The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 77

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Episode 77
Episode 77
Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his cheek as if bewildered.
What could I do about it?
It wasn’t as though I could voluntarily return it.
Strictly speaking, wasn’t this the developer’s fault for creating the skill incorrectly?
If it got nerfed later, I should at least demand compensation, even if I couldn’t lodge a formal complaint.
‘So the remaining rewards are titles? Oh, and there’s the information disclosure too.’
The title I obtained from defeating Crescentra and the unprecedented title I acquired from raiding the Treasure Vault before—two titles in total, and finally the information disclosure.
I could ask Rapid about the information disclosure later during consultation.
The only things truly left were the two titles.
First, I opened the title I obtained from raiding the Treasure Vault.
Was it called the Tomb Raider King?
Since I had cleared the acquisition text before entering combat and couldn’t see it, I immediately opened the title’s effect.
『Tomb Raider King』
→《Legendary+》
→A title bestowed upon the user who was the first in Eternal World to perfectly infiltrate a Treasure Vault guarded by a Raid Boss.
→Because it was the first infiltration, the rank was slightly elevated from the existing grade.
→When obtaining rewards from a Raid Boss or dungeon, there is a 12% chance that the reward’s grade increases.
→Disables any trap up to six times per day.
‘Grade increase?’
An effect that raises the grade of rewards when obtained—how remarkable.
The probability wasn’t particularly low either.
A full 12%.
I could obtain three types of rewards per raid.
Roughly speaking, if I raided three times, one reward might have its grade elevated.
On top of that, I could disable any trap up to six times per day.
It was quite an excellent effect.
It wasn’t called Legendary+ for nothing.
‘This is incredibly good.’
Next, I opened the Slayer title I obtained from defeating Crescentra.
The Anemor Slayer title I had obtained before was also excellent.
I opened the title with eager anticipation.
『Crescentra Slayer』
→《Legendary》
→A title bestowed upon the user who was the first to vanquish the 『Ancient Royal Guardian Golem, Crescentra』.
→Can use Crystal Skin five times per day.
→Can use Extreme Flame and Extreme Limit once per day.
→Defense +20% increase.
→Attack power +10% increase when using swordcraft.
‘So Extreme Heat and Extreme Limit are the Phase 2 skills, then.’
It was difficult to call them ultimate abilities.
They were skills with rather annoying effects.
Yet I managed to obtain them like this.
There was also Crystal Skin, but it was merely a simple defense increase.
It didn’t seem particularly useful.
After all, there were no enemies capable of reaching me in combat.
In any case, having it wouldn’t hurt.
Finally, a +10% attack power increase when using swordsmanship.
‘That’s the most ambiguous one.’
In Eternal World, swordsmanship doesn’t simply mean the act of wielding a sword.
It refers to swordsmanship skills.
I didn’t have any swordsmanship skills yet.
It’s unfortunate, but it might prove useful later.
Having confirmed all the rewards and finished the raid,
‘Now….’
I was thinking about what to do next.
[An alarm sounds from outside.]
[The set time has arrived.]
‘Oh right. Time already….’
The appointed time had already come.
Between raiding the Treasure Vault and running the raid,
I hadn’t noticed the time slipping away.
I should start preparing to leave soon.
Since I’d set the alarm beforehand, I won’t be late if I start preparing now.
The video to send to Rapid was also ready.
I sent the previous Anemor raid footage along with it before logging out.
[The Eternal World awaits your return.]
‘Ah, I forgot to send a message.’
I can send it via phone.
Let me get ready first.
When I send the message this time, I should also ask about information disclosure.
0.
A room decorated quite cutely.
Anyone looking at it would call it a woman’s room.
But there was a capsule.
A computer.
Filled with various tools, the cutely decorated room seemed somewhat faded, though its owner paid it no mind.
Rising from the neatly arranged bed without a thought of tidying the blankets, the room’s owner stretched immediately upon waking.
Crack.
A dull crack.
Snap! Snap!
Sounds nearly like my joints were tearing apart, accompanied by an aching creak that rippled through my body.
How could a simple stretch produce such sounds?
I was nothing but scrap metal.
Rapid—or rather, An Yoo-jin, the owner of this rusted body—stared at the screen with weary eyes.
Why was I working while looking at the computer even though I had logged out and was resting at home?
The answer was obvious.
Work had piled up.
“Sigh…”
Did you say work piled up because I hadn’t done it?
That couldn’t be further from the truth.
I prided myself on working more diligently than anyone.
Yet the work still accumulated because of a workload that transcended human limits.
Simply put, there was far too much work.
An Yoo-jin stared at the screen, dreading what new incidents might have occurred today.
Two new videos had arrived.
“…?”
What could they be?
Were there videos that should have come?
Perhaps I hadn’t fully woken up yet.
My mind wasn’t functioning properly.
After the videos arrived, there was also a message that came much later, so I checked that first.
[Yoo Sung-hyun – Hello, I sent you the Anemor raid video from yesterday and the hidden raid video from today. By the way, I heard that information about the hidden raid can be disclosed? So I wasn’t sure what to do and left this message.]
“??????”
Was what he said yesterday really true?
He did a raid for the first time yesterday and actually discovered a hidden raid too.
Did that even make sense?
But what could I do if I didn’t believe it?
He said he did it.
An Yoo-jin wiped her tired face, too lazy to even wash up.
She grabbed a wet tissue from beside the computer, hastily wiped away the sleep from her eyes and her face, put on her glasses, and watched the videos he had sent.
I watched the Anemor video first.
I already knew the result, but regardless, I needed to see just how strong Yoo Sung-hyun was.
Upon seeing it, I let out a dumbfounded laugh, utterly deflated.
“Good grief.”
It was absurd.
This was even more ridiculous than Yoo-na—or rather, Mina.
When Mina first appeared, everyone around made a huge fuss, calling her a genius of the century.
So what was Yoo Sung-hyun?
Am I becoming the Demon King of the century?
‘The Luna Team didn’t volunteer as backup for nothing.’
Looking at this, it was natural for confidence to evaporate.
An Yoo-jin, who didn’t even engage in combat and merely contributed to the guild as an alchemist and enchanter while focusing on guild operations, found it utterly absurd.
Was that why?
An Yoo-jin hovered over another video.
Her mouse cursor lingered over the Hidden Raid Boss footage, but she couldn’t bring herself to click.
How much chaos had unfolded in this one?
Her trembling heart wouldn’t let her click.
But what choice did she have?
‘I have to watch it to edit it.’
With a haggard expression, she clicked the video.
The moment the Crystal Palace appeared on screen, an exclamation burst from her lips.
“What?! What is this?!”
Her sleep was already shattered by the Anemor raid earlier.
But this felt like waking up all over again.
Was this a dream?
A dreamlike, mysterious, and beautiful palace.
From Yoo Sung-hyun entering the Crystal Palace—which wouldn’t seem out of place in a dream—and heading into the Treasure Vault first, all the way to defeating the raid boss.
Setting aside the beautiful scenery, every detail of the content was absurd.
What was that skill with such overwhelming power?
What kind of boss remained unscathed after taking that hit?
What kind of battle was this?
An Yoo-jin watched without blinking, as if she couldn’t take a single breath.
She knew better than anyone that Yoo Sung-hyun had never gone all out like this, so she couldn’t help but be astonished.
Wouldn’t this hit a hundred million views even without editing?
An Yoo-jin swallowed hard and first checked the video to upload today.
Starting with the Echo Willow discipline video through the Fortress of the Past footage.
Honestly, she doubted anything surpassing the Fortress of the Past would come out anytime soon.
There had been plenty of promotion outside the video too.
But after seeing this Crystal Palace raid, her thoughts changed.
This would definitely blow up.
So she needed to draw attention with the Fortress of the Past video first.
‘The Echo Willow discipline video needs an attention-grabbing title too, and for the Fortress of the Past, just specifying “clear” would work, but if I don’t reveal that and upload it under the name “Demon King’s Fortress of the Past,” it’ll still draw attention.’
After running through these calculations, she finalized the edited version and uploaded it to MyTube.
She even hastily created and added a teaser at the end.
The response would be explosive, right?
Rapid watched the upload process with that thought in mind.
The file size was large, but it uploaded in less than an hour.
It would be up soon.
The first video to be uploaded was Echo Willow’s educational content, and the title was simple.
[Echo Willow Newbies VS Rapid Guild Newbies]
Comparisons had always been excellent bait since ancient times.
It was a brilliant hook that also leveraged Echo Willow’s notorious reputation.
As for the Fortress of the Past video, I kept the title deliberately understated.
[Rapid’s Demon King, Fortress of the Past]
After all, the word “clear” was already powerful bait on its own.
An Yoo-jin smiled as she watched the upload progress bar climb.
‘I wonder how many more subscribers this will bring.’
Thanks to Yoo Sung-hyun, she had gained 1.5 million more subscribers since then, bringing her close to 22 million total.
But if the Fortress of the Past gets promoted here too?
The results would exceed even my wildest imagination.
And if raid videos go live later?
‘I need to send him an updated contract soon.’
I know he’s not going anywhere.
But with everything he’s doing, I just want to raise his terms quickly.
Well, that’s why An Yoo-jin ends up working late every day.
But it’s her guild and her company growing, after all.
Anyway, I need to log back in and handle some business.
“Phew.”
Once this uploads, things will get even more hectic.
Then An Yoo-jin suddenly remembered something.
‘Come to think of it, since he used his real name as his ID, will people recognize him?’
I was slightly worried about it.
But Yoo Sung-hyun isn’t exactly a rare name—it’s quite common.
Given his personality, even if people around him found out, he probably wouldn’t care much.
I should just leave it alone.
1.
A group of quite young people were gathered together chatting.
It wasn’t an alumni reunion, but rather a gathering of university classmates and club members.
It was the Web Readers club meeting day—a web novel reading club.
Today was Yoo Sung-hyun’s first time attending after returning from military service, so everyone was excited.
Everyone had a cheerful air about them.
Starting with Lee Su-jung, who had long hair and an elegant appearance from when I saw her at the restaurant with Yoo Sung-hyun.
Seo Yu-jin with her short bob cut and pale complexion.
Jung Ha-rin with her dyed blonde hair and somewhat sharp appearance.
Lee Chul-min with his dark complexion and short athletic haircut.
And finally Song Jae-min, who had quite long hair for a man and fair skin.
Yoo Sung-hyun was also a member of the Web Readers club.
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen Yoo Sung-hyun. How do I put it? He’s become more masculine.”
“Is that from your military service?”
“Hey, doesn’t that make me more manly then?”
“You’re more like a wild beast.”
As the girls stared at him coldly, Lee Chul-min drooped his head with a dejected expression.
It was true that competing with Yoo Sung-hyun was a bit difficult.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s popularity was quite well-known even at school.
It wasn’t just that he was handsome—he was fundamentally kind, yet there was something about him that made it hard to get close to, if that makes sense.
He was always composed and calm.
That’s how his friends treated him.
Friends he’d known since high school or earlier understood his nature and accepted it, but.
His university classmates and juniors tended to find him even more popular because of that mysterious aura.
“Lee Su-jung is really glad to see Yoo Sung-hyun after so long.”
At Seo Yu-jin’s words, Lee Su-jung nodded her head with satisfaction.
Between the two of them, Song Jae-min asked with a puzzled expression.
“Isn’t that right? Still, he kept in touch pretty often in the club chat, so wouldn’t he have shown up?”
Song Jae-min made a reasonable guess.
However, Seo Yu-jin objected.
“Hey! Did Yoo Sung-hyun ever come here that often?”
“Well… when asked, he did come out pretty readily.”
“But was it easy to ask him!?”
“I guess not.”
“Lee Su-jung did a great job!”
Apparently quite excited, they were all chattering noisily.
Then.
Jung Ha-rin, who hadn’t said a word until now, spoke up with a slightly aloof expression.
“I wonder if Yoo Sung-hyun plays Eternal World too?”

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