I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 274

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“This is truly a miracle.”

In that moment, it wasn’t just Shami who teared up.

I was also overwhelmed with emotion, and my eyes reddened.

Of course, I didn’t get so caught up in the emotions that I forgot about the long coat I needed to put on Shami!

I had grabbed whatever was within reach in a hurry, so it wasn’t a very presentable outfit.

It wasn’t like I, a man, would have a dress at home, and I didn’t have a bathrobe or bath towel either.

All I had was a trench coat I had bought in advance to wear during the change of seasons, but fortunately, the length was just right for Shami.

“For now, button it up well and wear it temporarily. The mart is still open, so I’ll quickly buy some underwear and clothes.”

“Clothes… It feels like it’s been a really long time since I’ve worn them.”

“Right? Well, you’ve been running around with your belly exposed every day…”

“Sinhwa!”

“Haha. This is really great. The curse is finally lifted. That damn Lecherous bastard’s curse.”

I hugged Shami tightly once more.

My height is 189cm, which is definitely not short, and my eye level is quite similar to Shami’s.

Judging by rough estimates, she seemed to be at least 174cm tall. At this rate, she’s almost model material!

No wonder the trench coat tailored to my size suited her quite well… Shami was tall.

Perhaps it was because I often saw Jin Bomi, Yoon Byeol, and Marina, who looked adorably small when they were with me.

The image of Shami standing next to me felt very awkward.

She also seemed to find her own body unbelievable.

“Jang Dong-shik, are you okay?”

“I’m okay. You don’t have to worry too much about the blood I threw up earlier.”

“Still, it would be good to get some rest…”

“Of course, I need to rest. I mean, I’ll get better if I rest for a few days. You don’t have to worry too much about it.”

Jang Dong-shik wiped his sweat and got up from his seat.

I had only added a spoon at the end; Jang Dong-shik had suffered from beginning to end in this matter. [A Korean saying meaning he barely helped.]

I was grateful.

Of course, considering that he was an ‘Apostle,’ there were times when I wondered if I should even have these feelings.

After all, he is an Apostle.

There were times when I thought I should treat him like the other Apostles I had sent to the afterlife.

But Nicholas had asked me, and I also felt Jang Dong-shik’s necessity greatly.

I soon changed my mind.

Besides, Jang Dong-shik had almost been killed by Libein for following his beliefs.

I didn’t think there was any need to doubt his sincerity. At least that feeling would be genuine.

“Really… Thank you so much, Kasron-nim. I owe Kasron-nim as much as I owe Sinhwa.”

“No, Princess. I still think of myself as a dirty being who doesn’t deserve to raise my head.”

“No. Don’t blame yourself like that. We’ve known each other long enough to understand each other.”

There was no animosity in Shami’s gesture of hugging the bowing Jang Dong-shik.

Jang Dong-shik also addressed her as Princess and showed her the utmost respect.

“I will not spare my strength to save other people who are cursed in the future.”

“I will do my best to help you by Kasron-nim’s side. Thank you so much.”

“Then… I’ll see you again.”

“Are you leaving?”

“I’m just going to get some fresh air. A guest can’t stay in a space for too long.”

“You can stay.”

“Don’t say things you don’t mean. You’ll have a lot to talk about with the Princess, so don’t worry about me.”

“Are you really okay?”

“I’m going to go for a drive, eat some delicious late-night snacks with Sohee, and replenish my energy.”

“Then I’ll see you tomorrow. I have something to talk about regarding Lecherous.”

“The data is almost organized, so the timing isn’t bad. Okay, I’ll contact you tomorrow.”

Jang Dong-shik nodded.

Then, after visiting the small room and saying hello to the other animals, he quickly left the house.

“……”

“……”

Soon, only Shami and I were left in the house.

There were many times in the past when we faced each other like this.

But now that we were facing each other as people, the feeling was definitely different.

Blonde hair and blue eyes.

Red lips and a mole on the tip of her nose.

And deep eyes and a slim jawline, which can be seen as characteristics of Westerners.

She looked like a model who could go straight to a fashion show and walk the runway.

“Seeing you with proper human eyes, you’re really handsome, Sinhwa.”

“Did you just realize that?”

“No, I already knew.”

Shami curiously ran her fingertips from my eyes to my cheeks, jaw, and neckline.

This kind of appearance of an adult man and woman could be seen as quite sexual.

But Shami didn’t know, but I was perfectly calm.

What should I say? Shami gave me a feeling of longing, as if I were looking at a younger sister, rather than giving me any sexual stimulation.

Shami seemed to read my eyes, smiled, and hugged me once more.

I hugged her tightly and encouraged her again.

“Now that you’ve regained your original body, let’s live a new life. And when the Nas Continent is connected in the future, I’ll definitely take you there.”

“Can I go?”

“Yeah. Just wait five years.”

I said confidently.

According to what Nicholas said in my past life, the connection with the Nas Continent in 2025 and the Mugang Continent in 2030 was an inevitable necessity.

It was one of the major events that had been predetermined in the world we live in since a long time ago.

Whether a villain like Lecherous dies or not, it is a major event that is completely unrelated.

“Sinhwa.”

“Yeah?”

“Judging from the fact that I can still hear the animals whispering in that room, it seems like my abilities haven’t disappeared.”

“Ah, can you communicate?”

“Yeah. Like now.”

A mumbling voice came from Shami’s mouth. It was definitely not human language.

“That’s amazing.”

“I’ve been thinking about it steadily since before. If I want to repay Sinhwa for what I’ve received…”

“Yeah. Feel free to tell me.”

“I think we need to find more people in the same situation as me. I want to. How would people who were exiled from the Nas Continent and wandering on Earth without any crime feel?”

“It would be terrible.”

“I really want to help them. I want to embrace them and find a way for them, even with my lacking strength. Kasron-nim said he would help in every way.”

It seemed like she had a pretty deep conversation with Jang Dong-shik.

I didn’t mind.

And the things Shami wanted to do were the same as what I vaguely wanted to do.

Of course, it was also something I had put off due to laziness under the guise of retirement.

If Shami did it for me, I wouldn’t have anything to regret. Besides, Jang Dong-shik said he would help too, right?

“First of all… Sinhwa, can I take a bath? I really… I really wanted to.”

“It’s going to be hard to have a bath like a princess of the kingdom?”

“It’s okay. I think I just need some time to quietly refine my thoughts in warm water.”

“Okay. I need to buy some clothes for you to wear, and I need some time. Do you know how to use it?”

“I know. I’ve touched everything and caused accidents without Sinhwa knowing.”

“Acci… dents?”

“Hehe.”

Shami twisted her hair and headed to the bathroom with a wink that seemed to contain a strange meaning.

What is it? No matter how I look at it, the house is fine… It seems like she caused an accident and turned it into a perfect crime.

Anyway, I felt good.

Now Shami will work hard to quickly regain her life, and I will help her from the side.

Even if I retire, I will often check on her, and when the Nas Continent is connected, I will send her back.

After all, when that time comes, traveling between Earth and the Nas Continent will be as easy as traveling abroad.

Except for a slight disconnection until the order is established in the beginning, there will be no major problems with the exchange.

* * *

As soon as I left the safe house, I rushed to the large mart near my house and bought clothes indiscriminately.

It’s embarrassing to say this to Shami, but when I saw her naked body, I had already calculated her size.

So I bought plenty of underwear and T-shirts that fit her size.

And when we were lying on the sofa together and watching the home shopping channel, Shami always said she wanted it!

I also bought a few pairs of skinny jeans.

Fortunately, there was a famous brand L store next to the mart, so it was easy to buy all kinds.

Finally, even the pajamas of ‘Ryan,’ a character who is loved by young men and women!

The preparation was perfect.

And on the way back home.

I was driving a car, and I was lost in thought in the midst of the traffic jam.

“At this rate, the Russian Cataclysm might happen sooner than the Secret Dungeon reset.”

Recently, my thoughts have been focused on the Russian Cataclysm, a major event scheduled for June 2020.

I was secretly hoping that the Russian Cataclysm, like the work of the European-American Awakened Association, would not happen.

Even if there is a plan to minimize the damage, this will inevitably cause casualties.

But unlike my expectations.

“This is a foreign Awakened news. Recently, in the Siberian region of Russia, wild animals have been repeatedly migrating south, causing a disturbance.

The Russian Awakened Association is denying the ‘earthquake theory’ and ‘explosion theory’ that are being raised in the world.

However, as a number of private research institutes are warning of excessive dimensional energy runaway.

More attention is being paid to future trends than ever before.”

The news from Russia that I occasionally heard through the radio or the media was making me give up my expectations.

Signs of the cataclysm were already happening everywhere.

In my past life, the Russian Awakened Association denied these signs and eventually faced the disaster without any preparation.

In fact, the Russian Cataclysm was definitely a great disaster for the dead…

Not everyone was harmed.

This is because the amount of dimensional stones and artifacts left by the numerous monsters that appeared at the same time as the cataclysm was enormous.

It is no coincidence that the Russian Cataclysm was called the ‘Second Golden Age’ in the history of the Awakened.

It was also at this time that rare flowers such as the Flower of Resurrection appeared in large numbers.

It was also at this time that 25 high-level artifacts called God’s Blessings appeared.

Of course, these artifacts would eventually fall into the hands of the world’s leading Awakeners.

‘I don’t really want any artifacts. I already have most of what I need.’

There were no artifacts that I particularly wanted. Instead, there were flowers.

It is the Flower of Resurrection.

The flower that brought me terrible nightmares by reviving Lecherous several times when he faced our Nine Lords in my past life.

It is also a grateful variable that gave me a clever trick to strike a fatal blow in this life.

Lecherous is vicious.

If necessary, he is a guy who can sacrifice his parents as sacrifices and detonate himself with me.

Because he has unimaginable wickedness that can sacrifice countless lives without hesitation.

The Flower of Resurrection, which can be insurance, was essential.

And the place where you can easily get it is, ironically, the site of the Russian Cataclysm.

“I have to get the Flower of Resurrection no matter what. After all, there is no business in human wave tactics.”

I was going to be fully prepared until the end.

It’s not that I’m going to lose my life to Lecherous, so I’m trying to get the Flower of Resurrection.

Because I know that a very small, trivial carelessness can be connected to an irreversible future.

I don’t want to leave even a trace of room.

Even for Nicholas, who is suffering with blood and sweat at this moment.