I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

“Let me show you what I brought.”

I called all the party members to our hideout and opened the box I received from Director Lina.

Inside the box were ten exquisite beads resting on a luxurious cloth.

One for each member of Utopia: me, Kang Do-hee, Lee Yoo-ri, Shin Se-hee, Lim Ga-eul, Sophia, and Ichika.

“……What is this?”

“It’s an elixir to increase your mana, made from the Fire Dragon.”

Shin Se-hee asked, and I replied, handing each of them a bead.

“Wow, an elixir!?”

“Is this really the elixir!?”

“An elixir to increase mana…”

“It really is an elixir…”

They were all surprised to hear that it was an elixir, but they managed to keep their hands from shaking.

The elixir was a small, transparent bead with flickering red flames inside.

Everyone was captivated by the enchanting appearance of the elixir.

Even Shin Se-hee and Kang Do-hee, who had experienced many good things, reacted with such excitement.

I felt deep satisfaction from their reactions and nodded.

‘If they didn’t react like this, I would have been disappointed.’

In the world of Velvet School Life, there are three ways to increase mana.

The first is to use ‘stat-boosting coupons’.

When I first arrived here, I used the ones provided by the production team in the Alice Box to boost my initially trashy stats.

The second is to use ‘elixirs’.

Just like how I was giving them elixirs now, they could increase their mana.

And the third method is ‘growth’.

By undergoing intense training to gradually increase their mana limit or by breaking through walls to increase the number of stars.

There are three methods, but the problem is that there are no gachas in this world.

In other words, stat-boosting coupons are completely unobtainable, and elixirs, which are usually obtained through gachas, are extremely rare and almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain.

So, the only viable option was the third method, steadily increasing their mana through growth.

Since I happened to pick up a Fire Dragon and made an elixir out of it, why not?

“Jin Yuha. I, I, I, I, I, I need to take a shower, right? I, I didn’t know I would be given something so precious, so…”

“The name itself, Fire Dragon’s Mana-Boosting Elixir, is extraordinary.”

“She even prepared this for me, an operator. Is it really okay for me to take it…?”

“I’ve only heard about elixirs, but this is the first time I’ve seen one…”

Everyone was so excited that it wasn’t strange at all.

As no one seemed to be eating the elixir, I took the initiative and popped the bead into my mouth.

“Come on, hurry up and take them. They’re not meant to be displayed at home for generations.”

“……Can we really use this?”

“Of course.”

Then, the party members made determined expressions and followed my lead, putting the elixirs in their mouths.

As the bead slid down my throat, the first thing I felt was intense heat.

It felt like I had swallowed fire, and my insides were bubbling as if they were being burned.

The energy of the elixir spread throughout my body, starting from the center where the meridians were located.

It felt like the Fire Dragon itself, a force that would burn everything in its path, but with Director Lina’s mana controlling it, it only burned away the impurities in the meridians.

Flarrrrrrrr─

It felt like my entire body was being cleansed by fire.

I focused my mana and sharpened my blade of concentration, ensuring that the fire cleansed every corner of my body.

After some time, the flames gradually began to subside.

The weakened flames slowly melted into my mana.

Flash!

When I opened my eyes, I saw the party members looking at me with worried expressions.

“……Hmm? Are you guys done already?”

“Yes, it’s not that we’re done, it’s that you took too long.”

“Really?”

I wondered if something had gone wrong, so I quickly opened my status window.

However, I couldn’t help but frown at what I saw.

My mana had increased, but…

It had only gone up by 1, from 79 to 80.

‘Just 1…?’

“How much did your mana increase by?”

I frowned and asked the party members.

“Me? 4.”

“Mine went up by 3.”

“Mine went up by 3 too.”

Everyone’s mana had increased by around 3 to 4.

‘Am I the only one who only went up by 1…?’

Well, I had a hunch as to why.

I had taken a mana-boosting pill before, given to me by my master a while ago.

If you take elixirs consecutively, you develop a tolerance, so I didn’t really expect a dramatic increase.

‘Hmm, it’s still a bit disappointing.’

Nevertheless, the party members were exuding an unusual aura.

Especially Shin Se-hee and Kang Do-hee, who had good compatibility with the Fire Dragon, were radiating an invisible pressure.

‘Hmm, with this, we should be able to clear the library quest that Director Lina gave us.’

“Hey, I just thought of something. Isn’t this something we have to do for the second broadcast to get the reward, a live broadcast?”

At that moment, Lim Ga-eul asked an appropriate question.

“Ah, we decided not to do the second broadcast.”

“……Hmm? Why?”

“My reputation has already increased enough, and it won’t be beneficial to increase it further. So, instead, I received the Fire Dragon’s Elixir in advance and took on another request.”

“Another request…?”

I showed them the request and explained what it was about.

“……Wait a minute! Why only three people? Why can’t we all go together?”

Lee Yoo-ri asked, surprised by the content of the request.

I nodded at her question.

“Yes, only three people, including me. So, two more people.”

The library quest usually had a limit on the number of people who could participate.

At that moment, a strange atmosphere formed among the party members.

On one hand, they wanted to test their newly strengthened powers after consuming the Fire Dragon’s Elixir, and on the other hand, they didn’t want to miss out on a quest with Jin Yuha.

“First of all, we’ll need one more dealer. If it’s Director Lina’s request, it’s not going to be an ordinary one. In case something dangerous happens, we’ll need greater firepower to break through.”

Kang Do-hee was the first to speak up.

“Hmm, well, the person at the forefront who breaks through and blocks attacks needs to be a tank first and foremost. It doesn’t make sense for a dealer to move alone without a tank.”

“Well, if someone gets injured or their stamina drops, we’ll need a healer to recover, right?”

“This is an investigation request, so I, as an operator, can participate.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Kang Do-hee started, and soon everyone was chiming in with their opinions.

In reality, it didn’t matter much who spoke up, as the two people who would be going with me had already been decided from the start.

I turned my head and looked at the blue-haired girl who was staring at me blankly.

“Ichika.”

“O-Yes.”

Ichika, with her usual expressionless face, raised both hands high in the air at the sound of her name.

With one of the two spots filled, the atmosphere became even sharper.

If they wasted time arguing, a fight might break out, so I quickly called out the next person.

“Ga-eul.”

At that moment, everyone, including the person herself, widened their eyes in surprise.

Lim Ga-eul blinked rapidly and looked around, then pointed at herself and asked, “……Eh? Me? Me? Are you serious, junior?”

I smiled and nodded calmly.

“Yes, for this quest, I definitely need Ga-eul (and Ichika). If it weren’t for the two of you, I would have refused this quest.”

At that moment, Im Ga-eul’s eyes widened, and her mouth hung open.

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The departure was set for tomorrow, and Lim Ga-eul returned to her room and lay on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“……Am I dreaming again?”

Pinch.

“Ouch!”

“Hmm, what’s this? It’s not a dream this time…”

Jin Yuha had called her to join the party for the quest.

As far as she could remember, this was the second time Jin Yuha had asked for her help.

The first time was during the summer vacation when he asked her to absorb the power of the Black Magic Stone.

Although there was another time in Jukai Forest when he said something similar, that was when the incubus had cast an illusion on her.

In fact, even after consuming the Fire Dragon’s Elixir and becoming stronger than before, she didn’t feel very confident.

It wasn’t just her who had gotten stronger; the monster-like juniors had also become even more powerful.

So, when she learned that there was a limit on the number of people who could participate in the quest, she had given up early on.

If someone had to choose two people from Utopia, she was sure that one of them wouldn’t be her.

‘But me?’

She would have refused the quest if it weren’t for her!

This time, it wasn’t an incubus’s illusion, it was real.

“……Am I really going to be of help?”

A thrill ran down her spine.

She felt a deeper sense of satisfaction than when she consumed the precious Fire Dragon’s Elixir.

Lim Ga-eul was naturally the type who felt happy when she could do something for others, but…

However, the people around her were so outstanding.

“Hehehehe…”

Lim Ga-eul buried her face in her pillow and giggled.

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