1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 5 Episode 18

18. At the end of the tunnel (2)

For a moment, they were surprised by the title acquisition and the fact that they were located in the eastern continent, but because of the choice of Gangnam Fire Fist, their whispers were running rampant.

With the discovery of the East Continent, all the nicknames were known to the players, so whispers were coming from people who had been added as friends.

Hoya was no different from them.

[Infant: What? what? What fun things are you doing without me and Doban!]

[Beksul: Hoya-san, what was it just now?]

[King: I'm older brother!]

[YooA: Hoyaaa~?]

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"......"

Hoya changed the settings so that the whispers were not visible.

It was a decision he made because he couldn't answer anything yet.

Members of the Royal Knights made the same choice as Hoya.

“Gangnam, shouldn’t we have decided on all of that together?”

"Ahahaha... I'm sorry!"

"Yeah, well, it's already happened."

If you just turn off the whispers, there's nothing bothering you right now.

And even if other guilds knew the existence of the continent, they did not know how to get there.

Even if you knew it, it wouldn't be easy to break through all the zones.

Having made that decision, Bane called around.

An ordinary forest with no special features, the system message named this place the East Continent, but it seemed that you would need to get out of the forest first to get the real feeling.

Beyond the forest, things they have never seen on the continent will be waiting for them.

This was all thanks to Hoya's strength.

"Sniff. Bain, don't you smell something salty?"

"Does it smell salty?"

"I think there is an ocean nearby. Over there."

At that moment, Raypin of the Royal Knights, who smelled the smell of the sea that was blown by the wind, pointed to one side.

In terms of direction, it was like going back to the tunnel they had passed through.

"Then let's go there. Are you okay Hoya-sama?"

"Yes."

In the place where Raypin led the way, there was an endless sea and sandy desert spread out.

This allowed them to imagine one thing.

“Is the tunnel dug under the sea……”

Was that even possible?

"This is a fantasy. Could it be possible?"

At Ray Finn's words, Bane nodded his head.

Certainly, this is a fantasy, and there will be almost no impossibility.

"Master! There are footprints over there!"

Gangnam Firefist was looking around the beach and found the footprints and reported them.

The place where the footprints continued was in the forest, but there were traces of artificially left behind by people, such as branches cut off by sharp objects.

I followed the footsteps and after a while I was able to get out of the road.

There will be a town or city somewhere on either end of this road.

"Which way shall we go?"

"Huh? Do I decide?"

"Yes."

"Um, then to the left."

According to Hoya's direction, they looked around and moved carefully, and Hoya followed Bane and confirmed the quests that were created when Badu reached level 50.

[A big step to build strength - the first]

*Only monsters caught by the pet 'Badu' alone are counted.

Completion Requirements: Hunt monsters of the master player's appropriate level (0/300)

Success Reward: Pet 'Badu' acquires skill 'Drain'

[A big step to build strength - the second]

Completion conditions: Contribute at least 30% to the hunting of boss monsters of the appropriate level of the master player (0/10)

Success Reward: Pet 'Badu' acquires skill 'Cheer'

[A big step to build strength - the third]

*If reverse summoned, the remaining time will be reset.

Completion Condition: Maintain Summon Status for 336 hours [Remaining Time: 335 hours 21 minutes 49 seconds]

Success Reward: Pet 'Badu' acquires skill 'Liberation'

[A big step to build strength-Fourth]

Completion Requirements: Face the Gods (0/1)

Success Reward: Acquire the attribute 'Holy'

[Big Steps to Build Strength - Fifth]

Completion Condition: Reach level 100 of the pet 'Badu' (50/100)

Success Reward: Quest 'Last Step to Build Strength'

The first and second quests were not a big concern.

In the first quest, it took a while that only monsters caught by Badu alone were counted, but if he was at an appropriate level, he wouldn't be a threat to Badu.

As for the second quest, if it is the 7th area of ​​the underground tunnel, you can challenge it by yourself, so you can clear it easily if you take at least 5 days.

It was the 3rd and 4th that mattered.

To fill the two-week period without back-summoning, even when you log out, use Escape to let Badu wander alone.

To be honest, I was a little worried.

And the biggest problem was the fourth quest.

Face-to-face with God, I had no idea what the hell I was supposed to do.

In the world of Initium, there is only one god, Eve, the management AI.

No matter how much he thought about it, Hoya thought it would be impossible to face Eve.

Hoya judged this to be something figurative.

'Let's ask Reina later.'

"I can see the town over there!"

Then Luna said, pointing in front of her.

As she followed Luna's finger and moved her gaze forward in the quest list, an old wooden fence caught her eye.

It felt like it was equipped with a plausible only shape that would not be able to play the role of a fence.

The condition of the houses seen inside the fence was also miserable.

Most of the houses had only an assortment of boards, and even the best-looking house seemed to be just padded with mud.

"It's serious."

"Isn't it a wasteland?"

"You don't feel like you're on the eastern continent at all?"

“Let’s go inside.”

After entering the village, they moved in search of popular characters.

And it wasn't long before I found a group of people.

They were wearing old clothes that looked like a combination of hanbok and kimono.

I felt a little bit like the eastern continent now.

"Fortunately, it's not an abandoned village."

As the Royal Knights and Hoya approached them little by little, the people in the crowd noticed their presence.

"Everyone, who are you?"

"It's the first time I've seen clothes..."

"We are adventurers from the country of Ruzeros. We do not intend to harm you, so please do not be vigilant."

The villagers who found them showed a look of bewilderment.

In order to calm them down, Bane raised her hands to reveal her unwillingness to fight, but it was counterproductive.

"Adventurers? Isn't that what adventurers only hear in words?"

"That's not what's important right now! The problem is that these people are from outside!"

"Huh...! If we find out we're together, we're done!"

"Shoot him out! Hurry up!"

"Everyone! The soldiers have already reached the entrance to the village!"

"Ah! Why are you coming on time today?"

The villagers, who were more bewildered than before, suddenly came to their senses and rushed to the Royal Knights and Hoya and pushed their backs.

"Hide it now! Hurry up!"

"You guys, get in there right now! Don't even make a squeak!"

"Looks like they just came out! At that moment, it's the end of both you and us!"

The villagers put them in the warehouse and closed the door, and the Royal Knights and Hoya were stunned by the sudden situation.

"......what?"

"well......."

"...For now, let's just stay still as they say."

Immediately after the Royal Knights and Hoya were put into the warehouse, the sound of horseshoes approaching from afar was heard.

As the sound of horseshoes drew closer, the voices of the villagers were getting smaller.

Looking out through the crack in the small window in the warehouse, I saw several soldiers in armor riding on horses.

The villagers just quietly watched in front of the soldiers."Can you hear what I'm saying?"

“Well… I can’t hear you well because it’s far away.”

A short story came and went between the villagers and the soldiers, and then a villager entered the warehouse and pulled out a wagon full of things.

What was in the wagon that was dragged out of the warehouse was loaded onto the wagons brought by the soldiers, and the soldiers who had done their job left a few words to the villagers, pulled their horses and disappeared in an instant.

Just as the soldiers disappeared over the horizon, the villagers sighed in relief and approached the warehouse, shouting at Hoya and the Royal Knights.

"I don't know how you got here, but get out of this town!"

"That's right! Don't harm us!"

They had to be kicked out of the village not long after they entered the village.

I tried to talk to the villagers, but they stubbornly refused to talk.

If you try to enter the village by force, you will be able to enter, but there is something uncomfortable about that.

"Is the basic favorability increased due to the title effect? ​​I was kicked out too firmly."

"Master, what are we going to do now? Shall we find another village?"

"It would be nice, but there's no way you won't be kicked out of that town. The eastern continent's trend itself may be reluctant to outsiders."

"Then let's look for some monsters? We haven't seen any monsters in the East Continent yet."

In the forest in front of the village, they continued to discuss what to do with Idaum, but their opinions were not unified.

crumble.

Then someone came to them.

"Fortunately, I haven't gone that far."

When he turned his gaze to the place where he was born, he saw an old man approaching them with a bag on his back.

"who are you?"

"It's a person who lives in the town you went to. I'm really sorry just before. It's not because the townspeople hate you, so please understand."

Grandfather, who smiled apologetically under his beard, unwrapped his bag in front of them.

The bag was full of clothes similar to those worn by the villagers.

"If you continue to wear it like that, you'll be kicked out of other towns. In extreme cases, you might be caught by the soldiers. So, change into these clothes and go. Then you won't be able to recognize that you're from a foreign country."

To them hesitating, Grandpa said he was just giving them away, and he handed over his clothes one by one.

"Thank you very much, old man. How should I repay this favor..."

"Thank you so much. It was the clothes that were covered in dust in the house anyway. I'm just throwing clothes out to you guys."

To ease the burden, my grandfather said that on purpose.

It was not that the effect of the title did not appear.

Grandpa gave them one piece of advice before heading back to town.

"Remember. You must never find out that you are from another country."

"Yeah, I'll keep that in mind."

After his grandfather repeatedly emphasized that he could be in trouble if found out, he returned to the village.

From his grandfather's actions, they could guess one thing.

People on the eastern continent are wary of outsiders, but that is not their will, and that they follow the will of those above them.

Otherwise, they would not have given them any advice or provided clothing, and would have informed them of their presence when the soldiers arrived earlier.

The Royal Knights and Hoya kept the clothes their grandfather gave them to their inventory.

You don't know when you'll meet a monster, but you can't change your armor already.

And then Gangnam Firefist cautiously spoke out.

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