Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game

332. Lee Yu-ri (3)

The reason for having personal stories in the latter half is simple.

It’s because the quality of rewards you can receive in the first half and the latter half differs.

Of course, the biggest factor is the affection level, so it’s advantageous in the latter half, but.

Well, to be honest, that’s true for low-spending users like me or non-spending users.

Becoming the ultimate wallet warrior, spending money, and rolling the gacha to reject offers gives you such great gifts that it’s entirely possible to max out affection in the early stages.

However, even the vile vanguards of capitalism lived by the saying, “Personal stories are best in the latter half.”

‘Once you enter the latter half, you can skip the early story.’

Anyone who just started the game as a first-time newbie player, while beginning to raise Lee Yu-ri, doesn’t hesitate to follow the sluggish early story, crying out, “My tear button, Lee Yu-ri. Hoeeeng!”

For example,

Lee Yu-ri, who just enrolled in the academy, juggles various part-time jobs to solve her debts and tuition fees while attending the academy.

At that time, comforting Lee Yu-ri, who is exhausted from the harsh words of a difficult customer, as she leans against a streetlight.

Or investigating that difficult customer’s personal details to give them a proper lesson.

Also, subtly leaking information about dungeons that earn a lot of money.

When Lee Yu-ri, who splits her 24 hours, is sleep-deprived and dozes off, sending another student as a substitute for her part-time job.

Helping with legal matters when debt collectors swarm her house.

The sponsor acts as Lee Yu-ri’s “Uncle Scrooge” in such situations.

Yeah. Lee Yu-ri’s story is good.

But, if you’ve already seen it once and then play a second round, the story changes a bit.

Are you going to repeat that sluggish early story again?

If you operate that way, the second round cannot be established.

Especially when the character to care for isn’t just Lee Yu-ri.

So, players who don’t want to see the story they’ve already seen can just focus on raising affection and grow steadily until they unlock the personal story in the latter half.

I can open the awakening event right away.

‘Anyway, in the later part, I’ll have no choice but to pay off all the family debts.’

Look at Lee Yu-ri now.

Who would see that girl as the eldest daughter struggling under the family’s debts?

Lee Yu-ri’s family?

Living on a floor of our house equipped with luxurious facilities, they live without worries.

Her younger sister, Lee Yu-na, is also receiving private tutoring to enter the academy, just like her sister. What more can I say?

Anyway.

When you enter the personal story in the later part, you can skip all the early events and just enjoy the awakening event.

And at the same time.

‘When you open the personal story in the later part, the nature of the demon realm gate gets mixed.’

That’s right.

Now, monsters that have been eroded by demons start appearing even in regular gates.

Originally, in other mobile games, they just change the color to a dark hue while keeping the modeling the same.

Isn’t it common to name them ‘monsters eroded by demons’?

Surely, they look almost the same as the ones I saw before, but the difficulty just skyrockets.

This has always been a dark unwritten rule in the gaming industry.

If you’re upset, go send a protest truck to the Velvet Sra production team. Humans.

Anyway, the fact that monsters eroded by demons appear in the gate prepared for Lee Yu-ri’s growth?

What else could it mean? The difficulty gets tougher, and as it gets tougher, you can earn even more amazing rewards.

Therefore.

I was watching her fight with my arms crossed, observing her as she battled hard.

Thud!

“Gukbap, get a grip! You need to block beside me!”

Of course, giving advice is free, so Gukbap would understand this much, right?

* * *

‘You said camping! You said camping!!’

Boom! Crash!

“Yikes!”

Lee Yu-ri bit her lip tightly as she took a heavy blow against her shield.

What kind of camping is this supposed to be?

It would be more fitting to call it a military boot camp.

Of course, knowing Jin Yuha’s personality, I didn’t expect him to suddenly create a romantic atmosphere.

No, to be honest.

We had already confirmed our feelings for each other.

Just a little? Really, just a tiny bit? Now that we’re not high school students anymore? I did expect some kind of event?

I even packed some strawberry-flavored gummies that look like vitamin C in one of my pockets?

The place Jin Yuha brought me to for camping wasn’t a well-maintained campsite,

nor was it a quiet forest where we could be alone.

‘No way, there’s a gate like this just 10 minutes from the academy…?’

The monsters emerging from the gate were goblins, orcs, gnolls, and werewolves.

Their appearance wasn’t much different from the ones we had faced before, just a bit darker.

However, their level was on a completely different dimension.

And I had to fight them alone without a dealer.

‘I even put on makeup that I don’t usually wear and wore a dress that I hadn’t worn much because I was afraid it would get dirty!’

“Lee Yuri! In front!”

Clang!

“Eek─!”

Thud!

As Lee Yuri pushed the goblin with all her might, it flew like a cannonball and crashed into a rock, turning into mush.

Huff. Huff.

‘How is this a date, and where is the romance in this!’

Lee Yuri glared at Jin Yuha with eyes full of betrayal.

*

A wave of monsters poured out so relentlessly that calling it a wave would be an understatement.

Since Lee Yuri only had a shield without any main weapon,

she had no choice but to push, crush, and strike down the monsters in an inefficient manner.

Although she had undergone extreme training that ordinary humans couldn’t endure,

fighting against the pouring strong enemies with just a shield for over six hours was inevitably exhausting.

At first, she felt a surge of sorrow, thinking that Jin Yuha was doing this to mess with her.

Regardless of the circumstances, this is now the battlefield.

Before my eyes, there are monsters, and behind me, there is someone I must protect.

That alone is reason enough to raise my shield.

How many of them have I taken down like this?

Before I knew it, the day was darkening.

My breath was ragged, sweat pouring down like rain. I was so exhausted I could hardly speak.

In the forest, where darkness quietly settled.

No more monsters emerged.

But just in case of another attack, Lee Yoori kept her guard up, scanning the surroundings with sharp intensity.

It was then that Jin Yuhwa, who had been watching over Lee Yoori from behind, stepped forward.

“Are you tired?”

“······Hah. Is that even a question?”

“You’ve worked hard.”

Swish—

Jin Yuhwa, with a playful smile, ruffled Lee Yoori’s hair.

In that moment, Lee Yoori felt a surge of irritation and was about to shake her head off, but Jin Yuhwa spoke faster.

“You’re completely drained, aren’t you? You can’t even move a finger now?”

“······Yeah.”

“You just want to collapse and do nothing but rest all day, right?”

“Exactly!”

“Good. That’s just perfect.”

“What do you mean, ‘perfect’?”

“Hmm? Well, now you’re in a situation where you can’t move and have to rely entirely on me to take care of you.”

“What?”

Jin Yuhwa chuckled and stepped closer, lifting Lee Yoori effortlessly into her arms.

“!?”

Is this the prince charming carry…?

With a flushed face, Lee Yoori looked up at Jin Yuhwa.

She was so surprised by Jin Yuhwa’s bold action that she tried to struggle, but astonishingly, her whole body felt utterly powerless.

“Jin Yuhwa! L-Let me go!”

“Don’t want to.”

“No, let go!”

“Now that I can do whatever I want with you, why should I listen to that?”

Jin Yu-ha said with a sly tone, looking down at Lee Yu-ri, who was in his arms.

Gulp—

‘Me, saying I’ll do whatever I want?’

Clearly, he enjoyed being in a position of power over others.

Well, I’ve heard that such a thing exists.

‘…Should I just go along with it?’

Then, as if he had read my mind, Jin Yu-ha spoke.

“Today, you can leave everything to me.”

“…Everything?”

“Yeah.”

*

As we walked a little further, a perfectly suitable clearing appeared before us, as if it had been prepared.

Jin Yu-ha drew his sword and began to chop down the surrounding trees, quickly setting up a campsite.

In an instant, he made a chair for Lee Yu-ri to sit on, and a bright red campfire crackled to life in front of her.

When I mentioned using camping gear from the space tattoo, he rejected it, saying it lacked romance.

With just a light stroke, the trees fell with a thud, and his swift movements made the campsite come together in no time.

No matter how much I tried to just watch, it was hard to sit still, and I attempted to get up several times to help Jin Yu-ha.

But somehow, each time, Jin Yu-ha pressed his finger against his forehead and sat me back down.

“Stay still, Lee Yu-ri.”

“No, I want to help—ugh!”

“You must have used a lot of energy. Here, eat this. Today, I’ll take care of everything.”

Chew, chew—

Lee Yu-ri stared at Jin Yu-ha while holding a piece of tteok (rice cake) that had been roasted over the fire, not knowing when it had been cooked.

And thus, the campsite, looking as if it had been drawn, was completed.

Suddenly.

Jin Yu-ha approached and squatted down in front of Lee Yu-ri, holding her cheeks with both hands, grinning widely as he asked.

“Gukbap, you were really annoyed today, weren’t you? Thank you for going along with my insistence.”