The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 306

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Episode 306
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The method the Village Boy had devised was none other than a ghost operation.
A strategy to frighten them with ghosts and deceive them into fleeing by any means necessary.
Ordinarily, bandits wouldn’t be so easily frightened by ghosts and flee.
But it was possible because the Village Boy’s mind was exceptionally sharp.
First, he crafted grass flutes that transformed wind sounds into ghostly wails, installing them in all directions to alter the wind’s voice, and positioned reflective, lustrous objects around the area to reflect moonlight in a terrifying manner.
As for the other things that happened, Yoo Sung-hyun had handled them.
But since the Village Boy had hired him, he took care of everything beyond what a child could accomplish.
‘Well, it was my specialty anyway.’
I used the Lord of Darkness to completely extinguish the light, asked Serpina to create the Red Moon, and employed the Lord of Abyssal Terror to induce hallucinations.
And it was the Lord of Abyssal Terror that made the horses fall from thin air and instilled fear.
It was a method that suited Yoo Sung-hyun perfectly, so despite being Unique Grade, it was far too easy.
But I thought it might have been considerably difficult for other users.
‘It’s not easy to make such bandits tremble in fear, after all.’
Still, I was grateful that there was one cowardly fellow among them, which made the operation succeed faster.
I suspected that fellow might even help other users as well.
Yoo Sung-hyun watched the successful operation and smiled warmly at the child.
“That was a truly ingenious method.”
“Hehe, I’m the smartest one in the Village, you know?”
“I see.”
For a child’s boastful claim, he was genuinely intelligent.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded while smiling.
But then, suddenly.
I tilted my head slightly, wondering what this had to do with the Necromancer Lord.
The Village Boy spoke to Yoo Sung-hyun belatedly.
“You’ve worked hard too. Come to think of it, I haven’t even told you my name.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m Will Baghdad. If you ever pass through the Village again, please visit our home. The Village Inn isn’t very good, you see.”
“I see. Thank you.”
Yoo Sung-hyun said so while looking at the boy—no, Will.
Could it be that this fellow was Will’s, or rather, the Necromancer Lord’s childhood self?
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded at that thought.
Young Will waved his hand widely, and Yoo Sung-hyun disappeared as if vanishing from that spot.
So the scenario was ending and I was being pulled out of the book.
I thought so, but Yoo Sung-hyun did not exit the book.
‘What?’
Yoo Sung-hyun’s body materialized in a semi-transparent state in mid-air.
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion at the anomaly.
It was just like the appearance when viewing an event scene, was it not?
What could still be left undone?
I remained still, contemplating such thoughts.
I could see the boy Will, with whom I had waved goodbye, heading toward his village.
That wasn’t meant to be a lesson in how to return to ordinary life.
Could there be something else?
While I was thinking such things.
A figure in a black robe emerged from the forest and stood before the boy Will.
Anyone would find it suspicious, and I tried to step forward in alarm.
But there was nothing I could do in my semi-transparent state.
And then.
“Uh, um? W-who are you?”
No matter how bold and reckless the boy Will was.
His body trembled at the sight of the suspicious figure in the black robe who had appeared so suddenly.
Fear that this person might harm him.
But the robed figure standing before the boy Will removed the robe.
Lustrous, voluminous crimson hair cascaded down.
And my eyes widened at the sight.
Similarly, the boy Will’s eyes widened as well. Was it because of that crimson hair?
Will’s face flushed a deep red.
And the woman with that lustrous crimson hair.
Spoke to the boy Will.
“What a cute little one you are? Sharp too? Want to become your older sister’s disciple?”
“Y-yes???”
“Hehe, if you’re interested, there should be a cabin near the village. Come there. I’ll be staying there for a while.”
With those words, the woman vanished.
It was quite suspicious in appearance and suspicious in what was said.
But why?
The boy Will swallowed hard, as if he had been enchanted.
Since Will had instantly recognized me as a good person.
He seemed to have sensed that this woman was also good, and he nodded firmly as if making a firm resolution about something.
And I, who had witnessed the entire scene.
The woman with crimson hair who had suddenly disappeared.
I shook my head in disbelief.
There was a saying that whenever something strange happened in world history, you could blame England.
And whenever a historical event occurred here in the Eternal World.
-Helena?
-Ahem, well, it could be!
In most cases, Helena was the culprit.
Helena cleared her throat and dodged the question awkwardly.
I couldn’t help but laugh at how amusing this was.
Was it Helena again this time, as expected?
That’s what Yoo Sung-hyun thought.
The boy Will first returned to his home.
Will received a scolding from his worried parents for coming home late.
But he paid it no mind and fell asleep gazing at the moon in the sky.
And the next day when morning broke.
Will, unlike usual, headed straight to the Forest without doing his chores.
It was a location different from where he had discovered the Demons.
He was heading to the Cabin that he had found while playing with other children from the Village.
As the boy Will made his way to the Cabin.
Helena, with her lustrous crimson hair, welcomed the boy Will.
“Welcome.”
“D-disciple? What did you mean by disciple?”
Helena smiled softly as she watched the boy Will ask such a reckless question.
Then.
She summoned dark magic before Will and showed him a specter, asking a question.
“Unlike when you drove away those Demons, how do you feel about the power to truly command ghosts?”
“H-huh!? B-black magic!?”
Will was startled and frightened by the black magic he was seeing for the first time.
It was understandable.
He had heard that Dark Mages faced considerable discrimination even at this time.
However, Will quickly regained his composure.
And as if trusting his instincts, he asked.
“A-are Dark Mages not bad people?”
Helena smiled broadly at that curious question.
Then she asked.
“Then are all the people in the Village good people?”
“Ah….”
The clever boy Will grasped the meaning of her answer.
Not all Dark Mages are evil.
And not all ordinary villagers are good people.
Enlightened by this, Will nodded as if making a vow.
The power to command ghosts.
If I had this, I could truly protect the Village without great harm.
I had already repelled Demons using such a trick before.
Having seen the specter, Will could not help but be captivated by it.
Because he perceived it as a means to harm no one while protecting the Village.
Helena had also intended to teach Will black magic for this reason.
“First, to handle spirits, we cannot avoid discussing the Demon Race.”
“The Demon Race?”
“Yeah, the origin of this technique comes from them. But not anymore. I’ve developed a method to handle it far better than those guys ever could.”
Even with that somewhat self-satisfied remark.
The boy Will’s eyes sparkled as he gazed at Helena.
A meeting between a great Dark Mage and a Village Boy.
The book ended there.
Will Baghdad, the Necromancer Lord’s childhood…
He was far more clever and reckless than I had anticipated.
I had suspected it somewhat.
Whether that boy might be Will.
Since there was no point where the Necromancer Lord would have needed to intervene while dealing with the Demon bandits.
I hadn’t failed to make the connection.
There were certain similarities, after all.
But.
‘I didn’t expect Helena to appear so early.’
-Ahem, well, that could happen.
‘It’s not like I did anything wrong.’
-Still, it’s embarrassing that I suddenly showed up like this.
Of course, I already knew that Will had learned from Helena.
It wasn’t particularly surprising in itself.
But I hadn’t expected her to appear in this story so directly.
It was somewhat unexpected.
How would the story unfold from here?
Yoo Sung-hyun emerged from the book with curiosity.
The moment I stepped out, I looked ahead intently.
‘No hints appeared.’
That was a bit disappointing, but there was nothing to be done about it.
The next story seemed to be in the Legendary-tier Library.
Just as I was stretching lightly, already anticipating what story might come next, wondering if I should look at other things.
The only other user in the Unique Grade Library besides Yoo Sung-hyun.
Barbaros approached slowly.
“Hmm?”
Seeing Barbaros approach so suddenly, I wondered if he had some business with me.
Barbaros swallowed hard as he looked at me and asked.
“Um… would it be alright if I asked you for a favor?”
I looked at Barbaros with a puzzled expression at those words.
A favor?
Then, seeing Barbaros holding a book, I nodded as if I understood somewhat.
Could there be a book he couldn’t clear alone?
Thinking that might be the case, I spoke as if willing to listen.
“What kind of favor?”
“Ah!”
The mere fact that I was willing to listen seemed promising enough—color bloomed across Barbaros’s face.
With that encouragement, I decided to speak freely.
“You’ve met Will Baghdad, haven’t you!?”
“Huh? Oh. Yes, that’s right?”
“And you saw that final story as well?”
“Yes, yes.”
“That, that’s a continuation of the story, you see. Ah, I’m sure you felt it too, but there’s a sequel….”
“…?”
At Barbaros’s words, Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion.
Wasn’t Yoo Sung-hyun the one searching for the Village Boy’s hideout?
Since he’d been looking for the book first, it would be natural to assume he had a Quest related to it.
Perhaps he simply didn’t know about it.
Barbaros was explaining quite thoroughly.
“That sequel is now in the Legendary-tier Library… but it’s a bit difficult for me to clear alone… w, would it be alright if we could clear it together? I’m, I’m so curious about Will’s story….”
Caught up in my own affairs.
It seemed I hadn’t reasoned that far ahead.
Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled softly at such a Barbaros.
Just as he was about to answer.
Barbaros spoke first.
“I, I’ll compensate you.”
“…?”
Compensation, no less.
What kind of compensation could it be?
“S, since my profession is related to books, I can create skills for you… I’ll make any skill you want! I, I can even go up to Legendary grade!”
“…Really?”
What kind of extraordinary profession was this?
For a moment I was so startled I swallowed hard, but Yoo Sung-hyun thought briefly before nodding.
I had an enormous number of skills already.
But if I could create any skill I wanted.
Where could I find anything better than this?
And Legendary grade was possible too.
It would be strange to refuse.
“I accept.”
“Ah, yes!”
Watching Barbaros’s delight, Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled.
If he was willing to give away a Legendary-grade skill just to see a book.
How serious could one be about books?
In any case, to reach Legendary grade.
‘I’ll need to complete two more.’
I would need to read two more Unique Grade books.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun was about to look at another book.
“Ah! I can recommend some books for you. What kind are you looking for?”
“Oh, could you recommend something that’s both entertaining and offers good experience efficiency?”
“Yes, yes! You certainly have an eye for quality!”
Barbaros beamed with delight as he proceeded to recommend several other books.

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