The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 267

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Episode 267
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1.
After hearing a thorough explanation from a helpful user, Yoo Sung-hyun gathered additional information from others before finally escaping the bustling streets and moving to a quieter location.
And sneaking along behind Yoo Sung-hyun came three of his Minions.
Helena, Fiora, and Silvanor.
Leonik, an undead who stood out to anyone’s eye, and Baltar, a demon, were excluded.
In any case, the four of them gathered in a quiet alley.
Helena furrowed her brow with a somewhat sullen expression and grumbled.
“All this effort for nothing.”
-Y-yes, that’s true.
“Hmm, still, we can’t call it entirely wasted, so I suppose we should be grateful.”
Fiora agreed with Helena’s sentiment, while Silvanor expressed relief that it wasn’t a complete loss.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded at the three of them, agreeing with Silvanor’s words.
A new Quest.
Its meaning was quite simple.
The tangled clues about the weapon imbued with magic had finally gained direction.
Since the clues had originated from Sysvalt.
It was as if a very old thread was beginning to unravel.
However, it differed slightly from what Yoo Sung-hyun had anticipated.
‘This isn’t what I expected.’
I had originally planned to capture the owner of that magical weapon myself.
But an unexpected figure had appeared.
‘The Magic Tower Master.’
The practical ruler of Septem Arcana, the seventh city, and someone who could be considered quite formidable in this world.
According to information I’d seen somewhere, wasn’t the basic condition for a Tower Master a minimum level in the 400s?
If counted as a user, it was a level that surpassed even single-ranked rankers.
For such a Magic Tower Master to step forward directly.
Unless one participated in a tournament, there was no way to obtain the magical weapon.
Normally, I would have withdrawn the moment I learned the Magic Tower Master had stepped in.
But since a Quest has emerged, there’s no helping it.
‘I’ll have to participate in the tournament, won’t I?’
The actual Quest was to investigate the magical weapon.
So after hearing the explanation from that helpful user, I questioned other NPCs as well.
The first Quest that had appeared was resolved.
In the process, I also learned about the magical weapon.
Apparently, the original owner of the magical weapon had been roaming this area for quite a long time, hunting indiscriminately—NPCs and users alike.
That’s why the Magic Tower Master of Cerul Spire, the ruler of Septem Arcana, stepped in personally.
But the interesting part was something else.
‘On top of that, they purified the magical weapon and made it usable by anyone.’
To the NPCs, it was purification.
But to the players, it meant something entirely different.
It was an opportunity to obtain a Legendary-grade class—the master of the Arcane Bow.
As a result, a considerable number of people flocked to the tournament.
If you’ve heard this much, you can probably guess what comes next.
The Quest that emerged after that.
[Hidden Chain Quest, 『Cerul Spire Tournament』 has been generated.]
→Win the tournament created by the Magic Tower Lord of Cerul Spire and claim the Arcane Bow.
A direct Quest demanding victory in the tournament itself.
For anyone else, it might have been a troublesome Quest.
But Yoo Sung-hyun smiled as if he found it rather amusing.
‘This should be fun.’
The only concern was that the tournament would be conducted as a team event.
A team with a minimum of four members.
Recalling that detail, Yoo Sung-hyun glanced subtly around.
His eyes met Helena’s, tilting her head in confusion, then Fiora trembling slightly, and finally Silvanor—bearing the appearance of a High Elf—bowing his head steadily as if ready to take on any task.
Compete as a team with these people?
With Fiora’s cognitive impairment ability, there wasn’t much they couldn’t accomplish.
“Hmm.”
Since I had to enter the tournament and secure victory,
I would need to demonstrate a certain level of strength.
But I’d prefer not to stand out from the start and invite unnecessary scrutiny.
However.
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Helena while thinking this.
Then, swallowing hard, I wondered if she would understand the concept of restraint.
She glanced at me and asked.
“What? Why are you looking at me like that, our Sung-hyun?”
“…Ah, it’s nothing.”
Helena wasn’t the type to ignore instructions when given them.
And truthfully, they all listened well when I spoke.
“Rather than standing out from the beginning and drawing attention, let’s play it a bit low-key.”
“Hmm~ So that’s why you were looking at me like that? Ah, I’m not a child. Got it. I’ll keep it moderate.”
-I, I’ll be careful too.
“I shall exercise appropriate restraint as well.”
All three gave the same answer.
Having said this much,
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded with some reassurance.
Then shall we go register for the tournament?
The tournament starts tomorrow, right?
We need to hurry before the registration closes.
As Yoo Sung-hyun moved hurriedly toward the tournament registration booth.
A message suddenly surfaced in his mind.
[『Demon Blade – Nemesis (Sealed)』 reacts to magical energy.]×3
At that message, Yoo Sung-hyun walked a few more steps before turning his head.
He could already see a group of players disappearing into the crowd.
It had been such a brief moment that he couldn’t see them clearly.
He turned his head in the direction they had come from.
It was none other than the tournament registration booth that Yoo Sung-hyun was heading toward.
Three weapons imbued with magical energy, not just one.
This was certainly.
‘The tournament itself is going to be interesting.’
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled with anticipation and registered for the tournament.
2.
A group of four casually strolling down the main street of Septem Arcana.
Among them, a man wielding a greatsword so large it could serve as a shield suddenly stopped and turned around.
Someone who had just passed by.
But they had disappeared into the crowd, making them difficult to spot.
And the man with the greatsword’s companions questioned him.
“What? Do you know them?”
“The leader knows someone?”
“If the boss knows them, shouldn’t we know too?”
While his companions chattered bluntly, the man narrowed his eyes sharply, trying to pierce through the crowd.
Of course, that wouldn’t be easy.
It was no different from staring into empty air.
The man tilted his head, sensing something odd, and muttered.
“Tiravine trembled.”
Everyone reacted to the man’s words.
There was no helping it.
“Huh? Tiravine?”
“Is there a demon blade in this area?”
“Tiravine only reacts to blades, after all.”
At the words of the man who appeared to be the leader, everyone opened their eyes sharply and surveyed their surroundings.
But there was no way his companions could find someone he had already lost.
It was unfortunate that they’d already lost them.
The man glanced in the direction he’d missed and muttered.
“That direction is the tournament registration booth.”
“Hmm, we’ll meet them at the tournament anyway?”
“Good.”
“The more weapons imbued with magical energy, the better. Well, I prefer bows myself.”
Smiles spread across the faces of his companions.
They were grinning sharply as if they’d discovered fresh hunting grounds, each of them licking their lips in anticipation.
We came all this way searching for the Demon Bow.
To think a fool wielding a Demon Sword would appear with thoughts so similar to our own.
For those of us who hunt magical essence, such prey was far too tempting.
Yet Zaya, their leader, pondered thoughtfully and murmured.
“The faint response suggests they’ve hidden well. It might be difficult to find during the tournament.”
“Leave it to us.”
“Letting prey slip away isn’t our style.”
“The boss sure worries a lot, doesn’t he?”
Speaking with such nonchalance, they smiled.
And Zaya, their leader, spoke to them as if to impress the importance of his words.
“We will obtain both. The Demon Sword and the Demon Bow.”
Speaking thus, they turned their bodies while their emblem shone brightly.
The notoriously infamous Forbiddens departed the city, eagerly anticipating the tournament to come.
In hopes of the tournament.
3.
Whirrrrr—.
As the hot air blew and dried all the moisture remaining in my hair, I shook my head with a refreshed feeling.
After playing the game for an extended period, taking a shower felt like showering after intense exercise.
With a refreshed mind, I turned on my computer before bed.
After all, I’m supposed to be a gamer—I should search for information about tomorrow’s tournament.
I’d heard explanations from users and NPCs in Septem Arcana.
But it’s always good to find information online.
Two birds with one stone.
‘Are there other owners of weapons with magical essence?’
I searched for that first, just in case.
I’d worried that nothing would come up in the search.
Fortunately, that wasn’t the case.
After all, didn’t Septem Arcana also suffer from obsession over the NPC who possessed the Demon Bow?
As I looked through the results, quite a lot of materials appeared, and there were more owners of Demon Swords and Demon Spears than I’d expected.
‘Hmm.’
Below level 200, they were rare to see.
But from level 200 onwards, there were quite a few who wielded weapons infused with magical essence.
Most owners of weapons with magical essence were of Legendary-grade classes.
However.
‘They seem to fall short compared to other Legendary grades.’
From what I heard, the actual performance varied depending on the weapon’s magical essence, so on average they performed only slightly higher than Unique-grade weapons.
Still, many people desired them precisely because they were Legendary-grade.
Sacred weapons were the same way, though they were said to be even harder to obtain than weapons with magical essence.
Was that the reason?
The response to Septem Arcana with Yoo Sung-hyun’s participation was quite heated.
‘Quite a lot of people are joining.’
It made sense that anyone would attempt it if they could obtain a Legendary-tier class through such a public and straightforward method.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded in understanding and was about to move on when—
I spotted an oddly intriguing post.
[Title – So will the Forbiddens show up at the tournament?]
[Author – OrcMeatLover]
『If the Forbiddens show up, I don’t want to participate;;;
They’ll definitely show up, right???』
“It’ll come out, right???”
‘Forbiddens?’
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head at the post.
It was a name I’d never heard before.
However, the reactions in the comments were intense.
[HealthBar1Remaining : Ugh;;; they’re definitely coming;;;]
└[OrcMeatLover(Author) : I didn’t participate, so I shouldn’t have.]
└[NoHealNoLeave : Sigh, this is rough;]
[DungeonObsessed : What even are the Forbiddens???]
└[OrcMeatLover(Author) : They’re a 4-man party with magic, weapons, and malice;;]
└[DungeonObsessed : Are they villains???]
└[OrcMeatLover(Author) : Yeah, they’re no joke.]
[CooldownMourn : Aren’t they the ones the lord put a bounty on and still hasn’t caught? Ugh, I shouldn’t apply either.]
└[Weapon Master Level: Hahaha, I looked up the level and it’s 87, so what’s the point of participating hahaha.]
└[CooldownMourn : But I can still dream!!!]
From the comments, they seemed to be notorious users.
However, the fact that they hadn’t been caught so far suggested they possessed considerable skill.
Moreover, seeing that even with a bounty from the lord they remained uncaught, they definitely had real power.
And on top of that—
[PhysicalZero : Since one of them handles a bow, they’ll definitely come looking for the last member’s weapon??? 100% guaranteed. This is it.]
Looking at that final comment—
The three alarms that the Demon Blade Nemesis had warned me about seemed certain.
Weapons imbued with demonic power.
And there were exactly three of them.
If I won the tournament?
I could obtain four in total.
Since they were definitely coming—
‘If I just win, I get four at once?’
Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled at the pleasant thought.

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