The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 389

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Episode 389
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3.
Less than a week had passed since the Demon King’s backup party stormed into Mugan.
The evening dinner that had sparked the whole affair concluded without incident.
“Phew, it’s been ages since I’ve had such a satisfying meal.”
“Your mom would be hurt hearing you say that, you know?”
“Ah, no—I meant eating out like this has been a while.”
Though I could feel the silent pressure not to mention this to Mom.
Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled as he looked at Yoo Mi-na, who pleaded desperately.
“Please.”
“Hmm, let me think about it.”
“Ah! Mom stays mad for a whole month!!!”
An Yu-bin and Lee Geon-dong couldn’t help but be taken aback by the siblings’ antics.
Yoo Mi-na, who always appeared so aloof and cold in public, was completely falling apart!
They really were siblings, weren’t they?
In any case, after finishing their satisfying meal, they left the restaurant and entered a nearby Cafe, where they discussed plans for the exploration.
Yoo Jin, the guild master of Rapid Guild, wasn’t present, but they could simply notify her later.
“Hmm, tomorrow? The day after? When would be good?”
“You’re planning to go while the renovation is still underway?”
“Yes, that does seem like the better option.”
“Hmm, I think so too.”
All four agreed it would be better to go after Sung-hyun’s House renovation was complete, so they initially decided to go today, but after Yoo Mi-na confirmed everyone’s schedules, they settled on the day after tomorrow.
Naturally, they notified Yoo Jin in a matter-of-fact manner.
The participants would be the four present here plus Yoo Jin, making five in total.
At first, Yoo Sung-hyun had wondered if it would be alright with only two men.
But since everyone seemed unconcerned, he didn’t give it much thought.
In any case, after roughly planning the schedule, they all stood up, exchanged farewells, and parted ways.
Yoo Sung-hyun headed home with Lee Geon-dong, stretching lightly as he spoke.
“Phew, I’m oddly tired.”
“Ha, well, we did have a meeting.”
“True. Physical work is fine now, but just sitting around makes me feel stiff. Maybe it’s because I started exercising?”
As Yoo Sung-hyun spoke as if this had become more pronounced since he began exercising, Lee Geon-dong glanced at him with sharp eyes before looking at him with genuine irritation.
Yoo Sung-hyun asked Lee Geon-dong why he was making that face.
“Why?”
“Sigh, shouldn’t handsome guys be banned from exercising?”
Lee Geon-dong said this, then felt his own body and winced as he noticed the soft, flabby flesh that had accumulated.
Before his video editing work got busy, he used to go to the Gym fairly regularly.
Once work picked up, he couldn’t go as often, and he was acutely aware that his muscles had deteriorated.
Yoo Sung-hyun laughed quietly at the sight and spoke.
“Why don’t we hit the gym together while we’re at it?”
“Hmm, that sounds good. Since your place is close by anyway, we might as well go together.”
“Oh, that works too.”
Exercise was always worthwhile.
So Geon-dong registered at the gym while he was out, then headed home and fell asleep comfortably.
4.
A day passed after Yoo Sung-hyun first joined, and the next day arrived.
Michael honestly found himself in a predicament.
Normally, clearing even one floor per day was considered fast.
Floor 71 had been cleared quickly since the Mansik Party had posted a strategy guide for it, so Michael’s target had been Floor 72, but they’d pushed through that and taken a shortcut to Floor 73, then conquered both Floors 73 and 74, reaching Floor 75 in a single day.
It was a pace that was simply difficult to adapt to.
Normally, from Underground Dungeon Floor 60 and below, the clear rate becomes considerably slower.
The difficulty increases, and the monsters grow stronger.
The record time the Michael Party had achieved after Underground Dungeon Floor 60 was two floors per day.
There were even times when they couldn’t clear a single floor, so this record came as quite a shock.
‘Yoo Sung really is amazing.’
Above all, the power of Yoo Sung’s utility was considerable.
With the ability to enchant and freely manipulate beams while hunting.
Mobility had no choice but to increase.
The pace did slow down somewhat from Floor 74 onward, but it was still fast.
I thought that if luck was on our side today, we might even reach Floor 76.
Meanwhile, the Chungwi Party had already cleared Floor 77.
So they were almost one floor ahead.
Just as Michael was steeling his resolve, he saw Yoo Sung-hyun entering the party’s hideout.
“Oh! Yoo Sung! You’re here!”
“Oh, welcome!”
“Oh, you’ve arrived.”
Michael immediately greeted him.
Rowell and Noar also welcomed Yoo Sung-hyun.
But when Yoo Sung-hyun looked at the three of them with a slightly troubled expression, Michael’s face drained of color in an instant.
With his mouth hanging open as if his soul were being sucked out, Michael heard Yoo Sung-hyun speak carefully.
“I haven’t been with you long, but I’m sorry to ask this, but…”
“…Y-yes, yes.”
Gulp.
The sound of Michael swallowing seemed to echo throughout the entire hideout.
But Yoo Sung-hyun paid it little mind and continued.
“Would it be possible to clear my schedule for tomorrow and the day after? I have a prior commitment.”
“Huh? Ah, ah, ah, ah!!! Of course! Of course!”
“Phew…”
“Sigh…”
Michael’s complexion brightened, and both Rowell and Noar exhaled in relief.
I had only thought they were saying they’d leave after experiencing it yesterday because the difficulty didn’t match their level.
I genuinely thought it was a blessing in disguise.
Yoo Sung found the party’s reaction somewhat odd, but felt more at ease since they had given their permission.
And at the same time.
[Yoo Sung – Available tomorrow.]
[Luna – Sounds good. I’ve already mentioned it.]
[Yoo-na – I’m free anytime.]
With their responses settled, Yoo Sung chuckled upon seeing the message from the person who had been hastily invited yesterday.
[Rapid – You guys are seriously something… preparing for a field trip without the guild master?]
[Luna – Well, the guild master isn’t usually the one going on field trips anyway—it’s the staff members. Isn’t this how it normally works?]
Sensing an atmosphere that seemed to exclude Rapid, she quickly changed her tone.
[Rapid – Well, it’s nice to take a break anyway.]
After all, inquiries hadn’t been coming in as frequently since the guild event.
So Rapid had been moving busily, but clearing a one-night, two-day schedule meant she could rest and relax.
Besides.
[Yoo-na – And Geon-dong is coming too, right?]
[Geon-dong – Ahem, sis…]
[Rapid – Anyway, see you all tomorrow morning.]
Watching the conversation wrap up so hastily, Yoo Sung closed the group chat.
Since the trip was tomorrow, I should focus on today’s tasks.
Yoo Sung refocused and participated in the Michael Party’s meeting.
Though “participated” was a generous term—I was mostly just observing.
Watching myself sit quietly during the meeting.
“Hmm, Floor 75 really doesn’t seem easy this time.”
“Yeah, the Chungwi Party wasted three days on Floor 75.”
“If it’s that difficult, we might not clear it today.”
“Since the Chungwi Party took a day each for Floors 73 and 74, we should consider the possibility of not clearing Floor 75 today either.”
I couldn’t help but be surprised that other parties had spent three days on it.
True, Mugan wasn’t just about monsters being stronger—there were many trap-like elements similar to a labyrinth, and sometimes doors only appeared when special conditions were met, so it made sense it took longer.
Even with my map, I didn’t have a magazine that would let me go directly to the next door.
I could only know roughly what floor it was and what hidden elements existed.
I had no choice but to follow the Michael Party’s opinions, which they had developed through their conquests so far.
Moreover.
“We should also consider that the Mansik Party cleared Floor 74.”
“Well, we’re doing live broadcasts, so we can’t help it.”
“But abandoning the broadcast would mean losing considerable revenue…”
As everyone said this, I nodded along.
Though they couldn’t imagine it, I knew that sometimes just turning on a live stream could bring in tens of billions—so I genuinely sympathized.
Of course, for them, it was an amount that fell slightly short of a hundred million per month, so there was quite a significant gap.
In any case, after the meeting concluded that conquering the floor was unavoidable, they shifted their discussion to matters concerning the live broadcast.
“Hmm, this live broadcast certainly went well, and the donations came in strong, so the revenue is higher than average…”
“We should distribute most of it to Yoo Sung. After all, it’s thanks to him.”
“I agree with that.”
As everyone spoke, they attempted to yield most of the live broadcast revenue to Yoo Sung-hyun.
Yoo Sung-hyun was startled when he heard the amount.
It was less than he’d expected, yet they still wanted to yield most of it to him?
‘This isn’t right.’
I had already earned a considerable sum myself.
I didn’t think I needed to accept everything they were offering.
Of course, it was true that the live broadcast had grown further thanks to me and earned more because of it, but I didn’t believe I needed to accept that much additional compensation. I quickly waved my hand in refusal.
“No, it’s fine.”
“Pardon?”
“I’d prefer if you simply distributed the live broadcast revenue equally among us.”
Truthfully, I wanted to refuse the revenue entirely.
After all, wasn’t simply carrying them to the deep floors worth that much compensation in itself?
However, I knew they would never accept a complete refusal, and I thought equal distribution was sufficient, so I said it this way.
When Yoo Sung-hyun spoke, Michael pondered for a moment before nodding.
“Understood. Then let’s do equal distribution, but how about all the donations sent to Yoo Sung go directly to him?”
“Hmm, I understand.”
I wanted to refuse that as well, to be honest.
But since they meant well, I nodded in agreement.
Michael, conversely, was determined to keep Yoo Sung-hyun with the party by any means necessary.
Since they had decided to maintain the party only until reaching the deep floors, he found it regrettable that it would end afterward, but he accepted it as inevitable. Until then, he hoped they could continue together, which is why he made this proposal.
In any case, once both sides reached a satisfactory agreement, the meeting concluded quickly.
Regarding the live broadcast, Michael was like a god to me, so it couldn’t be otherwise.
When the discussion began about how to structure the broadcast and what direction to take, most of it flowed according to Michael’s ideas.
After all, these were skilled enough to do a pure skill-based broadcast, and by adding entertainment value, they managed to establish considerable influence despite being a small-scale channel rather than a guild operation.
Yoo Sung-hyun listened to everything and then nodded.
“Then let’s go with that plan and head into Mugan to start the live broadcast, shall we?”
At those words, all party members stood up, and Yoo Sung-hyun rose from his seat as well, seeming to find it enjoyable.
Then, suddenly, a thought crossed my mind.
When should I tell them that I’m the Demon King?
Thinking about it, it hadn’t been discovered yet, but I believed it was only a matter of time.
There were quite a few people who knew I was the Demon King, and no matter how close we all were, the information could spread.
However, I thought about it and then simply shrugged, deciding it could wait.
There was no need to tell them today.

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