I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

After a long and eventful day at the Velvet Hunter Academy, late at night—

“Huh…? Jin Yuha, what brings you here at this hour?”

Shin Se-hee’s eyes widened as Jin Yuha entered her room without warning.

She was startled by his words and raised her voice.

“What!? A demon… has infiltrated the student body?”
“Yeah, so I was wondering if I could get some help.”

This was no ordinary situation.

Demons.

They were humans who wore human skin, mingled with humans, and hunted humans.

Even though they had been relatively quiet lately, she was well aware of their dangerous nature.

“….Is it a highly dangerous demon?”

Shin Se-hee calmed her eyes and asked in a serious tone.

“Huh? No, no. It’s not dangerous. In fact, I can take care of it right now if I want to.”
“Huh? Then what…?”

She had assumed that the demon was dangerous since he had broken through Lina’s magic, but was that not the case?

The next words were shocking.

“Um, I’d like you to help me summon a demon.”

For a moment, Shin Se-hee wondered if she had heard correctly.

“Of course I’ll help you— What? What did you say? Summon a demon…?”

She asked again to make sure, and Jin Yuha nodded as if he had heard correctly.

Immediately after that, Shin Se-hee’s expression froze.

‘Could it be that Jin Yuha has been deceived…?’

Chak!

Her judgment was quick, and her actions were immediate.

Swish!

She extended her arm to the side, and the dagger attached to her wrist was drawn and spun in her hand before she gripped it in reverse.

Swoosh!

Then, Shin Se-hee’s hand moved towards the man in front of her, who was wearing Jin Yuha’s skin.

He blocked the tip of the dagger with his finger.

Shin Se-hee’s head immediately heated up, but her voice was as cold as ice.

“….Who are you.”
“Shin Se-hee?”

It was a highly detailed illusion that could easily be mistaken for the real thing.

“You want to summon a demon. Jin Yuha would never say such a thing. You must be that demon.”

His hair, breath, voice, and gaze, everything about the man in front of her screamed Jin Yuha.

But.

Shin Se-hee knew.

She knew how Ichika had been tormented by a demon.

“Tell me. What did you do to Jin Yuha? No matter how hard you try to deceive me, it’s useless. You will never die easily. I’ll make you suffer beyond your imagination.”
“Wait a minute! Shin Se-hee!”

The man tried to deceive her with the same reaction as Jin Yuha, which was infuriating.

“Don’t call me with that face, with that voice!!!!”

Shin Se-hee let out her boiling hatred without filtering it.

Then, the man in front of her looked at her with a surprised expression and suddenly chuckled.

Even this laughter was identical to Jin Yuha’s, which made her grit her teeth.

“Oh, this sounds really weird. Sorry, I didn’t expect this reaction. Then, excuse me for a moment.”

He suddenly moved closer to her.

She immediately swung the dagger in her hand horizontally, but he slightly turned his head to dodge the sword and instead moved closer to her.

“Calm down, Shin Se-hee. It’s me.”

Then he grabbed his cheeks with both hands and looked at her intently.

“How can I believe that…”

Woo woo woo—

Then the man raised his mana.

‘….Huh?’

For a moment, Shin Se-hee’s mouth opened.

Mana was like a fingerprint.

Even with a highly detailed illusion, there were limitations.

Wasn’t it Jin Yuha who taught her how to analyze and distinguish it?

“I’m not a fake.”

As he said this, he pressed his lips to his forehead.

“….Is this, Jin Yuha?”

Shin Se-hee’s eyes quivered.

Then, Jin Yuha removed his hand and smiled as if it was cute.

“Sorry, I just said something confusing.”
“Ah, ah…ah…”

What just happened?

Could it be that he was the real Jin Yuha?

“So, please calm down and listen to me.”

In response, Shin Se-hee could only nod her head.

“Y-yes…”

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Her face was as red as if steam was about to come out of her head.

Shin Se-hee couldn’t even look me in the eye and turned her head to the side.

“Oh, so that’s what it was… You said that when the demon gate opens later, demons will pour out, so it’s better to take care of them beforehand…”

Then, remembering her previous actions, she covered her face with both hands and bowed her head.

“I’m sorry, Jin Yuha!! I didn’t know that!”
“No, I didn’t explain it well. And it’s possible that something like this could happen. It’s actually better to share a sign or signal that only we can recognize. It’s good that we can prevent something like this in advance, isn’t it?”
“Is that so?”

Then I frowned.

“But you still need to be punished.”

Shin Se-hee shrank even more, feeling even more ashamed.

“Yes, I’m sorry for pointing a knife at you, Jin Yuha…”
“No, you don’t know what you did wrong. Come on, look up.”

Shin Se-hee had no idea what mistake she had made.

“If it were in the right mind, there wouldn’t have been a situation like this.”
“….Huh?”
“The Shin Se-hee I know would have just acted it out for now, and then after I left, she would have thought it through and made a plan. But you rushed in without thinking. What were you thinking? What if I was really a dangerous demon?”
“….Ah.”

Shin Se-hee lowered her head even further, as if she had nothing to say.

“From now on, never do that again. Even if I’m in danger, you should take a step back. You’re the one who should make a plan and come up with a strategy.”
“….Yes.”
“You’re the brain of our party. If you lose your composure like this, we’re all in danger.”

Shin Se-hee nodded at my words.

Honestly, it was fortunate that she realized this now.

The fact that Shin Se-hee rushed at me without thinking when she thought I was in danger…

It was a bit strange and made me feel good in a way.

“Okay. Once I tell you, you’ll understand right away, right?”
“Yes, Jin Yuha. I won’t disappoint you like this again.”

Seeing Shin Se-hee’s determined expression as she raised her head, I didn’t need to say anything further.

I smiled to lighten the mood.

“There’s another thing. Well, thanks. You really care about me. Anyway, let’s get to the main topic.”
“….Yes.”
“So, how can that demon summon a demon? Under no circumstances should other students be harmed in the process. If that’s not possible, you’ll have to kill him now.”

I couldn’t compromise on this.

I couldn’t sacrifice the new students just to summon and kill a demon.

“Ah, I do have an idea for that.”

And once again, Shin Se-hee met my expectations.

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A while later.

I entered Ichika’s room.

“Oh, this is Ichika’s room.”

As I entered for the first time, I looked around with a fresh feeling.

A simple and clean room, or a desolate room.

Ichika seemed to be the type of person who didn’t bring anything into her room unless she really needed it.

“It’s embarrassing to look at it like that.”

Ichika said with a completely unembarrassed expression.

“Benefactor.”

Ichika’s voice was unusually calm as she called me.

“Huh?”
“Twice.”

Ichika spread out two fingers.

“What?”
“The benefactor kissed Shin Se-hee’s forehead twice.”
“….Did you see that?”

Ichika nodded.

I was surprised because I didn’t expect her to have seen all of that.

Ichika suddenly pushed her bangs aside and showed me her forehead.

So, this is what you want?

You want me to do the same for you?

“Um, Shin Se-hee’s father… when she was young—”
“Benefactor.”

As I tried to make an excuse, Ichika cut me off.

“I wanted a kiss like that from my father too.”
“….Huh?”
“I don’t even remember my father’s face.”

Ichika spoke ruthlessly with an expressionless face.

Well, if you put it that way, I feel like a bit of a jerk.

Smooch. Smooch.

I had no choice but to kiss Ichika’s forehead twice before continuing the conversation.

“Hmm, I have one more thing to use. Satisfied.”

Ichika touched her forehead with a satisfied look.

“Um, let’s talk about work. According to Shin Se-hee, you’ve awakened a new ability due to the increased power of your shadows, right?”

Ichika nodded at my question.

“Yes, it’s quite popular right now.”
“….Popular?”
“I take reservations.”

The phone screen that Ichika showed me was filled with people’s names on different dates.

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3/1 Shin Se-hee.

• 2 million won secret course.
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3/2 Lee Yoo-ri.

• 300,000 won karaoke, food tour course.
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3/3 Kang Do-hee.

• 500,000 won joint training course.
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3/4 Sophia.

• 1 million won full course.
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3/5 Lim Ga-eul. (Trouble – Master and disciple concept.)

• 800,000 won.
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3/6 Alice.

• 100,000 won sampler course.
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‘What is this…?’

What’s a secret course?

Karaoke food tour?

Joint training?

What’s a full course?

Trouble for Lim Ga-eul…?

And why is Alice’s name on the list?

It seemed like some kind of backdoor deal was going on.

‘Why am I left out?’

I looked at Ichika with a bewildered expression.

“It’s an ability to intervene in someone’s dream and manipulate it.”

Ichika spoke in a flat voice.

“If we use this, we can carry out the ‘Let it be. Let’s just have a pleasant dream.’ operation.”