CH 8

If you are korean, you will know the fear of the sound the morning bird sang.

When you don’t hear the alarm while sleeping and you get late for school or work.

Also, when you miss the right time to sleep and then look out the window at the rising sun with tears in your eyes from playing all night long.

The birds around the peninsula used to sing clearly, picking up only the later moments.

“Contractor… turn off the alarm.”

Zio shook her hand as she called out to her contractor as if she was calling for siri.

Like the sounds of birds singing, something annoying kept twinkling in front of her eyes.

But wait, sounds of birds?

Did birds cry in the daytime these days…?

The average time Gyeon Zio woke up was at 11am at the earliest and 2-3pm at the latest.

Come to think of it, it sounds a little too artificial to be birds…

Zio suddenly got goosebumps and opened her eyes wide.

Sure enough.

Babel network.

[Ranking has been updated.]

[Currently Gyeon Zio’s domestic ranking is 2nd and 4th in the world.]

…

…?

“…is this a dream?”

Yes. It must be a dream.

It was the perfect dream.

Gyeon Zio tucked herself back in the blanket.

Ding diing-

Phone

IphoneXs Plus

Out of service phone (11)

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KakaoTalk

34 unread messages

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Wow, even kakaotalk exploded in her dream, it feels so real.

In self-praise, Zio reached out her hand and roughly unlocked the phone.

[Mother’s son: Hey.] 07:24

[Mother’s son: Hey are you crying?] 07:24

[Mother’s son: (Emoticon)] 07:24

[Mother’s son: ㅋㅋㅋㅋa.] 07:25 (ㅋis basically like saying lol)

[Mother’s son: I knew this would happen one day ㅋㅋㅋㅋ] 07:25

[Mother’s son: You’ve been lying down while others have been working hard, I told you, you look like an egyptian mummy; ah good riddance; Finally justice. This is society, hehe.] 07:27

[Mother’s son: But maybe this is not a bad idea.] 08:13

[Mother’s son: Sister.] 08:13

[Mother’s son: You can’t always live on the top, sometimes you have to taste the air from below.] 08:32

[Mother’s son: You can be more humane now.] 08:35 

[Mother’s son: Come home quickly and eat mothers cooking of your favorite sausage side dish.] 08:39

[Mother’ son: Hey, where are you?] 09:11

[Mother’s son: You didn’t contact me right away.] 09:11

[Mother’s son: If you don’t call me before this afternoon, I’ll put a wanted list for you on the world channel.] 09:15

[Mother’s son: I’m not kidding.] 09:15

[Mother’s son: I’m serious.] 09:16

What the hell, give back her number 1 spot.

Did she really become a kong? Kong Jo is this you now?

“Explain, unni.”

Didn’t you say you would release her from the stress of rankings. That you would let her walk a flowery path?

Is this the result of seducing a naive elementary school student who didn’t know anything and threw away her life?

‘Even a scrap car is a waste like this.’

[Your contractor ‘Reader of Fate’ asks why you have to be so hot-headed in the morning.]

[Of course he said that, but he protests saying he never imagined that his baby incarnation would never step foot on the tower once in 10 years.]

Forget it.

She didn’t have time to listen to the lame traitor’s excuses.

She still hadn’t fully come to terms with this reality. This was actually a really traumatic event.

It wasn’t surprising, this ranking update is the first time this happened since Gyeon Zio became a ranker by putting her name on the Babel network.

Zio sat up with a serious look on her face.

Thanks to her unusual sleeping habits, her hair was disheveled like a colorful magpie nest.

Let’s open the ranker channel and check it out, it was on fire too.

Everyone was excited asking what kind of a big event caused it to explore like this.

From domestic rankings to world rankings, hunter internets, and many more.

It was only after checking out everything, that the stopwatch emitting its presence came into view.

[Tutorial D-DAY.]

[Opening Soon…. 00:02:15:49]

‘Two hours…’

The 40th tutorial run which starts at noon today.

It happens twice every year.

The tutorial run which produced mass awakening was a national event.

Not only did the opening date become a temporary holiday, but even the Babel tower would be temporarily closed except for the plaza.

In addition, this tutorial was ‘The 9th section of evil.’

Since the 39th floor was open, it was obvious that those who had not entered the tower even after receiving a ‘ticket’ would flock to it.

If you look around the Ranker’s channel or the internet right now, it was full of tutorials and ranking updates today.

Zio walked to the fridge and read the note on the refrigerator. Even his handwriting was neat.

[I made some fried tofu sushi, so make sure you eat it.  If you open the refrigerator you’ll also find some ground apple juice. You can just put the socks in the laundry.

I’ll leave my card so if you need anything just use it.

I’ll be back.

-P.S. don’t finish all the ice cream in a day.

-P.S. 2 Make sure to brush your teeth before going to sleep  ]

It hadn’t been long since he went out.

Even before reading the letter, her hand had already unwrapped the plate and picked up the 3rd tofu sushi.

Munching on it, Zio slowly began sorting things out.

The list of missions she had to complete right now.

The good news was that the wrathful traitor who conquered her precious rank, and mother’s son were around the same area.

Well. Was that the only way?.

[The Deity ‘Reader of Fate’ runs and agrees that there is only one way.]

[It’s worried that you might change your mind so it’s begging you to do what’s on your mind right now.]

‘Ah, I get it.’

Zio put down the plate of fried tofu sushi and went into the bathroom.

***

[“Excuse me director, do you have any guests that made a special appointment with you today?”]

“The tutorial is about to start,so there is a load of course.”

[“I apologise. We haven’t heard of it, but we’ve been asked by the residence security to check it out.”]

“In my house?”

[“Yes, I’ll immediately deliver what I have.”]

“The secretary team must be busy, but that’s fine. I’ll listen to it directly. Connect it to me.”

Chak. While lighting up a cigarette the phone switches lines.

[“V-Vice president! I apologise for bothering you while you are busy. Sorry…”]

“I am busy so be done with the honorifics and get into the content.”

[“Oh, yes, yes! There is a visitor looking for the vice president in the lobby. She is not on our list but she insisted that you would know her right away if you heard her name.”]

[“We tried taking care of it, but this young ordinary woman…”]

‘Security needs to be replaced.’

“So, what’s their name?”

There was a brief murmur across the phone, and the security hesitated.

[“Gyon… they said.”]

“Never heard of it. Get them out of here.”

The stinking cigarette died down silently. The event that took place from his seat was nothing short of boring.

A late morning.

A moderate amount of sunlight was painted inside of the spacious penthouse.

As he was walking through the sun towards the bathroom, he suddenly paused.

Gyeon, Gyon… wait. Gyon?

“Wait for me.”

[“What?”]

“I said wait for me. I’ll be there right now.”

When he got off the elevator there was still a fuss in the lobby.

“You can’t act like this here. If you keep insisting, we will have no choice but to force you out.”

A little girl squatting down while wearing a hoodie, and a bunch of big guys begging in front of her.

It was ridiculous and funny at the same time, he leaned on the pole with his arms crossed.

Let’s take a look around.

“An awakened person?”

“Yes miss, so.”

“Oh, I’m a civilian.”

“…”

“If you hit me you will be behind bars.chak chak.”

“Crazy…”

It had been a long time since they had changed the laws and punishments regarding the awakened to be more strict due to unsavory incidents.

Still, the awakened had their own unique arua that gave off pressure, so usually they would retreat on their own.

This was a situation where that wasn’t the case.

Even though she looked small, she wouldn’t show fear even if they cleared their eyes.

The security team had a look on their face that showed they wanted to quickly go home.

The youngest, who looked the worst, stepped towards the youthful spirit.

“That’s enough, miss. There is no end to this! I’ll just close my eyes and carry my gun. We can’t stay like this in a lobby where residents come and go. Hey! Hey!” (The second hey is formal)

Oh, yes.

Hey..?

The youngest who was rolling up his sleeves backed away.

Like a lion that got his neck bitten.

The hooded person that had been squatting in front of him till now, was being held by someone and hung in the air.

Hyuk..!

The people around breathed in.

The lobby got quiet all of a sudden.

Behind the frozen youngest member’s back, the security team hurried back to their positions.

They all nervously exclaimed “V-Vice president!”

“Came to take a look at things. I’ll take care of this. It’s because it’s spoiled.. And covers its hands.”

Dressed in a loose white T-shirt with one hand in the pocket of the trousers.

At first glance, he looked like someone who had been drinking in a convenience store, but no one could look down at him.

The best guild in korea.

〈Silver Lion〉’s second in command, ranked 7th.

Also known as Guizhou.

A representative of Chimimōryō at the time of submission.

(Beasts in the mountains and rivers)

‘Tiger’ lowered his head in an angle and smiled.

“Isn’t that right, ‘Jo’?”

***

Gyeon Zio had 2 cards that she could take out and use anytime.

One was the second card of Gyeon Ji-rok, which was cut off by the mother saying life is futile (No longer working).

Another was an unlimited black card she had received as a surprise gift.

Unlike the scratched card, which was only used at a convenience store when buying chicken or during an emergency, this VVIP card made anyone who saw it nervous.

And this guy was the owner of the said card.