Ranker’s Return

Hyeonu.

“Thank you, Tang-E.”

Hyeonu stroked Tang-E’s head and started moving.

 

***

 

Hyeonu wandered around the site of the Luos Empire for a whole day in real time. He didn’t just look for the descendants of the Luos Empire. He steadily hunted. It wasn’t exactly a hunt that he wanted to do.
Rather, Hyeonu was forced to kill the divine creatures when they attacked him. There was no particular harvest. He just gained one level. That was all.

‘No.
My skill proficiency went up.’

Sentry’s Symbol—it was a skill obtained from the imperial library as a reward from the emperor after finishing the scenario in the demon world. The proficiency of this skill had risen like crazy. Originally, Sentry’s Symbol was F+, but even considering this, the skill proficiency had risen like crazy.

‘It reached E-rank in one day.’

The alphabet letter had changed in a day. Originally, he had accumulated some proficiency, but it was clear that it would’ve taken quite some time to reach this rank in normal circumstances. Something that couldn’t happen in common sense ended up happening.

‘Are there any hidden growth conditions?’

He had no choice but to think like this. It was a speed that wasn’t comparable to when he killed the dark elves or monsters in Anfra Forest. As a result, Hyeonu felt good even if there weren’t any other special achievements.

“Master dude, is it okay to cook meat like this? Aren’t we here to find humans again?” Tang-E shook his head while watching Hyeonu, who was killing the divine creatures in a relaxed manner. In Tang-E’s eyes, Hyeonu didn’t seem to be looking for anything at all. He just walked around where he could.

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“It’s fine.
We’ll find them eventually.
This isn’t a continent.
It was a limited space anyway.”

Hyeonu was calm. There was no need to rush if he wasn’t planning to meet the emperor anyway. It was enough to raise his skill’s proficiency at ease. Then once he met the descendants of the Luos Empire, he would take them to cross the divine world.

‘Let’s go calmly.’

There was no need to rush and cause problems. He only had to go forward, even if it was slowly. He knocked on every stone.

‘This?’

Hyeonu’s attitude brought about good results. He found traces left behind by humans. The identity of the traces were footprints. There were a lot of human footprints. Hyeonu pressed his feet next to the footprints in the ground, thinking about checking it one more time.

“Tang-E, what do you think?” Hyeonu made a footprint and asked Tang-E for his opinion.

“It seems similar, Master dude.”

The footprints made by Hyeonu were similar to the original ones. The footprints had a pattern that couldn’t come out without shoes being worn.

‘All I have to do is follow the footprints.’

The footsteps continued in an uninterrupted manner. It was as if the navigation system was guiding the route.

“Tang-E, let's take it easy again.”

Hyeonu lifted Tang-E, who he was holding in his arms, onto his shoulder.

“Okay, Master dude.
Let’s go.” Tang-E smiled widely and reached out his front paws.

 

***

 

“Erwan, there is an intruder.” A blond-haired young man knelt down on one knee in front of the white-haired old man and lowered his head.

“Did they come again…?”

An old man called Erwan took a deep breath. It wasn’t just once or twice that their space had been invaded.

“It isn’t them, Erwan.
This time, it is just one.”

The young man raised his head and made eye contact with Erwan.

“Just one?”

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Erwan’s expression changed suddenly. It was completely unexpected.

“It is also a human.
He isn’t from the god tribe.”

“Really? Did a human come here?”

“Additionally, that human…
there is talk that he is with a bear believed to be a Marionette Bear.”

At the young man’s last words, Erwan’s body started to tremble. It was impossible for him to maintain his composure any longer.

A Marionette Bear—Erwan knew the meaning of its existence.

“That human, no, I’m going to where he is right now! To the new guardian,” Erwan shouted at the young man. However, the young man sat blankly because he didn’t know how to react to Erwan’s sudden words.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and guide me!” Erwan burst out loudly. It was only then that the young man got up from where he was and started to guide Erwan to Hyeonu.

 

***

 

“I greet you, glorious guardian of the empire.”

Erwan, the white-haired old man who suddenly appeared, knelt down in front of Hyeonu.

‘What? This?’

Hyeonu couldn’t help frowning. An unexpected situation happened, so he couldn’t make a good expression. It was even more so because he was wearing a mask. He didn’t care about other people’s eyes, so he couldn’t manage his facial expression at all.

“Who are you?” Hyeonu maintained his silence for a moment before asking the old man on his knees.

“My name is Erwan.
I was tasked by His Majesty the Emperor to wait for the guardian.
I am currently leading the descendants of the Luos Empire,” Erwan introduced himself.

“I know that.
This is the last one.
I’ve already accepted those who were in the demon world and the middle world to my territory.”

“Is that so? It is really amazing.
It wouldn’t have been easy to bring people from the demon world…” Erwan exclaimed with an amazed expression.

“It wasn’t that hard.
It was in the middle of a war with the demon world, so I was able to move more safely than expected.”

“Did you say…
a war?” Erwan asked with a disbelieving expression. The fact that a war took place in the demon world meant that humans had invaded the demon world.

“The present day empire is that powerful.
In particular, the emperor at the peak of it is even more powerful,” Hyeonu added.

Erwan’s expression slightly subsided.