Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 346



346. Unofficial Meeting (4)

Rina was bewildered.

‘…Colluding with the demons? These children…?’

What on earth could those words mean?

Her mind refused to connect the disciple and the demon.

That couldn’t be possible, could it?

Of course, lately, he had been making personal requests and incomprehensible demands more frequently.

She thought it was all because he was overwhelmed by tasks beyond his capabilities.

A leader of an organization couldn’t always make the right choices.

When the members collectively pointed in one direction, even if he disliked it, he had to follow, because that’s how groups worked.

Moreover, even she couldn’t always lead the academy in the right direction, so how could they?

But, nevertheless, despite that.

She never doubted that at the core, there was always goodwill.

They were disciples and comrades who had weathered the harsh Gate incident together.

Though their innate abilities weren’t particularly remarkable.

They rolled up their sleeves and lent a hand in rebuilding the broken civilization,

and no one spared any effort in normalizing the world.

Could such people really have done something as absurd as colluding with the demon?

The problem was, the one who brought up the story was none other than Jin Yuha.

At this point, he was the one she trusted and relied on more than anyone else.

“Jin Yuha, think carefully about what you’re saying. Do you really have no intention of taking back your words?”

She hoped he would say it wasn’t true, that it was a lie.

But he shook his head calmly.

“Yes, I have no intention of doing that.”

“…Did you really not know that these guys were colluding with the demons right in front of your eyes!?”

Rina glared at Jin Yuha with fierce eyes.

Then Jin Yuha opened his mouth with a face that somehow carried a hint of pity.

“…Well, it seems that the collusion with the demons is a recent thing. You know, don’t you, Chairman? It’s really easy to get tainted by demonic energy if you just have one foot in the door, even if you don’t meet them directly. And if you use the ‘power to conceal demonic energy’ like the demons who infiltrated our academy before, it’s not impossible to avoid detection.”

“You, can you really take responsibility for what you’re saying right now?”

Even though she knew well that the boy in front of her was not someone who would spout nonsense without confidence, Rina couldn’t help but ask.

“Haa… I did say the biggest thing first to shock you. Chairman, your disciples, no, these trash. They are not worth the consideration you are giving them.”

Jin Yuha let out a low sigh and looked around again with cold eyes.

Then he pointed at one of the fallen disciples with his finger.

“Socially annihilated for having a different opinion, framed for something they didn’t do.”

“You, what are you…”

Rina tried to say something, but his finger mercilessly pointed to the next disciple.

“Embezzling artifacts given for veteran welfare and reselling them at high prices.”

“…What?”

“Domestic drug distribution.”

“Usury.”

“Embezzlement of public organization donations.”

“Four counts of election fraud.”

“Private use of public funds.”

“Intentional neglect of the gate explosion area.”

“Spreading the ideology of Awakener supremacy and exploiting civilians.”

“Everyone here has taken bribes and pocketed them.”

Jin Yuha’s low voice echoed hollowly in the wide hall.

With each accusation that came out of Jin Yuha’s mouth, Rina’s face turned pale.

None of these charges could be taken lightly.

If these words were true, they would have no excuse even if they were beheaded on the spot.

Unbelievable.

It can’t be.

These children couldn’t have done such despicable, trashy things.

“Ev, evidence!!!”

When Rina shouted in a shrill voice,

Jin Yuha tilted his head to the side as if he found it strange.

“Do you need evidence?”

“…What?”

“Well, Chairman. Isn’t it simple for you to read hidden thoughts if you use your power? You could just ask if it’s true, so why bother with evidence?”

Rina turned her gaze away from Jin Yuha and looked around at the fallen disciples.

Hoping that at least one of them would say it was a lie.

“……”

But.

“Se, sir! You know, right!? I, I, it’s Yureina. The kid from the back alley that you saved and took in!”

“Ah, no! I, I am─ that, please, listen to me first! So, um, so…”

“Sir, reading thoughts… You wouldn’t, right? There’s, um, national secrets in my head, and if they get leaked, it would be a really big problem!”

“That, ahaha… Um, when you work, sometimes you have to do things that aren’t quite right, and everyone lives like that, don’t they? Right?”

“…Sir. We’ve known each other for so long, you wouldn’t kick me out because of some guy who suddenly appeared, right? Right? Ah, that will never happen again!”

They are now free to move, having absorbed all of Jin Yuha’s energy.

If they were truly innocent, they should have stood up and furiously protested their innocence.

But no one shows such a stance.

Everyone is just pleading with affection, clasping their hands together with a servile expression.

“Se, sir, that, the demons… It’s a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! So, that… I was just pretending to collaborate to locate the demons and deal with them all at once! Yes, yes! That’s what it was!”

The one with the same purple hair as mine, who was clinging to my arm and acting cute just a moment ago.

Park Ji-yoon was my most cherished student among them.

Though lacking in talent, she was the one who worked the hardest, like a painful finger.

Such a child, caught collaborating with demons, was now spouting ridiculous excuses.

At this point, it was clear without even reading thoughts.

Everything Jin Yuha said a moment ago was true.

A sticky sense of revulsion slowly soaked my mind.

“How, how did you all, how did this happen…”

Rina covered her face with her hands, collapsing under the weight of deep betrayal.

A small light flickers before my eyes.

Watching Rina’s back, I felt a deep sense of unease.

‘…Rina, though she pretends otherwise, is actually weak to affection.’

That’s right.

The director of Velvet Hunter Academy, the master of magic, the strongest in the world.

An extraordinary being who never yields to any external pressure, always making confident and fair decisions.

The Demon Emperor.

That name was like a symbol of unbreakable, absolute trust to those living on this land.

But, the ‘human Rina’ is, in fact, naturally gentle and weak to affection.

The reason she became like this is none other than,

a loss from the past.

Having forgotten all of her past before awakening,

she paradoxically clings to relationships.

‘…Though I didn’t know these people were her disciples.’

Once Rina considers someone her own,

she shows absolute trust and, no matter how suspicious, takes a step back to observe.

Thinking there must be a reason.

If you ask whether Rina did something wrong,

‘Absolutely not.’

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The ones at fault are not Rina, but them.

It was they who betrayed the trust.

If one were to point out Rina’s fault, it would be that she trusted people she shouldn’t have.

The reason I know so much about their corruption and charges is,

because in the game, their mugshots with handcuffs appeared as a satisfying scene.

The blue jewel peeking out from her bosom.

Through the gate’s dedicated drone camera, their faces were sent to Shin Se-hee, who investigated the information in real-time.

And at her feet, Ichika’s shadow changed shape and wrote down the investigated details one by one.

Not long ago, when the demons targeted the achievements of the Demon Realm Gate.

Among those who revealed their tails during the intensive investigation, many were involved here, making it easy to identify them.

‘Tsk.’

The thought that the roots were already too rotten to be salvaged and needed to be cut off remained unchanged.

But unlike in the game, it left a bitter taste.

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Gooo─

Rina, who had been covering her face with both hands and bowing her head deeply.

Her limp purple hair began to ripple like a heat haze.

Kudududu─!

The air vibrated, and the waves emitted by Rina shook the entire building.

Pajik! Pajik!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The light flickers and goes out.

From the chandelier above to the glass cups, everything falls to the floor and shatters into small pieces.

“Ahhh! T-teacher!!! Th-that!!”

“I-I’m sorry! T-teacher!”

“We were wrong!! P-please, just once, forgive us!!”

“It-it wasn’t meant to be like this!!!”

Only then, as if they finally understood the situation, they began to beg with pale faces.

It was righteous anger.

Under Lina’s infinite trust,

Despite receiving overflowing support, they betrayed that trust.

And not only that, they exploited her kindness with malice.

But,

‘I can’t let Lina waste her strength here.’

If she attacks people with her power, the rebound is really big.

Her body is already burdened with tough restrictions.

I can’t let her suffer such pain because of these trash.

But, it doesn’t seem as easy as it sounds.

No matter how much Lina can’t fully exert her power right now, the transcendental class can’t be ignored.

“Let’s stop here, Chairman.”

I stepped forward and blocked the way.

Rina’s fierce gaze turned towards me.

“Move aside.”

“Haha… That’s a bit difficult.”

“…I said, move aside.”

“Calm down, Chairman.”

Then, Rina bit her lip and shouted in a voice filled with rage.

“Why! Why are you blocking me! Isn’t this what you wanted! I raised those damn trash with my own hands, so I’ll deal with them myself! So move aside right now!!!”

Crack!

Bang! Bang! Crash─!

As Rina’s emotions intensified, the ground cracked, buildings crumbled, and large debris fell to the ground.

‘Hmm, talking won’t work with this brat.’

So what are you going to do?

Step.

I took a step towards Rina.

A heavy pressure that seemed like it would crush me at any moment weighed down on my body.

Step.

Another step.

Creak─

A bad sound of bones twisting came from somewhere.

I gritted my teeth and endured.

Step.

Another step.

Rina’s precarious face, as if she might burst into tears at any moment, comes into view.

“Rina.”

I called her name,

and embraced her head.

Then I whispered softly in her ear.

“Calm down. I’ll handle this here. Okay?”