Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

23 – Side Quest Dungeon Exploration Failure and Strategy (3)

*30Th 6:56. Episode 22 Yoo Seol-hyeon’s dialogue part has been edited.

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024.

Inductive argument.

To put it simply, it means thinking, ‘It was right in the past, so it will be right in the future.’

I gave many clues to Yoo Seol-hyeon during my time at the academy.

Weaknesses and shortcomings of the opposing team.

High success rate strategies and strategies.

A hero team secretly run by Yoo Seol-hyeon.

How to conquer the dungeon you are currently exploring, etc.

Considering these numerous clues, it is highly likely that Yoo Seol-hyeon will come to one conclusion.

Predicting the future.

Given the worldview, it is not the case that there were no people with abnormal abilities to predict the future, so it would not be too strange if Yoo Seol-hyeon committed this error of induction.

Of course, there are many grounds to refute.

If I really had the ability to predict the future, there would have been quite a few things I wouldn’t have done or things I’d wonder why I didn’t do.

However, Yoo Seol-hyeon is a person with high self-esteem.

In order to maintain their self-esteem, these people are likely to select only information that supports their logic and exclude information that does not.

It is a type of psychological defense mechanism, and can be said to be similar to seeing and remembering only comments that acknowledge one’s logic when one’s logic is refuted on places such as the Internet.

If you do so, you may fall into confirmation bias.

In other words, it is easy to believe only what you want to believe.

‘…… ‘Well, I’m not in a position to tell anyone else.’

Most people tend to make judgments based on experience, and I also could not escape the error of induction.

Didn’t I also believe in the memories of my past life and commit various acts?

Performance evaluation strategy, gibbon strategy, Yoo Seol-hyeon’s persuasion method, etc…….

If the memory of my past life had been wrong, it was clear that I would have been in an awkward situation in many ways.

What if the gibbon’s weakness was actually different than in the game?

Even if a variety of information was collected comprehensively and the information from the previous life was compared and analyzed before the move was made, the danger remained the same.

Also, even if all of my past life memories were correct up to now, there was no guarantee that they would continue to be correct in the future.

As my life was at stake, I needed to be more careful.

‘…… Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t completely believe in your memories of your past life.’

Because all the information so far has been correct.

As previously thought, it was necessary to be careful about the error of induction, but there was no need to unilaterally distrust the memories of one’s past life.

If you don’t use your past life memories in the first place, it will be very difficult to deal with future events.

The memories of this past life were my greatest strength and strongest weapon.

In order to survive, paradoxically, he had to risk his life to prove his point.

Therefore, what I need most now is not to tremble and debate whether the memories of my past life are right or wrong.

Use the memories of your past life as much as possible, but find a ‘way’ to protect your life from threats if things go wrong.

And in finding this method, conquering the Yeongdeungsan dungeon was essential.

Based on information from my past life and current life, there is a very high probability that the item I want is sleeping in that dungeon.

An item that can create numerous variables.

Ah, but otherwise… ….

“…… Jinhyuk Lee.”

“… ….”

I was taken out of my thoughts by her quiet voice of Seolhyeon Yoo, and I lifted my head and looked at her.

Yoo Seol-hyeon began her story, looking up into space for a moment, as if she was somewhat weak, confused, and strange.

“When it came to conquering the Yeongdeungsan dungeon, I pushed myself a bit too hard.”

Her voice slowly rang in my ears, like a drop of water falling on the shore of a quiet lake.

“Given the size of the dungeon, the concentration of magic power, the environment inside the dungeon, and the monsters that appear at the beginning, I thought it would be possible to attack it.”

As Yoo Seol-hyeon said, the Yeongdeungsan dungeon is not that difficult.

Except for the presence of a few traps and boss monsters.

“I was actually confident. “I was receiving regular calls saying that the strategy was progressing smoothly.”

Soon, Yoo Seol-hyeon took a deep breath and kissed her lips.

“But I just got a call. “Not only did they fail to conquer the dungeon, but several heroes went missing.”

The so-called rescue quest.

Based on my past life memories, there are only 4 days left.

“We are currently urgently forming a rescue team…… “I think the rescue team will set off tomorrow after gathering more accurate information and preparing various equipment.”

If the story proceeds according to the official setting without the main character helping, the next rescue operation will probably end in failure.

“It’s unofficial, but as I run it and approved the dungeon raid…… You can’t escape internal responsibility. “It’s probably biting here and there.”

Unfortunately, he would be attacked by his family first.

From her brothers and sisters, who can be said to be competitors in their own way.

“And the current situation cannot be resolved simply by securing the missing personnel. “Unless you go beyond rescuing people and attack the dungeon at all.”

The idea of making up for her mistakes with success was a very dangerous idea, but it was proof of how nervous she was at the moment.

“For this reason, the information you showed me earlier has become essential…… “It’s so absurd.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon suddenly spoke to me with calm eyes.

“By the way. Isn’t the situation a bit strange? “It’s the same for why you called me today and why you showed me such information.”

“… ….”

“Don’t you think this series of lines is too blatant?”

“… ….”

Yoo Seol-hyeon looks at me with suspicious eyes.

Her mind must be quite complicated.

You may be wondering if you really have the ability to predict the future.

However, to explain the current situation, future predictions are the most effective.

“Did you really know this in advance? “That it’s going to be like this?”

“Hmm.”

I paused for a moment.

Despite having leaked so many clues, the fact that I didn’t say from the beginning, ‘Yes, that’s right, I actually have precognitive abilities!’ If I say it with my own mouth, not only does it lose objective credibility, but considering Yoo Seol-hyun’s personality, it only raises suspicions. Because it could have been done.

Also, he could have done something useless to prove that he had the ability to predict the future.

She thought it would be much better to maintain her ambiguous attitude and try to gently guide her to her understanding.

But at this point, it seemed like it would be okay for her to falsely admit that she had the ability to predict the future.

It seemed like Yoo Seol-hyun was already convinced that I had the ability to predict the future.

At that level, it would have been better to reveal it.

And considering the direction of the story, it was more effective to base it on the ability to predict the future.

‘…… We worked hard to build up, but it’s all done, right? I wonder if it’s okay if I reveal it little by little.’

I eventually made a decision.

It may be a lie, but by revealing that I have the ability to foresee, my words will have more credibility.

If she believes without any doubt.

“Well, it would be strange to keep being vague after coming this far. “You’re right, Yoo Seol-hyeon.”

“!”

“I knew it to some extent.”

“Then…” ….”

“It’s not like I can use it whenever I want. There are certain conditions. Oh, of course the conditions are a secret.”

“… ….”

In reality, those with the ability to predict the future were unable to completely control their future predictions, and the activation conditions were different.

“And don’t think about it too complicated now. Because you need this data now and I just want to get you paid for it. “Let’s make some kind of deal.”

I quickly changed the topic. There were many things I wanted to gain and many things I needed to gain through dealing with her.

“First of all, you may have doubts about my abilities. Just because a few things are correct, you can’t trust them all. But isn’t it okay to lose money?”

Yoo Seol-hyeon just listened quietly.

“As long as you are familiar with the contents of this material, there will be no significant harm.”

Of course, she wrote it down because it was a weakness, but in fact, if it wasn’t a weakness, she could have been in big trouble, but she would be able to distinguish between information that it’s okay to believe and information that could be dangerous if she believes it.

“Of course, the choice is free.”

“Ha.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon looked conflicted for a moment, and then he let out a bitter sigh.

Since the rescue operation was conducted without much information about the dungeon, they would probably want more information.

Even if the source of the information is a little unstable.

“You can’t just share this data with your team members…… “I’ll have to go into the dungeon myself.”

I was going to go in anyway.

Your abnormal ability is quite useful when exploring dungeons.

Also, you probably feel something similar to regret and responsibility for the disappearance of the heroes.

“Are you okay? The academy probably won’t like it. And if a student were to participate, public opinion would be a bit noisy.”

“It’s not illegal, right? “There is no need to worry about public opinion since you have a temporary hero license in the first place.”

When Yoo Seol-hyeon, an academy trainee, participated in the rescue team herself, she would have been criticized in many ways, but all she had to do was not be found out that she was running the team herself.

“By the way, you Jinhyuk Lee.”

“Huh?”

“Why did you reveal your abilities to me?”

There is a strangeness in her eyes.

“Have you ever thought that I could catch you and force you to spit out information?”

“… ….”

You were also somewhat aware that you were a bit of a b*tch.

“If you could really predict the future, wouldn’t you know how dangerous your actions are? “Isn’t that why you didn’t inform us until now on purpose?”

She is right.

Everyone wants the ability to predict the future.

This would mean that there are many people who want to force it.

“Or… ….”

He glances at me once.

“…… “Are you doing this because you know I won’t do that?”

“… ….”

Well, I was almost certain.

I’m not memorizing your character settings for no reason.

I also heard your information from many places and observed it for several months…… Considering everything, I thought you would never force me.

If I just cooperate well.

“Those are scary words. I’ll just say I believed it. “We’re classmates.”

“That’s a stupid answer, not worthy of being a first-class theoretical expert.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon reacted as if she was dumbfounded.

They said it was a stupid answer, but it didn’t seem like they were laughing at all.

“So what…… Say it once. “You said you would get paid?”

“Hmm.”

What should I receive in return for handing over the strategy book to Seolhyeon Yoo?

In fact, it was decided from the beginning.

If the strategy had failed once and I had not been in a desperate situation, it was a price I might not have accepted.

“Is it okay to have two?”

“As long as it is not unreasonable.”

“Okay, then…… First, give me the right to preferentially select one of the items you will obtain from the Yeongdeungsan dungeon.”

“…… “Hmm?”

When asked for preferential distribution rights for farming items, Yoo Seol-hyeon slightly tilts her head and then smiles.

I think she figured out why I wanted to do business with her.

“…… I don’t have the authority to distribute the achievements obtained from dungeons as I please, but it’s not impossible if I use some force. Or you can steal it separately.”

“Really?”

“But Jinhyuk Lee, you seem to know what items are in there?”

It was a bit of a mischievous question, but I didn’t take it too seriously.

“So what are you going to do?”

“Well, okay. “For now, rescue is the top priority.”

She nodded her head gently.

As I said, rescue and attack were the top goals.

‘Considering Yoo Seol-hyun’s personality, even if a coveted item comes out, she probably won’t change her mind later.’

If you successfully clear the dungeon with the information I gave you, I wouldn’t be happy if you and I, who have the ability to predict the future, have a falling out just because of that one item.

Ah, of course, it was a bit too good of an item to call it an item.

“And the second thing is, I won’t bother Soyeon.”

“Huh?”

Yoo Seol-hyeon blinks her eyes as if it was a bit unexpected.

“Is that the second condition?”

“I know you don’t like Soyeon, but please stop doing that anymore.”

“… ….”

He was silent for a moment and suddenly scratched his cheek.

“I heard you broke up, but you were thinking about me quite a bit, right?”

“I think I’ve said several times that it wasn’t a bad breakup. And because we are childhood friends.”

“Childhood friend…….”

Yoo Seol-hyeon, who seemed to think for a moment, looked up.

“Okay, okay. “I will do that.”

“You don’t deny that you bullied me?”

I shook my head as if I was dumbfounded.

“Anyway, well, okay. “I’ll hand you the materials first.”

“Yes.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon, who was handed the strategy booklet for Mt. Yeongdeung that I carefully created, looked through the material for a short period of time.

Then suddenly.

“Jinhyuk Lee. “You asked me to make a deal, right?”

Yoo Seol-hyeon took her eyes off the data and spoke to me.

“It looks like you want a certain item in the dungeon, but you didn’t have the confidence to attack it alone, so you gave me the information, right? “I’m going to use my team to get it.”

“You, no way.”

“Oh, don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying I’m suddenly going to do something or change my words. Just… ….”

Yoo Seol Hyun immediately denied what I said and slowly stretched out his tone a little and gradually moved his lips.

“…… “I just want to add one more transaction to you.”

“Details of transaction?”

“Uh.”

The moment I thought about what on earth she was saying, she opened her mouth.

“Let’s go to the dungeon together.”

I was silent for a moment at Yoo Seol-hyeon’s unexpected words.

You want to go to the dungeon together?

With me?

“I briefly read the material you gave me and it wasn’t bad. But wouldn’t it be easier if you went together?”

“… ….”

“I’ll hire you as a tactical advisor. Oh, of course the rewards will be generous. “How about 50% of the reward I’ll get individually?”

“…… “The rewards themselves are many.”

Let’s split personal rewards 5:5?

If converted into money, it would be quite a lot of money.

Because there are a lot of things that can make money in places like dungeons. Of course, this does not mean that all dungeons are like this, but the Yeongdeungsan dungeon is.

“Of course you can refuse. As I said, it’s an additional deal. “I think the dungeon attack itself will be fine just with the materials you gave me.”

Can I refuse?

That sounds ridiculous.

Yoo Seol-hyeon asked a question implicitly.

Can I trust the data you gave me?

Can I trust your abilities?

Are you confident?

To give Yoo Seol-hyeon more trust and confidence, it might be a good idea to participate together. If you refuse here, it may be a bit bad in the long run.

‘Have you decided that it would be better for me to be by your side in case of an emergency?’

Because she thinks I have the ability to predict the future.

The side effects of falsely revealing abilities are already appearing.

“You can’t use it in a dungeon.”

“Oh, really? Does the activation condition require at least sleep like in a precognitive dream? “I think there once was a person with such precognitive abilities.”

“Well.”

“It doesn’t matter anyway. “Whether you can use precognition or not, I also highly value your tactical skills.”

“Aren’t there veteran heroes on the rescue team? Also, wouldn’t there be a lot of talk internally if they added me, a student, to the team?”

“There is no need for you to worry about it up to that point.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon asks again.

“So are you going to participate or not?”

“…… Hmm.”

To be honest, I didn’t really want to participate.

Of course, the dungeon was not a place to enter lightly. To begin with, it was a dungeon that was so dangerous that active heroes went missing. The difficulty level of the game was low, but the reality could have been a little different.

Also, the boss monster in the dungeon was quite a troublesome opponent.

Its appearance is quite scary, so I squinted a little when I saw it in the game, but when I see it in real life…….

‘But it is also an opportunity to see for yourself how active heroes form teams and behave.’

I already know how to conquer dungeons, and I can safely(?) Gain experience in conquering dungeons……

If you think about it later, wouldn’t it be a bad idea to experience it once?

‘Still, it’s a bit…… ‘

“Jinhyuk Lee?”

‘No, wait a minute, I think it’ll be okay as long as you watch out for boss monsters and traps… ….’

“Are you listening to me?”

‘Ah, I’m worried.’

Suddenly.

“Jinhyuk Lee.”

“Ah.”

“What are you thinking so hard about? “Is it something to worry about that much?”

“…… “Because you can’t easily decide to participate in a dungeon.”

I let out a sigh.

Okay, whatever.

Assuming you have some experience in advance.

There are many mountains to overcome in the future, such as monsters, villains, dungeons, etc., So the experience of working with veteran heroes will definitely be helpful.

“Okay, I’ll participate.”

“hehehe. “Well thought out.”

“You said the rescue team would arrive tomorrow, right?”

“Uh. And I’ll text you some information you need to know.”

I nodded once and thought

‘…… ‘Maybe nothing much will happen, right?’

It was my first time entering a dungeon in person, so I was a little worried.