The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 7

#Episode 7. Reunion (2)

“How do you know I have a younger brother?”

His eyes held no emotion whatsoever.

For a moment, Jaehee felt a chill down his spine.

She knew.

If we proceed with the case so hastily against the cautious Zion, it would naturally be dangerous.

I also knew that he would react this sensitively, especially when it came to his younger brother.

But it was Jae-hee’s plan to bring up the topic of his ‘little brother’ to him so rashly.

No matter what situation Zion faces, he thinks about his own goals and takes the best approach.

Jaehee’s skills in killing monsters so far.

And a real sword.

Zion, who had seen all of that, already knew how he would be received.

Zion will try to keep Jaehee by his side.

Jaehee proved to me right here that he is the strongest in terms of force.

But you will question how you obtained that power and your every action.

That’s why I didn’t hide it.

The fact that I am a regressor.

The moment you hide it, Kang Shi-on in front of you won’t trust you.

And Jaehee also needed Zion.

Whatever it was, the Kang Shi-on in front of me was the man who came closest to winning in his previous life.

This will be the fastest way to gain Kang Shion’s trust and become his assistant.

If it were up to me, I would have moved cautiously, hiding the fact that I was a regressor.

Slowly, I would become Kang Shion’s biggest helper and get through this damn game.

But that couldn’t be the case.

This might be Jin Jae-hee’s last chance.

‘… … As expected, I got the revolver early.’

Jaehee lowered his eyes and looked at the muzzle of the gun.

The muzzle of the revolver aimed at my temple was cold.

Zion asked again.

“How do you not know? Can’t you hear me?”

The voice was cold and chilling.

Zion really shoots.

I knew that much from my past life.

Jaehee thought.

That if I died here now, it would be of no use.

Bam.

The cigarette butt that fell naturally from Jaehee’s lips fell to the ground.

She slowly got up from her seat.

The gun followed the direction she was getting up.

Kwon Kyung-soo stood awkwardly next to them, watching the two people.

‘… … first, last.’

It was a sight that could not help but be disconcerting to him.

No, everyone there was frozen and looking at Zion with his gun.

In South Korea, possessing a gun meant you were engaging in criminal activity.

In the first place, the very idea that ordinary people could possess guns was strange.

But in Kyungsoo’s eyes, Zion was just an innocent young man in his early 20s.

He never seemed like a bad person.

In the blood-curdling silence, Jaehee spoke to Zion.

“Don’t move.”

It wasn’t something that was meant to be heard by an unspecified number of people.

Zion nodded.

It was also because he did not want to tell anyone about his younger brother.

* * *

I followed the woman, keeping a certain distance from her.

The gun was still pointed at the woman’s head, and she had both hands raised.

I turned the corner to the bathroom and walked down the dark hallway.

I said to her as she walked away.

“Stop. Now speak.”

At my words, the woman stopped in her tracks.

And said.

“Put the gun down.”

I refused.

“no.”

You can’t afford to waste bullets.

If that woman were my enemy, I would pull the trigger without hesitation.

He kept a certain distance and watched the woman’s every little movement.

“This is your last chance, tell me.”

I didn’t want to waste time.

I didn’t want to have a meaningless conversation with her here and now.

But the woman continued speaking as if nothing had happened.

“What to start with?”

The woman’s voice was calm and unwavering.

As if he had expected this to happen.

It was never a voice that could speak while a gun was pointed at oneself.

I asked.

“How do you know my brother? Tell me that first.”

I looked closely at the woman’s face.

There were no family members or relatives.

To begin with, my brothers and I did not have a community called family.

However, he was not someone who lived next door, nor could he have been someone I ran into once.

Are you Junho’s school teacher?

no.

The one time I went to Junho’s observation class, the teacher was a man.

There’s no way she’s this young.

The woman said.

“I knew it. Before I came here.”

The woman’s words were not well-founded.

We continued talking, giving and receiving.

“I don’t know you.”

“You may not know me, but I know you. And your brother. Even in name only.”

“That’s nonsense. Even if you knew my brother, you wouldn’t know that I’m his older brother, and we don’t know each other either.”

“We knew each other. At least to me.”

“If you’re joking, then stop. I don’t feel like joking right now.”

“It’s the same for me too.”

Binggle-.

The woman suddenly turned around.

I gripped the gun grip tighter.

The woman was looking into my eyes, and I was still aiming at her forehead.

And her next words could not help but be shocking.

“I regressed.”

“what?”

“I’m on my second game with this.”

“… … .”

Only then did I take my eyes off the scope and look at her.

Swish-.

There was a woman showing off her arms.

Numerous knife marks were clearly visible on the woman’s forearms.

“We met, it was already several years ago in my time. It’s now 7 years later. We first met in the Seongnam area and made it to the finals, but we both died in the end.”

“… … Are you asking me to believe that?”

Honestly, I didn’t want to believe it.

“I know what kind of past you have had. I can’t know everything, though.”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

“We absolutely have to win this league. I’ll help you.”

“Shut up.”

“Trust me, Kang Shi-on. This is the end. There’s no turning back now.”

“Be quiet!”

“I can help you find your brother. I can do it.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

After the argument, there was a brief silence.

The gun was still pointed at her forehead, and the woman spoke, tapping her chest with her palm.

“I won’t hurt you. I can find your brother. I know how. I’ll definitely help you. You have to trust me. And you know this isn’t just terrorism, right? This is a game played by the gods.”

She was appealing to me.

He was begging for people to believe in him.

But I couldn’t believe it.

No, actually I was leaving any possibility open.

Black smoke suddenly appeared.

And alien monsters bursting out of that smoke like a tidal wave.

A giant eye floating in the sky.

To the status window.

I couldn’t believe everything that was happening before my eyes, but this was reality.

And when I looked at the phenomena with all possibilities open, I could not disbelieve the woman’s words now.

Then she had to take her own test.

“If you’re a regressor, you know my past, right?”

“……okay.”

“Then tell me. If you are a regressor, you will understand. Tell me the answer you must give now.”

The woman swallowed and nodded.

My fu*king past.

If what she said was true, her comrades who shared her life with her would know.

I’m talking about my brother’s dark past that he never told anyone.

Thump thump.

My heart started beating a little faster.

It was strange.

It was clearly me who was aiming the gun, but it was me who was getting nervous.

Why?

Why is that?

Because I assume she really knows about my past?

No, or for some reason.

Time seemed to have stopped, and everything began to move slowly.

Her parted lips slowly parted, forming a word.

“……aunt.”

“stop.”

Beatle-.

I felt a little dizzy.

He bowed his head slightly and his breathing became labored.

It was a dark past that I never told anyone about.

That’s enough.

I’ve come to trust her to some extent.

At least it’s from the future.

“Okay. I’ll believe you. For now.”

“Yeah. That’s fortunate.”

The woman seemed relieved and only then lowered her hand.

I spoke coldly to that woman.

“But don’t act like we’re just close. It doesn’t mean I completely trust you.”

“Okay, I understand.”

He lowered his gun.

Then I opened my inventory and put the gun away.

It didn’t matter whether you believed her or not.

.

The woman in front of me right now, whether she is a regressor or not, is an important key to getting through Round 1.

One way or another, I just had to go to my brother.

It would be great if this woman could be of help in the process.

Binggle-.

I turned around and tried to go towards where the people were.

At that moment, I became curious.

I turned back and looked at her.

“You said this was your second game, right? You said you knew me.”

The woman nodded, and I asked again.

“Then what happened to my brother in your past life?”

Perhaps the most important question of all.

The woman followed me and then stopped.

After thinking about it for a bit, he opened his mouth.

“Maybe it’s better not to know. Are you still curious?”

My hands were shaking a little.

But he never took his eyes off her.

And he nodded quietly.

Then the woman let out a little breath and said.

“Do you know the butterfly effect? It’s the phenomenon where a very small change can completely change the future.”

“okay.”

“Listen carefully. Remember that just hearing this fact can change your future. If you still want to listen, I will tell you.”

That scared me a little, but I had to know.

“Okay. Tell me.”

My heart was pounding, and she spoke calmly.

“He would have died.”

“ah.”

I couldn’t help but let out a gasp.

For a moment, my head felt dizzy and I felt like I wanted to collapse and burst into tears.

His hands were shaking uncontrollably, and he couldn’t bear to look her in the eye.

‘Calm down… … .’

It’s not too late to let out all your emotions after everything has happened.

Now is the time to be cool-headed.

That’s from a past life.

It was something that had nothing to do with me yet.

The future of my younger brother that the woman spoke of is an outcome that has not yet been realized for me.

I had to stay calm.

He clenched his fist until the veins turned blue.

Then the woman took a step closer to me and said.

“But that doesn’t mean we can be sure he’s dead.”

“… … ?”

Only then was I able to look her in the eye.

Before I knew it, she was approaching me.

“When I met you, you were a man without emotions. So, I don’t know for sure, I can only guess. I think you lost your brother and wandered the fields.”

“… … .”

“So don’t give up. You still don’t know anything. Before I came here, I wanted to find your brother, but… … You know. I only know your brother’s name. I don’t know his face or what he looks like.”

The woman was silent for a moment, as if waiting for me to speak.

I lowered my head again and looked at the worn-out construction site safety shoes.

Is it a lie or is it true?

No, it’s not.

So what if it’s a lie? So what if it’s the truth?

Even if all the truths we face now are not true, they are countless.

There is no way to leave the shopping mall right away and go back home.

I’m stuck here and I have to beat this fu*king game.

The conclusion does not change.

You must win this game, survive, and go home.

And to save my younger brother.

Even if it’s just a corpse.

In that process, the strength of the woman in front of me will be a great strength to me.

I turned and headed out into the hallway.

Now it was time to reach out to people.

Then, the woman called me over.

“My name. … … Jin Jae-hee. You don’t know.”

I just turned my head and answered the woman who was introducing herself.

“… … I don’t need to introduce myself, right?”

“okay.”

With that said, I started walking again.

Thud, thud.

His shoulders slumped and his vision was hazy.

Even though I don’t have the luxury of being sad right now, for some reason I can’t control myself when it comes to things related to my younger sibling.

I thought about it in my mind.

Bam!

He hit my thigh with his fist.

slap!

He also hit my left cheek with his palm.

I thought about it in my mind.

Survive, survive.

That was all I had left.

Just then, footsteps were heard.

The person who came out when I turned the corner was a female student.

The schoolgirl took a deep breath and spoke to us.

“I… … I… … ! Excuse me! I think you should come out now… … ! I… … over there!”

A commotion was heard in the store.

I followed the female student, still walking slowly.

(Continued in the next episode)