Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Why You? (3)

Creeeak.

As I opened the rooftop door and stepped inside, I saw Yoo Seolhyun sweeping her radiant blonde hair to the side and looking at me with a tilted head.

Judging by her slightly upturned eyes, she didn’t seem to be in a good mood.

But I nonchalantly began the conversation.

“Oh, you’re already here?”

“Lunch at the cafeteria isn’t good today.”

Today’s menu is pork cutlets, though.

“You don’t like pork cutlets? They’re pretty tasty.”

“Whatever.”

Yoo Seolhyun cut me off dismissively, crossing her arms and speaking with a tilted head.

“So why did you call me here?”

Did she think I called her to question about what happened in the morning?

Yoo Seolhyun looked consistently displeased.

Of course, calling her to question was partly true.

“Well, you know. About what happened in the morning.”

“What, you defended me earlier and now you think I ordered those girls?”

She furrowed her brows more deeply and pursed her lips with dissatisfaction, but I shrugged and answered coolly.

“No.”

“Huh?”
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Yoo Seolhyun blinked quietly.

“I told you in the morning. I don’t think you orchestrated it. I believe you.”
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“Oh, really?”

“I don’t think you’d lie about something like that. It’s not in your character.”

The Yoo Seolhyun I knew might mess with kids she didn’t like, but she had her limits.

She wasn’t the type to commit outright crimes like throwing rocks into a yard.

…At least, not until she fell into villainy.

“Besides, we had an agreement.”

“Not to bother Jin Soyeon in exchange for helping with the dungeon?”

“Yeah. I don’t think you’d do something like that after making a promise.”

“Hmm.”

Yoo Seolhyun looked at me in surprise for a moment before smiling.

“How amusing. Even Lee Siwoon, who could be considered a childhood friend, suspects me, but you believe me.”

“Ah, Lee Siwoon?”

Yoo Seolhyun and Lee Siwoon weren’t as close as Soyeon and I, but they were somewhat like childhood friends.

‘…Maybe that’s why he suspects you more.’

Lee Siwoon had a point; you did have a history after all.

But I didn’t say it out loud.

No need to stir the pot unnecessarily.

“But you seem oddly confident. Is it because of your ability?”

“Not necessarily.”

I wasn’t just blindly trusting Yoo Seolhyun’s character settings.

I was basing my trust on everything I’d seen of her over the past few months.

I believed that the Yoo Seolhyun I knew wouldn’t do such a thing.

Well…

The real reason was that I already knew who the culprit was.

“Just from what I’ve seen of you, I don’t think you’d do such a thing.”

“Haha. I don’t know how you can say that with such certainty.”

I’ve seen you for quite a long time, considering my past life too, probably?

“Anyway, I called you because I need a favor and to hold you accountable.”

“Accountable?”

“Yes.”

I nodded firmly.

Yoo Seolhyun’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

She didn’t seem to like the word accountability.

“What accountability?”

“For the rock thrown at Soyeon’s house. That’s what I mean.”

“You said I didn’t do it.”

“Of course, you didn’t do it.”

I paused for a moment before speaking again.

“One of the girls in your group probably did it.”

“Oh? Are you sure?”

“Let me turn it around. You had a hunch, didn’t you?”

“Hmm? There are quite a few girls who like Lee Siwoon, you know.”

“Don’t play dumb. Even if they had a crush on Lee Siwoon, only a few girls in our class are impulsive enough to do something like that.”

“….”

There weren’t many girls in our class who had such aggressive personalities that they’d throw rocks at someone’s house just because the boy they liked had feelings for another girl.

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And one of those girls belonged to Yoo Seolhyun’s group.

“Kang Yujeong. The one who threw the rock is probably Kang Yujeong.”

“….”

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“You didn’t have concrete evidence that Kang Yujeong was the culprit and didn’t want to expose the flaws within your group, so you pretended not to know, right?”

“Hmm.”

Yoo Seolhyun didn’t offer any further explanation or excuses, just shrugged her shoulders slightly.

“So what do you want from me?”

“Take responsibility in your own way.”

“How exactly?”

“Interrogate Kang Yujeong. Even without evidence, if you press her hard enough, she’ll eventually confess.”
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Hearing this, Yoo Seolhyun raised the corners of her lips slightly.

“Why should I?”

She added curtly.

“…If I say no?”

“Typical of you. Quite shameless.”

Where’s your conscience?

“If Kang Yujeong indeed did such a thing, I’d be very disappointed as a friend…”

She dragged out her words, looking at me curiously as if wondering how I’d react.

“But should I really be responsible? I didn’t instruct her, and it was her doing. Just because she hangs out with me… Should I?”

Yoo Seolhyun’s group, so to speak, was just a bunch of friends(?).

Individuals, in other words.

Yoo Seolhyun might not need to take responsibility for Kang Yujeong’s actions.

…That is if she wasn’t involved in any way.

“You said I pretended not to know, but honestly, I didn’t really think Yujeong was the culprit. She was suspicious, but I didn’t want to doubt a friend unnecessarily.”

Since when did you think of your group members as friends?

“So don’t you think it’s a bit much to hold me responsible?”

Yoo Seolhyun finished her spiel with a sly smile.

She didn’t care much whether she interrogated Kang Yujeong or not, but was curious about my response.

That mischievous nature never changes.

She never listens to good words.

“Of course, you should take responsibility.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s your doing.”

Yoo Seolhyun tilted her head slightly.

“Mine?”

“You secretly spread bad rumors about Soyeon. Kang Yujeong was the most affected by it.”

“Isn’t that just a guess?”

“And you promised me you’d stop bothering Soyeon.”

“Yeah. Because of that, I was stopping any bad rumors.”

“Suddenly stopping after stirring things up must have made Kang Yujeong more rebellious.”

“That seems like a stretch.”

Well, someone else was secretly provoking Kang Yujeong.

“Yoo Seolhyun, you and I have a lot to exchange in the future, right?”

Based on future information, there were many things I needed to do with Yoo Seolhyun.

I was sure she was counting on me to provide important information, as I did during the Youngdeung Mountain Dungeon raid.

“I believe the foundation of everything is trust. You and I made a deal that you wouldn’t bother Soyeon, but because of your past actions, Soyeon got hurt.”

“Hmm, well.”

“So if you act like it’s none of your business, I don’t think I can trust you.”

“….”

Yoo Seolhyun fiddled with her sleeve before chuckling.

“Haha. Okay, why are you so serious?”

“I’m not being serious.”

“Well… as expected.”

Yoo Seolhyun smiled subtly.

“You care a lot about Jin Soyeon?”

“Of course. She’s my childhood friend.”

“And your ex-girlfriend.”
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Unnecessary comment.

“Anyway, just get Kang Yujeong to confess and apologize to Soyeon. The real culprit is someone else.”

“The real culprit?”

“It’s awkward to call them the real culprit, but someone else secretly provoked Kang Yujeong.”

We needed to catch that person.

In the game, there was someone who used kids who had bad feelings towards Soyeon to hurt her and then slowly approached her, offering to help find the culprits to make her depend on him.

Such a creepy stalker-like thought.

Only someone twisted could think of making the person they like suffer and depend on them.

“That’s interesting. So I just need to interrogate Yujeong and find out who the real culprit is?”

“No, Kang Yujeong probably won’t know.”

“Why?”

“He’s not an idiot. He just subtly incited her.”

Hatred is easily influenced by gravity.

Even a slight push can make someone fall endlessly, like falling off a cliff due to gravity.

“He knew Kang Yujeong really hated Soyeon. And since you were stopping any weird rumors about Soyeon, she must have been frustrated. So he used that to provoke her.”

“Hmm.”

“But… it’s still a guess. Not certain. So I need to gather evidence to be sure.”

“You said you had a favor to ask. Is it related?”

“Yeah. Can you recommend a good private investigator?”

“Alright. I don’t know what you’re planning, but I won’t pry.”

I wasn’t planning anything strange.

I just wanted to secretly secure a few items from his place.

“So who’s the one provoking Yujeong?”

“Choi Changwon, I think.”

“Choi Changwon? That guy? Didn’t he say he’d help find the culprit this morning?”

“Yeah, he did.”

Choi Changwon was ranked 34th among freshmen.

He seemed fine on the surface, but inside, he was rotten.

Of course, I knew the game and reality could be different.

So I planned to hire a private investigator to be sure he was the culprit.

In the game, the culprit wasn’t caught this way, but who cares.

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Why drag it out? Let’s catch him quickly.
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‘Yoo Seolhyun doesn’t seem to doubt my words.’

She believed I had foresight abilities, so it was good I didn’t have to persuade her.

“Once I secure evidence that Choi Changwon is the culprit, I’ll confront him with Lee Siwoon.”

“Lee Siwoon? Why with him? You can handle it alone, can’t you?”

He’s ranked 34th.

What if he goes wild?

I wanted to report it to the police, but I’d be questioned for obtaining evidence illegally.

Also, reporting to the academy or police wouldn’t show Lee Siwoon catching the culprit heroically.

I was trying to increase Lee Siwoon and Soyeon’s closeness.

“You mentioned this morning that Lee Siwoon would help you. Why specifically with him?”

“Oh, did I?”

“Why do you want to work with Lee Siwoon?”

“Hmm.”

I hesitated.

Should I be honest?

But Yoo Seolhyun would figure out my intentions as things progressed.

Might as well tell her now.

‘Even though Yoo Seolhyun and Lee Siwoon have a quasi-engagement, they don’t take it seriously. It’s okay to mention it.’

I knew they didn’t see each other as romantic interests.

Lee Siwoon flirted openly with Soyeon.

Yoo Seolhyun only bothered Soyeon out of pride because Lee Siwoon, who ignored her, liked a commoner.

Even though it was a superficial relationship, it wouldn’t feel good if her fiancé dated another girl. But it was necessary to mention it.

“Honestly, it might be awkward for you, but I want to help Soyeon and Lee Siwoon get closer through this.”

“What?”

Yoo Seolhyun asked, puzzled.

At least she didn’t seem offended.

She was purely curious.

“Why you?”

Yoo Seolhyun tilted her head slightly.

She seemed genuinely confused as to why I would do this.

Well, it’s understandable.

I was her ex-boyfriend after all.

What should I say?

Saying ‘it was a fake relationship’ might not be convincing.

She wouldn’t easily believe it.

Ah, there.
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How about this?

Such excuses work well, probably.

“I liked Soyeon a lot.”

I muttered slowly, feigning bitterness.

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“So seeing her with a good guy…”

I finished with a bitter smile.

“…I wanted to let go of this silly attachment.”

Thud, click.

‘Huh?’

Did I just hear something from the door?

Yoo Seolhyun didn’t seem to hear it.

Maybe it was just my imagination.

End of Chapter.