Chapter 100

[Traitor of the Revolution (Busan Branch Manager) Ha Yena]

[Role: (Former)Busan Side Main Boss, (Current)Busan Side Main Heroine]

[Ability: Master of the Sea]

After confirming the girl standing atop the skyship, Erica couldn’t help but freeze. The meaningful title of “Traitor of the Revolution,” or the position beside her as Busan Branch Manager.

Having been the main boss before and now the main heroine—some things just don’t fit.

Before Erica could ponder how the girl managed to board the skyship or if she had been there all along without her noticing, the Traitor of the Revolution opened her mouth.

“Hmm, just a kid who doesn’t quite meet the qualifications. Calling her a younger sibling feels oddly off since she seems too weak… and given the surroundings, it’s hard not to believe.”

Though the girl appeared young, it wasn’t as if she were merely mimicking an adult. There was something in her tone that exuded no such impression.

Just by her slanted posture, one could understand the Busan Branch Manager. The reason why the Busan Girl had allied herself with the terrorist.

It was likely that the Busan Girl realized she couldn’t win against this girl, even with all of her subordinates.

This girl was radiating an overwhelming aura. Not like a beast, but like a ruler.

Even in her young body, her presence suggested that standing above others felt completely natural.

“To sum up, you’re still very much ‘you.’ I thought something was wrong when the Sky Ship, which was supposed to be contained within the boundary, was taken out, but instead, you were simply stirring up trouble. Frankly, I’m embarrassed thinking about what the people from other regions would say if they found out.”

As if concluding her assessment of Erica, the Branch Manager of this place walked past while flapping her cloak, heading toward the fallen Busan Girl.

[Busan Girl An Hye-ri]

[Role: Sub Heroine (Busan)]

[Ability: Revolution (Failed Succession), Artifact Creation]

The Busan Girl, who had been struck by Erica’s carefully aimed explosive treatment, showed no intention of getting up, but the Branch Manager spoke as if the girl were getting up.

However, more important to Erica than the Branch Manager’s words was the information about the Busan Girl that had quietly changed. The girl who was once the main heroine in Busan was now relegated to a sub heroine, though within limited scope.

The information that the Busan Girl now possessed the unique ability for artifact creation instead of revolution gave Erica a strange impression.

Was it because the ability of revolution had been taken from her? Or was it because the attempted revolution with the terrorist had failed, and therefore her role was taken by someone else?

In a romantic visual novel, power is important. It isn’t just the strength of the power that matters. Even powerlessness has its own characteristic.

But characteristics must never overlap; once someone becomes powerless, they are promptly granted another power, leading Erica to think that even someone without abilities could be among heroines.

“But since I’ve chosen you as my successor, I must endure some level of embarrassment.”

With that, the girl of the ship turned her head. Her crimson eyes had been focused ahead, as if the story had already set its course, but they now glanced toward Erica.

“Hey, it seems you’re starting to catch on. How about a deal? I want to take these guys with me, but since the winner of this fight has the right to claim spoils of war, I can’t exactly stop you. If you choose to step down from here without taking anything, I’ll let you go peacefully.”

It was a thinly veiled threat suggesting that if Erica refused to let the Branch Manager take the girl and her subordinates, she’d simply keep them there.

Practically speaking, it was a no-choice situation. But deep within Erica’s chest, a stubborn streak flickered momentarily before calming down.

“Fine, let’s do that.”

It was the only person other than Erica who seemed more intelligent than herself. She didn’t expect pleading with her pride to bear fruit, as it was clear no one would indulge her tantrum.

For Erica, it was a rationally considered conclusion. The reaction from the girl of the ship upon hearing this…

“Hmph. Got it. The reason for her choice is clear enough. She’s kind of cute, isn’t she?”

It was a laugh. A laugh that could easily be mistaken for mockery. Atop her, a black void appeared, revealing the prow of another skyship. Just as Erica had guessed, this girl was the owner of another skyship.

*

Even after Erica’s battle had ended, Kim Ha-neul and the head of the terrorist group continued fighting. However, as if agreeing on something, after a minute, they naturally stopped.

The area around where they stood was completely devastated. Within a one-kilometer radius, there were no buildings left standing, and the ground was peppered with large and small craters from their battle.

This was far beyond the level of ordinary supernatural ability users—it was practically a natural disaster.

“There seems to be a conclusion to this incident. How about you tell me why you’ve gone this far? If you do, I might even listen. As you’d say, out of fellow townsfolk’s concern.”

“What about me can you trust?”

The boy questioned with a voice that showed no signs of fatigue. His opponent responded in kind, showing no exertion either.

The fight, which might’ve seemed catastrophic, wasn’t desperate for either party. It was more like they were each holding the other in place, prolonging the encounter.

“It’s not about trusting me. If you want to raise the success rate of what you’ve done, then you need to believe my words.”

The head of the terrorist organization had antagonized too many powerful people with this operation.

While terrorist acts like burning villages or slaughtering passersby drew government attention, they hadn’t caught the attention of powerful individuals. Even if it had caught the attention of the Reaper affiliated with an association tied to the government, it didn’t provoke a desperate reaction—just obligatory involvement.

But this situation was different. The distinguished Rao family from China was furious upon learning their sole successor had been attacked and would send more reinforcements to protect her.

The company discreetly contracted with a famous entertainer would send top-level security to protect their revenue generator.

The side that wished to safeguard the promising journalist candidate and the ‘Student Council’ members who wanted to achieve their aspirations would also take separate measures to protect the wise queen.

In the association, their top warrior would undoubtedly attempt to destroy all enemies with a desperate resolve. Even the two queens of their powerful school, who love and torment a certain girl, would step in as they did not permit outsiders to interfere with “their” girl.

However, despite antagonizing so many powerful adversaries, it was debatable whether the raid was even worth such risks.

Even if they killed everyone present, they would only antagonize monstrous figures considered strong in the present era. And even if they captured everyone here to utilize these powerful beings, there was no guarantee they would willingly cooperate.

And unless a certain woman herself acted, it was essentially impossible to deal with everyone present at once.

Thus, it was only natural that they had moved for another purpose. Common sense dictated that whoever had been drawn into this world would not willingly move forward unless there was something very valuable at stake…

“Could you possibly think I’ve found the True Heroine?”

“Or is there another reason?”

True Heroine.

Just as Erica had guessed, they were fighting over the one-of-a-kind ticket of the True Heroine. In most cases, the True Heroine is the protagonist’s chosen woman, but in this world where there are three protagonists, the True Heroine likely held the right to choose the protagonist instead.

Therefore, in a certain sense, the True Heroine was even more special than the protagonists. If one had found the True Heroine, it was indeed reasonable to endure such losses to secure her. After all, obtaining the True Heroine would compensate for any losses. Of course, any harm suffered in this world would be negligible if one could return to their own reality.

“Based on the timing of the attack, could she be the Rao Ha girl? Or someone else already inside the school that was only just discovered now?”

The blatant probing voice received no reaction from the terrorist chief. There was no need to answer. If ‘she’ from another world was the protagonist, then she certainly wasn’t the True Heroine.

But if ‘she’ were to be asked whether she was the True Heroine for the terrorist chief…

“She is my True Heroine.”

That was a true statement. Regardless of how many men or women existed in this world, the person he truly loved and desired to be with has been ‘her’ since that time.

Her words were ambiguous—whether she was referring to the True Heroine protagonists seek or merely her own True Heroine.

“That’s all you need to know.”

With an absolute stance to not negotiate with Kim Ha-neul, the chief stamped his foot. A ‘boom’ sound reverberated alongside a cloud of dust.

He didn’t particularly stare at the spot where dust rose where the chief had been. He already knew she was gone.

“Indeed, she’s definitely here.”

Interpreting the chief’s target as the True Heroine the protagonists must seek, he muttered under his breath before vanishing completely.

As if his presence here from the beginning was merely an illusion.