I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 117

Having finished their conversation, Eliza returned to the banquet hall with a brighter expression than before.

Several executives from the Yanghwa Guild, encouraged by the fact that she had spoken with Shin-hwa, requested a conversation with him, but:

“Excuse me.”

Eliza simply nodded lightly and passed by.

That alone was enough to suggest that Shin-hwa was receiving much better, or rather, special treatment than others.

Jin Bo-mi, looking envious, said to Shin-hwa as he entered from the terrace,

“Wow, I didn’t even get to talk to her alone for that long! Shin-hwa, you definitely made an impression on Eliza, didn’t you?”

“Bo-mi.”

“Yes?”

“Did Eliza come to Korea solely for the Yanghwa Guild matter? Or is there perhaps something else?”

“There is! Of course, the main thing is the contract with our group, but… I heard she also came to sign a cooperation agreement with the KSA [Korea Superhuman Association].”

“KSA?”

“Yes! I heard the Eliza Group decided to invest in the training facilities in Yangyang.”

“Yangyang, are you talking about the area where F&S Park is located?”

“That’s right! You know it well.”

At Jin Bo-mi’s answer, Shin-hwa stroked his chin with a serious expression.

F&S Park.

It was named that way because dungeons from F-rank to S-rank were evenly distributed there.

With the continuity of dungeons and good accessibility, it was also a place actively fostered by the KSA.

It was created by an outbreak in August 2019, and fortunately, it was also a miraculous site with no casualties.

‘They are expanding their influence in each country in this way, and using capital to encroach on major facilities,’ he thought.

He understood the guy’s scheme.

In any case, Shin-hwa gained one conviction from his conversation with Eliza.

It seemed certain that Eliza was one of the five people he had seen in the dummy dungeon before.

The identity of the remaining four was a matter to be found out gradually.

Since there was nothing to be gained by rushing, he decided not to be impatient.

* * *

That night.

I finished my last dungeon raid as a member of the Yanghwa Guild.

Thanks to repeated practice, the executives skillfully caught Bajart even with my contribution reduced.

Of course, they would experience some trial and error if I left, but it seemed they would soon be able to raid without any problems.

After that, there was a small farewell party.

There were greetings from the executives who said they were happy and grateful to have spent a month with me, reminiscing about our time together.

Jin Seong-tae was busy traveling around the local factories for the collaboration with Eliza, so we couldn’t meet.

According to Jin Bo-mi, Jin Seong-tae would make time separately soon.

He said he had no intention of cutting off the good relationship with the Yanghwa Group, so anytime was fine. They were still the best business partners for me.

After the party ended.

I declined Jin Bo-mi and Jeong-hoon’s offer to take me home, and I was walking quietly, enjoying the night breeze.

It was because I had a lot to think about because of what happened with Eliza today.

Thinking.

It was the thing I hated the most, but it was a problem that was too uncomfortable to just ignore.

‘Should I just go find him?’

Nicholas’s face came to mind.

In fact, from the moment I regressed, I had a desperate desire to find Nicholas.

Because it wasn’t the regression I wanted in the first place. I didn’t particularly want to go back to my younger days.

Even at the age of fifty-six in my previous life, a middle-aged retiree, I wasn’t particularly saddened by the wrinkles that had formed on my face.

More than anything, life was easy.

Thinking hard and diligently planning strategies and tactics was always Nicholas’s job.

I just had to use my strength diligently as directed.

There was no need to think about success and failure, possibilities and risks, or even the hidden arrangements behind them.

‘But now I’m doing the worrying that Nicholas should be doing!’

But it’s different now.

In all likelihood, I seem to have regressed earlier than him, and thanks to that, I’m doing the worrying that he should be doing.

If the retirement I wanted was simply an escape from reality, I would have done it a long time ago.

But that wasn’t the well-being life I dreamed of.

I dream of a life where the whole world enjoys peace and the whole world enjoys the abundance of civilization.

A life where I can leisurely enjoy myself as if I were alone on a remote island.

A paradise on earth where I can laze around without any worries until the day I die.

‘If I didn’t know about Eliza’s existence, and Nicholas regressed as planned like me…’

There would be no need to worry about this.

Nicholas would form a team and eventually deal with Leccero, and prevent the Great Disaster. The peace of the whole world would be guaranteed.

But Nicholas hasn’t regressed yet.

And not only Leccero but also a new mastermind that we didn’t know in our previous life has appeared.

‘At this rate, everything from A to Z is full of worries!’

I kicked the ground nervously.

Pow!

Because I couldn’t control my strength, part of the asphalt ground burst with a roar.

“…….”

I calmed my mind and thought.

If my guess is correct, the Great Disaster is not the last disaster foretold for humanity.

It’s not the end but the beginning.

The Great Disaster of 2052 was an event in which many Awakened Ones lost their lives despite preparing with gritted teeth.

It is clear that we won, but we cannot deny that the wounds were quite large.

What if, in the future after that, Leccero’s ‘advance team’ led by Eliza revealed their true colors?

Even if I had retired as planned, it would have been difficult to rest comfortably.

Because our Nine Lords would have become the top priority target for them to eliminate.

“I can’t force him to wake up somehow. It’s not like I can make him regress at will.”

I bit my lip tightly.

In fact, the reason why I didn’t directly go to see or meet Nicholas, or even contact him, was simple.

It was because of the ‘sensitivity’ of regression that Nicholas had told me so many times.

At that time, I didn’t listen even with my ears, but I heard it so much that it was clear in my memory.

‘A regressor is an existence that transcends time and space, ignoring all laws.

It’s a very delicate process where the future me has to nest in the past me with memories and experiences.

Therefore, there should never be any external intervention in the regressor.

Kang Shin-hwa, should I tell you again?

Some being that can transcend time and space accurately marks the coordinates and sends it to my past self.

But what if someone causes a sudden change to the final destination, the past me?

The coordinates you initially marked will not match. You won’t regress!

So, let me tell you again how special I am! Do you understand? If you understand well, kneel down and thank me.’

Nicholas’s words were consistent, so much so that you could say they were repeated.

According to his words.

The moment I go to find Nicholas in a hurry now, all causal relationships will be disrupted.

For example, in front of him.

‘Hey, Nicholas! Why aren’t you regressing!’

If I did something like this, Nicholas’s regression might not happen at all.

“Let’s be patient. If I can’t stand this and Nicholas doesn’t come, I’ll be stuck doing it all alone.”

I looked up at the night sky.

I’m sure Nicholas is doing well somewhere in America right now, under the same sky as me… Ah, it’s daytime there, but anyway.

I believed he was doing well.

And I believe that one sunny spring day.

He will call me, surprised as soon as he regresses.

Hey, did you regress too? He will say!

* * *

Time flew by like an arrow, and it was already February 28th.

[Korim Chemical : KR710191]

[3,420]

[↓180 from the previous day]

[Fluctuation rate -5.00%]

“It’s tomorrow.”

The special announcement of Korim Chemical is just one day away.

Judging from the fact that the stock price has not soared yet, it seems that information security is being well maintained.

“The only flaw is that the average price is a bit higher than in my previous life.”

I felt a little disappointed.

In my previous life, it was trading at around 2,900 won at this time.

The price was slightly higher, perhaps because I gradually increased the amount of purchases, giving in to greed from time to time.

I scrapped the original plan to invest only about 10 billion won lightly and increased the investment.

The total amount invested little by little to date is 50 billion won.

The trading price suddenly soared the day before yesterday, so I was also terrified. I wondered if the plan was going wrong.

Anyway, from tomorrow, Korim Chemical’s stock will repeatedly rise and fall for three weeks and then steadily climb.

In my previous life, it rose to 18,000 won, and then it plummeted as internal company issues broke out.

So I was aiming to realize profits at around 17,000 won.

Even if I did that, I would be putting nearly 300 billion won in profit into my hands with an investment of 50 billion won.

Just for the reason that I ‘buried’ the money firmly for three weeks!

“This is the true meaning of unearned income.”

Whistle – Whistle whistle -.

A pleasant whistle came out on its own. However, there is only one regret.

[Korea Bank : Depositor Kang Shin-hwa]

[Balance : 21,000,000,000 won]

21 billion won.

It was a greatly reduced balance.

Of course, there was a reason.

The purchase price of Krivia Island, authorized by the Lolana Kingdom, as well as the money going to the royal family and the country as contributions and investments, were all processed and taken out.

Thanks to that, all the bounty money I received for dealing with Park Hyung-san and Jeil Construction disappeared.

‘Well, I can always earn more money. Anyway, I’m proud,’ I thought.

When I saw the contract documents sent by the agent appointed through Jin Bo-mi, I felt new.

The long-term lease period of Krivia Island was also confirmed in writing.

From March 1, 2020.

Until February 28, 2170.

Yes, I can say with certainty and conviction that I will be dead and rotten to the bone at that time.

I didn’t particularly want to worry about it going back to the kingdom’s ownership after that.

Anyway, the purchase was completed successfully. And I also received an official invitation from the Lolana royal family.

I am scheduled to attend a grand invitation event no later than mid-March.

I have to go there, take commemorative photos, and make an impression on the royal family so that the future will be comfortable.

Besides, from their point of view.

A large investment has suddenly been made by a big hand, so they should bow their heads first and express their gratitude.

As I always feel, money is the best.

If you have money, even sworn enemies become inseparable colleagues, and even a strong iron wall-like heart becomes as soft as tofu.

But right then.

“Huh?”

Something caught my eye as I glanced at the CCTV footage displayed on one side of the dual monitor without thinking.

The place where the CCTV is filming is the K-2027 dungeon located in Ansan.

It was my precious dungeon that was transferred from Jin Seong-tae and became A-rank from E-rank due to the scheduled dungeon break.

Now I had to manage it myself, so I had set it up so that I could monitor it from home.

“Isn’t that Ri Yeon? Kang Ja-hee is next to him, and Black Lion too…”

Faces that are veiled to the outside world. But faces that remain clearly in my memory after regressing.

Three people who should never be on Korean soil at this time.

They were strolling naturally near my dungeon, taking pictures diligently, like tourists.

Clearly, the sight was a common sight of Chinese tourists traveling in Korea, but.

“What’s coming has come.”

It looked different to my eyes.