I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Shin Se-hee’s pupils glowed with a deep crimson light as her mind’s eye opened. Information flooded into her vision.

Her gaze shifted to her party members.

Yoo-ri was poised on her toes, ready to dash forward at any moment, while her right hand twitched, ready to draw her dagger and provoke the enemy.

Kang Do-hee’s body was filled with a fiery mana, a sign that she was about to use her Avatar of Fire skill.

Lim Ga-eul’s Acceleration skill was still on cooldown, but her trait, “A Flower Blooming in Despair,” suddenly reset the cooldown.

Ichika was carefully observing the air, determining where to create shadow platforms for the party members to reach the demon.

Sophia clicked her tongue, realizing that the demon was out of range of her arrows.

Alice, still unfamiliar with party play, waited for instructions.

Every movement on the battlefield, every intention and purpose, was instantly understood and discerned. She could see the next developments, the paths they would take, and the skills they would use.

This was the result of her relentless analysis and calculation combined with her newly awakened trait, the Mind’s Eye.

She could even discern the enemy’s power.

The demon coalesced in the air, surrounded by ten dangerous orbs, determined not to be interrupted again.

“Ahah!”

Se-hee laughed as she watched.

Could the demon have imagined that it would be so easily defeated upon its appearance?

‘Borrowing Jin Yuha’s words, an entire phase has been skipped,’ she thought.

The skeleton demon was undoubtedly powerful, but was not comparable to the demon of sloth that she had analyzed through Ichika’s dreams after clearing the first gate, who was significantly stronger in mana, ability, and danger.

However, it was still helpless.

Why was it so powerless? Why was it so incompetent? Why couldn’t it inflict any significant damage and was easily defeated?

There was only one reason.

‘Jin Yuha was right,’ she thought.

This time, there was truly nothing to worry about.

Ah, it was truly amazing beyond words.

Even with her Mind’s Eye open, unconsciously analyzing all the information, she couldn’t discern Jin Yuha’s mind’s eye. His massive, dense aura prevented her from seeing through him.

This both reassured her that the person she admired was still an enigma and sparked a longing to understand even a fraction of him.

These conflicting emotions collided within her.

Her sharpened focus pierced through Yuha’s aura, and for a moment, she understood his origin.

‘Huh…?’

Confusion crossed Se-hee’s face as she doubted what she had seen.

The origin, the innate talent one is born with, was abysmal in Yuha’s case.

His ability scores were so low that even in a one-on-one fight with the weakest monster, a goblin, his survival would be uncertain.

Compared to other male hunters, his talent was a notch below.

‘Come to think of it, when I first met Jin Yuha, he was impressive, but not as strong as Kang Do-hee,’ she thought.

Yes, that was right.

His firepower was sufficient as a sub-dealer, but not overwhelmingly strong. He had covered that gap with his exceptional strategy and intellect.

But now, Yuha had transformed beyond recognition.

‘How did he become so strong…?’ she wondered.

Even with his knowledge of the future, overcoming such a miserable talent to possess such power was a different story. Yuha’s strength came from his innate abilities, not hidden blessings or artifacts.

As Utopia’s operator, Se-hee had always known, or thought she knew, that Yuha trained harder than anyone else, starting earlier and ending later.

Even Kang Do-hee, the party’s training enthusiast, had only recently caught up with Yuha’s training regimen, and there was still a gap that couldn’t be bridged.

Se-hee realized the depth and intensity of his efforts.

‘Perhaps Jin Yuha has seen this future since he was very young,’ she thought.

He must have seen monsters attacking villages, demons ravaging humanity, and the appearance of the demon race, a force beyond their comprehension. Among them were those with untapped potential, like herself and the other Utopia party members.

There were enemies too powerful to overcome, and the world was slowly marching towards destruction.

If he had been an ordinary person, he would have despaired at this grim future.

But Jin Yuha, instead of despairing, took action.

He must have trained relentlessly, day after day, sacrificing his life to break through the limitations of his innate talent and ability scores.

He did this to make his dream a reality.

‘For a future where none of us are broken, where we can all smile.’

Yes, this was the result.

A shiver ran down her spine.

-Oh… Se-hee’s eyes are going again…

-Se-hee!

-Snap out of it, Se-hee!

-No, that demon must have cursed her really hard; she goes blank whenever she sees him.

Could these people ever understand?

If it weren’t for Jin Yuha, who knows what would have become of this world. They were all laughing now, all thanks to one person, Jin Yuha.

She swallowed.

Oh.

This was dangerous.

The emotions welling up inside her almost spilled out again.

‘…I was in danger earlier, I can’t show that again,’ she thought.

But how could she help it when her gaze kept being drawn to him?

‘You’re cool, but not that cool,’ she muttered to herself.

With a small grumble, Shin Se-hee managed her expression and spoke towards the chat window.

“Ah, sorry. This isn’t what you’re thinking. When I activate my newly awakened trait, the Mind’s Eye, I concentrate so hard that this happens.”

She reactivated her Mind’s Eye, turning her eyes red, and lightly dismissed their concerns.

“Now we’re in the second phase. And it starts with…”

Se-hee’s gaze turned to the red-haired woman.

“Kang Do-hee, right?”

She predicted what was about to happen and slowed down the video feed to one-tenth speed.

“Huhuhu, Jin Yuha, you’re something else. Even though you could have handled it yourself, you chose not to. That’s so like you.”

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Huhng huhng huhng huhng—!

The ten orbs began to swirl around the demon, marking the start of the second phase.

This was the beginning of the highly anticipated bullet hell game, famous for its difficulty even in Velvets.

A barrage of countless colorful orbs rained down around the demon, each with different attributes. If you were hit by the wrong one, your health would quickly deplete.

And among the barrage were various status effect attacks.

‘Newbies complained that dodging the bullets was difficult, but…’

It was a given that newbies would complain about any enemy they faced.

If they found it too difficult, they could either spend money to strengthen their characters or diligently collect daily resources to create an invincible tank to take the hits.

Don’t want to do that?

Then improve your skills, human.

Chwaaaahhhh—!

Countless colorful orbs began to pour down around the demon.

Ah, there was one more way to easily defeat this demon.

What is it?

“Puppy.”

“….Little Fool.”

I pointed at the demon with my thumb and spoke to Kang Do-hee.

“Destroy it.”

“Got it. Leave it to me.”

Hwar!

Of course, it was time for Do-hee to use her skill, slowing down the bullet hell by one-tenth while she pummeled the demon.

‘I wanted to try dodging the bullet hell myself, but how can I say that when I see that face?’

I smirked as I watched Do-hee’s fiery figure from behind.

Kaa!

Yoo-ri’s provocation rang out amidst the barrage of bullets, and the wide spread of orbs narrowed as they ricocheted off her shield.

Then, Sophia’s Divine Grace.

Ichika and the party members safely took shelter behind the tank and the dome-shaped barrier.

And.

Uuddeuk! Kkadeuk! Kwaang! Ppeudeuk! Kkeudeudeuk! Kkwajik! Dudeuk! Kkadeudeuk! Uudeuk! Kkeudeuk! Kkadeuk!

‘Wow, she’s really beating it up,’ I thought.

I let out a dry laugh as I listened to the sound of bones breaking above me.

Three seconds.

Kwaaa!!!

Kang Do-hee landed in a superhero landing pose, her fist still embedded in the demon’s skull.

“Nice work.”

“Phew, that was refreshing.”

Kang Do-hee wiped the sweat from her forehead, her cool appearance and demeanor perfectly matching.

“….Well done.”

Taah—!

I kicked off the ground.

In an instant, I slashed at the demon forming behind Do-hee.

Swish—!

[W-w-w-w-w-what the hell is this?! How can a lowly creature like you—!]

I smirked as I listened to the demon’s final words.

“But you can never let your guard down until the end.”