The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 131

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Episode 131
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6.
How had things spiraled into such a mess?
Why?
What on earth was causing all of this to happen to him?
Lee Won-sang nearly tore at his hair before catching himself.
If he kept pulling at his hair in this already stressful situation….
The moment that grim thought surfaced, he lowered his hands from his head.
With his dull dark circles finally fading, he stared at the screen.
“Sigh.”
Still, these past few days had been peaceful.
Yoo Sung-hyun had spent a full five days doing nothing but training.
During that time, Lee Won-sang’s workload had decreased so much that he’d even managed to leave on time.
But the moment those five days ended, this disaster struck.
What was the problem?
The thought naturally arose within him.
‘The Knights’ Hall too.’
How had he figured out the hidden test conditions in one go?
He’d been training daily.
At this point, it seemed reasonable to assume he’d succeed, and he did.
But what kind of person wielded a sword like that?
He handled the blade as if possessed by a spirit.
The Knights’ Hall was difficult enough with training alone, but if you couldn’t wield a sword beyond a certain level, passage was outright impossible.
Honestly, I thought Yoo Sung-hyun wouldn’t make it through.
But what was this?
“He was flying around in the Knights’ Hall, you know?”
Oh Jin-hyuk’s words were accurate.
Flying around with a sword in hand like that.
I thought he’d become a hero instead of an Overlord.
Truly.
The curiosity to investigate information about the user Yoo Sung-hyun had stirred within me.
But I couldn’t act on it.
It was personal information, after all.
I couldn’t look into it.
In any case, my prediction was wrong again.
What kind of luck did this guy have?
He defeated a villain and even obtained a map to Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse from it.
Even if it was located in the Demon Realm.
There was no way Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t penetrate that Demon Realm.
“Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse isn’t actually that dangerous, is it, senior?”
“Sigh. Why does everything I predict turn out the opposite?”
Oh Jin-hyuk’s oblivious remark no longer even irritated me.
I was simply frustrated that my luck was abysmal while Yoo Sung-hyun’s was extraordinary.
As Lee Won-sang vented his grievances,
Oh Jin-hyuk paused thoughtfully before speaking.
“Huh? Senior, wouldn’t it be better to cheer for Yoo Sung-hyun instead?”
“What?”
Lee Won-sang glared at him sharply.
Oh Jin-hyuk swallowed hard, his pupils trembling.
Yet Oh Jin-hyuk was who he was.
An indomitable man who paid no heed to threats and spoke his mind!
“W-well, since your predictions always turn out the opposite, senior. I thought if you cheered for Yoo Sung-hyun, maybe it wouldn’t backfire instead…”
In other words.
Was he treating me like some kind of cursed voodoo doll?
Lee Won-sang glared at his seemingly deranged junior with murderous intent.
No matter how oblivious Oh Jin-hyuk was, he couldn’t help but flinch.
“H-hieek!?”
But it wasn’t just Oh Jin-hyuk who seemed to have lost his mind.
“…Does it work that way?”
Lee Won-sang actually seemed intrigued as he asked again, and Oh Jin-hyuk’s eyes sparkled—he saw his chance.
His opinion was being heard!
What a glorious day this was!
“Yes! Let’s try cheering this time!”
“…Alright, fine.”
Lee Won-sang, whose mind had been half-shattered by Yoo Sung-hyun’s exploits, accepted the suggestion.
Oh Jin-hyuk then did something reckless.
“I’m hoping Yoo Sung-hyun gets the best item from Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse this time!”
“…???”
For a moment, Lee Won-sang wondered if that was right.
But his mind had been ravaged long ago,
so he lacked the capacity to discern it now.
“Oh! Yes, let’s hope he gets the best loot.”
“Great, senior!”
And shortly after.
“Aaaahhhhh!”
“You!!! You!!! Stop right there!!!!”
“Aaaahhhhh! I-I’m sorry!!!”
Chaos erupted in the User Management Team.
7.
I stained more than half of the Demon Realm with death.
Even Yoo Sung-hyun’s level, which had remained stubbornly fixed, finally increased.
[Level Up!]×3
My level rose by a full three levels.
When I swept through the Red Minotaur tribe, my level didn’t budge at all.
This time, I managed to level up three times in succession.
It meant the Demon Realm harbored an astronomical number of monsters, and my Death Legion had methodically eliminated them all.
And so I walked leisurely down the path that the Death Legion and my subordinates had carved out, kneeling on one knee with their heads bowed.
It was somewhat overwhelming, admittedly.
But I gazed toward the single door at the end and proceeded with satisfaction.
The guardian that had been protecting the entrance to the Treasure Vault had long since perished.
So when I reached that threshold,
[Hidden Piece: Opening Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse.]
The message I’d been waiting for appeared.
I would obtain a new skill book here and acquire items as well.
I felt satisfied,
but I needed to exercise caution.
Unlike Kah-hoo-koo’s other warehouses,
‘this place only allowed me to obtain a single item, didn’t it?’
It could have been a system restriction,
but according to Kah-hoo-koo’s memories, he had designed it that way from the start.
Even with a key, you could only take out one item.
Or rather, if someone tried to loot it, only one item would be stolen.
In any case, he’d implemented such measures.
There was the drawback that he himself was bound by the same restriction,
but Kah-hoo-koo didn’t mind.
As a treasure goblin, Kah-hoo-koo loved collecting treasures but had no interest whatsoever in using them.
So he would simply visit this place like a gallery, admire the collection, and leave.
That way, he could return and enter again whenever he wished.
In any case, as I stepped into the treasure vault,
countless items were arranged before me.
‘Wow.’
Each one radiated a brilliant orange glow,
which told me they were all Legendary grade.
An opportunity to obtain Legendary grade items—
there were so many that even Kah-hoo-koo hadn’t fully catalogued everything here.
I found myself uncertain about which one to choose.
Just then,
a system message appeared.
[Hidden Piece: You may only acquire a single item from Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse.]
[Viewing Item Information will be considered as your selection.]
‘Hmm.’
It was truly an unfortunate message.
There was no Ghost managing this place, after all.
There was no way to know.
Yoo Sung-hyun pondered for quite some time.
He wandered back and forth.
Items in the Treasure Vault arranged in neat rows.
Dazzling and magnificent.
Yet I could only obtain a single one.
‘This is truly cruel.’
It was indeed cruel.
The saying went: seeing what you desire awakens greed.
No matter how free from avarice Yoo Sung-hyun normally was.
Entering such a vault made it unavoidable.
As I wandered while deliberating.
I felt the sword sheath at my waist trembling faintly.
“Huh?”
Hindel’s sword was vibrating?
When I sensed that.
It wasn’t just the sword trembling.
The gauntlets, the mask, and even the necklace.
Every item related to Hindel was trembling softly.
‘What?’
Sensing this, I immediately looked at a single sword placed before me.
Could it be?
To be sure, let me move elsewhere.
The trembling of the items subsided.
Standing before that sword again.
Shiver, shiver, shiver.
All of Hindel’s items trembled.
An item related to Hindel.
And it was a sword.
The Hindel sword I currently wielded was Unique grade.
But this newly discovered Hindel-related sword was Legendary.
Naturally, the choice was already made.
It was as good as decided.
Why waste time deliberating?
With that thought, I immediately drew the sword and reached for Item Information.
Suddenly, brilliant light erupted from the Hindel sword at my waist.
“Huh?”
[The Unique-grade item, 『Apprentice Hindel’s Sword』, and the Legendary-grade item, 『Saint’s Sword』, resonate with each other.]
Saint’s Sword?
It might have some connection to the hero, but…
Saint’s Sword, you say?
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at it with a puzzled expression.
Another message appeared.
[The bond between the two items strengthens.]
[The Unique-grade item, 『Apprentice Hindel’s Sword』, awakens the dormant power that had seeped into its core, triggered by the Legendary-grade item, 『Saint’s Sword』!]
[Congratulations! 『Apprentice Hindel’s Sword』 now surpasses its previous effects.]
[The Unique-grade item, 『Apprentice Hindel’s Sword』 has completed its enhancement into the Legendary-grade item, 『Hindel’s Sword』.]
[The Legendary-grade item, 『Hindel’s Sword』, is now included in 『Hindel’s Set』.]
[Currently, the 4-piece set effect of 『Hindel’s Set』 is active.]
A message that could be bewildering.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun observed it calmly.
Soon after, I gazed at the Apprentice Hindel’s Sword, whose appearance had transformed.
A sword bearing the same form as the one Hindel once wielded in the past.
Wondering if it had become that very blade, I immediately opened the item description.
『Hindel’s Sword』
→《Legendary》(Growth-type)
→The sword primarily used by the hero Hindel during his apprenticeship days, which was employed to seal the formidable Demon Beast Barfur before being purified by sacred power and evolving into a true hero’s blade.
→Hindel’s sword, now a true hero’s weapon, possesses a beautiful appearance as if containing galaxies within it, and its power can be faintly felt.
→Health recovery increased by 10%.
→Sword-type skill damage increased by 30%.
→Sword technique basic attack power increased by 100%.
→Cutting power increased by 20%.
→Absorbs the magical energy of severed entities.
→The item grows when special conditions are met.
→Skills unlock upon growth when conditions are satisfied.
The result was utterly absurd.
Options that could be called the pinnacle of sword-class weapons.
Exceptional effects.
And that wasn’t even the end of it.
‘Skills unlock when conditions are met, no less.’
I doubted I could obtain a sword of this caliber anywhere else.
Since it’s included in the existing Hindel’s Set as well.
Perhaps I could use it as an endgame item indefinitely?
Some Eternal World items had level restrictions.
But there were quite a few cases where items without such restrictions and with excellent performance were carried as endgame gear.
I wondered if this sword I’d just obtained would become one of them.
Yoo Sung-hyun grasped the sword with satisfaction, his contentment evident in every gesture.
[Hidden Piece: You have selected an item from Treasure Goblin Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse.]
[Hidden Piece: You are being expelled from Treasure Goblin Kah-hoo-koo’s Third Warehouse.]
With those messages, it was over.
My body shimmered as I was forcibly ejected from the warehouse.
When I reappeared, I found myself at the entrance.
Creak, creak, creak.
The door closed and slowly sank into the ground as if deactivating.
There were other items that caught my eye, it’s true.
But it didn’t matter.
“Well then, shall I continue leveling up?”
With that, I sent the entire Death Legion to the Underworld and summoned only my subordinates.
Suddenly, Baltar came to mind.
‘It’s a shame I haven’t seen him in so long.’
Even if he was caring for Dracanoss, that shouldn’t be reason enough to stay away like this.
While I was pondering this,
in the Underworld—
-Mutter, mutter, mutter.
-Y-yes, I shall correct myself! I-I will train again!!!
-Mutter, mutter.
-N-no, I haven’t abandoned my knightly duties!
-Grumble, grumble.
-I will do my very best!!!
Baltar was undergoing harsh training under Dracanoss.

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