The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 383

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Episode 383
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5.
Temporary Party Member.
Ordinarily, both newcomers joining as temporary members and existing party members would feel somewhat awkward or uncomfortable with the arrangement.
The newcomer might feel uneasy about their temporary status, while the existing members might withhold genuine warmth, reasoning that this person was only a temporary companion anyway.
But the Michael Party was different.
Both Sung-hyun, who had just joined, and every member of the Michael Party were simply beaming with smiles.
After all, they were only forming a temporary party until they reached the Deep Area of Mugan.
For Sung-hyun, it was actually quite a favorable proposal.
‘I can’t enter alone, and it would take forever to break through to the Deep Area by myself.’
Originally, Mugan in Belhadam used a system where progress was saved at the point parties had conquered, allowing them to descend further from there—but without that, one would have to conquer from Floor 1 all over again.
And since the Deep Area was defined as being below Floor 100, regardless of how strong Sung-hyun was, it would undoubtedly be an incredibly tedious undertaking.
That’s why Sung-hyun thought joining a party was the right call.
The Michael Party was the vanguard that had already broken through to Floor 70.
Currently, the Michael Party was ranked within the top positions in the Deep Area competition.
Only two parties were ahead of them.
The Chungwi Party held the lead at Floor 76, while the Mansik Party was hot on their heels at Floor 74.
The Michael Party had been the first to break through the 70s, but due to a sudden absence of a party member, they had stalled afterward, and the gap had widened accordingly.
‘So they were in first place before that.’
If Sung-hyun had done it alone, it would have taken far longer than expected.
There was no daily floor limit, but apparently some floors took considerable time to clear individually.
There were floors that would have him wandering through Labyrinths or passages for ages, or so they said.
Perhaps joining the party this way was the better option after all.
The downside, however.
‘If I leave the party, I’ll have to start from Floor 1 again, won’t I?’
Since the record would be registered under the Michael Party, if Sung-hyun re-entered with his Minions, he would have to start from Floor 1 all over again.
With a map, he’d clear it faster than others, but it might actually be worthwhile to bring this party along and hunt the three lords instead.
Without broadcasting that part, of course.
As Sung-hyun’s thoughts reached that point.
The Michael Party spoke to him.
“We’ll be going live soon.”
“Yes, understood.”
In truth, this was the first time he was revealing his bare face on broadcast, but he wasn’t broadcasting as the Demon King either, and even if the broadcast somehow went out showing him as the Demon King, it didn’t particularly matter.
Sung-hyun wasn’t the type to worry much about such things.
He was thinking about it casually.
Seeing that composure, Rowell looked at Sung-hyun with curiosity.
“Wow, normally you might feel nervous, but you don’t seem nervous at all?”
Even at this level, broadcast opportunities were normally rare.
Even those affiliated with Guilds were often placed in the second team at Large Guilds at this level, so broadcasting wasn’t a primary focus for many.
Yoo Sung-hyun remained composed in a way that exceeded Rowell’s expectations, leaving him no choice but to be astonished.
Noar was equally surprised watching the scene unfold.
“Ugh, I guess I still have some camera sickness.”
“Puhaha! But you can’t even see the camera, and the AI is angling it perfectly to film transparently—what camera sickness?!”
“I-I know we’re being filmed!”
“Puhahahaha!”
Watching the two banter so cheerfully, Yoo Sung-hyun felt the warmth of a truly good party and found himself smiling without realizing it.
Michael spoke up while observing the two making such a commotion.
“Guys, we’re already live.”
“Eek!?”
“Oh!?”
Noar’s face contorted in shock at those words, while Rowell instead broke into a pleased smile.
Yoo Sung-hyun had known since earlier that Michael had finished his setup and the broadcast was already running, so he showed no particular reaction.
He simply smiled quietly.
But that smile was extraordinary.
-???????????
-What? I came to watch Michael but why do I only see light?????
-Who is that incredibly handsome guy????????????????
-What?????? Isn’t this Michael’s broadcast???? Is that radiant handsome oppa and the squid duo, and Rowell is the small shrimp since he’s short????
“Shrimp is too harsh!!! But hmm, he is quite handsome.”
Rowell said this while glancing briefly at Yoo Sung-hyun, his cheeks flushing slightly.
But his handsomeness was so violently striking that even the viewers had no choice but to acknowledge it.
“Rowell, haha, look at him filling his own desires when he thinks it’s his chance????”
No, haha, he really is good-looking though.
– Hahaha why are you doing the errand challenge? I wonder if I’m just going to play hahaha.
Oh right, aren’t these guys doing a Deep Area challenge party? lol
-Ugh, I almost forgot why we’re here watching that handsome face.
As the chat was shared with the party members through the system, Yoo Sung-hyun could see it all.
Michael had anticipated a hot reaction from the start, but he couldn’t help feeling slightly flustered.
He’d expected decent reactions since Yoo Sung-hyun was so handsome.
But it was truly explosive.
During normal Deep Area challenge broadcasts, initial viewership typically hovered between 10,000 and 12,000.
That was already quite substantial, and naturally, the revenue was decent as well.
But now, barely after starting, they’d surpassed 10,000 and were approaching 20,000—his career high—leaving him with nothing but a bewildered expression.
Hahahaha his reaction was so funny, and then I saw Michael’s expression hahahaha
-Ugh hyung, sorry but you’re not handsome so please step aside.
-LOL How handsome are you that you want me to clean it up?
-I’m not handsome either so looking at you feels like looking in a mirror
-My apologies. I’ll delete the post. Actually I’m also….
Since the broadcast had always pursued lighthearted banter and witty exchanges, there were playful viewers, but there were never any comments that crossed the line.
And most of the chat messages were about that.
-Look at him laughing!
-Ah, now I understand why men fall for men…
-Whoa, we can’t go down that road!
-Wow, but he’s seriously handsome.
-I’m not even jealous??????
-Even guys think he’s incredibly good-looking, so what would women think?
-Now that I see it, the female viewer ratio went up, but it looks like all the guys in chat are just in awe and can’t even type;;;;
Most of the chat was praising Yoo Sung-hyun’s appearance.
Watching this, Michael thought quickly.
‘This is huge.’
This would already be a successful broadcast just by showing his face, as someone in chat had said earlier.
But that wasn’t an option.
After all, hadn’t Yoo Sung-hyun also said his goal was the Deep Area?
So Michael snapped back to attention and put on his usual playful expression.
-Oh hyung, I’m really sorry. I totally messed up for a moment there.
-Oh, if you suddenly come at me like that, well, of course it’s fine for a newcomer to do that.
-The attitude difference is seriously crazy lolololol
The chat was starting to cross lines, so Michael spoke up playfully.
Michael said it jokingly.
“Haha! Everyone, don’t cross the line. If you do, I’ll just show my face.”
Though he said it cheerfully, it was clearly received as a warning, and the chat became busy.
-Gasp!
-Real talk only!!!!
-Real talk
-Real talk
Once the chat became clean like that, Michael smiled widely, satisfied, and began explaining the situation.
“Ah! Anyway, as you can all see, I’ve brought in a new mage. Someone who will challenge the Deep Area with us.”
Everyone was a bit surprised at Michael’s explanation.
-Wow, challenging the Deep Area!!
-So you’ve already gone to Belhadam, and he’s both handsome and good at games… just pick one!!!!!
-So Michael only does one thing… I respect that…
-Michael is… good at even one thing… ugh, who are you guys!!!?
Faced with this cheerful chat he’d never seen before, Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t help but smile slightly, and Michael, just as he’d told Yoo Sung-hyun before, looked at him with a slightly more relaxed gaze and spoke.
“Am I funny to you!?”
“Yeah, you’re pretty funny.”
Yoo Sung-hyun answered so bluntly.
The chat went wild.
-Lololololololololol
-No comeback lololololololol
-No way, haha, they’re saying it like that?
-That’s hilarious, lol.
Michael was inwardly satisfied with Sung-hyun’s witty response, but for the broadcast, he spoke with a wounded expression, looking dejected.
“Anyway, those who have it always get more….”
In response to Michael’s reaction, viewers began comforting him in the chat.
-Haha, you’re okay, right? Why are there tears….
-Wait? Surely Michael’s team was the one being attacked…?
-Why the tears?
Since the chat atmosphere was quite positive.
Michael chuckled and showed Sung-hyun again as he spoke.
“Anyway, this is Yoo Sung, who has joined our party to challenge all the way to the Deep Area!”
“Nice to meet you all. I’m Yoo Sung.”
As Sung-hyun greeted them with a slight smile.
The chat began pouring out as if it would burst.
-Wow, I’m amazed every time I see him lol
-How can you be so good at games and look so handsome?ㅠㅠㅠ
“Oppa, nooo!” or “Brother, please!”
-Isn’t he older than you?
-If you’re handsome, you should be my brotherㅠㅠㅠ
Michael felt the unusual firepower and quickly moved things along.
“What’s your position!?”
“Magic, for now.”
“Oh? You won’t mention your attribute?”
“You’ll see soon enough.”
As Sung-hyun spoke with such confidence.
The reaction was hot once again.
This was a line Michael had requested before the broadcast, but Michael was very surprised at how well Sung-hyun was performing beyond his expectations.
His attitude was so relaxed and tension-free that it seemed like he did broadcasting professionally.
But anyway, that wasn’t what mattered right now.
After exchanging a few more words, he still felt the need to talk about this person called Sung-hyun, so he did.
He had thought that even if he was handsome, viewers would find it boring if there was no entertainment value and would leave, but fortunately that wasn’t the case.
He had to be quite handsome for that.
Moreover.
‘His conversational skills are good too.’
To Michael, Sung-hyun was nothing short of a savior who had fallen from the sky.
He really hoped he could scout him, but since Sung-hyun had said he would cooperate at least until the Deep Area, he didn’t act hastily.
If the broadcast went this well, even if his skill was below average, Michael was prepared to absolutely keep him on the team.
He proceeded with the broadcast while hoping that Sung-hyun would stay in his party.
Rowell and Noar also joined in the conversation, and now the discussion naturally flowed toward challenging the Deep Area of Mugan.
“We cleared up to Floor 70 last time, and apparently the Chungwi Party broke through Floor 76 yesterday.”
“Damn it! We were in first place! And they watched our broadcast and freeloaded off Floor 70!”
“Whoa, whoa, calm down, Rowell.”
As Michael responded to Rowell’s outburst, handling him like one might soothe a restless child, Rowell gradually settled down—their chemistry was quite entertaining to watch.
Yoo Sung-hyun observed them broadcasting and found himself genuinely impressed, thinking to himself.
‘I need to learn from this.’
Until now, Yoo Sung-hyun had dominated his broadcasts purely through overwhelming firepower and skill.
This kind of back-and-forth banter seemed quite enjoyable.
Besides, revealing his face had garnered positive reactions.
If done well.
‘I could broadcast here publicly, or later under the Rapid account—either way would work.’
Deciding to discuss this with Michael later, Yoo Sung-hyun followed as Michael announced they were moving to Mugan.

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