I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

“What the… What is this? What’s going on…?”

Shin Do-hwa’s face hardened as she realized that Jin Yuha and the Utopia Party were approaching her.

She had made various preparations to face them, but everything fell apart from the very beginning.

The most annoying thing was, of course, the pesky bugs.

The disgusting feeling of their legs touching her face, the creepy sensation of them crawling under her clothes, and the buzzing of their wings in her ears made it impossible for her to focus.

She hated bugs.

They reminded her of the strict discipline of the Shin family, where she was locked in a room full of bugs for days for the slightest mistake or displeasure.

“Aaahhhh! Get away! Go away!”

She summoned her mana and set everything around her ablaze, trying to burn the bugs before they could get too close.

Whoosh!

Since it was Utopia who had released the bugs in the first place, she had anticipated that they might use them to get to her.

She thought that burning them all before they could attach to her would be enough, as bugs were weak against fire.

However, strangely, every time she created a blaze, the bugs converged towards one spot—the shield held by the black-haired girl.

Even more bizarrely, no bugs flew near the girl, so her flames only managed to burn a small fraction of them.

Buzz!

A fly landed on Shin Do-hwa’s ear.

She shuddered and shook her head to get rid of it, but another fly landed on her hand.

“This won’t do…”

Unable to bear the creepy-crawly sensation, Shin Do-hwa calmed herself down.

Whoosh!

The flames rose again, but this time, they didn’t spread outwards.

Instead, her clothes caught fire.

Sizzle!

The flames on her clothes spread to her skin, leaving burn marks all over her body, and her long black hair started to burn, giving off a savory smell.

Fortunately, as an Awakened with fire abilities, she had some resistance to fire, which prevented more severe burns.

“Ughhhh!”

She endured the excruciating pain, gritting her teeth.

The pain was preferable to the bugs.

“What… What went wrong…?”

Shin Do-hwa, now free from the bugs due to the flames, finally took in her surroundings.

First, the girl standing in front of her was undoubtedly her natural enemy.

The girl didn’t seem to take damage from the flames, and her shield absorbed everything Shin Do-hwa threw at her.

She had never heard of such a tanker before.

If it weren’t for the absence of the Shin Family Royal Guards, she wouldn’t have been able to lay a finger on them.

The black-haired girl seemed taken aback by the sudden turn of events, but she didn’t lower her shield.

Then, Shin Do-hwa glanced to the side and noticed a gray-haired man rubbing his forehead as he struggled to stand up.

It was the man she had tried so hard to brainwash and drive insane with various drugs, yet he had somehow regained his sanity.

“Dad! Dad!!! Daddy!!!”

A little girl who seemed to be his daughter was hugging him tightly.

“Sha, Shash…? Shasha!? How… How did you get here!?!”

Shin Do-hwa watched the scene with a bemused smile.

“Hah…”

Everything had fallen apart.

Shin Do-hwa stared blankly into space, her eyes unfocused.

“How can this be…?”

She felt like she was in a terrible nightmare.

Her ambition to make the Shin family the greatest in the world, her efforts to build their power in secret, all seemed futile now.

All her life, she had dedicated herself to the family’s revival, and now it was all coming to an end without leaving any mark.

Vroom!

The tattoo on her hand, representing an extra-dimensional space, started to glow.

Then, she pulled out a bright red remote control from the space.

A triumphant smile spread across her face as she held the remote, confident that she could finally distort the boy’s face.

“You know what this is, right?”

“No.”

“If I press this, a disaster will befall the world.”

Yes, he probably hadn’t anticipated this, even though everything she had prepared had been ruined by them.

Unless they could see the future, there was no way they could have known.

She usually didn’t like to explain things in detail, but she wanted to see the despair on Jin Yuha’s face, so she continued.

“While you were busy dealing with the Shin Family Royal Guards and the trash outside, I wasn’t just sitting idle.”

Shin Do-hwa’s crimson eyes fixed on Jin Yuha.

“If I press this button… thousands of Chimeras will be released into the world. Not the failed experiments you’ve encountered so far, but far superior ones.”

This was Shin Do-hwa’s last resort.

‘Now, show me your despair.’

Shin Do-hwa swallowed, anticipating the distorted expression on his face.

However, Jin Yuha’s reaction was not what she expected.

“Press it.”

“Huh?”

Shin Do-hwa widened her eyes and gaped.

“So what if the Chimeras are released? What does it have to do with us once we’re back in Korea?”

“Aren’t you a hero? Didn’t you inherit that disgusting Lina’s spirit—?”

“I didn’t inherit anything from that brat.”

Jin Yuha shrugged as if it were no big deal.

‘Have I misjudged this boy?’

His demeanor was so calm that for a moment, she wondered if she had the wrong idea about him.

No.

That couldn’t be.

As soon as Shin Do-hwa became aware of Jin Yuha’s existence, she gathered information and quickly learned about everything he had done, as well as his behind-the-scenes activities.

Jin Yuha.

While he could be ruthless and even cruel to villains, his ultimate direction was that of a hero—a hero who was a spitting image of that annoying Lina.

Yet, he was telling her to just release the Chimeras?

“Well, even if they’re released, they’ll just wreak havoc in China, right? We can just go back to Korea, and it won’t affect us.”

‘Is he acting?’

Shin Do-hwa bit her lip.

She didn’t like this situation at all—the idea of being evaluated by someone when she had spent her entire life evaluating others.

“If you thought that I wouldn’t press this button because you said so, then you’re mistaken.”

“Then press it.”

“I’m a person who gets more excited about destroying others’ possessions than my own life!”

Click!

Shin Do-hwa bit her lip, pressed the button, and burst into a maniacal laughter.

“Yes! I pressed it! It’s your choice! Because of you, the world has taken one step closer to destruction! If I can’t have it, I’ll destroy it!!!”

As she laughed hysterically, Shin Se-hee walked in through the cracked door.

“Mother, you’re still the same.”

“Se… Sehee?”

Shin Do-hwa was taken aback by her daughter’s sudden appearance.

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“Perfect timing!”

In the original game, Shin Do-hwa had used the Shin Family Royal Guards to release the Chimeras.

However, with the Royal Guards appearing earlier and being defeated, her plan had been foiled.

But I hadn’t let my guard down.

Knowing Shin Do-hwa, I expected her to have a last resort in case she was cornered.

“That’s why I sent most of our forces—Shin Se-hee, Ichika, Sophia, and Kang Do-hee—to deal with them.”

Shin Se-hee walked in, followed by a tired-looking Sophia, Ichika, and Kang Do-hee.

Shin Do-hwa, still bewildered, looked at them with trembling eyes.

Se-hee slowly approached her mother and spoke.

“Mother, I’m sorry, but we’ve disposed of your creations.”

Shin Do-hwa looked at her daughter with disbelief.

“What? How… No one was supposed to know the location, let alone how to unlock it—!”

Click!

Shin Se-hee cut her off by snapping her fingers.

Then,

Swoosh!

Ten members of the Shin Family Royal Guards lined up behind Se-hee.

Shin Do-hwa looked at them with shaking eyes and burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.

“Hahaha! So that’s how it was! I’ve been completely outplayed from the very beginning!”

“Yes, that’s right. The Royal Guards knew the location of the Chimeras and how to unlock them.”

“Hahahaha! It’s been so long since I’ve been bested like this! Yes, of course, you can be the master of the Shin Family Royal Guards too. After all, you carry my blood. I never expected that.”

With a laughter-filled voice, Shin Do-hwa asked Se-hee:

“But tell me this. When did it start? Was it when the Shin family headed to China? Or when you enrolled in the Academy? Or perhaps when you were locked up in the punishment room?”

Shin Do-hwa’s voice quickened as her curiosity got the better of her.

However, Se-hee shook her head calmly.

“I can’t answer that.”

Then, she turned to face Jin Yuha and continued.

“This was all planned by Jin Yuha. We’re just pawns, the difference being that you’re a pawn of the enemy, and I’m a pawn of our side.”

Hearing this, Shin Do-hwa shook her head in disbelief and raised her hands in surrender.

“Hmm, you’re indeed my daughter. You’ve got yourself a good man.”

With a somewhat relieved expression, she raised both hands in surrender, acknowledging her defeat.

“Yes, you’ve won. You’ve completely defeated me, utterly and without a chance.”