The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 321

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Episode 321
321
[You have completed the Legendary-grade story, “The Wanderer’s Revenge.”]
[Rewards have been granted.]
[Due to the Hidden Almighty Quest, “The Necromancer Lord’s Succession,” you have obtained a clue regarding the Necromancer Lord.]
[Experience points have been converted into a clue for the Necromancer Lord.]
[You have fulfilled the recommended reading quota for the Legendary Library.]
[You have met the conditions for the Almighty-grade Library.]
[From now on, you may enter the Almighty-grade Library.]
‘Excellent.’
It’s a shame I didn’t gain experience points.
But I can always earn more experience later.
Right now, the Necromancer Lord’s succession is what matters most.
Besides, I witnessed Will Baghdad’s awakening as the Necromancer Lord.
It was only natural to obtain a clue.
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled with satisfaction as he observed this.
He and Barbaros were able to exit the book.
“Phew. That was quite lengthy.”
“Indeed it was.”
There was still considerable playtime remaining.
It was just past noon, after all.
Yet both Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros shook their heads, clearly exhausted.
Yoo Sung-hyun had accumulated considerable fatigue from facing the high-ranking Demon Sermagra, but Barbaros was no exception.
Even dozens of lower-ranking Demons swarming at once were formidable opponents.
Considering all of this, both of them had every reason to be worn out.
Noticing this, Yoo Sung-hyun asked Barbaros a question.
“Shall we call it a day here?”
“Ah….”
Barbaros’s expression was filled with reluctance.
Yet he nodded, accepting the inevitable.
“Yes, I suppose we must. Sigh… it’s such an engaging story that I’d love to move on to the next one immediately, but there’s no helping it.”
The next grade was none other than Almighty-grade.
Honestly, even Legendary-grade had been this demanding.
I couldn’t even imagine what Almighty-grade would be like.
Barbaros had no choice but to agree to postpone until next time.
Neither of them was in any condition to tackle the next Quest in their current exhausted state.
Hearing Barbaros’s words, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded and spoke.
“You did well. Then I’ll see you tomorrow at 9 AM Korea time.”
“Yes! Sounds good! You worked hard too, Yoo Sung-hyun! Wow, the shockwave from fighting that high-ranking Demon even reached us!”
At Barbaros’s praise, Yoo Sung-hyun expressed his gratitude with an awkward smile, looking somewhat embarrassed.
“Ah… Thank you.”
“Then I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Yes, please go ahead.”
After exchanging those brief words with Barbaros, Yoo Sung-hyun logged out and stepped outside.
He didn’t even glance at the farewell message, simply bursting out the door as if exhausted.
It wasn’t quite as grueling as the battle with the Sword Saint.
But it had certainly been far from easy.
‘Phew.’
I could barely say I’d won.
Had I not realized the final Fear Lord’s power and conceived of swapping the Fear Lord’s strength with that of my other Lords, I might have lost.
Mentally, I was quite exhausted.
I’d had to think constantly throughout the entire battle.
As Yoo Sung-hyun emerged, feeling the weight of fatigue, it was still not long past lunch, so the area outside his room was remarkably quiet.
He’d always skipped lunch when gaming anyway.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt fatigue more acutely than hunger and collapsed onto his bed.
‘I should rest today.’
I’d gathered considerable information and fought extensively.
I needed to recover.
As Yoo Sung-hyun lay down on the bed.
Not long after, the sound of snoring accompanied his descent into sleep.
9.
Lee Won-sang and Oh Jin-hyuk, who had been observing Yoo Sung-hyun’s battle, could only exchange expressions of amazement and shake their heads in disbelief.
He had single-handedly defeated a Hidden Raid Boss whose name was displayed in black.
In other words.
“If he’s already overcome a level difference of over 100, doesn’t that make him a top-tier single-ranker??”
At Oh Jin-hyuk’s words, Lee Won-sang looked at him as if he’d heard something foolish.
Beyond level 300, the level cap essentially disappears.
So even the current double-rankers had surpassed the 300s and were tackling the 400s, making the claim that Yoo Sung-hyun possessed single-ranker strength utterly absurd.
But why was it?
Lee Won-sang couldn’t bring himself to refute Oh Jin-hyuk’s words and fell into quiet contemplation.
Sermagra, whom they’d just witnessed, certainly displayed double-ranker-level power, even if not quite single-ranker caliber.
A boss that would require at least three double-rankers to defeat.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun, barely entering his 240s, had defeated such a boss.
The original scenario had been to protect Will and escape the Mine as quickly as possible.
But to think he’d cleared it through direct confrontation.
Lee Won-sang was genuinely astonished witnessing it.
Yoo Sung-hyun had seized victory against the high-ranking Demon Sermagra with overwhelming skill.
“Well, it’s certainly impressive.”
“Right, right? Heh, the aftereffects are still lingering.”
“He really does fight exceptionally well.”
“That video should be up soon, right?”
“Absolutely.”
Lee Won-sang, who had once been unable to sit still around Yoo Sung-hyun, had somehow become a fan himself, and as Oh Jin-hyuk spoke excitedly, he suddenly sensed a presence behind him and turned his head.
“H-huh!?”
He cried out in surprise.
At Oh Jin-hyuk’s reaction, Lee Won-sang turned his head as well, asking why with a confused expression.
“Why is… huh?”
While the two of them were chattering away, someone stood behind them, watching with eyes like a witch’s.
It was Ji Hye-jung, the team leader of the User Management Team.
“Lee Won-sang, Oh Jin-hyuk—what are you two doing?”
At her crisp, cutting voice.
Both of them shrank back and swallowed hard.
But Ji Hye-jung was glaring more intensely at Lee Won-sang than at Oh Jin-hyuk.
Oh Jin-hyuk got scolded so often anyway.
That was understandable.
Besides, he was still just an employee.
If he didn’t know better, it could happen.
But Lee Won-sang shouldn’t be doing this.
She looked at him with that kind of gaze.
There were certainly people who slacked off occasionally.
But it was obvious he’d wasted too much time.
Lee Won-sang, looking ashamed, quickly spoke up.
“I-I’m sorry. I’ll g-get back to work right now.”
“Sigh… yes, even though Yoo Sung-hyun is important, please don’t let work pile up.”
With just that warning, Ji Hye-jung turned and returned to her seat.
After that, Lee Won-sang and Oh Jin-hyuk let out relieved sighs and shook their heads.
“I thought we were in real trouble.”
“…Yeah. Let’s just work.”
“Yes!”
As the two of them got back to work, monitoring other users as well.
Ji Hye-jung returned to her seat and let out a sigh.
‘When will that video go up…’
Thinking that to herself.
She opened the Rapid Guild’s MiTube channel.
Seeing Yoo Sung-hyun’s newly uploaded video, she smiled softly.
‘Let me just watch this one.’
Ji Hye-jung, who brazenly took a break like that, was also just another office worker.
0.
Whoooooosh——.
Whoooosh——.
The repetitive vibration pulled Yoo Sung-hyun from sleep, his brow furrowing as he rose from bed.
Thinking it might be his phone, he got up.
Sure enough, he could see the device vibrating insistently.
Wondering who it could be, he groggily picked up the phone.
A familiar name appeared on the screen.
[Lee Geon-dong]
‘Geon-dong?’
What was he calling for?
With that thought, I answered the call.
[Huh? He’s picking up now.]
“…?”
Geon-dong’s sudden remark roused me further from sleep, and I responded with confusion.
Not long after, a cacophony of voices erupted from the receiver.
[Oh? Sung-hyun???]
[What? He’s coming?]
[Hey, he hasn’t said anything yet. Hey, Sung-hyun.]
Chaotic voices.
Yet they were all familiar, and hearing them made me chuckle.
It had been a while since I’d heard them.
But they were all familiar voices nonetheless.
Friends I’d known since middle school, along with Lee Geon-dong.
Wang Chan-woo and Kim Young-min.
Friends I’d spent time with from middle school through high school.
And university as well, of course.
Since I was the last to be discharged from service.
We hadn’t seen each other much recently.
“Yeah, yeah, I just woke up from sleeping.”
[Huh? Sleeping at this hour???]
“Yeah, I was tired so I came back early and took a nap.”
I glanced at the time—it wasn’t even 5 o’clock yet.
Around 4:40?
What were they doing gathering before evening?
Amused by the thought, I chuckled.
Lee Geon-dong then asked me directly.
“So everyone’s gathered—can you come?”
[Wow, Sung-hyun’s always quick on the uptake. So can you make it?]
“Yeah, I’ll head out. Send me the location.”
[Okay, I’ll send it! Get here quick!]
[Oh!? Sung-hyun’s coming?]
[Wow!!! We’re seeing the celebrity!!!]
[Ugh, you’re all so loud! Why are you calling me about this? Handle it yourselves!]
[Sung-hyun, get over here right now!!!]
[I’ve got the contract papers ready, so just come prepared to sign!!]
And so a storm of commotion swept through before subsiding.
When the call ended, Sung-hyun couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle.
I was tempted to just head out as I was.
But seeing my disheveled hair and face, a shower seemed like the better choice.
They said to hurry, but surely they’d understand this much.
With that thought, I stepped into the living room.
There, I happened to make eye contact with my mother, Lee Na-kyung, who was preparing dinner.
“Oh my~? Are you heading out, Sung-hyun~?”
Mother Lee Na-kyung had caught on immediately, having heard the phone conversation from my room.
I spoke to her.
“Yes, my friends asked me to come out, so I’ll grab dinner with them and be back.”
“Oh my~? What’s the occasion~ Alright~ You can come home late~”
“Ha ha… Yes.”
My son, who had been cooped up at home every day, was finally going out—Mother Lee Na-kyung was delighted beyond measure.
She playfully told me it was fine to come home late, her joy evident.
Understanding her feelings, I gave an awkward reply and headed off to shower.
As I went to wash up, Mother Lee Na-kyung murmured with a hint of disappointment.
“I thought he had a date with that young lady~”
Though she said this, I, having gone to shower, naturally didn’t hear it.
In any case, thanks to my afternoon nap, my fatigue had been thoroughly cleared.
Even the remaining exhaustion seemed to wash away as I showered, and afterward I applied lotion and dried my hair.
Satisfied to see that my hair had grown quite a bit in the two months since my discharge, I entered my room to change clothes and checked my phone.
[Lee Geon-dong – Come to Seongsan Galbi! I’ll be waiting at the cafe in front! We’re not drinking, so bringing tea should be fine? Young-min brought tea too.]
Seeing a message from Geon-dong, I let out a soft laugh.
I’d just bought tea anyway.
I sent Geon-dong a reply saying I understood, changed clothes, headed to the parking lot, and climbed into the stunning crimson Ferrari Roma—an officially certified pre-owned Ferrari I’d purchased a few days ago.
I’d considered getting a sports car.
But my sister Yoo Mi-na had recommended I get a sedan too, so I bought the Roma.
I hadn’t actually driven it since purchasing it.
But the elegant and beautiful curved exterior certainly pleased me.
And so I started the engine.
Vrrrrrrr——!
The exhaust note greeted me—surprisingly not too loud, and quite beautiful to the ear.
I pulled out of the parking lot in good spirits.

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