The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage

– Why is Michael on the Rapid Guild live???

– Look closely???? It’s a linked stream????

– Michael’s stream and Rapid Guild’s stream are connected????

– Huh???

– What’s going on????

Everyone was bewildered.

They had come to watch because Rapid Guild’s Demon King was supposed to challenge the deep floors, but suddenly Michael’s face appeared on screen.

An older guy instead of the Demon King—it was shocking.

Some Korean viewers knew who Michael was, but Rapid Guild’s audience was overwhelmingly international.

As soon as the broadcast began, viewers surged in like a tidal wave.

[Current viewers – 7,253,562●]

Over 7.25 million people.

And the number only kept rising.

– Lol

– WWWWW

– Who’s that old guy???

– ????? Where’s the Demon King!!!

– Is this like that ruins thing? Last time it wasn’t on the Rapid channel either, right?

– Then this must be a linked live???

Amid the confusion, Michael was just as shocked.

The moment the stream started, he had more than 720 times his usual viewers.

He didn’t even have time to read the chat.

It was flying too fast.

But Michael pulled himself together quickly, flashed a wide smile, and began hosting.

Of course—

– Ugh!!!

– Creepy!!!

– What the hell???

– lololol that’s Michael’s trademark smile!!!

– lololol seeing Michael’s killer smile on Rapid Guild’s channel is hilarious.

– lololol

It backfired, but Michael had expected that. He carried on.

“Hello. I’m Michael, leader of the Michael Party, currently tied for first in the Mugan ranking. I’m sure a lot of you are surprised to see me, but let me explain.”

The viewers decided to hear him out.

– Let’s just listen lol

– lolol Demon King must’ve cooked up another fun event?

– Looks like content lolol

– Did he invite another top party for it?

– Wasn’t there a rumor the new guy in Michael’s party was the Demon King?

– Thought that was fake?

– Maybe he planned this content off that rumor? Sounds fun.

There wasn’t much hostility.

Since Seong rarely appeared on stream, people were just grateful to see something.

So the chat stayed light, with jokes, but no real negativity toward Michael.

After checking the reactions, Michael continued.

“Yes, it’s true. Demon King Seong himself suggested we, as tied first-place parties, put together some content.”

– Oh, called it!?

– lololololol

– Demon King’s content is always top tier

– And they’re not even selling tickets for this???

– Probably because it’s a linked live with Michael’s party

– Yeah, that must be it lol

The chat went wild.

Michael hurried on.

“So what is the content!? None other than Demon King versus the Demon King’s backup teams!!!”

At that, the viewers froze.

Why would the Demon King fight his own backup teams?

And—

– ??????

– Then what’s Michael’s party doing?

– ?????? yeah, what???

– What is this???

Just as people were wondering, Michael explained.

“Now, let me call in Demon King Seong’s party.”

One by one, the familiar Michael Party members appeared: Michael himself, Lowell, Noir—and finally, the wizard known as Yuseong.

But as Yuseong appeared, his items began to change: an obsidian crown, a pitch-black cloak that seemed to swallow light, and a mask covering half his face—the unmistakable symbols of the Demon King.

The viewers were so stunned they couldn’t even type.

Seong looked at the frozen chat, smiled faintly, and made the mask transparent, revealing his face.

The famously handsome face of Yuseong appeared, and Seong greeted them.

“Hello. I’m Seong, who had no choice but to act as Yuseong within Michael’s party. Please take care of me today.”

The chat exploded.

– ????????????????????

– ????????????????

– Holy shit he’s so handsome.

– Here we go again, something infuriating.

– Wait lol the Demon King is handsome too???

– Huh;;;;;

– Whoa......

– Damn, he really is good-looking......

Some comments were jealous, but most were stunned.

They hadn’t wanted to admit that the guy dominating the game’s peak was also that good-looking—but they couldn’t deny it.

And most of all—

– I told you! I told you! I told you!

– Yuseong really was the Demon King????

– How did they figure it out????

– Unbelievable......

– It was really him all along......

– Thought it was a fake rumor.

What they’d thought was a baseless rumor turned out to be true.

Given how rare that level of control was, of course the player behind it had to be someone famous.

So people accepted it quickly.

Anyway, that was that. Now came the content.

Michael took the lead.

“So here’s the setup: with us Michael Party as the handicap, Demon King Seong will face off against the backup teams!!!”

By openly calling himself and his party “the burden,” Michael drew laughter.

No one objected. The chat filled with jokes instead.

– lololololol

– “The burden”??? lol that’s accurate.

– Him carrying dead weight against the backup teams—this’ll be hilarious.

– Michael’s not weak, but against the Demon King? Yeah, dead weight~

– True true true true

– lolol this will be fun.

Luckily, the reaction was good. As Michael spoke, the Demon King’s backup teams appeared.

First came Luna’s team of four, determined faces filling the screen.

Next, Backup Team 2: Kyow, Kim Che-geon, Meirin, and Kurosawa Ren.

Finally, the lesser-known Embryo Party appeared, bringing the total to four parties on a split screen with Michael’s.

“Here’s how it works: all four parties start together on floor 79, and we’ll see who reaches the deepest floor first. Of course, since it’s a long-term race to the bottom, this live will run daily starting today.”

Hearing that, the viewers cheered.

Normally the Demon King streamed rarely—but now they’d see him every day.

And it wasn’t just him: Luna’s party, Kyow’s party, and even Embryo’s party were all involved.

– Didn’t Luna rank up to Almighty?

– Crazy crazy crazy

– Haven’t seen much of Luna since becoming a backup, glad to now ㅠㅠㅠ

– Wait, Kyow’s a backup too????

– ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) That lightning mage from the last war—that was him???

– Yeah, guild circles knew, it was an open secret.

– Embryo Party? They were famous too, right?

– Won first place in an event, they’re strong.

– If Luna and Kyow are Almighty, Embryo’s leader must be too.

– At minimum Legendary.

Michael confirmed it.

“The leaders of the Demon King’s backup teams are all Almighty class. The rest are Legendary class. In contrast, in our Michael Party, I’m Legendary, Lowell is Unique, Noir is Unique, and only Seong is Almighty.”

On paper it looked balanced, but doubts still came.

– But aren’t his vassals Almighty-level too???

– If you count the vassals, the Demon King wins easy lol

– No way to beat him lol

– Unless the backup teams all band together, it’s Demon King’s landslide.

Seong’s vassals were indeed that strong.

Everyone said so—until Seong stepped forward.

“For reference, I won’t be summoning any vassals.”

“Yes! That’s right,” Michael added. “Seong will not use his vassals, so this should be a fair fight, don’t you think???”

The viewers responded.

– lololololol

– Okay, that changes things

– This is gonna be insane

– No telling how it’ll go now

While chat went wild, Luna and the other backup teams stayed serious, their expressions firm with resolve.

It wasn’t about beating Seong—it was about giving everything they had.

Seeing that, Seong grinned.

“Let’s see who reaches the deepest floor first. Let’s compete.”

At Demon King Seong’s words, the three backup parties bowed their heads, their discipline impressing the viewers.

And as everyone marveled—

“The main broadcast will cover Demon King Seong’s party here, while the backup teams’ runs will stream on Rapid’s relay channels. Watch wherever you like and cheer them on!”

Some viewers hesitated, but the audience still split up.

Naturally, Seong’s main channel had the most, but the relay streams grew steadily too.

The main Rapid stream drew an astronomical thirty million viewers, while the relays each had millions.

Michael, seeing that, felt a pang of intimidation, but steadied himself.

“Calm down, calm down.”

“L-let’s do our best.”

Lowell and Noir were tense as well.

It was only natural—half the country’s population might as well have been watching.

Still—

Before long, Michael shouted,

“Then let’s begin!!!”