The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 128

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Episode 128
128
A treasure goblin.
The friend Yoo Sung-hyun owed quite a debt to was also a treasure goblin, wasn’t he?
Could there be yet another treasure goblin?
I decided to check, just in case.
Yoo Sung-hyun could see a map written in a familiar hand.
This is definitely our friend’s work.
‘It’s Kah-hoo-koo’s map.’
I was certain of it.
I had just cross-referenced it by pulling up Kah-hoo-koo’s memories to confirm.
I was planning to go there anyway.
I never expected it to appear here of all places.
‘Hmm.’
One might argue it wasn’t particularly necessary for Yoo Sung-hyun, who already possessed the memory.
But Kah-hoo-koo’s memory wasn’t omniscient either.
I knew the general location, but the exact entrance remained hazy—I couldn’t quite recall it clearly.
Normally, I would have expected the memory to surface once I ventured near that area and wandered about a bit.
But having a map appear like this was certainly welcome.
Though the compass, which served as the key, was still absent.
Well, that would be resolved once I dealt with all the traps and prepared monsters.
That wasn’t a problem.
Now that I think about it.
‘The third Treasure Vault had an enormous number of monsters, didn’t it?’
There was no boss monster.
But across this vast Dune Wild Trail, many monsters had been gathered.
Habitats were created there to automatically guard the vault.
As a result, there were quite a few monster habitats, much like the Red Minotaur incident before.
Since the vault was situated right in the center of them.
‘It could prove quite challenging.’
I might have to sweep through the entire habitat to gain entry.
If I had the key, I could have ignored those creatures and entered directly.
But I didn’t have it.
So there was no choice.
Still, it was fine.
In fact, it wasn’t bad for Yoo Sung-hyun at all.
‘I needed to level up anyway, didn’t I?’
In this Knights’ Hall, I had gained considerable skill proficiency, increasing the power of my skills.
But my actual level remained unchanged.
By absorbing memories, I had secured my stats adequately.
My level remained unchanged, it seemed.
【Status Window】
『Yoo Sung-hyun』
『Lv 115』
『Occupation』
→『Overlord』
『Title』
→『Sovereign (Legendary)』… and 32 others.
『Attributes』
→《Strength: 236(180+55)》《Agility: 221(200+21)》
《Stamina: 221(200+21)》
《Intelligence: 266(241+25)》《Wisdom: 266(241+25)》
《Mental Fortitude: 133(120+13)》《Dexterity: 7(6+1)》
『Additional Attributes』
→《0》
‘Hmm.’
Only five more floors remained before advancing to the next region.
But what caught my attention more than that were these attributes.
They were absurdly powerful—almost grotesquely so.
Other users would certainly accumulate attributes in various ways throughout this place.
Yet my numbers far surpassed theirs.
Had these attributes been concentrated entirely in Intelligence and Wisdom, I would have become a formidable force as an Overlord.
But that wasn’t the case.
So I felt a slight regret.
Thanks to the attributes gained from the Knights’ Hall,
my combined Strength, Agility, and Stamina now exceeded my Intelligence and Wisdom.
I could hold my own in close combat against most melee-class users.
On the other hand, my level was admittedly low.
‘I need to advance to the next region quickly.’
My level hadn’t increased since the major event that awakened Leonik.
That made sense.
So in a situation where hunting was this desperately needed,
to have obtained Kah-hoo-koo’s map as well.
-My Lord, has our next destination been decided?
“We shall follow your lead, Master.”
“I-I’ll do my best too!”
“That’s reassuring.”
I smiled faintly at my three retainers’ words.
I was beginning to feel how difficult leveling had become.
But with my retainers by my side,
Yoo Sung-hyun wasn’t particularly worried.
He’d never encountered another Almighty-tier job before.
Even among them, experience gain was notoriously difficult.
‘Because I have so many summons.’
Weren’t there plenty of others who shared experience with me?
The Death Legion commander, of course.
Fiora and the demon knights also grew by consuming my experience.
Even if it was a job specialized in hunting.
There was no helping the fact that leveling became slower over time.
So I’d just have to hunt harder, wouldn’t I?
With that thought, I immediately summoned Anemor.
So where should we go?
1.
A single capsule crammed inside a one-room apartment somewhere in Japan.
A man burst out of the capsule from that place.
For someone just exiting a game, his expression was remarkably unpleasant and seething with rage.
And indeed.
Crash—!!
“Damn it!!!”
He swept through the surrounding objects while shouting harshly.
Still unable to contain his fury, he ground his teeth and trembled his fists with blazing eyes.
To be killed in an instant like this.
This Japanese man’s name was Okami Kenji.
In Eternal World, he used the nickname Obolo, a villain.
The reason he couldn’t contain his rage right now was because of what Yoo Sung-hyun had done to him.
Above all, after checking through his phone app.
The item he’d dropped was a map marked with a Hidden Piece.
“Huff, huff. I have to do something about this.”
It was already too late for him to use it himself.
But could he take it back somehow?
He probably collapsed right after obtaining it.
Due to the penalty, it would take at least a full day before Kenji could log back in again.
The situation was bleak, but….
‘If I tell that guy….’
Perhaps there might be a way.
With that thought, Kenji—or rather, Obolo—made a phone call on his mobile.
It seemed he’d already exited the capsule, as the call connected immediately.
[Why is that filthy villain calling me?]
“Ahem, um, Kyou? Are you still at the Dune Wild Trail?”
[Damn it, so what? Just tell me what you want.]
“Ahem.”
The ferocity remained undiminished.
Okami Kenji paused for a moment.
He still wasn’t entirely sure if this was the right call.
But he wouldn’t be able to handle it anyway.
Wouldn’t it be better to leave it to Takamiya Kyou?
The man operated on an entirely different level of skill.
Even that arrogant swordsman could probably manage it.
Takamiya Kyou was crude and disrespectful, but he was the most skilled person Okami Kenji knew.
Besides, he had quite the reputation.
The Prodigy Slayer.
That’s why Okami Kenji couldn’t help but think of him immediately.
[So what’s this about? Damn it.]
The voice on the other end of the line growled with barely restrained irritation.
When it occurred to Okami Kenji that if he dragged this out any longer, Takamiya Kyou might actually show up at his house.
Okami Kenji spoke.
“Say, Takamiya Kyou—what if there’s a Hidden Piece involved?”
-What? A Hidden Piece? You’re offering that to me? You, who has no skill but endless greed?
Every word stung.
But there was no helping it.
Because it was true.
Okami Kenji took a breath and spoke again.
“Yeah, yeah, actually there is one…”
As he explained the situation.
A scoffing laugh came through the receiver, followed by a response.
[Hahaha, not even a disease, and you’re asking me to eat it for you?]
“… That … is.”
[Got it, mark the coordinates. Even if it’s a disease, you’d have checked that much, right?]
“Y-yes, of course, Takamiya Kyou.”
[Your voice is pathetic too, so stop talking. I’ll make sure to get my revenge for you, so don’t worry. And if you contact me one more time, I’ll kill you. Don’t call unless you’ve got something useful to say, like today.]
He spoke harshly and hung up.
Okami Kenji’s mood was considerably sour.
But he soon found himself smiling.
He’d swallowed his pride.
But now he was certain.
“Hehehehe, let Takamiya Kyou deal with it.”
Okami Kenji, who had been laughing at the irony, suddenly remembered his own predicament and glanced around, reality crashing down on him.
Scattered objects everywhere.
He began picking them up and tidying them away.
The weight of reality seemed to hit him hard—occasional sighs escaped his lips.
2.
Whenever a prominent figure emerged from the East Asia Server, it was invariably one of three.
Korea, China, Japan.
These three nations were the usual breeding grounds for exceptional talent.
Excluding Yoo Sung-hyun, the current hottest prospect, the names circulating were Merlin, Jun-hyuk, and Kurosawa Ren.
These three stood at the forefront, and beyond them lay Luna’s team from the Rapid Guild.
Yet before them, there existed a rising star whose memory burned vividly in people’s minds.
A player who had laid waste to everything under the nickname “Kyou”.
That was Takamiya Kyou.
[Dungeon Parking King: Now that you mention it, what’s Kyou up to these days?]
└[Mob Herding Master: Ah, that prodigy slayer? Yeah, after getting a bounty on their head and being hunted by guilds, they’ve been lying low ever since.]
└[Jab Buff Ghost: Lol, honestly it was pretty strong.]
└[Budget Dealer: Right. Honestly, if they’d just joined any decent guild, that guild’s standing would’ve been completely different.]
└[No Healer Real: Kyou was absolutely insane. Even with bounties from most guilds in the Dune Wild Trail, if they’d picked one guild and decided to join, they could’ve done it.]
└[Summoned Friend Love: Kyou deserves the recognition.]
A player young in age yet boasting exceptional control and overwhelming firepower.
Until then, they hadn’t been particularly famous.
Takamiya Kyou’s rise to prominence began precisely during the Dune Wild Trail.
Like breaking through a dojo, they systematically crushed countless rising stars from various guilds.
And from that point onward, their fame skyrocketed.
Not a single rising star from any guild managed to defeat Takamiya Kyou.
They displayed particular dominance against swordsmen.
Hunting down rising stars day and night in this manner,
several who had been called the pride of their guilds actually quit the game.
As a result, they received bounties from most guilds in the Dune Wild Trail.
Yet Takamiya Kyou didn’t particularly care about such things.
“I can’t possibly join a place filled with weaklings.”
Even with bounties on their head, they effortlessly evaded pursuit and continued playing.
Perhaps it was because they’d never once tasted defeat?
Or was it simply immaturity born of their young age?
Their arrogance reached the heavens.
Among the villains, Takamiya Kyou held a standing nearly equal to Yoo Sung-hyun’s.
Yet they themselves harbored considerable contempt for those villains.
What was it they’d said—that unlike them, they lacked conviction?
It was a textbook case of adolescent delusion.
But few actually knew this.
Obolo happened to have stumbled upon that connection.
Originally, it had been a real-world connection.
But now they only maintained contact through the game.
Even then, since Obolo was a villain, Takamiya Kyou had built walls between them.
“I never thought Kenta would ask something like this.”
Yet here was Obolo, relaying such intelligence to Kyou.
It was almost unbelievable.
To be honest, Obolo was quite skilled in his own right.
For him to be helpless and merely suffer—
This opponent must be quite formidable.
Still.
“Won’t work on me, heh heh.”
Takamiya Kyou, sneering at his opponent with arrogance, gazed at the location Obolo had provided and wore a cold smile.
To think he’d send it so promptly.
Obolo had certainly used his head well.
The moment he suffered defeat, he contacted Kyou immediately.
After all, it was something he’d lost.
The thought of seeking revenge was quite admirable.
He was willing to cast aside his pride for it.
In exchange for such information, revenge was certainly worth delivering.
‘So this is the location?’
Moreover, a swordsman wielding a crimson tempest.
Kyou had ears—he’d never heard of such a swordsman appearing recently.
Yet he wasn’t entirely without suspicion.
‘A skilled swordsman with a crimson tempest….’
There was indeed something to suspect.
Hadn’t there been a player displaying similar prowess recently?
Kyou sifted through numerous videos and discovered one that matched.
A video posted by the Rapid Guild.
A skilled swordsman swiftly dismantling the elite forces of Echo Willow.
“The Demon King, then….”
This would be entertaining.
Kyou laughed and entered his Capsule, logging in.
“If I defeat the Demon King, then I’m the strongest, right?”
Muttering such words as though he’d already claimed victory.
He harbored not the slightest doubt of defeat.
Yet Takamiya Kyou possessed confidence to match such conviction.
“First time fighting another Almighty class user. Heh heh heh.”
Among the few Almighty class users across all servers of the Eternal World.

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