Chapter 26

—  Аh…

With those words, Kang Yu returned to his computer seat to pick up his things. Today was his long-awaited weekend after returning to Earth. He didn’t want to waste his precious free time on useless quarrels.

— Really… —  said the girl as she extended her hand to Kang Yu.

The guy, ignoring her, slowly went outside.

And she left alone in complete silence, looked at the front door with a stupefied look.

Oh Kang Yu’s name, written on his ID card, was left in her head.

A player with such agility that it didn’t fit into level D.

‘Is he just hiding his powers?’ She even thought about the possibility of him committing a crime and changing his ID and hiding from the law. ‘But that’s weird, too.’

A player with a fake identity wouldn’t walk around like this during the day, more so in PC Bang, especially not far from the Players Control Department.

— Or… — she squinted and looked at the place where Kang Yu was sitting before that.

His seat, for a man who was repulsing the attack, was incredibly clean.

That’s because he only avoided being hit by his upper body.

‘He is probably a genius with certain talents,’ After all, each person has a different sense of battle.

If he really is a genius, he could have learned it in a few fights with professionals.

‘Who is he?’ She had a huge desire to learn more about Kang Yu.

To be more precise, she wanted to know if he was a genius with outstanding abilities.

‘If that’s really the case…’ Her eyes glistened coldly.

If her guess checks out, he could be the key to solving her problems.

‘But first I must make sure.’

She took the phone out of her inner pocket and called someone.

— Head of the team in the Red Rose guild, Park Hyun Woo.

— Hyun Woo, this is Young-Ju.

— Is something wrong, Commander?

— There’s a Player who I want to learn more about.

— Hmm… Is this about the Demon followers?

— Ah, no.

— Give me the information, I’ll find out everything.

— I’ll be at the guild’s office soon. — She hung up, still wondering about Kang Yu, and headed out.

At that moment, her monitor with the word ‘defeat’ glowing on it came into her sight.

— Ah… — She started to feel angry with Kang Yu again.

Frowning, she pressed the ‘confirm’ button.

[Promotion to Silver Failed]

— Aaaah! If I get him again, I won’t just let him go! — The red-haired girl named Chae Young-Ju screamed angrily when she saw her bronze rank.

***

— Ugh. — Kang Yu took a deep breath when he left the building.

‘She’s strong.’ Though it had been more like an equal confrontation.

What happened now could have been called a battle to determine the level of the enemy.

It was likely that if she had done her best, she would have been able to defeat him.

‘It’s quite possible.’ Kang Yu felt such a powerful flow of Maryok coming from her body when he fought the girl. The expression on his face became serious.

Having reached rank 3 and receiving more from the Andras Guild than expected, he had gained great confidence in himself that he could not lose to ordinary Players.

‘But that wasn’t enough.’ Excessive self-confidence gives rise to unconcern. A carelessness capable of inducing karma.

‘Well, I’ll be even busier starting tomorrow.’ Kang Yu was heading towards the station to take the subway.

He wanted to rest today, but meeting the red-haired girl changed his plans.

‘That’s fine.’ He’d rather have his confidence shaken when meeting another Player like that on a casual day than during a real fight.

***

After receiving a level C player’s certificate the next day, Kang Yu immediately went to the gate in the district of Maokdong.

Among the multi-story buildings in a row, there seemed to be space.

— Where is the gate…

Kang Yu took out his phone and looked online to see what monsters were waiting for him.

‘Orcs and trolls mixed together.’ The orcs resembled D-level cannibals but appeared at a higher level gate.

Kang Yu, who finally found the entrance and read all the information, wanted to enter the gate, but a man in uniform came up to him and stopped him.

— Today, only groups of more than five people can enter the gate.

— Why is that?

— The boss showed up today. When the boss shows up, no single entry is allowed.

Kang Yu didn’t say anything.

The boss of the trolls.

Sometimes, there were ‘elite’ monsters at the Level C Gate that were superior to even Level B monsters.

— Hmm. —  Kang Yu rubbed his chin and looked at the gate thoughtfully.

He looked at the gate thoughtfully. ‘A reason to be excited.’ A troll boss appeared at level C.

There was no way Kang Yu could miss this chance.