The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 141

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Episode 141
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Upon seeing the Female Ghost, Yoo Sung-hyun immediately opened his Quest window.
He needed to understand what kind of Quest this was first.
『Bloodstains of the Alley of Blood』
→《Rare-Linked》
→You discovered a blood-stained floor in a quiet alley of Pentagrid City.
Considering the city’s peaceful security state, these traces suggest something terrible has happened to someone.
However, no body was found, and clues are scarce beyond the evidence of the crime.
Uncover the owner of these traces and unearth the hidden truth.
Obtain clues about the murder.
→Restriction: Only those who discovered the bloodstains in the Alley of Blood of Pentagrid.
→Reward: Experience, Next Quest.
‘Hmm.’
I’d heard this Quest appears when you visit the Alley of Blood here.
For a Rare-grade Quest, it’s surprisingly easy to obtain.
But most people give up because no one can even find a single clue, right?
That makes sense.
How could anyone find additional murder evidence just by looking at the bloodstains in the alley?
I also looked around just in case.
There were only traces of murder—no footprints or anything else left behind was visible.
Most people would give up.
But I’m different.
The haggard-looking Female Ghost.
I can see her.
At least I have an advantage on a completely different level from everyone else.
All ghosts in the game were NPCs.
This Female Ghost must be the murdered NPC.
In any case, when I saw the Female Ghost,
she shed tears as if sobbing, her eyes glistening.
She must have been terribly wronged.
But upon seeing me, she seemed reassured and spoke calmly.
-Sob… meeting such a noble person brings me comfort.
“Would it be alright if I tried to find out what happened?”
I asked this, but if she agreed, I was ready to absorb her memories.
It was much faster than listening to her story.
Perhaps the Female Ghost sensed this instinctively.
She nodded shyly.
Having one’s memories read might feel a bit embarrassing when you think about it.
But all the ghosts harbored goodwill toward me.
No one refused.
As I accepted the Female Ghost’s offer, I absorbed her memories.
[You have accomplished an impossible feat at your current level through ‘Unknown Power’.]
[Intelligence +5 Wisdom +5 permanently increased.]
‘Hm?’
The stat increase was higher than expected, catching me slightly off guard.
She granted such substantial stats, yet was killed so easily.
Wasn’t that rather peculiar?
However, as the memories flowed in like a panorama, I understood.
I could see it clearly.
‘Ah.’
She had been an exceptionally talented alchemist.
She had maintained a laboratory in the Labyrinth while conducting research, and had returned to Pentagrid City the moment she ran short on materials.
That’s when she was murdered.
Brutally, at that.
It was quite a painful memory.
But I paid it no mind and delved deeper into the recollection.
I wanted to see if there were any clues.
‘Hmm.’
-You shouldn’t carry such things around instead of leaving them in the laboratory. Melicia.
-Ugh, p-please… g-give it back… L-Lint.
They knew each other?
I immediately sifted through Melicia’s memories, the victim, and recalled the man named Lint.
And I understood.
“The Underworld?”
-H-hehe. Even though I look like this, I’m an alchemist who operates in the Underworld.
“Ah, I see.”
An alchemist operating in the Underworld.
That’s why she had set up her laboratory in the Labyrinth.
Lint was also a member of the Underworld, but he was someone who had been particularly close to Melicia.
So Melicia had trusted him.
Yet this tragedy had unfolded.
Since Melicia had devoted herself entirely to research, her combat abilities were lacking.
She had no choice but to fall helplessly to Lint’s surprise attack.
“Hmm.”
I had discovered who the murderer was.
The problem was.
‘Ultimately, the quest requires obtaining evidence, doesn’t it?’
Going straight to find Lint might be fine, but.
Without evidence or proof, confronting Lint and declaring him the culprit would lack any credibility.
The Quest instructed me to acquire clues, after all.
It seems like this Quest will require me to find clues before finding Lint Spenser himself.
-W-well, my memories only go that far, but… I d-do know the tavern where Lint usually frequents, and the places where he destroys evidence after receiving commissions and eliminating targets!
“That’s definitely a promising lead.”
I nodded at those words.
I certainly had memories of that location.
It seemed I could simply head there and search for clues.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun was about to move.
The Ghost Melicia spoke to Yoo Sung-hyun.
-Thank you! If you find my belongings from that bastard, you can take everything! Ah, and you can take everything in my laboratory too!
“Oh.”
This was an additional reward beyond the Quest.
More satisfying than I expected?
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled at that thought.
Then should I head to the place where that bastard Lint Spenser destroys evidence?
‘I can’t draw attention.’
I’ll summon only Fiora and go.
-I-I’ve been summoned. L-Lord. Th-thank you for calling me.
Watching Fiora materialize before me, I moved to a different location.
5.
Finding destroyed evidence is no easy task.
Especially when it’s in a river.
How could diving through murky waters and spotting evidence be anything but difficult?
Of course it wasn’t.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought it would be grueling as well.
Splash!
-L-Lord, i-is this it?
Fiora burst from the river water, proudly gripping a short dagger in her hand.
She had transformed into a mermaid and descended to the riverbed to retrieve it.
It was definitely the dagger I remembered.
Seeing it, I smiled.
Would this count as a clue?
Let me verify.
[You have acquired the Quest item, 『Dagger Stained with Blood』.]
Just as I thought!
Fiora is the best.
“Fiora, you’re the best!”
-Hehe.
Fiora was so flustered by my praise she didn’t know what to do with herself.
And another system message appeared before my eyes.
[You have cleared the Rare Linked Quest, 『Alley of Blood』.]
[You acquire experience points as a quest reward.]
[You acquire the following quest as a reward.
[You acquire the Rare Linked Quest, 『Traces of the Dagger Stained with Blood』.]
“Excellent.”
The quest cleared immediately.
I certainly approve.
Yoo Sung-hyun read the text with satisfaction.
Then he opened the quest window.
『Traces of the Dagger Stained with Blood』
→《Rare-Linked》
→You investigated the blood-stained floor in a quiet alley of Pentagrid City and determined that someone had been stabbed to death with something sharp, so you set out to find the murder weapon first.
Within Pentagrid, where public safety is good, there are not many places suitable for disposing of a murder weapon.
Among those places, you discover a dagger stained with blood on a quiet riverbank that cuts through Pentagrid.
You cannot yet confirm that this dagger matches the bloodstains in the alley, but your keen intuition tells you there is a connection.
Let us discover who wielded this dagger.
And once you learn who it is, find them.
→Restriction: The one who possesses 『the dagger stained with blood』.
→Reward: Substantial experience points, Random Box (Rare).
The rewards were quite decent for a Rare-grade quest.
Whether they’re decent by my standards, I’m not sure.
In any case, they weren’t bad.
It’s something that even these rewards are offered.
Moreover, the “substantial experience points” part appealed to me.
‘This area certainly lives up to its reputation for having many quests.’
I heard the quest efficiency here was excellent.
It seems to be true.
Now that I had a quest to find the culprit,
I spoke to Fiora with satisfaction.
“Fiora, let’s go find the culprit now.”
-H-hehe. Y-yes, Lord.
Fiora emerged from the river and transformed into a phoenix.
She evaporated the water in one go and flew to my side, then changed form again.
Fiora’s appearance had grown taller, resembling a woman more than a girl.
Together with Fiora, who had taken on a human form indistinguishable from other users or NPCs, I began to walk.
According to Melicia’s memories, there was a place where Lint Spenser stayed to seek commissions.
I would search that place first, and if he wasn’t there,
‘I’ll have to track him down to his home.’
I wasn’t sure if the one who killed a long-time friend out of greed would still be there.
But it seemed best to rely on memory and go there first.
There was a Quest for it too.
There should definitely be one.
How far had I walked?
I managed to arrive at the location that existed in Melicia’s memory.
It was certainly a more brutal place than other alleys or streets.
I could see burly figures here and there.
I also spotted several NPCs who looked menacing.
‘The atmosphere is completely different.’
So the Underworld really was like this.
Even in a city known for good public safety, such places existed.
Then again, such places existed in the modern world too.
It wasn’t particularly surprising.
In any case, as Yoo Sung-hyun strolled down the street.
“This is the first time I’ve seen a foreigner on this street.”
“Hmph, are they looking to take on a job?”
“This could be interesting.”
The burly figures chattered away, each offering their own comment.
However, Yoo Sung-hyun paid them no mind and passed by them.
I wondered if they might pick a fight.
But they didn’t.
It seemed they understood that there was nothing to gain from bothering a foreigner.
They left Yoo Sung-hyun alone.
Thanks to that, I safely arrived at the Tavern where Lint used to frequent when searching for clients, just as Melicia’s memory indicated.
-Is, is this it!?
“Yes. Let’s go in.”
-Okay, okay.
Fiora acknowledged and applied a strong Perception Obstruction on herself.
That was precisely why only Yoo Sung-hyun had drawn attention while walking down the street until now.
Yoo Sung-hyun could have increased Stealth or Concealment and passed by unnoticed if I wanted to, but I chose not to.
A new event might occur.
In any case, I stepped into the Tavern.
Quite a few gazes turned toward me.
“Hmm?”
“A foreigner?”
“Huh, finding this place—are you skilled?”
“What brings a foreigner all the way here?”
Not everyone was looking with curiosity.
Some showed clear hostility toward the foreigner, glaring at Yoo Sung-hyun, while others paid no attention to whether I was a foreigner or not.
And among those who paid no attention, I spotted a familiar face.
Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled softly and took a light step forward.
Crack!
Deep footprints carved into the wooden floor as Yoo Sung-hyun shot forward like a projectile.
Everyone was startled by his sudden movement, and several who were already on guard immediately raised their weapons.
But Yoo Sung-hyun paid them no mind, pushing even faster as he charged toward a familiar face among the NPCs.
The figure, caught off guard by his swift approach, threw a punch at Yoo Sung-hyun, but he dodged it effortlessly.
The moment his fist missed, the man pulled a dagger from his belt and swung it rapidly to strike Yoo Sung-hyun.
But Yoo Sung-hyun seized his wrist, twisted it, and wrenched the dagger away while examining it.
“Hmm, it’s the same after all.”
“Aaaagh! What, what are you doing!!! Outsider!!!”
The man, unable to move properly due to his broken wrist, cried out in anguish.
The other NPCs were about to move to help him.
“This murder weapon is identical to this dagger—don’t you think you should confess? Lint Spenser?”
“Wh, how did you…?”
Yoo Sung-hyun produced the blood-stained dagger, and Lint Spenser’s eyes trembled violently at the sight of it.

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