The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 149

Episode 149. Changes over 5 years: The case of Kang Jun-ho

Kang Shi-on's speech continued for a full eight hours.

Jin Jae-hee just looked at Zion with a blank expression as if he was speechless.

Choi Hyun-ji burst into laughter, asking if something like that could be possible.

Choi Myeong-jun exclaimed with excitement, “He really is my older brother.”

Kang Shi-on, who had said everything, smiled faintly as he leaned back on the chair.

“… … That’s how we will finish this league. You don’t have to follow me. But if you do, you have to trust me and go all the way with me.”

It's always been like that.

A person who makes even the most impossible thing possible.

The group believed in Kang Shi-on that much.

And the story he told now is also like that.

It was a plan that surpassed anything he had attempted so far.

So, no one objected to Kang Shi-on's plan.

As expected, everyone said they would follow Kang Shi-on.

Even though I thought it would be impossible in my head, when I looked at his face, those worries seemed to disappear in an instant.

Jin Jae-hee looked at him and felt her emotions change again.

Although I spent more time with him than with my family, each day I spent with him still felt new.

Immediately after returning, she seemed possessed by something and took a train from Busan Station to Anyang.

A peaceful train ride.

In it, Jin Jae-hee was conflicted between two choices.

Whether it's right to go back to Busan and fight through this league with my friends or to go see him.

But right now, at this moment.

Jin Jae-hee realized that his choice was right.

After all, he was the only man who could end this fu*king league.

After finishing the conversation with Kang Shi-on, some time has passed.

It was around the time the sun was rising high in the sky.

The ghoul zombies began to melt, and all traces of the field boss witch disappeared.

The quest was cleared like that.

[Kill the witch.]

[Field Boss: Witch of Shining]

[Clear!]

[Rewarder: Kang Shi-on (Player)]

[Reward: Legion of the Dead (S-rank skill)]

The expedition emerged from the dreary forest and headed back out into the outside world.

Finally, I was able to return to Man-gyeong.

The distorted time has now been set right again.

By the time the expedition emerged from the forest, five years had passed.

Now it was time to live in the present again.

While waiting for the huge change that will soon come.

That was a really huge change.

* * *

“Eww!!! Gyaaaaaaah!!! Aah… … ! Aahhhh… … !!!!”

K screamed.

The show was a success, but all that was left for K was endless punishment.

There was nothing to be accused of.

K poured all his strength into it, but he could not possess 'Kang Shion', who was just a human.

The price of not being able to eliminate him was high.

It is to be deprived of eternal life by the Absolute.

That was a promise that couldn't be broken.

K crawled towards the Absolute.

“Please save me… … ! Please save me! Please, I beg you… … ! One more time… … . Give me one last chance… … ! Please… … !”

Then he fell to the floor like a man who had lost his family and cried out in begging.

But the gaze of the absolute being looking down on K was cold.

To explain.

It means to tell someone about the circumstances or reason for something and to ask for something.

That's what a weak being does.

A noble being never begs others.

A noble being never bows his head or shows tears to others.

K was now begging for his life from the Absolute Being, displaying an inhumane behavior.

Looking at K like that, there was only one judgment that the Absolute could make.

disposal.

It is wise to throw away useless items without hesitation.

K was just a toy to the Absolute, nothing more, nothing less.

“Ah… … . Ahh… … . Jebaal… … .”

Slowly, starting from K's ankles, he began to turn to dust and disappear.

The very existence was being deleted.

As if a character in a computer game could become something that never existed before with just one click.

K burst into tears and screamed.

“Because of a mere human… … . I, who have lived for thousands of years… … . I… … . Ah… … . It’s so unfair… … . It’s so unfair… … . Ah… … .”

Thighs, stomach, and chest.

Now, with only his face and hands left, K looked up at the Absolute.

At that moment, the Absolute smiled wryly.

K flinched, as he was the absolute being who never laughed out loud.

“Just a human… … ?”

And then, the Absolute took off its mask.

The face revealed behind that mask is none other than… … .

"……ah!"

K was so surprised that he screamed while being deleted.

The absolute's red lips twitched upward.

“You are ignorant to the end. You idiot.”

"ah……."

K disappeared like that.

In the end, K's feelings were only emptiness and despair.

As K completely disappeared, the Absolute put on his mask again.

And then someone approached him.

“It’s going smoothly. The one who returned to the past, and the one who risks his life to protect that person.”

“… … .”

The identity of that someone was the long-haired Kang Shi-on who appeared in Kang Shi-on's dream.

“In reality, there was no point in me regressing. No matter how great someone is, it’s hard for them to survive in the League if they get a second chance.”

“… … .”

The Absolute looked back at Jangbal Kang Shion.

“By the way, how’s the information gathering going? How much progress have we made so far?”

Jangbal Kang Shion asked and the Absolute One answered.

“It’s going smoothly, but there’s still a long way to go. Why did you tell him he was the final piece of the puzzle?”

Jangbal Kang Shi-on began to worry a little at the question from the Absolute Being.

“Yeah. Okay. A little more. Um… … .”

Jangbal Kang Shion finished his thoughts and clapped his hands together, smiling brightly.

“Because it’s fun! Puhhh… … .”

“It’s useless.”

“The puzzle pieces are almost infinite in number, and the number of puzzle pieces that have been ‘created’ is only about 13.”

“I don’t care how long it takes. I want to know.”

The Absolute One took his gaze away from Jangbal Kang Shion and looked out into the universe.

Beyond the densely packed stars, at the end of the empty universe.

The Absolute wanted to see the end of the universe.

“Who is it? Who is it? I don’t know.”

The Absolute looked toward what he thought was the end of the universe and muttered:

Humans are creatures that have evolved with curiosity as their driving force.

Science, literature, politics, history.

It all started with curiosity.

Curiosity is something that humans can have.

And that curiosity is endless, so each time one is solved, I feel a deep pleasure and joy, as if I am taking a step closer to the universe.

It was a pleasure of a higher level than any pleasure associated with the five senses.

To be aware of it.

Who am I?

Who am I and where do I come from?

Who am I, where did I come from, and where am I going now?

The Absolute wanted the cognitive pleasure of finding out the answer to that question.

The absolute is such a being.

The Absolute was the only God in this world who existed for that purpose.

* * *

Suwon Hwaseong, the capital of Gyeonggi Province's first power.

This was arguably the place where the internal powers of the Korean peninsula achieved the greatest development.

The population of the city centered on Mars approached 200,000.

This population was the sum of 80,000 humans and 120,000 of the other races.

The interracial population, approaching 120,000, has clearly changed the atmosphere of the city.

At some point, they migrated to Earth from another dimension and lived according to Earth's order, and their original owners, humans, naturally assimilated with them and created a new culture.

The Suwon Hwaseong forces were greatly influenced by the dwarves, a foreign race that was most prevalent within the city.

Because it was located close to a forest area, the outskirts of the city were filled with wooden buildings.

And, in keeping with the elves' love of beautiful things, the city's buildings began to have more extravagant exteriors.

The city was decorated with beautiful fences woven from lavender branches and sculptures made from monster horns, and at night, the city was brightly lit with dye extracted from green and orange insect monsters.

one side.

In a certain villa village located in the city center, it was busy from the morning with wanderers of different races coming and going frequently.

Jooyeon Lee, now in her 30s, went up to the 4th floor carrying a tray.

The sight of people of different races scattered in a disorderly manner here and there in the hallways has now become a familiar sight.

Lee Ju-yeon pushed her way through them and approached the room at the end of the hallway.

And, holding the tray in one hand, he knocked on the door with a cautious gesture.

dripping-.

There was a constant groaning sound from the inner room, soon interrupted by a knock.

Lee Ju-yeon waited, carefully holding the doorknob.

Then a man's voice was heard from inside.

“Come in.”

Lee Ju-yeon quietly entered the room.

A small room of about 7 pyeong.

On the bed, Chae Chae-yeon was smoking a cigarette, clutching the blanket.

She waved to Lee Ju-yeon with a sly expression.

“Sister, you woke up early.”

Lee Joo-yeon nodded slightly to Chae Chae-yeon as a greeting and then looked toward the bathroom.

A man in front of a half-broken mirror.

A man with his hair tied back and his back muscles splayed wickedly was holding onto the sink and spitting.

He was naked, so his butt was clearly visible.

The man looked at Lee Ju-yeon through the mirror.

Lee Ju-yeon was silent for a while, then picked up the tray and spoke.

“It’s breakfast, Junho. If I had known Chaeyeon was there, should I have packed two servings?”

“… … .”

Kang Joon-ho, Kang Si-on's younger brother.

He was now a full-fledged young man.

Unlike his brother, Junho was close to 185cm tall and his entire body was covered in massive muscles.

Unlike his older brother Kang Si-on, he grew up eating well without any lack since he was young.

Anyway.

Kang Jun-ho looked at Lee Joo-yeon in the mirror for a moment, then put on the pants that were hanging on the hanger and walked out.

He passed Lee Ju-yeon and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Chae Chae-yeon handed the cigarette she was holding to Kang Jun-ho.

“Where is Bangdan-i?”

Kang Jun-ho's voice, which had passed puberty, was low and gravelly.

Phew-.

The smoke from his cigarette filled the room.

Lee Ju-yeon answered while placing a tray on the nearby table.

“The King of Suwon’s errand. He must have left the city by now.”

Phew-. Phew.

Kang Jun-ho kept smoking cigarettes.

Lee Ju-yeon looked at him as she sat on the small plastic chair at the table.

For the past five years.

A young boy named Kang Jun-ho.

It had turned into a ferocious wild beast.

Although his entire body was covered in scars, including knife marks, his face was sharp and he was truly impressively handsome.

But somehow, there was also sadness in that appearance.

His childhood wish of 'going to see his brother' was still a wish.

Now things were different.

Tsk-. Tsk tsk.

Kang Jun-ho stubbed out his cigarette on the table and looked out the window.

Outside, wanderers were packing up their bags and leaving the accommodation one by one, ready to leave.

But unlike them, Kang Jun-ho looked relaxed as he looked out the window.

Lee Joo-yeon asked Kang Jun-ho cautiously.

“Brother… … . Are you not looking for me anymore?”

The question is whether you are not looking for it anymore.

That question was truly cruel.

The individual force centered around Kang Jun-ho had top-level fighting power within the league.

As such, they were veterans who had traveled to numerous cities.

When I realized that I could not go through the dense forest again, I went from Busan to Incheon, the only open 'sea route', and then went back to Mangyeong.

It was faster to go down to Busan and come down from Incheon than to go back to Sokcho, Gangwon-do, where the road was blocked by a dense forest, and then go to Man-gyeong.

In fact, all sea routes were blocked immediately after the league started.

The sea was a dangerous place, even for Kang Jun-ho.

Crossing the present-day oceans in a man-made ship would have seemed like madness.

However, the reason why I was able to travel between Busan and Incheon was none other than thanks to the different races.

The answer was the heterodox 'Naga' race.

Anyway, Kang Jun-ho has been traveling around the country for the past five years, experiencing all kinds of adventures.

But the conclusion he was able to reach at the end of that arduous expedition was, cruelly, that his brother was dead.

Man-gyeong.

It was a fairly developed city, and its queen was a kind and accepting person.

And the information that could be obtained there was none other than ‘Kang Shion’s death’.

According to sources, he set out for Suwon one day and never returned.

A community of wanderers, a place for people to come together.

No matter what method I used, I couldn't find my brother.

Kang Jun-ho accepted.

A world without my brother.

“What can I do? Now I have to pioneer this league.”

Kang Jun-ho was still looking at the street with sad eyes.

It was a hard truth to accept, but I had no choice but to accept it.

Kang Jun-ho now had a different dream.

He looked out the window and saw Lee Ju-yeon.

“I have to clear round 4. Now.”

There was a strong determination in his eyes.

“And I will bring my brother back to life.”

(Continued in the next episode)