Chapter 5: Flame Spear Bitch

Why are they making such a fuss? It’s just breaking a wooden doll.

“What are you saying? There’s always a lot of talk at the beginning. In the end, you, the Divine Sword, will become more famous.”

“Kuk. Is this the composure of a winner?”

His sudden outburst of self-pity makes him look stupid like he’s beating his own drum.

To think this guy has 10 heroines. Is the author in their right mind?

Ah, how annoying.

Come to think of it, on KkameoTalk, somehow Hunter-related companies had sent a bunch of messages.

I blocked them all, but it’s such a hassle.

Today, the weather is quite nice.

On a day like this, it would be nice to have a picnic. Wouldn’t it be perfect if this wasn’t just a dream?

Yoo Eun-ha was originally a girl with strong loner tendencies.

Even after coming to the academy, that didn’t change, and she often used her brother’s fame to get out of things.

But you know what?

“Chatter chatter chatter chirp chirp.”

“Grumble grumble grumble.”

Why are the esteemed Divine Sword successor and his main heroine Reina talking among themselves with me at the center?

It’s noisy. I just wish I could wake up from this dream soon.

Somehow, it seems like the weather is getting dark again.

* * *

“Today, we’ll have a sparring match.”

Firebat suddenly declared a sparring match.

Yesterday was an ability test. Today is sparring, huh?

It seems they’re trying to check the overall level of the students.

Theoretical classes probably aren’t that important from the academy’s perspective.

Then they’ll divide us by departments. Like Magic, Swordsmanship, Spearmanship.

“Sparring, you say?”

“Since we did ability tests yesterday, today we’ll have practice sparring. That’s right. First up, Yoo Eun-ha. Kim Gi-tae.”

Firebat Kim Ji-hye. That woman keeps trying to make me do things, how much of a promising student does she think I am?

But I can’t talk about my abilities.

If I say I become half-dead after using Acceleration and Parallel Circuit once, my evaluation will seriously plummet.

I need to maintain my current evaluation to some extent.

Should I just lose on purpose?

If there were disadvantages to my ability, it would be different, but if it’s just surrendering or losing intentionally, it can be packaged as “lost but fought well” or something like that.

And so the sparring began.

In front of me was an enthusiastic boy with messy navy blue hair, showing hostility towards me.

It seems the fire club is trying to use Kim Gi-tae as a damage meter for me.

“Kuk. How dare you act so nonchalant in front of the great Kim Gi-tae? Is being the Divine Sword’s sister everything? That video was obviously faked!”

“Hey, you’ll die if you keep that up.”

I’ll die.

Using Acceleration again is too much for an opponent at the level of a passing NPC. And if I don’t use those two skills, I’ll be weaker than Kim Gi-tae.

There’s absolutely no reason to try hard.

If I use it on Kim Gi-tae and collapse for no reason, that would be painful too.

It’s enough to just become a Hunter. I’ll probably wake up from this dream when I see the ending, so it’s better to live like an ordinary citizen without becoming too famous.

Everything is the protagonist’s job.

“Are you provoking me? Pick up your weapon right now!”

“I don’t need something like a weapon.”

I threw away the sword hilt I was holding.

I hate heavy things. A small knife suits me better.

I’m going to lose anyway, so why bother? Let’s just pretend to get hit once and fall down screaming.

“You… you dare ignore me? Huh. Fine. Then you hit me first. Someone with soft fists like you. No, even if you hit me with a weapon, it won’t hurt!”

“Really?”

If that’s the case, things change.

This guy seems stronger than I thought. I didn’t know his strength since he doesn’t have much presence in the work.

There must be a reason he’s so confident.

Probably a body-strengthening type. If so, he should be able to take one hit. And then I can just surrender appropriately.

“Really.”

“Then, as you’ve kindly offered.”

I wrapped Mana around my body and picked up a club, one of the weapons allowed before sparring.

And then…….

I swung upwards from below.

Thwack!

I killed millions of Kim Gi-tae’s potential offspring.

As Kim Gi-tae fell backward with foam in his mouth, I wonder if I went a bit too far.

No, but for someone who spoke so confidently, isn’t this a bit much?

“Ouch. His thing is done for.”

“Would it being intact have changed anything for him?”

“I suppose not.”

Kim Gi-tae was dragged to the infirmary by some students.

Um, well. I was told I could hit once, so it’s fine, right?

After the sparring, opinions were divided again.

Among the boys, some avoided me, while among the girls, some praised me as a girl crush.

And finally, it was the protagonist Choi Si-woo’s turn.

Choi Si-woo’s opponent was Han Soo-ji. Han Soo-ji is known as a woman who handles spears. She is already known as the spear user.

And she’s also one of Choi Si-woo’s heroines.

To be precise, she’s the second heroine.

Whether she awakened to spear-related abilities or not, her orange ponytail is quite extraordinary. It’s like a flame, wouldn’t it be good as an unquenchable lighter?

“Choi Si-woo. I’ve wanted to face you!”

“Ahaha. Did I do something to make you hate me?”

“Don’t get cocky just because you’re the Divine Sword! I’ll definitely take down you and Yoo Eun-ha!”

No, why are you dragging me into this?

It seems Choi Si-woo needs to take down this woman this time. I don’t want to fight that spear woman? Spear user? Anyway, I don’t want to fight that spear user.

I’m more of a small dagger type, like a fruit knife, but she uses a spear. What about weapon compatibility? That author’s character concept, she even has a second phase. (Messmer hahaha)

When she goes berserk, she becomes a flame spear user. The tip of her spear catches fire and she swings it around.

“Damn. I don’t know about me alone, but Yoo Eun-ha too? Isn’t that a bit much?”

“Hmph! You’re just obstacles to me! I’ll quickly take you down and make that white-haired bitch kneel!”

She’s incredibly arrogant. I think her master was the S-rank Hunter Kim Jae-su. He’s also a spear user, and that flame spear user has learned all of his spear techniques.

And later, she loses to the protagonist and falls for him.

Her characteristic was being a masochist, right? So after being beaten by the protagonist and reforming, she becomes a masochist.

If Reina is more of a tsundere, that one is, well. Let’s not talk about it.

“Don’t call my friend a white-haired bitch!”

I do be white-haired.

“Hmph, just come at me.”

Choi Si-woo’s ash-gray hair instantly turned silver, and the sword he was holding shone brilliantly.

Unlike when he faced the wooden doll yesterday, because this is sparring, Choi Si-woo summoned the Divine Sword to fully showcase his abilities.

The flame spear user also summoned her spear.

Why are you two the only ones summoning weapons? Let me summon too.

Clang! Clang! Kling!

The spear and sword clashed fiercely.

They intertwine and mix as if mating.

“A battle between the Divine Sword bestowed by the goddess and the spear bestowed by the Fire God. Even though it’s just sparring, this is quite a sight to see.”

“Indeed.”

The instructors also give high praise, saying it’s a moment that makes their hearts swell.

Now that I think about it, compared to those two, my fight with Kim Gi-tae was too bland.

Choi Si-woo entered the flame spear user’s blind spot and raised his sword high in an instant.

“Kut!”

The flame spear user took a step back and swung her spear to deflect the Divine Sword.

Wait, is this allowed?

After several exchanges of blows, Si-woo, being male, pushed forward relying on his physical advantage. Yeah! Kill her! Beat her thoroughly so she can’t come at me! For the sake of me, your friend!

Just as I was starting to feel some affection for the protagonist bastard who was beating up the flame spear user, that bastard betrayed my expectations.

“Let’s stop here. I surrender.”

“What?”

After putting his blade to the flame spear user’s neck, he says he’s surrendering instead of accepting her surrender.

Ladies first or whatever. You were just chattering like a girl next to me, and now you’re showing unnecessary chivalry?

No, wait. This is different from the original work to begin with.

­You could become stronger if you just get rid of your arrogance. So why don’t we end today’s match here? I’ll give you more later.

­S-surrender.

Right. This is how it should have played out originally. But now the protagonist has surrendered.

What happens to that flame spear user in this case? Is there any room for reformation?

Could it be because of my existence?

“Defeating you isn’t just my responsibility. It’s also Yoo Eun-ha’s, who was insulted. I believe in ladies first.”

No, I’m fine with it.

“Instructor.”

“Hmm, good. This sparring match is Choi Si-woo’s loss. Therefore, the next match will be between Yoo Eun-ha and Han Soo-ji, as per Choi Si-woo’s request.”

No, I said I don’t want to. Look at how they’re granting the protagonist’s request just because he’s the Divine Sword.

I felt anger rising in me for a moment.

The sky seems to be darkening again.

But, that Choi Si-woo. His eyes are sparkling.

This isn’t the style to accept such things, but if he looks at me like that and cheers me on, it would be a bit off to just lose on purpose.

In the end, I reluctantly went to the sparring arena.

The gazes pouring from around are annoying. Should I use Acceleration to poke all their eyes out?

“Choi Si-woo… I may have lost to that guy, but I have no intention of losing to you!”

“The sky is so bright today.”

“What?”

“On a day like this, it would be frustrating to just stand by as a crazy bitch is jumping around without knowing her place.”

Yes. That’s natural for a masochist.

Since the protagonist has set up my position, it’s time to make her realize how hideous of a masochist she is.

“You’re running your mouth just because you have one. Do you want to get impaled, it hurts quite a bit you know?”

“They say a stick is the best medicine for a mad dog.”

I took out a thin, sharp knife from my bosom.

I used this to peel an apple before coming home.

“Acting all high and mighty! You think you can beat me with just a knife?”

My provocation seems to have greatly displeased her. She enchanted her spear with flames.

“Will you darken the sky I see? Or will you make it dazzling?”

The weather tends to get bad when I’m in particularly bad condition. I tried to say something cool, but it doesn’t suit me at all, so I sighed.

“Alright, both of you stop talking and begin!”

Tweet!

As soon as the whistle signaling the start blew, she charged at me with her spear.

I used [Acceleration].

The opponent is a masochist. There’s a need to thoroughly beat her down like a masochist in this place.

Right. For example, something like a uterus punch.

If a boy did it, he might get MeToo’d and socially buried, but right now, I’m a girl.

[Clench your molars?]

Using Acceleration, I dove into her embrace.

It’s a speed that even Choi Si-woo’s Divine Sword would have difficulty reacting to. There’s no way the flame spear user holding a mere spear could block me.

As if time had stopped. I quickly entered the flame spear user’s embrace and clenched my right fist.

Then I punched her lower abdomen with Mana.

Thud!

“Kuk?”

“At this moment, I’m very glad that I’m Yoo Eun-ha.”

This won’t do. Two hits.

Thud!

“Rather than a man hitting a woman.”

This won’t do. Three hits.

Thud!

“A woman hitting a woman is still better to see, don’t you think?”

“Eek!”

“Too slow.”

She desperately swings her spear in resistance, but there’s no way she could stab me with her spear when I’m freely using the Acceleration state.

The flame spear user, who was swinging her spear recklessly, lost her balance and fell when I dodged.

[I’ve been waiting for this moment.]

I lifted up Han Soo-ji, who couldn’t come to her senses.

Just a few punches to the stomach, and she seems to have lost quite a bit of strength.

Now, it’s time for public humiliation play. The butt would be good, right?

“What… what are you going to do now? S-stop. I was wrong.”

Slap!