Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 202

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Because it was raining.

“Prince Erader, I pray for your speedy recovery.”

“…Thank you.”

The nobles, completely unaware of the situation, simply thought that Prince Erader had suffered an injury that made it difficult for him to move.

They had no idea what kind of injury Prince Erader had sustained.

‘They’ll probably only realize that something is wrong with Prince Erader when Edgar IV officially announces that he will hand over the throne to Princess Vanessa.’

As Sion was thinking that and looking at some nobles who were exchanging greetings with Prince Erader, Count Bremen and Hemon approached him.

“So, you’re really leaving.”

“Yes, Count Bremen.

I am grateful for everything you have done in the South.”

“On the contrary, the South owes a great debt to you.

I think you know that it is the Southerners’ iron rule to repay debts.”

“You’ll definitely repay them with interest, right?”

“Oh, interest.

I’ll have to think about that part.”

When Sion and Count Bremen burst into laughter, the surrounding nobles reacted as if they had roughly noticed the change.

Originally, when Sion first came to the South, Count Bremen, who supported Prince Erader, did not show any particularly close appearance to Sion.

This was because the theory of Sion Clausen’s support for Princess Vanessa, although still unofficial, was circulating almost officially.

The nobles mostly understood that the two were a little awkward because they were afraid that Prince Erader’s mood would be twisted or that they might see disadvantages in other areas if they showed a close appearance to him.

But now, the two men are talking freely.

Even unlike the first time, Count Bremen only exchanged a few formal greetings with Prince Erader, who was about to leave the South, and never laughed and chatted like that to create a close atmosphere.

As if there was something wrong between them, so their relationship grew distant.

“Sir Sion Clausen.

I hope to see you again later.”

“Hemon will be very busy.”

“The complete annihilation of pirates is inherently difficult, but… well, thanks to Sir Sion, it seems to be a little easier this time.”

Hemon Isik, the successor of the Isik County, is using honorifics such as ‘Sir’ instead of ‘Sir’ to Sion Clausen, and Sion is accepting it without any problems.

Even Count Bremen, who is watching all the scenes, is not asking his successor why he is doing that, but is even smiling happily while watching the close relationship between Sion Clausen and Hemon Isik.

At this point, nobles with any sense will roughly realize how the situation is going.

That something has changed in the minds of the Isik County, which had been supporting Prince Erader until now.

Who they are now trying to please and who they are trying to support.

And who persuaded the Isik County and acted as a bridge to break away.

“The Griffin unit of the Clausen Frontier will be returned without delay once it is determined that the pirate extermination is complete.”

Even entrusting the soldiers in the territory of the Clausen Frontier for a while seemed to indicate that they were not usually close.

Sion, who judged that he had attracted enough attention, opened his mouth slyly.

“Thank you, Count Bremen.

I really have to go up to the Royal Palace now.

His Majesty the King is waiting for the Prince and me.”

“Ah, my son and I have kept you for too long.

I look forward to seeing you again in a ‘good place’ later, Sion Clausen.”

At Sion’s signal, Count Bremen puts out a deliberately intentional word and grabs the attention of the surroundings again.

At this point, nobles who could not bear their curiosity began to gather subtly.

Avoiding the Southern nobles who were circling around them to judge the situation and flashing their eyes, Sion quickly got into the carriage.

“Nyaang.

Sion looks so busy.”

“It’s called managing public sentiment, Ria.

Our Sion is having a hard time, isn’t he?”

“…Let’s go quickly.

It’s too noisy here.”

Lilith, Ria, and Trisha, who had quickly boarded the carriage before to avoid the eyes of others, taking advantage of the fact that people’s attention was focused on Sion, said a word each.

However, Lucia was not in the carriage. Unlike the three women who had justification as wizards, maids, and escort knights of the Clausen Frontier, she was revealing her identity from the beginning, so it was a bit ambiguous to move with Sion when the attention of the world was focused on her like this.

‘Also, because Trisha’s Battle of Red Cliffs was attributed to Raido, Raido has no choice but to be held in the South for a while.

Lucia seemed to want to go with me, but I can’t delay any longer in the South because of that Prince Erader.’

Before Prince Erader prepares any tricks or contacts other forces, he had to quickly take him to the King and put a firm nail in the coffin, saying, ‘This guy has a problem with his body!’

This was not only to remove Prince Erader from the position of successor, but also the most appropriate justification for calling Princess Vanessa, who is currently leading the expeditionary force of the Holy War, back to the kingdom, and furthermore, it was a way to summon the entire expeditionary force for the stability of the kingdom.

“Ria.

What happened to what I asked you last time?”

Sion asked the cat woman, who was purring with her chin on Lilith’s lap, with a glimmer of hope.

Then, Ria, who perked up her ears, wagged her tail and opened her mouth.

“Sorry.

It doesn’t seem like there are any results yet.

I received reports once or twice after coming down to the South, but they couldn’t even find a trace, let alone catch the tail.”

“…Is it a Dragonkin after all?”

Sion sighed and stroked the back of his neck.

The leader of the Northern Barbarian tribe, the woman called ‘Khan’, has definitely joined his side.

She retired in the middle part and did not appear fighting the Celestials, but as she fought almost equally with Kim Yu-hyun in the middle part of the novel, she will definitely be helpful in the battle against the Celestials if she grows further.

And now, Sion is aiming for another character in the novel.

One of the ‘strongest villain characters in the middle part’ specified in the novel.

A beast who enjoys fighting strong people and has enjoyed a life of stabbing, cutting, and dismembering until all the blood from the opponent’s body flows out.

So, even the nickname attached was a survivor of the Dragonkin, ‘Leukemia’.

‘Ekaterina Dmitri Evna.’

From the name, it was definitely a comrade-like name from somewhere in the north that seemed powerful.

If Sion could somehow do something about that Dragonkin like Lilith or Jan, it would be the best he could do to complete the anti-Celestial defense line.

‘Of course, that’s not enough.

Numbers are just as important as quality here.

No matter how strong you are, if you fight against thousands or tens of thousands all night long, you will get tired and die from a blind arrow or spear.’

The people Sion has gathered around him so far are all those who have been mentioned as strong at least once in the novel.

In other words, they were already talented people certified by the author.

‘Except for Leukemia, now all that’s left is to find reserve forces or suitable shields to support those proven talents and deal with the rabble.’

Sion thought that the saying that there is no need to use a butcher’s knife to catch a chicken meant that if you catch a chicken and the knife breaks, you will be in trouble when you have to catch a cow.

Of course, he should refrain from doing stupid things that he can’t even kill for sure while vaguely dealing with the enemy.

If you are careless and get caught by a guy you thought was dead, or get hit hard in the back of the head, you will literally spit blood.

However, if there are several strong enemies in front of you and you can’t swing the knife because it’s broken, that would be the worst mistake.

What should I do?

Sion fiddled with his fingers and looked out the window.

‘It’s too 불안해 [uneasy] to just sit back and relax in this state.

I ate Trisha [implied: gained her power/alliance], and I’m going to half-kill Captain and drag him away in advance, but there are still five wings left [referring to powerful enemies].

I can’t do anything more without any accurate information about them.’

However, if he moves rashly, he may be caught off guard.

In order to fight against the Celestials, the most important thing is, of course, the number of talented people who can fight against them, but above all, ‘public sentiment’ work is essential to avoid being stabbed in the back.

If you live like a 개차반 [worthless person] and shout at the end, ‘Actually, the Celestials are bad guys!

I’m innocent!’, will people believe that?

It would be fortunate if they didn’t call him a follower who had fallen for the 마족’s [demon’s] tricks and run to kill him with 창칼 [spears and swords].

For that reason, Sion is also trying to put the frame of ‘hero’ on himself and wear a mask to fight against the Celestials.

‘At least people have to 갈등 [have conflict] between the Celestials and Sion Clausen.’

The reason why Kim Yu-hyun, despite his tremendous power in the novel, always struggled in the fight against the Celestials was because not only the fanatics but also the general continentals were uncooperative with him.

He was such a bad talker that he made even the women who approached him tired and fall off, so to ordinary people who had no contact with him, Kim Yu-hyun would have looked more suspicious than the Celestials.

The Celestials were not 병신 [idiots] or 머저리 [fools], so they did not start burning the continent from the beginning, but intentionally framed those who were likely to resist them as 마족 [demon] followers and even took the lead in 민심 [public sentiment] by 처단 [executing] them very 화려하게 [spectacularly].

‘Kim Yu-hyun, who realized that simple yet essential thing later and did it late.

I sincerely pay my respects to your head.’

What’s the point of being physically strong?

Decisively, his head is stiff and doesn’t turn smoothly.

Originally, if your body is so good, your head doesn’t have to suffer, but it seems that’s all 개소리 [bullshit].

It was better to eat and live well with your head and mouth even if your body was weak.

“Sigh.”

For various reasons, of course, the biggest reason was 답답함 [frustration] about Kim Yu-hyun’s 답답한 [frustrating] 행보 [actions].

Anyway, when Sion suddenly sighed, the three women looked at him almost simultaneously.

As if asking if something big had happened.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nyaang?”

“Who should I burn first?”

No, not you women.

Sion waved his hand, indicating that it was really nothing.

Then, Sion, who turned his gaze back to the window, noticed something strange.

‘Hmm?’

The path leading out of the city and onto the road.

People in all kinds of clothes were standing around and watching the carriage procession.

And after a while.

“Waaaaaa!”

The cheering that started from somewhere was quickly amplified into huge applause and cheers.

A sound of joy, or a sound of being unable to control a 벅찬 [overwhelming] heart.

Even when Prince Erader came to the South from the Royal Palace, this much attention was not gathered.

In other words, the reason why the people of the Southern kingdom are gathered there to see him off is not because of Prince Erader.

“Sion, this…”

“Not bad.”

Sion leaned back as if he had known this would happen from the beginning, without showing any reaction.

To be honest, his honest intention was to go up on the carriage and dance, but there must be a reason why they don’t call his name and just send applause and cheers.

It was highly likely that it was made up of people from the Isik County and people from the Navy who had benefited greatly from Sion.

Even though Sion Clausen is a hero, if he praised his achievements more than the prince of a country, his superiors judged that it could 역으로 폐 [backfire], so they seemed to have warned him not to mention Sion Clausen’s name.

‘Yeah, definitely not bad.’

Anyway, they, Prince Erader, and himself.

They know for sure who those pouring applause and cheers belong to, and who has captured the hearts of the people in this South.

Knowing it, but just pretending not to know.

Because that’s the smartest way to live in this world.

“Lady Lilith.”

“Yeah?”

“How long has it been since we returned to the Royal Palace?”

“Well?

Wouldn’t it be almost two months?”

Two months.

Sion muttered two months, two months to himself and counted the days.

As he did so, he could see that there was really not much time left.

‘3 months if short, 5 months if long.

After that, the Celestials will step in.’

Of course, that date will depend on how well the 마족 [demons] are cleaned up in the 성전 [Holy War].

However, judging from the current situation, the 성전 [Holy War] has progressed more than 2 months faster than the original novel, so the expeditionary force had to break up around this time before it 본격적으로 [fully] entered the land of the 마족 [demons].

‘Anyway, it’s my loss if I drag out the time for a long time.

Just 적당하게 [appropriately] raise people’s suspicions and is the existence of the Celestials really what we think it is?

The best picture is when those guys 터트려주면 [reveal] things at the right time.’

To do that, you have to make the enemies anxious first.

And among the methods of making the opponent anxious, the most effective one is 역시 [as expected].

‘역시 [as expected], overturning the work that was going well as planned.

Even if it’s a 공자 [Confucian scholar], he’ll be 열 [angry] if you suddenly overturn a well-prepared table just as you’re about to take a spoonful?’

It took a month to gather the expeditionary force, and it would have taken about the same amount of time to move again.

Probably, as Sion expected, the allied forces were now in the territory of the 마족 [demons].

It was certain that they were in a situation just before entering the place called the Land of the Mortal.

‘At such an important time, suddenly one side takes 배신각 씨게 [a huge betrayal angle] and I’m going to disappear!

I wonder what kind of reaction the Celestials will show if they really disappear.’

Sion was already 근질거리는 [itching] from the thought of teaching the pigeons who don’t know the benefits of modern civilization the fear of ‘탈주’ [desertion].

The three women looked at Sion’s 모습 [appearance] and said a word each.

“…He’s planning something 사악한 [evil] again.”

“Nyaang.”

“Sir Sion is 멋져 [cool]…!”

―――――――Afterword―――――――

Kim Yu-hyun is enough to overturn the prepared table…!

Enjoy today and have a great day!

Thank you again to all the readers who congratulated me on the 200th episode!