1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

Chapter 109

1st place in the ranking is the villager

– Volume 5 Episode 11

11. Underground Tunnel (1)

In response to Hoya’s reply, which spread through Evan’s magic, the entire Colosseum became silent as if a mouse had died in an instant.

Although the detailed thoughts of the NPC and the player were different due to the difference in their positions, the big part of their thoughts was the same.

‘Why are you rejecting me?’

The title and symbolism of being the first aristocrat player, and various ancillary benefits and territories that come with obtaining the title of nobility, Hoya rejected them.

The players did not understand Hoya’s decision.

And from the NPC’s point of view, refusing the king’s reward was nothing less than rebellion against the king’s authority.

I felt embarrassed and rejected by him for uttering a complete rejection in front of so many people.

It was the noble NPCs who expressed such reluctance.

“Your Majesty gives you congratulations, so you climb without knowing the subject!”

“Are you planning to paint your Majesty’s face?”

Messages were generated one after another that Hoya’s favorability decreased slightly.

Originally, it would not be strange even if the favorable feelings went down significantly, but thanks to his friendliness and activities known to them, Hoya’s favorable feelings only went down to the extent that he was slightly angry with his friends.

“stop.”

When Geoffrino uttered a word, the nobles shut their mouths as if dead mice.

“…can you tell me why?”

At Geoffrino’s question, Hoya’s gaze quietly turned to the system message that appeared when Geoffrino announced that he would dethrone the nobility.

[I was granted the title of Baron of Ruzeros Kingdom.][warning!][Check that the player’s job is ‘village’, and check the country he belongs to.][The player’s village ‘Ordo’ is not a village belonging to the Ruzeros Kingdom.][If you accept the title of nobility, you change your affiliation to the Ruzeros Kingdom and forcibly deprive the player of the ‘Village of Ordo’ job.][When a job is deprived, all statuses are reset to what they were before job change.][Are you willing to accept the title of Baron of Ruzeros Kingdom? Yes No]

Thank you, but I never accepted it.

never.

I haven’t been able to fly for months.

So even though he knew it was rude, he refused.

“Your Majesty, as you may already know, my job is a villager.”

“Yeah, I know. What does that mean?””The village I belong to is not part of the kingdom. And I do not want to leave the village that helped me.”

The hall shook at Hoya’s remarks.

The continent consists of a single country, Ruzeros.

Ahesha, which has a central temple, has an almost independent system according to its characteristics, but it belongs to Ruzeros itself.

In such a situation, if there were any villages that did not belong to Ruzeros, there would be only special cases such as the elves’ Yggdrasil.

In that case, it did not belong to any other country, but it did not belong to the Ruzeros Kingdom.

If that wasn’t the case…, there was a possibility that he belonged to a languid country that even the existence across the vast sea could not be known, but in reality, that was impossible.

“You’re not belonging to the kingdom… Is that possible? Were there other countries in the village of beginning?”

One player in the stands muttered, but Hoyaman knows the answer.

* * *

The rejection of the title of nobility was passed without much noise thanks to the help of Evan, who was by Jeffrino’s side.

However, among the players who participated in the subjugation of Dhai and Pia because they did not receive the title of nobility, Hoyaman did not receive a reward on the spot.

Instead, Hoya was given the power to make one request to Geoffrino.

In other words, say your wish, and if you can make it come true, it will come true.

And Hoya had nothing to think of, and he had put it on hold.

Numerous questions arose at him after the event, but he used Return to Village to escape.

“I still don’t know why. Did I really need to say no?”

She asked a question to Hoya, who was called by Luna to fulfill her promise.

It was a natural reaction since it was a fact that Hoyaman knew throughout the player that a player whose occupation was a villager would be deprived of their job if they were given a noble title in another country.

In fact, other people’s reactions were no different.

‘Is it okay if I tell you……?’

It wasn’t really a secret to hide, so Hoya told Luna the truth.

Then, not only Luna, but all the members of the Royal Knights guild around her nodded.

“Then you’ll never get a title like that. The status reset was a bit harsh.”

“Wow, why would you reject that?” I thought to myself, but I had only one option.”

“If I tell you this, the internet will turn upside down, right?”

Hoya was advancing through the dark forest with the Royal Knights while telling a small story.

The place they were aiming for was the entrance to the dungeon ‘Underground Tunnel’.

The entrance to the underground tunnel is exquisitely hidden by tree roots and bushes, so you can’t even tell if it exists just by looking at it.

The Royal Knights could also be discovered because Luna stumbled on her foot and fell over it.

The reason Hoya is with them now is because he has been asked to borrow his power to break through the dungeon.

The underground tunnel had a unique structure unlike other dungeons.

The division into zones was a form that could be seen in other dungeons, but the underground tunnels were so huge that each zone was equivalent to the size of a dungeon.

Instead, if you cleared Zone 1 and retreated from Zone 2, it was possible to challenge from Zone 2 when trying again.

But they got stuck in Sector 5 and that’s why they turned to Hoya for help.

Although he would share the reward that would be at the end of the dungeon with him, it was better than not clearing all the zones.

It’s not a bad story for Hoya either.

In addition, the entry limit was a minimum of 5 people and a maximum of 16 people.

Adding Hoya to 15 of the Royal Knights was just the right number.

“It’s here.”

As Luna gently cleared her bushes, a hole appeared beneath the root of the tree, the size of a human being.

“Even though the entrance is like this, the inside is incredibly wide, so let’s get in quickly.”

All members of the Royal Knights’ guild naturally threw themselves into the hole, and Hoya followed them inside.

As Luna said, the inside of the hole was much wider than expected, and it was equivalent to the size of a huge tunnel.

And the same glowing moss was growing in the dark forest, so the minimum amount of light needed was illuminating the field of vision.

“The entrance to the dungeon is inside.”

After going inside for a while, we came to a dead end that looked like the soil had collapsed and was blocked.

That was the entrance to the underground tunnel.

“The daily entry limit of the underground tunnel is only twice in all areas. Today and tomorrow, we will set the minimum goal to clear up to area 4.”

The members of the Royal Knights were able to enter the 5th area immediately, but Hoya needed to clear up to the 4th area.

[Enter the dungeon ‘Underground Tunnel – Area 1’.]

* * *

“I’m the team leader.”

“…why are you anxiously extending the end of your words?”

An employee cautiously came to Kang Joo-won, who was enjoying a peaceful moment in the Neo Wars development team’s office, and relaxingly drinking coffee he bought from the coffee shop on the first floor.

It was a voice that had only negative thoughts.

“No…?”

“…maybe the team leader is right?”

“I guess…, is there something we’ve missed…?”

A few days ago, not even a long time had passed since the end of the Magician’s commotion, the development team had another emergency.

The reason was that a player who had obtained the right to enter the Demon Realm appeared.

When I checked the player’s nickname, as expected, the main character was Hoya.

For some reason, the preceding quests that had to be cleared in order to gain access to the Demon Realm were treated as cleared at once.

Just in case, I asked the operation team and Eve if there was a bug, but the answer was no.

At that time, the operation team was also tying up their heads when everything that was expected to take at least three months just to complete the preceding quest passed as a free pass at once.The demon realm has been implemented, but the player has not yet been prepared for entry.

Originally, it was planned to update only when the player receiving the first quest appears.

If Hoya enters the demon realm right now, no one can predict what kind of error will occur. But luckily, he didn’t go straight into the demon realm.

At that time, not a single member of the development team would have felt grateful for Hoya’s decision.

Taking that opportunity, the development team once again waged an all-night war in three shifts to finish the update, which was just yesterday.

“No…?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Wow, I’m glad. I almost got scolded by the president… Wait a minute. ‘That’s not’ isn’t it? Are you saying that something else is the problem?”

“Yes.”

“What is this time…?”

“Yeah, there’s an underground tunnel that the Royal Knights are trying to attack right now… It’s about that.”

“Hey, why there…?”

“That’s where Hoya joined.”

When Kang Joo-won banged on the keyboard at the employee’s words to confirm the truth, there was definitely a log of Hoya entering the dungeon with a member of the Royal Knights.

‘Maybe…, isn’t it?’

The Royal Knights were in a state of being blocked from progress in Area 5.

In such a situation, even if Hoya joined, it would be impossible to clear up to the last area, Area 8.

No, it should be impossible.

Otherwise, they would have to fight a third war.

“Eh, ah. Even if Hoya is strong, it will take quite a while to clear up to Area 8…”

Tiling-.

Kang Joo-won creaked at the light alarm sound that came through the speaker and turned his head to check his monitor.

A message window was floating in the center of his monitor.

[The dungeon ‘Underground Tunnel’ clear rate has been increased from 24.6% to 88.1%.][Clear rate more than 70%. Please start updating.]

‘No, why is the probability that one person joining is going to increase by more than 60%!’

Kang Joo-won screamed inwardly.

However, for a moment, Kang Joo-won, who washed his face with dry face, said in a message sent directly by Eve, an AI, that he accepted everything.

“Haha… Contact all the kids who are currently resting and arrange a schedule for the 3rd shift. Please leave me in the afternoon or evening as much as possible.”

Even ordinary soldiers say that they give them enough rest after the war is over, but they were driven back to the battlefield within a day.

The daily entry limit of the underground tunnel is two times, and it will take at least 4 days to reach the last area, Area 8.

It will likely take longer than that, but they had to finish all updates within those four days.

The update of ‘there’ beyond the underground tunnel.