Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

44 – Why are you to me (4)

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Wheeeing.

A cold wind passed over our two skins.

Yoo Seol-hyeon’s hair fluttered in the wind for a moment, but soon settled down.

Yu Seol-hyeon slowly raised her right hand, gently smoothed his hair that had been blown away by the wind, and then kissed his lips.

“I want to throw away foolish emotions, la…” ….”

Yu Seol-hyeon, who thought over what I said, soon raised his head and looked straight at my face.

The eyes had a subtle, young look.

What is she thinking now?

I didn’t know exactly, but one thing was clear.

Just a question.

Yoo Seol-hyeon had strong curiosity and doubts about my words.

“Didn’t you say you guys broke up on good terms?”

“… ….”

No, it’s not like that.

I closed my lips for a moment.

Because I was a little worried about how to say it.

I, who had been maintaining a moment of silence, suddenly gathered my thoughts and looked into the eyes of Seolhyeon Yoo.

Well, okay. Would you like to clarify your position once this has come to an end?

‘Anyway, thinking about it later, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to properly explain to Yoo Seol-hyeon why I’m trying to get So-yeon and Lee Si-woon together.’

That is because there was a need to give legitimacy and credibility to my actions.

In the future, So-yeon and other male protagonists may receive various types of help from Yoo Seol-hyeon.

But I can’t explain why I act like this every time.

The atmosphere and flow were not bad, so I should explain it to Yoo Seol-hyeon at least once.

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I suddenly exhaled slightly.

Soon, he slowly started talking.

“I’ve been dating Soyeon for a long time.”

After a brief pause, he slowly opened his lips.

“Honestly, Soyeon seemed to like me more as a friend than as a person of the opposite s*x.”

It was a fake romantic relationship, so it was only natural.

“Well, we’ve seen each other since we were kids and we’ve known each other for a long time, so it’s probably inevitable.”

“Hmm.”

“I liked it a lot.”

When I intentionally made a slightly bitter expression, Yoo Seol-hyeon just stared at me quietly without saying anything.

“And Lee Si-un. “Don’t you think you get along well with Soyeon?”

“Lee Si-un?”

“Uh. Even in middle school, Soyeon seemed secretly close to Lee Si-woon, and Lee Si-woon also seemed to care about Soyeon.”

“Hmm.”

“Looking at the two of you, I felt strange for no reason.”

Honestly, Soyeon and Lee Si-woon didn’t seem that close in middle school, but whatever.

You probably don’t know Seol-Hyun Yoo anyway.

“As you know, Lee Si-woon is talented, comes from a good family, is handsome, and has a lot of money…… “There’s nothing lacking, right?”

Personality is a bit ambiguous.

Of course, as he is one of the male protagonists, he does not have a bad personality.

Because it was a position that could be said to be a good role in its own way.

…… Until my eyes rolled back from jealousy.

“Soyeon has been really popular since she was young. Even someone like Lee Si-woon is interested in So-yeon. But compared to those kids, I’m a bit like that, right?”

“…… “I don’t think your ability itself is bad.”

Actually, I don’t have any special abilities.

Yoo Seol-hyeon may have said that because she was mistaken.

“Anyway, I think it would be better to hang out with a guy like Lee Si-woon than with me.”

“Well.”

“Ever since I started dating, some boys have secretly been bothering me and telling me to break up with Soyeon, but if I date Lee Si-woon, that won’t happen.”

I added a little more comment.

“I wouldn’t know if Soyeon really likes me…… To be honest, it seemed like the opposite s*x wasn’t very interested. Could it be said that he doesn’t know much about dating itself? In fact, maybe that’s why Soyeon got along well with her other kids.”

Rather than leaving her lover alone and going out to play with boys, she simply maintained an intimate relationship with both men and women.

Of course, from her boyfriend’s point of view, it could have been a bit like that, but Soyeon and I were fake lovers to begin with, so we didn’t pay much attention to each other.

The kids just ignored it, saying, ‘Oh, they were like that before we started dating~’.

“Hmm. I have a lover, but hanging out with other boys is a bit weird. “A fishing ground by any chance?”

Yoo Seol-hyeon smiled a little mischievously.

He’s saying something strange again.

Of course, from Yoo Seol-hyeon’s point of view, it is quite possible to think that way, but from the beginning, So-yeon was very insensitive to things like the boundaries between men and women.

She also helped a lot of people because she was a little girl, and because of that, she got involved a lot with men.

I guess he’s not the main character of a reverse harem for nothing.

“It’s because Soyeon has been friendly since long ago.”

“Oh, well…… “For now, I’ll say yes.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon nodded once with a knowing expression.

I looked at Yoo Seol-hyeon for a moment and then continued to try my luck.

“Anyway, I ended up dating So-yeon, and I also thought that she might actually be more interested in Lee Si-woon as a member of the opposite s*x than me.”

“Hmm.”

“Also, it was a bit difficult to see Soyeon being friendly with another boy. It’s been like that for a long time, but now I think it’s ridiculous to meddle in everything…… Well, in the end, that’s why we decided to break up like this.”

Continue speaking thoughtfully.

“But I don’t blame Soyeon. Just say something. Should I say that I hope everything goes well with Lee Si-woon or some other nice guy? Anyway, I think I can let go of my regrets.”

“… ….”

“This is true. I didn’t know I’d end up saying this to you. No, well, you can just ignore it.”

“… ….”

“But from your point of view, isn’t that a bit much? “Because your family had a relationship similar to an engagement with Lee Si-woon.”

“That’s okay. Anyway, neither I nor Lee Si-woon paid much attention to it. And I’ll leave the question of how you know that for now.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon shrugged his shoulders once.

“I heard the story well. By the way.”

“Yes.”

“What can I say, it’s stupid.”

“Ah, well. Is that really the case?”

“Okay. It’s stupid. “I don’t even understand.”

“Originally, people become foolish when they fall in love. Especially if it’s your first love.”

Of course, I don’t like Soyeon as the opposite s*x.

I might not have known it before I realized the memories of my past life, but now I only thought of Soyeon as a precious childhood friend.

That’s right…… If you combine the memories of your past life, you are saying that you are quite old?

But honestly, if you think of a lump of blood like Soyeon as the opposite s*x, it’s a bit weird.

“To summarize what you said briefly, Jin So-yeon doesn’t seem to think of you as the opposite s*x and doesn’t seem like a good match for you, so don’t you hope that things will work out with a better man?”

“It’s roughly similar.”

“That means it’s stupid. “It’s so pathetic it’s speechless.”

“Hmm?”

Yoo Seol-hyeon slowly stretched out her feet and approached me step by step.

An incomprehensible light flickered in her eyes.

“Why are you trying to give up the person you want to someone else?”

Hmm? Not really.

It’s not even a concession.

Because Soyeon and I didn’t have that kind of relationship to begin with.

I can’t even tell her that it’s a fake relationship.

“If there’s something you really want, shouldn’t you have it yourself somehow?”

“I guess you are.”

“It’s not me, it’s all people in general. That’s why I don’t understand. “It’s not some kind of brat.”

“Hey, hey.”

“What is the point of trying to help the girl you like get along with another guy in the first place? She can let go of her regrets? “I really don’t understand.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon shook his head with a somewhat subtle expression.

“…… “I really don’t understand, you.”

Considering her personality and values, my behavior would be completely incomprehensible.

If there’s something I want, I have to have it, but I’m the kind of person who can let go of my instincts.

“Is this the common feeling of letting go because you love someone? “I don’t think I will understand.”

“There is no need for you to understand.”

“Yes, that’s right. “I don’t need to understand.”

Yoo Seol-hyeon let out a deep sigh.

And I quietly talk to myself.

“To have someone who thinks that much…… “I’m a little jealous of that one thing, Jin So-yeon.”

“Are you deliberately mumbling to yourself?”

“Uh. Of course.”

“Anyway… ….”

I cleared my throat loudly and raised my luck again.

“But are you really okay? “Even if I try to help the relationship between Lee Si-woon and So-yeon a little.”

“Is it okay? “You don’t have to worry too much.”

“If that’s the case… ….”

I nodded calmly.

I was worried about how Yoo Seol-hyeon would react, but I was glad that she seemed completely fine.

In this way, it seemed like there wouldn’t be much of a hindrance even if Soyeon and Lee Si-woon were supported.

Just because you helped me this one time, my favorability rating won’t increase significantly, but the two of you will probably become closer than you are now.

Then, I would be able to resolve future issues more easily with Lee Si-woon’s help.

Right?

***

A part of my heart feels tight.

A tingling pain wells up from my diaphragm.

My heart is pounding! And along with the feeling of her sinking, Jin So-yeon could tell that her own pulse was beating wildly.

‘It’s nonsense, it’s nonsense.’

In an incomprehensible situation.

Jin So-yeon, unable to easily control her confused mind, recklessly got off the rooftop and started running across her campus.

Not only did I want to empty this frustrating and confusing mind, I also wanted to run away to a place where those two people’s voices couldn’t reach.

So, Jin So-yeon ran across her wide campus until she was out of breath, and soon she reached a place that looked like a park.

“Ha…… Ugh…… Phew… ….”

Jin So-yeon bent her waist halfway and gasped for breath.

I can’t forget the conversation between Lee Jin-hyuk and Yoo Seol-hyeon that I just heard on the rooftop.

Many incomprehensible stories came and went, but there was only one thing that pierced deep into Jin So-yeon’s heart like a blue blade.

Lee Jin-hyuk secretly liked Jin So-yeon.

‘Oh, no, that can’t be…… That can’t be possible…… ?’

It was a story I shouldn’t have heard and a story I didn’t want to hear.

Lee Jin-hyuk was in love with Jin So-yeon. How absurd is this?

Normally, I would have dismissed it as a joke, but I couldn’t do that now.

Because I overheard Lee Jinhyuk directly revealing his true feelings.

‘…… He said he liked me all this time? ‘I didn’t even notice that?’

We have been childhood friends for over ten years.

I was confident that I knew a lot about Jinhyuk Lee.

But weren’t we missing something really important?

How could you not have noticed that Jinhyuk likes you until now? And I asked Jinhyuk to be my fake lover…….

‘Ah…… Eww.’

At that moment, an indescribable feeling of disgust came to me.

That’s because I could imagine how Jinhyuk Lee felt when he was asked to be a fake lover by someone he likes.

Lee Jin-hyuk, who secretly had a crush on Jin So-yeon, must have had complicated feelings in many ways.

But Jinhyuk silently agreed without saying anything.

Even when Jin So-yeon thoughtlessly played with other children, even when she laughed and talked, she did not complain.

Because it was a fake romantic relationship.

Lee Jin-hyuk was not in a position to say anything, so he was just used as a shield as Jin So-yeon’s false boyfriend and remained silent.

For several years.

‘That’s impossible.’

What was Jinhyuk thinking during this time?

How did he look at Jin So-yeon?

Why don’t I notice?

‘… ….’

When he lost his father as a child and was sitting alone and silent in kindergarten, the first person to reach out to him was Jinhyuk Lee.

At that time, he was quiet and did not get along well with children, but thanks to Jinhyuk Lee, he learned how to get along with people.

He was her support and strong fence.

Whenever Jin So-yeon was having a hard time, he came to her side and helped her without any compensation, and even during a really dangerous incident in her past, he even saved her without a single hesitation.

But what did Jin So-yeon actually do to Lee Jin-hyuk?

Didn’t she hurt Jinhyeok?

And that consistently for several years.

‘The reason Jinhyuk didn’t get along well with other girls and wasn’t interested in them…… ‘Because you like me?’

It seemed plausible enough.

Jinhyuk Lee had a nice face and was good at studying, so he was popular with some girls, but he was actually indifferent to them.

As if there was someone else who cared.

‘After entering Union, she strangely distanced herself from me and tried to entangle me with Si-woon in order to get rid of her lingering feelings…… And for me…… ? Because I think I’m interested in Siwoon…… ?’

How, how can a person do that?

What would Jin So-yeon have done if she had been in the opposite position?

Could he really be so kind to his childhood friend like Jinhyuk Lee?

‘I didn’t even know Jinhyuk was having a hard time…… No, if she knew you liked it, she wouldn’t have asked you that…… Jinhyuk, why does Jinhyuk me…….’

Jin So-yeon sat down, covering her face.

I’m confused.

Her mind is confused.

Jin So-yeon had no idea.

I thought Jinhyuk Lee was secretly having a crush on her or something.

Of course, if she had known, she would not have asked such a favor to her only precious childhood friend.

Fake love requests.

…… But the water had already spilled.

Jin So-yeon never imagined that she would be so oblivious to herself.

How can she not know that her childhood friend of over ten years likes her?

No matter how hard Jinhyuk Lee tried to hide it, it would have been revealed subtly.

In fact, Jin So-yeon tried to hide what happened last night, but didn’t Jin-hyuk Lee quickly notice and ask questions?

This is how childhood friends who have been together for a long time should be like this.

But why did Jin So-yeon notice…? ….

‘I, I don’t intend to…’ … Still, when I think about the hurt Jinhyuk has received so far…….’

Her remorse and her weak thoughts tore through her.

Her mind was so jumbled that her thoughts were not organized well.

But one thing is certain.

Whatever the reason, it hurt Jinhyuk a lot.

Of course, it could not be said that it was Jin So-yeon’s fault for asking for her fake romantic relationship.

From the beginning, Jin So-yeon did not know what Jin-hyuk Lee was thinking, and in the end, it was Jin-hyuk Lee’s own choice to accept her request.

But to Jin So-yeon, those things were not important.

She has received so much help from Jinhyuk Lee so far, but even though he couldn’t repay her kindness, why didn’t he hit her in the back of the head?

Those facts only clouded Jin So-yeon’s mind and her heart.

‘Jinhyuk… ….’

Jin So-yeon quietly thought about his name.

The name of a precious childhood friend who had been hurt by her own actions.