Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 256

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How to Befriend Wild Beasts

To cut to the chase, Ekaterina, the battle-crazed Dragonkin who was supposed to be called White Plague, ended up leaving the royal castle and moving to a remote, deserted place.

From the perspective of others, it looked like they had kidnapped a perfectly normal Otherworlder and were taking her to a secluded place, a scene that would immediately warrant calling Podol [a fictional law enforcement agency], but as soon as the person in question came to her senses, she rushed at Kim Yu-hyun, demanding to fight.

Normally, after being defeated, having one’s limbs cut off, being kidnapped, and then dragged to a secluded place, one would try to escape, but Ekaterina was different.

She demanded a rematch, and as soon as her body regenerated, she charged again. When Kim Yu-hyun casually humored her and slashed away, she would catch her breath for a moment to recover and then charge again.

It’s not that Ekaterina’s combat abilities are lacking.

She doesn’t have a proper weapon, but her hands and feet are more threatening than any weapon of any race.

Each of her attacks possesses tremendous power, enough to destroy an opponent’s body.

Is it that she can’t handle weapons?

That’s not it either.

Born for battle, she is proficient in everything from simple hand-to-hand combat to fighting with all sorts of weapons.

She is truly a war god in her own right.

—She seems determined to keep attacking until she kills me, or until she dies.

—

Sion, communicating with Kim Yu-hyun through Lido and Lucia’s magic, inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that he would have to let go of Ekaterina, whom he had managed to capture, or that she might escape, but she was determined to catch Kim Yu-hyun, so she fought him whenever her body regenerated, fought when she woke up from being knocked out, and waited until her severed limbs grew back before fighting again.

In short, she was saying that she would only continue fighting until she defeated Kim Yu-hyun.

‘Honestly, I was worried about Kim Yu-hyun too.’

No matter how strong one is, constantly fighting an enemy who rushes in like crazy takes a considerable toll, both physically and mentally.

Even though he didn’t just pat her down but completely smashed her to pieces, the thought of her regenerating and demanding to fight again as soon as she blinked made Sion want to vomit.

If he were Kim Yu-hyun, he would have run away to avoid Ekaterina.

‘But what do you know?

Not only is Ekaterina crazy, but the protagonist is too?’

Kim Yu-hyun was happily accepting it, saying it was too much fun.

He said he would fight to his heart’s content and release all the pent-up feelings. Since then, he has been fighting Ekaterina to his heart’s content, checking his condition, supplementing any shortcomings, and accelerating his body’s recovery.

Ekaterina, like a Dragonkin, learned about her opponent while fighting, and as time went on, she developed and inflicted more wounds on Kim Yu-hyun.

Still, Kim Yu-hyun was always the winner, but it was definitely a remarkable improvement.

“Are you really going to keep fighting until you defeat him, or until you die at his hands?”

—My teacher says that’s the kind of race they are.

They are a race that was driven to the brink of extinction by fighting among themselves because they were crazy about fighting.

—

Sadly, and pathetically, that is the truth.

No, how in the world can there be a race that is on the verge of extinction because they fight too much among themselves?

They can fight, and there may be others who are on the verge of extinction for that reason.

But if you knew that the reason was not some great civil war or anything else, but simply the instinct to fight a strong person, you would be even more dumbfounded.

—I don’t think I’m going to die from that crazy woman, but I think the Duke should find some other way.

I can’t keep playing with that woman forever, can I?

—

“I’m thinking about it too.

Did Lido find out anything?”

—I tried to limit her movements by implanting something that blocks the flow of mana in her arms and legs before her body regenerated.

It worked at first, but as time went on, she adapted to it and even liked it, telling me to do more.

She said that after having it in her body, when it was all smashed by my attack and regenerated, her body was lighter and faster.

—

“…”

It’s not like she was wearing sandbags on her body and then took them off. What is that?

They are definitely an insane race.

Just looking at her rushing at Kim Yu-hyun, knowing full well that she would lose, shows what kind of race they are.

He wanted to tell them to take care of it themselves, but Dragonkin are so rare, and if he could somehow tame her and throw her at the enemies, she would be the best war dog.

‘If there are strong people on the enemy’s side, she might be interested….’

The problem is that Kim Yu-hyun would look like a much more delicious delicacy to her than they would.

It was no different from someone who had already enjoyed the best taste not being able to eat food that was only somewhat tasty.

And unlike Kim Yu-hyun, the enemies would try to find a way to use Ekaterina if they subdued her, and if that didn’t work, they would mercilessly eliminate her.

‘The pigeons [derogatory term for angels], pointy-ears [derogatory term for elves], and fanatics would just kill some strange crazy woman who doesn’t even know the meaning of light without hesitation because she’s trying to fight them.

If they could only find a way to use her, she could be more efficient than Kim Yu-hyun in some areas.’

Because they were on the verge of extinction themselves, all the races on the continent, even the demons, shunned them, considering them pathetic, despite their overwhelming power.

It is a natural instinct to always strive to preserve the race, but they are pushing themselves to destruction because of their instinct to fight, so Sion thought it was fair for them to think that way.

—I feel bad for putting pressure on you by saying this, but haven’t Lilith and Trisha also ended up staying by your side?

—

‘The situation is a little different with them and that crazy woman….’

Lilith may look like a charming beauty on the outside, but in reality, she is a Succubus Queen, the highest-ranking demon.

Trisha is being suppressed by Sion, but inside, fire and lightning are raging.

Both of the women Kim Yu-hyun is talking about are capable of crushing and subduing any other man, but both of them definitely have some degree of affection for the opposite sex.

‘But there’s really no possibility of that with Ekaterina.

In the first place, she didn’t create any kind of romantic atmosphere with Kim Yu-hyun in the novel, and she was just a woman who fought until she was covered in blood and died.’

They are a race that is only interested in the strong.

Even the reason for having offspring to take responsibility for the future of the race was absurd. If Dragonkin men and women were fascinated by each other’s strength and fought to the death without a winner, they would be impressed by each other’s strength and immediately have a relationship to have a child if they thought that the child born between them would be stronger than them.

They give birth to children and raise them diligently, and what they do is.

Parents and children fight again.

If they are judged to be strong, their eyes turn and they can’t help but want to fight.

Perhaps the true warrior race is the Dragonkin.

“Not now.

I have to go west.”

—Is there something else going on?

—

“No, but I don’t want thieves breaking in while I’m away.

So I need some pets to guard the house.

Animals that are also very fierce to intruders.”

Kim Yu-hyun’s reaction to Sion’s words is one of incomprehension.

It can’t be helped since he hasn’t told the protagonist anything yet.

But Sion didn’t bother to tell Kim Yu-hyun the details.

He was currently focused enough on his work with Ekaterina, so the other parts were something that Sion himself had to strive to achieve and get what he wanted.

‘Kim Yu-hyun’s role is to fill in what I can’t do.

Blindly relying on him will not benefit me or him.

We have to go together as permanent partners, not just temporary helpers.

That way, when I need Kim Yu-hyun’s strength at an important moment, I can ask for help without hesitation.’

The novel’s protagonist, Kim Yu-hyun’s, immense power is essential.

He must be there later when he eliminates the leaders of the Seven Wings or the Celestial Race.

But if he uses that to control everything in the world as he pleases, he could incur the resentment of others, including Kim Yu-hyun.

He can’t lose the trust he’s built up so carelessly.

Kim Yu-hyun and Sion themselves are partners who must go together to the end of this novel.

One covers with force, the other covers with everything except that one thing.

“Anyway, I think I’ll have to leave for a while.”

—Who are you going with?

—

“Zan and Lia.

Zan says she has to go back north now, so I thought I’d see her off part of the way since the timing is right.”

—I’m sure Rishikida begged you to go with her.

—

“…How did you know?”

—Rishikida was looking for Duke Sion so much when she was dispatched as part of the expeditionary force.

I thought she was going to start singing if I left her alone any longer, so I made her work a little harder.

—

You’re not jealous, are you?

“If I took Rishikida, Lucia would want to go too.

There have to be a few people to watch the situation here, and it would be a problem if I took everyone.”

—That’s true.

—

“And the place I’m going to now has a lot of animal friends who really hate outsiders.”

—…?

—

“Not me, though.

Anyway….”

—Ah, I’m sorry.

It seems that the Dragonkin woman has woken up again.

I’ll have to go and pat her down again.

—

Saying he was going to pat her down meant that he was just going to smash her again.

Even if she wasn’t as bad as Ekaterina, Kim Yu-hyun’s personality didn’t know how to hold back when dealing with others, so it was certain that he would trample on Ekaterina to the point of being miserable.

“But are you really okay?

I know that’s how Dragonkin are, but I don’t think they’re the type to give up when they feel their limits.”

—She’s going to fight with great enthusiasm until she dies or I die.

She runs at me with a smile, and when I see that, I’m determined to trample on her even harder.

—

“…Good luck.”

—I’ll be going now.

—

Immediately after that, Kim Yu-hyun and Lido’s side immediately cut off the magic.

It seemed that they were trying to subdue Ekaterina, who had rushed in again.

“What’s so special about that Dragonkin that even Father, Yu-hyun, and Sion are like that?”

Lucia grumbled as if she couldn’t understand.

Even Lilith, a demon, accepted her without much resistance, but her expression wasn’t good when the story of the Dragonkin came up.

“It’s been like that for the past few days.

Lucia?”

“I can’t help it.

You can at least communicate with demons, but not with Dragonkin.

They’re the ones who fought each other until their entire race was on the verge of extinction. Who would welcome them?

If there were more Dragonkin, evil or shadow would have become Dragonkin instead of demons.”

She wasn’t wrong.

In fact, even the Celestials and Fairies were subtly wary of the Dragonkin.

If they suddenly rushed in and started a fight, saying, ‘Let’s fight!’, it would be tiring.

Of course, as a result, all the remaining Dragonkin died, and Ekaterina, the last remaining survivor, was eventually defeated by Kim Yu-hyun, completely becoming extinct.

“I understand your concerns, Lucia.

But you can’t always find the best way.”

“What do you do when you can’t find the best way?”

“Find the second best.

And make the most of it.”

Fight the false light head-on, as openly as possible, so that everyone else can see.

But that alone cannot guarantee victory.

Behind the scenes, you have to do what they did and dig holes.

That way, you can hit the back of the heads of those who were trying to stab you in the back.

“So you’re saying that you’re doing that because it’ll be useful somewhere.”

“That’s right?”

“That’s all you had to say.

To be honest, it’s a little suspicious, like Lilith said, but what can I do?

Sion’s words have always been right.”

“What did Lilith say?”

“If you take your eyes off him, if you’re careless, there will be more competitors.”

“…”

There’s nothing to say.

This is just something I have to accept.

Lucia sighed, letting out a sigh as she scratched her cheek with an embarrassed smile.

“Okay.

What can I do?

It would be strange if there weren’t any competitors.

Just look at that woman Zan.

She was so cold, but when she stood in front of Sion, she didn’t know what to do and twisted her body!

To be honest, I was a little dumbfounded?

It’s not like she’s pretending to be innocent, what’s that!”

Zan, who was openly embarrassed, would have been quite disliked by Lucia, who was trying to reduce her embarrassment and show only her confident side in front of Sion.

But what can she do!

Sion just happens to be her first love, first man, and first partner.

“Nyaang!”

“Door, door, door, door, door!

Please, you damn cat!”

“Why!

The window is comfortable!”

Lia answers, as if she has no intention of listening to her.

Sion grabbed his face and let out a groan.

She’s a damn cat who won’t do anything she doesn’t want to do, no matter how nicely you say it, coax her, appease her, or threaten her.

“Helen is here.

Sion, I heard you called me?”

“That’s right.

I have a favor to ask.”

“A favor?”

Yes.

A favor.

If I go to my in-laws empty-handed, will I be greeted with kind eyes?

Of course, I have to go with both hands full to be able to stand tall.

Sion left the room and headed to the drawing room where Helen was waiting.

As he entered, the elven woman, still exuding a pure atmosphere, rose from her seat and politely greeted him.

“Helen.”

“Duke Sion.”

The look of wariness or coldness that she showed when they first met is no longer felt.

Just like with Kim Yu-hyun, it seemed that he had now formed a strong bond with this head of the merchant guild, and Sion was able to realize that all his efforts so far had not been in vain.

“You were looking for me?”

“Yes.

I have a favor to ask.”

“I will help you as much as I can if it is something I can do.”

“Thank you.

I was wondering if you could get these for me.”

With those words, Sion wrote something on a piece of paper and handed it to Helen.

The woman, the head of Hiness [a merchant guild], took it and looked at it for a moment.

“…Duke?”

She began to look at Sion as if asking if he was serious.