Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 92

Chapter 92

Baek Yoorin and the Ranking Battle (6)

‘My gravity ability isn’t working?’
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Joo Jiyeon’s brow furrowed as she watched Jin Soyeon running straight at her.

The gravity field she was using would have been enough to immobilize an ordinary hero trainee.

But it seemed insufficient to stop Jin Soyeon’s movements.

Even after firing a few more gravity fields, they seemed almost useless against Soyeon.

Though her movements slowed slightly upon contact with the gravity, Jin Soyeon somehow endured it and kept pressing forward.

‘Did she neutralize… no, weaken my gravity ability?’

Joo Jiyeon was briefly impressed.

After all, the ability to weaken or nullify another’s supernatural powers was quite rare.

‘I knew she could strengthen or weaken objects that touched her body.’

But to weaken even a supernatural ability?

‘I was wondering why she challenged me to a ranking match, but it seems she had something up her sleeve.’

There was no way she had hidden such a useful ability all this time.

‘Has her ability expanded and evolved?’

It happens sometimes.

As people develop their abilities, they can evolve or expand.

In Jin Soyeon’s case, her power to manipulate objects must have evolved to the point where she could now affect abilities that touched her body, not just physical objects.

‘Weakening my gravity… interesting. But so what?’

While Joo Jiyeon was momentarily taken aback, that was all.

The power to weaken abilities was intriguing, but at the end of the day, it was just weakening.

It wasn’t complete nullification.

The way Soyeon’s movements slowed the moment she touched the gravity field was proof enough.

It took her a moment to weaken the incoming force.

‘Did she think I rely solely on my supernatural ability?’

Depending completely on one’s supernatural ability would only make you half a warrior.

And Joo Jiyeon wasn’t the type to neglect everything else just because she had a strong ability.

The fact that she had entered Union Academy ranked 12th, above countless geniuses in Korea—no, the world—was not something that could be achieved by talent alone.

Joo Jiyeon was a genius, but she was also a hard worker.

She had become much stronger than she was during the entrance exam.

No, not just stronger—much, much stronger.

‘Alright, I’ll fight you properly, then.’

She gathered an overwhelming amount of supernatural energy, enough to make the ground tremble, and placed her hand on the hilt of her sword.

A technique she had invented by combining her gravity manipulation with her swordsmanship—super high-gravity sword draw.

Instead of unleashing sharp sword energy like Sword Qi Wounder, it was a type of wide-area attack that used gravity and magic.

“Come at me.”

Joo Jiyeon took her stance to draw her sword.

In an instant, Jin Soyeon had reached striking distance.

With all her strength, Joo Jiyeon unsheathed her sword, swinging it at Soyeon, a mix of gravity and magic following the slash.

*Paaaaaang!*

An invisible force tore through the battlefield’s ground.

The ground cracked, and chunks of earth shot up in all directions.

The fan-shaped gravity wave swept everything in front of it.

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She had ramped up the power quite a bit, so it could be dangerous, but given what Jin Soyeon had shown thus far, she should be able to endure it.

“Hup!”

Jin Soyeon grimaced as she covered her body with her shield, pushing forward through the magic-infused gravity wave.

It was as expected.

As Soyeon’s movements slowed for a moment, Joo Jiyeon immediately shifted the direction of gravity and moved.

Using gravity for high-speed movement.

In the blink of an eye, she appeared right in front of Jin Soyeon, swinging her sword down at her.

“Block this.”

“!”

*One Sword Rotation.*

By changing the direction of gravity, she could keep her momentum and inertia, allowing her to perform a series of rapid, sweeping slashes.

During the entrance exam, even the almighty Yoo Seolhyun couldn’t read the path of her sword and had been forced onto the defensive. It was a dazzling sword technique.

Thanks to the freedom of changing her center of gravity, she could swing her sword with full force from any position.

…However.

“You’re fast, I’ll give you that. Even at three times the speed, it’s hard to follow.”

“Huh?”
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Jin Soyeon dodged the blade effortlessly.

Her calm gaze tracked the sword’s path as she dodged, deflected, and blocked every attack with just a hair’s breadth of margin.

It was as if she existed in a different time, so composed was her evasion, leaving Joo Jiyeon utterly dumbfounded.

No way.

Did she dodge by reading the sword’s trajectory?

Not even someone like Lee Siwoon or Kang Daehan could do that easily.

Could Jin Soyeon really have sensory perception and reflexes of that level?

*Soyeon?*

“This?!”

Joo Jiyeon spread her ability in all directions.

Powerful gravity pressed down on the surroundings.

Under the intense gravity, Jin Soyeon’s movements slowed.

Seeing her chance, Joo Jiyeon swung her sword again, reinforced by gravity. Soyeon, whose movement had been briefly halted, raised her sword to block the attack.

*Clang!*

The sound of clashing metal echoed as sparks flew.

The gravity- and magic-enhanced blade clashed with Soyeon’s sword.

‘I have to end it now.’

She had to finish this before Jin Soyeon could neutralize her gravity again.

She would slice Soyeon in half.

“Blocking won’t help you—what?”

*Crack!*

Joo Jiyeon’s sword broke.

It shattered like glass.

It was as if the sword couldn’t bear the gravity it was under. She had used only as much gravity as the sword could handle, so why…?

“What, what the?!”

Then, Jin Soyeon’s blade slashed diagonally across Joo Jiyeon’s shoulder.

*Splat!*

Though the training swords had safety measures and Jiyeon was wearing protective gear, the protective suit tore like paper, and her collarbone was split open, spraying blood.

“You… you dare?!”

“Sorry. I’m still not very good at controlling it.”

Joo Jiyeon bit her lower lip hard enough to draw blood as she quickly retreated.

She tried to flick Soyeon away by twisting the gravity to send her flying, but it was no use.

Instead, she used gravity on herself to widen the distance.

Argh, my shoulder… my shoulder…

It hurts, but not enough to stop me from fighting.

With her left collarbone damaged, she couldn’t use her left hand, but it didn’t matter. If she stayed far enough away, she could use the objects around her to attack.

Ugh, this is such a humiliation.

So many people… are watching.

“Should we stop here, Joo Jiyeon?”

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“?!”

From behind.

Jin Soyeon had somehow closed the distance and was right behind her.

When did she get so close?

Joo Jiyeon tried to respond immediately, but it was too late.

Jin Soyeon’s fist slammed into her jaw.

Dazed from the sudden concussion, Joo Jiyeon staggered.

Then, she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

“Ugh, you… Jin Soyeon…”

“You were stronger than I expected. Really.”

Jin Soyeon lightly rested her sword on Joo Jiyeon.

Dazed from the concussion, Joo Jiyeon struggled to get up, but her body wouldn’t cooperate.

She had to get up within 10 seconds… but…

“That’s enough.”

The referee suddenly intervened.

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It was clear that she had been fully subdued, and more than 10 seconds had passed since she fell.

Thus, the result of the duel was…

“F Group Match 6, over.”

The referee checked the time and calmly declared.

“Victory goes to Jin Soyeon.”

Jin Soyeon’s victory.
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“W-wait, I lost? N-no, this can’t be…”

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Joo Jiyeon muttered in disbelief.

No way. No way had she lost to someone like Jin Soyeon.

Looking back, it had been a near one-sided defeat, leaving her with a deep sense of futility.

‘I… I won. I beat Joo Jiyeon, ranked 12th.’

Jin Soyeon blinked, feeling a bit dazed.

She had thought she could win, but now that she had actually defeated Jiyeon so easily, it didn’t feel quite real.

It wasn’t even like she had given it her all.

In the past, she would have been completely trapped in the first gravity field and lost without being able to do anything.

But the current Jin Soyeon was different.

After the kidnapping incident, Jin Soyeon’s awakened potential had made her arguably the top student at the Academy in terms of raw ability.

Jin Soyeon glanced at the audience.

People were buzzing in their seats.

Then she looked over at the student waiting area.

They must have been watching the match.

Lee Jinhyuk, Yoo Seolhyun, Baek Yoorin, Lee Siwoon, Kang Daehan, and, of course, the person Lee Jinhyuk liked.

“…….”

Jin Soyeon knew all too well.

That Lee Jinhyuk didn’t see her as a romantic interest.

After all, their long, fake relationship had only left scars, so expecting him to hold any positive feelings toward her would be strange.

That’s why Jin Soyeon needed her own confidence.

Confidence in her ability to stand on par with the women Jinhyuk might actually like—women like Yoo Seolhyun or Roxanne.

And she needed to confirm something through this fight.

Could she protect Jinhyuk if the worst were to happen?

‘…With this level of strength, I should be able to handle most villains.’

Kidnapping.

Yes, kidnapping.

Jin Soyeon had been kidnapped once.

There was no guarantee it wouldn’t happen again.

When she had been kidnapped, she had been utterly powerless, forced to watch as Jinhyuk seemed to die.

The fact that it had been a fake video was the only saving grace. If it had been real?

She would have lost Jinhyuk.

Forever.

As a hero, it was inevitable that something like this could happen again.

That’s why Jin Soyeon needed strength.

The strength to protect herself and Jinhyuk from any threats.

She never wanted to find herself in such a helpless situation again.

Never.

…The memory of that day had become a sort of trauma.

Even though some time had passed, she still saw it in her dreams.

She hadn’t mentioned it because she didn’t want anyone to worry, but sometimes, she would wake up in a panic, fearing she’d be kidnapped again, or that Jinhyuk would die.

And unknowingly, this had started to manifest in her as an obsession and thirst for power.

Little by little.

Bit by bit.

***

“……Hmm.”

In the student waiting room.

Baek Yoorin quietly looked up at the monitor.

The match between Jin Soyeon and Joo Jiyeon had been quite impressive.
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To be honest, Baek Yoorin wasn’t very interested in the other students’ matches and had been yawning the whole time, but Jin Soyeon had piqued her interest a little.

After all, Jin Soyeon also used a sword and was quite strong.

Though she hadn’t shown much in the way of swordsmanship, a swordsman was still a swordsman, wasn’t she?

Honestly, Joo Jiyeon had been foolish enough to engage in close-quarters combat, which let Soyeon win so easily. But that didn’t mean Yoorin underestimated her.

Jin Soyeon, she didn’t even seem to use her full power.
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Just how strong would she be if she went all out?

‘…It’s interesting, but now’s not the time for this.’
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Baek Yoorin shook her head to clear her thoughts.

Her match was about to start soon.

A match against the one who had shattered her pride two years ago, defeating her mercilessly.

‘…It won’t be like last time.’

She would show him.

How much she had changed.

‘He keeps saying he’s not the one… but well, it doesn’t matter.’

He’ll realize the truth once we face each other.

…It was unfortunate for Lee Jinhyuk, but Baek Yoorin much preferred communicating with her sword rather than with words.

End of Chapter.