Breaking Up With the Heroine in an Otome Game

59 – Villain’s Appearance (3)

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Breath, breath was being choked.

Breathing properly was impossible.

“Guh, ugh, uk.”

Kang Daehan glared viciously at the white-haired girl’s face, contorting his features like a grimacing mask.

His throat was firmly held, leaving Kang Daehan helpless.

Struggling was futile; he only survived Yudahee’s taunts.

“Damn, what the hell is this woman?”

Strong.

To the extent that it didn’t seem like someone of the same age.

Was there ever such a powerful person at a similar age?

Probably not, at least according to Kang Daehan’s thoughts.

Even Lee Siwoon, acclaimed as the academy’s greatest genius, would undoubtedly be no match for that cursed girl.

She might be close to a high ranker level.

Normally, he would have scoffed at such nonsense, but based on his firsthand experience, it was possible that she was truly at the level of a high ranker.

This was definitely not going to end well.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry.”

With a touch as delicate as a jade, Yudahee gradually tightened her grip on Kang Daehan’s throat and slyly raised the corners of her mouth.

She giggled like a mischievous child.

At first glance, it was a rather beautiful smile, but when he smiled with a face covered in sticky blood, it was nothing short of terrifying.

“I don’t intend to kill you.”

Yeah, that’s right.

It’s not a joke; I really have no intention of killing you.

What Yudahee wanted was not a simple death. He just wished for all of you to be utterly ruined.

“I’ll make sure you never dream of being heroes again.”

Yudahee raised his hand with a sinister laugh.

A gloomy and ominous magical power concentrated at his fingertips.

It was a tremendous power.

Kang Daehan gulped nervously.

Is he really trying to destroy the magic engine…?

“So, I’ll just… hmm?”

In an instant, unexpectedly.

A shadow in the shape of a blade surged up from the ground.

The blade made of shadows split into five branches, slashing towards Yudahee’s neck, arm, leg, shoulder, and abdomen.

What the… that’s quite fast.

Yudahee quickly pulled back his body.

Because of that, he missed Kang Daehan, but he managed to completely avoid the shadow blade. Oh, was he trying to save Kang Daehan from the beginning?

“Rescue the injured and students first, hurry.”

“Yes!”

When I glanced around after shaking my head slightly, I noticed twenty heroes standing a bit away.

I didn’t even realize they were approaching.

Hmm.

They seem quite skilled.

They don’t seem to be security agents.

“Ah… I-I’m alive…”

“Why, why are you coming so late…”

“Oh, oh Han-yeong, the hero, thank goodness.”

Ah, Oh Hanyeong.

I remember him as the shadow magician, a high-ranking hero.

I heard that he’s been working in the academy’s security team since retirement.

Already here? Well, well.

Have you been lingering here for too long, perhaps?

“If you surrender peacefully, we’ll show mercy.”

“….”

Yudahee glanced at the security team members with a smirk.

Quite a number of them.

Considering they are a specialized security team for supervillains, their skills are nothing to be taken lightly.

Now, what should I do?

Dealing with each one individually would take some time, and honestly, I might get injured.

– Ding.

A message came at just the right moment.

It was a message from Isabelle.

She possessed observational psychic abilities.

Once she sensed and tracked the aura of a person she had seen before, she asked to be notified.

It seemed like Isabelle had detected someone again.

Yudahee discreetly checked the message.

And then…

– Zone B-1. Northwest direction. Aura detection of one of the targets, Lee Siwoon, complete.

“Hmm.”

Lee Siwoon, Lee Siwoon…

As the former top student of the academy, I’d like to have a go at him at least once.

But if I keep hesitating here, other heroes might gather, so Yudahee had no choice but to ask the big man for a favor.

“Mr. Ryan, sorry, but can you handle things here for a bit? I want to check out Lee Siwoon.”

“….Sure.”

The large man, who had been sitting quietly until now, slowly nodded and stood up with a deliberate slowness.

His face wasn’t visible due to the hood pulled down, but his massive muscles and a physique a head or two larger than an average adult male naturally conveyed a sense of intimidation. The well-inflated muscles seemed to ripple as if alive, evoking images of a macho bodybuilder.

“Alright, Mr. Ryan. I’ll go first. See you later.”

“Where are you… ugh?!”

It was a stretched-out shadow of coldness towards Yudahee, but in an instant, a massive fist burst out of the shadow with a thunderous crack!

What, what’s this? A bare fist?

Just a simple swing of the fist, yet with a ripping sound that tore through the ears, the shadow shattered like clay into pieces.

A rough gust surged forth, leaves and dust swirling violently. It was truly an astonishing display of power.

“What, what is that?”

“What kind of power…”

“An enhanced ability user?”

“With that level of power, they might be above intermediate rank.”

The security team buzzed with tension.

Except for the white-haired girl, most intruders were pitiful third-rate criminals, but that physique seemed to be something else entirely.

“…Ah. Ryan, the name of that physique was Ryan, right? Could it be?”

Unconsciously, Oh Hanyoung swallowed dryly.

“…The Crusher, Ryan Jones?”

“…”

Without a word, the figure just raised their right arm.

Though just clenching their fist tightly, an indiscernible sense of intimidation emanated from them.

Upon hearing the name Ryan Jones, a few members of the security team unconsciously shuffled backward.

“Is that really the Crusher?”

An infamous criminal active a few years ago.

A monster who tore apart a dozen mid-tier heroes barehanded.

An enhanced individual whose strength, endurance, and recovery were remarkably high, rendering conventional physical attacks almost useless.

As brute as they were strong, sturdy, and resilient.

It was a simple ability, yet undeniably powerful.

They had to call in high-rankers to capture the Crusher.

About a year ago, the vehicle transporting the Crusher was attacked and they were set free, but infiltrating the Union Academy? Unthinkable.

The Crusher didn’t particularly harbor animosity toward the Union, so why now?

“Team 2, evacuate the trainees and the injured. Team 1 and I will buy some time.”

“Understood!”

“Tense up. That giant there could very well be the Crusher.”

“….”

We couldn’t fathom the motive behind the assault on the Union with third-rate villains. However, it was certain that this was no ordinary affair.

The Union Academy, the cradle of South Korean heroes.

If news spread that this place had suffered a massive attack from villains, the public’s reaction was predictable.

Especially on a day when casualties occurred…

“Could there be more villains of that level? Sam, you think?”

Third-rate villains may not pose a significant threat to trainees, but if there were more villains like the white-haired girl and the Crusher, trainees’ lives were at risk.

It made sense; they weren’t villains easy enough for trainees to resist.

***

“Ugh, hehehe… Just happened to have good parents…”

“….”

“Enjoying all the benefits, growing up in a greenhouse, and this is how I repay them with my appearance…?”

“….Answer only the noisy and probing questions.”

Having already defeated all the villains, we had Kim Hwaseung tied up with wires, interrogating her.

Yi Siwoon spoke up.

“The number and purpose of the villains who infiltrated the exam site?”

“hehehe, well, I don’t really know, you know?”

“What?”

“I never really cared about that stuff in the first place.”

Yi Siwoon furrowed his brow.

“I don’t know exactly, but there were over a hundred, roughly.”

“…So many villains organizing an attack? What’s their purpose?”

“In my case, I just wanted to burn you hero sprouts. Well, I don’t know about the others.”

“….”

Yi Siwoon’s gaze was getting colder.

“hehehe. Kid, you better run away from here quickly. A dangerous villain is targeting you.”

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“….”

“Being all proud after defeating a third-rate like me might end up with a really swollen nose, kid.”

“….Alright.”

“So, kid, if you don’t want to die, hurry up… Shoo!”

“Now shut your mouth.”

In an instant, it was Lee Siwoon who stunned Kim Hwaseung by pressing his neck.

I looked down at the unconscious Kim Hwaseung and pondered.

If the main actor of this incident is truly affiliated with the Rebellion, their goal is likely to sow helplessness and fear among aspiring heroes by assaulting the Union Academy, spreading chaos and anxiety in society.

Third-rate villains weren’t a significant problem, but the number of Rebellion members participating remained unknown.

Since Rebellion members consisted of absurdly talented individuals and monsters, almost like the arch-nemesis of the main characters, fighting them would be a challenge.

“Oh, damn. Originally, events like these should occur after the main characters have grown more. Why now…?”

Unlike the main characters who were still growing, they were already fully-fledged villains.

How would one fight against them if they encountered them now?

Even in the team training episode, which occurred in a more advanced state than now, they couldn’t handle Rebellion members.

Considering most of them were at least mid-boss level, a direct confrontation would be truly hopeless.

“Yoo Dahee would have definitely participated… But if that anti-hero aims to trample on those with high popularity, then…”

I subtly glanced at Lee Siwoon.

“…Hmm.”

Lee Siwoon.

The academy’s top-ranking student.

Given his blood ties to the SL Group, he would undoubtedly be a good target for Yoo Dahee.

Just like in the game.