Why Is Everyone in This Dating Sim Trying to Kill Me?!

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Translator: Vine

Chapter Title: My Dark History, Exposed (2)

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"No way… No, please, no…"

Lim Ga-eul's eyes trembled as she checked the video.

…The title of the video alone caught her eye.

『Awakening』

The bold letters, without any further explanation, filled Lim Ga-eul with a sense of dread.

"…It must be Junior Yu-ha, right? I, I didn't catch a demon this time. It must be him."

Lim Ga-eul frantically ran her hope-circuits, then clicked on the video.

And then.

*Shwaaaaargh—!*

— Yu-ha! (Meaning Utopia High!)

— Yu-ha, Yu-ha! Jin Yu-ha!

— What is this? Weren't all the mid-term evaluation videos over? There's still more?

As soon as the video started, tens of thousands of real-time comments scrolled rapidly across the screen.

*Boom.*

The first scene showed a naked, handsome man. However, suitable editing had been applied, covering his crucial parts.

In front of him, a massive black magic stone pulsed like a heart.

— Huh? A man?

— W-what? Did I accidentally stumble into Pornhub?

— Drool. Even better.

— Wow, he's handsome! But not as much as Yu-ha.

— ???

— Who is he? Could it be, a new Utopia party member?

As the video showed the man's naked body without context, the chat window became feverishly active.

But that was only for a moment.

The man's eyes rolled back, and he spouted dangerous words in a voice filled with madness.

'So what if I am? I love this Earth. And I love humanity's destined fate. My goal, from the beginning, is for this Earth to perish as it was originally destined. That is all!'

And then, it cut to Instructor Baek Seol-hee, standing in front of him with a sword drawn.

— Oh, it's that instructor from last time!

— But she's pointing a sword at him?

— Then isn't he a demon?

— Yup. He's talking about humanity's destruction and all, eyes rolled back, looks like it.

— And look around. He seems to have kidnapped people.

┗ OMG

— He's handsome, but what a waste.

┗ Nah nah, still uglier than Jin Yu-ha.

┗ 22222222222

Everyone reacted with regret, but also resignation.

Every word he uttered was filled with madness, exuding a dangerous aura.

The hostages around him clearly showed just how dangerous a demon could be.

— So this time, it's a video of the instructor defeating a demon.

— Hmm, I wanted to see Jin Yu-ha, though…

Since a video of Jin Yu-ha defeating a demon had been uploaded last time, they expected a similar one this time.

However, their prediction was wrong.

Suddenly, a voice from behind.

'Lim Ga-eul!!!!'

The camera swung around, showing his desperate face.

— Oh, it's Jin Yu-ha!!!!!!

— His visuals are insane again today!!!!!!

— Too good to be true

— My eye-cleanser has appeared!!!!

— Hey, let's ditch that guy from earlier. I thought he was handsome, but looking at Jin Yu-ha now, he's no match.

┗ Ooh la la

┗ LOL for real

┗ He's even naked but still getting outclassed lolol

┗ Ga-eul!!! How dare you try to compete with mere exposure!!

'Grab the magic stone!!!!!!'

— Yu-ha! Huh? But suddenly Lim Ga-eul?

— Who's that?

┗ He must mean that narrow-eyed mastermind?

┗ What's that, you nerd?

And then, Lim Ga-eul appeared.

Her throat bobbed as she swallowed, and cold sweat streamed down her forehead.

Anyone could see she was clearly terrified.

And then, her own figure, trudging step by step towards the gigantic black magic stone.

She distinctly remembered thinking she had walked with a certain dignity back then, but in the video, she flinched ceaselessly as she walked, her legs trembling uncontrollably.

Lim Ga-eul forced herself towards the magic stone, her feet dragging as if she didn't want to go.

— She's totally scared lol.

— No, she's a supporter. Isn't this a dangerous situation? Jin Yu-ha's expression looks serious…

— Hey, look at her legs. They're shaking.

┗ Looks like a newborn giraffe lolol

┗ Giraffe, LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Even though it was a serious situation, people laughed at Lim Ga-eul's appearance.

And then Lim Ga-eul placed her hand on the magic stone.

'…Heh, kuhu-hut?'

Slowly, the corners of her mouth in the video turned upwards.

*Haaahhh—*

Then, she tilted her head back and let out a languid sigh.

'Power, power is overflowing…'

'Are you okay?'

'Ah, yes, I'm fine. More than fine. There's no way I wouldn't be fine.'

Her face in the video was zoomed in, and she covered her face with one hand, then opened her eyes with a sparkle.

'Right now, my mood… is the best.'

And at the same time, the name appeared below.

"Utopia's Supporter, [Narrow-Eyed Mastermind] Lim Ga-eul."

And at that sight, the chat window exploded.

The chat window began to be filled entirely with "lolol."

— [NARROW. EYED. AWAKENING.]

— Is this a concept?

— Uh oh… Why is she pushing her hair back like that!?

— Narrow-eyed… mastermind… awakening…?

— LOLOLOLOLOL Chuunibyou ON

— Ah, it's the best, most HIGH feeling.

— She's screwed lolol.

— Heh heh, my Black Flame Dragon within…

— Such a refreshing feeling, good enough to make me want to sing.

Lim Ga-eul, who was watching the video, trembled uncontrollably.

This couldn't be happening.

This simply couldn't be happening.

How on earth did things end up like this?

"Kyaaaahhh—!!!"

Lim Ga-eul screamed, punching at the hologram in front of her.

But her fist merely passed through the hologram.

The video continued to play.

'What a good expression—Junior, were you surprised?'

'I'll handle this. Junior, just sit there and watch.'

'That's an afterimage.'

'I get it. Your level… Ah, how boring.'

"Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy!!!"

Seeing herself from a third-person perspective, it was truly a sight to behold, utterly absurd.

'Such light doesn't suit me… But, it's fine. This darkness will conceal my true self…'

Her voice was low, and her act of trying to be fatal was incredibly awkward.

— It's hereeeeee!!! lololol Hey hey, were you hiding your power?!

— We believed in you!!! Narrow-Eyed Mastermind!!!

— Narrow-Eyed Mastermind! Lim Ga-eul!!!!

— I am excitement!

— MomwhenIgrowupIwanttobeslit-eyedMomwhenIgrowupIwanttobeslit-eyedMomwhenIgrowupIwanttobeslit-eyedMomwhenIgrowupIwanttobeslit-eyedMomwhenIgrowupIwanttobeslit-eyed.

— Phew, I've booked a plastic surgery appointment for tomorrow. For a procedure to narrow my eyes.

— It's stupid, but it's cool!!!

However, people were ecstatic.

It was a cauldron of almost uncontrollable excitement.

Even if it was a chuunibyou act, she was indeed overwhelmingly dominating her opponent at that moment.

In other words, it was stupid, but cool.

But Lim Ga-eul couldn't bring herself to laugh.

"N-no…"

Because she knew what was about to happen next.

"No—! Stop it…!!!"

Lim Ga-eul cried out like an astronaut banging on a wall from behind a bookshelf.

And so, after striking every cheesy pose imaginable.

The final moment to finish off the opponent.

*Whoosh—!!*

'No, perhaps it was already cut before your eyes could even see it?'

Her figure in the video maintained its dignified concept to the very end.

"…"

A silence followed.

Only a stark red mark remained on the demon's neck.

— ?

— ?

— What is it?

— Hey, this is it! The scene where he gets cut three seconds later! It's the unwritten rule!

However.

Even after time passed, the demon's neck remained attached.

And the demon scratched his neck as if asking, "What was that?"

Then Lim Ga-eul turned around and said.

'You, juniors over there. What are you doing? I'm a supporter providing rear-line assistance. A dealer should step up to defeat the monster.'

The anticipated outcome.

The chat window exploded.

— LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

— Narrow-Eyed Mastermind Awakens (Pathetically.)

— You're already cut. (He's not.)

— Aww, Ga-eul, you rascal!

— This person is hilarious lolol. Secret Technique! Violent Scratching!!!

— Is this guy a comedian?

— Embarrassing moment immortalized.

— Ah… how pathetic lolol.

— Worthless girl.

— Speed 999, Damage 1.

— Ah, her embarrassing history is being updated in real-time lolol.

— You clumsy idiot, f*ck lolol.

— Transformed from Narrow-Eyed Mastermind to Narrow-Eyed Idiot lol.

— LOLOLOLOL Chuunibyou ON

— Ga-eul, getting Chuunibyou at a late age.

— Ah, insane lolol.

— You're slow. Even falling down (doesn't fall.)

┗ He'll probably fall when his lifespan runs out?

— Ah~~~ah, I didn't want to use it here… Junior, help me!!!

┗ LOLOLOLOLOL are you crazy?

After that, Jin Yu-ha was shown cutting down the enemy.

However, Jin Yu-ha's undressing scene did not appear. It seemed that had been edited out.

But Lim Ga-eul couldn't see anything else in the video.

Her mind had gone blank, and her hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.

*Ughhhhhhh…*

Lim Ga-eul whimpered like a puppy.

*Thud—*

She collapsed onto the floor with dead eyes, writhing weakly.

Now, no one would say Lim Ga-eul had no presence, like winter.

She had undeniable recognition.

But this was not the way she had wanted it.

Never.

It was summer.

But it was autumn.

***

Meanwhile,

Immediately after Utopia's video was released,

Baek Seol-hee blackmailed Sophia into handing over the original video.

'Hmm, I haven't seen Jin Yu-ha's combat scene… As his master, it's only natural I should confirm it.'

She skipped all the parts where Lim Ga-eul fought.

Then, she watched Jin Yu-ha's combat scene.

For a moment, Baek Seol-hee's eyes twitched.

'…Wait.'

And only after replaying the combat scene multiple times did Baek Seol-hee let out a low gasp of admiration.

'I wondered what he was doing…'

At first, even she hadn't understood the meaning when Jin Yu-ha successively cut off Yeon Woo-jin's arms and legs.

But after repeatedly watching Jin Yu-ha's sword strokes, she realized the reason.

'It's the same as when he defeated Ryu Jin-joo last time.'

The circulation gap.

Yeon Woo-jin's specific trait, 'Regeneration,' also used magic power, so a circulation gap existed.

However, with the demon possessing him, he had gained even stronger power and regeneration, making the difficulty incomparable to Ryu Jin-joo.

But her disciple's senses seemed to have sharpened even further in such a short time.

*Ha.*

Baek Seol-hee let out a hollow laugh and nodded with satisfaction.

Calculating the flow path of magic power and cutting it at a perfect timing to make it run wild.

Indeed, with such a method, she could be confident that he would never revive.

'Since he completely destroyed the ability itself…'

Following that, Jin Yu-ha's growth occurred.

Suddenly, a pure white light appeared above his head, and his body began to evolve beneath it.

Baek Seol-hee knew what this was, as she had experienced it once before.

Muscles hardened, and the body became more robust. A power that elevated the very essence of one's soul.

What she called the Blessing of the Stars.

"…He must have grown significantly. However, since it's a video, I can't confirm the specific growth rate. I need to watch it again."

*Beep.*

She rewound the video again and replayed the scene where Jin Yu-ha received the Blessing of the Stars.

Again.

Again.

Again.

"Hmm… Still not certain—"

"Seol-hee."

In front of her, Director Lina narrowed her brows, looking displeased.

"Seol-hee."

"…"

"BAEK SEOL-HEE!!!"

When Lina abruptly shouted,

Baek Seol-hee turned her head with a sulky expression, as if asking why she was being interrupted at such a crucial moment.

"…What on earth are you looking at like that?"

"It's nothing."

Baek Seol-hee replied with a nonchalant expression, putting her phone in her pocket.

"…Hah. I was just talking about my return here, wasn't I?"

"Ah."

Lina looked dumbfounded as Baek Seol-hee nodded, as if she had momentarily forgotten.

"Phew, yes. Anyway, I've roughly sorted things out in Japan, but I had urgent matters to handle in Korea, which is why I returned in a hurry."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, but the cleanup isn't entirely finished yet. I'll entrust that role to you, so go to Japan immediately."

"Understood."

Baek Seol-hee nodded calmly.

As she was about to lower her head back to the video, Lina called out to her again.

"And, please deliver this to Jin Yu-ha."

Lina held out a blue ticket.

"This came to me, but I have no use for it, and you're busy. I thought it would be best to give it to him."

"...?"

Baek Seol-hee took the ticket Lina offered, her face full of questions.

Then she checked the words written on the ticket.

[Haeundae Summer Festival, VIP Admission Ticket.]