I am Rufus, the strongest in all anime and manga crossovers.

The 27th place name is Yumen Shikuten.

At the very top of the list was a row of the thickest, brightest gold characters.

The ultimate ranking of combat power!

The 45th, 40th, 38th, 32nd, and 30th positions are all vacant.

Below the last column of the leaderboard, there is another line of text.

Those not yet on the list, or those in lower ranks, can take over a position by defeating someone on the list. At any time, the first person to improve their ranking on the Heavenly Ranking will receive a challenge reward. The Heavenly Ranking distributes ranking rewards periodically, at unpredictable times. Those who rank up for the first time will receive the ranking reward immediately.

When people saw the celestial list in the sky, they were overjoyed.

"What's going on here?"

"Does this ranking list stay on forever if it doesn't disappear?"

"Hey, hey, hey, look at the last rule."

"If we can defeat those on the list, we can become ones on the list."

Holy crap! There's such a thing?

"If we do it that way, those unlucky ones who didn't make the list will definitely take the opportunity to issue challenges."

"After all, making the list means you'll get a reward."

"Look at the rewards those people on the list received, I'm envious! I'm sure those other people are envious too!"

"Hahaha... This is going to be interesting. Originally, the powerful beings in this universe didn't interfere with each other because there was no benefit in it. But now, with these Heavenly Ranking rewards, this peace will be completely destroyed."

"A permanent presence on the Heavenly Ranking, and new rules! This world is about to descend into chaos."

"Look at those empty seats, they're blatant temptations."

"Unbelievable! The Heavenly Ranking is less than halfway through, and there are already five vacancies. These unlucky guys. They're so powerful, yet they insist on courting death."

Inside the Seventh District Cafe.

Ainz Ooal Gown looked at the newly added permanent spot on the Heavenly Rankings, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

He had already set his sights on Gilgamesh, who was leaning against the wall.

He had no chance against other powerful individuals, but Ainz Ooal Gown felt he had a good chance against Gilgamesh, who was only one rank above him.

But he won't launch a challenge immediately.

After all, the opponent is ranked higher than oneself, and their apparent combat strength is definitely higher.

But... who says that the one with stronger fighting power will necessarily win?

Gilgamesh, leaning against the wall, had clearly sensed Ainz Ooal Gown's gaze.

He snorted coldly, feeling no sense of satisfaction whatsoever.

"I advise certain people not to do anything foolish."

"Currently, there are no instances of a lower-ranked player defeating a higher-ranked player on the leaderboard."

Ainz Ooal Gown remained silent, but his heart was cold.

Then I would become the first case.

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Choice, The Mysterious Girl

"Wait, I think I've found a blind spot."

Suddenly, in the coffee shop, Touma Kamijou pointed to the permanent rankings in the sky and spoke.

What blind spot?

Tsuchimikado Motoharu chimed in.

All eyes turned to them.

"Since defeating someone allows you to take the place of the person on the list."

"Then why haven't Lord Blue Hair and Lord Lu Lin appeared?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu gave Kamijou Touma a hard knock.

"There's definitely a reason why your grades are so poor and you're at the bottom."

"They must be in a higher position. Those in higher positions defeat those in lower positions, so naturally they won't take their place."

"Therefore, there are now five vacancies on the Heavenly Ranking."

Kamijou Touma rubbed his head and immediately retorted:

I haven't finished speaking yet.

"I mean, if... I mean, if I defeated the forty-first Reinhard, and the fortieth position was vacant, would I become the forty-first or the fortieth?"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

"It should be up to the 40th, since there's a vacancy at the 40th."

Touma Kamijou asked again.

"If I defeated the forty-second Icarus, but didn't kill her, how would the ranking be?"

Tsuchimikado immediately spoke.

"Of course it should be postponed."

"You defeated her, which means you took her place, but that doesn't mean she wasn't strong."

"So her ranking dropped."

"Because this is a ranking list, not a job list, the person removed from the list is the last one."

At this moment, everyone in the coffee shop turned their attention to Ainz Ooal Gown, who was ranked fiftieth.

Upon realizing this, Ainz Ooal Gown's eyes widened immediately, sensing something was wrong.

"Holy crap! Does that mean I'm going to get kicked out soon?"

"Lord Vegeta said that there are over a hundred people who can destroy a planet."

"I'm definitely going to get kicked!"

Gilgamesh, who had been calm and composed, also began to panic.

Although he outwardly appeared indifferent to his ranking on the leaderboard, he was actually quite concerned. After all, rankings represented benefits, and Gilgamesh's participation in the Holy Grail War stemmed from a desire he wanted to fulfill. Now, he had another path to achieve that desire: the power ranking.

But now... new rules have emerged, and as the forty-ninth ranked individual, he is highly likely to be removed from the list.

As long as he still has desires, he can't help but be nervous.

"Wait, we'll talk about changing the rankings later."

I've discovered something interesting.

Suddenly, Eve, the golden shadow, spoke.

"I discovered that I can actually change my own profile picture on the leaderboard in the sky."

"Hahaha...this is so interesting!"

"It seems necessary to let the entire universe witness my beauty."

Then, through a series of maneuvers by Golden Shadow...

In the heavens and deep space, on the permanent list of celestial beings, her entry, ranked after the others, was actually replaced.

The question mark has transformed into a beautiful profile picture of someone wearing a tight-fitting black assassin outfit and having extremely long golden hair.

On the ground.

Someone noticed this immediately.

"Holy crap! Look, the 35th ranked person on the Heavenly Ranking has changed their profile picture!"

"This thing even lets you choose your own profile picture, that's so user-friendly!"

"The Golden Shadow profile picture is so beautiful."

"Seriously, she's so beautiful, so much more beautiful than in the fantasy world. I'm a fan now."

"It's decided, I'm going to form a fan club for Lord Golden Shadow."

"I will be the leader of the group."

"I will be the deputy commander."

Inside the coffee shop.

After the others discovered this, they all chose to change their permanent profile pictures on the leaderboard.

After all, this is a window to the entire universe, and nobody wants to lose face.

Ainz Ooal Gown was the quickest to act, after all, he felt he wouldn't stay in this position for long, so he pretended for as long as possible.

He immediately changed his image to that of a powerful figure who floated in the air when he cast world-class magic.

Judging by his profile picture alone, without checking his ranking, people would think he's a top-twenty, ultimate powerhouse. In reality, he's at the bottom.

Following closely behind, Nanoha Takamachi, who was ranked 48th, also changed her profile picture.

She changed her profile picture to a photo of herself when she was a child, when she had just come into contact with magic and had just become a magical girl.

His face was full of youth and innocence.

Magic Planet.

Fate moved closer to Nanoha Takamachi and asked, puzzled:

Why choose this profile picture?

"Isn't it good the way it is now?"

Nanoha Takamachi shook her head.

I still think I was at my best in the beginning.

"Since this is a window to showcase myself, I will choose to present the best version of myself."

Fate, however, complained.