can you handle them?”

“Who cares! Kaiser will be finished today anyway!”

Crazy b***h year?

Kashin Church? Vanguard?

Who cares? Kaiser was finished today anyway.

“No matter how much he flies, how can he win against 100 to 1… No, thousands to one!”

No matter how good he was, there was a limit.

Now that the Hero Guild had officially issued an execution order, it would be difficult for even Kaiser to survive.

“They’re right, Kaiser.”

Hamode approached with a smirk and growled in a low voice.

“You should have kept a low profile. You asked for it, you bastard.”

-How dare you! Master, just give the order. I will cut off his head.

-Kiyaaaaak! Annoying, master. Just say the word. I’ll summon the legion right away.

“Whoa, whoa, calm down.”

Still, blood is thicker than water.

Hamode took a step back and smiled as Charlie and Jihad immediately stepped forward and growled.

Dohyun glanced around, looking relaxed.

‘More than a hundred people behind the warp [teleportation point]… And a hundred in front. About 200 people in total.’

It was impossible for Dohyun to break through this crowd.

Using Backstab had its limits, and even if he used ‘Faint Stealth’ in this situation, he would be caught quickly.

If he attacked first, he would go to jail. They knew that, so they were planning to lure him out of the city.

‘They’ll lure me out and kill me, and if I revive, they’ll keep me from warping.’

It was a cruel and vicious method.

And it was also a very familiar method.

“Ha, yeah. I thought that might be the case, but you guys are the ones.”

It was a method often used by a notorious guild in the early days of Demok [likely the name of the game].

Dohyun had even almost been caught once.

In those early days, Dohyun lacked experience.

The name of that guild was…

“Hero Guild, Biltan.”

Hero Guild.

As much as they dominated Demok in the early days, it was a guild that Gugu and the Sword Emperor’s group often clashed with before they became comrades.

At the same time, it was also a guild that Dohyun had clashed with in many ways.

Just when he was about to wipe them out properly, Demok went into decline and disappeared…

“I couldn’t recognize you back then because the karma was too chuuni [over the top]. I think I had some business to settle with you?”

Dohyun smiled and took out Cheonbyeon [likely the name of a weapon].

Hamode scoffed as if he was dumbfounded.

“You crazy bastard, 200 to 1… No, are you going to try thousands to one?”

“What can’t I do?”

But Dohyun just laughed as if it was ridiculous.

Hundreds to one? Thousands to one?

“That was everyday life in Demok.”

Dohyun was the best expert in that field.

Even if it was disadvantageous right now, he would be the one standing in the end.

It wasn’t unfounded confidence.

The experiences he had gone through had given Dohyun confidence.

But…

“…But I said that. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like I need to this time.”

“…What?”

Now was not the time.

To be exact, there was no need to do that.

[The title, ‘Savior of Fratel’ is activated.]

[The citizens and knights feel anger at the sight of the city’s benefactor and hero being oppressed.]

[Gilberun is very angry due to the overwhelming friendly relationship.]

“How dare you!!!!!”

“Ugh… Wh-what.”

The man who had been quietly watching this situation.

The wise ruler of Fratel.

Gilberun, the true master of Fratel who held the greatest power in Fratel.

“How dare you threaten the great hero who saved Fratel in front of me!!! How dare you!! Guards! Escort the hero safely and arrest those who dare to threaten him!”

He suddenly let out a roar like a lion’s roar.

“Hyde Rakdrier, the commander of the Fratel Royal Knights! I will follow the royal order!”

“Did you hear that! Everyone, move!!”

“Yes!!!”

Then, Hyde, the commander of the Knights, and many guards stepped forward as if they had been waiting.

Chuck. Chuck. Chuck. Chuck. Chuck.

“Wh-what is this.”

“Why are they suddenly doing this? We didn’t do anything…”

“Crazy, what’s going on?”

The Hero Guild members, as well as the spectators, flinched and stepped back as the knights surrounded the Hero Guild as if they were besieging them.

The most embarrassed of them was Hamode.

“Wh-what is this…? Th-that can’t be. NPCs… Why is the king doing this?”