I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Ssssss──

At the moment Jin Yuha fell into a trance, it felt as if time had stopped.

The suffocating tension that gripped the battlefield eased, and even the poisonous dust floating in the air seemed to drift down slowly, as though caught in a surreal illusion.

Kang Do-hee involuntarily turned her gaze away from the enemy before her to look at Jin Yuha.

This was a grave error, one that ignored the basic principles of combat. Facing an overwhelming number of enemies, multiplied fivefold in difficulty, turning her attention away was a potentially fatal mistake.

But she couldn’t help it.

The change emanating from Jin Yuha was so alien, so profound, that it felt as though the axis of the world was realigning around him.

Suddenly, all the shouting, the crashing of her party members colliding with the enemy, and even Shin Se-hee’s commanding voice—everything faded into silence.

Not a sound could be heard.

For a fleeting moment, Kang Do-hee wondered if time had indeed stopped. She glanced around quickly, only to let out a faint chuckle.

‘Everyone’s been captivated.’

Enemies and allies alike were frozen, their gazes fixed on Jin Yuha.

Wearing a ridiculous mask, Jin Yuha adjusted the grip on the hilt of his sword effortlessly, letting his body hang low.

‘…I’m seeing this again.’

Kang Do-hee recalled the glimpse she had seen in the cave of the Rage Howler.

The shock she had felt back then had been as if her world had been turned upside down.

Brutal. Savage. Pure.

A raw version of Jin Yuha, stripped of everything but primal combat instinct, a sight so jarring it had shattered her defiance against Shin Se-hee’s orders.

‘But this… this is different somehow.’

It was Shin Se-hee’s grating voice that answered her unspoken question.

“Jin Yuha was wearing restraints back then, suppressing his magic and physical abilities. But now? He’s not bound by anything.”

‘…Ah.’

Realization dawned on Kang Do-hee’s face.

Indeed, the sheer shock of Jin Yuha’s performance in the cave had momentarily made her forget—he had been operating at only 10% of his full power.

So now, unrestrained, just how much stronger had he become?

‘You… What are you, really?’

Though she had believed she was running as fast as she could to keep up with his back, it still felt impossibly far away.

Frustrated by her limitations and overwhelmed with inferiority, Kang Do-hee bit her lip hard.

Gooooo──

A palpable, sticky aura engulfed Jin Yuha’s entire body, an overwhelming energy pressing down on the surrounding air.

The oppressive force made it nearly impossible to breathe.

Thump──

The atmosphere around Jin Yuha pulsed violently, like a heartbeat, as an exponential surge of killing intent prickled at the skin of everyone present.

Jin Yuha, since becoming possessed by the absurd Velvet School Life gacha game, had walked a path entirely separate from the other ordinary students.

Early on, thanks to the developers’ consideration, he had used the items from his original account to quickly build his basic stats and talents.

From his very first day at the academy, he had met Baek Seol-hee, the captain of the Demon Slayer Squad, and taken her as his mentor.

While others trained in Lina’s carefully protected environments, where injuries and even death were mitigated and reversible, Jin Yuha trained alone in simulations that closely mirrored actual combat—where even a single misstep meant death.

He never skipped a day of this grueling training, except in cases of absolute necessity.

None of his party members, including Shin Se-hee, knew this.

But at the core of his relentless drive lay a compulsive need to surpass the level of strength attainable in a world without gacha mechanics—a pressure that was both a curse and an obsession.

Fully aware of the absurd power and growth artifacts granted by gacha, he believed ordinary training would never suffice to surpass them.

Thus, he sacrificed meals, rest, and even sleep, pushing himself to the brink daily, vomiting blood in the effort to break past his limits.

Through relentless perseverance, Jin Yuha clawed his way up from the lowest tier of talent and physique to finally achieve near-transcendence.

Now, with all restraints cast off, he revealed his true form, holding nothing back.

[ Y-You… What on earth are you?! ]

Even the queen of the five spider sovereigns, who had unveiled her authority, trembled as she shouted.

“…Who am I, you ask?”

A faintly amused voice flowed from behind his mask.

“A one-star piece of trash. Lowest-tier physical stats. Swordsmanship specialization rated E. A character so abysmal that anyone who drew me would immediately reset their account. Honestly, I think Jin Yuha was designed as a troll character to piss off players. I mean, why else would a game filled with cute girls have a useless character like this?”

“How the hell did this body even make it into the academy? Oh, that’s right. Jin Yuha, that bastard got in through the male quota system, didn’t he?”

“Heh. It’s absolutely ridiculous. How could they include this backstory and expect players not to notice? Don’t you agree?”

Without any filter, Jin Yuha rambled on, spouting fragments of thoughts no one else could comprehend, like a drunken man pouring out his grievances.

[ “This lunatic… he’s out of his mind.” ]

Arinè muttered in a trembling voice as she looked at him, her expression filled with dread.

[ “He’s clearly lost his senses… Let’s end this quickly. Kill him!!!” ]

At her command, four spider queens charged at Jin Yuha from all directions.

A coordinated attack.

In the midst of it, Jin Yuha slowly raised his head, exhaling a languid sigh.

“Do you know… I’m not originally from this world? I came from a world without monsters—a peaceful place. I lived an ordinary life in a city lit by neon signs, playing games.”

Shwaaaak—!!!

The four spider queens surrounded him, their legs dripping with venom thrusting toward Jin Yuha.
Their timing was flawless, leaving no chance to evade or block.

Lee Yoo-ri, who had been staring blankly at Jin Yuha, realized the danger too late and raised her shield in a panic. Despair clouded her face.

‘Too late! I’ll have to use the Shield of Conviction…!’

Everyone thought it was over for him.

But then—

Swish.

Jin Yuha’s body twisted in an impossible direction, effortlessly deflecting the attack.

“But then, to throw me into this world and expect me to survive… Isn’t that just cruel?”

From that awkward stance, Jin Yuha lightly leaped and spun in midair.

His sword swung without any visible energy, yet it carried an indescribable weight—a perfect arc forged through tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of repetitions.

Swick—!

The tips of the spider queens’ retreating legs were severed in mid-motion.

[ “Kyaaaah!” ]
[ “You bastard!” ]
[ “My legs…!” ]
[ “I’ll kill you for this!!!” ]

Though their rage flared brightly, the four queens couldn’t deny the unexpected counterattack.

Jin Yuha, seemingly deaf to their screams, continued speaking.

“Not that I’m complaining about being thrown here. In fact, I’m kind of grateful.”

Thump!

He lunged forward, drawing his blade in a flash. His figure seemed to slice through space itself, reappearing right in front of one of the spider queens.

Swick—!

A human arm protruding from the queen’s body was severed cleanly at the shoulder.

[ “Gahhh!!” ]

Her scream echoed, but it was only the beginning.

What followed was an unrelenting series of strikes.

Jin Yuha’s eyes glinted as razor-sharp sword slashes carved through the spider queen’s body at high speed.

Swick! Swick! Swick! Swick! Swick!

Arms, legs, head, torso, abdomen.

Each strike carried death, independent yet flowing perfectly as a single, seamless sequence.

Squelch—!

Her split abdomen spilled dark, glistening entrails as her massive body collapsed.

The clone imbued with the spider queen’s power—

It died so pitifully, as easily as tearing through paper.

[ “……!!!!!!” ]

The remaining spider queens turned their gazes toward the fallen clone, disbelief etched onto their faces.

This wasn’t just an ordinary clone. It bore the power of their original body.
Its regeneration abilities far surpassed those of regular spiders.

Even if its neck was severed or its body split in two, it should have revived instantly.
But now, it lay lifeless in a grotesque heap.

“Why don’t I hold a grudge? If I hadn’t entered this world… I’d only be able to watch people like Lee Yoo-ri, Kang Do-hee, Shin Se-hee, my master, Lim Ga-eul, Sophia, Ichika, and Alice from beyond a screen.”

Jin Yuha muttered to himself, rambling incoherent words that only he understood.

“And so, I’ll kill you. And I’ll protect my people.”

The faces of the remaining spider queens reflected fear—a terror they had never experienced, even in the depths of the demon realm—as they stared at Jin Yuha, this unprecedented and monstrous existence.