The Game of the Greatest Black Mage-Chapter 323

Chapter 323

0.

After hanging out with his friends after a long time.

Although he didn't drink, he felt a strange stiffness throughout his body.

“Hooooo.”

Seonghyun breathed out like that and stretched.

He was supposed to meet Barbaros this morning.

So he woke up early and did his morning routine.

After a light run and a shower.

His mother, Lee Nakyeong, had prepared breakfast from early in the morning as expected.

As Seonghyun sat at the dining table.

Looking at the soup bowl, he could feel his mother's love.

He hadn't come home drunk yesterday.

But she must have thought he drank while hanging out with his friends, because it was dried pollack soup.

‘It’ll be refreshing.’

As Seonghyun thought that and waited.

Not long after, his father, Yoo Gwangjin, and his sister, Yoo Mina, came out and sat at the table.

“Everyone, enjoy your meal~”

“I will eat well.”

“I’ll eat well, honey.”

As they talked and each took a sip of the soup.

Even though he hadn't drunk, he felt like he was getting over a hangover due to the refreshing taste.

His father, Yoo Gwangjin, also seemed quite pleased as he ate.

Yoo Mina suddenly asked Seonghyun.

“Still in the library?”

“Huh? Ah, yeah, I’m still in the middle of a quest.”

“How far have you cleared?”

“I’m at the Almighty rank now.”

“Oh, you’re fast, aren’t you?”

Just as the conversation was about to die down.

Something suddenly occurred to Seonghyun.

The information he had heard from the Rieskan Kingdom in the past within the scenario book.

One of them was the city of Badia.

Since it was also one of the seven cities.

Seonghyun looked at his sister, Yoo Mina, and asked.

“Sis, do you happen to know about Badia?”

“Badia? Ah, the war city?” 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

“Yeah.”

Hearing Seonghyun's words, Yoo Mina thought hard, wondering if she had heard anything about it.

She tilted her head.

“Other than it being a place where the Rieskan Kingdom and the Valion Empire fight day in and day out... I don't really know?”

“Ah, really?”

“Yeah, other than the information you can find by searching, I don't know either?”

For his sister to say that meant there was really nothing known.

Seonghyun said he understood and continued his meal.

He would have to look into it after this Necromancer Lord story was over.

Even though there was no information he could get by going there.

‘If the Rieskan Kingdom is still being put to good use, then it's a different story.’

From what he had gathered, it was known as a war city where the Rieskan Kingdom and the Valion Empire had been fighting day in and day out since the time of Helena.

A place to announce their national power, perhaps?

That was the lore.

To the users, it was simply a war-themed city.

But there could be something else hidden there.

Seonghyun organized the information separately and put it aside for now.

He wasn't going to the city of Badia now.

For now, just.

‘Let’s just focus on the Necromancer Lord quest.’

1.

15 minutes before the promised time.

Barbaros logged in, looked around, and smiled broadly upon seeing that Seonghyun had not yet arrived.

He had arrived first today as well.

Then, Barbaros was examining the books around him and picking out titles.

This was what Barbaros did, deliberately coming before Seonghyun.

To organize the locations and titles of the books and at least read the titles.

After about 10 minutes of doing so.

Seonghyun also arrived at the Legendary library.

“Ah! You’re here!”

“You’re early today too.”

“Hehe, I just like coming early.”

“Aha.”

He replied to Barbaros's words nonchalantly.

Seonghyun said.

“Then shall we go straight to the Almighty rank library?”

“Yes! Sounds great!”

“I have a feeling this will take a long time again.”

Since it was quite an epic.

He had that thought.

Especially since even the Legendary rank took more time than expected.

Wouldn't it be the same this time?

As he was thinking that.

Barbaros also nodded his head.

“Probably. If it’s Almighty, wouldn't it take about three days?”

“Hmm.”

Since today is Friday.

If we include today, will it end on Sunday?

The company dinner was on Monday.

It would be great if it ended just like that.

Thinking so, Seonghyun nodded his head.

“Let’s try to clear it without as much delay as possible. Though it can’t be helped if it takes a long time.”

“Actually, I find it fun even if it’s long, hehe. It’s okay.”

“Shall we go then?”

“Yes!”

It was Barbaros, who felt his mood lift as if he had become the protagonist of this story with Seonghyun.

He didn't really care about anything else.

Finally, as Seonghyun and Barbaros headed to the Almighty rank library.

Barbaros briefly explained.

“I’ve only heard about the out-of-rank library that comes after the Almighty rank, but it seems it's not more difficult than Almighty.”

“Then...?”

“It's probably a special dungeon or something like that. Still, the fact that it comes after Almighty must mean there are much better rewards, right?”

“Oho.”

He also thought about checking out Badia after this Necromancer Lord quest was over and then coming back.

Well, it would be a bit disappointing if it involved leveling.

In any case.

Keeping it in mind, Seonghyun and Barbaros were able to arrive at the Almighty library.

Then, just like with the other ranks, a message visible only to Seonghyun appeared.

[The last trace of the 『Necromancer Lord』 remains.]

[Find the Almighty rank story, 『War with the Demon Realm』.]

“!?”

Seeing the title of the book, Seonghyun couldn't help but be surprised.

A war with the Demon Realm?​

He had thought it would be difficult for Will Baghdad alone.

What on earth happened?

As Seonghyun was having such thoughts there.

Barbaros looked at Seonghyun and asked back.

“What’s wrong? Did you see the next book title?!”

Since Seonghyun had mentioned it was a related quest before.

Barbaros also knew that Seonghyun was getting clues.

So he asked.

Seonghyun nodded and answered.

“I’ve found out the next book title.”

“Ooh!? What’s the title this time!?”

At Barbaros’s words, Seonghyun told him.

“It's War with the Demon Realm.”

“Heok!?”

Are they now going beyond demons and waging war against the Demon Realm?

And naturally.

“Will Will be able to handle it? It seems difficult for Will alone...”

“He said he was going to find Helena at the end, so maybe Helena is the one waging the war?”

As Seonghyun speculated and said that.

Barbaros also nodded his head.

In fact, that was the logical conclusion.

Since this was the first time for Barbaros here as well.

“Then shall we split up and look for it?”

“Yes! Sounds good!”

As Seonghyun said so and Barbaros accepted.

They were splitting up and examining the book titles.

Just then, Helena herself made an appearance.

-...Yeah, that’s right. The reason I said I was busy was because of the war.

How on earth did a war with the demons start?

Seonghyun tried to listen to Helena's words while continuing to search for the book.

‘What happened?’

-The Demon Archduke who joined hands with both the Sword Saint of the present era and the Sword Saint of my time, Giorden, is the same person. And the one who waged war against me is also the same person.

‘Ah? In that case...’

-Yes, he probably thought he could take care of me and attacked, right?

As he continued to listen to the story.

He could understand it vividly.

Wasn't it the person herself who had appeared and told the story?

Thanks to that, Seonghyun was also able to learn about the detailed circumstances.

The time was the past that Seonghyun had also experienced.

It was after Helena had put the Dark Fortress Noctrinium into the underworld, as if creating the Gorge of Despair.

There was a being who came to pick a fight with Helena, who was enjoying a leisurely time while residing in the different dimension of the underworld.

It seemed that while she was in the middle world, it didn't matter much.

But in Helena's underworld, which could connect to anywhere, it was easy to connect to the Demon Realm or Hell, and thanks to that, a Demon Archduke came to pick a fight with Helena.

The struggle of the demons to become the Demon King, the king of the Demon Realm which had been vacant for thousands of years, continued.

And there were a total of three Demon Archdukes who could be called candidates for the Demon King.

And the one who could be said to be the most promising among them, annoyed by Helena being called the Demon King in the middle world, came to pick a fight.

-Come to find out, the reason the existence of the Demon King was vacant was not that there was no one worthy of being the Demon King, but that there had to be a narrative, just like how you are making him succeed the Necromancer Lord this time.

‘So the Archduke joined hands with the Rieskan Kingdom and gave you the title of Demon King?’

-That's right, he probably wanted to kill me and take the position of Demon King.

But as everyone knows, the Archduke's plan ended in failure.

And the event of that time was this very 『War with the Demon Realm』.

A war in which Will also participated.

And also the final chapter for succeeding the Necromancer Lord.

Seonghyun felt that and nodded his head.

For that reason, the Archduke had tried to kill Helena.

And the Rieskan Kingdom and the Sword Saints had done so because they were bothered by Helena and the Over Palace.

‘Should I say it's selfish?’

‘Should I say it's too greedy?’

He knew it was a game.

But Seonghyun shook his head as if he were a bit sick of the all-too-human aspect of it.

In the midst of that.

He was able to find it.

『War with the Demon Realm』

As Seonghyun found the book and shouted.

“Oh!? I found it!”

“What!? I-I’m coming!”

Barbaros rushed over in a hurry.

Looking at the book, both of them had joyful expressions and opened the book as if without any hesitation.

Then, a message appeared.

[The scenario of 『War with the Demon Realm』 begins.]

Afterward, as soon as the scenario began.

They were able to enter an ashen world where time seemed to have stopped for a moment.

And in front of the two, a story began like a video being played.

Will Baghdad, wandering all over the world to find Helena.

And by showing his dignity as the Necromancer Lord, the name Will Baghdad was also able to gain considerable prestige.

Will Baghdad got to know such famous black mages.

And at the same time, he was able to be summoned to this place.

After that, a message appeared instead of a video.

[You are currently mixed in among the followers of Helena who have been summoned by a conscription order.]

[The majority are black mages, but not everyone is a black mage.]

[Everyone here is someone who respects Helena and black mages, and each and every one of them has obtained the beginning of transcendence.]

[The Necromancer Lord, Will Baghdad, is also the same.]

[The reason these people have gathered is that Helena requested help, so her disciples stepped up and gathered famous people, and the result is the current situation.]

[You too have been summoned for the war along with them and are preparing for the war with the Demon Realm to help Helena.]

[The first meeting is about to begin.]

[Please adapt to the situation and participate in the meeting.]

[The objective will be announced at the meeting, so we would appreciate your concentration.]

Looking at the long message, Seonghyun and Barbaros nodded their heads.

The ashen world returned to its original state as if time were flowing again.

But as if time had stopped, no one was talking.

It seemed that although they were preparing for war, they still didn't know each other well.

As Seonghyun was in such a state of curiosity.

Someone shouted.

-Helena's first disciple!!! And the one who occupies one of the seats of the Seven Heroes, the Black Star, is entering!!!

At those words, Seonghyun was startled.

The Black Star is appearing here?