The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 70

70.

Considering that famous miners in Demlock’s heyday earned about ten million won a month, sixteen million was a huge sum.

Even Do Hyun had never made more than two million back then.

‘To earn that much in a single day…’

Is this why they call it a god-tier game?

He had heard that the money earned from GoS [Game of Soldiers] couldn’t be dismissed as just a ‘game.’ And he expected a significant amount when he acquired the item.

Even so, experiencing it firsthand felt surreal.

Did he really make sixteen million won? Just by using the auction house once?

[Deposited into the linked account.]

[Balance: 16,894,670 won]

“Ah.”

Do Hyun exclaimed as the balance appeared in his account, a concrete reminder that this was real.

‘Sixteen million won… What can I do with this money?’

He had saved bit by bit for a year and a half to buy a used capsule [gaming pod] for 450,000 won.

With this money, he could buy a much better capsule outright.

Moreover, with a little more money, he could buy a compact car.

‘And this is just at a low level.’

Of course, he used the Jihad method [an aggressive, all-out approach]. He was also lucky.

The players in the hidden field, where no information had been released, happened to be dropping Raven’s near-graduation item.

The first thought that came to mind at this point was:

‘Ah, should I have squeezed them a little more?’

He thought what he got was enough at the time, but now that it turned out this way, he felt a pang of regret.

He should have camped there for a month and squeezed them dry…

Or maybe not? He was almost forcibly warped out, so it was an unavoidable situation.

Do Hyun shook his head, trying to suppress the slight stomach ache of regret.

It’s already in the past, what’s the point of regretting it.

‘No. There will be many opportunities to earn money in the future anyway. Let’s think of it as an investment.’

Whatever it was, he made sixteen million won in one day in this starting section.

Considering the basic principle of RPGs [Role Playing Games], where equipment becomes more expensive as you progress to higher levels, there will be more opportunities to earn even more.

He didn’t know if there would be such a windfall every time, but he wasn’t too worried.

‘What’s there to worry about when I have the Eye of Truth?’

Because Do Hyun possessed the most broken [overpowered] trait of the century.

He couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.

“What, why are you smiling so creepily?”

“Hehe… Huh?”

He raised his head at the familiar voice and saw her.

Hyun Ah was standing in front of the slightly open door, looking down at him with a disgusted expression.

“…”

Embarrassed, Do Hyun put on a solemn face as if nothing had happened.

Ignoring Hyun Ah, who was giving a dumbfounded laugh, Do Hyun asked nonchalantly.

“What.”

“…No. Mom said dinner’s ready.”

“Dinner?”

“Yeah. I was going to leave you alone if you were playing the game, but you came out like a ghost. Were you waiting for this? Anyway, I told you, so I’m leaving.”

Do Hyun’s eyes suddenly sharpened as he was momentarily stunned.

Do Hyun jumped up and shouted.

“Hey, wait a minute. Have you eaten yet?”

“No? I’m about to eat now.”

“Mom too?”

“…Huh? Yeah. Why?”

Hyun Ah showed a lukewarm reaction to Do Hyun’s question, whose tension had suddenly changed.

It was as if she was wondering what he was suddenly up to again.

In fact, Hyun Ah was very anxious right now.

‘What is he hooked on again?’

He was usually quiet, but whenever he got hooked on something, he always made that expression.

He always did unexpected things at those times, so she was very anxious.

It’s much better now, but when they were young, the family went grocery shopping, and he got hooked on the police and thieves game on the TV displayed at the supermarket, so he hid without saying a word, and they searched for him for two hours.

‘It’s been fixed since he was scolded a lot back then…’

People’s personalities don’t change.

Even as an adult, he often did unexpected things when he was hooked on something.

There were many times when it was a good thing, but there were also many times when it wasn’t, so Hyun Ah’s mind was racing.

‘What could he be hooked on while eating? Cooking? A new recipe?’

She remembered the time when she watched some strange anime and suddenly dragged him to the supermarket, saying she was going to do some kind of food war.

At that time, Do Hyun made some unique dish… The taste wasn’t bad.

However, it was uncertain whether it would be the same this time. She didn’t want to eat anything else when she had her mom’s verified cooking.

‘Let’s refuse first.’

Just as Hyun Ah, who had finished her judgment, was about to open her mouth with a cynical face.

“That’s great. Get ready. Let’s eat out.”

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I don’t want to… Huh? What did you say?”

“Let’s go out to eat. I’ll pay.”

Was it because she heard something too normal? Or was it because it was an unexpected word?

Hyun Ah’s face went blank. Then she belatedly came to her senses and asked.

“…Oppa? Where did you get the money?”

“I have it, you little rascal. A lot.”

“Suddenly? No, first of all, what are we going to eat?”

At that question, Do Hyun smirked and answered in a very cool voice.

“Your brother is buying you beef.”

“What?”

“Korean beef.”

“What!?”

Hyun Ah, whose eyes widened and covered her mouth, ran out of the door.

“Mom! Mom!! Don’t serve the rice! Put it back, quickly!”

“No, why is she suddenly like this? Oh my? Look at her putting away the dishes. Why don’t you clean up so well after you eat?”

“I know, so get ready quickly! My brother is buying us beef! Korean beef!”

Listening to the voices of the mother and daughter coming from outside the door, Do Hyun leisurely changed his clothes.

He put on his coat and hat, and a faint smile was on his face.

Beef was the truth after all.

* * *

“Wow, that was a good meal. The beef here is really delicious.”

“Mom also had a delicious meal after a long time. Thank you, son. You didn’t overdo it, did you?”

“Not at all.”

Do Hyun made a cool expression as if it was nothing as the mother and daughter smiled and thanked him as soon as he arrived home.

It wasn’t a bluff. At most 200,000 won?

There was still over 16 million won in his account, so how could that even make a dent?

“But where did you get the money? You haven’t been discharged for long, so is there anything to earn?”

Hyun Ah suddenly asked, feeling curious after her stomach was full.

“I’m playing games these days.”

“Games? GoS? You made money from that, then?”

“Well, yeah.”

“Huh? It’s only been 3 days since Oppa started. Does that make sense?”

“I just got lucky and dropped a set of equipment and sold it. The price level is definitely different from Demlock.”

“Even so… I’m also a high level, so it’s strange.”

She was level 71, even though she hadn’t reached the maximum level.

Considering that Hyun Ah, who was several times higher level than Do Hyun, didn’t have a proper income, it didn’t make sense.

She was in a situation where her expenses were even greater than her income.

“Are you the same as me? I used to be a professional. I’m a pro.”

“What’s with that unpleasant expression? It’s kind of annoying.”

Hyun Ah frowned as she looked at Do Hyun, who was feeling proud.

But she had nothing to refute, so she just pouted her lips.

She didn’t know that her brother was the overwhelming number one, but it was true that he started living in the game, gave his parents pocket money, and sometimes bought them gifts.

Of course, that was only in the early days when Demlock was doing well, and after the game went bankrupt, he was reduced to receiving pocket money…

‘But it seems like he has talent. Why don’t I have it even though we’re siblings?’

Well, who cares.

As far as she was concerned, she got a free meal, so it was all good.

It was also a job that suited that gamer very well.

Also, these days, GoS is a game, but it’s treated as a non-game, so having talent in the game could be said to be a blessing.

“Our son seems to have a talent for games~.”

“It’s a big deal.”

“Ugh. When I have children later, I’m going to teach them humility first.”

“Yeah. It’s good to have humility like me.”

“Why is he like that.”

Even Chae Mi Sook, who lived in a generation that treated games as a disease, smiled contentedly.

She suddenly asked, watching the two siblings chatter with a smile.

“Then can I look forward to it in the future, son?”

“Ah, of course. Ms. Chae, just say the word.”

“Anyway, you’re just talking… It sounds like things are going well, so you don’t have to take care of me, so save your money. Do Hyun, you used to earn a lot of money and spend it like crazy, so you didn’t save any money. I heard that you have to save when you’re earning well because you don’t know when the game will go bankrupt. So…”

But the gentle voice became a barrage of nagging as if nothing had happened.

At that, Do Hyun and Hyun Ah, who had been bickering, stopped fighting and exchanged glances.

‘…I’m going in. I ate well.’

‘Don’t go. No.’

‘Fighting [Good luck].’

Even with Do Hyun’s pleading eyes, Hyun Ah finally escaped, and Do Hyun was able to escape only after listening to nagging for another 10 minutes.

Do Hyun sighed as he barely entered the room.

“Oh, Mom is always so worried.”

But again, there was nothing to refute because everything she said was right.

It was true that he made a lot of money and spent it like crazy, and then went bankrupt…

However, Do Hyun wasn’t a very reckless person, so he was planning to manage it well this time.

Click.

Do Hyun, who was sitting at his desk as a habit, turned on the computer.

He had gotten into the habit since Demlock, so he went to the homepage without even realizing it.

“Let’s see, what news is there today… Huh?”

Do Hyun was surprised as he lowered the mouse wheel with a light heart.

[The Return of the King! Let’s find out about Kaiser…]

[Kaiser, the great achievements he left behind.]

[Annihilation VS Kaiser, who will win?]

“…What is all this?”

The homepage was full of stories about him.

Do Hyun’s mind flashed back to a memory as he was stunned by the sight that was too different from what he had seen in the morning.

“Ah, graduation ranking.”

He remembered that he had renewed the ranking as number 1 when he graduated from Raven.

Since that fact would have been announced in front of all users who were logged into GoS, it was perhaps natural that this situation was created.

‘Even I think it’s an absurd score.’

It was the first S rank, after all.

As soon as he finished figuring out the situation, his mind changed to let’s see what’s been uploaded this time. Do Hyun’s face became brighter as he scrolled down like that.

-Kaiser oppa [term of endearment for older brother/male figure], I’m a fan. (Dangling)

-Why did you come now? I almost broke my neck waiting.

-Where are all the kids who said Kaiser was a has-been? What’s the point of annihilation being the trend, you immediately took first place, right?

-It’s still just one city. The city ranking is not necessarily the ranking of strength, so it’s useless. In terms of achievements and skills, annihilation is superior now.

He felt proud for no reason when he saw the people who still remembered him and welcomed him.

Of course, there were also people who left anti-comments or didn’t recognize him yet, but he didn’t care.

People’s minds can’t all be the same.

“This reminds me of Demlock.”

At that time, when the top-ranked players were making a name for themselves, Do Hyun belatedly came up.

Of course, there were many existing fans who were uncomfortable with Do Hyun’s existence, and Do Hyun was always in a position to prove himself.

But in the end, he proved it and proudly took first place.

“There’s nothing different this time.”

The level of the gap was different from that time, which was at most several months…

So what.

He had countless hidden pieces and skills to fill that gap.

That’s why he was scrolling down the posts without any impact.

“…Hmm?”

Do Hyun’s eyes caught a strange post.

[100 guilds? Tell them all to come! I’m blown away by Kaiser’s overwhelming ambition.]

[Writer: Nuclear Cider]

To be honest, I thought that even Kaiser would be a has-been because he was 1 year and 6 months late.

Why, if you look at professional gamers, people who have been resting for a long time can’t show the same skills as before.

I thought that Kaiser couldn’t come back because he was burdened by the high expectations… but it wasn’t. I was thrilled when he came back and took first place in Raven.

But even then, I was honestly taking it for granted that I would join the guild.

Being so focused means that if you refuse, everyone will turn against you.

And it’s hard to get a foothold without a guild now…

But it was all because I didn’t have enough faith.

Guild? Agreement in an unavoidable situation?

Our God Kaiser doesn’t need that. 100 guilds, they’re all under my feet, so why would I join?

Ignoring them right away as if they weren’t worth dealing with and acting confidently!

Isn’t this a real man?

“…What is this?”

He couldn’t understand anything in the long article.

100 guilds? Recruitment? Start a fight?

What does that all mean?