I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 380
It was clear that the recent announcement of Baek Seol-hee’s Demon Slayer Squad had deeply provoked the demons who had been living in hiding.
[ “Uhuhuhu, they never expected us to emerge simultaneously like this, did they? Even if you miss just one or two of us, the world will suffer enormous damage.” ]
A woman with her face partially covered by a fan spoke in a coquettish voice in front of the camera. Behind her, the background revealed the reception room of a luxurious mansion. A vibrant vase adorned the windowsill draped with crimson curtains, and expensive artworks hung on the walls.
[ “No matter how mighty your Demon Slayer Squad is, can you really stop all of us?” ]
She lowered her fan slightly and sneered. Her eyes, caught on camera, glowed with an unnatural crimson hue.
-“Ugh... Who the hell is this now?”
-“Damn it, these cockroach bastards are all crawling out now.”
-“Were there really this many demons in the world?”
-“Seriously, they're popping out like cockroaches...”
-“Damn it, if even one or two slip through, it’s all over.”
The comment section was filled with anger and anxiety. The number of live viewers was skyrocketing. Such a threatening broadcast was happening simultaneously all over the world.
At that moment,
The luxurious atmosphere of the mansion was abruptly disrupted as a dark shadow suddenly leapt behind her.
Thwack!
“Gahk!?”
The demon spat out dark red blood from her mouth. Her crimson eyes widened in disbelief.
-“?”
-“What?”
-“Is it the Demon Slayer Squad?”
“You’re a nuisance.”
A cold voice echoed through the broadcast.
The demon looked at the dagger protruding from her chest and turned her gaze to its owner.
[ “Y-You’re─!!!?” ]
Her trembling pupils seemed to recognize someone who should not be there.
“Ichika.”
-“!!!!!!”
-“It’s Ichika!!!!!!”
-“Holy crap, it’s Utopia!!!!!”
-“No way, Utopia is showing up here???”
[ “W-Why is Utopia here…?” ]
“I’m here to assist the seniors.”
Ichika’s calm voice pierced through the silence. There was no trace of emotion on her face.
Then Ichika tilted her head slightly as she glanced at the drone camera the demon had set up. She raised her hand and made a peace sign with her fingers.
“Cut.”
The cute gesture sharply contrasted with her expressionless face, and it drove the viewers wild.
-“And cut.”
-“Next.”
-“Lmao, why is Ichika showing up here?”
-“Hahahahahahaha.”
-“I love how she does these goofy antics with a deadpan face lmao.”
-“Breaking news! Utopia is clearing out all the other locations too lol.”
-“For real? Does this mean this operation was a collaboration between the Demon Slayer Squad and Utopia?”
-“Yup, every time the squad gets in trouble, a member of Utopia shows up like, ‘Seniors, I’m here to help,’ and it’s just peak hype lol.”
-“Hell yeah!”
-“Hahahahahaha.”
-“Wow, things turned out this way lol.”
-“The demons are now scrambling to shut down their broadcasts one by one lol.”
-“They probably thought they had it this time, but nope, it’s all over in a matter of hours lol.”
The broadcasts initiated by demons worldwide quickly turned into a stage for Utopia and the Demon Slayer Squad.
Their attempt to incite fear had unexpectedly transformed into a live broadcast of demon hunting.
And this was more than enough to excite the people.
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“...And so, we’ve now sent support to each designated area.”
“Well done, Shin Se-hee.”
“Fen Miao turned out to be surprisingly competent. To the point where I’d like to recruit her for our side. I never expected her to have such talent in this field…”
“Don’t even think about it. Without her, the Demon Slayer Squad wouldn’t function. She’s doing the work of more than three people on her own.”
At that moment, a strange sound—“Eh, ah, ugh, eek!?”—came through the earpiece.
“?”
“Oh, I had it on speaker mode. It seems Fen Miao is embarrassed.”
I chuckled at Shin Se-hee’s explanation and asked, “What’s the current location of Master?”
“She’s currently in Delhi, India… She went in to clear out the demons stationed at the gate. Judging by the reports, it seems she’s just finished. She’s clearing each area at a terrifying speed and moving to the next.”
Of course. That’s just like Master.
“Are you keeping track of her movements?”
“Yes. Considering how quickly she’s clearing areas, I’d suggest heading directly to Pakistan ahead of her.”
I nodded. It was easy to predict where Master would head next.
‘Master will always go to the most dangerous place.’
Since she was the one who decided to make the Demon Slayer Squad public, she likely believed she had to take full responsibility for it.
‘I’ll have to scold her this time.’
It wouldn’t hurt to notify us and let us help out together. Her tendency to shoulder everything alone...
Well, judging by past experience, a few scolding words probably wouldn’t change her.
‘She didn’t even see my face yesterday in the end.’
Fine. Full scolding session booked.
Fwoosh─!
I quickened my pace even further.
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Slice— Slice— Slice— Slice—
“Arghhhh!!!”
“That butcher maniac! Why the hell is she here?!”
“Damn it! Run!!!”
“Wait, what the hell! Why are you after us?! We didn’t even broadcast or mess with the Demon Slayer Squad!!!”
Inside the gate, the desperate screams and cries of demons echoed.
Sssssss—
White frost spread rapidly, blanketing the interior of the gate in white.
All around Baek Seol-hee, the area froze solid in an instant.
As if time had stopped, the fleeing figures and their expressions of despair were frozen in place.
Whoosh—!
Clang!
With a light swing of her sword, the frozen demons shattered like glass, falling to the ground in pieces.
“These idiots who dare to act publicly—yeah, I can handle them.”
But the real problem was the ones lurking in the shadows, not broadcasting or drawing attention.
Step.
Emerging from the gate, Baek Seol-hee immediately checked the coordinates of the spatial transport device. Her next destination: Pakistan. Her fingers moved quickly to set the coordinates.
“India and Nepal are clear. Heading to Pakistan next.”
She was about to teleport when—
-“Commander! We’re detecting signs of a gate explosion in Pakistan!”
“What?”
At Fen Miao’s report, Baek Seol-hee frowned deeply.
-“It’s in Quetta, Multan, and Bahawalpur. Three locations!”
“Timeline.”
-“Quetta: 2 hours from now. Multan: 1 hour. Bahawalpur: 1 hour and 30 minutes.”
Baek Seol-hee’s gaze turned cold.
It didn’t take long to realize this wasn’t just a random act of defiance.
“They planned this.”
Triggering a gate explosion isn’t something that can be done on a whim.
It requires prolonged neglect, precise control of the monster population, and careful timing.
For this to happen simultaneously in three locations meant they had been preparing for a long time.
“But with the Demon Slayer Squad dispersed after going public... Ha, they saw this as their chance and set it all in motion.”
Normally, this wouldn’t have been a major issue.
A few standby squads could have handled it.
But now, with everyone occupied, she was the only one free to move.
Baek Seol-hee mapped out the situation in her head.
“Multan and Bahawalpur are close to each other.”
Quetta wasn’t.
It was significantly farther, and there wasn’t even a spatial transport device installed there.
“But there’s a 1-hour gap for Quetta.”
If she hurried, it wasn’t impossible to get there.
“Do I handle Multan first, then Quetta? Or go to Bahawalpur?”
If she had to choose, it would be Bahawalpur—its population density was higher.
...Which meant she’d have to give up on Quetta.
Baek Seol-hee paused briefly before biting her lip with determination.
“No way. I’m not letting myself dance to the demons’ little tune.”
She could push herself a little harder.
This was a mission she initiated to shoulder the burden and responsibility alongside her disciple.
Failing to execute it perfectly and only adding to that burden would leave her ashamed to face her disciple.
-“Support will arrive soon. Just wait—”
“There’s no time to wait for support. I’ll handle this myself.”
Beep.
She unilaterally cut off her conversation with Fen Miao and opened her dimensional tattoo, taking out a small syringe.
A drug that borrowed a week’s worth of time in exchange for surpassing her limits.
It was the same drug she had used once before in the Sword Emperor’s Mountain.
With this, she could clear Multan and Bahawalpur before the gate explosions occurred and then move to Quetta.
She was about to inject the syringe into her arm when—
“Oh dear, Master. Were you about to inject that stuff that’s terrible for your body again?”
The familiar voice made Baek Seol-hee’s hand freeze, and she quickly looked up.
Standing before her was a black-haired man.
“Disciple...?”
Panting heavily.
Breathing hard.
“Seriously, Master, keeping up with you is exhausting. I told you to wait for support, didn’t I?”
Dripping with sweat and gasping for air, her disciple stood there.
It was Jin Yuha.