Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 347



347. Unofficial Meeting (5)

Rustle─

I managed to barely stop Rina, who was about to go on a rampage.

There was a moment of hesitation in my arms, and soon I felt her head nod slightly.

Good.

I also heard her answer that she would leave this place to me.

As I turned to face the vermin,

I saw them sighing in relief as if everything was over just because Rina’s rampage had stopped.

As expected, I don’t like it.

‘First, should I instill some manners?’

Yes, since Rina trusted and left it to me.

Shouldn’t I make those shameless b*tches piss themselves and tremble in fear just thinking about today?

I didn’t draw Moonlight, but held it, sheath and all, towards them.

*

Smack!

“You b*stards.”

Smack!

“Are you human?”

Smack!

“Trash like you.”

Smack!

“If I had blindly trusted you.”

Smack!

“Even as much as the dirt under your nails.”

Smack!

“You should be grateful.”

Smack!

“How dare you.”

Smack!

“Stab Rina in the back?”

Smack!

“Does it hurt?”

Smack!

“Does it hurt?”

Smack!

“This little thing hurts?”

It was one-sided violence.

As Rina’s anger subsided, those who had harbored a brief glimmer of hope realized.

It was a futile hope.

With a cold, sunken voice and an expressionless face, Jin Yuha pounded away as if working on a task.

“Ahhh…”

At first, they tried to resist, to persuade, to beg, and even to run away.

But all attempts were brutally crushed by Jin Yuha’s fierce violence.

The more they tried, the more terrible the pain became.

They were utterly powerless in the face of an irresistible force.

As the situation deteriorated, everyone turned their gaze to Rina, desperately pleading for help,

But she never stepped forward.

Only then did they realize.

Ah.

They were

Now.

Truly abandoned.

I realized too late what it meant.

Being abandoned by Rina

was the same as losing the shield that protected the reputation, power, and achievements we had built up.

Smack!

Crash!

“No, please! aaah!!”

Park Ji-yoon clung to Jin Yu-ha’s pant leg, begging.

She was kicked away and flew with a shrill scream. She hit her head against the wall and flinched.

“……”

Only then did Jin Yu-ha exhale deeply, stop swinging his sword, and look around at them.

All of them, lying on the floor, covered in blood, without a single one unscathed.

After hours of continuous violence,

they all avoided his gaze, trembling with fear.

They didn’t even dare to open their mouths anymore.

They didn’t know what kind of pain they might experience if they did.

“Rina is not someone who would get hurt by the likes of you. You trash.”

*

I massaged my stiff neck and twisted it from side to side.

As expected, facing Rina’s pressure head-on had taken its toll, and my body wasn’t in good shape.

Even though it was a simple task of just toughening them up enough not to die, fatigue washed over me.

But, I can’t end it like this.

The conclusion is important.

I took out a stamina potion from the subspace tattoo and drank it.

Gulp,

Phew─

“Honestly, I feel like killing everyone here right now, but…”

I glanced at Lina.

Biting her lips tightly, her hands trembling as if she wanted to intervene at any moment.

But she stood there until the end, taking in the scene before her eyes.

No matter what choice I make,

I felt a firm trust that this place was entirely entrusted to me.

‘Wow, even after getting hit in the back of the head like that, she still hasn’t come to her senses.’

Well, that’s part of Lina’s charm, though.

‘Yeah, know that even this is all thanks to Lina. You trash.’

I turned my head back.

I don’t have the ability to make a pact that forces will like Lina does.

‘But, I can do something similar.’

I infused mana into my voice.

So that fear would be engraved deep into their hearts.

So that today’s events would be branded like a scar, forever gnawing at their minds with terror.

He raised one finger.

“One. From now on, your lives and deaths are entirely in my hands.”

He raised two fingers.

“Two. You no longer have freedom. When you eat, when you dress, when you wash, when you sleep, even who you meet and what conversations you have. I will be watching.”

He raised three fingers.

“Three. Even if you want to die, you won’t be able to. Everything you have enjoyed so far will no longer be yours.”

Honestly, I want to kill every single one of the b*stards here.

But if I do that, Lina will suffer irreparable damage.

I can’t let that happen.

“From now on, what you have to do is simple. Clean up the mess you’ve made.”

Therefore, this is the punishment I am giving you.

“Find every single person who has been harmed by you. Compensate them in the name of the Mage. Atone. The deadline is the day your life ends.”

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Having said this much,

I should give a warning in advance, in case there are those who harbor false hopes.

“If you have any other thoughts, or if you want to escape my watchful eyes and try something behind my back.”

A few of them flinch.

Ha, so they really were thinking that?

“Go ahead, try it.”

I narrowed my eyes.

“Then, you will realize that the pain you felt today was nothing.”

* * *

On the way back to the academy.

Just like the way they came, they decided to return by plane.

Glance.

Lina glanced sideways at Jin Yuha, who was making a tired face while on the phone in front of her.

“Hey, Shin Se-hee. Yeah. It’s all over. Um, do you have any spare guards from Shin’s personal guard? Oh, you do? That’s a relief. Then, could you assign one of them to watch over those guys today? Thanks. Yeah, we’re on our way now. Am I hurt? Hahaha… Can you tell from my voice? No, no, I’m just a bit tired. I’m not hurt, so don’t worry too much. Yeah. We’re on our way now. We’ll see you soon, so just wait a little longer.”

Jin Yuha seemed to be planning to ask Shin Se-hee of Utopia to keep an eye on those incompetent disciples,

No, those scoundrels who could no longer be called disciples.

Lina knew Shin Se-hee well.

The only non-combatant in Utopia, but an operator who supports Utopia in both positive and negative aspects with extraordinary abilities.

If that thorough child were to take charge of surveillance, all freedom would truly be stripped away.

‘This decision must have been made with me in mind as well.’

In fact, even though Jin Yuha was genuinely angry today,

She normalized the things that had been done and imposed a punishment to atone for them in her own name.

Of course, from now on, they wouldn’t even be able to breathe comfortably,

But compared to what they had done, it was merciful.

She knew that all these measures were for her own sake.

‘…’

Ah, how embarrassing.

If there were a mouse hole, she would want to crawl in and hide.

* * *

I confidently took Jin Yuha to introduce him to some great people, but

all I showed was my incompetence and the worst judgment.

Recalling the past when I ignorantly boasted about them being decent kids, I felt ashamed.

Perhaps even the remaining respect has completely vanished.

– Rina.

Ugh.

‘…Why, why are you suddenly hugging me there!’

Of course, at that time, I was so angry that my rationality flew out of my mind.

I know it was to stop me.

I could fully predict what would have happened if I had really used my strength and hurt them.

But! Even so! Even so!

– Calm down. I’ll handle this here. Okay?

Ugh.

‘Where did the polite speech you usually use go, and why are you suddenly speaking informally─!’

Today, Jin Yuha was genuinely angry and truly furious on my behalf.

It was different from when he usually dealt with demons or monsters.

In fact, Jin Yuha tends to fight based on thorough calculations rather than emotions and excitement during battles.

– Rina is not someone who would get hurt by the likes of you. You trash.

Ugh.

The words were sharp and raw.

Rather, it is because of this that the sincerity comes through clearly.

That’s why I became afraid.

Afraid that Jin Yuha might not see me the same way after today.

Rina, who had been glancing sideways at Jin Yuha, slowly opened her mouth.

“…Did I… disappoint you?”

At that, Jin Yuha turned his gaze away.

Ah, should I take back my words even now?

I’m afraid of what might come out of that mouth.

‘Will he read my thoughts?’

But, what if I end up knowing a truth I don’t want to know?

Like, what if Jin Yuha no longer respects me?

“Disappointed?”

“Y-Yes! Because those guys I proudly brought along were doing… such things… to me… Disappointment…”

“Hah, I wondered what you were talking about.”

Jin Yuha scratched his head and spoke in a languid voice.

“Well, I do think the chairman is amazing, but I don’t particularly revere you?”

‘W-What…’

Rina’s face hardened.

Didn’t you say you respected me before!

Yes! Didn’t you say that in front of Seolhee!

Could it be that those feelings have completely vanished because of today’s disgrace?

Lina’s pupils quaked like an earthquake.

However, the words that followed with a shrug were far from what she expected.

“The chairman is just like me. So what.”

“…What?”

“It’s something that happens all the time. Getting backstabbed by people you trusted. Being betrayed, getting hurt.”

“……”

“So, I’m not disappointed by something like this. The chairman is human too, after all. Sometimes, mistakes happen.”

“……”

“Of course, the chairman’s abilities are so great. The crumbs that fall are so big that those people end up in positions way above their station. The scale got a bit bigger, but……”

Jinyuha scratched his cheek.

“In the end, it’s a common occurrence.”

The hands on her knees clenched tightly.

It was the first time.

The first time someone acknowledged in such a matter-of-fact voice that she, too, was just a human who could be hurt like anyone else.

That obvious truth had never been granted to her by anyone.

People either looked at her with blind admiration, saw her as a monster, or outright deified her.

Even the kids like Seolhee and Geomje, who were relatively comfortable with her, never dared to ‘worry’ about her.

She had grown so accustomed to those gazes that she misunderstood Jinyuha’s words as something else.

But that wasn’t what he meant.

Right now, Jin Yoo-ha is saying that he is just an ordinary person.

He is treating himself as an equal human being.

But how can Jin Yoo-ha see himself that way?

An unfamiliar emotion, never felt before, bubbles up in his chest.

However, it had been so long since Lina had honestly conveyed such a ticklish feeling to someone that she could only say this:

“……You arrogant brat. You’re the only one in this world who treats me like that.”

At this, Jin Yoo-ha opened his mouth and shouted with an incredulous expression.

“No, I went through all the trouble of cleaning up the chairman’s crap! Is this the treatment I get!?”

“Crap, huh? You sure know how to spew such vulgar words.”

Somehow, it was a pleasant feeling.

That’s why Lina laughed out loud with a “Puhuhu.”

“……Is it because you’re a kid, that you love talking about crap so much.”

Jin Yoo-ha furrowed his brows and grumbled in a small voice.

“I can hear you, you arrogant brat.”