Genius Swordsman In Reverse Game

Lim Ga-eul turned to look at me.

Kuk—

What's with that?

"You've got a nice face— Junior, are you surprised?"

Lim Ga-eul smiled brightly.

It was unfamiliar. Her usually half-lidded eyes were now wide open, and her gentle, languid demeanor had been replaced by a dangerous aura.

It was as if the shell was the same, but the content, the essence, had been swapped.

'…Has a Devil possessed Lim Ga-eul or something? No, that can't be it…'

If there had been such a risk, I wouldn't have asked her to hold the magic stone.

As far as I know, Devils, whose true bodies reside in another dimension, cannot arbitrarily seize a body unless there is a soul contract in place.

If that were possible, the genre of this world wouldn't be a bright and warm academy story, but a brutal survival apocalypse.

Since it was an event I had never seen in the game, I calmly observed her.

'Is it because she's holding a black magic stone too early…?'

That was the best explanation I could come up with.

Whee—

By the way, Sophia. Why are you holding a camera at a time like this?

I glanced at Sophia and then turned back to Lim Ga-eul.

"…Ga-eul, Senior."

"I'm stronger now. I'm not a burden to the party anymore. Junior, what do you think of me now?"

"I never really thought of you as a burden—"

But it seemed like I wasn't the only one struggling to accept the situation.

"Don't make me laugh!!!!!!!"

Yeon Woo-jin shouted at the sky with a devastated expression, as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.

"Start the descent! The price has already been paid!!! Fulfill the contract!!!"

But his voice echoed hollowly in the air.

"This can't be… My perfect plan, my beautiful art, it can't end like this…"

Yeon Woo-jin muttered to himself, and his eyes suddenly turned pitch-black.

Sssssssssssss—

The magic stone, which had stopped vibrating, began to shake again.

Kwaaaaaaaaah—!!!

The overflowing magic power from the magic stone poured into Yeon Woo-jin's body.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!"

Yeon Woo-jin screamed as if his body was being torn apart, and then he collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.

Flinch.

Crack.

Creak.

Yeon Woo-jin twisted his body and slowly rose to his feet.

I looked at him coldly.

'I knew it. I knew he wouldn't accept the disruption of the descent ceremony. So, he's using himself as a sacrifice to force the devil's descent.'

But I grinned.

This was clearly not a true devil's descent. It was more like a 2-phase transition that some of the Demons undergo, but slightly more advanced. Of course, as a villain who appears a year and a half from now, he's going to be much stronger than the Demons we've faced so far…

'But I think we can take him.'

However, before we engage him fully, there's something I need to do.

"Instructor."

I addressed Baek Seol-hee.

"Yes."

"Instructor, I'd like to ask you to move the hostages to a safe place."

She was the only one I could trust with the hostages at this point. She was much faster than me.

Leaving the hostages here, in an environment that was about to be destroyed, was like leaving a child in a room with a ticking bomb.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm fine."

I nodded in response.

Baek Seol-hee, who had been silently watching me, slowly nodded as well.

She left to move the hostages to safety. And I, gripping the hilt of Moonlight, glared at the enemy.

Then—

"Junior."

Lim Ga-eul suddenly stood in front of me, blocking my path.

"Huh?"

"I'll take care of this place. You just sit there and watch."

'Lim Ga-eul is going to take care of this guy here?'

I stared at her back in bewilderment.

Yeon Woo-jin rose unsteadily, his face contorted with rage. His eyes were black, with burst blood vessels, and thick veins protruded all over his body.

He twisted his face in fury.

"━━━You insignificant human!!! What the hell have you done!!!!!!!!"

His voice echoed with rage, doubling in intensity.

"You used a cheap trick to deceive me!? And you stole my power…!"

He whipped his head around to glare at Lim Ga-eul.

"It's you."

"Hmm—?"

Lim Ga-eul flinched slightly but quickly lifted her chin, maintaining her haughty attitude.

"That's my power—. How dare a lowly mortal steal my power…! I'll tear you to shreds!!!!!"

Lim Ga-eul, who had been looking down at him, used a skill on herself.

"Acceleration, no… Super-Acceleration."

At the same time, Yeon Woo-jin unleashed his anger and lunged at her. His arm suddenly swelled, reaching for Lim Ga-eul to tear her apart.

Hoooong—

Lim Ga-eul calmly watched as her figure suddenly became blurry.

Kwaaaaaaang—!!!

The arm that Yeon Woo-jin swung smashed into the ground, causing an earthquake that shook the entire space.

Lim Ga-eul reappeared right next to Yeon Woo-jin.

"That was an afterimage."

Yeon Woo-jin turned his head in surprise and then clenched his jaw, swinging his arm again.

But none of the demon's attacks could even touch Lim Ga-eul 's collar.

At first, Lim Ga-eul had looked a little tense, but now she exuded an air of ease, even yawning out of boredom.

"Kwaaaaaaaaak!!! If only I hadn't been trapped in this pathetic human body!!!!"

The devil inside Yeon Woo-jin's body was going crazy.

After a long time, a mortal had summoned him, so he had descended into the intermediate realm.

But upon his descent, instead of the offerings he expected, he found himself in the body of a demon.

Worse still, his existence had been stolen!

He was already furious about being tricked into descending, and now, a mere human girl was toying with him.

His rage reached its peak.

"I will tear you apart and drink your blood!!!!!"

However, Lim Ga-eul calmly retorted, her face devoid of fear.

"Ahh─. I get it now. Your level… It's pathetic."

"Kwaaaaaak!!! I'll kill you!!!"

I watched this exchange with a complicated expression, scratching my head.

'Our Ga-eul… She's really good at provoking demons. But… Are you sure you're okay?'

.

.

.

The scenery before me changed, as if I were standing at the top of the world, looking down on everything.

My opponent was probably someone that my previous self would never have been able to face.

Yet, I felt no fear.

I didn't think I would lose.

I felt an abundance of power.

Nothing seemed daunting.

Lim Ga-eul , who had always relied on others' protection to survive, died that day

This is the scene that the children of the Utopia Party witness.

Ah, I am 'strong'.

All that's left is to personally cut the enemy's throat.

Hooooooong—!

"I'll kill you. I will definitely kill you!!!"

The devil was now desperately lashing out.

But the enemy's attacks were clearly visible.

"Slow."

Lim Ga-eul dodged the attack by barely tilting her head and lightly kicked the ground.

Tat—

I focused my mana on the gloves that my junior had given me.

Woom.

The mana chamber, usually transparent, glowed a brilliant white due to the overwhelming output.

"This light doesn't suit me… But it's fine. This darkness will hide my thread…"

As she kicked off the ground, she swung her hand.

Shaaaaaaaack—

Chwaak—!

And she was already behind the enemy.

"Or maybe it's already cut before my eyes even see it?"

Hut.

Lim Ga-eul let out a light laugh.

But.

"...."

When she glanced back, she saw the magical creature, its neck not severed as expected, but with a bright red mark as if it had been scratched hard.

The magical creature's red eyes were still burning with anger as it watched her.

"...."

Lim Ga-eul scratched her cheek and slowly nodded.

Then she turned to look at the juniors behind her.

"Hey, juniors. What are you doing? I'm a supporter who provides rear support. It's the dealer's job to take out monsters."

"...."

"...."

Jin Yuha and Sophia stared at her in bewilderment.

.

.

.

'This person… She's just pretending to be something she's not. Pathetic…'

I thought she had changed, but she hadn't. If anything, she had become more brazen.

"Super-Acceleration—"

With Lim Ga-eul 's power,

She seemed twice as fast as before. It was probably the effect of using a black magic stone, a higher-grade item than a magic stone.

'She's just the same on the inside, but now she's drunk on power.'

That was so like Lim Ga-eul. Or rather, unlike her.

In the game, she was a mature, tolerant older sister type. But where had that woman gone, leaving behind only this pitiful girl? No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't understand.

'Well, at least her performance is undeniable.'

I smirked as I thought,

With this incident, Lim Ga-eul has made significant progress. Using a black magic stone to harness mana is like overflowing the mana vein with intense power.

"Alright, I'll take care of this guy. Let's finish this quickly so we can get to the swimsuit event."

I swung my sword at Yeon Woo-jin.

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