I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

‘this little shit…?’

Veins popped up on Lina’s forehead as she listened to Jin Yuha’s words with a surprised expression.

She was speechless.

If Jin Yuha hadn’t come here and messed with this place on his own, this Ice Palace would have functioned as a hot spring until the end of the Fire Dragon’s lifespan.

And how did he manage to wreck the walls, which were so sturdy that they wouldn’t budge even with considerable force?

He was truly an outrageous guy.

And now he’s asking me to make an elixir out of the Fire Dragon?

This is like breaking into someone else’s house, destroying it, and then demanding compensation from the homeowner for the trouble of breaking it.

And she didn’t even ask for it!

She was certain that this was the first and last time she would encounter someone so brazen in front of her.

Even though she was speechless…

Lina couldn’t bring herself to say no.

‘Has there ever been someone who has grasped her thoughts so accurately…?’

No, there hasn’t been.

While people would unanimously choose Lina as the world’s strongest hunter, they believed that there were limits to her power.

So, even when something serious happened somewhere, they assumed that she was too busy to get involved.

Even Baek Seol-hee, who was the closest to her, only guessed that she had something urgent to attend to and didn’t think that she ‘couldn’t’ get involved.

But Jin Yuha saw the essence.

He saw that she couldn’t use her power beyond a certain limit.

The more she used her power, the more this world would be destroyed.

She herself didn’t know the reason, but it felt like an unchanging truth.

If she could use her power freely, why would she need to establish an academy?

It would take time, but she could destroy all the gates, monsters, and villains in this world with her own hands.

‘What is this guy…?’

So, should she agree to the deal he proposed and make the elixir?

She should.

It was pathetic and sad that she had become an elixir-making machine, blackmailed by a young punk, but what he said was true.

Lina herself had expected Utopia to take on her role in the future.

Yes, refining the Fire Dragon into an elixir and feeding it to them would be helpful for their future.

But…

‘But, but, but…! How dare he…! If you’re going to destroy my vacation spot, at least apologize and bow your head! You shameless bastard!’

That annoying guy with a smug face, smiling slyly.

Lina clenched her teeth and glared at Jin Yuha.

Of course, it was against her high pride as a mage to just give in like a defeated dog and hand over the elixir.

‘I already have so much unnecessary work these days… Ah?’

That work.

It was all because of these guys, wasn’t it?

Then, what if she asked these Utopia guys to solve it?

A thought that suddenly crossed her mind.

But it wasn’t a bad idea.

“So, you want me to make an elixir, huh? Fine, I’ll do it.”

“Yes! Director! Thank you─Ouch!”

“But.”

Jin Yuha was about to jump for joy at the offer to make the elixir, but Lina interrupted him by magically sealing his mouth.

“you need to fulfill a small request of mine.”

“……Ugh, ugh, ugh!? (A small request?)”

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After the meeting with the director, I called my party members to my room.

And I explained what had happened inside.

“Huh? What do you mean we have to go on a TV show…?”

Shin Se-hee asked as if she had heard something ridiculous.

The others felt the same way.

They all looked at me as if to confirm if what they had heard was correct.

I slowly nodded.

“Well, I couldn’t help it. That was the deal.”

“What kind of deal did you make to get such a…”

“I asked her to make an elixir out of the Fire Dragon we caught to increase your mana.”

I scratched my head with a complicated expression.

“I could have asked someone else to refine the Fire Dragon’s body into an elixir, but there’s no one who can match Lina in this field.”

“Ah…”

The party members, who had been about to say something about the sudden news of appearing on TV, all closed their mouths as if they had made a promise when they heard the word “elixir”.

An elixir made from the Fire Dragon.

And it was a mana elixir refined by the Emperor herself!

Honestly, it was too tempting to refuse.

“TV show… It’s surprising, but it might be okay depending on the program. Do you know which program we’re going to be on?”

Among them, Sophia, who had some broadcasting experience, spoke up.

“Well, Lina said she would give me a list of options, so I guess we’ll choose from that. I was told to do one live broadcast and one recorded broadcast.”

I sighed deeply.

“Haa, but I don’t know much about this field… I can’t really say anything.”

“Then, junior. How did the topic of TV shows suddenly come up?”

Lim Ga-eul asked.

“Well, you know how we’ve become somewhat famous for our Wave raids, villain exterminations, and stuff like that, right?”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“So, we’ve gained some fame, but since we’re usually at home or at the Academy when we’re not busy, and we move around using space magic, we’re never exposed to the outside world. So, it seems that people from the outside have been making all sorts of requests to the Academy.”

“Hmm? Don’t we also have our own YouTube channel? Aren’t we already exposed to the public that way?”

At Lee Yoo-ri’s question, I shook my head.

“Because of that, the problem seems to be bigger. After the video of the American monster extermination was uploaded, the interest spread worldwide, but then there was no news at all. In fact, we don’t usually upload videos when we don’t have any external activities, right?”

“It’s also hard to increase the frequency of our videos…”

Next to her, Shin Se-hee spoke in a serious voice.

That was true.

Since no electronic devices worked during Gate raids, it was impossible to film inside.

So, videos were only uploaded to the Utopia channel when a Gate exploded or when they were active outside the Gate.

Would they reduce the number of Gate raids to film one more video?

That would be putting the cart before the horse.

“Anyway, that’s why they made the request. They want us to show our faces to the public, do interviews, and answer people’s questions. Then the Academy will also have something to say. ‘We sent them.'”

“……If we can get the elixir by appearing on a broadcast, then it’s definitely…”

Shin Se-hee touched her lips and fell into thought.

“Tsk, We could have gotten it for free… That spiteful little brat… Why did she attach such a condition when she was going to give it anyway?”

“But, junior. Isn’t it like our YouTube videos? If it’s like that, it shouldn’t be that hard-”

“No, it’s different.”

Sophia interrupted Lim Ga-eul’s words.

“If you go on broadcast with such a casual mindset, you’ll be cursed at in ways you can’t even imagine. Jin Yuha, did you say that one of the programs we have to film is a live broadcast?”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“Then, we need to be fully prepared.”

Her eyes narrowed.

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“Meeting a Hunter”

It was one of the entertainment programs produced by the broadcasting station, mainly featuring Korean hunters.

It was a program that accurately targeted the needs of the viewers in this era, where hunters were more popular than celebrities.

As expected of a program that matched the level of interest, “Meeting a Hunter” was by far the most popular program currently on air.

However, in the history of this program, there had never been a case where an Academy student appeared.

That was because the hunters who usually appeared on this show were experienced hunters who wanted to promote themselves and increase their value.

The broadcasting station had the perception that even if they were active hunters, students were still rookies.

And the Academy also had the perception that if they increased their name value in a way other than through requests, they would seem less skilled.

In the history of this program, Utopia was the first party of Academy students to be invited.

Utopia.

Could they really be called rookies?

No.

They had already proven to the whole world that they could compete with active parties through the American monster extermination request.

Did the Academy think that they lacked skill?

Absolutely not.

Recently, within the Academy, Utopia had become the number one party on the students’ bucket list, receiving recognition from their peers.

When it was announced that they would be appearing on a broadcast, it caused a stir at the broadcasting station as well.

“Is it really true, Jin Yuha? Are they really coming this time!?”

“Yes, yes! I just received confirmation from the Academy!!!”

“Wow, those mysterious guys are really coming on our show…?”