The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 403

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Episode 403
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5.
As Michael had announced, the afternoon broadcast proceeded for three hours and concluded successfully.
After finishing the first day’s broadcast, everyone’s records were laid bare on the Mugan Rankings.
[Mugan Rankings]
[1st Place – Michael Party: 89th Floor]
[2nd Place – Demon King Backup Team 1 Luna Party: 87th Floor]
[Tied 3rd Place – Demon King Backup Team 2 Kyou Party: 86th Floor]
[Tied 3rd Place – Demon King Backup Team 3 Embris Party: 86th Floor]
[5th Place – Chungwi Party: 79th Floor]
The Michael Party, which included Yoo Sung-hyun, had cleared all the way to the 90th Floor.
And hot on their heels, the Luna Party had cleared the 87th Floor.
The Kyou and Embris Parties had cleared the 86th Floor.
With the broadcast concluding so triumphantly, both domestic and international communities erupted into chaos.
The extraordinary prowess of Yoo Sung-hyun, known as the Demon King, and the revelation that the Demon King’s backup parties were on par with the first-tier teams of most other guilds spread like wildfire.
[Title – Demon King Backup Party… Is This Actually Real?]
[Author – Village Summoner]
『Why would someone with that level of skill even be on a backup party???
From what I saw, they could probably devour most first-tier teams….
Honestly, even Rapid’s first-tier doesn’t seem to compare to the backup team….
In terms of pure ability, isn’t that right???』
[Auto-Hunt Addict: I agree. They honestly seemed stronger than the first-tier???]
└[Village Summoner (Author): Right????]
└[Regen Watcher: Are first-tier teams a joke?????]
└[Village Summoner (Author): Didn’t you watch the live? If you had, you’d be singing a different tune;;;]
└[Regen Watcher: What happened????]
└[Dungeon Silence: Please;;;;; just watch and stop talking;;;;]
[Spell Sword Knight: Honestly, I admit they devour first-tier teams. After all, each team has a captain at Almighty rank and three members at Legendary rank, so of course they’d devour first-tier;;;;]
└[Regen Watcher: Is that real??? The captain is Almighty class and all the team members are Legendary????]
└[Village Summoner (Author): Yeah, have you been living under a rock?]
Previously, there had been a tendency to only hype up Yoo Sung-hyun, but now things were different.
The backup teams displayed such exceptional prowess.
Naturally, comparisons with other first-tier teams became inevitable.
And so, inevitably, the market value of Yoo Sung-hyun and the backup teams could only rise day by day.
The Floor Bosses of Mugan, who could be called the bosses of the tower, were displaying the presence of at least Hidden Raid Boss-tier monsters, and the fact that mere four-person parties were breaking through them made no sense whatsoever.
Because of this, their value could only continue to climb.
And then.
[Title – Rapid… This Is No Joke;;;]
[Author – Fist Healer]
『It seems like right now, just combining the Demon King and Demon King Backup Team’s forces could sweep away any Large Guild???
People calling the Demon King a bubble seem to be increasing noticeably….
It seems like they’re just blinded by jealousy looking at the Demon King’s appearance.
Honestly, didn’t you get a sense of it after seeing the Silvaleyn War this time???
No, considering that he defeated the World Raid Boss alone in the first place, his majesty is enormous, but I don’t understand why he is being discounted so much ㅇㅇㅇ
She’s truly an extraordinary figure who could beat Yoo-na within Korea.
Honestly, it’s something she could even do to the Single Ranker #1, so why all this baseless criticism???』
[Barebones Tanker : Simply because he’s handsome…]
[Wide-area DPS Tanker : Because he’s handsome…]
[Mage Provocation : Sigh, I’m jealous though…]
[Yeon: Shouldn’t we ban handsome guys from gaming???? Seriously, this is so damn frustrating]
└[Assassination Master Blacksmith : You’re quite angry;;;;]
└[Pitcher Without Armor: Honestly, I’m mad too lol]
“└[Assassination Blacksmith: Yeah, honestly me too.]”
└[Arrowless Archer : Don’t say anything bad about my oppa!!!]
└[Summoner Without Summoning: LOLOLOL Now the Ma-soon fans are gonna increase… But ngl, even though I’m a guy I think I’d fall for her… She’s seriously cool]
└[Healer’s Death : That’s so…]
The posts that had been dismissing Yoo Sung-hyun gradually began to disappear.
Until now, compared to the magnificence Yoo Sung-hyun had displayed, one could tell he had been quite underestimated.
Now conversations were happening at a level similar to the Single Rankers.
It wasn’t something happening only in Korea or East Asia.
His fame was gradually spreading among people worldwide who loved Eternal World.
Of course, Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t feel the weight of that fame much.
There simply weren’t people around him mentioning it.
But now things were changing slightly.
6.
“Huh?! Yo, you wouldn’t happen to be the Demon King, would you?”
“What???”
Yoo Sung-hyun, who rarely got surprised or flustered or confused, couldn’t help but be taken aback by this.
Honestly, wasn’t this the kind of thing you’d never hear in real life?
Yoo Sung-hyun, who had come out with Geon-dong to grab dinner, looked at the woman with bewilderment.
He wondered if she was crazy, but while she seemed somewhat excited and enthusiastic, she had a neat appearance that didn’t look crazy at all.
However.
At that strange question—”You wouldn’t happen to be the Demon King?”—Yoo Sung-hyun blinked as he looked at the woman approaching him.
At the sight of Yoo Sung-hyun blinking as if asking what on earth she meant.
The woman who had approached let out a very satisfied shriek.
“Kyaa!! That’s right, isn’t it!? The Demon King of Rapid!?”
“Yes? Ah… Yes, that’s correct….”
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s words, the woman became even more excited, and her companions, rather than stopping her, actually started gasping in surprise and making a fuss.
“Wow, this is insane!!!”
“I-I’ve never seen a celebrity in person!!!”
“Wow!! Demon King!!! I’m a fan!!”
Watching the woman’s companions make such a fuss, Yoo Sung-hyun accepted their greetings with a bewildered expression, lowering his head slightly.
“Th-thank you.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun stammered awkwardly.
Lee Geon-dong quietly spoke from beside him.
“Hey, let’s get out of here.”
“Yeah.”
Thinking it seemed like a good idea, I tried to slip away.
“Um, would you possibly take a photo with us???”
At the woman’s earnest request, Yoo Sung-hyun looked uncertainly at Lee Geon-dong.
Lee Geon-dong, experiencing this for the first time himself, blinked rapidly.
I wondered what harm a photo could do.
But then I thought, why would I refuse? So without thinking, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded.
“Yes, of course.”
“Kyaaaa! Thank you!!!”
“Us too, please take a photo with us!!!”
“M-me too!”
Not just the woman, but her entire group—including the men—said the same, and Yoo Sung-hyun found himself nodding without realizing it.
Before I knew it, I was taking photos on the street.
Several passersby began to notice and whisper.
It was inevitable.
People were requesting photos and squealing with excitement.
Of course attention would be drawn to such a scene.
“What??? A celebrity???”
“Huh? The D-Demon King.”
“The Demon King?”
While few people didn’t play Eternal World, there were certainly some, and they tilted their heads at the unfamiliar title.
The people nearby explained.
“He’s really famous in Eternal World. Wow, and he’s even more handsome in person? No, he’s exactly the same???”
“Wow, he really is handsome. Is he famous for his looks?”
“No, for his skill.”
“????With that face???”
“Exactly!”
Listening to the person who answered grow slightly irritated, I couldn’t help but think that the world truly was unfair.
I could see people beginning to gather.
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Lee Geon-dong and spoke.
“Hey, let’s get out of here fast.”
“Y-yeah.”
As attention began focusing on Yoo Sung-hyun, I realized we wouldn’t be able to eat at this rate and quickly made our escape.
At least there was one silver lining.
“…Still, I’m grateful I dressed up since we were coming out for dinner.”
“…Right.”
Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t help but agree with Geon-dong’s sentiment.
We’d come out to celebrate the successful first live stream with An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin, but I never expected to draw this much attention.
Since neither of them had anticipated this, I had no choice but to hastily purchase a hat and mask from a street vendor.
I knew some people would recognize me once my face was revealed.
But I never imagined it would happen this quickly.
Think about it.
Just today alone, nearly fifty million viewers watched my face, even accounting for the high proportion of international viewers.
Moreover, I wasn’t just some famous streamer—I was the Demon King of Rapid, someone anyone who played Eternal World had heard of at least once.
The ripple effect was enormous.
“Wow… I didn’t expect it to be this bad….”
“Right.”
I muttered in agreement with Geon-dong’s words, clearly flustered.
Still, with the hat covering my face.
No one could definitively recognize me.
My face was completely hidden, and since this was my first day revealing it.
Not many people could see through this level of disguise.
While I was standing there awkwardly.
When Geon-dong and I noticed a considerable crowd gathering at our meeting spot and exchanged a worried glance before heading over, sure enough.
“Wow!!! It’s Luna!!!”
“The Luna from the Demon King Backup Team? That Luna???”
“Wow, she’s even prettier in person!?”
“S-sorry, but could you please move aside???”
Luna—or rather, An Yu-bin—was clearly uncomfortable as many people recognized her.
But when An Yu-bin asked them to move, they politely stepped aside.
It felt like meeting a celebrity, but the crowd seemed to maintain decent order.
Seeing their predicament, Geon-dong and I quickly bought hats and masks, fitted them on An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin, and as I skillfully evaded through the crowd, no one followed us anymore.
Once we’d brought them to safety.
“Phew, what on earth was that???”
“Oh my, I had no idea it would be like this….”
“Right.”
“At least there weren’t any obsessive fans, so that’s a relief.”
It truly was a blessing in disguise.
I’d managed to slip away before the crowd gathered, while An Yoo-jin and An Yu-bin had been waiting when it happened.
If an obsessive fan had shown up, it would have been quite troublesome.
I wore a clearly flustered expression watching them.
I wondered if I should have kept my face hidden, but since nothing serious had happened yet.
“Still, it’s a bit embarrassing but also gratifying that people recognize us.”
When Yoo Sung-hyun spoke, An Yu-bin nodded as if sharing the same sentiment.
Still, there was no helping the annoyance.
Now I understood why Yoo Mi-na went around with her face covered.
But An Yu-bin and Yoo Sung-hyun had been exposed openly without such precautions.
I wondered what would happen going forward.
“Let’s go grab some food first.”
Standing here wouldn’t solve anything anyway.
Everyone nodded at Geon-dong’s words and agreed.
“Sounds good. Let’s go eat.”
“Sounds good.”
“Sure.”
They all responded in agreement and headed toward the restaurant Geon-dong had recommended once again.
Of course, wearing masks and hats.
Fortunately, even this much was enough to keep people from recognizing them, allowing them to move about comfortably.

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