I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game-Chapter 258: Gifts (3)

Shin Se-hee couldn’t help but glance enviously at the bright red belt tied around Kang Do-hee's waist.

Jin Yoo-ha noticed her gaze and stared at her.

‘Hmm, does Shin Se-hee also want a gift?’

Well, the other party members had received various pieces of equipment since they were combatants, but Shin Se-hee, being a non-combatant, hadn’t received much in terms of gear.

‘Good thing I came prepared this time.’

“I have something for you too, Shin Se-hee.” “Huh? For me...?”

Shin Se-hee looked surprised, pointing at herself in disbelief.

She had only been teasing Kang Do-hee out of a small bit of jealousy, but now she was being offered a gift.

‘Did I make it that obvious?’

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Shin Se-hee cleared her throat.

‘But what kind of gift could it be?’

There hadn't been much time to prepare anything while dealing with Shin Do-hwa’s private guard. Could it be something he prepared before coming to China?

‘What could it be?’

Her anticipation grew, causing a slight twitch at the corners of her lips and a soft flutter in her heart.

“Follow me. It's not here; I’ve hidden it.”

‘Hidden it?’

Shin Se-hee followed Jin Yoo-ha with a curious expression.

He led her to a secluded alley.

With a dramatic flourish, Jin Yoo-ha pulled back a large curtain.

“Here it is.” “...This is... my gift?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Shin Se-hee’s mouth dropped open in disbelief.

And for good reason—Jin Yoo-ha was showing her a pile of corpses as her "gift."

It didn’t take long to recognize who they were—the same members of Shin Do-hwa's private guard that Jin Yoo-ha had just dealt with.

‘How could this be a gift...?’

Did he think that because she harbored resentment toward her family, she would appreciate such a gift?

While it was true that her tastes were somewhat unconventional, collecting corpses was definitely not among her hobbies.

‘Anything else, as long as it was given with thought, would have made me happy!’

Even a small, insignificant gift would have been enough if it showed he cared.

This was definitely not the kind of gift she wanted.

What could Jin Yoo-ha have been thinking, giving her something like this?

Shin Se-hee looked at Jin Yoo-ha with eyes full of frustration.

“So, do you like it?”

But Jin Yoo-ha, completely oblivious to her thoughts, asked the question with a calm and innocent face.

Looking at the corpses, Shin Se-hee closed her eyes slowly.

‘Should I pretend to like it? After all, he did prepare this thinking of me...’

Just as Shin Se-hee was about to reluctantly nod, Jin Yoo-ha spoke again.

“Come on, give them an order.” “...What?”

“Hurry.”

‘She’ll like it, won’t she?’

Shin Se-hee was always surrounded by tasks, never enough hands to manage everything. This gift was bound to be helpful.

The Shin Do-hwa private guard.

They were puppets who obeyed Shin Do-hwa’s commands, a powerful security unit, and most importantly, the ones responsible for releasing the Chimera during the climax of this episode.

The reason I dealt with them and brought their bodies here was simple.

In the game, during Shin Se-hee's personal story arc, there’s a flashback to her meeting with Shin Do-hwa.

At that time, Shin Se-hee, with a face full of regret, says:

If only I had given the order to the private guard... The Chimera wouldn’t have been released to threaten people...Shin Do-hwa had used blood control to dominate the private guard, ensuring they obeyed orders even after death through some gruesome experiments.

That means that Shin Se-hee, sharing Shin Do-hwa’s blood, also had the power to command them.

‘And when the private guard, scattered after releasing the ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ Chimera, appear as Shin Se-hee's exclusive hidden piece...’

What would normally be a hidden piece that disperses like a Dragon Ball was now something that could be obtained all at once at this point.

If this isn’t a gift, what is?

I looked at Shin Se-hee expectantly, but she only seemed bewildered.

“G-give an order...? But the private guard is already dead... And besides, they only listen to Shin Do-hwa...”

Ah.

‘Shin Se-hee doesn’t even know at this point? That the private guard obeys commands even after death, and that she has the authority to command them herself.’

No wonder she was confused, being suddenly presented with a pile of corpses as a "gift."

‘But it would be boring to just tell her.’

“You’ve got nothing to lose. Just try it. Repeat after me—stand up!” “...Stand up?”

I urged Shin Se-hee.

She looked at me skeptically, then reluctantly spoke to the corpses in a shaky voice.

“Please... stand up...?”

But nothing happened.

‘Huh? What’s going on? It was supposed to work...’

I clearly remembered the private guard being Shin Se-hee’s obedient hands and feet in the game, so I encouraged her again.

“Maybe you need to say it with more authority. Try again, louder. Stand up!” “Stand up!” “Without the politeness, be more assertive!” “...Stand up!!”

Shin Se-hee kept raising her voice, ordering the corpses to stand.

She could feel the eyes of the other party members watching her from behind.

The shame was overwhelming.

Honestly, she was only doing it because Jin Yoo-ha asked, but this whole situation felt ridiculous.

Shouting commands at corpses and being told to raise her voice—all of it.

“Like Shin Do-hwa, put more weight into your voice! Once more!”

Jin Yoo-ha, like a fitness trainer, kept pushing her to do something embarrassing.

‘Seriously, why is he doing this to me? Is it because I was jealous of Kang Do-hee? Is this a punishment?’

However, it wasn’t easy for her to refuse Jin Yoo-ha’s request, even more than enduring the embarrassment.

With a flushed face, she closed her eyes tightly and shouted.

“Stand up!!!!”

There was a twitch.

“Oh.” “Jin Yoo-ha, how long is this going to...?” “Wow! It worked!” “What? What worked? Wha...?”

She turned around.

And there they were, the private guard, who had already once experienced death, twisting their bodies and standing up in front of her.

“No... way...”

Shin Se-hee’s eyes widened in shock.

 ‘This is it! Shin Se-hee’s exclusive elite bodyguards!’

I looked proudly at the private guard lined up in front of us.

“So, what do you think? Do you like it?” “...Yes, I do like it...”

This time, Shin Se-hee nodded with a completely different expression on her face.

“Hmm, we’ve spent more time here than I expected. It’s time to go after that woman.” “...Shin Do-hwa.”

Shin Se-hee spoke her name with a steely voice.

“That’s right. But... We’re going to split up from here.” “What?”

Shin Se-hee looked at me in confusion.

“We’re going to give Shin Do-hwa a proper surprise.”

I said, looking at the private guard lined up in front of us.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

“Grrrr...”

A man who had completely lost his sanity.

Yoo-won was drooling, pounding his fist against the glass of the experiment chamber.

The glass looked dangerously close to breaking.

The researchers had already evacuated with the test subjects, leaving only her and Yoo-won in the lab.

‘She’s coming.’

Jin Yoo-ha’s movements were already being tracked.

It was impossible to see him directly through the cameras. He was such a monstrous presence that even directing the camera lens towards him would immediately result in the drone exploding.

However, by tracking where the drones were destroyed, it was possible to roughly estimate where Jin Yoo-ha was.

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‘He’s coming here.’

Jin Yoo-ha was heading straight for the lab, as if he knew exactly where it was.

Just a little longer.

Just a little longer, and that brilliant jewel would be in her hands.

She let out a breath, trembling with unbearable anticipation.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Crack.

The glass of the experiment chamber started to crack.

At the same time...

Slash—

A deep cut appeared on the thick metal door blocking the laboratory.

The door, as thick as it was, sliced through like paper.

Boom—!!

With a loud crash, the door fell.

‘Finally!’

Shin Do-hwa smiled with euphoric anticipation, waiting to finally face Jin Yoo-ha.

But then.

Her face quickly stiffened.

Because the one who appeared through the door wasn’t Jin Yoo-ha.

Buzzzzzzzz—!!

It was a swarm of thousands of pitch-black insects.

“Aaaah! Disgusting! Get away!!!”