I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 256

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Before heading to Krivia Island, we first stopped by Julianes Island.

Well, it was more like observing the construction site while moving along the coast.

Anyway, construction was proceeding busily all over the island without a moment’s rest.

Everyone was diligently working on the construction with top-notch equipment and safety gear.

I had told Jin Bo-mi not to spare expenses, especially on the safety equipment and materials for the workers!

Indeed, everything was happening exactly as I had said. Everyone seemed to be working on the construction, feeling the fulfillment of labor and the pride of being treated with the best.

“It’s not easy to think about developing an entire island like this unless you have a really big hand.”

“If I were developing it just for fun, I would have thought about it a lot. But I’m planning to live here for the rest of my life… so I have to do it big.”

“You’re only twenty-four, isn’t it a waste of your life to be stuck on an island? Don’t you feel any regret?”

“Not at all. I feel like spending time working busily is more of a waste.”

I answered Marina firmly. It wasn’t a thought that had just occurred to me.

Of course, it would be hard to understand.

When I was Marina’s age in my past life, the idea of retirement didn’t resonate with me at all.

I was too busy working ‘like a dog’ every day to save money.

And I liked living with people, and I hated the loneliness of the night.

I never thought I would change like this… Time is scary.

My time is definitely flowing somewhere in my late fifties. Only my body is young.

Soon, the speedboat, having picked up speed, quickly approached Krivia Island.

As expected, construction was underway here as well, and I could feel the presence and energy of many people from afar.

Buildings were already peeking out from various parts of the island.

Because all sorts of leisure, recreation, and health management facilities were being distributed and placed, there were quite a few buildings going up.

“I’m so jealous of Shin-hwa. I want to retire, but I have too much work to do.”

“Don’t think too much about it. It’s good to be able to enjoy and passionately do your work. Once you’ve burned everything white…”

“Once you’ve done that?”

“You really won’t want to do anything. There will come a time when everything except breathing becomes a chore.”

I said it as if it were nothing, but Marina’s expression, who was sitting next to me listening, distorted.

“Shin-hwa, do you know you sound like you’re talking like someone who’s very old?”

Even if I try to hide it, my true colors often show like this. Well, there’s nothing I can do.

“Well, what about it? There are people who can’t live up to their age, so there are also people who far exceed their age.”

“It’s hard to believe that Shin-hwa, who dreams of retirement more than anyone else, is saying that you have to work passionately! Hohoho.”

“I know, right? Sometimes I say it and wonder what kind of nonsense it is. Hahaha.”

Vroom!

The speedboat picks up even more speed.

As we felt the cool sea breeze blowing, both Marina and I closed our eyes for a moment, forgetting the time and enjoying this moment.

It’s really beautiful.

Even if I don’t try to think it’s beautiful, the scenery unfolding before my eyes was like a scene from a wonderful painting or movie.

In fact, this was a sea that I couldn’t enjoy in my past life.

Because when the Lolana Kingdom fell into the hands of the Revengers, the surrounding area was full of pirate ships.

The only way to get here was to die and become a corpse.

After a few more minutes, the speedboat stopped at a small pier near Krivia Island.

We carefully disembarked, and the captain who had operated the speedboat promised to come tomorrow and left.

“Do you want to walk along the beach? You’re dressed lightly, so you can just take off your shoes.”

“Okay! It’s a place that’s not decorated at all, but everywhere you go, everywhere you look is spectacular.”

“Right? I chose this place very carefully as a place to retire.”

Seeing Marina’s reaction of shaking her head, I felt good.

Originally, enjoying the envious gaze while looking at my house, car, or villa is the privilege of the haves.

But right then.

‘Damn it, what is that?’

I frowned at the unusual sight on the horizon.

It’s like I’m cursed.

Following the last visit, the sight that I never wanted to see was unfolding on this island visit as well.

That was.

‘Revengers.’

The appearance of the human scum ‘who’ had a history of arson on my island.

* * *

At that time.

A number of speedboat fleets were approaching Krivia Island, waving black flags.

On the deck, there was a man with the most arrogant expression in the world, with his arms crossed, looking around.

Castillo Aparik.

He was an SS+ rank Awakened [a person with superhuman abilities] who traveled with dozens of subordinates, targeting dungeons or islands around the coast.

What they mainly targeted was attacking Awakened who were conquering islands in foreign lands and taking artifacts [powerful magical items].

Or kidnapping them and extorting hefty ransoms from their affiliated guilds, families, or related parties.

And in the case of important construction sites like now, they directly attacked and looted materials.

Usually, in the case of buildings built in such places, the highest-grade reinforced construction is used to prepare for external intrusion, of course.

This is because very high-quality dimension stone devices are used around the island to activate defense and security.

Just by stealing these, you can easily earn tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in unearned income.

“Captain, isn’t it better to retreat now? If we get too close, the Lolana Kingdom’s coast guard might be dispatched.”

“You moronic XX, are we skilled enough to fear the Lolana Kingdom’s coast guard? Are you ignoring me as if I’m only that much?”

“Ah! It’s not that, but this area is not an area that the higher-ups have authorized for us, is it? Once before, an ally was attacked…”

Pedro, Castillo’s confidant, expressed his reluctance.

Since he was in a position to take on the bitter words from the start, he didn’t feel particularly bad about hearing Castillo’s abuse.

“Inma! Do you know how much money we’ve made today just from looting and ransom? A whopping 100 million dollars. Do you know?”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s right.”

“Do you think you would have earned this money if you only did what you were told? Then you would have completely failed, poured oil into the sea, and been completely ruined, Inma!”

“Still, there are the directives of the higher-ups.”

“The higher-ups are frozen to death! From Livain to those ten hangers-on, they’ve all disappeared, so where are the higher-ups?”

“Emergency Countermeasures Committee…”

“What about the Emergency Countermeasures Committee created by guys with a pedigree worse than mine? Follow their words? Go X yourself!”

“I’m sorry.”

“Shut up and just follow my words. Anyway, there are only workers on Krivia Island, so what’s the problem?”

“Still, you never know.”

“That guy who smashed our organization back then? A guy named Kang Shin-hwa or something?”

“Yes, Captain. Isn’t he an Awakened who the Lolana Kingdom has also rewarded?”

“Come on, I’m an SS+ rank, you XX. Can’t I catch one snot-nosed kid?”

“I was short-sighted.”

“Today is the last course! Plunder the building materials piled up on Krivia Island! Kidnap the workers too! We can get their ransom from the kingdom!”

“Waaaaaa!”

Everyone except Pedro’s morale was greatly boosted.

This was because they had each made a hefty profit from the previous looting and hostage-taking. There was no reason to refuse.

But Pedro felt uneasy for some reason.

It was a kind of sixth sense that had developed while facing the sea breeze for over 10 years as a pirate.

There were days when he felt particularly bad, and on those days, a storm would inevitably blow or an unexpected accident would occur.

His premonitions had never been wrong, and today was just such a day.

But it was already too late to stop Castillo just by trusting his gut, as his comrades’ morale was soaring.

“Let’s go! Burn what we don’t need, and take everything we need!”

Castillo shouted.

Soon, the speedboat carrying the crew was about to pick up speed again and head towards Krivia Island.

“…What is that?”

Castillo and Pedro almost simultaneously faced an unbelievable sight and tilted their heads.

It was clearly the identity of a man walking on the water, no, moving as if he were warping across the water in an instant.

“What is that?”

“No, is it space movement? How can he move across the water like that?”

Castillo doubted his eyes.

Every time the man took a step, his body moved forward 100m [approximately 328 feet].

Thanks to that, what looked like a dot when he started was right in front of him in an instant.

And.

Splash!

The man’s figure appeared on the deck.

His identity was.

“…Kang Shin-hwa?”

It was the owner of the island.

* * *

“These damn XXs, really….”

After narrowing the distance by utilizing the Blink Ring to the maximum, I approached the deck and first spat out a curse.

I was angry.

What about plundering… let’s say they can do it. They have to extort money here and there to make a living.

But I couldn’t understand why they kept messing with my innocent island.

I had completely ‘crushed’ the guys who visited earlier so that they wouldn’t do it again. Is there no learning effect?

“What are you doing! It’s a guy who came to die! Catch him and kill him! Today is a jackpot!”

The guy who seemed to be the boss pointed at me and shouted cheerfully.

Yes, it’s a natural reaction.

With numerical superiority, as well as being on their home ground, their confidence is overflowing to the point of piercing the sky.

“Wait a minute!”

I shouted, reaching out my hand.

Nothing had happened yet, and I wanted to conserve my energy as I was about to attack the dungeon tomorrow.

I don’t care where or what the guys plundered. It’s okay as long as it doesn’t affect me.

“What is it? Is it surrender?”

“It’s the first and last warning. Don’t cross the line any further and quietly back off. Then no one will die, and nothing will happen.”

“If we cross the line?”

“Then everyone but me is finished.”

“Puhahaha! This XX has lost his mind… What, do you have a space movement artifact, so you’re having a blast?”

“Hahaha! Look at his face!”

“If necessary, you can just run away with the artifact, so you’re working hard to blabber with your open mouth?”

The boss’s mouth is the loudest.

It was natural that his subordinates were excited because they were under such a boss.

Only one guy was making an uneasy expression, but that guy’s luck was twisted because he had chosen the wrong superior.

I stared at the boss and said indifferently.

“Then you don’t care if everyone dies?”

It was a kind of death sentence.