|12| Imagination: Our Babylon is closing down on the 38th floor this week. The official letter will be sent tomorrow but please be mindful to the operation of the attack team
|39| Goldroger: Huh? Why? The tutorial period starts soon so there will be a long hiatus
|8| David: I know, I have seen it ă ă ă Did he catch that crazy Bambiâs illness? I have been telling you to increase the number of people already, yet you keep picking minority love
|8| David: He is a real pain in the ass too, Once I know where Jo is iâm going to catch themă ă ă Is something wrong with their familyâs dam? Itâs time to give up and just sit downă ă ă ă be a dog
|4| whitebird: Itâs not âloveâ, Itâs âeliteâ. Itâs not âdamâ, itâs âbeingâ. Itâs not âsitâ, Itâs âdonâtâ. Itâs not âbe a dogâ itâs âsuper funnyâ
|8| David: mournâ
|6| Late Night Snack King: Do you have to attack in such a way? Iâm leaving now
|20| Renewing my public certificate: But you all saw the breaking news. I woke up to US clearing the 42nd floor. According to what I heard the rest shouldnât take long because the scenario connects to the 44th floor. Isnât the difference too big?;
|12| Imagination: Thatâs why our guild leader ran out in middle of a attack
âDo you want to see me go crazy? Ah fuck, did you hide a honey jar under a blanket or something?â
âWowâŚ.â
âWe are a country with 4 S-ranks! Does it make sense that the 3rd largest country in the world is still suffering on the 30th floor! I canât even raise my head in embarrassment!â
âIt really doesnât fit meâŚâ
Zio covered her ears with a sour expression. Gyeon Ji-rok followed her towards her room and pointed at her
The second of three siblings
Her younger brother, Gyeon Ji-rok who was born exactly 11 months after Zio was the 5th strongest ranker in Korea
He was also the 4th âS-rankâ to appear within Korea
Gyeon Ji-rok, who had a strong desire for victory since childhood, felt like a fish in his natural habitat once he received a ticket for the tower
He went through the tutorial like crazy. Got the interest of good deities, and also got a good placement. He was already ranked 5th
Of course, being placed S-rank didnât immediately cause someone to get into the world rankings
A rank simply refers to a personâs âvesselâ. The overall ranking was another matter
A personâs ability couldnât be judged by his or her vessel alone
The abilities varied widely depending on their deity, how they met, what powers they had, and how they awakened
At the top rankings there were already a lot of AAA ranks that had exceeded the limits of their rank
They were true monsters
Thanks to this, not only was Gyeon Ji-rok ranked 5th, but Koreaâs 2nd S-rank was also ranked in 8th while the third one ranked in 6th
Thatâs why Gyeon Zio was a super rare case
That is umâŚ
âThe only thing you do is breathe yet you keep getting stronger! Please, have some conscience or something. Donât you ever feel embarrassed when you see others working so hard, you glutton!â
[Your covenant âreader of fateâ coughs loudly, wondering whether or not his words are a little too strong]
[If you donât take care of your noona well it will show discomfort at the bad manners]
âYou hold it in. and I will also hold it in. I told you. He is a cash cow within the houseâ
Naturally, gluttons were best at grasping reality. Even if you donât get along with your financial banker, you have to endure it
Lookin at her new ipad, which was bought with Gyeon Ji-Rokâs card. Zio endured the yelling
âAre you listening, miss strong?â
âYes. but iâm not miss strongâ
âThen what are you?â
âMiss Powerfulâ
ââŚ?â
Huh, whatâs with that?
Gyeon Ji-Rok couldnât bare listening to her anymore as he felt tired all by himself and raised his eyebrows
Zio also raised her chin. Her black bob hair shined brilliantly
âA bystander hiding her strengthâ
ââŚâ
âItâs official. Even my status window says âA bystander with a free soulââ
The hawk couldnât believe that the eyes of the usually two tear spotted eyes cat could look so mean today
That hopeless glutton homebodyâŚ
At that moment, Gyeon Ji-rok genuinely wondered what kind of punishment he had to have such a sibling
***
There was, of course, a reason as to why the number 1 who did nothing didnât get blamed
The ranking, that measured the total strength of the awakened was flexible
And thus, the Babel Network changed its judgement âcriteriaâ to the absolute value, the level of the awakened
Depending on how many strong rankers they had, each countryâs servers expanded differently, and they didnât open subchannels on places they considered had little value
Rather than looking at each and every one of them, they would only treat those with talent they can see at a glance. It was a surprisingly cruel way
There was even a myth that number of tickets given to each country were based on the size of their server
In addition as soon as the sub-local channels opened, the stable hunting ground âformal dungeonâ would be created in the area, as well as a appearance notice for gates
Considering the fact that the number of tickets represented the number of awakened, and that sub-channels were directly related to the safety of the citizensâŚ
It was as if a few handful of awakened people had to support their whole country
At this point, the value of the top rankers in this era had reached beyond the value of nuclear weapons from the old era
Of course, their existence itself didnât solve all unstable factors such as cracks
But there was also a fine line drawn between what Babel cared about and what it didnât
South Korea, that had managed to transform itself from a neglected country that was coldy treated by the Babel into one of the top powers knew this difference more than anyone else
Before the first S-Rank Awakened, Korea was in chaos. It was hell korea in Hell Mode
(When it says Hell Korea it uses the slang Hell Joseon, which basically means living in Korea was so hard that it was like hell)
Due to the insufficient manpower within the country hunters fell dead all over, and the groveling didnât stop at where they couldnât reach
All the people prayed desperately as they watched other countries, countries with S-ranks, quickly find stability
Dear heavens, please bless us with a S-Rank too
And then thatâs what happenedâŚ
The worldâs fifth and most intense appearance, Koreaâs first ever âS-rankâ was born
Over the past 10 years, several more S-ranks emerged, but people hadnât forgotten the wait and joy they faced at that time
The savior who rebuilt the nationâs fortune just by existing
All that was known about them was their title âJoâ and alias Magician King, but they were a big deal
Heroes were heroes, and benefactors were benefactors
A person who only eats and plays, but receives less swearing, was created that way. They were truly gifted with natural luck
***
âKeep itâ
âHuhâŚ?â
Anyways, the reality at the moment was the life of a college student
You canât even change the money line, since there was a umbilical cord on top of the money line
Zio nervously swallowed her dry saliva
Due to the continuous failure of her eldest daughterâs college entrance exams, Miss Parkâs nerves recently were very sharp
You had to lids down and watch, otherwise a tragedy like before could have unfolded where you came home to missing beds
[Your covenant âthe reader of fateâ asks if it was because you stayed out for a week before the entrance exams]
âDo take care of yourself, giggleâ
Tak! Miss Park put her spoon down
Zio felt suffocated since the smell of the sweet tofu stew, that she had been eating well, couldnât be put out
The 3 Gyeon siblings
The first was the No.1 Hunter in Korea, the second is the No.5 hunter nicknamed the âcrazy deerâ. And the youngest was an attention-seeking youtuber that had sold its soul to the devil, yetâŚ
The strongest person in the 4-person-table was Park Soon-Yo, a fresh manager, in charge of morning starâs building 1
âWhy donât you ask for money these days?â
âYes yes?â
âNo matter how much I try to read your mind, I canât figure it out. So I have been thinking about what this could meanâ
There was a strong hunch that she was fucked
âDo you use Ji-Rokâs card?â
âHickâ
G-Goosebumps
The hunch of the creator was scary! With her eyes wide open, Zio hardened in place
H-Hey, she couldnât even lie, what the fuck!
Next to her, Gyeon Ji-rok realised what was happening and put down his chopsticks, the snow fell gently at first
âGyeon Ji-Rokâ
âI have sinned to death, blinded by the love for this small family. Aaah mother, please donât forgive this bad sonâŚâ
â5 seconds. Give me the purchase history of the card I gave youâ
âIâll fulfill your orders immediately maamâ
Gyeon Ji-rok, who managed to save his life, immediately stood up and made a deep bow
âO-Oh fuck!â
Zio jumped up and started running
She couldnât use her skills to hide her awakening from Miss Park. So she only roughly wore her three line slippers and ran out
[Your covenant, âthe reader of fateâ sighs, didnât it tell you think one more time about that Ipad Pro]
âOh, shut your mouth!â
[Mother-In-Law would faint once she saw the history, but since this is happening, just whistle and head to the tower]
[The âreader of fateâ put a placard on the wall that says that this handsome brother is on standby to get closer to you]
âNo way, get lost!you pervert! I told you to now show that you are an old man since you are creepy! I told you you should just live as an Unni!â
[Your covenant, âthe reader of fateâ says you are the old man! What do you mean Iâm the old man? I have never seen such a hot old man before]
âIf you are older than me you are an old man, so shut up!â
ăStigmata(star mark), forced openingă
ăUltimate Covenant, ââ â â â â rises his body and whispers to his only incarnationă
It all happened very fast
The voice full of smiles was gone in an instant
Tukk, Zio stopped in her tracks
She didnât realise since she was running so fast, but the subway station was right around the corner
âWhy didnât you tell me beforehand?â
The âstigmata(star mark)â was an evidence of a covenant and the door that connected oneâs soul to the stars
Gyeon Zioâs covenant was a very selfish logo, it was very strong so it could ignore the rules and force open it as it pleased
However, even if the person was strong, since it ignored a Babelâs law, the person would also be forced into silence for several minutes
It was kind of a penalty. In his words, a time given to Babel for judgement
Anyways, it knew Zio didnât like it, so It didnât do it most of the time
Hmmm⌠did it mean to avoid it?
âIf you are going to tell me, do it properly. What is thisâ
Zio leaned against the deserted wall with her hood on her back, and opened the channel window she always put aside
âˇLocal â South Korea
âˇDomestic rankers channel 1
|6|Late Night Snack King: Hey, crazy Bambi, did you wipe out the mana stone in floor 38 XX
Hm, it was a load of crap in there as usual
Next Zio, who was about to open the world rankers channel, stops
Of course, the translation given by Babel was excellent but⌠The wounds created by the english section of the college entrance exam had not yet healedâŚ
It was too early to look at the foreigners
âYeah. and itâs a crack in Seoul, what is looking at the world channel going to doâ
As usual, passing through Heungseon Daewonunâs mind, Zio rummages through the domestic and regional channels
Unlike the ranker channel, which felt similar to the kakaotalk system where chatting was active, on this side only Babelâs notices showed up
Sure enough, there was only an hour left until the announcement for the start of the next tutorial
âThis means itâs not a monster waveâ
Then it will either be a guerilla (time-limited) dungeon, or a sudden gate
Itâs surprising that it was close to her house, but that was enough to easily close it even if it were only the government officials from the center
Gyeon Zio took a strong breath and walked lightly towards a nearby smoothie king.and thenâŚ
âEhâ
Were the crack difficulty like this these days?
Zio sippd on her strawberry smoothie with a serious look
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