The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 214

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Episode 214
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2.
After various events had unfolded,
Yoo Sung-hyun had managed to return home safely.
“I’m back.”
“Sung-hyun’s here~ Did you go to the Capsule Room because of the blackout?”
“Hmm, you’re back.”
At my greeting, Mother and Lee Na-kyung asked, while Father Yoo Kwang-jin welcomed me.
Among them, I shook my head in response to Lee Na-kyung’s question.
“I took the opportunity to go out while the power was down.”
As I spoke and removed my shoes to enter the home,
only then could Lee Na-kyung and Yoo Kwang-jin see the shopping bags I was carrying.
At a glance, they were shopping bags emblazoned with luxury brand logos.
Lee Na-kyung and Yoo Kwang-jin’s eyes widened in surprise.
Since I was not someone who indulged in luxury or favored designer goods,
they couldn’t help but be astonished.
Even during my school years, I could have asked for designer clothes or shoes,
but I never did.
Both of them looked at me with expressions of disbelief.
Well, now that I was earning money, it made sense that I’d take interest in such things, didn’t it?
With such thoughts, Lee Na-kyung spoke.
“My goodness! What’s gotten into you, Sung-hyun? Shopping?”
“Well, I know, right?”
Since I rarely shopped, let alone bought luxury goods,
this could be called a significant change.
Though my parents’ reactions made me somewhat embarrassed,
I approached them with an unusually composed expression and handed over the bags.
Both were bewildered as I suddenly gave them the shopping bags.
They accepted them without question.
“I got my paycheck and bought these as gifts.”
“…Oh my.”
“…Well.”
Both of them received the sudden gift from their son and stared at me blankly.
The two of them had flustered expressions, taken aback by the suddenness.
And at their reaction, Mother Lee Na-kyung gazed at me with a warm expression, while Father Yoo Kwang-jin pretended to look away and casually rubbed his nose.
“Ahem, I’ll accept it gratefully.”
“Our Sung-hyun has grown up so much….”
Mother Lee Na-kyung, who had only been smiling warmly at first, seemed moved by something and gazed at me tenderly.
Unable to resist the atmosphere, I suddenly spoke.
“Anyway, please use them well. I’m going to wash up.”
Yoo Sung-hyun, feeling embarrassed despite himself, headed off to bathe.
Left behind, Lee Na-kyung and Yoo Kwang-jin sat side by side on the sofa, examining the shopping bag he had handed them.
They quietly pulled out a box and opened it.
From Lee Na-kyung’s box came a scarf, and from Yoo Kwang-jin’s came a necktie.
Their first gift from their son.
And not just any gift—one he’d bought with his very first paycheck.
“When did he grow up so much….”
“I know, right.”
Lee Na-kyung and Yoo Kwang-jin gazed at each other with expressions of tender delight, their faces beaming with joy as they carried the gifts to their bedroom and called out to Yoo Sung-hyun as he headed in to bathe.
“This is exactly my color! You know me so well!”
“Mom was actually planning to buy a scarf anyway. Thank you so much, son~”
“Please use them well!”
At their words, Yoo Sung-hyun felt embarrassed and replied in a voice higher than usual.
It was a warm evening that touched the heart.
While this harmonious and cozy family moment unfolded,
his older sister Yoo Mi-na was in the middle of a raid in the Capsule Room.
3.
Before the Heroes Council convened.
The internal affairs of Eternal World were in turmoil due to the meeting Park Won had called.
Someone so inactive suddenly summoning a meeting—
it was bound to cause a stir.
Since it involved the Heroes Council,
it was certainly reason enough.
But there were other rumors circulating within the company as well.
“You hear about it?”
“About what?”
“Apparently the chairman called this meeting because of that user?”
“Oh! That Overlord user???”
“Yeah, the one famous in public circles as the Dark Lord.”
The rumor that Park Won had called the meeting because of Yoo Sung-hyun.
Officially, it was said to be for the Heroes Council,
but the reason the rumor spread was that Lee Won-sang, a deputy director who would normally struggle to even attend the end of such a meeting, was participating—this lent credibility to the gossip.
Since it was a fairly plausible rumor,
it was spreading rapidly throughout the company.
Meanwhile, the rumor had also reached the User Management Team.
“Wow! Senior, you really… wait, huh!?”
When Oh Jin-hyuk tried to ask Lee Won-sang if the rumor was true,
he was forced to swallow the question in fear.
Seeing Lee Won-sang, already so haggard that he looked less like a living person, even the normally tactless Oh Jin-hyuk found his question stuck in his throat.
Looking at that appearance.
The rumors seemed to be true after all.
‘Se, senior has given up now, so how long has it been since they stopped feeling stressed….’
A summons from the chairman, no less.
Oh Jin-hyuk offered a silent prayer for his unfortunate senior and tried to get back to work.
Lee Won-sang let out a deep sigh.
“Haaaaaaaaaa.”
At such a profound sigh, Oh Jin-hyuk flinched and trembled.
With a sigh like that.
How could he possibly hold back from asking?
Oh Jin-hyuk finally couldn’t restrain himself and opened his mouth.
“Why, why are you like that, senior?”
“…Look at this.”
What could it be?
With that thought, Oh Jin-hyuk looked at the screen Lee Won-sang was pointing to.
He saw something completely unexpected.
“Huh? Wait? This?”
“You see it?”
“Isn’t this going to be a huge problem?”
Lee Won-sang nodded at Oh Jin-hyuk’s words.
“Right now, user Yoo Sung-hyun has ten dark-attribute skills. And if he defeats this Dark Lord and absorbs the Dark Lord just like before… he’ll awaken the true power of a lord.”
“Wow, that’s something only single-rank rankers can do, right? And he hasn’t even reached level 200 yet—that’s insane.”
A skill evolution only possible for single-rank rankers.
Lee Won-sang scratched his head irritably at the sight of it.
Yoo Sung-hyun was already formidable as it was.
If he absorbed the Dark Lord as well, he would truly awaken the power of a lord.
“Sigh. Yeah, I thought he’d reach at least level 200 no matter how fast he progressed….”
“Most single-rank rankers are in the 200 level range anyway. But he really is fast.”
“It’s luck too, but… really….”
Lee Won-sang sighed heavily as he spoke.
Could the chairman have summoned him because of this?
In any case, Yoo Sung-hyun meeting the Dark Lord was almost a foregone conclusion.
There was nothing that could be done about it.
But since Hexia had monsters ranging from level 160 to 220.
He had expected him to obtain it after surpassing at least level 200.
That it deviated so greatly was certainly disconcerting.
Above all.
‘Why is Hero Luke coming to Hexia?’
Lee Won-sang grew irritable watching Hero Luke heading toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
Nothing about this was helpful.
All that happened was the materials he needed to bring to the meeting in a few days had increased.
Lee Won-sang muttered to himself as he prepared them all.
‘I’ll just endure it until the Heroes Council.’
4.
The day after delivering the gift.
After enjoying a lavish breakfast prepared from early morning, going for a run, showering, and getting dressed, I heard an announcement from the apartment management office.
The broadcast from the management office echoed through the apartment.
[This is an announcement from the management office. As previously notified, electrical work will be conducted from 9 AM to 11 AM today, and a power outage is expected. …(continued)]
It was an announcement about the power outage.
Yoo Sung-hyun clicked his tongue as if he’d almost forgotten about it.
“Tsk.”
My sister had mentioned leaving early anyway.
Now that I thought about it, I’d forgotten.
The Dark Lord would invade in ten hours from yesterday, he’d said.
That would be roughly between 11 AM and noon.
Since he said approximately ten hours later, it could be even sooner, so it would be safer to wait from 10 AM onward.
It was cutting it a bit close though.
It seemed better to head to a capsule room instead.
‘Wasn’t there a capsule room nearby?’
I think Yoo Mi-na mentioned going there too.
Yoo Sung-hyun did a quick search on his phone and headed in that direction.
As I wandered around that area.
I saw a few ghosts, but I ignored them as usual and entered the capsule room.
Then.
‘Hmm?’
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head as he looked at the capsules installed here, which seemed quite different from the one in his room.
The difference between the capsules in the capsule room and his own capsule was too great.
Now that I thought about it.
When Yoo Mi-na bought him his capsule, hadn’t she said it was the latest model?
It certainly was different from the capsules in the capsule room.
In the meantime.
The capsule room had differentiated itself, and I could see a capsule that looked reasonably decent.
‘Oh?’
It was an older version than mine.
But a capsule with decent performance nonetheless.
The fee was three times more expensive than a standard capsule, but I had plenty of money anyway.
Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t mind and logged in as is.
Upon logging into the premium capsule.
There was a slight sense of inconvenience compared to the capsule I usually used.
But it wasn’t something I needed to worry about much.
In any case, the moment Yoo Sung-hyun logged into the Eternal World.
A familiar message appeared.
[Welcome to the Eternal World, another realm and an eternal one.]
[May fortune smile upon you, Player Yoo Sung-hyun.]
After undergoing various verification procedures due to logging in from a new environment.
I was able to return to Wooden Drum Village.
Even though I’d only been gone for eight hours.
“Ohhh!! You’ve returned!!!”
“Another benefactor has come back!!!”
“Sound the drums!!!”
The villagers, delighted to see Yoo Sung-hyun, enthusiastically beat their drums.
No matter how many times I witnessed such enthusiasm, I never quite grew accustomed to it.
Yesterday they’d held a festival because Helena had arrived.
Now they were celebrating with drums and festive cheer because Yoo Sung-hyun had returned after just one day.
Truly, these Spirit Trees were remarkably lively.
While they danced, sang, and beat their drums in excitement, I turned away and opened the gate to the Underworld.
I’d made preparations around Wooden Drum Village yesterday in advance.
But having my minions present would ensure everything was handled perfectly.
The moment I opened the gate to the Underworld.
Nocturnium emerged first, followed by Fiora, Leonik, Baltar, Anemor, Barphor, Serpina, and finally Dracanoss.
Just as I thought that was everyone.
One more figure burst forth from the Underworld.
“Huh?”
“Haha… hello?”
“Helena?”
I’d thought she said she was taking a break and wouldn’t come out.
She’d said she was mentally prepared.
Did she come out already?
Helena emerged with a slightly awkward smile.
As I glanced at Helena.
Fiora cried out, pointing at a wooden statue some distance away.
-There, there’s a statue of Helena!
-Oho? Kahahaha! It really is!
-It appears to be Helena in her childhood?
-W, well then?
-Waaaah!
-Muttering to myself.
“I discovered it yesterday.”
“It was quite a historic place.”
All of my minions’ attention immediately focused on the statue.
Helena suddenly turned red as a beet, embarrassed, and averted her gaze from Yoo Sung-hyun.
She already had the memories anyway—why was she being so shy about it?
It was a bit amusing, though.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded as if he understood.
Regardless, that wasn’t what mattered right now.
Yoo Sung-hyun summoned his minions and briefed them on the Dark Lord, the enemy they would face this time.
They all nodded along until Helena spoke up as if a memory had just surfaced.
“Ah, that inky-looking uncle? I remember him.”
“Oh?”
“That uncle really is a bad guy.”
If Helena already knew about him, that made things easier.
Yoo Sung-hyun laid out his plan while watching Helena.
Helena nodded as if it sounded entertaining.
“That does sound fun, doesn’t it?”

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