Ranker's Return

Chapter 892

Lebron left his residence early in the morning for training. It was a temporary residence, so the location was in a bizarre place. It was right next to the military exercise hall. It was a situation where he could train at any time as long as he left his residence.

‘Who is it?’

Upon arriving at the military exercise hall, Lebron found a monster occupying the military exercise hall. There were two heads above his neck, and he even had beast ears.

Lebron frowned and opened his mouth, “What are you doing?”

The identity of the monster was Hyeonu. What looked like two heads were actually the bear he always carried with him sitting on Hyeonu’s head.

“What else can I be doing? I am training,” Hyeonu replied as he opened his eyes and looked at Lebron.

“Training? You? Where did you get hit?”

Lebron sneered the moment he heard Hyeonu’s words. There was only one situation where Hyeonu would train. It was when he felt in a hurry. Otherwise, he would never do such a thing.

“It is right that I got hit. It is life, life. The daily routine of training. Don’t you know?” Hyeonu replied with an expression like it was absurd. However, Tang-E and Lebron heard this and didn’t trust Hyeonu’s words very much.

‘It is too disgusting...’

It was the same with Hyeonu himself. He was the one who said it, but it was so ridiculous that he had to laugh.

“Did you get hit by the orc?” Lebron had a point. There were only two people here who could use force against Hyeonu—Lebron himself and Raccoon. Lebron hadn’t done it, so he naturally chose Raccoon.

“It isn’t right. I was just pushed a bit.”

“Pushed a bit? You must’ve been pushed all the time.” Lebron clicked his tongue. Hyeonu’s blatant lie was outrageous. The difference between Raccoon and Hyeonu was striking. He could see it better based on everything he knew. If Raccoon wasn’t careless, it would be impossible to deal Raccoon a blow no matter what Hyeonu did.

“Are you happy that your disciple lost?” Hyeonu grumbled when he saw the smile that appeared on Lebron’s face. His beaten body still seemed to be aching.

“What can you gain by sparring?” Lebron didn’t stop smiling at Hyeonu’s words.

“Isn’t it because there is a reason? I’m not the type to enjoy being beaten,” Hyeonu grumbled. He didn’t ask for warm comfort, but he didn’t want to hear the sharp sarcasm he was hearing right now.

“So, why?” Lebron asked again. This time, he wasn’t trying to make fun of Hyeonu. He was really curious.

“I must kill a god.”

“Kill a god? Ah! Kill that guy?” At first, Lebron didn’t know which god Hyeonu was talking about. Then he understood it right away. There was only one existence on the battlefield that could be called a god.

“So what does that have to do with the sparring?”

“He would give me a chance if I passed the test. Of course, this doesn’t mean I will kill that guy alone. He will give me a chance to attack before he kills the god,” Hyeonu briefly explained his bet with Raccoon. The front and back contents were lumped together, but nothing was missing.

“Really? You’ve done a lot of things elsewhere.”

Lebron made an expression of understanding. If it was anyone else, he would’ve told them not to talk nonsense. However, it was different if it was Hyeonu. This was fully possible.

“What date did you set to kill him?”

“It hasn’t been decided yet, but I don’t intend to drag it out for long. I plan to see it end in at least a month.”

Hyeonu estimated that it would take roughly a month to kill Luke. The reason was simple. It was because Raccoon didn’t seem to have any intention of killing Luke.

‘Since it confirmed that I’m helping... he is trying to extract as much as possible.’

In any case, Luke couldn’t be active on the battlefield. It was because Raccoon would appear immediately the moment Luke appeared. It wasn’t a big problem if he stayed alive a bit longer.

‘It is true that there is no opponent other than Luke.’

Therefore, Raccoon was trying to keep Luke alive a bit longer to be used as a living sandbag. It was because he couldn’t find a suitable opponent.

“Hmm... Really? Then I’ll have to go out onto the battlefield,” Lebron uttered shocking words with a casual expression.

“Teacher?” Hyeonu asked with wide eyes.

“Now that I know the deadline... I’ll have to move my hands from now on. I never know when an opportunity like this will come again.”

There was only one reason why Lebron went to the battlefield. It was to fight Luke.

“If both of you go out... wouldn’t there be no answer?”

“It is none of my business. On the day I go out, tell him to give up or kill that god right away.”

Lebron had no intention of giving up the battle against Luke. He already thought the concessions he made so far were enough.

“Okay, that’s what I’ll tell him,” Hyeonu answered this way, but honestly, he didn’t think Lebron could do anything against Luke.

‘He will lose unconditionally one-on-one.’

This was in his current state. It wasn’t known what the situation would be like if Tang-E buffed him. He would be able to fill in a bit of what he was lacking compared to Luke.

“Instead, you have to get Tang-E’s help. To be honest, I don’t know what will happen in your current state,” Hyeonu expressed his thoughts. He couldn’t help being worried.

‘If this solid backing disappears... I am the only one who will lose.’

It would be a loss to Hyeonu if Lebron died. He had to be alive.

“Understood.” Lebron nodded. He also knew the truth that Luke and Raccoon were stronger than him. There was a reason he went out like this despite knowing it. It was because he knew Hyeonu would help if he stepped out.

***

“Please make one concession, Raccoon.” Hyeonu visited Raccoon before the battle with the god tribe began.

“Why should I?” Raccoon shook his head at Hyeonu’s request. Hyeonu’s request was the kind that he had no reason to listen to.

“What’s wrong with giving in a few times?” Hyeonu grabbed Raccoon’s arm and restrained him.

“Then what can you do for me?” Raccoon asked while removing Hyeonu’s hand.

“What do you want?” Hyeonu asked in return.

“Fight Cancun and Teika ten times a day until Luke dies. Spar with the two of them.”

Raccoon’s request wasn’t difficult. Sparring 20 times a day. It seemed like it would take a long time, but that wasn’t necessarily the case.

“Is there no time limit?”

“Yes. It doesn’t matter if it is a long fight or short fight. Just fight ten times a day.”

Raccoon nodded calmly. However, there was something Hyeonu didn’t understand.

“Did they both agree?”

Hyeonu didn’t care, but Cancun and Teika would definitely have opinions. Losing ten times a day wouldn’t be a very pleasant experience.

“Agree? Why is that necessary? Additionally, don’t worry. They will like it,” Raccoon said with a smile.

Hyeonu realized the reason from Raccoon’s smile.

‘It would be a hundred times better to fight me 10 times than to fight Raccoon 10 times.’

It was unconditionally better to fight Hyeonu, even if the number of spars wasn’t 10 times, but 20 or 100. It was because fighting with Raccoon was hell itself.

“I understand. Then when should I start the spars?”

“Right now.”

“The war is about to begin.”

“It doesn’t matter. It isn’t a battle where we will lose if the three of you are missing.”

There were no problems. Three people missing wouldn’t create a crack in the battle.

“If you say you will give them a chance... adventurers will be lining up to throw away their lives.”

“Does it seem like the orcs have good evaluations?”

“It is good. There are more people who want to be orcs than elves.”

“Isn’t it enough? Orcs are superior to elves...”

Hyeonu made an expression like it was hard to believe. However, this was only the face he showed Raccoon. Inwardly, he thought it was natural.

‘Orcs are much better than elves.’

Becoming an orc would make their strength and physique stats rise by leaps and bounds compared to when they were human. Additionally, they could get a very good stat called fighting energy. Orcs were a dream species for melee classes.

“Okay, let’s call the two of them straight away.”

Hyeonu resigned himself to it and nodded. Then he bowed his head and whispered to Tang-E, “You know Teacher, right?”

Tang-E nodded.

“Go to buff him and fight safely around him. I will be there soon.”

Lebron was obviously going to head to Luke as soon as the battle began.

“Understood, Master dude.”

Tang-E nodded a few times before coming down from Hyeonu’s arms and disappeared at a brisk pace.

“You raised the child of your family so cutely...” Raccoon sighed when he saw Tang-E disappearing. He was very different from his own family’s child.

“Isn’t it said that the child is the mirror of the parent? It isn’t a mutation... aren’t you hoping for something too big?”

Hyeonu laughed at Raccoon’s words. Hyeonu’s words weren’t wrong, so Raccoon didn’t have anything to say. Cancun’s appearance was naturally given by Raccoon and it was Raccoon who had the greatest influence on the formation of his personality.

“Sigh... Why aren’t those guys coming?” Raccoon couldn’t say anything to Hyeonu and just looked for Cancun and Teika.

“They came, Raccoon.”

Hyeonu stretched out his hand. A large orc and a much smaller orc were walking together in the place where Hyeonu’s hand was pointing.

“Did you call?” Teika approached Hyeonu and Raccoon, looked at Raccoon and said a greeting.

“Yes, I called.”

Teika gulped at Raccoon’s words. He was somehow uneasy.

“It is about time for the battle to begin... did something happen...?” Teika asked cautiously.

“Start fighting this guy 10 times a day from today.”

Raccoon’s words had no embellishments. He immediately took out the reason for calling the two of them.

“Huh? 10 times?” Teika replied reflexively. Fighting against Alley Leader 10 times. It wasn’t very appealing. It might be different if it was an occasional match, but it was unreasonable to do it 10 times a day.

‘There will only be a sense of defeat...’ A sigh burst out.

There was one person, no, one orc, who didn’t sigh.

“Can I start right away?” Cancun asked Raccoon with a face full of enthusiasm.

“Yes, do it now. There is no need to look at it. You just need to fight 10 times.”

Raccoon nodded.

“I’ll start right away, Raccoon.”

Hyeonu saw Cancun’s expression and drew the sword hanging at his waist. The sooner the battle started, the better. This would allow him to join the battlefield faster.

“I’ll finish it in 10 minutes, so Teika should get ready.”

Hyeonu swung the Mixed Sky Sword lightly and shifted his gaze to Teika.

“Are we going to take turns doing it?”

“No, I’m going to finish all 10 times in 10 minutes.”