Overgeared

The world was tumultuous even after the war ended. 

The controlled zones of the Overgeared Guild relaxed their control, the Hell Gao raid where tens of thousands of people participated, the changes in the religious forces, the 7th National Competition, etcetera. 

The issues that attracted the attention of people around the world hadn’t ceased. In particular, people’s attention was focused on the National Competition. 

『 The National Competition is a stage where world-class powerhouses gather to compete with their skills. The purpose is to select the best talent of that year. However, this year, there is an announcement from the S.A Group that it will add events where players will compete under the same conditions in order to give more players the opportunity to participate. 』 

『 The AoS and battle royale genres will be added as new events, right? 』 

『 Yes, each country will hold an online preliminary round to select players… 』

The National Competition was a contest of national prestige. People looked forward to and cheered to see how far their rankers could prevail in the world. However, significant rewards caused unexpected problems. As the gap between those who won medals in the National Competition and those who failed to win medals widened, more and more people started to feel a sense of deprivation. 

A festival that took place once a year—it was a competition that carried the national flag and it was right for it to be a stage for qualified people. It was no wonder why the rewards were so great. Even so, it would be nice to give more people a chance… 

The S.A Group responded to the wishes of people like this. It was to appease the public sentiment that had worsened since the Great Human and Demon War. A total of seven new events were added to this year’s National Competition. Five of these events were based on ‘competing under equal conditions.’ 

The AoS games, FPS games, etcetera, which were popular until the release of Satisfy a few years ago. This included the battle royale games that would be held as an event. In every event, participants chose a specific profession. They started the game at level 1 and sought victory by cooperating or competing with other participants. The background of the game was naturally Satisfy. It was easy to understand it as various genres of games being played as a virtual reality version. 

People had no choice but to be excited. They would have an opportunity to participate in the National Competition that was only a festival for a few people. 

-Honestly, we would be rankers if we had money and time. 

-That\'s right. If only luck had followed. 

-We will be competitive if the conditions are the same. 

Most people were tolerant toward themselves. They acknowledged the strength and performance of rankers, but they also believed they were qualified to stand beside the rankers. The reason they didn’t become rankers was due to the differences in environment and bad luck… 

Many believed so and desire ignited in them. It was similar to a person who hadn’t studied properly thinking, ‘If I had made up my mind to study, I would’ve gone to a prestigious university.’ The experts pointed out their attitudes. 

『 It is sad to see what public opinion is like recently. More and more people are distorting rankers into those who are privileged. They should keep one thing in mind. Rankers were also ordinary in the past. A ranker isn’t a position that can be maintained with money and time alone. Please note that if you have the opportunity to compete with them under the same conditions, you will surely experience great frustration… 』 

『 Professor, are you afraid that the gap between new participants and rankers will be large? 』 

『 Of course. I expect the actual rankings and result of the participants to be directly proportional to ther real rankings. 』 

『 An example of this… Grid will unconditionally win gold in any events he participates in, right? 』

『 Right. 』 

similar. They predicted the overwhelming performance of the rankers. They appreciated the ‘experience’ of rankers rather than their ‘innate talent.’ They argue

became

direct proportion? ?? Do the people who aren’t rankers have

 Has it only been one or two times when the experts speak X-ing bullsh*t sentences?

history, yet the experts are prioritizing

and items. I admit that they did better than others in obtaining levels and items, but

are being

ago started to discredit them. It wasn’t a strange thing. A person’s attitude was bound to change depending on the situation and position. The proof was the readers swearing that the manhwa or novels they enjoyed reading until last week were trash today. It changed because it was worth changing. From the

number of participants for the

are curious about whether Grid, who missed several competitions, and Kraugel, who didn’t participate in last year’s competition, will participate this year. In response, the S.A Group has revealed that it

participate in the new event. In the midst of speculation over the reasons, the interview of the named ranker Peak Sword has become controversial. Did he say, ‘What ranker will go to participate in a feast for the

to distinguish between rankers and non-rankers. 』

is the reaction of public

majority of opinions say they feel the ranker’s sense of

true that rankers are great. Still, it isn’t an

the reason why rankers are recognized is due to their skills. Most of the skills recognized here are exercised only when the specs support it. Thus, public response

The advantage of rankers lies in their specs. The great thing about rankers is that they

because the environment isn’t good or they

reasonable to say that the reason why rankers are absent from

qualifications to participate in events under the same conditions as the general public. They can’t guarantee victory and their reputation will plummet if they lose.

millions of people and advance to the finals, aren’t they good enough to be called professionals? Even if a ranker loses, they aren’t losing to the general public. Aren’t they losing to

separated the participants into the general public

The keyword ‘ranker’s sense of authority’ is becoming a

***

“Hi~” 

“Good morning.” 

“……?”

because the attitude of the colleagues greeting him was the same as usual. He thought they would ask why he caused another commotion. Therefore, it was a surprise. Toban read Peak Sword’s stunned

were two main reasons why the rankers were shunning the new events. First of all, there was the need to understand the meaning of the National Competition. The National Competition was a place to raise the reputation and value of the participants before it was a stage to raise the

it was a loss.

that it was better to leave this as their own event. That’s right. The gap between rankers and the general public was large. It was uncertain until a few years ago, but now it could

were unlucky or their environment wasn’t good. It was because they weren’t talented. The evidence was that those who became rankers due to luck failed

to participate in the National Competition,” Toban said as

 They found Grid dressed in a cool robe, and Peak Sword

too many words that cross the line these