Ranker’s Return

features, but the pleasant voice and neat movements of the man made her look at the screen.
She wouldn’t have looked away from the screen if it wasn’t for her smartphone vibrating.

“What’s going on? Aren’t you busy, Mascherano?” Reina answered the call with a sharp voice.

-What’s happening today? Why are you so cold? Did I get the timing wrong? Mascherano seemed to have this experience more than once or twice.

“I am watching a video of Alley Leader.
I’m in the middle of it.”

-Ohh, I was also watching.
Shall we watch together?

“No, I will watch it alone.
I’m hanging up.” Reina really tried to hang up.

Mascherano noticed it based on previous experience and cried out urgently, -I’m at your door right now.
I’m in front of the accommodations.
I bought something to eat.
It’s a bunch of cakes.

Reina was instantly stunned and stopped trying to hang up.

-I bought them all from your favorite cake shop.
It was to the point where I was scolded by the people behind me.
So please open the door…

The nail was driven in, and Reina was persuaded.
She picked up her smartphone and said, “Okay, I’ll let you in.”

Reina was a cake enthusiast.
She really liked desserts.
Even if she didn’t eat a proper meal, she would eat bread, cakes, and sweets.
Mascherano knew this and used it as a way to gain a visit.
A short time later, Mascherano appeared with his hands full of shopping bags.
“He…”

“Give it to me,” Reina interrupted Mascherano and grabbed the shopping bags he had brought.

They were filled with cheesecake, chocolate cake, pretzels, macaroons, eclairs, and more.
Reina started eating the cakes and sweets like she had forgotten about Mascherano or was just ignoring him.
Mascherano was familiar with Reina and pressed the remote control to play the video that had been paused.

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Beep.

His eyes never left the screen.

-So this is the end of the third monster in the Balder Mountains, the wire monkey.

Reina cleaned up the desserts while she was absorbed in the video sent by Hyeonu.
Mascherano saw it when he turned his head, and he opened his mouth to ask, “Have you killed this monster before?”

“I have.
It took me around 20 minutes.”

Hearing Reina’s response in her usual tone, Mascherano pressed the remote control toward the screen again.

Beep.

Then he said, “Does this make sense? We killed one while he is killing two monkeys at the same time!”

“Yes, it took us 20 minutes while Alley Leader took less than three minutes to fight like that.
He even knew their weaknesses.”

Mascherano couldn’t understand the videos he had been sent.
How could a person be so strong? Hyeonu was also a player like them, yet he was so leisurely against monsters who attacked so fast.
He did what he said.
They realized this was the commonly called ‘playing Arena with your mouth.’

In short, Alley Leader was like a man of a different world.

“How the hell did he raise his character?” Mascherano said bewilderedly.

Reina scoffed at Mascherano’s words.
Mascherano’s face distorted after he saw her ridicule.
“What is it?!! Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Do you have to ask? Do you think you could do that if you have the same character?”

“Do you think I can’t?”

“Yes, you can’t.
Aren’t you worse than me? I don’t have the confidence either.
You still don’t understand him.”

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Knives poured out of Reina’s mouth, and Mascherano’s face turned red like he had been struck by a sword.
Mascherano’s hands shook.
He failed to overcome his anger, but there was nothing he could do.
Instead, he just ate the cake he bought.

“Are you crazy? Stop eating.” Reina wasn’t happy as her precious cakes were disappearing into that idiot’s belly.
She had to stop him quickly.

At this moment, Reina’s smartphone rang.

‘What?’

The hand that was reaching toward Mascherano changed directions and grabbed her smartphone.

[An email has arrived.]

It was a notification that an email had been sent to the account that was only known to her close acquaintances.
Reina tilted her head in a confused manner.
This account rarely received emails.
Those who knew this email address knew it was faster to make a phone call than to send an email.

‘Who is it?’

Reina accessed her account with the laptop connected to the projector.
It showed the sender’s name.

‘There’s no such name among my acquaintances though?’

It was Gang Hyeonu.
Reina moved the mouse over the delete button.
Just then, Reina was fickle and moved the mouse back again to click on the email.

-I should’ve told you when sending the video, but I forgot.
Thus, I am sending you an email.
It will be hard to see Zenith or Five Stars in the Balder Mountains in the coming months.
Just focus on the league and the main scenario, Reina.

‘Don’t tell me…?’

Did he fight them for her?

All sorts of speculations filled Reina’s mind.

Meanwhile, Mascherano regained his sense of reason and looked at the email on the screen.
‘What does this mean? Focus on the league and the scenario? What is the relationship between the two of them that they’re exchanging words like this?’

Mascherano couldn’t resist his curiosity and asked, “What is this, Reina?”

However, Reina’s reaction was chilly.
“Shut up and watch the video.
Otherwise, leave.”

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