The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 212

Episode 212. The One Who Approaches the Truth

Four people gathered around a round table.

‘Kang Si-on’, sitting on Kang Jun-ho’s left, asked.

“How was it? Was it good? You met the brother you’ve been longing for so long.”

Zion on the left asked with a giggle, but Kang Jun-ho just smoked a cigarette.

“But that’s not the Kang Shi-on you knew, right? He’s not the type you wanted either.”

At that time, Manager A, who was sitting on Jun-ho's right, said.

“It is the result of betraying the truth and fulfilling the contract. It was something that should not have happened in the first place. However, since you wanted to meet the brother you longed to see so much, we willingly granted your wish on the condition that we would hand over your life. Contractor. You have not forgotten the contract, have you?”

The contractor, Kang Jun-ho, remained silent.

The absolute being wearing a black mask sitting across from Junho also remained silent.

Junho took a long drag on his cigarette and looked at the absolute being.

He is a completely incomprehensible man.

The one at the top of this league who has never shown his face and doesn't even speak much.

The Absolute was also looking at Kang Jun-ho with sharp eyes.

Junho opened his mouth.

“So now what do you want me to do?”

At that voice, Zion left and said with a chuckle.

“Well, the choice is yours, little brother?”

At that moment, Kang Jun-ho hit the round table hard with his fist.

bang-!

Then he looked fiercely at Zion on the left and said.

“Don’t call me… little brother with that dirty mouth of yours.”

Even under Kang Jun-ho's threat, Zion was not intimidated at all. Instead, he laughed even harder.

“Haa-. It’s scary. It’s scary. In my dimension, my younger brother grew up always getting beaten up, so he trembled just by hearing my voice.”

“… … .”

“Anyway, that little brother’s kid has to grow up getting beaten up since he was little. He’s really ill-mannered. To his older brother.”

“Please stop.”

Manager A stopped Zion, who was on the left, from talking.

At the words of the Absolute One, Zion chuckled and spoke jokingly.

“Okay~.”

Again, Manager A said:

“As you know, we have already met the Kang Shion of this world. However, it is not enough to complete the puzzle. My goal through this league is to create a puzzle. In the process, you have taken on the fate that Kang Shion was originally supposed to bear.”

“… … .”

“Now, the management committee doesn’t care how Kang Shi-on turns out. This league is a story we’ve put a lot of effort into, so we have to make it happen and finish it. That’s why we signed a contract with you.”

Manager A took a deep breath and asked again.

“Let’s renegotiate the contract. Tell me about the contract we signed.”

“… … .”

Kang Jun-ho couldn't answer easily and smoked a cigarette.

And with his other hand, he kept opening and closing the cap of the Zippo lighter.

Only the sound of the Zippo lighter cap filling the space.

Manager A spoke again strongly.

"contractor."

“I know.”

Ting-. Thump!

Kang Jun-ho gripped the Zippo lighter tightly enough that veins appeared on the back of his hand.

It is an unchanging fact that Kang Shi-on is a puzzle. However, it is now impossible for Kang Shi-on to become a puzzle himself.

That it becomes a puzzle.

That becomes one puzzle piece of this multiverse.

Zion and the Absolute, who are sitting together now, are also one of those countless puzzles.

But if Jin Jae-hee is by Kang Si-on's side, the puzzle that was created will fall apart at best.

From the absolute's perspective, it's like destroying the puzzle that was painstakingly created through the league.

So, to avoid such a result, we had to find another contractor.

The absolute ruler chose Kang Jun-ho as the right person for the job.

The contract between the two is simple.

In order to completely solve Kang Shi-on's puzzle, Kang Jun-ho is offered as a sacrifice.

If Kang Shi-on's puzzle could be completed, he would be guaranteed eternal life. That was the contract between Kang Jun-ho and the Absolute.

Kang Jun-ho gripped the Zippo lighter more tightly.

Kwajik-!

Then the Zippo lighter crumbled into dust in his hands.

'There's no going back. That fu*king world. This maggot life. There's no going back. Bro. I really don't understand. Why are you trying to go back?'

If they stay here, they can live like gods.

Everyone worships Kang Shi-on. Isn't that a better life? The life of a semi-basement day laborer can't be better.

In this world, my brother and I are praised by everyone.

The city has already been built for the brother who will live forever.

Whatever Zion thinks, Junho doesn't care.

The younger brother's wish is for his older brother to live well.

The city of Suwon is merely a means to protect his brother in this world he has left behind.

If my brother knew about this, he would definitely oppose it and scold me.

So, this was Junho's plan and contract.

I have always insisted on that idea.

'It doesn't matter if you're stubborn. That life is wrong. This world is the most comfortable and happy life that our brothers have ever been given. That won't change. Absolutely. There's no way my thoughts are wrong.'

It's all because of that woman.

That woman dyed my brother.

Kang Jun-ho thought so and relaxed his grip.

The remains of the lighter, now reduced to powder, fell to the round table.

Then Manager A spoke again.

“Full regression is absolutely impossible.”

“… … .”

“This league will always last.”

That is not Kang Jun-ho's idea, but an inevitable effect.

“… … So you must become that sacrifice. That is the price you paid for meeting your brother. And it is also your way of protecting your brother.”

My brother and I were not meant to be together from the start.

But we met through an unreasonable contract, and the price was high.

Kang Jun-ho will be offered as a sacrifice to save Kang Shi-on, and in this way, Kang Shi-on will become a piece of the puzzle that makes up the world, and will become the absolute god of humans and live forever.

That's the ending. It's an ending that can't be changed.

Kang Jun-ho looked at the Absolute and asked.

“What should I do?”

The Absolute has remained silent until now.

But Kang Jun-ho's last question finally made him move.

The Absolute leaned forward, placed his arms around each other, and placed them on the round table.

A voice that was neither male nor female rang out again.

“Exactly one year from now. I will open the gate. We have completed the puzzle we need. Kang Shion is already qualified to come to this world. However, I, including the administrator, cannot interfere with your work. So you must stop her. That woman.”

Junho took a deep breath and asked again.

“Are you telling me to kill you?”

Junho wanted to avoid that. Really.

It wasn't for Jin Jae-hee's sake. It was for my brother's sake.

The Absolute said.

“It’s your decision. However, if we open the gate, we will have no choice but to decide the puzzle of this league. That puzzle has the right to choose its own future. That is the truth. The truth is a unique ability of living beings that even we cannot interfere with. If Kang Shion chooses to return in that choice, everything will fall apart. That is your role. To keep Kang Shion in this world.”

“… … .”

Junho's expression was distorted with complicated emotions.

If you follow your brother's heart, you should let him do whatever he wants.

But doing that was meaningless.

Junho didn't want that.

The Absolute One spoke while looking at Junho's distorted face.

“I hope you make a wise choice.”

Junho got up from his seat and turned around.

Behind him, Zion's voice rang out loud.

The voice kept ringing in Kang Jun-ho’s ears.

“What a tearful brotherhood!”

“It’s tragic-!”

“After all that time we’ve met, one of us is destined to die!”

“If you live long enough in this world, you’ll find that a lot of really interesting things happen!”

“Poohahahahahaha! Hey! Live for tens of millions of years. You’ll feel that the emotions you feel are nothing!”

“Puhhhhh.”

“Puhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha-!”

“Puhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”

“Poohahahahahahahahahahaha!”

The guy with my brother's face kept laughing with my brother's voice.

Junho found that laughter extremely disgusting.

* * *

As the Seoul War was coming to an end and winter was approaching, I came to my senses and saw that winter was over and the flowers along the road were blooming again.

I was taking a short walk with Ha Yoon-ha.

There have been many changes.

It might be more accurate to say that there has been tremendous growth.

Man-gyeong was no longer at a level that could be ruled by an individual.

Although it had a centralized form of government, the country could only be run by experts in numerous fields.

Man-gyeong no longer had any rivals.

Small groups in northern Gyeonggi Province and tribal groups in Gangwon Province.

Everyone bowed their heads before me.

More than that, I felt a sense of emptiness first.

Even though my younger brother would come to visit me from time to time, I felt very lonely without Jin Jae-hee, who was always by my side.

Jin Jae-hee, who said he would leave to find the giant for six months, has not returned yet.

Moreover, contact was completely cut off two weeks ago.

Her last contact was a letter saying she had arrived at Baekdu Mountain, the beginning of the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range.

The letter was sent using the classic method of pigeons.

'Where are you and what are you doing? That's enough.'

After walking a few steps, Choi Myeong-jun approached me.

Choi Myeong-jun stood in front of me and bowed his head.

I looked at him.

“We are currently gathering the specific dwarves you mentioned, and everything from materials to the red ore mine, manpower, and military is going smoothly.”

"huh."

After finishing his report, Choi Myeong-jun was about to leave when he came back and spoke to me.

“Ah… … that guy?”

I looked at him again.

“Your complexion doesn’t look very good. What’s wrong?”

I smiled and shook my head at his concern.

“Nothing much. Just take care of your work. Did you say you’re with Jeong Hyeon-su these days?”

“Yes. Even if we conquer Seoul and there are no more enemies on the Korean peninsula, we cannot neglect our preparations for war. We will continue to train. And now we must go over there and perform security duties.”

"okay."

Choi Myeong-jun said to Ha Yoon-ha, who was next to him.

“Little one. Take good care of your big brother. I’ll go first.”

“… … Yes. Don’t worry.”

“Brother. Then I will go.”

Choi Myeong-jun bowed his head to me and turned back.

I looked at my legs again.

In any case, urban development is going smoothly.

This is Yeouido.

The only bridge connecting the north and south of Seoul was lost due to the war, but the pillars remained.

I built a bridge again by piling up structures on top of those pillars.

The power of ogres was also used in the construction of this bridge.

They chopped down a tree and joined together poles to create a walkway.

Of course, since it is impossible to build a bridge as sturdy as modern technology, boats played a big role in moving across the Han River.

Sleddyman, who originally occupied the Han River, blocked the passage of ships with his ridiculous appetite and vicious temper.

But the natural enemy of Sleddy was the Ogre.

In fact, Sledyman solved the ogre's food and living environment problems all at once.

Thanks to this, the Han River was transformed from a sled field to an ogre field.

The only difference is that all these enormous monsters understand and follow my commands.

It was quite a sight to see humanoid monsters over 10 meters tall living around the Han River.

I asked Yoon-ha, who was walking beside me silently, keeping pace with my footsteps.

“How’s the bridge? Were there any complaints from users?”

“Not at all. Rather, it has become a landmark of Seoul. There are even groups of wanderers who come from far away just to see this bridge.”

Once the sledging problem in the Han River was resolved, the bridge construction project was not such a difficult task.

For large rocks and trees, ogres were used to move them, while for delicate work, the skilled workers of Mankyung were called in.

It only took a month to build the bridge in Yeouido.

And here, Yeouido, became the new center of Seoul.

To the south is Suwon.

To the east are Gangnam and Gangwon.

To the north is northern Gyeonggi Province.

To the west, to Incheon.

It is a central hub connecting four regions.

Owning that center had enormous economic implications.

The greatest foundation for a country's growth is its economic power and population.

The 'Yeouido Central Market' that I have now is bigger than the Suwon Market that my younger brother has.

As news of the end of the war spread throughout the region, new customers came to the market, which had the effect of increasing the population.

The formation of markets has contributed greatly to the development of the country.

All of this was also a project planned by Ha Yoon-ha.

Yoon-ha smiled and pulled my sleeve.

“Okay. Let’s cross the bridge now. I think they’re ready by now.”

I asked Yoon-ha, who said that.

“Does it really have to be this way?”

I didn't feel like it.

But Yoon-ha thought differently.

“Of course! I think this is not a choice, but a duty. Not only me, but everyone who makes up the force thinks so. It’s a symbol. A symbol. A national leader needs a symbol, and in my view, this is too late.”

“I don’t really feel like it.”

“I’ve prepared everything. Just come visit. Just wait. We need to hurry before you change your mind. Carriage!”

Yoon-ha ran out and brought the carriage.

I let out a small sigh and got into the carriage that Yoon-ha was driving.

The carriage crossed the newly built bridge and headed north.

How far did it go?

The Blue House was visible from afar.

(Continued in the next episode)