Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Dinner with Roxanne and the Villain Hunt (5)
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Han Jihyo frowned as she stared at the people before her.

‘It’s no coincidence. They definitely know my weakness is water.’

It wasn’t hard to figure out that she was a blood manipulation ability user.

But how had they discovered that she couldn’t control blood that came into contact with water? That was a secret she had carefully hidden since her academy days.

No other blood manipulators she knew of had such a weakness.

So how had they immediately countered her ability by spraying water? She couldn’t make sense of it.

‘This is getting tricky.’

She could no longer recklessly expel blood to attack.

One of Han Jihyo’s specialties was to release concentrated blood in one go to strike down her enemies.

But in her current situation, if she released her blood carelessly, it could mix with water and become unusable.

She had already lost about 300 milliliters of blood onto the ground.

Under normal circumstances, she would’ve easily been able to recover it, but with a water-type ability user present, it was too risky.

She couldn’t afford to waste precious blood.

The more blood she lost, the worse off she would be.

If she continued to lose more, her body would be pushed to its limits, and they wouldn’t miss the opportunity to exploit that.

“You should surrender, Han Jihyo.”

“But I don’t want to.”

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Surrender? Yeah, right. Sure, it was difficult to discharge blood externally, but it didn’t matter.

She could still manipulate the blood within her body, overproducing adrenaline to temporarily enhance her physical abilities.

She was also skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

And if she could make even the smallest cut on her opponent, she could easily kill them by reversing the blood flow through the wound.

So, it wasn’t exactly a hopeless situation.

She wasn’t sure how strong her opponents were, but judging by their aura, they didn’t seem particularly dangerous.

If she could take down one or two of them and use them as hostages, she had a good chance of turning the tables.

Unless they were ruthless villains, they wouldn’t be able to launch a full attack with their comrades being held hostage.

“Han Jihyo, right? Why don’t you just surrender and save us all the trouble? Let’s not waste our strength.”

Right at that moment—

“If you surrender now, I’ll make sure you pass out painlessly. How does that sound?”

“…You’re Cynthia Gwyn, aren’t you?”

Han Jihyo was startled when she recognized the short-haired woman strolling out from behind the others, yawning.

Of course, she was shocked.

She had never imagined that someone as renowned as Cynthia would show up here.

Cynthia was one of the high-rankers representing Britain.

An Executioner of the Church of Noon, her strength was beyond words.

Not long ago, rumors had spread that she had come to Korea to serve as the bodyguard for a saintess candidate named Roxanne, but why was she here…?
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“Are those people all from the Church?”

“Bingo.”

“Why… why would the Church come after me?”

“Well, the Church has always led the way in hunting down villains, haven’t they?”

What a joke.

Since when did the Church care about anything that didn’t make them money?

Besides, wasn’t Cynthia part of Roxanne’s faction? Cynthia was far too important a figure to follow anyone’s orders except Roxanne’s.

Roxanne was supposed to be extremely busy with internal Church matters. Why would she waste her time on something like this?

Were they trying to bolster their image by capturing the culprit behind the random serial murders that had terrorized Gyeonggi Province?

“Cynthia, please take care of it.”

“Fine, fine. When the boss rushes me like this, what choice do I have? Let’s finish this, little villain.”

At that moment, a girl with pink hair, standing a bit further back, spoke up, and Cynthia immediately drew her sword.

That pink-haired girl… could she be Roxanne?

The very same Roxanne who had taken down Seong Yura, a member of Rebellion, and firmly established herself as a saintess candidate.

Han Jihyo never thought someone like her would be targeting her.

She still had no idea how they had figured out she was the serial killer.

“But Roxanne, you didn’t need to come all the way here. It’s dangerous.”

“How could I just sit idly by while you all were risking your lives to capture this villain?”

Roxanne glanced at Cynthia, her expression as serene as ever.

“And if I hadn’t come, Cynthia, you wouldn’t have come here yourself, would you?”

“Come on, I’m your bodyguard. You know I can’t leave your side on my own, right?”

At first, Roxanne had asked Cynthia for help in capturing the villain.

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Since catching villains was extremely dangerous, it made sense for a high-ranker like Cynthia to personally intervene, as it would reduce the risk and ensure success.

But Cynthia had refused.

She had used the excuse of being Roxanne’s bodyguard.

Cynthia kept saying, “What if something happens to you while I’m away?”

So Roxanne had come directly to the dangerous scene herself, forcing Cynthia to accompany her.

Of course, given Roxanne’s personality, it wasn’t just Cynthia she was worried about. She was also concerned about the others involved and wanted to keep an eye on the situation as long as she didn’t interfere with their work.

“It’s not just that you found this to be a hassle?”

“Come on, Roxanne. You already briefed us on Han Jihyo’s weaknesses and abilities. You even handpicked the right team members for the job. I trust my team, and I didn’t want to step in unless absolutely necessary. If I did, it would look like I don’t have faith in them.”

“Really?”

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“…O-of course.”

Cynthia awkwardly smiled and quickly turned her head away.

She then raised her sword, ready to strike down Han Jihyo.

Even though the notorious serial killer was standing right in front of her, Cynthia remained calm and relaxed.

It was as if no matter what Han Jihyo did, she could take her down without breaking a sweat.

And that was probably true.

Han Jihyo’s potential and talent were so high that even Yoo Dahee had been impressed, but Cynthia was in a completely different league.

Even Yoo Dahee would struggle to face Cynthia right now.

Han Jihyo tried to attack while Cynthia was talking to Roxanne, but there wasn’t a single opening.

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How could Han Jihyo, who had been half-forced into joining Rebellion after being subdued by Yoo Dahee, possibly defeat someone stronger than Yoo Dahee?

And it wasn’t just Cynthia here.

Aside from Cynthia, there were members of the Execution Division, specifically chosen to counter Han Jihyo.

Escaping from all of them was virtually impossible.

“…Damn it. Nothing is going right today.”

“Isn’t that just how life is?”

Han Jihyo bit her lower lip and, half in despair, charged at Cynthia.
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But as expected from a high-ranker, Cynthia easily deflected Han Jihyo’s attack.

Han Jihyo couldn’t help but be amazed by how effortlessly Cynthia handled her.

Cynthia, who usually didn’t appear to take anything seriously, was more than capable of taking Han Jihyo down without any difficulty.

If Han Jihyo had been at full strength, she might have lasted a little longer, but every time she tried to use her blood manipulation ability, someone sprayed her with water from behind, preventing her from doing anything.

“D-damn it… Ugh, urgh….”

Thud.

Han Jihyo collapsed onto the filthy ground. She had lost consciousness. Cynthia sighed in mild disappointment and then looked over at Roxanne.

“That’s one down, right?”

“Yes.”

There were still more villains that Lee Jinhyuk had informed them about.

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“But Roxanne, isn’t this a particularly sensitive time for you? You could’ve just left this villain hunt to others or postponed it for later.”

“This is an important matter. Besides, from what I know, these people aren’t just random villains… they seem to be part of a highly dangerous organization.”

And they were also meant to serve as a shield for Lee Jinhyuk, Roxanne thought to herself.

Of course, she couldn’t say that part out loud.

If Cynthia knew, she would’ve stopped her, saying it was too dangerous.

That was why Roxanne couldn’t tell her about Rebellion or the information Jinhyuk had provided.

“Hmm, I see. I’m still a bit suspicious of your source, but… it’s not that I don’t trust you.”

Cynthia glanced down at the unconscious Han Jihyo and muttered.

“In that case, should we interrogate her before handing her over to the police?”

“Interrogate….”

“Don’t worry. It’s not the kind of interrogation you’re thinking of. We’ve got a few mental ability users on our side. We’ll extract the information in a very humane way. We need to find out if she’s acting alone or not.”

“If that’s the case.”

Roxanne quietly looked up at the night sky and reflected.

Thanks to the information Lee Jinhyuk had provided, they were able to capture Han Jihyo.

Her identity, the time and place she would appear, her abilities, her weaknesses—everything had been spot on. It was just as Lee Jinhyuk had said.

To be honest, she had been a bit skeptical when Jinhyuk claimed to be able to foresee the future, but now she could be certain.

He really could see the future.

***

At an officetel located in Seoul.

A silver-haired girl paced around the spacious room.

After finishing her drink, she hurriedly ran over to the others gathered there and stood before them.
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“Alright, is everyone here?”

The girl’s voice echoed throughout the officetel.

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Yoo Dahee, brushing aside her pale hair, glanced around at the people sitting on the sofas or standing idly.

Rebellion members came into her view one by one.

Kim Seohan, Ryan Jones, Isabelle, Baek Yoorin, Alex Kim, John Carter, and more…

Some looked indifferent, some looked annoyed, and some looked intrigued as they gazed at Yoo Dahee.

“Not everyone, but it looks like most of us are here.”

After scanning each face, Yoo Dahee nodded to herself, satisfied.

“Aren’t you all curious why I called everyone here? Let’s just say we have some business to discuss. Well, I know none of you like wasting time, so I’ll get to the point.”

Yoo Dahee licked her lips and continued.

“Not too long ago, some of our members were ambushed by priests led by that saintess candidate Roxanne from the Church of Noon. They’ve all been captured. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence either. Looks like she learned something about us after dealing with Seong Yura…”

She smiled slyly.

“…If we leave her alone, she’s only going to cause more trouble. So, what should we do about Roxanne?”

End of Chapter.