1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

Chapter 22

1st place in the ranking is the villager

– Volume 1 Episode 22

22. Coincidence or Necessity

The central city of Izbaront.

Located in the very center of the continent, this city is considered one of the most beautiful places among the numerous cities of Initium.

Therefore, it was a place that players who started Initium for the purpose of travel always visit once.

On the one hand, it was also one of the villages of the beginning.

That’s why it was always crowded with players.

Hoya was on his way to the place he had promised to meet there.

The meeting point was in front of the large, artistic fountain in the square located in the western section of Izbaront.

The square is also the place where characters are first created by those who choose Izbaront as the starting town.

“Where are you…”

Arrived at the meeting place, but the party was not in sight.

Even if it took time to create a character, she logged in before herself, so it was natural that the opponent had to wait, but she did not appear.

She wandered around her plaza, just in case, looking for her.

After a while, I saw a group of people gathered.

A familiar voice was coming from inside them.

It was the voice of the person Hoya was looking for.

“So, you said there was someone waiting for you!”

“Don’t be too picky, it looks like it started today. I’ll kindly inform you. Shall we start by adding friends?”

“Hey, you like my brother. You’re younger than me.”

Convinced by her voice, Hoya approached them, slipped through them and entered.

Again, there, Hoya’s promised partner was staring at them with a frown on their foreheads.

“mom?”

“Huh? Adele!”

Even if she was wearing her mask and her hair and skin were different, she wasn’t Lee Ye-sook who wouldn’t be able to see her son.

Lee Ye-sook, who found her hoya, smiled broadly and she ran to him and hugged him.

“Why aren’t you here in front of the fountain?”

“These people are trying to drag you away!”

At Lee Ye-sook’s words, her Hoya’s gaze turned to the men around her.

They were giggling and laughing as if it was ridiculous.

“Hahaha, she’s a mother. Even a lie is plausible to make it work.”

“I’d rather be called ‘noona’ would be more credible, you idiot.”

“We wanted her first, so let’s leave her alone?”

They did not believe that Hoya and Ye-sook Lee were in a mother-daughter relationship.

In fact, even from Hoya’s point of view, Ye-sook Lee was a figure that could be misunderstood.

Since she was originally in her early 30s, it is she who hears her saying that she is in her early to mid 30s.

But with her short hair, her neatly cut hair was dyed the color of cherry blossoms, making her look younger.

Hoya is in a difficult situation now.It seemed they wouldn’t just let them go.

However, it was difficult to use force because it was in the city.

What to do with this situation?

As he was contemplating it, an unexpected helping hand reached out to him.

“You guys, what are you doing to my party now?”

“Hey, what are you doing again… Heh!”

They looked back at the interrupting voice and hesitated in surprise.

Hoya shifted his gaze to follow them.

A woman with her snow-white skin and her white hair hanging down to her waist.

Her white man, standing behind her, as if assisting her, came into her sight.

She had a feeling that the woman’s face was like she had seen it somewhere.

On the left chest of the two, a white tiger, which was seen a lot in Liporn, was drawn.

“Ahahaha… I’m sorry. I didn’t even know it was Beksul-sama’s party. Excuse me… Hey, hey, let’s go quickly.”

“Huh? Uh, yes. Excuse me, hahaha……”

They weren’t ignorant enough to not recognize one of the most famous users in Initium.

Hoya and Ye-sook Lee had their eyes twitched at them, who quickly disappeared from their seats.

With a refreshing expression as if he had dealt with an insect, Bek-Seol approached Hoya.

“Thank you for your help.”

“I don’t need to say thank you because it’s not a big deal. I’m sure I’ll meet you here by the way… Are you lucky with this?”

“Yes?”

“Hoyoung-ah, do you know someone?”

No, it’s my first time seeing it…

Before Hoya said that, she greeted her first.

“Hello, my younger brother is always indebted to Hoya-san. Are you Hoya-san’s older sister?”

“Hoya……? Ah, our Hoyoung? Hohohoho. It’s my mother, not my sister.”

“Oh! Really? You’re really long!”

“Ah~ I can’t even hear you say~”

Lee Ye-sook was taken aback by the words of Beksul’s sincerity or father-in-law.

I don’t know who this woman is… but Hoya thought it was great to score her on her own mom as soon as she met her.

Wait, your brother is being taken care of?

Hoya could understand why he had a snow-white face and felt like he had seen it somewhere.

“Are you… King’s older sister?”

“Yes, my name is Beksul, King’s older sister. If you have time, can we talk for a moment?”

Hoya tried to reject Lee Ye-sook’s existence as an excuse.

But before Hoya refused, Lee Ye-sook spoke of her first.

Her face was full of happy smiles.

“Don’t mind her mama, she’ll be gone for a while. She’ll stay here.”

“…But it could be the same situation as before.”

“Don’t worry. Reicer will stay with you. Will you?”

“Yes.”

Pushed by Lee Ye-suk’s reluctance, Hoya followed Snow White and moved her steps.

When I looked behind her, Ye-sook Lee clasped her hands and gave her a fighting pose.

Why are you fighting all of a sudden?

I think I misunderstood something, Hoya thought.

“Sorry for the sudden. I didn’t want to miss this opportunity.”

“…what is the story to tell?”

“It must have been a story I heard from King once. It seems that you don’t have a guild yet, would you like to join our guild?”

“…that’s a story I’ve rejected once before.”

I had been lightly invited by King before.

However, he refused because he was still reluctant to be part of a ‘completely’ group.

That thought was still the same.

“Are you still in denial? Then, is it possible to add friends? I won’t be annoyed like King.

In her persistent courtship, Hoya got her friend added and then broke up with her and was able to act with her Lee Ye-sook.

“What were you talking about?”

“Just… this or that?”

“Oh, okay?”

Ye-sook Lee was smiling as if she had misunderstood something.

“To be honest, Mom was just relieved. My son had such a pretty friend.”

Hoya couldn’t deny that she wasn’t her friend with the bright expression on Lee Ye-sook’s face.

* * *

Bek-Seol smiled contentedly when she saw the nickname Hoya on his list of friends.

“I was lucky. I hope we will meet by chance like this.”

“Still, the invitation seems to have failed.”

“Well, it’s okay to slowly get closer one step at a time. And based on the reaction, I don’t think I’ll ever join another guild, so I don’t think there’s any need to be in a hurry.”

Now it was just a name on my friends list, nothing more, nothing less.

Still, little by little, we exchange information, do what we need, and get closer in the future.

one step at a time, slowly.

* * *

“Son! Let’s go over there this time!”

Ye-sook Lee dragged Hoya and ran around her.

She went to a small garden of unknown flowers, and looked through the wall of the large castle in the center.

She went to a store that sold weapons just like the game, and she even went shopping for children.

It’s been years since I’ve been running around like this with her son……

Ye-sook Lee was excited like a child.

She didn’t mind that although she cheated on the game.

Ye-sook Lee vowed that she would have more time like this in the future.

“Oh! These earth swing skewers are so delicious. Is it like snowwing chicken?”

“Hahaha…….”No, it’s the name of a bird that attacks by shooting hard stones like a bee from its back hole.

Hoya held up for Lee Ye-sook.

It’s a monster called a constipated bird… If you hear it, you’ll probably be shocked.

It was a sensitive topic for Lee Ye-sook.

“Okay then… Let’s go here this time!”

Ye-sook Lee took out a village brochure sold at the store, opened it, and pointed to a place.

It was the headquarters of Azbaront in the Tower, which was located in the forest a little far from the city and visited by wizards at least once.

It was the matop where the matopjang, not the branch chief, resided.

Up to the second floor was open to the public, so they could freely enter and exit.

Upon entering the first floor of the tower, the spiral staircase in the center caught my eye.

The wizards were surprised for a moment whether they were only walking on this high place over there, but fortunately, the transparent column wrapped around the spiral staircase seemed to act as an elevator.

“Contrary to the appearance, it is very wide. The height is also raised.”

“Yeah.”

This was my first time coming to Hoyado Mato.

There was no horse tower in Lipoorn and there was a horse tower branch in Leva, but he did not visit because he did not intend to visit.

Even after arriving at the tower, Hoya was still being dragged by Lee Ye-sook.

Lee Ye-sook, who was dragging Hoya, stopped and pointed to her somewhere.

“Son, doesn’t that person look like you?”

“Huh?”

Following Ye-sook Lee’s finger, she turned her gaze, and there were several large portraits hanging side by side.

Below the portrait were written the names of the characters depicted in the portrait and some of the chief horsemen.

The portrait that Ye-sook Lee was pointing to was Aaron Ensrai, the first horseman, hanging on the far left.

Is it similar? I was puzzled, but seeing that she was making a fuss about her resemblance to Ye-sook Lee, she looked a lot like Lee Ye-sook.

She was probably intrigued by the sound of her resemblance to him, but what drew her attention was the portrait of the 2nd Chief of the Horse Tower hanging next to him.

There was a picture of a woman with long, wavy, light blue hair, like cotton candy.

Moan Ensrai, the 2nd horseman.

It was the name written under the portrait.

* * *

The next day, Hoya visited the tower again by herself.

The portrait he saw yesterday did not leave his head.

Moan Ensrai.

She had come back to learn more about her.

If only the name was the same, she would not have come back.

However, the Mo An that Hoya knew had curly, light blue hair like cotton candy, similar to the Mo An in the portrait, so he came back with curiosity.

If you look closely, the Mo-an that Hoya knows and Mo-an, the chief of the horseman, are also similar.

No, I think it would be more accurate to say that they are identical rather than similar.

If Moan, who has a young appearance, grows up, it looks like it will be just like that.

On the second floor there was a small library with books written on the brief history of the tower.

It was not written in detail because it was a book that was also open to civilians, but it was sufficient to achieve Hoya’s purpose.