1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

Chapter 13

1st place in the ranking is the villager

– Volume 1 Episode 13

13. To a new village (2)

“Hold on tight!”

Hoya agreed that Moan would send him to Fororn.

Mo An made the excuse of doing her warp and grabbed Hoya’s hand.

It was true that wizards, especially among the high-level wizards, who possessed warp skills needed physical contact in order to use them with others other than themselves.

But the touch was enough just to put a hand on his shoulder.

It was true that Moan, the legendary wizard, didn’t really need such contact, but Hoya couldn’t possibly have known about it.

When the light subsided after the light wrapped around Hoya, he and Moan were standing in a rare alleyway between the brick houses.

He looked up at the sky and saw gray clouds.

“Then I’ll go. I come back to town often! I’ll send you back every time I come!”

Moan disappeared from Hoya’s eyes in an instant.

Hoya looked back.

Moan had informed me that if I went ahead and left the alley, it was right near the entrance of Liforn.

And there must be a lot of NPCs like Krauss and Moan, as well as players like Hoya.

Can I be casual among them?

…I’ve gotten to know the people of the village to some extent, so it’ll be fine.

Hoya thought so and stepped out of his alley.

* * *

“One party member in the ruins of the giant golem dungeon! We are looking for one! We have one tank, one dealer, and one assistant! Please!”

“…don’t you look so desperate?”

“Ha, is there really a combat player without a party in a place like this?”

“If you don’t like it, you have to convince a blacksmith who is strong enough to take him away.”

Passers-by glanced at the man who was shouting with his hands over his mouth, but no one approached him.

The girls next to him wanted to get away from him right now because the man was embarrassing.

But that couldn’t be the case, so I lowered the robe’s hat and helmet as much as possible to cover the reddened face.

These three were so-called close friends, even in real life.

So I couldn’t run away.

If he had run away now, it would have been obvious what he would say in real life.

There was also a reason that her reason for going to the dungeon was because of her wearing her robe.

The material item she wanted, ‘Giant Golem’s Core’, was an item that was dropped from the boss monster of the giant golem in the ruins.

However, the drop rate of this ‘Giant Golem’s Core’ varies depending on the number of people entering the dungeon.

The drop rate when the minimum number of participants was 4 people was 7%, and when the maximum number of people was 10 people, the drop rate was only 1.2%.

In order to raise the drop rate as much as possible and claim ownership of the item, they were looking for only one party member.

But that single party member was not saved.

In this city called Reforn, it was difficult to find a solo combat player without a party due to the nature of the surrounding environment.

Everyone who comes to Fortune to hunt monsters prefers to come on foot to save money and gain experience, so basically, when they come here, they have a party.

Therefore, the probability of having a combat soloist was very low.

It’s not that there aren’t any, but I don’t see solos these days.

Even so, the drop rate is lowered to just bring in another party, and it becomes difficult to claim ownership of the item.These three were confident that they had the power to clear the dungeon, although it would take them a long time.

So, when I was in the car, I was thinking of hiring a blacksmith who is classified as a non-combatant for the first time.

“Homin-ah, let’s just take a blacksmith in moderation.”

“Uh-huh, in the game, I should call him King.”

“Yes, yes. So the king? Bring a blacksmith, right?”

“Uhhhhhhhhhhh really want to do that.”

As Homin, no, King was giving up, a player came into his gaze.

The green-haired player was wearing mediocre gear, the armor itself was average among players in this town.

However, he noticed the bark-like mask he was wearing on his poisonous face and the sword he had on his waist.

‘Minimum Epic!’

To have an item that you have never heard of even as a rumor so far means that you have worked hard to obtain the item.

In other words, the player in front of him is going to fight well, thought King.

There the player was alone.

This meant that he would be good at fighting enough to come here alone.

“Hello!”

“!”

With that thought, King sprinted to the very player and blocked his way.

He flinched at the sudden appearance of King.

“Are you single?”

“……”

“Something is said to be a sign of affirmation! If you have time right now, why don’t you just go back to the dungeon with us!”

widely!

When King clasped his hands tightly with both hands and begged with eager eyes, he waved them away.

King was taken aback by his actions.

It was the first time that the attack of his eyes did not work.

The person in front of him also felt a bit embarrassed.

“That… I’m sorry all of a sudden! But please listen to me!”

“Ah… I… I’m sorry too.”

He has been quietly apologizing to King for shoving his hand away.

King felt hope there and asked him once again.

“Can’t we return just one dungeon together? I’ll prioritize the contribution level when setting the item distribution!”

“……”

“Do you have any work…?”

“I don’t have a job…”

“Then let’s go together! There, both of you! We’ve finally found someone!”

It was a pity for him, but King called his party members without hearing all of his answers.

The girls who approached the King also looked at the green-haired player and nodded in agreement.

“It won’t be a burden. Please take care of me for a while.”

“Sorry for taking your time.”

They were very kind to him.

Although his eyes were covered with a mask, his handsomeness was flowing from him.

The equipment is in good condition, so it won’t be a burden.

“So what did you say about your job?”

“You didn’t ask?”

Pressing her forehead at King’s words, she patted King’s side and asked him.

“Didn’t you even get a job? I’m so… heh, sorry for looking ugly. What’s your job? I’m Muran the knight, this is Pion the priest, and that ugly guy is the tank side warrior King. ”

“……”

“Yes?”

Muran nodded, not hearing his little voice, and he spoke again.

“…a villager.”

At his words, Muran lost her words.

The weakest villager? this person? Nonsense!

Outwardly, the man in front of him was no less than a combat player.

“Lee, what’s your level…?”

Still, it was said that if he came here, it would be enough to hunt field monsters.

Villagers who are not in the production line have nothing to come here other than that.

…No, maybe it’s a villager who learned the crafting technique?

It was a job where the villagers themselves could learn crafting skills if they put in effort, so I had that thought.

Still, the equipment is like that, so there are some combat skills, right?

With that thought in mind, Muran asked him about his level.

“Ah, come to think of it, I didn’t even hear the nickname. What’s your nickname and level?”

“My nickname is Hoya… 129.”

At Hoya’s words, the three of them widened their eyes in surprise.

They had a higher level than them.

* * *

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll pass.”

A group of players passed in front of Hoya as he left the alley.

Even after they passed, Hoya did not move from her seat.

‘I thought it would be okay…’

He thought that as he got closer to the villagers in the village, his phobia had improved.

But it seemed that wasn’t the case.

When I thought that the people in front of me were real people, my body stiffened for a moment, my heart raced at a fast pace, and my mind went blank.

‘Oh, no. Players are no different from Krauss or Moan. These are not people, they are just game data…!’

No, the person was right.

Hoya struggled to persuade herself like that.

Even if they were real people, they were just game data made up of 0s and 1s here.

It doesn’t do any harm to me in reality.

As soon as I put it in my head like that, I felt better.

That was then.

“Hello!”

“!”

A man snapped in front of Hoya, and his eyes lit up.He was a man with an appearance that slapped celebrities on the cheek.

Initium was unable to customize the character except for color change, so that face is probably the real face.

Hoya herself was the owner of the appearance of punching a celebrity without being able to slap him on the cheek.

But he had long forgotten that fact after not leaving the house for a long time.

“Are you single?”

The man had been asking a question, so Hoya tried to answer, but his mouth didn’t come off easily.

He thought he was fine with his head, but his body didn’t seem to do it yet.

“Something is said to be a sign of affirmation! If you have time right now, why don’t you just go back to the dungeon with us!”

The man didn’t even listen to Hoya’s answer and started moving on with the story.

-Something is said to be a sign of affirmation…. What’s wrong with you?

As the man’s words reminded him of painful old memories and he was immersed in thought, the man grabbed Hoya’s hand as if pleading with him.

Hoya, who unwittingly shook off such a man’s hand, was perplexed.

At first he had promised Krauss that he would never do it again, but his body moved before his head gave the order.

Hoya also apologized to him since the man’s side had apologized first.

“Can’t we return just one dungeon together? I’ll prioritize the contribution level when setting the item distribution!”

“……”

“Do you have any work…?”

“I don’t have a job…”

“Then let’s go together! There, both of you! We’ve finally found someone!”

Entering the dungeon as a party was a good thing for Hoya as well.

He had to get used to people, and he didn’t seem to do the same thing as before.

However, Hoya hesitated for a moment, as he knew how his job was treated by players.

Meanwhile, a man called his party members to the place where Hoya was.

It was a cold-eyed woman with a helmet over her head and a woman with a robe.

The peculiar thing was that the type of equipment she wore was different, and a white tiger was drawn on her left chest.

I felt like I had seen that tiger somewhere, but I couldn’t think of Hoya.

Hoya answered because Muran, a woman wearing a helmet, first revealed their occupation and nickname and asked about Hoya’s occupation.

“……”

“Yes?”

“…a villager.”

Hoya looked at his words, his eyes paused for a moment under his helmet.

Also, he thought it was coming.

There was no reason for a well-planned party to take the villagers along.

However, Muran asked Hoya for his level and nickname without showing any expression other than his momentarily paused eyes, so Hoya gave an obedient answer.

“My nickname is Hoya… 129.”

Among the three who were surprised by Hoya’s words, a woman named Pion waved her hand back and forth in the air.

It’s probably manipulating the system window.

Initium was able to access the internet only on the official website within the game.

“Gee, it’s true… He’s really 129 and his job is also from a villager.”

I think I checked the ranking list on the homepage.

There was an added curiosity in their eyes as they looked at Hoya.