Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 160

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Returned, but what is this?

“Are you leaving?”

“From the start, I wasn’t a judge sent to punish the northern nobles.”

Sion smiled and replied to Baron Repoem’s question.

He was also guilty of remaining silent about the situation in the north, but as a noble of the kingdom, he had maintained a minimum of conscience, and it was clearly confirmed that he had not profited from it.

Furthermore, he led his knights and soldiers and fought with all his might, so there was more than enough reason for leniency.

‘If he had profited like the other dead nobles, the story would have been different.’

Honestly, I was thinking of using him and then killing him off like the other nobles in the end.

However, if that were to happen, there would be no one familiar with life in the north at all.

Except for Baron Repoem, the northern nobles had all died off, and their families and close retainers had also lost their lives in an unexplained fire.

Immediately after receiving reports of the unfortunate events in the north, the royal palace said they would send someone to control the north, but if someone who didn’t know the situation well took the lead, it could provoke the already subdued northern barbarian tribes.

Therefore, as a minimum safety measure, Sion decided to leave Baron Repoem, who had proven to be the most trustworthy.

At the same time, he requested the royal palace to integrate several territories closest to the barbarian tribes and promote Baron Repoem to viscount.

It was a reward for fighting hard by his side, a warning that more eyes of vigilance would be directed towards the north, and a way of imposing a debt on him so that he would not forget that Sion had raised him from baron to viscount.

‘I don’t know when I’ll be back in the north.

Still, someone who fought together is a little more trustworthy than a complete stranger.’

What he thought would be simply appeasing the northern barbarian tribes had multiplied several times over.

Fortunately, it ended without any major problems, but he almost ended up spending much more time here than expected.

The day of returning to the royal palace arrived.

Nothing had really changed from the day he left for the north.

Except for the royal knights who had turned their horses towards the royal palace to deliver the news first, no one had left the journey along the way.

Grumble, grumble―.

Rather, there was a sudden addition of personnel at the end.

“More than that, Ria.

How did you find me?”

“Meow.

Are you underestimating our Myo-eun Clan’s tracking skills? [Myo-eun Clan are known for their exceptional tracking abilities.] We’re just as good at smelling, hearing, and sensing presences as the Wolrang Clan!”

“···What does that have to do with knowing my location?”

“I eavesdropped on people’s conversations and figured out the general location, then used my sense of smell to get close.”

How about that, amazing, right?

Ria proudly puffed out her chest.

Sion stroked her, a woman who was only big in body, still acting like a child, and replied, “Yes, you’re amazing.

You did very well, kitty.”

“Kkeueueueung!

Tired, tired.”

Meanwhile, Lilith stretched and yawned, perhaps feeling a little tired from playing with fire here and there with Trisha.

Even each of those gestures was so elegant and subtly sensual that Sion couldn’t help but sigh for a moment.

“Nyang?”

Perhaps noticing Sion’s change, Ria looked back and forth between her mate and Lilith, then suddenly pouted her lips.

She had clearly come to find Sion as an adult and had even been told that she was really pretty, but it seemed that competing with that woman was still difficult.

‘Ugh.

Lilith is always the same, but why does she seem to be getting prettier and prettier!

Aooo!

At this rate, Sion will have his mating stolen by her again, won’t he?’

What had grown as she became an adult was not only her skills, movements, breasts, and buttocks.

Also, the desire to want her mate’s embrace at any time, even when she wasn’t in heat.

And the unique instinct of the beastkin to have children and preserve the species.

But she had already made promises with Rishikida and Lucia.

Forget about everything else, just don’t even think about trying to beat Lilith.

That was the most effective and quickest way to maintain this state of peace.

‘If a succubus really sets her mind on seducing someone, then Sion will only look for her.

There’s no point in making Lilith angry!’

Even that crazy woman named Trisha was wary of Lilith and holding back.

Ria decided to be satisfied with Sion gently stroking her cheeks and head, as he was doing now, for the time being.

Now that she was an adult and could properly use her strength, she wouldn’t be leaving anywhere anymore.

‘You must, absolutely must, bring my son-in-law to my hometown someday!’

‘Ugh, no way!

Why would I take Sion!’

‘Do you want to see your mother chasing you all the way here?’

‘Eek!···’

As if that could never happen, Ria shook her head as if it were terrible and scary just to imagine.

Even though they had mixed bodies and mated without a single word of consultation, King Geus had reacted with ‘What’s wrong with that?’, but her mother would be different.

She would probably immediately put knuckles on both hands instead of nails and beat Ria until she said, ‘I was wrong! Meow!’

‘Ah, I understand.

I’ll go with Sion later.’

‘Make sure you keep that promise.

I really don’t want to see your mother get serious!’

‘Aooo!

I understand!

Just go, go!

I’m going to leave for the north as soon as I see my dad leave!’

‘That rascal, she used to say she wasn’t interested in males, but now she’s completely fallen for him.’

‘Uueueueung!’

‘Yes, what was so good about my son-in-law?

Hmm?

Appearance?

Ah, his appearance was so good that even the pointy-eared guys would admit it, so let’s skip that.

Maybe his sexual compatibility is···.’

‘Dad!’

King Geus laughed heartily at Ria’s scream.

Then, as if he understood everything, he patted his daughter’s shoulder and even spouted strange nonsense like, ‘It’s normal for parents and everything else to disappear from sight when you fall in love.’

At his daughter’s urging to please go back, the leader of the Myo-eun Clan and the father of a woman finally nodded and moved towards his hometown.

‘But my son-in-law is truly amazing.

He’s so full of confidence.’

He had immediately grasped the identity of his daughter, and he hadn’t been flustered even after seeing himself, the leader of the Myo-eun Clan, and all the things he had heard in the rumors were amazing, King Geus thought.

He was a father-in-law who couldn’t understand why such a human had been silent until now and suddenly appeared.

Whether Ria knew King Geus’s inner thoughts or not, she ran madly to the north as soon as her father disappeared into the distance.

She rested during the day and moved through the shortest possible distance at night, regardless of roads, fields, or mountains, and finally reached the north.

“···So that’s why you came to Sion’s side, sister.”

“You’ve worked hard.

No, but you really got struck by lightning?”

“Yes.”

“···That’s the first time I’ve heard of that.

A father who sends his child to a place where lightning strikes and tells them to get hit by it.”

“In our Myo-eun Clan legends, there was even a time when they dropped a child off a cliff to raise them strong.”

“Wow, really?

I don’t think our demons would do that?”

That’s maybe like a lion or something··· Ah, well, lions are also felines.

Sion muttered to himself and lamented the boring carriage ride that had started again.

‘Actually, I already went out once and bothered Kim Yoo-hyun.’

Sion, who was so bored, sat in the coachman’s seat where Kim Yoo-hyun was sitting during a break.

And he asked Kim Yoo-hyun about Eos, which he had forgotten for a while.

From playful questions like whether he wanted to stay in the north to very serious questions like whether he would marry Eos instead of himself and Zhan.

Kim Yoo-hyun tried to appear calm, but as Sion’s jokes became more and more mischievous, he coughed and left the seat.

‘You little rascal, you’re pretending to be indifferent when you like it.’

Even while thinking that, Sion was secretly curious.

In the novel, he had a relationship with Princess Vanessa, and as the protagonist, he befriended various people in the kingdom and naturally thought of this place as his third hometown, but it was a little different now.

Currently, he was just standing behind or next to him, watching the situation and occasionally helping him as an assistant.

Sion was a little curious as to why Kim Yoo-hyun was following him back to the kingdom, leaving the side of the woman he had in his heart.

‘I’m just helping.’

That was Kim Yoo-hyun’s answer when asked why.

Of course, when Sion urged him to answer properly instead of saying nonsense, Kim Yoo-hyun briefly revealed his true feelings.

‘I was quite impressed by how you protect your people from getting hurt, like some kind of idiot.’

After saying that, Kim Yoo-hyun closed his mouth as if he was done.

After that, Sion and his party diligently moved to the royal palace, and on the 10th day, they were able to reach the vicinity of the Oner Marquisate’s territory.

Knowing that they would arrive at the royal palace in a few hours by horse from the Oner Marquisate, they smiled, knowing that the long journey was coming to an end.

And, in the midst of all this, someone completely unexpected had come out to greet them.

“Welcome, Sion.”

“Estia.”

Estia Oner, who was nominated as the next Marquis of Oner, was waiting for Sion.

Sion, who had temporarily moved to the official residence at her guidance and refreshed himself, was informed that an even more important person was coming out of the royal palace to wait for him.

“Princess Vanessa is preparing to greet me in person?”

“That’s right.

So, I was afraid that you might commit the rudeness of appearing before the princess in a slightly disheveled state, so I caught you and had you prepare like this.”

At Estia’s words, Sion inwardly sighed in relief and recalled his slightly disheveled hair and messy clothes.

If he had faced a member of the royal family in that state, he might have had to endure all sorts of harsh words.

“More than that, it’s unexpected.

It’s not like I won a war; I just concluded a summit and neatly cleaned up the rebels in the north.”

“Isn’t that a great achievement?”

“It’s not a good look for the princess to personally congratulate me on seeing the blood of fellow countrymen.

I think there’s another reason.”

It was just a random remark.

Suddenly, Estia muttered ‘as expected’ and exclaimed.

“Estia?”

“It’s as Sion said.”

“Yes?”

“There’s another reason.

The reason why Princess Vanessa came all the way outside the castle to greet Sion Claussen, you.”

What the hell is it?

Sion looked at Estia as if to say that.

She gave a playful smile, saying, ‘What will you give me if I tell you?’

Sion gave Estia a smile that he thought was quite disgusting, meaning to stop messing around and tell him quickly.

Of course, that smile was the ultimate tactical nuke that boasted a fearsomeness that would melt the hearts of the opposite sex.

“Heu, heumm!”

Her face flushed red, she tried to act as if nothing was wrong and opened her mouth.

And after a while, Sion could only blink his eyes and ask.

“The Margrave of Lichten, so my father, is in the royal palace?”

“It’s surprising, but it’s true.

I heard he arrived just yesterday.

I heard the news a little while ago.”

Sion could only tilt his head at Estia’s answer.

The Margrave of Lichten is literally a count who is in charge of the border, and he should never leave the border unless it is a really important time.

For such a person to suddenly leave his territory and enter the royal palace?

‘···Something I don’t know about has happened.’

No matter how much he recalled the contents of the novel to see if there was anything he had missed, the only part that could come out at this timing was the pirates who were rampaging again in the south.

He wondered if Nudia had lost her patience and caused trouble again, but if that were the case, there would be even less reason for the Margrave of Lichten to leave his territory and come to the royal palace.

‘What the hell is it?’

It seemed that Estia didn’t know about that part either.

In the end, he had to meet Princess Vanessa and ask her directly.

Sion finished preparing to stand before the princess with Estia’s help and continued to move.

And when he reached a place where he could see the royal palace, the speed of the carriage slowed down.

“Sir Sion.”

“Master!”

Vice Commander Schumacher and Rishikida’s calls were heard almost simultaneously.

When he opened the carriage door and went outside, he could clearly see a flag with a combination of gold and purple fluttering in the front.

It was the royal flag indicating that a member of the royal family was nearby.

And under that flag, there were troops gathered who would not be defeated even if they fought a battle right away.

‘The Royal Knights, and even the Royal Palace Defense Forces.’

It was a passage that showed at once how important the person in this place was.

As Sion’s party approached that place, the infantry of the Royal Palace Defense Forces, who had been blocking the center, released their formation and stepped aside.

The Royal Knights in red cloaks stood in front, and a woman riding a white horse slowly turned her horse forward from the very back and began to approach.

“Aren’t you too late?”

Unlike the content of the reproachful words, her voice was full of welcome.

Sion smiled, knelt on one knee, and paid his respects to Princess Vanessa.

“I never imagined you would come all the way outside the royal palace.”

“The royal family should give this much hospitality to someone who has suffered all kinds of hardships for the kingdom, so that the royal family can save face.”

Vanessa said that and stood Sion up.

Immediately after, she lightly raised her hand, and the Royal Knights raised their cloaks to create a red wall.

“The Margrave of Lichten Claussen is in the royal palace.”

“I heard the news from Estia Oner.”

“I thought so.

Then do you know the reason too?”

Sion shook his head to mean that he didn’t know that far, and Vanessa gave an ambiguous smile and continued.

“You are the kind of person who hates to stall, so I will tell you in advance here and now.

Currently, the Margrave of Lichten came to the royal palace with a guest who suddenly visited the kingdom.”

“If it’s a guest··· is it Nudia?”

Princess Vanessa shook her head at that.

Immediately after, the name of a place that Sion had not expected at all came out of her mouth.