Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

35 – Farming Preparation (2)

035

After lunch time is over.

I was walking towards the anti-personnel combat training room for the next class.

“… ….”

“… ….”

Snap, beat, beat.

The sound of Soyeon and I’s footsteps linger in my ears.

Jin So-yeon is walking next to her in silence.

He is strangely calm today.

If it were normal, I would have made a lot of noise.

I gently glance at her profile.

She can be seen pursing her dainty lips.

It seems like he has something to say when he glances at me.

When suddenly our eyes meet, both shoulders lift.

Blink your eyes for a moment and then look away.

He looks the other way as if our eyes met by chance.

I smile brightly in my heart.

What is it, boy?

It’s quite absurd, it’s ridiculous.

“What are you doing earlier?”

“Huh? What?”

Jin So-yeon was awkwardly twirling the ends of her hair and making a fool of herself, but I continued talking.

“Do you have something to say?”

“Ah…… Did you notice it?”

“Hey, it’s natural for you to glance at me like that.”

“I guess so.”

Jin So-yeon gently scratched one cheek with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“Hey Jinhyuk.”

Jin So-yeon, who hesitated for a moment, carefully opened her pursed lips and opened her mouth.

“Maybe… ….”

Soon, Jin So-yeon secretly observed the children around her.

The children in the class were moving towards the training room in a group, each talking loudly.

Lee Si-woon and Yoo Seol-hyun seemed to have no time to pay attention to us because they were surrounded by children and being bombarded with questions as usual.

The two of us were walking slowly at a small distance, so I thought that if we whispered in a low voice, others wouldn’t hear our conversation.

Jin So-yeon must have realized that fact as she turned her head toward me again and began to speak.

“…… “That’s Yoo Seol-hyeon.”

“Yes.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon?

Why does Yoo Seol-hyun’s name appear?

What really happened between the two?

I looked at Jin So-yeon quietly, holding in my arms all of her curiosity and concerns.

Jin So-yeon glanced at the back of Yu Seol-hyeon, who was surrounded by her children.

“…… “What would it be like if I were interested in you?”

“?”

I thought it was strangely relaxing, but what kind of nonsense is this?

At Jin So-yeon’s somewhat unexpected question, her eyes narrowed and I stared at Jin So-yeon from a distance as if I couldn’t understand.

Jin So-yeon cleared her throat a few times with a wry smile and then added her words.

“No, it seemed like you were also somewhat interested in Yoo Seol-hyeon…… If Yoo Seol-hyeon is interested in you…….”

“Soyeon.”

“Uh, huh?”

“What did you hear from Yoo Seol-hyeon?”

“Oh, uh, um…” ….”

Jin So-yeon’s lips twitched three or four times with a moment of confusion in her eyes, but then she fell silent.

Judging from her reaction, it seemed like she had heard something strange from Yu Seol-hyeon just before the morning meeting.

What, Yoo Seol-hyun, I just talked to you for a little bit, but you said something weird just for fun. Anyway, my mischievous personality isn’t going anywhere.

“Is Yoo Seol-hyun even interested in me?”

“…… Joe, a little?”

I laughed and laughed.

“What, did you believe that? Yoo Seol-hyun, there’s no way she likes me.”

“For that matter, it seems like you two hang out a lot these days.”

“Huh? Are you really jealous?”

“You’re saying something strange again, really.”

Jin So-yeon frowned and grunted, and I smiled bitterly in my heart.

Jealousy, jealousy… ….

Well, you can do it well.

‘If I were in Jin So-yeon’s position, I might have been a little disappointed or jealous?’

Because one day, my best friend, who I always hung out with, started secretly hanging out with other kids instead of hanging out with me, using the excuse of being busy.

Besides, Jin So-yeon and Yoo Seol-hyeon don’t have a good relationship.

If your best friend has a delicate relationship with a guy you don’t get along with, you might feel a little sad.

Therefore, Jin So-yeon may have felt a little uncomfortable that Yoo Seol-hyeon and I had a good relationship.

‘…… Of course, that’s not the only reason.’

According to the character, Jin So-yeon likes me ‘knowingly or unknowingly.’

The problem is that I cannot know how much and what Jin So-yeon thinks of me because of the ambiguous modifier, knowingly or unknowingly.

“What exactly did Yoo Seol-hyeon say?”

“No, just…” ….”

Jin So-yeon glanced at me and slowly continued speaking.

“…… “I’m kind of interested in you.”

“Really? Well, you might be interested.”

I muttered as if there was nothing to worry about.

“Ever since the performance evaluation, there seemed to be interest in my strategy planning and tactical abilities. “He also helped me out in some way when I conquered this dungeon.”

“Ah, conquering the dungeon… ….”

Jin So-yeon lowered her head for a moment as if she had something to think about.

“Yoo Seol-hyeon said she received a lot of help from you…… Well, it’s amazing, you’re so helpful among professional heroes.”

“Even so, I’m a bit strong in theories and tactical skills, right?”

“Theory and tactics… ….”

Jin So-yeon thought over my words as if she was somehow disappointed, then suddenly raised her head and looked straight at me.

“…… “Is there any other reason?”

“Any other reasons? Well?”

When she answered calmly, Jin So-yeon hesitated for a moment and suddenly smiled bitterly.

“Well, it’s okay if you don’t have it, if you don’t have it.”

“By the way, Soyeon…… Hmm?”

Twist, I said.

I heard the sound of someone falling.

“Huh?”

“What is it?”

When Jin So-yeon and I turned her head with a puzzled look on her face, she could see a girl who had fallen a little away.

Because I fell, the documents and textbooks I was carrying were scattered in all directions.

‘…… Uh? That kid.’

I hesitated for a moment.

Because he was a familiar person.

Pink hair that falls below the collarbone.

Two eyes reminiscent of Changrang (滄浪).

Eyelashes that are straight and stretched out.

An elegant face and a unique bored expression.

A big heart(?) Pocket.

‘…… ‘It was Roxanne.’

Roxanne Hahn.

He is of mixed race with the last name Han.

She was an orphan who lost her parents, but she was adopted by Han Seong-won, a priest, and she is active as a nun at Noon Church.

She is not only a significant figure in the Romance Hero Academy, but also a saint-type character that always appears in the fantasy subculture genre.

‘I can see it from here.’

At the time she played the game, she was an NPC who was popular with many men.

She has a clean and upright heart, her beautiful appearance, the setting of being one of the candidates for sainthood, and even the best American drama in the series.

Her abilities were also great, so if she were one of the playable characters, she was so good that she had to be hired without fail.

It’s a character that men can’t help but be interested in…….

‘…… ‘You shouldn’t get involved with this guy.’

I was quite reluctant to get involved with Roxanne.

Because it is very dangerous if she gets involved with Roxanne.

“Cook, cook. Are you okay?”

“Oh, so you shouldn’t have walked while looking straight ahead?”

“Oh my? All the handouts were scattered. How about this?”

The sound of laughter from nearby girls struck my ears.

The five or six girls were giggling.

It seemed like they were in the same class as Roxanne.

“… ….”

Roxanne lifted her head and looked at her girls.

With a bored look on her face, she looked at the girls for a moment and began to silently pick up the handouts without expressing the slightest complaint or dissatisfaction.

It was clear that one of the girls had tripped her, but Roxanne didn’t seem to care.

“Oh, I’d like to help, but I don’t have time. So, shall we go first?”

“You have to come quickly~?”

Soon, the girls started to take a step.

It was then.

“Hey, wait a minute.”

Our heroine, Jin So-yeon, who could not just sit by and watch this, frowned.

Because the Pacific Ocean was as remote as a typical boy or the main character of a romance comic, it seemed impossible to just watch that scene.

Well, she looks like Soyeon.

But we can’t cause unnecessary trouble with those kids.

“You guys… ….”

She hurriedly placed her hand on Soyeon Jin’s shoulder.

Jin So-yeon flinched once and turned her head.

She was looking at me as if to say, ‘Why are you stopping me?’

“Soyeon.”

“… ….”

I slowly shook her head from side to side, then flicked my chin at Roxanne, who was picking up her handouts.

Jin So-yeon looked at the scene for a moment and then sighed deeply.

“Okay, I understand.”

I felt like I realized that arguing with those kids here would only get Roxanne in trouble.

I said to the girls who were looking at me and Jin So-yeon with sad faces.

“Sorry, it’s nothing, so you can go.”

“Tsk.”

The girls clicked their tongues as if they were a little annoyed, but they seemed to know that there was nothing good to be gained from fighting in the middle of the hallway, so they obediently walked away.

I watched him quietly and then looked away again.

Jin So-yeon was already picking up the messy handouts together.

I also helped her pick up textbooks and handouts.

“… ….”

Roxanne looked at us with a calm face and then pursed her lips.

“…… Thank you for helping me.”

“No, it’s okay. “What is this?”

Roxanne gently nods her head and expresses her gratitude.

It was a clear and elegant voice, but it felt a bit sharp.

Jin So-yeon smiled and waved her hand as if it was no big deal.

I just looked at them quietly.

“…… “But you won’t get any benefit from helping me.”

“Hmm?”

Roxanne gave a warning rather than a warning when receiving the handout handed to me and Jin So-yeon, but Jin So-yeon just tilted her head as if she had no idea.

“Is it because of those kids?”

“… ….”

Jin So-yeon frowned slightly, and she gestured her chin toward the echo that had walked her girls earlier.

But Roxanne didn’t say anything and just bowed her head again and said goodbye.

“No. Never mind. “Then I’ll leave.”

“Huh? Ah, uh-uh.”

Jin So-yeon lowered her head once, unable to say anything more to Roxanne, who clearly showed her refusal.

Eventually, Roxanne glanced at me as well, then she lowered her head and put her handouts and textbooks into the box and then started walking.

The pale pink light wavered and disappeared into the distance, and Jin So-yeon quietly watched the scene and then sighed deeply before she could.

“Ha, really.”

She rubbed her hair as if she felt uncomfortable.

“Are they aspiring heroes? “What a stupid bully.”

“… ….”

It would be better if she was just being bullied, but what Roxanne was experiencing was a bit different from being described as bullying, harassment, bullying, etc.

“I want to help, but…” ….”

“Soyeon, I’m going to be late for class. Let’s go.”

“Oh? Huh. “That’s how it should be.”

Classes 1-3, to which Roxanne belongs, include Seong Yu-ra, a saint candidate and villain.

Her 1st to 3rd classes have already been held tightly by her Seong Yura, so there will be no trainee in her 3rd class who would dare to go against her.

That is because Seongyu was not an ordinary person.

Seong Yu-ra used the fact that she was selected as a candidate for sainthood at a young age to expand her power by repeating all kinds of corruption and injustice.

She led a faction within the Noon Church and at the same time exercised great influence.

As of now, she has been bribing and lobbying various companies, wealthy people, pens, and gold badges.

A villain who can already be called a great evil.

Such Seong Yu-ra has been jealous, admiring, envying, and loving and hating Roxanne, her candidate for sainthood, ever since her days.

Roxanne, who was also an orphan and lived in a miserable environment, honed her noble character and talent without going astray in the slightest.

The image of Roxanne, who never hated the environment or people, must have been an ideal that Seong Yura could never achieve or become.

The distorted attachment and desire that came from her already lost ideals and yearning created the current Seong Yu-ra.

Therefore, Seong Yu-ra is not simply tormenting Roxanne, but she has the setting that she wants to trample and molest Roxanne’s spirit and character, ultimately degrading her with her evil.

Roxanne was the deciding factor that led Seong Yura to enter Union in the first place.

‘According to the circumstances, even if she is selected as a candidate for sainthood, she must not make it known to the public, and she must not misuse her position.’

She has already appointed several of her saint candidates, including her saint Yura, to her advantage and expanded her power, using her power and position to her fullest.

Roxanne was the only one who followed old doctrines.

That is why Roxanne, one of her candidates for sainthood, was able to be harassed like this.

Roxanne hid herself as a candidate for sainthood, she did not ask for help from outside, she did not create any special forces or factions, and she completely refused support and sponsorship from inside and outside.

As a result, she had no choice but to become isolated.

Because fish could not live in clean water.

‘Now that I think about it, Roxanne, she’ll be doing something called ‘The Path of Penance’ soon.’

Inherently, candidates for sainthood must shoulder their karma and move forward steadily after experiencing long hardships and penances.

So, since ancient times, candidates for sainthood had to undergo difficult, difficult, and difficult penances at regular intervals and offer prayers in specific places, and this act was collectively called the path of penance.

Of course, we don’t know where Roxanne goes to offer her prayers. At the time she played the game, she wasn’t really curious.

‘Well, anyway, if you get involved with Roxanne right now, there’s a high chance that you’ll get Sung Yu-ra’s ire, so you should be careful not to get involved as much as possible.’

Seong Yu-ra is a psychotic person and a typical villain.

She

Will do anything for her purpose and has a considerable number of evildoers under her command, so she can just leave the world if she goes out of sight.

He uses some kind of assassin or something.

She is a villain that can only be dealt with in the latter part of the story to begin with.

If she tries to wince in the early stages like now, it’s no different from hitting a rock with an egg.

‘If we leave it like this, Roxanne will eventually be infected by her maliciousness.’

The episode about the fall of a saint that appears in the second half.

This is the main episode in which she loses everyone around her and falls into despair after being continuously harassed by Seong Yu-ra, ultimately leading to her corruption.

Roxanne, who has become a villain, appears as a powerful enemy who stands in the way of the protagonist.

That’s right.

In fact, Seong Yura’s role within the game is to corrupt Roxanne into her villainous self.

She, Seongyu, was nothing more than a mid-boss and tool for Roxanne to corrupt her.

‘But even though she knows it, she can’t be stopped now.’

As I said before, Seong Yura is too dangerous for her to get involved right now.

It would be best for her not to get involved, as she is going to be criticized by Seong Yu-ra for making a fuss.

She will be able to deal with her later if she farms several items and recruits the male protagonists as allies.

So she has no choice but to pretend not to see it for now.

‘…… Still, it feels a bit uncomfortable.’

It was a little sad that a good person like Roxanne eventually became corrupted and became a villain.

I feel a bit of sympathy and sympathy for her because she knows her future but cannot help her, but I am too busy taking care of myself.

Moreover, the person I need to take care of is Jin So-yeon.

Let’s not do anything that puts me and Jin So-yeon in danger for no reason.

Roxanne, let’s just ignore him.

‘Still, I’m a little sorry, Roxanne.’

I apologized once in my heart and walked with Jin So-yeon on her way.

I had no intention of using her threats for Roxanne’s sake.

‘Ah, but I hope the items I asked for from Yoo Seol-hyeon arrive quickly. That way, I will go down to Mt. Yookseong in South Chungcheong Province and farm that item.’

If the goods arrive quickly, maybe we can go farming this weekend?

***

Inside a large mansion.

Seong Yura was smiling with no meaning in sight.

“That girl, Roxanne, is going on a journey of penance to Mt. Yuksan?”

“Yes.”

That’s fun.

I can’t believe I’m thinking of going again after having an ‘accident’ last time.

Okay, so what kind of accident should we cause this time?

No, it wasn’t an accident. Why don’t you attack more blatantly this time?