The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 51

Part 51 of Season 2.

[You have cleared the derived quest ‘The Elves’ Standpoint’.]

[The linked quest ‘Aridna’ is triggered.]

[Aridna]
-Rank: Hero
-Description: After hearing the Elves’ Standpoint, you’ve concluded that there might have been a misunderstanding.
Nymph Queen, Aridna, might know the truth of that day.
Find her and listen to the story of that day.
-Success Reward: The hidden event ‘Two Paths’ changes to ‘Revealed Identity’.
-Failure: Hidden event is deleted.

‘Crazy… meet the Nymph Queen?’

Nymph Queen, Aridna.

Who is she?

She was the ruler of the Nymphs and one of the most notable figures in the world of God of the Battlefield.

However, she wasn’t notable for her combat power.

‘I heard that no user has ever met the Queen.’

Like Jay Roodel, the lord of Sargis in the main continent, she is a figure who has never revealed her face.

The difference from Jay Roodel is….

‘She’s not just a city lord, but the queen of an entire race.’

Everything about her is shrouded in secrecy except for her gender.

Even her age and height are unknown.

As such, all sorts of rumors abound, the most credible of which is that she is a rare ability user.

This was very special even among the Nymphs.

‘Nymphs are born with only one ability in their lifetime.’

Those born with fire attribute can only use fire abilities, and Nymphs born with swordsmanship can only develop their swordsmanship talent throughout their lives.

In a way, it is an irrational structure where one’s life is determined from the moment they are born.

There was a reason why Nymphs were born with this structure.

“In Elannis, fairies are said to be the most mysterious beings. I agree with that, but in some ways, Nymphs can be seen as a truly mysterious race.”

The progenitor of the Nymphs was a woman born between a fairy and a spirit.

“And it’s not well known… she met a human in the distant past and had a child.”

“Could it be….”

“Yes, that bloodline has become the Nymphs of today. A race with the blood of three races mixed in. Isn’t it truly mysterious and amazing?”

A race with the blood of fairies, spirits, and humans all mixed together.

That is the Nymph.

Such Nymphs were unique in appearance from the start.

The overall physique and appearance are similar to humans, but that’s all.

It is said that seeing a Nymph with the sparkling eyes and mysterious atmosphere of the fairy race, and the wings of the spirit, will make you admire them.

‘So that’s why they inherited the blood of all three races.’

‘Wow… amazing. It’s the first time I’ve heard of such a race, Master.’

‘Hmm! The mystery of the human body.’

‘Lizariza!’

And that was also the reason why Nymphs were born with only one ability in their lives.

Humans are the antithesis of fairies and spirits.

As long as human blood was inherited, all potential could not fully bloom.

But that was what made them scary.

“As the saying goes, those who dig only one well are truly terrifying. They instinctively realize the moment they are born what talent they have been born with.”

Determining their path and developing their talents from infancy.

Considering how much luck and time humans spend finding the path that is most optimized for them in their lives, this was a huge advantage.

In fact, Nymphs were overwhelmingly superior to other races of the same physical age, at least in their born field.

“One peculiar thing is that there is a legend that the first Nymph born from their progenitor and a human had infinite potential in all fields….”

Alterion, who trailed off, dismissed it as ‘legends are bound to be exaggerated’ and brushed it off.

“What’s important now is not this.”

Alterion’s eyes suddenly sank low.

With a serious face, he continued.

“Aridna, her innate ability is clairvoyance. The first rare ability discovered in Nymph history. At least within Elannis, there is no place she cannot see.”

Dohyun nodded, having somehow proven that the rumor that the Nymph Queen was born with a rare ability was true.

‘Certainly, with such an ability, the probability of knowing the truth is high.’

Other days would be different.

She couldn’t have not seen the day when the giant disaster called ‘The Eye that Swallowed the Sky’ appeared, and at the same time, the day the Nymph Legion was annihilated.

But this raises one question.

‘Why didn’t she say anything about what she saw that day?’

Several years have passed since then, and if she saw a suspicious person that day, she would have said something, right?

Something feels off, but there’s nothing I can know by thinking about it now.

‘…I have no choice but to meet her and listen to her story.’

The only sure thing is to meet her in person.

And anyway, apart from the truth of that day, there was a definite reason to meet her.

[You have heard where the remaining half of the key is.]

[You have obtained a clue about the missing girl.]

[The clue to the missing girl will be in the truth of that day.]

Nymph Queen, Aridna.

She had the last key to the fifth piece.

Moreover, the clue to the missing girl is also presumed to be with her.

‘Well, there’s no reason not to go, right?’

It won’t be easy to meet the Nymph Queen, who has never met a user before.

But as always, I will eventually find the answer.

Dohyun, who had become accustomed to these balance-breaking quests, smirked and replied.

“I understand. I will meet the Nymph Queen and come back after hearing about that day.”

“Thank you so much. I’ve always felt uneasy about that day, but thinking it might be a misunderstanding makes me very angry. I hope you find out the truth.”

“Of course. I will definitely find out and come back.”

“I trust you.”

Alterion, who was reaching out his hand, suddenly exclaimed ‘Ah!’ as if he had remembered something and got up from his seat.

“I almost forgot. I have to give you what I promised.”

“A promise? What… Ah!”

Dohyun, who was tilting his head at that, nodded vigorously at something flashing through his mind.

As he said, there was something he had to receive from Alterion.

As he looked at him with sparkling eyes, he chuckled and headed to the drawer, then took something out and brought it.

“Take it. It’s not the original prize I had set… but I can’t give a stale reward to the first apostle who broke through 10,000 points.”

What he handed over was a small leaf.

Ting-

[The championship reward is enhanced by completing the World’s Greatest Apostle Competition with overwhelming results.]

[The championship reward has been changed from ‘Elder Elf’s Handmade Wand’ to ‘Lasha’s Leaf’.]

‘Leaf?’

I know the Elder Elf’s Handmade Wand well.

It was a wand made directly by Alterion, a weapon that greatly increased magic-related abilities, and one of the wands coveted by many magicians in Elannis, regardless of NPC or user.

Of course.

‘Because it’s a legendary wand.’

But an enhanced version of that is just a leaf?

I felt like I was getting salty at the name that looked like a material item, but the moment I saw the word Lasha, Dohyun’s eyes flashed.

‘Lasha? It’s familiar… wait, Lasha? If it’s Lasha, could it be…!’

There is only one NPC in Elannis who uses the surname Lasha.

‘Brillion Lasha!?’

A living legend who has lived for hundreds of years and is called a great sage by NPCs [Non-Player Characters].

But he was more famous among users by another modifier.

‘Transcendent NPC.’

Brillion Lasha.

He was the person that users had to meet unconditionally for their first transcendence, regardless of their characteristics.

If it was a leaf named after such a man, it would never be an ordinary item.

Dohyun, whose eyes were full of excitement as if he had never been salty, hurriedly checked the information.

[Lasha’s Leaf]
[Rank: Legend (Relic)]
[Description: A leaf that the great sage ‘Brillion Lasha,’ who is called a living legend, has carried for a long time.

It is a leaf of a special tree with the property of absorbing mana, and Brillion Lasha’s mana, which has been accumulated for a long time, is embedded in the leaf.

Greatly increases the wearer’s mana-related abilities.

[Equipping Restriction: Those who have been bestowed by the Elder Elf]
-Mana recovery speed + 250%
-MP + 2,000
[Mana Storage: Stores and uses mana equivalent to 20% of total MP.]
[Mana Protection: Protects the wearer from mana-related debuffs.
In addition, when life force falls below 20%, it unconditionally pushes away surrounding enemies and creates a barrier proportional to the lost mana to protect the wearer.
The effect is also activated when it is determined that there is a risk of fatal damage that cannot be recovered.]
-Classified as auxiliary equipment and the effect is applied when possessed.

‘Jackpot! It’s a relic legend?’

The first relic-level legendary equipment I’ve obtained since graduating from the main continent.

It’s not even just equipment, it’s auxiliary equipment.

Mana-related options were the best equipment as auxiliary equipment, and each effect was unusual.

‘It’s the best ever in terms of mana.’

At least among the equipment Dohyun knows, it is one of the best compared to anything.

‘Mana recovery speed 2.5 times, mana pool 2,000. In addition, mana storage, ignoring mana-related debuffs, and automatic barrier?’

Dohyun was already drooling, but he didn’t equip it right away.

There was a guy who came to mind the moment he saw the equipment.

‘Master, why? What is it? Is it good?’

‘Lizariza!’

Jihad looked up with curious eyes.

Dohyun quietly stroked his chin at his urging.

‘Hmm.’

Compared to Charlie, who is properly equipped, Jihad’s equipment setting is somewhat lacking.

He is barely holding on with the strengthening buff by cheating with the Eye of Truth, but mana is always lacking because his value is high.

‘It would be perfect to give him this one.’

Compared to him, I can use mana relatively freely, and if necessary, I also have the Tears of God.

‘It doesn’t mean that I can freely use Black Dragon Advent just by equipping this.’

The reason why Black Dragon Advent is used last is not because of the high mana consumption, but because of the mana annihilation penalty that is practically meant not to be used.

In many ways, it is reasonable for Jihad to wear it.

But why?

‘Why does it bother me to give it to that guy?’

Unlike when giving it to Charlie, the words didn’t come out easily.

I wondered if this was a kind of favoritism, and I was deep in thought when.

Ting-

A cheerful notification suddenly rang.

I looked around, but I couldn’t see anything. The moment I checked the messenger with the thought that it might be.

“Huh?”

Dohyun’s eyes widened.

The moment a strange joy filled his widened pupils, Dohyun’s lips curled up long.

“That would be fine. I think I’ve found the right person.”