Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 327



327. Official Harem (2)

In a bleak slum in America.

District 56.

All members of the Utopia party, except for Jin Yu-ha, had gathered.

The timing of their gathering was before Jin Yu-ha had even enrolled Charlotte’s son in the academy.

In other words, astonishingly, they had organized their respective districts and gathered in less than half a day.

“Phew─!”

“Haah haah…”

“Shhh… Hoo…”

The party members, unable to catch their breath, looked at each other with awkward expressions, beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.

“Um… Everyone arrived quickly, didn’t you?”

Shin Se-hee looked at them with a slightly displeased expression before speaking.

“I did say to come early, but I didn’t expect you all to come this fast… You all seem to be in quite a hurry.”

Of course, even on the forehead of Shin Se-hee, who said that, thick beads of sweat were forming.

“I don’t think you’re in a position to say that, Shin Se-hee. Do you know how much I had to push to get here—ugh!”

Just moments ago, Ichika, who had organized District 55 with Shin Se-hee and had used every bit of mana she had to deliver Shin Se-hee here in the shadows, was cut off as her mouth was covered by Shin Se-hee’s hand.

“Ah, anyway! Alright! Since we gathered so quickly, we can check the plan now. This actually worked out well.”

“Junior, are you sure that affection demon or whatever is here?”

Im Ga-eul asked.

“Yes, it seems that as we wiped out all the demons, they felt a sense of crisis and hid away in their hideout. From the demon’s perspective, this is the safest space. And the separate tracking device we set up is pointing here as well.”

When did they even attach a tracking device?

It was the moment that proved Shin Se-hee’s claim that she could wipe them all out by herself was not just a boast.

“…Um, but I’ve been curious about this for a while. Why is making relationships better considered a curse?”

“Right? Why is that a curse? Isn’t it good for the party?”

“That’s because of that guy’s twisted taste.”

Baek Seol-hee explained to the puzzled party members.

“Twisted taste?”

“Yeah, demons usually feel pleasure in manifesting their distorted desires. This guy is no different. He calls himself the affection demon, but… the essence is jealousy.”

“…Jealousy.”

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“That guy usually makes it so that in a mixed-gender party, one person is liked by many, blinding them with jealousy and causing them to stab each other, thus disrupting the party.”

“Ah?”

At that, a subtle atmosphere flowed among the party members.

“W-wait. No way.”

“Wow, that’s really a terrible guy.”

“Seriously, making one person liked by many so they stab each other…”

Those who opened their mouths to add awkward comments soon turned their eyes away in embarrassment.

Hadn’t they experienced something similar?

The dirty and cunning psychological warfare that had occurred beneath the surface over Jin Yu-ha.

Now, they had barely reached a dramatic resolution through negotiation.

But if even one of them had prioritized their feelings over Jin Yu-ha, Utopia would have already faced catastrophe long ago.

“But then… isn’t this dangerous?”

Im Ga-eul frowned and said.

“Dangerous?”

“Yeah, to be honest, we can’t say that we’re all free of jealousy. But if we amplify that…”

Im Ga-eul didn’t finish her sentence, but it was easy to guess what she meant.

‘It could lead to a knife fight.’

But then.

Shin Se-hee scoffed.

“Pfft, do you really think I wouldn’t consider that?”

* * *

[ UTOPIA LIVE (ON) ]

The Utopia live broadcast started.

– Huh?

– The broadcast started suddenly!?

– O great GOAT… The highest mountain, the longest river…

– Loving Jin Yu-ha is like wetting your pants… Everyone can see it, but only I know the warmth…

– What a terrible metaphor, lol.

– Shout out, Godtopia! Shout out, Godtopia! Shout out, Godtopia! Shout out, Godtopia! Shout out, Godtopia! Shout out, Godtopia!

– Is the Sechweipa (meaning World’s Strongest Party) here!?

Suddenly, people flocked to the broadcast.

As soon as they entered, they started throwing out all sorts of nonsense.

It made sense since Utopia had just cleared the Demon Realm Gate not long ago.

And at this point, the internet was still buzzing with excitement.

The attention of the whole world was drawn to this place.

– Huh? But everyone is here today?

– Oh, even Cheonhwa is in battle gear???

– Wow, Alice, who just enrolled this time, is here too!!! Wow, seeing everyone together is really visually stunning…

– It’s a well-known fact that Utopia picks based on looks;;

– But shouldn’t we give our youngest, Alice, a nickname too? Since she uses a sword, how about Sword Blossom?

– Sword Blossom? From what I saw last time, she was just a warrior;; that delicate nickname doesn’t suit her;;

– Huh!? Isn’t that the instructor who appeared a long time ago? The instructor that Jin Yu-ha regards as her master!!!

It was rare to see Shin Se-hee, who usually fought as a combatant, and Alice, who had just joined Utopia, on the broadcast, along with Baek Seol-hee, who was known as Jin Yu-ha’s master and had only appeared once on the show.

People couldn’t help but be excited about the rare combination of a pool party.

However, soon they began to react with confusion at the absence of one crucial person.

– But where did Yulyu go?

The pillar of the party, and the host, Jin Yuhwa, had not appeared on the screen!

“Hello!”

Sofia greeted the drone camera with a bouncy voice.

“Today─! We’re doing content without Jin Yuhwa!”

– Soha! Soha!

– Unnie, you’re so pretty!!

– Your way of speaking is cute······.

– Without permission?

– What are you doing without permission?

“Um, to briefly explain the situation right now······. We cleared the Demon Realm Gate this time, right? But the demons are targeting the rewards we got from there.”

– Oh my.

– Crazy······.

– Those damn cockroaches, can’t they be exterminated for real?

– ······I’m sorry for being serious, but isn’t this something we shouldn’t say on air? What if everyone runs away after seeing this broadcast;;

“Haha, you don’t have to worry. They’re gone now. There’s only one demon left.”

Sofia spoke with a bright smile, but the implication was that everything had already been taken care of.

“Anyway! So now there’s just one demon left, and we need to take a test.”

– What kind of test?

“Hmm, the Utopia party can’t do anything without Jin Yuhwa! Or, the party members are too reliant on Jin Yuhwa! That’s the evaluation we heard from the instructor.”

“That’s not a doubt, it’s a fact.”

Baek Seolhee, who had been listening from the side, shot back with a cold voice.

“So, we’ve been training hard.”

Baek Seolhee scoffed at Sofia’s cheeky words and turned her head away.

“Did you just see that? The instructor seems to have no confidence in us. This time, we’re going to show the process of hunting demons without Jin Yuhwa!”

“Sofia. Focus now. This is a hiding place where the demons are determined to ambush us. There are probably traps all over the place.”

At that moment, Lee Yuri commanded in a firm voice from the front.

“Aha! Our sub-party leader is speaking. So, that’s it for the broadcast commentary! From now on, we’d like you to watch our real battle!”

Thus, the Utopia party without Jin Yuha entered the slum alley.

The party members skillfully took their positions despite Jin Yuha’s absence.

Yuri Lee, the tank, was at the forefront.

Behind her were Kang Dohee and Alice.

In the waistline were the special positions of Im Gaeul and Shin Sehee.

And in the tail line were Im Gaeul and Sophia.

At the very end, Baek Seolhee stood three steps back in the supervisor’s position.

Thud─ Thud─

Everyone held their breath as they walked through the eerie slum alley.

Yuri Lee raised one hand.

The party members stopped in unison.

Yuri Lee raised her shield.

Creak─

A chilling sound of rusty hinges echoed.

The door of a collapsing building beside them opened.

And a woman with a pale face appeared.

Her faded yellow hair and sunken eyes made her look like a drug addict.

Seeing Utopia, she twisted her head grotesquely and spoke in a hoarse voice.

“…Who are you?”

– Enemy?

– What? A zombie?

– No, wait! Uh… that person…!?

– Isn’t that the b*stard from the Lawrence Guild, the guild leader who stabbed his members and ran away?

– The one who tried to mess with the guild members and got screwed?

– Yeah, that guy is wanted, why is he here…?

While everyone was shocked by the sudden appearance of the wanted criminal.

Ta-at!

Yuri Lee kicked off and sprang forward.

Bang─!!

“Ugh!”

Crack!

Crack, crack, crack!

As Lee Yuri pushed the wanted criminal with her shield, the criminal flew away, crashing into the walls of the nearby crumbling buildings.

And from the torn walls emerged dozens of disheveled humans.

– Uh, wait a minute… All these people…

As someone in the chat expressed shock.

Shin Sehee, glancing at this, nodded her head.

“Yes, that’s right. The mine we are facing today is the Mine of Affection. That mine uses its abilities to disrupt parties and gathers the devastated hunters to serve as its minions.”

– No way… So all those people are hunters?

– Crazy… I was wondering where the missing vicious criminal hunters went, and they’re all gathered here…

– They’re coming out from the other side too! The numbers are increasing… Can we win this?

One by one, anxious voices flowed from the chat.

Kaaang─!

As if there was no need to worry about such a situation, Lee Yuri’s dagger struck the shield.

Then, glancing at her party members, Lee Yuri issued a firm command.

“Everyone, sweep them away!”

And as the command was given, the Utopia party members rushed forward without hesitation.