Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game

343. Unofficial Meeting (1)

[ Have you been waiting long? The grand rise of Utopia, live broadcast from the Demon Realm Gate! ]

[ Testimony from famous hunter, K: ‘Wow, it was really brutal. It’s on a completely different level from regular gates.’ ]

[ The Japan Hunter Association expresses infinite gratitude to Utopia and Velvet Hunter Academy. We hope to build a close relationship in the future. ]

[ The chilling highlight of the coordinated play between ‘Gukbap’ Lee Yuri and ‘Squinting Black Curtain’ Lim Ga-eul! ]

[ Ichika’s 《Shadow Jin Yuha》 rises as a popular figure in Japan! Enthusiastic reactions like, ‘Jin-san has become my Kagemusha, protecting me. It’s so cool.’ ]

[ Saint Sophia’s ‘Mistification’ ability… Previous demon gate hunters express fear for some reason. ]

[ All party members awakened and showcased new abilities. What caused this transformation!? Could it be because they cleared the demon gate…? ]

[ “Mom, I want to become Alice when I grow up!”

“Sorry, dear, but mom isn’t a swordmaster…” The conversation between a celebrity mother and daughter becomes a hot topic! ]

[ The battle motion of the fighting dog replayed at 1/10th speed! ‘It’s still too fast!’ Videos replayed at 1/100th speed gain popularity. ]

[ Sehee Sehee… Are you really okay? The dangerous charm of Cheonhwa’s reversal! ]

It was truly a scene of madness.

Right after clearing the Fuji Mountain Demon Gate.

Japan invited them, claiming to have prepared luxurious hospitality.

However, Utopia, needing rest, refused any interviews and returned straight to Korea.

But the public’s interest and enthusiasm did not wane, and they kept talking about Utopia.

Indeed, Utopia’s performance in this demon gate was impactful.

It wasn’t just relying on the super play of ‘Jin Yuha’ alone, but a collective strategy.

Previously, Utopia had instilled anxiety in people by succumbing to the curse of the demon.

The atmosphere was genuinely welcoming their rise.

And this led to a ‘dispersion of attention.’

Unlike before, when various media and press focused solely on Jin Yuha,

In this gate, attention was also poured on other party members.

Although it was a one-time thing, the entire Utopia team surpassed Maje in global recognition rankings.

“Hmm… Originally, even in Jin Yuha’s personal fan club, ‘Flower on the Cliff,’ they reluctantly allowed joint dating with Jin Yuha due to the curse. But now, the atmosphere has changed to ‘You have to be at that level to date Jin Yuha.’ Huh, what a strange world we live in. It’s the end times.”

“…So, why are you reading that in front of me now?”

I asked Director Rina, who was sighing while reading the documents in front of me.

As soon as I returned, I was told to come straight to the director’s office, and this is what I get.

“Congratulations. It seems you guys have finally become more famous than Maje.”

“…Are you perhaps jealous?”

“Jealous? Me? Of you? Seriously?”

“I told you before, stop putting question marks after every word.”

“You’re the one spouting nonsense, so what do you expect!!!”

I quickly blocked my ears to shut out the yelling.

“Geez, if it’s not true, then it’s not. Why are you yelling?”

Rina then pushed aside the paper she was reading and turned her head sharply.

“Hmph… An unofficial meeting with key government figures and hunter management agencies from around the world has been arranged.”

“An unofficial meeting?”

“Yes, would you show your face there?”

“…Why me?”

“Heh, I knew you would say that. Jin Yuha, the gate-exclusive drone camera voice transmission function. Do you not need it?”

“!”

I bit my lip at the despicable Director Rina.

Adding a voice transmission function to the drone camera was essential for Shin Se-hee’s direct combat participation.

To think she had already figured it out before I even brought it up.

‘Damn it! That despicable! Meddling Director!’

Rina crossed her arms triumphantly, holding the drone camera hostage.

Even without saying it, I could hear the mocking tone, ‘You can’t even modify a drone camera by yourself, loser♥.’

“Hahaha, it’ll take you a million years to stand above me.”

“Have you aged that much?”

“That’s not what we’re talking about right now!!”

I burst into laughter at the indignant Director Rina.

‘Well, enough with the jokes.’

I recalled the unofficial meeting Rina had just mentioned.

‘An unofficial meeting… It usually happens around this time.’

It was an episode I knew.

After dealing with the second Demon Gate,

《 The Impeachment of the Academy Director of the Demon Realm. 》

That was probably the subtitle it came with, right?

In the game, the Demon Realm experiences several major failures.

The first was the failure to normalize the Hunter Management Bureau.

The second was the mid-term evaluation demon intrusion incident.

The third time, the Demon Realm Gate was left unattended.

There were various other minor incidents, but in the grand scheme of things, those three were the decisive failures.

This was inevitable because Rina’s range and field of direct influence were limited.

People, unaware of this, thought, “The Archmage did not fulfill her responsibilities during a global crisis.”

Riding on this public opinion, the power players of various countries conspired to appoint a new director to the Velvet Hunter Academy who suited their tastes. This was the beginning of the incident.

“Ridiculous.”

Rina was already a living great hero who had saved the world from the brink of destruction hundreds, thousands of times during the past Gate incident.

The Velvet Hunter Academy system was also an educational institution established solely by her abilities.

Yet, they suddenly claimed she was unqualified and tried to take over.

It was like saving someone from drowning, giving them artificial respiration, drying their body, and returning their belongings, only to be asked to hand over the house deed.

No matter how much Rina couldn’t fully exert her power now, if she had shown even a bit of her true strength, those power players wouldn’t have dared to move.

So, they disguised the reason for the unofficial meeting as “to protect the honor of the great hero Archmage.”

In reality, they were too scared to confront her openly, so they proceeded behind the scenes.

In fact, even if she had just crushed them with force and ignored them, there would have been no problem.

But in the game, Rina actually accepts the impeachment and steps down.

Why?

“Because she’s a pushover.”

The Archmage is fundamentally grumpy and has a childlike appearance, collecting bizarre nicknames like:

[ Magical Girl (Elementary School) ] [ Magic Kid ], [ Crybaby ], [ Chubby ], [ Dwarf Poop Bag ], [ Legal ], [ Jammin’ Kid ], [ Old Skarky ]

Apart from that, he was also the most fitting person to be called a ‘hero’ in this world.

A true hero who, despite standing at the pinnacle of the world with his own power, was endlessly weak to ordinary people without power, and sincerely listened to the voices of the people.

‘He truly feels responsible for not being able to protect the world, and thinks he doesn’t deserve to be in the chairman’s position, so he tries to step down.’

Really, there’s no one as foolish as him.

Think about it.

This world is now a place where ordinary people and the awakened coexist.

Compared to ordinary people, the awakened are a completely different race in terms of strength and ability.

Yet, why is it that these dangerous awakened ones cannot recklessly intimidate and exploit ordinary people?

It’s because ‘Maje’ didn’t want that.

The awakened protect ordinary people from external threats.

In return, they receive fair income, respect, and honor.

To create this virtuous cycle, paradoxically, it was necessary for an individual with overwhelming power to manage the awakened.

But, what if that brake disappears?

‘Well, hell is certain.’

As soon as the rumor spread that Maje was stepping down, the world became incomparably more chaotic than before.

Supremacists of the awakened rose to power,

Ordinary people were intimidated not by monsters, but by the awakened.

Hunters held gate clearing hostage, demanding astronomical sums of money and absolute obedience.

Even the mad demons took this opportunity to rampage even more.

In such a chaotic situation, the user reveals and deals with the corruption of the new trash chairman who takes the seat.

The outline of this episode was to persuade Maje to be reappointed as the chairman of the academy.

‘But it’s strange, isn’t it? In the current situation, there’s no reason for Rina to be impeached, right?’

The Hunter Management Bureau, which the demons had tampered with, had already been overturned and normalized by my master and me.

The mid-term evaluation demon intrusion incident was packaged as a kind of practical training by capturing the demon.

Lastly, in the case of the Demon World Gate, our Utopia is now crushing them one by one without any noise.

But to impeach Rina?

I tilted my head to the side.

Well, when you don’t know, it’s best to ask directly.

“Chairman, are you being impeached by any chance?”

“Who dares to impeach me? No.”

Rina frowned and spoke as if she was hearing something absurd.

Then what is it?

As I stared blankly at Rina, she clicked her tongue and explained.

“……Tsk, it seems there are many who are worried that Velvet Hunter Academy holds too much power, and they fear the academy might have other intentions.”

“So?”

“So, a proposal was made to establish a surveillance bureau within the academy. And there was a request for you to attend as well.”

Ah, so that’s how it changed.

In the end, even though the academy was in a normal situation, the rotten ones were still the same, and they seemed to want to get involved somehow.

‘Then the one coming into the surveillance bureau this time is probably the one who was originally coming in as the chairman?’

“Tsk, enough. There’s no need to obediently listen to their words. Go alone. Go on.”

While I was organizing my thoughts for a moment, Lina shook her head and issued an expulsion order.

“No. Let’s go together.”

“…What?”

“They said they wanted to see me too. Then I should show them.”

Right.

Those shameless guys who try to mess with kind-hearted Lina need to be dealt with directly and thoroughly.

This little kid sometimes gets ticked off, sometimes gets annoyed, and sometimes makes an irritating face, but,

No one else can treat her carelessly.

Because she’s my person.

“I’m curious about what they have to say, so I want to go.”

I twisted my lips into a smile and replied.