The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 229

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[Eternal World will be waiting for your return.]

Seong read the logout message before stepping out of his VR capsule.

"Haaah..."

A deep sigh.

He looked more exhausted than usual.

It wasn’t from grinding too much.

That never tired him.

Then why?

Because—

He had spent too long sorting through his skills.

"I have way too many."

Even when he only counted combat-use skills—

He had 53.

Divided into utility, offense, buffs, and debuffs—

And yet, it was still overwhelming.

"What should I even add now?"

It wasn’t that he lacked anything.

In fact—

Thanks to Lord of Darkness, he could practically create skills on demand.

Of course, it consumed an absurd amount of mana.

But he had natural mana regeneration and skills to steal mana from enemies.

So it wasn’t a real problem.

Recently, he had started feeling like—

"I don’t even use all my skills properly."

He didn’t need to use all of them—

But he still had to make the right choices at the right time.

And yet, despite thinking all night, he couldn’t decide.

Since it was late, he logged out.

"I need to decide by tomorrow."

His head felt cluttered.

As he stepped into the living room, he saw Yu Mina standing there—

Grinning.

Her face said:

"If you need help, ask your older sister!"

Seong frowned.

"What?"

"You seem troubled."

"It’s nothing."

He brushed it off.

But—

"What? What is it? Need help? Hehehe."

Mina grinned mischievously.

Seong immediately turned away.

Not because he doubted her skills—

After all, she was a top-tier ranker.

But—

"If I ask for help, she’ll never let me hear the end of it."

Mina was too smug for that.

His knight-based skills were fine—

He had absorbed plenty of knight memories.

But magic was different.

He had Helena and Serpina’s knowledge, sure—

But it was too vast to fully comprehend.

So he needed more sources of knowledge.

"Maybe there’s a Grand Library for mages somewhere?"

If such a place existed—

He could absorb more mage memories.

But, unfortunately—

He had never found one.

Was there another way?

Deep in thought—

He suddenly had an idea.

His expression shifted.

Mina pouted.

"You never ask for help."

Seong ignored her.

She could be annoyed all she wanted.

That wasn’t his problem.

As the two bickered, their mother, Lee Na-gyeong, called out:

"Dinner’s ready! Come eat before it gets cold~"

"Ah, okay."

"Coming~"

Dinner was, as usual, a feast.

Seong sat down at the table.

His father, Yoo Gwang-jin, looked at him and asked—

"Is it going well?"

"Huh?"

"The game. Your results seem good..."

"Ah, yeah. I’m doing fine."

"Hmph. Just don’t push yourself too hard."

His father’s concern was clear.

He must have noticed Seong’s stress earlier.

Seong smirked slightly and nodded.

His father’s care was warm in a way that—

Made him feel lighter.

"Yeah, I won’t overdo it."

"Good."

His father awkwardly cleared his throat.

Meanwhile, their mother smiled warmly.

A peaceful family dinner.

Well—

Except for—

"Why don’t you say that to me too!?"

Mina whined.

Her father sighed.

"Mina, don’t overwork yourself. You’ve played longer than him, anyway."

As everyone laughed, another wholesome dinner came to an end.

This was why—

No matter what—

Seong always joined them for dinner.

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The Next Morning

The family’s morning was just as lively.

Seong woke up early, washed up, and went for a 10km run.

Then, after a shower and breakfast, he went straight to his capsule.

Mina did the same.

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His father, Yoo Gwang-jin, left for work.

And—

Seong logged in.

"Time to sort my skills properly."

He had realized something—

He wasn’t fully utilizing his combat potential.

So—

What was the best solution?

"Ask for advice."

If he couldn’t ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ comprehend all of Helena and Serpina’s knowledge—

Why not ask them directly?

They were right there.

With that thought—

Seong logged into Eternal World.

[Welcome to another world—Eternal World.]

[May fortune favor you, Player ‘Seong.’]

A welcome message greeted Seong.

He quickly dismissed it and looked around.

The outskirts of Sisvald.

After receiving an additional quest reward from Leon, he had returned to Sisvald.

Yet, despite being on the outskirts, the entire city was buzzing with noise.

Of course, it was expected.

The Equinox Knights had lost their leader overnight.

But in return, their former commander, Leon, had returned.

And with Ragna Eckrion’s crimes exposed, it was only natural for the city to be in an uproar.

“Holy shit! So there was a special quest?!”

“No wonder!!! A High Elf appeared!!!”

“Aaah!! The signs were all there!?”

Especially among the players, the excitement was reaching a fever pitch.

If I get caught, it’s going to be chaos.

It was astounding how much they had misinterpreted what happened last time, all because he had forgotten to conceal Silvanor’s appearance.

This time, he had to be extra careful.

From now on, he needed to always apply perception inhibition before walking around.

As he thought about that, another issue came to mind—reporting in at the knight order was going to be a hassle.

He had been showing up diligently until now.

Skipping today would be noticeable.

I guess returning to the order by tomorrow should be fine?

For now, he couldn’t leave the knights right away due to matters in Hindel.

And even if he had to, he could always ask Leon for help.

So he wasn’t too worried.

Instead of heading to the knight order, Seong left the city.

Right now, reinforcing his foundation was the priority.

Of course, it wasn’t that he was weak.

But—

I’m not performing at my full potential.

Being unable to use what he could use was a problem.

With that thought in mind, Seong soon arrived outside the city.

Without hesitation, he summoned Helena and Serpina.

A cyan portal opened, and from it stepped Helena—majestic, dignified—while Serpina followed behind her like a devoted attendant.

As soon as they saw Seong, they greeted him.

“Hey there!”

“Thank you for summoning me.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Seong returned their greetings with a nod, feeling genuinely glad to see them.

It had been a while since he last summoned them.

For Serpina, it must have felt like ages.

Though in reality, it had only been a day or two.

Either way—

Helena tilted her head slightly as if something seemed odd.

“By the way, you only summoned the two of us today?”

“Do you have business to attend to?”

Following Helena’s remark, Serpina also looked at him curiously.

Seong met their gazes and answered.

“I want you to teach me magic.”

“Magic?”

“Hm?”

Both of them gave him a puzzled look.

But since they were in a spiritual form and could read his thoughts,

They quickly understood what he meant.

“You’re asking how to use it, not just learn a skill?”

“Hmmm~ I see.”

As soon as they said that, their expressions shifted into amused smiles.

Seong looked at them, slightly wary.

Then, Serpina stepped back,

And Helena grinned as she took a step forward.

“There’s been a training craze in the Underworld lately, and now you want to join in too?! Great! I’ll teach you properly!!!”

Her excitement was overwhelming, almost to the point of bursting.

Seong instinctively gulped.

Something felt ominous.

As that thought crossed his mind, Helena muttered to herself with a smirk.

“I was getting jealous watching Old Man Drakanos have all the fun. This is perfect.”

“...?”

Something was off.

And what was that supposed to mean?

Feeling a growing sense of unease, Seong turned to Helena.

Meanwhile, Serpina was already busy preparing herself—defensive spells, barriers, anything to shield herself.

...Huh?

Seeing that, Seong felt even more unsettled and shifted his gaze back to Helena.

She flashed a bright, almost mischievous smile.

“You’re doing great so far, but your magic application is definitely lacking! But don’t worry—I’ll help you!”

“...Uh... How?”

“By attacking you repeatedly until you get better! Use your Lord of Darkness properly!”

At her words, an array of Heavenly Spears materialized above Seong’s head, densely packed, completely covering the sky.

“Huh?”

The sheer number of spears made it clear—if he didn’t defend himself, he was in serious trouble.

So this was Helena going all out.

No wonder Serpina had prepared her defenses!

Realizing the situation, Seong quickly considered his options.

With that many projectiles, using A Thousand Blood Blades to block seemed like the most efficient method.

Just as he was about to activate it—

“No! Use only Lord of Darkness!”

“...Oh.”

Seong winced.

He still wasn’t entirely accustomed to using Lord of Darkness.

Realizing his mistake, he quickly gathered darkness to block the incoming spears.

But—

The Heavenly Spears, which naturally had an elemental advantage, pierced through his darkness with ease, dispelling it as if mocking his efforts.

Countless spears rained down from the sky.

Darkness alone couldn’t withstand them.

And dodging wasn’t an option either—

“Lord of Darkness!”

Helena’s voice rang out again, demanding that he rely only on his darkness.

In that dire moment, Seong clenched his eyes shut, pulling on every ounce of darkness he could muster, trying to fend off the assault.

But—

It wasn’t enough.

The Heavenly Spears he failed to deflect—

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

“ARGH!”

Struck by the onslaught, Seong gritted his teeth and let out a pained cry.

“Haha! That won’t be nearly enough! You need to overcome your elemental disadvantage if you want true mastery! One more round!”

Laughing, Helena summoned yet another wave of Heavenly Spears, even denser than before.

Seong’s face turned pale.

...He had made a terrible mistake.