Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

30 – Side Quest Dungeon Exploration Failure and Strategy (10)

030

After finding the relic.

I quickly returned to my original place.

I hid myself slightly and carefully observed the surroundings.

I could see them from a distance and noticed that Yoo Seol-hyeon was lying motionless. Okay, you’re alive, right?

‘Could it be that he died?’

I gulped dry saliva and swallowed it.

The worst situation has surfaced.

The thought lingered that it might be too late.

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

“… ….”

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

“… ….”

Oh, is he alive?

I think so.

Because Kate screamed so irritably.

I think I got hit hard on the head and lost consciousness for a moment. Phew. It was a blessing in disguise.

“I’ll burn you hard, really.”

Kate dispersed her sinister appearance and began to focus a considerable amount of her magical power in one place.

Judging from the fact that it is concentrating an enormous amount of magical energy into its mouth, it seems like it is trying to use a technique called Breath of Flame.

Are you planning on burning Yoo Seol-hyeon’s unconscious body by spitting out homemade flames? Damn, I’m in big trouble. What do we do?

Should we use arrows to get attention? Oh right. We’re all out of arrows, right?

Then let’s move on to other items… ….

No, we’ve already used almost all of it. Damn it.

“Whoa.”

I held the farmed relic tightly and slowly inhaled and exhaled, strengthening my resolve.

Let’s not be scared now.

You were prepared from the beginning.

“…… Okay, let’s go.”

In an attempt to shake off his fear, he muttered to himself once and then quickly ran to the place where Yoo Seol-hyeon had collapsed.

After standing in front of Yoo Seol-hyeon, I glanced over her condition.

“Whoa…” … I’m glad.”

The wounds were quite severe, but they were not serious enough to cause death.

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

It seems like the worst situation was somehow avoided.

If Yoo Seol-hyeon was wrong, it was my fault.

“…… Why are you begging me to come? “Huh, huh.”

Kate, who had almost all of her magic power in her mouth, looked at me and muttered as if mocking her.

She ran away so badly that she came back like this, which is quite funny from her perspective.

But I am grateful if you let your guard down like that.

In order to use this relic properly, the more the opponent lets down their guard, the better.

“…… Phew, I’ll give you value too!”

‘It’s coming.’

All of a sudden, Kate burst into flames.

I bit my lower lip as a blazing fire rushed through me.

I felt the heat as if my skin was burning, but I shouldn’t avoid it.

If I run from here, it will be neither porridge nor rice, so I had to face it head on.

‘Ugh! Please.’

With a prayer in my heart, I activated the artifact and swung my sword toward the bell.

I wasn’t 100% sure because I only did a rough experiment earlier, but I believed in the power of this artifact.

For now, I had no choice but to believe.

‘…… ‘Okay, that’s it!’

Soon, the flame that had fluctuated like an active volcano lost its power and disappeared like smoke.

I was a little perplexed because it looked like the flames had been cut and scattered with a sword, but I knew that I had made a contract with an artifact called Tears of the Moon.

The fact that the flame did not simply disappear, but was absorbed.

‘It is absorbed in this way.’

Usually, admiration only lasts for a moment.

I suddenly frowned slightly and winced.

This is because a significant amount of physical strength was evaporated the moment the artifact was activated.

I knew that every time I used this artifact, my stamina would be consumed, but I never thought it would be this much.

The consumption of physical strength was much greater than when I absorbed magical energy as a test earlier.

It seemed that the more powerful magical power I absorbed, the more stamina I consumed as set, so I had no choice but to secretly take a long breath.

‘Ha, it’s still worth holding on to this level.’

I looked at Kate with a calm face.

There is nothing good about showing an exhausted appearance in an urgent situation like this, so I had to act as calm as possible.

“Kill me, I will kill you.”

‘Oh, that b*tch?’

Kate That b*tch is gathering magic again.

In fact, quite a bit of magical power danced overflowing in one place.

I don’t think anyone would think it’s a boss monster, but the magic barrel seems to be no joke. What do we do? Should I just quickly jump in and swing my sword?

No, I am not a prosecutor. If you engage in close combat with Kate, you won’t be able to last long. If you make a mistake, you may be counterattacked. If so, what method.

‘…… Should I also use magical energy release?’

I swallowed dryly in my mind and gripped the sword handle a little tighter.

Just absorbing Kate’s magic consumed a lot of her stamina, and I was worried about how much stamina she would have to consume to release her.

However, thanks to Kate calmly gathering her magic like that, her accuracy will increase, so she thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give it a try.

Also, releasing magic power through the artifact was the best attack I could do right now.

‘Ha.’

I slightly bit my teeth and raised my sword.

As Kate’s magic that she had just absorbed slowly concentrated into the sword, her immense power could be felt right from her fingertips.

He had such incredible magic that it would be rude to compare him to me.

‘I guess this is enough, right?’

Suddenly, before Kate could make the first move, I quickly used the artifact and swung my sword to release her magic.

The sharply focused blade of magic rushed toward Kate at high speed, emitting a colorful light.

Thanks to the help of the relic, I was able to fly like a sword dealer. I think it’s a relic for no reason.

She shoots her flames at her startled face, but it won’t do much good.

This is because this relic has the characteristic of absorbing magical energy and increasing its power by 1.5 Times when used all at once.

“Big, ugh, wow?!”

Kate, who was accurately hit by the sword, fell to the ground, bleeding. She floundered, her arms and tentacles severed. I frowned because it was a pretty cruel scene.

“Geo, sword energy, sword energy merchant…… ? You, a guy like you…… How did you get that skill…… !”

It seemed like the damage was greater than I thought.

If we were to compare it to a game, would it be the same as the damage applied by 1.5X the effect of the artifact + 1.9X the slash of physical property weakness + 2.0X the critical hit?

Anyway, Kate fell down awkwardly and wriggled, but I wasn’t able to follow up right away.

Because the physical wastage was so severe.

‘Huh, wow…… ‘This much?’

I only used magic release once, but my heart was pounding and my arms and legs were shaking.

Would you say it feels as if you have been marching for a long time in full military gear? An inexplicable feeling of helplessness is taking over my entire body.

My whole body is sore, my eyelids are as stiff as steel bars, and my body doesn’t move well, like cotton that was pulled out of the water after being immersed in it.

I wanted to exhale right away, gasp awkwardly, and gulp in the sweet air, but Kate had not completely collapsed yet.

I couldn’t let you know that I was tired for no reason.

If I realized that I was tired, I could have struggled or resisted needlessly.

Therefore, in order to act very calm and as if everything was fine, I secretly gritted my teeth and slowly took my steps with a stiff expression on my face.

‘Hey, what’s wrong with my legs? ‘Is it really solved?’

I almost stumbled for a moment.

I felt like I would collapse if I relaxed even a little.

But I slowly moved Kate, who was lying down, while somehow calming her legs that were shaking like an aspen.

I’ve been training my physical strength for a long time, but I can’t use the relic a few times and end up like this.

A thought crossed my mind that I should not only farm relics but also find good elixirs.

“…… Ugh, ah, uh.”

I reached in front of Kate before I knew it and slowly raised my sword.

“What, am I going to die like this, clucking?”

Kate is looking up helplessly, her face a mess and vomiting out blood. For a moment, I quietly looked down at her face and was possessed by an unknown feeling.

Kate had a snake lower body but a human upper body.

Before, we were fighting so hard that there was no time to get emotional, but not now.

It was clear that there was some hesitation because he could talk like a human and looked like a human.

But… ….

“Ugh, ugh.”

Hook.

I slightly bit my teeth and stabbed the sword.

A sharp blade plunged into her heart.

Kate let out a short moan and her body shuddered once before her pupils lost their light and she lost her life.

“… ….”

I thought as I looked down at Kate, who eventually became a cold corpse.

It was too dangerous to leave her alone without killing her. Kate isn’t human, she’s half monster, so she doesn’t know what variables to make.

As I was weakened by her, in the end, her choice not to kill her did not exist. Even if I don’t kill him in the first place, other people will come and eventually kill him.

‘Maybe I just didn’t want to kill him with my own hands.’

Yes, that might have been all.

I sighed deeply in my heart and exhaled.

Anyway, as long as I decided to become a hero, I was destined to kill a villain someday. If you let your guard down in the fight against the wicked, you will die soon.

I am not strong enough to keep my opponent alive. It would be absurd to dare to look at the strong when it comes to the weak.

I suddenly pulled out the sword I had sheathed and fell down.

“Oh, I thought I was going to die.”

Rather. My arms and legs are shaking. Was it because he was relaxed or because he killed Kate? I wasn’t sure which one it was, but one thing was clear. I felt very bad.

It is very difficult mentally and physically.

But you can’t whine like a child at this age.

Wasn’t he an adult who served in the military in his previous life? Let’s quickly shake off this unpleasant feeling.

‘Oh, that’s right, Seolhyeon Yoo, Seolhyeon Yoo?’

I was a little worried about Yoo Seol-hyeon, who had collapsed.

He didn’t seem to be dead, but his injuries were quite serious, so I quickly approached Yu Seol-hyeon as I needed to provide first aid.

“Yoo Seolhyun, are you okay? Hey?”

“… ….”

I tried to wake Yoo Seol-hyeon by shaking her shoulder very gently without touching the wound, but there was no feeling.

I think it will take some time to regain consciousness.

I quickly looked around, took out the necessary medicine from the bag that had been torn during the fight with Kate earlier, and stopped the bleeding on Yoo Seol-hyeon’s wound.

Because his wounds were much more serious than mine, I wanted to give him some healing water, but he had already used up all of it during the fight.

For now, providing first aid like this was the best way.

“Whoa. “Are you almost done?”

Applying medicine, wrapping a bandage, etc.

I did everything I could.

“Now all that’s left is…… Are you waiting for the other team members to arrive?”

But why don’t these gentlemen come here?

If this is the case, doesn’t that mean you’re not coming on purpose?

“…… Huh?”

Moment.

My eyes fell on the sword.

Now that I think about it, I made a deal to receive one item farmed in the dungeon. One, one…….

‘It’s worse than the tears of the moon, but there are some pretty good items.’

After all this hard work, would you say that one relic is a bit disappointing?

Yoo Seol-hyeon was a person who was good at keeping his promises, but in other words, he was also a person who did not bother to keep things he did not promise.

In other words, even if I ask for slightly more compensation, there is a high possibility that Yoo Seol-hyeon will not listen.

‘Hmm.’

I secretly glanced at Yoo Seol-hyeon, who was unconscious.

Yoo Seol-hyeon was unconscious throughout the fight.

I was in a situation where I had no idea how I defeated Kate.

‘Hmm.’

After mentally clearing my throat, I slowly took out the long sword I had brought as a secondary weapon from its sheath and put it away.

After that, I put the famous sword equipped with the tears of the moon that I found here into its scabbard. It slides in easily. Oh. It’s perfect, right?

‘Looking at it like this, it looks like just a sword I brought?’

It seems like it’s because it looks so plain.

The size was also similar.

Except for the jewel on the nose, it looks like a gem.

You won’t be able to tell whether it’s a relic or not.

You wouldn’t bother to check each item in case there were any secretly taken items, right?

No, even if that were the case, there would be no way to tell whether it was a relic or not.

Well, then… ….

‘Should I just say this sword is just an ordinary sword I brought with me? And the item I was supposed to receive from Yoo Seol-hyeon was something else.’

Honestly, a little…… No, this is a very petty method.

However, due to the nature of the game, it is better to farm many items early on.

Several events await us soon, such as midterm exams, ranking matches, camp training, etc. It would be good to think about the future and get as many items as possible.

‘All I need to do is tell Yoo Seol-hyeon about the dungeon locations I learned in the game and increase the distribution.’

And if you think about it, I saved Yoo Seol-hyeon’s life twice, right? It could be said to be a lifesaver, but wouldn’t this be okay?

…… I tried to rationalize it in my mind.

‘Ah, then how can I excuse Yoo Seol-hyeon for running away earlier?’

I was a bit worried.

At first, I tried to make excuses by showing this relic.

I tried to convince her that she had left for a while to retrieve the artifact that would defeat Kate, but since she had decided to secretly take this artifact, such a method could not be used.

‘Should we just say that we hid until Kate let down her guard and then made a surprise attack?’

There is a large stab wound left on Kate’s body, but it can be said that she used something like a magic scroll.

The excuse was a bit weak, but if you season it a little, it might become a pretty plausible excuse.

‘Okay, then shall we think of a good excuse until the others come?’

So, I decided to come up with several excuses until my teammates came here.

***

On the way back home after rescuing all the trapped heroes.

Yoo Seol-hyeon and the trapped heroes had recovered from their wounds to some extent due to the healing water given by other team members. However, the vehicle was taken to the Gaonnuri Clan for detailed treatment and examination. However.

‘Jinhyuk Lee, this guy…… You keep glancing at me, right?’

Yoo Seol-hyeon could only tilt her head at the sight of Jin-hyuk Lee looking sideways as if he had caught a thief.

‘Oh, wait.’

In the meantime, Yoo Seol-hyeon swallowed her sleep as if she noticed something.

‘Are you doing this because you’re worried that I might have caught the fight with the snake woman?’

Well, he said it was Lee Jin-hyuk who made strange excuses, such as saying that he was surprised and defeated by luck…….

In fact, he was secretly hiding until Yoo Seol-hyeon collapsed half-conscious.

This was evidence that he was quite reluctant to reveal his power in front of others.

At that time, Jinhyuk Lee would have thought that Seolhyeon Yoo had passed out because he did not move at all, but he could also have thought that his level of consciousness might still be vague.

Well, if Jinhyuk Lee’s skills are better than expected, he might have judged whether he was conscious based on something like Yoo Seolhyeon’s presence.

No matter what Lee Jin-hyuk was hiding, there was no benefit in asking him about everything he was reluctant to reveal, so Yoo Seol-hyeon pretended not to know.

“It’s okay.”

“Huh?”

“There’s nothing to worry about. I’ll just pretend not to know.”

“Uh, really?”

Forcing yourself to find out what the other person is hiding is a shortcut to damaging positive human relationships.

Isn’t that right, Jinhyuk Lee?

“Hmm.”

On the other hand, Jinhyuk Lee just blinked his eyes in confusion.

What is Yoo Seol-hyun saying all of a sudden?

There is nothing to worry about and they are pretending not to know anything.

Oh, really? Did you notice?

That I lied and got other items?

“…….”

All of a sudden, Jinhyuk Lee was silent.

My conscience was pricked for some reason, so I wanted to go home quickly.