The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 379

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Episode 379
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2.
“I’ve moved the old unit to the living room, so please let me know whenever you’d like it picked up and I’ll come by.”
“Thank you.”
After the repair technician left, Geon-dong’s home could be said to be quite full.
In the living room that had been empty before, the Capsule that Geon-dong originally used was now placed, and in the room that had served as his workspace, a top-of-the-line Capsule had been installed.
Still bewildered, Geon-dong looked toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded with evident satisfaction.
“Not bad.”
“…Well, uh, it’s nice, but…”
Who in the world buys a model worth over 300 million won as a housewarming gift?
That’s what Geon-dong wanted to say, but when he thought it over, it actually made sense.
If Yoo Sung-hyun was going to stay here for about a week, he would need a Capsule to use—something Geon-dong himself had been worrying about.
He never imagined it would be solved like this.
Still, Geon-dong felt he should say something and opened his mouth.
“I mean, no matter how much money you have, spending it like this is…”
As Geon-dong was about to say that.
Yoo Sung-hyun casually showed him his bank balance.
The moment Geon-dong saw that figure exceeding 60 billion won, his mouth snapped shut.
“With that much, you can spend it however you want.”
Geon-dong was immediately convinced.
In any case, Yoo Sung-hyun muttered while looking around the home.
“Still, you’ve kept it pretty neat.”
“Well, I haven’t been here that long.”
“I see.”
Considering Geon-dong’s personality, he wasn’t the type to make a mess.
Even so, seeing how empty it was, Yoo Sung-hyun let out a soft chuckle.
He thought he’d spend the week quite enjoyably, and at the same time.
‘Living alone.’
Except for military service, Yoo Sung-hyun had never lived away from his parents’ home.
So the feeling was somewhat different.
They say everything costs money once you move out.
But for someone as wealthy as Yoo Sung-hyun, that wasn’t really a concern.
Still, it seemed difficult to give up eating breakfast while seeing his family’s faces every morning.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought that far and then abandoned the idea of living alone altogether.
His older sister wasn’t moving out, so why would the youngest and second child, Yoo Sung-hyun, need to?
In any case, with that thought.
Geon-dong spoke.
“So you’re staying for a week? Now that I think about it, you’ve brought quite a bit of luggage.”
“Yeah, a week? They said construction might get delayed, but for now it’s supposed to be a week.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun answered, Lee Geon-dong asked with curiosity.
“So you’re logging in today?”
“No, I’ll take it easy today. I was exhausted yesterday, so I’m not really feeling it today.”
I had considered heading straight to Belhadam, but today’s fatigue made it seem impossible.
Surely Helena would understand?
With that thought, Yoo Sung-hyun answered, and Lee Geon-dong chuckled.
Seeing Lee Geon-dong’s expression, Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head slightly in confusion.
It was approaching lunchtime now.
Was he suggesting they grab food?
“Want to go out and have a drink?”
“Already?”
Daytime drinking?
As Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Lee Geon-dong that way.
He spoke as if the timing was perfect.
“I was so focused during yesterday’s live broadcast that Yoo Jin gave everyone—the video team and editing team—vacation.”
“Oh, right. These opportunities don’t come around often.”
Yoo Sung-hyun also smiled and nodded.
Daytime drinking was something you could only do when you had leisure time.
When else would he get this kind of time with a friend?
With that thought, Yoo Sung-hyun accepted.
Lee Geon-dong grinned happily.
“Phew, I couldn’t sleep well last night anyway, so this works out.”
“Isn’t it just lack of stamina?”
“No, it’s not that. Remember how I said it felt eerie earlier? Especially since moving to this place.”
“Hmm.”
At Lee Geon-dong’s words, Yoo Sung-hyun looked around, but there was no ghost or anything like that.
He figured it was just that Lee Geon-dong hadn’t adjusted yet to his new place.
Anyway, that wasn’t important right now.
Lee Geon-dong stepped forward and suggested they go to a delicious restaurant for daytime drinks.
“I got a housewarming gift, so I’ll treat you generously. There’s a great Chinese restaurant nearby that I haven’t been to because of the price, but let’s go together.”
“Oh, sounds good.”
Yoo Sung-hyun accepted without hesitation, and Lee Geon-dong enthusiastically led him out.
Not long after Yoo Sung-hyun and Lee Geon-dong left.
A teal, semi-transparent figure emerged from Lee Geon-dong’s room and stood restlessly, watching the direction Yoo Sung-hyun had gone.
3.
When men typically gathered for drinks together.
Especially among those in their early twenties, the conversation was usually similar.
“The Ninth Region???”
“Yeah, I’m planning to move on soon.”
“Huh, you’ve already reached that level?”
“No, Eternal World distributes passes to users with power exceeding their level, so you can go up even with a lower level.”
“Insane….”
How could game talk not come up?
Especially since Yoo Sung-hyun was practically on the verge of entering the ranker tier.
At this point, discussing the game was almost mandatory.
Besides, Lee Geon-dong was essentially his editor in every way.
So it was rather predictable conversation.
The Eternal World had become a mega-hit, after all.
Wasn’t that how both of them could earn such good money?
So the topic naturally arose.
“So which part of the Ninth Region will you head to? Most people consider the Ninth Region a boring zone and try to skip through it as fast as possible.”
“That’s usually the case.”
“Then you should just go straight to the Tenth Region, right? That’s where you enter ranker territory.”
“No, I’m planning to go to Belhadam.”
“Belhadam?”
Being an editor, Lee Geon-dong was quite knowledgeable about the Eternal World, so he’d heard of Belhadam before.
It was a city with the epithet Mugan City, and it was also famous for having a Great Abyss in its center.
So it also had the epithet Abyss City.
Anyway, while the two of them were having such a conversation.
The ordered dishes began to arrive.
Starting with various dim sum, followed by five-spice braised pork and scrambled egg noodles.
Chinese dishes that were rarely seen otherwise appeared in abundance.
For Yoo Sung-hyun, who usually ate at home or ordered only black bean noodles and sweet and sour pork, these were dishes that would make his eyes widen.
Though he didn’t show it much, Yoo Sung-hyun was quite astonished.
Seeing this, Lee Geon-dong urged him to eat.
“Come on, let’s eat, let’s eat.”
They considered ordering high-proof Chinese liquor, but since neither had experience with such strong spirits, they simply ordered soju and beer.
Yoo Sung-hyun mixed a soju-beer for Lee Geon-dong, who received it and raised his glass for a toast.
“Cheers.”
“Let’s enjoy the meal.”
“Why are you being so considerate?”
Lee Geon-dong laughed sheepishly, and both he and Yoo Sung-hyun downed their soju-beer after the toast.
As the tangy soju entered with the carbonation, their stomachs felt refreshed yet slightly warm, and both picked up a side dish each.
Yoo Sung-hyun ate the five-spice braised pork that came with cucumber.
The crisp cucumber and the complex flavors of the five-spice braised pork filled his mouth.
Despite having just drunk alcohol, Yoo Sung-hyun was startled by the complex flavors that completely masked the taste of the drink.
He’d visited fusion fine dining before, but was this his first time tasting such flavors in Chinese cuisine?
He was truly amazed.
Moreover, the taste was exceptional, so Yoo Sung-hyun’s astonishment was quite evident.
Geon-dong grinned widely, as if he’d expected this. “Tasty, right?”
“Yeah, seriously.”
“I worked up the courage to come here and try it myself, and I was blown away.”
“Wow.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun ate with evident satisfaction, marveling that Chinese cuisine could offer something like this, Geon-dong—pleased with himself for introducing the restaurant—eagerly mixed another round of beer and soju with a delighted expression.
When your companion eats with genuine enjoyment, there’s no greater satisfaction for someone who’s brought them to a restaurant.
Geon-dong drank enthusiastically in that spirit, chattering away.
“Anyway, is there some Quest in Belhadam? I’ve never found anything particularly interesting or hidden pieces there.”
At Geon-dong’s question, Yoo Sung-hyun—who had been indulging in various dishes—finally snapped back to attention and nodded.
A Quest was indeed a Quest, after all.
As Yoo Sung-hyun nodded, Geon-dong’s eyes gleamed with interest.
Though he was an editor, Geon-dong was a true fan of the Eternal World game.
He looked at Yoo Sung-hyun with bright eyes, curious about what kind of Quest he’d obtained.
Yoo Sung-hyun shook his head, saying he couldn’t be stopped, and explained.
“It’s a Quest related to the Overlord, and apparently there’s an entity called the Lord of the Abyss sealed within it.”
“Wow, a Lord? That’s never happened before… Is it a structure where the Quest needs to exist to unlock it?”
“It could be that, or it might be related to the Overlord, so maybe that’s why it hasn’t appeared until now.”
“Ah, that makes sense too.”
“Anyway, I defeat the Lord of the Abyss and go to obtain the Lord of the Abyss’s power.”
At that explanation, Geon-dong looked at Yoo Sung-hyun as if asking what on earth he meant.
Thinking Geon-dong didn’t know, Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his head and explained.
“My class, the Overlord, is one that can acquire the powers of various Lords.”
“What?! Isn’t that completely broken?!”
“Hmm, I think so too.”
The ability to obtain multiple powerful forces when others could only get one was certainly extraordinary.
But that didn’t mean the depth of mastery increased proportionally.
Even wielding multiple powers, could I defeat Yoo Mi-na right now?
‘Probably not easily.’
Capturing Yoo Mi-na immediately was beyond my current reach.
Even fighting Ricardo would have been difficult to win easily.
There was a level weight class to consider, but I hadn’t yet developed the depth of swordsmanship that Yoo Mi-na currently wielded.
That’s why I was taking Helena’s lessons.
She’d said I needed to advance to the next stage.
Yoo Sung-hyun and Geon-dong continued talking like this for a while, sharing drink after drink, and gradually Geon-dong grew thoroughly intoxicated first.
Though Geon-dong had been heavily drunk since lunch.
He still had enough sense left to insist on paying the bill himself, so I let him.
I’d planned to continue the evening.
But with Geon-dong this drunk.
‘Let’s call it a night.’
Let’s head in now.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt a slight buzz, but he wasn’t drunk enough to be considered intoxicated.
Since he could walk in a straight line, he carefully looked after Lee Geon-dong and headed toward his home.
Having already visited once before, he entered Lee Geon-dong’s villa with familiarity, and once inside, he woke Lee Geon-dong up.
“Hey, come on—at least wash up before you sleep.”
“Ugh… huh? Mom?”
Even though he was quite drunk, he wasn’t completely unconscious.
Lee Geon-dong went to wash up as Yoo Sung-hyun had told him.
Since there was only one bathroom, Yoo Sung-hyun waited for Lee Geon-dong to finish washing. When he sensed something odd, he turned his head.
A peculiar face was floating there.
A ghost with a semi-transparent teal-blue body, peeking its head through the wall.
“…?”
-Oh, hello there?
The ghost was startled, as if it hadn’t expected to be discovered, but it greeted Yoo Sung-hyun. Watching the ghost, he glanced toward the bathroom and thought to himself.
‘This guy’s instincts were sharper than I thought.’
I had assumed it was just because he wasn’t used to sleeping here.
But an actual ghost showed up.
As Yoo Sung-hyun observed the ghost, it laughed awkwardly and scratched its head.
-Ahahaha.

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