Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 323

323

Storm’s Eve

If someone were to ask Sirien what the biggest difference between a fairy and a human is,

she would ponder for a moment before answering like this.

‘Conversations with others.’

People other than family or friends.

Conversations with those called ‘strangers.’

Sirien thought that might be the biggest difference between fairies and humans.

Fairies were beings who avoided making loud noises and, beyond simple greetings, refrained from speaking to strangers, especially about personal or family matters, considering it almost taboo.

So, when meeting other fairies, simple greetings, inquiries about whether they had eaten, or wishes for a peaceful day, comprised almost the entirety of the conversation.

But humans were different, so very different.

Even if they weren’t family or friends, if they knew each other’s faces even a little, they would greet each other with a happy smile and soon be engrossed in all sorts of stories.

Regardless of gender or age, they would concentrate on each other’s conversations, laughing, crying, getting angry, and feeling sad together.

These interactions were very new to Sirien.

“It’s so lively.”

The place with the most hustle and bustle was the market located in Klausen. This place, which had grown much larger than before with the regular comings and goings of the Haines Merchant Company, was enjoying its previous prosperity despite the war having only recently ended.

There is a market in fairy society as well, but they don’t use currency.

It’s more accurate to describe it as bartering, and there was no bargaining involved.

They simply exchange goods if they feel like exchanging one item for another.

Not to mention, they don’t engage in the kind of lively conversations that merchants and customers have in the human world’s market.

Swish, swish.

Sirien was writing and drawing something.

She was trying to record everything she felt in the human world, especially things that could be useful in fairy society, without missing a single detail, even drawing them if she didn’t fully understand.

‘Stagnant water eventually rots, and the fish living in that water eventually die,’ she thought.

Sirien acknowledged that fairies were more beautiful and noble than any other race.

But she could no longer confidently say that they were stronger.

Even the beastmen were constantly getting stronger, and in the meantime, they were interacting with humans and adopting new ideas all the time.

And humans?

They were developing at an astonishing rate and were almost ready to surpass other races.

Until a few hundred years ago, they couldn’t even properly perform magic, let alone the basic methods of handling mana, but now they are defeating fairies, beastmen, and even dragonkins (though this is only possible for Kim Yuhyun).

‘We have to change.’

We have to change, that’s how we survive.

If we don’t change, we should at least know how the opponent is changing.

Sirien was able to clearly feel, as she looked around the human world this time, that if you don’t know anything about the opponent and just believe in your own superiority, all that remains at the end is a miserable destruction.

Having spent her last day in the human world like that, Sirien entered Klausen County’s castle.

She was planning to spend the night and leave early the next morning.

She plans to tell all of her fellow tribesmen, who still have no intention of leaving the forest, about what she has seen, heard, and felt so far.

And she will persuade them that fairies should not remain stagnant like this.

‘A human has appeared who can fight fairies, beastmen, and even dragonkins.

Who can guarantee that more humans like that won’t appear in the future?’

It was highly unlikely that a human who could defeat a dragonkin would appear again after Kim Yuhyun, but Sirien, who had no way of knowing that, simply thought it was possible.

As Sirien was thinking that, she suddenly thought of Kim Yuhyun’s face and pondered quietly.

‘···What is it?’

Strangely, whenever she thought of that man, a corner of her heart kept tickling.

The man who faced the human army alone, knocked down the dragonkin, and stood proudly with a sword in his hand in front of a crowd of people kept lingering in her mind.

Is it just curiosity about a human powerhouse that she never expected?

Or is it a liking that she has unknowingly harbored?

Sirien sighed, saying she couldn’t figure out her own feelings, and was about to enter her room when…

“Hey, you there.”

“···?”

“Yeah, you.

Fairy… was it Sirien?

I’m talking to you.”

“You are···.”

The one who appeared in front of Sirien was none other than Eos.

As befitting a powerhouse of the North, she had a solid and well-balanced body, but she also possessed a voluptuousness that exuded feminine charm and a beautiful appearance, which other human women would consider unfair.

Of course, even Eos would have to take a step back in front of Sirien, who was a fairy.

“There’s a place I’d like you to come with me for a moment.”

“Are you talking to me?”

“Yeah.

It’s nothing strange, I just want to have a little chat.”

“···Have a conversation.”

The one who had been subtly wary of her until now was asking to have a conversation.

Sirien made a pondering expression for a moment, then slowly nodded her head.

The reason was that although she was wary of her, she didn’t have a hostile look in her eyes, and she was convinced that she wasn’t the type of person who would deceive others and cause harm.

Eos guided Sirien, who followed her obediently, to the training hall inside Klausen Castle.

Then, she picked up a wooden sword that was placed in the corner and turned around to speak.

“I don’t know what it’s like for fairies, but there’s a saying among us northerners.”

“···?”

“If you want to see into someone’s thoughts, clash with them.”

“What does that···.”

Just as Sirien was about to speak, Eos suddenly rushed at her and swung her wooden sword.

Even though it wasn’t for actual combat, that level of speed and power was enough to cause injury, and if it hit her head wrong, it was a blow that could even lead to death.

“Heut?” [Exclamation of surprise]

Even with the lightning-fast surprise attack, Sirien was barely able to twist her body to avoid the attack.

At the same time, she quickly straightened her posture and prepared for the next attack, but Eos stopped for a moment after launching one attack.

“You, what business do you have with my man?”

“Pardon?”

“Kim Yuhyun, I mean.

Do you think I wouldn’t notice you looking at him with strange eyes from the beginning until recently?”

“···.”

She had already noticed her gaze.

At Eos’s words, Sirien bit her lip quietly as if she had made a mistake.

If someone who already has a lover felt uncomfortable because of her, it would take a lot of time and effort to clear up the misunderstanding.

“I did pay close attention to him.

But I don’t have any feelings for him as a member of the opposite sex.”

“Then?”

“I was impressed by his level, even though he is a human, but he cannot be seen as an ordinary human.

And at the same time, I was a little afraid.

Because Kim Yuhyun is a man who has done things that even our fairies could not do.”

“···Well, that man is no ordinary person.”

Eos felt a little better that the proud fairy was praising Kim Yuhyun.

But she immediately shook her head and focused on her task.

“My sister, Zun Temujin of the North, is a little stronger than me.

Do you know why I was able to stand against my sister despite that?

Because I understood the other person’s heart better.

Thanks to that, I was able to grow my power a lot.

In my opinion, you have some vague feelings for Kim Yuhyun.”

“···No.”

“It may really be just a brief liking for a being you’ve never seen before, as you say.

But you know what?

Unfortunately, unlike what he looks like, my man is secretly soft-hearted.

If you keep showing that kind of behavior, Kim Yuhyun will be quite embarrassed.

I hate that so much.”

Whirr!

Eos finished speaking and threw the wooden sword at Sirien.

There was no verbal warning, but she snatched the wooden sword without much difficulty.

“If you have a lot of *jap saenggak* [雜 생각 – idle thoughts, unnecessary thoughts], your head becomes fierce, and if your head becomes fierce, you can’t make decisions.

The special medicine to get rid of those *jap saenggak* is to make them all disappear and make things simple.”

“Are you saying that fighting is a special medicine?”

“It’s not fighting, it’s making your true feelings come out.”

Eos rushed at Sirien again and swung her wooden sword.

This time, it was a powerful attack that could cause at least a serious injury if she allowed it to land.

Sirien still questioned Eos’s actions, but she focused on blocking her attacks for now.

Clang!

Clang!―

As the back-and-forth continued, Sirien felt the *jap saenggak* that had been filling her head gradually disappear.

The moment she blocked another fierce attack, Eos opened her mouth again.

“What do you think of Kim Yuhyun?”

“···.”

Sirien swung her sword and pushed Eos away.

Perhaps a little while ago, she would have overthought and eventually come up with a strange answer, but now that the *jap saenggak* had disappeared and she had become simple and clear, she was able to come up with an answer quickly.

“He’s amazing.”

“Again?”

“···I want to know more.”

“Now you’re being honest.”

Wheeik!

Clang!

Sirien blocked the attack that was aimed precisely at her neck once again.

When she looked at Eos with a slightly fierce look, she smiled and continued.

“But unfortunately, I’m different from my sister.”

“···What do you mean?”

“I have a bit of a possessive streak.

I don’t feel like sharing my man with other women like my sister.”

“···.”

“Especially to a woman who is more beautiful than me!”

Thud!

Sirien frowned and stepped back at the burning sensation she suddenly felt in her abdomen.

Eos’s powerful kick hit her abdomen, momentarily disrupting her posture.

If the opponent had taken advantage of this moment and rushed at her, it could be said that she had lost, but Eos was swinging her wooden sword around and waiting for Sirien to recover her posture.

“So show me a little more sincerity.

Then who knows?

Maybe my mind will change in a slightly positive direction?

Of course, that’s not likely to happen easily.”

“···.”

Perhaps it was because of Eos’s provocative tone.

Sirien felt strangely angry.

As she sharpened her eyes and gripped her sword more sharply than before, Eos smiled.

She had wanted to fight a fairy properly once, and now she was finally able to do it.

―

“···So I ended up staying a little longer.”

Sirien, who appeared with bandages wrapped around her, said that while looking at the group.

The first one to speak was unexpectedly Kim Yuhyun.

“So, you said you broke your arm while sparring with Eos.”

“Yes.

It’s my fault.

It was an accident that happened because I was too careless, and Eos, on the other hand, thought of me as a strong person and treated me with sincerity.”

“Oh, dear···.”

Kim Yuhyun and Eos, who were now in a relationship that could almost be called lovers.

In that situation, Kim Yuhyun, whose woman had hurt someone else, was looking back and forth between Sirien, who was smiling and saying she was okay, and Eos, who was avoiding his gaze, with a rather embarrassed look that was rarely seen in his usual self.

‘···What are these women?’

But Sion, who was quick-witted, had already sensed something strange.

Eos was a powerhouse of the North, but Sirien also possessed as much power as her.

It was also strange that she, who did not underestimate humans, was careless in front of Eos, and in the first place, if their skills were similar, both of them should have been injured if they were injured, but only Sirien was unilaterally injured.

Looking at it that way, there is only one answer that comes out in the end.

That the two of them coordinated and created this situation.

‘Why are they acting together?’

Sion kept looking at Sirien and Eos and tried to figure out their inner thoughts.

Then, the moment her eyes met Eos’s, she suddenly winked slightly and quickly conveyed her intention to let it go.

‘···Aha.’

It was Sion who had immediately grasped the situation.

Even while Sirien was giving Kim Yuhyun strange glances, Kim Yuhyun was completely ignoring that and focusing only on Eos.

But suddenly, Eos broke Sirien’s arm, and if that situation happened, the situation would become strange.

Kim Yuhyun would be in trouble if his lover, Eos, had caused the accident, and the other party was a special envoy from the fairy side, and Eos didn’t apologize and just said that the problem was that the other party was careless.

Thanks to that, he would have to step up and approach Sirien a little more.

‘Don’t stick to me later, make it clear now.

Instead, I’ll take the *kkaenggap* [compensation for damages] like this.

Kiya··· As expected of a northern woman.

Scary, scary.’

It is natural for members of the opposite sex to flock around those who have abilities, whether they are men or women.

Hispaniola and the North do not see that part as pleasant, but they do not prohibit it altogether.

So, Eos seemed to think that even if the fairy Sirien was interested in Kim Yuhyun, it was not a good thing, but it was not an impossible thing.

So, have a proper conversation once, and if you’re going to be *hwaksilhi chail* [definitely rejected], then be *chail* [rejected], and if not, let’s divide it up with me taking 70 and you taking 30.

Instead, you can’t do it for free, so give me one arm, like that.

‘If you break one arm for Kim Yuhyun, it’s cheap.

···I wonder if Zun is doing this too.

Damn it, I’m so anxious.’

She had never expected Eos to have such an appearance.

Her appearance in the novel only emphasized the image of Aigiore’s leader, Baylor.

Sion had never seen a woman who wanted to monopolize one man.

“···Sirien.

Then how about the fairy side···.”

“Ah, you know Helen in the capital Wangseong, right?

I’m thinking of asking her to let them know.”

“Were she and the fairies that close?

I heard it wasn’t.”

“It used to be like that, but this time, the fairies of the forest decided to formally interact with the human kingdom, and Helen of the Haines Merchant Company decided to take on the middle ground.”

There’s no way Helen would forgive the fairies that easily.

Sion thought about that for a moment, then realized why Helen had taken on that part herself.

Even though the fairies interact with humans, they don’t completely trust humans, so they will want Helen, who is the same fairy, to understand the situation first, and if that happens, they will naturally supply information to Helen, and Helen can pass that information on to Sion.

She willingly took on that middle ground for Sion’s sake.

‘If this happens, I’ll have one more thing to take care of.

It’s good, but it’s not good again.’

As he thought that, he was wondering how to appease the woman who must be eager to come to Klausen again, when a knight knocked and entered the reception room.

“Young master, excuse me.

News has come from the Haines Merchant Company, and it seems that you will have to check it yourself.”

If he said that much, Helen must have sent news about a pretty important issue.

Sion stood up and checked the news from Helen, who had come from the capital Wangseong.

Then, he frowned and unknowingly cursed.

―――――――Author’s Note―――――――

One arm is okay, right?