Chapter 44 : Ranking girl

I started climbing The Hundred.

The deadline is one month.

Within a month, I have to become the best in the world.

Of course, there will be disagreements about the word ‘best’.

What’s the point of a tier without pro players? What’s the point of a solo competition, not a team competition? A flash in the pan 1st place, not the season finale 1st place, is meaningless.

I can understand that to some extent.

But, what does it matter?

If I want to do it, I’ll do it.

It’s not like I’m not confident.

‘One month is 4 weeks. So, 28 days.’

That seemed like enough time to hit 1st place and then some.

“North, City Hall building. Let’s push them out with a light check. If we push them out a little, we can take the creeps and leave.”

“Confirmed.”

So I started running.

With all my might.

“Coming from above, watch out for the ultimate.”

“Whoa, shit. They’re coming in at this angle. Who is that?”

“SeongWon, where’s your rating right now? I think our rating got dragged somewhere weird because of you!”

“If we win this round, 100th place.”

“Whoa, crazy.”

Just like that.

Easily, achieved 100th place.

And finished that day at 97th.

The next day, I increased my broadcast time a little.

“I’m going to increase the broadcast time a bit from today.”

[Oh, great]

[Kyaa, the streamer knows what’s up]

[Seems like they analyzed the optimal broadcast time with data learning]

[For a while? How long are you increasing it?]

[How many hours?]

“For the time being, it’s 8 hours a day. The period is… until 1st place.”

[This kid didn’t go to the hospital again]

[??????]

[Sir, please don’t say such ridiculous things]

[Hit 1st place?]

[Possible?]

It’s possible, that’s why I set the time like that.

8 hours.

That was the limit of time I could rampage as Minder with this body. Using Minder’s cognitive acceleration for any longer than that would drain my stamina so much that it would affect the next day’s broadcast.

I also reduced communication time.

I couldn’t cut it out completely, so I communicated for 15 minutes every day.

[It’s good that the communication time has been reduced to 15 minutes, but it’s a bit much that you only talk about weird things every day, SeongWon!!!!!!!!!]

[Real talk, it’s not communication]

[It’s no communication……]

[kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

And when the 15 minutes of communication was over, ranked games again.

On the 2nd day, I jumped from 97th to 89th place.

3rd day. From 89th to 82nd place.

Slowly, the rating resistance is getting stronger.

Also, having foreigners on my team is a problem.

“It’s difficult because we can’t communicate.”

[Why is SeongWon’s English so bad?]

[It’s Soviet AI, so you have to speak Russian]

[kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

[But isn’t RK01 Soviet? Why can’t you communicate with him?]

[He’s from Ukraine]

[U?kraine]

“Political baiting is a one-way ticket to a political prisoner camp.”

[It’s a bit dizzying to think that this is coming from someone who said ‘Drug Man’ right after the drug incident]

[Ah, I meant ‘Tonic Man’ kkkkk]

[Of course, it’s a tonic, definitely not drugs]

However, that’s just a minor issue.

From the 4th day to the 7th day.

Up to 68th place.

I raised my rank.

[Is this right? Is this right? Is this right? Is this right?]

[Wow, shit, the rating kkkkkkkkkkkkk]

[The score increase is crazy because they keep winning 1st place]

[Haven’t they won every game so far?]

[That’s even more absurd;;;;]

Then, slowly, rumors started to circulate in the community.

▣ Is this guy SeongWon serious?

[Photo of SeongWon’s The Hundred rank increase]

He entered The Hundred in just a week and reached 68th place; It’s absurd that this is even possible, but shit, it’s scary that they declared 1st place and are climbing up like this crazy kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

─Get this monster out of our ranked games

─Really, at this point, some team should make a pro offer, is there any news yet? They’re a complete soul genius;

└What soul genius based on solo queue tier kkkkkkk How different are solo queue and team games, are you an idiot?

└You’re the idiot kkkkkkkkkkkkk Then what, were current pros born as pros? They all got picked up after raising their solo queue tier and entered the pro scene kkkkkkkkk

─I heard SSG and APK tried to contact them

└Official?

└Acquaintance-official

└Isn’t that brain-official, not acquaintance-official? Why would they bring a crazy streamer to the pros kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

─But is it possible to get 1st place?

└I don’t know

▣ Then if they get 1st place, they reveal their face?

[Picture of SeongWon sending a bear thumbs-up emoticon]

I’m really curious lol

─Even if they reveal, it’ll be edited

└Even with editing, you need a decent base

└If a pig gets edited, it’s hopeless

└They looked skinny in the hand picture last time

─But seriously, if they hit 1st place, they’ll definitely be invited to the Pachichik year-end awards ceremony, so we’ll see then, right?

└Ah, that’s right

└Are you idiots? kkk Will they appear on live broadcast? It’s a national rule that these durahan virtual plastic surgery bitches who reveal their faces with virtuals never crawl out to awards ceremonies kkk

└Why is this guy so angry?

└I don’t know

▣ But they seem serious

[Sno.1 broadcast clip, SeongWon is flying with Minder]

This guy was doing all sorts of things, then suddenly picks only Minder and steps on the accelerator. Until now, they were just messing around for warm-up, and now they seem to be trying to destroy everything with their main character

─Unnie ㅠㅠ Break the rank ㅠㅠ Break 1st place ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

─Wasn’t their rating highest high-ranker during the time they were doing all sorts of things? This guy is a real monster kkkkkkkkkkkkk

└This person is a true soul genius……

▣ So when are they going to hit 1st place?

[Picture of a bear thumbs-up emoticon]

I’m curious, so I’m going to subscribe and watch their broadcast

─Knock knock, is anyone there? Let’s see

─Sno.1 is live streaming on Pachichik~ Subscribe~ Like~ And notification settings~ are essential~

└SeongWon seems really fired up these days. They don’t even do that teabagging they always used to do these days

└’Not often’? kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

└Yeah, they don’t teabag unless it’s the last round or last team, they just kill them? Seems like they finally became human after deciding to hit 1st place?

└What were they before then? kkk

─Why are you even watching? Are you a stalker? kkk They’ll climb up on their own kkk Go live your own life

└Live your own life~ Please~~

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└How much did they swear and fight that they all got deleted?

The community started to burn up over my rank increase.

CEO Cha said he’d add some fuel to the fire, but I can get the report later. CEO Cha before putting on the ddubang ddubang ppyong ppyong shoes and CEO Cha after putting them on are different people. Since he has become CEO Cha with 200% trustworthiness, I just believe him.

My job is to climb.

‘Cognitive Acceleration’

‘Telekinetic Burst’

‘Telekinetic Burst’

‘Telekinetic Burst’

‘Telekinetic Burst’

‘Singularity’

[4+1]

[Boom]

[Is that 4+1? Isn’t it 3+1?]

[No, judging by the stamina loss, it’s 4+1]

[You already memorized all that? kkkkkkkkkkkk]

[Why wouldn’t I memorize it? Are you a spy from another broadcast?]

[I’m going crazy]

Second week.

Rose from 68th to 54th place.

“The rate of increase is slowing down. It seems like the people at the top have built a very tight wall. What do you think?”

[How are *you* going to break through that?]

[kkkkkkkkkkkk]

[If you get 0 losses, you go up~ If you win every game, you go up~]

[Minder is OP, I’ve seen it]

[Honestly, it’s possible because it’s a honey hero, right?]

[I’m watching too, it doesn’t seem OP]

[If it’s OP, you guys do it too kkk Why aren’t you taking advantage of it?]

From the 50th rank, the rating difference between the top and bottom was too severe. Should I really call it a wall? It feels like they’re playing the game with a lot of walls built up.

Furthermore.

[Ah, it’s Chinese again]

[In Chinese game, can’t win]

[Those Republic of China bastards seem to be trolling on purpose]

[Southern China is always like that]

[Originally, Southern Chinese people hate the Communist Party. That’s why they’re trolling the streamer]

[It’s more like the rumors spread]

Southern Chinese, more precisely Taiwanese trolls, surged.

Games with The Hundred users are classified as world servers. Thanks to that, users from all over the world are kidnapped into that round, and since Soulframe is quite popular in Taiwan, many Southern Chinese people were caught as allies.

The problem is that my story spread in the Southern Chinese community.

Perhaps they were annoyed by me, daring to usurp the 1st place spot, Southern Chinese trolls started to interfere with me. I don’t know why they’re doing this when the current 1st place isn’t even Chinese.

“But thanks to the chivalry, it’s manageable.”

[Seriously lol]

[Chivalry that’s suspiciously good at Guan Yu]

[Just say they’re from the CCP kkk]

[kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

[Ah kkk Southern China and Northern China are different kkk]

Fortunately, Northern Chinese, presumably Chinese gamers from the People’s Republic of China, were also caught in the game, making it manageable.

After the broadcast, I translated and listened to the voice chat, and it seems they’re helping me to get revenge on Southern China or something… Honestly, I don’t care about that.

“Wouldn’t it be fine as long as there are fewer trolls?”

Wouldn’t it be fine as long as the game runs smoothly?

[Of course kkk]

[A communist understands the heart of a communist]

[We must help our ideological comrade, of course]

[As expected of the Soviet Union AI]

[So what rank are you now?]

“Right now… Oh. Looks like something happened up there. I’m 47th. I guess the top ranks were all caught in the same game at once and had an accident or something?”

[Heaven helps]

[No, Marx helps]

[Not Skynet?]

[Let’s conclude that Marx Skynet helps]

[Wow, shit, but they’re in50 in just 2 weeksㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

[Get out of our tier, you monster]

Lucky me.

Not much left.

I pick up the pace and run.

44th.

41st.

37th.

31st, 25th, 22nd, 16th.

▣ No, this crazy bastard is now 16th;;;;;

[Picture of SeongWon’s The Hundred rank, 16th place.]

Shit, are they really going to hit 1st place?

─Is that… possible?

└Shit, how is this possible?

└kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

─What kind of kid is this kkkkkkkkk

─No, suddenly appearing and hitting 1st place in half a year?

└It really is AI kkk

─Crazy bastard;;; Crazy bastard;;;;; Crazy bastard;;;

└Viral marketing bastard;;;

└kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Soulframe Community, Streamer Community, Soulframe Pro Community, and so on. Everywhere went crazy over my rank increase, so I反而 calmed down.

‘It’s later than I thought.’

It’s the final 4th week now.

But 16th place?

‘I was supposed to hit it within 4 weeks, 28 days.’

Does it make sense for me to not keep the declaration I made?

Even for my pride’s sake, that can’t happen.

I’ll use everything I’ve got.

“For the next week, I’ll increase the broadcast time a little more. To about 10 hours. I think that’ll be enough.”

[??? Hey;;;; Are you sure you’re okay?]

[10 hours straight;;;;;;]

[I heard using Minder destroys your stamina, are you okay?]

[Streamer, don’t overdo itㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

[No, even so]

[You can do it]

[No problemㄴㄴㄴㄴ]

“This much is… okay.”

Of course, it wasn’t okay at all.

“……Master, you’re overdoing it. Wouldn’t it be better to break your promise?”

“Chairman, don’t overdo it and slow down a bit…….”

“……Shut up, Miley. And CEO Cha. I’m fine. ……This much… is nothing. Don’t worry.”

Back when I was wielding a sword in another world.

Compared to what I experienced back then, what I’m doing now can’t even be called overdoing it. It’s just a little breathless.

So.

▣ Breaking news, SeongWon 10th place

Crazy bastard;;;;; Crazy bastard;;;;;

─Monsterㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

─Are they really going to do itㄷㄷ

└Seems quite possible

▣ What’s SeongWon’s score today?

[Picture of SeongWon’s The Hundred rank, 11th place.]

Ta-da! Fall! DSD~

─What’s DSD? SeongWon who will drop, will drop?

└kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

─kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk~ Like they can do it~

└Seriously, but they did well, if they reached the top 10

▣ Come out, bitches who laughed yesterday

[Picture of SeongWon’s The Hundred rank, 7th place.]

[Picture of The Batter aiming a bat]

7th place, you idiots kkkkkkkkkkkkk

─?

─Was yesterday’s 1st place drop a 1 step back for 4 steps forward? kkkkkkkkkk

└Seriously lol

─They’re really trying to do it; This crazy b*tch

▣ Hey, they’re finally in the top 5

[Picture of SeongWon’s The Hundred rank, 5th place.]

─Shit, they’re climbing after beating Clemson;

└Cramson isn’t even 6th right now, they’re 8th;

└It seems like it’s because they were crushed right after facing each other in the beginning and were eliminated in last place;

└Then the top rating difference is really minimal

└It must be hell to keep

─Isn’t the current 1st place, Balpo Vitamin, not Korean?

└Yeah, that’s just a Korean nickname, they’re from North America

└Let’s consider them Korean since they’re of Korean descent

└They’re the same ethnicity, duh kkk

▣ 2

[Picture of SeongWon’s The Hundred rank, 2nd place.]

Just worship this guy, you bastards. Worship them quickly, surprise worship.

─Seongmen……

─Seongmen

─If you’re going to worship, you should worship Marx Skynet, not SeongWon. You guys don’t know SeongWonㅉㅉ

└What is that, nerds?

└They don’t know Karl Marx;

─But I didn’t think they would actually do it. Seriously

└A random viral bear suddenly beats everyone up and reaches 2nd place in half a year since starting the game kkkkkkkkkk

└They’ve been playing with the community

└Really a superstar

─So, will this guy reveal their face if they hit 1st place?

└I don’t know

└Maybe……?

└Since they’ve done everything they said they would, wouldn’t they?

└Please be the ultimate pretty girl #donate

Almost there.

‘28th day.’

Today, I just need to climb one more step.