Ranker's Return

Chapter 846

“Callioraks?” Hyeonu stared blankly at Callioraks, who appeared like the wind.

Callioraks approached Hyeonu and asked, “Are you alone?”

‘Alone? When have I ever gone with another person?’ Hyeonu paused for a moment. He tried to remember if he had ever met Callioraks when he was with another player.

‘There has never been a case of that?’ Hyeonu shook his head slightly. No matter how he thought about it, that had never happened. He was always alone when he met Callioraks. Even if that wasn’t the case, it was normal for him to almost always move alone.

“Have you ever seen me traveling with someone else? I think I’ve always been alone...” Hyeonu looked at Callioraks with an unsure expression. Then Callioraks immediately frowned.

“Alone?” Callioraks glanced at Hyeonu from top to bottom with a bitter look in his eyes. Then Callioraks’ gaze stopped in one place. It was right near Hyeonu’s chest.

‘Perhaps...?’ Hyeonu realized what Callioraks was looking for based on his gaze.

“Tang-E,” Hyeonu summoned Tang-E.

“Master dude!” Tang-E immediately responded to Hyeonu’s call and appeared in front of Hyeonu.

“Yes, you should come in this way.” Callioraks saw Tang-E and smiled warmly.

“It has been a long time,” Callioraks spoke carefully to Tang-E, who was in Hyeonu’s arms.

“Hello.” Tang-E was very polite, which was rare. Hyeonu wasn’t used to seeing Tang-E like this, so he blinked.

“Yes, yes. Is there anything you want to have?” Callioraks took one step closer to Hyeonu. Hyeonu stopped his reflexive instinct to step back.

“Um... What I want...” Tang-E fell deep into thought upon receiving the question from Callioraks. What did Tang-E want to have? What did he need? It was enough that Hyeonu gave him food. He didn’t need money or treasures.

‘There is no such thing...’

Nothing came to mind no matter how he thought about it. He was quite satisfied with the current state of affairs. Tang-E shook his paws and stretched out his words, “There is nothing...”

“You don’t want anything? This is very difficult.” Callioraks shook his head and clicked his tongue. His reputation wouldn’t stand if this continued.

‘What did I do in the past?’ Callioraks searched through his memory. It was a memory from a long time ago, so he couldn’t remember it very well.

“Did you want to learn something like this?” Callioraks snapped his fingers. Purple flames danced at Callioraks’s fingertips.

“I saw the other day that you are still immature when handling it. Do you want to learn it?” he asked. One flame split into more than a dozen flames in an instant and took on different shapes.

“Ohhh....” Tang-E raised his eyes and saw the purple flames that seemed to be alive. He knew what the fire burning at Callioraks’ fingertips was, so he couldn’t help admiring it.

‘Chaos magic power...’

It was a magic power usage that even Tang-E’s parents, who possessed endless magic power, couldn’t teach. This was natural since they didn’t possess the chaos magic power.

“I want to learn it.” Tang-E showed his honest heart.

“Then you can learn it. I’ll teach you. It won’t take long because you are smart.” Callioraks raised his hand and stroked Tang-E’s head.

Hyeonu saw this scene and opened his mouth to say, “Callioraks, I have a question. Can I ask it?”

“A question? What is it?” Callioraks raised his head and made eye contact with Hyeonu. At the same time, the temperature of his expression changed. His warm eyes disappeared, replaced by his usual expression. However, Hyeonu wasn’t embarrassed by this change in Callioraks. He was already expecting it.

“Most of my artifacts specialize in the dark attribute magic power. Can they be changed to the chaos attribute, Callioraks?”

The thing Hyeonu was asking about was none other than the modification of equipment. It was to change the divine objects of the Mysterious Sky Sect, which specialized in the Mysterious Sky Demonic Art, in order to suit the Mixed Sky Demonic Martial Art. Yet no matter how much he inquired about it, he couldn’t find any material objects with the chaos attribute. It was on a different level from the dark and light attribute materials, which were released from time to time.

“Artifact modification? How hard is that?” Callioraks replied like it was nothing. It really didn’t matter. Callioraks created a new item with a single flick of his finger.

‘This...!’ Hyeonu’s eyes widened as he looked at the item that appeared out of nowhere. The thing that appeared in the air was a purple bead. It was something that Hyeonu knew well.

“An essence...?”

An essence was something he wouldn’t have received if he didn’t have Tang-E.

“This is something you can do if you learn magic, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t. The right blacksmiths will be able to do the smelting if you infuse the right amount of magic power.” Callioraks threw the purple bead at Hyeonu. “It will easily melt if you put it in a fire made of magic power. It is a gift, so use it well.”

Hyeonu reached out and grabbed the bead that Callioraks threw. Then he quickly put it in his inventory and bowed.

“Thank you, Callioraks. In addition, can I ask you one more thing?” Hyeonu once again asked Callioraks for help.

“Again? Well, it is fine. What is it?” Callioraks’ expression distorted when he heard Hyeonu’s words. Then his face relaxed again in a short amount of time. It was because Tang-E was staring at him with wide eyes from Hyeonu’s arms.

“Thank you. It is nothing much. I’m just wondering... is there a way to turn the spear that was stuck in Ragand’s body into a ring?”

The thing Hyeonu was curious about was this. How could he take advantage of the spear that he couldn’t use properly?

“Changing the form... The easiest way is to melt it and remake it. However, if this happens, many things that the spear originally had will be gone.” Callioraks came up with the answer in an instant.

Melting and remaking it—both Hyeonu and Callioraks knew that this wasn’t the answer.

“Of course, that isn’t the answer you want. In the end, the remaining solution is magic again. It will usually maintain the form of a ring and then return to the form of a spear when necessary. There must be such magic,” Callioraks said.

“That’s right, Callioraks.” Hyeonu nodded. It was right. This was what Hyeonu needed right now.

Callioraks continued, “I don’t know such magic. In the first place, there is no reason for me to learn enchantment magic.”

It was just that knowing the solution didn’t make it a reality. There were things that Callioraks didn’t know and couldn’t do; he didn’t know how to do everything.

Callioraks came up with another answer. “There is just one thing. If you follow the source of the spear, you might be able to find a way to do it one day.”

Then he shook his head. In his opinion, this method was a bit ridiculous. Even the demon kings who didn’t die weren’t able to endure such a long period of time. It was unlikely that the empire, which was dominated by humans, could still be maintained and traces of it preserved.

Callioraks added, “Or you can look for a magician who knows how to use that type of magic. Maybe this is the best method.”

This was the most realistic method—find a magician who had mastered such magic.

‘Should I go find Suped?’ Hyeonu thought of the great magician of the Yusma Empire after a long time. It wasn’t enough compared to the monster in front of him, but Suped also possessed ridiculous abilities.

“Thank you, Callioraks. You have helped me a lot.” Hyeonu nodded. He didn’t get much headway toward a solution, but the help was still helpful. From the perspective of wanting to find some direction, it was a great help to know where to go next.

“If you’re not busy, you can stay in the demon world for three days, right?” Callioraks stared fiercely at Hyeonu.

“I understand, Callioraks.” Hyeonu couldn’t say no to this look. He had received help, so it was his turn to fulfil Callioraks’ request.

“Let’s have fun for three days.” Callioraks lowered himself and made eye contact with Tang-E.

***

The three-day break that occurred suddenly.

Hyeonu made a plan to spend these three days as smoothly as possible.

‘I’m going to have to stream and drive the situation.’

He didn’t have time to do anything other than this. In order to create a good perception among his viewers, he needed to stream frequently when he had time to spare.

‘If I mention the topic one by one.. it will go well.’

Hyeonu had toured the Arena-related communities once before turning on the live stream. Tang-E was in a one-on-one lesson with Callioraks, so he couldn’t appear on the stream. Since Hyeonu had to handle everything on his own, it was naturally right that he had to prepare more.

“Hello, viewers. I am Alley Leader.” Hyeonu memorized all the recent hot topics and turned on the live stream right away. It was the attitude of a pro streamer to start immediately once the preparations were finished.

-Why is he turning on the live stream today even though it isn’t a streaming day?

-He has changed after going to the United States once.

-Is he trying to raise money for his wedding? He has to do it when things are going well.

-Isn’t the money he earned already overflowing? The income would be overwhelming across the entire A-world right now.

The viewers made all types of speculations about Hyeonu’s unexpected live stream. None of the comments were right, but no one in the chat room cared about this. It was a spark that would only last for a few minutes anyway.

“What marriage, what marriage? I don’t even have a girlfriend. These people... Don’t keep twisting a knot in my side. It isn’t that I don’t want to be in a relationship, but... It feels good to be popular, everyone.”

Hyeonu heard these rumors and just dismissed them lightly. There was nothing to be gained by being quick to anger. It was better to pass over pleasantly what could be passed over.

“Ah, lately I’ve been seeing a few things on the Arena communities. They are posts that criticize someone,” Hyeonu started talking with a serious expression.

It was all the foundation for creating the atmosphere that Hyeonu wanted.

-Criticize? Swear words? Ah, is he talking about the Venom Guild?

-It seems right? Isn’t that the place that is receiving the most swear words?

-Why can’t we swear at traitors?

-Is it really a betrayal? Nothing much has changed.

The viewers immediately recognized what Hyeonu’s words were referring to. They had to know. No matter what community they went to, there was no place where the name of the Venom Guild couldn’t be seen.

“This is what I think. Games should be treated as a game. Streaming should be taken as streaming. What sins have they committed? Are all the people who change species a traitor? For those of you who started Arena as a different species, should you start with this framework from the beginning? I don’t think so.” Hyeonu logically blocked the criticisms that were poured out against the Venom Guild.

The moment Hyeonu expressed his opinions, those who had the same opinion as Hyeonu joined forces in the chat.

-That’s right. Honestly, I was wondering about how they move around on the undead side. Now all my questions are solved. Frankly, there is a lot of fun in their live stream itself.

-It is fun to roll around with the undead.

-The Venom Guild is much better than the kids who do weird content all the time.

-The arena training, the weird and useless aggro streaming... It is much better than those things.

It was because Hyeonu started by saying that this was content that public opinion was then sharply reversed.