I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game

Chapter 62

In fact, “Velvet School Life!” holds a very special meaning for me.

If I were to go into a long, sentimental story, it would never end, but to summarize, I, like Jin Yuha in this world, am an orphan without parents. As a result, I lived a boring life, repeating work and home from an early age.

The only thing that could be considered a hobby was cooking, but since there was no one to eat it, I ended up eating it all myself.

In other words, it was a tough life without even the leisure to make friends, let alone a lover.

As I grew weary of this cold reality and began to question if this was truly living, I stumbled upon the game Velvet School Life.@@@@

A world filled with vibrant colours, where charming characters exchanged cheerful banter at the Academy. It was truly a new world to me at the time.

Despite the bleak setting, these characters did not lose their courage or their smiles.

As a player of the game, I became a supporter, watching over them from behind the scenes and cheering them on.

Nonetheless, I found comfort in witnessing their growth in the face of adversity, their triumph over formidable foes, and their transformation from caterpillar to butterfly, shedding their past selves.

Some may scoff and say that I was overly invested in a mere game, but who cares? I was deeply immersed in the world of Velvet School Life.

However, at its core, this game is a collectible girl game, where the primary mechanic is pulling characters through gacha and raising them.

If one pulls blindly, there will inevitably be characters that go unused. But I really disliked the idea of neglecting the characters I pulled in such a way.

“It feels like I’m deliberately excluding them just because they’re not needed.”

And so, I came up with a rule

My rule was: unless there was a character I really wanted, I wouldn’t pull on the character gacha! I would only pull for resources and equipment! And once I pulled a character, I would make sure to use them somehow!

This was the playstyle I had adhered to while enjoying the game.

Of course, I didn’t use Jin Yuha either.

Anyway, what about now that the game has become reality?

“Are you going to say, ‘Unfortunately, you can no longer be with us,’ to someone who has temporarily joined the party and become useless?”

Unless I had never included them in the party in the first place, that was not something I could bring myself to do.

“Someone who will be with us until the end... Cough, ahem! But is there a reason why you’re saying this?”

Shin Se-hee, who had been coughing to get my attention, asked me a question. Of course, from her perspective, it was natural to think that people could be replaced without a second thought. It was a reasonable question.

‘...Rather than rambling on and on about my sentimental reasons here, it would be better to give a more rational explanation, right?’

I took a moment to gather my thoughts and then spoke.

“First of all, it’s because of our party’s reputation.”

“Our reputation?”

“Yeah, right now our party is completely unknown, but we’re going to become quite famous in the future.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, having experienced the synergy of our party during the tutorial boss battle; it was enough time to understand each other’s strengths.

“And when that happens, whether we like it or not, we’ll attract a lot of attention.”

“...Oh.”

“In fact, most people will react positively, but not everyone in this world has good intentions. And there are also Demons.”

Shin Se-hee’s face hardened. This part would resonate with her the most, as it was related to her personal story, which would be revealed later.

“There may be people who join our party with the intention of breaking it up or settling in, or people who are initially well-intentioned but are influenced by others with malicious intentions.”

I made eye contact with Shin Se-hee, Kang Do-hee, Lee Yoo-ri, and Lim Ga-eul as I spoke. Lim Ga-eul seemed a little taken aback by this sudden talk, as she had just joined us today.

Perhaps he had an enormous debt that he couldn’t repay without taking on dangerous Black Hunter jobs.

‘It seems like he’s repaid his debts now, though...’

But then, that didn’t make sense either.

If that were the case, why would he have given a senior he had just met a top-grade magic stone without hesitation? And why had he been so eager to take care of her when they first met that day?

‘And this as well...’

Lee Yoo-ri fell into deep thought as she gazed at the tattoo on her hand.

She wondered if she had someone like that in her life. As she tried to recall, Lee Yoo-ri’s thoughts turned to the place she sent money to every month.

“......family.”

The word escaped her lips before she realized it, and everyone’s gaze shifted to her.

“!?!”

Lee Yoo-ri covered her mouth in surprise, but the words were already out.

Shin Se-hee, who had been staring at Lee Yoo-ri, spoke up. “I’m sure you’re all curious as to why he treats you so specially.” Her voice was low and strained, as if she was holding back emotions. “And there are probably many parts of the process that don’t make sense to you.”

The words that had been on everyone’s minds were finally spoken aloud, and they slowly nodded in agreement.

“I know the reason, but it’s difficult for me to tell you myself. It’s related to Jin Yuha’s secret, and I only found out about it by accident, so it’s even more difficult to talk about. You’ll hear it from him later.” Shin Se-hee scanned the group gathered around her: Lee Yoo-ri, Kang Do-hee, and Lim Ga-eul.

‘Jin Yuha can see the future, so these people must be special to him in some way in the future he has foreseen.’

And originally, she wouldn’t have been a part of that future.

He had shown an inexplicable and intense aversion to her from the very beginning.

Unconsciously, Shin Se-hee bit her lip.

‘But Jin Yuha said he would trust me.’

Jealousy welled up inside her, but she forced herself to hold on to those words and calm her heart.

“However, there is something I can tell you now. This is also a bit of personal information, but I think it’s important for you to know so that you don’t make any mistakes.”

She had once decided to recruit Jin Yuha and had conducted an investigation into him.

Of course, that investigation had been completely inaccurate from start to finish. But there was one fact that could be confirmed beyond a doubt.

“Jin Yuha’s parents... they both passed away when he was very young due to a monster attack.”

The words were enough to shock everyone into silence.

“......So that’s why, that’s why he...”

Lee Yoo-ri and Kang Do-hee nodded in late understanding.

“Eek!”

Suddenly, Lim Ga-eul gasped.

“W, what should I do?”

“Hmm?”

“Me, I... I told my junior earlier that he has a lot of mothers...!?”