Genius Swordsman In Reverse Game

Baek Seol-hee stood before the Utopia party members, who were lined up in front of her.

"It's been a while."

Baek Seol-hee's brief greeting served as a welcome to Utopia.

Among the Utopia party members, the existence of Baek Seol-hee, Jin Yuha's mentor, was quite famous.

Baek Seol-hee was a unique instructor who only took Jin Yuha as her disciple, unlike other instructors who accepted students through enrollment.

While other classes were open to anyone who signed up, Baek Seol-hee exclusively taught Jin Yuha. After each lesson, Jin Yuha would return looking exhausted, as if his soul had been drained, and would end up taking the entire day off to rest.

Because of this, stories about Baek Seol-hee spread among the Utopia party members like ghost stories.

Of course, Baek Seol-hee had some minor connections with the Utopia party members aside from Jin Yuha.

When Jin Yuha was first admitted to the Velvet Hunter Academy through the male quota system, Shin Se-hee and Kang Do-hee were special admissions students who were grouped with Jin Yuha and trained by Baek Seol-hee.

Lim Ga-eul and Sophia had also worked with her during a mission to exterminate a Demon over the summer vacation.

The only people in Utopia who had never met Baek Seol-hee were the tanker position, Lee Yoo-ri, and the newly joined special position, Ichika.

Baek Seol-hee scanned the Utopia party members with a cold, indifferent gaze, then glanced at Shin Se-hee, who was sitting at a desk and chair in the corner of the room.

'Hmm, I did agree to it because of that kid's suggestion, but…'

Shin Se-hee was not participating as a trainee today but as Utopia's operator, responsible for evaluating their performance and assessing their strengths.

'I'm not sure if this is really a good idea.'

-Instructor, expensive gifts might not mean much to Jin Yuha.

-…What?

-Well, I've already tried that, and… Jin Yuha isn't the type to be motivated by material possessions anyway.

-But… Lina, the director, achieved a 7% increase with just gifts.

-You have to consider the meaning behind the gifts.

-The meaning of the gifts?

Baek Seol-hee's expression soured as she recalled Shin Se-hee's words.

'The most important thing to my disciple is the Utopia Party itself… Because Lina earned her favor by exponentially increasing the party's strength…'

Indeed, the subspace tattoos were not something one could obtain just with money. Highly skilled magic awakeners capable of performing the procedure were rare, and the effort required for each tattoo was no joke. Even mid-sized guilds might only have one or two subspace tattoos among them.

'And she provided a place for the Utopia party members to train anytime, anywhere…'

Baek Seol-hee's eyes narrowed as she looked around the room.

The training ground they were currently in was part of the mansion that Lina had given to Jin Yuha as a gift.

The training ground was infused with various magical essences, providing everything they needed for their training. It offered space expansion, hologram monster generation, five-sense synchronization and realization, gravity control, and even time-slowing devices—more advanced than the facilities at the Academy.

-But you can't provide those things, so you should do what you do best. For the sake of the Utopia Party.

'What I do best…'

As soon as Jin Yuha found out that Baek Seol-hee would be training her party, he had called.

-Instructor, are you really going to train our entire party yourself?!

-Yes.

-Thank you so much!!! I'm so relieved!!!

It was the happiest and most excited she had heard her disciple's voice in a long time.

Yes.

The Hell Instructor, who made even the Demon Slayer Squad wet their pants just by thinking about her.

All she had to do was show them her true colors.

After experiencing this, they wouldn't be able to weaken even if they wanted to.

Baek Seol-hee's eyes narrowed with determination.

Lee Yoo-ri swallowed nervously. Although she had seen Baek Seol-hee around, she didn't know what kind of person she was.

-Huh? Yoo-ri? You want to know what kind of person Instructor Baek Seol-hee is…? She's incredibly strong, sharp as a knife… Just experience it for yourself, it's faster that way.

-Huh? Yoo-ri, are you okay? What I said in the forest the other day was not serious at all! Um… Instructor Baek Seol-hee…? She's a bit… overprotective of Yuha, and… she seems to have a personal interest… She's an old, shameless—Why are you looking at me like that, Yoo-ri?

-Well, she's just as she appears. She doesn't hide her true feelings, so don't worry.

"Before we start the training, I want to see your skills."

Baek Seol-hee manipulated the holograms in the training ground, and countless monsters appeared before Lee Yoo-ri.

Kerururuk!

Kuooooo!!!

Kekk! Keaak!

Although the monsters were holograms, their eyes gleamed with hatred for humans.

It was an extension of their usual training, but the presence of an evaluator heightened the tension.

'Calm down… Just do what you always do. As always.'

Lee Yoo-ri took a deep breath to calm her stiff body, adjusted her grip on her shield, and quietly ignited her fighting spirit, her eyes sharply focused on the monsters.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

Kyahhhhhh!!!

A lizard-headed monster with an overwhelming presence charged at her.

Swoosh!

A thick, disgusting membrane covered its hand as it swung down, aiming to split her head in two. Lee Yoo-ri didn't even blink, keeping her eyes fixed on the attack.

And at the moment the monster's claw reached her head—

She raised her shield.

Cross Shield.

A mana barrier spread between the cross-shaped pillars, and the monster's claw touched the barrier.

Clang!

But Lee Yoo-ri slightly twisted the direction of the attack, then immediately lowered the barrier.

Swoosh!

The monster's attack lost its balance and flew harmlessly to the side, maintaining its force. However, none of the party members standing behind her were hit.

Following the lizard-headed monster, other monsters swarmed forward.

Boom!

Lee Yoo-ri stomped her foot, drawing their attention.

'Not yet.'

Even in the face of the swarming monsters, she didn't strike her shield.

The skill she wanted to use, [Shield's Resonance], had a wide range, but it had a cooldown period, so she needed to gather as many monsters as possible when she used it.

'A little more…'

Until the optimal moment, she relied on her body. With her actions, her eyes, her fighting spirit, and her voice, she drew their attention.

"Come at me all at once!!!!!!"

Kraaaaaaaa!!!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Attacks rained down from all directions, but Lee Yoo-ri's sharpened focus didn't allow for a single hit.

Her eyes sparkled as she seized the moment. With a natural, fluid motion, she drew a dagger from her waist and brought down her shield.

Swoooosh!

A sharp, metallic sound reverberated along with mana.

"…"

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

As if in a horror movie scene, the monsters' heads simultaneously turned towards Lee Yoo-ri.

Boom! Boom!

Two blasts sounded from behind her—Jin Yuha and Kang Do-hee, taking a step forward.

First, Kang Do-hee, enveloped in red flames, fell like a meteor into the midst of the monsters.

Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!

A violent vibration accompanied the explosion, causing the monsters to scream and tumble backwards, their bodies disintegrating from the impact.

Crunch! Crunch!

As the monsters reeled from Kang Do-hee's preemptive strike, Jin Yuha's sword danced.

His blade gracefully sliced through the monsters' weak spots.

Whoosh!

The black platform below followed his steps, giving wings to his sword.

Bang! Bang! Kwaang! Crunch! Crunch! Swish!

With Lim Ga-eul's acceleration, Jin Yuha and Kang Do-hee moved like lightning.

Ping! Peeeng!

Sophia's intermittent healing support allowed them to be even more aggressive in taking down the monsters.

'They're different from yesterday.'

The monsters targeted the supporters and healers, and Lee Yoo-ri dodged the incoming attacks with pure instinct, thinking, 'They seem better today.'

'…They're good. Really good.'

Every attack was clearly visible, her steps were solid, her body felt light as a feather, and her grip on the shield was firm and steady.

'Today, I won't allow a single attack to hit me.'

Days like this, when she was in peak condition, were rare. She felt disappointed that today's battle was taking place in a training ground instead of a real battlefield, where lives were on the line.

She wished the battle could go on forever, but—

[Training terminated.]

As the summoned monsters were all defeated, the battle had to end.

"Phew…"

And today, Lee Yoo-ri didn't allow a single attack to hit her or the supporters and healers.

It was her best performance, one that she might not be able to replicate if asked to do it again.

Lee Yoo-ri felt a deep sense of satisfaction and looked at Baek Seol-hee with eager eyes.

Baek Seol-hee still stood there with her arms crossed, her expression unchanged since the beginning.

Slowly, her lips parted.

"This is a mess."

Contrary to Lee Yoo-ri's expectations, her words were harsh.

"You've been holding back my disciple with this pathetic display?"

The Utopia party members froze, the coldness of her words chilling the atmosphere.

"Get lost before you cause more trouble."

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