Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

38 – Lucky or Bad (3)

038

An empty space in the forest with a strange atmosphere.

‘What happens now?’

Jinhyuk Lee gulped dryly.

I couldn’t calm my anxious mind easily.

I thought to myself as I secretly watched their eyes.

Three men and women who appear to be evil.

He is clearly looking in this direction.

Those eyes are quite unusual.

‘He showed some signs of being a swordsman, and one of his colleagues was seriously injured…… ‘You’re not going to keep attacking me, are you?’

A hint of tension appeared on Jinhyuk Lee’s face.

He deliberately created a threatening appearance and situation, such as blocking his magic with a sword and using a sword merchant.

Should we say it is some kind of bravado?

I don’t know what purpose they have, but there’s nothing good about fighting an unidentified strong(?).

Therefore, instead of Lee Jin-hyuk awkwardly dodging the sudden influx of magic and then running away and shooting arrows, he chose to confidently swing his sword and destroy it.

It was to give the impression that he might have some unusual ability.

Also, a significant amount of magical energy was released in the form of sword energy, inflicting fatal injuries on the wizard.

Thanks to the effect of the relic, which is strengthened by 1.5 Times when all the absorbed magic power is used at once, it was possible to destroy that woman’s defensive magic.

Therefore, their impression of Lee Jin-hyuk was ‘an unidentified swordsman who can cut through even powerful magic with a single blow and even use sword skills.’

We don’t know exactly what his skills are, but judging from what he showed in this short moment, you wouldn’t think he was an easy opponent.

Of course, from their perspective, there might have been a reason why they had to kill that pair of men and women, but there was no need to kill them right now.

Since our colleagues are also seriously injured, wouldn’t it be better in many ways to just retreat and regroup?

“… ….”

But the man with the dual swords seems intent on fighting.

Seeing how he was slowly generating magical power while tightly grasping the handle of the sword, it seemed like there would be no surprise if he rushed at me right away.

‘f*ck, didn’t it work?’

Jinhyuk Lee cursed in his heart and put his left hand into his chest, tightly gripping several pieces of parchment imbued with powerful magic.

A magic scroll is one of the items brought to deal with the monsters living in this forest.

Because it was a fairly expensive item, it was an item that anyone other than a large clan would not dare to purchase.

Also, Lee Jin-hyuk had various useful items in his bag, including special arrows for large monsters, smoke screens, clay grenades, electric wires, and stun guns.

If you use these well, you will be able to defeat quite a few evildoers.

‘If he is a fairly evil person.’

Jinhyuk Lee smiled bitterly and nervously in his heart.

The reason I didn’t use this magic scroll from the beginning was because I didn’t think the man with the twin swords was a serious villain.

It was none other than that man who immediately recognized Lee Jin-hyuk, who was hiding his presence.

If Jinhyuk Lee had tried to fight by taking out the items in his bag and in his arms, he might have been in quite a dangerous situation.

Because I didn’t think that man would give me that opportunity.

From the beginning, he showed that he was able to cut through defensive magic with a single sword as a sword dealer, but he seemed intent on fighting, let alone retreating.

Probably, they think it’s worth doing.

Maybe that man was a difficult opponent to deal with at the moment. What should I do with this? A drop of cold sweat flowed from Jinhyuk Lee’s temple.

“…… Phew.”

‘Oh, are you coming? Damn, I don’t know anymore.’

Jinhyuk Lee made up his mind.

I tried to use bluff to retreat, but there is nothing I can do now.

I have no choice but to deal with my opponent somehow with the items I have.

With such thoughts, Jinhyuk Lee was about to take out the magic scroll from his chest.

“…… “You, really?”

“…… ?”

All of a sudden, the man’s eyes shook violently.

I couldn’t see his facial expression because of the face mask, but I could clearly see his eyes shaking mercilessly.

The eyes were full of caution, anxiety, tension, etc.

No, why?

“…… Damn it.”

Mateo swore quietly so as not to be heard.

The thought that that young man might be Vigilante made my whole body shake. My mouth became dry and my saliva was swallowed by itself. For some reason, my spine felt cold.

Memories of that day were running through Mateo’s mind.

Because the man she called Vigilante was a part of a terrible nightmare she didn’t really want to remember.

A nightmare I never want to face again.

The memory of colleagues with whom he had shared a meal for a long time being brutally slaughtered at the hands of one man became a trauma for Mateo.

At that time, didn’t Mateo run away alone?

Despite the voices of my colleagues echoing behind my back.

To live alone.

Just like trash.

‘Could it be that that guy is the one from back then?

Maceo bit his lower lip tightly.

An ordinary-looking sword that the man is holding.

But I clearly remembered that there was a rust-colored jewel embedded in the nose of that sword.

Every time a dusky light appeared from that green gem, my colleagues would scream and fall to their sleep.

Then, is that man also a Vigilante?

‘The reason why the posture of swinging a sword is poor…… Was it a provocation? Or, it could be that they are intentionally creating a loophole to guide you.’

Cutting magic, blowing away sword energy, piercing defensive magic, etc.

I thought the movements were strangely clumsy compared to what he had shown so far, but I was able to fully understand it when I recalled Vigilante’s actions that were mockingly shown in the past.

Vigilante, who played with villains like insects, as if they were not human, would naturally act clumsily to mock them.

“Chief? “Why are you doing this?”

“… ….”

Perhaps it was strange to see Mateo hesitating while remaining unexpectedly silent, Lee Han called out to him in a quiet voice.

Mateo, who was always calm, was strangely nervous.

For some reason, Lee Han also felt nervous.

Could it be that this man is skilled enough to make the leader nervous?

Mateo is a specialist in interpersonal combat.

They could have fallen further than Lee Han and Park Soo-hyung in the battle against monsters, but when it came to the battle against people, there was not even a hill for them to overcome.

Considering that Mateo was so nervous, that young man might not have been an ordinary person.

He was wearing a hiking hat that blocks UV rays and a cool multi-scarf pulled up to his nose, so he couldn’t see his face clearly, but did the leader have any idea who that man was?

“…… “If you go away.”

“Ah.”

“…… “Do you intend to let me go if I go away obediently?”

“Joe, leader?”

Lee Han could not help but be surprised.

No matter how injured Park Soo-young was, I could not have imagined that Mateo would easily back down.

Moreover, when you say, ‘Are you willing to let go?’, Doesn’t that mean that if the other person doesn’t let you go, even retreating is difficult for you?

‘Oh, wait, scarf…’ … Phew. ‘I almost went down.’

Meanwhile, Jinhyuk Lee quickly grabbed the multi-colored scarf that was covering his face up to his nose as it tried to slip down from his side.

Cool scarf for summer hiking. It was nice to hike while soaking water because it cooled my throat. Should I say I’m glad I’m wearing this?

Lee Jin-hyuk only pulled up his multi-colored scarf tightly, thinking that he might face retaliation in the future if his face was completely revealed.

Of course, the possibility of that happening was extremely low, but you never know.

Because the land of Korea is small, we may meet by chance.

‘Anyway, I’m glad that the man said he would leave without hesitation.’

I wasn’t sure if the bluff worked well or for some other reason, but if they retreated obediently, it was certainly welcome.

For Jinhyuk Lee, there was nothing good about clashing with them.

It seemed like they were evil people, but honestly, there was no reason for Jinhyuk Lee to risk his life and fight.

It’s not some kind of Daecheon index.

“If you won’t let me go, I can’t do it. “I have no choice but to take their lives.”

‘No, I will just let you go. Please go… ….’

Matteo, who did not know Jinhyuk Lee’s thoughts, looked at Roxanne and Deokoh Kim with a low voice and a murderous expression.

When he died, he had a determined expression, as if he would definitely take the lives of Roxanne and Kim Deok-oh.

With the murderous blood flowing out so blatantly, chicken skin appeared on Roxanne’s skin.

I couldn’t help but gulp dry saliva as her fur rose up.

She was able to notice that the man did not show her skills that he had seen when dealing with Kim Deok-oh.

Roxanne had never felt such a dense and squishy life in her entire life.

But would a person of that caliber want to step down?

Who on earth is that young man? ….

“…… “What are you going to do?”

Mateo opened her eyes wide and glared at Jinhyuk Lee.

Actually, I had no intention of risking my life to kill Kim Deok-oh and Roxanne. It was a kind of bluff. Of course, it was a hostage game that would only work for a hero, but Vigilante was also a person who could be called a hero in his own right.

The problem is that the villains are treated like insects, but in reality, the villains are subdued more heroically than the heroes.

Of course, even so, it was impossible to know whether this threat would work or not.

It could be that he simply hates evildoers and goes around punishing them.

Therefore, Mateo had no choice but to look at Jinhyuk Lee with nervous eyes, and Jinhyuk Lee remained silent for a while and then bobbed his head as if telling him to turn off.

For an instant, Mateo felt relieved. By no means did she relax, but I couldn’t help but feel relieved. Damn it.

“Okay, then…” ….”

Mateo glanced sideways at her team members.

Lee Han and Park Soo-young looked slightly embarrassed, but nevertheless nodded without saying anything, as if they trusted Mateo’s judgment.

Soon, they slowly took a cautious step back, looking at Jinhyuk Lee, Roxanne, and Deokoh Kim.

If Lee Jin-hyuk launches an attack, he will somehow make Roxanne and Kim Deok-oh his companions.

They were staring blankly, raising their weapons to the fullest without letting go of their nerves so that they could respond to a surprise attack at any time.

The swings that took such a slow, very slow step backwards eventually became dots in the distance and disappeared.

‘Ha… ….’

Once they were out of sight, Jinhyuk Lee was able to relax a little.

He really thought he was screwed, but somehow it seemed like it had all been resolved.

I am so scared that I can go around alone.

Why is there something like a villain hanging around?

I just came here to farm a subspace ring, but I don’t know what kind of lightning this is, really.

‘By the way, he didn’t come, I thought he would come in the middle.’

Is it because the location of the cave where the big horned warthog was coiled was not close?

In the end, the big horned warthog did not appear.

In fact, the reason Lee Jin-hyuk went out of his way to launch the Sword Technician towards the female mage was his own aim, to induce bleeding and attract the big horned warthog.

Big horned warthogs are very sensitive to the smell of a woman’s blood, so I thought they might come and kill her if she bleeds a significant amount.

When the big horned boar, excited by the smell of blood, attacked the female wizard, I came up with various plans, such as taking advantage of the opportunity to run away or attack together…….

Anyway, since they left on their own, I could say it was fortunate that the big horned boar didn’t come.

“I… ….”

At that time, a woman carefully tried her luck.

“Thank you, thank you… ….”

It was my first time seeing her, but her voice sounded a little familiar.

It was Lee Jin-hyuk who did not recognize Roxanne’s face while she was in disguise.

It was like a voice he had heard somewhere, so Jinhyuk Lee tilted his head for a moment, but soon shook his head and came out of his thoughts.

There are not just one or two similar voices, so let’s not worry about that for now.

Lee Jin-hyuk eventually took out a healing water from his bag and handed it to the woman.

It was meant to be used on the man who injured his shoulder.

Therapeutic water was a fairly expensive item, but considering the money I had already earned from stocks and the money I would earn in the future, it was not a burden.

“Thank you, but I can’t just accept it like this…” … “

“A monster can come when you smell blood.”

Suddenly, Lee Jinhyuk took a step forward after saying those words.

Because there was nothing better to do with them anymore.

You never know when the evildoers might come back again.

Or, as Lee Jin-hyuk said, a monster could have come when it smelled blood.

Lee Jinhyuk had no intention of helping anymore, so he quickly went his own way.

The only kindness that Jinhyuk Lee could currently show was handing over healing water.

Of course, in the current situation, that would be enough.

“… ….”

Roxanne looked at Jinhyuk Lee’s back for a moment, then suddenly opened the cap of her healing water and poured it on Deokoh Kim’s wound.

And so, thought Roxanne, who began to walk her steps with Kim Deok-oh, her wounds somewhat healed.

I couldn’t see the man’s face in detail because of the hat and multi-colored scarf, but judging from the glimpse of his face and voice, he seemed to be Roxanne’s age or one or two years older than her.

She is about the same age as Roxanne and has that level of skill.

It seemed like there were so many talented people in this world that Roxanne didn’t know about, including Seong Yu-ra and that man.

But what can I say?

I think I saw that guy somewhere.

I couldn’t see her face closely, so I wasn’t sure, but I definitely felt like I saw it somewhere.

Is she simply delusional?

Or did she encounter it sometime ago?

It was something that Roxanne could not understand now.