1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 4 Episode 18

18. The moment I was dyed in darkness (1)

"I'm getting a little uncomfortable breathing now..."

"It must be an illusion, an illusion. There's no way that's going to happen anyway."

"That's right!"

In Ordo's village, in front of Moan's house, the villagers were quietly chatting while squatting under the window so that Moan could not see them.

"Ha... How many days has this been?"

Not long ago, Moan had been in a strange state since she left for work.

It felt like her life would be over if she put a word to the huge cyclone.

She thought lightly that her condition would get better in a few days, but the condition inside her hair had not changed from that day until now.

Therefore, to reverse this suffocating situation, a meeting, not a meeting, was held among the residents except Moan.

"Would you like someone to hold her gun and ask?"

"Who's going to carry that gun?"

"Will Mr. Krauss carry it?"

"...it's not like that."

However, there was no suitable solution to turn the situation around.

Instead of complicating things, Krauss simply suggested that someone ask Moan her reason.

But there was no one brave enough to go and ask the question.

Sari Van thought that bringing some delicious food would calm her mood.

But the delicious food has continued to eat for the past few days.

Even then, her mood did not change.

Reina suggested that she wait for her to subside naturally after some time has passed, but she was already too late.

"...how are you really doing?"

"Ummm."

Everyone shook their heads, but I couldn't think of a way to just do this.

"What are you all doing here?"

At that time, Chi Bin, who had returned to the village, saw them gathered in front of Mo An's house and spoke to them.

"If there's something to do, go inside. Why are you doing that at the door? Oh, maybe Moan isn't there right now?"

"No, that's not it. A little bit of a situation..."

"Are you inside? Whoa, that's good."

Without hesitation, Chi Bin reached out for her doorknob.

"Hey! Wait!"

Seeing this, Krauss tried to stop him, but the door had already been wide open.

"So, have you made a decision?"

At Chibin's question, Moan frowned deeply and closed her eyes, then opened her eyes as if she had made up her mind and got up from her seat.

"...Yeah, I've decided."

"Then shall we go now?"

"okay."

Moan, who was leaving the door, looked at Krauss and the villagers strangely.

"What have you guys been doing since a while ago?""Huh? Oh, anything?"

Mo An looked at her with suspicious eyes, but then she sighed and left the village with Chi Bin.

Their destination was the Demon Realm.

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Upon arriving at the tower, Hoya was able to go straight up to Evan's office located on the top floor, unlike before.

It was thanks to the pass he had previously received from Evan in advance.

"Yeah, that's enough. Whoever made it, it's pretty good."

Evan, who received the dark blue marble from Hoya, nodded his head in satisfaction.

Following Evan, who soon moved, Hoya moved to the next room.

Inside, there was a larger space than the original size of the tower.

Like Ordo's training ground, he seemed to use magic to enlarge the space.

"Stay there for a second."

"Yes."

Evan stopped Hoya's footsteps at the entrance to follow him into the depths of the room, and went to the center of the room, holding a wand in one hand and a dark blue marble made by Papis in the other.

Soon, the marble in Evan's hand floated in the air, and a magic circle began to be drawn centered on the marble, and the hem of his clothes and hair fluttered as the surrounding air shook.

Eventually, the magic circle drawn around the marble was absorbed little by little from the edge as if the thread of a skein was unraveled and wrapped around the marble.

After everything was finished, on the marble Hoya handed to Evan, a shining letter was engraved along the white line drawn from the beginning.

[Sphere of Hallucination]

Evan's hallucination barrier is engraved on it.

When using the item, it restricts access by obstructing the recognition of the place where the barrier is installed.

Only those who allow access by the user of the item are not affected by the barrier, and this can be changed continuously.

Once used, the location is fixed and the barrier cannot be moved or reused.

Number of uses:1/1

"thank you."

After checking the item's information, Hoya thanked Evan.

An item containing the psychedelic barrier of the mage tower, it was a precious item that no one could easily obtain, and at the same time, it was a necessary item for the Grim people.

Hoya thanked Evan and immediately went back to the village of the Grim tribe, but Evan caught him.

"I know the location of the dark forest, so I'll send you to the entrance."

"really?"

If Evan would do that, the time would be much shorter.

It was a good thing for Hoya.

"Can you show me the face of the one in the shadow instead?"

Evan said, pointing his finger at Hoya's shadow.

Hoya was surprised to notice Lee Kyeon's presence in the shadows, but he soon convinced him.

Evan was the apex of the sorcerers.

It was not surprising that he had enough detection magic to detect the Grim tribe.

From the moment Hoya came to visit Evan, he sensed that there was 'something' in his shadow.

And soon I was convinced that it was the Grim tribe.

When Hoya asked for a barrier, what he said about the Grim tribe was that they had the skills to use the name and shadow of the Grim tribe.

And that was all I had to do with people in the past and live in hiding.

Hoya did not describe what the trouble was in order to have a quick conversation.

Evan, who boasted that he had read all the records of the past in the world, had no knowledge of the Grim tribe at all.

So I became interested in the Grim people.

I was curious about the exact details of the trouble Hoya said, but the interest and curiosity about the tribe called the Grim was greater than that.

Maybe it was the discovery of a lost record.

When I felt the presence of the Grim in Hoya's shadow, I thought of an opportunity.

An opportunity to satisfy one's desire for knowledge, an opportunity to learn about the lost history.

"How can I not?"

Hoya pondered at Evan's question.

If Evan took them to the warp, there was no delay.

Moreover, if the story ends quickly, there is still a possibility that it will arrive sooner than it would have taken.

However, his decision-making power rested with Lee Kyeon, who was in his shadow.

He wasn't in a position where he could tell him not to come out, and he didn't want to command him if he could.

- What do you want to do?

At Hoya's question, Lee Kyun pondered a little, and then made a quick decision.

Evan was a benefactor who made a barrier for them.

He was the one whom Hoya trusted, and who the conservator trusted.

So he thought he would be fine.

Lee Kyeon emerged from Hoya's shadow.

Evan looked at the boy with dark hair in black clothes, eyes full of interest.

He looked no different from a human being, so if he hadn't listened to the Grim people, he would have thought he was a normal person with unusual abilities.

At that moment, the boy's finger came into Evan's field of vision.

Fingers dyed black, Evan had seen something similar to that before.

Evan, who saw it, thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Hoya, will you come to me once more when the barrier is installed and work is finished?”

In my mind, I wanted to sit down Hoya and the Grim boy standing in front of Hoya right now and ask him various things.

Because the sooner the better.

However, Hoya and the Grim also had something to solve quickly.

For the two of them, that job was a higher priority.

"Yes Yes."

Hoya replied that he would definitely do it with Evan's serious gaze.

Evan took Hoya to a warp near the entrance to the Dark Forest behind a tree where players could avoid them.

If it was known that the horseman had suddenly come to such a place, it would cause a lot of commotion.

"You have to come right away, okay?"

After receiving confirmation from Hoya once more, Evan returned to the tower.

When we arrived at the village of the Grim tribe, the Grim tribe and Consannu, who were already acting outside to prevent players from entering, arrived at the village first.

He had heard the story through this side, so he had come in advance and was waiting for Hoya.

All the Grims were looking at Hoya.

While the Grim group looked at them, Hoya took out a marble from the inventory that Papis made and had Evan's magic in it, and handed it to Toyun.

While coming from the entrance to the dark forest to the village, I have already finished explaining all about the item's abilities to Consonu through this side.

The hallucinatory marble could only be selected by the user of the item to pass through the barrier.

In other words, it had to be a person who could continuously manage the village.

Now, the highest position in this place is Consannu, but it is not advisable for him to use items.

After the Grim's affairs were settled, Consannu planned to wander around again after teaching Hoya martial arts.If a conservator who does not live in a village uses the item, there will be great inconvenience and confusion later.

So, Toyun was chosen.

After Consonu, he had the highest position in the village, and he was a person everyone depended on and followed.

Not everyone was dissatisfied with the choice.

"My shoulders have gotten a little heavier."

Lee Kyeon said so, but his face was very bright.

There were signs of fatigue everywhere, though.

When Toyun used the hallucinogenic marble, the marble in his hand floated into the air and glowed.

A magic circle engraved along a white line from the shining marble was appearing out of the marble similar to when it was engraved.

The glowing characters that were released one by one were reunited in the air and took on the form of a magic circle that Evan had first created.

The magic circle, which perfectly returned to its original shape, increased in size as if it was enlarged on the screen of a smartphone, and the magic circle that stopped growing lit up to the extent of frown.

The magic circle, which was emitting light, disappeared as if it had finished its role, falling down its eyes of light particles.

...was it successful?

It was difficult to judge only the effect of using the item.

However, seeing Toyun's bright face, it was Moyoung with Evan's hallucination barrier installed properly.

Then a system message came to mind.

[You have cleared the quest 'Protection of the Grim'.]

[Grim's favorability has increased]

[Acquire the title 'Benefactor of the Grim Tribe'.]

[Experience increases.]

[Level has risen.]

[You have cleared the quest 'Access Prohibited'.]

[Experience increases.]

[Experience increases.]

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[Level has risen.]

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[Experience increases.]

[Level has risen.]

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[Level has risen.]

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As the two quests were completed, Hoya was able to raise a total of 9 levels at once.

Although it was a quest performed by investing 3 days of time, more experience points than expected increased.

Looking at the order of the system messages, it seemed that the access-free quest gave a lot of experience.

If he had spent three days hunting, he wouldn't have leveled up this much.

With this, Hoya's level is 295.

In proportion to the level he climbed at once, his ranking also rose at once, and he was settled in 21st place.

Now, until the level 300 of the demon, there are 5 levels left.

Hoya is the cause of starting Initium, the trigger that made him want to become stronger, and the next seven to his goal.

She is far from reaching her goal.

Hoya checked the raised level and confirmed his title.

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