“H-he showed up! That rude asshole!”

“Ah, damn it! I haven’t even gotten ten gem points because of that guy.”

“Aren’t they going to block him? Shouldn’t they lock his account or something?”

“To be honest, he hasn’t broken any rules. He’s used his own abilities, and he didn’t cheat.”

“Still, he should have basic manners!”

“Well, it did seem like the developers were mindful of his actions.”

When Merlin appeared, the gathered users began to roar. Twenty-four real hours ago, Merlin had monopolized the gem points that were supposed to be distributed amongst hundreds of thousands of users. Clearly, he couldn’t avoid garnering attention after that.

“Did you hear me? That guy is an S-rank Swimmer.”

“OMG. S Rank… Isn’t the A Rank a Master Rank? I thought the only S-rank users were Arthur and Cruze.”

“He’s incredibly skilled, but why is he employing his abilities in such an impolite way?”

Complaints came from all over, but Merlin didn’t listen. Though the other users stared at him with judgmental eyes, they weren’t exuding killing intent.

Merlin didn’t exploit a bug, nor did he take gem points that belonged to someone else. Against hundreds of thousands, Merlin had obtained his gem points fair and square. Moreover, the way Merlin had collected such a vast amount was so surprising and novel...