Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 159

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Afraid of lightning?

The eerie night, filled only with thunder and lightning without a single drop of rain, had passed.

The next day, Zion slowly opened his eyes, feeling a rather heavy and warm sensation on his chest.

“Nyaaong…”

The first thing he saw was, of course, a pair of soft-looking cat ears.

And behind them, light blue hair was scattered messily.

He had told her so many times not to climb on his chest when he slept, but today again, the cat woman was almost entirely on top of him, fast asleep.

‘…I guess it’s a relief that she’s at least wearing all her clothes properly.’

If he were a normal man, he would gently stroke the hair of such a stunning beauty right next to him, letting her sleep more and offering his chest.

But Zion was different.

Even if it wasn’t all the time, he absolutely hated being disturbed once he fell asleep.

“Get off, you cat!”

“Nyaang?

Euaang?

Nya, nyaaang!”

Zion grabbed her face and pushed her aside.

Thanks to that, the cat woman, Lia, was pushed away and floundered before plunging under the bed.

“Nyaang!

It hurts!

Zion, what’s wrong?

What’s the matter?”

“What’s the matter? I told you not to climb on my chest when I’m sleeping!”

“Nyang?

But I worked so hard.

Honestly, isn’t it okay just this once?”

Lia then slyly licked her hand.

Zion, who knew very well what she had been doing all night, groaned and admitted that there was no reason to push Lia away in the current situation.

It wasn’t like she had clung to him demanding sex as soon as she returned, nor did she come back covered in blood.

She had erased all traces of killing very cleanly, and she had only asked to sleep together, making no other demands, and Zion had allowed it, albeit half-asleep.

“…You worked hard.

I made you work as soon as you got back.”

“Huh?

Was that work?

I thought Zion was testing my adult form, so I worked really hard.

To be honest, it was fun!

I should say there were many prey!”

At those words, Zion felt a chill run down his spine.

Right now, she was a woman wagging her tail in front of him, rubbing her body against him, asking to be touched more, and purring, but in front of enemies, she was a merciless beast.

In particular, the fact that cats often play with their prey before killing them was almost the same for the Myo Eun Clan [Catfolk Clan], so it was obvious what kind of end the enemies would have met without even seeing it.

“More than that, are you really an adult now?”

“Yes!

I can do everything now!

I can make babies with Zion, and…”

“Hey, hey, let’s talk about that later, later.

I’m saying, can you handle the lightning selection or whatever power properly now?”

Clearly, King Geus had said that he would properly train Lia to grow up to be worthy of the title ‘Child Chosen by Lightning.’

Lia would soon become an adult, and once she was fully grown, she would be able to handle the power properly. At least in terms of appearance, she was definitely showing signs of growth.

If the previous Lia was more girlish than feminine.

Now, she had a mix of 70 percent of a woman’s maturity and 20 percent of a girl’s innocence.

The remaining 10 percent was the instinct of a beast residing within that beautiful appearance.

“You’ve definitely become prettier.”

“Nya, nyaaaaang?”

The moment his true feelings popped out without him realizing it, Lia let out a strange cry upon hearing that answer.

Then, she quietly approached Zion and rubbed her body against him, purring softly.

As if asking if those words were true, if he hadn’t misspoke, if she was really pretty.

“Really?

I’ve become prettier?”

At Lia’s question, Zion immediately nodded.

In fact, even now, with the morning’s influence, there was an ultra-beautiful cat woman in front of him, so his ‘dong-dong’ [slang for penis] was subtly raising its head and shouting, ‘Comrade! I’m always ready!’

If he wanted to, doing it with Lia would be a piece of cake, and she would also shout, ‘Mating is always welcome!’ wagging her tail and sticking out her butt.

However, Zion decided to give her a reward later and simply congratulated her on becoming an adult by lightly kissing Lia’s forehead.

“Zion!

Zion!

Zion!”

“Just call me once.

It’s distracting.”

“I really worked hard, you know?

Even when Dad treated me really harshly, I only looked at Zion’s face and endured it, and endured it again!

Even when I fell into the water with a splash!

And even when dirty things got on my body and I couldn’t wipe them off!”

“…”

Somehow, they didn’t feel like very great things.

However, considering the nature of cats, falling into water or not being able to groom and take care of their bodies causes tremendous stress, so it wasn’t unreasonable to think that she had done quite difficult things.

“And!

Even while getting struck by lightning and zapped! I endured as Dad told me to!”

“…What?”

Shibal? [Korean slang for “damn it?”]

Did I just hear something wrong?

Zion rubbed his ears and stared at Lia, meaning to say it again.

Then, the cat woman, as if it were something great, raised her arms and waved them around, repeating her words.

“Dad said so.

There are many ways to awaken the power within me and use it properly, but the fastest and most certain way is to just cram it in!”

“S, so?”

“So, I went to a place where lightning strikes well and just got struck!

Rumble!

Crash!”

“You got struck by lightning?”

“Yes!

And I wanted to get to Zion’s side faster, so I kept getting struck more!

Once, twice, three times, many times!”

“…”

Was I talking to a ghost right now?

Zion wondered.

She had been struck by lightning, not just once but multiple times, and yet she was here, perfectly fine, talking to him.

From a purely realistic perspective, it was hard to accept.

‘No, damn it?

So, he pushed his daughter to go get struck by lightning?’

What kind of parent does that!

Even if the child said they would do it, they should stop them!

Now, both Father-in-law No. 1 and No. 2 are crazy.

Zion covered his face and sincerely offered comfort to himself, who had fallen into this miserable reality.

“Zion, what’s wrong?

Are you sick somewhere?”

Of course, Lia, who was perfectly fine, even more beautiful from receiving a lightning pack, was worried and trying to untangle Zion’s arms.

No, don’t worry about others, worry about yourself first!

What’s so normal about a woman who’s been struck by lightning!

“Master.

Are you awake?”

Rishikida’s voice was heard from outside the door.

Just as Zion was about to answer, something blue suddenly whooshed!

It ran like an arrow, opened the door, and flew towards the knight who was standing outside.

“Eua?”

“Rishi!”

Thud!

It was so stealthy and fast that even the high-ranking knight Rishikida couldn’t react for a moment.

Normally, she would have slightly twisted her body to avoid it, but it seemed difficult now.

Zion, who thought that she had definitely grown, smiled as he watched Rishikida lying on the floor, enduring Lia’s rubbing.

“Euut!

R, Lia!

Please stop!

What is this in front of Master!”

“Sniff sniff sniff!

Heh?

I felt it yesterday too, but Rishi still has a lot of Zion’s scent on her body.

Did you two mate?

The scent seems to be too strong?”

“W, what are you saying!”

“Are you saying you didn’t mate with Zion?”

At Lia’s question, Rishikida blushed bright red and mumbled her lips before letting out a small voice.

“I, I was loved, but…”

“Uuu!

I should have come a little faster!

If Zion’s scent is so strong, you must have mated a lot!

I want to do it too!

Zion!

Let’s mate!

Right now!”

“What nonsense!”

Again, wudadadada!

Lia was running at him again, babbling about mating.

Pushing away the woman’s face that was rushing at him with complaints such as ‘I want to do it too, I want to do it too, why don’t you let me do it!’ Zion decided to work first.

“Rishi?”

“Yes, yes!

Master.”

“Can you please get this sly cat off me quickly?”

“Ah!

I understand!”

In addition to the order, Rishikida was actively cooperating in removing the thieving cat who was coveting her master as soon as she returned.

A moment later.

“Uuuu!”

Leaving Lia, who was pouting with her lips sticking out, behind for a moment, Zion asked Rishikida why she had come to find him early in the morning.

Rishikida wore an expression that she roughly expected it, but she answered anyway.

“There has been a report that soldiers found several corpses and wounded soldiers, believed to be from the Dionba baronial family, outside the castle.

They are currently being recovered, so you should go there immediately.”

It was probably all Lia’s work.

Furthermore, she must have been the one who left the wounded and corpses in the field as if to show off.

“Nyaang.

They dared to bare their fangs at Zion.

Then they are just enemies and prey.

There’s no need to hide them anywhere.

Just leave them lying around anywhere.”

Lia then licked her slightly protruding claws.

Thinking about how many people would have died from those terrifying claws that emitted a sharp blue light, Zion felt a bit chilly.

Zion, who got up from his seat, finished preparing roughly and left the castle where they were staying with Rishikida, heading to the place where the knights and soldiers were scattered around, recovering something.

‘…Kkeueung.’

The blood festival that had taken place last night seemed to have been held on a much larger scale than Lia had said.

The soldiers lying and 엎어져 [Korean word for “fallen face down”] in the bushes all looked unnatural.

A scene where they had laid out their prey as if boasting about what they had done to someone.

Zion was reminded of Diablo, who would often bring the snakes, mice, and insects he had caught and bring them to the butler, saying, ‘I worked so hard for you! Hurry up and show me how happy you are!’

“Zion Gongja-nim [term of respect],”

Vice Commander Schumacher, who had come out first and was cleaning up the hunting grounds, greeted him.

As Zion accepted his greeting, he groaned and lowered his voice slightly.

“We found Demol, the eldest son of Baron Dionba.”

“Alive?”

He asked just in case, but the answer that came back was, as expected.

“His limbs were strangely twisted and laid out right in front of the castle gate as if on display.”

The last force of resistance, the one who could be said to be the center, had died, but Vice Commander Schumacher’s expression was not very pleasant.

As a person, there would be no one who would say ‘Wow! That bastard’s dead!’ when a person dies in such a messed-up state, except for those who are mortal enemies with each other.

“Some of the few who barely survived say that it wasn’t the work of humans but of beasts or monsters, but no matter how I look at it, I think it’s the work of a beastman related to us.”

“…”

“The Myo Eun Clan who was next to Zion Gongja-nim before briefly came to my mind, but perhaps…”

“What would you do if that Myo Eun Clan woman was the one?”

Zion’s voice suddenly turned eerie.

“If that woman killed them like that and inflicted major and minor injuries, laying them out as if boasting, what kind of reaction would you show, Vice Commander Schumacher-nim? [term of respect]”

Zion’s eyes, which were quite fierce, seemed to be asking if he would treat his people as enemies.

Vice Commander Schumacher stared at Zion standing in front of him for a moment before slowly shaking his head.

“I know better than anyone that Zion Gongja-nim is a person who does not hesitate to do all kinds of dirty work for Hispania.

You take the lead in wars, return the money stained with the tears of other races, mention marriage alliances for the stability of the North, and volunteer to be a sword to mercilessly remove traitors.”

“You know well.”

“So, I don’t care.

I know Gongja-nim’s heart that thinks of Hispania and the royal family well, so I will answer that I don’t worry at all.”

There was no sign of falsehood in Vice Commander Schumacher’s voice or eyes as he said that.

Frankly, with the exception of Lilith, Rishikida, and Kim Yoo-hyun, Vice Commander Schumacher was the one who had seen the most of Zion’s actions so far.

Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to think that Zion was always working for the benefit of Hispania.

“More than that, since even the night raid, which was seen as a chance for a comeback, has been completely crushed, the last remaining Dionba baronial family will no longer be able to hold out.

It seems that all the work in the North will be finished by today.”

“It seems that you miss the royal castle, Vice Commander-nim.”

“Clearly, this land is my hometown, but after confirming that it is so rotten, I feel like I’m losing all affection for it.”

Vice Commander Schumacher shook his head with a sigh.

His family had already all moved to the royal castle and were living there.

This incident seemed to be quite shocking and infuriating for Vice Commander Schumacher, who considered the North his hometown even though it was a land without family.

“More than that, now that all the work in the North has been completed as Vice Commander-nim said, we should really return to the royal castle now.”

Zion muttered, looking at the Dionba baronial family’s castle standing lonely in the distance.

After suffering a bit with a storm, it was now time to collect the payment for that suffering.

―――――――Author’s Note―――――――

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