The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 151

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Episode 151
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“Hey there.”
A playful yet enchanting voice brushed against Yoo Sung-hyun’s ear.
It had truly been ages since we last met.
Was it when I first summoned Baltar?
This was the first time since then.
I had met the past version of Helena before.
But it had been so long since I encountered Helena’s spirit.
Yoo Sung-hyun greeted Helena with a delighted expression.
“Oh? You missed me?”
Helena asked teasingly.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded immediately in response.
“Of course. I missed you.”
“…Ahem. Well, I suppose that’s… possible.”
He had said it so confidently that he missed me.
Helena found herself clearing her throat involuntarily.
She rarely found herself caught off guard by such things.
She had never imagined Yoo Sung-hyun would say he missed her.
In any case, as Helena appeared like this.
The eyes of Leonik and Fiora, who stood nearby, widened in astonishment.
They had heard it from Yoo Sung-hyun.
But they never thought they would actually meet Helena.
“H-Helena!!!”
“Ah, a-ah! H-Helena, you’re…!!!”
The two of them could not hold back tears of overwhelming emotion, and large droplets streamed down their faces.
Because they now served a new master.
They could not bring themselves to call her Lord or Liege.
Yet they called out Helena’s name, imbued with the feelings of those bygone days.
They gazed at Helena, who sat upon Yoo Sung-hyun’s shoulder, as they uttered that poignant name.
Meanwhile, Nocturnium, who had never died and thus had never been a spirit, could only stand bewildered.
Helena, of all people.
The previous master whom I too had longed to see.
The realization that I could never meet her weighed heavily upon my heart.
However.
“Everyone, please calm down.”
“That’s right—do settle yourselves as Yoo Sung-hyun says. You two cry far too easily, you know?”
Yoo Sung-hyun and Helena were in agreement.
Helena had endured her share of hardship during her time among the living.
She could fully understand their sentiment.
In any case.
I spoke to Nocturnium, who seemed downcast.
“Don’t worry. I’ll arrange for you to meet soon.”
“…Y-yes, thank you.”
My words of comfort seemed to have reached her.
The gloom that had settled over her lifted somewhat.
And then.
-Nocturnium, that’s been your problem from the start. Try to be patient and wait.
-Haha, that’s right. Nocturnium, Helena said your impatience and tendency to act rashly have always been the issue. She’s telling you to be patient and wait.
“…Ah…, I know.”
When Leonik relayed Helena’s words.
Nocturnium’s face flushed red, as if embarrassing memories from the past had surfaced.
Catching up with each other was pleasant enough.
But that wasn’t what mattered right now.
Since Helena could return inside again.
We needed to hurry.
“Do you need to go back in?”
-Mm-mm, no, you don’t need to.
Helena spoke in a coquettish voice with a soft snort.
At her words, I looked at Helena with a puzzled expression.
Hadn’t she been resting inside me because she was quite exhausted from before?
I was about to ask if she could stay longer this time.
But Helena beat me to it.
-My past self lent me strength, and you consumed a lot of memories, so I was able to recover significantly. Thank you.
“Ah. I see.”
Then that’s fortunate.
Because there was work to be done from now on.
Helena would surely be of help.
Thinking this, I spoke.
“Then shall we start by creating a physical body for Helena?”
-Wh-what!? A physical body for Helena!?
-Whoa!!! My lord, you truly are!!!
“Is, is that even possible!?”
All three retainers were astonished.
And Helena, who was already sharing thoughts with me to some degree, smiled and nodded.
-That’s a good idea.
Since Helena herself agreed it was a good idea.
We should put it into action immediately.
Or rather, when we were about to.
Helena stopped us.
-But with the materials I have now, it’s not enough.
“Hmm… I suspected as much.”
I had already considered this possibility.
Based on Melicia’s memories, I possessed knowledge of alchemy.
To craft Helena’s vessel, I still lacked sufficient materials.
‘I need to acquire more material items.’
Even with assistance from other skills, I required additional materials first.
As I contemplated this matter,
Helena offered her aid.
-I think we can gather everything within this Labyrinth? Besides, if we conclude with transcendent death, we’ll have more than enough.
Everything could be obtained within the Labyrinth itself?
At her words, I smiled.
“Collecting the materials one by one won’t be easy.”
But that’s acceptable.
I can simply explore the entire Labyrinth.
And.
-According to your terminology, we also need a raid boss corpse—specifically one in humanoid form.
A raid boss.
I paused thoughtfully before nodding.
A suitable candidate came to mind.
Quite extraordinary for a raid boss,
and humanoid in form, just as Helena mentioned.
A formidable creature at that.
It existed within Melicia’s memories.
“Would that one work?”
I sifted through Melicia’s memories to gather information about this creature,
then shared those memories with Helena.
-Ahahaha! This will be exciting!
Helena laughed with delight, clearly pleased.
A most excellent plan indeed.
However, the raid boss had made its nest in none other than the Center of Labyrinth.
And that center was not a place anyone could access.
But that was fine.
-Then we should go directly to the lord?
Helena’s suggestion was sound.
I had a connection with Paragon, the lord of Pentagrid.
Our next destination was now determined.
“Yes, we need to head to Lord’s Castle.”
If I completed the lord’s quest, wouldn’t he grant me access to the Center of Labyrinth?
With that thought, I rose from my seat.
Oh, but of course, before that.
『Skill Book – Melicia’s Homunculus Synthesis Art』
→《Legendary》
→Consumable
→Only Alchemist and Dark Mage class professions can use it.
→A skill book containing Melicia’s Homunculus Synthesis Art.
→Upon use, you can learn Melicia’s Homunculus Synthesis Art.
*When using the Grimoire of Despair, the rank is maintained while randomly transforming into a Dark Mage class skill book.
*Melicia’s Homunculus Synthesis Art is a skill that requires direct synthesis, so it may have considerable difficulty. Please exercise caution.
I pulled out the skill book first.
Skills that could manufacture monsters like Chimeras or Homunculi were Alchemist and Dark Mage class skills, so that made sense.
And indeed it was.
The moment Yoo Sung-hyun confirmed that condition.
Without hesitation, I used it immediately.
[Using Legendary rank skill book, 『Skill Book – Melicia’s Homunculus Synthesis Art』!]
[Acquiring Legendary rank skill, 『Melicia’s Homunculus Synthesis Art』!]
[Alchemy tab unlocked.]
[You can now synthesize Homunculi.]
I had acquired all the basic conditions.
-Ahahaha! Let’s go—! To the Lord’s Castle—!
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The Lord’s Castle of Pentagrid exuded a serene atmosphere.
The Gridley Marquis House, which had held the position of lord for generations, valued frugality.
And since they did not adorn it with excessive splendor.
It was able to create this quiet yet antiquated atmosphere of the Lord’s Castle.
Thanks to this, it was a Lord’s Castle that captured traditional grace and vintage elegance well.
A castle that could be called the pride of the Gridley family.
However, Paragon de Gridley, the lord sitting in the lord’s office—the most crucial chamber of that castle—exhaled a deep sigh.
“Siiigh.”
Judging by the way he sighed as if the earth itself would collapse.
He appeared to harbor considerable worries.
Yet the advisors beside him, though they heard him, merely averted their gaze.
They could not immediately alleviate the lord’s concerns.
It was not easy to offer any meaningful opinion.
‘What should be done about this?’
Could it be because of the Labyrinth?
No, that couldn’t be.
The Labyrinth was a very ancient place that existed long before this domain was even established.
There was no reason for Paragon the Marquis to lose sleep over the Labyrinth itself.
However, strictly speaking, it was a similar matter.
The vast Underground Labyrinth sprawled beneath this entire city.
Yet of all places, a vicious NPC had slipped into hiding directly beneath the Lord’s Castle.
“Sigh…”
At first, I had posted a bounty.
Naturally, the users came flocking.
From my perspective as Paragon, these foreigners swarmed like a pack of dogs.
And it was a Quest issued by the Lord himself, no less.
But how long had it been since I posted that bounty?
Days had passed.
A foreign woman wielding a single sword had driven the creature to the brink of defeat.
Yet it fled into the Labyrinth, and I lost my chance.
Unfortunately, afterward I sent new foreigners and the Lord’s soldiers to capture it.
That too ended in failure.
The large-scale expedition sent to catch it in the Labyrinth—a place merciless to all—lacked the fortitude to endure.
And because the creature attacked with wheel-strikes before vanishing.
The expedition suffered a crushing defeat.
“Sigh…”
Remembering it even now drew an involuntary sigh from me.
In my honest heart, if Overpalace had stepped in.
We would have captured it and perhaps even eradicated its entire bloodline.
But who could possibly command Overpalace?
Even I, Lord Paragon, was evaluated as holding less authority than Overpalace’s branch director.
Overpalace was not under the Lord’s jurisdiction.
So as I constantly kept my eyes open for suitable talent.
Recently, I heard news.
A foreigner bearing a knight’s title, despite being a foreigner.
And he even captured a murderer and turned him over to the guards?
A knight, no less.
There is not a single knight in this domain.
So I thought his abilities were guaranteed.
After all, even that foreign woman who wielded a sword was not a knight.
Believing this was my chance.
I immediately sought out this foreigner.
And so I visited the Auction House to discuss the matter.
But due to noble propriety, I could not speak plainly and only hinted at it.
Normally, other foreigners would come at once.
What was his name again? Yoo Sung-hyun?
Even after the auction ended, he did not come to the Lord’s Castle.
‘Hmm, perhaps I should have spoken more directly.’
Yet it was not easy to retract or rephrase what I had already said.
That was simply how nobility behaved.
“Sigh…”
As Lord Paragon de Gridley’s sighs continued to accumulate,
someone knocked on the office door and entered.
It was the Butler, who oversaw all aspects of life in the Lord’s Castle.
Paragon de Gridley, wondering what had brought the Butler here, gestured with his head to acknowledge him.
The Butler placed a hand over his chest and bowed his head respectfully, speaking with careful deliberation.
“My Lord, the foreign knight, Yoo Sung-hyun, has come seeking an audience with you.”
“What, what!? Have him brought in at once!”
“…Yes, understood.”
The Butler flinched slightly at Paragon de Gridley’s urgent cry, which had shed all pretense of noble composure,
but he had heard the command clearly enough and departed immediately.
Soon, the Butler’s knock sounded again,
and this time he entered not alone, but accompanied by another.
The foreign knight I had seen at the Auction House yesterday!
It was Yoo Sung-hyun.
“This is Yoo Sung-hyun, whom you met yesterday.”
He seemed unfamiliar with the protocols of nobility, but that mattered little.
To Paragon de Gridley in this moment, he appeared heroic beyond measure—
the very hope of Pentagrid!
“You’ve come at precisely the right moment! Precisely the right moment! Come now, shall we sit and speak?”
“…???”
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion at the Lord’s overwhelming enthusiasm.
What’s this?
Why is he welcoming me so warmly?
-Does this lord have a thing for men?
No, surely not.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought this to himself as he adjusted his cloak and took a seat at a chair positioned at some distance from the Lord.
Paragon de Gridley then tilted his head in puzzlement and asked,
“??? Why do you sit so far away?”
“Ah, I find this distance more comfortable.”
-Hahahaha!

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