Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Why You? (7)

In the spacious living room of Lee Siwoon’s mansion.

“……”

“……”

An unknown silence pressed down between us.

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Choi Changwon’s eyes, like a lost child, wandered aimlessly until they met Soyeon’s gaze.

For a moment, their eyes intertwined.

The emotion in Soyeon’s eyes wasn’t reproach or resentment.

Instead, it was a hint of sadness and compassion.

Reading that in Soyeon’s eyes, Choi Changwon trembled, bit his lower lip, and averted his gaze.

It seemed too difficult for him to meet her eyes any longer.

Despite his disgrace being laid bare, Soyeon looked at him with pity instead of reproach, making it unbearably shameful and humiliating for him.

Lowering his head, Choi Changwon bit his lip even harder.

“Changwon.”

“……”

“I don’t understand why you did this.”

“……”

“I thought you were…”

“……”

Suddenly.

“…Ha.”

Choi Changwon let out a sardonic laugh.

“…Seriously. Damn it.”

Cursing, he wore a bitter expression.

“…Yeah, that’s it.”

Half resigned, he muttered to himself.

“Heh, yeah, you don’t know? Why I did this?”

With a twisted smile, Choi Changwon sharply turned his gaze to Soyeon.

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His eyes were those of someone who had given up everything.

“Jin Soyeon, do you really not know why I did this?”

“Changwon…”

Having resigned himself, Choi Changwon seemed ready to pour out all his pent-up emotions.

Suddenly, he roared like a wounded beast, raising his voice.

“It’s all because of you!”

“Ah.”

“You’re the one who approached me first!”

“What do you mean approached…”

“You came to me acting all interested!”
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As far as I knew, Choi Changwon suffered from a lack of affection.

His parents both worked, often coming home late, so he had never received proper attention and love growing up.

Although he was talented enough to enter Union Academy, having spent much of his childhood alone, he struggled to form meaningful relationships.

He got along with his classmates but didn’t have anyone he could open up to.

Until Soyeon approached him.

She must have helped him blend in with the other kids and offered to help whenever he had trouble.

A pretty, kind girl smiling and helping him with various things, listening to his stories, and always smiling at him—how could Choi Changwon not be infatuated?

Especially since he had never had a girlfriend.

Although there were girls interested in him because of his abilities, his plain appearance and somewhat shady, boring personality often made them lose interest after talking to him.

But Soyeon was different.

Unlike other girls, Soyeon genuinely helped him, listened to his troubles, and spent time with him.

“You just like leading boys on, don’t you?!”

“No, it’s not that.”

So it wasn’t surprising that Choi Changwon misunderstood.

Soyeon often helped others without expecting anything in return, making it easy for guys to misinterpret her intentions.

Imagine a pretty girl helping and smiling at you without asking for anything in return.

It’s easy for a guy to think, ‘Is she interested in me?’

In the past, most boys in the class were hesitant to approach Soyeon romantically because she had a boyfriend and was extremely beautiful.

But Choi Changwon, being ranked 34th among freshmen and knowing Soyeon had broken up with her boyfriend, seemed to have misunderstood that she was interested in him.

Of course, that didn’t justify Choi Changwon’s actions.

“You acted like you were interested! Always leading boys on!”

“Changwon, I was just trying to help…”

“Shut up, you bitch!”

…That’s going too far.

Choi Changwon, having nothing left to lose, hurled insults at Soyeon without hesitation.

But saying such things would make it impossible for Siwoon, who worshipped Soyeon, to hold back.

The reason Siwoon and I had stayed silent was because of Soyeon.

She had kept signaling that it was okay.

But after hearing such insults, he couldn’t hold back any longer.

If Siwoon didn’t step in, I would.

I was getting annoyed too.

I had been listening to provoke him, but he was talking too recklessly.

“Jin Soyeon! You lead other boys on like this too…!”

“Shut up, Choi Changwon.”

“Siwoon, you’re also being played by that bitch… Ugh?!”

“I told you to shut up.”

With a cold expression, Siwoon reached out and grabbed Choi Changwon’s throat. Clearly angry at the insults directed at Soyeon, he tightened his grip.

Choi Changwon choked for a moment and then used his magic to knock Siwoon’s hand away. Siwoon stepped back.

“Cough, cough, damn it, Siwoon you…!”

“……”

Siwoon stood protectively in front of Soyeon, looking down at Choi Changwon indifferently.

Choi Changwon, displeased with the sight, started to gather his magic again, threatening Siwoon and Soyeon.

“Damn you all, it’s always like this. I’m always the bad guy, right?”

“You brought this on yourself, Choi Changwon.”

“Changwon, stop this. Just stop.”

“Shut up! Damn it… If it’s come to this, brace yourselves.”

With a twisted expression and eyes filled with intense anger, Choi Changwon glared at Siwoon and Soyeon.

He seemed to have given up on any resolution and was ready for a fight.

But he wasn’t even acknowledging me.

Not that I planned to get involved. Siwoon could handle it alone, and I had prepared various contingencies.

…Besides, this is a highlight moment, and it would look better if Siwoon took him down.

“Die, damn it!”

“……”

Choi Changwon suddenly formed a ball of magic and fired it at Siwoon and Soyeon, but Siwoon deflected it sideways with a wooden sword hidden under the table.

The magic ball hit the wall with a thud, and Siwoon quickly approached Choi Changwon, striking his abdomen, temple, and throat. Wow, impressive.

“Ugh!”

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While Choi Changwon was momentarily incapacitated, Siwoon tripped him, pinned him to the floor with his knee, and completely subdued him.

‘…That’s pretty cool.’

It felt like a scene from an action movie, quickly approaching and subduing the opponent.

‘A handsome guy doing that really makes the scene look good.’

I admired it silently.

‘I didn’t expect Choi Changwon to be subdued so easily. He was ranked 34th after all.’

Although Choi Changwon was unarmed and weak in close combat, I was surprised he was taken down this easily.

Siwoon seemed much stronger than during the practical exam.

As expected of a talented protagonist, he was growing rapidly.

“Let go of me!”

“Choi Changwon. I told you I’d give you one chance. That was for Soyeon’s sake.”

“What?”

“If you had confessed and begged for forgiveness from the start, Soyeon would have shown some leniency.”

“Th-That’s…”

Of course, leniency was all he would get.

Choi Changwon couldn’t escape punishment.

Siwoon was angry, and he wouldn’t let it go.

Bang!

“Are you okay, sir?”

“Sir!”

Security guards burst through the front door into the living room.

They wore black suits and were armed, looking at us intently.

Most of them were former heroes, strong enough to handle any situation.

No matter what Choi Changwon did, he couldn’t do anything to them.

“I’m fine. It’s over now.”

“I see.”

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One guard glanced at the subdued Choi Changwon and nodded.

They had been briefed on the situation, so they understood.

“Shall we take this man?”

“Yes. I’ll decide what to do with him later, so for now, take him.”

“Understood, sir. Let’s go.”

At a nod from one guard, the others approached and took Choi Changwon out of the living room.

Despite Choi Changwon struggling, it was futile.

Soon, only the three of us remained in the living room.

Soyeon, Siwoon, and I.

We stood in silence for a moment.

And then.

“Well, I think it’s over.”

“…Yeah.”

Soyeon nodded weakly.

“So, what will you do about Choi Changwon?”

“Well, considering what happened today, we’ll have to inform the academy and see what happens. Reporting to the police wouldn’t matter much.”

“He might get expelled?”

“Probably.”

A hero-in-training at the nation’s top academy stealing a girl’s belongings and secretly photographing her—such a bizarre stalking case would not be taken lightly.

The academy had strict punishments for such behavior.

We might have committed trespassing, but Siwoon would handle it.

‘Siwoon’s connections are really useful.’

Using his connections for fingerprint analysis, quickly finding Choi Changwon’s information, having former hero security guards… all very useful.

‘I need to stay close to both Siwoon and Yoo Seolhyun.’
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This was just a stalking case, but in the future, we’d be involved in much bigger incidents.

In such situations, Siwoon and Yoo Seolhyun’s connections would be invaluable.

“…I’ll go now. I’m a bit tired. See you later.”

“Sure, Jinhyuk.”

It’s time for me to leave.

Siwoon had heroically subdued the stalker, so it would be good to let him talk to Soyeon alone.

I had raised suspicions about Choi Changwon being the stalker, but Siwoon had handled most of it, so Soyeon would be grateful to him.

She must be hurt learning that someone she considered a friend was a stalker, but Siwoon would comfort her.

This incident could bring them closer.

‘Soyeon might also realize that helping random boys can lead to such situations.’

Though a busybody, Soyeon wouldn’t stop helping others because of this.

Maybe she’d become slightly more cautious?

Or not.

‘…Anyway, I hope she gets closer to Siwoon.’

With that thought, I slowly walked away.

***

“Soyeon, are you okay?”

“Ah, yes.”

Jin Soyeon, who had been staring blankly at Jinhyuk’s departing figure, snapped out of it at the sound of Lee Siwoon’s voice.
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When she turned to look, she saw Siwoon looking at her as usual, but with a hint of concern in his eyes.

“…I didn’t know Changwon felt that way about me.”

“Soyeon.”

“…I didn’t think he’d do such things.”

Jin Soyeon murmured bitterly.

Yes, she didn’t know.

Choi Changwon’s feelings.

She had thought they could just be friends.

Some people believed men and women couldn’t be friends, but not Soyeon. She believed they could be.

How did it come to this?

‘Come to think of it, I didn’t know Jinhyuk liked me either, and I hurt him… Now I did the same to Changwon…’

Once is coincidence, twice is fate.

Jin Soyeon recalled Choi Changwon’s words.

– You’re the one who approached me first!
– You came acting all interested!
– You just like leading boys on, don’t you?!
– You acted like you were interested! Always leading boys on!

“…Was I wrong?”

“That’s not it.”

“Siwoon, do you think my behavior was… inappropriate?”

“Soyeon…”

There were many explanations.
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Jin Soyeon didn’t help boys out of ulterior motives.

She always helped anyone who needed it, whether they were male or female.

She wasn’t like Yoo Seolhyun, who subtly seduced and used boys; she genuinely wanted to help.

It was just that some boys fell for her during the process.

“Soyeon, I think it’s great you get along with our classmates. But being too close to boys can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. It might be good to be a bit more careful.”

“…Yeah, I know.”

Soyeon felt confident she could distinguish between boys who liked her and those who didn’t.

She could tell to some extent and tried to act appropriately.

She didn’t want to give false hope to boys who liked her.

But she tended to miss the signs when it really mattered.

Like now.

“Oh.”

Suddenly.
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Very suddenly.

She remembered what Lee Jinhyuk and Yoo Seolhyun had mentioned a few times.

…That maybe Lee Siwoon liked her.

“…Siwoon.”

“Yes.”

“…I hope you don’t take this the wrong way.”

“……”

Normally, she wouldn’t have worried about such things, but after experiences with Jinhyuk and Choi Changwon, she couldn’t ignore it.

Siwoon rarely got close to other girls, but he was close to her.

He helped her today.

There’s a saying, ‘Better safe than sorry.’
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With a slightly hazy expression and trembling eyes, she parted her lips, hoping Siwoon wasn’t like the others.

“…Is it possible, maybe…”

“Soyeon?”

Noticing something strange in her expression, Siwoon looked at her seriously.

“Siwoon… are you… interested in me…?”

Suddenly.

“……”

Siwoon’s expression hardened.

End of Chapter.