1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

Chapter 153

1st place in the ranking is the villager

– Volume 7 Episode 6

6. Returning Villager (2)

Hoyoung, who logged out after meeting the access time limit, did a simple stretch to loosen up his stiff body.

At that moment, the LCD of Hoyoung’s smartphone, which was placed on the small table next to the capsule, lit up and the phone rang.

Hoyoung, who checked the name of the caller written on the LCD, answered the call without hesitation.

-Hoya! Do you still keep whispers off?

The words that came out through the speaker of the smartphone were English.

Unsurprisingly, the caller was a toddler living in New York, so it was natural for English to flow.

Before enlisting in the military, Hoyoung gave YooA and Doban their phone numbers.

And like that, I also talked about my work with Lee Dae-hyun.

“Yeah, I turned it off.”

– You didn’t even check?

“Huh.”

-I knew it. How many times have I told you to turn it on and check it before logging out even if it’s off?

“Ah…, I forgot. But why all of a sudden?”

Hoyoung was able to speak English at the level of a simple conversation, so he stuttered slightly and continued to answer the infant’s words.

Fortunately, this is only because I have had a few phone calls, but when I called for the first time two years ago, the conversation wasn’t working properly.

Even a toddler knew that Ho-young was not fluent in English, so he was deliberately trying to have a conversation using only simple words.

-It’s a bit long to put into words, so go to the community and check it out yourself. To give my personal opinion in advance, if you keep your mouth shut, it seems like it will inflate in a strange way.

“What do you mean?”

– Check it out. Solve it well. Let me know if there’s anything Dovan and I can do to help.

The infant side hung up the call first.

After the call was disconnected, Hoyoung tilted her head at the words of the infant, and first entered the community as he said.

Then, the best postings located at the top of the page caught my eye first.

[HOT!] Let me tell you about my very personal doubts about Hoya-sama’s level up.

[HOT!] Honestly, do you think Hoya’s leveling up right now makes sense?

[HOT!] Personal evaluation of Initium streamers.

[HOT!] A rebuttal based on numerical evidence that Hoya’s level up is not impossible.

“…it seems to be going in an unexpected direction.”

He was hoping for a lot of self-referencing in Best Posts.

But when Ho-young looked at the title, he could immediately guess that the content was not the kind of mention he was hoping for.

Hoyoung immediately clicked on the posts and started browsing the contents.

[Tell me about your very personal doubts about Hoya-sama’s leveling up.]First of all, let me tell you in advance that this post is not meant to slander Hoya-sama.

I think most of you know that Hoya-nim does at least 1 up a day, and up to 3 ups at most these days.

But is it really worthwhile to say that there is no eyewitness information while showing such a ridiculous level-up?

If, really, do you think it makes sense to say that even if a new hunting ground was discovered, none of that story would leak out?

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[Honestly, do you think Hoya’s leveling up makes sense?]

I don’t think so.

I’m pretty sure you’re using a backpacker method.

The basis is my feelings, but I’ll tell you my thoughts first.

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Most of the articles claimed that he used a negative method for the level-up he was showing.

Hoyoung had done something similar to what he is doing several times before, and at that time there were overwhelmingly positive responses, so it was a situation he was not expecting at all.

It seems to be due to the difference in the gazes of people who are looking towards Ho-young then and now and the overwhelming level-up that has been going on for a longer time than before.

He also wrote articles defending himself, but the response was minimal.

As the toddler said, if he kept his mouth shut, the story was likely to go in the wrong direction.

It wasn’t what Hoyoung wanted, and it shouldn’t be.

However, even if he posts an explanation for himself, the effect will not be great.

It will also take a long time for people to understand and accept it for the better.

I needed a way to change the current reactions by showing it to people in a simple, quick and direct way.

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While the community was buzzing with Hoya’s story, one player opened up a streaming channel silently.

The streamer’s homepage nickname was Lake.

And it was a fact that most players who had played Initium for two years knew that Hoya was using that nickname on the Initium website.

As for streaming, only the channel was open, so the screen was only black, but the chat window quickly started to be crowded with people who came to hear the news of the streaming.

-I’m going to see Hoya turn on streaming.

-But why suddenly streaming at this time?

– Chuck looks like he’s trying to say something about the current situation, how do you believe it?

– Oh, hey, don’t put a second, just shut up.

-Isn’t it because you’re tired of gold? LOL

-Hoya oppa ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’ve been waiting for this noona since her older brother disappeared ㅠㅠ!

-You’re the older sister, but how did Hoya become an older brother…?

– When does Hoya start streaming? You can’t just open a channel and quit bouncing ㅠㅠ!

After a while, as people gathered to some extent, the black screen was painted with color, and the back of Hoya with a badu on his head was reflected in the center of the screen.

He was wearing black leather armor, not a crocodile robe, which had never been changed since it was first known.

At first glance, the form looked so simple that it looked like a beginner’s equipment.

However, a closer look revealed fine craftsmanship, and the black leather with no luster at all hinted that he was not an ordinary object.

And in the place he was looking at reflected on the screen, there was an empty, empty wasteland with no end in sight, and a gray sky was hanging over it.

-Hoya niii!

– Oppa ah ah ah!

– Hoya-sama, you have to say hello!

– Hoya, where are you now? Yes?

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When the color came on the screen, there was a violent reaction in the chat window, but Hoya didn’t respond to it and ran through the wasteland without saying a word.

– Is it a sudden start without saying anything??

-Sir, isn’t it the manual of all streaming to start with greetings?

-Hoya-sama, I’ll give you gold, so please call my nickname once!

-How to give gold, now it is not sent because Hoya-nim has blocked the gold gift in the settings.

– Huh, that’s true.

-I have gold, so why can’t I take it?!

– But where are you?

The chat window went up with a terrifying momentum to every move Hoya made, but Hoya showed no reaction as if she had turned off the chat window at all.

After running for about a minute, Hoya stopped in the middle of a wasteland.

Then the bag Hoya was wearing around his waist procrastinated, and the lid opened, revealing a white little fox with pricked ears, and brushing his face.

Female viewers were screaming at Sammy’s appearance.

– Aaaaaaaaaah! What is that cute creature!!

-Why can’t I just be cute ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Neither do I…

Unaware of such a reaction, Sammy opened her mouth wide and she screamed loudly.

“Woooooooooooooooooo-!”

As Sammy’s cry spread like a sound wave, the dry ground around it squirmed little by little, and then dozens of monsters came out.

Between her long mouth and growling mouth, sharp awl-like teeth, strange patterns were drawn where the eyes should have been.

Her skin was shiny like an earthworm, and the claws that grew on her four paws were wriggling with a ferocious energy.

“Kigigigigigigi-.”

“Kiggigigi-.”

The cry that Sammy had just seen was an aggro skill that drew the attention of the monsters.

As a result, the monsters who were hiding and peeping for an opportunity were revealed.

Also, as Sammy’s skill, a contract relationship, was applied, the monster’s name and level information was also shown to Hoya.

[The Corrupted Bandersnatch]

Level: 370[The Corrupted Bandersnatch]

Level: 373

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At first, viewers were surprised by the horrific sight of dozens of monsters exposing their teeth and making strange cries.

And I was once more surprised by the information of the monster that followed.

Hoya manipulated the streaming settings, so the monster’s name was covered with question marks, but the level was clearly visible.

Except for the boss monsters now, the level was about 10 higher than the darkest monster known as the highest level.

It was the moment when the speculation that Hoya had found a new hunting ground became a fact.

The chat window was covered with words asking for the location of the hunting ground, but Hoya continued to hunt silently without showing any response, probably because the chat window was set to not be visible.

And as Hoya continued to hunt, the chat window gradually became quieter.

-Wow…….

-Is that a person?

-That’s why you can’t help but level up quickly……

-Brother! Don’t push yourself too hard!

– It looks like you’re running a macro….

-It’s a virtual reality game, is there a macro?

Hoya was constantly wielding weapons and hunting monsters using skills.

There was never a time when his sword was not embedded in the monster.

He had been hunting alone for hours on a horde of monsters that he had to form a party to deal with.

No, he was constantly catching more monsters than when he formed a party and hunted.

He alone took the experience to be shared by several people, and the speed was also faster than catching a monster that was not at an appropriate level with a low level, so it was a strange situation if the level did not rise.

Also, Hoya’s hunting speed was greatly thanks to Sammy’s aggro skill and the monsters that came to him.

Aggro skills that can be used repeatedly are not common.

And, more importantly, Hoya’s strength.

– Hoya-sama, I think I’m stronger than a bookworm right now…?

– Oh, Mr…., I can’t deny it.

– Does it make sense to have a gap of two years? It means that even before the fold two years ago, I had the same strength as now.

-If you think about it, how strong is Hoya! I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that. There were only guesses.

Despite the two-year gap, Hoya’s strength was outstanding.

And if viewers know that Hoya’s strength is hiding her advanced skills and the power of Miho’s existence, they will probably be terrified.

Streaming, which was turned on immediately after Hoya logged in, ended only after continuing until the access time limit ran out, except for 20 minutes when Hoya logged out to eat in the middle.

And after that, the strange streaming that only hunted without Hoya’s words never turned on again.

People were saddened by that fact, but at the same time they were convinced.

Everyone who watched the stream knew that Hoya turned on the stream to deny the allegations sent to him.

It has perfectly succeeded in denying the suspicion, so there is no need to turn it on again.