I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Thud! Thud!

The dull sound of impact echoed repeatedly as Liu Jin, standing before Kang Do-hee, took blow after blow. Her elegant clothes were now in tatters, and her face was swollen and bruised, making her barely recognizable.

Thud!

Kang Do-hee’s fist landed on Liu Jin’s face once more.

Thump!

Liu Jin fell to the ground, coughing violently. Blood sprayed from her mouth like a mist.

Gasp, gasp…

“Sto… stop…”

Liu Jin reached out with trembling hands, grasping at Kang Do-hee’s pant legs. “I beg you… forgive me… please…”

Kang Do-hee looked down at her with a blank expression, her earlier confident demeanor now replaced by a pathetic and contemptible sight.

“You… you monster…”

Liu Jin bit her lip. Initially, she had been confident. She had the power given to her by Shin Do-hwa, and with the leader of Utopia, Jin Yuha, gone, she believed she could easily handle them.

But what had happened?

At first, she thought it was a good opportunity. When the other party members didn’t intervene and only Kang Do-hee attacked her, she thought it would be easy.

But this red-haired woman was a monster.

Aside from the initial injury when she first drew her sword, Kang Do-hee had not allowed a single attack to land. And what was even more terrifying was that she was clearly holding back, intentionally torturing her.

“Ha, all this for a pathetic bitch like you…”

Kang Do-hee glared down at Liu Jin, her anger burning fiercely.

“I’m… going to die…”

Liu Jin clung tightly to Kang Do-hee’s feet, her voice pleading. “Whatever you want… I’ll give you anything! Just please… stop…”

Tsk.

Kang Do-hee shook her leg, dislodging Liu Jin’s grip.

Smack!

Liu Jin flew and crashed into a nearby pole. “Ugh!”

“Hmph, not even good enough to be a punching bag. Might as well finish this here.”

Kang Do-hee approached like a predator, her steps slow and menacing. Liu Jin’s teeth chattered in fear.

Then, she noticed someone else. A small girl with green hair, tightly holding the hand of a woman with half-closed eyes, staring at her intently.

Her daughter, Shasha Pong.

“Shasha Pong! Yes! My daughter! Please, save me! Tell them, tell them I’m not a villain! You know who I am, please…”

Faced with death, Liu Jin had nothing left to lose. She would do anything to escape this situation, even if it meant begging her own daughter for help.

Shasha Pong’s face twisted in disgust. “Don’t listen to her.”

Lim Ga Eul held Shasha Pong’s hand tightly, but Shasha Pong shook her off, her refusal firm.

Hope sparked in Liu Jin’s eyes. It seemed her daughter was trying to protect her.

“Shasha! Of course! You’re my daughter…”

“Shut up!” Shasha Pong interrupted, her voice sharp. “Don’t call me that! Only my father is allowed to call me that!”

Grrr…

Shasha Pong glared at Liu Jin with hatred in her eyes and spoke through gritted teeth.

A thought suddenly occurred to Liu Jin. “Ah, your father? Yes! Shasha, Yuwan! Don’t you want to see your father!?”

Yuwan. Her father’s name.

As soon as the name was mentioned, Shasha Pong’s anger seemed to wane. “Father… where is he?”

Heh heh heh heh…

Liu Jin smiled for the first time, her face covered in blood. “Yuwan? Of course, he’s fine. He’s in a safe and comfortable place, receiving the best protection. But…”

She laughed eerily, her face a mess of blood. “If you kill me here, I can’t guarantee his safety anymore…”

Shasha Pong bit her lip, her mind in turmoil.

‘She’s lying.’

There was no way that woman had kept her father safe. She remembered all too well the constant stream of insults and physical abuse her father had endured at Liu Jin’s hands.

But if she killed this woman, would she ever find her father again?

‘If she’s the only one who knows where my father is…’

Shasha Pong’s thoughts raced, her eyes darting between Kang Do-hee and her mother.

Just then, Shasha Pong felt a weight on her head as a hand was placed on it. She looked up to see Jin Yuha standing before her, a satisfied smile on his face as he muttered something unintelligible.

The other party members were also surprised by Jin Yuha’s sudden appearance.

“Jin Yuha!”

“Mr. Jin Yuha!”

“Sir Jin Yuha!”

“Junior!”

“Hey, hold on a second.”

Jin Yuha stopped the party members from rushing forward and turned to Liu Jin. “Everything she’s saying is a lie, so don’t fall for it.”

“Lie…?”

Liu Jin felt her mouth go dry as Jin Yuha suddenly appeared and interrupted her.

“It’s a lie! I really am protecting Yuwan, I-”

“Bullshit.”

Stomp. Stomp.

Jin Yuha approached Liu Jin and crouched in front of her. He looked her in the eye, but she averted her gaze.

“Protection, my ass. You’ve already locked him up in a test tube.”

“What!?”

Liu Jin’s eyes widened in shock.

“Turning him into a chimera, making him a puppet… that’s what you’re doing, isn’t it?”

“How do you know that!?”

“Blackmailing your daughter with that as leverage… you’re the epitome of a cartoonish villain.”

It was all over. Liu Jin closed her eyes tightly.

“Little Fool.”

At that moment, Kang Do-hee, who had been watching Jin Yuha’s actions, spoke up. “Hey, good job.”

“Good job? How dare you say that to me right now-”

Kang Do-hee was about to reprimand him for disappearing and handling the enemies on his own, but-

“Oh, right.”

Jin Yuha suddenly reached for Liu Jin’s waist, interrupting her. He grabbed the end of her red belt, which was barely hanging on her hips.

“Hey, stop! Don’t touch that!”

Liu Jin glared at him, her eyes wide.

Thud!

“Ugh…”

Liu Jin’s eyes rolled back, and she passed out as Jin Yuha punched her in the jaw. He took the red belt from her waist and stood up, offering it to Kang Do-hee.

“Here, take this.”

Kang Do-hee stared at him, unsure what to make of his sudden offer of the worn-out strap. Jin Yuha leaned in close and whispered in her ear.

“This is really good.”

“…”

“I’m serious. It’s an artifact that increases physical training efficiency by 30%.”

“What!?”

Even someone like her couldn’t help but be surprised. An item that increased training efficiency by 30% was unheard of, with performance far beyond anything she had ever seen.

“It’s ridiculously expensive, and you can’t get it anywhere. Don’t tell anyone about this, okay?”

Jin Yuha winked, indicating it was a secret.

‘Why aren’t you using it yourself… why give it to me…’

She couldn’t accept such a thing.

“You should use it yourself-”

Kang Do-hee tried to refuse, but Jin Yuha interrupted.

“Ahem. I know, I know. You want me to put it on you, right?”

Jin Yuha flashed a mischievous smile and suddenly wrapped his arms around Kang Do-hee’s waist, pulling her close.

“!”

Kang Do-hee, who had been planning to scold him for disappearing, suddenly froze, her mind going blank as he embraced her.

She closed her eyes tightly and held her breath.

“Do you like it?”

As she slowly opened her eyes, she saw the bright red belt tied around her waist. And as if to prove the artifact’s effectiveness, she could feel a surge of energy within her.

“…”

Embarrassed, she quickly turned away. Jin Yuha grinned mischievously.

“Our Puppy looks so cute with her new ribbon.”

“What!? Take this thing off me right now-”

Kang Do-hee was about to snap at him, but-

“Aww… you two are so lovey-dovey. I should’ve just joined in and fought with you guys.”

Shin Se-hee’s voice interrupted, and the other party members glared at them, their eyes narrowed.

“Yeah, we should’ve just helped. We shouldn’t have left it to you.”

“I’ve been doing what the junior asked me to do this whole time…”

“Sneaky.”

“Captain Kang always takes the best parts for herself…”

Ugh.

“That’s not true! It’s not like that-”

“Haa… next time, I’ll be the one to get angry and say, ‘This one’s mine! Don’t touch it!'”

“That’s not what I meant! Stop twisting my words!”

Jin Yuha tilted his head, feigning confusion at the party members’ reactions.

“Huh? What happened while I was gone? Who’s mad?”

“Well…”

“Shut up! You flowerpot head!!!”

Kang Do-hee shouted, her face reddening with embarrassment.