The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 173

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Episode 173
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0.
After locking eyes with Black Puma and Felix.
Yoo Sung-hyun could tell he was one of the Black Knight Order.
Given how spectacularly they’d fought up to this point.
There was no way he wouldn’t know.
Perhaps they’d been trying to catch spies all along.
Just the merchant administrators that Sibren had captured so far seemed quite numerous.
So I didn’t pay much attention to Felix.
After all, I was planning to hand him over to the Black Knight Order anyway.
But still.
‘The Book of Ruin’s effect is really excellent.’
It was a skill I hadn’t had the chance to use before.
It was a remarkable skill.
They said it was an obsolete grand magic.
The effect is certainly substantial.
And Helena’s skill was no different.
‘To think there’s a skill that resurrects the dead.’
Was it thanks to the Orb of Life I used when creating Helena’s body?
Thanks to that, she can resurrect the dead once per quite lengthy cooldown, it seems.
When resurrecting, she can only restore them to whatever level of recovery they desire.
This will certainly prove to be an extremely useful skill going forward.
After Yoo Sung-hyun adequately reviewed the battle.
A cascade of text that dazzled his eyes unfolded before him.
[You have captured the Hidden Raid Boss, ‘Sibren, the Basilica’s Spy’.]
[You have cleared the Hidden Unique Quest, ‘Sibren, the Basilica’s Spy’.]
[A portion of clear rewards has been granted.]
[You have acquired vast experience points!]
[Level Up!]×2
[You have reached Level 141.]
[Upon reaching Level 140, a new skill for ‘Overlord’ has been unlocked.]
[You have acquired the Legendary-grade skill, ‘Scent of Death’.]
[Upon reaching a level multiple of 10, the Almighty-grade item, ‘Overlord’s Grimoire’ has been activated.]
[This leads to the next Quest.]
[Contribution exists for only one person.]
[Classified as a solo raid.]
[You captured it solo.]
[Rewards have been enhanced.]
[This is a first clear.]
[Rewards are being enhanced.]
[Since this is a solo raid, all rewards are granted to the user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’.]
[Hidden Chain Quest rewards are being combined.]
[Upon completing the Hidden Chain Quest, you may claim your rewards.]
[Hidden Chain Quest ‘Shield of Ninyaru, Black Knight Order’ has been created.]
[This is a Hidden Raid with information disclosure prohibited.]
[Information cannot be disclosed.]
‘That’s quite lengthy.’
In summary: a new skill and Quest.
And the rewards would be given at the end of the Chain Quest?
After reading through these rather intriguing phrases, I nodded to myself.
Then I read the next Quest.
Shield of Ninyaru, Black Knight Order.
Upon reading that Quest, I realized it was as I’d anticipated, and I stepped before Felix while dragging Sibren’s corpse.
As Yoo Sung-hyun stood before Felix.
Only then could Felix regain his composure.
“Hmph, I heard you were a foreigner, but your skill is quite formidable….”
“Thank you.”
To that compliment, I simply expressed gratitude without false modesty or denial.
To feign humility here would feel like denying his words, and moreover, it would be rejecting the abilities of my own retainers.
I disliked that.
In any case, when I spoke thus.
Felix had no choice but to nod in agreement.
“Remarkable spirit indeed. Truthfully, I judged that you could not win….”
He didn’t say it exceeded his imagination.
But his expression and demeanor made it perfectly clear.
And.
“Thank you for capturing the one who exploited our order’s weakness. On behalf of our citizens and the Black Knight Order, I express our gratitude.”
“Not at all. I acted upon a request from Becky as well.”
“Hmm, you mean that young Cat Merchant? I should bestow a reward upon her as well.”
In that moment, I realized Becky was female and moved on.
I nearly reacted in surprise.
In any case, I.
“I will hand over the corpse. It seems more appropriate than having us interrogate him.”
“I would be most grateful. However, I feel uneasy about seemingly taking credit for your accomplishments. Would you be willing to visit where the Black Knight Order is headquartered for a moment? I would feel more at ease if I could offer you some reward for your efforts.”
“Of course.”
It would be strange to refuse when they’re offering a reward.
Moreover.
‘The Quest said to follow them.’
I was to follow the Black Knight Order to the building where they were stationed.
For Yoo Sung-hyun, this was actually a favorable situation.
To anyone’s eyes, the Black Knight Order clearly held a higher rank than the merchant administrators.
So if he simply followed them…
‘Wouldn’t I have a chance to meet the city’s master?’
With such expectations in mind, I handed Sibren over to Felix.
Sibren, caught in a state of panic, was readily seized by Felix.
Though he was already under restraint.
Even without that, it felt like he would have gone willingly.
Felix nodded as if understanding, observing this.
‘If I were in this spy’s position, I’d probably do the same.’
A foreigner who made even those not his enemies tremble slightly.
Felix didn’t know why, but…
Even thinking that this man wasn’t their full strength, he swallowed hard.
Best not to dwell on such thoughts.
For now, it was simply…
“I’ll guide you to our Knights Order.”
It was wiser to prepare to receive a guest.
1.
After the Black Knight Order arrived late and joined up with us,
Yoo Sung-hyun and his retinue, along with the Black Knight Order, all returned to the Knights Order building.
Then Becky, who had been waiting there, bounced up excitedly upon seeing them and cried out.
“Meow!!! S-sir Yoo Sung-hyun! Are you safe, meow!?!”
Watching Becky express every ounce of concern she could muster through her considerably worried voice, expression, and gestures, I barely managed to stop myself from reaching out to pat her head.
The fact that I restrained myself was quite remarkable.
In any case, I nodded at Becky and answered her.
“Of course.”
“Eek!? D-did you catch the bad guy too, meow!? Y-you’re amazing, meow!!! The Black Knight Order is truly remarkable, meow!”
As Becky expressed such amazement and offered her praise,
Some of the Black Knight Order members scratched their heads awkwardly, while others played it off, but the majority and Felix shook their heads at Becky’s words.
And Felix spoke, looking at Becky.
“We did nothing. Everything here was accomplished by Yoo Sung-hyun. We were concerned since he’s a foreigner, but had we known beforehand that he held a knight’s title, we would have worried less.”
“Meow!?! S-sir Yoo Sung-hyun, y-you’re a knight, meow!?!”
Hearing this for the first time, Becky bounced up in surprise.
I let out a soft laugh and nodded.
No matter how hard I tried to remain composed, I couldn’t help myself when faced with something so adorable.
In any case, as I nodded,
The Black Knight Order members behind me couldn’t help but express their admiration.
“Would anyone have believed that the tremor felt from so far away came from a foreigner?”
“I still can’t believe it.”
“But with results like these, we can’t help but believe it.”
“An outsider with a knight’s rank—hah, I can scarcely believe it myself.”
“You’re quite the extraordinary outsider.”
“We should have realized how remarkable it was just that you entered our city.”
The knights spoke in unison, their praise flowing freely.
It was enough to make one uncomfortable.
Yoo Sung-hyun barely managed to suppress his embarrassment.
But then.
“Wow! That’s so cool, meow!”
Seeing Becky gazing up at me with sparkling eyes, I nearly crumbled.
Helena, witnessing this, jabbed me in the ribs and whispered.
“Haha, our Sung-hyun is quite popular, isn’t he?”
“…Be quiet.”
Shooting a glare at the teasing Helena, I turned back to Felix with a question.
“Ahem, so I should wait here, then?”
“Ah yes, just wait a moment. After I hand over the prisoner for interrogation, I’ll be rather busy.”
“Understood.”
Since the Quest hadn’t cleared yet.
Waiting here seemed reasonable enough.
As that thought crossed my mind.
Felix spoke to me considerately.
“If you grow bored, feel free to explore the grounds. You can look around the buildings and the Training Grounds as well.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Certainly, wandering about was better than standing idle.
With that in mind, I stepped outside the building.
Perhaps it was because this was the Knights Order responsible for the city’s safety.
The grounds were remarkably expansive.
There was quite a lot to explore.
The Training Grounds alone were impressive.
‘Hmm.’
Members of the Black Knight Order were diligently training in the Training Grounds.
Or rather, should I say the prospective members of the Black Knight Order?
Watching these soldiers train, I nodded thoughtfully.
Perhaps it was because they were feline humanoids.
Their bodies were remarkably flexible and agile.
Above all, their swordsmanship and weapon handling differed starkly from humans.
Could I incorporate such movements myself?
I attempted to move using the memories I’d gained from the Cat Ghost guarding the door.
But it wasn’t easy.
‘The structure is too different—this will be difficult.’
Learning swordsmanship from the spirits here seemed unlikely to prove fruitful.
The texture and sensation were simply different.
It was unfortunate, but there was nothing to be done about it.
After confirming this, Yoo Sung-hyun turned to leave.
Helena, reading his thoughts, asked a question.
“Why? You don’t think you can do it?”
“Right, our body structures are just too different.”
“Hmm~ I bet a related skill will appear soon enough?”
“A related skill?”
Well, Helena was the previous Overlord, after all.
She knew most of the skills that existed.
So I could understand why she’d say something like that.
Yoo Sung-hyun asked with evident curiosity.
Helena answered with a playful smile.
“Aha! Probably at your next advancement?”
“Oh, something to look forward to then.”
“You should be excited about it.”
A preview of the next skill to come.
In that case, it would be good to read the memories of the knight ghosts here as well.
As I was about to search for where the ghosts were located,
I felt a presence from behind and turned my head.
Helena, sensing the same anomaly at the same moment, also turned her head and stared in that direction.
But there was no one there.
Both of us tilted our heads in confusion.
“Clearly….”
“…I felt something.”
We both swallowed our words of suspicion and exchanged puzzled glances.
We had definitely felt something, yet there was nothing.
Had someone deceived both our senses and vanished?
But it had been such a fleeting instant.
Both Yoo Sung-hyun and Helena scratched their cheeks and looked at each other.
“You didn’t see anything, right?”
“No, if you didn’t see anything either, then there probably wasn’t anything.”
Considering my dynamic vision and reflexes, that made sense.
Helena, thinking it over, asked me a question.
“So what skill did you get this time?”
“Oh, right.”
And I told her about the new skill.
A skill called Scent of Death.
The moment Helena heard that name, her expression became mischievous, and coincidentally, mine became similar.
2.
The King’s departure unfolded in silence, more subdued than ever before.
Ordinarily, such an occasion would have been celebrated with grand ceremony.
But the King desired otherwise.
He dressed simply and without fanfare.
The King vanished from that place.
It was no teleportation spell.
Yet not a single courtier expressed surprise.
With the King’s formidable speed, such a thing was entirely plausible.
The King reappeared at none other than the Black Knight Order’s grounds.
The presence here was so palpable, so unmistakable.
‘An Overlord.’
Dredging up memories from centuries past, the King’s lips curved into a bitter smile.
He had been so young then, but times had changed.
Unlike those days when he was merely a prince, he was now a sovereign in his own right.
Besides, the current Overlord and the previous one were hardly the same.
Thus he moved with the intention of displaying his dignity to this new Overlord.
The moment he stepped forward with such confidence.
She entered his field of vision.
Luxuriant crimson hair, alluring and resplendent.
Eyes and expression brimming with mischief.
The King felt every hair on his body stand on end at the sight of her.
‘H-Helena!?’
In that instant, the King instinctively concealed himself.
Like a weak creature hiding from a predator before being discovered.
The moment he vanished from sight.
Two figures turned their heads toward where he had intended to reveal himself.
How was Helena even alive?
Her power had diminished, certainly.
Yet Helena remained Helena, regardless.
And so.
‘R-run away.’
He was dignified and absolute—the sovereign above all of Ninyaru’s masses.
Yet before Helena, even he was helpless.
And just as he turned to flee back to the Royal Palace.
A sudden presence manifested behind him, and as he slowly turned his head.
There stood Helena, smiling radiantly.
And behind her, suspended in empty air, a skull materialized—the sight sent a chill down the King’s spine.
“Nyao!”
He’d been caught!

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