Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Baek Yoorin and the Ranking Battle (5)

“Will she be okay?”

A concerned voice gently caressed Jinhyuk’s ear.

As he turned his head slightly, he could see Yoo Seolhyun’s face, her radiant hair gleaming like molten gold as she brushed it aside.

Seolhyun slowly shifted her gaze to Jinhyuk and moved her lips.

“I mean Soyeon.”

She gestured lightly with her chin, pointing at Soyeon.

“I don’t think Joo Jiyeon is a good choice for her ranking match opponent.”

“Hmm?”

Hearing Seolhyun’s words, Jinhyuk scratched his chin.

Strange? She should know that Soyeon had taken down several of Seong Yura’s bodyguards. Why would she say something like this?

Ah, right. Seolhyun wasn’t there at the time, was she? It seems she hasn’t been properly informed.

“Yeah, yeah.”

Sunari, who was standing nearby, nodded her head three or four times in agreement.
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Her long hair, tied on both sides, swayed gently like a puppy’s tail as she nodded.

“Joo Jiyeon… I don’t like her, but her skills are the real deal.”

Sunari muttered in a disinterested voice as she glanced at Joo Jiyeon in the arena, then turned her gaze towards Jinhyuk.

“Did you know that her supernatural ability is rated higher than that of an active hero?”

“Ah, well, that’s true. Her output was quite impressive.”

Joo Jiyeon’s supernatural ability was quite powerful for a student.

Power, versatility, applicability, destructive force, defense, mobility, and so on.

It could be said to be an exceptionally good ability with no apparent weaknesses.

“I once fought against Joo Jiyeon in the past…”

“Didn’t you lose?”

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“Ah, I didn’t lose!”

Sunari shouted, her face flushed red with anger.

Seeing her puffing and fuming, it seemed she was quite upset.

“I heard you lost by decision. Wasn’t that the case?”

“T-that was because of the time limit, yeah, the time limit! If it had been an unlimited match, I could have just crushed her!”

Although Sunari was only ranked 17th among the new students, her close combat ability was among the top ten among the students.

For someone like Sunari to lose by decision was a testament to how strong Joo Jiyeon was.

“Anyway, what is Jin Soyeon thinking?”

“She said she was confident.”

“Ha.”

Sunari snorted briefly.

“Her? Really?”

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“Yeah.”

“Her skills seem to have improved quite a bit lately based on her training, but that doesn’t mean she’s anywhere near Joo Jiyeon’s level.”

Sunari nodded to herself with her arms firmly crossed.

She wore an expression of disbelief, thinking that even if Soyeon, who was only ranked in the upper-middle tier among new students, had improved, how much could she have really improved?

Logically speaking, Sunari’s words made sense.

It didn’t make sense for Soyeon, who was merely an upper-middle tier student, to grow to a level where she could face off against the 12th-ranked individual in just a few months of effort.

But Sunari, do you know?

“Then, Sunari. Shall we make a bet?”

“What kind of bet?”

“On who will win between Soyeon and Joo Jiyeon.”

“Hmph, obviously Joo Jiyeon.”

“Really? Then I’ll bet on Soyeon.”

Soyeon was not someone who could be measured by common sense.
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After all, Soyeon was the protagonist of this world and destined to become the strongest in this universe.
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Soyeon’s supernatural ability and potential were beyond imagination.

After observing her for several weeks, although she seemed to lack self-awareness, it was clear that her absurd abilities and talents were slowly beginning to stir.

“The loser of the bet will grant one small wish to the winner.”

“Huh. Jinhyuk, I understand you want to support Jin Soyeon, but I don’t think Joo Jiyeon will lose…”

“Seolhyun, what do you think? Want to join in?”

“Hey! Did you just cut me off?!”

“Hmm? Well…”

Ignoring Sunari’s protests, Jinhyuk turned to Seolhyun. She looked over Jinhyuk’s face carefully before finally smiling and answering.

“Then I’ll also vote for Soyeon to win.”

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“Eh? Eh? S-Seolhyun, why you too?”

“Well~.”

Seolhyun smiled playfully and pointed at Jinhyuk.

“Seeing how confident Jinhyuk is, I feel like there must be something to it?”

“Ah, no, even so… How could Jin Soyeon possibly…”

As Sunari blinked in confusion and carefully expressed her opinion, Seolhyun shrugged once.

“Well, we’ll soon find out who wins, won’t we?”

No sooner had those words left her mouth than…
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-All students to your positions. We will now begin the F group matches.

Soyeon and Joo Jiyeon’s match was about to begin.

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Inside the battlefield in the arena.

“……”

“……”

Jin Soyeon and Joo Jiyeon stood quietly facing each other from a slight distance.

The interior of the arena was divided into multiple battlefields to allow multiple students to engage in 1-on-1 duels simultaneously.

Each battlefield was protected by a transparent dome-shaped barrier, with referees, safety personnel, and others stationed inside.

In the distance, a large electronic scoreboard could be seen.

The faces of the students were clearly visible on several large screens.

Moreover, numerous cameras were constantly recording and broadcasting the duels, so all of Korea would be watching.

This match of Joo Jiyeon’s!

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, Jin Soyeon. Why did you challenge me to a ranking match?”

“……”

Jin Soyeon simply gazed at Joo Jiyeon with calm eyes, not bothering to answer.

“Well, fine. Whatever.”

“……”

“I’ll make you regret your choice.”

“……”

Joo Jiyeon was thoroughly displeased with Jin Soyeon’s apparent indifference, as if she was letting the words go in one ear and out the other.

“That’s enough chatter. To your positions.”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

At the referee’s words, the two lightly acknowledged and moved far apart from each other.

“The match will last 10 minutes. It ends with surrender, knockout, or being down for more than 10 seconds. Understood?”

Joo Jiyeon fell into deep thought with a solemn expression.

Many people were watching this match.

Not just her father, who opposed her becoming a dangerous hero, but also Yoo Seolhyun, who had humiliated Joo Jiyeon during the entrance exam, and Kang Daehan, her crush.

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With everyone watching, simply winning wouldn’t be enough.

She had to win overwhelmingly, absolutely dominating.

After all, Jin Soyeon was just an upper-middle tier nobody, right?

Rather than just barely defeating her by one or two points, she needed to show an overwhelming performance throughout the match to shock all the spectators.

Being ranked 12th was now a thing of the past.

Having grown even further since entering Union, she was now surely worthy of being in the top 10.

-All students to your positions. We will now begin the F group matches.

Finally, with the broadcast announcing the start of the match.

“Well then… 3, 2, 1, begin!”

“Alright, Jin Soyeon, let’s see your skills… Huh?”

Whoosh!

Jin Soyeon immediately threw a dagger.

The knife, imbued with a faint magical power, rushed forward quickly.

The pointed dagger flew like an arrow, approaching very close to Joo Jiyeon.

But.

“A sneak attack the moment we start… Isn’t that a bit underhanded, Jin Soyeon?”

Suddenly, the dagger slowed down and then fell to the ground.

As if blocked by an invisible wall, the dagger failed to reach Joo Jiyeon.

“As expected, it doesn’t work.”

“Did you think something like this would work? Against me?”

Joo Jiyeon smiled lightly.

She flicked her finger once.

Let’s intimidate her a little, shall we?

Surely Jin Soyeon won’t cower from just this much?

“You’d better dodge.”

Jin Soyeon quickly moved her feet.

The ground where she had just been standing was suddenly crushed with a thud.

The solid floor cracked in a net-like pattern.

It looked as if it had been compressed by an invisible press.

“Good dodge?”

“……”

Gravity manipulation ability.

This was Joo Jiyeon’s supernatural power.

She could apply a powerful gravitational field within a certain range.

She could even change the direction of gravity, allowing her to push away or pull in opponents, essentially manipulating attractive and repulsive forces.

Using gravity, she could accelerate or decelerate objects, shift her own center of gravity, fly, compress objects, or repel them. It was truly a versatile ability with a wide range of applications.

Moreover, it was invisible.

From an opponent’s perspective, there could hardly be a more troublesome ability to face.

Ordinary hero trainees would likely have their morale crushed the moment they directly experienced her power, falling helplessly without putting up much resistance.

But Jin Soyeon was different.

Instead, she nodded to herself as if impressed.

“…The output seems stronger than I heard. Maybe the rumors are true, and your ability really is above that of an active hero.”

“Are you regretting your choice now?”

“No, I think this worked out well.”

Jin Soyeon curled up the corners of her mouth slightly as she tightly gripped her shield and iron sword.

“This level should make for quite a good sparring partner.”

With those words, Jin Soyeon quickly stepped forward. She dashed rapidly towards Joo Jiyeon. Seeing this, Joo Jiyeon smirked.

How stupid. It’s just a simple sprint without any footwork or technique. If she was using footwork like Yoo Seolhyun, darting around in all directions to confuse my vision, that would be one thing. But running straight at me like this, I can easily hit her.

‘Let’s start by lightly stopping her movement.’

Joo Jiyeon flicked her finger, intending to pin down Jin Soyeon’s body with a gravitational field.

An intense gravitational force then pressed down on Jin Soyeon’s body.

‘Huh? What’s this?’

However, for some reason, Jin Soyeon’s body didn’t stop.
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The moment she made contact with the high gravity, Jin Soyeon’s shoulders trembled slightly and her pace slowed for a moment, but then she suddenly started moving quickly again.

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She suddenly broke free from the gravitational field and once again dashed towards Joo Jiyeon.

An ordinary person would have been crushed by gravity so strong they could barely breathe, yet she escaped from the gravitational field so easily.

Given the narrowed range, the force should have been quite strong.

Of course, she had lowered the output to avoid serious injury, but it should have been enough to stop someone like Jin Soyeon.

Was she a physical enhancement ability user like Sunari?

No, that’s not it.

As far as she remembered, Jin Soyeon was a buff-type ability user who could strengthen and weaken objects.

Didn’t she lack the supernatural ability and physical capability to resist this level of gravity?

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