episode_0283

I entered the ranked competition.

This is a survival competition where only 10 out of 100 people can reach diamond level.

Aphrodite said that there are less than 7% of cases where I can level up.

Her measurements are probably about right.

But I had Aphrodite and a stronger blue dragon. It might be impossible to do alone, but I thought there was a possibility if we worked together.

[Current number of applicants: 100/100]

[Do you want to participate in ranked competition? Accept/Cancel]

[caution]

[1. If you are eliminated after participation, you can reapply one month later.]

[2. The summoning app will not be held responsible in case of death during a ranked match.]

[3…]

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There were many precautions.

Apparently, they are all users of summoning apps. It seemed like he had a lot of unusual abilities.

Just looking at myself, I specialize in energy rather than combat.

“Okay, let’s go!”

“Then I will accept it.”

With the words of Aphrodite, who entered the body of an artificial life form again, a blue sphere appeared in front of my eyes.

When I grabbed that sphere, I was transported somewhere.

***

[We welcome users who participated in the Diamond Rank Battle.]

We arrived at a space filled with blue walls.

“It’s been a long time since so many different users gathered together… since the Golden Kingdom.”

Other than me, there were others who arrived first.

There were a lot of people, but there were also a lot of people who looked like other races.

An Orc user with a mechanical ax on his back or a Lizardman user meditating while floating in the air.

“Groot…I’ll definitely go to Diamond.”

Some even looked like tree people.

The people gathered here were all summoning app users like me and also competitors.

[You are number 33 here.]

I nodded at the voice coming from the air.

Then he went to the nearby wall and created a red chair using blood magic.

We sat on it and waited for the rest to fill up.

-Togak..ttogak.

“Huh?”

As I was sitting like that, someone came up to me.

“Phew…you look familiar?”

When I looked to the side, I saw a beautiful woman blowing smoke out of a long pipe.

When I wondered where I had met him, he turned out to be the chemical engineer I had seen in the Golden Kingdom.

“Sister Evelyn. It’s been a while.”

“Wow~ Do you remember me? It’s amazing in many ways~”

When she recognized herself, she smiled brightly.

I guess I didn’t expect that he would remember me.

My teacher told me that I was taught that I should never forget the name of the woman I like.

When a woman recognizes herself even a little during a casual meeting, she becomes interested in and likes a man.

Of course, the popularity rating may be small based on the name alone, but it gave him an edge over other competitors.

I met her by chance and built up a crush on her.

“So.. what was your name?”

“Park Ja-geun.”

“Ah, it was like that.”

He was saying it as if he remembered, but it was clear that if we broke up again, he would forget my name.

“Weren’t you a complete beginner at that time? Hmm…you caught up with me to the point where you came all the way here. It’s amazing, yet somehow scary.”

“I think I came this far because my older sister helped me a lot back then.”

“Hehe.. I won’t help you anymore~ It’s my 5th attempt too.”

In the forest heading to the Golden Kingdom, Evelyn defeated all the monsters by herself.

She was such a strong and relaxed woman in her 30s.

I can’t believe I was eliminated 5 times.

As Aphrodite said, the ranking match was not an easy one.

“Yes, of course. Because now we are competitors.”

“But since we form a team together in the beginning, should we just hang out together in the beginning?”

“I like it. Today is my first time.”

“Really? Newbee this time too~”

With the enemy’s favor stack, he succeeded in forming a temporary alliance with Sister Evelyn.

It wasn’t such a bad deal to be with a girl who had even a little bit of experience.

And because it exudes charm and maturity, it is also eye candy.

My older sister was wearing a unique green uniform, and her body was clearly visible as if she was only wearing the uniform.

If you take it off, it looks like it would have a similar body type to Selina.

“How many times did you receive it? I am number 33.”

“I’m number 3.”

“Wow~ The front seat is the same. This might really be fate~”

“Destiny? Oh, that’s right~ If you look at 33 and 3~”

I knew a lot about how to make my sisters happy.

Because I developed a crush. He said it would be good if we picked an appropriate topic and connected the conversation.

No matter how strong and talented she was, she couldn’t stop her from getting closer to me.

The older sister smiled, as if she was feeling a little bored.

[All users who applied for the diamond level competition participated. The ranked match will begin soon.]

As I was chatting with sister Evelyn, time passed quickly.

[The first round begins.]

-Wow!

Blue walls unfold.

“Oh..”

The same exclamations as mine arose from those around me.

[Avoid obstacles and reach your destination.]

There are a lot of colorful obstacles.

There were also strange monsters and tall walls or even underwater walls that looked like walls.

[10..9..8..]

crazy..

The countdown started right away without any preparation.

[3..2..1.. belt!]

The curtain in front of my eyes disappeared and countless users jumped out.

“Then I’ll go first~”

Evelyn, who created the green cloud, ascended to the sky.

“Yes, see you at your destination.”

I also waved my hand and ran out.

Magic. Haste. High-speed movement.

When the magic was activated, the body became exponentially faster.

I caught up with the people who ran ahead of me.

“Park Ja-geun. There is an unidentified trap ahead.”

“Tsk!”

Avoid the bamboo spear trap that pops out in front of you and regenerate the area where the platform disappears with the power of Hyeonmu.

“What is that guy..!”

“Krrrr.. How dare you go in front of me! I’ll catch up!”

In this way, he took the lead, creating traps and paths that did not exist before.

As I created a new path, other users followed me.

As expected, all of those users were monsters with a platinum level and a total rating of over 1000 points.

There was nothing to excel at in areas such as speed or strength.

So, in order to interfere, I canceled and erased the path I created.

“No way. We’re not on the same team.”

“Wow!”

“That guy!”

These are the ones falling into the air.

[No. 61 eliminated.]

[No. 79 eliminated.]

That’s how you run, knocking down your competitors.

“Keez!!”

A huge monster was blocking the front.

A transparent curtain was visible behind the monster, and in the center of the curtain was a large keyhole.

I saw users attacking monsters, and I wondered if I had to subdue them in order to pass.

“There is also an older sister, Evelyn.”

Even after receiving numerous attacks, the monster continued to regenerate and spew fire from its mouth.

“Why is the difficulty of this ranked match like this?”

“Miss..! Just die!”

Most of the users who dealt with the monsters seemed to be as strong as Evelyn’s older sister.

However, it seemed that many of them were unable to kill a single monster and the road was blocked.

“Should I catch that too..”

“I don’t feel any power inside that monster. It’s probably a trap designed to deceive the eyes.”

“That too is a trap…”

With Aphrodite’s help, I decided to look for the key somewhere other than the monster.

Besides me, there were other competitors who showed similar behavior.

But even though I kept looking, I couldn’t find the key.

“Sparks fly.”

“Just avoid it…”

The monster’s fire burned the ground and spread.

The ground became a sea of fire and the floor melted away and reappeared repeatedly.

“Huh?”

As I felt the flames and was avoiding them, something caught my eye.

‘It was there…’

A small key came into view on the floor melted by the flames.

However, the ground is immediately restored and covered.

Because of this, it seemed like everyone was just hitting that monster without knowing it.

If so…huhu…

I ran to the next fire.

“Shield.”

“Keuee!!”

-Rarrrr!!

A transparent veil was formed over the entire body, and the person entered the flames.

I grabbed the key in the floor and jumped back up.

-Hear..!

As it rolled on the floor with flames, a blue dragon came and sprinkled water on it.

“Phew.. It’s so hot.”

After shaking off my clothes, I stood up and immediately looked at the tent with the keyhole in it.

“You’re putting it there, right?”

It moved right away.

Because it was a competition, I had to move as fast as every minute and every second.

Of course, it seemed like no one had passed.

I grabbed the key, ran over, and placed my hand on the tent.

“Oh… it just passed.”

Actually, the key I had was too small compared to the keyhole.

You could get through just by holding the key.

“Look over there! One person passed!”

“What! Aren’t we supposed to catch monsters!?”

“Damn it! Were you around..!”

My competitors all look at me and are embarrassed.

I thought it was funny and waved at them.

-Kung..

“Okay…alright!”

“Huh. Sister Evelyn.”

“Key! Uh..where did you find it!?”

“This?”

He opened his palm and showed a small key.

“Ugh! Yes, that!”

“It was simple.”

“Tell me. Please~ You helped me a lot~”

“Hehe.. Then.. let’s see.. We are the people who use the summoning app~ Please give us one reward.”

“Huh..? Uh… I understand! I’ll compensate you! I promise!”

“Good. Then… I’ll let you know quietly.”

Users gathered around the tent because everyone wanted to hear what I had to say.

I smiled when I saw that.

“I will compensate you too, so let me know!”

“Me too!”

“To me too!”

“Um…that’s not possible. I also don’t like having many competitors. I will only tell my sister.”

I laughed at them and sent a magical message to Sister Evelyn.

-You just have to look closely at the floor that was melted by the fire.

“What..?”

“I informed you. Sister Evelyn. Fighting~”

“Ah..Okay! Gas spraying!”

Evelin spewed green gas around her, blocking her peripheral vision.

I think I sprayed it because I didn’t want my competitors to know.

“Cock! Cough!”

“Cock! Chase the plague wizard! I definitely heard some key information!”

“Damn you can’t see it!”

“Go after it somehow!”

I ran out beyond the curtain, watching them play tag one last time.