The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 343

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Episode 343
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From somewhere, the sweet and savory aroma of soy sauce drifted through the air, mingling with the sizzle of meat cooking—a sound that made my mouth water.
Catching that sound and scent.
My stomach rumbled involuntarily.
Grrrrowl.
Jolted awake by intense hunger, Yoo Sung-hyun sat up abruptly.
It wasn’t a dream—the aroma of soy sauce hit me clearly.
A familiar scent.
The sound of meat grilling reached my ears as well.
There was no mistaking the dish.
‘Bulgogi?’
As I thought this, I looked around.
Through the window, I could see the darkened sky outside.
‘Ah, I must have dozed off without realizing it.’
I’d left the Capsule around lunchtime and fallen asleep.
So I’d been sleeping for quite a while.
I must have been exhausted—I slept right through without regaining consciousness.
That made sense.
‘Merging the technique into one was more draining than I expected.’
I had simultaneously drawn upon Helena’s memories and Hindel’s memories.
It seemed my true self had taken quite a toll.
Next time I use it, I probably won’t be this exhausted.
But this was the first time.
I rose from the bed and stepped out of the room.
Mother Lee Na-kyung was still cooking.
“Oh my, you’re awake~?”
At Lee Na-kyung’s question, I nodded with an embarrassed smile.
“Yes, I was tired, so I came out to rest for a bit, but I ended up sleeping until now.”
“Will you be able to sleep tonight?”
Lee Na-kyung asked with a hint of concern, and I nodded.
I could fall asleep whenever I wanted, so sleep wasn’t an issue for me.
Perhaps it was an ability that modern people would envy more than my ability to see ghosts.
Mother Lee Na-kyung nodded as if satisfied.
When I offered to help, Mother Lee Na-kyung stopped me.
“Oh my~? Mom will handle it. You can do that after you get married~”
“Pardon?”
Why was she suddenly bringing up marriage?
Finding it odd, I looked at Lee Na-kyung.
without hesitation.
“These days, to be a beloved husband, you have to do this~ Look at your father—he’s always trying to help your mother~”
“…? Ah, I understand.”
“Yes, just sit there~ I’ll call you when it’s ready~”
“Yes, yes.”
Yoo Sung-hyun settled onto the sofa at his mother Lee Na-kyung’s insistence.
Then he pulled out his phone.
There wasn’t much worth watching on TV anyway.
As soon as Yoo Sung-hyun turned on his phone and entered the Eternal World Community.
It was absolute chaos.
[Large-scale War Between Wiron and Badia! Victor: The Demon King!]
[Demon King Battle OMG]
[Did you see the Demon King fight? It’s like cosmic horror.]
Every post was plastered with stories about Yoo Sung-hyun.
Yoo Sung-hyun rubbed his chin slightly as he read.
“Hmm.”
It was more explosive than expected.
But it couldn’t have been otherwise.
Badia had suddenly broken their agreement and sent powerful forces.
It was bound to become a hot topic, and I had stopped it.
Of course it had to cause an uproar.
Moreover, the palm print I had left using the colossal calamity’s grasp from the day before was even better at driving the issue forward.
Though it was initially revealed to be the work of an NPC, it turned out I had done it.
The internet was in an uproar.
‘The public opinion is better than I expected.’
I hadn’t intended to do an ego search.
But somehow I’d ended up in this situation, and I felt a bit embarrassed.
So I tried to find other information instead.
And I could see some useful information.
[Title – What’s Going On With The Valian Empire?]
[Author – FailedToHide]
『I heard the Mana Saint, the emperor of the Valian Empire, is absolutely furious right now?
I just heard it from an NPC, so I don’t have the details.
But they said the Mana Saint won’t just sit back and watch in this incident;;
Are the two nations going to war?
“lol a war event would actually be fun.”
[EnhancementFailed : Is war breaking out?]
[ShieldUser : The Riescan Kingdom did mess up this time;;; Honestly, if it weren’t for the Demon King, Wiron would’ve just turned to ash?]
[ItemHunterDeathSeeker : But didn’t Wiron launch the wide-area attack first?]
└[DeathFlag : No, that’s just a skill a user cast in the war; but does it make sense to start a large-scale war as retaliation for that?]
[Provoked_Death: Whatever, anyway it’ll be fun when war breaks out lol]
It was quite interesting information.
Credibility aside, war content in the game had always been popular content.
However, I still had things to do.
‘I need to gather intelligence about the spies in Badia.’
With the newly acquired power of command or by sending my minions, I might be able to find out easily.
While I was thinking this, the rice finished cooking, and my sister Yoo Mi-na and father Yoo Kwang-jin returned after washing up and took their seats.
As I ate dinner, I organized the tasks I needed to complete after logging in tomorrow.
The first task was already decided.
‘The Demon Mage. I wonder who will appear.’
Muttering to myself with anticipation, I finished dinner and spent time with my family for the first time in a while before falling into a deep sleep.
Tomorrow would be busy too.
I went to bed early and slept so soundly that nothing could have woken me.
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The next day.
Like any other morning, I completed my morning routine and breakfast before logging into the Eternal World.
After dismissing the welcome message that greeted me each time, I looked around.
It was the bench where Helena had brought me yesterday.
I was so exhausted that I had forgotten about it, and I muttered to myself as if just remembering.
‘Oh, it was here.’
I was about to summon the Demon Mage but held back.
No matter what, summoning in the city would just draw all the users together.
It was better to summon in a secluded place.
I considered heading to the Forest, but instead opened the Underworld.
Not to summon my minions.
But to enter directly for the first time in a while.
As I stepped into the Underworld.
The Dark Castle, which could be called the true form of Noctrinium, greeted me, and all the Death Legion soldiers in the Underworld were startled by my sudden appearance, forming ranks and saluting me.
A tremendous force totaling one hundred thousand.
After the war yesterday, I had gathered most of the corpses and thrown them into the Underworld, then transformed the souls along with them into the Death Legion, which is how it came to be.
As the force totaling one hundred thousand formed ranks and moved toward me.
Thud! Crash!
In the tremor that even created the illusion of the earth shaking.
They cried out.
-We behold our Lord!!!
At that sight, I flinched momentarily.
I was used to the Death Legion and minions doing this, but seeing one hundred thousand troops do it was a first, so I couldn’t help but flinch.
“Ahem, yes, yes. Right away. Everyone may rest.”
Had it not been long since I left the military?
I recalled the somewhat stiff tone of an officer and spoke.
The Death Legion soldiers nodded at Yoo Sung-hyun’s words and went about their duties.
Relieved that they followed orders so well.
As Yoo Sung-hyun turned to leave.
“Our Yoo Sung-hyun has arrived~!?”
Helena emerged from the Dark Castle as if to greet him.
Yoo Sung-hyun let out a soft chuckle at the sight of her.
“I figured it would be better to summon here.”
“Right, that does seem better.”
Helena nodded in agreement with Yoo Sung-hyun’s words.
After all, the Demon Mage would be staying here anyway.
It seemed wise to adapt in advance.
With Helena’s greeting, Yoo Sung-hyun headed toward the Dark Castle together.
Before long, his minions had heard the news and came rushing over in a flurry.
Anemor and Kalisha with their massive frames, and Barphor.
Leonik, Silvanor, Dracanoss, and Sibren and Nuartein, gripping their swords and gazing with anticipation.
Fiora and Serpina, their eyes sparkling with equal anticipation, and Helena as well.
And for some reason, Baltar, whose eyes trembled violently with anxiety.
Everyone had gathered.
Twelve minions in total.
Though quite a considerable number, Yoo Sung-hyun simply accepted it and spoke to them.
“Then.”
Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t bother announcing the summon and simply activated the skill immediately.
And then.
[Summoning the Demon Mage.]
The summon message appeared, and a magic circle materialized before his outstretched hand, accompanied by a black skull.
As the dark magic circle unfolded, a pattern like a black sun emerged.
In that instant, Helena let out a delighted laugh.
“Ahahaha! What a familiar face.”
-Ah, aah.
And unlike Helena, Baltar’s face had gone ashen and pallid.
Yoo Sung-hyun paid it little mind and gazed upon the summoning magic circle.
Along with the pattern of a black sun.
A black sun rose into the sky like a phantom.
And the colossal hand grasping that black sun.
The black sun moved back and forth within that grip, radiating black flames.
The heat from the black sun that poured forth upon the countless monsters that surged forward burned hotter than any infernal fire, incinerating everything in its path.
As lives vanished in an instant, the black sun rose once more above them.
And as the world transformed into ash.
Something emerged from within those ashes, blooming forth.
Clack, clack.
Footsteps echoed as a hole gradually formed through the ash and rubble.
From it emerged a woman clad in an elegant black dress, her skin pale as snow—whiter than her eyes themselves—with two black horns sprouting from her head, stepping forth with a subtle smile.
She who commanded the black sun and subjugated all black suns had appeared.
Upon seeing Yoo Sung-hyun, she lifted the hem of her dress with both hands and bowed her head, her expression overflowing with devotion.
A demon sorceress who manifested submission the moment she appeared.
Yoo Sung-hyun found himself nodding unconsciously at the sight.
“Ah.”
And then the notification emerged.
[You have summoned 『Master of the Black Sun, Belladrina』.]
[For the first time in Eternal World history, you have summoned a demon sorceress.]
[You have acquired the title 『Summoner of Demon Sorceresses』.]
[For the first time in Eternal World history, you have subjugated the noble-rank demon 『Master of the Black Sun, Belladrina』.]
[You have acquired the title 『Master of the Demon Sorceress』.]
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head, sensing the name was somehow familiar, when—
Belladrina opened her mouth.
-I greet you, my master and lord of ten thousand demons, Yoo Sung-hyun.
“Yes, I look forward to working with you.”
Unable to recall clearly, Yoo Sung-hyun spoke thus, and in that moment—
He could see Baltar trembling violently, his head bowed as low as possible.
Then the memory surfaced, and Belladrina, likewise, murmured with an enigmatic smile.
-I have only just been summoned and am in disarray, but I have something to report.
“Hmm?”
Yoo Sung-hyun reacted thus.
Belladrina spoke with a smile.
-It appears there is a shameless thief in this place.
Seeing this, Yoo Sung-hyun was certain.
Baltar’s ex-girlfriend and the owner of the underwear Baltar had stolen.
-Long time no see? The underwear thief?
-….
Baltar’s eyes trembled violently.

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