I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

“What you did this time was reported to me by the Chinese Public Security Hunter Association. You’ve been up to some interesting things.”

I was called by Lina and entered the Chairman’s office.
Lina brought up the China incident.

‘Hmm, I wonder how much she knows,’ I thought to myself.
I smirked, knowing that she probably knew most of it.
Lina was the type to verify things as soon as she received a report, so I wasn’t surprised.

“Shin Do-hwa, that woman has been suspiciously quiet lately… I didn’t realize she was hiding in China and causing trouble,” Lina said, confirming my suspicions.

I had deliberately kept the involvement of the Shin family a secret to avoid any potential issues with national sentiments, but it seemed Lina was already aware.

“Yes, I handled it quietly,” I replied.

“Indeed. This time, you resolved the issue without causing a fuss. Excellent work, Jin Yuha,” Lina praised, her voice strangely gentle.

“As expected of one of the top students at Velvet Hunter Academy. Your performance was remarkable.”

I felt a twitch.

‘What’s gotten into this jammin?’ I thought to myself.

While it was true that I had achieved a better outcome than the game where the chimeras had spread, her overly sentimental words made my stomach churn and goosebumps rise on my forearms.

“Ugh… Can we just stick to the usual? This highbrow act doesn’t suit you, Chairman. You look uncomfortable,” I said, narrowing my eyes.

“Yikes! You’re impossible to please, even with compliments!” Lina exclaimed, gritting her teeth.

Yes, this magical jammin was more comfortable with this expression.

“Anyway, why did you call me here? I assume it’s not just about the China incident,” I said.

“Hmm.”

Lina raised her head, stroked her chin, and looked at me. Despite her attempt to look down at me, her short stature made it seem like she was looking up instead.

She gazed at me for a moment before speaking.

“Jin Yuha, I want you to go to the Forest of Swordsmanship for a while. Go and receive the teachings of the Sword Emperor there.”

“Huh? Suddenly the Sword Emperor? Teachings?” I asked, taken aback by her unexpected suggestion.

“Don’t you have some free time coming up? Or do you have other plans?”

“No, I don’t have other plans, but… Why would I have nothing to do? I’m a student, and we have classes to attend,” I argued.

After all, we also needed to prepare for the upcoming major incident and strengthen our abilities.

However, Lina crossed her arms, clearly disagreeing with my statement.

“Your party and you don’t really benefit from the Academy’s classes at this point. It’s not like you’ll get any meaningful training by going out on practical training with the first-year students.”

Lina’s smug face annoyed me.

‘I really want to slap this forehead hard,’ I thought to myself.

While Lina’s words were true, it didn’t change the fact that her suggestion irked me. My party and I were already considered clear irregulars.

In Academy assignments, I often ended up in a group alone or acted as a demonstrative teaching assistant in relative evaluations rather than as a student. Other students seemed to feel that this was fair.

So, her suggestion to go to the Forest of Swordsmanship for training was her way of showing consideration. However, I couldn’t just accept her proposal for one reason.

It was the swordsmanship I had learned this time.

The Moon Shadow Sword Technique.

The only time I could learn it was during my master’s class!

“It’s difficult because I need to attend my master’s class,” I politely declined Lina’s offer.

However, as if she had been waiting for those words, Lina opened her mouth.

“Oh, I forgot to mention this. Seol-hee won’t be available for the next month.”

“What!?

“I just sent Seol-hee on a long-term mission. It will take about a month.”

“But… What…?”

The sudden absence of my master left me bewildered.

Without her, who would teach me the Moon Shadow Sword Technique?

How dare they make such a decision without consulting me?

This was ridiculous!

I glared at the jammin, who was making farting noises with her mouth.

“Don’t look at me with such rude eyes,” she said.

“But, to suddenly inform me of this—”

“Up until now, you’ve been getting special treatment.”

“Huh?”

“Seol-hee is originally a very busy person. She’s been squeezing time out of her packed schedule to tutor you. This is how it normally is.”

“…”

“Seol-hee also has a mountain of work that can’t be delayed any longer, so she had to leave,” Lina explained calmly.

As her words sank in, my heated head suddenly cooled down, as if doused with cold water.

‘…Ah, that’s right,’ I thought to myself.

My master was the leader of the Demon Slaying Squad, operating in the shadows. Her work was anything but leisurely.

I had become accustomed to her always rushing to my side whenever I requested her presence, and I realized that she had been accommodating me all this time.

In the end, I had no choice but to agree.

While I might have resisted for other reasons, the fact that my master was occupied with personal business was something I couldn’t argue with. As her disciple, I couldn’t selfishly demand her time for swordsmanship lessons.

“I understand. However—”

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The office of the chairman where Jin Yuha had just left.

“Did you really have to go this far?”

A voice came from behind Lina.

Lina glanced back briefly and replied curtly.

“You said there’s nothing more you can teach Jin Yuha.”

“That’s why I came to the chairman, to learn more.”

Baek Seol-hee, who had just lost her student right in front of her, spoke with a voice filled with suppressed anger.

“This is your answer.”

“This is it? Handing over my student to that woman, the Sword Emperor?”

“Hmph, it’s just for a short while to learn from the Sword Emperor. I’m not passing him off.”

“But—!”

Baek Seol-hee, enraged, tried to raise her voice and say something, but Lina cut her off.

“Hmph, your love for your disciple is immense. But if you’re so worried, why don’t you go with him?”

“…Together?”

“Yes, but only under the condition that I place a restriction on you with my magic while you accompany him to the Sword Emperor’s forest.”

“…What kind of restriction?”

“For one month, you will not be able to speak to or interact with anyone. The only thing you can do is watch from afar. Will you still go?”

At Lina’s question, Baek Seol-hee solemnly nodded.

Wooong—

Then, Lina’s hand glowed blue.

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“The Sword Emperor’s forest…”

I sat alone in my private room at the hideout, resting my feet on the desk, organizing my thoughts.

The proposal itself wasn’t too bad.

The dungeon near there was at a suitable level for me right now.

Training under the Sword Emperor was also a unique opportunity that wasn’t even available in the original game.

‘The best option would still be to learn swordsmanship from my master…’

Even with the Sword Emperor and all, the quickest way to improve my skills in the Moon Shadow Sword technique was through my master.

But there’s no point in holding onto something that’s impossible.

Sigh—

I let out a short sigh, shaking off the disappointment.

“Still, it’s the Sword Emperor, so I should be able to get some help with the sword.”

The Sword Emperor.

An SSS-rank Hunter.

Her most notable characteristic was her obsession with the sword.

In Korea, among the Hunters who used swords, she was one of the top names without a doubt.

If it weren’t for Lina, she would have held the top spot in Korea, her fame once reaching great heights.

However, she was also someone who is rarely talked about these days.

Few people even remember her.

After all, she only shone briefly during the most intense Gate Incident and then suddenly went into seclusion.

If you asked who the best swordsman Hunter in Korea was, mentioning the Sword Emperor would probably get you labeled as old-fashioned or out of touch.

Even though she’s slowly fading from memory, I knew quite a lot about the Sword Emperor.

That’s because her granddaughter was a special person.

And she was closely connected to me.

It might seem strange to say we were connected even though we’d never met.

But of course we were.

Our connection was deeper than the ocean.

No, it was as deep as drilling through the Earth’s mantle.

The Sword Emperor’s granddaughter.

She was a prospective new student set to enter the Academy next year.

A 5-star character who received both criticism and praise from countless people.

And the one who generously provided for me, allowing me to survive in this world.

The owner of Alice’s Box.

【Sword Flower, Alice ☆☆☆☆☆】

Real name: Kim Malsook.

Yes, she was the reason I ended up being reincarnated in this world!

I furrowed my brow and scratched my head.

“Tsk, the things I was going to give her are almost all used up now… Should I still take what’s left?”

At that moment.

Creeeak—

“Huh? Who are you planning to give something to?”

Lee Yoo-ri, who had arrived without me noticing, opened the door and responded to my muttering.

“Oh, you’re here, Soup?”

“Yeah, everyone’s gathered in the conference room because you called them. I came to get you.”

“Really? Then let’s go.”

“But who are you giving something to? Do you have to give them leftovers?”

“No, nothing like that.”

I lightly shook my head and headed to the conference room with Soup.