Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game - Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game chapter 73

73 – Awakening (4)

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“What’s with you?”

Sung Yura subtly furrowed her brow.

No wonder, considering Jin So-yeon had shaken her body a few times and then casually crushed the restraints with her bare hands. It was an absurd sight, much like crushing toy handcuffs sold at a stationery store when she was a child.

“How did you do that?”

Those restraints could bind even pro-heroes.

Designed to immobilize and disable the limbs of an active hero, they boasted considerable durability and restraining power.

It wasn’t something as trivial as Jin So-yeon being capable of it.

Of course, if you possessed a powerful supernatural ability, it would be a different story.

For example, breaking free from this level of restraint wouldn’t be difficult for someone with Ryan Jones’s supernatural abilities.

But Jin So-yeon was different.

As far as Sung Yura knew, Jin So-yeon’s supernatural ability wasn’t of such a formidable kind.

It was a type of buff-oriented supernatural ability.

An ability to slightly enhance or weaken objects in physical contact.

In short, whether sharpening the blade more or making it dull, strengthening or weakening the shield, and so on.

It has some versatility, but the effects are not that impressive.

At least, it wasn’t something Seongyura needed to worry too much about.

But how did she break those restraints?

Could Jin Soyeon’s extraordinary ability not have shattered them?

“Seongyura…!”

“….”

With a voice thick with anger, she called out Seongyura’s name.

The golden eyes that sparkled like stars in the sky glared at Seongyura, harboring intense resentment and hatred.

As if even the dense layers of flesh could be felt, Seongyura took a casual step back.

It wasn’t that intimidating. Was it just a bluff? The atmosphere? It somehow made her think of Yudahee.

That child was always smiling, so she didn’t notice much. But when the expression twisted, it felt similar to Yudahee.

Step by step, as Jin Soyeon approached, Seongyura licked her lips slightly.

She seemed so excited to the point of losing her composure that it seemed communication might be impossible.

First, she had to corner Jin Soyeon.

“Hey, what are you all staring at so stupidly? Don’t you need to subdue her right away?”

“…Yes!”

At Seongyura’s shout, her subordinates quickly drew their weapons.

Four subordinates in total.

They all seemed to possess the skills of active heroes, so dealing with someone like Jin Soyeon should be easily within their capabilities.

After all, hadn’t Jin Soyeon been subdued by several villains before?

She didn’t know how those restraints were broken, but with this level of power, she believed it was more than enough.

Until she faced Jin Soyeon who had lost her composure.

***

“Somehow, the mansion seems quite noisy. The security personnel are fewer than expected. Huh. It’s hard to sense movements or magic flows well inside the mansion, so I can’t know for sure.”

We successfully sneaked into Seongyura’s study using a secret passage.

Occasionally, we encountered villains along the way, but Isiun’s bodyguards quickly subdued them, allowing us to safely reach the study.

They were indeed Isiun’s professional bodyguards, weren’t they?

Their skills were outstanding, and they truly seemed like bodyguards of a large corporation.

The followers that Roxanne brought also had excellent rear support abilities, helping a lot by subduing and incapacitating the villains.

In the game, we had to conquer this mansion solely with the strength of the protagonist and their companions, making it quite challenging. However, with the help of the pros, it became remarkably easier.

If we hadn’t received their assistance, we wouldn’t have reached the study without being detected. The path to this study was indeed quite treacherous.

The security was strict, with surveillance devices like CCTV scattered throughout. That’s because something very important was hidden in this study.

“Let’s see… It must be here, right here….”

As I carefully recalled my memories and touched the books on the shelf in order, a secret safe hidden among them started to reveal itself with a creaking sound.

I quickly entered the password and opened the safe door. Inside, I could see confidential ledgers of Sung Yura, along with items that could be the weaknesses of politicians, business figures, and celebrities.

“It really exists. Honestly, when you mentioned it earlier, I was a bit skeptical.”

“I never thought such things would be hidden in a place like a study.”

I Siwoon and Roxanne expressed slight admiration.

When we discussed the location of the ledger and the password for the safe earlier, they only wore suspicious expressions as if to say, ‘How do you know that?’ Since I couldn’t properly disclose the source of the information, bringing them to the study without arousing suspicion wasn’t an easy task.

But showing them finding the secret passage and gaining a bit of trust after Yusulhyun supported my words allowed me to somehow convince them to come this far.

“The source of the information was unclear and suspicious, but anyway, it’s fortunate.”

Siwoon silently looked at me. His eyes carried a hint of doubt about how I knew all this, but it seemed like he didn’t want to question it now, probably because there was no room for trivial matters when Soyeon was being held captive.

As for the others, if Siwoon and Roxanne agreed, they would follow silently.

“Then, Jinho. Report to Yusulhyun that we have secured the evidence.”

“Yeah, sure.”

I took pictures of various pieces of evidence and the ledger and sent them to her.

Although delivering them in person would have been best, the time was tight, so I decided to inform Yusulhyun of securing the evidence through the photos.

In reality, it was a task that could be accomplished by sending one person back, but I didn’t want to waste energy after coming this far.

A moment later, Yusulhyun sent an OK sign.

Oh, what’s this? I thought photos might be rejected, but fortunately, that wasn’t the case. It seemed Yusulhyun wasn’t as meticulous as I had thought.

Yusulhyun sent a message.

– When you signal, I’ll send the clan members.

“Then prepare it right away. I’ll probably send the signal within 5 minutes.”

“5 minutes?”

“Yeah.”

There was no more time to waste.

It was close to Sungyura’s inner room.

In my heart, I wanted to send the Clan members of Yuseolhyun right away, hoping to disperse the forces, but if I did it wrong, Soyoen’s life could be in danger.

Soyoen’s life was being held hostage.

Therefore, it was better to ensure Soyeon’s safety and at the same time have the Gaon Nuri Clan members create a distraction by creating a commotion.

That way, we could prevent Sungyura’s reinforcements from rushing in all at once.

“Send a signal around 5 minutes later so that Yuseolhyun’s Clan members can enter and divert the attention of the villains. Then, proceed directly to Sungyura’s room.”

Where Soyeon was, was inside Sungyura’s room.

Thanks to the expensive magic device, we could accurately track Soyeon’s location.

“Everyone, remember. As I mentioned earlier, the top priority is Soyeon and Sungyura. Since there’s a high possibility of strong guards nearby, we need to act quickly.”

“Yes.”

“There may be top-level villains.”

James and Beom Taekyeong, the core forces of Sungyura.

These two could be considered Sungyura’s right and left arms, respectively.

Both had powerful supernatural abilities, and according to their character settings, they could demonstrate skills at the level of the top rank in a short period.

Even a well-developed protagonist team in the game had to use methods to individually defeat them, as it was quite difficult to take them down when they were together.

Even if the protagonist team had grown to a certain extent, fighting them recklessly would likely result in bloodshed.

“The only fortunate thing is that Beom Taekyeong is likely to have gone toward the abandoned building,” according to what Roksan said.

According to him, Sungyura was under the misconception that I was quite strong.

Moreover, considering Sungyura’s personality, it was likely that, in preparation for unforeseen circumstances, she had deployed at least one powerful force.

If I knew Sungyura well.

“Well, even if there’s no Beom Taekyeong, there’s still the monster James.”

None of us were top-ranking ability users.

Dealing with James one-on-one was difficult.

Of course, there were mid- and high-ranking guards close to his level, so dealing with him to some extent was possible.

In addition, since James manipulated shadows, he was vulnerable to strong light.

By using powerful flashes, such as flash grenades, it was possible to restrain him to some extent until Soyeon and Sungyura were captured.

There must be other bodyguards in Seong Yura’s room in addition to James, but it was our problem to figure out how to take them down effectively.

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If we could just temporarily block James’ most threatening movements, that would be enough.

Because once we capture the queen, the game is over.

As long as we only hold on to Seong Yura, that is.

“Alright, shall we go then?”

We slowly made our way towards Seong Yura’s room.

I had expected there to be other bodyguards around the room, but the area in front of Seong Yura’s door was completely empty.

“The room seems quite chaotic. I can also sense the presence of magic.”

“Oh, yes. That’s true.”

I nodded at Seong Doha’s words.

Although the soundproofing was well done, I could sense that there were quite a few issues within Seong Yura’s room as we approached closely.

What could be happening?

“…Anyway, let’s start infiltrating slowly now. I will open the door and throw a flashbang, and then we charge in.”

“Yes. Understood.”

“Is everyone ready?”

I quickly scanned through the people one last time.

Ishiwoon and Loksanne nodded vigorously, showing that they were ready, and other bodyguards and believers also took up combat stances with their weapons out.

“Then…”

I immediately signaled Yuseolhyeon.

And then, a loud bang rang throughout the mansion.

The windows rattled and the loud noise continued one after another, to the point where our shoulders shook. It seemed like they were intentionally trying to attract attention.

What are they doing outside, not even carrying out an artillery barrage?

“Alright, let’s start the infiltration…”

“Ah! Seriously, not even able to properly suppress that woman. What are they doing now?!”

There was a woman who forcefully pushed open the door and came out.

“Annoying. Hey, all of you! I’m going to the study, so make sure to properly restrain her and bring her to me! Got it…?”

Seong Yura blinked her eyes repeatedly as she looked at us, who had been waiting outside the door with our weapons at the ready.

She had an astonished expression on her face.

“…Uh, what?”

Ah, our eyes met.

In an instant, Sung Yura screamed in horror.

“Yes, yes, why are you alive?!”

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