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162Tue public ranking match (1)
temple of valhalla.
Willas, a priest at the Cairo branch, complained as he watered the withering flowers..
“How boring..”
Last year.
The temple of Valhalla had a dull day..
Normally, it wasn't very often, but when it was free, there were applications for ranked matches, but no one wanted to play ranked matches, as everyone had promised..
Willas knew the reason..
The moment Roman Dmitry, who returned from the Southern Front, mentioned ranked competition, the rankers stopped competing with each other..
“Exactly one year later. Roman Dmitry will cause a major upheaval in the Cairo Kingdom rankings. Anyone who wants to prove themselves, just needs to sharpen himself for a year and prove his skills against Roman Dmitry..”
It was a great event.
Roman Dmitry is a talent that the continent is paying attention to..
Regardless of whether you win or lose, if you show good skills against Roman, your standing as a prosecutor can change in an instant..
What is Ranking??
In the end, it is a stage of confrontation where people with a desire for honor fight fiercely to prove each other..
A stage with a large audience and a clear reward was bound to be attractive, and all the rankers in Cairo followed Roman Dmitry and began training in the closed theater..
It was an unprecedented phenomenon in the history of the Cairo Kingdom..
20As the prosecutors of the mid-1990s turned the continent upside down, people showed collective action that had not been shown before..
Willas understood how they felt..
If the opponent had been specified, at least the ranking match would not have been completely cut off like it is now..
‘Roman Dmitry is truly on a strange borderline. Although his official ranking is 100th due to his match against Homer, he proved his skills by defeating Butler, who was ranked 2nd in the Kingdom of Hector. That's where the problem starts. Common sense suggests that the 100th ranked player should prove himself step by step against the lowest ranked player, 99th place, but it is safe to say that his skills are already at the top level in Cairo..’
199th from the top.
Everyone was Roman's prey..
Not knowing which method to choose, prosecutors were wary of Roman's possible application for a confrontation..
furthermore.
‘20Age in his mid-teens is holding Roman Dmitry back..’
fallow year.
people had doubts.
I admit that Roman is strong, but I wonder if his achievement of defeating Butler may be underwhelming..
Then this could be a huge opportunity.
20It was virtually impossible to reach that level at one's age, so he hoped to achieve the feat of defeating Roman Dmitry over the prosecutors of Cairo..
vague borderline.
Cairo fell into silence.
Due to the appearance of a mutant named Roman Dmitry, the rankers hid themselves and sharpened their skills as much as possible..
‘No matter what choice is made, it is clear that Cairo's ranking will be sequentially pushed down from the moment Roman Dmitry makes his move..’
I was sure.
According to Valhalla sources:.
The match against Butler was real..
Whether Roman challenges from the top or from the bottom..
It was undeniable that all of Cairo's rankers would be pushed out because of Roman Dmitry alone..
It was then.
“Priest, priest!”
Believer of Valhalla.
He came running after a month and spoke in an urgent voice..
“I received a call from Roman Dmitry. Finally, the open ranking match that the priest has been waiting for will begin.!”
In those words.
Willas smiled brightly like a child..
* * *
that time.
Marquis Benedict also received the same report..
“……Is it finally moving?.”
last year.
He did his best to recruit Roman..
Roman Dmitry set an exact deadline of one year, but Marquis Benedict believed that only those who work hard can win beauty..
He regularly sent gifts to Roman Dmitry, attended the Dmitry family's family events, and one day sent his daughter to win Roman's favor..
Despite such efforts.
Roman didn't give a definite answer..
Although he may have been more favored than other nobles, Roman Dmitry never gave a firm answer..
‘The recent situation in the international community is unusual..’
Kronos Empire.
They were like active volcanoes.
There was no telling when an explosion would occur due to those who advocated for the conquest of the continent from within, and more than anything, an incident occurred recently where key figures from the magic towers in the Kronos Empire went missing..
It all started as the Phoenix of the Frankish Kingdom..
At that time, people dismissed it as a personal incident of one magic tower, but when incidents of magic tower owners disappearing one after another occurred, people thought there was some kind of conspiracy behind it..
And of course.
The Kronos Empire, which suffered the most damage, expressed its anger..
Convinced that it was a ploy by other countries, he raised his voice saying that now was a good opportunity to conquer the continent..
Kronos' power was great.
Even though they knew what kind of ambition they had, people couldn't stimulate the hive because they thought it might become 'reality'..
It was the same in Valhalla, the same empire..
Valhalla grew its power quickly thanks to its geographical characteristics of a tropical rainforest and the advantage of not facing Kronos' border, but it was not yet sure of victory in a direct confrontation with Kronos..
an imminent situation.
In times like these, it was the weaker countries that were more anxious..
In particular, Cairo, which borders Kronos, was not surprised at any time when it was attacked..
‘War with Kronos is an unavoidable reality. When they cross the border and reveal their ambitions in earnest, Cairo needs a neat and tidy power system to oppose them. The fighting on the southern front had already revealed fatal problems to Cairo. Now is the time for change. If the noble faction only recruits Roman Dmitry, then they will no longer stand by and ignore the current power system..’
royal knight.
It was the last puzzle Benedict wanted to defeat them, so he waited patiently even though it made the opponent suffer..
He is a person worth it..
If Cairo's best talent was secured, it was not a problem for the aristocratic faction to overthrow the country..
‘A weak king cannot endure chaotic times. What if Roman Dmitry doesn't give us the answer we want?.’
puck.
Kwasik.
I broke the cup..
Favor comes from hope.
At the moment when even the slightest hope is not allowed, Marquis Benedict will not leave Roman alone as a variable..
blood flowed from my hand.
After wiping away the blood with a handkerchief, he called his retainer and asked:.
“Okay, where is Roman Dmitry??”
maybe.
There was a high probability that he came to the capital..
This is because most of the top rankers are in the capital, but the vassal's answer was different from what was expected..
“……Well, Roman Dmitry is in the North now..”
northern.
This makes it clear.
Roman Dmitry chose to work his way up from the bottom..
* * *
Ranking 99th.
Jayden swallowed dryly at the letter he received a few days ago..
[As a ranker in Cairo, I am applying for a ranking match against Jayden, who is ranked 99th..]
at las.
The time has come.
Roman Dmitry, who had only been rumored, began to move in earnest, and contrary to expectations that he would challenge from the top, he chose Jaden as his first opponent..
In fact, looking at the objective facts, Roman Dmitry was overwhelmingly superior..
There was no need to discuss the match against Butler in the first place, and the achievement of defeating Homer was enough to crush all of Cairo's mid-to-low rankers..
however.
Jaden saw the confrontation with Roman as an opportunity..
‘Roman Dmitry is a person aiming for the top ranking. If he really is as talented as the rumors say, he wouldn't want to engage in a war of attrition against lower rankers. Maybe Roman Dmitry's rumors are exaggerated. Therefore, he expected that he would lose to the top rankers at any time, and intentionally used us as scapegoats to increase his reputation..’
It was a reasonable hypothesis..
If Roman Dmitry's skills are real.
Skipping the meaningless war of attrition and immediately challenging the top ranking player is bound to be beneficial in all aspects..
The only thing that can be achieved through a pointless war of attrition is a victory that people will take for granted, and if fatigue builds up in the process, victory in other games cannot be guaranteed..
Maybe that was a ploy.
If you get tired or get injured, you can use a suitable excuse to talk back..
Is that why?.
Jayden didn't shy away from confrontation..
Appeared on the specified date and met Roman Dmitry..
‘Just like the rumors say, he's really young..’
20mid-teens.
It was evident from the appearance.
From what I heard, Jayden's desire to win was burning hot due to the rumor that he had already scheduled a date with his next opponent..
‘Do your best from the start.’
this match.
I didn't expect victory.
Even if I had to lose, I hoped to prove what kind of swordsman Jayden was..
referee of the showdown.
Willas took charge.
As soon as he received the application for the ranking match, he rushed over a month later, checked the appearance of the two, and immediately announced the signal for a match..
Palak.
“start-!”
A signal that falls like a thunderbolt.
That moment.
puck.
Jayden's mind fell into a distant darkness..
* * *
The people watching were astonished.
Just 1 second.
The decision was made in an instant..
Roman seemed to rush in quickly, and before Jaden could do anything, he struck the opponent's vital area hard..
That was the end of it.
It's famous and empty.
people couldn't keep their mouths shut.
I knew that Roman was strong, but just like Jayden, I also had doubts about what might happen..
Willas checked Jayden's condition..
Seeing that he couldn't come to his senses at all, I looked at Roman..
“It's such a one-sided match that it's really meaningless. Is there really a need for such a troublesome confrontation? With Roman Dmitry's skills, you could challenge the top rankers right away, but why not skip the later match schedule and start from around 30th place? Roman, don’t you know this too? We realize that starting from the bottom is not very beneficial to Roman, who is aiming for the top..”
Willas also heard the rumor..
99confrontation with above.
Roman is looking for an excuse to run away..
If you defeat only a moderately high level and retreat due to accumulated fatigue, Roman Dmitry can avoid the strong players he really has to face and secure his honor..
It was a really clever strategy..
If you can't meet people's expectations, leaving 'hope' was beneficial to you even if there were questions..
Roman said.
“I understand why Willas says that. However, there is a need to move up from the bottom..”
public rumor.
Roman Dmitry's life gave cause.
If he had been called a swordsman genius from a young age, people would have watched Roman's moves without a single doubt..
But the truth wasn't like that.
Before being possessed by Baek Jung-hyuk, Roman Dmitry was called a simpleton, and his period of notoriety was longer than that of the hero of Cairo..
so that.
People couldn't help but be suspicious every time.
Although he is recognized as the hero of Cairo, there are doubts about whether his skills are as great as rumored..
99The confrontation with Wei ignited doubts.
No matter how much you think about it, there was no reason for Roman Dmitry to push himself like this if he wanted to be at the top..
“I know what rumors are going around about this matchup. The reason people doubt my choice is probably because they think I cannot take the top spot in the Kingdom of Cairo. So I made this choice. From the bottom to the top. If I don't stop and defeat all the strong, there won't be any doubt whatsoever about what kind of life I've lived..”
With those words at the end.
Roman walked away..
The next match was scheduled.
Seeing Roman's back leaving on the road first, Willas felt his blood boiling..
‘This is it.’
99From top to first place.
Roman said he would take on everyone..
Willas couldn't help but be truly happy at the statement that he would prove his ability, regardless of whether people doubted it or not..
boring life in cairo.
I waited for someone like Roman.
Although he didn't know where Roman's challenge would end, Willas hoped that Roman would last as long as possible..
A match that ended in vain.
The news immediately hit the Kingdom of Cairo..
* * *
first win.
people took it for granted.
No, it still had to be negative..
“It's a great challenge, but isn't that too much? Roman Dmitry has a very tight schedule. No matter how great a person he is, if he repeatedly displays his aura every day, he will inevitably become tired. How on earth are you going to win against the top ranked players??”
“I know. But you can't delay it either. He said he would defeat Jaden and challenge for first place. If he postpones his schedule from time to time, he is making his words sound lame..”
This ranking match.
It was an unusual incident.
Even those who recognized Roman Dmitry thought that it was very difficult to get from 99th to 1st place..
one person per day.
At least 99 days.
It was virtually impossible to finish the entire schedule with a win..
however.
It took less than a week for those doubts to completely disappear..
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