Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game chapter 84

84 – Jealousy between Kang Dae-han and the villain lady, Agassi (2)

084

It was lunchtime.

“Go, good morning~ No, is it already lunchtime?”

So-yeon, who quietly attended the academy, greeted with a playful expression while twirling her hair.

As I stared at Soyoun with eyes that seemed to ask why I was late, she cautiously looked around and opened her lips to explain.

“Ahem. As you can see from the text, the animal hospital opens at 10 o’clock. So, I was a bit late, huh?”

Soyoun cleared her throat a couple of times and lightly tapped my face.

She was busy making excuses as if to say that she didn’t deliberately show up late because she was embarrassed to see my face after the confession incident the other day.

“Anyway, since I was a little lazy, it became lunchtime, right? Ahh, hahahaha….”

An awkward laughter followed as she scratched the back of her neck.

The laughter eventually lost its way, sinking like a lost lamb, and gradually faded away.

Before I knew it, the laughter stopped abruptly, and when I glanced at Soyoun, she couldn’t meet my gaze, seemingly uncomfortable.

“Oh, no, really! You were late because you were taking the cat to the animal hospital, right?!”

“I believe you.”

“You don’t seem to fully believe me, though…?”

“I really do believe you, so…”

I floated my voice with a calm tone.

“You don’t have a reason to lie about something like this.”

“Oh, yeah.”

“And there’s no need to lie.”

“Yeah, right. I mean, I wouldn’t lie to you just because I was a little late, yeah.”

“Yeah, I believe you won’t mess around because you’re embarrassed to see my face after the other day’s incident.”

“Mm.”

Soyoun swallowed her futile complaints.

I quietly looked at Soyoun, and she avoided my gaze with an awkward glance.

It seemed like she felt embarrassed to see my face, which resulted in her walking a little slower.

‘…Well, it’s embarrassing to see the face of a childhood friend whom I’ve known for 10 years, and I confessed and got rejected.’

Let’s think about it from the other person’s perspective for once.

If I had confessed to a girl I had known for a long time and she rejected me without hesitation, it would have been quite awkward to see her face for a while.

Perhaps whenever I fell asleep, the confession would come floating up to the surface, making me feel embarrassed and ashamed, trembling under the blanket.

That’s how much the memory of the first confession lingers in my mind, whether it’s in a good or bad way.

Moreover, I even said such things after drinking?

– I, I… made you feel this pain for several years… I had no idea… It’s really shameless of me to say this now, isn’t it?

– Yes… From your perspective, it may be uncomfortable to hear this after spending time with other men without any serious thoughts…

– I wanted to tell you that I like you. Ah, well, I guess it would be burdensome after all?

So-yeon seemed embarrassed enough.

“…”

“…”

Suddenly, our conversation began to dwindle.

An unknown silence settled upon the two of us.

Uh, um. It’s kind of awkward. It’s been over 10 years since I’ve been with So-yeon, but it’s been a while since it felt this awkward.

Well, logically speaking, it would be strange for a girl who confessed her feelings and a guy who accepted the confession to act as if they were just childhood friends.

“By the way, I’m worried about the future.”

In the game, So-yeon had never been so forward in expressing her interest.

Since the Romance Hero Academy was an inverse harem game, most of the male NPCs would unreasonably pursue So-yeon.

That’s why I felt incredibly awkward and sorry that So-yeon realized her feelings for me and expressed her interest.

Because I couldn’t give So-yeon the answer she wanted.

Apart from the usual reasons like finding it difficult to think of So-yeon as a romantic interest or not wanting to compete with other male protagonists, there was another reason why I couldn’t give So-yeon the answer she wanted.

That reason was that, in the worst-case scenario, So-yeon could break down because of me and never be able to recover.

As someone who had become weak, I always had to anticipate the worst-case scenario as I got more involved with the Rebellion members.

“Oh, speaking of which, Ishiwoon has been quite quiet lately, right?”

Suddenly, the gaze that looked at me and So-yeon seemed different.

It wasn’t just a jealous or envious look, but rather a little awkward or bittersweet.

Anyway, since I saved So-yeon from being kidnapped, Ishiwoon had only looked at us with subtle glances.

“Jinhyuk, it’s lunchtime. Let’s go eat…”

“I thought you wouldn’t come out today, So-yeon.”

A blonde mixed-race girl suddenly waved her hand as if she knew So-yeon.

The rich girl, who had an elegant walk, quietly sat down next to us with a bright smile.

“I’m glad you didn’t get kidnapped like last time.”

Whispering quietly so that others couldn’t hear, Yoo Seol-hyun broke into a bright smile, and So-yeon raised her eyebrows high.

Seol-hyun’s provocative words seemed to have scratched So-yeon a little.

“Is that some kind of sarcastic remark?”

“Oh my, So-yeon. Isn’t that a bit too much for someone who owes their life to you?”

“You helped me, and I’m grateful, but didn’t you say you helped me for the sake of compensation?”

“Hoho, that’s impossible. Of course, I should help a friend in danger, right?”

“…Certainly.”

Just like the protagonist and antagonist, they seemed to be complete opposites.

Although they only exchanged a few words, Soyeon rarely reacted this way before.

Yoo Seol-hyun, being Yoo Seol-hyun, seemed to be teasing Soyeon because she found her reaction amusing.

“Anyway, why is the atmosphere between the two like this? Did something happen over the weekend?”

“Ah, nothing happened.”

“Hmm~?”

Hey, hey, Soyeon.

By shouting like that with a surprised face, it just seems more suspicious.

Don’t deny it while blushing, Soyeon, as if you’re trying to hide something.

“I’m curious why the two of them have become so awkward.”

“So you’re saying nothing happened?”

“Well, maybe they confessed to each other? Or did they accept each other’s confession? No, I don’t think that’s likely.”

“…”

In an instant, Soyeon bit her rosy lip.

She seemed quite surprised by Yoo Seol-hyun’s sudden remark.

Quite sharp, Yoo Seol-hyun.

Your observation skills as an antagonist haven’t gone anywhere, have they?

Or maybe you were just playing around to see Soyeon’s reaction.

…But I think it was clearly revealed through Soyeon’s reaction just now.

Soyeon, she’s not very good at hiding her emotions.

“Hoho. Just kidding.”

“Well, of course.”

“You’ve been hanging out with other guys all this time, so it’s strange that you’re getting back together now.”

“You?”

“If you have a conscience, you wouldn’t even consider meeting again. Oh, I mean, if you have a conscience.”

With a raised corner of her mouth and a subtle smile, Yoo Seol-hyun looked at Soyeon with an amused gaze.

“Soyeon, you wouldn’t be so shameless, right? Right?”

“Rather than someone who tempts a man with a partner and leads him to ruin, I think I’m much better, don’t you?”

Hm? Yu Seol-hyeon muttered under her breath.

In no time, she flashed a smile.

A deeper smile than just a moment ago.

If this continues, the kids will fight.

It was about time to intervene and raise my voice.

But.

“Hey, Jin So-yeon.”

Someone called So-yeon first.

So-yeon, who had been engaged in a silent battle with Yu Seol-hyeon, turned her head towards the source of the faint voice.

There stood a tough, red-haired handsome man.

“You did well on this.”

He tossed something towards her.

So-yeon reflexively reached out and caught it.

“Well then, I’ll be on my way.”

With a casual wave of his hand, Kang Dae-han left the classroom.

I blinked my eyes for a moment.

What’s with the sudden ointment?

“Why the ointment?”

“Huh? Oh, I met Daehan this morning. He had a cut, so I gave him ointment and ointment stickers.”

“…Ointment stickers?”

“Yeah, why?”

“…Are you talking about the penguin sticker band-aids that you’ve been fond of since you were young?”

“Yeah, uh-huh.”

So-yeon nodded her head in a slightly flustered manner when I asked with a serious expression.

Penguin sticker band-aids…

I looked at the school gate where Kang Dae-han had left, deep in thought. Maybe I’m already involved with him?

“In that case, it might be a good idea to start getting ready. That jealous guy might start causing trouble.”

***

“Daehan~.”

“…”

“Daehan-a?”

“…Why?”

The name of the girl who followed him all the way to where he was eating, babbling incessantly as usual, was Ju Jiyeon.

As a young lady from the Oseong Group, she had fallen head over heels for Kang Daehan.

Although they were in different classes, because she almost always followed him around like a shadow, he secretly found her to be a bothersome girl.

Her face was quite pretty, but it wasn’t Kang Daehan’s taste.

Kang Daehan pretended to listen to Ju Jiyeon’s words with one ear and ignored them while playing with his chopsticks, as if she was being annoying.

Then.

“Huh? What’s this?”

“Hey?”

Between the chopsticks, a strange pocketknife that was slightly sticking out of Kang Daehan’s shirt pocket caught his eye.

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Ju Jiyeon quickly pulled out the pocketknife.

It was a cute little pocketknife with a penguin character drawn on it.

“What’s this? Why is this cute pocketknife…”

“Oh, damn.”

“Huh?”

“How many times did I tell you not to touch my body?”

“S-Sorry, I don’t know why I…”

Kang Daehan sighed and took the penguin pocketknife away. Ju Jiyeon flinched and trembled her shoulders. Thanks to Ju Jiyeon’s mistake, Kang Daehan seemed to be subtly irritated.

“Hey, don’t talk to me today, I’m annoyed.”

“Okay… Uh, I’m sorry Daehan-a, cheer up…”

“Tsk.”

In no time, Kang Daehan lifted his plate as if the taste of the food had suddenly changed and stood up from his seat.

Ju Jiyeon only glanced at him nervously.

Could it be that he got so angry just because he took one pocketknife? If it was the usual Kang Daehan, he wouldn’t have gotten so angry.

But where did that pocketknife even come from?

“There’s no way Daehan bought something like a penguin pocketknife with money.”

Could it be?

“Did he receive it from a girl?”