The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 2

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Part 2, Episode 2.

“Son, thank you so much. I can’t believe I’m living to see this day.”

“OMG!! I got a bag!! Squeeee!! I have plans tomorrow, I’m totally taking it with me!”

“Hehe, I should make plans for tomorrow too.”

“Really? Then you have to wear the outfit I picked out for you, Mom. Okay?”

“Oh, please. People always compliment my outfits.”

“Hehe, I know. I got my good sense from you, Mom.”

Returning home, Dohyun smiled at the lively mother and daughter.

He felt a sense of pride seeing his mother trying to hide her happiness and his sister unable to contain her joy.

Especially today, even Hyuna’s fussiness seemed endearing.

‘I really went all out today.’

Perhaps it was such a sudden splurge.

Unlike Hyuna, who knew Dohyun was Kaiser and had made a lot of money, Chaemiseok’s reaction remained consistent throughout their time at the department store.

-Son, are you sure about this?

-Mom is scared, honey. How can clothes be so expensive? I could buy over ten outfits at the local market with this money.

-Isn’t this Sha-X [a luxury brand]? This kind of thing doesn’t suit me.

Too expensive. Are you sure about this?

I could do so much with this money. This kind of thing isn’t for me…….

No matter how much he reassured her, she seemed overwhelmed, but Hyuna actively supported him.

-Oh, Mom! Don’t worry. Do you think Oppa [older brother, used by females] would buy this if he didn’t have the money? And Oppa makes a ton of money. Like, at least a hundred million won [approximately $75,000 USD]?

-What? A hundred million? Oh, please. I know GoS [God of Savior, the game] pays well, but how could your brother make that much already after being discharged from the military?

-Oppa was a Demonic Realm of Kings ranker. You know GoS is a sequel based on Demonic Realm of Kings, right? Form is temporary, but class is permanent, remember? He has ways to make money. And it’s not like he earned it all at once, he’s been saving up for a while, so he can afford it, Mom.

Thanks to Hyuna’s enthusiastic support, Chaemiseok, who was initially full of apprehension and worry, began to waver.

-……Really? Is that true, son?

-Huh? Yes, of course. I’ve been saving without spending. Things worked out well this time, so I’m buying it for myself and you, so don’t feel burdened.

-……If you say so, I understand. Still, it’s good you saved up. You used to waste money as soon as you earned it, but did you mature after the military? Don’t go spending all your money now, save some. You need to have money on hand.

-Oh, come on. Why are you bringing up the past? Don’t worry and pick out your clothes.

Thanks to Hyuna’s help, Chaemiseok was able to shop more comfortably, and the result was what he saw now.

It cost him well over ten million won, but he didn’t regret it at all.

It was the first time he felt like he was truly being a son and a brother.

Of course, it wasn’t just because of a sense of pride.

[Account Balance: 1,003,051,200 won]

‘How can spending money not even make a dent?’

The massive wall of 1 billion won remained steadfast and unmoved.

Even spending an amount that would have made him tremble in the past felt like nothing more than a mosquito bite.

At this point, wouldn’t it be okay to seriously buy a Por-Xsche [parody of Porsche]?

The new Pa-Xmera [parody of Panamera] model that was recently released looked so sleek.

Dohyun chuckled as he continued his thoughts.

‘I couldn’t have imagined this when I was playing Demonic Realm of Kings.’

Back then, earning just 1,000 dollars a month was a huge achievement.

Thinking about it, he realized how influential GoS was.

‘Come to think of it, I’m not even a high ranker.’

In terms of recognition, he was more than that, but strictly speaking in terms of ranking, Dohyun wasn’t even a ranker, let alone a high ranker.

Yet he was raking in so much money, how much was the top star player, Myeolsal, earning?

‘There’s a reason why people say he’ll become the next global tycoon.’

In fact, economic experts said that it was only because GoS was only two years old.

Unless GoS suddenly shut down, it was only a matter of time before the masters of GoS replaced the tycoons.

A world where you could discuss becoming a global tycoon with just one game.

‘I used to complain about why I played this trash game… is this what they mean by perseverance wins?’

In a way, it was thanks to his passion for that trash game that he was able to get to where he was now.

But he wasn’t satisfied yet.

Money?

It’s good to have a lot.

No one in the world dislikes money, and Dohyun was no exception.

That’s why he sincerely started Demonic Realm of Kings when it was number one.

But if money was everything, Dohyun wouldn’t have clung to Demonic Realm of Kings even when it was called a trash game after it failed.

‘I have to see the end of the main quest.’

Dohyun had no intention of stopping until then.

This was an exciting task that only Dohyun could do among over 1 billion players.

Besides, there were still many unresolved plot points, so he had to clear it out of curiosity.

‘GoS is a game that is influenced by quests and user actions.’

He was excited and thrilled to think about what changes would occur when he finished all the main quests, and what would happen in the process.

And.

‘I’m the number one in Demonic Realm of Kings. Now that I’ve started, I need to be number one.’

He couldn’t tolerate losing, whether he started late or not.

He had to catch up with his colleagues who were far ahead, and he had to settle the score with Myeolsal, whom he couldn’t beat in Demonic Realm of Kings.

In many ways, he still had a long way to go.

He hadn’t even reached the level cap yet, let alone the new continent.

“Level 98…… so only 2 levels left.”

Still, he had leveled up recently, so there were only two steps left.

[The second secret dungeon of the impregnable Forest of the Divine Tree, ‘Avina’s Resting Place,’ has been conquered!]

[The users who conquered it are revealed to be the Empress and the Sword Saint, causing a great stir…….]

[The owner of the Armory, Ast. Successfully cleared the 12-player raid boss ‘Bardnarma’ for the first time!]

[The Execution Guild encounters the King of the Cyclops, ‘Guruwan’! Where will the leading player Myeolsal end up?]

‘They’re having a field day.’

Dohyun chuckled as he looked at the news of his colleagues and Myeolsal, which was plastered all over various platforms on his smartphone screen, but his eyes soon sharpened.

‘I can’t afford to be idle either.’

One month from now.

I will reach the level cap within that time.

Whoosh-

[Connecting to God of Savior.]

With that resolution, he entrusted himself to the capsule, and soon his vision darkened, and a new world that he was now familiar with unfolded.

* * *

Time flew by like a sports car on the Autobahn.

The initial goal of one month had long passed, and three months had already passed since the New Continent update.

Three months.

This time, long if long and short if short, was enough time to adapt to the upheaval.

The balance of power, which had undergone much confusion and change with the New Continent update.

The state of exchange with other races.

The situation of the Empire and the perception of the users, etc.

Many things were stabilizing.

-No, when will the last spot in the top 10 guilds be filled?

-lololol at this point, isn’t it the top 9 guilds?

-This is the first time this has happened, and because it’s the last spot, the competition is too fierce.

-The New Continent raid is also starting to stagnate, so the atmosphere is strange. I think it will be decided soon?

Only one thing.

The last vacancy in the top 10 guilds remained vacant, but this was not something that resonated with the users.

Whether it was the top 10 guilds or the top 9 guilds, it was their own league from the users’ point of view.

There were so many other things to worry about than that.

The same was true for Dohyun.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 99]

[HP: 16,650 / 18,910]

[MP: 7,960 / 10,860]

[Stamina: 1,930 / 3,120]

[Class: The Last Adventurer ]

[Titles (26)]

-Maximum Favorability from the Start?

-The First Slayer

……(Expand)

[Stats]

Remaining Points: 15

“Wow…….”

Dohyun, who was looking at the status window in a place full of traces of battle and monster blood from the vicinity of the forest to the depths, sighed with a constipated expression.

“It’s really not going up.”

It had already been a month since he reached level 99.

Dohyun rubbed his forehead as he looked at the level that hadn’t budged even after a month.

He had heard that it was more difficult to go from level 99 to 100 than from 90 to 99.

He also knew that it took an average of 3 months to go from level 99 to 100.

But when he actually experienced it, the difference was on a different level.

It didn’t matter how many monsters he caught or how many different monsters he caught.

No matter what he caught, it didn’t go up as much as if he had a debuff that reduced experience.

It felt like a level 50 user trying to level up by catching monsters in a level 20 hunting ground?

It would be different if the monsters were infinitely regenerated, but there was a limit to regeneration, so it was even more difficult.

‘Did they say the monster level is around 90? How long will it take for a level 99 to catch a level 90 monster and level up?’

Seriously, wasn’t this a design flaw?

Dohyun was venting his desire to dissect the developer’s brain, but he soon shook off his anger.

In any game, reaching the level cap is a very symbolic event.

‘Of course, it can’t be easy.’

In the past, there were even PC games where only one user reached the level cap and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Demonic Realm of Kings and GoS were not that extreme, but they were known as games that were quite difficult to reach the level cap.

Based on the standards of the rankers, it would take at least a year to reach it.

‘Has it already been over half a year since I started GoS?’

He was about to reach the level cap in half a year in such a game?

Anyone who heard it would laugh and say not to lie.

So, there was no reason to be impatient in the first place, but…… the problem was that the New Continent update was at this timing.

‘Someone found a hidden piece, some guild cleared a secret dungeon and opened new raid content, the New Continent graduation ranking has changed…….’

Every time he was bored, he heard all kinds of news, but he felt like he was wasting his time.

It was natural to be late as a latecomer.

There was no reason to be impatient about it now, and he had no intention of doing so, but the fact that there was no sense of growth at all frustrated Dohyun.

-Haa…….

And there was someone next to Dohyun who was also sighing in frustration.

-……Master. I can understand why Master’s level isn’t going up, but why isn’t mine?

It was Jihad, who was making a tearful face.

At that, Dohyun instinctively turned his gaze to their levels.