The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 428

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Episode 428
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8.
The Despair Lord—one of the six cardinal sins of the Demon Realm, stolen away by Helena.
Count Marmon, who had been gathering its power, wore a satisfied smile.
The momentum of despair spreading across the world was far from ordinary.
“At last, you are awakening, Despair.”
He gathered those energies with considerable delight.
Should one call it the Orb of Despair?
As he gazed upon the dark and sinister sphere with satisfaction,
Count Marmon could sense it.
The aura of the Despair Lord emanating from far away.
The moment that aura escaped Mugan and manifested in reality, the entire surface world would surely overflow with the despair of the Demon Realm.
The demons who had ascended with him were already absorbing the despair.
If he simply recovered the despair in this manner?
“The Demon Realm could reclaim its former glory.”
Count Marmon gazed upon the orb with hopeful eyes, his expression sinister.
No matter how the current Overlord soared and thrived, there were limits to what could be accomplished.
Yet there was one thing that puzzled him.
“Why does Overpalace not move? I cannot fathom it.”
Even with the world’s restraining force, such interference would naturally weaken it.
Yet it remained still, which was peculiar.
Could there be some hidden scheme?
Such thoughts crossed his mind,
But since inaction benefited them for now,
He gave it little concern.
Then, at that moment.
Crack—!
A sharp sound of something shattering rang out, and Count Marmon lowered his head in bewilderment.
There, he could see a crack forming in the Orb of Despair held within his grasp.
“…Why?”
The instant Count Marmon’s eyes widened at this incomprehensible phenomenon,
Shatter———!!!
The orb shattered into countless fragments, scattering into the void and vanishing elsewhere.
As Count Marmon watched, wondering what had occurred, he turned his gaze in that direction.
It was toward Belhadam, the Mugan City where the Despair Lord had been sealed.
The despair was flowing in that direction?
He wondered if the Despair Lord had perhaps fully manifested, but it was not so.
Rather, the opposite.
“The power of the Despair Lord is…”
It was fading away.
Count Marmon stared at that direction as if unable to comprehend, while his subordinates quickly sent reports.
Messages from different people came in.
But they all meant the same thing.
-Count! The aura of despair has vanished!
-Count! The aura of despair is disappearing toward Belhadam!
-Count! Right now, all the despair spread across the world is being sucked into Belhadam!
The exact same phenomenon I had witnessed was unfolding.
There was only one possible conclusion.
“The Overlord has reclaimed the Despair Lord?”
An Overlord still in the early stages of growth, no less.
Absorbed despair?
The Grand Duke had said it would be impossible without talent as extraordinary as Helena’s.
Which meant.
“Someone with talent surpassing even that Helena?”
That couldn’t be right.
It simply couldn’t be.
A second Overlord possessing talent superior to that calamitous Witch.
Unbelievable.
But why then?
The chill running down Count Marmon’s spine showed no signs of subsiding.
And simultaneously, fear gripped him.
“What am I to tell the Grand Duke?”
I clenched my eyes shut.
But it was unavoidable.
There was no choice but to take another approach.
“Everyone, focus your efforts on searching for Gluttony.”
Another of the seven deadly sins.
By searching for Gluttony, I might be able to appease the Grand Duke’s wrath.
0.
Once Sung-hyun’s party ended the broadcast.
The Embris Party clenched their eyes shut in considerable frustration, trembling and grinding their teeth.
However, the Kyou Party didn’t appear particularly pleased either.
They had won, but it was far from a dominant victory.
If Embris had shown even a moment of better judgment—a bit more sense—it would have been entirely possible for Embris to win.
The Kyou Party’s expression was equally uncomfortable.
None of them looked like victors.
Watching them, Sung-hyun spoke.
“That was an excellent match for everyone.”
“…Thank you.”
“We need to work harder.”
Kyou and Embris said so, and I let out a dry laugh.
I sorted through the various circumstances.
From this Despair Lord event, they too had received substantial rewards.
The greatest of which was.
“Now that we’ve been issued passage permits, we can continue to assist you, Sung-hyun.”
Just as Luna said—they had been issued passage permits.
While the continent-wide event hadn’t ended with this, the strengthening of their individual skills wasn’t particularly significant.
What mattered was that I could finally serve as the Backup Team, standing beside Sung-hyun and offering support.
What could be more important than that?
I nodded in agreement.
And I was about to examine the newly acquired clues.
Just as I thought I’d finally defeated the Despair Lord and obtained the rewards.
“Um, Sung-hyun…”
Michael suddenly approached.
I looked at Michael to ask what was wrong, then suddenly expressed my gratitude.
“Thanks to you, Michael, I was able to enjoy some great content. I’m truly grateful.”
“Oh, don’t mention it. We’re the ones who should be grateful—thanks to you, we were able to join the Rapid Guild, and I even became a professional broadcast MC. But I came to tell you something.”
“Hmm?”
Tilting my head in curiosity about what he meant.
Michael spoke.
“Are you looking for something related to that swordsmanship technique you displayed earlier?”
“Huh? The Galaxy Sword Dance?”
At those words, I was startled and looked at Michael.
Seeing my expression as if asking how he knew this, Michael nodded as if confirming his suspicion.
Then.
“Actually, there was a party I was close with at my previous guild, and they once boasted about seeing a sword technique that contained the cosmos.”
“Huh?”
I wondered if he meant Nina, whom Nocturne kept with him.
But the story seemed odd.
“They discovered a Hidden Dungeon with such high difficulty that even the Eclipse Order kept it secret and hidden.”
“What?”
“I heard there’s a Hidden Raid Boss there that uses sword techniques containing the galaxy.”
At those words, my pupils trembled finely.
Traces of the Galaxy Sword Dance.
I wondered what this could possibly be, and in that moment, the clues I possessed aligned with this information, and a system message surfaced in my mind.
[Clues regarding the Fallen Lord are being synthesized.]
[Based on information about the Hidden Dungeon, the location is being identified.]
[You have realized it is located in Wishiris, the Tenth Region.]
[You have learned that the Fallen Lord possesses the Galaxy Sword Dance.]
[Location identified.]
My eyes widened as I read the system message.
Michael scratched his head and spoke.
“I only heard that it’s somewhere in Wishiris, but I couldn’t get the exact location… I’m sorry I could only help you this much.”
“No, that’s not it!!! This is more than enough!!!”
Rarely did I show such excitement.
Michael was startled but soon broke into a pleased smile.
I had received considerable favors from Michael.
He smiled, thinking it was fortunate that he could repay even a small portion of that debt in this way.
At the same time.
“Then I wish you the best of luck.”
Michael said that with a slight smile and bid farewell, and Michael’s Party left Mugan City like that.
Still located in Mugan City, I and my Backup Team were discussing everything comprehensively after hearing that.
We had obtained the objective to move to the next region.
There was plenty to talk about.
“So the next region would be Wishiris.”
“Should we scatter and search for the Hidden Dungeon?”
“Hmm, that would certainly save us time.”
As the three team leaders said that.
I shook my head.
Then all of them, including the three team leaders, looked at me with some anxiety.
Surely he wasn’t saying he’d go alone because he didn’t need them?
Unlike the Backup Team members who were worried he might say they weren’t needed.
I spoke to them.
“No, there’s no need for that. I already know the location. I received it as a reward.”
“Wow, I heard that job-related rewards are given that way, but it’s actually true?”
“Ah! So that’s why!”
“Hmm, that’s quite an impressive reward.”
Just as all three team leaders marveled, the team members were equally astonished.
Who would have thought they’d receive something like this as a reward?
There were other rewards too, but nothing more remarkable than this.
With that thought, I decided to leave Mugan City discreetly with the Backup Team.
Sure enough, seeing that Michael’s Party had come out, we quietly slipped through the crowd of surrounding users.
Then.
“So I’ll see you all tomorrow morning when we log in.”
I said that and logged out, and the others, seeming quite exhausted as well, logged out immediately.
I thought it had been quite entertaining.
As I came outside.
Lee Geon-dong was already waiting to greet me.
“Phew, good work. The response is amazing. Even the final match was a huge hit.”
“Is that so?”
I spoke with apparent indifference, yet my nod betrayed genuine amusement at the revelation.
Anyway.
“So what’s the next region?”
Lee Geon-dong, who had already heard some details from me, asked the question.
I chuckled and replied.
“The Despair Lord.”
“Oh? Despair?”
Lee Geon-dong’s excitement at encountering yet another novel concept was evident.
Yet a hint of regret colored his next words.
“It’s a shame, really. Today will be the last time we tackle something together here at home.”
“Right, they said the remodeling is finished.”
After all, I was returning home today.
Lee Geon-dong felt the loss, but made no attempt to stop me.
While it had been enjoyable, there were certainly inconveniences as well.
In any case.
“Then let’s throw a party today.”
Lee Geon-dong suggested this.
I nodded with a smile, agreeing readily.
A final day party was fitting, after all.
As I considered this, my thoughts turned elsewhere.
‘The Despair Lord and the Galaxy Sword Dance.’

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