Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 283

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New heroes are always welcome!

“The sight of him pushing back Nudia’s great army with just a sword was a sight to behold!”

“To think there is someone like Kim Yu-hyun in Hispania, I can only thank the heavens!”

“Ah, yes.

Yes···.”

He just rushed to Klausen at Sion’s request, bringing Ekaterina along because he thought he would stand out too much alone, and cleaned up the annoying pests.

Suddenly, he became another hero of Hispania, receiving praise from soldiers and knights wherever he went, and hearing words of gratitude and cheers from the kingdom’s people.

Surely, they were the ones who fought the enemies and suffered all kinds of hardships.

It’s as if Kim Yu-hyun appeared and crushed Nudia right from the start.

Shouldn’t they be upset that their credit was stolen?

Kim Yu-hyun seemed unable to adapt to the current situation, receiving praise from the entire Klausen territory, even thinking such thoughts.

‘Of course.

The one who framed you as a hero is none other than another hero who has already been recognized by the queen, who would dare to object there?’

Sion’s activities and achievements in various places so far, raising his reputation, were precisely for times like today, so that when he said something to the public, instead of a reaction like ‘Who is that bastard to say such things?’, he would get a reaction like ‘Ooh! There must be a good reason for that person to say such things!’

So that even if he said, ‘The fairies were bad guys!’ he would get the answer, ‘I see!’

Furthermore, even if he shouted, ‘It turns out the Celestials are sons of bitches!’ he wanted to hear the answer, ‘Th-that can’t be! It’s hard to believe, but if you say so, I think it might be possible!’

And currently, Sion was convinced that more than half of the picture he wanted had been achieved.

Now, simply pushing himself up was more harmful than beneficial.

‘That’s how humans are.

At first, they admire and are amazed, but later they become more enthusiastic about the fall and applaud.

It can’t be helped, that’s human nature.

I have no intention of blaming it.’

Going any higher from here would only invite jealousy, envy, suspicion, and misunderstanding.

His reputation was enough, honor was of no interest in the first place, and as for power, being the successor to the Margrave [Marquis] of Klausen was enough to live on.

What Sion needed now was another hero, another hope for the kingdom.

And he was planning to fill that hero and hope with all his people, so that he could move not only Hispania but also other places in the direction he wanted.

‘From that point of view, Kim Yu-hyun is the best card.

He has the strength to be called a hero, he showed it in front of people, and he made achievements worthy of it.

But he himself is not interested in it, and he is a person who believes in me and follows me with the mindset that he just wants to live comfortably this time.

Could there be a more perfect picture than this!’

If one hero says that light is not light, people will tilt their heads.

But if another hero says that’s right, and other heroes agree and say they should strive to get closer to the truth.

Could the animal called ‘human’ withstand that?

No, they absolutely can’t.

They are bound to be swept away and move as desired.

Because they are stronger, better, more righteous, in a higher position, and have done the right thing than themselves!

Following those people we call heroes is also the only way for themselves to become heroes!

“Lord Yu-hyun.

The people of Klausen are good, but the main force of Hispania is also quite curious about your face.

They want to see you, who faced Nudia’s great army and the Dragonkin, who are monsters themselves, without a single scratch.

Is the time okay?”

Marquis Volkov subtly urges Kim Yu-hyun.

The main force of Hispania also fought against Nudia’s army and won, but in any case, a certain amount of damage was inevitable.

In the midst of this, taking someone who showed legendary feats of arms, not only facing the enemy’s main force alone but also driving them to the brink of annihilation and making them flee to their own country, would ignite explosive morale and pride in Hispania.

In other words, it was no different from telling him to sell his face for the sake of Hispania.

Kim Yu-hyun didn’t seem to enjoy the current situation of receiving attention from others, but he nodded his head, saying ‘Ah,’ due to a word Sion uttered.

“Young Lord Sion.

What on earth did you do?

At this rate···.”

“Don’t you know human nature?”

“···Yes?”

“You want to retreat quietly after making such achievements?

You would.

But humans don’t.

They’ll want to exploit you somehow.

Whether it’s for the sake of the greater good or for personal gain.

I admit you’re strong.

But you’re definitely not someone who’s going to wield a sword like a demon.”

“That’s right.”

“If you’re not going to block the people who are trying to use you with a sword, then you should at least have some defensive measures.

You’ll be ignored if you retreat too far.

That’s why I presented myself so confidently when I had to put myself forward.

It’s better for people to have 100 people as my screen and stand arrogantly than to kill 100 people with a sword and make them afraid of me, that’s what I’m saying.”

This method was in the form of telling Kim Yu-hyun about the things he had experienced and suffered in the past in the Murim [Martial Arts World].

Realizing that he had been deceived by the Murim Alliance, he tried to inform them that those who claimed to be the upright swords of the Central Plains were actually rotten from the inside.

However, the Murim Alliance dismissed it as nonsense and branded Kim Yu-hyun as an outsider trying to taint the Central Plains with evil intentions to the forces under their influence.

When Kim Yu-hyun killed the enemy with his strength and shouted that it wasn’t true, they would say, ‘Look at that, he’s a monster!’ and when Kim Yu-hyun tried to persuade them with words, those who had already succumbed to the power of the Murim Alliance tried their best to capture him.

“Ugh···.”

He doesn’t like stepping forward, and he hates showing off even more.

The protagonist, Kim Yu-hyun, is so passive and even introverted in the real world.

He was just selected as the protagonist by chance, survived by luck, and became stronger by luck, struggling and walking and walking, and that was his current life.

“And, you need the title of Hero of Hispania to satisfy Eos, right?”

“That’s···.”

“He was one of the two leaders in the north, and he’s still recognized as being on par with Zann, so I think he needs to have that much honor for Eos to want to keep you.

Am I thinking too much?”

“···I don’t think so.

Still···.”

Haa, this guy is really frustrating.

Sion wrapped the words that were about to come out of his mouth, which seemed like he was about to say harsh things, and then let them flow out again.

“Power and honor may be sweet at first, but later you become addicted to them and can’t get out.

But on the other hand, aren’t only stupid guys unable to get out of there?

In my opinion, Kim Yu-hyun.

I don’t think someone like you would be so foolish.”

Praise makes even whales dance and makes the protagonist shrug.

In a situation where Kim Yu-hyun was looking at Sion quite favorably, he thought there would definitely be a reaction if he praised him in reverse, and as expected, Kim Yu-hyun nodded his head, saying that Sion was right.

With the intention of driving a wedge in at this point, Sion subtly added these words.

“And there are northern warriors next to the main force of Hispania, right?

I heard some news last time.

Eos is already past the age of marriage, but she doesn’t have a spouse.

So the warriors will compete with each other, showing off their strength, saying that they are qualified to be the leader’s man.”

When he said that far, Kim Yu-hyun didn’t hesitate any longer.

The expression he was still making and the hand he was waving to the public were extremely unnatural, but the demeanor that he didn’t know what to do because he hated this kind of place had almost disappeared.

‘As expected, there’s no one who hates power or the desire for honor.

It brings them money and women.’

Power is not bad.

The desire for honor is not bad.

Greed itself is never bad.

However, the guys who fall into it and can’t get out and drag it in the wrong direction are idiots, morons, and deserve to die.

But they try to hide their shortcomings by blaming it on power and honor, so those words come out.

“I made Kim Yu-hyun as Hero No. 2 for now, who should I try next···.”

Even though hero stories are cliché, there’s a reason why people are enthusiastic about them.

Just because a gold spoon [someone born into wealth] succeeds by wielding a gold-plated sword with gold trim doesn’t mean they’re called a hero, and people aren’t enthusiastic about it.

People always want stories of those who are not so different from others, but rather have an unfortunate past, and yet work hard and rise up with their own abilities.

Because it represents their ordinary but difficult lives, and they have the illusion that they can also succeed there, and they identify that hero with themselves.

‘In my case, I was the successor to the Margrave of Klausen, but I was a jerk to the point of being called a scoundrel, and Kim Yu-hyun is an outsider whose origins are unclear.

But in the end, they each made achievements that were clearly imprinted in the eyes of the people with their own abilities.

That’s enough for a hero story.

Who would be good next?’

Sion, who was muttering to himself and falling into thought, looked at the scene in front of him where Margrave Lichten was listening to a report from someone and headed there.

When he arrived at the Margrave of Klausen’s territory and met Margrave Lichten, there were many things to say about Hispania’s transition from defense to offense.

Just as he was about to start talking to ask for advice and opinions.

“Did you capture her?”

“Yes.

We caught her right away and are bringing her here.”

“You’ve worked hard.

We’ll have to interrogate her when we take her to the castle, so keep a close watch.”

What’s going on again, Sion muttered and approached Margrave Lichten.

Then he asked what had happened again, and Margrave Lichten let out a sigh and opened his mouth.

“They say they caught a fairy woman on the way to Klausen.”

“A fairy?”

“Yes.

She looks very shabby and her condition is not good, and no matter who I ask, she doesn’t answer properly, so I judged her to be suspicious and said they were taking her to the castle after capturing her.”

If they were fairies, I thought they would quickly cut ties the moment Nudia completely collapsed.

Why did that minion suddenly appear at this timing?

Even if it’s information, there’s nothing to gain yet, and Nudia would be safer than Hispania, right?

‘There’s something going on.’

He was very sad that he had to work again, but Sion thought that if it was a fairy, not a Nudia spy, there would definitely be useful information.

Just when the carbonation was lacking in the capitalist truth room, Kim Yu-hyun, the owner of the Murim specialty truth room, was not far away, so if he received cooperation from that side, he could make up words and spit them out.

“Father.

Can I go see that fairy woman too?”

“Why don’t you get some rest?

I don’t think your injuries have healed yet.”

Ah, this?

Sion raised his arm and said that he was fine now.

It wasn’t a lie, really, thanks to Lucia’s healing magic, it was clean without even a slight scar.

The reason he had been doing this so far was to emphasize to the people of Hispania that ‘I suffered this much and almost died, but even in the midst of that, I led you to victory with this extraordinary talent!’

“I don’t think I’ll be able to stop you anyway.

Hurry up and finish and come into the castle.

Your brother was about to break his neck waiting for you to come.”

“I understand.

I want to pinch Aden’s face anyway.”

After that, Sion moved his steps towards the castle gate, where he was said to be capturing and bringing a fairy woman with a few knights.

No matter how much he thought about it, it was suspicious that a fairy race who couldn’t even hide their body like an idiot at this timing was caught by a human.

In the first place, if they had their minds right, they wouldn’t move in a situation where information that there was some connection between the fairies and Nudia could leak out, and they would stay put and say, ‘We are innocent.

We don’t know anything.’

“Young Lord.

It seems that the scouts are coming.”

The men who were riding horses slowed down as soon as they saw Sion and the knights standing in front of the castle gate, and then jumped off the saddle and paid their respects to the man who would soon be the owner of this Margrave.

“Young Lord Sion Klausen!”

“You’ve worked hard.

So, you caught a fairy spy?”

“It’s hard to see her as a spy, to be exact.”

“It’s hard to see her as a spy?”

At Sion’s gaze demanding a more accurate explanation, the scout immediately continued.

“Her appearance is like that, and especially her face looked like her soul had gone out.

She looked like she was running away from someone, but when I heard the story, it didn’t seem like that···.”

“More details.”

“Yes.

She was just saying that she had to go to Klausen with a completely insane face.

The horse she was riding was exhausted because she had been running without a break, and the fairy woman was also very tired.

No matter how much I talked to her, she didn’t respond at all, so I suppressed her and brought her to the castle.”

Originally, when you hear the explanation, your curiosity should be resolved a little.

No matter how much I listened, there were so many strange things that I couldn’t know more.

Sion let out a sigh and said to check the fairy woman first.

He had to see with his own eyes what her condition was like to know why the scouts considered her suspicious and dragged her away.

“···?”

No, wait a minute.

Why is this woman here?

At first, Sion didn’t notice right away either.

Her hair was disheveled, her whole body was covered in dust, and especially the moisture and dust on her face met and stuck together so dirty that at first glance, she could be said to be just a person, not a fairy.

But when he looked a little closer, Sion immediately knew who this fairy woman was.

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Ugh, suddenly the recommendations exploded, so I’m urgently doing 3 consecutive chapters today···!