Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 125

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Become stronger and return…

There was this funny meme.

Someone comes up with something incredibly amazing, grand, cool, flashy, and powerful, something that would make anyone stand up and applaud.

Then, when asked, ‘How are we going to make this?’ they just say, ‘That’s for you guys to figure out now,’ and leave it to the engineers.

“…Not just loading mana into martial arts, but actually operating magic together.”

“I think just an explosion or flame at the level of a Fire Bolt would be appropriate.”

“If it were as easy as you say, I would have done it all myself.

You don’t know anything about mana… Ah.”

Raido was surprised by his own words and coughed, “Ahem!”

It has been said many times that not being able to handle mana is considered an incurable disease in this world, and at the same time, it is polite not to mention it in front of the person concerned.

However, since the words that came out of Raido’s mouth had already entered Sion’s ears, Lucia was glaring at him fiercely with a fierce look.

“I don’t care anymore, Raido.

And don’t worry, Lucia.”

“But, I don’t want to hear it anymore.”

“Are you already worried about my husband…”

Raido had made another slip of the tongue.

In the end, Raido shut his mouth and quietly thought about a way only after Lucia screamed.

“So, Sion, what you’re saying is that if you combine the firepower of magic with the basic martial arts that Lucia has, you can make up for some of the shortcomings in other areas.”

“That’s right.”

“It doesn’t sound like a good method.

What crazy person would give you such an opening?”

“Well, wouldn’t it be possible for Lucia to increase the speed of condensing mana or the level of martial arts through training?”

“You’re talking so carelessly because you don’t have to suffer.

I don’t want my daughter to suffer.”

“I won’t mind any hardship, Father.”

At Lucia’s confident words, Raido clicked his tongue, ‘Tsk, tsk!’

He wanted to jokingly say something like, ‘Raising a daughter is useless!’ but if he did, he didn’t know what kind of lion’s roar his daughter, who was just like his dead wife, would let out.

‘…Okay.

Now that it’s come to this, I should be happy that my daughter is involved with a guy she likes.’

Thinking that, Raido stared blankly at Sion.

…No matter how much he thought about it, he didn’t like the guy who had many women.

‘Ha, you son of a bitch… I’m a little jealous.’

Scratching the back of his head, Raido focused on his mana operation again.

As he said, grafting magic onto martial arts is by no means an easy task.

In order to use magic, it is inevitable to concentrate the mind, focus the mana in the body in one place, draw a seal, create a path for the power to form a formation and be released to the outside.

“Ugh.”

It seems like if I can solve that path somehow.

Martial arts are more familiar than eating, and magic is the same.

His daughter, Lucia, also resembles her father in that she is proficient in magic, has a large amount of mana, and has completed all the basic parts of martial arts.

If Sion is right and her talent is not in magic but in martial arts, and if she can add even a little magic to that martial art, it would be a great thing in itself.

‘The problem is, it’s by no means an easy task!’

As Raido fell into thought and became dazed, Sion called Lucia to his side.

“Anyway, you know why I excluded Lucia from the group heading north, right?”

“…I understand it here, but here still can’t accept it.”

Lucia pointed to her head and chest alternately.

Noticing that it was a woman’s cute grumble, Sion decided to do something slightly crazy to strengthen her resolve.

It was to lightly kiss Lucia’s lips in front of Raido.

“Huh?”

“What?”

Lucia blushed and didn’t know what to do, but she also looked like she was dying of happiness.

On the other hand, Raido had a face that said, ‘What kind of thief is that!’

In the end, Raido grumbled and buried himself in the corner.

Thanks to this, it became a little easier for Sion to talk to Lucia.

“Lucia, please tell Raido about the fairies.

And what kind of thoughts those guys have and what they are trying to do.”

“…Sion’s opinion that the Celestial Race we are thinking of may not be that Celestial Race.”

“You can roughly tell who the higher-ups are by looking at their followers.

In that sense, I can’t help but be quite concerned.”

Sion judged that it would be better for Lucia to explain to Raido about what had happened so far, the radical fairies, and what they were trying to do, rather than himself.

If his most precious daughter opened her mouth in a serious tone, Raido would also react and think seriously, and perhaps even start an investigation.

“Ah, and Lucia.”

“Yes, Sion.”

“Don’t be too disappointed even if you fail.

It could just be that I had a strange idea.”

“…Failure?”

“Yes.

Grafting magic onto martial arts.

Raido also says it’s difficult, so the possibility doesn’t seem that great, so for now…”

“It seems like you’re already making assumptions.

Saying it’s a failure.”

Lucia’s voice was very different from usual.

It was as if she was angry because she was being ignored, and sparks were flying from her eyes.

“Don’t worry, Sion.

When you come back from the north, I will achieve something definite and demand it proudly.

Don’t be surprised then.”

Of course, of course, it has to be!

Smiling inwardly, Sion made a surprised expression.

It was clear from the novel that Lucia was kind and pure by nature.

The problem was that in his future plans, such characters could be easily manipulated by enemies.

Therefore, a slight corruption or change of heart was needed at this point.

‘Jealousy, greed, everything is good.

You have to know that you can’t live in a world where you can only be kind and only make concessions.

Not as much as Trisha, but moderately, at least a minimum of competitive spirit.’

So he deliberately kept Lia and Lucia away from his side for a while.

Both of them only insist on staying by his side, and don’t even think about subtly coveting or checking other competitors in a gentle and reasonable way.

Lilith always appeals to her presence, Rishikida unknowingly acts sharply towards Trisha, and Trisha, of course, shows her fangs, but the two of them are too soft.

‘You can’t be a force when you’re most needed just by being kind.

Modification is needed, modification.’

You have to experience real hardship and be rewarded with the results you get from it, then you will turn on both eyes and run even more crazy.

In order to do one person’s worth in the battle with the Celestial Race, the two of them had to grow much more than they are now.

Hoping that the Bang-kwon [Korean fist technique] will become a reality when he returns after finishing all the work with the barbarians, Sion announced that he would return to his room first.

It was natural to rest since he had to leave early tomorrow morning, and Raido didn’t seem to have any intention of objecting to it, and after saying goodbye, he fell into thought again.

Returning to his room, Sion once again checked the people around him.

‘First of all, it’s right to see Lilith as complete.

And she’s the one who will get stronger and stronger on her own, so there’s nothing to worry about.

Kim Yu-hyun is the same.

He is unknowingly continuing to restore his body condition and sharpening his sword in unseen places.

I don’t think I need to worry about these two for now.’

Trisha is a little worried about other parts, but Sion thought that he could rest assured about the part of ‘getting stronger’ for now.

Since the stigmata was manifested weakly and she was not a 100% pure human, and above all, the crazy appearance that she would later awaken had partially awakened, the possibility of her staying still was close to zero.

However, since he forcibly changed the setting to ‘making an effort’ to get into Sion’s eyes, rather than completely turning black like before, at least he could control the bomb timer.

‘I’m worried about Lia and Lucia after all.

One died as soon as she became an adult, losing her power, and the other just became a place of mental rest, where did all her excellent magic disappear to, and then died again.

In the end, I don’t know how both of them will be helpful in the fight against the Celestial Race.’

I don’t know exactly what the growth potential is, but if I think about losing them, my stomach hurts and curses come out.

It was a natural result because Sion’s mindset was that no one could do anything carelessly the moment it was determined to be ‘mine’.

Sion’s wish was that the two of them would grow up to be at least as good as Kim Yu-hyun, if not as good as him.

Of course, if that were to happen, the chances of his back exploding in a women’s fight would increase exponentially!

But it was better than losing them absurdly.

‘…Come to think of it, Rishikida is also a bit of a problem.’

Senior Knight, Rishikida Amshel.

Unlike Lia, who was described a little, or Lucia, who showed her presence next to Kim Yu-hyun until the end, she was Nudia’s knight who retired early in the beginning.

Her fate has changed and she is his escort knight, but there is nothing he can know about her growth limit like Lia or Lucia.

‘Still, I was relieved because she was a senior knight, but if I think about it, if she stagnates here, there is a high possibility that she will be overtaken by Lia or Lucia.

If that happens, that stubborn woman will try to distance herself from me, saying that she is not qualified to be an escort knight, and her barely recovered mentality may be shaken again.’

He has seen Rishikida’s stubbornness even in normal times, when they are alone, and even in bed.

As Sion returned to his room, he was wondering how he could inject a new wind into the knight without hurting her feelings.

The training ground in the mansion visible outside the window. There, a man and a woman were flying around and having a thrilling duel.

The movements were so fast that Sion could not even follow their movements, let alone properly identify who they were.

‘I saw him holding a sword just now, so the man must be Kim Yu-hyun, and the other one is…’

It could be Rishikida or Trisha, but she is not yet at a level to face Kim Yu-hyun without difficulty with that speed and power.

Then there is only one woman in here who has that possibility.

“Ah, really.

Are you really human?

You’re chasing me so scary.”

“Let’s get the words right.

You should see that I’ve already overtaken you, not chasing you.”

“Oh?

Wow, if it were Sion, I wouldn’t know.

If another human man said that, this older sister who was ignored would be a little angry.

Can you handle it?”

It’s a bit cheesy, but it’s different if Lilith says it.

She is the villain among villains who deceived the great Kim Yu-hyun and inflicted effective hits, and has troubled the protagonist many times since then.

Until the Celestial Race appeared and suddenly the Seven Wings, an unexpected villain, appeared.

She was even expected to be the final boss after Khan and the White Death retired.

‘In the end, she left the battlefield after being injured by Kim Yu-hyun and was killed by the Celestial Race who came to find her, but that was because she was so badly injured at the time.

It will be different this time, you pigeon bastards.’

Thinking that, he was about to turn back to his room when another woman appeared.

It seems that she had been watching the two of them clashing since a while ago.

“…”

With her gently wavy blonde hair swaying, the knight in light armor was strongly holding the sword, as if the appearance of Lilith and Kim Yu-hyun was quite impressive, and as if something had touched her heart.

Sion smiled lightly as he confirmed Rishikida’s appearance.

It seemed that he could put aside his worries about her for now.

‘Still, she’s a senior knight.

Unnecessary worries or concerns could be poison to Rishi, or it could be a matter of hurting her pride.’

She is a woman who shakes off her shyness in front of him and acts as she wants, and says what she wants to say, but she is still clinging to the image of a knight in front of others.

Thanks to this, it is natural that she is called stubborn and stiff.

Sion tried to change that part a little softly, but he didn’t have any intention of changing her nature altogether.

‘A knight has her own charm.’

D―day is approaching, and the characters in the novel are growing little by little.

He was nervous, but he could reduce his worries as he watched them change.

Sion decided to focus on his work now and turned away again.

Now was the time to worry about how to persuade the northern barbarians and how to bring Khan and Winter’s daughter to his side.