Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 97
Chapter 97
Resolution (1)
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Baek Yoorin stood idly in front of the entrance.
Her typical expressionless face and emotionless gray eyes were looking up at me.
Hmm. This was a bit awkward.
“…….”
“…….”
A brief silence fell between us.
It was an uncomfortable quiet.
At that moment, the wind suddenly howled, blowing fiercely.
Baek Yoorin’s light purple hair fluttered wildly in the wind.
The sleeves of her clothes and the hem of her skirt also swayed with the breeze, but Baek Yoorin didn’t seem to care. She was just waiting for my reply, standing there, unmoving.
“An apology?”
“Yeah.”
I glanced at Baek Yoorin’s waist.
The training sword she usually carried was nowhere to be seen.
Even though Baek Yoorin was someone obsessed with the sword, she wasn’t crazy enough to pull any stunts after being suspended.
Besides, hadn’t she said she came to apologize?
Baek Yoorin was a little too obsessed with swords, but she wasn’t a bad person or someone who lied.
During the ranking match, she had been quite menacing, leaking intent and using that dangerous *Sword Qi Wounder*, but she had been in an excited state then.
Now that she had calmed down, it was hard to imagine she would use a fake apology as an excuse to harm me.
“Well, come on in.”
I had something to say to Baek Yoorin as well.
I needed to help resolve her ongoing struggles and make sure she didn’t fall into the path of becoming a villain.
“Excuse me…”
Baek Yoorin slowly took off her shoes and walked into the living room.
After guiding her to the soft sofa, I headed to the kitchen.
I grabbed a packet of jujube tea from the instant beverage set I had bought a while ago, brewed it in a cup, and added some honey and ice before placing it on the living room table.
“…Huh?”
Baek Yoorin stared blankly at the jujube tea, blinking a couple of times, and then looked up at me with a hint of curiosity.
She seemed puzzled.
“…Is this for me?”
“Yeah, drink it. You’re a guest, after all.”
“…….”
“Not a fan of instant stuff? Well, I get it, you’re from a rich family after all.”
Though she didn’t go out of her way to dress up like Yoo Seolhyun or Joo Jiyeon, Baek Yoorin was just as much of a rich girl as they were.
After all, her grandfather was hailed by many as the greatest swordmaster on the peninsula.
The number of disciples who crossed the threshold of Baek Yeonghyun’s Baek Sword Style dojo was enormous.
Even someone as talented as Lee Siwoon had struggled to be accepted as his student.
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Now that I think about it, how many Baek Sword Style dojos are there across the country?
Hmm… It’s like a franchise.
“…No, I just didn’t expect you to serve jujube tea.”
“Ah, well.”
Your character profile mentioned that you liked it.
Something about how you developed a habit of drinking jujube tea from a young age because your strict grandfather made you.
Since the aftertaste is slightly bitter, it said you preferred it with a bit of honey.
“Anyway… Thanks.”
Was it because she had been served tea?
Baek Yoorin took a sip of the jujube tea with a soft *slurp*.
Whether it was because she felt like she should show proper guest etiquette, or for some other reason, Baek Yoorin was calmly drinking the tea I had offered her.
When she wasn’t dealing with anything sword-related, Baek Yoorin seemed relatively normal.
“…Lee Jinhyuk.”
Baek Yoorin placed her cup down and looked directly at me.
“Sorry about the other day.”
Her small lips moved a few times before she softly but steadily voiced her apology.
“Even though you told me several times that you weren’t him… I didn’t listen.”
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It was a bit ridiculous how she had let it go in one ear and out the other.
“I didn’t continue because I was sure you were him… I think I wanted to believe you were him… Sorry.”
*Wanted to believe*, huh?
“In truth, I was badly defeated by a guy once, back when he was called Vigilante… So, I really wanted to meet him again and show him… Show him how much I’ve changed… And also….”
I met Baek Yoorin’s gaze.
There was a flicker of intense desire in those dull gray eyes.
“…I also vaguely hoped that I might learn something from fighting him.”
Just like in the game, it seemed she had hit a wall.
And that frustration had ultimately driven Baek Yoorin to become a villain, obsessed with the sword.
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“I feel like I’ve only caused you trouble.”
Baek Yoorin muttered, sounding a bit conflicted.
“Baek Yoorin.”
“Yeah?”
“But why did you mistake me for him?”
“Huh?”
“Was it because I had the man’s sword, or because I injured that white-haired girl during the midterms, or maybe because of the Seong Yura incident?”
“…….”
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Baek Yoorin hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.
“…That’s part of it, but somebody else told me.”
“Who?”
“…Sorry, I can’t say. It wouldn’t do you any good to know.”
“Just tell me one thing. Is it someone around our age?”
“…Probably.”
“Hmm. I see.”
“You seem to have some idea.”
As expected, it was Yoo Dahee.
Among the girls in Rebellion that Baek Yoorin interacted with, the ones around our age were Yoo Dahee and Seong Yura.
With Seong Yura captured, that only left Yoo Dahee.
‘So, she was trying to provoke Baek Yoorin by using me.’
Whether Yoo Dahee outright believed I was Vigilante, or was just suspicious, I couldn’t be sure. But one thing was clear—she had intended to use me somehow.
‘Well, considering what happened during the midterms and the Seong Yura incident, it couldn’t be helped that I caught Yoo Dahee’s attention.’
Catching the eye of a growing monster like Yoo Dahee was definitely not a good thing.
“But why did you have his sword…?”
“Oh, that….”
I briefly explained the circumstances to Baek Yoorin.
I also told her about the mysterious figure who had taken down a significant number of villains during the Seong Yura incident.
Though the fire had made it impossible to identify the bodies, the fact that I had the sword Vigilante once used made it likely that…
“…That man is dead?”
“It’s not certain.”
“…I didn’t think he’d die in such an anticlimactic way.”
Baek Yoorin sighed, looking up at the ceiling, her tone tinged with a sense of futility.
It must have been quite a shock for her to hear that the man she had viewed as a wall to overcome, even as a rival, was possibly dead.
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But if that guy had still been alive, things would’ve been pretty tough for you.
In the grand scheme of this world, he was like a talent monster, similar to Yoo Dahee, or maybe just slightly below her. If he had survived and continued to grow, you would never have been able to catch up to him.
You were always fated to be overtaken by Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan, after all.
Unless, of course, you experienced some kind of epiphany and underwent rapid growth, like in one of those *What if* side stories.
Rapid growth through epiphany, huh…
“Baek Yoorin, you’ve hit a wall, haven’t you?”
“How did you know…?”
Baek Yoorin’s eyes widened slightly in surprise at my sudden statement.
“What would you do if I helped you break through that wall?”
“You?”
She had probably been stuck at this wall for over a year.
She must have been shocked to see how much Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan had grown during the recent ranking matches.
Watching her peers grow stronger by the day would have filled her with a sense of frustration and anxiety.
Baek Yeonghyun wasn’t pleased with how obsessed she had become with the sword, so he hadn’t provided her with proper guidance, and the others were too wary of Baek Yeonghyun to offer any help.
On top of that, Baek Yoorin didn’t quite match the Baek Sword Style.
That’s why, in one of the side stories, she eventually developed the revised *Baek Sword Style*, custom-tailored to suit her.
“Take a look at this.”
I handed Baek Yoorin a few sheets of paper filled with diagrams and text.
There was a risk that giving this to her could backfire.
If she eventually became a villain, I might be helping to make her even stronger with my own hands.
But based on what I had seen of Baek Yoorin so far, I was confident she wouldn’t repay my help with betrayal.
Not just because of her character setting—based on the Baek Yoorin I had observed over the past few weeks, I knew that when it came to swordsmanship, she was sincere to the core.
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In a side story, when Soyeon had helped her with her swordsmanship, Baek Yoorin had eventually sided with her.
Baek Yoorin never really cared much about Rebellion in the first place.
Whether you were a villain or a hero, for Baek Yoorin, those were just labels.
“…?”
Baek Yoorin looked at the papers with curiosity but accepted them without hesitation.
The papers contained a rough draft of the revised *Baek Sword Style*, reconstructed based on knowledge from the game and the side stories.
It included various forms, principles of the basic techniques, notes about Baek Yoorin’s bad habits, magic control methods, and commentary on swordsmanship in general.
I had only written down what I remembered accurately.
And most of the notes were not based on my own interpretations but were taken directly from advice given to Baek Yoorin by Soyeon in the side story.
The wording was a bit vague in some places, but Baek Yoorin had understood it well enough in the story.
After hearing Soyeon’s advice, Baek Yoorin had eventually broken through her wall and reached the realm of top-tier heroes.
A one-in-a-million genius indeed.
“…….”
Baek Yoorin was absorbed in the papers.
Since it was just a sample to gauge her reaction, it didn’t contain too much information.
“…Hmm.”
After quickly reading through the first part, Baek Yoorin glanced around the room.
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Her eyes landed on a decorative sword hanging on the wall. Wait, are you serious?
Without a moment’s hesitation, Baek Yoorin grabbed the decorative sword and began carefully channeling her magic into it, moving through the forms in the middle of the living room.
“Wait, Baek Yoorin?”
“…Hmm? Mm? Hm.”
As if entranced, Baek Yoorin swung the sword several times, moving through the forms with precision.
Each time she stepped, a loud thud echoed through the living room.
After gracefully displaying several sword techniques, Baek Yoorin finally lowered the sword.
“…It really is different.”
She looked at me with an expression of curiosity.
“…The movements feel smoother. The shift in balance… Just subtle adjustments to the stances and the flow of magic… It feels completely different.”
“Ah, um? Really?”
I mean, I wouldn’t know.
I just wrote down what your future self had thought aloud after training in the side story.
“…Amazing. How did you figure this out?”
“I’m pretty good at analyzing and systematizing things.”
“The content is a bit short… Could you… teach me more?”
“Well, once you’ve mastered what’s written there.”
Baek Yoorin had come right up to me, her eyes full of fiery determination.
It was a bit intense, honestly.
“…I came to apologize today… but now I owe you another debt.”
Baek Yoorin clutched the papers tightly to her chest as she spoke.
“Tell me, Lee Jinhyuk. What do you want…? As long as it’s something I can do… I’ll do it.”
“Well, it’s nothing too crazy.”
Actually, it’s pretty important.
“I’m planning to go after some villains soon. I’d like you to help me out.”
“Alright.”
“Huh? You answered so quickly? Do you even know who I’m talking about?”
“…I’ve got a good idea. You asked me earlier, didn’t you? About Yoo Dahee, right?”
“Huh.”
She caught on fast.
But wait, is it really okay to just drop Yoo Dahee’s name like that?
Didn’t you just say it was too dangerous to tell me earlier?
And aren’t you still technically a member of Rebellion? Isn’t this a bit disloyal?
Seriously. What kind of an organization is Rebellion? No wonder they get crushed by the protagonist’s party, even when they’re just a bunch of students.
“…When you asked me about Yoo Dahee earlier, I realized it had something to do with her group. After all, you’re the one who captured Seong Yura.”
“You’re okay with telling me this? I mean, technically, you’re still…”
“…Ah, technically a member, right? You know that much, huh… Well, it doesn’t matter. Now that the man’s dead, it’s irrelevant. Yoo Dahee and I were only working together for mutual benefit for a short time.”
Baek Yoorin returned the decorative sword back to its place on the wall.
“…Yoo Dahee probably pulled me in to tarnish my grandfather’s reputation. Though I’m not sure of her exact goal.”
Yoo Dahee’s exact goal.
It probably was…
“Oh, looks like I damaged the floor a bit. Was that my fault…? Sorry… Here, take this.”
“A card?”
Noticing the damage she had caused to the floor while practicing, Baek Yoorin handed me a card.
“You can spend… up to 250 million won a month. Take it.”
“Wait, no, I don’t need something like this.”
Haha. Well, I already had plenty of money, but free money is free money, right?
“Hmm. Now that I think about it, you seem a bit frail… Let me bring you some elixirs… a few of them.”
“Huh? Really?”
Elixirs too? Wow, you’re generous.
Elixirs are incredibly rare, no matter how much money you have.
And since this is coming from the Baek Family, it’s bound to be high-quality stuff.
“…There’s no need to feel burdened. Compared to what you’ve given me… this is nothing.”
Baek Yoorin pointed to the papers I had handed her earlier.
Oh, those? That was just me scribbling down whatever I remembered.
You’re just such a genius that even my rough notes made perfect sense to you, Baek Yoorin.
“Anyway… I’m sorry about what happened during the ranking match. And thanks for today.”
“Oh, um, sure.”
“I’ll see you after my suspension ends… I’ll pay you back for today’s debt as well.”
Was it because she had finally found a hint on how to break through her wall?
Baek Yoorin looked more energized than usual.
“Well, I’ll be going now….”
Baek Yoorin bowed her head slightly as she said her goodbyes.
It seemed that this encounter had significantly deepened our connection.
‘I hadn’t expected to get so involved with Baek Yoorin… but it’s not a bad thing.’
Yoo Seolhyun, Seong Yura, Roxanne, Baek Yoorin, and more.
I had either won over or captured the villains who were supposed to appear in the later stages of the game and threaten the protagonist and his party.
Wasn’t this turning out quite differently from the game?
It wasn’t even the end of the first semester, and I had already managed to reform so many villains.
‘Soyeon has awakened, I’ve gotten close to Yoo Seolhyun and Roxanne… Lee Siwoon doesn’t seem too jealous… and now it looks like I can count on Baek Yoorin for help too….’
I had a lot more cards to play now.
Really.
‘With this much power, I don’t need to drag this out any longer.’
Sure, the protagonist’s party was growing rapidly, but so were the members of Rebellion.
In the future, whether they’d become high-rankers or top-tier monsters, that was still far off—*right now* was what mattered.
‘Before they grow any more powerful, I’ll strike first.’
In other words, I would hit them before they hit me.
In the original game, the Rebellion members would cause trouble, and the protagonist’s party would band together to resolve the incidents.
But this wasn’t a game, it was reality.
I already knew where several Rebellion members were, their names, their weaknesses, their abilities, everything. There was no need to sit around and wait for them to cause trouble.
Don’t you agree?
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“…Ah. I wonder if he’ll get mad at me for showing up without notice?”
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Jin Soyeon mumbled to herself as she hesitated near Lee Jinhyuk’s house.
It wasn’t like showing up unannounced would be a problem between childhood friends, but ever since she confessed to him, she had been overly self-conscious.
She had tried her best to act natural, but just being near him made her heart race.
That’s why she had been so shocked when Baek Yoorin had suddenly used *Sword Qi Wounder* during the ranking match.
Ugh. What’s Baek Yoorin’s deal, anyway?
Attacking someone after they surrendered—was she out of her mind?
“Haa, I wonder if Jinhyuk… is even home?”
Brushing aside her thoughts about Baek Yoorin, Jin Soyeon figured that since Lee Jinhyuk didn’t have many friends, he was probably at home. She was about to head to the door when—
“Huh?”
Wasn’t that Baek Yoorin coming out of Lee Jinhyuk’s house?
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“Wait, why is she there?”
Baek Yoorin, who always had a stoic expression, was now walking out of Jinhyuk’s house with a noticeably flushed face.
Why?
End of Chapter.
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