I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game-Chapter 265: Moon Sword (2)

A Mysterious Intruder Leaps Through the Chairman’s Office Window.

Baek Seol-hee.

“My disciple is too talented.”

Baek Seol-hee started the conversation with her usual statement.

‘She’s probably here to brag about her disciple again. Ha, as if that would bother me anymore...’

Didn’t Jin Yoo-ha say he respected me? And he said it right in front of Baek Seol-hee, no less.

With a smug expression, Rina lifted her head.

“...?”

But something was different today. Unlike her usual self, who always wore an expressionless face and would start talking to brag as soon as she walked in, Baek Seol-hee now looked downcast, her head hanging low.

“I... I have nothing more to teach.”

Baek Seol-hee mumbled with puffed-out cheeks, her speech slightly slurred as if something was in her mouth.

‘What on earth is she chewing on...? And what does she mean, she has nothing more to teach?’

Rina stared blankly at Baek Seol-hee, who had come to see her in such a pitiful state, and frowned.

“Seol-hee... what kind of nonsense are you spouting?”

“My disciple is a genius. He’s mastered everything I have to offer. There’s nothing left for me to teach as his master.”

Rina was taken aback by what she heard. What kind of master would say they had taught everything in just one year?

The Academy’s four-year curriculum was already considered short. Even after graduating and becoming active Hunters, students would often return to the Academy when they hit a wall in their growth, seeking help from their masters.

‘Sure, Jin Yoo-ha is exceptional. But to say he’s caught up to Seol-hee in just one year? That doesn’t make any sense.’

Rina herself was ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) astonished by the growth rate of Jin Yoo-ha and the rest of the Utopia party. Jin Yoo-ha, in particular, was already comparable to fourth-year students and even active Hunters, despite being just a cadet.

But Baek Seol-hee, who always had a blank expression and somewhat peculiar behavior, was one of the strongest people Rina knew. That’s why she kept her close, offering her special attention and management.

‘Did that kid stumble upon some miraculous opportunity again? But even so, there’s a limit to everything.’

No matter how much Rina thought about it, she couldn’t envision Jin Yoo-ha surpassing Baek Seol-hee.

So, in situations like this, the best thing to do was ask directly.

“...Did you really lose to Jin Yoo-ha?”

Baek Seol-hee lifted her head as if to say, “What are you talking about?”

“No. Not yet. Though it won’t take long.”

“Then why on earth are you saying there’s nothing left for you to teach?”

“...My disciple has sprouted the seed of Wolyeong Swordsmanship.”

This time, even Rina couldn’t help but be shocked.

“Wol-Wolyeong Swordsmanship? That insane sword technique!?”

Baek Seol-hee nodded solemnly.

Wolyeong Swordsmanship.

It was the bizarre sword technique Baek Seol-hee, who had a once-in-a-century talent for swordsmanship, had forged throughout her life, tirelessly refining it day and night, even with Rina’s magical support.

Rina had evaluated Baek Seol-hee’s swordsmanship like this:

[A selfish, ultimate sword technique designed so that no one but its creator could use it—a berserker’s swordsmanship.]

That Jin Yoo-ha had mastered this was truly astonishing.

If she held a class to teach this swordsmanship, Rina doubted any cadet could last a week. Honestly, Rina could only shake her head. It would be fortunate if there weren’t any fatalities on the first day. Complaints would flood in about students losing their minds after just one lesson.

‘Seol-hee claims she cares about her disciple, yet she drilled Wolyeong Swordsmanship into him for a year? And that kid actually absorbed that insane training with a smile? They’re both out of their minds...’

Rina, who had a rough idea of what Baek Seol-hee went through to create that swordsmanship, could only shake her head.

But this only made things more confusing.

So, Jin Yoo-ha sprouting the seed of Wolyeong Swordsmanship meant he had just laid the foundation. This was the critical point where future achievements would be determined based on how he was taught from here on out.

And yet, at this crucial moment, Baek Seol-hee was saying she had nothing more to teach. It was incomprehensible.

“...Then isn’t this just the beginning?”

Baek Seol-hee nodded, as if Rina had stated the obvious.

A vein throbbed on Rina’s forehead, but she held back and continued speaking.

“Right. Now that you’ve laid the foundation of Wolyeong Swordsmanship, it’s time to teach its applications. There’s no way Jin Yoo-ha has fully grasped the profound mysteries within it. This will take much longer than what you’ve taught so far.”

Then, in a voice filled with uncertainty, Baek Seol-hee responded.

“...I’ve already failed.”

Rina was so dumbfounded by this answer that her mouth fell open.

“Seol-hee, are you an idiot?”

Rina, the Chairman, even resorted to rough language, which was rare for her.

“You went around destroying Sword Saints and Sword Emperors with that ‘failed’ swordsmanship of yours.”

“That’s because their swordsmanship was weak...”

“And didn’t you also barely lose to the Sword Sovereign?”

Baek Seol-hee couldn’t hold back and snapped her head up at that remark.

“I didn’t lose. If that woman hadn’t used her brute magical power to suppress me...”

“Right, Wolyeong Swordsmanship is that powerful. If you had enough mana, you could even contend with the Sword Sovereign.”

“Not contend. I would—”

“Quiet. Let me finish. Anyway... you’re saying that swordsmanship you used to crush all those people is a failure?”

“That’s...”

“Then who’s going to teach Jin Yoo-ha now? Are you just going to tell him to figure it out on his own through solitary training?”

Initially, Baek Seol-hee had indeed thought of doing that. She believed that it would be better for her disciple to find his own answers rather than learn from someone who had failed to complete the swordsmanship.

But then she started to feel selfish.

That’s why she had come to see Rina.

“What a stupid answer. And I’m sorry to say this, but there’s no time.”

“...No time?”

“...”

Rina didn’t elaborate.

She could sense the flow of the world.

Maybe a year at most. Or perhaps sooner, a great crisis would descend upon the world. And at the forefront of that crisis would be that kid, Jin Yoo-ha.

Rina clicked her tongue as she looked at Baek Seol-hee.

‘What a fool. The answer is already clear.’

All she had to do was continue teaching Jin Yoo-ha as she had been.

If she thought she had failed, she could correct Jin Yoo-ha whenever he started down the wrong path.

And if there were a better way, she could work with Jin Yoo-ha to find it.

A true master learns from their disciple, and the disciple learns from their master. They grow together. That’s the right way.

But right now, Baek Seol-hee was looking at Jin Yoo-ha from a perspective that was too rigid and hierarchical, unable to see the path ahead.

‘...No matter what I say now, she won’t get it.’

Hmm. What to do?

Jin Yoo-ha was a significant concern for Rina, too. She couldn’t just let this slide.

‘Ah, that might work.’

After pondering for a moment, she smiled mischievously.

“Alright, Seol-hee. You’re not qualified.”

Rina stared intently at Baek Seol-hee.

“You should quit being his master.”

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

I swung my sword alone in the training ground, where my master had left me.

‘...I’m still not good enough.’

My master had said that this swordsmanship was still incomplete. That’s why she called herself a failure.

But I couldn’t even guess why this sword technique was incomplete. I could only painfully feel the vast gap between my master and myself.

Even though we fought using the same swordsmanship, it was different.

Compared to my master’s sword, mine was just a shallow trick.

My master’s sword didn’t just create visual confusion; it hid in plain sight, striking before you even realized it.

If she hadn’t deliberately made her presence known and swung her sword slowly, I wouldn’t have survived the first exchange.

‘What’s the difference? Where do we diverge...?’

As I pondered and swung my sword, a voice interrupted my thoughts.

“H-Hey, junior...”

It was Senior Autumn, looking nervous and restless.

I turned my head and chuckled, already knowing why she had come.

“You said it would only be a moment... I know I shouldn’t have come, but I couldn’t help it.”

Senior Autumn fidgeted, looking off into the distance as she spoke.

I sheathed my sword and turned fully to face her. Then I pulled out the White Mana Stone from my pocket.

“Do you want this that badly?”

“Yes, yes!”

She nodded eagerly, like a puppy eyeing a treat.

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“Well... alright. Here you go.”

Whoosh—

I tossed the White Mana Stone to her.

“Accelerate!”

She even used acceleration to catch it, making her an entertaining sight to watch.

“Finally, it’s mine...”

“Senior.”

“W-What?”

“Make sure you take good care of that, and recharge it once a month.”

“...Once a month?”

“Yes.”

I nodded.

My master’s sense of taste.

I had hoped it would be cured in one go, but it wasn’t that simple.

I had gotten the idea from the fact that the White Mana Stone was used as a material for high-grade curse purification items in the game.

After rolling the tanghulu in her mouth for a while, my master had tasted it and then spoken in a regretful tone.

Ah, it’s gone.Even when she tried to apply the White Mana Stone to her tongue again, the taste didn’t return.

As I was fretting about this, my master had assessed her condition, using the sensation in her tongue and the mana from the stone.

And her conclusion was...

It seems I can use it once a month. I don’t know if it will heal me, but it will temporarily restore my sense of taste.Once a month.

It wasn’t a cure, just a temporary fix.

‘But even feeling taste once a month is better than nothing.’

It was far better than not being able to taste anything at all. It gave us hope.

I felt a deep sense of regret but tried to console myself with that thought.

“Once a month... Okay, I got it!”

Senior Autumn nodded, clutching the White Mana Stone tightly in her hands.

Then, my phone rang.

Ring—

[ Please come to the Chairman’s office. ]

It was a summons from Chairman Rina.