Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 112

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Assemble!

Clack―.

After sending Zion out, Trisha’s expression instantly turned grotesque.

She felt an overwhelming urge to follow him, but strange women were holding her back, driving her crazy.

‘Should I kill them?’

The stigma’s flame amplified Trisha’s personality, turning her into an even greater fire demon.

Burning fiercely, she felt as if she might become a firebolt and engulf the world at any moment.

However, the leader of the group was the Succubus Queen.

She was as skilled at understanding women’s hearts as she was at manipulating reason.

“If you cause a scene here, someone will die, and someone will live. But what if Zion is among those who die?”

Trisha’s body flinched at Lilith’s words.

She was capable of killing anyone who tried to take Zion from her.

But she had never considered killing Zion himself.

Because she couldn’t, because she never had any intention of doing so.

Her goal was to possess him, not to destroy him.

“Don’t talk nonsense, demon.”

“You must have sensed that Zion can’t handle mana well.

He’s just a human who handles the stigma, albeit weakly.”

“···.”

“Showing off your strength is your freedom, but if you hurt even a hair on his head, I swear I will lose it, understand?”

Trisha looked slightly nervous at those words.

Senior Knight, Rishikida.

She was strong, but a manageable opponent.

The mage standing next to her.

Her mana was intense, but her physical abilities were poor, making her easy to handle with a little effort.

Lastly, the cat was tricky, but she still wouldn’t lose.

But the demon woman standing right in front of her with a relaxed smile was different.

‘She’s strong.’

The stigma dormant within her sent a chilling warning.

If she faced that woman again in an incomplete state, she would truly be defeated.

If she really wanted to fight, she needed more time.

But Trisha didn’t listen to the stigma.

The moment she briefly became one with it, she witnessed firsthand what the celestials were trying to do on this land.

‘Shut up.

You and I want different things, right?

You want a new world, but I want this world.

I don’t care about a new and hopeful world without Zion.

If Zion is there, I like any desperate and dirty world.

If you insist on burning it all down, I will use this power to burn all those crazy bastards to death.’

Whirr―.

Flame and lightning responded to Trisha’s inner thoughts.

They were clearly their trumpets and vanguards.

Yes, she wouldn’t deny that.

But they were not parasitic trash, but beings who respected each other and coexisted.

If she wanted to burn, she would burn, and if she didn’t want to, she would just watch.

‘I don’t believe you.

You’re planning to burn my world, this world with Zion and my brother.

I’ll burn all those celestial bastards first before that happens.’

Flame and lightning spoke again.

If she wanted to, she could do so.

If that was the fate of the celestials, it couldn’t be helped.

“What are you doing?

You look like you’re glaring in a really bad way?”

Lilith’s slender fingers poked Trisha’s forehead.

Trisha glared at Lilith with a murderous glint in her orange eyes, but she didn’t show any intention of using force.

“Oh my.

This kid is scared?

Uhoho!

Well, no matter how much stigma you have, it’s just a mark on a human body, so what’s the point of talking about it.”

“···Shut up.

And I know that your situation isn’t easy either.”

“What?”

“Mana.

You barely have any, right?”

Lilith’s face hardened at the sharp remark.

She had been trying to act relaxed, but she was annoyed that her secret was revealed so quickly.

“We’re in the same boat, so stop provoking me.

I’ll be patient for now, even if it’s just for Zion’s sake.”

“···Ahaha.

Our little one is being too aggressive.

Should we just end it here and now?”

Even though there were many women next to Zion, Lilith didn’t have much resentment because the other women respected her.

They were close to Zion and had feelings for each other, but they wouldn’t monopolize him or ignore the women who had been by his side first.

This unspoken rule was in place, so peace could be maintained.

Rishikida, Lucia, and even Ria.

All of them made that choice for Zion.

But Trisha was different.

She openly said that he was hers, that she would monopolize him, and she bared her teeth while being wary of other women.

Didn’t she show tremendous possessiveness towards Zion right in front of the other women?

‘This is a declaration of war.

No.

I should say she hit me in the back of the head without even declaring war.’

Thanks to this, Lilith and the other women were very uncomfortable.

Wouldn’t they want to monopolize the man they loved alone?

They were just suppressing their natural desire to be loved only by him, fearing that fighting with other women might cause Zion’s heart to leave.

Trisha pulled that extremely sensitive trigger very hard without looking back.

“I understand that you have feelings for Master.

It’s also good that you spend time with him.

But I can never let you monopolize him alone.”

“Ha.

When you were pushing me so hard as a Squire or whatever, why are you suddenly being polite?

Do you also have a dark dragon growing in your heart?”

“I, I was just being faithful to my mission!”

“···I was going to tear you apart first, but I’m glad you changed your mind.

When I think about it, I was able to think seriously about my relationship with my brother thanks to you, and at the same time, I was able to connect with Zion.”

With those words, Trisha smiled at Rishikida.

“If you hadn’t treated me so badly, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Th, that’s!”

Rishikida reflexively almost mentioned what had happened between Zion and herself.

But she wasn’t a woman who spoke lightly, and more than anything, she never wanted to hear gossip or strange stories about Zion from other people’s mouths.

It was enough for her to be the one who was cursed and misunderstood.

She couldn’t lose her beloved master for such trivial things.

“Your words are too harsh.

Do you think we would just stand by and watch if you tried to harm Rishi?”

“Nyaang!

That’s right!

If you touch her, we’ll give you a big scolding!

Haaack!”

“Ha.

Those who don’t really help in battle except for that demon woman have a lot to say.”

“Those talkative women are all loved and cherished by Zion.

If you go crazy and try to monopolize Zion and hurt them, I wonder how Zion will react.”

“···.”

Trisha let out a groan at Lilith’s words.

Zion was unconditionally her man.

Even if it wasn’t now, she was definitely going to do so someday.

She wouldn’t give him to anyone.

Only she could hold him in her arms, feel his warmth, and monopolize his embrace.

But there were too many people who wanted that like her.

One of them was stronger than she was now, and that one was protecting the rest.

More than anything, the thought of how Zion would react if even one of them was hurt made Trisha’s murderous intent subside in an instant.

‘Do I have to leave those things alone?’

It felt like flames were rising inside her.

She had to share it when she should be savoring it alone like a delicacy and eating it little by little.

This was not an issue that could be easily accepted.

At that time, the stigma inside Trisha emitted a small flame.

‘···What?’

Whirr―.

‘Do as they say?

Follow what they say?

Ha, what nonsense···.’

But Trisha closed her mouth at the advice of the flame and lightning that followed.

You want that human man, and you want to gain favor from that human man, so now is the time to take a step back.

But never have such weak thoughts like them, it said.

‘···If Zion makes himself stick to me only, then it’s fine?’

Whirr, sizzle―.

Yes, the flame and lightning answered at the same time.

Trisha glanced around.

First, excluding the demon woman and the beastkin, starting with the two human women who seemed the easiest to deal with.

‘···Knight, mage.

Both are talented, but not very threatening.’

Even the most genius person has limits.

In Trisha’s, and the stigma within her, view, even if those two grew more, they would soon reach their limits.

So she didn’t have to worry too much about those two.

‘Next is the beastkin.

To be exact··· yes, the Myoeun clan [a clan of beastkin].’

As expected, their martial power was not very noticeable.

But the flame and lightning twitched and pointed to something.

A small, blue scar shining on Ria’s forehead.

If it had been the original Trisha, she wouldn’t have known what it was even if she died and came back to life, but in her current state, having partially accepted the stigma, she knew what it meant and what kind of changes it would bring in the future.

‘What’s the difference between you and them?

Aren’t you both lightning?’

Whirr―.

Fizz!

The flame and lightning answered alternately.

If this side was red lightning dotted with flames and sparks, the mark that the Myoeun clan had was pure electricity that emitted a roaring sound and spewed out blue light, it said.

‘So you’re saying I need to pay attention to her?’

Trisha muttered that and finally looked at the demon woman, Lilith.

She thought she could somehow get rid of Ria and monopolize Zion’s attention and love, but looking at that woman, the confidence she had until just now disappeared like snow melting in the spring sun.

‘···Succubus is cheating.’

Trisha clicked her tongue inwardly.

In the first place, a succubus is someone who whispers sweet words in the ear of the opposite sex and makes them fall in love.

She had to be the ultimate winner against such beings, but frankly, Trisha couldn’t be sure.

Whirr―.

The flame asked.

So are you going to give up?

‘What are you talking about?

Zion is mine.

I can never give up.

No, I won’t, even if I die.’

The ultimate winner will definitely be herself.

However, since it was a situation where she couldn’t win now, she had to refrain from doing stupid things that would waste her strength or lose points in a useless fight.

“···.”

Trisha reached out her hand to Lilith.

The Succubus Queen asked with her eyes what she was doing, and Trisha replied.

“A truce proposal.

On the condition that we don’t antagonize each other until Zion no longer cares about anything else and has time to focus solely on us and make a choice.”

“Hmm?”

Lilith tilted her head at the sudden truce proposal.

It was very suspicious that this crazy woman was suddenly reaching out her hand so willingly.

She was a woman who seemed like she would burn herself and the other women to death right away, but she was showing this side of herself?

‘···She’s up to something, isn’t she?’

If she were an ordinary human, she might not know, but this side was a demon.

She was also the queen of the highest-ranking demons, the succubi, Lilith.

She could roughly tell what she was thinking just by looking at her eyes.

‘She’s definitely strong, but she lacks experience.

Should I say it’s fortunate, or should I say it’s stupid.’

Originally, as soon as she knew she had an ulterior motive, she would have pressured her not to do anything useless.

Because she could find out what kind of tricks she was playing just by talking a little more.

But the opponent was not an ordinary human woman, but an existence that was partially synchronized with the stigma.

If she pressured her too much, she might go crazy and do something.

‘Besides, if she says she’ll stay quiet, it’s a blessing in itself for me right now.’

Her mana was almost depleted, and it was difficult for her to even maintain this weight now.

She had to go to Zion quickly and whine and act cute, but if a crazy woman who couldn’t communicate was standing against her as an enemy, she couldn’t even do that with peace of mind.

“···Do you know exactly who Zion’s enemy is?”

Lilith asked, turning the question slightly.

Perhaps Trisha had also confirmed it through the stigma, even if only partially.

Who were the beings trying to burn the continent, trying to erase this world that Zion lived in?

Who exactly were their enemies?

“Would I do such a stupid thing if I didn’t know?”

Lilith smiled at Trisha’s answer and shook her hand.

She wasn’t a woman she particularly trusted, but two things were certain.

One was that her feelings for Zion were genuine.

The other was that the celestials might scream in despair when they later faced the situation where this woman had become their enemy.

“T, Trisha!”

Jimmy Faker burst through the door.

Then, he frantically looked over his sister, checking if she was seriously injured anywhere.

“I heard the story.

You held on and on to pass the test, and then you fainted···.”

“Who do you think I am to worry about that?

Of course I passed!

This Trisha··· ahem!

The, the Dark Dragon, I mean!”

Now that she was synchronized with the stigma, she was a little ashamed of the Black Flame Dragon she had shown.

But she couldn’t suddenly show a changed appearance in front of Jimmy, so Trisha tried to calm her brother by acting like her old self.

“···.”

Looking at that, Lilith was lost in thought.

‘I don’t know when the guys who tried to assassinate Zion will come again.’

Yes, she didn’t know when those guys would visit again.

So the more shields there were to protect Zion, the better.

Why?

Because while someone was holding a shield and blocking their attacks, she was going to hide behind them and have a deep love affair with Zion!