The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 260

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Episode 260
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The seventh city, Lumencia, had a theme of light and darkness.
One could call it common and clichéd.
Yet it was immensely popular precisely because of that.
An undead legion attempting to invade the city that shone with seven colors formed the very center of this scenario.
A scenario built around the central figure that users active in Lumencia commonly called the Demon King.
The Lumencia scenario was popular because advancing through the castle while defeating the undead legion felt like a tale of a hero and a demon king.
Ir’s party was no exception.
A party composed of Japanese and Korean players.
All of them yearned for a fantasy world and had chosen nicknames that reflected that fantasy aesthetic.
“We finally received the Quest to head toward the castle!!!”
At Ir’s words, the party members each reacted in their own way.
“It’s because we don’t have a guild.”
Stella, speaking with a hint of dissatisfaction, absently touched her large shield.
“We probably would’ve been faster if we had a guild.”
Flodin said this while adjusting her glasses.
“Hehe, it’s been long. But finally…!”
Bask paid little attention to the two of them, making no effort to hide his considerable excitement.
Stella and Flodin both spoke in seemingly cold tones.
Yet judging by their flushed expressions, both seemed to be in quite good spirits despite their blunt words.
Was it because they had worked together for so long?
They could all sense each other’s emotions very well.
Receiving the Quest was good.
But there was a slight problem.
“However, our damage output is insufficient to go alone.”
“Ugh!”
“Groan.”
Flodin, usually calculating, had pointed out exactly that issue.
At her words, Ir and Bask, the damage dealers, hung their heads and shoulders in shame.
Seeing this, Flodin looked somewhat flustered and spoke up.
“N-no, it’s not that you two are lacking. It’s just that our party is understaffed….”
It was a somewhat timid correction.
But Flodin immediately corrected herself, seeing that the two looked hurt.
And watching Flodin do this, Stella nodded and spoke.
“It’s true that our damage is lacking. Should we recruit new members?”
At Stella’s words, Flodin soon regained her composure and nodded.
There was no problem reaching the castle’s main body through player coordination.
However, according to the strategy guides, damage output became crucial once they entered the castle’s interior.
One way or another, we need to resolve this.
After all, what this party yearned for was to become the protagonist of the scenario.
“We’d like to achieve it on our own, but….”
Ir, the party leader, spoke thus.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
It was a party that had been maintained for a long time.
There was certainly a desire to accomplish this among themselves.
But no matter how we looked at it, this was an impossible domain.
Even if our levels rose further and we reached the level cap, it might still be difficult.
“Should we keep an eye out in the hunting grounds to find skilled players?”
“That would certainly be best.”
“But at this level bracket, the number of people traveling in small groups without a guild is quite limited…”
“Still, traveling in small numbers is also proof of having skill.”
“Right, let’s try to find someone.”
At the party leader Ir’s words, everyone nodded in agreement.
And so they wandered around the hunting grounds of Lumencia, searching for users traveling in small numbers or those without guild marks.
But how common could such people be?
At this level, the vast majority had joined some decent guild.
Finding such a user was not easy.
Just as we were thinking we might need to post a recruitment notice instead.
“Huh? What’s that over there???”
At Bask’s words, all party members turned their heads.
Then they could see violet flames undulating and wrapping around the surroundings.
The undead scattered in panic and fled, but swept up in the inferno, they were incinerated on the spot—an overwhelming display that left every party member with their mouths agape.
Of course, Ir, the ranged dealer here, could also unleash that much firepower.
If she received all of Flodin’s buffs, who was both healer and buffer.
But that user had no other users around them.
In other words.
“Wow, a solo player!”
“Solo but with that much firepower….”
“That’s incredible….”
“…Don’t they seem exactly what our party needs?”
At Bask’s final words, everyone nodded, and the moment they came to their senses.
Ir was the first to dash forward.
Flash—!
Whoosh!
As they noticed Ir teleporting and running at high speed.
“Oh! Ir!”
“Sigh, when will she ever learn to think things through?”
“Let’s hurry and stop her.”
Fearing any mistakes, all party members rushed forward.
Seeing this, the user grew noticeably wary, as expected.
If you were hunting alone and suddenly another player came running at you, anyone would be cautious.
Ir shouted abruptly at the wary user.
“Would you perhaps like to join us in hunting the Demon King?”
“Pardon?”
Seeing the bewildered user’s confused response, the party members furrowed their brows in unison.
I needed to find them quickly and apologize somehow.
As the party members arrived in such urgent pursuit.
“The Demon King? You mean the one from Rapid Guild?”
“Huh?”
Ir became flustered at the unexpected response.
The Demon King of Rapid Guild?
Stella scolded Ir, who had stopped speaking in confusion.
“Ir! Your explanation was incomplete!”
“My apologies. We’re currently recruiting new party members, so I asked rather hastily.”
“Haha, pleased to meet you.”
The party members seemed to have eased the tension somewhat.
But that user, Yoo Sung-hyun, remained on guard.
Wondering if things would change once they learned he was the Demon King.
However.
“Ah, no! I meant the Demon King of Lumencia, not the one from Rapid Guild.”
“Oh.”
Only then did Yoo Sung-hyun realize his misunderstanding and scratched his chin slightly.
Something had felt off.
‘That’s a bit embarrassing.’
I felt somewhat self-conscious about my overreaction.
I was grateful I was wearing a mask.
Moreover.
‘The cloak hides my outfit well enough.’
The Obsidian Twilight Crown was too ornate as a crown, so I had already made it invisible.
My other distinctive equipment was the same.
Ever since Silvanor was discovered before, I had been moving about with maximum caution.
I mentally affirmed that I had done well to prepare in advance, observing the party.
Then.
“Ah! We forgot to introduce ourselves. We’re a party called Prism Effect, and I’m Ir, the party leader and a light-attribute mage!”
“I’m Stella, serving as the tank for our party.”
“I’m Flodin, the healer.”
“Haha, I’m Bask, handling the rogue role.”
A surprisingly well-balanced party.
Moreover, they even looked harmonious together.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded in understanding.
I needed to introduce myself as well.
But if I mentioned my name now, after already bringing up Rapid’s Demon King?
‘They might figure it out….’
Well, it wouldn’t matter if they knew.
But given that I’d already mentioned it first, I didn’t have the shamelessness to laugh and say, “Haha, actually, I’m that Rapid’s Demon King.” That simply wasn’t who I was.
This was troublesome.
Then, suddenly thinking of my sister, I spoke casually.
“…A mage, Yoo Hyun.”
I introduced myself by omitting the middle character, just like Yoo Mi-na did.
Even if we formed a party, as long as I didn’t reveal my nickname, it would be fine.
Just to be safe, I should change my settings in advance.
I quickly adjusted my settings.
The party members nodded.
It seemed they’d accepted it without much thought.
After all, who here would think I was the Demon King?
My equipment was hidden, my nickname was hidden, and I’d used violet flames.
There was no reason for them to make the connection.
Everyone accepted it without any particular suspicion.
“So you’ll go catch the Demon King?!”
“Hmm.”
At Ir’s enthusiastic response, I fell into thought for a moment.
Everyone assumed I was pondering the matter.
‘So what exactly is Lumencia’s Demon King?’
In reality, I was frantically searching the internet because I had no idea what Lumencia’s Demon King was.
Since no one could see me searching.
I quickly pulled up the browser to search.
I could grasp the information in an instant.
About Lumencia’s scenario as well.
‘The Lich Lord’s Castle sends undead to overthrow Lumencia.’
The Lich Lord….
Wasn’t that the name of one of the items I possessed?
Specifically, the 『Lich Lord’s Breastplate』.
The breastplate that Helena had crafted, and which the Lich Lord had used even before becoming a lord.
As long as I was wearing it, anyone with sense would have realized the connection.
‘It might be related to Overload in some way.’
I already knew that Helena and the Lich Lord had a connection.
Though Helena had said once that he wasn’t her disciple.
Something about how their paths crossed and she happened to craft something for him?
Perhaps there was something more to Overload, something else entirely.
Was this why my sister recommended I come here?
I stopped my thoughts there.
Seeing those who asked me to join them in heading to the Lich Lord’s Castle—the Demon King’s domain—I felt it was worth accepting.
‘I could go alone, but….’
After searching online, I learned that
the Quest to reach the Holy Body took an extraordinarily long time just to obtain.
The fastest person to receive the Holy Body Quest had taken a full two months.
If I could receive a shared Quest here and proceed, honestly speaking, it was an incredible deal for me.
There was no reason to refuse.
“I hear it’s a Quest that takes an enormous amount of time, yet you’re willing to share it so readily. I have no reason to decline. I’m actually grateful.”
Everyone’s expressions brightened at my acceptance.
Then Flodin, wearing glasses, threw cold water on the mood with a composed expression.
“However, there is a problem when sharing it.”
“A problem?”
“Ah….”
“Right….”
“Tch. We didn’t think that far ahead.”
At the party members’ reactions, I tilted my head in confusion.
What was wrong with them?
Just moments ago, they were excited about going together.
But then.
Stella answered for them.
“The scenario Quest we received requires the NPC who gave it to us to approve the sharing. So it seems you would also need that NPC’s approval for the Quest to be shared.”
“But that NPC is quite particular….”
“It might take some time.”
“…Still, it won’t take as long as doing the scenario from the beginning, right? A day or two?”
At those words, I nodded in understanding.
If a two-month Quest could be done in two days, that was more than enough.
I told them it was fine.
“Then shall we go right away?”
“Yes! It’s better to go quickly!”
“Thank you for accepting, even though it will take some time.”
“Indeed.”
“Haha! You won’t regret this!”
As the party members spoke, I returned to Lumencia, which I had left immediately upon arriving here.
I would go with the Prism Effect party.
We headed to the old woman NPC, who certainly seemed quite particular.
Would it really take two more days?
As I waited in the back with such thoughts,
“Grandmother, we felt it would be difficult for just us, so we’ve brought a new member. Would it be alright if they joined us as well?”
At Ir’s courteous explanation, the Old Woman NPC’s expression suddenly crumpled, and she squinted her eyes slightly as she looked toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
For some reason, everyone felt a bit tense and swallowed nervously.
Meanwhile, Yoo Sung-hyun simply gazed back at the Old Woman NPC without concern.
The Old Woman NPC’s eyes widened dramatically as she exclaimed.
“Ohhhhh!!! If it’s this person, I can trust them completely! I grant my permission!”
“…???”
“Huh???”
“Wait???”
“Wha—?!??”
Everyone from Prism Effect looked at Yoo Sung-hyun in complete shock.
Yoo Sung-hyun, observing their reactions, recalled the title he’d received yesterday—『World Star』—and scratched his chin slightly.
I thought it would be useless.
‘The effect is better than I expected.’

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