1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 4 Episode 7

7. Initium Star (1)

"Hey! Calm down!"

"Ugh......"

Feeling his body shaking, the soldier guarding the dungeon grabbed his dizzy head with one hand and opened his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, the day was already bright.

It was Mel Viewer who woke him up.

Why is the prince here at this hour...?

As he harbored such doubts, he could see a large number of knights moving behind him.

"Ah......!"

Then he remembered what had happened last night.

There was nothing to even call it work.

He stood guard as usual last night and fell asleep due to the drowsiness that came without warning.

It wasn't the kind of drowsiness caused by fatigue.

swish!

Turning his head to look at the door leading to the dungeon, he saw the door open.

The keyhole of the door with a special magic treatment was smashed.

The door was clearly locked and unbroken before he lost consciousness.

The worst thing he could imagine was floating in the soldier's mind.

"Are you out of your mind?"

"Oh, yes, yes!"

When Melvuer reawakened the soldier's mind, he quickly greeted him.

Melvure followed up and asked them what happened last night, including the other soldiers who woke up.

"Well, that's... I don't know."

All that remained in the soldiers' minds was that he had fallen asleep suddenly.

He didn't know why he fell asleep.

Melvuer heard them and nodded and told the knight to let them rest.

"I, please, save my life..."

The soldiers seemed to have interpreted Melvuer's word rest in a bad way.

It wasn't that I couldn't understand how they were trembling with anxiety.

If you look at your surroundings now, you can roughly predict what happened while you lost your mind.

Even if you are responsible for it.

After reassuring the soldiers, Melvuer went down to the dungeon.

There, the mine was using magic to investigate the traces.

"Did you find out anything?"

At Mel Viewer's question, Main shook his head.All that was left of the dungeon were the traces of destruction that Natalie left behind during her escape.

She used it to follow her with magic, but her trail was completely cut off at the entrance to the city.

But she couldn't let go of her hand just because the trail was broken.

So on that very day, a pursuit team was formed to secretly pursue Natalie.

The fact that Natalie escaped was a secret she had to hide.

If it was known that she had escaped, it was certain that, due to the active cooperation of her adventurers, she would rekindle the anxiety of those who were getting smaller.

So it had to be kept secret.

Since the adventurers had already entrusted the search for the magic bridge, the pursuit team was formed in the form of supporting the manpower from the royal family and the central temple, with the wizards of the tower as the main axis.

* * *

After that day, Hoya continued to come to the recovery site in the Northeast District to help with the work.

While carrying his materials, he also encountered Vandal several times.

He didn't talk about weapons any more, probably because he was relieved by the stories he had confided on the day we first met.

He didn't say anything more than the old tales he had brought out while he was drunk or cut off from sleep.

He had a feeling of drawing a line and trying not to go beyond it and not to go over it.

But on that day, the favorable feelings for the incident increased, so Vandal treated Hoya with kindness.

He was taking me to the restaurant once every two or three days.

"Can I leave it here?"

"Oh, yes! No, you can put it anywhere!"

Days after face-to-face with players at the recovery site.

They were still surprised that Hoya brought them materials.

But some of them have been talking to him as if he's gotten used to it.

"Hoya-sama, I'm really a fan!"

"How can you move like that in the video? Really, you are amazing!"

"I've watched all the videos where Hoya appeared so far! Can't you take a video and upload it yourself, just like last time at Black Heaven? Yes?"

"Hoya-sama's ear cuff, I bought the same one! Do you know how popular this is right now? The supply couldn't keep up with the demand, so I barely got it."

"Hoya-sama, can't we take just one screenshot together?"

"Hey there! If you have time to chat, move your body!"

"Yes Yes!"

A royal craftsman yelled at the players' fuss.

Hearing this story right in front of him, his face turned red and Hoya sincerely thought that he wanted to hide somewhere.

He was so glad he was wearing a mask.

Otherwise, the slightly reddened face would have been exposed.

It was not accustomed to face all the direct favors of others at once in this way.

Still... Hearing good things from them made me feel a bit relieved that I had been troubled for the past few days.

His shoulders were a lot lighter.

'by the way.......'

Hoya looked around.

Within a few days, there were quite a few players who helped restore the northeast sector.

There were players who naturally came in following the quest, but there were also those who came here on purpose because of Hoya and received the quest.

They were divided into three types.

One was people who just wanted to see Hoya.

Hoya was not well known about where and how he usually behaves.

Fortunately, these days, it is being witnessed in the dark forest, but the reality is that most players cannot even get close to the dark forest.

So, taking advantage of the fact that Hoya's location is fixed in the city, he came as if he were coming to see a celebrity.

Craftsmen belonging to the royal family were valuable talents, so it was difficult to access unless the quest was being carried out because the surrounding area was controlled by the soldiers during work hours.

The other is those who seek big rewards that may be hidden.

There's no way he, who is the top ranked player, was carrying materials in a place like this for nothing.

Those who thought that Hoya was carrying out the quest aiming for something were closely watching Hoya's movements, looking for hidden rewards that were not there.

The last one is the person whose purpose is Hoya.

They were reporters and writers for famous TV stations and media.

He was looking for opportunities while carrying out quests to get Hoya's video and his interview or to recruit him.

Those who were aiming for the video managed to get the video they wanted, but the video that was shot was not even a documentary.

A video of just walking around to move materials. I couldn't lie to the extent that I believed that the same scene was played over and over again.

It wasn't fun at all.

No matter how famous he is, this video will only work for the first time.

Those who were aiming for Hoya's interview and casting were cautious about approaching him, knowing in advance that he was not interested in such a side, enough to leave his mailbox full.

I was aiming for the timing to approach naturally, thinking that I would only be rejected if I approached him recklessly saying, 'Please do an interview!'

However, because the behavioral pattern was so monotonous, there was hardly any gap.

That was when they were watching.

"Hey, hold on a second!"

After all of today's work hours were over and each of them was about to go their own way, a player approached Hoya with bright eyes.

For some reason, Hoya felt familiar with the player.

"Hello! I'm Lee Soo-ah from the Korean broadcast program Intium Star."

Lee Soo-ah, hearing her name, Hoya could think of why her face felt familiar.

At the same time, it reminded me of the things she had done when I saw her for the first time and the last time I saw her.

Lee Soo-ah, who politely greeted Hoya, pulled out the object that held him.

"If it's okay with you for a moment, can I ask you for one interview?"

Reporters and writers from other broadcasting stations who were still in the vicinity burst into laughter at her words.

'A person who does not know what to approach like that is reckless.'

'Have you not investigated the subject beforehand? stupid.'

'That girl is stupid. Ah, Hoya-san shouldn't be reluctant to interview because of this.'

They all thought negatively about Lee Soo-ah's behavior.

It was the same with Lee Soo-ah herself.

'...isn't it too?'Lee Soo-ah She's no longer on SBC's 'Departure! He wasn't the youngest writer of 'Into Intium'.

She was now the youngest writer of MBS's 'Initium Star'.

In the end, she couldn't stand Park Bong-seok's nagging and abusive language under the guise of nagging, and she said, 'Go! I quit being the youngest writer of 'Into Intium'.

She entered instead as the youngest writer of Initium Star, with a senior she had made friends with at the Broadcasting Academy as the main writer.

Fei was smaller than when she was under Park Bong-seok, but in terms of her working environment, it was several times more pleasant.

She wanted to protect this pleasant environment and repay her seniors who recommended her, so she decided to try harder this time.

In the midst of her vows, she received information that Hoya had been staying for several days at a recovery site in the northeast section of Iz Baront.

She wanted to be as helpful as possible to the program, so Lee Soo-ah immediately flew to the Northeast District.

When she had just arrived, she had to wait until the work was finished, as access was not possible because of her soldiers.

To be honest, I didn't expect much that he would respond to his interview.

Not being able to get his interview is the same for all broadcasting stations.

So, even if he failed his interview, there would be no harm in doing so, so he thought of stabbing me.

The Initium Star reported the move and made the move, but even if he failed, he wouldn't blame himself too much.

And they didn't expect too much from Lee Soo-ah's report that she was going to pick up Hoya's interview.

- Heh heh. No! How can I contact you when the message is not going? I can't go because my mailbox is full! Look at me and say oh oh oh!

"...just for a moment."

Hoya remembered what had happened before and answered in the affirmative.

Even if he did an interview, he didn't really have anything to say, but he thought he'd be fine for a while.

Broadcasting station reporters and writers, who were unconsciously overhearing the two stories at the answer from Hoya's mouth, turned their heads and raised their eyes to the size of their fists.

It was the same with Lee Soo-ah, who had her eyes wide open.

And then he smiled brightly with his fist-sized eyes twinkling.

"I, really?!"

"Yes."

"Go, thank you!"

In her heart, she wanted to dance a dance of joy right now, but Soo-ah Lee endured that desire.

As soon as he came out of his place under Park Bong-seok, it felt like things were going smoothly.

Lee Soo-ah, who gave Hoya a sincere thanks, took him right away and created a practice room in the dinning hall.

He didn't really think he'd be able to win, so he wasn't hired for an interview.

So he hastily decided on a practice room as the interview location.

It could have been done on the street, but if you did that, you would only do good things to the reporters and writers around you.

The practice room is a pure white space, just like when customizing the character for the first time.

When you enter the practice room and select a background from the list by operating the dedicated interface, the white space immediately changes to the selected background.

What Soo-ah Lee chose was the 'tree spectator' with a forest motif.

It is a place where trees surround a large circular grass field.

I chose this as the background that best suits Hoya.

The content of the interview was content, but the video that was filmed together was also important.

"Take good care of me!"

Soo-ah Lee started the interview with Hoya with a bright voice.

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