I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 247

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“Stellard Sword. You know it?”

“I know it. Ah, no, I don’t know it.”

“Right, you shouldn’t know. It’s a sword made from Stellard ore, which is hard to find even on the Nas continent.”

Shin Hwa pretended not to know.

The time will come when artifacts made of Stellard will become common, but not now.

It was natural that he didn’t know the existence of Stellard ore itself, so Shin Hwa quickly took back his words.

In fact, he said it because he didn’t want to spoil the ‘gift’ that Jang Dong-shik had prepared.

‘How did he get so much? It’s impossible to bring it from the Nas continent, did he collect it?’

“It looks sharp.”

“I’ve been doing reinforcement work for the past few days. Stellard is an ore that is hard enough to cut diamonds.”

“Wow… There was such an ore.”

“Can’t believe it, right? So I always thought I’d use this weapon to cut off Lecherous’s head someday.”

“But why are you giving it to me?”

“Fortunately, it seems like someone who will cut off Lecherous’s head more reliably than me has appeared.”

Jang Dong-shik grinned.

Perhaps because he was not used to smiling except for the smile he gave his daughter, the way his cheeks curled up looked awkward.

But Shin Hwa seemed to fully understand the meaning of this gift.

He was betting on his future.

It could be a grand interpretation, or a hasty guess.

But anyway, giving something important to someone else meant that he trusted him, regardless of anything else.

“Can I take it?”

“If you don’t take it within 5 seconds, I might change my mind…”

Whack!

Shin Hwa took the Stellard sword with lightning-like movements.

Even in his previous life, it had the modifier ‘legendary ore’, and it was truly living up to its name.

“Hmm…”

“Don’t you like it?”

“No, it’s not that.”

Shin Hwa looked at the sword for a moment.

It’s a good sword.

If he puts mana into it properly and uses it to slash, even a special suit will have a hard time enduring it for long.

But swordsmanship was clearly not Shin Hwa’s main strength.

So, without thinking deeply, Shin Hwa asked the original owner who gave him the gift.

“Jang Dong-shik.”

“Huh?”

“Can I eat this sword?”

“What? Eat what?”

Jang Dong-shik did not know that Shin Hwa could acquire the properties of metals as well as monsters through his modified tongue, esophagus, and stomach.

Therefore, it was perhaps a natural reaction for him to be startled by Shin Hwa’s sudden declaration.

“I have a talent. For example, this is the ability I got from eating stainless steel chopsticks.”

Squeak. Squeak.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shin Hwa’s hands instantly turned into the smooth surface of stainless steel.

Gurgle.

A startled Jang Dong-shik spilled the Americano he had half-filled in his mouth into the cup.

He knew that Shin Hwa had more than one or two talents, but he never knew that he had such a transformation application talent!

“Then if you eat the Stellard sword, will your whole body turn into Stellard?”

“I can’t guarantee my whole body, but at least I’ll change the material of this sword.”

Jang Dong-shik nodded at the form of the sword that Shin Hwa had transformed his right arm into and showed him.

The weapons that Shin Hwa transformed his right arm into and used freely in battle were very threatening.

Whether it was a sword or another form of weapon, if it was a weapon made of ‘Stellard’.

It would be like a nightmare to the enemy.

Besides, there was a risk of dropping the sword or being taken away by the enemy if he was not careful.

But if he embodied it, it could not be taken away. Even if he killed him, it would only disappear.

“Crazy.”

“Crazy, hehe.”

Shin Hwa smiled slyly and brought his mouth to the Stellard sword.

Since it was such a hard ore, it seemed like it would take some time to eat and digest. He had to chew it thoroughly.

Besides, it was a bizarre diet, so it didn’t seem like a very pleasant sight to show in front of Jang So-hee.

“Are you going to watch?”

“What?”

“I’m asking if you’re going to watch me eat. I’m going to turn around and eat it, but it won’t be very interesting, will it?”

“No, I want to see it properly with the curiosity of an Awakened [a person with supernatural abilities]. I’m also curious about what kind of talent it is.”

“Okay. Since you’ve decided to watch, watch it to the end.”

And the next moment.

Crunch! Crunch, crunch!

Munch. Munch. Crunch. Crunch.

Shin Hwa began to bite and eat the Stellard sword. Like eating ice that had been left in the freezer for a long time.

* * *

1 hour later.

“I don’t know what to say. An Awakened who digests metal and turns it into his own talent…”

“Isn’t that what Awakened talents are like? There are rare talents, and there are talents that deviate from common sense.”

Jang Dong-shik was admiring his shining right hand as he returned to his safe house.

The absorption of the Stellard sword went well.

And as expected, it was linked to the transformation of his right arm, and the power of the Stellard ore was well realized.

It would have been better if his whole body was steel-reinforced in Stellard form, or rather ‘Stellard-reinforced’.

However, the body analysis showed that he would have to eat more than five of these swords to do so. That meant it was impossible for now.

However, if he could find a place where Stellard ore was buried on the Nas continent, or an armory that stored weapons, it would be a meaningful turning point.

Jang Dong-shik suddenly remembered something and returned to his home to draw a map of what he remembered.

At that time.

Awakened news was flowing through the TV that was turned on.

I always turn on Awakened news as a habit, and Jang Dong-shik seemed to have a similar habit.

“The crime organization Revengers has been caught up in an internal war, and it is reported that as many as 500 Awakened have been killed or injured.

According to reliable sources within the organization, leader Rivaine and key executives have largely disappeared and have not yet been located.”

“Shin Hwa, is this your work?”

“I guess so.”

I nodded awkwardly at Jang Dong-shik’s words.

It wasn’t really a work, I just cut off the heads of the guys who came to find their own graves.

“You’ve done something amazing. A global crime organization is on the verge of collapsing in an instant.”

“It’s probably because their solidarity is like sand.”

“I think Revengers is likely to split. There will be quite a few traitors in the process.”

“If the countries cooperate well, now would be the best time to eradicate their roots…”

“It’s difficult. In the first place, they are based in Africa, so the local political and business circles are all attached to them.”

Jang Dong-shik is right.

In fact, if I wanted to, I could run over there and stir things up myself, but… it was annoying.

Maybe when I really have nothing to do later or when I need to ‘teach them a lesson’, but right now I have a mountain of things to do.

“The American-European Awakened Association has signed its second cooperation agreement.

As discussions in the Dispute Resolution Committee, which was established recently, have gained momentum, the reconciliation mood between the two organizations is expected to accelerate further.

Many Awakened organizations are issuing statements of support for the reconciliation of the two groups, which were on the verge of collapse.”

“I’ve lived a long life and I’ve seen everything. To see those enemies say they won’t fight anymore.”

I only smiled quietly at Jang Dong-shik’s words instead of answering.

That was actually close to my work. It was a case where the future changed by the death of WSA’s VVIP flowed positively.

“And according to information obtained an hour ago, a large-scale brawl occurred in Shanghai, shocking people.

A large-scale armed conflict occurred between members of the Three Great Guilds of China, the Five Stars Society, the Triads [Chinese organized crime], and the Black Society.

As a result, the public security has identified 15 deaths and 193 injuries.”

“…”

The last news was unexpected.

This incident did not exist in my previous life.

In the first place, the reason why they were called the three major corrupt guilds was because the three organizations were so united.

They united to do bad things, and they never did good things… They were such trashy organizations.

But an armed conflict?

I had never thought of or imagined this development.

Right then.

-Shin Hwa!

Shami, who had secretly slipped out of Jang So-hee’s side while she was sleeping, ran to me.

She was now so close to Jang Dong-shik that she didn’t flinch or be surprised like she did at first.

Jang Dong-shik’s face was so rough that Shami, with her tender heart, was often startled.

“Oh, right, Shami. Stop for a second.”

“…Do you also have the ability to talk to cats?”

“I have one more thing to tell you because of this.”

Jang Dong-shik, surprised by my ability to communicate with Shami, asked.

His expression, which showed that he was no longer surprised by such things, showed a certain amount of resignation(?).

“What is it?”

“Shami is actually a princess from the Nas continent. You probably know.”

“A princess… you said?”

“The only royal family and princess of the Gradia Kingdom.”

“Ah, could it be that Princess Shami Isahanaka is…?”

“She was cursed by Lecherous to become a cat and then chased beyond the dimension. There must have been more than one or two people who were cursed like this.”

“Lecherous led the cult and attacked the holy nation of Gradia Kingdom first. Lecherous said he wiped out the royal family…”

“Banishing them from the continent was practically the same as death.”

“How far does Lecherous’s karma extend? Haa.”

Jang Dong-shik turned his gaze away.

Shami doesn’t know that Jang Dong-shik is an Apostle [a follower of a religious leader]. Because I told her not to tell him.

And Jang Dong-shik rarely emits dark energy, so there was no need to worry about being caught.

However, Jang Dong-shik seemed to have no face to face Shami, who was the victim of the Dark Church.

Fortunately, Shami doesn’t understand the conversation between me and Jang Dong-shik.

The reason why I can communicate with Shami is because I directly convey my intentions to her head in the form of telepathy.

Shami only tilted her head next to me and carefully examined Jang Dong-shik.

“Do you know how to lift the curse? I even made the flower of divinity into a pendant and hung it on her, but it’s not working…”

“It’s a curse that can only be lifted by uprooting the source. It’s a curse that Lecherous made for fun, but the structure is complex.”

“Is it possible?”

“It’s possible. But the magic circle to solve it consumes a lot of magic power and requires a strong output.”

“So you have the ingredients.”

I threw two top-grade dimension stones to Jang Dong-shik. One would have been enough, but I prepared for the worst just in case.

I threw it casually, but it was worth 20 billion won in an instant.

“I’ll definitely find it.”

“She’s a precious relationship to me, so help Shami regain her original form.”

“Okay.”

“Let me know the progress from time to time. It would be a little embarrassing if this cat suddenly turned into a human.”

-Shin Hwa! Why do you keep looking at me while talking about something?

As expected, the quick-witted Shami smelled the conversation between me and Jang Dong-shik.

“I heard you know how to make a special churu [a creamy cat treat] with a lot of skipjack tuna in it, so I was asking about that.”

-Keuheo, Churu! Churuuuu!

Shami jumped up and down in place, cheering wildly.

“Eat a lot while you can.”

I said, stroking Shami’s head.

That’s exactly what I meant.

When she becomes a human, she won’t be able to eat churu even if she wants to because it tastes weird. It’s from the experience of someone who has eaten it.