The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 313

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Episode 313
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[Your play time is ending soon.]
Yoo Sung-hyun clicked his tongue at the disappointing message.
There had been the Demon attack in the middle, but
looking at it, we’d only made it about halfway through.
There was no helping the disappointment.
Barbaros seemed equally disappointed when the message appeared.
Then, as if time itself had frozen, everything around us stilled, and another message emerged.
[The scenario will resume when all party members reconnect.]
“It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”
“Ah, it was just getting interesting….”
“Can’t be helped.”
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s words, Barbaros let out a regretful sigh.
Well, it couldn’t be avoided anyway.
We agreed to log back in at 9 PM Korea time.
Both of us logged out, and Yoo Sung-hyun emerged with a face full of reluctance.
Still, it had been a day of gathering many clues.
‘So there might be someone who possesses the Galaxy Sword Dance?’
It could be either a user or an NPC.
From what I heard, it seemed Hindel hadn’t actually seen it himself.
From the few memories of Hindel’s that I could read, it seemed he died without ever meeting the successor.
‘It would be interesting if we met each other.’
Besides, I was an Overload as well.
Where the successor of the Galaxy Sword Dance might be.
I pondered it with some curiosity, then shook my head and dismissed the thoughts.
If there was a connection, we would meet; if not, we wouldn’t.
With that thought, Yoo Sung-hyun left his room.
I wonder if my sister knows anything about it?
Yoo Mi-na was always sharp when it came to information anyway.
But when I came out to have dinner,
for some reason, my family’s expressions seemed odd.
How should I describe it—a pleased, satisfied look?
Seeing my family with such expressions, Yoo Sung-hyun stammered as he asked.
“Why, why are you all like that?”
“Hmm~ It’s nothing~ Come eat your meal~”
“Ahem, your father supports you.”
Mother Lee Na-kyung and Father Yoo Kwang-jin were saying something cryptic.
And when I looked at my sister sitting beside me,
“Hehe, hee~”
He was whistling, though he couldn’t carry a tune.
What was this?
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at me as if I were absurd.
He’d probably said something pointless again.
It was better not to pay attention.
Still, Yoo Sung-hyun asked Yoo Mi-na.
“Do you know the Galaxy Sword Dance, sister?”
“Galaxy Sword Dance?”
At those words, Yoo Mi-na tilted her head in confusion.
I was grateful he’d changed the subject.
But her reaction suggested she had no idea what he meant.
Yoo Sung-hyun simply ate his dinner as if it didn’t matter whether she knew or not.
Watching him, sister Yoo Mi-na asked what it was.
“What is it???”
“Mmph, mmph.”
“Hey! What is it!?”
Yoo Sung-hyun ignored her words and kept eating.
She grew frustrated watching him.
But Yoo Sung-hyun remained unmoved.
And seeing Yoo Mi-na like that.
“Mi-na, you’ve brought this upon yourself.”
“You did something to him—why would Yoo Sung-hyun tell you?”
“Ugh! Why is there no one on my side in this house!!!”
Yoo Mi-na cried out indignantly, then huffed and returned to eating her dinner.
It wasn’t worth getting up.
The bulgogi and wraps were especially delicious today.
Both Yoo Sung-hyun and Yoo Mi-na ate their rice with relish.
3.
The next morning.
Lee Won-sang, who had come to work as usual, was checking on the Quest that Yoo Sung-hyun was progressing through.
It was essentially equivalent to going back to the past.
There were multiple variables to consider.
Lee Won-sang had already given Yoo Sung-hyun the Galaxy Sword Dance.
But the last time they went to the past, Helena had secretly given him a skill, so something similar could happen again.
He knew he couldn’t prevent it and had received orders not to interfere.
Still, work had to be done. It was Lee Won-sang’s job to understand the variables and report them.
So he used Immortal to inquire about the variables.
The response came back as unknown.
“Sigh… Helena, this NPC is really something.”
According to Immortal, she was considered the most powerful NPC in the entire history of the Eternal World.
The inability to create variables was truly frustrating.
But what could I do about it?
Even Immortal didn’t know.
How was I supposed to calculate it?
Lee Won-sang was a capable talent, but not one who could handle something like this.
So I immediately sent a direct message to the chairman.
[Lee Won-sang—Chairman Park Won. It appears that Yoo Sung-hyun’s user is progressing through the same past events as before. Since this scenario is also connected to Helena, I’m reaching out because we can’t predict what variables might appear.]
As Lee Won-sang sent the message.
A reply came back shortly after.
[Park Won—Ah, you don’t need to worry about that. I see it’s the Necromancer Lord Will Baghdad scenario? In that scenario, there’s no point of contact where Helena would meet him. Helena is extremely busy at that time.]
Upon reading that message, I tilted my head in confusion.
Busy?
But wouldn’t Helena be different?
As Lee Won-sang pondered this with bewilderment.
Another message arrived, as if reading his thoughts.
[Park Won—I’ve sent you a video and a file documenting what happened at that time.]
The video attached to that message.
Upon viewing it, Lee Won-sang could only nod in agreement.
‘Ah, so Helena really has no choice in this matter.’
Lee Won-sang nodded, finally reassured.
The Barbaros user travels alone and only reads books anyway.
So I didn’t feel much need for management.
I figured there was nothing more to touch with this party, so I just left it alone.
But then.
“…Huh? Senior, shouldn’t you stop watching that party now? The rankers are competing fiercely for rankings this time—shouldn’t you be monitoring that?”
Oh Jin-hyuk said as much.
Lee Won-sang swallowed hard and spoke.
“Ahem. Still, they’re key figures, so I should keep an eye on them.”
Oh Jin-hyuk, watching Lee Won-sang speak that way, nodded in understanding.
“The Will Baghdad story is pretty entertaining though.”
“…That’s not it.”
“Huh? Should I stop then?”
“…Be quiet. They’ve both logged in.”
“…Oh!”
So dishonest, really.
Oh Jin-hyuk muttered as such.
He was sitting beside him, watching the same thing.
Yesterday, Oh Jin-hyuk had watched from beside him and cursed the people of Will’s Village together.
But nowadays, with free time available, this was possible.
In any case, the two of them watched as Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros logged in.
4.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s routine remained unchanged, as it always did.
I woke in the morning, went for a run, returned home, and showered.
After showering, I enjoyed the breakfast my mother Lee Na-kyung had prepared, then logged in.
There was one small difference today, however.
‘I should add this to my calendar.’
I marked down the Rapid Guild dinner scheduled for Monday.
Since everyone was a gamer, their schedules were flexible.
It was amusing that they’d chosen a relatively quiet Monday for the gathering.
Today was Thursday.
Four days from now, including today, the dinner would arrive.
‘Hmm, that’s sooner than I thought.’
Four days would pass in a blink.
With that thought, I checked my calendar and stepped into the Capsule.
The dinner was the dinner.
But for now, I needed to focus on the scenario.
Based on everything that had emerged so far.
‘The past Riescan Kingdom was also connected to Demons.’
It was unfortunate that Hindel hadn’t known about it.
But if someone deliberately concealed it, it made sense that he’d be ignorant of Demons.
Moreover.
‘This generation’s Sword Saint has issues, and it seems he always did.’
The Sword Saint appeared to be problematic as well.
I’d only known him as a simple knight.
But a Sword Saint from the past?
This reeked of suspicion—far too much to ignore.
In any case, these detailed secrets might not surface.
So I logged in immediately.
As I logged in and dismissed the now-tiresome welcome message.
I could see time was still frozen.
A world drained of all color, rendered in ash.
Within it, only one person moved.
“Ah, welcome!”
“You’re early again today.”
I’d timed my arrival for five minutes before nine, yet.
Barbaros had arrived even earlier.
“Hehe, I managed to arrive ten minutes early today.”
“I see.”
So he’d actually come fifteen minutes ahead of schedule.
I exchanged greetings with the early-arriving Barbaros.
Before long, text materialized before their eyes.
[Would you like to restart the scenario?]
“Ah, I suppose this is for preparation.”
“If it flowed too suddenly, we might not adapt properly.”
The system was certainly considerate in such respects.
As Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros pressed confirm.
Time began to flow once more.
The two of them moved identically as they set out, just as before.
Yet Will tilted his head as if sensing something amiss.
“Hmm?”
“What’s wrong?”
“What is it?”
Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros spoke thus.
Will gazed at them with uncertain eyes and spoke.
“Oh… it’s nothing much, but your positions seem to have shifted slightly.”
For a moment, both of them flinched.
But they brushed it aside without concern.
“Is that so?”
“Did I miss a movement?”
“Ah, I suppose that’s it.”
As the two dismissed it casually.
Will had no choice but to let it pass as well.
It wasn’t truly important anyway.
Thus they exhaled sighs of relief inwardly and shook their heads.
‘Phew. We weren’t caught.’
‘Even if we were, it wouldn’t matter much, but that startled me.’
Though it was ultimately inconsequential.
Yoo Sung-hyun seemed somewhat startled as well, offering a subtle smile.
As the three of them set out together.
Yoo Sung-hyun caught a peculiar gaze.
‘Hmm?’
None other than the Court Mage of the Riescan Kingdom.
He had assumed it was because a rare mage was setting out in this nation of knights.
But thinking about it, wasn’t there a Demon at the Caliber Magic Tower as well?
And so when Yoo Sung-hyun regarded the Court Mage with a peculiar gaze.
The Court Mage deliberately averted his eyes.
And from the way his lips moved while manipulating mana.
It appeared he was communicating somehow, though the words were inaudible.
Yoo Sung-hyun frowned slightly, looking displeased at the sight.
What was that?
Something felt off, and the unease gnawed at me.
-Should I have Fiora hide and keep watch?
-I-if you order me to, I-I’ll do my best….
Her voice lacked confidence.
But Fiora was trustworthy enough.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded and cracked open the Underworld slightly.
And something slipped out of it rapidly.
A speed so covert and swift that no one could detect it.
Fiora emerged and clung to me and the Court Mage.
I could hear what he was muttering.
[The Hero’s disciple is irritating.]
-Eliminating her immediately is impossible.
[I’ll suppress the information on this end. It would be troublesome if the Hero learned of it.]
-I’ll have the Demons dispose of her.
[She must be dealt with as quickly as possible.]
[We’ve already succeeded in taking the Hero’s family hostage. If we handle the Demon matter well, we can pin the credit on her instead.]
Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression darkened subtly at those words.
It was only because Yoo Sung-hyun possessed a calm temperament that it stopped here.
Had it been anyone else, they might have lost patience and attacked the Mage.
‘So it started from this point.’
When Hindel began falling into their grasp.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt as though a thousand flames were boiling within, but I restrained myself as much as possible.
There was no point in stepping forward now anyway.
There was nothing I could—
‘Wait.’
There was something.
Something that would satisfy me completely.
‘Ah.’
And shortly after.
A new Demon appeared.
A shadowy figure wreathed in darkness, wielding an enormous greatsword—a demon, no, a Demon.
-Kahahaha!!! This great Balta… R-Rock! Shall bestow despair upon you!!!

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