The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 336

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Episode 336
336
1.
Monday morning.
That most dreaded day of the week for most people, yet here was Monday morning.
Yoo Sung-hyun awoke with a refreshed expression unlike any other day, stretching languidly in bed.
“Mmm.”
As I stretched, I could feel my physical condition was remarkably good.
Refreshed and invigorated.
My head felt light, as though freshly washed.
Rather than simply having good condition, it was more like a premonition that today would be fortunate as well.
That supreme sensation one occasionally experiences.
Because of this, Yoo Sung-hyun rose from bed with satisfaction.
‘My body feels great today.’
As always, I went for a run on an empty stomach and then showered.
My condition felt far better than immediately after waking.
Is this what a company dinner does to you?
After that, Yoo Sung-hyun sat contentedly at the table for breakfast.
“Hmm~? Sung-hyun looks in a good mood today~ Is it because of the company dinner~?”
“Yes? Yes… I’m going out for lunch today.”
“Hmm~ Have a good time~”
Watching Mother Lee Na-kyung smile with that peculiar expression, Yoo Sung-hyun looked at her strangely.
For some reason, Father Yoo Kwang-jin was the same, and my older sister Yoo Mi-na, eating rice beside me, was also looking at me with a creepy smile.
Despite my excellent condition from this morning.
‘Perhaps they were warning me to prepare for some exhausting matter.’
I thought the day would be good.
But now it felt ominous.
Thinking it was probably just my mood.
Yoo Sung-hyun tried to head to his room after finishing breakfast.
Then.
“Sung-hyun, are you going together?”
“No, I need to get a ride from Geon-dong.”
Geon-dong, who had been frustrated after losing the passenger seat to Kim Young-min last time.
Since Geon-dong, who works in the video department at Rapid Guild, was also attending the company dinner and we had promised to go together last time, I said so.
But at those words, my older sister Yoo Mi-na shook her head as if disappointed.
“Hmm, is that so? Alright then. See you at the restaurant later.”
“Yeah.”
Why is she acting like that?
What could she possibly be disappointed about?
Though I answered vaguely.
Something felt off.
Though there was nothing particularly worth complaining about, Yoo Sung-hyun simply let it slide and entered his room to log into the Capsule.
Let me check if there’s any information transmitted from Serul Tower.
When Yoo Sung-hyun checked the nearby bulletin board,
『Tomorrow morning
-Wizzle-』
He let out a soft chuckle seeing how simply it was written.
It contained the meaning that he would bring information by tomorrow morning.
But what pleased him more was that the name was written below as well.
It seemed the name was quite to his liking.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought he had given a good name and logged out of the Capsule.
There was nothing else to do, and besides, he had to head to the dinner gathering location soon.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun logged out of the Capsule,
A message came from Lee Geon-dong, as expected.
[Lee Geon-dong-Are you heading to the front of your place?]
[Lee Geon-dong-What time can you be there by?]
Yoo Sung-hyun pondered for a moment upon seeing the message.
It would take roughly an hour from home to the dinner gathering location.
And the appointment time was 1 PM.
[Yoo Sung-hyun-Yeah, come by 11.]
[Lee Geon-dong-Got it!]
It was perfect assuming the traffic would be somewhat congested.
The reason the distance was greater than expected was because most large restaurants in Seoul didn’t have reservations available on short notice.
So they had to book one on the outskirts of Seoul, which made the distance considerable.
Well, at this rate, they wouldn’t be late.
Yoo Sung-hyun began preparing with that thought in mind.
There were still two hours of leeway until 11.
‘Should I check the reaction from Badia?’
He had been curious about the reaction since yesterday, so when he searched the internet,
There were quite a few posts uploaded along with videos of a massive handprint captured from above, like news of a special effects film featuring a colossal monster.
Particularly, there was much discussion about who had done this.
There were some names being mentioned.
[Title-Who do you think made that handprint on the Plains?]
[Author-GodOfFailedEnhancement]
『In my opinion, this is definitely not a player;;;
A player capable of an attack covering that range would be at minimum a Single-rank player.
Even being very generous, they’d have to be a Double-rank player….
How could a Double-rank player cause such a commotion there;;;
Therefore, it must be an NPC!』
Tangia: I also think it’s hard to call me a user, but if it’s the Demon King, that’s a different story lol
└[Enhancement Failure God (Author): Really??? When I think about the explosion range, it does seem similar? I have no idea.]
[Legendary Item Thief: Hasn’t the Demon King been avoiding summoning-type skills like that? Or did the Demon King even have summoning-type skills in the first place?]
└[Enhancement Failure God (Author): Nope, I’ve never seen it either.]
└[Heal Please: Then there’s no possibility, right?]
└[Legendary Item Thief: Yeah, I think it’s probably an NPC.]
A skill with such a vast range wasn’t common, after all.
Yoo Sung-hyun had been the prime suspect until now, but since he’d never demonstrated summoning-type skills before.
He’d been removed from the list of suspects.
Even though it was something I had done.
It was rather amusing that they thought an NPC had done it.
‘This is entertaining.’
Countless other wild theories were circulating as well.
Yoo Sung-hyun read through such posts, searching for any information he might have missed.
But there wasn’t anything particularly useful.
However, there was someone writing a rather thought-provoking post.
[Title – Could that be some kind of foreshadowing?]
[Author – Heal Daughter Master]
『Let’s say that handprint on the Plains was made by an NPC.
The probability of it being a player is low, right?
But isn’t the important question why they did it????
From my perspective, an NPC with that much power suddenly intervenes in a war and does something like that?
There’s definitely something going on.
So what could it be?
I’m not entirely sure up to that point, but since it’s a city and territory with a war theme.
Wouldn’t something related to that emerge?
Like an event or something.』
[Legendary Item Where: Ooh??? That actually sounds plausible???]
[Damage Daughter: It’s true that the why is more important than who did it.]
[Gold Man Level Addict: Ooh!? I’m heading straight to Badia to camp out!]
└[Goblin Possible Addict: Nope, it’s Wiron, not Badia. Seems like it’s someone from Wiron’s side.]
‘Hmm?’
This was quite sharp reasoning.
Well, the assumptions themselves were all wrong, of course.
The opinion that an event would occur given that something like this happened.
Since Yoo Sung-hyun was stepping forward, even if not an event, something significant would surely unfold.
After all, I was trying to uncover the Sword Saint’s plans or secrets.
Wouldn’t something eventually break loose?
That’s what Yoo Sung-hyun thought.
Considering that.
That post didn’t seem entirely wrong, so I chuckled with amusement.
After searching for this and that to gather basic information, I checked the time.
‘Almost there.’
It was already approaching 10:30.
Indeed, spend just a little time on the internet and the hours slip away before you know it.
Yoo Sung-hyun muttered to himself as he prepared to head out.
Since he’d already showered this morning, he simply intended to change into appropriate clothes.
“Hmm.”
Still, there would be many people he was meeting for the first time.
He decided to dress up a bit, selecting some reasonably nice clothes to wear.
‘Not bad.’
Even by Yoo Sung-hyun’s standards, he looked quite presentable.
He didn’t bother styling his hair, simply running a blow dryer through it and calling it done.
After finishing his preparations, Yoo Sung-hyun spoke to his mother Lee Na-kyung, who was watching a drama in the living room.
“I’m heading out.”
“Mmm~ Be careful and come back safe~ Mi-na left earlier~”
“Yes, understood.”
Though he wasn’t particularly interested, he acknowledged her words, grabbed his car keys, and left.
Driving the Ferrari Roma that he hadn’t taken out in a while, he exited the parking garage.
Near the front of the house, he could see Lee Geon-dong waiting, waving his hands about excitedly.
Yoo Sung-hyun drove slowly forward.
Lee Geon-dong approached the car with eager, quickened steps.
After getting in and closing the door very carefully, he muttered with an excited expression.
“Heh, I’m finally getting to ride in this.”
“Fasten your seatbelt.”
“Right, right!”
Yoo Sung-hyun found it somewhat amusing and let out a small laugh.
Once Lee Geon-dong had fastened his seatbelt.
With a resonant roar, the brilliant red Ferrari surged down the street.
The speed wasn’t particularly high.
Wooooooooah——!!!
The high-pitched exhaust note sang out.
Hearing that sound, Lee Geon-dong’s smile bloomed wide with exhilaration.
“Hehehehe!!! This is the feeling!!!”
Seeing his friend so delighted, Yoo Sung-hyun was equally satisfied as he followed the navigation’s guidance.
Toward the dinner gathering location.
In doing so, Yoo Sung-hyun had forgotten the subtle atmosphere his older sister Yoo Mi-na had mentioned that morning.
2.
The large Korean beef restaurant located on the outskirts of Seoul, Uiri Restaurant, found itself swept up in a busy day from morning onward.
Because of the reservation hastily made last week.
A private reservation with over fifty people booked.
It was such a large-scale reservation that the restaurant couldn’t help but be busy.
However, Hwang Jin-gu, the owner of Uiri Restaurant, kept displaying signs of anxiety, fidgeting back and forth as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
With the owner acting like that.
How uncomfortable must the staff feel?
Still, because Hwang Jin-gu had always been kind and treated his employees well.
The staff told Hwang Jin-gu not to worry as they looked at him.
“Come on! They already paid a deposit upfront, didn’t they? Why are you so worried?”
“That’s right. Boss, you already received the reservation fee.”
“…B-but there were also those difficult customers who asked for refunds on that too?”
“….”
“….”
The staff couldn’t bring themselves to refute Hwang Jin-gu’s words.
Because such difficult customers were actually far more common than expected.
Any self-employed business owner would have no choice but to sympathize.
In any case, that’s why Hwang Jin-gu couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Worrying about what if they didn’t show up.
Still, he was doing his best to set up the tables.
With over fifty people coming.
If he didn’t prepare in advance, it would be hectic.
The kitchen was already running at full capacity.
The dining hall was equally busy.
As it approached noon.
Hwang Jin-gu’s anxiety could only grow stronger.
“W-we’ve already seated and sent out 10 groups of customers, but is this right…?”
“Of course we have to seat them. It’s a private reservation.”
“B-but if they don’t show up….”
“Are you going to keep saying that?”
Jang Hee-jin, a part-time worker rather than a full employee, scolded Hwang Jin-gu for his behavior.
What could be done now that things had come to this?
If they didn’t show up, they could just call them then.
Hwang Jin-gu was trembling with fear and hadn’t even made the call yet, just in case.
So the part-timer Jang Hee-jin told him to call directly.
But then.
VROOOOOOM!!!
VROOM VROOM VROOM!!!
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed out.
I thought it was thunder striking.
Looking outside in surprise, several cars were pulling into the parking lot in front of Uiri Restaurant.
Even to Jang Hee-jin, who didn’t know much about cars, they looked incredibly expensive.
And it wasn’t just one—three of them arrived in a line.
‘What in the…’
Was she becoming some kind of tycoon?
With such thoughts, Jang Hee-jin felt herself shrink a little as she gazed at those vehicles.
And checking the time.
It was still noon, before the reservation time of 1 PM.
There was still a long way to go before 1 o’clock.
Should I send those people away too?
With that thought, I remained still.
Then, from that car, strikingly beautiful women began stepping out one by one.
“Are they… celebrities?”
“I, I’m not sure…?”
When Hwang Jin-gu, who wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about idols or celebrities, asked that way.
Even Jang Hee-jin, who was quite well-versed in that area as a part-timer, found herself answering without thinking.
They were faces I’d never seen before.
But the three women who had stepped out of the cars were so extraordinarily beautiful.
That we couldn’t help but swallow hard without realizing it.
So these customers had to be turned away too.
It seemed as though tears of blood were flowing from Hwang Jin-gu’s eyes.
Then, among them, the shortest of the three women, who wore glasses slightly askew, approached the shop.
And asked while looking at the two of us.
“I have a reservation under An Yoo-jin for 1 PM.”
“!!!!!!”
“W, welcome!!!”

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