Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game - Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game chapter 111

111 – The Auction House and Thieves (1)

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“Hmm.”

Yudahee, half buried in a soft chair.

“Hmm, hmm.”

She taps her head and looks out the window in the distance, muttering quietly to herself.

“I can’t help but worry.”

She couldn’t help but feel anxious about Alex and his crew planning to steal auction items at the upcoming Life & Auction event in Busan. She knew Alex had considerable skills, but the uneasiness was inevitable.

After all, hadn’t several members been arrested in the short span of a few months?

Seong Yura, Han Ji-hyo, Ju Jeong-seon, David, and others…

They had never encountered such a situation before.

Especially Seong Yura’s futile capture was quite painful for Yudahee.

Because finding a villain like Seong Yura and bringing them to their side was not an easy task for Yudahee.

In Korea, there were only a handful of young villains with wealth, power, influence, and a following.

In that sense, losing Seong Yura from the start was too regrettable.

If Yudahee had thought about the future, Seong Yura could have been a great business partner.

Why did she foolishly obsess over Roksanne and end up ruining herself like a fool?

But now, that Roksanne girl is even targeting other members. Nothing goes right, nothing at all.

“Haah, Roksanne…”

The more I think about it, the more it gives me a headache.

Surely that girl hasn’t realized that we’re targeting the items at Busan’s largest auction house, right?

Of course, well…

I think the possibility is extremely low.

Even if there is someone leaking information from within, there are only a few members who know that we’re targeting the auction house.

Except for Yudahee, there are about three members who are planning to raid the auction house themselves.

Even if there is a traitor among those members, they wouldn’t expose the information to the outside world and put themselves at risk since they are directly involved in stealing the items on-site.

It was the largest auction event in Korea, so there will be symbols, heroes, mercenaries, and bodyguards gathered in one place.

“I really can’t understand how Roxanne knew and only arrested the new members… What method did she use…?”

Is there really a spy among the members?

Or could it have been discovered through other means?

For example…

Some kind of supernatural ability?

Among supernatural abilities, there are things like mind-reading or future prediction.

Of course, both are extremely rare abilities, and there were no such ability users under Roxanne’s command.

“…Sigh. I guess nothing will change even if I sit here and think about it.”

Yudahee clicked her tongue, then took out a cellphone from her pocket and made a call to a certain girl.

After a moment of hearing the dial tone, the call was finally answered.

It was Yuzabel.

“What’s the matter?”

“I thought you might be slacking off~.”

“…If you’re busy, please refrain from calling unless it’s important.”

“Oh, so nothing special happened?”

“No.”

A while ago, Yoo Da-hee had contacted Yoo Ja-bell with a request.

That request was to keep an eye on several key figures in the church, including Roxanne and Cynthia.

Yoo Ja-bell had an exceptional ability to observe.

For her, monitoring, observing, and exploring specific targets while hiding her own body was a piece of cake.

Of course, she couldn’t continuously use her extraordinary ability, so she had to take breaks from time to time.

“Are Roxanne and Cynthia still staying at the church?”

“Yes, they’ve been quite busy lately and hardly moving. I also checked Roxanne’s schedule, and it seems she plans to stay at the church throughout the summer vacation.”

Yoo Da-hee scratched her cheek with one hand.

No sign of them moving at all?

The biggest auction in Busan is about to start soon, right?

Roxanne would never waste this opportunity.

Does that mean Alex doesn’t know that he’s attacking the auction house?

“Hmm. Really?”

Yoo Da-hee pondered for a moment.

Should she just keep an eye on Roxanne and the church faction like this?

It seems that Roxanne and all the church members won’t be participating in the upcoming Busan Auction.

But why?

A foreboding feeling, as if something ominous is about to happen at the auction house, keeps resounding deep within my heart.

Perhaps it’s the uneasiness that arose from losing several members in vain.

However, it wouldn’t hurt to be cautious.

After all, isn’t it enough to mend the barn after losing the cow once or twice?

How much has Yoo Da-hee suffered to gather villains with this level of potential?

I don’t want to lose any more members over trivial matters.

“Sigh, there’s nothing else we can do… Yoo Jae-belle.”

“Yes?”

“I’m sorry, but can you come down to Busan on the first train tomorrow morning?”

“Suddenly?”

“I’m sorry. It’s a bit sudden, but I think it’s best to go to Busan after all.”

Yoo Jae-belle was slightly taken aback.

Why on earth should she come to Busan out of the blue?

She couldn’t make heads or tails of why she was being called to Busan when she was supposed to monitor the Rock Sannyeu Church’s influence.

“Why? Is something happening in Busan?”

“I’ll explain everything when we meet at the station tomorrow.”

“What about the surveillance?”

“I’ll assign it to someone else. Well, they might not be as good as you, but it’s better than not surveilling at all.”

“…I don’t understand what you’re thinking again.”

In between the windows, Isabelle let out a deep sigh.

It could be said that Yoo Da-hee’s sudden strange request was unexpected.

If she was somewhat accustomed to it, or rather, because she was accustomed to it, Isabelle raised her voice as if there was no choice.

“Anyway, I got it.”

“Oh, cool huh? Thank you.”

“I’ve received something from you so far.”

“Is that so?”

“Anyway, Yoo Da-hee, see you tomorrow. I’ll call you when I arrive. Oh, and from now on, if something like this happens, you should tell me in advance, okay? Got it?”

“I got it, I got it.”

With a click, she hung up the phone.

Yoo Da-hee slammed the phone onto the desk and slumped back into the chair.

“I hope there won’t be anything special this time….”

However, Yoo Da-hee’s instinct, which smelled an unknown ominous scent, slithered like a snake and whispered quietly in her ear.

Something will happen at this auction.

“…I should prepare in my own way. Since it’s the largest event, there will be a lot of annoying people gathered there.”

Originally, Yoo Da-hee wouldn’t have gone to the auction house.

She had other things to do during the auction period.

But the future was continuously changing because of Lee Jin-hyuk.

Whether it was in a good direction or a bad direction, she couldn’t tell.

“Since the original content has changed, could Yoo Da-hee also come, not just Alex…? It’s been quite unsettling lately because of Rock San-nu.”

At a certain auction market in Busan.

“Huh? What did you just say, Jin-hyuk?”

“Oh, it’s nothing, really.”

Soyeon and I were leisurely walking through the street market together.

“By the way, even though it’s midsummer, there are so many people in the market. Aren’t they all hot?”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

The Life and Auction, held for a week.

According to the game setting, it can be considered as a kind of festival, one of the largest events in Busan.

During the period of this Life and Auction, the number of street vendors, food stalls, peddlers, and so on, whether illegal or legal, is truly countless.

It can be said that various rare items are frequently traded in the dirty streets.

If you have a good eye and luck, it is not entirely impossible to realize the dream of striking it rich with a small amount of money.

Of course, you will most likely be scammed many times.

Nevertheless, various peculiarities, wealthy individuals, fanatical collectors, and ambitious small-time traders from all over the world gather in Busan, where countless counterfeits and genuine items are gathered in one place.

To enjoy the one-week Life and Auction, whether it’s short or long.

And the highlight of this auction market is none other than the Atto Auction House.

Due to the rumor that mysterious artifacts and dungeon items will be exhibited at the largest auction house this time, the attention of numerous people was focused.

As a result, the security measures and precautions were strict.

Not only the auction house’s own security, but also the participants in the auction, most of them are likely to be members of factions, heroes, or mercenaries, so even if it’s the Rebellion of the World, there would be no straightforward answer.

Well, I mean, not straightforwardly.

“Are both of them enjoying the auction?”

“Seolhyun, we’re here to have fun, aren’t we?”

Yoo Seolhyun approached slowly, wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Under the sunlight, Yoo Seolhyun greeted calmly, but Soyeon found it unsatisfactory and changed the subject.

However, Yoo Seolhyun just smiled politely and gracefully, brushing it off.

“Nothing unexpected will happen right away today, right? So shouldn’t we rest when we have the chance?”

“If you can’t say it….”

Soyeon sighed.

But she didn’t pursue the conversation further.

Does she firmly believe in my future foresight ability?

Perhaps both of them trust in future foresight, which is why they think nothing special will happen today.

No… but still.

The original content I knew has changed a lot, so I can’t accurately guess what will happen, which makes me a little uneasy…

…I can’t even tell them about it.

I approached Yoo Seolhyun and whispered in a quiet voice.

“Seolhyun, I told you. The future is always unstable. Just by seeing the future, it can change, and it can change depending on external factors.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“To be honest, there are many uncertainties about this situation. There’s even a possibility that they won’t even attack.”

Rebellion is currently causing a lot of trouble because of Roxanne, right?

Because of that, it seems like they’re being cautious lately, but they wouldn’t completely abandon the idea of attacking the auction house, right?

Of course, considering the personality of Alex that I know, it doesn’t seem likely.

No, well, if they don’t come barging in at all, then no one would get hurt and the auction would end without any trouble, which would undoubtedly be a good thing. But if those bastards don’t give up the auction items, it would put me in a slightly awkward position.

I didn’t tell Soyeon, but the truth is, I was also planning to steal.

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All sorts of auction items that include the blessings of the stars.

Ah, to be precise…

I meant that I was secretly planning to gulp down the auction items Alex stole.