The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 244

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Episode 244
244
-?????????
-???????What did I just hear?
-Siblings?????????
-Is this a joke????????
The chat exploded into chaos in an instant.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt equally awkward.
I wasn’t sure why I hadn’t mentioned it until now, but there was no reason to bring up something unnecessary.
It wasn’t exactly that I was hiding it, but revealing it like this on broadcast was bound to cause problems, so I grew cautious.
The viewers who had initially thought it was a joke could sense my hesitation.
-Wait, is this real?
-Lolol seems like it’s real.
-Did he say something he shouldn’t have?
-Lolol the Demon King being cautious is so cute.
-Lolol why would you say that.
-Lol even I’d probably say something if people kept linking me with my sister.
-;;I’d probably blurt it out right away;;>
This was the truth.
After all, they were asking if I was dating my sister.
No matter how composed Yoo Sung-hyun was, I couldn’t hold back.
Just then, a message arrived for me, who had been somewhat hesitant.
[Rapid-It’s fine to say it so don’t worry and keep the broadcast going!]
[Sung-hyun-Thank you.]
Fortunately, she must have been monitoring because the message came right away.
Rapid handled it coolly, as if it wasn’t a big deal.
Seeing that, my expression relaxed with some relief.
-Lolol looking at his expression, the guild master must have said it was okay.
-Lolololol honestly there’s no reason to hide that they’re real siblings.
-Wow but then siblings are literally dominating the Eternal World together;;;>
-Real talk lol there were people saying if you’re Korean watch the Demon King or watch Yoo-na, but you could just watch both siblings.
-Real talk lol.
Fortunately, the atmosphere seemed fine.
So I could relax a bit too.
I guess it was because I hadn’t done much broadcasting before.
These small mistakes were inevitable.
‘I need to be more careful.’
Live broadcasts had moments like this.
I’d have to be cautious going forward.
After making that resolution.
Just as I was about to resume communication.
I noticed someone entering the Waiting Room.
Well, it was about time others started arriving.
And I wasn’t the only one who saw it.
-Oh? A new person just came in?
-Already? The Double Rankers haven’t even all passed yet???
-Oh, that’s fast!?
-Who is it????
-The nickname is Reaper?
Since the ranking message announced a new person, everyone could see the nickname.
The unfamiliar man with that nickname silently scanned the Waiting Room, found me, and turned his gaze away.
I fell into thought as I observed this man called Reaper.
A man dressed in the garb of a black assassin.
An extraordinary presence.
If he’d entered faster than the Double Rankers, he was undoubtedly a formidable fighter.
I’d thought the Luna Team, who’d become the backup squad, would arrive faster.
My eyes gleamed slightly as I regarded the man.
And he was already approaching me the moment he spotted me.
‘Is he looking for a fight?’
Since I wasn’t one to back down from an incoming confrontation.
I prepared myself slightly, and just as the man was about to approach me.
-Oh, Luna Team! They’re here!
-There are unfamiliar nicknames too!?
-They haven’t been streaming lately, so I’m excited!
As those chat messages flooded in.
A sudden surge of people appeared in the Waiting Room.
A total of twelve members.
Leading them was none other than Luna.
But her attire was far from ordinary.
Luna was dressed in the outfit of a barbaric warrior, with far more exposed skin than covered portions.
I unconsciously averted my gaze upon seeing this.
-Ohhh….
-Ugh….
-Wow….
-Ahem, even the Demon King can’t help but look away.
The viewers’ chat grew heated as well.
And perhaps sensing this, Luna spoke with her face flushed without realizing it.
“It’s, it’s combat gear, that’s why. P-please don’t misunderstand.”
“…?”
“Luna, saying that only makes the misunderstanding worse, I’m afraid.”
“Ah, ouch!”
It was the kind of remark that would only deepen the misunderstanding.
Regardless, right now the priority was to prevent anyone from approaching Sung-hyun.
Of course, I didn’t doubt Sung-hyun’s abilities.
That was the backup team’s role.
Which was why the entire backup team surrounded Sung-hyun protectively, keeping a watchful eye on the man.
“…It’s been a while.”
“Hm~ You really gave us a hard time~”
“…Ahem, I apologize for the trouble.”
Luna Team, meeting again after so long.
Longfeng looking embarrassed, Elzahar still as sharp as ever, and Hwawol equally flustered.
They greeted Sung-hyun.
“It’s been a while.”
Sung-hyun returned their greeting warmly.
As if they couldn’t be left out, the Embris Party came forward to greet him.
“Oh, you can’t forget about us! We still haven’t repaid our debt.”
“That’s right, we’ve grown stronger thanks to you.”
“Though it was pretty tough, honestly.”
“But we were able to join the Rapid Guild because of it!”
From Embris to Usagi, Menma, and Chako.
They all greeted Sung-hyun as an acquaintance.
They had met before, after all.
Sung-hyun greeted them warmly in return, bowing his head slightly.
And then.
“Ahem ahem, Sung-hyun, you’ve grown even stronger since we last met. Hmm, let’s have tea together next time.”
Even Joseon First Blade Kim Che-gun, whom I’d met outside before.
However.
“Ah, maybe later.”
I’d politely declined the invitation to meet outside.
But Kim Che-gun nodded happily regardless.
And watching Kim Che-gun like that.
“Hahaha! This time is just as challenging!”
“Phew, we still have a long way to go.”
Even Merlin and Kurosawa Ren.
It was quite a crowded gathering.
After Sung-hyun had greeted everyone else.
I looked at the last remaining person.
Not everyone assigned to the backup team was known to all.
‘Who is that?’
‘…That’s the Demon King.’
In truth, both Kyou and I were meeting for the first time.
I had only fought against Fiora.
I had never actually seen Kyou before.
Similarly, Kyou was also seeing me in person for the first time.
We both regarded each other with a certain awkwardness.
They exchanged curious glances, each pondering silently.
Then, somewhat stiffly, we both nodded in greeting.
And so we exchanged pleasantries in that manner.
It was then that everyone’s vigilance sharpened as they fixed their gaze upon the man who had appeared before me.
A man who had materialized without warning.
Until now, he had possessed no reputation whatsoever.
Everyone had no choice but to remain cautious.
He was certainly no ordinary figure.
A person of concern who had entered at a speed faster than even these Double Rankers.
For this reason, the entire backup team remained vigilant.
At the very least, he could individually surpass them in ability.
“….”
Meanwhile, the man showed no change in expression as he observed them.
Did numerical disadvantage mean nothing to him?
Or did he harbor some other purpose?
Leading the charge were Embris and Luna, melee-type fighters who had advanced to Almighty rank, followed by Kim Che-gun who had ascended to Legendary rank after their third advancement, alongside Longfeng and Hwawol, with Merlin and Kurosawa Ren positioned behind them, while in the rear, the Embris Party and Elzahar, who could provide ranged support, stood ready alongside another Almighty-rank fighter, Kyou.
All prepared to protect me at a moment’s notice.
It was truly a formidable force befitting the term “raid party.”
And as Luna observed this standoff with the man, she contemplated.
‘Where on earth did this person emerge from?’
Luna monitored all broadcasts at her level tier.
Yet she had never heard of such a skilled fighter in the level 200s.
A powerhouse with the nickname Reaper.
Embris had also been a hidden strong one.
She supposed new talents could emerge like this.
But while monitoring Sung-hyun’s broadcast, she observed something.
His deliberate approach toward Sung-hyun seemed far from ordinary.
That was why they had mobilized with such protective measures.
To be honest, her pride had been wounded.
The backup team had not captured the Black King in a single coordinated effort to enter this place.
Each had individually hunted the Black King and arrived here.
While the backup team members had entered at roughly similar intervals.
He had arrived far more quickly than them.
In other words, it suggested he possessed the caliber to target a Single Ranker.
My backup team—everyone present here—were indeed among the elite of Double Rankers, but honestly, one’s pride could not help but be wounded.
‘…Phew.’
I knew there were quite a few reclusive masters hidden away.
But it was still surprising how often they kept emerging.
Was it because Sung-hyun displayed such overwhelming strength?
I felt like I kept getting drawn into these encounters.
Kyou and Embris had been cases like that too.
I hoped this would end favorably as well.
But since I still couldn’t know for certain.
I had no choice but to remain cautious.
‘What’s his purpose?’
The moment Luna thought that.
The man vanished from his position in an instant.
Teleportation?
No, he was simply moving at incredible speed.
Though I lost track of his movement, I managed to follow his trajectory by shifting my gaze, and Embris likewise spread her aura in all directions to activate her detection skill.
Was it because he was moving so incredibly fast?
His movements were impossible to track clearly.
Kyou and the others tried to intercept him quickly as well.
But he evaded all of them and continued approaching Sung-hyun.
And the entire backup team unleashed their skills upon seeing it.
The moment he moved, Elzahar, known as the Binding Mage and already prepared, created an ice prison made of freezing energy, but by that moment the man had already escaped from that location.
Whoosh!
After that, Kim Che-gun moved quickly, drawing her blade and launching an attack.
But the man jumped into the air as if being lifted, gracefully performed a somersault, and evaded Kim Che-gun’s sword strike.
At the same moment Hwawol and Longfeng rushed in, and as Merlin and Kurosawa Ren positioned themselves behind the man to attempt a combined assault.
The man’s form was sucked into the ground and vanished.
Or rather, he transformed into a shadow, moving through the puddle-like shadow, and as he burst forth in a sharp, pointed form like an awl.
Kyou saw it and lightning flashed in both his eyes as he unleashed a lightning bolt.
Because the range was extremely wide, everyone immediately evacuated the area upon seeing the broad-range lightning strike.
But after the man transformed from shadow back into human form and clasped his hands together.
The man vanished from that location once more.
This time, it wasn’t a transformation into shadow but a disappearance from that very spot.
And a message appeared before Sung-hyun’s eyes.
[The transfer attempting to reach this location is being delayed by the effect of the Almighty-grade item, 『Primordial Demon Seal Ring』.]
So he had used transfer up to this point.
As Sung-hyun grasped this and turned his head.
The backup team all rushed forward belatedly.
Or rather, the moment they were about to rush in.
The transfer delay completed and the man appeared before Sung-hyun.
And the moment Sung-hyun was about to prepare his defense.
The man—no, Reaper—pulled something from his pocket as he watched Sung-hyun.
An attack seemed imminent.
Sung-hyun had been about to cast magic as well, but confusion made him tilt his head and pause his assault.
What the man pulled from his pocket and handed to Sung-hyun was nothing other than pristine white paper and a pencil.
What on earth was this?
“…?”
“…???”
“Huh?”
Everyone, including Sung-hyun, stared at Reaper with vacant expressions.
Reaper scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed, laughing sheepishly before speaking.
“I’m, I’m a fan. C-could you sign this for me?”
Sung-hyun’s face went blank at the absurd request.
Reaper spoke as if he’d forgotten something.
“Oh, right. I also have something to give you.”
With those words, Reaper initiated a trade.
A message window appeared.
[User ‘Reaper’ wishes to trade the Hindel Set Items ‘Mark of the Galaxy’ and ‘Oath of Stars’ with you.]
[Do you accept?]
[Yes / No]
What was this now?
And.
“I’ll g-give these to you, so could you sign something for me?”
What kind of person was this?
‘Is this some kind of hidden camera prank?’

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