La Guia De Rankers Para Vivir Una Vida Ordinaria Novela - Capítulo 14

Capítulo 14
Capítulo 14

Chirrido-

Todos los monitores que iluminaban el área del tutorial emitían ruido tras la notificación de cambio repentino de dificultad. Se desconoce por completo qué sucedió después.

“¿Sabes por qué hay un espacio parecido a una sala de monitoreo en Babel, Zio?”

“Seleccionar a alguien que parezca prometedor y formarlo.”

“Es cierto, pero la esencia del ‘monitoreo’ es prepararse para situaciones inesperadas. Si el sujeto es principiante, para su protección.”

El líder del gremio y sublíder de los , Gyeon Jirok, y Zio —aparte de estos cuatro, todos los demás clasificados se marcharon, quedando solo un puñado en la sala de control—. Eun Seokwon habló con tono serio.

“No podemos perder a los novatos. Son el futuro.”

“Vamos, es solo un cambio de dificultad.”

“Creo que Babel preparó la sala de monitoreo para situaciones inesperadas como esta. La Torre tembló. Es la primera vez que sucede. Definitivamente no es un buen presagio.”

“¿Qué podemos hacer?”

Jioh murmuró en voz baja.

“Saldrán solos, ¿qué más? ¿Hay alguien dentro que lo sepa…?”

‘¿Eh?’

Había alguien.

Bajo el capó, las pupilas de Jioh temblaban. Ahora que lo pensaba, ¡la border collie, Baek Dohyun…! Un momento antes, estaba sentada cómodamente en el sofá, incluso diciéndose a sí misma: «¡Vamos, protagonista regresiva! ¡El primer puesto es tuyo!», y riendo para sus adentros.

Jioh, de repente, perdió la voz.

Gyeon Jirok, que se había quedado solo tras enviar primero a los miembros de su gremio, no pudo contenerse y habló.

“Entiendo cómo te sientes, León Plateado. Pero como ya sabes, el tutorial que ha comenzado es imposible de detener, y tampoco podemos entrar ni salir de nuestro lado. Ya lo sabes. No le asignes a Jioh una tarea imposible.”

“No era mi intención. Si sonó así, pido disculpas.”

“No, no te disculpes… Bueno, yo también estoy frustrado. Si las constelaciones ayudan, quién sabe, pero ¿quién intentaría imponer un ‘boleto especial’ a un jugador de alto rango?”

Estremecerse. “……” “……”

Jioh tragó saliva seca. Está fría. Siente como si una daga la atravesara justo en el pecho.

Pero no te preocupes. No hay ninguna deficiencia en su carácter de «piel dura». Simplemente actúa como si nada hubiera pasado y recupérate…

“…Deja de moverte inquieto. ¿Estás usando alguna habilidad?”

¡Maldita sea! ¡Qué tipo tan molesto!

[El rasgo «Piel dura» está desactivado.]

La mano de Gyeon Jirok se aferra a su capucha como un halcón.

Como si un robot hecho con una lata de conservas estuviera emitiendo un zumbido, Jioh giró la cabeza.

“¿Eh? No, no usé nada.”

“Tú… ¿Sabes que eres pésimo mintiendo? De verdad quiero creerte. Bien. Ahora, cuéntanos. ¿Tu pacto te dio un ‘pase libre’ o no?”

“¡Estoy escribiendo un guion, pequeño ciervo loco!”

“Si te pillan mintiendo, te cortarán la mano. ¿Entiendes?”

Thud-thud. Thug-thud-thug-thud.

Eun Seok-won, que observaba la discusión entre los hermanos Gyeon, preguntó con preocupación a su lado.

“Inja-a 1 , ¿no deberías detenerlos? Las palabras de los niños son demasiado duras.”

“Déjenlos en paz. Solo están jugando ahora mismo.”

The tiger, a veteran babysitter with 10 years of experience, answered calmly. Watching the cat vs. deer showdown, which he had seen more than a hundred times while taking care of Gyeon Jioh.

As he said, the fight that was meowing and buzzing came to an end as Gyeon Jirok twisted Jioh’s wrist.

“Heokk……!”

Clearly marked inside her forearm, the white Babel emblem. Unlike ordinary tickets, it was the size of a grain of rice, but it looked clear to the sharp-eyed rankers.

The [Exclusive Ticket] issued arbitrarily by the Constellations. In other words, it was called,

A Free Pass

To enter the Tower, one usually had to have an admission ticket or be officially registered as an Awakened with a nickname on the Babel Network.

Therefore, the original purpose of the Exclusive Ticket was to provide a convenience for those selected by the Constellations to awaken without going through the tutorial, avoiding the hellish selection. For those who had already contracted with the Constellations, the tutorial were not necessarily essential, but it was always good to experience and not miss out on any growth that might be gained on the tutorial.

Distorted from its original intention, the ticket was often utilized by some Awakened for various purposes beyond the intended use.

As it literally meant a ‘free pass’ to any open floor within Babel’s rules, it could be used anywhere.

Lighting a cigarette with a goblin fire, The tiger neatly concluded the conversation. “Sakura?”

“…Hooo.”

‘Ugh. Seriously. See, I told you so many times to stop giving out tickets!’

Even though it was a free pass, which was almost impossible to obtain for many people, it was useless to her. Because she didn’t want to climb the tower, she and her Covenant always exchanged jokes with the ticked almost every day, with the Constellations giving it and Jioh denying it.

Until Gyeon Jirok brought it up, Jioh had almost forgotten the fact that she had received it.

[Your Covenant, ‘The One Who Reads Destiny’, thought this would happen and scratched her chin.]

[Do you trust your little brother? Since it turned out like this, let me take out some items from the Babel pocket.]

Amidst the three men’s intense gaze,

When Jioh, cornered, was about to roll her eyes,

Ding!

Event Quest / Ranker Exclusive /

▷ Help Me, Magician King~

Difficulty | EASY

Objective | Complete the tutorial

— Error Code: UNKNOWN. GF Scenario “Beginning of the Prelude: Disqualification of Humanity” is in crisis (˃̣︿˂̣ ) Please safely complete the scenario by removing the uncontrolled threats!

[Completion Rewards]

Unique Skill Proficiency +3%

Acceleration of Growth Buff during Scenario Progression (5x)

Ugh.

“…As a senior, I can’t just watch my junior colleagues in crisis.”

“…?”

“If this is my calling, I have no choice but to accept it.” “…”

“Leave it to me here, all of you go. This tutorial will be handled by the great Jioh.”

“…What’s with this sudden shift in the attitude?”

Despite the puzzled expression on Gyeon Jirok’s face, Jioh ignored him and turned around proudly.

Inja, who had been silent, frowned.

“Jioh, are you serious?”

“Yeah.”

“Be serious just this once.”

“Yeah, yeah. Just stop nagging.”

Jioh injected magic into the ticket, thanks to the guidance of Gyeon Jirok, who was a fanatic of the Tower, she knew how to use it.

《Gyeon Jioh-nim requests the use of the Exclusive Ticket.》

《Correct permission holder. Approval complete.》

《The current location of Gyeon Jioh-nim is the 0th-floor monitor room. There is no ‘Tower Entrance’ as you are already inside. Replaced with entry permission for another floor.》

《Please state the floor you desire.》

Jioh replied, “Ground Floor.”

《Ground Floor. Plaza. Tutorial Scenario – Beginning of the Prelude: Disqualification of Humanity》

《This is the currently progressing scenario. Would you like to enter midway?》

《Confirmed. Permission granted for one people entry, Gyeon Jioh-nim.》

The space in front of her ripples like a wave on water, and a door emerged in the air. Her short hair fluttered in the gentle breeze.

Ignoring the gazes, Jioh grabbed the doorknob.

Approximately it has been 1 hour and 40 minutes since she enter the Babel Tower.

Current Unique Skill Proficiency: 17.033%.

‘Hmm. Still not giving up on me, friend who hasn’t severed ties with 2nd place Gyeon Jioh?’

[Your Covenant, ‘The One Who Reads Destiny’, pulls out a sunflower hat with ‘1st place Jioh’ written on it, claiming to be always on your side.]

‘Good.’

Shall we go then? To ‘Reclaim the Crown.’ Jioh smiled.

Even half a day is long. Annoying and bothersome, but destiny is destiny. Even if she’s lazy and indifferent, a king is still a king. Gyeon Jioh was born to be a king. So there was no reason to not be a king for a single moment.

Name: Gyeon Jioh

Age: 20

Grade: S-rank ― Combat | Magic Specialization

Ranking: (in progress)

Disposition: A ruler who observe freely

Affiliation: Planet Earth ― Republic of Korea

Sub-affiliation: None

Covenant: The One Who Reads Destiny| [The Only True Incarnation― The Omniscience Librarian]

First Title: Magician King (Myth)

Unique Titles: Number One, Ruler of All, King of the World, Pinnacle of Immortality, Tyrant, Lazybones, Childish

✧

Na Joyeon gritted her teeth.

She had already heard about the notoriety of the Babel Tower tutorial.

It was well-known that the tutorial, themed around the scenario “Disqualification of Humanity”, had monsters that were humanoid demons. Despite appearing ordinary at first glance, these monsters had mouths that extended down to their waists, showcasing cruelty and brutality as they swallowed participants whole or tore them apart.

It was said that these monsters were there to erase any hesitation to kill from the beginners who were once ordinary people.

It was exactly as they had said.

Nevertheless, as they looked human on the outside, they could be a formidable opponents if one could gather their courage.

“Crazy, why the sudden evolution! Are you guys Digimon or something!”

《Due to external factors, the difficulty of the tutorial will be readjusted. 》

《Once the tutorial scenario has started, it cannot be interrupted. 》

[As a measure due to the difficulty adjustment, temporary weapons will be distributed in addition to the items given at the start of the tutorial. Weapons will be provided randomly according to the individual characteristics of the participants.]

[The health and stamina of all surviving participants within the current scenario will be fully restored.]

[The points for ‘Defeating Fellow Participants’ will be changed from 50 points to 0 points. Participants can no longer gain points through fighting with each other.]

These desperate alerts from Babel appeared one after another.

At the same time winged demons, two-headed demons, and so on suddenly appear.

‘I, I… want to go back… ’

Of course, although she knew in her mind that in the tutorial, unlike other layers of Babel, dying didn’t mean real death, but…

This wasn’t an online game.

Moreover, the pain wasn’t filtered; it was transmitted as is.

The screams of her party members being eaten by giant humanoid demons were still vivid in her ears.

The party consisted of five members, but except for Na Joyeon, everyone else was wiped out.

“Hooook, hooouuuuk!”

The hot breath of the monster brushed over her head. It was eerie.

Crouching even more under the rock, Na Joyeon began to regret her decision tens of minutes ago.

‘Darn it, darn it! I should’ve followed that guy who looks like the protagonist, at least I wouldn’t have been torn apart by monsters… ’

A few minutes ago, she had met Baek Dohyun by chance. The rankings in the tutorial were publicly disclosed in real-time to all participants.

Despite having a terrifying scores with a face that looked too good to be true, Baek Dohyun (unexpectedly) proposed traveling together. Na Joyeon (coolly) refused and chose the party she met earlier.

“Huk…”

An unintentional whimper escaped her.

Joyeon, horrified by the sound she made, suddenly rolled her body over.

Kwaang, kreaaaah!

“Kyaaaa!”

Shattered rock fragments flew in all directions.

The rock she had just hidden under moments ago. If she had been a little late, what would have been destroyed wouldn’t have been the rock but her.

Na Joyeon crawled desperately, not even realizing that her palms were covered in blood. Although she needed to get up, perhaps due to fear, she couldn’t gather any strength in her legs.

“Please, please move…!”

‘Help me. ‘Someone please!’

In truth, the reason why Baek Dohyun, a regressor, had proposed traveling with Na Joyeon was due to her innate characteristic.

Trait: Fanatic.

Daba igual en qué o en quién creyeras; lo único que importaba a las Constelaciones era la pureza de esa fe. Cuanto más puro era el corazón, mayor era la probabilidad de ser elegido por ellas y mayor la posibilidad de ascender a un rango superior.

Puede que la actual Na Joyeon no lo sepa, pero en la vida anterior que recuerda Baek Dohyun, ella era la única sanadora de rango doble A en el país.

Eso significaba que, en términos de pureza innata, no tenía rival en ningún otro lugar. Y Babel no hizo la vista gorda ante la sinceridad de Na Joyeon.

“Declaración de Territorio.”

La biblioteca, Materialización.

『Palabras clave de refuerzo: ‘Jamiel el travieso, no hay una séptima bala en el cañón de mi pistola recubierta de plata’. 』

Charararararak-

‘¿Un sonido… como el de pasar páginas?’

Pensando eso, Na Joyeon abrió sus ojos fuertemente cerrados…

¡Taang-!

Se oyó un fuerte disparo. No era algo propio de un libro.

¡Kugugu!

El gigante se desplomó, atravesado por la frente, sin emitir un grito. Na Joyeon giró la cabeza atónita.

La dirección desde donde soplaban el humo intenso y el viento.

De pie, solo en medio del campo, el hombre con la capucha negra bajada hasta debajo de los ojos hablaba con calma mientras guardaba el rifle de francotirador plateado que apuntaba al gigante.

“Debería ir a los Juegos Olímpicos…”

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