Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game - Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game chapter 75

75 – The End (1)

075.

Inside the VIP room of SL Seoul Hospital.

The room was adorned with luxurious interior, a 4K television, and pristine marble and luxury furniture.

Though it was a premium room costing nearly two million won a day, Ishiwoon was taken aback and quickly admitted Soyeon when she collapsed weakly and couldn’t get up.

Originally, a VIP room of this caliber would be fully booked, often favored by conglomerate leaders, celebrities, and heroes. However, it was kept vacant for the SL Group family.

Anyway, Ishiwoon was quite something, making a fuss like this.

I wonder why he’s going to such lengths.

Of course, his expression was quite dry, but the gaze he directed at Soyeon was filled only with worry and concern.

A rich kid and a pure-hearted man….

If she were a girl, she would probably fall head over heels with hearts floating around. Soyeon still seemed a bit indifferent.

Well, anyway, the test results revealed that excessive use of extraordinary abilities led to mental contamination and exhaustion.

A few days of rest in the hospital room would be enough for a full recovery. There seemed to be no need to worry.

“….”

I sat quietly on the chair, looking down at Soyeon, and soon took out my phone to read a few internet articles.

The story of Sung Yura was making big headlines in connection with this incident.

– “The Back View of Sung Yura from Jung-oh Church!” A clergy stained with denial.

– ‘All sorts of corruption and decay?’ The ugly reality of the saint candidate.

– Illegal drug dealing, kidnapping, confinement, brainwashing… Who on earth is Sung Yura?!

– “Evil Sung Yura is a Union student!”… Union embroiled in controversy again after the attack on evil!

– [Exclusive] Gaon Nuri Clan, cooperating with investigative agencies! Arresting the worst villains!

– “Isn’t it excessive suppression?” The burning mansion and piles of corpses.

Countless internet articles poured out.

Under the law on the punishment of specific violent crimes, Sung Yura’s personal information was disclosed through the media. Normally, if the suspect is a minor, they would be protected under the Youth Protection Act, but due to Sung Yura being an extraordinary ability user, special laws were applied.

Moreover, there was quite substantial evidence of the crimes Sung Yura had committed.

Not only the evidence obtained from the secret safe but also what was stored in some parts of the basement. Combined, it could be said to be tremendous.

Even if we only considered the violent crimes that could be proven immediately, there were attempted murder, solicitation for murder, threats, kidnapping, confinement, drugging, luring and human trafficking, drug dealing and brokering, import and manufacture, and so on.

Oh well, why is there so much of this?

However, there were many undisclosed criminal activities besides this.

Seong Yura, in order to succeed, lived a life of doing bad things diligently.

If only she had stopped and reconsidered, it wouldn’t have turned out like this.

“By the way, Yuseolhyun, he did quite well in handling the aftermath.”

I’m not sure how it worked out in English, but we infiltrated Seong Yura’s mansion, clashed with her, and cooperated with the prosecution to dismantle the criminal organization.

I heard that we coordinated with the prosecution, the police, and the media, but I never expected it to be handled so well.

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Fortunately, in the media, stories about us, Soyeon, Isiwoon, and Roxanne were neatly omitted.

Is it because of the Gaon Nuri Clan’s influence?

No, no. Even so, is it really like that? Yuseolhyun, why are you so capable?

It was worth becoming friends with Yuseolhyun. Even in this incident alone, if it weren’t for Yuseolhyun’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to rescue Soyeon safely.

Indeed, in South Korea, connections are everything, the best.

Should I continue to befriend those with good backgrounds in the future?

“Well. Leaving that aside, this sword…”

I scratched my chin for a moment and tightly gripped the sword Yuseolhyun handed me.

It was a bit scorched, but I could tell it was a good sword. A kind of peacemaker crafted by a master.

Yuseolhyun personally brought it to me from the burnt-down mansion. She noticed that my sword and the one she brought were somehow connected by an unknown force. I guess they’re a set.

Apparently, Yuseolhyun thought it was the sword I lost in the mansion since she wasn’t present at the scene. Ironically, I was seeing such a sword for the first time in my life.

But I could roughly guess who the owner of this sword was.

Because the circumstantial evidence was clear.

“Vitellante…”

I heard that traces of intense combat and several unidentified charred bodies were found at the scene of the fire.

It seemed that Vitellante had entered and clashed with Seong Yura just before I infiltrated her mansion.

It made sense because through this sword, the location of the sword could be determined.

Considering the strangely low number of security personnel and James, who was at the highest rank, being injured, it seemed certain.

Given Vitellante’s strength in accordance with the world setting, it could easily be so.

“Ah. It feels a bit uncomfortable that someone unrelated died because of me.”

It didn’t feel good that someone who had no connection with me had met their demise. Of course, I couldn’t deny my responsibility, but indirectly, it did have an impact. It left an unsettling feeling.

“Death… This doesn’t seem like tomorrow’s business. I could die if I make a mistake, couldn’t I?”

After all, I was a character with a scheduled death.

The death within the game triggered a clash between Soyeon’s awakening and the rebellion members.

It had its own significance, one could say.

However, whether by luck or misfortune, it seemed that through this event, Soyeon awakened without my dying.

Later, I discovered that Soyeon seemed to have taken down all the guards in Sung Yuri’s room.

Those guards were roughly of mediocre skill level.

They were powerful enough that an average aspiring hero would never have been able to defeat them. Yet, Soyeon supposedly took them all down, indicating her awakening in the game’s context.

It was truly unexpected.

According to Soyeon, she thought I had died through the CCTV.

To think she would awaken something like an awakening, following my death as per the game’s setting—honestly, it was a bit astonishing.

In truth, I had my doubts.

I was questioning whether Soyeon truly needed my death to awaken.

Upon reflection, awakening of supernatural abilities is often associated with death.

When someone dear dies.

When one experiences the threat of death.

When one is half-dead and comes back to life.

…According to the setting, an abnormal release of stress and intense emotions related to death triggers the awakening of supernatural abilities or something like that.

“Could I awaken my abilities if I face a life-threatening situation or if someone dear to me dies?”

But, haven’t I faced life-threatening situations several times, and haven’t my dear parents passed away?

“All that’s left is coming back from being half-dead… Ugh.”

Of course, even if that were the case, it’s highly unlikely I would awaken any abilities.

Because if I had the talent to awaken them on my own, I would’ve done so long ago.

I was destined to leave the stage in the game without ever awakening my abilities.

At this point, the likelihood of awakening my abilities by coming back from being half-dead seemed exceedingly low.

Is there any other way? Any alternative?

Regardless, I want those abilities.

Because to fight alongside the rebellion members later on, I’ll need to become stronger. Relics might have their limits.

“…Hmm. What if I didn’t come back from being half-dead but actually died once?”

As nonsensical as it sounds, there are artifacts that can resurrect someone who has died once.

In the first place, revival items are essential in RPG games.

In the game, you can obtain them as long as you have money, but in the world’s lore, they’re classified as exceedingly rare and precious items.

Therefore, in a reality where the world setting is faithfully reflected, obtaining it through ordinary means is impossible.

However, it’s not entirely impossible to acquire a resurrection item.

This is because artifacts related to resurrection are scheduled to be auctioned a few months from now.

The so-called ‘Blessing of the Stars,’ a ring.

The Blessing of the Stars is a consumable resurrection item that has the effect of resurrecting the user when they die.

Haven’t you been diligently investing in stocks until now to obtain that artifact?

It seemed like the time had come to gradually sell off the stocks that had not been converted into cash.

‘A resurrection item… I’d really like to have one. It’s good to have something like insurance since you never know when or how you might die.’

Compared to the awakened Soyeon and the mighty Isiwoon Kangdae, I am too weak.

It would be good to have the Blessing of the Stars to survive the threats that lie ahead.

I wanted to have artifacts related to resurrection, not necessarily for the sake of awakening supernatural abilities but to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

As I originally had a fate to die, a fate to die.

‘Thinking like this feels a bit strange.’

While it is the typical route for the Romance Hero Academy for me to die, calling it a fate to die makes it feel peculiar.

Honestly, it’s not good.

Even though I already know the story of the Romance Hero Academy has deviated a lot and there are ways not to die, I couldn’t shake off the uncomfortable feeling.

‘Well, anyway, since I’ll keep getting involved with Rebellion members, I’ll likely face many dangerous situations.’

The villains of Rebellion who will block Soyeon’s path in the future.

As they have already arrested Sung Yura, it’s obvious that they harbor unfavorable feelings towards us.

Although the media has conveniently left out our story, it’s hard to believe that they wouldn’t know the truth of the incident.

Why Sung Yura was arrested.

‘I wonder what will happen to Sung Yura.’

Suddenly, Sung Yura came to mind.

Honestly, it doesn’t seem like she’ll be imprisoned normally.

Because, given the state of Sung Yura, who has lost power, wealth, and subordinates after committing numerous wrongdoings and manipulating the weaknesses of others, the outcome is as clear as day.

Sung Yura knows too much.

Not only the identities of Rebellion members but also the weaknesses of influential people.

Could she be facing a fate similar to that in the game? I let out a slight sigh.

I wasn’t particularly sorry for Sung Yura or worried about her, but knowing someone’s end is complex in many ways.

There won’t be anyone wishing for her death.

Me, Seong Yura, anyone for that matter.