The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 346

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 346
346
6.
The eighth region: Nocturne.
It had become quite a popular destination among users.
Since only those level 250 and above could enter, the number of users wasn’t particularly large.
However, it was known as a place with far more NPC influx than other cities.
It was famous as a location where one could obtain various items and diverse skill books, so it was only natural that users flocked there.
Perhaps it was inevitable that people gathered in such numbers, given its name as a free trade city.
Moreover, even knowing it was a city under Overpalace’s control, there were reasons why people still came in such droves.
In any case, the fact that so many people gathered here
meant that hidden struggles flourished equally.
Every city had its secrets and underhanded dealings.
So the Intelligence Knight Order, Riescan Kingdom’s sole intelligence organization, infiltrating here could certainly be considered part of that.
As they gradually slipped in,
naturally, they had divided into teams—some searching for the successor of the Galaxy Sword Art.
And as the saying goes, there’s always someone faster than the fastest?
That was the case now.
-They’re searching quite diligently, aren’t they?
“Aha, and they don’t even realize they’re being used.”
At Belladrina’s words, Helena burst into laughter while watching, and Yoo Sung-hyun observed the situation with considerable amusement as well.
And he was also watching as they converted their temporary quarters here into a full headquarters.
In the meantime, Belladrina’s clones were gradually extracting information.
It would take some time, but they wouldn’t even realize what was happening to them.
The reason for relocating the headquarters was partly due to Badia’s opening,
but there must have been an intention to extract information about Overpalace as well.
Observing this, Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head with a hint of puzzlement, gazing at Nocturne’s castle.
‘There’s no reaction?’
Rather, seeing the castle of Nocturne without any response, he found it peculiar.
Of course, Yoo Sung-hyun and his minions had all concealed their auras and appearances.
But would it really be difficult for someone managing a region under Overpalace to see through it?
As he considered this, he concluded it absolutely should not be.
If that was the case, then
‘They probably already know that Riescan Kingdom has infiltrated.’
At that thought, a chill ran down his spine.
In any case,
finding the successor of the Galaxy Sword Art was the priority now.
Since Yoo Sung-hyun himself was a successor of the Galaxy Sword Art,
he couldn’t help but be curious about the opponent.
‘Could they be a user?’
What they discovered in the Riescan Kingdom wasn’t a successor to the Galaxy Sword Art, but traces of it.
After the Sword Saint saw the traces of the Galaxy Sword Art that Yoo Sung-hyun had left behind, he began investigating traces of the Galaxy Sword Art in other places as well, and that’s how he found these traces.
They said it was discovered in a Hunting Ground near Nocturne.
It could be an NPC or it could be a user.
In fact, Yoo Sung-hyun had been keeping open the possibility that the successor to the Galaxy Sword Art was a user.
Why didn’t such a cliché exist?
‘Even in martial arts stories, there are cases like that of Jang Bo.’
So wasn’t there also a probability that one of the successors of the Galaxy Sword Art had left behind traces of it?
That’s why he didn’t rule out the possibility of it being a user.
Since it was Hindel’s swordsmanship, the world would likely treat it as important, so it could be an NPC.
In any case, now that he’d come to Nocturne, it was natural to search in various ways.
Besides infiltrating the Intelligence Knight Order with Belladrina’s Familiars at maximum capacity, he was also conducting reconnaissance using rats and birds.
If Yoo Sung-hyun or the other servants poked around, it would not only look suspicious, but there was also a risk of being discovered by the Intelligence Knight Order.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun was trying to remain so obedient.
Belladrina bowed her head and spoke.
-I will take responsibility for managing this mission, so I thought it would be good for Your Majesty to take a leisurely stroll.
“Hm?”
At Belladrina’s words, Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion.
The other servants also nodded their heads.
-W-well, that’s right. L-Lord should be able to have some fun, I think.
-Since we’ll be handling it, it seems good for you to sightsee while you’re here.
“We’ll stay here.”
When all the servants said so.
Yoo Sung-hyun also pretended to be helpless and nodded in agreement.
After all, staying here would only bore me.
When Yoo Sung-hyun nodded in agreement.
Helena spoke excitedly.
“Ooh? Then I’ll go around with Yoo Sung-hyun.”
Of course, someone was needed to guard Yoo Sung-hyun.
There was no objection from the other servants.
After all, it was Helena.
Among the servants, there was no one who would dare object to her opinion.
And so, as Yoo Sung-hyun and Helena slipped away.
Belladrina spoke first to the servants.
-We’ve already been discovered, haven’t we?
At Belladrina’s words, Fiora nodded and answered.
-T-there were eyes quietly watching us.
-Hmm, I felt that way too.
-It felt like they were only watching us.
“It seems like they’re the master of this city, doesn’t it?”
All the Minions felt and spoke the same way.
Naturally, the Minions frowned as if their pride was somewhat wounded by the overwhelming presence.
Yet that presence wasn’t hostile.
To be precise, it was merely a gaze conveying the will to let them handle things as they saw fit, while he would simply observe from a distance.
Seeing that even the gaze was no longer felt now.
-He appears to be a loyal subject of His Majesty.
“I think so too.”
Serpina, a Witch sensitive to mana, answered to Belladrina’s words.
She harbored no concerns about whether sending Yoo Sung-hyun was the right decision.
She suspected that when Yoo Sung-hyun returned, he might offer some reward.
In fact.
-Heh, Helena went with him, after all.
-Krahaha, then there’s nothing to worry about.
-That’s right. The former sovereign protects the current sovereign.
Everyone spoke thus.
Belladrina nodded as well.
Who would have imagined that the current sovereign would resurrect the sovereign of the past.
She had never even conceived of such a thing.
Thinking that perhaps this generation’s sovereign might truly accomplish what the previous one could not.
Belladrina focused on intelligence gathering.
What exactly would unfold in this place.
And what was the Sword Saint, or more precisely, the Riescan Kingdom, plotting.
To uncover everything.
Her eyes gleamed.
7.
A bustling street.
It gave the impression of watching a typical fantasy film or comic.
Merchants had spread their stalls throughout, selling wares, and despite being a city ruled by the Dark Mage’s Magic Tower, Overpalace, the street brimmed with vitality.
And on that street, Yoo Sung-hyun and Helena strolled together, taking in the sights.
Certainly the vibrancy was pleasant to behold.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun felt perplexed as he observed it.
“With so many people, finding her won’t be easy.”
“Hmm. True enough. But if she’s nearby, we’ll definitely sense her, right?”
“That’s right.”
I possessed the Galaxy Girl’s token.
With this, finding another inheritor of the Galaxy Sword Technique would be far easier.
The Intelligence Knight Order couldn’t recklessly search the surroundings either.
In fact, I held the advantage.
Especially with Belladrina present.
For now, the Intelligence Knight Order was searching primarily among those who frequented or roamed the Hunting Ground.
For instance, I was looking for people like mercenaries.
Naturally, since this was a free trade city, mercenaries were abundant.
Whether users or NPCs.
Yoo Sung-hyun was also considering registering as a mercenary after looking around.
“It would be nice to hunt around and level up at the same time.”
Helena seemed to agree with that opinion, and so did Yoo Sung-hyun.
Still, since we’d come this far.
Strolling through the market streets like this was pleasant enough.
Who knows—we might even obtain some decent items.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought as much while surveying the surroundings.
‘Nothing particularly good stands out.’
There were decent items, certainly.
Unique-grade equipment appeared quite frequently.
But they were somewhat lacking for my use.
Especially since I was already equipped with at least Legendary-grade items.
I’d seen enough by now.
Should we head toward the Hunting Ground soon?
‘This time, I’ll test out the Blood Lord as well.’
I hadn’t actually used it since evolving it into Blood Lord.
Moreover, this would be my first time hunting monsters at a higher level than usual thanks to the pass.
Testing it out now seemed like an excellent opportunity.
Once Yoo Sung-hyun made up his mind.
Helena quietly smiled and nodded.
“Testing out Blood Lord?”
“Yeah.”
“A good opportunity.”
Watching Helena grin, I recalled the training from before, and a chill ran down my spine.
Well, it certainly was a good opportunity, wasn’t it?
Yoo Sung-hyun headed toward the Hunting Ground with satisfaction.
Naturally, nothing special was needed to reach the Hunting Ground, so we arrived quickly.
True to its name, Nocturne’s hunting grounds carried a distinctly dark, night-like atmosphere.
Perhaps because it was deep within a dense forest?
It evoked the appearance of night, and the monsters themselves were nocturnal.
Werewolves and owl-like nocturnal creatures—monsters taking their forms.
Among them was one: Lycanthrope, a werewolf.
“Grrrrr.”
The werewolf’s fangs were unusually prominent compared to its claws.
As Yoo Sung-hyun smiled at its rather savage appearance for a beast-human, droplets of blood began to materialize around him.
As the blood droplets bloomed and floated about the air.
The werewolf’s eyes gleamed as it charged forward regardless.
It was certainly quite fast, but that was all.
Baring sharp fangs at empty air, it snapped at the void.
Silver trajectories shaped like teeth appeared where Yoo Sung-hyun had been standing.
It manifested as though it were a bite transcending space itself, yet without even a gesture, droplets of blood gradually swelled in volume and severed those fangs.
Craaaash——!!!
As the crimson current of blood severed the silver trajectory of fangs, it simultaneously carved through the werewolf’s chest.
A single strike.
Despite the monster being considerably higher level than myself, I cleaved it in one blow.
“Hmm.”
To be honest, it was rather anticlimactic.
Since I was still at the entrance of the Hunting Ground.
Suppressing my disappointment, I controlled the blood droplets with the intention of venturing deeper and perhaps hunting a boss, when something felt amiss and I tilted my head.
I sensed something strange and cocked my head curiously.
I could see something rapidly bursting through the undergrowth.
Not something that had been there from the start, but something moving swiftly toward the Hunting Ground.
And in that moment.
The Galaxy Mark on my chest began to glow.
“…?”
A reaction from the Galaxy Mark I had never seen before.
Yet I understood what it meant.
Rather, I was startled and observed the rapidly moving figure carefully.
A woman with an expressionless face resembling a young girl moving swiftly, yet her eyes gleamed as though they contained the Milky Way itself.
And as that woman was about to pass by me, our eyes met, and her eyes—which gleamed like the Milky Way—widened upon seeing me, she quickly halted, and with an expressionless face, she murmured while looking at me.
“…Galaxy Sword Dance?”
Just as I recognized her Galaxy Sword Dance.
She too recognized my Galaxy Sword Dance.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————