Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 142

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If You Don’t Want to Stand Alone

A marriage alliance, a blood oath made by the northern tribes—a relationship that almost never breaks.

Zan was proposing exactly that to Sion.

Moreover, the target wasn’t the daughter or son of some tribal chief, nor the son or daughter of a noble from the kingdom.

It was Sion Clausen, the war hero of the kingdom, known as the strongest in the north.

‘This is getting too big,’ Sion thought.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered a marriage alliance at all.

Sion also knew roughly about the northern tribes, so he had thought about requesting peace under such conditions.

But which noble in the kingdom would try to form a relationship with the barbaric tribes of the north?

Ten out of ten would unconditionally resist.

Regarding marriage issues, it was an unwritten rule of the Hispania Kingdom that even the royal family wouldn’t interfere arbitrarily, so there was nothing Sion could do about it.

And the northern tribes would want a powerful noble family from the kingdom to form a marriage alliance with, but again, no powerful family would offer their child.

‘There’s also a way to pretend someone is a noble, deceive them, and gloss over it…’

But that wouldn’t last for more than a few months.

Moreover, if the situation in the north became even more chaotic later, such a shallow trick could be revealed more quickly.

What Sion wanted was a solid sense of unity with the northern barbarian tribes that wouldn’t waver even if a blizzard raged, so it was by no means a desirable idea.

“Zan, Zan Temujin,

why you, and why me?”

Even though he knew the reason, Sion asked the question.

With the most surprised reaction possible, hoping Zan would tell him honestly.

In response, Zan answered in a slightly calmer voice, as if it were obvious.

“Because it’s the best picture that the current warriors, tribal chiefs, and their tribe members can accept.

You may or may not know, but the north always has the right for the strongest to marry the partner they want first.

It’s a kind of courtesy to the strong.”

“I know roughly.”

“Then the story will be faster.

You asked me for some time, and in return, you offered what you could give.

Food that can feed the tribes, not abundantly, but decently.

But when I thought about it, even if you are a war hero and a great noble, I didn’t think you would recklessly turn those things north without talking to our tribes.”

At the sharp point, Sion involuntarily exclaimed, “Oh.”

He still thinks of himself as not a leader, but she’s such a smart woman that she seemed to have easily foreseen that far.

“In the end, I thought it was necessary for both you and me.

Time to get the job done, and a justification for the kingdom and the northern tribes to wait for that time.”

“You’re sharp.”

“I didn’t want to become their leader, but I’m not completely incompetent either.”

Sion didn’t miss that she was trying to react calmly to Sion’s compliment, but her lips were trembling slightly.

She seemed to be in a very good mood, which was very strange to Sion.

“Eos, me, stronger than any warrior in the northern tribes except for my sister.

Zan Temujin, and you, Sion Clausen, whose reputation is quite well known within the kingdom.

If these two form an alliance for marriage, you can buy time as you wanted, and I can dream of the well-being of the tribes as I wanted.”

“It means we can take a step closer to the line we want without having to shed blood.”

“That’s right.”

“At the same time, if either side doesn’t fulfill the promise properly, we can immediately use the card of breaking off the engagement.”

As Sion said, once a marriage alliance is formed, it is difficult to break, but at the same time, it is a promise that can be broken without mercy if the agreed-upon parts are not fulfilled until just before the marriage.

In the north, marriage was not just a union between lovers, but their only ‘demilitarized zone’ where they promoted peace between tribes and swore to keep promises.

“···And.”

And?

Is there another reason?

When Sion looked at Zan, she cleared her throat!

And then carefully continued.

“To, to be honest, I was a little curious.”

“What do you mean?”

“When I first saw you, I was dumbfounded because you were so different from the title of war hero.

I thought you were a warrior with tremendous strength, but I couldn’t feel any mana or even the aura of a strong person from your body.”

“···Ahem.”

“But when I looked, all those who seemed much stronger than you were following you.

It’s not like you suppressed them with strength like me, so how is that possible?”

“That’s what you were curious about?”

“Isn’t it obvious?

How great you are that they follow you so much.”

Saying that, Zan fidgeted with her fingers.

She had more to say, but she was having a hard time opening her mouth.

Sion waited for her answer without urging.

“···And.”

“And what else?”

“Yesterday, the lyrics you sang.”

“Lyrics, what are you talking about… Ah.”

She must be talking about the song he sang to Rishikida.

But, when I think about it, I didn’t feel any presence around the tent at that time?

Rishikida opened her mouth with a rather embarrassed expression, as if her thoughts were no different from Sion’s.

“Y-you!

Did you eavesdrop on the song that my master sang only for me!

That’s cowardly!”

“Ah, was that song for you?

I’m sorry.

Without me knowing.

But I just stayed around and happened to hear it, so I hope you’ll be generous and let it go.”

“The song that my master, Rishi, sang only for me!

Ugh!

You’re being too harsh!”

“···.”

Sion felt that there was something strange about the part where Rishikida was angry and resentful.

Usually, a bodyguard would point out that she was near the tent without his knowledge, but it seemed that this woman was not completely normal either.

‘···Is he really spreading some kind of pheromone, as Lilith said?’

Sion was curious about how much power this body, or rather, this face, had.

“Anyway, about the lyrics yesterday.

The world where the wind blows, the song that I’m standing alone.”

“···So?”

“I didn’t want to.

I felt like I was really going to be standing alone if I kept going like this.

Even with my only sister on the verge of becoming enemies, and even you, who made me feel emotions that I don’t even know what they are.

I felt like I would lose everything if I just sat here foolishly and spent time.”

“···.”

“So I thought all night, came to a conclusion, gathered the warriors and tribal chiefs in the morning, and said.

Actually, the person I brought in as a guest is the person who will form a marriage alliance with me, and I invited him to show him the appearance of this tribe.”

Wow, this woman immediately takes action without hesitation.

Isn’t it normal to talk to this side first and then start the work?

“That’s rude.

A marriage alliance without telling my master.

No, in the first place!

Are you trying to take my master away from me!

Do you think others will just stand by and watch!”

As expected, Rishikida immediately reacted.

While growling incessantly, she looked like a dog showing a lot of vigilance to a wild animal that keeps wagging its tail at its owner.

Zan, on the other hand, was reacting as if there was nothing wrong.

“That’s strange.

This is what the man who is your master wants, so why are you, the person under him, rebelling?

I have decided the direction of the work in the most beneficial way for Sion Clausen.”

“Th-that’s true, but!”

“I hope you understand a little.

Like you, I want to listen to songs next to that man.

That’s all.

I don’t want to worry alone or stand alone anymore.

I’m tired too.”

As Zan smiled bitterly, Rishikida’s expression became strange.

It was as if she had met a similar kind, that is, like a dog meeting a wounded and struggling wolf and carefully wagging its tail and licking the wolf.

“Is that me?

The one you can lean on and rest for a while.”

“At least that’s how it looks to me.”

“What’s the reason?

Why me?”

“Because no one in the north shows that kind of appearance.”

“···That kind of appearance?”

“To others, I was Temujin, but to you, I was Zan.”

That’s probably true.

In this north where strength is the top priority, the woman Zan Temujin is a woman that no warrior would dare to endure.

‘Haa.’

If there was no one by his side, Zan’s reaction would have been like a thousand troops to Sion.

It was something to welcome unconditionally, as the villain who appeared in the middle of the novel and dealt with Kim Yu-hyun on equal footing said that he would come to his side himself.

But the problem was that there were too many women next to Sion right now.

It’s not just because of such happy worries about what to do at night.

‘Rishina and Lucia are okay.

Both of them were characters far from evil.

If Lia is educated a little, she will be a well-behaved *Tteokgeoluk* [a Korean term for someone who is likely to receive special treatment due to their high social status or family background].

The problem is Trisha and Lilith.’

A woman who shouted, “If I can’t have you, I’ll tear you apart and kill you!”

Another woman was the super-evolved version of the Black Flame Dragon who spewed fire even as her arms and legs flew away and her neck was cut off, saying, “You have to suffer too!”

The current situation is not a matter of who is strong or weak.

The original tendencies that each other has are important.

Lilith, Trisha, and the woman called Khan, Zan too.

In the end, they were women who were very good at taking the lives of others and doing all sorts of things without hesitation in order to achieve what they wanted.

In the novel, those women had different desires, so there was no reason to clash.

Now, they have gathered because of one man, himself.

And all three want the same thing at the same time.

‘Can they get along well?’

That was the worry.

Can those three coexist?

Right now, Lilith and Trisha are still growling at each other, but that’s because Lilith doesn’t bother with them.

But the moment the Celestial Race completely leaves the sanctuary, and the stigmata that was tied to it exerts its power, Lilith will have to be nervous from then on.

Khan, Zan Temujin, too.

In the novel, she pushed herself to the point of breaking with an injured body, and eventually lost her life with her sister, but now the probability of that happening is very low.

No, it’s almost zero.

That means she can become much stronger than she is now.

Even if all three are not as good as Kim Yu-hyun, they are good enough to be ‘quasi’ Kim Yu-hyun.

Imagine those women fighting seriously.

‘···Damn, it might be better to fight with the Celestial Race.’

Then, should he reject Zan’s proposal here and kick her out?

That’s also a problem.

If Zan comes out like that, it means she has also made up her mind firmly.

If he refuses in that situation, it could backfire.

Above all, the flame flickered in the man’s heart because the older sister, who was called Khan, who even the wild warriors of the north feared, and who seemed to burn the opponent to death with just her eyes, was showing such a weak appearance.

In fact, he had already made up his mind to persuade her and get her into his hands.

‘Of course, I didn’t intend to go as far as marriage.’

Sion pressed his temples and opened his mouth with the intention of thinking about it a little more.

“Everything is good, but marriage from the beginning doesn’t seem right.

This is···.”

“Isn’t it good to get to know each other like this since we don’t know each other well?”

“···Who says that.”

“That’s what all the warriors do.

All the women of the tribe too.

If they like each other, they promise the future, and get to know each other and adapt to each other.

Isn’t that the meaning of marriage?”

“No, that’s··· Haa.”

As Sion sighed, Zan continued, still fixing her trembling eyes on Sion.

“I was curious about you, had feelings for you, and wanted to be with you.

If that’s not enough, I’ll have to work harder.

For you, being Temujin’s partner will be more effective than a great noble of the kingdom for all the tribes in the north.”

“That’s··· right.”

“Yes.

Then isn’t that enough?”

Zan smiles faintly as she answers that way.

Sion flinched without realizing it when the woman, who was always cold, calm, and strong, showed such an appearance.

‘···I think I can trust her to that extent.’

Rishikida, who is standing next to him, hardly shows any hostility, unlike when she was with Trisha.

Maybe it’s because she feels the same loneliness for people as he does.

“Ah, and.

To be honest, it’s ambiguous to back out now.”

“···?”

Ambiguous to back out?

When Sion looked at Zan silently, meaning to ask that, she scratched her cheek and continued with a slightly embarrassed look.

“There were a few warriors who kept rebelling and spewing insults about you even after I made a decision.”

“···So?”

“Isn’t it obvious?

They’re insulting the person who will be my partner, which is the same as insulting me.

So, in the name of Temujin, I personally broke their necks and killed them.”

···Cough.

“Originally, I was going to fold them in half by turning their waists outward, but unfortunately, that was a little difficult.”

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