I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Alone outside, Baek Seol-hee stood in the white uniform that Jin Yuha had given her, eyes closed as she planted her sword into the ground.

Ssssssss—

She took a deep breath, awakening the long-dormant icy nature within her.

‘…Indeed, It is slow in absorbing ice.’

It was strange.

As soon as she awakened the ice attribute, her magical absorption slowed, and even her diminished physical abilities returned. Baek Seol-hee began to spread the icy magic from the tip of her sword.

Ssssssss—

The ground began to freeze, turning white. Frost started to form on the surrounding grass and trees.

The icy energy spread downward, toward the buried tree. All she needed to do was freeze it solid.

As she continued to pour her magic into the ground like water into a leaky bucket, Baek Seol-hee lost herself in thought.

Earlier, she had sternly scolded the Sword Emperor for leaving Jin Yuha behind, but in truth, she had no right to say such things.

Regardless of the circumstances, Jin Yuha had found a way forward with the Moon Shadow Sword Technique thanks to the Sword Emperor’s training. Meanwhile, she had only endangered her disciple’s life by teaching him the wrong way to hold a sword.

Through this incident, she had found a clue to the Moon Shadow Sword Technique.

‘A sword technique that can only be completed by feeling fear during the process of death…’

She couldn’t do it.

No, even if she could, she had no intention of doing so.

There were many reasons she could give, but the fundamental cause was that she couldn’t feel the agony of the dying process. Instead, she would accept death as karma if it came now.

‘Because I’m a teacher who almost killed my disciple.’

She had devoted her entire life to the sword, only to find out it was a demonic sword.

Ha.

Baek Seol-hee raised her head, her pupils reflecting the clear blue sky. Regret and guilt filled her chest.

‘I’ll have to give up the sword after this.’

No, simply giving up the sword wasn’t enough to atone for her sins against her disciple.

‘…What if I use this sword to get rid of the demons and demon tribe members?’

Her disciple would face many more enemies and dangerous situations in the future.

So,

Wouldn’t it be a just penance to become a sword ghost with this love-hate sword, slaying and slaying the enemies in her disciple’s path, removing the obstacles in Jin Yuha’s way?

Eventually, she would surely face an enemy she couldn’t handle alone. At that time, all she needed to do was stretch out her sword in the direction indicated by the Moon Shadow Sword Technique and choose mutual destruction.

An ironic end, together with the sword she had created.

Of course, doing this wouldn’t wash away her sins…

But at least it might bring her some peace.

“I should have quietly left without saying anything.”

Baek Seol-hee looked down at the clothes she wore and smiled bitterly.

The uniform was incredibly light and beautiful, as if she weren’t wearing anything at all. Baek Seol-hee had seen many artifacts by Lina’s side, but even she was surprised by the performance of this one.

As soon as she put it on, the icy nature she originally possessed became several times clearer, and its concentration was incomparable to before.

Baek Seol-hee touched the sleeve of the uniform, feeling its soft texture. She could sense her disciple’s heart in the clothing.

“You’ve put me on a leash.”

Jin Yuha had given it to her as a present, but she couldn’t possibly accept such a gift.

‘In the end, I have to see him one more time.’

In truth, it was a rationalization. If she had truly wanted to leave secretly, she could have simply taken off the uniform after the incident and left it folded in Jin Yuha’s room.

She knew it was a desire she shouldn’t have, but she wanted to see her disciple’s face one last time. She wanted to hear her disciple call her name again.

‘…Was I always such a pathetic woman?’

Now that she truly faced farewell, her heart ached. The frozen magic swirled within her, chilling her to the core.

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“Kha, kha, kha, kha, kha! If you had just surrendered your body, you would have been fine! But now you bring death upon yourself! However, this is not bad either!”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

The Sword Emperor continued to endure the one-sided attacks from the Demon World Tree and Alice.

“Ha, Grandma! Just go! Hurry!!!”

Alice swung her sword, her face covered in tears and snot, while the Sword Emperor silently bore the attacks from Alice’s sword and the Demon World Tree.

Even with the title of the world’s strongest swordsman, there was nothing she could do in this one-sided situation where defense was impossible. Yet, the Sword Emperor bared her blood-stained teeth and laughed.

“…Heh, Alice, you have no talent for the sword.”

“Now… Now is not the time for that! I, I, I won’t use the sword! Please… Grandma, Grandma!”

As the Sword Emperor held her ground, we laid the highest-grade magic stones around the Demon World Tree.

“Jin Yuha, it’s done.”

“It’s… done here too.”

Yoo-ri Lee looked at the Sword Emperor with trembling eyes, biting her nails.

“…Now, we just wait.”

“When… When will she be here… When will the instructor arrive?”

I was also uneasy.

However, it was impossible to safely rescue Alice without using this strategy.

The Demon World Tree’s control was in the form of planting mana, and forcibly taking it back could have stopped Alice’s heart.

And then, at that moment.

Ssssssss—

The temperature of the air seemed to drop, and frost began to spread in all directions.

At that moment,

“Yoo-ri! Kang Do-hee!”

I called out to the children.

Kaaaaaaaang—!!!

As if waiting for my signal, Yoo-ri brought her sword down on the shield.

“Nnnnnnnnnn—!”

The Demon World Tree, which had been so focused on the Sword Emperor that it hadn’t noticed our presence, finally turned its attention to us.

Taahhhh—

Kang Do-hee then kicked off the ground, carrying Alice in her arms and rushing out of the cave.

“Now! Stab the Demon World Tree!”

As I shouted to the Sword Emperor, she narrowed her eyes.

Puuuk—

She stabbed her sword into the Demon World Tree’s body.

“Pour in your magic!”

Wooooooong—!

Srrrrrrrr—

At the same time, I also drew my sword.

Moon Shadow Sword Technique.

With a single vertical slash,

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

Swordsmanship energy was released simultaneously.

However, my sword energy wasn’t directed at the Demon World Tree, but at the highest-grade magic stones surrounding it.

Ka-gang—

The highest-grade magic stones shattered one after the other from my sword energy.

“Now, we need to escape from here!!!”

At my shout, the Sword Emperor kicked off the ground, holding Soup in her arms, and soared into the sky.

Paaaaaaaang—!!!!

A tremendous explosion shook the heavens and the earth, as if it would blow away the mountain itself.

Yoo-ri Lee, hanging in the air, looked down with her mouth agape, swallowing nervously. Her eyes rolled towards me.

“…W, what just happened?”

“It’s a magic collision.”

“…Magic collision?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded.

The key to this strategy was the ice attribute and the magic collision.

The ice attribute was necessary first and foremost to freeze the Demon World Tree and induce a frozen status effect.

When the Demon World Tree was frozen, the connection to who it’s controlling would be temporarily severed.

During that time, Alice would be rescued by the quick-footed Kang Do-hee.

Immediately after, an enormous amount of magic would be injected into the Demon World Tree as it absorbed the surrounding energy to lift the status effect.

But what if the energy it absorbed was mixed with an equal amount of energy from the highest-grade magic stones?

Of course, it would result in a massive explosion.

A collision of the Sword Emperor’s magic and the highest-grade magic stones.

In this world, only one person could use unrefined magic stones without any refining process.

Only one person had the unique trait of tolerance—Lim Ga-eul.

“…Wow.”

Yoo-ri Lee’s eyes widened as she listened to the explanation.

This level of strategy was necessary to completely eradicate the Demon World Tree, leaving not even a single root behind.

Of course, it was a pity to have used up all my highest-grade magic stones in that one attack, but it was worth it.

“…Thank you so much.”

The Sword Emperor looked down and spoke softly. I responded with a wide smile.

“Don’t mention it. Now it’s time for payment.”

“…If there is anything you wish of me, I will grant it.”

The Sword Emperor opened her mouth as if she truly meant it.

I hung there, looking up at her, and then spoke.

“Sword Emperor, I told you I have a sword I need to learn, right?”

“…Yes. If you tell me what it is—”

“No.”

I cut her off.

“…?”

“Teach it to my master.”

At my words, the Sword Emperor’s eyes widened in surprise.

“To that monster kid…?”