The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 288

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Episode 288
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6.
“Thanks for your hard work!!! We gathered plenty of materials thanks to you!”
“You worked hard as well, Serena.”
“Right! I’ll call on you again next time!!!”
Yoo Sung-hyun and Serena returned after spending a considerable amount of time out.
They hadn’t just visited the mine—they’d made stops at other locations along the way to procure materials.
Thanks to this, Serena was delighted to have gathered a substantial amount of materials, while Yoo Sung-hyun was equally thrilled to have accumulated far more experience than expected through the missions, allowing him to level up considerably.
[You have reached Level 229.]
In the previous tournament, I hadn’t gained any experience, which was disappointing.
This time, the missions provided steady experience gains, allowing my level to rise rapidly.
I’d completed four missions with Serena alone.
That’s why my experience had climbed so quickly.
According to Serena, I’d managed to complete them considerably faster than other Guard Knights.
She’d even pressed a tip into my hand with her thanks.
It seemed that because I’d handled things so efficiently, Serena had been able to finish her work comfortably as well.
With that thought, I returned to the Caliber Magic Tower.
The Guard Knight Commander greeted me far more warmly than I’d expected.
“You’re back???”
“Yes? I’ve just returned after completing Serena’s mission.”
“Ohhh.”
The Guard Knight Commander seemed oddly moved.
I looked at him, bewildered by his reaction.
“Ah, no. I’m just welcoming you back.”
“…T-thank you?”
“Ahem, you’ve worked hard today. Rest up for now and I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Yes. Understood.”
Besides, I’d logged in quite late today.
I should call it a day here.
Being too eager from the start might raise suspicion.
Still, it seemed the Guard Knight Commander and Serena both viewed me quite favorably.
I’d wanted to explore the Magic Tower a bit more.
But I hadn’t spotted anyone suspicious yet.
I’d search more thoroughly tomorrow.
There was no rush—I had time.
With that, I clocked out from the Magic Tower.
Moments later.
“…A new recruit has arrived?”
An unexpected presence made itself known.
Something from earlier came to mind, and the Guard Knight Commander responded immediately.
“Yes? Ah, Edian has arrived?”
Edian.
Unlike Serena, he was a rather difficult mage, so the Guard Knight Commander rose from his seat and treated him with considerable respect.
A neat-looking mage wearing glasses with his hair slicked back.
He had an organized impression about him.
He was a mage nearly as famous as Serena in this Caliber Magic Tower.
Of course, there wasn’t a single mage without their sensitivities.
But Edian was among the more temperamental of them.
“So? What about it?”
“Ah, yes. A new foreign recruit has arrived.”
“A mage?”
“No, sir. A Swordsman from the Knight Class.”
“Hmm.”
Edian tilted his head as if something seemed odd.
The Guard Knight Commander swallowed hard, wondering what complaint he’d find this time.
But Edian simply stated his business without further comment.
“I see. I’ll need two Guard Knights. I have to go to Wishiam and obtain some corrupted fairy dust.”
“Ah, understood. I’ll prepare them at once.”
“Yes, wait for me.”
Saying so, Edian left the room and muttered something rather ominous.
“A new recruit at a time like this….”
His voice carried an unsettling tone.
But soon enough, Edian paid it no further mind and moved on.
7.
Yoo Sung-hyun stepped out of the Capsule and loosened his stiff body while muttering to himself.
“Phew. At least that’s fortunate.”
The fatigue from yesterday’s battle with the Sword Saint hadn’t fully dissipated.
He’d wanted to take things easy today.
So it was a relief that the mission wasn’t as difficult as expected.
Searching for demons was something he could do at his own pace anyway.
He decided to approach it with a more leisurely mindset.
Of course, if it dragged on too long, it would become tedious.
But for now, some peace and quiet seemed appealing.
Suspicious incidents like this usually occurred in places like the basement of the Magic Tower.
‘Do Guard Knights ever go to the Magic Tower basement?’
From what he’d heard, Guard Knights didn’t disappear.
They occasionally shirked their duties, but even that wasn’t considered a disappearance.
Shouldn’t there be incidents where people vanished due to human experimentation when demons were involved?
He’d harbored such expectations, but his sense of adventure evaporated in an instant.
Do demons even exist in this place?
Such doubts had crept in.
But just in case.
‘Let me search for information first.’
Even if Heptarion lacked popularity, it shouldn’t be devoid of information.
With that thought, I accessed the community.
People were still discussing the battle between the Sword Saint and me.
It was somewhat embarrassing.
But I’d grown somewhat immune by now, so I brushed past it without concern.
I searched for the information I needed.
However.
‘Hmm.’
I searched for disappearances or any plot hooks.
[Title – This Boring City lol lol lol The Scenario is Boring Too]
[Author – LostInDungeon]
『Seriously lol lol lol
What does Heptarion even have?
Such a boring city;;;
The scenarios are just about knights or Magic Tower stuff, but they’re normal scenarios so they’re not even fun;;; The best scenario is just befriending the Magic Tower mages, but they only do research so it’s boring. Is there anything else?』
“At best, there’s a scenario where I get close to the Magic Tower mages, but even they’re boring since they only do research. Isn’t there anything else?”
[QuestMaxLeveler : lol lol lol Sorry, but it’s suspiciously empty. That’s for sure.]
└[LostInDungeon (Author) : Real talk, there’s nothing, so I’ve been looking for hidden content for over a month now. I’m a legend;;;]
└[KilledByMobs : You’ve suffered enough~]
└[PartyBaggage : lol lol lol lol lol How many people have been here so far? Would there be hidden content? If there was, someone would’ve already bragged about it.]
└[LostInDungeon (Author) : lol lol lol lol I gave up right away.]
“Hmm.”
Was this the limit of what the internet could tell me?
Nothing came up about demons, let alone anything else.
Not even monsters infused with demonic energy.
Nothing like that appeared either.
I clicked my tongue in disappointment.
But it wasn’t as if information would appear just because I wanted it.
I’d have to experience it myself.
As I was shutting down the computer with that thought.
“You guys~ Dinner’s ready~”
“Oh.”
Only then did I remember we’d planned to eat dinner together. I headed outside.
We’d decided to eat together every Friday.
Today, Mother Lee Na-kyung had prepared the meal at home.
With that, I went out.
My older sister Yoo Mi-na and Father Yoo Kwang-jin were starting to come out as well.
In the midst of this.
“Hmm, how are things going today?”
“Oh? Ah, I’m taking it at a comfortable pace.”
Father Yoo Kwang-jin asked Yoo Sung-hyun this.
He seemed curious about how his son’s work was progressing.
Yoo Sung-hyun answered the question and smiled softly.
Truly a family with a good relationship.
Afterward, as we ate together.
Unlike Father Yoo Kwang-jin, who seemed pleased at the mention of managing work well.
Mother Lee Na-kyung, who appeared quite worried and anxious, spoke casually while watching Yoo Sung-hyun and Yoo Mi-na eating deliciously.
“Sigh, it’s great that you’re earning well and doing great~ But you’re always just at home even on Fridays and weekends~ I wonder if you’re even meeting people~”
“Cough.”
“Hack.”
Because of Mother Lee Na-kyung’s remark—nearly a fatal blow.
Both Yoo Sung-hyun and Yoo Mi-na coughed as if they’d choked.
Fortunately, both reacted quickly and covered their mouths, so the food in their mouths didn’t scatter.
At that sudden turn of events, Father Yoo Kwang-jin looked at Mother Lee Na-kyung as if asking what she was doing.
“Ahem, the kids will figure it out themselves.”
Yoo Kwang-jin, secretly pleased that his daughter and son stayed home.
But Lee Na-kyung didn’t seem to like that at all and spoke.
“They should date a bit before they get married and all that~”
“They’re still at an age where they’re not even… at a marriageable age. What’s there to worry about?”
“Still, dating is…”
“You’ll upset the kids.”
“Hmm.”
Suddenly caught in this whirlwind, both Yoo Sung-hyun and Yoo Mi-na exchanged bewildered glances with each other.
Did they really just bring up dating out of nowhere like this?
Only because Father Yoo Kwang-jin stopped her did Mother Lee Na-kyung quietly resume eating.
What is this?
Yoo Sung-hyun swallowed hard, wearing the same expression as his sister looking at him.
I really don’t go out much and don’t have any plans either.
But is it something to worry about to that extent?
‘I’m twenty-two and my sister is twenty-five…’
Is it already an age to be pressured about dating?
But playing games at home all day.
It did seem like something worth worrying about.
Since this sudden behavior was a first.
Yoo Sung-hyun carefully opened his mouth.
“I’ll try to make some plans.”
“Hehe, that’s right~ It’s good to see friends often, you know~”
Satisfied with Yoo Sung-hyun’s answer, Lee Na-kyung smiled knowingly and glanced at Yoo Mi-na.
Yoo Mi-na yelped as if struck, letting out a sharp cry.
“I-I do see my friends often!?”
“Are you talking about Yoo Jin~?”
“…Yes.”
“There, there~”
“….”
Though it was Mother Lee Na-kyung speaking as if praising me.
Yoo Mi-na clutched at her chest as if dealt a fatal blow by those words.
Quite the entertaining family, I must say.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought so while eating quietly.
Then, noticing his older sister Yoo Mi-na looking somewhat dejected, he asked.
“Oh, do you know anything about Heptarion?”
“Heptarion?”
Yoo Mi-na’s expression brightened immediately at the mention of the game.
And watching her, Yoo Kwang-jin and Lee Na-kyung smiled helplessly.
It seemed the game was still more appealing to her, so they both let it pass.
“You mean that boring city in Heptarion, right?”
“Yeah, that place.”
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s words, Yoo Mi-na thought hard about something.
Then, as if remembering, she spoke.
“Actually, not Heptarion itself, but there have been quite a lot of enchanted weapons appearing in the surrounding areas, you know?”
“Enchanted weapons?”
“Yeah, yeah, things have been quiet recently. But there were five instances or so in that region? Anyway, after hearing about you last time, I’ve been thinking—it might be related to the Caliber Magic Tower somehow. Since that’s a Magic Tower specializing in enchantments.”
“Hmm.”
It certainly seemed plausible.
Not particularly useful information, but.
Still.
‘So demons are definitely creating enchanted weapons.’
After all, the five enchanted weapons had been detected at the Caliber Magic Tower.
So that couldn’t be wrong.
But even so, would there be a research lab inside the Magic Tower?
‘Perhaps it’s somewhere else…?’
8.
Capital of Riesckan Kingdom.
There, the Sword Saint looked down at the collapsed Hero with displeasure in his eyes.
Still a failure, that one.
Watching his foolish disciple who could neither construct a mental realm nor allow even the meager one he possessed to dwell in his blade, he furrowed his brow deeply.
Rather than training.
He doesn’t even make an effort.
And yet this wretch became the Hero simply because he possessed some talent.
“That’s enough for today.”
“Cough… th… thank you.”
Witnessing even the faintest glimmer of hostility in the Hero’s demeanor, the Sword Saint cursed inwardly.
Having suffered a blow to his very soul, he could only grow more anxious and unsettled.
Should the plans involving the Hero be abandoned entirely?
Such thoughts had begun to creep in.
Irritation welled up inevitably.
‘The demons must mass-produce the Demonic Beasts.’
He decided he needed to apply more pressure.
Those wretches at the Caliber Magic Tower were slacking off far too much.
‘Perhaps I should visit them myself.’

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