The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 66

Chapter 400

Part 2, Episode 66.

How should I explain this?

At first glance, it looks like two people coexisting in one body, and at another glance, it looks like someone is possessed by a ghost.

It felt like two people were overlapping and becoming one.

A sight I had never seen in the year since I gained the Eye of Truth.

‘What’s going on?’

At the same time, it was a sight that was hard to understand.

The Eye of Truth wouldn’t show me illusions, so there must be something hidden in Ellowen Rassed…

‘……Is he really possessed by a ghost or something?’

But again, the shape of the silhouette is too subtle for a ghost.

It’s so blurry that you can’t tell if it’s a man or a woman, and it feels like a white shadow is dwelling within.

And that white shadow was turning its head inside Ellowen’s body, looking around here and there.

That’s why Dohyun was surprised to see Ellowen.

‘……I definitely made eye contact with the silhouette.’

The moment Ellowen looked this way, the silhouette also looked directly at Dohyun.

It looked like a white shadow, so it didn’t have eyes, but I definitely felt a strange feeling that it was looking at me.

The surprising thing didn’t end there.

[The hidden thing has disappeared.]

[The activation of the Eye of Truth is terminated.]

‘……What?’

After being lost in thought for a moment, when I raised my head again, the white silhouette that had been overlapping Ellowen’s body had disappeared.

‘What is this…… Can this even happen?’

It disappeared so completely that if it weren’t for the message, I would have thought I was seeing things.

[The Star Memorial Ceremony is in progress.]

[This is a time to commemorate the great heroes who have become stars. Please be quiet.]

[Severe punishment may be imposed for causing a disturbance.]

Ahhhhh-

I want to talk to him right away, but I couldn’t because the memorial service was at its peak.

While listening to the increasingly magnificent performance and harmony, Dohyun was constantly touching his chin and getting impatient.

Astru, who was next to him, carefully whispered in his ear.

‘Why have you been acting so strange since earlier? It’s like you’ve seen a ghost.’

‘……Crazy. Are you a shaman [a person who can contact the spirit world], old man?’

‘?’

Dohyun, who was suddenly creeped out, asked sincerely, and Astru frowned.

It was a look that seemed to say, ‘What nonsense is this again?’

But that was only for a moment.

Astru, who massaged his forehead and relaxed his expression with a face that said, ‘No, it’s not like he’s weird just once or twice,’ calmly continued.

‘I think you already know by looking at the reactions around you… That man is Ellowen Rassed, the Queen’s representative. You can see that no one can approach him, right?’

‘……Yeah.’

Dohyun nodded.

‘No one’ here doesn’t just apply to users.

Not only users, but even Nymph nobles couldn’t dare to talk to him.

Even if they did talk to him, they would bend over and whisper very carefully.

‘The Nymph talking to him is Duke Arnel, you know? He’s the only noble who has close conversations with the representative.’

There are two ducal families in Acrana.

The Arnel ducal family and the Grander ducal family.

Among them, the Arnel ducal family is considered the third most powerful person in Acrana.

In fact, since the Queen does not appear in public and the representative has all the authority, he was effectively the second most powerful person.

The noble most beloved by the representative was the Arnel ducal family.

‘So all the top 10 guilds, including me, put the most effort into targeting him.’

The reason was obvious without asking.

The noble closest to Ellowen and the second most powerful person in terms of power?

If they succeeded, they could meet the representative, and even if they failed, they could increase the favorability of the second most powerful person in Acrana, so there was nothing to lose.

‘Of course, we failed spectacularly.’

‘Why?’

‘He’s just like Ellowen. He doesn’t meet users at all. He even seemed to lose favorability when we brought him bribes? It’s better to target Grander instead.’

But you can’t make contact with the representative even if you target that side…

Astru added and suddenly asked.

‘So, why were you so shocked when you looked at him? Did you see something?’

‘……Something is hidden in Ellowen.’

‘Huh? Oh, don’t tell me you used that Eye of Truth or something?’

When Dohyun nodded, curiosity filled Astru’s eyes.

‘What did you see?’

‘……It’s hard to explain.’

Dohyun, who was thinking hard about how to explain what he saw, explained it as meticulously as possible.

Then Astru, who had been lost in thought for a while, shook his head from side to side.

‘I don’t really know. I’ve never heard of anything like that before? If it appears, it should keep appearing, but what’s with it disappearing in the middle?’

‘That’s what I’m saying.’

‘Oh my, it’s a ghostly thing.’

Astru, who was making a hollow laugh, suddenly said with a serious face.

‘Whatever it is, now that things have come to this, there’s only one answer, right?’

In this situation, the answer was already decided.

‘The only way is to meet him in person and ask.’

‘Well, that’s right.’

Direct breakthrough.

There’s no answer even if you keep worrying about it.

Unlike other users, he had no choice but to face it head-on, believing that he was in the middle of the main quest.

‘At the very least, I need to find out about the silhouette I saw with the Eye of Truth.’

Who knows?

Maybe he himself was feeling something uneasy about it.

If things go well, what he saw with the Eye of Truth might be an opportunity.

He was lost in such thoughts.

Ah…… Ah…….

Stop.

The performance that had been running through the highlights gradually subsided, and at some point, it stopped.

Ting-

Soon, a cheerful notification decorated the ending.

[The Star Memorial Ceremony has ended.]

[The Nymphs will remember you for commemorating the great heroes who have become stars.]

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

It was a notification announcing the end of the memorial service.

At that, Dohyun immediately moved his steps as if he had been waiting.

Dohyun was heading to the second floor where Ellowen Rassed was.

He had to hurry because now was the chance to receive greetings from the performers.

“Huh? Kaiser is going to Ellowen?”

“Really?”

At that, the users who were watching Ellowen were surprised and whispered.

Ellowen’s iron-clad attitude had become so famous that there was no one who didn’t know about it.

“What, haven’t you heard the rumors? There’s no one who doesn’t know he’s ruthless.”

“I heard he came a few days ago, but I guess you didn’t hear.”

“It would be fun to see Kaiser get cut off at the entrance.”

“It’s a rare opportunity. Hehe.”

“But… isn’t that the owner of the armory? There’s no way the owner of the armory wouldn’t know….”

“They were a famous party in Demlock. He’s just going with him.”

The eyes of those looking at Kaiser were all similar.

They were eyes that believed without a doubt that he would be severely rejected.

Some even expected such a sight from Kaiser. And that was no different for the Nymphs.

“……Human? An apostle.”

“I remember the man with the huge warhammer. I know that he incurred the wrath of the representative by offering bribes as a sign of sincerity….”

“Ah, I remember too. It was a rare craft item, only 5 in Acrana. It was the first time someone brought something like that, so it received quite a bit of attention.”

“Huh, he still hasn’t come to his senses… He’s even brought his colleague now.”

“Tsk tsk, do you think the representative will even give him attention if he does that?”

Even the Nymph nobles nearby were clicking their tongues as if it was obvious.

“……Is it an experience that you get kicked out if you offer bribes?”

Even a craft item that is only 5 in Acrana?

Wow, what an old man-like attempt.

No, it would be more accurate to say that it was an attempt that only an old man could make.

“……Be quiet, you idiot. I’m already embarrassed.”

Astru, who was holding his forehead as if it was a dark history, lowered his head deeply and followed, not matching his huge size.

Thanks to attracting all the attention.

“Hmm?”

Due to the surrounding noise, Ellowen turned his head towards Dohyun while greeting the performers.

And soon Dohyun stopped walking.

He had already arrived in front of him.

[The Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘It appeared again.’

The white shadow-like silhouette that appeared again when he made eye contact at close range.

Dohyun, who was quietly facing the gaze of the silhouette that had become one with Ellowen and was looking at him, opened his mouth.

To be exact, he was about to open it.

[The conditions have been met.]

[The representative of the noble Nymph Queen, ‘Ellowen Rassed,’ acknowledges you.]

‘Huh?’

Until he saw the suddenly rising message window.

What was even more surprising was what happened after that.

“……I see.”

“……Yes?”

Before he could even say a word, he looked Dohyun up and down, nodded as if he had understood, and spat out.

“Follow me. I will fulfill the promise.”

“……Promise?”

Dohyun was standing there blankly at the momentum that made him wonder if he had mistaken someone, but Ellowen had already turned his back as if telling him to follow him, whether he did or not.

But the moment the next words followed.

Dohyun had no choice but to wake up.

“I will guide you to Her Majesty the Queen.”

“……!”

It was an unexpected remark and at the same time, it was the remark he had been waiting for the most.

He spoke quietly, but perhaps because everyone was focused on him.

“Oh my god… Did the representative acknowledge the apostle?”

“He doesn’t even meet us… Why?”

“Wow, did Kaiser just get told to follow him?”

“Crazy… Why when he didn’t even do anything?”

“Why else, the representative recognized the god. Just Kamen….”

“Stop talking nonsense. Does this make sense? The top 10 guilds were rejected, but why Kaiser?”

“It doesn’t make sense….”

Not only the Nymph nobles but also the users were in an uproar as if they couldn’t hide their shock.

Dohyun was just as embarrassed.

‘No, this easily?’

He was thinking of a hundred lines to coax him, but he succeeded without saying a word, so he felt rather empty.

‘……Isn’t it a trap? Like I’ll die if I follow him.’

He even had such doubts.

But he soon realized that there was a valid reason.

Ellowen, who glanced sideways at Dohyun, who was hesitating without readily following him, added a word as if it were nothing.

“Bracelet.”

Ellowen spat out towards Dohyun, who paused at the familiar word.

His gaze was towards Dohyun’s wrist.

To be exact, to the Elinel bracelet he was wearing on his wrist.

“I promised her. If someone wearing her bracelet comes, think of them as her representative and keep the promise.”

“Ah.”

Was this what it meant to meet the conditions?

Only then did Dohyun know.

Why the top 10 guilds couldn’t meet the Queen even after using all sorts of tricks.

‘Was the bracelet the condition?’

A kind of hidden piece.

Wearing her bracelet was a hidden condition to receive Ellowen’s recognition.

Of course, this wouldn’t be the only condition.

As with the strategies of other games, there would have been several other conditions.

What’s important now is that the most certain hidden piece among those several conditions is hanging on Dohyun’s wrist.

‘Wow, this is how it turns out.’

When I saved the girl, I was so sad that I couldn’t rest even though I wanted to rest comfortably.

Looking at it now, there was no better opportunity.

“I can finally keep a long-standing promise. Follow me.”

Ting-

[The representative of the noble Nymph Queen, ‘Ellowen Rassed,’ is guiding you to the Queen.]

[An event may occur upon meeting the Queen.]

‘Whatever it is, I have no reason to refuse.’

Dohyun, who swallowed dryly, shook his head.

With a serious face, he strode after Ellowen, and Astru, who was standing there blankly behind him, wondering what was going on, was surprised and followed.

“Ah, you cannot come with us.”

“……Huh?”

And at the same time, Ellowen blocked him off with a knife-like firmness.

“Fulfilling the promise is only for the one who has her bracelet. You do not have the right to come with us.”

“……Ah.”

-Huh? Then can’t we go either?

-Rizariza?

-Hmm! A knight must always serve by the side of his lord. He knows what’s what.

Even Jihad, who was next to him, was embarrassed and asked at the all-too-firm tone, Ellowen shook his head.

“I do not know that the guardians must always stay by the side of their master. You, who are on the side of the eternal master, will be fine. Follow me.”

-Awesome!

-Rizariza!

“Ah……?”

Astru, who was looking at the guardians who were leaving in vain, looked at Dohyun with a desperate look…….

‘Sorry, old man.’

Reality is cold.

Astru, who felt betrayed by the sight of him mercilessly abandoning him and leaving, pretending not to know, sighed deeply.

‘Well, that’s how my life is.’

It’s not like it hasn’t been like this before….

He had decided to accept it because he had become accustomed to it.

“What, is Kaiser going alone?”

“Wow… Has the owner of the armory been abandoned?”