Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 126

Chapter 126

The End and the Beginning (4)

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“Ah.”

Yoo Seolhyun’s words stabbed Jin Soyeon’s heart like a dagger.

She felt an intense pain as if a blue blade was carving into her chest.

Jin Soyeon could only tremble her shoulders, biting her lower lip hard, as pain welled up from deep within her heart.

Did I cause Jinhyuk’s death?

Yes, that’s right.

I killed Jinhyuk.

I know.

I know, but…

Hearing it directly from someone else’s mouth makes it impossible to come to terms with the guilt and sense of responsibility. My heart, my heart hurts so much.

“Of course, I know you told Lee Jinhyuk there was no need to help. But.”

Yoo Seolhyun’s eyes flashed sharply.

“You knew how Lee Jinhyuk would act after hearing those words, didn’t you? That he would never abandon you.”

“That’s…”

It was a fact that couldn’t be denied.

In fact, Lee Jinhyuk had said this:

-No, you’re risking your life to fight that snake bastard, and you’re telling me to stay in a safe place.

-Haa Soyeon, think about it the other way around. If I said I’d fight that snake alone and told you to stay out of it, would you just nod your head? You wouldn’t, right?

“You used Lee Jinhyuk for your petty sense of heroism.”

“I… I didn’t mean to…”

It wasn’t about heroism.

And it certainly wasn’t about using Jinhyuk.

She just wanted to save people.

With great power comes great responsibility.

She just wanted to help because she had the power to help people.

Why did it turn out like this?

How?

“The subjugation of Ouroboros, which wasn’t even in the original plan, was nothing short of a gamble, to put it bluntly.”

Lee Jinhyuk certainly knew well about Ouroboros’ weaknesses.

However, judging by his surprise when Ouroboros appeared, it seems he hadn’t expected Ouroboros to appear at this time at all.

In other words, fighting Ouroboros was truly a life-or-death gamble.

“But you gambled with Lee Jinhyuk’s and other people’s lives as the stakes, Jin Soyeon.”

Suddenly, a certain phrase popped into Jin Soyeon’s mind.

-Maybe later, when it’s dangerous, protect me first.

A single sentence Lee Jinhyuk had said half-jokingly.

Lee Jinhyuk had asked to be protected first when in danger.

But Jin Soyeon ended up prioritizing the lives of citizens.

Although it wasn’t her intention, she ultimately exchanged the lives of citizens for Lee Jinhyuk’s.

“…”

“Lee Jinhyuk died because of you.”

“…”

“Because you were so stubborn, Lee Jinhyuk ended up like this!”

“…”

“Just because you’ve gotten a bit stronger lately, just because you have some talent! Do you think you’ve become something, Jin Soyeon? You’re just an aspiring hero at best! Why did you do such a stupid thing and make Lee Jinhyuk… die…”

“…You’re right.”

Yoo Seolhyun suddenly bit her lip.

Her blazing emotions subsided.

Because she saw Jin Soyeon, who had lowered her head pitifully with tears in her eyes.

“Everything you say is right.”

Drip, drip.

Tears were falling incessantly.

“Your words… seem to be all correct, Yoo Seolhyun.”

“No, that…”

Yoo Seolhyun hesitated for a moment.

Then she bit her lip finely.

She hadn’t meant to say such harsh words.

But it seems she said everything, both what should and shouldn’t be said, because she got more excited than she thought.

What did I just say to someone who’s in despair?

This wasn’t what I intended.

“It’s all my fault, my fault…”

“Soyeon.”

Jin Soyeon, who had been trembling her shoulders and dropping tears, soon raised her head.

The tear stains were very clear.

“No, that…”

Yoo Seolhyun hesitated for a moment, pondering what to say.

Soon, Jin Soyeon slowly moved her lips.

“Can you leave for today…? I want to organize my thoughts…”

“…”

Yoo Seolhyun pondered for a moment at Jin Soyeon’s powerless words.

Would it be okay to leave Jin Soyeon like this?

If she does something strange…

“Don’t worry. I won’t do anything weird. I just want to be alone for a while.”

Jin Soyeon, who immediately noticed what Yoo Seolhyun was thinking, said not to worry, but her attitude made Yoo Seolhyun even more worried.

“So, Seolhyun, please leave for today…”

But she couldn’t ignore Jin Soyeon’s words when she kept saying that.

After pondering for a moment, Yoo Seolhyun finally let out a deep sigh and nodded.

Because staying here in this atmosphere wouldn’t be good for either of them.

“Huu. Alright, for now…”

“Yeah.”

“Soyeon, I’ll come again around lunchtime tomorrow, okay?”

“Oh, okay.”

Yoo Seolhyun moved her steps slightly and unconsciously looked back once.

Then she chewed her lips for a moment.

“What I said earlier… I think it was too harsh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. The words just came out wrong.”

“I know, I said a lot of harsh things too. I’m sorry too.”

“…I see.”

As Jin Soyeon suddenly showed this kind of enlightened attitude, an inexplicable uneasiness crept up.

Yoo Seolhyun pondered for a few seconds whether it was okay to leave like this.

But soon she stepped forward.

Jin Soyeon watched Yoo Seolhyun’s back for a while.

She just stared blankly until Yoo Seolhyun left the house, then let out a deep sigh.

“Haa.”

Then she wiped away her tears.

“…”

Jin Soyeon, who had been muttering to herself powerlessly, took out a ring from her pocket. A ring with a simple design.

It was the Space Ring.

It was the relic and keepsake that Lee Jinhyuk had been wearing until just before his death.

“…Jinhyuk.”

Jin Soyeon tried on the ring once.

The ring was a bit loose. Jin Soyeon clenched her fist with the ring on and tried to recall his name once.

Every time she looked at this ring, his face came to mind.

That’s why she always carried it with her since Lee Jinhyuk’s death, but she had rarely taken it out and held it like this.

Because memories of Lee Jinhyuk were both longing and painful.

“…Huu, hic, Jinhyuk, Jinhyuk.”

Jin Soyeon was sobbing again.

When she gripped the ring tightly, it felt as if she could feel his warmth.

As Yoo Seolhyun said, if Jin Soyeon hadn’t been so stubbornly insistent back then, wouldn’t Lee Jinhyuk have survived?

Then she wouldn’t have had to hold his keepsake like this and miss him.

But why, why.

Why did she make that choice back then.

And cause Jinhyuk, Jinhyuk, to die.

“…I should get revenge, right?”

Revenge.

Revenge for Jinhyuk’s death.

The target of that revenge was crystal clear.

“…How long are you going to stay cooped up at home crying, Jin Soyeon. You have to… get revenge for Jinhyuk.”

A month is enough to stay cooped up at home like a patient.

It’s about time to go outside.

To get revenge.

‘But it might be too much for me alone.’

Not only does she lack information about them, but Jin Soyeon is relatively weak. She’s far too inadequate to face villains who can even summon monsters.

Without the help of others, she wouldn’t even dream of revenge.

That’s how formidable the organization called Rebellion that Lee Jinhyuk mentioned is.

Especially Yoo Dahee.

She recently made the news for killing even a high-ranker hero.

It seems she’s gotten even stronger than a month ago.

‘If it’s help from others, who… Yoo Seolhyun? Would she help? Or…’

Crack, crack, crack.

“…Oh, no.”

Was it because she was wearing the Space Ring?

She accidentally opened the spatial storage.

It was a mishap that occurred because she didn’t know how to use it properly.

Objects fell out of the crack in a rush.

A black bow, special grenades, smoke bombs, special arrows, a giant flashlight, sticky bombs, tracking devices, radar, a sword for large monsters, a shield, civilian clothes, and so on.

The items that Lee Jinhyuk had been storing through the Space Ring fell out mercilessly, turning the house into a mess in an instant.

The only fortunate thing was that not all the items were spat out.

Because there were really many items sleeping in this Space Ring.

“…There’s a lot of stuff. So Jinhyuk carried all these things in his spatial storage.”

She vaguely recalled Lee Jinhyuk’s figure, packing all sorts of things throughout the summer vacation for convenience.

Jin Soyeon put the items back into the spatial pocket one by one, reminiscing about Lee Jinhyuk.

That’s when.

She found a thick notebook.

A notebook with a lot of wear and tear. What could this notebook be? Jin Soyeon unconsciously reached for the notebook.

And then she slowly began to open it.

It was hard to read because it was written in cursive.

But despite that, she could make out some of it.

But this.

What is this content?

“…Locations of villains to watch out for? Timing of monster appearances? Composition of Rebellion members? Academy semester goals?”

Isn’t this notebook filled with detailed information about the timeline of future events, monsters, and villains?

Could this be a notebook where Jinhyuk jotted down information about the future he saw through his future prediction ability?

“Names, locations, abilities, weaknesses of Rebellion members… With this.”

There’s a lot of very specific and detailed content.

Can you know this much detail with future prediction ability?

Well, whatever. With this, she could find out information about the villains who caused Jinhyuk’s death.

With this notebook, she might be able to do it.

Get revenge on those bastards.

“…Wait, wait a minute. What’s this? Huh?”

But something strange caught her eye.

She read it carefully again, thinking she might have misread due to the hastily scrawled cursive, but she hadn’t misread.

“…Jinhyuk’s death? Bullying? No, what?”

In this notebook, even Jinhyuk’s death was predicted in advance.

It was a future slightly later than now, but in the notebook, Jinhyuk was certainly destined to meet his death.

But the problem was the process leading up to Jinhyuk’s death.

No, what is this?

“…Bullied for not having abilities? Followers of Siwoon and Daehan? And I… what?”

Jin Soyeon couldn’t compose herself due to the countless unbelievable contents written.

“No, no, no, that can’t be.”

The process, cause, reason, problems, and solutions leading to Lee Jinhyuk’s death.

All of that was clearly revealed.

The jealousy and bullying from classmates including Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan, and Jin Soyeon’s insensitivity were clearly indicated.

“There’s no way, I would do that.”

Especially after Lee Jinhyuk’s death was outrageous.

It was none other than Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan who indirectly bullied Lee Jinhyuk, blinded by jealousy.

They weren’t directly involved, but they didn’t particularly stop their followers’ actions either.

But Jin Soyeon, unaware of this fact, was comforted and encouraged by Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan and went to get revenge on the Rebellion members together?

Was this nonsensical content the future that Lee Jinhyuk saw through his future prediction ability?

This kind of thing?

Really?

Then Jinhyuk, seeing this future…

“Ah, ah.”

Suddenly.

Very suddenly.

She recalled the time when Lee Jinhyuk’s behavior started to change subtly.

She felt a slight discomfort in Lee Jinhyuk’s actions and words from around the time just before entering the academy.

At that time, it was a bit strange, but she didn’t think much of it.

Judging from the timeline in this notebook, it seems Jinhyuk started seeing the future sometime just before entering Union Academy.

Because after entering the academy, he showed behavior patterns different from what was written in the timeline.

“So you distanced yourself from me after entering the academy…? Is this why you tried to set me up with Siwoon in a strange way?”

Jin Soyeon bit her lip hard.

Blood trickled down between her lips.

The tangy taste of blood stimulated her tongue, but she didn’t pay the slightest attention to it.

“Did you think I would forget about your death and laugh with another guy…? Even with a guy who bullied you…?”

Drops of blood were already staining her collar.

“So that’s why you rejected my confession…? Because you couldn’t trust me…?”

Bang!

Jin Soyeon unconsciously slammed her fist down.

The living room floor caved in.

“You’re saying this was the original future? Don’t make me laugh, there’s no way, there’s no way…! There’s no way I would do that…!”

Ding, ding.

Her phone rang.

It was a message alert.

Jin Soyeon frowned and checked the message.

It was a message from Lee Siwoon. He had been sending messages like this regularly since Jin Soyeon refused to meet.

Lee Siwoon’s worried message.

Normally, she wouldn’t have thought much of it, but having just seen the contents of the notebook, Jin Soyeon couldn’t stand it.

She reflexively gripped the phone tightly and threw it at the wall.

The phone shattered with a crack.

“…Enough, I don’t need anyone else’s help.”

Originally, she would have received help from Lee Siwoon, Kang Daehan, and others, right?

But now Jin Soyeon doesn’t need it.

She doesn’t need anyone else’s help.

“I’ll do it alone.”

Even with information about the future, it would be nearly impossible for Jin Soyeon alone to face the Rebellion members.

But Jin Soyeon was confident.

Because she had discovered a way to grow rapidly after the summer vacation.

“I’ll do it alone.”

A life-or-death struggle.

She realized that fighting against powerful villains and monsters made her grow exponentially.

As if absorbing the strength of her opponents.

Like gaining experience points after defeating monsters in a game.

Jin Soyeon could grow faster the more she fought against strong opponents.

‘This notebook has information on the danger level, location, and weaknesses of various dungeons, villains, and monsters. Then what I need to do is simple.’

Let’s use the information in this notebook to defeat enemies step by step and grow quickly.

Fight and fight like that to get revenge on those bastards.

Of course, she knows that Yoo Dahee’s growth rate is unbelievably fast.

But I’m faster.

I can catch up someday.

“…”

Jin Soyeon eventually took a shower, fixed her hair, packed clothes, food, money, the notebook, the Vigilante’s Sword, the Aegis Shield, and other items, and slowly stood in front of the front door.

And then she slowly walked out of the house.

The outside world she stepped into after a month was very dark and chilly.

Jin Soyeon looked up at the moon aimlessly, then suddenly stepped into the darkness.

And so, Jin Soyeon’s figure disappeared beyond the darkness.

End of Chapter