Episode 11
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Bugatti, McLaren, Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.
Seeing the scenery filled with supercars that you don’t normally see really brought a sense of reality to me.
‘I’m finally entering the big leagues.’
Mother, daughter did it!
Na Jo-yeon, the 40th tutorial participant, looked up at the sky and wiped her nose.
Of course, my mother is healthy and well at home, but I thought it was time to do this.
“Jo Yeon-ah, have you ever heard of the saying, ‘Queen, Minister, and Lady Yeong-yu Jong-ho’?”
“Yes, Mother. How could the seed of the Queen and the Prime Minister be separate? I too, deeply engrave this old proverb in my heart and never give up on my dream of becoming a hunter……”
“No, you. Why would your name be supporting role?”
“yes?”
“You shouldn’t be fooled by plausible talk. The seed of the Queen and the Prime Minister is very different.”
“Uh… yes.”
“But you must also know this. Happiness is ultimately the role of a supporting actor.”
“The world always makes the first or last place the main character. If you look at their lives, they’re noisy and bloody every day. But the middle of the pyramid? It’s peaceful and comfortable because no one cares.”
“So the supporting actor is the winner.”
“Always keep this in mind, daughter!”
A name given to me by my mother, who was a die-hard realist, according to her beliefs.
But she probably didn’t know that her daughter would end up living as just an extra, not even a supporting role.
‘But mother! Today, this daughter is finally getting one step closer to living up to her name! Please watch over me as I walk confidently and powerfully along the path of a supporting actor next to the main character!’
Na Jo-yeon looked up at the outer wall of the Tower of Babel with her eyes wide open.
A giant tower with no end in sight.
On the black wall, as smooth as a well-crafted jewel, the rankings of the rankers of Channel 1, the top rankers in the country, were written in magical letters.
I heard that the rankings, which are updated in real time, can be viewed inside the tower as well.
In particular, the top 10 in the Celestial Realm are displayed separately and larger.
[Rankings] Local ─ South Korea
《 1 》 Eunseokwon ▲1
《 2 》 Joe • Private ▼1
《 3 》 Alpha • Jeong Gil Ga-on –
| 4 | White Bird • White Bird –
| 5 | Defense • Keep-alive –
| 6 | Night King • Twilight –
| 7 | Beom –
| 8 | David • David Choi –
| 9 | Gyuni Gyuni • Kim Si-gyun –
| 10 | Honggoya –
‘Ugh, Your Majesty……’
Na Jo-yeon clutched her chest in regret. It felt like her heart was being torn to pieces.
Excluding Bambi and Yasik King, who always trade 5th and 6th place, it is extremely rare for an arrow to appear in the heavenly realm.
Because of this, the entire community was literally turned upside down by the arrow that appeared this morning.
The private membership fan club of ‘Jo’ that Na Jo-yeon joined was no exception.
They are already accepting applications for the “Prayer Meeting for the Retirement of the Silver Lions,” so I have already submitted an application before coming to the tutorial.
‘I have to become the best supporting actor. I will become the best supporting actor and beat up all the guys who bully His Majesty.’
There was a noise next to me as I was making my firm resolution.
“That’s why you have to be careful with your nickname. Who would have thought that once you decide on one, you can’t change it? Babel is going too far.”
A woman with a refreshing smile looked back at Na Jo-yeon.
“If you become a ranker, you’ll be in a place where everyone sees you every day. You’re like ‘Night Snack King’, ‘Renew your public certificate tomorrow’, what the heck? Isn’t that right? Have you decided on a name?”
“Ah, I’m a supporting actor, ah, no. I’m a supporting actor.”
“You’re cute. I’m Romi.”
Romi, the student body president of a certain university, was a typical popular kid.
He said that he had already talked to several people besides Na Jo-yeon when he came.
The two exchanged a brief conversation as they passed through the entrance and arrived at the ground floor of the Tower of Babel, the Tutorial Plaza.
‘Everyone, show me a thread. Do you guys know how to have fun?’
Na Jo-yeon looked around nervously.
Even though there were so many people that it felt like a sea of people, it didn’t feel cramped or stuffy.
But soon Na Jo-yeon relaxed.
They’re all supporting actor candidates anyway.
The main characters are not here. They are probably watching from the rumored ‘monitor room’.
In order to find a supporting actor who will support them.
‘You can do it!’
Suddenly, I felt a surge of motivation.
Aren’t you the one who was born with the destiny to be a supporting actor?
It’s not a competition between the main characters, it’s a fight between supporting actors, so there’s no reason why they shouldn’t win!
That was when.
“Sister! Supporting sister! Say hello. This is the person I met on the subway earlier. He’s really nice. Since it’s a re-entry, who knows? You might get first place in the tutorial! We should become friends!”
“Oh, Mr. Romi. That’s right.”
“Hey, don’t be shy. Come on, come on, say hello.”
The young man who was pushed from behind held out his hand with an awkward but confident smile.
“My name is Baek Do-hyeon.”
Supporting actors have a supporting actor instinct.
Na Jo-yeon instinctively felt a sense of crisis. What is this visual? What is this presence?
‘This kid might not be a supporting actor.’
I could have risked my 26 years of life as an aspiring supporting actor on that claim.
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Once in the first half of the year.
Once in the second half of the year.
The tutorial walk, held only twice a year, takes an average of four days.
Of course, this is a statistical average, and the gap was quite large depending on the difficulty level and the level of the riders that year.
The shortest record is one day, and the longest record is one week.
Anyway, it is certain that it will take quite some time, whether short or long.
Then, the high rankers, who are mostly innocent, will be reduced to the position of just sucking their thumbs.
Others say that when the floors of the tower are closed, they go to the dungeon for the first time in a long time, but for the top rankers, that was impossible.
It’s like Messi coming to the neighborhood soccer club and stealing the ball.
If you hide your identity and go out because you’re bored and get caught, you’ll likely be looked down on by everyone, who’ll think, “Hey, you’re acting all sly because you’re a little kid anchor.”
So, they naturally headed to the tower’s ‘monitor room’.
Babel’s leader.
The ‘Monitor Room’, which only allows entry to those in the top 100, could be seen as a meeting place for veteran, pure-hearted people who have nothing better to do.
“No, there is a heavenly class, why did you come to the path party?”
“Don’t use such strange language, David.”
“Hey, scouts, why are we so busy coming here?”
“……? Were you busy? It’s my first time hearing about this.”
Ranked 4th in Korea. White Bird, the leader of the famous martial arts school Hae-ta, tilted his head with his characteristic expressionless face.
Choi Da-wit hits his chest hard at that heartbreaking reaction.
Spacious monitor room.
The rankers sitting on the sofas scattered here and there look around to see what the commotion is about and then pretend not to see it again.
It’s not that we avoid things because they’re scary, but because they’re dirty.
Two famous women from the
Among them, there is a S-class who is ranked 8th, a mixed-blood thug named Choi Da-wit, who is so dirty that he is scary. It is best not to even look at him.
“Hey, you little punk! It’s an official vacation period given by Babel, so of course I’ll have fun and have fun! There’s so much to do!”
“Don’t make a fuss. Don’t make others uncomfortable.”
“Wow, what should I do with this Joseon woman? She’s acting like a real scholar……”
“David, you just don’t know because you’re playing around irresponsibly. This is something we’ve done every year. This year’s class is special, so we brought you along.”
exception?
Special, unique……
Choi Da-wit, who was vulnerable to such words, sat down on his seat.
“What’s so special?”
“The 19th floor, the 29th floor, and the 39th floor are open. There’s a high chance that it will be the third golden generation.”
“The 29th floor is probably about Bambi and the Night Food Maniac. The 19th floor? What, who was in the class that year?”
“you.”
“……”
“I keep forgetting, but you are also a precious S-class, David.”
Ugh, ugh. Choi Da-wit, who is weak even to open compliments, coughed in vain. He changed the subject, perhaps embarrassed.
“Then what, are all our channel guys coming? It’s been a while since I’ve seen such expensive faces.”
“Not all of them. After all, it’s the guild that needs the rookies. The relevant figures will come. I heard that leaders from other guilds are coming too. Eun Seok-won is definitely coming.”
“……They say even a lion will come if you call it.”
Choi David twists his lips.
The white bird, who was about to point out that it was a tiger, turned its head to follow.
A heavy presence. Babel announced it as if he had been waiting for it.
[Monitor Room│1st Place Eun Seok-won’s Entrance]
[Monitor Room│16th Anchisan’s entrance]
‘What? It’s not a tiger?’
He put his precious right arm away and the old man entered with his left arm.
Walk over and sit in the front row, which has the best view of the tutorial square.
But Choi Da-wit had no time to satisfy his curiosity.
As if to announce the imminent opening, the top rankers and the leaders of the remaining five guilds appear one after another.
“Our young boss, Ujjujju. Are you still upset?”
“No, don’t touch me! Damn it, why is this scorpion still contacting me? Are you really trying to do something?”
[Monitor Room│5th place: Kyeonjirok’s entrance]
The leader of the elite guild Babylon, Bambi, is revealed.
“So, that’s all… done. I’ll talk about the rest later. Everyone! How have you all been?”
[Monitor Room│3rd place Jeong Gil-ga-on’s entrance]
‘Alpha’ Jeong Gil-gaon, the CEO of the large corporation-affiliated guild
“Oh, that’s okay, Mom, just hang up! I take care of my own health. What kind of health supplement is that? What kind of horrible thing are you talking about? If I don’t eat my flour for even a day, I’ll go to pieces. If you miss the youngest one, just send him away!”
“Tongue, bro. The door is open.”
“……Uh, uh, okay. Mr. Kim. I’m a bit busy right now, so let’s continue our cold-blooded business talk next time.”
[Monitor Room│6th Place: Twilight]
The head of the gangster guild ‘Yeongmyeong’, ‘Night Snack King’ Twilight.
and……
When it seems like all the important people have arrived.
By the time everyone was busy seeing the rare celebrities, they no longer paid attention to the entrance notifications.
[Monitoring Room│7th place Beom’s entrance]
[Monitoring Room│Anonymous Entry]
This is a place where almost all of the top 100 are gathered.
There were some rankers who entered anonymously.
Also, since each ranker can have one companion, it wasn’t that uncommon to have companions outside of the ranks, such as scouts or acquaintances.
But there were some people in this place who were not easily fooled by that.
When most people only look at the second person of the “Eunsaja”, the tiger.
A small figure next to him, a very small number of people turned their heads because of the black hood pulled down all the way to his nose.
‘Shang. What is it?’
‘What is that… monster?’
When S-class people with innate senses more sensitive than animals, Choi Da-wit and Twilight doubt their eyes.
A skilled person like Jeong Gil-ga-on, who had more than just experience and intuition, was confident.
Jeong Gil-ga-on couldn’t hide the laughter that kept coming out. It was a line he definitely wanted to say someday.
“Lucifer appears in the monitor room where Satans gather……”
The first king to have his crown taken away.
The procession of your most precious person has arrived.
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I thought to myself, rechecking the hood that was secured with magic power.
This lighting, temperature, humidity… the eyes.
It was certain.
‘These ten-year-olds……’
You’re so perceptive.
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