The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 122

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Episode 122
122
The situation had spiraled into complete chaos in an instant.
Even Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t help but sigh.
First, let me organize what’s happening.
Right now, the only thing I could immediately process was.
One thing.
‘This actually works out perfectly.’
With that thought, I connected to the Ghost attached to Kim Che-gun, who went by the name Clara.
I didn’t absorb the memories right away.
I established the connection first.
-Oh!? W-what is this?
‘I’ve just established a temporary connection.’
-Oho?!
I connected with the Guardian Spirit.
Even when I spoke internally, the Guardian Spirit could understand me.
Originally, he was speaking in German, so only I could comprehend him, but through this connection, our intentions became mutually clear.
I established the connection with the Guardian Spirit and assessed the situation.
So then.
“You and my sister know each other, don’t you?”
“S-sister? Then Yoo Mi-na is your sister?!”
“Well, yeah. But how do you know Clara?”
“Ahem! I am Kim Che-gun! Please do not call me Clara in this land of Joseon. Yoo Mi-na.”
“…You really haven’t changed at all…”
Clara, who kept denying her real name and insisting on being called Kim Che-gun, and Yoo Mi-na, who seemed thoroughly exhausted by it.
Now I could finally piece things together.
“So you’re saying the two of you…?”
“Yeah, we had a sparring match once at a martial arts exchange event where we represented our countries’ kendo teams.”
“Ahem, for me, it was a most enlightening occasion where I could appreciate Joseon’s swordsmanship and broaden my horizons.”
“…”
After hearing both my sister Yoo Mi-na’s account and Kim Che-gun’s explanation, I glared at her.
Was my sister the reason Kim Che-gun had become like this?
It certainly seemed that way.
After losing to Yoo Mi-na, hadn’t he become obsessed with Joseon and ended up traveling all this way to a foreign land?
-Indeed, your reasoning is sound. After that, my descendant went around saying “Joseon this, Joseon that,” becoming completely captivated by it and eventually journeying to this distant foreign land.
Even the Guardian Spirit confirmed that my suspicion was correct.
In truth, it wasn’t so much my sister Yoo Mi-na’s fault.
‘This is seriously no joke.’
Kim Che-gun was genuinely strange.
At best, you could call it eccentric.
Honestly, it wouldn’t be wrong to call her a tsundere.
Because of that, Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his head and quickly organized the situation.
“It was nice meeting you like this, but we’re in the middle of a family gathering….”
“Ah, my apologies for the intrusion. I’ll contact you next time then. I hope you and Yoo Mi-na’s parents are both in good health.”
With that, Kim Che-gun bowed and left.
And the Guardian Spirit attached to Kim Che-gun cried out urgently.
-Aah! Please, please take my memories and experiences with you too! And, and if you happen to run into our descendants often, could you please stop them from causing trouble!!!
Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t help but listen to the Guardian Spirit’s desperate plea.
I absorbed his memories.
I’d been curious about the difference anyway.
If anything, it was welcome.
Whether I’d stop Kim Che-gun was another matter entirely.
In any case, as soon as I absorbed the memories.
Enlightenment came regarding the fusion of swordsmanship that I’d been pondering all day.
‘Huh?!’
Surprised by the unexpectedly simple method, Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his cheek.
I’d have to test this the moment I get home.
As I thought this, I broke into a grin.
Seeing that, Yoo Mi-na glanced at me and spoke.
“Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for Clara?”
“What? What are you talking about???”
Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression grew serious, as if hearing something utterly absurd.
Seeing that, Yoo Mi-na looked at Yoo Sung-hyun with a disapproving expression.
As if she were interrogating him.
But Yoo Sung-hyun glared at his sister with genuine exasperation.
Seeing that, Yoo Mi-na clicked her tongue and shook her head.
“Sigh, I thought our little brother was finally getting a girlfriend~”
“My goodness? That’s true, isn’t it? Yoo Sung-hyun, that young lady seemed interested in you~?”
As his sister and Mother Lee Na-kyung spoke like that.
Yoo Sung-hyun also glanced at both of them, seeming a bit annoyed.
Father Yoo Kwang-jin stepped in.
“Ahem, both of you stop. Yoo Sung-hyun is uncomfortable.”
“Father…!”
Yoo Sung-hyun brightened up seeing Father Yoo Kwang-jin take his side for the first time in a while.
Father Yoo Kwang-jin added one more thing.
“Ahem ahem, Yoo Sung-hyun. Your father is fine with a foreign daughter-in-law.”
“Ahhhhh!!! Dad!!!”
Yoo Sung-hyun also called out “Dad” for the first time in a while and let out a loud groan!
All the family members laughed heartily.
They truly were a harmonious family.
Everyone except Yoo Sung-hyun.
“Sigh…”
In any case, my entire family was genuinely committed to teasing me.
But it was fine.
I had obtained what I wanted.
Memories acquired through the Guardian Spirit.
I had learned a technique to unify swordsmanship of different attributes into one.
‘I want to test this out right away.’
6.
Returning home, I washed up immediately and changed clothes.
Then I entered the Capsule and logged in.
[Welcome to Eternal World, another world and an eternal world.]
[May fortune smile upon you, Player Yoo Sung-hyun.]
I let the familiar message pass through my consciousness like a ray of light.
I headed toward the Training Grounds.
The moment Yoo Sung-hyun suddenly appeared and immediately headed toward the Training Grounds.
-What!?
-The noble suddenly appeared and is heading to the Training Grounds?
-Did some enlightenment strike him?
-Ha! You fool, that doesn’t mean he can unify swordsmanship into one!
-He might manage something similar, though?
-He’s a genius, so he might pull it off given time, but it’s absolutely impossible now when less than a day has passed! Absolutely!
The Elf Knight Ghosts spoke thus, yet they still headed toward the Training Grounds where Yoo Sung-hyun was going.
They knew it was impossible.
But they wanted to witness Yoo Sung-hyun’s continued growth.
Soon all the ghosts gathered in the Training Grounds.
I could see myself facing off against the Wooden Golem.
Yet I stood perfectly still, making no movements.
At that moment.
A cyan-blue radiance bloomed from my eyes.
A sharp, gleaming light like that of a predator who had found its prey emerged, and at that instant, the Wooden Golem moved.
‘Some swordsmanship styles can blend together, while others cannot.’
I wished I could blend all swordsmanship styles.
But it wasn’t possible.
According to the memories of the Guardian Spirit, who was called a master of swordsmanship, that was the case.
Multiple swordsmanship styles—but among them, I unified the ones that suited each other best into one.
Heavy swordsmanship and tyrannical swordsmanship.
These two complemented each other perfectly.
Heavy swordsmanship pressures the opponent as if crushing them, while tyrannical swordsmanship wields the blade seeking only the opponent’s destruction.
After combining those two, I blended in unconventional swordsmanship.
When overwhelming heaviness that shattered and crushed everything, a tyrannical sword intent that sought the opponent’s annihilation, and unorthodox swordplay that pierced precisely through gaps converged into one.
Crack! Crack!
The sound of muscles tearing echoed from Yoo Sung-hyun’s body as if screaming.
Damage even struck him as if he were overloaded.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun paid it no mind and continued.
With the sound of flesh tearing, the blade swept through the air.
The unorthodox sword precisely targeted and exploited the Wooden Golem’s gaps, the heavy blade amplified its destructive power, and the tyrannical swordplay sharpened its edge further.
Craaaash!
In a single strike, the blade connected with the Wooden Golem’s torso.
With a sound of tearing, the Wooden Golem’s upper body was shredded to pieces.
-Good heavens!
-This… this can’t be!
-What… what did I just witness!?
-I’ve been dead for ages and never seen anything like this!!!
-Unbelievable!!!
The ghosts who witnessed it all gasped in admiration.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun frowned as if dissatisfied.
I had merged three different sword techniques from the Guardian Spirit’s memories into one.
But it was unsatisfying.
‘The tyrannical swordplay didn’t fit.’
That result just now was power that could have been achieved with just the heavy and unorthodox techniques alone.
But by mixing in the tyrannical swordplay as well, I incurred unnecessary damage.
This time, I’ll try mixing different sword techniques.
Yoo Sung-hyun awakened the Wooden Golem again and this time mixed different sword techniques together.
Swift swordplay, unorthodox swordplay, and ornate swordplay.
When I combined these three, a completely different effect emerged.
When speed, elegance, and unorthodoxy merged, the swordplay appeared fast yet seemed slow, bewildering the Wooden Golem.
And with blades flying from all directions, it became confused—block one side and attacks came from another.
Creating an effect as if I possessed multiple arms.
The Wooden Golem crumbled like wet clothes in drizzle, scattering into dust.
-Huh!? D-did you mix the sword techniques again!?
-This time you mixed three of them as well!
-Heavens! A talent that even the sky should fear!!!
The Elf Knight Ghosts once again marveled and praised Yoo Sung-hyun.
But Yoo Sung-hyun paid them no heed and instead grew even more focused.
Still unsatisfied, I sank deeper into concentration and continued moving.
‘This isn’t enough.’
Simply using multiple sword techniques to increase power was good, but.
Attack is ultimately about flow.
Remembering that, I linked the sword techniques together like a chain, each one flowing into the next with seamless connection.
‘So I can respond immediately.’
At first, I wielded my blade with swift, aggressive strikes, gradually increasing their weight as I transitioned into a more dominating style. When my opponent attempted to evade, I unleashed dazzling and unconventional swordplay as if casting an illusion.
‘Since I have many moves at my disposal, I adapt them to each situation.’
The Wooden Golem struggled to break free.
I employed sword techniques that severed breathing as if suffocating my opponent, combined with techniques that completely sealed their movements.
The Wooden Golem had no choice but to collapse without any means of retaliation.
Through consecutive strikes, I sealed all of my opponent’s techniques while maintaining my own offensive momentum.
Executing such swordplay.
-….
-….
-….
Even the Ghosts were left speechless.
It had only been a single day since arriving here.
Yet already I was wielding such formidable sword techniques.
They didn’t know what to say.
Everyone could only close their mouths and watch Yoo Sung-hyun.
Then suddenly.
-…Perhaps the noble one no longer needs our swordplay?
-…That may be true….
-Sigh.
The Elf Ghosts all grew despondent.
One of the Elf Ghosts spoke.
-Ah, no wait! Rather, learning more of our swordplay would only expand your arsenal of moves! So, so our techniques are absolutely necessary for you.
They spoke as if offering consolation.
Yet it was also true.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt something similar.
“Huff, huff.”
Catching my breath, I recalled the swordplay I had just executed.
While I could handle many situations with diverse techniques, I was still lacking.
The more options I had to respond in sudden circumstances, the better.
‘I suppose I need a bit more after all.’
Breathing heavily, I entertained such thoughts.
Yoo Sung-hyun decided to continue a little longer and gripped his sword.
Then suddenly.
‘I wonder if Kim Che-gun also learned swordplay?’
From the Guardian Spirit’s memories, wasn’t he the heir to a renowned German swordsmanship family?
They say people who excel at physical training perform far better at games.
It seems to be true.
Though there were many exceptions.
It appeared there were no cases where someone athletic failed at Eternal World.
‘I should register at the Gym tomorrow like Na-kyung suggested.’
Yoo Sung-hyun thought this, when suddenly.
‘Come to think of it, what has Kim Che-gun been doing since joining the Rapid Guild?’
Now that he thought about it, he hadn’t heard any updates from him.
Well, it didn’t really matter.
He just needed to focus on his own training.
With that in mind, Yoo Sung-hyun diligently trained his swordsmanship while simultaneously leveling up the close-range skills he had acquired this time.

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