Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 369



369. The Possessed (1)

‘This place was actually a game world.’

It was a shocking truth.

But it couldn’t be ignored.

If Jin Yuha’s absurd abilities were not foresight but the power of possession.

Everything that had seemed strange until now was resolved at once.

Jin Yuha had seen clearly who she was, what past she had, and what would happen in the future even before meeting her and the other party members.

Jin Yuha showed an accurate predictive ability about future events, as if she were reading a script someone had already written.

Jin Yuha had a combat command style that felt so perfect it was almost alien from the beginning.

Indeed, there were parts that felt out of place to be considered foresight.

No matter how excellent the predictive ability, it was impossible to know such detailed things.

And even if one could see the future, it didn’t make sense to have such outstanding command skills and growth speed.

‘Thinking back to the last time at the Demon Realm Gate, Jin Yuha knew not only the enemy’s patterns but also the lines they would say.’

That everything was because of possession!

Shin Se-hee looked at the information about the Spider Queen Irine that Jin Yoo-ha had organized for her.

This too was organized in a game-like format.

‘…Then, was I also one of the characters that Jin Yoo-ha played?’

Thinking about their first meeting, she probably wasn’t a very good character.

Shin Se-hee felt a shock as if the common sense of the world she knew was collapsing.

But she could barely accept it because of the existence of Jin Yoo-ha.

Hoo─

No, to be honest, she was still confused.

She closed her eyes and let her thoughts sink to the bottom.

What was she anxious about right now?

Yes. Let’s say this world is a game.

So, is her essence not human but a character?

No.

Each of her colleagues, and the people here, are actually living, desiring, and expressing emotions.

Can it really be said that someone designed all of that?

No.

Creating all of that with graphics made of 0s and 1s?

It’s impossible unless you’re a god.

In the first place, that’s not a game, it’s creating a new world.

‘The game that Jin Yoo-ha played was probably a world that imitated this one, made infinitely similar.’

Yes, that’s enough about the definition of existence.

And next.

Jin Yoo-ha.

Can she still treat him as the same person as before? Can she love him as she did before?

Surprisingly, the answer came too easily.

So easily that even Shin Se-hee herself was dumbfounded.

‘…Isn’t it obvious?’

No matter what kind of person Jin Yoo-ha was before, the fact that he became a ray of light in her life, which was like a gutter, does not change.

It might have been his appearance that made her start to care about him.

Now, it’s different.

Her eyes waver at his radiant appearance.

But his inner self, personality, values, and the words he utters shake her soul.

His appearance and all those things combined make Jin Yuha shine even brighter.

If Jin Yuha were just about looks, she might have been interested for a moment and then quickly lost interest.

Because she is a woman who easily gets bored and is very fickle.

Pisik─

Shin Se-hee let out a small laugh through her teeth.

‘Yes, that’s right. But nothing has changed because of that. Nothing at all.’

Rather, her current thoughts were a bit different.

There was no resentment towards Jin Yuha for hiding his secrets all this time.

She just tried to gauge how heavy the weight on his shoulders must have been.

Shin Se-hee recalled Jin Yuha’s murmurs that had reached her ears.

1-star trash, lowest physical ability, swordsmanship specialization E-grade.

The worst character that you have to reset your account immediately if you draw it.

Each of his words sank heavily into her heart.

Why did he have no choice but to come to the academy with such a body?

Why did he fight so fiercely?

Why did he train every day until he coughed up blood to become stronger than anyone else?

To prevent the world’s predetermined destruction for the sake of those he cherishes.

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A person who burns and dedicates everything for that humble yet grand goal.

If it were herself, suddenly dropped into an unfamiliar world, could she make such choices, take such actions?

No, definitely not.

Such actions were only possible because it was Jin Yuha.

Shin Se-hee stared blankly at the hologram screen.

Perhaps due to the recoil of using Mu-a, Jin Yuha collapsed and fainted on the spot.

– Jin Yuha!!!

– Yellow dog!!!!

– Junior!!!!!

– Jin Yuha-nim!!!

– Benefactor!!!!!

– Instructor!!!!!

The party members approached him with astonished faces, and Sophia’s healing and the potions they had brought were being poured over his body.

‘…Really, you were the savior sent to our world.’

At that moment, a pure white light began to pour down over Shin Se-hee’s head.

“Huh, what!?”

A dreamy halo of light, as if moonlight had condensed.

The whole world became silent, as if time had stopped.

Shin Se-hee stared blankly at the pure white light that began to gather above her head.

‘…This is.’

She had heard of it before and had seen it herself.

So far, Jin Yu-ha had experienced it three times, and Lee Yu-ri had experienced it once.

Awakening.

‘Is this happening to me…?’

Saaa─

As the light descended, a voice whispered in her ear.

[ Your rank has risen. The stars are aligning for you. ]

With that message, the warm light began to intensify.

Soon, it began to envelop her entire body.

The sweat that had soaked her body evaporated in an instant.

“Ugh…!!!”

Shin Se-hee instinctively clenched her teeth.

When she saw Jin Yu-ha’s awakening, she had expected pain to accompany it.

But this was an entirely unexpected level of pain!

The flow of magic coursing through her body began to accelerate.

Her blood vessels were forcibly widened, like a massive river being pushed through a narrow channel.

Crack─

At the same time, an intense sense of liberation, as if a curse was being broken.

“Ugh──.”

Shin Se-hee clenched her lips tightly, gripping the document in front of her with that distant sensation.

Fwooosh─!!!

In an instant, the whole world turned white.

In the intense light that made it impossible to open her eyes properly, Shin Se-hee saw it.

The chains of limitation that had been binding her soul were breaking apart.

The moment she reached the realm she had thought was unreachable.

An eternal moment passed,

and slowly, the light faded.

“Huuu.”

Only then could Shin Se-hee breathe again.

She immediately closed her eyes and observed the state of her entire body.

‘…I feel stronger.’

From her fingertips to her toes, she felt a strength she had never felt before surging through every corner of her body.

It was as if she had replaced her old body with a new one.

‘No, it’s a more fundamental change. It’s as if the density of my soul has changed…’

The narrow pathways that had been squeezed like streams were now dramatically widened, flowing like a majestic river.

The countless pieces of information that had been tangled in her mind were now neatly summarized and organized.

No matter what she thought of, the process and result were output at once.

She was now confident that she could handle much more at once than before.

Shin Se-hee was pleased with her transformation.

It was as if her judgment and choices had been validated.

‘…With this, I can help Jin Yu-ha even more.’

With a faint smile on her lips, she slowly opened her eyes, only to blush deeply in embarrassment.

“…Oh, right. This… There’s always this strange phenomenon where my clothes get torn.”

Shin Se-hee immediately took out spare clothes from her subspace tattoo and put them on.

* * *

It was a long time before we emerged from the double gate.

I had fainted from the recoil of selflessness.

When I opened my eyes, my whole body was wrapped like a mummy. My injured hand was curled up like Doraemon’s hand.

Ugh.

I groaned from the muscle pain and headache that I felt throughout my body.

“Jin Yuha, you rest. We’ll take care of the rest.”

“Ugh. Thanks.”

The party members scattered in unison to confirm Irine’s death.

Thus, we collected all the materials and artifacts from the corpse of the Spider Queen and came out of the double gate.

I was floating on Ichika’s shadow.

I spotted my master and senior assassins waiting outside the double gate and shouted in a cheerful voice.

“Master!!!”

Then my master widened his eyes and turned his head sharply towards the party members, glaring at them.

“Disciple. Your body! Don’t tell me, those guys held you back again.”

I immediately shook my head and said.

“Haha, it’s not like that. I used a slightly big technique, so it’s just the recoil. Look. Except for the muscle pain, there’s no problem.”

I quickly got off Ichika’s shadow and checked my master’s condition.

Although his clothes were slightly dirty or torn, there wasn’t a single wound.

Confirming that my master was unharmed, I sighed in relief inwardly.

‘Thank goodness. I believed my master would do well, but I was worried since it was the first time raiding a demon boss…’

“Disciple, take this.”

My master took out a small glass bottle from his pocket.

Inside it, a tiny white spider, the size of a thumb, was struggling to escape.

‘The last avatar of the Spider Queen Irine.’

True to the nature of a demon who cherishes its life, it left its essence among its offspring.

‘If we don’t capture this one here, it will reappear in the final battle after regaining its strength.’

“Did you really capture this alive?”

Since it was a request to my master, I thought he would handle it, but I didn’t expect him to actually capture it alive.

“Well, it was your request after all.”

My master handed me the glass bottle containing Irine.

“Don’t worry about the glass bottle breaking. It was made by Director Rina, so there’s no concern.”

“Thank you so much, Master.”

“Hmm… Was the advance payment enough?”

“Of course! It’s overflowing!”

I beamed a bright smile and hugged my master tightly.

Then my master’s body stiffened, and his eyes looked upwards.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

I felt a prickling gaze from behind for some reason.

‘Ah, right… The other party members were here too, weren’t they?’

I swallowed hard and turned around.

There were party members glaring at me with terrifying faces.

“I almost died today too. I couldn’t even use my shield, I was really depressed, and I tried hard to do something about it…”

“Yellow.”

“Sigh─ Junior. Do you like older people? But I’m a younger senior than that person. Wouldn’t I be better?”

“Master-disciple relationships are dangerous… It was fine because they didn’t come to the strategy meetings before… It’s hard once, but if that person keeps participating like this? But, I can’t win, I’ll be crushed… Sob.”

“Savior…”

“Instructor…”

I hugged and comforted the sulking party members one by one,

Then, for some reason, I watched in astonishment as the senior members of the Demon Extermination Squad, who had somehow slipped in among the party members, were dragged away by my master.

Anyway, we came out of the gate.

And.

We faced an incomparable crowd,

Countless people.

Click, click, click─!

As we came out, the loud sound of camera shutters greeted us.