Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 323



323. No Self (3)

Meanwhile, while Jin Yuha faced off against the Sword Master.

The members of the Utopia party were also charging at Baek Seolhee.

Utopia formed a formation as if they were doing a boss raid.

First, Ichika’s shadow danced before my eyes.

Sofia’s party members unleashed a wide-area heal, and silver arrows mixed in targeted Baek Seolhee.

Kaaah─!

And, at just the right moment, Yuri’s provocation exploded.

“Alright! Go! Kang Dohee!”

“Junior, I’ll support you! Slow! Acceleration!”

Whoosh─!

And Kang Dohee, empowered by Lim Ga-eul’s acceleration, charged in using the Avatar of the Deity.

Bright red flames enveloped Kang Dohee’s body, blazing fiercely.

The members of the Utopia party, though they didn’t say it, thought that this time they could finally show that damned Jin Yuha’s master, Baek Seolhee, what they were made of.

Binding with provocation and launching explosive attacks with buffs.

[ Provocation ] – [ Acceleration ] – [ Damage ]

This mechanism was, in fact, the ultimate killer move of a virtually utopian existence that had brought victory against any formidable foe.

Moreover, this time, the newly acquired ‘Divine Manifestation’ by Kang Do-hee was an ability that even Jin Yoo-ha had exceptionally praised as ‘Asymmetric Power.’

With this, she thought that no matter how monstrous the instructor was, it would be of no consequence.

However,

“This b*stard…!?”

It didn’t take long for Kang Do-hee’s face, using Divine Manifestation, to harden into a stiff expression.

Kang Do-hee’s fist had only sliced through afterimages.

“Gone!?”

Clearly, just moments ago, that presence had been right in front of her, threateningly approaching with a drawn sword.

Had it sunk into the ground or soared into the sky? Baek Seol-hee had completely vanished from her sight.

“Where are you!!”

The ultimate skill, Divine Manifestation, which extended 3 seconds into 30 seconds, delivering tenfold attacks at superhuman speed.

No matter how powerful the ability, it could only exert its might if there was an opponent to face.

During the extended 30 seconds, Kang Do-hee searched every nook and cranny around her.

In the end, she could not locate Baek Seol-hee’s position.

“Damn it!!!”

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Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Only her innocent fists slashed through the ground in frustration.

And finally, as 3 seconds passed.

The moment Kang Do-hee’s Divine Manifestation was released.

Thud─!

Just as she had disappeared, Baek Seol-hee suddenly appeared right in front of her and struck Kang Do-hee in the abdomen.

“Ugh!”

Caught off guard by the recoil of Divine Manifestation, Kang Do-hee was hit directly in the abdomen and pushed back.

Baek Seol-hee looked down at her with a disdainful gaze and said,

“A colt that only relies on physical ability.”

Then Baek Seol-hee kicked off and headed towards Yoo-ri.

Yoo-ri, who had immediately raised her shield to block the incoming attack in preparation for it, however,

“Just a thick-headed fool.”

Crack!

Baek Seol-hee stepped on the foot that was sticking out from beneath the shield.

“Gah!!!”

Yuri, whose foot had been unexpectedly stomped, lost her balance.

Zzaaak─!

At that moment, a sonic boom curved through the air, targeting Baek Seol-hee.

It was the whip of Im Ga-eul, accelerated to break the sound barrier.

Thud.

“Ah!?”

However, Baek Seol-hee reached out her hand and caught the tip of the whip without even looking at it.

“You still have nothing to show except for your skills.”

Swish─! Bang!!

As she swung the whip, Im Ga-eul was slammed into the ground.

“Gyaaak!!”

Swaaack─!

Meanwhile, a silver arrow shot forth from Sophia in an acrobatic pose, slicing through the air.

But Baek Seol-hee simply tilted her head to dodge it lightly.

“Your mind is just chaotic. Your evasive moves and timing are terrible.”

Whack─!

“Gah!”

She kicked a stone rolling on the ground, hitting Sophia right on the forehead.

Ichika quietly crept into Baek Seol-hee’s shadow and lunged with a dagger.

“It was somewhat bearable, but you haven’t improved since then.”

Crack.

“Ugh!”

Baek Seol-hee’s hand caught Ichika by the neck.

Whooosh!

Then, Alice’s powerful crescent blade, infused with rotational force, came flying in.

Baek Seol-hee, with a look of disdain, shoved Ichika into the path of Alice’s blade.

As a result, Alice had no choice but to halt her blade mid-swing, gasping for breath.

“You’re just being foolishly strong… No, right. You haven’t been here long, so I suppose that’s understandable.”

Wham!

Alice was sent flying by a punch to the face.

“Ugh!”

Crash, bang, boom!

Thus, the situation where everyone’s attacks were rendered futile.

“… Is this really your best?”

Baek Seol-hee swept her hair back and let out a deep sigh.

“I expected this, but it’s even messier than I thought. There’s absolutely no progress.”

As the number one party in the world, Utopia had a certain pride in their skills.

Such a statement scraped against their pride head-on.

But.

“…”

The members of Utopia could only bite their lips and remain silent in the face of the overwhelming gap that Baek Seol-hee had just displayed.

What could they possibly say when they couldn’t even lift their main weapon, the sword, and were utterly crushed?

A deep sense of powerlessness weighed down on Utopia’s shoulders.

Baek Seol-hee, who had been staring at them as if she found them displeasing, let out another deep sigh and spoke.

“Do you really think there’s such a huge gap between us?”

And it seemed she didn’t particularly expect an answer, shaking her head.

“No. In fact, the difference between you and me isn’t that great. If my disciple had participated in the battle without me, just directing the timing and movements from behind, it wouldn’t have taken you even five minutes to defeat me.”

And indeed, that was the case.

While going back and forth between real battles and training, pushing through harsh adversities, it wasn’t just Jin Yoo-ha who had made progress.

Lee Yoo-ri, Kang Do-hee, Lim Ga-eul, Sophia, Ichika.

They too had achieved remarkable growth.

The absolute power itself was now not that far off from Baek Seol-hee.

But why was there such a significant difference?

What ultimately determined the victory or defeat was,

Efficiency.

In other words, judgment and vision.

No matter how good the abilities and movements are.

If one can anticipate and prepare for it from the start, the effectiveness drops sharply.

Perhaps, if the initial provocation had been executed properly, Baek Seol-hee would have been unable to even lift a finger and would have been defeated.

However, Utopia maintained the same approach against Baek Seol-hee, who knew their abilities inside and out.

Because of that, they ended up being defeated without even moving a hand.

“Honestly, I want to split your heads open and see what’s inside. Why do you fight without thinking?”

Baek Seol-hee was genuinely irritated, her frustration rising to the tip of her throat.

With such good talent, how could they only manage to do this?

“Is it because my disciple will handle it anyway? You, who are useless without my disciple’s orders, exist merely as tools?”

She suppressed that with superhuman patience and spoke in a low voice.

“Actually, I don’t care if you’re tools. Whether you die somewhere due to your own stupidity is none of my concern.”

Baek Seol-hee truly believed that.

The fact that they would die fighting like this was due to their own foolishness, not because of her disciple.

“······If my disciple doesn’t care whether you, as tools, get broken while using you, then that’s another matter.”

However.

Her disciple was not someone who could do that.

He was a kind fool with a strong sense of belief that he must protect anyone who entered his domain.

If someone among them were to be in danger during a fight, her disciple would surely jump in without caring for his own safety.

Just to protect these worthless idiots.

In that moment, a surge of emotion welled up inside her.

“I will not let my disciple die because of your incompetence. Absolutely not.”

Therefore, they had to become strong, no matter what.

Every time they clung to Jin Yu-ha’s ankles, it was because they could but chose not to.

Baek Seol-hee could not just stand by and watch that.

Thus, she conceded the teaching of Jin Yu-ha to Geomje and stood in this place herself.

“From now on, for the next two days, I will inject something called thought into your empty heads.”

Yes, there was no need for kindness in teaching these thick-headed fools.

Only tedious pain, repetition, and indoctrination were necessary.

“From now on, one by one, you will come out and spar with me for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, we will rotate. For two days without rest.”

Baek Seol-hee’s eyes, looking at Utopia, had turned cold.

“Then, if I don’t improve even a little when we fight again, I will break my fingers, and when my fingers are all broken, I will break my toes, and then I will break my arms and legs one by one.”

A brutal warning that if proper results are not achieved, limbs will be broken.

It was an extreme method, but.

“Who will go first?”

“I will go first.”

“No, I—!”

“Instructor, as the oldest, I will go first!”

“I will do it!”

“I want to do it.”

“Please let me go first.”

Among those gathered here, no one blinked an eye as they volunteered for the first round.

After all, everyone was eager to remove any obstacles in front of Jin Yu-ha.

That determination was exactly what Baek Seol-hee appreciated.

She twisted one corner of her mouth upward.

“Alright, good. You all need to brace yourselves from now on. I am not going to be soft like a disciple.”