The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 169

Episode 169. Summary (1)

In Man-gyeong, where the Emperor's martial law was declared, a bloody wind blew all night long.

Ha Yoon-ha began to seal the border and root out traitors within.

The captured traitors were so numerous that they filled the streets.

This was the most shocking incident in the last five years.

This incident made it clear that Mankyung, which seemed politically and culturally stable to outside forces, was in fact sick and stricken with corruption.

At first, the citizens were bewildered as to what was going on, but soon changed their minds when they heard the charges against them.

“Where do you dare!”

“If there had been no hero, those guys would have frozen to death long ago!”

“You fu*king bastards!”

Rocks and cans floated into the sky.

Most of the participants were either associated with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or were members of progressive political parties.

Because arresting just one person would cause others to come out like sweet potato vines, the arrest operation had to be carried out overnight.

Anyone who was even slightly involved was beaten, tied up, and thrown into the street without any reason.

“Top like X!”

Whirik-! Boom!

One of the protesters was hit in the head by a rock thrown by the crowd and fell to the ground.

The military police were in control, but they could not stop the indignant citizens.

They responded by throwing stones and shoving the perpetrators.

Even young children expressed their anger by throwing branches.

The wind that had been blowing all night finally died down in the morning.

one side.

After the bell rang, Kang Shi-on, who was at the top of Mt. Suri, watched the scene from beginning to end.

He sat on the palm of the ogre's politely extended hand, looking out at the night scenery.

Crowds holding torches lined the streets, and protesters were surrounded and arrested.

The cleaning work went smoothly.

At that moment, the ministers who were prostrated at the ogre's feet began to tremble and support him.

Their speech and accent were quite irritating, but Kang Shi-on didn't show it.

“Please, calm down and come down… … !”

When one leader shouted that, everyone followed suit.

Kang Shi-on looked down at them while chewing on the almonds he had taken out of the pension.

'Why do you speak like that? There's no way Ha Yoon-ha gave the order.'

It's not like they're imitating third-rate historical dramas, and their speech is quite irritating.

But this too must be a changed appearance of Man-gyeong.

At that moment, a single light appeared in the sky filled with lights.

The light brightly illuminated the dark city, then split into hundreds of swords and spread out in all directions, gathering at the place where Kang Shi-on was.

The light gradually took the shape of a woman. She was Jin Jae-hee.

"……hi."

Jin Jae-hee greeted him carefully and landed on the ogre's palm.

Her silver-colored hair turned black again.

Jin Jae-hee asked cautiously.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine.”

“They didn’t do anything weird?”

“I was the one who did the strange thing.”

Kang Shi-on chewed the almonds, tilting his neck to the side and slightly relaxing his muscles.

In that state, I naturally looked at Jin Jae-hee.

Seeing her shabby appearance, Zion snickered.

“You must have had a hard time.”

“… … It’s nothing. You? Ah.”

Jin Jae-hee tried to worry about Kang Si-on's appearance.

“No. Nothing.”

Jin Jae-hee quickly denied it.

His condition was very good.

In fact, the only thing Zion did when he came here was to rest.

Still, Jin Jae-hee thought it was fortunate. Zion was safer than he thought.

Jin Jae-hee said as he walked forward.

“Oh, right. I met Yoon-ha. She said she was coming here. But you stopped her. You told her not to come.”

“Tell them not to come.”

“Are you angry?”

Jin Jae-hee sat next to him and looked out over the city together.

Zion offered her the almonds he was holding, but Jaehee refused.

“I’m not angry, I don’t really have any feelings. I was just thinking about what to do next.”

“You mean power?”

“Yeah. I have plans, though.”

Zion chewed another almond and laughed hollowly.

“Honestly, it’s a huge hit. For me, I got what would have taken me years to achieve in just five weeks.”

Kang Si-on praised Ha Yoon-ha.

The growth she has achieved over the past five years has been nothing short of miraculous.

In retrospect, Ha Yoon-ha grew his power without even having a status window.

Of course, her abilities were well suited to accounting and politics. Even taking that into account, Ha Yoon-ha was able to build up quite a bit of power.

Jin Jae-hee said to Zion, who was saying such things.

“Then go quickly and comfort her. She was crying and making a fuss.”

“Hello?”

“Love.”

“I see.”

For Zion, 'child' was based on Junho's age.

Zion was classified as a child if he was the same age as Junho or younger than him.

In that sense, Ha Yoon-ha and Kang Jun-ho are the same age, so they can't help but be friends.

“You’ve grown so much over the years. You’re about the same height as me.”

“Junho must have grown that much too. He’s a boy, so he could have grown even more.”

"ah."

At Kang Si-on's words, Jin Jae-hee lowered his head as if he had said something he couldn't say.

"sorry."

"don't mind."

There was silence for a while after Zion’s answer. Jin Jae-hee sat down and pulled her legs up, wrapping them with his arms.

It got quite chilly in the evening.

Time passed without even knowing what season it was, although I could only guess that it was spring because flowers were blooming.

The sun was rising beyond the horizon. Jin Jae-hee looked at the sun and said.

“I met a friend. Ho-seung.”

"friend?"

At her words, Zion turned his head.

“Yeah. He was my friend originally. He was the one who had to play league with me.”

“That’s good.”

“That’s good.”

She wasn't sure if meeting her friend was really a good thing.

Up until now, all she thought about was giving up everything and coming up and breaking the league quickly.

But when I saw my friend after a long time, old memories came flooding back.

“How many years from now?”

Jin Jae-hee asked.

"well."

Kang Shi-on couldn't give a definite answer.

But Zion now had a feeling that there wasn't much time left.

Whatever it was, his 'plan' was to end this league 'abnormally'.

It's also a shot in the arm for the administrators and those who watch and enjoy this league.

Either way, the league was going to end. At the end, they could have found themselves at a crossroads, unable to go back or move forward.

Just go straight now.

Kang Shi-on had made that pledge, so he had to do it no matter what the outcome would be.

Meanwhile, Jin Jae-hee was able to discover a villa in the midst of the vast scenery.

That's Love Villa.

Zion's original home, and the place where his younger brother was. It was also the place where he first made his promise.

-Just let me find my little brother.

It was a kind of contract.

Kang Si-on helps Jin Jae-hee win the league.

Jin Jae-hee helps Kang Si-on find his younger brother.

So far, Kang Shi-on has done his best to win the league. In fact, he has grown several times since she first saw him in his previous life, and if things continue this way, he will easily achieve victory.

In fact, Kang Shi-on in his previous life had a smaller force than this, but he made it to the final round.

But what is he to him?

Jin Jae-hee just turned his head and looked at Kang Si-on.

His eyes were moving steadily as he chewed on an almond.

She looked at him quietly and said.

“Honestly, I wasn’t needed in your plans, was I?”

“What does that mean?”

Kang Shi-on looked at her while chewing an almond and asked back.

When she met his eyes, she turned her head away for a moment, but then gathered her courage and looked into his eyes again.

“Just listen to me for a bit.”

“… … I’m listening.”

“Yeah. No. That’s right.”

Jin Jae-hee looked forward again, avoiding eye contact, and spoke.

“When I first met Ho-seung, I was honestly happy. I was happy, but on the other hand, I thought of you.”

“… … .”

“Up until now, I’ve said I’d help you find your brother, but we’ve never actually gotten close. What am I doing? Not helping. I just feel guilty, not guilty at all.”

“… … .”

Kang Shi-on slowly put the almond in his mouth, still looking at her.

“I have one thing to say. Me. Me, you know… … .”

After saying that, she bit her lower lip once and spoke again.

“… … I’ll bring Kang Jun-ho.”

"what?"

“I promise I will bring it back within a year.”

“… … .”

After hearing that, Kang Shi-on thought for a moment and then asked.

“You said it. The moment you leave the power, there will be a lawless zone where there is almost nothing but death. That is dangerous even for you. But now you are saying you will go alone.”

“I’ll risk my life.”

At that moment, Jin Jae-hee's eyes were sharply torn.

“Just as you risk your life for the League, I will risk my life to keep my promise to you.”

Kang Shi-on, who was discouraged by her resolve, smiled in vain and said.

“Stop thinking about useless things. I don’t care anymore… … .”

"no."

For the first time, Jaehee cut off Zion's words.

“I’ll bring him. Wherever Kang Jun-ho is, whatever he does, whatever power he belongs to, whatever monarch he is. If he’s a monarch, I’ll bring him back even if it means destroying the entire power. If he’s a slave, I’ll bring him back even if it means slaughtering his enemies.”

Only then did Jaehee look at Zion.

“… … I’ll bring you. Definitely.”

The two just stared at each other for a while. Neither Jin Jae-hee nor Kang Si-on could say anything. Kang Si-on had no right to bind her in the first place.

Jin Jae-hee remained by his side more freely than anyone else, according to her own will.

Even though it was a promise she had made years ago, she always kept it in her mind.

Although her heart was grateful enough, Zion had to refuse.

Zion still needed her strength.

“Then, when the plan is almost complete, let’s go then. Of course, I’ll go with you then.”

"but."

“Wherever you go, I will go too. So. I want you to be there where I go.”

As the league began, the two dreamed of one ending.

That has been the one and only goal that has not changed until now.

“There’s not much time left. Even if it’s hard, we’ll reach the end together.”

With those words, Kang Si-on threw his fist at Jin Jae-hee.

She thought about the meaning for a moment, then lowered her head slightly and bumped her fist into his.

Bam.

Now the sun has fully risen and the city is more or less cleared up.

It was time for him to return to the throne.

* * *

West of Seoul.

This was an area occupied by the Seoul Metro forces, and it was a space where forces that made a living by using the subway station as their territory resided.

The Seoul Metro force, which started in the subway from the first round, had a stronger and more powerful force than any other force in the area.

The Seoul Metro force had a unique edict.

That is, regardless of status, whether priest, citizen, or soldier, they never reside on the 'earth'.

Monsters were rampant on the ground, and the citizens of Metro Power thought the ground was polluted.

These theories were spread throughout the subway by the Metro's new religion, the Underground Church, which now ruled by edict.

But there were people even on the ground in western Seoul.

Soldiers with guns at the command of the priest.

They are called 'Hunters' in the Metro Forces, and they are the ones who kill all living things that roam the surface.

The contaminated must be eliminated.

That is, kill all living things moving on the ground.

Those were the instructions given to the hunters by the sect.

These hunter forces were quite a headache for the surrounding forces.

The order given to the Hunter was to kill all living creatures on the surface, which was bound to be a considerable headache for Man-gyeong, whose territory directly bordered the western part of Seoul.

So, the person dispatched from Man-gyeong was the former commander of the elite battalion and the current hunter.

“… … .”

The top of Songjeongtap looks like it could collapse at any moment.

On top of it, a man was sitting, chewing on a branch.

The junior elite agent who was looking at the man shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Captain-! Let’s go now! The men have assembled.”

At the shout of the elite soldier, the man spat out the branch.

“Already? Ah-. I told you to leave a little late.”

The hunter was Jeong Hyeon-su.

He came down from the transmission tower in one breath and walked through the city center filled with blood and corpses.

They were the corpses of Seoul Metro force hunters, all wearing military uniforms.

The place was full of Man-Gyeong's elite troops carrying weapons.

“But Captain. Don’t you think there hasn’t been much news from headquarters lately?”

“Oh my gosh. For days, I haven’t been able to eat or sleep properly. Did the Emperor abandon us?”

Hearing his subordinates' words, Jeong Hyeon-su thought of Ha Yoon-ha.

And then he snickered.

“No way. I wonder what’s going on.”

“Captain… … . Aren’t you trusting the Emperor too much?”

“Well, the captain and the emperor grew up together with the hero since the time of X.”

“When Ha Yoon-ha first became the emperor, didn’t the general burst into laughter?”

“But it’s kind of funny! Hahaha! If Commander Choi Myeong-jun saw this, he’d roll his eyes.”

“That’s true.”

The elite soldiers followed Jeong Hyeon-su, giggling.

Jeong Hyeon-su looked ahead, calming down his noisy subordinates.

Cracked asphalt and abandoned cars scattered here and there.

The sight of corpses strewn about was now a familiar sight, and on the other side of the street, hunters with gas masks and rifles began to creep out.

Jeong Hyeon-su scratched the back of his head and spoke quietly.

“Let’s do some work.”

Kwajik-!

Electricity shot out of Jeong Hyeon-su's fingers.

After a few moments of gunfire and screams, the bodies of the Metro Hunters lay sprawled on the asphalt.

(Continued in the next episode)