I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

While the Litel Kingdom was in a state of mourning, the Lilliput Kingdom was in a festive mood.

At first, when they had pushed for war against the powerful Litel Kingdom, the people and ministers’ sentiments had plummeted, but now—

After dominating the giant, leading the army herself, and achieving victory in a battle where defeat seemed certain, her reputation had soared to new heights.

“Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!!!”
“No, I’m not that great······.”

“Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!!!”
“Hehe······.”

“Long live Queen Lim Ga-eul!!!”
“Hehehehehe······.”

Endless praises were sung for Queen Lim Ga-eul.

She had forgotten all about maintaining a dignified image and was now scratching her cheek, giggling foolishly.

“Ehehe······.”

Just then, as she was acting silly, scratching her head—

“Your Majesty, now is the time to claim your reward for the war.”

One of her ministers, an old woman with a stern look, offered her advice in a serious tone.

“······Reward?”
“Yes, in a typical war, the winning country demands compensation from the losing country. Moreover, we overcame a five-fold difference in power and won, so the Litel Kingdom will have no choice but to accept whatever we demand.”

At her minister’s advice, Queen Lim Ga-eul wiped the smile off her face and scratched her cheek.

‘Hmm, what should I ask for······?’

Honestly, Queen Lim Ga-eul didn’t know much about running a kingdom.

If she had to think of something, then—

‘I could just ask for Yuha junior.’

That was all she could think of.

“What do you think?”

Fortunately, there were plenty of ministers in the Lilliput Kingdom who could think for her.

“The Litel Kingdom is fundamentally a large kingdom, so there’s a lot we can get from them.”
“We could demand that they provide food for our guardian giant. The Litel Kingdom must have plenty of horses they raise.”
“Our food supply is lacking.”
“But food has a short shelf life, so it’s better to demand it as a tribute.”
“Most importantly, we need land! We should demand land! With land, we can collect tributes and food from them! It’s a profitable deal!”

The ministers, who had been waiting for her to ask, began to offer their opinions one after another, a stark contrast to when they had no idea what to do and simply begged for mercy.

‘Hmm, I don’t really understand all this, so I might as well just go see the giant······.’

As she was half-heartedly listening to the boring conversation, about to leave—

“Your Majestyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!”

A knight in full armor burst into the court, out of breath.

“You! What is this reckless behavior! Do you know where you are!”

A minister reprimanded the knight.

“I, I’m so, sorry—”
“It’s fine.”

The knight, who was about to bow his head in apology, was stopped by Queen Lim Ga-eul, who extended her hand.

“You must have come here in a hurry because something important happened. So, what is it?”
“It, it’s······. From the Litel Kingdom······.”
“The Litel Kingdom?”
“Yes, yes. Two, two people have come!”

When they heard it was the Litel Kingdom, the ministers tensed up, but when they heard it was just two people, they relaxed.

“······Two people, so they’re envoys?”
“Hehe, it seems the Litel Kingdom still has some sense.”
“Of course, it’s only natural for the losing country to send envoys.”

But the knight was still trembling.

“It, it’s······. The Litel Kingdom’s Minister of Magic and, and a soldier have come! Jin Yuha and Ichika have come to see the queen, they said!”
“!”

At that, everyone widened their eyes.

They knew of the Minister of Magic of the Litel Kingdom, who was said to be as powerful as their queen, able to fight a hundred men alone.

“Your Majesty, it’s dangerous! Don’t meet them!”
“It must be an evil trick!”
“Disarm them and prepare our soldiers—”

The ministers panicked, but—

Queen Lim Ga-eul, upon hearing Jin Yuha and Ichika’s names, wore a brilliant smile.

“They’re finally here!!!”
“······What?”
“······?”

The ministers looked at Queen Lim Ga-eul with confused expressions, wondering what she was talking about.

“Th, they’re my, my spies!! Spies! So, you, take them to the secret room right now!”

Queen Lim Ga-eul, ignoring the ministers’ suspicious gazes, waved her hand, repeating the excuse she had used with the giant.

Mumble

Muble

Queen Lim Ga-eul left the court, and the remaining ministers began to discuss the situation seriously.

“······We, our queen has spies in the Litel Kingdom?”
“If I heard correctly, didn’t they just mention the Minister of Magic?”
“To use the Minister of Magic as a spy······?”
“Our queen is truly fearsome······.”

Unbeknownst to her, the ministers’ reverence for Queen Lim Ga-eul was deepening.

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For some reason, the knight kept glancing at them, and Jin Yuha and Ichika were led to the secret room.

And soon after—

Bureak─

The door opened.

“Juniooooooor!”

Queen Lim Ga-eul, with a smile on her face, ran towards Jin Yuha.

‘Since Yuha junior hugged me first last time, it’s fine for me to hug him first this time, right?’

With that thought, Queen Lim Ga-eul ran towards him, but—

Suddenly.

She hugged the black shadow that Ichika had summoned.

‘What the hell are you doing?’

Queen Lim Ga-eul, who had hugged the shadow instead of Jin Yuha, narrowed her eyes and glared at Ichika.

“Now is not the time to be happy.”

Ichika turned her head away, looking annoyed, and Jin Yuha nodded seriously, agreeing with her.

“Yes, Senior. We need to prepare for war right away.”
“······What? War? Didn’t we just finish a war!?”

Queen Lim Ga-eul exclaimed in surprise.

How could there be another war when the last one had just ended!

“Because of your and Ichika’s achievements in this war······. We’ve reached the final chapter.”
“······What?”
“So, they’ll probably summon the demon soon and attack us for the final battle. That’s why we’re here, on this side, to fight the demon.”
“······Crazy. Ah, wait, this is too fast, I can’t keep up. Junior, can you explain a little more?”

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Queen Lim Ga-eul, feeling dizzy from Jin Yuha’s explanation, rubbed her forehead.

“So, so······. This time, the henchmen tried to possess the giant with the demon······. But it completely failed, right?”
“Yes, thanks to you strengthening the giant, Senior, they didn’t have a chance to curse him. And because I caught all the demon’s henchmen, their options disappeared.”
“Okay, but how can you be sure that they’ll summon the demon by sacrificing the entire Litel Kingdom?”
“Ichika investigated while we were at war, and we were able to figure it out quickly.”

Jin Yuha patted Ichika’s shoulder, and Ichika puffed out her chest proudly.

After hearing everything, Queen Lim Ga-eul could only let out a disheartened sigh.

“······What is this.”
“So, Senior, can you let me meet the giant separately?”

·····It was all too sudden, and she still couldn’t quite grasp the situation, but—

Queen Lim Ga-eul nodded.

“······Ugh, ugh. Okay, follow me.”

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Thanks to Queen Lim Ga-eul’s arrangement, I was able to meet the giant again just a few days after our last encounter.

This time, he wasn’t the battle-crazed giant, but one who was leisurely spending his time in the field.

“!”

The giant, upon seeing me, widened his eyes and roared like thunder.

“You! You’re the warrior who defeated me last time! Huh, could it be! Did you come here to finish the fight we left unfinished last time!”

Puck!!

Then, Queen Lim Ga-eul, covering her ears with both hands, kicked the giant and shouted, “Shut up! Speak quietly! And I already told you, he’s on our side! Have you forgotten already!?”

The giant, rolling his eyes, opened his mouth in surprise.

“Oh, oh, that’s right······. So, warrior, why have you come to see me······.”

The giant spoke in a meek voice, keeping his volume low.

“Hmm, I don’t want to talk too much.”

I nodded and replied, “Let’s get straight to the point.”

“······?”
“You, you’re here to find the demon, right? To fight him.”

At that, the giant’s eyes widened.

“How, how do you know that! Are you saying you know where the demon is!?”
“Yeah, we’re going to fight the demon soon. And I want you to lend me your strength.”