The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 219

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Episode 219
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1.
“Cough, cough.”
Hero Luke, who had been coughing up blood and flying through the air, regained consciousness.
For a moment, he couldn’t comprehend what had happened to him, but seeing the three knights assisting his flight beside him brought it all back.
Whoooooosh!!!
Three knights and Hero Luke cut swiftly through the sky.
In that moment, Luke recalled Yoo Sung-hyun’s final words to him.
Beware the Riescan Kingdom?
Why would he leave such a message?
They were the nation that protected him and had aided in his development as a hero since the beginning.
Ever since being selected as a hero, I had lived in the Riescan Kingdom all along.
And I had always lived under their guidance.
Of course, only recently had I abandoned my training to uncover the past of Hero Hindel.
And while doing so, I had felt a lingering unease.
‘Beware the Riescan Kingdom, he said….’
Perhaps those words held truth after all.
Just like these three knights who had suddenly appeared after remaining silent all this time.
As Hero Luke began to nurture seeds of suspicion.
The one who could be called the representative among the three knights stepped forward and spoke.
“The Sword Saint was deeply concerned as well.”
“….”
At those words, Hero Luke couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
The Sword Saint?
If that were true, he wouldn’t have let me wander about like this in the first place.
Did he truly worry about me?
The Sword Saint, who could be called my mentor.
Not a hero himself, but called the Sword Saint for having touched the stars with his blade—as I recalled him, Hero Luke expressed his bewilderment.
Though he was my mentor.
‘Didn’t he never care about me from the start?’
When I first met the Sword Saint after being selected as a hero.
The words he had spoken when first meeting me still echoed vividly in my ears.
“You have no talent.”
One of the few people who could say such a thing to a hero.
Yet Luke had tried all the harder upon hearing he lacked talent.
Even without talent, I was a hero.
I vowed again and again to overcome that limitation through sheer effort.
But after that, the Sword Saint never made time for me personally.
Far more often, he would simply come on days when the Riescan King commanded it, spend the time, and leave.
The Sword Saint worried about him?
It was absurd.
Yet when Hero Luke heard from Yoo Sung-hyun about being wary of the Riescan Kingdom, he couldn’t help but react.
Yoo Sung-hyun seemed to know Hindel well.
He knew why I had come seeking him, and he’d struck first, preventing me from speaking.
‘He must know far more than I do.’
If someone like that said such a thing.
There was no doubt something existed in the Riescan Kingdom.
Be wary?
I should follow Yoo Sung-hyun’s advice.
But rather.
‘I should use them instead.’
If I used those who sought to use me.
Couldn’t I reach the answers I desired?
About the death of Hero Hindel.
Or more precisely, about the incidents entangled with Hindel and Helena.
If I uncovered those murky truths….
As Hero Luke pondered this.
One of the three knights spoke.
“The Sword Saint said he would visit you after this hero conference concludes. Please remain well-behaved until then.”
The tone seemed courteous enough.
Yet feeling the contempt woven beneath it, Hero Luke thought.
‘I need to observe them, no matter how long it takes.’
Grateful to Yoo Sung-hyun for granting me this revelation.
Hero Luke and the three knights headed toward the Knights’ Capital.
2.
[The Eternal World awaits your return.]
Yoo Sung-hyun exited the Capsule Room, seeing the familiar farewell message.
Having logged out at just the right moment, he felt hungry and looked around.
Since I was already out, I should grab something to eat before heading back in.
‘Phew.’
I often skipped lunch while gaming.
But it was good to eat when the opportunity arose.
Skipping lunch and gaming all day wasn’t healthy.
As I looked around, I suddenly remembered the tonkatsu I’d eaten at a department store before, so I entered a tonkatsu restaurant nearby.
The tonkatsu I’d eaten last time was Japanese-style, but this place served Western-style tonkatsu.
A Western-style tonkatsu restaurant where soup was served before the meal and green peppers came as a side dish.
I wondered why they served peppers.
But once the tonkatsu arrived and I tried it.
It cut through the richness perfectly, and it was actually delicious.
‘Is there anything I need to do before heading to Sysbalt?’
I pondered this briefly before suddenly recalling something.
The items I had obtained this time.
Hadn’t I acquired something quite useful?
The physical form of a Spirit Tree.
A material item perfectly suited for Silvanor, who had been an elf.
‘A fine body could be crafted from this.’
Learning homunculus alchemy had truly been a stroke of divine fortune.
Since I had also obtained Hindel’s soul this time.
Creating a body for Hindel would be equally fitting.
As I entertained these thoughts, I suddenly recalled
the tasks awaiting me in the next city.
‘But how exactly should I join the Knights Order?’
Sysbalt was indeed the City of Knights.
Yet it was fair to say that players rarely, if ever, became knights.
It was content beyond level 200, and obtaining a knighthood was extraordinarily rare.
However, I had already been granted a knighthood.
This made joining the Knights Order relatively easier.
But still.
‘Even so, it won’t be easy to simply walk into the Knights Order.’
The timing had to be right.
Beyond the knighthood itself, there would surely be various other conditions to meet.
Having Silvanor’s physical form would make things considerably more convenient.
‘He would know much about knights. And if it’s Silvanor, there might be connections.’
Since it had been so long ago, it might not matter.
But there could very well be other elf knights still around.
Creating Silvanor’s body first would be the perfect approach.
I smiled contentedly at this thought and reflected.
‘Even without connections, having a knight to work alongside would be convenient.’
Leonik was a knight as well.
But in his skeletal state,
working together would be difficult.
Moreover, Leonik’s infamy was considerable.
There was no telling what might happen.
It would be better to quickly create Silvanor’s body and travel with him instead.
With this decision made, I finished my meal and returned home.
To create Silvanor’s body as swiftly as possible.
3.
[Welcome to another world, the eternal realm of Eternal World.]
[May fortune smile upon Player Yoo Sung-hyun.]
I quickly dismissed the familiar welcome message and headed straight to the hunting grounds nearby.
This process was essential if I wanted to obtain Silvanor’s physical body.
Fortunately, my experience bar was nearly full from the Dark Lord Quest I’d recently completed.
Wouldn’t I be able to achieve this quickly?
I headed out immediately and hunted for quite some time.
I managed to level up just once.
[Level Up!]
[You have reached Level 171.]
The moment I saw the level-up notification,
I immediately pulled out the Alchemist’s Cauldron.
Before adding the materials, I summoned Helena, Fiora, Serpina, and Baltar.
However, Leonik appeared instead of Baltar, grinning widely.
I wondered how a skeleton could grin like that,
but he was genuinely grinning.
Anyway.
-Ahem!!! My Lord! That scoundrel Baltar is currently undergoing direct training under Noya, so I have come in his stead!
Leonik looked incredibly excited.
There was a reason for it.
I nodded, and
Helena and Fiora peered at the cauldron and asked.
-L, Lord, what is this….
“Are you trying to create a new body?”
Helena approached and asked.
For some reason, the necklace of Hero Hindel seemed to flinch,
but I deliberately ignored it and nodded.
“Yes, I’m going to create a body for Silvanor.”
“Ah! That will definitely be helpful. We’ve obtained some things this time too.”
“It should definitely work out well.”
Both Helena and Serpina agreed.
Moreover, Melicia’s memories in my mind indicated there were no issues whatsoever.
It seemed I could create the physical body without delay.
Though I hadn’t obtained a high-grade undead this time,
I already had the Spirit Trees as a physical form.
There was no problem at all.
I threw all the material items I’d gathered so far into the cauldron and began the synthesis.
The summoned servants kept watch over the surroundings as I began synthesizing, allowing me to focus entirely on the process.
‘Here… I add this. And stir it.’
The materials were certainly quality,
so it seemed it would take longer than expected,
but that was fine.
I had plenty of time, after all.
As I stirred the cauldron vigorously, crafting a physical form.
Fiora, who had been standing guard, casually asked Leonik.
-Do you think Silvanor will like it?
-…He probably won’t dislike it.
-R-right?
No one typically enjoyed existing as a mere spirit.
Silvanor was no exception.
But what Silvanor feared most was something else entirely.
Once he had a physical form, the guidance from Dracanoss—which he’d managed to avoid until now—would be waiting for him.
Still, Fiora tilted her head slightly, as if she didn’t quite understand.
-B-but why didn’t you tell the Lord about this?
If Silvanor didn’t want it, you could have postponed it.
They weren’t people who didn’t know my temperament.
Yet Leonik deliberately hadn’t mentioned it, which struck Fiora as odd.
Leonik surely knew Silvanor would definitely dislike it.
It seemed strange to Fiora that he hadn’t said anything.
To Fiora’s question.
Leonik gazed up at the distant sky and murmured.
-…If one more joins, my rest time will increase too, won’t it?
-Ah.
Fiora nodded as if she’d finally understood.
Currently, there were only two knight-class Minions: Baltar and Leonik.
In other words, Baltar and Leonik took turns receiving guidance from Dracanoss.
If one more were added here?
It would become a three-shift rotation.
Rest time would increase, so there was no reason not to be pleased.
Thinking such thoughts, I waited.
Soon, my alchemy was complete.
Countless messages appeared before my eyes.
Preparations are already finished!
Let me customize it based on Silvanor’s youthful appearance.
[CRITICAL SUCCESS!!!]
[『Melicia’s Homunculus Alchemy』succeeds spectacularly!!!]
[The homunculus’s physical form reaches an unprecedented level of quality!]
[You can customize the homunculus’s physical form.]
[The race is close to Elf.]
[Customization as an Elf is possible.]
[Please dress them in your desired avatar.]
[Current list of options using transcended death.]
『Homunculus, Individual Designation—Silvanor』
[Level has decreased by 1, becoming Level 170.]
[The 5 additional stat points you had acquired will vanish.]
[Through 『Transcendent Death』, 『Homunculus, Individual Designation—Silvanor』 is reborn.]
[『Homunculus, Individual Designation—Silvanor』 evolves into 『Knight of the Spirit Tree, Silvanor』.]
The form of the Spirit Tree materialized before us.
A scene unfolded as though sculpting a single body from its essence.
And from within it, Silvanor stepped forth.
Since I had already allowed his soul to dwell within,
Silvanor’s body could be formed in its entirety.
But why was it?
“…I am truly grateful, my lord.”
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head at Silvanor’s appearance, which somehow seemed melancholic.

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