The Rankers Guide to Live an Ordinary Life - CH 3

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An otherworldly catastrophe that ignores the laws of nature, appearing randomly and creating cracks in spaces

A Blue Hole (Blue-hole)

(The second blue hole is written in English)

Named, the monster gate

Under the special disaster act, the awakened were given the duty of disposing of these cracks

Once the Babel network gave the coordinates for the gate in advance, the center would team up with the association and place the awakened in their appropriate positions

That’s why they had to check the schedules of the hunters assigned had to in advance

If a monster gate came out while someone was waiting for a cup of coffee, they would close the gate

It was a clean and efficient system for everyone

But as Babel stated, no matter how hard they might work, sudden cracks and guerrilla dungeons would appear

At that time, emergency response teams from the center would be dispatched, and nearby hunters would be randomly arranged and called in

In other words, the more populated an area was, the faster the situations would be solved

Diiiiing-

[A Sudden gate has appeared, a sudden gate has appeared]

[An unexpected crack has appeared, please evacuate the area and immediately head over to a safe place]

! Emergency Disaster Notice [Ministry of Public Administration and Security]

Coordinates 37°30’16.4’N

127°03’00.4’E

An unexpected Grade 6 crack appeared at 20:14 today. Under the special disasters act, nearby awakened are expected to respond

Oh, how lucky

The strawberry smoothie Zio ordered was the last order

Once the alarms started ringing, all the employees and customers in the store were busy running away

In the meantime, the ordered appearance of the veteran citizens from a Hunter Powerhouse started

She thought it would be too obvious if she sat by herself, so Zio also stood up

‘It’s been a while since I had received a call’

After the college entrance exams she couldn’t check it since she was locked up in the academy, in the evil and terrible boarding school it was forbidden to use your phone

Thanks to that, it had been a long time

‘It’s a Grade 6, Grade 6….’

Zio reached a conclusion while sucking on the straw

Yeah, she guessed she didn’t have to go

The threat levels of cracks ranged from Grade 1 to 9

Grade 1 was the most dangerous, while Grade 9 was a piece of gum (According to Gyeon Zio)

If it was Grade 1, rather than a simple text like this, a massive order would be declared. During this time, if you refused to comply, you would become a traitor of the nation

For example, Mr.Yoo who had flown to the US when a Grade 1 gate occurred a few years ago was yet to set foot on Korean land again. According to Stephen Yu

Anyways Grade 6 was somewhere between medium and low difficulty, so it was a normal level(According to No.1)

It could be solved between D and DDD rank hunters alone

Besides, this was the Seolleung station during a weekend

So there should be dozens of hunters playing around nearby

Zio put on her hood and opened the glass door…

“Eh”

This was a 6th grade gate

Wasn’t it….

‘Had there been a change in the standards while I was locked up in the boarding school?’

As the gate opened the monsters began appearing

The people evacuating the area quickly passed by Zio. Some even bumped in her shoulder

As wind blew over the hood that covered her face, her vision became white. Zio had a serious expression while she rubbed the straw

Sluurp

‘That’s a desert spider. Don’t desert spiders live in nests. They wouldn’t go around by themselves’

Sluurp

‘Oh look. They aren’t going around alone. Two, Three, Four… Wouldn’t this be Grade 4 instead of 6?’

Sluurp

‘What a mess this country, hmnhmn’

(the hmnhmn uses a Korean Onomatopoeia that someone uses to feel sorry for)

If she had said that, all the bystanders around would be dumbfounded, but no way

On the surface, Gyeon Zio was simply a good citizen

She even was short in height, so right now she gave the appearance of someone who needs protection

[Your covenant ‘reader of fate’ wonders why you are still there]

[I’m sure It had told you that there would be a gate in front of you]

“You are here?”

Zio greeted with a sour voice

She knew she had told it to be vague, but there was no response by the covenant. It seems it had gotten upset

In the meantime, the area near the station felt chaotic

Passengers were scurrying over to the subway exit, and hunters were arriving one after another

Until that point, Zio still felt some hesitation, but soon Zio relaxed

Its because she had found a ripe face within the confusion

“You bastards, get your acts together! I can’t properly build a barricade! What would you do if a Grade 5 monster showed up!”

The emergency response team from the center

Among them was Kwon Gye-na, A BBB rank hunter that belonged to the ‘rescue and suppression team 1’, a team where only the nation’s top elites gathered in

He was someone Zio knew well since he was a direct descendant of Team 1’s Kim Si-gyun, a high ranking player

‘He is someone reliable’

What was the desert spiders, there wouldn’t be a problem even if the father of the desert spiders came

Kuguung-!

A desert spider collapsed just in time to prove her point

Since Kwon Gye-na had brought in a megaphone, the scene quickly cleared up

‘Alright. I’m going. Dear covenant, are you there? I’m leaving. Don’t sulk so easily’

It was hard to live with such personality

Zio threw away the empty cup and turned around. Well, she had really planned on leaving

“…why?”

“As previously said, moving alone in a situation like this is dangerous. If you are nervous please follow our lead and stay within the barricade”

“Stop there, student and come this way. If we interrupt the busy people we will all be in danger”

“No… at home I have a rabbit-like mother, and a deer-like brother waiting”

“Ah, I guess your house is nearby. I know how you feel but what can you do? Quickly, come over here”

Immediately, the unique sense of humor that belonged to Koreans triggered

In such emergency, why was this little boy not listening, this was it

As expected, it’s a special kind of korean love

It was hot and warm

Zio sullenly walked inside the line. And with one hand quickly texted

[Me: Hey] !

[Me: Gyon Ji-rok] !

[Me: RongRongRong Rong] !

[Me: Save me, I’m stuck inside of a barricade. Is it good to eat a soft Tofu stew by yourself? It’s cold here and I’m hungry] !

…what, were these red and ominous symbols….? Ah

“Hey. What’s the wi-fi code for the barricade here?”

“Student, this isn’t a Paris Baguette, is it? You must be having a hard time but lets cheer up”

The lady who had taken care of me from before came and patted her shoulders. Zio’s face suddenly darkened

[Your covenant ‘Reader of fate’ says how good it is to know it in advance]

[Didn’t you hear that grown ups make rice cakes even in their sleeps, clicking my tongue]

W-what are you doing?

She glanced at the hunters to see if she had any useful connections, but there was no way a top ranker would appear on a Grade 6 call

All of Gyeon Zio’s shallow and small personal connections were with the top rankers

‘Why is everyone making such a fuss, sadly…’

Even while she was in middle of arrogant thoughts, fragments of broken asphalt were flying around like cherry blossoms around the station

It looked just good enough to smash your head into it while running

It was a scene where once you had seen it, you would understand why individual movements were forbidden

“Senior. The rescue teams are here but why aren’t the gates closed yet? Isn’t having just Ranker Kwon Gye-Na enough?”

Near the barricade

A combat police officer with a reinforced shield whispered towards he senior next to him

“Didn’t you hear that earlier?”

“What are you talking about?”

An F-ranker ran into the station because of a little kid that didn’t make it out. So we are waiting for him. Damn it, this location is such a piece of crap. Why did it have to appear at the entrance of the station”

“F-rank? Does that work?”

“No, it doesn’t”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t it because you don’t know the nature of these cracks? We can’t ignore the possibility that even if we don’t close it, it will suddenly close itself”

“Ah….”

“If that happens, no one would be able to go back. Even D-ranks don’t want to go in so they are hanging around like that, that’s how it is.”

Once a gate closes, bunch of shock waves absorbs the surroundings

The sudden crack appeared right above the station’s exit, there was no doubt that the entrance would get caught up

“…still, I hope they manage to come back”

The young policeman murmured as he held onto faint hope. The senior looked towards the entrance

“Then that’s the birth of a hero…”

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Kuguung!

As the last remaining desert spider collapsed. Kwon Gye-na hesitated for a second, but still continued without delay

“Clean up! Team 1 will enter the station!”

“Hey! Kwon Gye-na, have you gone crazy?”

A senior member of Rescue Team 2, who had been dispatched together, grabbed and slapped him

“If you don’t get out now you will create a nest in the station! Don’t you know that it should be closed right away? Hasn’t anyone told you that!”

“Then you can close it. I’ll go in”

“What?”

Kwon Gye-na coldly shaked his harm away

The team leaders sigh telling him to stop his temper came to his mind, but he still wanted to do what his heart was telling him

“You close it,  you son of a bitch”

The air around the gate was already alarming. There wasn’t any time for this

Kwon Gye-na turned towards the entrance. That was when.

“I-I’m coming out!”

“Medical team! The stretcher! Bring the stretcher!”

It was indeed, a dramatic timing

A young man hugging a child. As soon as the two jumped out of the area, the entrance collapsed with a roar

The medical team rushed in

But instead of receiving their hand, the young man made eye contact with the child

Thanks to the fact that their location wasn’t too far away, Kwon Gye-na could perfectly read his lips

‘It’s okay. It’s over’

Looking closely, compared to the messed up young man the child was clean. Without realising Kwon Gye-na fell silent

‘A hero…!’

He had heard that he was a F-rank, but what did that change?

Kwon Gye-na a civil servant who had chosen a  poor salary instead of a billion won salary thought that in this era they needed such a person

The people watching didn’t think much different

Cheers and applause erupted from the citizens who were staying in the barricades

Kwon Gye-no approached him with a roaring emotion

“Excuse me, may I ask for your name?”

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Wow, bravo, amazing

Zio clapped furiously alongside the crowd. At the same time she didn’t forget to ask the crowd

“We can go home now right? I miss my mom too”

Honestly, more than that, she wanted to see her bed. She had missed the light terribly since it was hard to get out of there

They had taken care of the monsters. There were no casualties at all. So wasn’t the only thing left closing the gate?

It would be perfect to go home quickly, wash up, and write on her diary saying ‘Today, I watched a  magnificent scene’ and then sleep

There was mud all over the area, and the air was foggy

At Zio’s words citizens started murmuring

Watching a hero was good, but it was much better to watch them on videos than in real life

As the snow gradually became stinging, the police thought about it and opened the way. It seemed that the situation had been sorted out

[The attribute ‘decoy’ has been added]

‘Huh?’

[You covenant ‘the reader of fate’ sighs]

[It complains to the neighboring parents, saying it’s questionable where they learn such bad things when they don’t even walk around]

Well, it seemed there was a misunderstanding, but that didn’t matter

One by one, people started moving. Gyeon Zio wore her hood and mixed into the crowd

But before she had put her hood over her head… just for a second

It really was for just a second, but the moment she looked back

Someone, who had been biting his lips, opened his eyes in shock

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Far away

‘The reader of fate’ laughed while holding his chin in his hands

In the end, that’s how it will go

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He didn’t realise that that girl had been there the entire time

If he had known, a lot might have changed. And such sacrifices might not have happened

No, it was clear

He walked without hesitation. And reached out without hesitation

Towards the strongest magician in the world, that he knew of