The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 431

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Episode 431
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4.
Whether people made a fuss or not was of no concern to Yoo Sung-hyun.
There was the minor inconvenience of being recognized by those around me, true enough.
But I didn’t let such trivial matters weigh on me.
As long as I kept a low profile, there was no real problem, and I held genuine gratitude toward those who recognized me.
So whether the internet erupted with stories about me or people sang my praises,
I paid it no mind and spent my final night at Lee Geon-dong’s house before waking early the next morning.
At last, it was the day I would return home after a full two weeks away.
The remodeling had been completed by the tenth day, or so I was told.
But there had been an important live schedule to attend to.
So I’d stayed at Lee Geon-dong’s house in the meantime.
“Yaaawn, see you later.”
“Yeah.”
Since it was my last day, Lee Geon-dong also woke early to see me off.
I gathered my things and headed home, escorted by his farewell.
The distance wasn’t far to begin with, so I arrived quickly—and the house was certainly different from before.
The exterior had changed, and the usable floor space felt noticeably larger.
Moreover, each room now had a system air conditioner that hadn’t been there before, which I found quite satisfying.
“Oh.”
Despite my typically expressionless demeanor, I looked around with considerable surprise, and Yoo Mi-na greeted me warmly at the sight.
“Yoo Sung-hyun’s home?”
“Yeah, the live schedule’s done, so I came back.”
Yoo Mi-na had arrived long ago, so she showed no particular surprise.
Yet she was looking at me with a subtly peculiar expression.
It wasn’t the atmosphere of someone teasing me.
Rather,
it seemed like concern in her eyes.
I tilted my head at the sight of Yoo Mi-na, confused.
Seeing my reaction, my older sister Yoo Mi-na nodded as if she’d expected exactly this.
“Even for siblings, you two are this similar….”
“Why are you picking a fight first thing in the morning?”
I retorted, but
Yoo Mi-na spoke regardless.
“I got intel that single-ranked and double-ranked rankers are plotting to take you down.”
“Huh? Rankers?”
“Yeah, them.”
“Why me?”
??????
Yoo Mi-na, his older sister, glanced at Yoo Sung-hyun, wondering if he truly didn’t understand, but he was being completely sincere.
He tilted his head in confusion, as if asking why they would target him.
Watching this, Yoo Mi-na spoke with exasperation.
“Seriously, you’re just like that too. Even worse than me.”
“Why? I haven’t done anything wrong.”
“Well… I suppose that’s true.”
Yoo Mi-na started to argue but realized Yoo Sung-hyun had a point, so she abandoned her rebuttal.
How could he be so naive?
Shaking her head at her innocent brother, she explained.
“They’re trying to check you because they think their interests could be threatened.”
“Ah, I see.”
“How about I help you out?”
Though it was a sudden offer,
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at his sister Yoo Mi-na as if he’d expected this.
His sister had always been playful like a child, yet she reliably helped him whenever it mattered.
Yoo Sung-hyun shook his head as he looked at his sister Yoo Mi-na.
He appreciated her willingness to help.
“It’s fine. It’s my problem anyway, so I should handle it myself.”
“Hehe, that’s so like you, Sung-hyun.”
At his response, Yoo Mi-na smiled warmly, as if she’d known he’d say that.
Of course, she didn’t forget to add a warning.
“Still, the Tenth Region is dangerous, so make sure you can call on me anytime.”
“Sure, I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Hmm.”
Yoo Mi-na knew full well that Yoo Sung-hyun would never actually call her.
But she didn’t say anything about it.
She’d already told Luna to call her in case of emergency.
That should be enough.
Besides, starting from the Tenth Region, the system allowed summoning fellow guild members even from beyond that area.
So Yoo Mi-na wasn’t particularly worried.
And besides,
‘If it’s Sung-hyun’s abilities, he might just pull through somehow.’
She genuinely believed that.
She had witnessed Yoo Sung-hyun’s power firsthand in the Silverrain Territory not long ago.
Back then, he was slightly lacking compared to single-rank rankers.
But now he had grown.
She wondered what would happen if he faced the current single-rank rankers.
Moreover, this was the moment when the rankers were most dismissive of Yoo Sung-hyun.
That’s why she actually thought he had a chance of winning.
‘Well, besides, Sung-hyun said he’d handle it himself anyway.’
Yoo Mi-na cherished her younger brother and took good care of him.
However, she wasn’t the type to interfere excessively or be overprotective.
So she decided to let Yoo Sung-hyun handle things on his own.
As Yoo Mi-na entered her room to log in, she tilted her head in confusion upon seeing Yoo Sung-hyun unpacking his luggage and preparing to leave again.
Yoo Sung-hyun had just returned home, and now he was leaving again?
Finding it somewhat odd, she asked while watching him.
“Where are you going?”
“Oh, the bank contacted me, so I’m planning to visit them.”
A bank, all of a sudden?
She could have said that, but Yoo Mi-na nodded as if she had an inkling of what was happening.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s wealth had already accumulated considerably.
It made sense for the bank to call.
“Ah. You haven’t been doing anything lately, right?”
“Right. That’s probably why they called.”
“So how much have you accumulated by now?”
“I haven’t checked, so I’m not sure… wait?”
“You don’t even know your balance?”
Rather than respond to Yoo Mi-na’s words, Yoo Sung-hyun simply turned on his phone to check.
There, displayed on the screen, was:
[Nara Bank]
『Balance: 92,316,021,240 won』
“…?”
An absurd amount was displayed.
“One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand…, hundred million, billion, hundred… billion?”
“You’ve exceeded ninety billion?”
“…It’s ninety billion?”
“Wow, you’ve really accumulated a lot??? I heard you’re making more profit than me these days, and it seems to be true.”
“Phew.”
It was far too much money to be sitting in a simple checking account.
With nearly one hundred billion won in the account, the bank had every reason to be eager.
How many people in this era would simply leave such funds untouched without any financial management?
From the bank’s perspective, this was a massive goldmine.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression became somewhat uncomfortable as he looked at it.
He wondered what to do with all of it.
Reading his expression, Yoo Mi-na let out a soft chuckle and spoke.
“You don’t need to worry about that.”
“Really?”
As his older sister, Yoo Mi-na understood financial matters far better than he did.
For Yoo Sung-hyun, who still possessed a common person’s mindset, it was a difficult matter to grasp.
Understanding his predicament well, Yoo Mi-na proceeded to explain.
“Look, if you don’t convert to a corporate structure, you’ll lose over fifty percent anyway. If you just leave it as is, you just pay taxes—no problem there. But when the bank recommends various investment options, keeping about fifty percent and investing the rest isn’t a bad idea either.”
“Hmm, I understand. I should at least hear what they have to say.”
“Right, take care on your way~”
At Yoo Mi-na’s farewell, Yoo Sung-hyun acknowledged her words, unpacked his things, and headed back out.
Hearing Yoo Sung-hyun leave, Mother Lee Na-kyung and Father Yoo Kwang-jin, who hadn’t woken up yet, emerged from the master bedroom looking disappointed.
He’d come home after so long, yet he was leaving without even showing his face.
They glanced toward the entrance with a somewhat forlorn expression.
Well, wasn’t that just how children grew up?
“Hehe, Yoo Sung-hyun has grown so much.”
“Indeed he has.”
Yoo Kwang-jin gazed toward the entrance with a mixture of pride and subtle melancholy.
Then Lee Na-kyung smiled warmly and spoke.
“I’ll have breakfast ready in no time. Get ready for work quickly.”
“Yes, understood.”
Yoo Sung-hyun’s morning began quite early.
Thus, another harmonious family morning had begun.
5.
Yoo Sung-hyun had left home early in the morning.
Since he’d scheduled a meeting for this afternoon, he decided to handle some tasks in the morning and then head back.
He’d already informed the Backup Team beforehand.
There shouldn’t be any conflicts.
Since it was still early morning and the banks hadn’t opened yet, Yoo Sung-hyun enjoyed a leisurely drive for the first time in a while.
There were some congested sections on the commute route.
Still, the drive went smoothly enough, and he grabbed a simple breakfast at a nearby shop.
‘Should’ve eaten breakfast before leaving.’
Even with nearly a hundred billion won in his account, buying breakfast like this felt wasteful.
He couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.
Still, after finishing a quite satisfying and hearty meal, Yoo Sung-hyun felt content.
After 9 a.m., the banks began opening their doors.
Yoo Sung-hyun also spotted a bank branch near his home and headed there.
It wasn’t a place he frequented regularly, but it was a branch near home that he visited occasionally.
This branch was also the one that had contacted him.
Yoo Sung-hyun arrived at the bank branch and carefully entered.
Since the car was parked at home nearby and he’d walked here, there was nothing particularly eye-catching about his arrival.
Without wearing a mask, just a light hat, he wasn’t recognized, which he found somewhat fortunate as he glanced around.
Then.
‘There are quite a lot of people even this early?’
Seeing so many people—as if there were some kind of opening rush—he let out a small chuckle.
He had plenty of time anyway.
Thinking he could just wait, he casually took a number ticket.
A chiming sound rang out, and upon seeing the staggering twenty-one people waiting ahead of me, I took a seat in an empty chair.
I figured someone would call my name eventually, so I settled in to wait.
‘I should search for information about the Tenth Region while I’m here.’
Since the Eclipse Order might have cleared the Hidden Dungeon, I ran searches focused on that possibility, looking through various databases.
Fortunately, I found no such incidents, so I felt relieved and searched for other relevant information.
I was wondering what else might be necessary for strategy purposes.
At that moment, Yoo Sung-hyun had no idea.
That if one had over a hundred billion won in their account, there was no need to wait—one could simply go to the VIP dedicated counter.
And it wouldn’t take long before he discovered this truth.

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