The Internet Boils Over Ranking Zero
"Ah, Ranking 0 info updated at the National Intelligence Service."
"Breached it?"
"Yeah, hold on. Printing now."
The printer spat out a few sheets of paper.
"What, why so tough? Kwon Yooseok, wanna take a look?"
"Oh~ for real," said the man with jet-black hair, pierced ears, and snake-like eyes as he took the documents. His gaze stopped at the name, age, and photo section.
The man declared as if resolved.
"Decided. Wanna meet 'em."
"How ya gonna contact?"
"Hmm~ gotta grab attention first, right~?"
Kwon Yooseok grinned with eyes full of intrigue.
"New face in this stale stagnant pond—my heart's racing right now."
"Mm…."
After a long day, finally home, Seoya lay on the sofa fiddling with the System nonstop and let out a groan.
She'd poked around everywhere but no way to contact Ibin. And Ibin hadn't reached out either.
Weird. If Ibin made this System, shouldn't there be a way for her to message Seoya?
But all Seoya had to guess Ibin's intent were the reward note and the achievement from awakening.
"And the One Who Will Return Again."
One of Seoya's registered achievements. Ibin was clearly telling her: return to Toda.
But how?
Gather magic stones, need blueprint for magic amplifier, calculate formulas too. Nothing but waiting for dungeons like now?
"So frustrating…."
Seoya whined to Ji Sein, who sat beside browsing the internet.
"Princess~ what's up~?"
"No, Sein unnie, listen."
Frustrated Seoya shot up to ramble but realized the issue and shut her mouth.
"So, um… wait."
Seoya wasn't one for thinking ahead, but she knew this was wrong.
If Earthlings learned the disasters came just to fetch her to Toda….
Hide this from Earthlings at all costs.
Seoya skirted the truth vaguely to explain.
"The, uh, System appointed me Master of Hunters, Ruler of Humanity or whatever…. Probably cuz I'm from another world and overwhelmingly stronger?"
"Maybe it gauged your power and set it that way, yeah."
"But I think this System has an admin."
"Admin?"
Ji Sein furrowed her nose bridge, pondering.
"I thought it was just auto-set surreal power…. Well, it's a system, so creator exists maybe. God or whatever. Dunno philosophy…."
"Right, but suppose, just suppose."
"Yeah."
"If the System's creator wants to talk to me directly, can't they?"
"God's voice from sky or something?"
"No, no. Can't they message via System?"
"Of course possible?"
Ji Sein replied like it was obvious.
"Not programming pro~ but duh, basics. Just pop a message window. Simplest thing."
"I see…."
"That's why I think no admin. Never messaged humans directly."
"Hm."
Seoya sank back into thought. Ji Sein was right.
Ibin could send blueprint, do calculations, dump magic stones with locations.
So why no word?
Why was Ibin silent?
Something happen to unnie?
Seoya bit her lip worriedly.