I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

The Litel Kingdom’s army returned from their defeat in a miserable state.

10,000 against 50,000.

A simple calculation showed that it was 1 against 5.

Moreover, in a group battle, having a larger number of troops gave an overwhelming advantage, so it was a battle they should never have lost.

Yet, they lost.

And not just a loss, but a one-sided defeat where they failed to inflict any significant damage on the enemy.

The shock that the Litel Kingdom must have felt didn’t need to be explained.

‘······Whatever, it’s none of my business.’

After returning to the barracks, I immediately looked for Ichika.

She welcomed me in her luxurious room, and I sat on the sofa while she sat on my lap and spoke.

Now, it’s become a habit for me to pat Ichika’s head.

“This place is completely rotten. The queen is being manipulated by her lover, and the power-holders are corrupt.”

It was an accurate assessment.

The Litel Kingdom was maintained by the strong authority of the previous queen, but after her death, the throne was inherited by a foolish and jealous woman.

Ichika continued to explain just how messed up the Litel Kingdom was.

‘Hmm, but this isn’t what I was expecting.’

I looked at Ichika’s nape, wondering if there was anything else.

Ichika turned her head, and—

“That queen’s lover, Dikrain, is suspicious.”

‘Oh.’

Finally, the name I’d been waiting for came up.

Dikrain, the man behind the scenes, corrupting the Litel Kingdom and manipulating the queen.

“What did that man do?”
“······I couldn’t see with my eyes because of the strange barrier around him, but I used my shadows to listen to what he was saying.”

And with the information she relayed, I smirked.

‘······I’ve identified the route branch here. At this rate, I might be able to clear the quest in record time.’

Indeed, it was a brilliant move to have Ichika investigate.

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Not long after, another court meeting was held, and this time, I was there as well.

On both sides of the room, the ministers stood in a line, and on the ornate red throne sat a middle-aged woman with a protruding chin—

The queen of the Litel Kingdom.

“A one-sided defeat! To Lilliput, of all places!!!”

The queen’s hands gripped the armrests of her throne, her face contorted with rage.

“Bring forth the culprit at once!!!”

At her command, Elena, bound in ropes, was brought before her, looking haggard.

“Explain with your own mouth. How did we lose?”

Elena prostrated herself, her voice quivering with fear.

“They, they released a monster from Lilliput!”
“······A monster?”
“Yes! It was huge, faster than its size would suggest, and it ate humans and horses alive! It was a horrific monster!!!”
“You dare to mock me, you wretch!”
“······How can I lie in this situation? If you ask any of the other soldiers, they will give you the same answer!”

Some other soldiers were brought in, and their testimonies confirmed Elena’s story.

Murmurmurmur—

The court was in an uproar over the news of the monster.

“A giant? Could it be that Lilliput summoned a demon?”
“If so, it would be difficult for our country to face it alone······.”
“It is strange that our army was defeated. If they released a monster that humans couldn’t handle······.”

Then—

Mumble.

Mumble.

Mumble.

In the midst of the commotion—

Ichika stepped forward.

“I’ll take care of the giant.”
“······Minister of Magic.”

The queen, her face uncomfortable, looked at Ichika.

“There’s no need to assign additional troops. Just me and my disciple will go.”
“Just the two of you? That’s unacceptable!”
“If not, I won’t participate in the battle.”
“······What?”

The queen opened her mouth in surprise.

“That giant. I’m the only one who can stop it now, aren’t I?”

Ichika spoke without using any honorifics, but no one dared to call her rude.

According to the report, it was indeed a terrifying monster, an unstoppable force.

The only one who could fight against such a monster was the Minister of Magic, and since a disastrous defeat had occurred in a battle she didn’t participate in, there was nothing she could say.

“······Yes, you said you would go. But who is your disciple?”

The queen, her face flushed with anger, spoke through gritted teeth.

“Jin Yuha.”

When Ichika mentioned my name, I stepped forward from the end of the line and knelt on one knee.

“······Look up.”

I raised my head at the queen’s command.

A strange light flickered in her eyes.

“You’re beautiful.”
“······Thank you.”

Then, from behind the queen, a pale-faced man with a cloth over his head—

Diklaine—whispered into her ear.

With my enhanced detection, I could hear his soft voice.

─Your Majesty, take that man as a hostage. He’s definitely the Minister of Magic’s weakness.

I widened my eyes at his words.

“!?”

‘This fucking asshole······. Things were going so well, too.’

Diklaine, that bastard, had messed things up.

‘Maybe I should just sneak out at night by myself······?’

As I was thinking about the suddenly complicated situation, the queen slowly opened her mouth.

“Hmm. Minister of Magic, why do you need to take that man with you? I don’t see how this weak man will be of any help against the giant. If you need him to fight with you, doesn’t that mean you can fight alone?”

The queen’s eyes gleamed as if she had found a loophole.

“······.”

Ichika clenched her teeth, about to insist on taking me with her when—

Next to her, Elena, bound in ropes, suddenly slammed her head on the floor.

“That man, Jin Yuha, stopped the giant all by himself!!!”
“······What?”
“We didn’t get wiped out by the giant thanks to him! All of us! He’s definitely a great help to the Minister of Magic!!!”
“······What nonsense are you spouting!”

Elena, her voice boiling with rage, shouted.

“Why would I lie? What benefit would I gain from defending him? Ask any of the other soldiers, and they will tell you the same thing!!!”

The ministers murmured among themselves.

“A man facing off against a giant and surviving? That’s hard to believe.”
“He must be the Minister of Magic’s disciple for a reason.”
“Hmm······. Such power and good looks······.”
“We live in different worlds.”

The queen and Dikrain’s faces twisted in dismay.

“So, just the two of you will go?”

Ichika, with a smug look on her face, spoke to the queen, who had no more reason to stop her.

“Please, come back safely, without any injuries.”
“Yes.”

The queen glared at Ichika, grinding her teeth.

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Ichika and I left the Litel Kingdom behind and set out on our journey.

“······So, what do we do now?”

As we rode on the shadows, Ichika asked me.

“We’re going into exile.”
“······Exile?”
“Yeah, we’re going to join the Lilliput side now. Dikrain’s original plan was to possess the giant with a demon······.”
“Dikrain? That unpleasant man?”

Ichika narrowed her eyes, remembering the way he had looked at her in the queen’s chamber.

“Yeah. But that plan went awry in this battle, so now he’s planning to use the entire Litel Kingdom as a sacrifice to summon a demon. So, we’ll offer Litel as a sacrifice and escape to join the giant’s side.”
“Offer them as a sacrifice······.”
“But the people of the Litel Kingdom are innocent······?”

‘Hmm, Ichika’s more compassionate than I thought.’

It wasn’t that I didn’t understand.

I already knew the story from the game, and with my mana circuits in order, I could see the true nature of this world.

In this world, only four beings were alive—me, Ichika, Lim Ga-eul, and the sealed demon.

Everyone else was a mana doll.

When this story ended, they would be reassembled and become a part of the real Gulliver’s Travels.

‘And this is the quickest way to end the story with the fewest casualties.’

This was a shortcut strategy made possible by Lim Ga-eul and Ichika’s collaboration, allowing us to rush through.

If not for this, we would have had to go through a longer, more complex story.

But I couldn’t tell her that, so I just patted her head.

“We won’t be staying long, but Lilliput will be a better place to live than here.”

Then, Ichika, remembering the MBTI she had heard from Sophia, asked me—

“Yuha, are you a T?”