I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

The demonic gate floated above Hawaii’s shoreline.
A radius of nearly 10 kilometers around the gate had been sealed off with bright yellow safety lines.

Since this was a high-level double gate, a chilling aura radiated outward across the coast.

Fish floated belly-up on the water’s surface, overturned and rotting. Swarms of insects, drawn to the stench, buzzed in only to collapse, their bodies littering the sea in a floating graveyard.

Utopia’s party, my mentor, and the five senior Execution Squad members stood before the demonic gate—twelve of us in total.

“Ugh, the smell… This place just screams danger.”

Sophia wrinkled her nose as she looked around.

“If anything, that’s a relief.”
“A relief?!”

Sophia’s voice rose in disbelief.
The others stayed quiet but clearly shared her confusion.

“It’s good because it lets us hide the fact that we’re going in with the Execution Squad.”

Normally, the area around a demonic gate would be crawling with people.
Reporters desperate to cover Utopia’s raid, hunters hoping to glean intel, and lurking demons trying to slip through unnoticed.

The spectacle of Utopia clearing a demonic gate had basically become an international event.

But with the gate radiating such an obvious aura of danger, reporters were forced to retreat, and curious hunters left reluctantly after our warnings.
With them gone, the demons trying to blend in lost their cover and had no choice but to withdraw too—getting caught snooping here would be fatal.

‘There’s no benefit to exposing the Execution Squad’s involvement right from the start.
Once we clear the gate and the double layer reveals itself, we’ll be able to finish quickly enough that it won’t matter.’

Now that I thought about it, this was the Execution Squad’s first time being publicly acknowledged.
I’d already discussed this with my mentor.

The demons all knew about the Execution Squad, but as long as their identities stayed hidden, it didn’t matter.

‘This could be a chance to finally show people who’s been protecting them from the shadows all this time.’

I made a mental note to talk to Shin Se-hee about it later.

“Mentor.”
“I’ll go in first.”

Because of the circumstances, we decided to split up.

• It’s here! My porn!!!
• KIAAAAAAA!!!!
• Finally, finally, finally!!! Time has started moving again!
• Conqueror! Conqueror! Conqueror!
• The third demonic gate!
• Damn, those lazy-ass demons finally decided to get off their asses and do some work LOL.
• Wait, why isn’t Se-hee alone today? Who’s the chick next to her?

• Oh? Utopia’s sub-party leader? I think I’ve heard of her.
• Who doesn’t know Lee Min-young? She’s pretty well-known too.
• LOL look at her, frozen stiff. Adorable.
• But why isn’t Se-hee doing the commentary? I liked her broadcasts.

• Commanding…?
• Wait, what?
• Se-hee is commanding?
• Isn’t that Jin Yu-ha’s job?

• Wait, did they add voice transmission to the cameras?

• Ohhhhhh.
• Whoa, that’s huge.
• What’s huge? Doesn’t this just mean Jin Yu-ha isn’t commanding anymore?
• Of course, it’s different. Real-time third-person coordination is leagues ahead of issuing commands mid-fight.
• But Jin Yu-ha pulled it off just fine.
• Because Jin Yu-ha’s a fucking monster. Normal people can’t do that. Why do you think guilds drill synchronized formations and hand signals so much?

• Limiting him?
• …What?

• Holy shit. He was already insane, but now he’s going all out? How strong is he going to be?
• Ah, I get it. The old Jin Yu-ha—the ‘common man of the past.’ Now we get to see Jin Yu-ha in full beast mode.
• Honestly, it was ridiculous. Coordinating a fight and leading a raid at the same time? That’s nightmare difficulty IRL.