CH 162

Public Ranking Match (1)

Valhalla Temple.

Willas, the priest of the Cairo branch, watered the withered flowers and muttered.

"It's really boring."

last year.

The temple of Valhalla had a boring day.

Normally, although not often, applications for Ranked Match came in when it was free, but as everyone had promised, no one wanted Ranked Match.

For Willas, he knew the reason.

The moment Roman Dmitry, who returned from the Southern Front, mentioned the ranking match, the rankers stopped competing with each other.

"Exactly one year later. Roman Dmitry will cause a cataclysm in the Cairo Kingdom ranking rankings in earnest. Those who want to prove themselves, have to hone themselves for one year and prove their skills against Roman Dmitry."

It was a huge event.

Roman Dmitry is a talent that the continent pays attention to.

Regardless of victory or defeat, if you show good skills against Roman, your position as a prosecutor can change at once.

What is Ranking?

After all, it is a stage of confrontation in which people with a desire for honor fight fiercely to prove each other.

If possible, there was no choice but to attract a large audience and a stage with a definite reward, and Cairo rankers followed Roman Dmitry to close training.

It was an unprecedented phenomenon in the history of the Cairo Kingdom.

Because a prosecutor in his mid-20s turned the continent upside down, people showed a collective action that had never been shown before.

Willas understood their feelings.

If the opponent was specified, at least the ranking match would not have been completely cut off as it is now.

'Roman Dmitry is indeed on a strange borderline. Although he was ranked 100th in the official ranking due to the confrontation with Homer, he proved his ability by defeating Butler, who is ranked second in the Hector Kingdom. That is the starting point of the problem. Common sense is that it is right for the top 100 ranker to prove himself one step at a time against the lowest rank 99, but his skills are already the highest in Cairo.'

1st to 99th.

Everyone was Roman's prey.

Not knowing which method to take, the prosecutors were wary of Roman's application for a confrontation.

Besides.

'The age of mid-20s is holding Roman Dmitry's ankles.'

fallow year.

People were skeptical.

I admit that Roman is strong, but maybe there is a bubble in the achievement of defeating Butler.

If so, this could be a huge opportunity.

It is virtually impossible to reach that level at the age of 20, so he hoped to claim the achievement of winning the Cairo swordsmen against Roman Dmitry.

ambiguous borders.

Cairo was engulfed in silence.

With the emergence of a mutant named Roman Dmitry, the rankers hid themselves and honed their skills as much as possible.

'No matter what choice you make, from the moment Roman Dmitry moves, Cairo's ranking will definitely be pushed down in sequence.'

it was certain

According to Valhalla sources.

The fight with Butler was real.

Whether Roman is challenging from the top or from the bottom.

It could not be denied that all of Cairo's rankers would be pushed out because of one Roman Dmitry.

That was then.

"Priest, priest!"

A devotee of Valhalla.

He came running after a month, and said in an urgent voice.

"I got a call from Roman Dmitry. Finally, the public ranking match that the priest has been waiting for will begin!"

at that word.

Willas smiled brightly like a child.

* * *

that time.

The Marquis Benedict received the same report.

" Are you finally moving?"

last year.

He did his best to sign Roman.

Roman Dmitry had an exact deadline of one year, but the Marquis Benedict believed that only those who work hard can achieve a beautiful woman.

Periodically, he sent gifts to Roman Dmitry, took care of the Dmitry family, and one day he sent his own daughter to win Roman's favor.

despite such efforts.

Roman gave no confirmation.

Although he may have been favored by other nobles, Roman Dmitry never gave a firm answer.

'The recent situation in the international community is dire.'

Kronos Empire.

They were like active volcanoes.

They did not know when it would explode due to those who insisted on conquering the continent from within, and most of all, the most recent disappearance of the main figures of the horse towers in the Kronos Empire occurred.

The first was the Phoenix of the Frankish Kingdom.

At that time, people regarded it as a personal incident of one horse tower, but when a series of disappearances occurred, people thought that there was some kind of conspiracy behind it.

And of course.

The Kronos Empire, which suffered the most, expressed its anger.

Convinced that it was the good quality of other countries, he raised his voice as a good opportunity to conquer the continent.

Kronos' count was great.

Knowing what their ambitions were, people failed to provoke the beehive at the thought that it might become a 'reality'.

It was the same in the same empire, Valhalla.

Although Valhalla quickly grew in power thanks to its geographical characteristics as a rainforest and the fact that it did not border Kronos, it was not yet certain of victory in the head-to-head confrontation with Kronos.

immediate situation.

It was the weak countries that were more anxious at times like this.

In particular, Cairo, which borders Kronos, was not at all strange when attacked.

'The war with Kronos is an unavoidable reality. When they cross borders and reveal their ambitions in earnest, Cairo needs a cohesive power system to counter them. The battle on the southern front already revealed a fatal problem in Cairo. Now is the time for change. If the aristocrats recruit only Roman Dmitry, then they will no longer stand by the current power system.'

Royal Night.

It was the last puzzle Benedict wanted to defeat them, so he waited patiently even if he made his opponent struggle.

A person who deserves it.

If Cairo had the best talent, it was not a problem for the nobles to overthrow the country.

'A weak king cannot withstand the chaotic times. Even if Roman Dmitry doesn't give us the answer we want.'

puck.

Kwajik.

broke the cup

Favor comes from hope.

At the moment when even the slightest hope is not allowed, the Marquis Benedict will not leave the variable Roman.

Blood flowed from his hands.

After wiping off the blood with a handkerchief, he summoned a vassal and asked.

"Okay, where is Roman Dmitry?"

Perhaps.

There was a high probability that he had come to the capital.

This is because most of the top rankers are in the capital, but the vassal's answer was different than expected.

" Well, Roman Dmitry is now in the North."

northern.

This made sure

Roman Dmitry chose the method of coming up from the bottom.

* * *

Ranked 99th.

Jaden swallowed dry saliva at the letter he had received a few days ago.

[As a ranker in Cairo, I am applying for a ranking match against Jaden, who is ranked 99th.]

finally.

The time has come.

Roman Dmitry, who had only been rumored to be full of rumors, began to move in earnest, and, contrary to expectations that he would challenge from the top, he pointed out Jayden as his first opponent.

In fact, when looking only at the objective facts, Roman Dmitry had an overwhelming advantage.

Without even discussing the match with Butler in the first place, the achievement of defeating Homer alone was enough to crush all of Cairo's middle and lower rankers.

But.

Jaden saw the fight with Roman as an opportunity.

'Roman Dmitry is a person who aims for the top ranking. If he's really a good guy who lives up to the rumors, there's no reason he wants an attrition battle where he loses his strength against the lower rankers for nothing. Perhaps Roman Dmitry's rumors were exaggerated. So, anticipating the fact that we will be defeated by the top rankers at any time, it must be intentional to increase our reputation by deliberately using us as scapegoats.'

It was a valid hypothesis.

If Roman Dmitry's skills were real.

It is inevitably advantageous in all respects to omit the meaningless wasted battles and to immediately challenge the first place in the rankings.

The only thing that can be gained through a trivial battle is a victory that people will take for granted, and even if fatigue builds up in the process, the victory of other matches cannot be guaranteed.

Maybe that wasn't the goal.

If fatigue builds up and you get injured, you'll be able to curl up with a decent excuse.

Is that so?

Jayden did not avoid confrontation.

Appeared on the specified date, and met Roman Dmitry.

'Like the rumors, he's really young.'

mid 20's age.

It was evident from the appearance.

From what I heard, the rumors that he had already set up a schedule with his next opponent burned Jayden's heart of victory.

'I do my best from the start.'

this fight.

I didn't want to win.

Even if he was defeated, he wanted to prove what kind of existence a swordsman named Jaden was.

referee of the match.

Willas took over.

As soon as he received the application for the ranking match, he rushed to see the two of them and immediately signaled a confrontation.

palak.

start-!

A signal falling like lightning.

That moment.

puck.

Jaden's mind fell into the distant darkness.

* * *

Those watching were astonished.

only 1 second.

It was decided in an instant.

Wanting Roman to rush in quickly, he slammed his opponent's vitals before Jaden could do anything.

That was the end of it.

nameless.

People couldn't keep their mouths shut.

They knew that Roman was strong, but they, like Jaden, wondered if it was possible.

Willas looked at Jaden's condition.

He looked at Roman as he couldn't come to his senses at all.

"It's a one-sided match that really doesn't make any sense. Do you really need to fight such a cumbersome battle? If it's Roman Dmitry's skill, you can challenge the top rankers right away, but why not skip the battle schedule and start from the 30th place? Don't you know Roman? The fact that a fight that starts from the bottom is not very beneficial to Roman-sama, who is aiming for the top."

Willas heard the rumors too.

Confrontation with 99.

Roman is looking for an excuse to run away.

If he only defeats the upper level in moderation and retreats due to accumulated fatigue, Roman Dmitry can avoid the strong opponents he really has to deal with and secure his honor.

It was a really clever operation.

If people's expectations could not be met, the result of leaving 'hope' even if there were questions was beneficial to me.

said Roman.

"I understand why Willas-sama says that. But, that's why we need to go up from the bottom."

popular rumors.

The life of Roman Dmitry gave the cause.

If he had been called a swordsmanship genius since childhood, people would have looked at Roman's movements without a single doubt.

But the truth was not.

Before Baek Jung-hyuk took possession of Roman Dmitry, he was called a jerk, and his notoriety period was longer than that of Cairo's hero.

so that.

People were always suspicious.

Although he acknowledges that he is the hero of Cairo, he doubts whether his skills are as great as rumors.

The confrontation with 99th ignited suspicion.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for Roman Dmitry to be so pushy if he wanted the best.

"I know the rumors circulating about this showdown. The reason people doubt my choice is probably because they think that I cannot occupy the top of Cairo's kingdom. So I made this choice. from the bottom to the top. If I don't stop and defeat all the strong ones, there will be no doubt about what kind of life I've been living.

at the end of that word.

Roman took a step back.

The next match was scheduled.

Seeing Roman's back as he left the road first, Willas felt his blood boil.

'This is it.'

From 99th to 1st.

Roman said he would deal with them all.

Whether people doubted it or not, Willas couldn't help but be genuinely happy when he said that he would prove it with his skills.

Boring Cairo life.

I was waiting for someone like Roman.

It's unclear where Roman's challenge will stop, but Willas wanted him to last as long as possible.

A fight that ended in vain.

The news immediately hit the Cairo Kingdom.

* * *

first win.

People took it for granted.

No, it still had to be negative.

"It's a great challenge, but it's not too much. Roman Dmitry has a very tight schedule. No matter how great a talented person is, if the days of activating the aura are repeated every day, fatigue will inevitably overlap. How the hell are you going to win against the top rankers?"

Yeah. I can't be late for that either. He said that he had said that he would defeat Jayden and try to win first place. If you procrastinate on your schedule, it's no different than making your own words slurred.

This ranking match.

It was an exceptional case.

Even those who recognized Roman Dmitry thought it was very difficult to get from number 99 to number one.

one per day.

At least 99 days.

It was virtually impossible to finish all those events with a victory.

By the way.

It took less than a week for those doubts to disappear completely.