The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 300

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Episode 300
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Fortune telling? What fortune telling.
Yoo Sung-hyun had always known that most people who could see ghosts were charlatans.
Hadn’t Yoo Mi-na experienced that herself when she was younger?
Yet here she was, insisting on it.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun was about to protest.
An Yoo-jin nodded with barely concealed interest.
“Hmm, fortune telling? I don’t usually believe in that sort of thing, but it does sound fun.”
Well, well.
For Yoo Sung-hyun, who had known An Yoo-jin since their school days, this was rather unexpected.
The rigid, principled An Yoo-jin actually thought fortune telling sounded fun?
Caught off guard by the surprise, I fell silent for a moment.
Finally, An Yu-bin spoke as well.
“Fortune telling does sound fun. Is there a place nearby?”
Even An Yu-bin expressed interest.
Yoo Sung-hyun closed his mouth as he observed this.
“….”
At this point, saying he disliked the idea would be futile—the initiative had already slipped from his hands.
Better to simply go along and not spoil the mood.
Yoo Mi-na smiled at Yoo Sung-hyun with a knowing grin.
As if she had won.
‘She knew all along….’
There was no way he could call it a fraud in front of people who genuinely wanted to see it for entertainment.
It was impossible.
“I’m in favor as well.”
Yoo Sung-hyun answered accordingly.
Though as someone who could directly perceive ghosts, he found it all the more distasteful.
Well, he could humor them once or twice.
He’d heard that women were particularly fond of such things.
But witnessing it firsthand was a new experience.
It was somewhat intriguing, if he was being honest.
Then again, there were men who enjoyed such pursuits too—consulting fortune tellers and the like.
As Yoo Sung-hyun pondered this.
The women had begun coordinating their search.
“So, do you know a place?”
“Not really, so we’ll need to look around. There are quite a few fortune telling cafes these days.”
“I should search too.”
“I’ll look as well.”
Yoo Mi-na, An Yoo-jin, and An Yu-bin all joined in the search together.
Since sitting idle felt awkward, Yoo Sung-hyun also searched for various things on his phone.
Though one really needed to have an interest in this sort of thing.
Even when searching, unable to make sense of what was what, Yoo Sung-hyun merely looked around here and there.
Then.
“Found it!”
“Where, where?”
“Oh? I was looking at this place too.”
Yoo Mi-na exclaimed first.
When the two turned the phone to show them.
An Yu-bin answered that she was also looking at this place.
The destination seemed to have already been decided.
It happened to be within a short distance from their current location.
“A Fortune Telling Specialty Shop?”
“The reviews say it’s incredibly accurate???”
“It’s even been on TV.”
As the three huddled together discussing it.
Yoo Sung-hyun watched with amusement.
Not long after searching like that.
Everyone stood up from their seats.
“Then I’ll pay for this place.”
“There goes the guild master.”
“Besides, I have a corporate card anyway. Technically it’s guild member entertainment.”
Making such corporate jokes, An Yoo-jin came back after paying.
And deciding to take a light walk to digest, they could arrive quickly.
It was written that advance reservations weren’t necessary.
Though they had worried about long wait times.
“There are fewer people than expected?”
“Right?”
“I thought there would be so many, but this is fortunate.”
“Hmm.”
The three were relieved and pleased, while Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head, wondering if fewer people really meant it was truly accurate.
But there was no need to dampen the mood by mentioning it.
So they chatted while waiting.
Not long after.
When it became their turn, they could enter inside.
A room decorated quite neatly with an atmosphere like a Spirit Shrine.
From experiences visiting such places in childhood, it was familiar to Yoo Sung-hyun.
But the other three seemed somewhat uneasy, showing signs of tension.
As they entered.
A sharp-featured middle-aged woman with heavy makeup looked at them and asked.
“Hmm, four of you, correct?”
With the spirit shrine atmosphere and her sharp voice combined,
she certainly looked quite convincing.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought the same.
But behind that middle-aged woman, I could see a whitish form.
A translucent soul shimmering with a teal hue became visible.
However.
‘There are so many of them?’
There were an extraordinary number of those souls.
Of course, there are quite a few people with souls attached to them.
The charlatans I saw last time had them too, and didn’t Kim Che-gun have a Guardian Spirit attached to him?
It was fairly common for them to attach themselves.
But this woman had more than anyone I had ever seen before.
For now, I decided to ignore it and pretend not to notice.
The souls began clamoring noisily.
-Whoooaaa!!!
-That’s the child we’ve only heard about!!!
-They really can see us!!!
-It, it’s real!
-Whoa, I’ve never seen anything like this in my lifetime!
-Hey, is now your lifetime?
-Oh, afterlife! Never seen it before!
At their chaotic noise, Yoo Sung-hyun naturally frowned.
Yet seeing so many souls gathered around her, I wondered if she really was that skilled.
“Hmm, the gentleman… seems to be quite an important person.”
“??????”
At that moment, Yoo Sung-hyun looked at the middle-aged woman in surprise.
She smiled contentedly as if to say it was possible.
Could she have recognized me?
No, that couldn’t be.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun thought that,
the middle-aged woman spoke carefully.
“Hehe, though my spiritual intuition has dulled these days, I can still sense when the souls around me become restless.”
“…Hmm.”
“…Wow….”
At those words, Yoo Sung-hyun looked at the middle-aged woman quite astonished,
and Yoo Mi-na felt the same way.
Both of them looked at her that way, thinking she really was skilled.
An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin, unaware of the situation, exchanged bewildered glances between the middle-aged woman and Yoo Sung-hyun.
Though they didn’t fully understand, they already got a strong sense of her remarkable abilities.
“Come now, do sit down.”
At the Fortune Teller’s words, everyone settled into their seats as if entranced.
Yoo Sung-hyun, however, regarded the Fortune Teller with a hint of skepticism before slowly taking his seat.
Then.
Yoo Mi-na asked without hesitation, her question tumbling out immediately.
“Can you see ghosts, then?”
Remarkably direct.
Even Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Yoo Mi-na in surprise, as did An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin.
It was a question that could be considered rather impolite.
Yet the Fortune Teller, hearing it, chuckled warmly and replied.
“There is no one in this world who can truly see spirits. One can only sense them.”
“Oh!?”
“Anyone who claims to see spirits directly is usually a charlatan.”
Hearing this, both Yoo Sung-hyun and Yoo Mi-na looked at the Fortune Teller with newfound respect.
Wondering if this person was genuine, Yoo Mi-na glanced at Yoo Sung-hyun.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin could only swallow hard.
Welcoming their reactions, the Fortune Teller murmured.
“I wondered why business was slow today—it seems noble guests were destined to arrive.”
“Well… we would like to have our fortunes told…”
“Hmm, if that is your wish, I shall proceed with each of you in turn.”
The first to be chosen by the Fortune Teller was.
“Me? Me?! Ah, yes, understood.”
An Yoo-jin, who had said she didn’t believe in such things but thought it would be amusing.
The Fortune Teller then gazed at An Yoo-jin intently.
“Hmmmm.”
The sound that escaped while studying her so carefully.
Made An Yoo-jin tremble slightly, as if frightened.
And in that moment, I could see it.
The spirits behind the Fortune Teller laughing, chattering, and dancing.
-Ah, she’s getting a reading again. Let me see, let me see.
-We should help her out again.
-Hehehehe, yes we should. Yes we should.
-Even though our power has weakened, we can manage this much.
As they spoke thus, laughing, chattering, and dancing.
The aura that normally emerged when I absorbed the memories and experiences of spirits flowed, ever so faintly.
Ever so subtly, into the Fortune Teller.
Receiving that aura sent by the spirits of their own volition, the Fortune Teller’s eyes suddenly gleamed.
Looking at An Yoo-jin, she spoke.
“I see your destiny holds little rest, young lady. You haven’t been sleeping much lately, have you? This is your first real break in quite some time, isn’t it?”
“Yes? Yes, yes.”
“Hmm, I see you hold a position of authority over many people… but you don’t trust others and insist on handling everything yourself, which will lead to collapse from overwork. You should trust those around you more and delegate. Your fortune with people is actually quite good. But your temperament won’t allow it—you’re destined to overwork yourself. Trust people more. Then things will work out well.”
“Ah.”
The Fortune Teller had struck precisely at the heart of the matter—how she had known that An Yoo-jin was shouldering all the work alone because she couldn’t find capable and trustworthy people. Piercing through her inner thoughts with such clarity, An Yoo-jin found herself nodding as if entranced.
Then the Fortune Teller turned her head to look at Yoo Mi-na, who sat beside An Yoo-jin, and her eyes gleamed with sudden insight.
Yoo Mi-na, seeing this, found it utterly fascinating and smiled brightly.
“Hmm, born of the sword, living by the sword—your destiny is extraordinary. That aura of yours. But… I see no man in your fate.”
“What?”
A sudden harsh truth, of all things.
Taken aback, she asked again.
“Your aura is far too sharp—men… won’t come near. I see a noble person of influence nearby, so unless you receive an introduction through them, your destiny holds no man… You’re a remarkable figure accomplishing great deeds, but that’s your one flaw.”
At the Fortune Teller’s words, Yoo Mi-na’s brow furrowed deeply.
So everything else is fine, but there’s no man in her fate?
A man will only appear if she receives an introduction from someone of influence nearby.
Well…
Still, sensing something genuinely skilled about the Fortune Teller, Yoo Mi-na nodded in understanding.
“Since you can’t diminish your aura, finding a noble person and receiving an introduction through them would be faster.”
“…Yes, I understand.”
Then her gaze suddenly shifted to An Yu-bin, seated at the far end.
She tilted her head curiously and murmured as if puzzled.
“How unusual—here sits a refined and graceful lady, yet I see in her fate that she must shed her garments. Moreover, she must bare herself to that extent to fully unleash her power. How peculiar.”
“Y-yes!?”
At the mention of removing clothes, An Yu-bin jumped in alarm.
Indeed, given her nature as a Primal Savage Warrior, the less body coverage she had, the stronger she became.
Hearing this, she genuinely felt the Fortune Teller was remarkably skilled.
Yet embarrassment flooded through her, and her face flushed crimson.
Then.
“Hmm, it seems you support a man from behind—and you’re doing well at it. That man will be both great fortune and a great noble person for you. Holding onto him tightly would be wise.”
“Y-yes? H-hold on tightly?”
“Yes, it would be good to maintain closeness both professionally and personally. Beyond that, many will swarm around him, but focus only on that man.”
“…Yes.”
At those words, the atmosphere became peculiar.
Yoo Mi-na and An Yoo-jin exchanged knowing smiles as they glanced at Yoo Sung-hyun.
Yoo Sung-hyun, feeling somewhat embarrassed, cleared his throat.
“Ahem.”
“…”
And An Yu-bin, flushed with shame, hung her head low.
Finally, the Fortune Teller’s gaze turned to Yoo Sung-hyun.
Still possessing enough spiritual energy, she prepared to read his fortune.
“…That, that… the noble person…”
She appeared to be struggling considerably, visibly troubled.
It was a stark contrast to how she had been speaking in increasingly casual tones until now.
Then, as that energy rapidly dissipated.
The Fortune Teller spoke with great difficulty.
“Ah… you’re not fully utilizing your direct abilities… phew. I can only speak this much. Still, you should have grasped the sense of it.”
With utmost formality.
And at those labored words, Yoo Sung-hyun suddenly realized something.
“Ah.”
I could recall that incident from when I was the Sword Saint.
The time I couldn’t obtain memories from a living soul.
The moment I recalled that, the Fortune Teller nodded as if to confirm.
Though something felt peculiar, when Yoo Sung-hyun nodded as if understanding.
“It’s difficult for me to tell you how to utilize it further.”
“I’ll figure it out myself.”
At their exchange, An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin tilted their heads in confusion.
But Yoo Mi-na was rubbing her arms, covered in goosebumps.
She really is remarkably skilled, isn’t she?
After everyone finished their divination readings.
“I’m exhausted today, so I’ll have to stop here.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you so much!”
“Wow, you really are amazing!”
“I’ll, I’ll definitely come again next time.”
As the four of them spoke thus.
The Fortune Teller nodded and bid them farewell.
Watching the four disappear, the Fortune Teller herself rubbed her arms as goosebumps rose, muttering softly.
“Goodness, this is the first time I’ve seen someone with such a formidable spirit.”

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