I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Huh— Huh—

I exhaled heavily, wiping the sweat from my forehead with my forearm.

A while ago,

When the Devil’s henchmen said they would gather their comrades and retreat, I let them go without dealing with them.

And now, about 100 of them were gathered in one place.

Normally, I would have had plenty of time to deal with them one by one, but—

The giant was rampaging under the influence of Senior Ga-eul’s Acceleration buff, and I had no choice but to hurry.

“······Ha, I’m gonna die.”

I had pushed myself too hard trying to deal with the Devil’s henchmen as quickly as possible, and now I was drenched in sweat.

‘But I found and dealt with all of them.’

Now, all that was left was to retreat.

With that thought, I looked towards Elena, the commander.

However, she—

The one who should have given the order to retreat—had dropped the spear she was holding and was sitting on the ground with a blank expression.

‘What the hell is that idiot doing?’

If we just sat here, we would all die.

I couldn’t just leave her like this.

I needed to snap her out of it and make her give the order to retreat.

I strode towards Elena and grabbed her by the collar.

“Get up now! Are you just going to sit there!?”

And when I yelled at her, her response was—

“······We’ve already lost.”

‘What the hell are you saying? Of course, we’ve lost.’

I gave her a bewildered look.

Did she really think we could win against that monster?

This was the face of someone who had given up and was completely defeated.

‘Ha, damn it, Lina. Why did you have to make the magic dolls so realistically pathetic······.’

I bit my lip.

“So what! A loss is a loss, and people need to survive! If you’re the commander, you should be ordering a retreat!”
“······Retreat?”

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

I could feel the vibrations of the giant running towards us from the other side.

‘She can’t die.’

Yes, I had to take action myself.

“I’ll hold off the giant! You give the order to retreat!!”

I said and ran towards the giant.

“······Ji, Jin Yuha!? Yuha, junior!?”

As I approached the giant, Senior Ga-eul, who was perched on his shoulder, widened her eyes in surprise and shouted.

“Gi, giant! Stop! Stop, stop, stop!!!!”
“Wooooooohhhhhh! Don’t stand in my way!!!”

Senior Ga-eul pulled on the giant’s ear, but he was so caught up in the excitement of battle that he didn’t seem to hear her.

‘Sigh, the giant isn’t supposed to be a fighting opponent······.’

In the game, the goal was to avoid the giant’s attacks and catch the Devil’s henchmen, so the giant was designed to be unbeatable.

“He’s really fucking huge.”

I looked up at the giant and let out a bitter laugh, then gripped the hilt of my sword.

“Well, there is a way.”

Then—

“Super-duper speed!!!”

Senior Ga-eul’s buff landed on me.

“Slowww!!!”

And the giant was debuffed.

It was an ironic situation where a queen was supporting the enemy and abandoning her own army in the middle of a war.

Kick.

I couldn’t help but laugh.

‘The timing is perfect.’

Hooooong─

The giant’s fist, slowed by the debuff, came swinging towards me.

It was like a giant meteor falling right in front of me.

Tat!

I kicked off the ground and leaped high into the air.

Puk!

And I stabbed my sword into the giant’s finger, using it as a lever to climb up his fist.

Tatatatatata!

I ran up his arm.

The giant tried to swat me like a bug with his left hand, but—

Thanks to Senior Ga-eul’s Acceleration buff, I narrowly avoided being squashed.

In the end, I managed to reach the giant’s shoulder.

‘With this, I should be able to knock him out for a while.’

I had already used a lot of mana to deal with the Devil’s henchmen, but if I scraped together what was left, I should be able to manage it once.

On the opposite shoulder, Senior Ga-eul looked at me with a worried expression.

I smiled at her and then stabbed my sword into the giant’s ear.

Pfuuk─!

“Roooooar!”

The giant let out a scream as the sword entered its earlobe.

I didn’t hesitate and immediately channeled my mana.

Hooooollll!

The blue mana rose like a flame around my body.

I forcibly gathered the mana that wanted to disperse and guided it to the tip of my sword.

“Kweeek─!”

The overheated mana circuits made my head feel like it was burning, but—

I pushed harder, channeling more mana.

Finally—

The mana exploded from the tip of my sword.

Changglaaaaaaaang!

The old, rusty iron sword I was using instead of my usual Moonlight couldn’t handle the explosion of mana and shattered.

But the effect of directly attacking the cochlea was clear, as—

“······Woooohhhhhh.”

The giant stood there with his mouth wide open, frozen in that state.

“Haa······.”

I sat down on the giant’s shoulder, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

“Ji, Jin Yuha!!”

I turned slightly to look back.

Fortunately, Elena seemed to have come to her senses and ordered the retreat, as I could see the Litel Kingdom’s army running away.

‘I need to follow them soon, too.’

But I figured I had time for a quick chat.

“Senior Ga-eul.”

I smiled at her and said, “You, Yuha junior. I, I didn’t know we would meet as enemies······.”

Her voice trembled as she spoke, afraid that she might have made a mistake.

So I shook my head firmly.

“No, you did the right thing. It’s supposed to be our loss here, and thanks to you bringing the giant right away, things went really well.”
“······What?”
“Yes, you did great.”

Even after I said that, Senior Ga-eul still looked unsure.

I reached out to pat her head, but hesitated.

‘Hmm, is it not appropriate for me to pat Senior Ga-eul’s head?’

Squeak.

Instead, I gave her a light hug.

Senior Ga-eul, who was hugged by me, had her eyes wide open in surprise.

“Thank you.”
“······Yuha junior······?”

I left with those words and—

Kicked off the giant’s head, blending in with the retreating allies.

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.

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“Yuha junior······.”

Senior Ga-eul stared blankly at his retreating back.

“He, he said thank you to me······.”

It felt surreal that Jin Yuha had hugged her first.

After a while, Senior Ga-eul, who had been staring blankly, noticed something.

The Lilliput soldiers were chasing after the retreating enemies with a frenzy in their eyes.

‘Yes, the war is over now.’

Although it was unfortunate that we had to meet as enemies, there was one more thing she could do.

She took a deep breath and—

Slooow!

Shouted at the top of her lungs towards the battlefield.

Then—

Stop.

Her voice, along with the Slow debuff, cooled down the heated battlefield like a bucket of cold water.

The Lilliput soldiers who had been chasing the retreating Litel Kingdom army stopped in their tracks.

Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice.

And there stood the queen of Lilliput.

Their monarch stood proudly on the giant’s shoulder.

A shiver ran down their spines.

“The battle is over.”

She declared with a commanding voice, “Sheathe your swords. This war······. is our victory, Lilliput!”

As Senior Ga-eul raised her fist in victory, declaring their triumph—

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

One by one, the soldiers dropped their weapons to the ground.

And a soldier raised his hands and shouted, “Ma, hurray······.”

And his voice spread like wildfire across the battlefield.

“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”
“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”
“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”
“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”

The voices praising Queen Lim Ga-eul rang out loudly across the battlefield.

Then, the giant, who had been temporarily knocked out, woke up and rubbed his forehead.

“Hmm······. What just happened? Friend······? I’m sure there was a black-haired warrior······.”

Then the giant realized something and widened his eyes.

“Is, is that it!? Did I lose to him!?”

Puck!

Senior Ga-eul kicked the giant’s chin.

“No!”
“······What?”
“He’s not the enemy!!”
“What? But he was wearing the enemy’s uniform······.”
“He, he’s a spy! He’s our kingdom’s spy! I told you not to fight him several times! Why are you fighting him?”

Puck! Puck! Puck! Puck!

Senior Ga-eul scolded the giant, who nervously scratched his head.

“I, I’m sorry, friend. When I get into a fight, I get so focused that I don’t see what’s around me······.”

Even that behavior of the giant, who was so powerful, was awe-inspiring to the Lilliput soldiers.

“······. Our queen completely dominates that mighty giant.”

They had just witnessed the giant’s power firsthand, so Queen Lim Ga-eul, who scolded the giant from his shoulder, seemed even more awe-inspiring.

“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”

Again, the voices praising Queen Lim Ga-eul rang out even louder than before.

“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”
“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”
“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”
“Hurray! Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!”