Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 367



367. Spider Queen, Arine (4)

Ssssss──

The moment Jin Yu-ha fell into Mu-a. It felt like time had stopped.

The tension that had been tightening the battlefield loosened, and it felt like the poisonous dust floating in the air was slowly falling.

Kang Do-hee unconsciously turned her gaze from the enemy in front of her to Jin Yu-ha.

In a situation where the already difficult enemy had increased fivefold.

At such a time, taking her eyes off the enemy was a fatal mistake that forgot even the basics of combat.

But, she couldn’t help it.

The change Jin Yu-ha caused was too alien,

It felt like the axis of the world was being reorganized around Jin Yu-ha.

Suddenly, it was as if all the sounds had disappeared, the shouts, the crashing sounds of the party members clashing with the enemy, and Shin Se-hee’s commanding voice.

No sound was heard.

Wondering if time had really stopped, Kang Do-hee quickly looked around and let out a hollow laugh.

‘Everyone’s gaze is stolen.’

The enemies, the comrades, everyone was frozen with their gaze fixed on Jin Yu-ha.

Jin Yuha, wearing a ridiculous mask on his face.

He naturally adjusted the grip on the sword handle in his hand.

His body drooped down.

‘…I see this again.’

Kang Dohee recalled the fragment she saw in the cave of the Rage Howler last time.

The shock she felt then was as if the world was turning upside down.

Cruel, brutal, and pure.

The raw combat instinct of Jin Yuha, which she had never seen before.

Her stubbornness to never obey Shin Sehee’s orders was immediately broken.

‘But, this time… something is different.’

The annoying voice that answered her question was Shin Sehee.

– Jin Yuha was wearing restraints that limited his magic and body back then. But now, there are no such things.

‘…Ah.’

For a moment, realization dawned on Kang Dohee’s face.

That’s right.

The performance Jin Yuha showed back then was so shocking that she had momentarily forgotten.

At that time, Jin Yuha’s power was limited to 90%.

So, how much stronger has he become now that all restraints are gone?

‘Yellow dog, what on earth…’

She thought she had been running hard to follow that back more than anyone else, but he still seemed far away.

Kang Dohee bit her lip in frustration and the inferiority she felt simultaneously.

Gooo──

As if emotions had materialized, a sticky aura enveloped Jin Yuha’s entire body.

An overwhelming aura that couldn’t be measured pressed down on the atmosphere of the area.

The pressure was so intense that she couldn’t even breathe easily.

Dooong─

The air around Jin Yuha pulsed violently like a heartbeat.

The exponentially growing killing intent made her skin tingle.

Since being possessed by the ridiculous bishoujo gacha game Velvet School Life.

Jin Yuha had walked a path different from other ordinary students.

In the early days of possession, thanks to the production team’s consideration, he quickly acquired basic physical strength and talent with the items his original account had.

From the first day of the entrance ceremony, he met Baek Seol-hee, the leader of the Demon Slayers, and took her as his master.

While others were nurtured in the safe care of Lina, where pain was alleviated and they could be revived even if they were injured or killed in training,

he trained alone, endlessly close to actual combat.

He walked on the edge of a blade where death would come if he slipped even for a moment.

Jin Yu-ha never skipped such training, except for moments when it was truly unavoidable.

No one, including Shin Se-hee and the party members, knew this fact.

At the base of it was an obsession that he had to become stronger than that level in a world without ‘gacha’. It was not a simple goal, but a curse and pressure that choked him.

Because he knew better than anyone the absurd artifacts, power, and growth that gacha provided.

He thought that ordinary training would not be enough to surpass it.

So he reduced his meal times, rest times, and even sleep, training every day until he coughed up blood to surpass his limits.

Climbing up desperately from the lowest level of talent and physique through arduous effort, Jin Yu-ha finally reached quasi-transcendence.

He revealed himself after releasing all the shackles. There was nothing more to hide or suppress.

[ You, you… What the hell are you…!!! ]

Even the five Spider Queens, who had deployed their powers, trembled as they shouted.

“…Who am I?”

A voice with a hint of laughter flowed from behind the mask.

“A 1-star trash, with the lowest physical abilities and E-grade swordsmanship specialization. A unique piece of garbage character that you should reset your account immediately if you draw it. I think Jin Yu-ha was released as a trap character to annoy users. Otherwise, why would they release such a ridiculous character in a game full of beautiful girls?”

“How did you even get into the academy with such a body? Oh, right. Jin Yu-ha, this b*stard got in through the male quota. That’s how he got in, right?”

“Kick. It’s really absurd. How can they put in such a setting and keep it hidden from the players? Don’t you think so?”

With the brakes gone, he rambled on like a drunk person about stories that no one could know.

[ Crazy b*stard… He’s out of his mind. ]

Looking at him, Irine muttered in a tired voice.

[ …Since he seems out of his mind, let’s end this quickly. Kill him!!! ]

Then, the four Spider Queens started rushing towards Jin Yu-ha from all directions.

It was a combined attack.

In such a situation, Jin Yu-ha slowly lifted his head and let out a long, languid sigh.

“You know… I’m not originally from this world? I lived in a world where there were no monsters, and it was peaceful. I lived an ordinary life in a city with neon signs, playing games.”

Swaaash─!!!

Four spider queens surrounded Jin Yuha, extending their venom-coated legs towards him.

Their attack was perfectly timed. A strike with no chance to dodge or block!

Yuri, who had been staring blankly at Jin Yuha, raised her shield with a startled expression.

Despair was written all over her face.

‘It’s too late! I have to use the Shield of Conviction…!’

Just when everyone thought it was over.

Whoosh.

Jin Yuha’s body twisted in an impossible direction, deflecting the attack.

“But to someone as ordinary as me. To suddenly tell me to live in this kind of world… Isn’t it too much?”

In that uncomfortable posture, Jin Yuha lightly lifted his body and spun around.

A sword swung lightly without any force. But that sword carried an indescribable weight.

It was a perfect trajectory created by thousands, no, tens of thousands of repeated training sessions.

Swish─

The tips of the legs, still in the process of being retracted, were cut off.

[Kraaah!]

[You b*stard!]

[My legs…]

[I will definitely kill you!!!]

The four spider queens, who had allowed an unexpected counterattack, burned with vivid anger.

But Jin Yuha, as if not hearing them, continued to speak.

“No, well… I’m not trying to blame you for possessing me. I’m actually grateful.”

Taat!

Jin Yuha, who had leapt forward, swung his sword with a draw.

As if cutting through space, Jin Yuha’s figure appeared right in front of the spider queen.

Swish─!

The human arm sprouting from the spider queen’s body was cut off entirely at the shoulder.

[Screeech!!]

A scream echoed. But that was just the beginning.

The sword naturally continued from there.

With a glint scattering from Jin Yuha’s eyes, the high-speed, sharp sword energy sliced through the spider queen’s body.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Arms, legs, head, body, belly.

Each strike carried death within it.

Each strike was independent yet formed a perfect flow.

Rip──

The queen’s massive body fell, spilling black entrails from her split belly.

Thus, the clone that replicated the Spider Queen’s power.

Died so easily, so futilely. As if tearing paper.

[ ······!!!!!! ]

The remaining Spider Queens turned their heads towards the fallen queen with disbelief.

It wasn’t just any offspring, but a clone replicating the original’s power.

Its regenerative ability was incomparable to other spiders.

Even if its neck was split, even if its body was halved, it should have revived immediately.

They couldn’t believe such a being died so futilely.

“Why don’t I resent you? If I hadn’t entered this world… I would have had to watch people like Lee Yuri, Kang Dohee, Shin Sehee, Master, Lim Gaeul, Sophia, Ichika, and Alice only from outside the screen.”

Jin Yuha continued to mutter incomprehensible stories to himself.

“So, I will kill you. And protect my people.”

The faces of the Spider Queens looking at him were filled with fear of an unprecedented being, unseen even in the demon realm.