I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 75

Episode 076

Seungju lived on the first floor of a villa village in a university area.

You have to walk for about 20 minutes to catch the bus, and the old town is like a maze of winding narrow alleys.

He said that although there are no large supermarkets or convenience facilities nearby, there is at least one convenience store, so he lives happily.

As soon as I arrived at that narrow alley, I immediately tore down the invisibility scroll.

Unlike my mother’s house, which was as quiet as death, this was a college town, so even though it was late, I could hear people calling here and there.

The house with the lights on is pretty visible too.

After completing my invisibility, I walked quietly and approached the window of Seungju’s living room.

The room beyond the screen was brightly lit.

And the desk right in front of it. This is the desk that Seungju Lee frequently uses.

Fortunately, we hadn’t moved, so the scenery beyond the window was familiar.

“Oh, I ate. “It’s almost three in the morning here, Mom.”

As I approached the window, I heard a familiar voice.

I listened closely to Seungju’s voice coming from under the window.

It looks like he was talking on the phone with his mom. Fortunately, my mother seems to be still safe.

“I usually don’t sleep until this time. I’m going to play some games and then go to sleep. Yes, aye. Not for long. “I couldn’t do it because I didn’t have time because I was working part-time, and now that I don’t have to work part-time, I’m doing it little by little with my friends.”

I feel like my heart is pounding when I hear a voice that I haven’t heard in a long time.

Since I was invisible anyway, there was no way I could see her, so I was a little more bold and looked for Seungju through the window.

“Mom is? Oh, you’re in Barcelona now? Ah Barcelona, is it fun? Yep. Okay, let’s go together later. uh? sister?”

Seungju, who was calmly talking on the phone, stopped.

The face visible through the screen is stiff.

“Okay, let’s go with my sister. huh. I guess it hasn’t come out yet. yea, I got it. When I return home, I will go to the airport. Yes, mom, have fun and come back. “I’ll take a lot of pictures, okay, okay, I’ll hang up.”

After finishing the call, Seungju looked at her phone for a moment and then washed her face.

And I took a deep breath, but as soon as the phone hung up, the phone rang again.

I think we are friends this time.

“hello? uh. uh. “You saw the news, sister?”

You saw it.

Breaking news that Hunter Seojin Ban killed all the other team members, including me.

Seungju was so calm that I thought she hadn’t seen the breaking news.

“huh. Thank you for your concern. alcohol? “Hey, I don’t feel like that right now.”

For a moment, Seungju listened to the voice on the other end of the phone.

It looks like they’re comforting me in one way or another over there.

By the way, what are the assistant manager and assistant manager at Baekgwang Guild doing?

I don’t know the house and I can’t go to the Baekgwang guild right now.

Since I haven’t heard any news, I guess you’re okay, right?

Since Ban Seo-jin, who was said to be going to the Baekgwang guild, was captured, the guild leader may still be alive.

It’s a bit strange that his face doesn’t appear in the newspaper, though.

“Oh yeah. thank you. For worrying about me. But I’m fine.”

Seungju, who had been speaking resolutely, paused for a moment to gather her emotions and then spoke calmly again.

“Your sister will be fine too. It’s because you can’t see it. How strong is my sister? The person who is said to be Hunter Ban Seo-jin did not directly testify that he killed him. “Yeah, so I’m going to wait until more news comes out.”

Seungju interrupted again.

It was only then that her friend seemed to have lost her mind and could be heard quietly comforting Seungju, telling her that it would be okay.

“okay. I haven’t told my mom yet. I’m afraid you’ll be worried. I won’t say anything until I return home. Okay, you take a break too. What a bad idea. Do I look like the kind of person who does that? Anyway, okay. If you see a malicious comment criticizing your sister, please report it. Ok, thanks.”

After finishing the call, Seungju sat down in front of the desk again.

Then I put my hands on the keyboard and started typing something with concentration.

I was curious about what was on the monitor, but it was frustrating because I couldn’t see it from the angle, but Seo Ji-han went in and looked and came out.

– Are you reading an article on the Internet?

And at that moment, Seungju burst out in anger.

“Wow you bastards. The comments are really dirty. “Things you don’t even know about… I’m putting them all on you.”

Seungju, who was wheezing, concentrated again and immersed himself in his work.

Seo Ji-han, who was watching this with some satisfaction, again informed me of the situation.

– For every post that criticizes you, he leaves a comment fighting back. You took care of your little brother.

Honestly, I was a bit impressed.

It doesn’t even make sense how he feels right now, but he did this to think of me.

But why is Seo Ji-han so proud?

I glanced at Seo Ji-han, feeling a bit absurd, but his face suddenly hardened.

-Someone is coming.

At the sudden words, my loose vigilance immediately soared.

As I quickly disappeared through the gap next to the building, a black sedan squeezed through the narrow alley and stopped in front of Seungju’s villa.

And out of it, men dressed in clothes that would look suspicious to anyone jumped out.

Even if you wear a pitch black suit, what about sunglasses at this time of night?

– Looks like those guys, doesn’t it?

“Are they here to kidnap Seungju? Then…”

– Shh. Let’s watch for a moment.

At first, I wanted to rush into the room, grab Seung-ju, and tear up the scroll, but thinking about what would happen next, I still had to hold back.

I watched the men do it, ready to use the skill at any time.

I thought they were going to go straight into Seungju’s room, but surprisingly, the men moved very cautiously, as if they didn’t want to be seen by Seungju.

They installed something like a surveillance camera around the house and sprinkled a suspicious powder on the floor.

And as if it was the last time, he took out an item and stuck it on the wall of Seungju’s house.

As soon as the item was attached to the wall, Seo Ji-han shouted urgently.

– You have lost your invisibility!

It seems that the identity of that item was an invisibility detection item.

As soon as I appeared, without even having time to think about anything, I tore off the travel scroll and returned to a place where no one was likely to be.

It seems that in my subconscious, the place without people has become this desert.

I was back in the desert that I had avoided with Yu Eundam earlier.

I was so surprised that my heart is still pounding.

I sighed and hit my knees on the desert sand when Seo Ji-han came up to me and comforted me.

– are you okay. You wouldn’t have been caught. Anyway, I see that my family is safe, so it’s okay, right?

“Iknow, right. And seeing as they are putting up surveillance cameras, I think they will just monitor for the time being and not do any harm. “It might be a bit difficult to visit again.”

As long as the invisibility detection item is installed, the current method will not work.

If I wanted to visit my family again, I had to find another way.

Still, I felt much relieved to see that the two were safe.

– okay. Now you too, get some rest. Your lips are blue.

“I’m just a little surprised.”

– I’m not kidding. My complexion is really bad.

I eventually shrugged my shoulders.

Then I looked around and started walking towards the light in the distance.

Just then, dawn began to break in the direction I was walking.

The desert, colored in a faint golden color, was truly spectacular.

* * semi-

“Ranking Board!”

When I quickly got up from my dazed position, Seo Ji-han came up to me in surprise.

Oh my god, why did I think of this now?

“Ranking board! “I caught Vargis!”

– calm down. It wouldn’t have gone up.

“No, I delivered the final blow to Vargis? In fact, it’s no different than killing Vargis. “Because I took on the boss level on my own, my name would have been listed on the ranking board!”

After breaking up with Yoo Eundam, I couldn’t remember this at all until I found a place to stay and woke up.

Because the ranking board was something that had nothing to do with me for a very long time.

But now the story is different.

If the name ‘Sonmoa’ is proudly stamped on the ranking board, the plan to live in hiding, pretending to be dead, is a waste of water.

– Only the top 10 will be displayed, so your name will not appear.

With Seo Ji-han’s words ringing in my ears, I hurriedly opened the market and entered the ranking board.

I checked the rankings carefully from the top, and luckily my name was not there.

“There is none.”

Feeling a little defeated and relieved, I sat down again and saw Seo Ji-han blinking as if he was saying something.

– I said there isn’t one.

“Iknow, right.”

– But what is your ranking now?

“149th place.”

– Look.

can not understand.

I caught a boss monster, but how can my ranking be this low?

Seo Ji-han, seeing my expression, smiled and explained.

– You’ve only just started going to the dungeon. It would be difficult to beat the accumulated scores of hunters who have accumulated points by diligently going to dungeons and killing monsters for 5 years in one shot.

“hmm.”

I made an unconvinced face and explained it further.

– And strictly speaking, I didn’t catch it alone. Because Yoo Eundam’s contribution was also there, he probably wouldn’t have actually received a lot of points.

Uhm, well.

That’s right.

The ranking board’s score system takes many more factors into consideration than you might think.

Anyway, it worked out well because my name didn’t come up.

“thank god.”

– yes. To calm down, take some fresh air.

It was a good idea.

My heart is still pounding.

The moment I thought of the ranking board, I couldn’t tell you how surprised I was because I thought I had really ruined everything.

All sorts of thoughts came to mind.

I wonder if my family has already been captured and are suffering while I am sleeping, etc.

As he said, I should go out and get some fresh air to calm my mind.

“Senbeno. I’m hungry?”

As soon as I opened the door and went out, I heard some slurred Korean.

She is the daughter of the owner of the hotel where I am staying.