I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Suddenly, a masked intruder leaped through the window of the Director’s office.

Baek Seol-hee.

“My disciple is too exceptional.”

Baek Seol-hee began the conversation with her usual line.

‘Here she goes again, bragging about her disciple. Well, it doesn’t bother me anymore…’

After all, Jin Yuha had expressed his admiration for her, right in front of her.

Lina raised her head proudly.

“……?”

However, something felt different this time.

Unlike the usual expressionless face, eagerly trying to brag about her disciple, Baek Seol-hee now looked gloomy, her head lowered.

“……I have nothing left to teach him.”

With her cheeks puffed out, Baek Seol-hee mumbled incoherently, her speech slurred as if she was holding something in her mouth.

‘What’s she holding in her mouth now? And what do you mean you have nothing left to teach him?’

Lina stared at Baek Seol-hee, who looked rather foolish, before furrowing her brows.

“Seol-hee… What nonsense are you spouting?”

“……My disciple is a genius. He has mastered everything I have to teach. There’s nothing left for me to teach him as his master.”

Lina was taken aback by her words.

How could any master claim to have taught everything in just one year?

In fact, the standard duration for studying at the Academy was four years, and even after graduation, many hunters returned to seek guidance from their masters when they encountered obstacles in their growth as veteran hunters.

‘……While it’s true that Jin Yuha and his Utopia party have exceptional growth rates, even surpassing my expectations… I can’t believe he has caught up to Seol-hee in just one year. It doesn’t make sense.’

The growth rate of Jin Yuha and his Utopia party was indeed astonishing, even to Lina herself.

Especially Jin Yuha, who could rival fourth-year students at the Academy and even veteran hunters despite being just a freshman.

However, the Baek Seol-hee standing before her, always stoic and a bit eccentric, was one of the strongest individuals she knew.

That was why she kept her close and gave her special attention.

‘Did he stumble upon some kind of opportunity again? But even so, this doesn’t make sense.’

No matter how she thought about it, she couldn’t imagine Jin Yuha surpassing Baek Seol-hee.

Well, in such cases, it was best to just ask directly.

“……Have you truly been defeated by Jin Yuha?”

Baek Seol-hee looked up as if to ask what nonsense she was spouting.

“Not yet. It won’t take long, though.”

“Then why are you saying you have nothing left to teach him?”

“……My disciple has sprouted the seeds of the Moon Shadow Sword Technique.”

This time, even Lina was taken aback.

“The Moon Shadow Sword Technique, that insane swordsmanship!?”

Baek Seol-hee nodded heavily.

The Moon Shadow Sword Technique.

It was a bizarre swordsmanship crafted by Baek Seol-hee, a once-in-a-century talent in swordsmanship, through relentless effort day and night, with magical support from Lina.

Lina had evaluated the Moon Shadow Sword Technique as:

[ A ridiculously selfish and chaotic swordsmanship that only she can use. ]

The fact that Jin Yuha had mastered it was truly astonishing.

If she were to hold classes to teach this swordsmanship, would there be any students left after a week?

Honestly, Lina couldn’t help but shake her head.

They would be lucky if there were no casualties.

Complaints would likely pour in, with students claiming that their minds had snapped after the first lesson.

‘The idiot disciple who went along with the insane training, and the idiot master who thought it was a good idea to impose such training on her disciple… Both of them are idiots.’

Knowing the process Baek Seol-hee went through to create this swordsmanship, Lina shook her head in exasperation.

However, that made it even more incomprehensible.

Sprouting the seeds of the Moon Shadow Sword Technique meant that Jin Yuha had just laid the foundation.

From here on, depending on how he was taught, his future achievements would vary greatly.

Yet, at this crucial point, Baek Seol-hee claimed she had nothing left to teach him.

How could that be?

“……So, now it’s the beginning, isn’t it?”

Nod.

Baek Seol-hee nodded as if it was obvious.

Click.

Lina’s forehead veins popped out, but she held back and continued.

“Yes, you’ve laid the foundation for the Moon Shadow Sword Technique. Now, it’s time to teach him the applications. Doesn’t he still need to understand the intricacies of the technique? That will take much longer than what you’ve done so far, won’t it?”

Baek Seol-hee’s voice was hesitant.

“……I have already failed.”

Lina was stunned by her response.

“Seol-hee, are you an idiot?”

Lina, the Director, rarely used such harsh words, but she did now.

“With that failed swordsmanship, you’ve been wreaking havoc, defeating Sword Masters and Sword Emperors.”

“That’s because their swordsmanship was weak……”

“And didn’t you barely lose to that Sword Saint?”

Flinch.

Baek Seol-hee couldn’t hold back at that comment and raised her head.

“I didn’t lose. If it weren’t for that woman’s overwhelming magical power…”

“Yes, the Moon Shadow Sword Technique is as far as it goes. If you had sufficient magical power, you could have rivaled the Sword Saint.”

“It’s not about rivaling, I—”

“Shut up. Listen. Anyway… You’re saying you’ve failed even though you’ve been crushing everyone with that failed swordsmanship?”

“That’s……”

“So, who’s going to teach Jin Yuha now? Are you going to tell him to figure it out on his own like you did?”

Initially, Baek Seol-hee had intended to do just that.

She thought that it would be more beneficial for her disciple to find his own answers rather than being taught by her, a master who had failed to complete the swordsmanship.

But then, she became greedy.

That was why she had come to Lina.

“That’s a stupid answer. And unfortunately, we don’t have much time.”

“……Time?”

“……”

Lina didn’t answer her question.

As someone who could read the flow of the world, she had a rough idea.

At most, they had a year, or maybe even less, before a great crisis befell the world.

And at the forefront of that crisis would be none other than Jin Yuha and his party.

Lina clicked her tongue as she looked at Baek Seol-hee.

‘……She’s too stubborn. The answer is right in front of her, but she can’t see it.’

Well, the solution was simple.

She just needed to continue teaching Jin Yuha as she had been.

If she felt that she had failed, she could guide him when he veered off course, ensuring he didn’t repeat her mistakes.

They could also brainstorm together to find better solutions.

And when he needed a new direction, they could put their heads together and figure it out.

After all, a teacher learned from their student, and a student learned from their teacher. They grew and developed together—that was the proper way.

But it seemed that Baek Seol-hee saw their relationship as strictly hierarchical, with her as the teacher and Jin Yuha as the student, and that was why she was lost.

‘…She won’t listen to anything I say right now.’

Hmm. What should she do?

Jin Yu-ha was a significant matter to Lina as well, and she couldn’t just let it go.

‘Ah, I know what to do.’

As she thought it through, a mischievous smile spread across her face.

“Seol-hee, you’re unqualified.”

Lina looked straight at Baek Seol-hee and said,

“You’re fired as his teacher.”

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Hwoong─

Hwoong─

I swung my sword alone in the training ground while my master was away.

‘I’m still lacking…’

My master said this sword technique is still incomplete. So, he called himself a failure.

However, I couldn’t even begin to guess why this sword technique was incomplete. I could only keenly feel the vast difference between my master and me.

We fought with the same swordsmanship, but it was different. Compared to the sword my master wielded, mine was merely a shallow trick.

The sword my master wielded didn’t just dazzle the eyes. It hid in plain sight, and by the time you noticed it, it had already touched your body.

If my master hadn’t deliberately made her presence known and swung the sword slowly, I would have been dead in the first clash.

‘Hmm, what’s the difference? Where does it start to diverge…?’

As I repeatedly pondered over this while swinging my sword, a voice intruded from the side.

“H-Hey, junior…”

It was Senior Ga-eul with a restless expression.

I turned my head and let out a faint smile. I had a feeling I knew why she had come.

“You said it’d only take a moment… I know I shouldn’t have come, but I couldn’t help myself.”

Senior Ga-eul spoke while twisting her body and looking at the distant mountains.

I put away my sword and turned towards her. Then, I pulled out the White Stone from my pocket.

“Do you really want this that much?”

“Yeah, yeah!”

Senior Ga-eul nodded like a puppy eyeing a treat.

“Hm, well… Here you go.”

Whoosh─

I tossed the White Stone.

“Acceleration!”

Senior Ga-eul used acceleration to catch the White Stone. She was really an amusing senpai.

“Finally, it’s in my hands…” “Senpai.” “Y-Yeah?” “Take good care of it, and make sure to recharge it once a month.” “Once a month…?” “Yes.”

I nodded.

My master’s sense of taste. It would have been nice if it had been restored all at once, but that wasn’t the case.

I had thought of this because in the game, the White Stone was used as a material for high-level curse purification items.

My master savored the tanghulu in her mouth for a while, but then she spoke regretfully.

-Ah, it’s gone.

Even when she tried touching the White Stone to her tongue again, her sense of taste didn’t return.

As I was panicking, my master examined her body condition based on the sensation in her tongue and the White Stone’s power. And the conclusion she reached:

-It seems I can only use it once a month. I’m not sure if it will fully restore my taste, but it does bring it back temporarily.

Once a month. It wasn’t a cure, just temporary.

‘Still, it’s better than not being able to taste anything at all, even if it’s just once a month.’

Now there was hope, unlike when she couldn’t feel anything at all.

I felt deep regret inside, but I justified it that way.

“Once a month… Yeah, got it!”

Senior Ga-eul nodded while holding the White Stone in her hands.

And then,

Ding-dong─♬

The phone rang.

[Please come to the Chairman’s office for a moment.]

It was a summons from Chairman Lina.