Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 100

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If you want peace, prepare for war.

“Hehehe.”

“Nyaa…”

“You’re holding out quite well.

Oh, you’re so cute—.”

“Ugh!

Nya, nyaa… !”

The woman’s alluring laughter and another woman’s panting breaths echoed. If anyone were to hear only the sounds without knowing the situation, they could be forgiven for thinking that lilies [a metaphor for lesbian romance] were in full bloom.

“Lilith, my lady.

If this is all heard outside, I’ll be in quite the predicament.”

“Men, stay out of this.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Remembering the words of his father, the Great Sage, ‘never even think about trying to win against your wife.’

Sion sat in his chair, quietly watching the situation unfolding between Lilith and Lia.

“Hic, hiiiic!

Nyaooo!

Ugh!”

“Oh my, Lia, is this your weak spot?

Aren’t you enjoying this a little too much?”

“I, I don’t know.

Don’t say things like that.

It’s embarrassing…”

“Ohoho!

Sion.

Take a good look.

This is her weak spot.

Next time you’re intimate with her, try targeting this spot.

You’ll see a Myo race member [cat-like humanoid race] so delighted she’ll lose her breath!”

“Why would you say such a thing… Hic!”

Lilith lightly nipped at Lia’s ear with her lips, causing Lia to startle and straighten her back.

Indeed.

Lia’s weak spot that Lilith was referring to was none other than those soft-looking cat ears.

Lilith continuously stroked her ears as if she loved the sensation.

As she gently stroked the fluffy parts with her fingers, Lia trembled and squirmed, seemingly unable to contain her delight.

‘…She really is terrifying.

To discover another weak spot in such a short time.’

The Succubus Queen possessed a far more terrifying instinct when it came to nighttime activities than anyone else.

She probably pretended to examine the newly acquired cat, scanning her here and there, and then discovered a seemingly vulnerable spot, gently probing it, and it turned out to be a jackpot.

“Ah, so soft.

Sion, can’t I have her?”

“Huh?”

“Hooing? [Confused noise]

W-What are you saying!

I, I belong to Sion!”

“Why are you acting like this?

You heard Lucia say that Sion and I are in a kind of marriage, formed long before you, right?

Husband and wife are of one mind, so what belongs to Sion belongs to me, and what belongs to me is mine.”

There seemed to be something slightly off at the end there.

Sion didn’t bother to point it out and instead looked at Lia.

Lia desperately shook her head as if to say she would allow anything else but that.

If he were to say, ‘Yes, take her,’ who knew how sulky that cat would become and how many kitty-cat punches she would throw, so Sion decided to stop teasing her at this point.

“Unfortunately, she’s a companion, not a pet.

And Lia seems to dislike it too.”

“Is that so?

Then, regrettably, I’ll have to return her to Sion.

Here!

Go to your owner—.”

Lilith, as if that had been her intention from the start, released Lia from her embrace with a playful gesture.

Lia quickly scurried off the bed and hid behind Sion, who was sitting in his chair, peeking out at Lilith.

She didn’t seem as frightened as before, but she didn’t treat Lilith as casually as Lucia or Rishikia did.

“Oh, Sion.

She’s quite cute, isn’t she?

I wondered if you had a thing for beasts, but it seems you just like cute and petite things?

Hmm.

Should I become a little younger too?”

“Is that possible?”

“It’s not about changing my gender or body shape, just becoming a little younger, so it’s not that difficult.

It would just consume a lot of mana, though.”

If becoming younger wasn’t a difficult thing, she would become the public enemy of all women.

Sion muttered inwardly and was about to open his mouth.

“Someone’s coming.”

Lilith put her finger to her lips, gesturing to wait.

And a moment later, a man’s voice was heard from beyond the door.

“Young Master Sion.

It’s Sebastian.”

“Ah, what is it?”

“The Count is calling for you.

It seems a guest has arrived at the estate, so you should prepare and head to the reception room.”

“I’ll prepare right away.

Please wait a moment.”

Sion replied and was about to get up from his seat when he suddenly felt someone tugging at his sleeve.

He turned around to see Lia looking at him as if asking if she could come along too.

Sion’s heart wavered for a moment at the cat’s entreaty, but he quickly banished the devilish glint from his eyes and tapped her nose with his finger, opening his mouth.

“Wait here quietly.

Listen to Lilith.”

“Ugh… I understand.”

“Hee?

Then she’s mine while Sion’s gone?”

“Just don’t treat her too harshly.”

“Treat her harshly?

I can treat her even better than you, you know.”

With those words, Lilith let out an alluring laugh.

To a man, it was a smile that would make them fall head over heels, but to Lia, who was also a woman, it looked like, ‘Wait there! This older sister is going to gobble you up whole!’

“Ugh! D-Don’t come any closer!”

“Oh my? There’s something very good that will happen if you come into this older sister’s arms, you know?”

“There’s something even better than being in your arms!”

“Hmm… How about information on what you need to do during mating to make Sion like you even more?”

“Nyaong?”

Don’t be impressed by that, you damn cat.

“Hehe.

How about it?

Don’t you want to hear it?

If you want to hear it, hurry and come into this older sister’s arms!”

“Ugh… Nya, nyaoong!”

Lia went to Lilith’s arms after exactly 3 seconds of consideration.

You cat! At least pretend to hesitate!

Sion grabbed his forehead as if he was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Lilith smiled happily, touching Lia’s ears to her heart’s content.

“Yes, yes.

Good girl.

If you listen so well, this older sister will tell you lots of stories.

Let’s see.

What is Sion’s particularly preferred method of caressing…”

He had a feeling that a rather strange conversation was about to take place.

Sion, who didn’t want to hear any more and didn’t have the guts to, sighed and left the room.

And he approached Sebastian, who was waiting for him at the end of the hallway.

“Let’s go, Sebastian.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

At first, he had looked at Sion with suspicion, but after witnessing Sion’s transformation firsthand and anticipating his unique pain, conflicts, and time of endurance, Sebastian had now almost completely abandoned his doubts about Sion.

Rather, he was now secretly looking forward to what new 모습 [Korean: appearance/figure] this old man would show him.

“Who is the guest that Father is calling me for?”

“To be precise, it is Young Master’s guest.

It seems to be Helen Hynes.”

“Ah.”

Come to think of it, the Hynes Merchant Guild was about to arrive.

What he had agreed to receive in exchange for entrusting the production and distribution of carbonated drinks was not gold coins, but food.

Helen Hynes had tilted her head, but had agreed to do so for the time being.

Although she had participated in the attack on the royal palace out of hatred for humans, there was also coercion from those radical 派妖精놈들 [Japanese: faction; Korean: derogatory term for ‘guys’], and in the end, she had chosen this side and helped him, so she was now no different from an ally to Sion.

‘But I didn’t expect Helen to come in person.’

He had heard rumors that the carbonated drink business was doing well.

Since the 물량 [Korean: quantity/volume] had not yet been released on the market, there was scarcity, and since the Hynes Merchant Guild was holding onto it tightly, it was natural that its owner, Helen, would be busy, but she had bothered to come all the way to the frontier, Klausen.

“Young Master.”

At Sebastian’s call, Sion turned his head.

The elderly butler stopped in his place and bowed his head with a very respectful air.

“Sebastian?”

“I apologize.

I did not know the depth of Young Master’s inner thoughts and treated Young Master lightly, and later even suspected him.”

“Oh…

I wanted to experience such reactions and gazes at that time.

There’s no need for this, though.”

“As you have been and will continue to be.

I earnestly pray that you will be a reliable spear and shield for Hispania and the royal family.”

Sion nodded at Sebastian’s words.

It seemed that his loyalty to the royal family, as a member of the Royal Secret Guard Knights, still remained.

“I’ll consider that apology received for helping me this time.

If it wasn’t for Sebastian, the high-ranking knights would have had to step in, and if that had happened, the enemies would have been even more wary.

Not to mention that things would have become even more complicated.”

At Sion’s words, Sebastian expressed his gratitude and bowed his head again.

Sion’s steps became a little lighter as he thought that the suspicious gaze he had been receiving from Sebastian had now completely disappeared.

As he entered the reception room, he saw the Lichten Frontier Count and Helen Hynes, a fairy who still exuded an elegant and noble aura despite all the hardships she had endured, engaged in conversation.

“Father.”

“Come in.

Originally, I should have introduced the two of you to each other.

I heard you’re already acquainted?”

“Yes, Count.”

“That’s right.”

The Lichten Frontier Count, nodding at the two men’s answers, offered Sion a seat.

And as his son sat down, he opened his mouth with a playful voice.

“I didn’t expect the Hynes Merchant Guild leader to come in person.

If something like that happened in the royal capital, you should have told me.”

“I didn’t think it was that important.

If you were offended…”

“What would I be offended about?

Rather, I want to express my gratitude to you as the owner of this territory.”

Sion 반문ed [Korean: questioned back] ‘Yes?’ at the Lichten Frontier Count’s words, but the Lichten Frontier Count said that he had finished sharing his story with the Merchant Guild leader Helen Hynes, so now he should share the story of a real merchant and trader, and got up from his seat.

Before Sion could say anything, the Lichten Frontier Count immediately left the reception room, and now Helen and Sion were alone in the room.

“I heard the story.

On your way to the territory, you discovered a slave market and cleaned it up neatly.”

“…I did.”

To be exact, he had tried to stick a straw in and suck it dry once, but sensing that he would be screwed if he drank it, he immediately changed his attitude and smashed the 뚝배기 [Korean slang: literally ‘earthenware pot’, figuratively ‘head’], but still.

Helen gave a faint, genuine smile, something she rarely did, and opened her mouth.

“Thank you.”

They were people who were about to live a miserable and pathetic life like her.

The person who had saved them from that hell was sitting right in front of her.

It was right for her to thank such a man.

Although she had not been saved, Sion Klausen, the man before her, had saved all the other flowers before they were 꺾이기 [Korean: broken/plucked].

If only I had been saved by someone like him, I could have lived my real life.

Helen muttered inwardly with a self-deprecating smile.

“I seem to be hearing that greeting a lot these days.”

“Because you deserve it.

At first, I couldn’t get a sense of what kind of person you were at all.”

“What kind of guy did you think I was?”

At Sion’s question, Helen 고민ed [Korean: pondered] 흐음 [Korean onomatopoeia for humming], and gave an honest answer.

In some ways, he seemed like a 망나니 [Korean: executioner], and in other ways, he seemed like an evil person.

But in other ways, he was a hero and a reliable person to someone.

“Isn’t that too honest of an answer?”

“Sometimes, a merchant can elicit a positive result in their credibility and transactions by speaking accurately rather than telling flattering lies.”

With those words, Helen handed over a document.

A document containing detailed information about the wagon carrying the first goods for this transaction.

Sion checked it and saw that the various foods he had wanted had been procured.

“Wagons carrying that much 물량 [Korean: quantity/volume] will continue to come for the next two months.”

“Good.

I was wondering if you would just take the money and run away.”

“Although my body may be defiled, my heart is not a dirty being.”

A word containing Helen’s tragic and terrible past.

Sion was quite bothered by that word.

Not because he felt sorry for her, or for some cheesy reason, but because it felt like she was 욕하는 [Korean: cursing/insulting] the character of Sion Klausen and his own body.

Saying that he was a guy whose body was fine but whose heart was rotten.

“Don’t say things like that.

It’s quite offensive.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t say things like my body is dirty, my heart is dirty, or anything like that.”

Sion’s reaction, which was slightly sharp without him realizing it, 튀어나온 [Korean: popped out].

Whether it was because she was surprised by it, or for some other reason.

Helen stared blankly at Sion for a moment, then coughed dryly and avoided his gaze.

“More than that, the Frontier Count praised Young Master a lot.

Especially in the part where you decided to receive food, he asked if you had foreseen that there might be a food shortage in the territory.”

“Oh…”

“To be honest, I was also surprised.

When you said you wanted food, not to prepare for the war with Nudia.

Klausen is not a place that suffers from food problems every time.

Do you really have 선견지명 [Korean: foresight]?”

선견지명 [Korean: foresight] is 무슨 [Korean: what/nonsense].

If he had that kind of thing, he would have bought 풀 [Korean: grass/stocks] before 비X코인 뜨기 [Korean slang: before B-coin blew up] and would be eating gold-plated pizza and cleaning up with gold-plated 휴지 [Korean: tissue paper] by now.

In fact, Sion had 고민 참 많이 [Korean: worried a lot] about that part.

He would need a lot of money to prepare the various things needed for the territory in the future, and money would be the best thing when he left the territory to move around, so he was going to gather a lot of funds.

For that reason, he had threatened Viscount Konean at the slave market with the intention of 떼먹을 [Korean: swindling] one properly.

Of course, in conclusion, all that money went back to the 이종족들 [Korean: different races/non-humans].

So, what was the reason why he wanted to receive payment in food even though he could have received a lot of money?

‘…What else could it be?

I’m just going to gather some food and prepare for when the war breaks out and food prices become unstable and skyrocket.’

Due to the 공작s [Korean: schemes/plots] taking place here and there, they were 물고 뜯고 싸우며 [Korean idiom: biting, tearing, and fighting] each other, and the result was naturally the 초토화 [Korean: scorched earth] of the continent, the collapse of the economy, a large number of casualties, and distrust of each other due to the 수작질들 [Korean: machinations/scheming] that continued even in the midst of it.

In particular, the nation of Hispania itself was 전복되고 [Korean: overthrown], and all sorts of 난리가 [Korean: chaos/turmoil] were happening everywhere, so it was natural that people could not put their minds at ease and engage in their livelihoods, and naturally the prices of 밀이나 보리 [Korean: wheat or barley] and all other foods rose like crazy.

How much was one piece of 육포 [Korean: jerky] right away? It was enough to pay for it with the same weight of gold.

The way to survive the worst famine on the continent that humans themselves would bring about in the future was to gather food like crazy from now on.

However, Sion was not simply gathering food to escape that disaster.

‘I’m going to feed myself and my people well, sell some of the leftovers at a high price, and even 무기화 [Korean: weaponize] it.

Originally, it’s best to do business with food and drink.’

Sion was 두근두근한 [Korean: excited/thrilled] today at the thought of using even the continent’s crisis for his own benefit.

Really, he was a great guy in many ways.

―――――――Author’s Notes―――――――

100 episodes!

Congratulations on 100 episodes, author!

Yes, thank you!

Author!

Let’s work harder!

It’s not a great achievement, so I’ll congratulate myself!