The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 402

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Episode 402
402
3.
Exactly one hour had passed when Yoo Sung-hyun reached Floor 85, and surprisingly, the Luna Party was hot on his heels.
The Luna Party had reached Floor 84, while the Kyou Party and Embris Party managed to reach Floor 83.
If one were to judge purely by individual combat prowess, the Kyou Party could be considered the strongest.
However, the Luna Party was no pushover either.
Luna, their leader, was naturally Almighty-tier, and the other three were all Legendary-tier as well, but their exceptional teamwork was the decisive factor.
It was proof of Luna’s superior command abilities.
In any case, when one hour had elapsed.
Everyone came to a halt.
Yoo Sung-hyun was no exception.
They had made a prior agreement.
‘We settled on one hour in the morning and three hours in the afternoon.’
They had decided rest time was necessary in between.
Besides, their plan was to keep the morning session brief as a promotional run, then extend the afternoon session longer, so everyone stopped as arranged.
Naturally, all the teams halted simultaneously.
The viewers grew bewildered.
-??????
-Wait, surely not??????
-A broadcast break?????????
-Ah ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Please ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-You can’t do thatㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Wait what??????
-Is this really a break?????
The viewers spoke as though they had already anticipated this, though technically the Rapid side was at fault for not announcing it beforehand.
Still, it wasn’t a complete broadcast suspension.
Yoo Sung-hyun checked the current viewer count.
[Current Viewers: 49,321,798●]
‘That’s quite a lot.’
Nearly approaching Korea’s entire population in viewers.
Naturally, a significant portion were international viewers.
In any case, since Yoo Sung-hyun and the others were broadcasting on Korean time, he hadn’t expected this many foreign viewers to tune in.
The broadcast’s success exceeded expectations, and Yoo Sung-hyun was quite pleased with it.
In any case, when it came time to speak.
Shouldn’t they rest as well?
Of course.
‘I’m doing fine though….’
Yoo Sung-hyun was doing fine, certainly.
But not everyone else was in the same condition.
The Backup Team certainly looked fairly intact, but rest was still absolutely necessary.
Broadcasting continuously for hours on end would eventually exhaust the viewers watching as well.
However, keeping the sessions this brief would likely draw more viewers as time went on.
The uncertainty of when the next broadcast would air played into that calculation.
Just as I was about to voice this thought—
Michael stepped forward and spoke.
“Ah, everyone, I’m afraid that’s all for now.”
With those words from Michael—
I’m crying so hard.
-Ah, it looks like it’s really the end ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-It was too short ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-This is not itㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
The chat flooded with disappointed messages from Korean and foreign viewers alike.
Yet Michael’s eyes gleamed as he addressed them.
“Hehehehe, but what if I told you there’s an afternoon broadcast as well!?”
He announced this to the viewers.
-What!?
-An afternoon broadcast!?
-It’s already afternoon here, so why can’t you just keep going????
-Jebaryuㅜㅜㅜㅜ
-Well, at least there’s an afternoon broadcast, so that’s something.
-I guess we do need a break in between.
The viewers’ reactions split down the middle.
One camp appreciated what they were getting, while the other complained about not continuing straight through.
Either way, both groups adored me, so this was inevitable.
Michael began wrapping things up calmly.
There was no need to elaborate extensively on the break anyway.
So he kept it brief.
“From now on, we’ll do short broadcasts like this in the morning and stream for at least three hours in the afternoon. We need to eat and take care of everything in between, after all!!!”
At Michael’s mimicry-like delivery, several viewers burst out laughing, and even foreign viewers who didn’t understand the words started laughing at his intonation and gestures.
Seeing the positive response, Michael announced the end of the broadcast.
“Then we’ll see you all this afternoon.”
And beside Michael, Rowell, Noar, and I approached to offer our farewells.
“See you later.”
“Th-thank you.”
“See you soon.”
My final greeting in particular caused an explosive reaction.
I didn’t pay much attention to it, simply offering a gentle smile as I stepped back.
Once the live broadcast ended, Michael released a long sigh of relief, as if all the tension he’d been holding finally dissipated.
“Phew. That went well.”
“That’s right. You did great. Thank you.”
“Oh, what did we even do…”
“Seriously. We didn’t really do anything…”
“We just did the commentary…”
Michael, along with Rowell and Noar, answered with dejected expressions.
Yoo Sung-hyun spoke as if to correct them.
“No, you really did help. If I had been streaming alone, I would’ve just shown myself breaking through dungeons without saying anything all day long, but with you all here, it didn’t feel boring.”
“…!!!”
“…!”
“…!!!”
All three of them looked at Yoo Sung-hyun, moved by his response.
To be honest, Yoo Sung-hyun had done all the fighting.
But to think he was such a warm person despite that.
Despite his epithet as the Demon King, all three were deeply moved.
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled softly.
He hadn’t summoned his minions, but seeing them react like this made them seem like his minions anyway.
With such thoughts, Yoo Sung-hyun raised his hand and spoke.
“Then let’s grab lunch and see each other again later.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun said this.
All three nodded in agreement, moved from the entrance of Floor 85 to the party hideout, and logged out individually.
From the broadcast, it seemed the other backup teams had also ended their streams the same way, and Yoo Sung-hyun logged out as well.
[The eternal world, Eternal World, will be waiting for you.]
4.
“Phew.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun came out like that.
Lee Geon-dong threw him a water bottle as if to say he’d done well, and Yoo Sung-hyun smiled softly as he caught it.
“Thanks.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun said this gratefully.
Lee Geon-dong tilted his head with a puzzled expression while looking at Yoo Sung-hyun.
“You’re not even sweating?”
Until now, he’d been going easy since he was matching the Michael Party’s pace, but even though he’d given it quite a bit of effort just now, Lee Geon-dong was bewildered to see Yoo Sung-hyun without a drop of sweat.
Other rankers and skilled players would be drenched in sweat when they came out after concentrating on hunting, but Yoo Sung-hyun wasn’t like that.
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Lee Geon-dong as if asking what he meant upon hearing his words.
So, curious, Lee Geon-dong asked Yoo Sung-hyun back.
“Weren’t you going all out?”
“Hmm, even when I go all out, I don’t really get drenched in sweat.”
“????Really? I guess there are cases like that too.”
Lee Geon-dong answered as if finding it fascinating, and Yoo Sung-hyun thought to himself.
‘Is it because of the souls’ memories?’
Even when going all out, he tended to be exhausted rather than drenched in sweat, so he let it pass.
There was probably something about Ghost or his constitution that made a difference.
I didn’t dwell on it much and moved on, and Geon-dong spoke to me.
“What do you want to do about food?”
“Hmm.”
Since there was another broadcast later, I couldn’t be bothered to cook.
I answered.
“Let’s go out and eat.”
“Nice. How about the Baekban Restaurant in front of the house?”
“Sure.”
I paused at his suggestion and checked the time.
It was 11:30, a bit early for lunch, but that was precisely why I thought the Baekban Restaurant would be empty, so I nodded in agreement.
Once I accepted, Geon-dong and I didn’t bother changing and simply shuffled out in our slippers, wearing the same clothes we had on.
Watching me look quite impressive despite the casual outfit and heading outside, Geon-dong clicked his tongue.
“Tsk.”
“What?”
“I’m jealous, man.”
“???”
I briefly wondered why he was being like that, but just let it pass.
This wasn’t something new from him, after all.
I decided to just move on with that thought.
Since it was literally the Baekban Restaurant right in front of the house, we arrived without walking far.
As the two of us entered.
“Oh my? Two handsome young men have arrived?”
“Yes. Two of us.”
“My goodness, what a lovely voice too~ Please, sit wherever you’re comfortable~”
The restaurant owner chuckled and headed to the kitchen, while Geon-dong sat down at a comfortable spot with an expression that said he’d expected nothing less.
This Baekban Restaurant had fewer side dishes, but the main dishes were quite generous and came in large portions.
That’s why I’d brought him here.
“The basic side dishes are a bit limited here, but the main courses are incredible.”
“Oh really?”
I answered casually without much thought.
Soon, braised pork, vegetable wraps, various side dishes, grilled fish, grilled aralia shoots, and sea urchin seaweed soup all arrived, and my eyes widened.
These weren’t few side dishes at all.
I looked at Geon-dong with exactly that expression.
He was looking at me with that peculiar expression—his face showing genuine indignation and frustration, yet simultaneously radiating joy at the abundance of side dishes and food.
“…Why are you like that?”
“…I’m jealous, man.”
I couldn’t understand Geon-dong’s answer and chuckled before starting to eat.
I had no way of knowing how things had been for me before.
As we ate, Geon-dong and I began what could loosely be called a meeting.
“So you’re saying you’ll clear up to Floor 90 today?”
“Hmm, I’d think so? Though they say the difficulty jumps every five floors, so I’m not entirely sure?”
“Still, you’ll reach the Deepest Part within three days?”
“Right, and that’s when things really matter.”
Racing against the Backup Team was merely secondary content.
Lord hunting was the true appeal of this content, after all.
The Backup Team and Michael Party had heard about it, so they were preparing as thoroughly as possible.
Though Michael Party was still considered weak.
Yoo Sung-hyun had taught them some methods he could handle.
Especially since Michael was still Legendary-grade, so I’d even shown him how to awaken his secret techniques.
Still, I was hopeful there would be some progress within three days.
In any case.
“Before we start the main content, you’ll probably win.”
“Well, that’s obvious.”
“…It’s true, but it’s kind of annoying to admit.”
“Well, it’s the truth.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun joked like that, Lee Geon-dong let out a soft laugh and nodded in acknowledgment.
As they ate and chatted about this and that.
Before long, they’d nearly finished their meal, and time had slipped away.
Since they hadn’t mentioned when to do the afternoon broadcast, there was no rush.
Though they’d arrived around 11:30, it was now past noon when the restaurant had grown crowded.
The two of them finished eating and spoke to the owner.
“We’ll pay.”
“Oh, of course.”
After paying the standard baekban price, Yoo Sung-hyun was somewhat surprised to find there was no additional charge and said.
“Ah, thank you. It was delicious.”
“Really was.”
“Oh my! We should be thanking you handsome boys for eating so well~”
“We’ll be back.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun and Lee Geon-dong said their farewells and left, the Baekban Restaurant owner watched them go with reluctance, but neither paid it much mind as they departed.
After leaving, Yoo Sung-hyun and Lee Geon-dong went to a nearby cafe, had a drink each, and continued their conversation before heading back.

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