Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

28 – Side Quest Dungeon Exploration Failure and Strategy (8)

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It is commonly said that there is something called ‘gaming permission’.

Even if it does not fit the worldview setting, it means striking a balance for fun, convenience, and functionality as a game.

For example, even if it is a legendary weapon that can cut through mountains in the world view, aren’t there often cases where the performance is poor in the game for reasons of balance?

Also, in the RTS game Star Wars, a 1.2Km battle cruiser appears with its performance degraded to the point where it was shot down by five marines with rifles.

As such, worldview settings and in-game performance cannot be said to be proportional.

No matter how good the worldview setting is, there are many cases in which performance is drastically reduced in the game for balance.

But.

What if the world in the game became reality?

Will the performance of the numerous items that appeared in Romance Hero Academy follow the worldview setting?

Or should I follow the settings in the game?

Well, there is no need to think.

‘Of course, I follow the worldview setting.’

Gaming permission exists for the value of the game.

However, if the world in the game becomes reality, it is right to follow the world view settings.

From the beginning, we confirmed through the Internet that all the various artifacts follow the performance of the world view setting, not the performance in the game.

Therefore, the relic I am looking for must also be the same.

‘We have to find it quickly, quickly…… Where are you really?’

Relics.

There is something called a relic in this world.

Of course, objects that appear in any RPG game, have special powers, and have unknown origins are called relics.

Because it is an object of unknown origin and source, the number of relics discovered to date is very small.

Even if a relic is found, it is difficult to tell whether it is a relic or an antique just by its appearance.

It is difficult because there are many separate usage conditions and activation conditions for each.

The number of heroes and villains using relics in the current Republic of Korea can be counted on one finger.

‘I’m sure he must be here, right?’

This doesn’t mean you can definitely defeat it if you just find the relic, but at least it will buy you time until other heroes arrive.

So, we must quickly retrieve the relic and return to Yu Seol-hyeon.

‘Yoo Seol-hyun, how much longer can she endure? … You’d think I ran away…… ‘

No, actually.

Strictly speaking, running away is correct.

Because I secretly moved without telling Yoo Seol-hyeon properly.

But there is a reason.

Because if you go to Yoo Seol-hyeon and say, ‘I’m going to find a relic to defeat that snake b*tch, so just wait a moment, okay?’, He won’t nod obediently.

It is highly likely that he is trying to escape using himself as bait.

That’s why I didn’t tell Yu Seol-hyeon separately.

‘I guess I can explain it better later.’

First of all, we had to put out the urgent fire first.

I searched the lab for a while.

If I remember correctly, there must have been a relic nearby.

‘What is nowhere is…’ … ah!’

In a moment of ignorance, the only sword that came into my sight.

I hurried over and took a closer look at the sword.

It looked like it had been abandoned for a long time, but there were no traces of rust, and something sharp could be felt on the sharp blade.

‘I found it, it was here.’

This is a sword used by a man called Vigilante in the past, and although it looks ordinary on the outside, it can be said to be a pretty good sword.

But this sword itself is not a relic.

What I want are the tears of the moon, small jewel-shaped artifacts attached to the nose of this sword.

As an equipment-attachable relic, it has a unique law of absorbing and discharging magical power based on the world view.

It is one of the legendary grade relics that can be farmed in the early game and can be useful up to the early to mid game.

The performance of absorbing and discharging magical power has decreased significantly for balance in the game, but where I am now is not a game, but reality.

That means that it is possible to use the power according to the worldview setting.

Of course, I’ll have to do a test just in case.

‘Let’s see… ….’

I calmed down slightly and placed my hand on the handle. I gripped it tightly, but I didn’t feel anything special.

It was the same even when I touched the relic, Tears of the Moon. It was quiet, as if it were an ordinary jade stone rather than a relic.

Well. This can be happen.

Because this artifact also has conditions for use.

You have to make a kind of contract, and if the owner dies or falls a certain distance away, the contract is broken.

The terms of the contract are simple.

Blood.

You just need to lightly apply blood to the relic.

‘The previous owner is probably dead, so let’s give it a try.’

I slowly moved my hand and made a small wound on my finger. A few drops of blood drip. He hurriedly poured blood toward the relic. Then the relic trembled. It reacted.

‘Okay, I guess there’s a contract?’

I guess it’s a kind of feeling.

I felt as if an unknown mystery and power was blooming within me.

Let’s see how to use it.

If I remember correctly, try injecting magic power into the artifact like this…… ?

“Ugh?!”

It was a momentary thing.

I was taken aback by the behavior of the relic, which had begun to suck up what little magical energy I had, so I swung my sword carelessly.

Then, bluish magical power was released to the outside.

Like sword energy.

‘Ha…… This is a little harder than I thought…… ?’

As shown in the settings, it seems to consume quite a lot of stamina.

I’ve only used it once, but it’s quite out of breath.

Is it a bit difficult to use continuously?

‘Plus, the power is poor because I used my magic power.’

It flew like a sword and hit the wall, but all it did was a little crack.

It was not as powerful as Lee Si-woon showed.

It was a little disappointing, but it was still okay.

This is not the original method of using this relic.

‘Then let’s hurry back.’

I took a step forward, holding the sword tightly.

Toward the place where Yoo Seol-hyeon is.

***

“Ugh, ugh. They say they are persistent and persistent…… !”

“… ….”

“What, have you finally collapsed? Hey, it’s annoying.”

“… ….”

Yoo Seol-hyeon was lying on the ground, half covered in blood.

The torn clothes were no different from rags. His white skin was covered with reddish blood, and his collarbone was cracked and his right leg was broken.

‘…… ‘Move, I need to move, but I can’t.’

The body no longer moves.

The body, exhausted to the limit, no longer listened to Yoo Seol-hyeon’s words. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t budge. He didn’t even have the strength to lift a finger. I don’t even know if I’m breathing properly. I can’t even open my eyes well.

‘…… ‘Ugh, ugh.’

Even my consciousness is blurry.

I felt like I would lose consciousness right away if I relaxed.

All Yoo Seol-hyeon could do now, as she couldn’t even open her eyes properly, was to silently endure the coming end.

“I’ll burn you hard, really.”

Kate opened her mouth wide like a snake.

In an instant, an enormous amount of magic swirled inside her mouth.

Her magic power, which began to gather and gather in one place, soon condensed like a fireball.

‘…… Is it breath?’

A technique that Kate has used a few times.

Unlike before, Yu Seol-hyeon’s body size now made it impossible for her to avoid it.

Soon, that fireball will burn Yoo Seol-hyeon’s entire body.

I barely survived at the Academy not long ago, but I never thought I would be in such a life-threatening situation again in just a few weeks.

At that time, Lee Jin-hyuk saved her by shooting an arrow, but now…… Under.

Yoo Seol-hyeon snorted in his heart.

Jinhyuk Lee.

I never thought I would run away alone.

Still, I thought he was a pretty good person.

As he has always been a man who acted confidently and achieved amazing results, he thought it would be okay to build positive relationships in the future, but to hit him in the back like this.

Isn’t this the worst thing an aspiring hero could do?

A hero who abandons his companions and runs away?

It’s just ridiculous.

‘…… Yes, in the end, your life is the most precious thing. ‘He’s either a hero or not.’

In the end, Yoo Seol-hyeon closed his eyes tightly and resigned.

There was no way out of this situation, so I decided to accept his death.

But.

“Whoa…” … I’m glad.”

At the familiar man’s voice, Yoo Seol-hyeon slowly lifted his eyelids, which were as stiff as stones, and rolled his eyeballs.

Then I saw the back of a man right in front of me.

It was Jinhyuk Lee.

“He’s not dead, but just passed out…? … “

Leaving behind his self-talk, as if he was glad that he had fainted, Yoo Seol-hyeon fell into deep thought.

‘…… Didn’t he run away? ‘Why did you come back?’

I don’t know why, but Lee Jin-hyuk stood in front of Yoo Seol-hyeon, who was lying down.

He was quietly holding his sword and only looking at his Kate.

But a sword?

Lee Jin-hyuk, the archer, is a sword?

It was a sword that looked ordinary at first glance, so Yoo Seol-hyeon thought it was a sword brought by Lee Jin-hyuk as a secondary weapon.

But what can Jinhyuk Lee do with a sword?

In the first place, it was absurd for Lee Jin-hyuk, an archer, to imitate a swordsman.

If we had fought from a distance and kept a check with the bow, we would have had at least a small chance of winning.

Why did you bother to stand in front of Kate holding a sword?

“…… Why do you keep coming? “Huh, huh.”

Kate is mumbling with her highly condensed flame breath in her mouth.

Soon Kate will be breathing flames.

Lee Jin-hyuk will have no means to block that breath of flame. But why are you standing there waiting like that?

“…… Phew, give me value too!”

Soon, it spouted out a breath of fire.

Ah, it’s over.

Yoo Seol-hyeon thought.

That breath will be difficult for even professional heroes to block head-on.

But what on earth is Lee Jin-hyuk, who is just an aspiring hero, thinking as he stands in front of that fire?

Is there really something sharp about it?

But Jinhyuk Lee’s abilities cannot stop the flames…… Uh, huh?

Swoosh, Lee Jinhyuk drew vertically.

An ordinary blow that does not even feel magical power.

It will most likely be swallowed up by fire.

You can’t cut fire with a sword.

But.

Rarr! Hwi, hey, hey!

‘What, what, is that?’

Lee Jin-hyuk and Yoo Seol-hyeon Isn’t it true that the fire that seemed to engulf me was split in half with a single flick of Lee Jin-hyuk’s sword and then soon disintegrated?

Yes, it was cut.

That breath of flame.

With a sword.