I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

A week had passed since the freshmen had enrolled in the Academy and started their training.

Every night, I received a video from Ichika.

It was a video of Min Tae-Hoon’s dreams.

In his dreams, the male quota students, who had been struggling, were now flying high with demonic energy, and Min Tae-Hoon was actively expanding his territory, even to other groups of students who had heard rumors about gaining strength.

The process was more vivid and realistic than I had expected.

If I hadn’t discovered that demon early on, things might have actually turned out this way.

‘Hmm, maybe not? Since it’s a dream, the plot is a bit too convenient for him.’

In the dream, the students’ skills suddenly improved, but none of the instructors or other students questioned it.

There were some issues with the plot, but Ichika’s new ability was effectively pushing Min Tae-Hoon into a corner.

‘Hmm, that was quite realistic… It seems like the other party members are also using it to relieve stress.’

I’ll have to ask her to do the same for me when I get the chance.

‘After this is over, I should also ask the others what kind of dreams they use to relieve stress.’

Anyway, coming back to reality.

That demon had been captured before he could do anything, so reality was quite different from the dream.

Alice and the other special admission students had endured my training schedule, sweating and struggling.

The male quota students had cursed and complained about me behind my back, but they couldn’t express their dissatisfaction to my face.

I looked at the freshmen standing in front of me with tense expressions and spoke.

“You’ve all done well in the tough basic training over the past week.”

I meant what I said.

To be honest, I hadn’t expected Alice, Hwarang, and Cheolbyeok to follow the same training schedule as me.

Of course, they couldn’t keep up with Alice’s perfect performance.

Nevertheless, they gritted their teeth and persevered until the end, their eyes filled with determination.

“You’ve all been tested to your physical limits. It must have been a difficult journey, but you should be proud of yourselves for enduring it.”

Hwarang and Cheolbyeok’s spines straightened with pride.

“And those who have endured this training deserve a proper reward.”

This was something I had prepared with my own money after watching Min Tae-Hoon’s dream video and thinking it wasn’t too bad.

“Special admission students, come forward.”

Alice, Hwarang, and Cheolbyeok stepped forward.

“Here.”

I placed a box on each of their hands.

“What is this?”

Alice received the pill and asked me.

She had been so rude to me before, but now she was using honorifics.

I couldn’t help but smirk as I explained.

“It’s a super pill.”

Super pill.

In the Velvet game, it was called the ‘Beginner’s Danhwan’.

It was an elixir that randomly increased one of the four attributes – strength, agility, endurance, or speed – by 1 point, as long as they were below 60.

It wasn’t as powerful as the magic-boosting elixir or the refined dragon pill that I had taken before.

However, among the elixirs that could be bought with money, it was at least a mid-high grade.

Of course, it was useless for me and the other party members, as we had already surpassed the 60-point threshold.

‘It’s a pill that boosts the newly created characters in the latter half of the game so they can contribute to the team.’

“If you take this, one of your attributes below 60 – strength, agility, or endurance – will increase by 1 point.”

Everyone’s eyes widened as they realized how valuable it was.

Currently, all the members of the Utopia party, including me, were earning astronomical amounts of money.

Utopia was in high demand, and our prices were skyrocketing.

Of course, we didn’t always charge for our services, but we usually received compensation in the millions for each mission.

So, this expenditure was nothing to us, but it would still be a significant amount for the recipients.

‘Uh, uh, if I, uh, eat this, uh, I, uh, it will, uh, increases my stats!’

Hwarang looked at the pill in her hand and then at me with wide eyes.

“Yes, it’s a pill that was developed a week ago. It has already undergone clinical trials, so you don’t have to worry about side effects.”

“I, I don’t know if I should accept such a precious thing…”

“It’s a reward for your hard work. But don’t take it now.”

“Huh?”

“There’s a group sparring match in two weeks. If you use the pill to increase your stats and get good results, there will definitely be rumors. So, take it on the last day of training.”

Hwarang’s eyes lit up with understanding.

“Yeah, I, I’m the type who can’t control my impulses and has to eat delicious things right away. If I have this, I might get distracted and lose focus during training. So, can you keep it for me until the end, Instructor Jin Yuha?”

I had planned to test her self-control by giving her the pill, but she immediately returned it to me.

This was another unexpected turn of events.

‘She’s a good fit for the Utopia sub-party.’

A smile formed on my lips.

“Okay, I’ll keep Hwarang’s pill until the end of the training period and return it to her then.”

I nodded and put the pill back into the dimensional space.

“Here.”

Alice and Cheolbyeok also handed me their pills, not wanting to be left out.

The reward ceremony for the special admission students ended on a warm note.

Now, the only ones left were the male quota students.

They also had a strange sense of expectation in their eyes, hoping that they would receive something too.

‘Huh, look at them.’

I had no intention of giving them even a single pill.

It would be like throwing money into the trash if they were to consume it.

“If you were expecting something, forget it. Let me make it clear right now. You won’t be getting anything.”

My words seemed to have lit a fire under them, as one of the large male quota students stepped forward and shouted.

“This is unfair!”
“Unfair?”

I turned my head to the side and responded.

“Yes, it is!”
“Why do you think so?”
“To begin with, men and women have different physical conditions! They were born with different bodies than us, so is it really fair to give them the same training and apply the same standards? And Hwarang and Cheolbyeok couldn’t even keep up with the training until the end!”

He pointed at the special admission students as he spoke, and I couldn’t help but smirk.

“You couldn’t even handle 10% of their training, yet you had the time to closely observe their training.”

As I mocked him, he bit his lip, and the others glared at me with agreement.

“I gave you a choice in the beginning. Whether or not you wanted to receive the same level of training as the special admission students. And it was you who chose to receive the training.”
“But…”
“Yes, I admit that they are naturally gifted compared to you. Even your highest attribute is lower than their lowest.”

As I beat them down with facts, their eyes filled with resentment.

“So, why aren’t you trying harder? If I were in your position, I would desperately try to catch up, even if it was just a little bit. Why didn’t you do that?”
“That’s because the training is beyond our limits…”

Ah.

Now I understood why my master had such a cold expression when she first saw the male quota students.

I felt the same disgust as she did.

“You said that Hwarang and Cheolbyeok couldn’t keep up with the training, didn’t you?”

Hwarang and Cheolbyeok’s faces stiffened.

Even though they should have been angry, they were holding back because they were men.

“That’s a ridiculous thing to say. They were just like you in the beginning. They voluntarily chose to receive training that was several times more difficult than what they were used to.”

Were they trying to make excuses for themselves?

“And they didn’t give up even when they were exhausted. Don’t compare them to you, who gave up after just 10 or 5 minutes. It’s an insult to them.”

I looked at each of the male quota students and spoke.

“How many of you actually pushed yourselves to the limit?”

The male quota students closed their mouths like clams.

They had no response.

These guys would just sit down and chat whenever the training got a little tough.

Some of them had even gained weight since their enrollment.

“With that attitude, you expect to be rewarded? Have some shame.”
“But if we had known that such a reward would be given…”

Hoo.

I sighed and ran my hand through my hair.

“So, you’re saying that the evaluation is unfair because of the difference in physical abilities. Is that right?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, fine. There are three weeks left. I’ll give you a super pill every weekend based on your performance. And if you really work hard, each of you male quota students can also receive three danhwan.”
“!”
“And since you mentioned the difference in physical abilities, I’ll accommodate that. The training from now on won’t require physical abilities. I’ll only be looking at your mental strength. Are you confident?”
“Don’t regret it.”

A few seconds later, the student who had just said not to regret it started foaming at the mouth and collapsed, wetting his pants.

I looked down at him with disdain and couldn’t help but speak my mind.

“Pathetic.”