I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

The members of Utopia gathered at the training grounds.

Kang Do-hee, Lee Yoo-ri, Shin Se-hee, Lim Ga-eul, Sophia, Ichika.

And Alice as well.

They were staring at the bite marks on my body with curious eyes.

I cleared my throat to prevent any unnecessary words from coming out, then opened my mouth.

“First, I think you all know why we’re gathered here.”

They nodded in agreement.

“I think we need to objectively assess our skills since we’ve all been training individually. And we have a new face.”

I glanced at Alice, who was standing with her arms crossed, her white hair and stoic expression giving off an air of disinterest.

Just then, Shin Se-hee spoke up.

“Are you planning on adding Alice to our party?”

I nodded.

“Yeah, I am. I’m thinking of making Alice a part of Utopia.”

“Officially, not as a sub-party member?”

“Yeah, that’s right. In a way, you could say she’s a parachute candidate.”

Sub-party.

Actually, most of it is handled by Shin Se-hee, but Utopia has a sub-party.

I had originally thought that the Velvet characters wouldn’t be very useful in the game, but they were still somewhat useful.

When I mentioned the names, Shin Se-hee was surprised and said she had been eyeing them too. We had originally taken them in as interns during the mid-term evaluations, with Lee Min-young as the main member, and formed a sub-party.

And they’ve been doing quite well, with many people wanting to join them.

But suddenly bringing in an untested new member to the main party is a bit…

Of course, I understand that it’s sudden, but this is something I couldn’t compromise on.

“Because she’s a new character.”

And I thought that I needed to think outside the box a bit.

Originally, the game forced a 6-member party.

Tank (Lee Yoo-ri)
Main dealer (Kang Do-hee)
Sub-dealer (Jin Yuha)
Healer (Sophia)
Support (Lim Ga-eul)
Special (Ichika and Shin Se-hee)

This was the standard party composition for conquering the gates, and using my game knowledge was most efficient with a 6-member party.

But after defeating the dragon in the ice palace with a 7-member party, and using all party members to defeat the chimeras, I started to think differently.

‘We can’t just fight like I used to do in the game.’

Especially since we don’t have gacha.

Of course, if we increase the party size too much, it’ll be hard to have a compact strategy, but I think 8 members is the maximum we can handle.

“Hmm, I expected as much, but I still have mixed feelings.”

“Yeah, got it.”

But I’m glad they were more receptive than I expected.
It must have been the fact that we shared a floor in the same house.

“Anyway, now that that’s settled, let’s take a look at our training results. Shin Se-hee, bring me the previous records.”

“Yes.”

And so, the evaluation of our training results began.

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Kwa-a-a-a-a-ang!!!

Lee Yoo-ri, holding up a shield to block a gigantic golem that was as big as a house, wasn’t just blocking it, but was actually pushing it back.

“Hmm? I think I can increase the intensity a bit more! Is this the maximum?”

Lee Yoo-ri was blocking the golem’s fists with her shield, but was also tilting her head in confusion.

She then held the shield with one hand and started to deflect the golem’s attacks.

Tat, tat, tat, tat.

Kwang, kwang, kwang, kwang!

Kang Do-hee was moving at an incredible speed, her hands and feet a blur as she struck the targets that were moving at a speed that was almost invisible.

“Is this the top speed?”

She was frowning, looking dissatisfied.

“Slow.”

As she increased her speed even more, her afterimage appeared in the air, and the targets that had been recreated shattered simultaneously.

This was the first time I had seen Lee Yoo-ri and Kang Do-hee’s abilities in action, and I was shocked by Kang Do-hee’s speed.

“Why are you guys so strong?!”

Next up was Lim Ga-eul.

Tang!

The sound of gunfire echoed as the metal balls shot out like a shotgun.

“Slow down!”

As Lim Ga-eul held up a white stone and shouted, the metal balls that were caught in her magic slowed down, moving very slowly.

“Accelerate!”

At that moment,

Kwang-kwang-kwang-kwang!!!

The metal balls crashed into the wall with a loud noise.

I was shocked and asked,

“Is it possible to accelerate objects too?”

“Hehe, now it’s possible with Ichika’s shadow and Sophia’s arrows too.”

“This is crazy!”

Lim Ga-eul puffed out her chest proudly.

“Now it’s my turn. Can you help me, Ichika?”

“Yes.”

Sophia came out with Ichika.

As Ichika stretched out her hand, dark shadows rose up from the ground.

The shadows moved in a curved line, intertwining with each other.

And the targets in front of them moved erratically as well.

Tat-tat-tat-tat!

Sophia jumped into the air and started moving with agile movements, stepping on the shadows that were moving erratically.

It was clear that Ichika’s shadow speed had increased significantly, but this wasn’t particularly special.

After all, none of the Utopia party members were unable to do this.

But.

As Sophia drew her bowstring and released it,

I couldn’t help but widen my eyes.

Shwaaa!

Pak!

Pak!

Pak!

“Sophia’s mobility has increased?!”

Sophia’s archery skills were already unmatched, but

Lim Ga-eul’s acceleration buff allowed me and Kang Do-hee to move at an incredible speed, and Sophia’s healing needed to keep up with us.

But Sophia’s healing had a limitation – it required a certain level of accuracy to hit us, and if she missed, the healing would be wasted.

That’s why Sophia had to use her “Multi-hit” technique, relying on Ichika’s shadows to move and heal us.

But now, Sophia was moving on her own and shooting arrows with incredible accuracy.

Even in mid-air, her arrows were hitting their targets with precision.

“There’s one more thing I can do, but it’s not something I can do often…”

Sophia’s eyes gleamed as she stepped on Ichika’s shadows and jumped into the air, drawing her bowstring.

Three golden arrows appeared in her hand.

Shwaaa!

As she released the bowstring, the arrows flew towards their targets.

Pak! Pak! Pak!

The three arrows hit their targets simultaneously.

“Simultaneous healing!”

I was amazed by Sophia’s skills, and I realized that she had become a powerful long-range Healer.

“Sophia, now it’s my turn.”

“Yes!”

Sophia landed on the ground and turned to me.

“I’ll just do something big.”

Ichika’s voice was nonchalant.

The shadows in the air began to gather, covering the ceiling of the training grounds.

As she lowered her hand,

Kwang-kwang-kwang-kwang!!!

A massive physical force slammed into the ground, creating a crater.

“…”

I stared at Shin Se-hee in shock, and she smiled slightly.

“Not bad, right?”

I could only nod awkwardly.

Shin Se-hee’s case was different from the others – her fire magic had increased in power, but it wasn’t as shocking as the others.

“I’ve been recording data on the party members and working with Reina to analyze their strengths and weaknesses.”

Shin Se-hee’s voice was a bit defensive.

I chuckled.

“You’ve done a great job. It’s amazing how much the party members have grown. You’re really our prized operator.”

Shin Se-hee’s face lit up with pride.

“But, uh, I think I’m the one who’s falling behind…”

I thought to myself.

Everyone’s eyes turned to me, and I scratched my head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“Uh, I don’t really have any new skills to show off.”

“What do you mean?” Shin Se-hee asked.

“Well, how can I put it? I guess I’m less reckless now?”

“Less reckless?”

“Yeah, my sword always tries to find the optimal way to defeat my enemies, but now my body is able to find the optimal way to stay safe while fighting.”

“That’s great!”

Kang Do-hee and Lee Yoo-ri had already heard this from me before, and they didn’t react as strongly as the others.

But the other party members were shocked and rushed towards me.

“Really?!”

I nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“Yeah, I mean… this is just me overcoming the weaknesses of my swordsmanship. I’m not as strong as you guys, but I’m just less likely to get hurt…”

“Jin Yuha, congratulations!!”

“Junior, you won’t get hurt anymore!!”

“Jin Yuha, you’ve really achieved something great!!!”

“Ah, congratulations…”

The other party members were so excited that they were almost in tears, and I was taken aback by their reaction.

“What’s going on?”