The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 28

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Episode 28
Episode 28
Rapid blinked as she stared at the screenshot displayed before her eyes.
Was this really correct?
At first, she’d simply cried out in shock and jumped to her feet.
Wasn’t something off about this?
【Status Window】
『Sung-hyun』
『Lv 15』
『Class』
→『Overlord』
『Titles』
→『Sovereign (Legendary)』… and 16 others.
『Stats』
→《Strength: 15(13+2)》《Agility: 17(15+2)》
《Vitality: 12(10+2)》《Intelligence: 23(20+3)》
《Wisdom: 23(20+3)》《Spirit: 23(20+3)》
《Dexterity: 7(6+1)》
『Bonus Stats』
→《70》
How could these be the stats of a Level 15 player?
It had to make sense for me to believe it.
Yet as Rapid stared at the screenshot that didn’t change no matter how many times she blinked, an incredulous laugh escaped her lips.
Most of all, there was the effect displayed on the Overlord class.
An ominous darkness rippled across the letters, while brilliant cyan light blazed forth from them.
Since it was a screenshot, I couldn’t see the movement, but judging by the dynamic quality, the effect was definitely animated.
A class with its own unique effect embedded in it?
There was only one meaning to this.
‘An Almighty-tier class?’
And on top of that, the Sovereign title.
An Almighty-tier class with the Sovereign title attached would be among the highest ranks of the Almighty tier.
After that, more screenshots followed.
Even completion of the Elite Dark Mage Academy.
She hadn’t shown all the titles, but she’d definitely sent proof of the Sovereign’s effect.
There was no room for doubt.
“These siblings are both insane, seriously.”
She didn’t mean it in a negative way.
Her voice carried admiration and awe.
She truly meant every word of it.
Yoo Mi-na alone possessed top-tier talent, but her younger brother Sung-hyun was the same.
‘I have to recruit them no matter what.’
So Yoo Mi-na hadn’t attached those conditions without reason.
This was absolutely someone I had to bring into the guild.
Were the conditions excessive?
Not a chance.
‘If anything, they’re insufficient.’
I should add options to increase the conditions further.
I even added an option to provide additional bonuses and allowances upon achievement completion.
With this, the offer would be competitive anywhere.
Rapid nodded with satisfaction.
‘This should do it.’
I thought he was coming in on my sister’s coattails.
It was the opposite.
Because Yoo Mi-na was my sister, I could recruit him so easily.
What a stroke of luck.
If Sung-hyun had gone to a different guild instead?
Just thinking about it gave me chills.
The delicate balance would have shattered, and Rapid Guild might have even dropped to third place.
‘Sung-hyun has this kind of talent???’
All I remembered was that unlike my sister Yoo Mi-na, he was a quiet child.
From what I heard from Yoo Mi-na, his athletic ability was just average?
I heard he did well in school, but aside from that, he had no other outstanding talents.
To think he’d have this kind of talent in a game.
An Almighty-tier class wasn’t something you could obtain with just luck.
Rapid—no, An Yoo-jin—adjusted her glasses and smiled.
If things went this way.
‘Our guild might just get a new solo ranker.’
Building a new team centered around Sung-hyun wouldn’t be bad either.
It’s premature for now, but if Sung-hyun levels up just a bit more, I could form a capable team.
I should plan ahead with that moment in mind.
My workload has increased, certainly.
But this was work that would expand the guild further.
‘With this, I might even be able to aim higher.’
5.
Yesterday, I searched for Rapid Guild based on what my sister Yoo Mi-na had told me.
Various information came up, and naturally, Sung-hyun couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Huh?”
They really were ranked third among all guilds.
And Yoo Mi-na herself was really ranked ninth overall.
The gaming population alone was two billion.
The third-ranked Guild, and she herself ranked ninth?
Our sister was someone this extraordinary?
I genuinely couldn’t believe it.
But I couldn’t disbelieve it either.
She’d shown me directly through the Eternal World app.
“Wow….”
“So? Do you feel how great your sister is now?”
“Sister was also an Almighty-grade player?”
“Hehe, of course!”
“Huh.”
Part of me wanted to think the game was really easy.
But that couldn’t be right.
The fact that both siblings were Almighty-grade players.
It felt lacking in credibility.
Sung-hyun had achieved it using a cheat key, while sister had accomplished it through her own strength—a genuine feat.
‘Sister really was amazing when it came to athletics.’
She’d even been a national representative in kendo.
She excelled in every other sport as well without exception.
Since she’d been called a sports prodigy, I could trust this now.
In a way, it was the most fitting profession for Yoo Mi-na.
‘Because you can apply athletics in the game.’
Rather, it was unreasonable that Sung-hyun had done this well.
He didn’t have great athletic ability, and he wasn’t particularly good at physical labor either.
He’d been able to obtain the ghost’s memories and experiences.
That’s how he’d come this far.
And on top of that, the guild master of that third-ranked Guild was sister An Yoo-jin.
“Yoo-jin is your best friend, right?”
“Yeah, Yoo-jin.”
“Wow….”
“Hehe, my friend is amazing, isn’t she?”
“Seriously. The fact that you’re still friends with sister says something.”
“What? What do you mean by that?”
Sung-hyun ignored his sister’s words and looked at her Eternal World record again.
He’d already sent over his Eternal World character information.
She’d said the contract would arrive soon.
I’d just have to wait a bit.
At Sung-hyun’s reaction, his sister Yoo Mi-na asked triumphantly.
“Hehe, anyway, you understand how great Yoo-jin and I are now, right?”
“Yeah, a little.”
“Ahem. W-well, you’re admitting it so readily that I’m a bit embarrassed.”
“Anyway, it’s impressive that the two of them founded a guild like that.”
“Well, Yoo-jin has always been sharp since she was young.”
Sung-hyun nodded at Yoo Mi-na’s words.
I hadn’t seen her much, but I’d heard plenty about her from my sister.
I’d thought she had a fairly capable personality.
But I didn’t know she was managing a guild as massive as a major corporation.
I’d heard there were people helping her.
But I’d also heard she personally participated in all the important parts.
And apparently Yoo Mi-na was handling all the military aspects.
It was bound to succeed.
The only thing that concerned me slightly was.
‘Wouldn’t having a guild be inconvenient?’
I’d already heard plenty about the necessity of guilds.
Stories about raids and various benefits.
But on the flip side, I’d also heard that freedom gets restricted.
As long as you bear a guild emblem.
You have to accept a certain degree of lost freedom.
Did Yoo Mi-na read that expression on my face?
That’s when Yoo Mi-na interjected.
“Our guild operates on a laissez-faire basis fundamentally.”
“Laissez-faire?”
“Yeah, we don’t interfere in anything outside of raids. We mainly organize by teams, but you can think of those teams as existing solely for raids.”
Teams just for raids?
Then what about hunting and things like that?
“Sometimes we form parties with other guilds to hunt, sometimes members form parties individually, and sometimes we form parties within our own guild to hunt. I do it alone though.”
“Huh? You can do that?”
“Of course.”
“Couldn’t traitors emerge from that?”
My question was actually valid.
The fact that they could form parties with other guilds meant guild information could leak.
But Yoo Mi-na’s response was lukewarm.
“Well, at first I thought that might happen, but nobody does.”
“…Does that even make sense?”
“Well, because our guild operates this way, we don’t share important information with just anyone. Only people we can truly trust can become team leaders, and once they become team leaders, they gain access to information. And usually, those team leaders aren’t just people we can trust—they’re the ones with tremendous loyalty to our guild.”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, considering An Yoo-jin’s personality.
She probably prevented such things beforehand.
Then there’s nothing to worry about.
They gather only during raids to fight.
You could say it matches the characteristics of the Rapid Guild that showed up in searches.
The fastest Guild in the Eternal World.
There was a reason this epithet had been bestowed upon them.
‘They earned the title of fastest by clearing every new raid and previously unconquered raid before anyone else.’
Though the Guild’s scale—the number of members—lagged behind others, each individual possessed exceptional capability, and it was a Guild that pursued an elite, selective approach.
A Guild dedicated solely to raids.
A Guild created to clear raids faster than anyone else.
That was what Rapid was.
They strategized brilliantly.
They focused meticulously on conquering one objective at a time.
As a result, they managed to shine as the third-ranked Guild overall.
‘I can’t believe I’m becoming a member of such a Guild.’
As I reveled in this joy,
my smartphone began to ring.
“Oh! You’re here?!”
“Probably.”
A friend message from a new contact that hadn’t been in my friends list before.
Judging by the name Rapid, it had to be An Yoo-jin.
When I opened the message, it was an electronic contract in document form, filled with detailed terms.
And upon reading that section:
[Rapid—…(Strategy) Conditions shall be established through mutual agreement. The initial signing bonus and first-year salary are set at 2 billion won for the signing bonus and 500 million won for the annual salary. Thereafter, with each achievement, the Rapid Guild shall increase the salary and provide additional performance bonuses. Furthermore, the Rapid Guild shall organize a team with the aforementioned user as team leader. As a future condition option, 10% of the viewing ticket revenue from raids in which the user participates shall be provided. It is hereby noted that this condition may also increase upon further achievements. …(Continued)]
The contract was filled with extraordinary terms befitting its formal nature.
Yet my eyes couldn’t tear away from the conditions section.
A signing bonus of 2 billion won and an annual salary of 500 million won—it was staggering.
But that wasn’t all.
My salary and performance bonuses would increase with each achievement?
And on top of that, they were offering a percentage of raid viewing ticket revenue?
Raid viewing tickets.
This was one of the Guild’s primary sources of income.
Especially for Rapid Guild, which specialized in raids, these viewing tickets were extraordinarily valuable.
During raids, the Guild broadcasts through their channel, and viewers can watch by paying a set amount.
This payment is called a viewing ticket.
Successful Guilds have a minimum viewership of one million.
Rapid Guild, naturally, had simultaneous viewers ranging from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions—an absolutely massive enterprise.
In other words, if each ticket costs 1,000 won, a single broadcast generates a minimum of tens of billions of won.
And 10% of that would be—
at minimum, in the hundreds of millions.
‘Insane.’
The contract terms were nothing short of extraordinary.
As I stood there in a daze,
my slightly anxious older sister Yoo Mi-na asked with a hint of concern.
“W-well? Are the terms acceptable? D-didn’t your sister say so?”
Looking at my status window, it was highly likely that An Yoo-jin had followed through on her word.
There was even a possibility she’d offered better terms than that.
Both An Yoo-jin and Yoo Mi-na would feel a sense of crisis if I left for another guild, given how exceptional my specs were.
When I merely mentioned being able to see ghosts in the game and gain their memories and experiences, they thought my future was bright.
But now I’d surpassed that.
A single-server ranker?
With enough time, it was no problem for me.
My potential was that outstanding.
Though she’d spoken with some initial confidence, Yoo Mi-na, now inwardly anxious, asked me.
“Huh? What is?”
“The terms. Are you satisfied with them?”
“Oh, I already signed and sent them back?”
“???”
Why was this happening so fast?
Fast was good, though.
At my response, Yoo Mi-na finally laughed and nodded her head.
Then she happened to have something to tell me.
“So which town are you heading to next?”
“Next town? Hmm, I haven’t decided yet.”
I was thinking of heading toward where Kah-hoo-koo’s Treasure Vault was located.
But I could obtain it through inter-town travel before graduating from the second town anyway.
So it didn’t matter if I went somewhere else.
If anything, wouldn’t it be better to go to a town with more hidden pieces?
As I was thinking that.
Yoo Mi-na smiled mysteriously and spoke to me.
“Then how about Sekan Village?”
“Sekan? I don’t think I’ve heard of that place?”
It’s not the town where Kah-hoo-koo’s Treasure Vault is located.
Since it was truly the first time I’d heard of this town, I tilted my head in confusion.
Yoo Mi-na nodded her head.
“Well, it’s not exactly a famous town, you know? It’s a rather boring place, really.”
“Then why are you recommending it?”
“Hehe, one of our guild members went near a hidden piece there and failed. After that, the hidden piece supposedly disappeared. Don’t you think you could obtain it?”
“Oh, a lost hidden piece.”
“Interested?”
At my sister Yoo Mi-na’s words, I nodded, clearly intrigued.
“So what kind of hidden piece is it?”
“The former village chief of that town knows of a Hidden Dungeon, but his condition worsened. You could only obtain the dungeon’s location if you healed him, but someone failed, so now nobody knows where it is. Don’t you think you could go there?”
“Oh, definitely.”
“And you’re saying that Hidden Dungeon is where the monster that Hindel sealed away for the first time is sleeping?”
This gave me even more reason to visit.

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