The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 307

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Episode 307
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7.
[Level Up!]×2
[You have reached Level 239.]
[You have completed the recommended reading quota for the Unique Grade Library.]
[You meet the conditions for the Legendary Grade Library.]
[You may now enter the Legendary Grade Library.]
The level-up messages and
the notification that I could advance to the next library made me nod in satisfaction.
These books were truly incredible in their efficiency.
Was Barbaros truly a god of books?
Satisfied with Barbaros’s recommendations, I stepped outside with that thought.
As expected, Barbaros was there to greet me.
He waved his hands excitedly in welcome.
I’d cleared three Unique Grade libraries this time and gained enough experience to level up twice.
If I cleared more Unique Grade libraries here, wouldn’t my level rise even faster?
That’s what I was thinking.
“Welcome back! You finished faster than I expected!?”
“Huh? Oh, yes. I finished early.”
“Wow… I, I took two days, so you’re truly amazing.”
“Ah, is that so?”
The book I’d just completed was a mission where I had to sweep through hordes of monsters pouring down like a calamity.
Two days seemed quite fast for that, so I thought Barbaros was stronger than I’d initially assessed.
After all, it would be difficult to reach the Unique Grade without being strong.
As I was thinking that,
“Even so, I have the Almighty class, but you’re incredible, Yoo Sung-hyun.”
“…?”
Barbaros spoke without hesitation.
Don’t people usually hide such things?
I did have that thought, but given his innocent appearance,
I figured it was possible.
After all, a class capable of creating Legendary Grade or higher skills wouldn’t itself be Legendary Grade.
The Almighty class suited it better.
He was quite the remarkable fellow.
Thinking that way, I raised my assessment of Barbaros’s abilities a notch higher.
In any case, thinking such thoughts, I found myself answering without quite knowing why.
“I have the Almighty class too.”
It felt awkward to be the only one hiding it.
So I shared appropriately.
Very well.
“Oh! I knew it! You’re truly remarkable.”
“Thank you. Since time is a bit awkward today, shall we go together tomorrow?”
Now that Yoo Sung-hyun could access the Legendary Grade Library as well.
I said as much.
Barbaros’s expression brightened considerably.
To think he’d suggest going right away!
I’d expected to see more Unique Grade books.
He nodded eagerly.
Then he said,
“Sounds good! Oh, and my job is called Lord of Knowledge. Originally I was a Dark Mage class, but I’ve recently changed jobs, so you can think of me as more of a Mage class than Dark Mage.”
He shared detailed information about himself.
A Mage class job.
To speak so openly about it.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded at the seemingly innocent Barbaros and replied.
“I’m an Overload. I’m from the Dark Mage class, but I’m also quite skilled with blades.”
“Oh!? So you’re multi-classed!”
“Yes, you could say that. My main strength would be summoning.”
“Oh, my main strength is magic cast through books!”
Thinking it was quite a fitting job.
Yoo Sung-hyun recognized Barbaros’s profession.
Lord of Knowledge.
A lord-class job.
It would be quite powerful indeed.
There was no need to worry about him being a liability.
After chatting a bit more.
Yoo Sung-hyun logged out.
Only after Yoo Sung-hyun logged out did Barbaros rise from his seat to end his session as well.
“Since you’re Dark Mage class, you’ll surely shine brilliantly in the next book.”
Usually, speaking to that extent would make it impossible not to realize Yoo Sung-hyun was the Demon King.
However, Barbaros had little interest in media, so he didn’t know.
He was unaware that the Demon King, a rising star of the Rapid Guild, was so popular.
He didn’t know much about Yoo Sung-hyun.
One would only know who the Demon King was and why he was famous by watching videos.
But Barbaros rarely watched even television, let alone YouTube.
So he couldn’t help but be ignorant.
He played Eternal World precisely because he could freely read books to his heart’s content.
Plus, he could earn money on the side.
To earn money while reading books.
What better place could there be?
Demon Lord or not—it didn’t matter.
Barbaros simply looked forward to tomorrow.
“Hehe, I’ll clear it tomorrow! And will the story continue?”
He was delighted, thinking only of the book he would enter with Yoo Sung-hyun tomorrow.
That was all.
For someone so obsessed with books, the only thing that truly mattered was being able to read them.
As Barbaros logged out while still brimming with joy,
he prepared for tomorrow.
Wishing that tomorrow would come quickly.
Meanwhile, as Barbaros logged out,
Yoo Sung-hyun logged out and stepped outside, his mind churning.
‘The Lord of Knowledge.’
A mage-class Lord.
Kyou, another Lord-class being he’d met recently, had been called the Storm Lord, hadn’t he?
That was also somewhat mage-class? Or more precisely, a sorcerer-class, if he recalled correctly?
Either way, that had been quite intriguing.
So what would the Lord of Knowledge be like?
And he thought further.
Normally, if someone was a Lord, he would recommend them to the Rapid Guild.
‘But Barbaros… that’s a bit tricky, isn’t it?’
He had no real interest in anything besides books.
It felt awkward to even suggest it.
Yoo Sung-hyun pondered for a moment,
then decided it would be better to ask Barbaros first and discuss it with him.
That was wiser than telling Guild Master An Yoo-jin directly.
With that thought, he checked his phone.
“Hmm?”
There was a missed call.
Curious, he checked who it was.
As the saying goes, speak of the devil.
It was none other than An Yoo-jin.
He wondered what it was about, but if it were urgent, she would normally use the in-game messenger.
So it probably wasn’t anything pressing.
Still curious, Yoo Sung-hyun called her back immediately.
The call connected almost at once.
-Ah, Yoo Sung-hyun, you’ve logged out?
“Yes. I just got out.”
-It’s nothing major, so I just called you.
“Okay.”
-It’s just that you’ve never visited the Guild Headquarters yet, right?
Guild Headquarters?
Now that I think about it, I’ve heard such a place exists.
I’ve never actually been there.
“Oh? Right, that’s how it was.”
-I got something good this time, so I reached out to have you come by and pick it up. I happened to be out anyway.
An Yoo-jin, who was always busy, was actually out right now?
Recalling the last divination session, Yoo Sung-hyun asked.
“Oh? Did you manage to recruit some people?”
-I’ve been a bit concerned about it, you know.
“You really do need to hire people. How can you handle everything alone?”
-That’s true. So I’m trying to give myself some breathing room—I’m handling the important stuff myself, but this time I’ve recruited quite a few people for video production. Fortunately, that Geon-dong fellow does good work, so I don’t think I need to hire too many more.
“Oh, so he’s pretty capable, huh?”
Yoo Sung-hyun felt pleased hearing An Yoo-jin praise his friend and spoke with genuine warmth.
Unexpectedly, a familiar voice came through the receiver.
-Hey! What’s that supposed to mean! I’m the one doing well!
“Huh?”
-Oh, he’s with me right now. Since he’s been doing such a good job lately, I decided to buy him a meal.
“Oh, that’s nice.”
-We’re having a guild gathering next week with the executives. If you’re free, come along.
After visiting the divination place this time.
She certainly seemed to have let go of some of her tension, speaking that way.
I’d heard that she’d been struggling while trying to maintain a strict separation between work and personal matters.
Now that she was loosening up a bit.
I think I heard from my sister yesterday that the other guild members were pleased about it too.
A guild gathering, huh.
‘I suppose I should go to a gathering like that?’
Yoo Sung-hyun was essentially no different from a guild executive anyway.
Besides.
‘They say gatherings are essential to social life.’
To Yoo Sung-hyun, the guild was no different from a company.
If there was a gathering, he should participate.
That’s how he thought about it.
Most of all.
‘It could be fun.’
While he had a somewhat negative image of such gatherings.
He’d harbored a certain romantic notion about them since childhood.
Since he’d been making money through gaming, he’d assumed there wouldn’t be any gatherings.
Meeting various people wouldn’t be so bad, would it?
Thinking that way, Yoo Sung-hyun expressed his willingness to participate.
“Yes, sounds good. I’ll participate too.”
-Oh, got it. Sung-hyun, I’ll include you too.
“Thank you for the good news.”
-Of course, you’re naturally included in executive dinners.
An Yoo-jin smiled warmly as she said that.
And then.
-Oh noona, can I go too?
-Lee Geon-dong, you’re basically an executive in the video department anyway.
Hearing Lee Geon-dong’s words made me chuckle.
The dinner was decided that way, and the call ended.
Not long after.
A notice was posted on the guild bulletin board created by Eternal World Hands.
It said an executive dinner would be held in Korea next week under the guise of a staff gathering.
Looking at the post saying they’d accept a few more applicants if any others wanted to join.
I chuckled.
How many people would actually come?
‘Will a lot of people show up?’
It wasn’t a guild that only existed on the East Asia Server.
It was a global guild spread across various countries and servers.
But how many would actually come to Korea just for a dinner?
Thinking it wouldn’t be that many, I moved on.
But then.
The last line of the post that I had overlooked.
[ps-The Demon King is also participating.]
That line I hadn’t seen caused quite a stir.
8.
Eternal World Hands Rapid Guild bulletin board.
The suddenly posted notice caused quite an uproar among the Rapid Guild members.
An executive dinner that appeared out of nowhere.
But the moment they saw that they’d accept a few regular members too, inquiries started pouring in.
[Reaper : I want to go too!!!]
[Joseon First Blade Kim Che-gun : This one must attend!!!]
[Longfeng : Me too me too I’m going!!! The whole Backup Team has to participate!]
[Elzahar : Hoohoo~ I have to go!]
[Hwawol : I’m definitely going. Don’t leave me out.]
[Embris : Our party is all going!!!]
[Usagi : Already booked my flight to Korea!]
[Menma : ?? I already got my ticket, you’re slow;]
[Chako : wwwI already got mine too.]
[Kyou : Um… How do you book a flight ticket? I don’t know how to….]
[Merlin : Oh noona will show you! I got mine too.]
[Kurosawa Ren: Everyone’s making quite a fuss. Of course, I’ll participate as well.]
The Backup Team goes without saying.
Even the regular guild members were clamoring to join in.
Suddenly, inquiry posts began flooding the guild board.
An Yoo-jin found herself with a headache.
Thinking it was no big deal, she decided to allow any guild member above a certain level to participate.
If she accepted everyone, even those with low levels, there would be no end to it.
And so the gathering scheduled for next week grew considerably in scale.
An Yoo-jin scratched her head, thinking of it as just a team dinner and moving on.
“…Unnie? Can I go too?”
Her younger sister, eyes gleaming, asked her directly rather than through the post.
“You can. You can, but… I can see right through your intentions.”
“W-what do you mean?”
An Yoo-jin shook her head as she watched An Yu-bin speak with obvious embarrassment.
But thinking her younger sister would handle things on her own, she headed into her room.
At the same time, An Yu-bin, watching her sister disappear, made a fist pump gesture where no one could see her.
She couldn’t wait for next week’s gathering.
An Yu-bin was thrilled.

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