I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

One thousand students of the Velvet Academy took their seats in the auditorium.

A female instructor stood on the stage with a microphone and spoke.

“Please line up in the areas indicated by the floating paper distributed at the entrance.”

The students murmured among themselves.

The white papers floating above their hands guided them to their respective areas.

“Each group will consist of ten people, and you will be training together for the next month. We’ve tried to balance the groups as much as possible, so please be considerate of each other to avoid any unpleasant incidents.”

“Huh? Isn’t it usually divided by position when we enroll?”
“This time, there are too many people, so they’re forming groups from the start.”
“Hmm, I see. This time, the number of students is really something. I heard it’s three times the usual capacity.”

Among them was a unique group.

Unlike the other groups, which had seven women and three men, this group had three women and seven men.

It was a group of three special admission students and seven male quota students.

Min Tae-hoon, an Apostle of the Lord of Deceit and a demon, had enrolled in the Velvet Hunter Academy under the male quota system while hiding his true identity.

“The special admission student over there is Hwarang(Young Warrior), right? She’s a promising user of twin axes. And next to her is Cheolbyeok(impregnable fortress), the Great Shield! Wow, I can’t believe I’m grouped with such famous people! But who’s the last person? The one with white hair, looking so cold…”

Min Tae-hoon ignored the excited male quota student beside him and focused his gaze.

‘The special admission students… Hwarang and Cheolbyeok. I know them, but who’s the last one? I only know her name is Alice, and nothing else.’

Having the special admission students, who required the most attention, in the same group was indeed a stroke of genius.

With his power of ‘Deceit,’ it was easy for Min Tae-hoon to enroll without drawing attention.

But this was the Velvet Hunter Academy, a dangerous place filled with monsters, even without Lina.

No amount of preparation was enough for this place.

‘The male quota students… As expected, there’s no one decent among them.’

Before enrolling, Min Tae-hoon had already conducted thorough research on the students and their abilities.

‘Among the men, only Jin Yuha stands out as an anomaly.’

In fact, Jin Yuha’s achievements had led to a temporary increase in the demand for male dealers in the Hunter industry.

However, people soon realized that it wasn’t the male hunters who held any special potential, but rather Jin Yuha himself who was the outlier.

That’s why Min Tae-hoon decided to enroll through the male quota system.

‘The male quota system doesn’t require a magic power test, and while it may attract attention initially, it will soon fade away.’

The male quota students were clearly inferior to even the street vermin, and they would quickly be excluded from the Academy’s training.

This was the perfect blind spot.

For Min Tae-hoon, who needed to move autonomously without drawing attention, the male quota system was an excellent loophole.

‘Hahaha… If this mission is successful, the name of the Lord of Deceit will rise even higher.’

If this mission was successful, the vacant position among the Seven Deadly Sins would be filled by Deceit.

As Min Tae-hoon chuckled inwardly, the instructor holding the microphone shouted again.

“Now that you’ve gathered in your groups, it’s time to introduce the instructors who will be guiding you!”

Instructors lined up on the stage, one after another.

“Wow, isn’t that Hyun-in?”
“Crazy, Yugeong is here too!”
“The scar on his face! It’s Yeon-geom!”
“It’s true that the Academy gathers famous Hunters from the past.”
“Is the Sword Emperor here too?”

Although they were now working as instructors at the Academy, they were once admired by these aspiring Hunters, and as they took the stage, the murmurs grew louder.

However, at the very end,

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

A man with jet-black hair stepped onto the stage, and the auditorium, filled with a thousand people, fell silent as if by agreement.

Min Tae-hoon couldn’t help but widen his eyes at the man’s appearance.

‘Huh… Why is he here?’

Surprised that he might be the only one who didn’t know, Min Tae-hoon looked around, only to see everyone else with the same expression.

Straight eyebrows.
Hair lightly swept over the forehead.
Deep and intense eyes.
A teardrop mole at the corner of his eye.
Even from a distance, his facial features were so distinct that they made everyone else look like mere backgrounds.

As he stood there, expressionless, facing forward,

“J, Jin Yuha?”
“Seeing him in person, the photos and videos didn’t do him justice. How can someone have such a perfect face?”
“If I stand next to him, I’ll look like a squid…”
“I feel like I could die peacefully today.”
“But why is he here?”
“Could it be… Jin Yuha is an instructor here?!”
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

The auditorium, which had been silent, now shook with loud voices, as if an earthquake had struck.

It was like a concert scene.

However,

Jin Yuha frowned and looked straight ahead, then stomped his foot.

Swoosh!

Along with the stomp came a heavy aura.

At that moment, Min Tae-hoon felt as if his soul had been pierced.

Killing Intent.

Just standing there, Jin Yuha exuded fear, causing their teeth to clench involuntarily.

‘D, Did he find out?!’

Glancing to the side, Min Tae-hoon saw everyone gritting their teeth and clenching their fists.

Jin Yuha wasn’t targeting anyone specific; he was shooting his killing intent at everyone present.

‘He’s shooting killing intent at this many people at once… What a crazy monster!’

With just one stomp, Jin Yuha had subdued all the aspiring Hunters.

As the students were forced to silence, Jin Yuha finally smiled, lifting the corners of his mouth.

“Please be quiet and follow the instructions of the instructors.”

Although this was the first time Min Tae-hoon had seen Jin Yuha in person, he instinctively knew.

That guy is the natural enemy of demons and demon lords.

Cold sweat broke out all over my body.

‘Fortunately, I wasn’t exposed… But why is he here?’

Jin Yuha’s unexpected appearance made my mind go haywire, and a sense of unease crept up on me.

And then,

I heard a thunderous voice that I never expected.

“The group of special admission students and male quota students will be led by temporary instructor Jin Yuha.”

Even though Jin Yuha had silenced the crowd, the commotion started again.

“Damn, those guys are so lucky…”
“I’m so jealous.”
“Haa, me too… Yuha, me too…”
“Shouldn’t they have to pay to get in?”
“We paid too…”
“Then they should pay three times more!”

Voices filled with envy and jealousy echoed around me, but my face turned deathly pale.

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A year ago, in the closed training ground where I first met my master, I had the opportunity to meet the new students.

“I will be your temporary instructor for the next month. Please take care of me.”

I imitated my master’s tone of voice as I spoke.

First, the special admission students.

In the original story, they don’t attend the admission ceremony, but due to the butterfly effect, Alice was here.

She stared at me with her usual stiff expression, her breathing rapid and her face flushed, as if she wasn’t feeling well.

“…”

Although she seemed unwell, I couldn’t give her special treatment today.

“Aaaah! Jin Yuha! Jin Yuha-nim! I’m a fan!!! It’s such an honor to be taught by Jin Yuha-nim for a month!”

The girl with a ponytail and twin axes on her back, known by the alias Hwarang, shouted excitedly with sparkling eyes.

“Please take care of me!”

The small-statured girl with the alias Cheolbyeok, or more commonly known as Jeolbyeok (Iron Wall), bowed with a proper posture.

I knew these characters well, as they were quite useful in Velvets.

They had unique personalities but were good-natured.

‘They’re not bad either. They’re 3-star and 4-star characters.’

In fact, that level was more than enough to make a decent living at the Academy.

However, what caught my attention wasn’t these three special admission students.

It was the remaining seven male students.

“Haaaah… Jin Yuha-nim…”
“Is Jin Yuha-nim going to teach us…?”
“Is this really a dream?”

The guys stared at me with admiration, but one of them, at the very end, said,

“It’s an honor!”

He spoke with the same expression as the others, but his awkward demeanor and the cold sweat on his forehead gave him away.

I looked at him and smiled bitterly to myself.

‘What the hell is this guy? Why is a demon sneaking around here?’