Chapter 7: A Fiery First Love

The girl with red hair like a blazing flame had made a resolution when she entered the Academy.

Choi Si-woo, chosen by the Constellation as the Divine Sword User. She vowed never to lose to Choi Si-woo, who was practically called the second-generation Divine Sword, and Yoo Eun-ha, the younger sister of the current Divine Sword User, Yoo Jin-seok.

There was only one reason.

Her Master, Kim Jae-soo. A famous S-Rank spear-wielding Hunter in the Republic of Korea. The person who took her in after she lost her parents to a Kaiju near a Gate.

And the one who raised her as the successor of the Flame-blazing Spear, a truly gracious person.

That person had one particular obsession.

He wanted to defeat Yoo Jin-seok, who had confidently risen to the ranks of heroes simply because he was a Divine Sword User, even though he was a latecomer. However, due to the absolute difference in rank, he could not win.

So the girl swore.

She would defeat Choi Si-woo, known as the second-generation Divine Sword, and Yoo Eun-ha, the younger sister of the Divine Sword, who was receiving all the expectations.

And eventually, she would defeat the first-generation Divine Sword User, Yoo Jin-seok.

But on the first day of the ability test, she lost to both of them.

1. Yoo Eun-ha ­9999

2. Reina ­1459

3. Choi Si-woo ­1124

4. Park Ji-soo ­1114

5. Han Soo-ji ­1057

She couldn’t believe the results of the first ability test.

It made no sense. How could a score of 9999 come out?

Ah, Yoo Eun-ha must have cheated, relying on her brother’s influence. Otherwise, there was no way she, the disciple of ‘Flame Kim Jae-soo,’ would be in 5th place.

No, even so, she lost to Choi Si-woo as well.

It was a humiliation.

And the time for revenge approached.

The very next day, there was a sparring practice using abilities.

Those without abilities practiced among themselves. Only those with abilities sparred to measure their strength and determine superiority.

Choi Si-woo, as expected of a Divine Sword User, rose above the others with abilities, and Yoo Eun-ha provoked her opponent and won without even using her ability.

Even if it was Choi Si-woo, Yoo Eun-ha was just full of bluster.

I completely revised my evaluation of Yoo Eun-ha and reached the showdown with Choi Si-woo.

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

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

He looked like a gigolo. A guy who mistakenly thought he was righteous and great.

Such a guy drew the Divine Sword.

I also drew the Flame-blazing Spear inherited from my Master, Kim Jae-soo, and faced Choi Si-woo.

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

I will definitely win. Definitely.

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

It seemed that Choi Si-woo had fallen for that blustering Yoo Eun-ha.

A person aspiring to be a Hunter would inevitably become weak if they fell into a romance.

I had no intention of losing to such people.

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

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

“Hmph, just come at me.”

The battle that began was fierce.

If it weren’t for the restrictions of a practice match, we would have fought to the death.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

But things were going strangely.

Han Soo-ji was evaluated as having greater capabilities than Kim Jae-soo as his disciple.

But she was being pushed back by Choi Si-woo. She was being pushed back by someone who was chosen by the Constellation without a proper Master.

“Ugh!”

Han Soo-ji tried to resist until the end, but it was her limit.

Even though the sword and spear clashed several times, she was being pushed back.

Someone once said that if the skills of both were equal, the spear would win. But she was being pushed back by the sword.

She had to admit it. This was a certain defeat.

The moment she admitted it, Han Soo-ji dropped the Flame-blazing Spear from her hand.

Before she knew it, Choi Si-woo, with a victorious smile, was holding the sword close.

Even if she didn’t want to admit it, the fact of her defeat didn’t change. Just as Han Soo-ji was about to declare her surrender, Choi Si-woo sheathed his sword first and raised both hands.

“Let’s stop here. I surrender.”

“What?”

She couldn’t understand. Surrender?

Could it be some kind of pity?

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

But it wasn’t even pity. He told her to face Yoo Eun-ha.

It was a kind of humiliation.

Fine, then I’ll do it. Han Soo-ji steeled her resolve and picked up the spear again.

And when the instructor gave permission, she faced Yoo Eun-ha in a sparring match.

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

This time, she would win. Definitely. She couldn’t lose to a girl who cheated.

But Yoo Eun-ha had her characteristic expressionless face in response to her provocation.

As if she wasn’t interested in someone like her.

She stared at her indifferently for a while, then looked up at the sky.

“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.”

Was she talking about her? That cheating girl.

“Just because you have a mouth, you talk nonsense. Do you think it will hurt less if you get stabbed by a spear?”

At her words, Yoo Eun-ha rolled her eyes to look at her while still looking up at the sky.

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

Yoo Eun-ha didn’t pay any attention to her, didn’t respond to her words, and took a proper stance, drawing a knife from her bosom.

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

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

What was she talking about?

Just as she was about to respond to the meaningless words, the instructor struck the ground with a stick.

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

Beep!

Fine. She couldn’t lose to such a girl. With the sole determination to win, she covered the Flame-blazing Spear with flames and charged forward.

Yoo Eun-ha didn’t move at all. She could win. She thought so, but,

Thud!

Suddenly, she felt pain in her lower abdomen.

Yoo Eun-ha, who had been holding a knife, had somehow punched her in the stomach.

“Ugh?”

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

Thud!

“Rather than a man hitting a woman.”

Thud!

The speed was too fast. There was no time to resist. Wasn’t she faster than Yoo Jin-seok, who was also known as the Flash?

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

“Eek!”

“Too slow.”

She easily dodged her final strike and whispered in her ear.

[I aimed for this moment.]

Without any chance to counterattack, she slipped through her defenses and kneed her in the abdomen, then humiliated her as if punishing a child who had done something wrong.

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

Surely not. She thought so, but Yoo Eun-ha thoroughly betrayed her expectations and slapped her buttocks with her hand.

Slap!

Yoo Eun-ha’s hand was harsh. She couldn’t even respond properly and just stammered.

How could a hand be so harsh? And why was Yoo Eun-ha giving her such humiliation?

“Mom told you not to bully your friends at school!”

“Ouch! Why are you pretending to be my mom?”

“How dare you talk back! Bend over!”

Slap! Slap!

“Did you do something wrong or not?”

“I did wrong. I did wrong! I won’t bully my friends anymore! Waaah! Please stop hitting me!”

Slap! Slap!

“Think of this as tough love!”

“Hiccup!”

She slapped her buttocks countless times, even though she told her to stop.

But, even though it should have hurt, the pain started to feel strangely pleasant.

“Huff. Huff. Huff.”

Unconsciously, moans escaped from her mouth.

Han Soo-ji tried to endure it somehow, but it wasn’t easy. What was this? Why was she making such sounds without realizing it?

After being beaten for a while, Han Soo-ji apologized to Yoo Eun-ha and left the sparring arena in tears.

And later, when she came to her senses, she apologized to Choi Si-woo.

Now that she thought about it, he was really handsome and had good manners. Even though he was a Divine Sword, he wasn’t Yoo Jin-seok, so it was okay to like him, Han Soo-ji rationalized to herself.

So she apologized to Choi Si-woo.

“Don’t just apologize to me, apologize to Yoo Eun-ha too.”

“Okay.”

Choi Si-woo told her to apologize to Yoo Eun-ha as well, but it wasn’t easy.

She thought that Choi Si-woo was protecting Yoo Eun-ha more than necessary, so she went to meet Yoo Eun-ha much later than the appointed time.

And that day, she regretted that she should have just apologized and left.

Smooch

She was a lesbian. A lesbian. A woman who liked women.

At first, she saw her smoking openly and thought that such a woman didn’t suit Choi Si-woo, so she planned to give her a piece of her mind. Of course, the apology was a separate matter.

But Yoo Eun-ha said she wasn’t interested in Choi Si-woo.

Instead, she liked women, and she was also in her sights.

Han Soo-ji, who was suddenly kissed like an adult, could only be on the receiving end. Yoo Eun-ha, who seemed familiar with this, went beyond kissing and naturally teased her chest and the inside of her skirt.

Han Soo-ji, one of Choi Si-woo’s heroines in the original work, had her first kiss taste like cigarettes.

And she awakened to the world of Yuri.