The Ranker’s romance: a him-sum-jjin—a “real one” who hides their power.
Human nature is to want to brag when you succeed here and there, and when you’re better than others, you want recognition—that’s human desire.
Before the Babel Tower appeared, when elite-university students got into spats or conflicts—
(whether it worked on the other party or not) they’d whip out their student ID like it was some Secret Royal Inspector’s badge from Joseon times.
‘Heh-heh. Actually, I’m this amazing. Plot twist, right? Surprised?’
That puffed-up vibe was very similar to the edgelord “Black Flame Dragon” energy.
If, back then, the most highly valued thing in this country was your school pedigree, now it’s shifted to Awakeners (Rankers).
But that’s something you do only when you’ve got a middling amount of seasoning……
In the sky-tier—where nicknames are as famous as they’ll get, and real names even more so—you hardly see it.
“It’s cool. It kills. TAAK—at a moment no one expects, the protagonist who’s hidden their identity appears right at their…