Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game - Chapter 115



115 – Auction House and Thieves (5)

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“Hmm? What’s this?”

Isabelle, who had been quietly observing Alex’s group, blinked her eyes rapidly as she realized that they were trapped inside the barrier due to the sudden appearance of unknown figures.

What on earth is this situation?

Who are they exactly?

Why did they attack Alex’s group?

Could it be bounty hunters? Clans? Association? Police?

She thought deeply, but couldn’t figure it out.

Isabelle maximized her observation ability to penetrate through the barrier, then turned her head towards Yudahee.

“Ugh~ It’s hot~.”

Yudahee was sprawled out, fully feeling the heat of Busan.

The fan was fluttering, but all I could do was mumble about ice cream.

“Yudahee, Alex’s group was attacked by someone. It seems like they were dragged into the barrier by someone.”

“Huh? Really?”

Just a moment ago, she seemed half-slumped, appearing powerless.

Unexpected good news(?) made Yudahee snap to attention with lively eyes.

“Multiple unidentified individuals. It seems like they deliberately attacked.”

“Oh, I see.”

Deliberately attacked?

Does that mean it was a premeditated assault?

“Oh, they nullified John’s duplication ability. Seems like they knew the weakness. His duplicate gets distorted when exposed to light.”

“I thought it was a bluff ability, but having such a weakness.”

The revelation that John’s extraordinary ability had been exposed was both good and bad news.

Because instantly identifying an unknown weakness of John meant that the opponent truly had abilities like foresight or cunning, indicating a high probability of no traitor among our members.

“Among them is also Aisha Ilios. She was confirmed staying at the church until yesterday.”

“Did they attack from the church again? Ugh. Seriously, how does this Roxanne woman know and secretly send troops?”

Roxanne, this woman, should not be left alone.

“They even took Alex’s pocket dimension. Could this be dangerous?”

Isabel pierced through the barrier, contemplating.

The opponent seemed well-informed about Alex’s group, immediately exposing John’s weakness and even snatching the pocket dimension.

It was proof of meticulous preparation to confront Alex’s group.

At the same time, it meant overwhelmingly having a vast amount of information.

But what about us?

We didn’t know much about the other party.

Their abilities, tools, weaknesses, strengths, compatibility, and so on. Facing off in such a situation wouldn’t be a wise choice.

But if it were Yudahee…

“So, what are you going to do?”

“Hmm?”

“Are you going to save or fight?”

“Ha. Asking the obvious.”

Yudahee grinned slyly and shrugged her shoulders.

“Of course, we’re going to have a showdown.”

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“A showdown…?”

Anyway, this Yudahee woman is quite unstoppable.

What’s the point of willingly taking risks?

Isabel looked at Yudahee, who was chuckling, and shook her head slightly.

“Phew… Yudahee, you do realize, right? The current situation itself…”

“…could be a trap to lure me in?”

If the other party truly could foresee the future, there’s a high chance they already know that Yudahee, as the leader of the Rebellion, will infiltrate the barrier.

That would imply they’ve also prepared countermeasures against Yudahee.

“Hmm. Let’s see.”

I wonder if there really are people with future foresight abilities.

If they exist, how far into the future can they predict?

Could they even anticipate what we’ve prepared, I wonder?

“Alright, let’s test how well those guys have prepared.”

“Yudahee.”

“In that case, should we put some pressure on Alex and make him work hard for a change?”

“Yudahee.”

“Oh, don’t worry too much. It’s not like I’m alone, right, Mr. Ryan?”

Finally, I turned my head and looked at Ryan.

“Will you help me, sir?”

“Mm.”

Ryan nodded silently.

“So, don’t worry about me, Isabelle. Be careful yourself because anything can happen while we’re away.”

“I don’t need to worry. I’m confident in running away.”

“Oh, you’re quite something.”

Yudahee chuckled and inserted one wireless earphone into her ear.

“Then, please assist me.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

“Alright, then….”

Shall we have a little showdown?

“If you surrender peacefully, I won’t handle you roughly. How about it?”

“You’re talking nonsense.”

I couldn’t help but smirk at Alex’s harsh rejection of my friendly proposal.

Alex, too, must be well aware of the extremely unfavorable situation.

Their only remaining forces are Alex, who had his pocket dimension stolen, and John, whose supernatural abilities have been nullified.

In other words, it’s a half-baked strength.

Of course, that alone is still a formidable force.

Alex has achieved the top rank, and John has reached a high rank, but facing us is quite inadequate.

Because I’ve hired skilled individuals, ranging from intermediate to high-ranking, like Aisha and Soyeon, paying them a hefty sum.

Also, powerful clan members under Yuseolhyun have joined the fray.

Originally, even if it’s Yuseolhyun, she can’t treat the members of Gaon Nuri Clan like ordinary soldiers, as her influence isn’t that strong.

Despite being the young lady of Gaon Nuri Clan, her actual power isn’t overwhelming.

However, due to various achievements shown since entering the academy, many clan members have started actively supporting her.

Yuseolhyun, as a mere trainee, demonstrated a lot, so many began to support her.

From subduing monsters appearing in the academy, rescuing heroes trapped in dungeons, confronting villains attacking the Union, to defeating dungeons, villains, and monsters during the summer vacation season—she displayed significant achievements in just one semester.

Given this level of accomplishment in a semester, what else will she show in the next semester?

Many have judged that she has more potential than other Yoo siblings.

It also meant that there were many who believed she could become the true successor to Gaon Nuri in the future.

Thanks to them, there were quite a few clan members entering the Yuseolhyun’s faction.

With that, their influence had grown stronger, allowing them to somewhat forcefully ask for various favors.

…Well, they did splash quite a bit of money too.

“This guy!”

Alex furrowed his brows deeply and used his psychic ability.

His psychic ability was hypnosis.

He could cast a hypnosis spell on someone by making eye contact within a certain distance.

It was quite useful as it could be applied in various ways, showing illusions or temporarily altering perception.

Simply making eye contact was enough to easily cast a hypnosis, making it quite annoying.

Considering the habit of people generally looking into each other’s eyes during a conversation, if the other party was unaware of Alex’s ability, they would inevitably fall prey to it without any resistance.

Even if they knew Alex’s ability, fighting without making eye contact was an extremely difficult task.

Isn’t it hard to fight without looking at the opponent’s face?

But here’s the thing.

Just wearing these sunglasses is enough to be fine, Alex.

Why do you think you’ve been wearing these sunglasses all along? Of course, because of your ability.

“Sorry, Alex, your ability won’t work here.”

“What?”

“These sunglasses are for hypnosis resistance.”

“As expected, you’ve even grasped my psychic ability.”

It seems that Alex also anticipated that his psychic abilities would be exposed to some extent.

Well, that could happen.

Considering how he set up traps as if waiting for this moment, penetrating even John’s weakness that no one else knew, he probably thinks he already knows the extent of his own psychic abilities.

“Are you all going to keep fighting even though your psychic abilities are all exposed? Do you think we’re far superior in terms of power, tools, and the number of people?”

“Damn, really. I thought things were going smoothly today.”

Alex spat out curses and glared at me fiercely.

It seems like he has no intention of surrendering.

Yeah, that’s right.

Creating this stage where no one can interfere was not just to arrest Alex and his group.

It was also to provide Soyeon with real-world combat experience at a high level.

Soyeon grows more the more she fights, especially in real situations, and even faster if the opponent is strong.

“Soyeon.”

“Yes!”

Soyeon answered with a determined voice, her disheveled hair fluttering.

Perhaps because she thought those villains might have influenced our parents’ passing, Soyeon’s face was deadly serious.

“Everyone, get ready.”

“Yes.”

“In the end, is it a showdown?”

“That seems necessary. Aisha, I’ll ask you to handle Alex’s marking for me.”

“Well, as much as I received, don’t worry too much.”

I fiddled with my wireless earphones.

“So Yeon, I’ll ask you to take care of John.”

“Don’t worry, leave it to me.”

My role was the command tower.

“Everyone else, please do as we discussed beforehand.”

“Yes.”

Being the eyes and mind of the people, guiding the situation favorably.

“John!”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Well, I find fighting boring, but…”

With So Yoo-young’s murmuring, the preparations for the battle were complete.

“Then, where… shall we see the skills of the notorious gentleman thief from Korea?”

Aisha rushed forward first, and the fight began.

***

There’s something called the Lancaster’s Law.

When the power between parties is similar, it means that the majority can easily defeat the minority while minimizing damage.

So, you see.

What happens when the power is stronger and the numbers are also more significant?

Sure, do you have anything on your mind?

Overwhelming victory without any significant damage.

Exactly like this.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh. Damn it all.”

“Sigh~. Well, isn’t it a bit tough after all? Certainly can’t win one-on-one. But~ there’s no business in resisting, right?”

Alex gasped for breath, glaring at Aisha and the members of the Gaon Nuri Clan.

However, it seemed like he had no strength left to resist any longer.

Blocking the blood flowing down his side with one hand, all Alex could do now was shoot a gaze at Aisha’s group.

Indeed, one of humanity’s best tactics, surrendering.

No matter what, surrendering is the best.

“K, kuuh!”

“Sigh, sigh, sigh… Phew.”

“You, what’s with you! How can you have this level of skill at your age.”

It seemed like Soyeon and John’s fight had also reached some conclusion.

John, whose psychic abilities had been exposed, was no longer a threat.

Of course, John possessed considerable skills among the superior villains, but he couldn’t match up against Soyeon, who was receiving my assistance.

It was true that Soyeon had received information about John’s swordsmanship, techniques, habits, tools, etc., but John knew nothing about Soyeon.

Moreover, not only Soyeon but also the combination of the barrier psychic and the light particle condensation psychic was put against John.

In such a situation, it was nearly impossible for John to win.

“Surrender! I lost!”

Soyoung raised both hands high, gently swaying the white flag.

Well, Soyoung was never a combatant to begin with.

It seemed like there was no other choice once Alex and John were neutralized.

“Is it all over now?”

It ended a bit anticlimactically, but it was an expected outcome.

The situation involved the exploitation of Alex and John’s extraordinary abilities, and our side had far superior resources and information.

Could you really blame us for not wanting to lose in such a situation?

‘If that’s the case, then it’s time to slowly…’

I shifted my gaze for a moment.

Looking toward Aisha, I secretly signaled her.

She, too, seemed to catch my gaze, nodding her head slowly.

There was only one thing I had asked Aisha beforehand.

Thoroughly destroy the magical mechanisms of Alex and John, rendering them irreparable.

There was never any intention to apprehend them unharmed.

Considering their formidable powers, it was prudent to disable them in advance to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

Cutting off a dangerous sprout when you can is the right choice.

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When arresting people like Han Jihyo, Joo Jungseon, David, etc., Roksanne had come to the scene herself, and we couldn’t act recklessly due to the large number of church members.

But not this time.

The only person worth keeping an eye on might be Soyeon at best?

Given Soyeon’s personality, she would never positively endorse such thoughts.

So, it’s enough to inflict significant injuries while pretending it’s a mistake. That’s it, just that.

“Resisting until the end, huh? Well, even if you get seriously hurt, I wouldn’t know, would I?”

Aisha tightly gripped the twin blades, chuckling slyly.

It seemed as if she took pleasure in causing harm to others, as if she might be a sadistic enthusiast.

“Well then, let’s block it once~. Of course, with that body, it might be impossible.”

Aisha swiftly unsheathed her sword.

Despite Alex trying to resist, biting down on the pain, it was futile.

With a body already damaged and broken, moving properly was impossible.

“You’re too slow.”

“Ugh!”

The moment Aisha’s blade reached right in front of his nose.

– Clang!

With the sound of the barrier breaking, a woman seized Aisha’s sword.

As the woman exerted force, Aisha’s sword turned ineffective, and Aisha, surprised, pulled back her body. The woman waved her hand.

Truly impeccable timing.

Judging by the fact that she broke the barrier at such a fitting moment, it seems she had been observing us all along.

Our abilities, strengths, equipment, and so on.

“Hey, was it close? Right?”

“Cough, cough. How are you?”

“Tsk. What did I say? I told you to be careful. But what’s with this situation?”

“Damn, how could I have seen this coming… Cough!”

“Sigh, wipe the blood off and take a short break.”

A beautiful girl with white hair glanced in this direction, gently pulling up the corner of her mouth as she uttered a word.

“Well… Shall we call it the appearance of the villain?”

Yudahee just chuckled thickly.